Chapter 16

Chapter Sixteen: Learning Hypnosis

The next day.

Jiang Li came to "Sister Dao's" office again, and his first words were: "Teacher, I want to learn hypnosis, but the tuition for hypnosis classes in society is too high. I want to learn on my own. Can you give me some free guidance on hypnosis techniques?"

Sister Dao glanced at Jiang Li: "You're not thinking of becoming a low-level hypnotist to make money, are you?"

"Yes." Jiang Li replied.

Jiang Li wanted to learn hypnosis, but when he searched online, the tuition for hypnosis classes started at several thousand yuan, which was quite expensive. If he wanted to learn on his own, he still had to pay to download the teaching videos from hypnotists.

In today's society, copyright awareness is very strong, and piracy has been almost completely eliminated. It's almost impossible to find pirated materials online.

Especially for various martial arts and mental training teachings, payment is required.

The cost of general martial arts videos is not high, but they don't teach much. However, the cost of specific hypnosis training is much higher. Moreover, learning hypnosis online is not feasible; it requires live experiments and one-on-one instruction from a teacher in real life.

"Your mental cultivation is at the second stage of deep sleep, so you can indeed learn hypnosis. You are much stronger than a hypnosis apprentice and even have the qualifications to become a low-level hypnotist. However, qualifications are one thing, and learning hypnosis is not easy; you need a lot of talent," Sister Dao said. "Do you know what hypnosis is? Share your thoughts."

"It's simple. I make the other person fall asleep, and then I can make them do whatever I want." Jiang Li said, "Hypnosis can damage a person's brain or treat psychological disorders."

"That's a superficial understanding."

Sister Dao said, "Sit down."

"Yes!" Jiang Li sat down cross-legged.

"Actually, you were already hypnotized just now," Sister Dao said.

"How is that possible?" Jiang Li felt very clear-headed. "I wasn't hypnotized, was I?"

"You sat down when I told you to, and your subconscious followed my instructions. How is that not hypnosis? Mind, body, and matter—these three realms. My mind cannot control your body, but it can control your mind," Sister Dao said. "You need to understand the principles of hypnosis. I'll teach you a simple hypnosis technique."

As she spoke, she took out a pocket watch, opened it, and the ticking sound echoed as she swung it. The entire office suddenly became quiet.

"Slowly breathe, following the rhythm of my pocket watch. Relax your whole body, imagine you are lying on a rock, the moon casting shadows through the trees, a gentle breeze blowing, and a clear spring flowing beneath the rock. Everything is peaceful..."

Jiang Li really tried to imagine what Sister Dao described and followed the rhythm of the swinging watch. Soon, his head felt dizzy, and he almost fell asleep.

"I can't let this happen. If I get hypnotized, my secrets will be exposed," Jiang Li thought, biting his teeth to stay awake. He couldn't be hypnotized; what if he revealed the Great Dream Heart Sutra?

"You resisted my hypnosis," Sister Dao saw Jiang Li become alert. "But do you understand the principles of hypnosis?"

"A little," Jiang Li thought. "It seems to involve using words, gestures, and actions to make someone relax. When they are extremely relaxed, they fall into a deep sleep. However, if I don't follow your lead, for example, if you swing the watch and I don't breathe according to its rhythm or imagine the moon, trees, rocks, and springs, wouldn't the hypnosis fail?"

"If it were a hypnosis apprentice, they definitely couldn't hypnotize you. Hypnosis apprentices can only make others follow their life rhythms," Sister Dao said with a cold laugh. "But a hypnotist is different. Even a low-level hypnotist can carefully grasp the other person's rhythm without needing their cooperation. The fundamental difference between a hypnotist and an apprentice is that the former doesn't need cooperation, while the latter does."

"Is the teacher a hypnotist?" Jiang Li asked.

"Of course. I'm a low-level hypnotist. Otherwise, how could I afford all this furniture?" Sister Dao pointed to the "Fragrant Scale Wood" around her. "I charge thousands of star coins for a single hypnosis session. Otherwise, how could I live on the school's meager salary?"

A low-level hypnotist can hypnotize someone into a deep sleep.

Zhang Yue had once hired such a hypnotist. Each hypnosis session was expensive, but over time, he became familiar with the rhythm of deep sleep and could enter it on his own.

In today's society, hypnotists are very popular.

They are hypnotists, not hypnosis apprentices.

"What is life rhythm?"

Jiang Li asked a key question.

"Good question," Sister Dao's eyebrows raised, and there was a hint of menace in her eyes. "Life rhythm is a very subtle concept that requires a keen mind to grasp. It includes breathing, heartbeat, pulse, and even brain waves, forming a melody. It can also be described as the frequency of life's magnetic field. If you're not in a deep sleep, I wouldn't explain this to you, but you are different. You are a strong second-stage deep sleeper, and your mind can be calm."

Jiang Li understood some of it but not all.

"Life rhythm, you still don't understand. Let me give you a simple example. It's like a pre-war rally. The general gives a speech, using military songs or passionate words to inspire the soldiers. Each soldier enters a state of frenzy, ready to fight to the death. This is also a form of hypnosis. Hypnosis involves using a keen mind to grasp the other person's life rhythm, then using words, gestures, and actions to create resonance, eventually anesthetizing their consciousness and allowing you to control them."

Sister Dao said, "This requires a teacher to demonstrate personally. Online teaching videos are useless because everyone's life rhythm is different, like a fingerprint. Each hypnotist must be keen to grasp it. For example, if I hypnotize you now."

Suddenly, she swung the pendulum again, and this time, its frequency matched Jiang Li's breathing, heartbeat, and pulse perfectly.

