Chapter 62

After listening to his father's explanation, a chill ran through Jiang Li's heart.

This kind of family is terrifying.

The old man used test-tube methods to create hundreds of children, making them his descendants. These sons had no right to inheritance, not even the right to reproduce. They could only work for the family from childhood to old age, and then die.

Such a life is tragic.

He thought about himself, born after his mother carried him for ten months, and Jiang Tao and Jiang Xuan were the same.

But his father, whose mother he didn't even know, was raised like a slave by the family. He barely managed to escape, only to be hunted down.

"Now it's a society governed by law; they wouldn't dare to kill openly. Even in the state era over two hundred years ago, no matter how powerful a company's CEO was, they couldn't just kill people easily," Jiang Xuan said angrily.

"That's true, but with their power, they have many ways to harm us. It's easy to dodge a direct attack, but hard to guard against hidden arrows," Jiang Zhendong sighed. "They're not killing me now because they want me to admit my mistakes and continue researching the Essence of Sun and Moon. They want me to eliminate the addictive and hallucinogenic effects so that the government can lift the ban and make it a legitimate drug."

"My God..."

Jiang Xuan drew a sharp breath. "If the Essence of Sun and Moon weren't a banned drug and the market were fully opened, the Sun and Moon Group would expand a hundredfold instantly."

The Essence of Sun and Moon cannot be sold publicly because normal people cannot take it; it can only be sold through the black market.

But if the drawbacks are eliminated, the government can allow it to be sold on the market.

Imagine the impact of such a good drug being allowed on the market.

"Zhendong, you must never return to the Jiang family," his mother held Jiang Zhendong's hand. "Even if you die, you must not work for them."

"Of course," Jiang Zhendong said. "They don't keep their word, but one day, I will reclaim what belongs to me. The Essence of Sun and Moon was developed by me. Since they didn't keep their promise, the patent belongs to me."

"Dad, we should still be careful," Jiang Li said calmly. "I don't think Jiang Liu will let this go easily."

"I don't care; I'm not afraid to die," Jiang Zhendong said solemnly. "But you, Jiang Tao, and Jiang Xuan are my hopes. If I die, you must fulfill my last wish and reclaim the patent for the Essence of Sun and Moon."

"Dad, I will definitely help you achieve this," Jiang Li nodded heavily.

"Everyone is tired today; let's rest," Jiang Zhendong sighed. "It's a pity that the Jiang family came too early. If they had come half a year later, after you were admitted to Sky University, they wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly."

Jiang Li nodded, said nothing, and arranged for his parents and sister to go to bed. Then he returned to his room and entered a deep sleep.

Boom!

Suddenly, as he was just entering deep sleep, a familiar voice rang out again.

"Great dreams span thousands of autumns; what year is it tonight?"

In the dream, a man in white appeared.

He sat in the air, performing the opening gesture of the "Emperor's Heart Seal." Above his head, the Cosmic Brain still flickered. In the dream, Jiang Li watched the Cosmic Brain and discovered more secrets. The subtle changes that he didn't understand before now seemed to make sense.

"Congratulations on activating the Great Dream Heart Sutra again," the tall man in white looked at Jiang Li. "However, this pitiful amount of mental power can only allow you to obtain the first method of practicing the Emperor's Heart Seal."

Jiang Li in the dream didn't speak. He knew that even if he asked, the man in white wouldn't respond. It was just a mental imprint left by the Master of the Mind.

"The Emperor's Heart Seal is divided into nine gestures: Heaven, Earth, Man, Heart, Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder. These eight seals are auxiliary, and the fundamental seal is the Emperor's Dream Seal, which governs everything. You have now activated the cultivation of the Thunder Seal. Remember, the Thunder Seal is the last of the Emperor's Heart Seal, mainly for attack, with countless variations. I will now tell you the pronunciation of 'Thunder' and the meditation of 'Thunder'..."

"Thunder!"

The tall man in white formed the seal with his hands, as if a thunderbolt were striking fiercely, following the righteous path of heaven, dispelling terror, slaying demons, and invigorating the spirit, stirring the universe.

At the same time, he emitted a series of syllables, which were the pronunciation of 'Thunder.' It was not any language from Earth.

The pronunciation of 'Thunder' was long, starting like a rumbling thunder, then suddenly intensifying, like a series of thunderbolts.

Although Jiang Li was in a dream, hearing this sound still made him feel a jolt, almost fainting.

But then, the thunder changed, becoming passionate and inspiring, making people want to dance with a sword.

Suddenly, it changed again, full of vitality, like a spring thunder awakening the earth, bringing all things back to life.

At this moment, the Cosmic Brain above the middle-aged man's head flickered intensely, representing the mind reaching its limit.

Suddenly!

A storm of thunder and lightning filled the universe, and a sea of lightning appeared in the sky, with lightning bolts like dragons soaring in the air.

The sound, meditation, and hand seal formed the Thunder Seal of the Emperor's Heart Seal.

"The Cosmic Brain evolves into thunder. The Emperor's Thunder Seal can slay heart demons, revive all things, and invigorate the spirit. Everything is within the changes of the mind..."

The middle-aged man in white demonstrated and gradually disappeared.

Jiang Li woke up from the dream, clearly remembering the various pronunciations, meditations, and postures of the Thunder Seal in the Emperor's Heart Seal.

