Ling Tian's treatment was underway when, in the adjacent office, someone suddenly exclaimed.
"Quick, look! The patient's white blood cells, platelets, and lymphocytes are increasing!"
"The patient's temperature is gradually decreasing, and they've temporarily escaped danger..."
"My heavens, look! The elder's pulse and blood oxygen saturation are also returning to normal..."
A series of significant changes in the readings excited everyone. After all, the elder's condition had been deteriorating for the past few months, and these numbers clearly reflected that. Now, everything was developing in a positive direction.
Even Su Deshang, who had been reluctant to concede, had to shut his mouth. He had to admit that this young man Ling Tian indeed had some skills. However, he still felt a bit unconvinced and muttered under his breath, "Who knows if this isn't just a final burst of energy before death..."
As if by fate, his words were overheard by Lu Weiguo, who was standing nearby. Lu Weiguo's icy gaze immediately fell upon Su Deshang, and Su Deshang felt a palpable killing intent envelop him.
"Dr. Su, if you lacked the skill to cure my grandfather, I wouldn't blame you. But if someone else has the skill, and you're envious and try to obstruct them, that's not right. Do you believe I can make you experience a final burst of energy before death?"
"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I didn't mean it like that..." Su Deshang quickly explained, wishing he could slap himself. How could he have let his true thoughts slip out? He knew very well that someone like Lu Weiguo was capable of making him experience that "final burst of energy."
Just then, someone suddenly shouted, "The elder has woken up!" Lu Weiguo's attention was immediately drawn away, allowing Su Deshang to narrowly escape.
Elder Lu had indeed woken up. He could feel that his previously withered body seemed to have regained its strength. It had been over half a year since his condition had worsened, and during that time, he had never felt so comfortable in his body.
As Elder Lu opened his eyes, he saw Ling Tian busy at his side. Ling Tian's forehead was beaded with sweat. This kind of treatment was extremely taxing on both physical strength and internal energy. Even for Ling Tian, it was quite strenuous. He not only had to output his true essence but also control it precisely to prevent damage to the elder's fragile tissues and meridians.
"Uhh..." the elder let out a long sigh and then said to Ling Tian, "Young man, thank you."
Ling Tian smiled faintly at Elder Lu.
"You can thank me, but not now. Please close your eyes and rest well, and recover your strength quickly. There's another major surgery today, and I will resolve these lesions for you! If you want to thank me, wait until after the surgery!"
"Alright, I'll do as you say!"
Ling Tian continued the treatment for another hour before withdrawing the needles and leaving the ICU. While he was out, the other medical staff quickly conducted a check-up on the elder's body. The results shocked everyone. The patient's body data and medical images were now displayed before the doctors. They were astonished to find that the inflamed tissues within the elder's body were rapidly shrinking in volume, even returning to their state before the illness struck.
Director Wu, holding the test results, approached Ling Tian. Several other doctors also gathered around. At this moment, Ling Tian had just finished two cups of his specially prepared nutrient solution and was resting with his eyes closed.
"Uh, Dr. Ling Tian, I have a question for you."
"Please, Director Wu."
"We've reviewed the elder's test reports, and they are truly miraculous. The inflammation in the elder's body has been controlled. And all his vital signs are now approaching normal. I think achieving such results is quite unexpected. Perhaps we could use a more conservative and stable treatment method..."
"Yes, perhaps the elder's condition isn't as severe as we initially thought... I think we should still be cautious. Isn't treating him like this perfectly fine for now?" This time, it was Su Deshang speaking again. This fellow was as stubborn as a turtle with its shell cemented on, determined to prevent Ling Tian's treatment method.
Ling Tian let out a cold snort, looked up at everyone, and then said, "Everyone, what do you think is the reason for the elder's body indicators returning to normal?"
"Isn't it because you used acupuncture to stimulate the elder's immune system, making it start working?" asked Director Zhang from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department.
"Do you think the elder's current physical condition, even with my stimulation, would yield such results from his immune system?" Ling Tian retorted.
"Uh, probably not. The elder is at the end of his rope. If his immune system could still function normally, he wouldn't be in such a crisis, and our treatment plans would have had some effect," said Director Zhang.
"Yes, Director Zhang is correct. In fact, everything you are seeing now is an illusion. More precisely, the improvement in the elder's physical condition is not an improvement of his own, but an external force assisting him. Just now, I infused my true qi into the elder's body, temporarily activating his immune system. This means that what is currently supporting his immune system's operation is my true qi. Once this true qi is depleted, his physical condition will revert to its previous state! Currently, his situation can last for about 6 hours at most. After 6 hours, without the infusion of new true qi, his physical state will be the same as before!"
At this point, another doctor spoke up.
"Mr. Ling Tian, I have a rather immature idea. Since your true qi is so effective, could you please inject true qi into the elder daily... and then we can supplement it with medication... Although this would be troublesome and waste your time, I hope you can understand, as Elder Lu has made too many contributions to our country..."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Ling Tian couldn't help but smile wryly, realizing they were treating him like a gas station.
"Everyone, your ideas have some merit, but the problem is, my strength is insufficient! Even if I were to drain all the true qi from my body, it might not be enough to sustain the elder's body's daily consumption, and it would take me several days to recover that true qi! Another point is that using external true qi to maintain bodily functions is like using antibiotics. It will be effective at first, but over time, resistance will develop!"