[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-740":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mysteries of Immortal puppet Master",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2228163,4127,"Chapter 740","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-740",740,"\u003Cp>Inside the martial arts array, Ning Zhuo fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at Qing Huangzi's meaning, he wants to directly cancel the Cloud-Raising Trial and hand the inheritance to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although it can save trouble, what I actually get is much less than the previous plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the Cloud-Raising Trial, there is no top spot. This is what I could have obtained originally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is now a stone plaque, and if he obtains the top spot three more times, he can change to a higher-level token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Ning Zhuo has decided to act high-profile, he will not hesitate here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must grasp every opportunity to get the top spot and strive to widen the gap with others!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And besides the top spot, I also need to pay attention to my reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now many people are paying attention to me, if this Cloud-Raising Trial is suddenly canceled, I am afraid that some people will spread rumors to slander me out of jealousy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This won't do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixing in the righteous path, a good reputation is very important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo is too familiar with this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it through, Ning Zhuo began to write a reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Qing Huangzi received the reply and immediately read it with his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respectfully to Senior Qing Huang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter arrived, I am both surprised and honored! Zhuo, a junior, a commoner, what virtue and ability do I have to be favored by you, Senior, to entrust me with your mantle? Reading your brilliant words, every word is like gold and jade falling into my heart, every sentence is like a great bell waking my soul. You, Senior, see through the subtle, and wrongly praise Zhuo's foolish actions: your earnest expectations are even warmer than the spring sunshine. A mechanism is not just the movement of muscles and bones, but actually the blade of investigating things, the bridge to the profound, and the skeleton of thoughts! Zhuo has always loved this path, often sitting alone in a humble room, stroking the mechanisms, forgetting to eat and sleep, still feeling that time is like electricity, and the interest is endless. Now that I have heard of your great Dao, Senior, it is like seeing the North Star in the dark night, like meeting sweet rain after a long drought!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your entrustment, Senior, is heavier than a thousand jun, and Zhuo hereby swears: I will exhaust my wisdom, burn the midnight oil, and study this technique! I will definitely make the profound sounds and wonderful principles, in Zhuo's hands, not only inherited, but must be glorified! Your ambition, Senior, and that of your respected master, is Zhuo's lifelong ambition, and I will not regret it even if I die nine times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhuo has one request, I hope you, Senior, will allow: I still want to go to the Cloud-Raising Trial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dare not question your ability to recognize people, Senior, and I am not harboring luck or greedy for fame. My only concern is the two matters of \"reputation after death\" and \"purity of orthodoxy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect is vast, and there are many mouths. If Zhuo obtains the true inheritance directly without going through the trial, I am afraid it will arouse the suspicion of villains, saying that you, Senior, are privately passing it on, not following the old rules; or even slander that your respected master's lineage inheritance is rash and lacks successors. Many mouths, three people make a tiger, if it damages your reputation, Senior, and makes your respected master covered in dust in the underworld, Zhuo will not be able to shirk the blame even if I die ten thousand times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo's participation in the Cloud-Raising Trial also has two gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, use the trial as a whetstone to hone myself and verify what I have learned! In actual combat, realize the profundity of your inheritance, Senior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two, use strength as clear evidence to announce to fellow disciples! If Zhuo is lucky enough to win the top spot, then inheriting the mantle at that time will be justified, and public opinion will naturally cease! It can cut off the unrealistic thoughts of the petty people and block the mouths of the gossiping. Let the world know that your decision today, Senior, is not for private feelings, but actually your eyes are like torches, and you are a Bole recognizing a steed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo carries your heavy entrustment, Senior, and has his own plans in his heart. Success or failure in the trial, for Zhuo, is not about glory or shame, but only about the Dao heart! If I win, I will be upright and spread your name of recognizing people, Senior; if I lose, I will also be open and honest, showing the strictness of choosing a master for the inheritance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you, Senior, will fulfill Zhuo's foolish sincerity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writing in a hurry, respectfully wishing you peace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junior Ning Zhuo bows and presents this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi read it three times with his spiritual sense, and then let out a long, trembling breath full of complex emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good—what a Ning Zhuo! What a 'reputation after death', 'purity of orthodoxy'!\" His voice was hoarse, carrying a surprising vibration and hot relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This child's pattern, his firmness of heart, his far-sightedness, his grand spirit—is actually far beyond my expectations!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi's gaze was sharp, piercing through the paper, as if he saw the white-clothed boy respectfully writing the reply. The boy's head was a bit large, sitting upright, his upper body as straight as a peak, his face solemn, full of righteousness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not arrogant about talent, not arrogant about things! After getting my permission, Senior, he actually had no pride or slackness, but instead regarded this opportunity as a heavy burden, thinking about its weight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not avoiding responsibility, daring to take it! Not fearing the dangers of the Cloud-Raising Trial at all, taking the initiative to ask for it, willing to step into the fierce competition to prove himself! This is not for empty fame, but actually for the sake of the clear name of me and my respected master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a boy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi became more and more excited as he thought about it, and couldn't help but get up and pace back and forth in the narrow cave room, his steps showing a bit more lightness than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a Qilin child, how can I fail his painstaking efforts! How can I let his upright heart be covered in dust!