[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-765":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},2228188,4127,"Chapter 765: The Game of Strength and Weakness","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-765",765,"\u003Cp>The sparring between Tie Zheng and Ao Pan attracted almost everyone's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were both Golden Core level, although they were suppressed by the magic array here, which lowered their cultivation performance to the peak of Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their actual combat power was still at the top level among the participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a martial cultivator, one was a body cultivator, naturally suitable for the Xingyun Trial of the Profound Armor Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Lu Zeng, all three Golden Core cultivators could become the final winners. Perhaps, this sparring between Tie Zheng and Ao Pan also indicated the identity of the final winner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng and Ao Pan stood opposite each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng's bronze beast face was covered, his eyes became sharp, and the twelve beast-head copper bells tied to his waist trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan was hunched over, his face like a knife, his eyes one big and one small, which must be strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan looked at Tie Zheng, suddenly fixing on the opponent's joints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared low, his hunched body like a spring compressed to the extreme, suddenly erupting with an impact force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan took the initiative to attack and pounced on Tie Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this action of his, a Profound Weapon Armor flew out of his sleeve and quickly turned into a bronze sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword tip trembled slightly, like a poisonous snake raising its head, the sword body emitting a dark green luster, carrying a cold and bone-eroding aura, stabbing straight at Tie Zheng's heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, exclamations rose one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bronze weapon not only had magic power but also emitted artistic conception, which was the seventh Profound Weapon Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji felt his breathing stagnate, envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had such a sword, the probability of winning in the end would soar several times!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he finally obtained was a bronze saber, his fifth Profound Weapon Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the sixth one, it was indeed a sword. But he consumed too much, had to fall into a stalemate battle, and had been dragging until the third round opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very regrettable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng's eyes narrowed under the beast mask, he reached out and grasped, and the Profound Weapon Armor close to his body flew out, turning into a—kitchen knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kitchen knife was thick and heavy, the blade edge flashing with cold and hard mysterious light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng raised his arm and swung the knife, meeting the sword light, slashing fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knife style was simple and direct, the knife light was quite restrained, emitting a rigid and hard momentum, an artistic conception capable of cutting off all hard objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exclaimed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this knife was also the seventh Profound Weapon Armor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Saber!\" Ban Ji's pupils dilated instantly, his greed rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it's a kitchen knife, it's still a saber!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good saber, good saber, if I had such a saber—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the saber and sword intersected, the ear-piercing sharp sound tearing the air of the karst cave, and also tearing the eardrums of the watching crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air exploded, lifting a wave of mixed gold light and saber energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan and Tie Zheng both retreated, stepping hard on the hard stone ground, cracking it inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two looked at each other even sharper, and pounced on each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dang dang dang dang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of dense saber and sword clashing sounds sounded like popping beans, sparks constantly splashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle fell into a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two seventh Profound Weapon Armors, the strength was about the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the fierce confrontation, Ao Pan's eyes narrowed slightly, keenly noticing that his bronze sword body had many small gaps and cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the kitchen knife in Tie Zheng's hand was as bright as new, almost without damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone is the same Profound Weapon Armor, all Qingliu Copper, why is the one in his hand so durable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it his talent blessing? Or the hardness of the martial arts itself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confrontation was at a disadvantage, Ao Pan's body shook, shaking out three Profound Weapon Armors, each turning into weapons, attacking Tie Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng was not to be outdone, also flew out three Profound Weapon Armors, using attack as defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was silent, once engaged, he showed beast-like aggression and invasiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watched intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was also like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused his attention, secretly evaluating: \"Tie Zheng and Ao Pan's martial arts realm shows the characteristics of the Master level, above me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close combat, I can't beat them. This point also fits my estimate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for their control ability, it is mediocre.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng is a martial cultivator, Ao Pan is a body cultivator, neither is good at mechanism arts. Ning Zhuo's mechanism realm has reached the Master level, and in this point, he exceeds them, so he sees many shortcomings at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji snorted coldly, his foundation in mechanism arts was stronger than Ning Zhuo's, so he naturally saw the shortcomings of Tie Zheng and Ao Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sparring continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, Ao Pan occupied the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His weapons could not compete with Tie Zheng's kitchen knife in head-on confrontation, but his technique in commanding these Profound Weapon Armors was much stronger than Tie Zheng's!