< Chapter 8: Buddha Heart Demon Seal >
"It should be Ning Zhuo begging to handle this matter."
"Not rushing to arrange things for him."
"I am his uncle, his elder!"
"If it really ca to that, wouldn’t it make him so proud that he'd only look down on through his nostrils from now on?"
"How could I continue to discipline him after that?"
But the situation was beyond his control.
The young clan leader, Ning Xiaoren, had already cornered Ning Ze, who was not willing to give up his position as manager.
What should he do?
Ning Ze pondered hard for a long ti but could not find a solution.
In the afternoon, Ning Zhuo returned.
In the main hall, Ning Zhuo t again with Ning Ze and Wang Lan, stating his purpose: "This ti, my main purpose is to take away the daily necessities I use."
During his ti studying at the school, Ning Zhuo’s usual residence had been here. He only went back to live alone on weekends.
Ning Ze feigned interest and inquired about recent developnts.
Internally, Ning Zhuo activated the power of the treasure seal within his sea of consciousness, while verbally, he inford the couple that he had found a job in the Puppet Workshop with good conditions.
After a brief conversation, Ning Zhuo took his leave.
Wang Lan watched his departing figure and snorted coldly: "What Flying Disk Workshop? Never heard of it. What future can such a small workshop have?"
Ning Ze, expressionless, comnted: "Young people are full of vigor. They need to go through so hardships to understand the difficulties of life."
Seeing the stubborn look on Ning Zhuo’s face, Ning Ze felt even more aversion to the idea of using money and connections to help him.
"Wait, maybe I can use his character to co up with a plan." Ning Ze suddenly thought of a good idea.
He sneered: "Ning Zhuo has always been too scholarly, and as a young man, he loves adventure and excitent."
"I recall that many of our family's cultivators have joined the Demon Hunting Society and ventured into the Crimson Fla Demon Molten Cave to hunt volcanic demons."
"I could have soone incite Ning Zhuo to join the demon hunt!"
The great-aunt started to worry: "Wouldn't that be too dangerous?"
She was concerned about money, but she didn't want to see Ning Zhuo hard or killed.
The great-uncle shook his head slightly: "There are already quite a few mbers of the Ning family in the Demon Hunting Society."
"Moreover, this ti the young clan leader asked to procure no less than 80 Ruyi Ropes, clearly indicating that our clan is planning a major exploration of the Crimson Fla Demon Molten Cave."
"By then, with the protection of the clan's power, Xiao Zhuo's safety shouldn't be an issue."
"Xiao Zhuo is young and hot-blooded, loves thrills and adventure, and wants to strive alone for success. He is stubborn, dislikes my arrangents, and is eager to join the Demon Hunting Society! How's that for an explanation? Hahaha."
"The beauty of it is—exploring the Crimson Fla Demon Molten Cave is also a major clan affair. Ning Zhuo would be contributing to the family, and arguably, it's still part of the family business. The young clan leader won't be able to hold this against ."
"Of course, money still has to be spent."
"But, the cost of arranging for Xiao Zhuo to enter the Demon Hunting Society is much less than entering a family enterprise!"
The great-aunt blinked and thought for a mont: "That's a good idea."
"However, as the head of the family."
"Since the clan is planning a major action in the Crimson Fla Demon Molten Cave, there will certainly be many opportunities to distinguish oneself. You ntioned, our Ji…"
The great-uncle suddenly widened his eyes and rebuked, "Are you mad? The battlefield is blind to the sword, what if Ji were to go and sothing were to happen, so mishap occurs? Do you want to see us, the elderly, burying the young?"
"Ah?" The great-aunt was imdiately thrown into panic, hurriedly saying, "I was mistaken, I thought too much. It's safest for Ji to stay at ho and make talismans!"
Neither spouse noticed that just as Ning Zhuo was taking his leave, two streams of blood trickled from his nostrils.
Ning Ze thought this was his own doing and was secretly pleased.
Little did he know, this was actually the result of Ning Zhuo's deliberate influence.
As the sun set, night enveloped Huoshi Immortal City.
Ning Zhuo took a deep breath, his heart tinged with slight nervousness and trepidation, and opened the alchemy furnace.
"Excellent, it indeed passed!"
