[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-770":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},2228193,4127,"Chapter 770: Natural Martial Dao","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-770",770,"\u003Cp>Ao Pan was slightly stunned, feeling quite surprised in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about it and felt that he would still be a fellow sect member with Tie Zheng in the future, so he laughed and said: \"What do you mean by that? Fellow Daoist Tie Zheng, we are all here to participate in the Cloud-Rising Trial, so it is naturally a mutual competition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't the maneuvering and alliance between each other something that should happen here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too strong, forcing me to join the weak to resist the strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng's forehead veins popped: \"I won't listen to your explanation, you despicable villain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan: —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng interjected: \"Oh my, you are a foreigner, you don't know his past. Why bother with this now? Let's join forces and fight him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tie Zheng was a rogue cultivator, he came from a great clan and had a high starting point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only later that he unfortunately encountered many people's betrayal. There were his parents, wife, sworn brothers, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that, in despair, he left the family, took the initiative to become a rogue cultivator, wandered for a long time, and practiced alone in the mountains and wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, his temperament began to become isolated and strange, often immersed in the pain of the past, and he would have a stress reaction to betrayal, no matter how small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan took a deep breath, and the long whip in his hand cut through the air, making a piercing whistle and striking Tie Zheng directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng raised the weapon in his hand to defend forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan's arm and wrist shook continuously, and the long whip in his hand was like a living thing, changing its trajectory and curling toward the hilt of the sword in Tie Zheng's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ao Pan's other hand threw out another Profound Armored Shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze radiance scattered, and the next moment, a huge city-breaking hammer appeared in mid-air, pressing toward Ao Pan with a crushing momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng dodged, and the city-breaking hammer smashed into the ground, shaking the entire rock cave violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, the bronze sword in his hand could not be taken care of and was curled by Ao Pan's long whip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go!\" Ao Pan shouted coldly and exerted force suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng tried his best to hold on, but he was not as strong as Ao Pan, so he had to let go, and the entire web between his thumb and index finger was torn, dripping with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan was a Golden Core-level body cultivator, while Tie Zheng was a martial cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a difference between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of physical quality, Ao Pan was stronger than Tie Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done!\" Lu Zeng was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan curled Tie Zheng's weapon, held it in one hand, and suppressed it with all his might. At the same time, he mobilized his spiritual sense to put away the city-breaking hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This weapon was too huge and heavy, which was relatively suitable on the battlefield, but it was difficult to be useful for this kind of single-handed fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, Ao Pan did not hope that it could cause damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when Ao Pan used it, he only used it as a cover to force the enemy to save, and the real offensive was to be launched separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I took one of Tie Zheng's bronze weapons, but next, he will be prepared. It will be very difficult for the city-breaking hammer to produce this result again!\" Ao Pan's eyes flashed with cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan then glanced at Lu Zeng, hesitated for a moment, and handed the bronze sword he had just taken to the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have too few weapons, you refine this one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll block him first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng was stunned for a moment, quite surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan's decision was very wise. In the previous two-on-one, many of the bronze weapons in Lu Zeng's hands were broken, and he had almost no handy weapons, so his combat power was severely weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not a martial cultivator, nor a body cultivator, but a mechanism cultivator. The more bronze weapons he mastered, the more he could exert his combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sincerity of cooperation shown by Ao Pan made Lu Zeng look at him with admiration for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, Ao Pan could have kept it for himself and added a Profound Armored Shell for himself. This kind of bronze weapon was not durable and was easily damaged in fierce fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't do that, but took the initiative to give the profit to Lu Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action immediately made up for the rift caused by his previous attack on Lu Zeng, and at this moment, it made his temporary combat alliance with Lu Zeng several times stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng was furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! Good! Very good!\" His eyes were red, and the pain and unbearable things that had been engraved on the bottom of his life in the past emerged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms suddenly spread to both sides of his body. His left hand held a bronze sword, the sword light swallowing and spitting, and his right hand held a twelve-foot bronze long spear. A bronze sickle was suspended on the left side of his waist, with a ferocious shape. A bronze long stick was on the right side of his waist, round all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial Arts—Gold and Iron Clash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the sword light was like snow, the spear shadow was like a forest, the sickle drew a fatal arc, and the long stick swept like a beast's tail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around Tie Zheng, a storm of gold and iron was set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan and Lu Zeng retreated steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze sword in Lu Zeng's hand was struggling desperately. While refining it hard, he shouted: \"Can you hold it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan gritted his teeth and blocked in front of