Follow-up Consultation

"Our Hanging Gourd Sect's life-preserving art is called the Turtle Breathing Technique. Whenever we face mortal danger, we can enter the Turtle Breathing Technique to preserve our lives. In that state, the body is like a corpse and fears neither hunger nor thirst. We only wake when the danger has passed!"

A person remained conscious while the Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique kept them alive, whereas the Hanging Gourd Sect's Turtle Breathing Technique left them in a state akin to death.

Under the Turtle Breathing Technique, not only did one's bodily functions slow to a minimum, but the damage caused by injuries also progressed more slowly.

The Medical School's Nine Revolutions Qi Uniting Technique could prolong life and even give its practitioner a chance to save themselves. The advantage of the Turtle Breathing Technique was that it reduced the damage caused by injuries, making it easier for others to provide treatment.

Each of the two life-preserving arts had its strengths and weaknesses.

Yi Shuo did not normally live at the Zheng residence, instead staying in communal housing assigned by the court. But ever since Zheng Wukong had called Yi Shuo back for a physiognomy reading, Yi Shuo had been making frequent trips to the Zheng residence.

By evening, Yi Shuo had returned, arriving considerably sooner than Zheng Wukong's other two students.

After Yi Shuo had examined the patients and revived Chunyu Tiying, who explained what had happened, everyone's hearts settled.

"So Elder Zheng won't die," Zhang Xuezhou said, seeking confirmation.

"The Taichi Acupoint is too hard to find," Chunyu Tiying said weakly as she lay there. "Without entering the Sole Self Realm, we can only risk our lives testing these acupoints, and only we ourselves can sense them clearly!"

"I told you two to stop arguing!"

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