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When more Profound Weapon Armors were used, Ao Pan's advantage was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo evaluated in his heart: \"These two have collected the seventh Profound Weapon Armor, there should be no eighth one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the relevant information he collected before, the sixth Profound Weapon Armor can consume magic power, the seventh emits artistic conception, and by the eighth Profound Weapon Armor, it can use momentum, carrying the battlefield most favorable to itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The later the Profound Weapon Armor, the more powerful it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to previous records, cultivators who can subdue the eighth Profound Weapon Armor are very few.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Tie Zheng and Ao Pan have it, they will definitely show it in such a critical sparring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth Profound Weapon Armor has strong combat power, there is no need to hide it, taking it out at the first time is very likely to become the winning move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dang dang dang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng and Ao Pan were surrounded by six or seven weapons, swords coming and sabers going, sticks coming and spears going, the battle situation was complex and dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two communicated with spiritual sense, reached a secret agreement, both retreated a step, and suddenly stopped fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had a sense of proportion, not fighting to the death as soon as they came up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tie Zheng said, this was just a \"sparring\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were not only them in the field, but also other Foundation Establishment cultivators, and another Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the two fought to the death, wouldn't it be letting Lu Zeng sit back and reap the benefits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng and Ao Pan were naturally not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked to Lu Zeng together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng's face was solemn, feeling a bit ominous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng took the lead, his tone stiff: \"This fellow daoist, have you obtained the seventh weapon? If you have, you might as well show it directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan nodded: \"That's right, there's no need to spar anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had just clashed for a while and found that when fighting against cultivators of the same level, the Profound Weapon Armor was not very durable, and it was already pitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, they had just used up the only opportunity to repair and maintain the Profound Weapon Armor in the entire Xingyun Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the third round had just begun, they didn't want to be the first to fall into the predicament of having no weapons to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng frowned when he heard this question: \"Two fellow daoists, who comes first? Whoever moves first, Lu will attack whoever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng couldn't take out the seventh Profound Weapon Armor because he didn't succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, he could only show ferocity to maintain his own interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, Tie Zheng and Ao Pan looked at each other, seeing the intention in each other's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that's the case—\" Ao Pan smiled slightly and bowed to Lu Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng continued: \"Offended, fellow daoist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two agreed, and then attacked at the same time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng sighed helplessly and had to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the battle started, Tie Zheng and Ao Pan occupied the upper hand. After all, there was a numerical advantage, not to mention they were body cultivators and martial cultivators, good at close combat, while Lu Zeng was a genuine mechanism cultivator, only able to retreat and retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's eyes reflected the clashing of the three people, analyzing in his heart: \"Tie Zheng and Ao Pan's combat power here is probably one of the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, the first master and the second master joined forces to deal with the third master, this is a wise decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were me, I would do the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the sparks flying from the three-person battle group, constantly destroying the karst cave, stone chips flying, Ning Zhuo was also evaluating his own combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Zeng's mechanism arts realm is at least Grandmaster level! If he also has the seventh Profound Weapon Armor, then the game will be very complex. It is very likely that the three Golden Cores will join forces to eliminate other cultivators first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any one of them is stronger than me. Now this situation is favorable to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Golden Core cultivators each had hundreds of years, Ning Zhuo was only ten years old, barely counting as a fraction of their age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial arts close combat had never been Ning Zhuo's main practice, so it was normal that he couldn't compare to them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Zeng's defeat seems to be a trend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once he is eliminated, will the remaining two Golden Cores join forces to deal with us, or fight each other?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo tried to analyze the temperaments of Tie Zheng and Ao Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tie Zheng is a loner, living alone hunting in the mountains. Ao Pan is good at using long whips, his fighting style is to avoid the enemy's edge and use softness to overcome hardness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither of these people is the kind of person who can't open their face, the possibility of joining forces to deal with us Foundation Establishment cultivators is very high!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's thoughts were like electricity, scanning the surroundings quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foundation Establishment cultivators looked at each other, already eager to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo gritted his teeth: \"The best strategy now is actually for the Foundation Establishment cultivators to join forces to resist the two Golden Core cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But—this is unlikely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's gaze fixed on Ban Ji, who was also staring dead at Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack together, kill him first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever retreats first is a grandson, in the future joining the Wanxiang Sect and becoming fellow disciples, I will look down on him for a lifetime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators shouted at each other, restraining each other, forming a coalition army, and attacked Zhang Wangxing together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing: ??!