[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-755":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mysteries of Immortal puppet Master",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2228178,4127,"Chapter 755: Bronze Sword and Blade","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-755",755,"\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo is a bit different from geniuses like Situ Xing and Ban Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xing, Ban Ji, and others have been famous in the Flying Cloud Country for a long time; after all, they are the faces of major forces in the Foundation Establishment stage. So, a lot of intelligence about them is known to the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ning Zhuo comes from abroad, is a newcomer, and became famous in one fell swoop. The intelligence about him is very popular in the Commerce Hall, but the selling price has always been at the lowest level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these pieces of intelligence only recorded a series of Ning Zhuo’s performances after he arrived at the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s main gate, and the overall value of the intelligence is not high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, people don't know much about Ning Zhuo’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Ning Zhuo is good at, his specific age, and which country he comes from are not very clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in the two registrations for the wooden tablet and stone tablet, Ning Zhuo stated his name, the main cultivation method is the Five Elements Qi Law, and the cultivation of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these can all be faked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sect rules of the Myriad Phenomena Sect have never strictly stipulated these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the later stages of registration, the Myriad Phenomena Sect will use strict detection means to identify lies and disguises, etc. Only in that stage will the cultivators’ information be truly reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, most of the cultivators hosting the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor small trial put a lot of attention on Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo’s initial performance facing the bronze sword made everyone’s jaws drop and greatly disappointed them, but Ning Zhuo’s subsequent display of amazing comprehension and control of the situation made the secretly concerned crowd exclaim repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His physical foundation is very strong. The bronze sword is a piece of Profound Soldier Armor, extremely sharp, but even if it seriously injured him, these wounds are healing quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He could have forcibly refined the bronze sword, why is he still delaying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he learning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watches, and it can be clearly seen that Ning Zhuo’s close-quarters combat ability is climbing rapidly in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What cultivation method does Ning Zhuo mainly practice? The intelligence says he mainly practices a Five Elements cultivation method, but looking at his physical foundation, I’m afraid he mainly practices the Essence sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he mainly practices the Essence sea, analogous to a body cultivator, why is his close-quarters combat technique so weak? It doesn't make sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps he put his energy into other fields and didn't dabble in martial arts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That shouldn't be! How old is he? He should be forty or fifty, right? For so many years, he hasn't dabbled in close-quarters combat and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>martial arts? How did he practice in the Qi Refining stage? His background should be very strong, and the forces are powerful. If they carefully cultivated him, how could they let him have such a shortcoming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining stage cultivators have an age not much different from mortals, about a hundred years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they reach the Foundation Establishment stage, the cultivator’s age doubles, about two hundred to three hundred years old. Forty or fifty years old is considered the youth stage in the age of Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some middle-aged and elderly Qi Refining stage cultivators will return to their youthful appearance after being promoted to Foundation Establishment, to varying degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forty or fifty years old is the youth stage in the life of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Being able to reach Foundation Establishment at this age is naturally the performance of a genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Situ Xing, Lin Jinglong, Shen Xi, and others, despite their youthful appearance, are all around forty years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo looks like a youth, but his temperament is extraordinary and very mature. He has rich experience, started enduring from the age of two, plotted a great plan, left Fire Persimmon Immortal City, traveled the world, participated in wars, and fought against the Underworld Country Lord at the Soul Transformation level. Just from this calm bearing, discerning people will not underestimate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, a group of cultivators greatly overestimated his actual age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forty or fifty years of cultivation, it shouldn't be that his martial arts are so poor, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what special reason there is, at least it can show that he is not a martial cultivator. As for whether he is a body cultivator, that’s another matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has moved too few times in the Martial Arts Hall, only a few times, countable on one’s fingers. Among them, some were closed and refused to be watched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He used a Golden Core level ice-attribute mechanism puppet in a dispute with a tiger demon. But this actually cannot judge that he mainly practices mechanism arts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone feels that Ning Zhuo comes from a large force and can be analogous to the Ban family and Pi family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo’s positioning is similar to Ban Ji and Situ Xing, who are the faces of large forces in the Foundation Establishment stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this case, it is quite possible and normal for a large force to take out a Golden Core level mechanism puppet for Ning Zhuo to protect himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, after he moves a few more times in the Martial Arts Hall, he will reveal a lot of real materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil-Slaying Hall has a Rising Cloud Small Trial, and the Martial Arts Hall naturally has one too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in