Lu Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sacrificed the city-breaking hammer again and hit Tie Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang, clang, clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of explosions, the city-breaking hammer hit the gold and iron storm around Tie Zheng, sparking countless sparks, which were dazzling for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum of the gold and iron storm plummeted, and the city-breaking hammer was slashed beyond recognition. After supporting for a few breaths, it was teleported away by the Profound Armor Cave's grand array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it successfully bought key time for Ao Pan and Lu Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng retreated urgently, while strongly refining the bronze sword, and pulled away from Tie Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan cautiously kept his distance from Tie Zheng, holding the most handy bronze long whip, waving it constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long whip made a crackling sound, and the whip shadow danced like a dragon and a python, hitting around Tie Zheng, forcibly curbing the gold and iron storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng's eyes under the mask were cold, his left shoulder shook slightly, and he released the sixth Profound Armored Shell, which was a bronze bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze bow was suspended above his head, took the initiative to pull the bowstring, and with two swish sounds, shot a rocket and an ice arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two arrows drew two arcs in mid-air, bypassed Ao Pan, and shot directly at Lu Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom, boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of ice and fire erupted one after another, and the resulting shock wave was mixed with countless ice fragments and flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng flew out of the shock wave, knelt on one knee on the ground, and spat out a mouthful of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bronze sword in his hand was no longer struggling and was successfully refined by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng stood up suddenly and launched a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan's long whip followed like a shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gold and iron storm around Tie Zheng set off again, rising proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Golden Core cultivators fought into a group. Although their strength was suppressed by the grand array, they were still the top combat power in the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng fought one against two and was suppressed into a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Opportunity!\" Lu Zeng threw the bronze sword in his hand, forcing Tie Zheng to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly grabbed the bronze hammer beside him and smashed it hard. Whoosh! The hammer wind made people feel suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tie Zheng mobilized his spiritual sense, and the bronze long stick and the bronze long spear came out together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long staff, carrying a dull sound of wind and thunder, swept from bottom to top toward the hammer handle at an exquisite angle. The long spear, like a poisonous dragon emerging from its cave, condensed a point of cold light and thrust straight at the center of the giant hammer's face, breaking the surface with a single point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two explosions erupted almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy hammer head brushed Tie Zheng's shoulder and finally landed on the ground, instantly smashing a deep pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long stick and long spear were shaken back, leaving Tie Zheng's defense wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan's attack followed, and it was about to stab Tie Zheng's chest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Light Sweep!\" Tie Zheng whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the twelve beast-headed copper bell balls hanging from his waist suddenly shook, flew into mid-air, and turned into a sword light attacking Ao Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan was hit by a huge force and flew back. When he looked closely, he saw a leopard-shaped Blade Beast biting his bronze sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan's bronze sword was his seventh weapon, the most powerful one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively let go and controlled it with his spiritual sense, wanting the bronze sword to fight on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This choice became the most critical failure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast was composed of countless blades, some thick, as wide as an adult's palm, and some as thin as cicada wings, extremely sharp. Suddenly spinning crazily and vibrating at high speed, the blades rubbed against each other, forming a bronze sphere, \"swallowing\" the bronze sword into its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a series of metal grinding sounds were extremely harsh and made people's teeth ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two breaths later, the Blade Beast turned into a leopard shape and pounced on Ao Pan again. And that bronze sword was already dilapidated and was teleported out of the field by the grand array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Blade Beast?!\" Ao Pan's pupils shrank, feeling a fatal crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved the long whip in his hand crazily, laying down layers of defensive whip shadows in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast's light sweep speed was extremely fast, like a flash of lightning, shooting directly into the whip shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the whip shadow collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze whip that Ao Pan relied on was cut into countless segments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan was dumbfounded, showing a look of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast's light sweep carried the remaining power, pounced on him, and turned into a ball of blades again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan was hit, erupted in a desperate situation, and slashed hard with the only remaining bronze weapon in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud clang, Ao Pan barely managed to slash the Blade Beast back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took several big steps back, his tough body was covered with sword wounds, some places were almost cut into minced meat, and some wounds were deep to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously injured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying injuries made all the cultivators who saw this scene shrink their pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast's light sweep tumbled backward, and when it landed on the ground, it turned into a leopard shape again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast pounced on Ao Pan again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng felt bad and hurriedly blocked in the middle, but the Blade Beast's light sweep was extremely sensitive, like a flash of lightning, folded halfway, easily bypassed Lu