Seeing the intact chanical Exclusive Monkey, Ning Zhuo relaxed, his heart leaping with joy.
Then, with a thought,
The seal hidden within his sea of consciousness faintly shimred with light.
It was the magical treasure his mother had left him—the Buddha Heart Demon Seal!
The top of the seal was carved with a figure of Buddha and a demon head, back to back, standing in stark contrast. The Buddha's expression was serene, with eyes full of compassion, while the demon looked fierce, its gaze fiery.
The body of the seal was shaped like a round basin, with Sanskrit talismans flickering on and off around it.
The base of the seal was inscribed with immortal script, ancient in style, bearing only four large characters, precisely "我佛心魔."
A single thought can make one a Buddha, a single thought can make one a demon.
I am both Buddha and demon.
The seal, when reflecting upon oneself, embodies the Buddha's compassion, guiding both oneself and others. When directed at others, it can project a cultivator's thoughts and intentions into another's sea of consciousness, influencing and altering their thoughts. At that mont, it becos the heart demon of others.
Ning Zhuo had suffered greatly to keep this treasure hidden, paying a heavy price. His extensive purchases of Gold Thread Jade Dew Cakes were primarily to expand his own sea of consciousness, increase his foundation, and bear the burden of this magical treasure.
He had also reaped many benefits from this treasure! For instance, while disguised as the Young Puppet Master in the black market, and when attacked by demonic cultivators, Ning Zhuo used this treasure to shock his enemies' minds, creating flaws in their defense. Even a montary lapse was often enough to let him erge victorious.
Similarly, today, in order to influence Ning Ze, he forcefully activated the treasure in his presence, drawing a trace of its power. This led Ning Ze to have the "inspiration" to devise the plan of getting Ning Zhuo into the Demon Hunting Society.
However, this had left Ning Zhuo with a weakened spirit and soul, causing his nose to bleed uncontrollably.
"My uncle is at the Foundation Establishnt stage, and I'm only at the third level of the Qi Refining stage. Influencing him is difficult and cos at a cost."
"Unlike when I operated in the black market, where I wore the Cang Tie Han Armor, endowed with the power of Foundation Establishnt, I could invoke more of this seal’s power, easily shaking enemies at the Foundation Establishnt stage."
"But the real purpose of this seal is not here; it is ant for controlling chanisms!"
Ning Zhuo activated the power of the seal, forming a heart imprint.
The heart imprint appeared as a pale pink light, shooting in an instant into the chanical Monkey’s body.
The next mont, the chanical Monkey opened its eyes and leapt out from inside the alchemy furnace!
The chanical Explosive Monkey moved agilely and nimbly around the underground workshop, leaping effortlessly without disturbing a single item. Its movents were delicate and precise, responding fluidly to intent.
If anyone else were to witness this scene, they would be astounded.
There are various thods to control chanisms, with spiritual sense control being mainstream. Normally, to possess spiritual sense, one must be at the Foundation Establishnt stage.
Ning Zhuo had equipped the Exclusive Monkey with a device that receives spiritual sense, indicating that such chanical creations were intended for Foundation Establishnt stage cultivators.
However, even for an experienced Foundation Establishnt stage Puppeteer, it would be challenging to control the Exclusive Monkey with such sensitivity using spiritual sense.
This is because the spiritual sense receiver of the Exclusive Monkey was ingeniously designed by Ning Zhuo with three pellets to save costs, as opposed to the more traditional array plates, significantly reducing control performance. Thus, the issue wasn't the Puppeteer's skill but the inherent limited control capability of the chanical Exclusive Monkey.
Yet, under Ning Zhuo’s control, the Exclusive Monkey moved as if it were a real monkey, remarkably lifelike!
This was all due to the heart imprint.
As the saying goes, "like minds think alike."
Using the Buddha Heart Demon Seal, Ning Zhuo imprinted a heart seal onto the chanical Monkey, allowing him to command it directly with his mind. This thod of control was more convenient and effective than using spiritual sense.
Ning Zhuo tested the monkey’s ability to climb and even store Fire Essence, and all went smoothly.
"Years of preparation have finally culminated in this mont!" The youth felt a deep sense of accomplishnt, his thoughts drifting to the Lava Immortal Palace, his eyes shimring with unwavering determination.
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