the early stages of all sessions of the assembly, the Martial Arts Hall small trial is the top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators who want to strive for success will choose to show themselves on this major stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geniuses never avoid battle, competing with each other in the Martial Arts Hall, suppressing opponents, and at the same time improving their own reputation and reaping the benefits behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Martial Arts Hall small trial, the more eye-catching the record, the richer the benefits one can obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gold content of the top spot in the Martial Arts Hall small trial is extremely high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone feels that Ning Zhuo is still a bit low-key and will definitely be a regular visitor to the Martial Arts Hall in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, newcomers are actively participating in various Rising Cloud Small Trials, and it is not yet the time when the Martial Arts Hall is truly lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am looking forward to the competition between Ning Zhuo and Ban Ji in the Martial Arts Hall; it will definitely be quite exciting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking forward to what? If this battle happens, his intelligence will be leaked too much. How much money can we collect from the current intelligence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the cultivators hosting the small trial hold jade slips, recording the performance of cultivators everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo’s performance from the beginning to now has been engraved in many jade slips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators selling these jade slips often get a considerable income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle situation on Ning Zhuo’s side is no longer fierce and tends to be peaceful, and the cultivators gradually turn their attention to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng carries a Qilin beast-head broadsword and walks forward with an indifferent face. He already has a sword and a blade in his hand. He has already defeated two pieces of Profound Soldier Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng holds a bronze hammer and is struggling with a bronze long spear, having completely occupied the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruler on his chest flashes with faint light from time to time, reminding Lu Zeng that someone has been peeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng knows clearly in his heart: \"I’m afraid my current fighting situation has already been recorded in multiple jade slips.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many Rising Cloud Small Trials, and the more cultivators participate, the more intelligence is leaked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This process is also the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s process of understanding newcomers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the price that should be paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in another place, Ao Pan swings the bronze whip with a crackling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his opponent, a bronze stick, even if it dances out stick shadows, is beaten back steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze whip is as agile as a snake, suddenly wrapping around the long stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan pulls hard, pulls the stick in front of him, and then grabs it with one hand, his energy surging, forcibly refining it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long stick struggles constantly, but the amplitude is getting smaller and smaller, and soon it is completely calm and obtained by Ao Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone among the secretly watching cultivators whispers: \"This Ao Pan has already obtained three pieces of Profound Soldier Armor; this speed is not common even in the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone has been paying attention to Ao Pan, and introduces at this moment: \"This person’s whip technique is extremely accomplished. Except for the first time facing the bronze whip, he had to use his fists and feet. In the second and third games, he stood in place from the beginning to the end, without taking a single step.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the previous few Profound Soldier Armors could not bring Ao Pan any challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man ponders: \"His realm in whip technique is at least at the master level, and it is not excluded that he is a grandmaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator beside the old man interjects: \"He introduced himself as coming from Fubo Country. Following this clue, a lot of intelligence should be verified.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan puts away the bronze long stick and waves it a few times. Just showing one hand, he demonstrated that he also has deep attainments in stick technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan thinks for a while, puts away the bronze whip with a broken surface, and continues on his way with the long stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Golden Core level body cultivator, he is best at whip technique, and also skillfully mastered other types of weapons,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he was a fisherman and joined the boat gang. From the time he was a mortal, he relied on the blades, guns, and fish forks in his hand, and he started from this path. For him, the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor’s Rising Cloud Small Trial is very suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the second level of the Profound Armor Cave. Even if cultivation is forbidden, Ao Pan still relies on his martial arts foundation and is in a leading position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cultivators turn their attention back to Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he still struggling with the bronze sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry up and refine it, and carry out the next round of battle. If you drag it on like this, you are likely to be eliminated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people are secretly anxious for Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the one hand, compared to Ban Ji, people naturally prefer Ning Zhuo who walks the righteous path. On the other hand, they also count on Ning Zhuo to go further, leak more of his own intelligence, and help them profit from selling intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They observe the overall situation and know very well: Ning Zhuo’s progress is slow and he has fallen behind the main force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji, Zhang Wangxing, and the Rust Disaster Craftsman have already taken the first bronze weapon and are striving to take the second, and have already occupied the upper hand in the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo is still entangled with the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't understand what he