Ning Zhuo immediately recalled every moment when the Buddha Heart Demon Seal was activated and summarized their common points.
He quickly discovered: every time the Treasure Seal was activated, it was when he was feeling restless and his mental state was unbalanced.
It was when he formally took action, using the Heart Seal to command the mechanical monkeys to riot.
It was when Zhu Xuanji saved Yuan Dasheng.
It was when Ning Zhuo broke into the backyard bedroom and saw the unconscious Yuan Dasheng, almost wanting to take direct action.
When Yuan Er refused to hand over Yuan Dasheng after being subdued, Ning Zhuo's anxiety made him want to take action as well.
"Is this the clash of fates, making my mind unstable? Emotions nearly out of control. If a mistake is made, it will definitely give Yuan Dasheng a new chance at life."
"On one hand, I relied on reason to force myself to remain calm. On the other hand, the Buddha Heart Demon Seal also secretly supported me, helping me at least four times."
To save others is to walk the path of demons; to save oneself is to walk the path of Buddha!
After discovering this truth, Ning Zhuo broke out in a cold sweat once more.
It turned out that many hidden dangers were lurking in this matter, which Ning Zhuo had not realized at all. If he had not learned about the theory of fate from Han Ming, he might not have understood it for a long time.
"From this, it seems that the Buddha Heart Demon Seal should be a treasure capable of guarding one's fate. Activating the Buddha statue to save oneself can avoid emotional interference brought about by the clash of fates and strictly prevent mistakes on one's part."
Ning Zhuo secretly rejoiced that through this incident, he had discovered another function of the Buddha Heart Demon Seal.
"However, in this way, my talent becomes uncertain."
Previously, he had estimated his talent to be superior. But now, he might only have upper-class talent. The reason he was able to eliminate Yuan Dasheng this time was partly due to Yuan Er dragging Yuan Dasheng down and partly due to his own Buddha Heart Demon Seal protecting him.
Ning Zhuo sat cross-legged on a cushion, cultivating the Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique.
"The clear mirror has no doubts, nurturing the heart's ride. Seeing that the five aggregates are all empty, overcoming all suffering and disasters."
"Reflect on the emptiness of all phenomena, neither arising nor ceasing, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing. Reflect back on one's nature.
Hold this long in the heart, without form, sensation, perception, mental formations, or consciousness, without eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind, without form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharma, without the realm of eyes to the realm of consciousness, without ignorance and also without the end of ignorance..."
After an incense stick's time, Ning Zhuo slowly opened his eyes, with a slight smile on his face.
"Third layer of Spirit Refining."
"Now I can push open that Buddhist door and begin exploring."
After understanding the theory of fate, Ning Zhuo pondered where his opportunity lay.
The most likely place was the Magma Fairy Palace.
He simultaneously cultivated the Three Elixir Fields, currently at the third layer of Qi Refinement, the third layer of Essence Refining, and though Spirit Refining was slower, it had now caught up.
Without hesitation, Ning Zhuo immediately responded to the mark of the "trial disciple" and his soul entered the Immortal Palace.
Relying on various spells, Ning Zhuo advanced effortlessly, quickly reaching the front of the three gates.
The checkpoints of the Dao Sect and the Demon Sect were quite challenging; Ning Zhuo did have hopes of passing through them, but it would require a lot of time and effort.
With the death crisis previously brought by Yuan Dasheng, Ning Zhuo could only first resolve the crisis.
"What lies beyond the Buddhist door?"
"I hope it brings good changes for me."
Ning Zhuo pushed the door open and entered.
The room behind the door was filled with coffins.
Not only on the ground, but coffins also stood embedded in the walls, and several coffins hung from the ceiling by iron chains.
This scene was beyond Ning Zhuo's expectations.
"At least it's not the obstacles or puppets of the Dao and Demon Sects."
At this moment.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit wore a grave and solemn expression, its gaze piercingly fixed on Ning Zhuo.
Although it did not want to give any hints, it had no choice but to transmit crucial information to Ning Zhuo's heart through the Life Hanging Thread.
