Chapter 131 A thousand trees bloom before the dead tree

He Zhilin turned his back to Jiang Xue, looked at the calligraphy and painting "Xuanhu Jishi" on the wall, and spoke slowly.

"The method that can drastically change a person's appearance is not tolerated by doctors in the world. Because it is not actually a medical skill, but a witchcraft."

"It is said that there is a kind of poisonous insect in the Western Frontier. If you use medicine to stimulate it, it can eat flesh and blood and gnaw human bones." He Zhilin frowned, his tone full of pity, "There are people who are good at poisoning. They put this insect into the seven meridians and eight vessels of the human body, and then smear the human skin with strange poison to lure it. The poisonous insect will gnaw along the way on the human body according to the arrangement of the caster."

Jiang Xue's pupils slightly dilated, her thin lips trembling slightly, and she asked in disbelief, "In other words, by controlling this kind of insect, damaging the main body, the purpose of changing appearance and body can be achieved?"

He Zhilin nodded and said, "But this method is almost just a rumor, because there are only a few people who can withstand the torture, and it is now almost lost. I only learned about it when I traveled to Western Xinjiang and consulted ancient books and interviewed the people."

"How can it not hurt to let the poisonous insects eat my flesh?" Jiang Xue's voice trembled, and her face was almost pale. The nails on her palms had pierced her flesh and made it bleed, but she was holding back her tears.

"The poisonous insects gnawed at my flesh like sharp hooks, all over my body. Moreover, I was bitten by the poisonous insects not just once," He Zhilin sighed, and said, "The lifespan of this kind of poisonous insects is not long. After gnawing at my flesh and blood and filling their stomachs, they would explode and die soon after."

"To achieve the goal of truly transforming one's body, planting the Gu worm once is far from enough."

"You need to lure the poisonous insects into your body in the morning, and use acupuncture and internal energy to force the dead poisonous insects out at sunset. Then plant them again the next day. It will take a total of 49 times to succeed."

"Once the poison and toxin enter the body, the skin will immediately ulcerate and fester, like a pool of rotten meat; before the poison worm dies, it will take away the remaining toxin, and after the poison worm is drawn out, the skin will immediately begin to scab and shed."

"That is to say, those who are subjected to this spell will have their skin torn and flesh rotten every morning, unrecognizable, and scabs and peeling skin at night, with scars all over. Every day, they must endure the pain of blood and flesh, and the fact that they have ceased to look human since the spell was cast. This cycle repeats day after day for a total of 49 days."

"So the Gu must be induced with a strange poison. The recipient not only has to endure the pain brought by the Gu worm, but also has to endure the pain of the poison entering the meridians and breaking the lungs. It can really be called an inhuman method."

“There are often those who cannot endure it, and during these 49 days their wills are tortured to the point of collapse, and they have no choice but to give up halfway.”

He lowered his head and sighed deeply, saying, "If you give up halfway, not only will you fail to reshape your appearance, but your face will be completely destroyed, your meridians will be broken, and you will be like a walking corpse. Most people will never be able to live in this world again."

"This kind of magic that can easily harm people's lives can be called evil magic, and it is expressly prohibited by doctors in the world."

"Then...why would anyone still use this method?" Jiang Xue asked.

"Although this method is sinister, it has a very elegant name, called 'Wanmu Chun'." He Zhilin said, "A thousand trees blooming in front of a dead tree means rebirth. There are still several kinds of strange poisons in the world that have no antidote yet. This method can reshape bones and blood, so it has the miraculous effect of tempering bones and removing poisons. It can be said to be a method that can cure all poisons. Some people use this method when they are at the end of their rope and are risking their lives."

"But there is another kind of people," He Zhilin said, "This method can reshape flesh, blood, tendons and bones, so there are rumors in the martial arts world that practicing this method can greatly improve one's own cultivation. There is even a saying that this method can forge strange tendons and meridians, and martial artists can achieve great success and reach the peak. Even people who are weak can practice martial arts more than a hundred times faster than ordinary people after using this method."

"So a hundred years ago, in order to achieve their goals, there were many people in the martial arts world who were willing to take risks and use this evil technique. However, only a few of them succeeded, and countless lives were lost. This method was later banned by the martial arts world."

Remove strange poisons, reshape meridians, and achieve martial arts mastery...

Jiang Xue stood there in a daze. Suddenly, she felt a pain in her chest and her legs went weak. She took several steps back until she held onto the door and was able to stand firmly.

So, is all this correct?

So, Jing Ye, there is no ghost of Xiao Qi in this world, only you who returned from hell, right?

When He Zhilin heard the noise, he turned around quickly, only to see Jiang Xue leaning against the door with a pale face and a dazed look.

He hurriedly stepped forward to support Jiang Xue and asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Jiang Xue shook her head with blank eyes. At this moment, there were no stormy waves in her mind, only a blank.

Seeing this, He Zhilin quickly reached out to take her pulse, frowned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you use the pills I gave you recently?"

After taking Jiang Xue's pulse several times a few days ago, he had already discovered that there were some problems with Jiang Xue's body. Although insufficient qi and blood is a common pulse condition in Qianjinke, Jiang Xue not only had insufficient qi and blood, but also had many other problems such as qi stagnation, blood stasis, and lack of heart strength. Such a pulse condition must be caused by long-term insomnia and excessive worry.

Therefore, the medicine he gave Jiang Xue not only could regulate qi and blood, but also had the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind.

He went to see Jiang Xue for a follow-up checkup a few days ago, and she was clearly much better, which must be due to her continued medication.

But Jiang Xue's pulse was so weak at this moment - he looked up at Jiang Xue and asked, "Your Highness, what happened? Why are you suddenly interested in such a secret method?"

Jiang Xue gently pushed He Zhilin's arm away with her weak hands, walked to the chair with her own weak steps and sat down, lowering her head and said, "It's nothing, I just felt a little scared when I heard it. I didn't know there were such sensational things in the world before, so I was caught off guard and got scared."

She reached out her hand and quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, trying to keep her expression normal, then she raised her head and said to He Zhilin, "I didn't want to ask about this originally, but a good friend of Qiong Shuang asked her to help her learn about this method. She told me about it that day, and I thought that since Brother He came from a medical family, he would definitely know something about it, so I thought of asking you for her."

He Zhilin heaved a sigh of relief, walked to the door and called the servant to make a hot drink, and handed it to Jiang Xue, saying, "This is sweet water made from Cordyceps sinensis and Poria cocos. I asked someone to add more honey and some ginseng roots. Your Highness, drink it to calm your mind."

He said with guilt in his tone: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have made it sound so scary. Your Highness, don't believe it. It's just a rumor. I haven't seen a real case since I started learning medicine."

"But if it's your cousin's friend in the martial arts world, I advise you not to take this risk just for the sake of quick success. Since this method has almost been lost, it must be because the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. If it fails and you end up hurting someone's life, it's not worth it."

Jiang Xue nodded and said softly, "Okay, I understand. I'll tell her."

He Zhilin saw that her complexion had recovered somewhat, and said, "Regarding what Your Highness wants to ask about the poison that the eldest prince was poisoned with—"

Jiang Xue interrupted and said, "You were not in the capital at that time. Given Grandpa He's temper, I'm afraid he won't tell the secret to anyone, especially you. I will try to find out what happened back then, but I didn't think of asking Brother He for any information. It was originally just a reason for me to get Jing Ye away. I can just make up a story and tell him later."

He Zhilin's face was solemn, and he said, "No, Your Highness, maybe I really know something about this matter."