Uchiha Shin left Subhuti's place and walked slowly, pondering the matter.
If the monkey's fate was truly predestined, then to dispel his baleful aura, he had to keep killing. That was why he wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court in Journey to the West.
But later, Buddha had suppressed him beneath Five Finger Mountain for several hundred years. Why hadn't he died from his excessive baleful aura?
Could it be that Buddha had some way to cure the monkey?
Uchiha Shin wanted to ask Buddha, but it seemed somewhat inappropriate. After all, Buddha had only just dealt with him.
But Golden Cicada had come, so he could talk to him about it.
"Senior Brother Golden Cicada." He told him about the monkey's situation.
Golden Cicada said, "There is no such method in Buddhism. If one wished to achieve that, at most there is the puppet art of Buddhism."
"Puppet art? What kind of technique is that?" Uchiha Shin was hearing of it for the first time.
Lowering his voice, Golden Cicada said, "This method is not a proper spell. It is used to erode a person's heart and, over time, quietly alter their fate without Heaven noticing."
Uchiha Shin's eyes lit up. That sounded like a good method.
"However, those whose fate is altered will gradually become like puppets, restrained in every way by the one using the puppet art. They will never again have freedom and can only rely upon that person's fate. If he dies, you die; if he lives, you live. Moreover, he can kill you at any time," Golden Cicada continued.
Uchiha Shin's heart jolted. This method absolutely could not be used.
At the same time, he recalled the story from Journey to the West. After the monkey was suppressed beneath Five Elements Mountain, he happily