This was all thanks to the intermediate hypnotist Gu Xiong, who almost defeated Jiang Li's mind. The "Great Dream Heart Sutra" and the Illusion Fox acted automatically to save him, absorbing his mental power and activating the cultivation of the Emperor's Thunder Seal.

Although it was just the "Thunder Seal," it encompassed a vast array of knowledge about "Thunder" and its relationship to oneself, celestial phenomena, the universe, yin and yang, and the mysteries of the soul.

"Thunder techniques..."

Jiang Li got up and it was already midnight.

He turned on his light brain and immediately searched for knowledge about "Thunder techniques."

The Emperor's Thunder Seal contains ancient secrets of thunder, which he couldn't understand at the moment. He needed to study the postures of "Thunder techniques" to cultivate.

In ancient times, in the ancient Chinese Daoist tradition, there were techniques like the "Five Thunder Palm" and "Palm Heart Thunder," which were based on meditation and used body movements and sounds to generate explosive power and mental sensitivity.

At the same time, they observed the oscillations of thunder to understand the mysteries of yin and yang.

In ancient legends, Daoists who mastered the "Five Thunder Techniques" could summon rain and split mountains with a single palm, exorcising demons and evil spirits.

In modern times, various martial arts have emerged, and ancient "Thunder techniques" have been scientifically and systematically studied.

B-level martial arts, like the Five Thunder Fist, are secretly passed down in the military, similar to the Ghost God Fist.

During the feudal era, many practicing Daoists wrote theories about thunder techniques. For example, the Song Dynasty Daoist Wan Zongshi wrote "The Mysterious Treatise on Thunder Techniques."

The "Secret Teachings of the Qingwei Dao" also recorded thunder techniques.

If mantras and hand seals are mostly associated with Buddhism, then thunder techniques are entirely a secret practice of Daoism, an ancient Chinese Daoist tradition.

Modern psychology has advanced significantly, and many experiments have been conducted. Meditating on thunder and integrating the mind with this natural power can instill a sense of awe and reverence, purifying the mind.

Thunder shakes the spirits of the ghosts and gods.

This is an ancient saying.

People with guilty consciences fear thunder.

"Hey? This paper is well-written," Jiang Li found another paper.

"On Lightning and the Static Electric Field of the Human Body."

It describes how, during thunderstorms, the cells in the human body are activated by the electric field, and the mind becomes blank during the intense thunder, making thoughts the purest and in a state of "heaven and human resonance."

In short, thunder techniques are advanced cultivation methods that activate the mind, dispel distractions, and mobilize the potential of life.

However, cultivating thunder techniques is also dangerous. Meditating on thunder can cause sudden shocks, leading to brain cell damage and even idiocy with prolonged practice.

Therefore, any cultivation involving "thunder techniques" is B-level or higher martial arts.

Jiang Li found many cases online of people entering a vegetative state after practicing "thunder techniques." There were even cases of people practicing "Ghost God Fist" becoming delusional, believing they were possessed by ghosts or gods, leading to bloody tragedies.

"The Emperor's Heart Seal consists of nine hand seals: Heaven, Earth, Man, Heart, Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder, plus the main seal 'Dream.' All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows."

Thinking about the transmission in the Great Dream Heart Sutra, Jiang Li recalled the last four lines of the classic Buddhist scripture, the Diamond Sutra.

All conditioned phenomena,

Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows.

Like dew and lightning,

They should be viewed as such.

The entire universe is a dream, like morning dew and lightning, fleeting and transient.

The final main seal of the Emperor's Heart Seal, the "Dream" seal, also shares a similar philosophy.

He immersed himself in the study of the Emperor's Thunder Seal.

In the outskirts of Starlight City, in a huge villa on a mountain, Jiang Liu stood respectfully beside a middle-aged man.

Gu Xiong lay in bed, his eyes wrapped in bandages, with several chief doctors carefully examining him.

"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Gu Xiong was in a highly concentrated mental state when he suddenly encountered external interference, causing severe shock and mental confusion, leading to blindness and damage to the blood vessels and nerves in his brain. With the medical level in Starlight City, there is no way to cure him," the doctors said cautiously after their examination.

"Understood, you can leave," the middle-aged man waved his hand and turned around. "Jiang Liu, did you find Jiang Zhendong? What happened today when you took Gu Xiong to see him that made Gu Xiong like this?"

"Father, I don't know what exactly happened. It might be a sudden mental breakdown for Gu Xiong," Jiang Liu said coldly.

"Sir, I was in a highly concentrated mental state, like a bowstring pulled to the limit, and it broke," Gu Xiong sat up. "But it's not a big deal; a simple surgery can completely cure me. My will is still clear."

"That's good. I'll send you to a more advanced city for surgery immediately," the middle-aged man, who was the high-ranking executive of the Sun and Moon Group, Jiang Zhenyue, said. He was tall and imposing, and his casual hand movement gave a sense of holding great power, making people fear him. "You are an intermediate hypnotist, and you have been loyal to our Sun and Moon Group for many years. I won't let anything happen to you."

"Thank you, sir," Gu Xiong's face showed no emotion.

Then several people appeared and carried him out.

"The police department just sent me a letter, hoping that our Sun and Moon Group upholds human law and asks you to explain today's incident," Jiang Zhenyue threw a letter.

"This matter doesn't need to be explained to the police department. What does a small police department matter to our Sun and Moon Group?" Jiang Liu casually threw the letter into the trash, showing contempt for human law.

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