This could prevent some elite students from becoming rash and doing something extreme. For those with darker minds, the destructiveness brought about by amplified emotions would be even greater.
Of course, there was another method: using one's environment and various positive activities, combined with conditioning-type Breathing Techniques, to guide the mind toward a positive state and consciously overcome these urges. This was exactly what he was doing now, as it was more effective than simply taking medication. Restraining oneself was also a form of training.
One was a matter of the body, the other of the mind. Only after gaining control over both could a person be considered a master of themself, rather than a mere slave to instinct.
According to the materials Cheng Zitong had given him, Fighters in the old era had also been aware of this issue. Sometimes they would even light an Incense Burner and chant Scripture to focus their minds.