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since this is the case, I should help him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Green Bamboo Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area around the stone platform was already crowded with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many people came.\" Jiang Bian sighed, a little nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qing Huangzi's Cloud-Raising Trial is different from most, he is selecting a successor.\" Zhang Dadan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, just this point alone cannot attract so many people. There is only one reason—\" Patch Sun shook his head, and just as he said this, the crowd around them was in a commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I see it wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, it's Ning Zhuo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers shouted, and countless burning, curious gazes were cast at Ning Zhuo who came riding on clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had already expected this situation, smiled, pressed down the cloud head, and cupped his hands to the surroundings, fully showing the demeanor of a big family's child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators in the crowd returned the salute one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people flattered Ning Zhuo: \"Young Master Ning Zhuo, you will definitely win the top spot this time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is our honor to see Young Master Ning Zhuo sweep away the enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one will be your obstacle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo keenly sensed the malice in these flattery, but the smile on his face became even richer, as if he knew nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd automatically made a path, allowing Ning Zhuo to come to the bottom of the stone platform calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, he saw many familiar faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, we meet again.\" He took the initiative to greet Patch Sun, Chen San, Jiang Xiaobian, Zhang Dadan, A-Huo, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had once hosted these people, so it could be considered a shallow friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone returned the salute one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cultivators who also participated in this Cloud-Raising Trial but did not accept Ning Zhuo's invitation last time already felt regret in their hearts: If I had known this, I should have accepted it, and I could have climbed up to Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patch Sun cupped his hands and hurriedly responded to Ning Zhuo, showing a different attitude than before, more humble and respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xiaobian pursed his lips tightly, even more nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also felt pressure because of Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Huo, on the other hand, had a look of dissatisfaction, shouting that even if Ning Zhuo was strong, he would not admit defeat, and he would try his best to have a real competition with Ning Zhuo once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo smiled and accepted such a challenge on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi appeared and selected the content of the second round of the Cloud-Raising Trial on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stone platform, cultivators can only use sound control to manipulate many bamboo puppet dolls to fight in a melee. And during this process, Qing Huangzi will personally take action, triggering different musical notes to interfere with everyone's sound control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qing Huangzi announced the rules, the whole audience was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen San, A-Huo, and others listened intently, and when it ended, they couldn't help but look at each other, all noticing the excitement in each other's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators who came to watch specifically used spiritual sense to communicate with each other immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This rule is very unfavorable to Ning Zhuo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, if I were a participant this time, I would definitely unite first to deal with Ning Zhuo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In Qing Huangzi's rules, there is no prohibition on joining forces at all, which is equivalent to letting Ning Zhuo face everyone else alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessarily. Maybe Ning Zhuo has already contacted other cultivators in advance and reached some kind of tacit understanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi flew up and sat on the stone seat on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used a little force, stomped his feet, activated the array, and immediately two barriers instantly covered the entire stone platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All get on the stone platform.\" Qing Huangzi said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the cultivators participating in this Cloud-Raising Trial stepped on and stood on the edge of the stone platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They leaned against the outer hemispherical barrier, facing the inner barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi said again: \"Put in your bamboo puppet teams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo and others did as they were told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the stone platform was filled with hundreds of bamboo puppet dolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These small mechanism dolls, because they were produced by each cultivator, all carried some personal style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Patch Sun's bamboo puppets looked ragged, as if various mechanism parts were randomly pieced together, and many joints were crooked. The bamboo puppet dolls were arranged in several rows, sparse and scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or like Black Kite Chen San's bamboo puppets, the body size was significantly smaller, the movements were very flexible, carrying syringes and arm crossbows, with a sneaky temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xiaobian's bamboo puppets had strange shapes, and each bamboo puppet had beetle hard shells on its back. Some had mantis-like arm blades, while others carried scorpion-like tail needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Drum Zhang Dadan's bamboo puppets were only three, the largest in the whole field. The three bamboo puppets were wrapped in heavy armor all over their bodies, tightly, like three miniature fortresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Wick A-Huo's bamboo puppets were either carrying strings of firecrackers or pottery jars with fuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's bamboo puppet dolls were the most eye-catching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These dolls were almost identical, the arrangement looked simple, but it actually contained iron laws. Each bamboo puppet had smooth joints and a flawless body. When standing still, it was like an elite army ready to go, with a heart-palpitating sharpness in the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi sat on the main seat of the high platform, his face calm like an ancient well, only a trace of expectation that was difficult to detect jumped in the depths of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Cloud-Raising Trial, start!