I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 257 - 114: Mountain Burning Fire Practical Operation (2)

Primarily, it's because there's no hope. If there was hope, he wouldn't have given up.

But unexpectedly, just as he was about to give up on the research of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold, a miracle happened.

Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold were brought back to life at the hands of the twenty-something-year-old Lu Xuan.

The excitement in Zhou Jiande's heart was imaginable.

Zhou Jiande's two students also had their mouths wide open, faces full of disbelief.

With the success of the Mountain Burning Fire experiment, Lu Xuan did not stop. He inserted the acupuncture needle he had just withdrawn into another acupuncture point.

The needle was inserted straight into the Earth Department, and there he performed the Tighten and Slow Press technique six times, turning the needle to the right upon lifting; then withdrew to the Human Department, repeating the insertion, rotation, and withdrawal six times again; finally withdrew to the Celestial Department, performing the same technique, completing this forward and backward technique, yet he did not feel any coolness.

However, Lu Xuan did not give up. The first degree of warmth was not felt immediately; it was only at the second degree that he felt it.

Following the needle manipulation technique used the first time, Lu Xuan needled again, but still, he did not feel any coolness at the second degree.

"Could it be that my technique is flawed?"

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, gritting his teeth, completed the third needling. As the acupuncture needle retreated for the third time into the Celestial Department, a wave of coolness quickly emerged from beneath the needle.

After feeling the coolness, Lu Xuan's technique differed from the previous Mountain Burning Fire. He did not rush to remove the needle but instead slowly lifted the needle, shaking it forward to enlarge its hole, not closing the acupuncture point.

And at the moment he withdrew the needle, the wave of coolness that had just barely emerged expanded rapidly.

Drawing Yin to expel Yang, guiding the excessive internal heat from the Earth Department step by step to disperse into the Celestial Department, Yin replaces Yang—this is called "Inverting Yin."

"Did...did it succeed?"

Zhou Jiande's voice was trembling,

Lu Xuan turned to look at him, nodding heavily: "It succeeded."

At this moment, Zhou Jiande was also thoroughly moved.

Faced with a woman's cold back pain, he just casually asked, but he didn't expect that this young person, who had only been exposed to acupuncture for ten days, really managed to recreate the two great achievements of acupuncture, which numerous masters have never done!

"A master of a generation!"

Zhou Jiande thought emotionally, his face full of joy, as the successful revival of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold was definitely a shocking event for acupuncture.

"What was the feeling?"

"At the moment the needle was pulled out, that faint coolness suddenly multiplied countless times, sinking from the Celestial Department to the Earth Department at an astonishing speed. This phenomenon is entirely opposite to Mountain Burning Fire, which draws the fire from the Celestial Department to the Earth Department, while Heart-piercing Cold directs the fire from the Earth Department to the Celestial Department to disperse, where Yang leaves and Yin comes."

Lu Xuan carefully described the sensation he just experienced.

"Yes, this should be what was described in the Golden Needle Poem as Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold."

Zhou Jiande was greatly excited: "It succeeded, it really succeeded, Dr. Lu, you successfully revived the two great achievements in the history of acupuncture, and these two achievements will redefine acupuncture's pinnacle all because of you."

At this moment, not only Zhou Jiande but Lu Xuan was also deeply moved.

Lu Xuan had certainly heard of the two great achievements of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold, but he hadn't intended to learn them before, mainly wanting to lay a solid foundation first, as even knowing the practical principles of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold, it would have been challenging to recreate these achievements without a strong base.

In fact, this was indeed the case.

Without the initial guidance from Zhou Jiande, who taught him the basics of needle insertion and manipulation, even knowing the practical principles of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold might have made it challenging to succeed on the first attempt.

The techniques of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold may sound easy, but only after performing them can one grasp the level of difficulty involved.

Lu Xuan humbly said: "The revival of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold also credits Elder Zhou's contribution. If it weren't for your hands-on guidance in needle insertion and manipulation, even with knowledge of the principles, I might have struggled to recreate them today."

"This has nothing to do with me."

Zhou Jiande shook his head, unwilling to take credit: "The techniques of needle insertion and manipulation, even if I hadn't mentioned them, given your talent, with diligent practice, you could master them very well in a month or two, achieving mastery in a year or two with no issue.

The revival of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold is entirely your achievement, don't connect it with me. My mind is very clear; if I had that ability, I'd have figured out the practical principles of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold long ago rather than waiting until today, wouldn't I?

Moreover, I'm not afraid to be honest with you; if you hadn't walked into my acupuncture clinic today, I had actually already planned to give up on researching Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold. It's not just a waste of time; it has also significantly impacted my research on other acupuncture therapies.

These past two years, my acupuncture skills have actually been stagnating, which is largely due to researching Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold.

So, please don't say Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold's success has anything to do with me.

It has nothing to do with me. The reason Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold could successfully revive is due to your erudition and talent, as well as your understanding of acupuncture medical terminology, not because of my guidance on needle manipulation."

Seeing Zhou Jiande say this, Lu Xuan didn't know what more to say since insisting might provoke Zhou Jiande to hasten him out.

And Zhou Jiande, initially wanting to try it himself, thought better of it and said: "However, the real effectiveness of Mountain Burning Fire and Heart-piercing Cold is to be seen through treatment. That is the key."