is dawdling about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is learning! The close-quarters kung fu is indeed improving rapidly, visible to the naked eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Learning while taking the exam, he is too big-hearted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems he has quite a lot of confidence in his learning ability. This may be a genius. It cannot be measured by common sense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more cultivators shift their attention; after all, watching others is much more interesting than watching Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo suddenly steps forward, his body tilts slightly, and he avoids the bronze sword’s stab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He takes the opportunity to grab the hilt with one hand and hold it firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze sword struggles violently, but soon, it stops and is completely refined by Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator glimpses this scene and can't help but blink, showing suspicion: \"What did I just see? It seems, Ning Zhuo’s speed of refining the Profound Soldier Armor is somewhat extraordinary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Refining! Qi Refining!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo uses both methods to take down the bronze sword within three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could be faster; the Three Sects Upper Method allows him to practice three dantians, so he can simultaneously perform Divine Refining, Qi Refining, and Essence Refining!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there is no need for this. Under the observation of others, Ning Zhuo doesn't want to expose his cultivation in the Essence sea at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enduring and hiding his clumsiness have always been the biggest background color of his personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, to be precise, it is just one layer of Profound Soldier Armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo carefully observes the bronze sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts move slightly, and the bronze sword flows like water, suspended in mid-air, returning to a piece of bronze armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are countless imprints on the bronze armor, and these traces intersect with each other, depicting a basic sword technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The refining method of the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor is very special.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They create Green Flow Copper, using it as the only material. On this basis, Divine Refining is the main focus, engraving martial arts and martial techniques. After refining, each piece of armor can have two transformations. One is the armor piece itself, and the other is the weapon corresponding to the martial arts and martial techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo recalls the relevant intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He holds the hilt and waves it a few times, finding that every sword move is very standard. Even if he deliberately makes it crooked, the bronze sword can automatically correct it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo pours magic power into the sword and throws it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze sword is thrown into the air, suspended, and accompanied by Ning Zhuo’s order, it waves the sword edge frequently, performing basic sword moves, chopping the air, just like the appearance when it was fighting Ning Zhuo just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the usage of the Nine-Layer Profound Soldier Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If restored, it can be used as an armor piece for close-fitting defense. If transformed into a weapon, on the one hand, it can be released to fight on its own; on the other hand, it can also be held in the hand, held by the cultivator personally, correcting the moves, human and weapon as one, adding power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second level of this small trial can encounter up to nine bronze weapons, which is nine pieces of Profound Soldier Armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the rules, as long as you collect nine pieces here, you don't need to participate in the third level and can directly get the top spot. However, this thing rarely happens. Looking at the past, those who can do this step can be counted on two hands so far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I certainly can't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo has always been very self-aware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am weaker than others in this regard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, I need to make full use of the second level, grasp every learning opportunity, and finally confront Ban Ji in the third level!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the end, my results may not be as good as his.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it doesn't matter, as long as I cause interference to him and prevent him from collecting nine pieces in the third level and winning the top spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo knows that Ban Ji has attainments in close-quarters combat, is good at using blades and swords, and also masters combined attack techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has been collecting Ban Ji’s intelligence and pays great attention to preparations in this regard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo thinks while moving forward. He still needs to use divine sense to open the way. The second level also tests the foundation of divine sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the second bronze weapon appears in front of him—a bronze blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is nothing to say, Ning Zhuo uses the sword against the blade and starts a new round of learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji holds a bronze flying knife in one hand and a bronze chain hammer in the other, walking very hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among all weapons and arms, I am best at blades and swords. One-handed blade-sword combined attack, as one of my trump cards, has defeated many strong enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is there not a single blade or sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although these are random, relying only on luck. But blades and swords are the most common, yet I have encountered rare flying knives and chain hammers consecutively!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji pauses and sees the third bronze weapon—a bronze spiked club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah ah ah, where is the blade, where is the sword? I want blades and swords!\" \u003C\u002Fp>",2799,"2026-06-17T23:33:14.591Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f72146354d4a2c7f69642345eaeb64823eebf18c015d58b0cf64bb40340376c0","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-756","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-754",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]