Chapter 17

Chapter Seventeen: The Great Emperor of the Mind Seal

"Ha!"

Jiang Li clenched his fist with one hand and made a lightning shape with the other, his demeanor fierce, as if the thunder god was unleashing his might. As he formed this hand seal, he did not meditate, but he felt himself become a bolt of lightning, piercing the sky, and thunder rumbling in space.

"Swish!"

His hand seal changed again, with two fingers held together like a sharp blade, as if he had transformed into a fierce wind, his breathing irregular, the wind sweeping across the earth.

"Drip!" The hand seal changed once more, his fingers spreading like raindrops on banana leaves, nourishing all things, as if he had become a torrential rain, transforming into millions, pouring down.

"Boom!" His hands, like mountains, were raised high, the momentum of the hand seal changing again, as if he himself were a towering mountain, immovable...

These were the many transformations of the "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal." His body and mind continuously interacted, using his mind to control his physical body, emitting various different auras and dignities.

He learned detailed hypnosis theories and techniques from Sister Dao, who gave him private lessons. He carefully pondered at home and looked up specific methods of hand seals online, such as Buddhist hand seals, Daoist Five Thunder Seals, Rain Invocation Seals, and Christian prayers, among various religious rituals.

Although his learning ability was not as terrifying as when he was in the fetal breathing state, the second stage of deep sleep was still very powerful, with sharp thinking and super memory.

He did not dare to use fetal breathing or meditate on the Cosmic Brain. After returning from Sister Dao, he took the last vial of "Green God Bio-Fluid," and his brain cells were nourished, reducing his headache. However, this left him with only a thousand star yuan, and all his nutritional supplements were used up.

Fortunately, if he could become a "Junior Hypnotist," he could earn money quickly. Not to mention helping others enter deep sleep, which could earn him over a thousand star yuan each time.

The monthly salary for a "Junior Hypnotist" hired by large corporations generally ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of star yuan, a huge sum. Otherwise, how could Sister Dao be so wealthy?

Unfortunately, very few people could reach the second stage of deep sleep, and even fewer could become "Junior Hypnotists."

Each "Junior Hypnotist" was a significant figure.

The market demand was also high, as many people wanted to enter deep sleep.

As long as he obtained this certification, he would not worry about a steady income.

The more hand seals Jiang Li learned, the more he realized that the "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal" was likely a rare and profound art. Now, without meditating on the Cosmic Brain, he practiced diligently every day, feeling that each hand seal represented something. Unfortunately, the Dàmèng Heart Sutra stone could not be opened, preventing him from learning the advanced techniques.

Fortunately, his body's flexibility greatly increased during his practice, which also improved his "Boneless Soft Art" and "Dragon Claw Great Seize" martial arts.

The "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal" could not yet be used in combat, being purely for show, but it greatly enhanced his body's flexibility. Jiang Li felt that with sufficient nutrition and meditation on the Cosmic Brain, the seal's mystic power would be fully unleashed.

Moreover, he used this hand seal as a form of body language, experimenting with it as a hypnotic gesture.

His test subjects were not humans but cats.

The stray cats in the park.

While he practiced, a group of cats would roll and play nearby. Huamian Bangwang squatted on a stone by the fish pond, watching the large goldfish swim around, eager to catch them.

Each time he saw this scene, Jiang Li found it amusing.

Huamian Bangwang had been eyeing the goldfish in the park pond for a long time. He spent a lot of time squatting on the stone, wanting to jump into the water to catch the fish but never daring to do so.

Jiang Li thought that if he jumped in, he might be eaten by the fish, some of which were larger than his body.

Splash!

A fat goldfish suddenly leaped up, splashing Huamian Bangwang with water.

"Ugh, ugh, ugh..." Huamian Bangwang spat angrily, his body trembling with rage, his fur bristling, but the fat goldfish leisurely blew bubbles in the water, seemingly mocking Huamian Bangwang's helplessness.

Huamian Bangwang glared at the fat goldfish, hating it to the core but helpless. Finally, he gave up, dejectedly coming to the shore and lying in the sun to dry his fur.

"Huamian Bangwang!"

Jiang Li called out.

Thump, thump... Huamian Bangwang jumped up, thinking Jiang Li was going to give him something to eat, and was overjoyed.

Jiang Li's mind was intensely focused, sensing Huamian Bangwang's life rhythm. He could feel his breathing, heartbeat, and even his mental fluctuations. He clearly sensed that Huamian Bangwang was disappointed when he saw no food.

"Look at my hand?" He grasped these emotions, adjusted, and seemed to grasp a thread of hypnosis.

His hand moved in sync with Huamian Bangwang's life rhythm, faster and faster, making gentle gestures like a shower of flowers.

This was one of the poses in the "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal," mimicking a shower of flowers.

Jiang Li practiced for a long time, feeling that if this pose was fast enough, it would dazzle and disorient, which should be useful for hypnosis. Moreover, hypnosis did not require a fixed pose; waving a hand, pouring water, breathing, singing a tune, or swinging a pocket watch could all work, as long as the other person's life rhythm was synchronized.