Zeng, and killed Ao Pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan felt awe-struck and had to shout: \"I admit defeat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast hit his body, but was blocked by the power of the grand array, not letting Ao Pan increase his injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao Pan gasped, looked at Tie Zheng with lingering fear, and the next moment, he was teleported out of the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Ao Pan was eliminated, Lu Zeng's expression changed greatly, and he couldn't help but panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast pounced on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang, clang, clang, clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng mobilized the Profound Armored Shell with all his might, retreating steadily under the Blade Beast's wild attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Blade Beast was in leopard shape, it was powerful and sensitive; when it was not yet a blade ball, it released the terrifying power of crushing and cutting, easily crippling Lu Zeng's Profound Armored Shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng was soon unarmed, covered in blood, and decisively opened his mouth to admit defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zeng was teleported out of the field, and the radiance slowly dissipated in Tie Zheng's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blade Beast's light sweep returned to his side, and the leopard-shaped outline composed of countless vibrating blades rose and fell slightly, as if panting. Steam lingered around its body, like the sweat evaporation after a flesh-and-blood body was active. But in fact, this was the metal dust caused by countless blades cutting and rubbing at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators who saw this scene all stared, whether it was the cultivators hosting the Cloud-Rising Trial in the Profound Armor Cave or the competitors participating in it, they were all shocked by the combat power of the Blade Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone exclaimed: \"The combat power of this Blade Beast is too strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone wondered: \"The refining method of the Blade Beast is not rare. Why is Tie Zheng's performance so amazing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator surnamed Hao whispered: \"Natural Martial Dao—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Tie Zheng's life experience was tragic, misfortune and fortune depended on each other. He practiced alone in the mountains and wilderness, his mind fit the martial arts, and he realized the wildness in nature. He did not possess the craft of refining, but relying on the special properties of Green Flow Copper and Profound Armored Shells, he refined this powerful Blade Beast, Light Sweep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator beside him judged: \"With such a Blade Beast, he should be the winner of this Cloud-Rising Trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only thing that cannot be determined is whether he can win the top spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top spot of the Profound Armor Cave's Cloud-Rising Trial requires the cultivator to be the first and hold at least nine Profound Armored Shells in their hands. These two conditions are indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle between the three Golden Cores has ended, but the Foundation Establishment cultivators are still fighting fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The momentum of the Blade Beast, Light Sweep, made Tie Zheng unchallenged. The latter began to leisurely pick up the Profound Armored Shells and refine them. Lu Zeng and Ao Pan were eliminated one after another, leaving behind several Profound Armored Shells, combined with the ones in Tie Zheng's hands, already exceeding nine. His advantage was very huge, almost locking the top spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator surnamed Hao looked at Ning Zhuo, Ban Ji, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Foundation Establishment cultivators are still fighting internally; if they can join forces, there is still suspense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a possibility for Ban Ji and Ning Zhuo to join forces?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators watching the battle all heard that for the Foundation Establishment cultivators to join forces, the key depends on the attitude of Ning Zhuo and Ban Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji shouted: \"Ning Zhuo, stop immediately! Now is not the time for us to fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Www⊙?????⊙￠〇\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we keep fighting, the top spot will fall to someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo snorted: \"The top spot has no meaning to me! I came here this time just to intercept you. Ban Ji, this is the consequence and retribution of your scheming against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji was furious: \"You idiot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and his heart was extremely impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cloud-Rising Trial of the Profound Armored Shell was of great significance to him. According to the results of the lower calculation, his goal for this trip was the top spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo might not care, but Ban Ji couldn't!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ban Ji was now besieged, and his two fists were no match for four hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Damn Ning Zhuo, damn the human tribulation!!\" Just when Ban Ji was at his wit's end, angry and hateful, several cultivators suddenly changed their weapons and attacked Ning Zhuo at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Ning Zhuo was shocked. Caught off guard, his back was stabbed, and blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly turned around and pulled back the shield, but was kicked by one of the attacking cultivators, flying out, and the shield was immediately knocked out of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attacking cultivators cooperated tacitly, and one of them immediately took action, grabbed the shield tightly, and suppressed it with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo flew down like a sack, hit the cave wall, and hurriedly rolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, several bronze weapons slashed on the cave wall, missing Ning Zhuo by a hair's breadth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the rabbit's rise and the falcon's fall, the struggle among the Foundation Establishment group changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji: ?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The several cultivators who attacked Ning Zhuo looked at Ban Ji and bowed one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Ban Ji, don't have any doubts. The Ban family acts righteously and does good deeds. In the early years, they had kindness to us, so today we will repay it here.\" \u003C\u002Fp>",2907,"2026-06-17T23:33:14.591Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","07ee16025f950c895071e8db3f25fd4d89fa769fda91cceaf6670741ef3b5e8e","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-771","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-769",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]