Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1485 - 1482: Nine Needle Technique Profound Truths

The Purple Clarity Collection records: There are nine palaces on the head, corresponding to the Nine Heavens, with one palace in the middle called the Mud Pill, also known as the Yellow Court and Kunlun. The Mud Pill Palace is the head of the body and the master of divine beings. This "divine being" is not the celestial immortal but the human Divine Soul.

Under normal circumstances, when the True Qi of an Ancient Martial Artist flows into the Mud Pill Palace, the True Qi nourishes the person’s Divine Soul, strengthening spiritual power. But Wang Wanxi is not in a normal situation; her Divine Soul and bodily meridians are damaged. This damage does not affect her health but does affect her realm.

At this moment, True Qi, carrying the essence of the elixir, enters the Mud Pill Palace. It’s like applying medicine to a knife wound, where the pain is comparable to being cut again, and then the wound slowly heals amidst pain and itchiness.

Wang Wanxi’s situation is more severe than a knife wound; it’s like a misaligned bone that must be broken and reconnected, so for that instant of pain, she feels her head about to explode, followed by persistent numbness.

Pain and numbness alternate, and now she only has these two sensations. If someone were to chop her head with a knife, she might not even know. Sweat beads soon appear on her forehead and face, rolling down and gradually soaking her dress.

"If it weren’t for her strong will, guarding the last bit of clarity on the Spirit Platform, she would have fainted long ago. If she fainted, the Nine Reversals Marrow Changing Pill would be wasted," Ling Zishan murmured, her eyes filled with admiration and respect.

Lin Tian slightly furrowed his brow, speaking calmly, "Aunt Wang, hold onto the Spirit Platform, I am preparing to apply needles to your Bai Hui acupoint."

Wang Wanxi did not respond to him, but he knew she could hear. Lin Tian flicked his wrist, and a golden thread snaked out like a spirit serpent. Pinching the end of the golden thread, he expertly inserted the needle tip into the Bai Hui acupoint atop Wang Wanxi’s head.

The Bai Hui acupoint is a critical point; improper depth or technique can lead to the recipient fainting, becoming disabled, or even dying.

Yet Lin Tian at this moment was like a supreme swordsman, the golden thread his sword, moving fluidly and freely, with precision measured to the smallest degree.

Ling Zishan and Tang Ziqing were both Innate Experts, especially Tang Ziqing, who had deep insights into swordsmanship. She instantly recognized the brilliance of the Nine Needle Technique. She saw not just an acupuncturist but a swordsman wielding a sword, with every force, angle, speed, and even each tremor holding profound mysteries.

What Tang Ziqing didn’t know was that Xiao Manxue, upon witnessing Lin Tian using the Nine Needle Technique, was inspired and gained insights into many principles of swordsmanship. The same was happening to her, and she, having a higher realm than Xiao Manxue, saw even more mysteries.

"Previously, I had doubts, thinking the Nine Needle Technique borrowed Gui Guzi’s name. Now it seems that only someone like Gui Guzi could create such a mysterious acupuncture skill," Ling Zishan spoke softly.

"Yes, it’s not just a simple acupuncture skill," Tang Ziqing nodded in agreement.

Lin Tian deftly flicked the golden thread, transmitting skilful force through it, causing Wang Wanxi’s acupoint to feel varying speeds and intensities, stimulating the True Qi flowing through the Bai Hui acupoint. The True Qi carried the essence of the elixir, and stimulating the True Qi essentially amplifies the medicine’s effects.

At the same time, he controlled the speed and intensity of three energy flows impacting, with the golden thread like a dam in front of the Mud Pill Palace, alleviating Wang Wanxi’s pain.

"Aunt Wang, I didn’t use needles to ease the pain initially because I needed the medicinal effect to immediately trigger hidden dangers and had to maximize its stimulation. I hope Aunt Wang understands," Lin Tian explained softly.

Wang Wanxi slowly opened her eyes, her long eyelashes still trembling slightly, clearly enduring head pain, but compared to the beginning, it was much better.

She could not move, only roll her eyes to show understanding of Lin Tian’s words. Lin Tian sighed slightly with relief, thinking in his heart, if only that mischievous Ling Shuiyao were not around; otherwise, she would be clamoring, asking why needles weren’t used from the start.

This might also be why Ling Zishan didn’t bring her here; her disruptive personality could potentially cause normal treatment to go awry.

"Wang Wanxi, next, I will apply acupuncture to the Laogong Acupoint on your palms and the Yongquan Acupoint on your soles, guiding True Qi and elixir essence through the meridians, completing a cycle of circulation," Lin Tian remarked again.

Lin Tian needed her to cooperate in controlling the True Qi, lest it run amok and harm the meridians and visceral organs. Wang Wanxi blinked again, indicating understanding of Lin Tian’s words.

After withdrawing the needle from the Bai Hui acupoint, Lin Tian smoothly withdrew the golden thread and decisively inserted it into Wang Wanxi’s palm center. "Hands take on work, acupoint in the palm," hence the palm center acupoint is called Laogong Acupoint.

The purpose of needling the Laogong Acupoint, besides guiding True Qi and medicinal power, had another layer of meaning. Because the Laogong Acupoint belongs to the Fire Element of the Five Elements, employing a special method in the Nine Needle Technique to needle this acupoint can clear heart fire, calming the spirit.

At this moment, Wang Wanxi had True Qi surging within and was troubled by external head pain. Heart fire could easily rise. Wang Wanxi guarded the last bit of clarity on the Spirit Platform with her extraordinary will, already extremely difficult and arduous. If heart fire rose, burning away her clarity, then the treatment would be deemed a failure.

As Lin Tian’s golden thread vibrated, Wang Wanxi felt a coolness emanating from the Laogong Acupoint, spreading along her arms and coursing through her body. When it passed through her head, her spirit was invigorated, and the previously languid Divine Soul was suddenly revitalized.

"Hoo..." Wang Wanxi slightly parted her lips, exhaling a breath of turbid air. The release of turbid air brought considerable refreshment, further alleviating the intense pain shrouding her head.

Tang Ziqing and Ling Zishan exchanged glances, their expressions slightly relaxed. They truly hadn’t expected the formidable power hidden in Lin Tian’s golden thread.

"Double Foot Yongquan Acupoint!" Lin Tian uttered sharply, the golden thread withdrawn from Laogong Acupoint trembled slightly and pierced into the sole’s Yongquan Acupoint.

The previous piercing of Laogong Acupoint used dispersing technique, dispersing heart fire. However, Yongquan Acupoint required "supplementation", being the longevity acupoint. Regular massage could consolidate essence and Qi, communicating blood and Qi.

Lin Tian’s Nine Needle Technique is unique and miraculous, magnifying this effect ten or even a hundred-fold. Wang Wanxi had been resisting intense pain, consuming tremendous physical and mental energy. Having just dispersed heart fire, her body remained in a state of consumption.

The piercing of Yongquan Acupoint matched the Laogong Acupoint forming a positive and a peculiar, yin and yang, the dispersing and the supplementing. Yongquan’s water, rising and bathing the limbs, was like the fingers of one acupuncture session, making Wang Wanxi feel her previously weak body gradually gaining strength.

And this strength originates from the soles of her feet. It’s said in Western legends of a deity whose body’s strength comes from the earth, but only when feet firmly touch the ground can the strength be unending.

In this context, the human Yongquan is the root of humans. When the root lives, so does the person.