Sure enough, when he made this gesture, Huamian Bangwang watched with wide eyes, suddenly swaying as if drunk.

Thump.

Huamian Bangwang fell to the ground, deeply asleep.

Jiang Li went over, stroking his fur, and adjusted his own mind to a state of tranquility, using the starting pose of the "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal."

The starting pose was one hand upright and the other gently touching the air, making the mind incredibly peaceful, wisdom instantly arising, dispelling evil and fear, and maintaining righteousness.

As Jiang Li stroked, he transmitted his inner peace to the sleeping Huamian Bangwang.

Physical contact could sense the other's mind.

For example, a gentle stroke could feel the inner gentleness, while a heavy touch could feel the inner brutality.

Sure enough, Huamian Bangwang's breathing calmed down, as if truly dispelled of evil and fear. He slept deeply and peacefully. Jiang Li could tell that he had entered deep sleep.

Humans had studied the life characteristics of deep sleep in great depth, even with specialized testing equipment.

The life characteristics of deep sleep were distinct, visible in breathing, heartbeat, and pulse.

"Success! Hypnotizing a cat into deep sleep, this is the power of the 'Great Emperor of the Mind Seal'!" He was excited by his first successful experiment, as hypnotizing a cat into deep sleep was a skill of a "Junior Hypnotist," representing a steady income.

Not to mention students eager to enhance their physical abilities, even many wealthy people desired a good night's sleep to maintain their energy, so wealthy people often sought to hire "Junior Hypnotists."

However, hypnotizing a cat did not mean he could hypnotize a human. Cats were naturally sleepy animals with much purer minds than humans.

After thinking for half an hour, he continued exploring the secrets of the "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal."

After gaining some insights, he wanted to conduct another experiment.

"Huamian Bangwang, wake up..." He patted Huamian Bangwang, who flipped over, full of energy, staring at him with surprise.

He quickly began forming seals again, faster than his usual practice, his hands making various beautiful poses. Indeed, Huamian Bangwang's eyes began to blur, and he started dozing off.

"Two successful experiments?"

Jiang Li stared at his hands, finally confirming: "This seems to be a skill of a Junior Hypnotist? A monthly salary of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands is within reach."

"Go back and try to hypnotize a human into deep sleep. Cats have simple minds, while humans have complex ones, so hypnotizing a cat is much easier than hypnotizing a human."

He put the sleeping Huamian Bangwang in a warm cat bed, left some food, and returned home.

He opened his optical brain again to study hand seal knowledge. Recently, he had gained many insights, feeling that the gestures of the "Great Emperor of the Mind Seal" were endlessly varied, each gesture a profound hypnotic action.

Now, he had discovered that the "shower of flowers" pose could make a cat fall asleep, and the gentle "touching the air" pose could make a cat's mind calm and enter deep sleep.

As for whether it would have the same effect on humans, he needed to experiment.

He studied for several more hours, reading dozens of e-books, integrating various hand seal knowledge points.

He read ancient classics like "The Great Track," "The Lotus Heart Track," "The Womb Treasury Sanskrit Characters," "The Womb Treasury Complete Order," and "The Great Sun Sutra," among others.

Jiang Li now read books at an incredible speed, scanning a page at a glance and remembering it entirely. After a brief analysis, he could extract the key points, reading a book with hundreds of thousands of words in a few minutes and immediately grasping the essence.

In the past, he would spend a long time reading a book, memorizing it by rote, and his learning efficiency was in the "stone age."

Unconsciously, the whole day passed.

Ancient hand seal works, modern hypnosis works, and psychology works were vast and extensive, impossible to fully master in a lifetime. Jiang Li's long and hard study had only scratched the surface.

"Brother, you're back? Didn't you go to class today?" It was evening, and his sister Jiang Xuan returned first.

"Um, I was doing something important at home." Jiang Li waved his hand, calling his sister over: "I've been learning hypnosis recently. Will you be my test subject?"

"Ha! Brother, don't joke. How could you hypnotize me? Try it." Jiang Xuan laughed.

"Alright, look at me." Jiang Li took out a pendulum and swung it continuously: "Focus your mind on the pendulum. Do you feel very sleepy? Do you want to take a nap? Your surroundings are green mountains and clear waters, with a cool breeze..." Jiang Li concentrated, swinging the pendulum, and grasped his sister's life rhythm.

"Ha ha ha..." Jiang Xuan watched for a while, laughing as if watching a monkey show: "This is hypnosis? Brother, it's too funny. I'm not affected at all."

"You're not cooperating. Hypnosis requires cooperation. You need to imagine with me." Jiang Li shook his head. At this moment, Jiang Xuan's guard was lowered, and he suddenly formed seals quickly, his hands sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce, his fingers dancing beautifully, making the "shower of flowers" pose. Instantly, Jiang Xuan was entranced, her expression somewhat dazed.

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{The protagonist finally has a skill to earn money. Everyone, please applaud, give red tickets, and add to your favorites.}

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