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He relied on the \"Flesh and Blood Transformation Sutra\" he practiced, and he was victorious all the way in the early stage, but suffered tragic losses when facing the fourth Profound Weapon Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the sixth one, he could only support and be beaten passively, hard-headed through the time, dragging until the third round opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived at the karst cave, he was only a pool of rotten mud-like flesh and blood, wrapped in several bronze wares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this period of time was specifically for resting and repairing weapons, and cultivators were not allowed to attack each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing took this opportunity to reshape his body and took a fierce breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect that when the melee started, he was the first cultivator to be gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—I was beaten in the second round, and I have to be beaten in the third round?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the second round, only one weapon hit me, and in the third round, five or six cultivators, twenty or thirty weapons hit me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really, really think I'm easy to bully?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing's eyes were red, he roared, and fought back with five Profound Weapon Armors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, he only has five!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Zhang Wangxing roared: \"Don't you only have five?!\")\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is the weakest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Zhang Wangxing roared: \"You are weak, you are the weakest!\")\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him first, kill him first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Zhang Wangxing was fierce but weak: \"Come on, come on, whoever strikes first, I will beat him hard!\")\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Zhang, why don't you just admit defeat! I don't have the heart to beat you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Zhang Wangxing was furious: \"Hypocritical! You hit the hardest!\")\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several heavy bronze battle axes slashed down, sharp bronze long swords were tricky, copper hammers were swung round, wrapped in gusts of evil wind, aiming at Zhang Wangxing's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one held back. The Profound Armor Cave had a great array, which could effectively prevent cultivators from being seriously injured or dying. This had been verified in countless Xingyun Trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the brand-new, wide gray robe Zhang Wangxing had just changed into was pierced and cut into tatters, like a few rags barely hanging on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing was forced to open his bare thighs and run in the karst cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running from left to right, and from right to left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was followed by many cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puchi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bronze long sword stabbed fiercely into his left chest, where there was no heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bronze battle axes slashed down at the same time! One slashed at his back neck exposed due to collapse, and one slashed at his waist and abdomen. Zhang Wangxing had nowhere to dodge, and at the critical moment, his upper body folded to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spine made a tooth-aching crackling sound, as if it were forcibly broken by an invisible giant hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle axe slashing at the back neck only cut off a few of his hairs. And the battle axe slashing at the waist and abdomen cut into his left ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing tried his best to run, but at this time, a copper hammer hit his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing sprayed a mouthful of blood, mixed with internal organ fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, he happened to run near Ban Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Ban Ji, help me, help me once! I will repay you, I definitely will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing asked Ban Ji for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji retreated decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing wouldn't give up, wanting to continue approaching, but Rust Disaster Artisan attacked fiercely, forcing him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing was forced to change direction and continue to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fled with difficulty, fled near Ning Zhuo, and shouted with a seriously injured body: \"Young Master Ning Zhuo, Young Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Save me, save me. I am willing to be a cow and a horse for you, I will help you deal with Ban Ji for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just need you to lend a hand now, just lend a hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I lose now, I am not reconciled, I am too unreconciled!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo shook his head speechlessly and dodged immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered that outside the Profound Armor Cave, when he first communicated with Zhang Wangxing, the other party also asked him to offer a high price, and even threatened Ning Zhuo that he might be hired by Ban Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the situation has evolved into this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's really a bit awkward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wangxing had a bad reputation, Ning Zhuo would naturally not offend the public to maintain a cultivator he met for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as he was retreating, Zhang Wangxing suddenly erupted with aura and threw out a chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ning Zhuo, where are you going!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, several of the cultivators chasing him behind also attacked Ning Zhuo one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a trap!! \u003C\u002Fp>",2651,"2026-06-17T23:33:14.591Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9f1bb1ce38a00d934f04f5a2539ea0edb1f3c380a556302f76525e546bc2bf17","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-766","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-764",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]