\" As soon as his voice fell, the bamboo puppet dolls on the stone platform almost all moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attack direction was consistent, and the soldiers pointed directly at Ning Zhuo's bamboo puppet team!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge! Charge for me!\" A-Huo yelled and struck the copper gong. His bamboo puppet dolls rushed to the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dadan struck the waist drum, the three heavy-armored giant puppets moved slowly, carrying pressure, and steadily approached Ning Zhuo's bamboo puppet square formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Kite Chen San's eyes were sharp, constantly whistling, manipulating the bamboo puppet dolls to leave the main force, detouring from the left, wanting to sneak attack Ning Zhuo's team from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xiaobian blew the bamboo flute, making a sharp, strange flute sound, making the insect bamboo puppets like a sharp knife, united, stabbing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers saw this scene, some whispered, worried for Ning Zhuo, some were excited, feeling that they could watch a good show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people also thought jealously: \"If I could see Ning Zhuo fall here and be defeated in public, that would be good to watch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi couldn't help but look at Ning Zhuo, ready to trigger musical notes to interfere at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cloud-Raising Trial he planned naturally started from the rules, allowing himself to always hold the sovereign power of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ning Zhuo didn't respond in time, then Qing Huangzi would explode musical notes, affecting the entire battle situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you can fight against everyone's joint efforts with your own strength, then when I announce you as the top spot later, no one will have any objections!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next is a very good opportunity, if you can grasp it, you can recover some disadvantages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, let me see your strength!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Huangzi had deep expectations for Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next moment, the temporary bamboo puppet coalition suddenly became chaotic, many bamboo puppets were out of control, some stopped, some ran around, and some even fell apart on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\" Patch Sun and others changed color one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of light flashed in Chen San's eyes, and he immediately understood the reason, and immediately transmitted his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a cultivator shouted: \"We are all using sound control, and we are all using the content of the 'Mother Tone Reed Book'. Various sounds are superimposed on each other, and once chaotic, internal friction is generated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the people understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers followed and suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, this Cloud-Raising Trial is not as simple as it looks on the surface, there is such a way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, the Cloud-Raising Trial that Huangzi conceived to screen out successors will not be simple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, if I were him, I would just hand the inheritance to Ning Zhuo, why compare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in this way, wouldn't we be unable to see such a good show?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, that's true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo puppet coalition had internal chaos, and the overall offensive stopped fiercely at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was expressionless, waved his arm, and a magic-treasure-grade guzheng appeared out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the eyes of everyone, the big-headed boy only used two fingers of his left hand to press on the strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plucked it lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, short zheng sound suddenly erupted, as if a piece of gold and iron was forcibly torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's bamboo puppet team rushed out with this strong sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Ning Zhuo's left hand fingers flew like butterflies, shaking out black shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bursts of extremely harsh, high-pitched noise swept the audience without warning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden zheng sound was like countless steel needles, directly piercing into the eardrums of all the cultivators present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this sound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So ugly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh—I'm going to vomit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise was like fingernails scratching glass, extremely sharp, making people restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patch Sun and others were greatly affected, and the entire bamboo puppet coalition immediately fell into greater chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's bamboo puppet square formation took advantage of the situation and inserted into it, sweeping across the board, no one could stop it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Wick A-Huo took the initiative to challenge Ning Zhuo before the competition, which was quite high-profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo satisfied him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few breaths, A-Huo's bamboo puppet dolls had been eliminated by Ning Zhuo seven or eight times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" A-Huo glared, screaming in despair and unwillingness.\u003C\u002Fp>",2760,"2026-06-17T23:33:14.591Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b64856b47ab77e01a849dc8691798ae1ab30ebfac88642127512bc487cff5dcf","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-741","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-739",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]