"Use the Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique, sense the spiritual nature within the coffins through them. Once successful, the coffin lid can be pushed open."
"Choose one, send it to the cremation furnace, and obtain the Spirit Rhythm Mechanism artifact."
"You can also send external corpses to the furnace to acquire the corresponding mechanism."
"Note: This mechanism requires careful maintenance and can be transported in and out of the Magma Fairy Palace!"
Receiving the information, Ning Zhuo immediately tried it out.
His Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique indeed reached the third layer, so communicating with some of the coffins on the ground was not difficult.
Soon, he pushed open a few coffins and found inside them, respectively, a Runaway Fire Snake, a Fire Velvet Mouse, and a Flame Shadow Flower.
All things have spiritual nature.
Ning Zhuo tried connecting with the vertical coffins embedded in the surrounding walls. While the communication was difficult, he vaguely sensed that they were still the beasts and spirit plants of Fire Persimmon Mountain. Only their strength and foundation in life were a notch higher.
"From this, it seems the bodies in the hanging coffins must be of the highest grade." Ning Zhuo tilted his head and used the hangman's noose to hoist himself up.
He touched the surface of a hanging coffin with both hands, fully activating the Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique. This time, the sensing was faint, very blurry, and weak.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit watched intently, monitoring Ning Zhuo's every move, its dragon claws clenched in anxiety.
After the investigation, Ning Zhuo looked around, finally fixing his gaze on a vertical coffin in the wall: "Given my current Spirit Refining level, the Runaway Fire Snake in this coffin is the best target."
Thinking this, Ning Zhuo tilted his head and extended the hanging line to lower himself, then walked to the target vertical coffin.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit let out a hum, impatient to see Ning Zhuo sense this coffin.
But Ning Zhuo stopped moving, caught in hesitation.
The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit grew even more anxious, letting out a low roar and spitting a flame, as if urging Ning Zhuo.
When Ning Zhuo lowered his head in thought, standing still, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit sensed something was wrong, starting to scratch the ground with its hind paws, clearly agitated.
What captured Ning Zhuo's attention was a passage in the information—one could also send external corpses to the cremation furnace to acquire the corresponding mechanism.
The more Ning Zhuo thought about it, the more curious he became: "If I capture a Golden Core Stage demon beast alive and send it into the Magma Fairy Palace, can I get an artifact far surpassing the standard Spirit Rhythm Mechanism?"
Of course, he could not capture a Golden Core Stage demon beast.
Ning Zhuo naturally thought of Yuan Dasheng!
Yuan Dasheng's soul was attached to the Righteous Golden Firmness, making it hard to deal with. Ning Zhuo planned to dig out the bones to create a mechanism.
But now, a ready-made opportunity was right in front of him.
He didn't need to deal with Yuan Dasheng's corpse himself, just bring it here and let the Magma Fairy Palace handle it. Then he could obtain a corresponding mechanism.
This made Ning Zhuo more and more excited.
On one hand, it saved him a lot of trouble and eliminated many potential risks. After all, the sooner Yuan Dasheng's corpse was dealt with, the better.
On the other hand, Ning Zhuo always thought that his mechanical techniques were not very advanced; he had more faith in the craft of the Three Ancestral Masters.
"Bring Yuan Dasheng's corpse in!" Ning Zhuo made the decision.
But how to bring it in?
Ning Zhuo asked in his heart.
In theory, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit should have given the answer at this point.
But at this moment, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit had its mouth tightly shut; no matter how the Fire Whip lashed it, it stubbornly endured without responding!
Ning Zhuo exited the Immortal Palace and returned to the outside world.
He went to Yuan Dasheng's corpse, thought for a moment, and then re-injected the essence blood he had previously drawn back into the ape's body.
He took out two storage bags filled with supplies and placed them respectively on and inside the ape's body.
Then he lay down beside the corpse, one hand touching the ape's corpse, while sensing the trial disciple mark.
In the next moment, he found himself back in the room behind the Buddhist door, with Yuan Dasheng's corpse beside him.
It had worked!