Returning to his room, Han Lang immediately closed and locked the door. He then sat cross-legged at the foot of the bed with joy, beginning to meticulously study the fifth part of the Shen Nong Medical Canon—the Nerves.
The Nerves section differed from the previous four.
It did not specifically collect and summarize skills and methods from a single direction.
For instance, the Grass Scripture primarily contained information on herbs; the Medicine Scripture recorded medicinal formulas; the Pulse Scripture and Acupuncture Scripture documented methods for treating illnesses.
However, the Nerves section was not like that.
It first detailed the contents of the Shen Xi Hand and the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles.
Among these, the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles were also divided into two parts here.
The first part was the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles acupuncture technique that Han Lang had been using, which had miraculous effects on ordinary people. Examples included Qian Kun Ding and Nirvana;
The second part was the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles specifically used to treat cultivators.
Although cultivators were also mortals, their physical strength differed from ordinary people, and thus, the methods of inflicting fatal damage also had some variations.
For example, damage to the spiritual sense and the explosion of the dantian were among the fatal methods that ordinary people could not reach.
The "Shen Hun Ju" that Han Lang used to save Han Kang was actually part of this section.
"I knew something felt strange back then. So, the Shen Hun Ju was indeed prepared for cultivators! If Han Kang's situation hadn't been so special, an ordinary person wouldn't have needed to use an acupuncture technique like 'Shen Hun Ju', right!"
"But then again, if the part of the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles for ordinary people is already so miraculous, does the part for cultivators also have the same miraculous effects? Or, in situations like Brother Tang's, is there also a possibility of medical treatment and recovery?"
As he thought, Han Lang immediately began to browse through the tens of thousands of acupuncture techniques.
It had to be said that the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles contained a vast amount of information. If it were written down, it was hard to say how long it would take to find the desired content among so many acupuncture techniques.
Fortunately, all of this was stored in Han Lang's memory, so browsing was not as complicated as he had imagined. Otherwise, Han Lang estimated that he would not have had the patience to search so carefully.
Hard work pays off!
Before long, he indeed found related content.
"Eight Meridian Fusion! Using divine needles as the foundation, spiritual energy as the guide, inducing the circulation of qi through the meridians, stabilizing the dantian, specifically treating blockages in the extraordinary meridians?"
Han Lang was extremely excited.
"Haha… I'd like to see how Brother Tang plans to thank me this time! Haha…"
Amidst his excitement, he continued to study other content.
"Holy crap! There's even a cultivation mantra!"
Han Lang was somewhat incredulous.
He had not expected that the Nerves section was divine not only because of the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles and the Shen Xi Hand, but also because it contained a complete set of cultivation techniques.
The mantra was called the "Desolate Ancient Immortal Art." Judging by its description, it was an ancient mantra of no great difficulty.
The mantra had eighteen layers, which also seemed to correspond to the name of the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles.
Every six layers constituted a stage, totaling three stages.
The first stage was easy to cultivate and progressed quickly, with a similar effect to the "Coiling Dragon Heart Refining Art" that Han Kang had learned;
The difficulty of the second stage slightly increased, but the progress significantly slowed down;
The third stage became directly difficult to cultivate and slow to progress, with a low chance of ascension.
This was almost a common problem for this type of mantra!
Smooth progress in the early stages meant difficulty in the later stages.
Unlike higher-level mantras such as the "Mortal Cultivation Art," which were difficult in the early stages but became smooth and easy in the later stages, it was the opposite.
"This isn't right, it shouldn't be!" Han Lang was somewhat confused.
"The Divine Farmer Heavenly Doctor had superb medical skills. Over the years, there should have been many opportunities to obtain high-level cultivation mantras! Why does this section only record the 'Desolate Ancient Immortal Art'?"
"Could it be… to focus more energy on researching medical skills? And the purpose of cultivation is merely self-preservation?"
"Then am I, this half-baked successor, also too unprofessional?"
Han Lang couldn't figure out this question.
Compared to the "Mortal Cultivation Art," the "Desolate Ancient Immortal Art" was indeed far inferior.
Apart from interpreting the explanation that the successive generations of Divine Farmer Heavenly Doctors needed to focus more energy on medical research, Han Lang could not think of any other reason to explain why the Divine Farmer Heavenly Doctor lineage only passed down this single cultivation mantra!
"Eh, whatever! I have a better one anyway, I just won't practice this one!"
With that, he stopped dwelling on it and continued to browse through the subsequent content.
However, the sentence that caught his eye next made him freeze on the spot!
"Shen Nong Needle Control Art, mortals… can slay immortals? Is this… a spell technique?"
Han Lang was shocked.
Although his memories from the Otherworld Medicine Venerable contained many high-level spell techniques for him to choose from, the introductory phrase "mortals can slay immortals" deeply attracted him.
With an excited heart, Han Lang continued to learn more about this spell technique called "Shen Nong Needle Control Art."
"To cultivate this art, one must first master the acupuncture techniques of the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles!"
"When the divine needles enter acupoints, flowing is for healing, reversing is for killing. Divine sense controls the golden needles, killing people invisibly…"
Han Lang was stunned.
After understanding it word by word, he realized that this needle control art was incredibly powerful.
Firstly, the needle control art was somewhat similar to the sword control art, both being spell techniques that used divine sense to control magical artifacts for attack;
The difference was that the size difference between needles and swords was huge, so the consumption for control was naturally much smaller.
It was precisely because of this that
flying needles were usually more flexible to control and were often overlooked by opponents.
However, where there are advantages, there are also disadvantages.
Because flying needles were too small, the wound surface during killing was naturally small, and the lethality was greatly reduced.
But these disadvantages were insignificant for the Divine Farmer Heavenly Doctors who were proficient in medical skills.
Because they knew precisely the location and function of every major acupoint in the body.
As long as the golden needles entered the acupoints, at best they could block the major meridians of the body, reducing the enemy's combat power, and at worst, they could cause instant death;
Moreover, the Shen Nong Needle Control Art did not control just one golden needle.
Instead, like the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles, it controlled eighteen golden needles!
Although this would require a relatively higher level of divine sense from the cultivator, its lethality also increased exponentially!
Imagine, when fighting, eighteen flying needles each taking their own path, like eighteen cultivators, attacking different vital points simultaneously.
Each needle could accurately block a major acupoint, and combined, they could control the major meridians of the opponent's body, just like the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles.
It was just that the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles were used for healing in a flowing manner, while the Shen Nong Needle Control Art used the theory of the Shen Nong Eighteen Needles to kill in reverse! 138 Reading Network
"As expected, flowing is for healing, and reversing is for killing! With the ever-changing Shen Nong Eighteen Needles and tens of thousands of acupuncture methods, doesn't that mean the Shen Nong Needle Control Art has tens of thousands of moves?"
"Moreover, with the medical theory of the Divine Farmer Heavenly Doctor as the foundation, let alone eighteen needles, even one needle could cause instant death!"
"Powerful, it's too powerful! With this Shen Nong Needle Control Art, killing opponents one or two levels higher should be completely effortless from now on, right? Haha…"
After basically understanding the Shen Nong Needle Control Art, Han Lang could hardly suppress his joy.
If he hadn't only been at the twelfth level of Qi Condensation, he would have wanted to try it out immediately.
But now, he could only restrain himself and continue to research other content.
"Huh, what is this? Tian Yan Fa?"