Jiang Li felt the pendulum attracting his gaze.

He quickly adjusted his breathing and focused his mind.

But the pendulum seemed to slow down with his rhythm, and at the same time, Sister Dao hummed a lullaby. The sound made him drowsy, and he couldn't concentrate.

"Crystal Meditation!"

He immediately entered the state of Crystal Meditation, his mind becoming pure, and he seemed to ignore the outside world.

"Hmm? Crystal Meditation?"

Sister Dao's face showed a cold smile, and she suddenly shouted the word "Hum."

Jiang Li's eardrums vibrated, his body heated up, and he was startled awake from his calm state. The sound was like a thunderclap, making him feel like a startled animal, disoriented.

Then, he subconsciously looked toward the source of the sound.

He saw Sister Dao raise her hands and suddenly bring them down, forming a rapid hand seal, like a flower blooming, her movements dreamlike.

His gaze was drawn to her, his breathing and consciousness following the hand seal, and his vision became blurry. A voice whispered in his ear, "You are tired, go to sleep. Go to sleep, and you can let go of all burdens."

"Yes... Yes..." Jiang Li responded unconsciously, "I'll sleep, I'm tired, I should sleep..." But deep inside, a subconscious voice told him, "Don't sleep! Absolutely don't sleep!"

Unfortunately, it was no use.

Even Crystal Meditation didn't help.

His mind seemed to be sinking into a bottomless abyss.

Suddenly, a spark of clarity flashed in his mind. He seemed to grasp a lifeline, and the meditation of the Cosmic Brain appeared in his mind. He vividly recalled the pattern, and his brain cells became ten times more active in an instant.

His eyes opened, sharp and clear.

However, his nose started to bleed, and he felt a headache.

"Can you resist my Tantric Great Seal Hypnosis?" Sister Dao saw Jiang Li become alert and stopped the hypnosis, showing surprise. "You are bleeding from the nose, and your brain cells are damaged. What were you meditating on that made your brain cells so active?"

"It's nothing," Jiang Li said, now more interested. "Teacher, what hypnosis technique did you use just now?"

"Simple hypnosis techniques wouldn't work on you, so I used Tantric mantras, a sudden shock to break your mental defenses, and then the 'Soul Sealing Seal' to hypnotize you," Sister Dao said, still surprised. "My cultivation is at the third stage of deep sleep, and I should have been able to hypnotize you, but you managed to stay alert?"

"Everyone has a little secret," Jiang Li lowered his head.

"I don't want to ask," Sister Dao waved her hand. "Your secret comes at a cost to your body. Don't misuse it."

"Teacher, can you explain the secrets of hand seals to me?" Jiang Li eagerly asked, eager to learn. The only thing he could practice now was the "Emperor of the Mind Seal," but he couldn't meditate with it.

"Hand seals are the most mysterious. In Buddhism, the hand represents the mind. You know the phrase 'ten fingers connected to the heart.' When forming hand seals, the hand and mind resonate, representing the bridge between heaven and earth. Heaven is the soul, earth is the real world, and the bridge is the body. This is the theory of the three realms, and you must grasp this point," Sister Dao explained earnestly. "However, hand seals are like B-level martial arts; each movement must be combined with meditation. At your current level, learning hand seals is not very useful unless you reach the third stage of deep sleep."

"Understood."

Jiang Li nodded but was still pondering the "Emperor of the Mind Seal."

Sister Dao then explained in detail the various movements of hand seals, theoretical knowledge, and how to combine them with hypnosis. Finally, she said, "In essence, hypnosis is using your mind to break the other person's mind. But the power of the mind must be released through the body. In body language, hand seals are the king of kings. Therefore, using hand seals for hypnosis is the superior method, while using tools like pendulums is a lower method."

"Remember, the key points of hypnosis are: first, grasp the other person's life rhythm, which relies on your intuition and keenness. Second, release your mental power through your body and voice, creating a strong influence. Third, seize the opportunity to break the other person's mental defenses. Master these three points, and you can become a qualified hypnotist."

Jiang Li nodded slowly. "Difficult, difficult, difficult. Few people can master these three points."

"Indeed, reaching the second stage of deep sleep is already difficult, but becoming a hypnotist is even harder! The second stage of deep sleep means you have a good mental power, but whether you can release it is another matter. Mental power is not like physical power, which also requires combat skills."

Sister Dao explained simply.

A person may be strong, but they need to learn combat skills to release their strength; otherwise, they are just a clumsy ox.

Similarly, a person with a strong mind needs to learn how to release it.

Releasing physical strength is simple, but releasing mental power is a hundred times more difficult.

"Jiang Li, remember one more point! The most crucial aspect of hypnosis is learning to smile," Sister Dao warned. "Smiling is the most basic way to release mental power. A genuine smile from the heart, expressed on the face, can easily influence others, making them happy. Smiling can make people trust you. If you have a cold, poker face, people will subconsciously resist you, and your hypnosis success rate will be much lower."

Releasing mental power starts with a smile.

Hearing this, Jiang Li suddenly understood what body language and how to release mental power meant.

This was the simplest and most understandable principle.

"By the way, teacher, one last question," Jiang Li asked. "Does the soul really exist?"

"You're asking the wrong question," Sister Dao said. "The soul is your thoughts, your mind. How can it not exist? You should ask, does the soul exist after a person dies? The mind is intangible and must rely on the body, the bridge between heaven and earth, to manifest in the material world. When the bridge collapses, it returns to the void."

"Understood." Jiang Li gained a deeper understanding of his inner self.

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