"Old pot! Don't talk nonsense! You have no idea who you're facing. Let me introduce you..."
Seeing this, Cang Juezi quickly pulled the elder aside and said.
Lao Guo, that was the elder's nickname.
He earned it because he always had a dark expression, as if he disliked everyone he saw.
Fortunately, despite his bad temper, he didn't mind the nickname. Even when his disciples instinctively called him "Elder Guo," he didn't fuss.
"Why are you pulling me? I don't care who he is. As long as what he says doesn't suit me, I'll argue with him to death!"
"Heaven and earth are great, but they are not as great as reason!"
"If he has the guts, let him kill me with a sword! Otherwise, he'd better reason with me and discuss medical skills!"
Elder Guo, however, did not back down from Cang Juezi, stating stubbornly.
Cang Juezi sighed deeply.
He quietly stepped further away.
Just in case the blood splashed on him when Elder Guo was inevitably killed by Ying Chen's sword.
However, Elder Guo, who Cang Juezi believed was doomed, miraculously survived.
Ying Chen did not draw his sword to strike Elder Guo. Instead, he smiled at him.
Although the smile seemed to carry a hint of mockery,
He did smile nonetheless.
"Armchair strategy? What a nostalgic phrase!" Ying Chen exclaimed.
The era of armchair strategy was precisely the era Ying Chen belonged to.
It immediately brought back many memories for Ying Chen.
But he quickly regained his composure and looked at Elder Guo, "Have you ever heard this saying—Man first saves himself, then heaven saves him?"
Elder Guo frowned and asked confusedly, "What do you mean? Don't tell me any of those vague, deceptive theories. I don't believe in that stuff! If you want to convince me, give me a practical, actionable plan!"
"A 3% surgical success rate. I don't believe anyone in this world would dare to claim they could take it on!"
Ying Chen scoffed, "Mediocre doctors treat the surface; good doctors treat the internal; superior doctors do not treat. If your thinking is limited to fixing whatever is broken or removing whatever is diseased, then at best, you are a mediocre doctor, not even a good one, let alone a superior one."
"The saying 'superior doctors do not treat' means that truly skilled physicians do not simply focus on the diseased part but observe the whole. By adjusting the overall state, they achieve a balance of yin and yang."
"This is what I just meant by 'man first saves himself, then heaven saves him.' Humans themselves are a species with infinite potential, possessing terrifying self-regulation abilities. We can develop our brains, create all sorts of intricate instruments; we can also enhance our physical capabilities, move mountains, split rocks, fly through the air, and traverse the earth."
"With a mere disease, why do you believe the human body cannot expel and correct it through self-regulation?"
"Therefore..."
Ying Chen looked at Nannan.
"Since the foreign object in her head cannot be removed through external intervention, it will be expelled through internal guidance!"
"Didn't you say that the foreign object in her head reacts to spiritual power? Therefore, as long as her cultivation raises her qi and blood, she can then use the movement of qi and blood to gradually move the foreign object out of her body, or even dissolve it!"
"This is what is known as 'self-salvation'!"
Ying Chen said sternly and resolutely.
In fact, Ying Chen had already made a deduction about the foreign object in Nannan's brain.
It was highly likely related to Ying Chen's destined artifact!
However, it could not be identified at this stage. It would only become apparent when Nannan reached a certain level of cultivation and her destined artifact absorbed enough vital energy.
Of course, if it were not Ying Chen's destined artifact, then Nannan could simply expel the foreign object by "moving qi and blood" as Ying Chen described.
In any case, this could solve Nannan's muteness and restore her ability to speak!
And Nannan's brief shout of "Dad" in the state of bloodline resonance earlier proved that when qi and blood were running intensely, that foreign object did temporarily lose its effect!
"Moving qi and blood?"
Elder Guo was taken aback when he heard Ying Chen's proposed method.
He then fell into deep thought.
He even squatted down and began drawing on the ground.
Ying Chen glanced over and saw it was an anatomical diagram of the human body.
Elder Guo was mapping out the routes of qi and blood circulation to determine if Ying Chen's method was feasible.
After a long while, Elder Guo suddenly stood up, "Impossible! I've tried over a dozen cultivation methods, and not one can achieve what you've described! To move a foreign object out of the brain, you need qi and blood to surge like a tide, so there's enough power. But surging qi and blood brings a fatal problem: it impacts the brain's nerves, causing the entire central nervous system to be damaged!"
"Therefore, when qi and blood are circulating, it must be ensured that the qi and blood entering the brain is sufficiently gentle, thereby maximizing the safety of the central nervous system."
"But if that's the case, it contradicts the need for surging qi and blood."
"So your method still exists only in theory and can never be achieved!"
"You are still engaging in armchair strategy!"
Faced with Elder Guo's skepticism, Ying Chen chuckled, "Just because you don't understand that cultivation method doesn't mean I don't. But it's not your fault; after all, your aptitude for cultivation is truly dull and your attainment low..."
Elder Guo's face immediately turned red.
He truly had no talent for cultivation. If not for his excellent medical skills, he would never have become an elder.
"A true master can smash mountains with a spear, and also kill a fly with a pinpoint without breaking the window paper. This is called handling a heavy load with lightness."
"Cultivation methods are similar."
"This condition, in the hands of people like you from the Shennong Sect, is indeed an incurable disease. But in my hands, it's a trivial matter!"
"In one month, it will only take one month for her to regain her ability to speak!"
Hiss!
Hearing Ying Chen's words, the scene instantly erupted in a clamor.
Regain the ability to speak in one month through "moving qi and blood, handling a heavy load with lightness"?
Was he joking?
要知道, the disciples with the best aptitude in the Shennong Sect had to cultivate for more than half a year before they could skillfully master the method of moving qi and blood!
Let alone reaching the level of handling a heavy load with lightness!
Not a single disciple in the Shennong Sect had achieved it yet!
Ying Chen was simply telling a fairy tale, not something achievable in reality!
"Who are you trying to fool? If you can do it within a month, I'll put my reputation on the line and become your disciple! I'll serve you day and night, as your servant, for life!" Elder Guo clearly didn't believe him and said coldly.
Ying Chen scoffed, "You wish! Losing and then wanting to become my disciple. Where would such a good thing exist in this world?"
"..." Elder Guo's face instantly turned even darker.
Whether in modern medicine or esoteric medicine, he was considered an authority. To become a disciple of a young man like Ying Chen would be equivalent to losing all face and becoming a laughingstock.
Ying Chen actually thought it was a good thing?
Just as Elder Guo was feeling indignant, he heard Cang Juezi quietly lean over and whisper something in his ear.
Upon hearing it, Elder Guo's face instantly changed dramatically.