I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 254 - 113: Master Acupuncture Techniques Revealed Again

To rise, the number of people studying traditional Chinese medicine needs to move towards Western medicine, and for this, certain stubborn ideas must be discarded, and some unique skills should be completely taught to those willing to learn.

But after listening to Zhou Jiande's words, Lu Xuan felt he had realized a new world.

Will what Zhou Jiande said happen?

Yes, it definitely will.

Although Lu Xuan hoped everyone would study traditional Chinese medicine, he didn't want the acupuncture secrets he painstakingly obtained to end up as tools for unscrupulous people to profit from, rather than benefiting all learners of traditional Chinese medicine.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan nodded towards Zhou Jiande: "Thank you, Elder Zhou, for the reminder. I will be cautious and will never teach it to anyone unreliable."

Hearing this, Zhou Jiande felt relieved. He was truly worried that Lu Xuan, being too passionate, would carelessly pass on his knowledge to anyone studying traditional Chinese medicine, ultimately turning his creations into someone else's possessions.

"Shall we continue?"

"Sure..."

Just as Lu Xuan finished speaking, he saw that the previously treated patient was looking at them with a sullen face. Seeing the acupuncture needles on him, Lu Xuan couldn't help but remind: "Elder Zhou, perhaps we should remove his needles first."

Only then did Zhou Jiande remember that there was still a patient with inserted needles: "Look at me, listening too intently almost made me overlook an important matter."

After speaking, Zhou Jiande swiftly removed the acupuncture needles from the patient's body and advised: "After a few more sessions, there should be improvements."

The middle-aged man nodded at Zhou Jiande, then glanced at Lu Xuan. Just now, he thought Lu Xuan was too young, but now it seemed that this young man's skills were no less than Dr. Zhou's! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Moreover, it seemed he might even be stronger in some ways.

The woman who had come in earlier for her lower back pain couldn't help but speak out when she saw they were planning to continue: "Dr. Zhou, could you help me with the acupuncture now? I don't know how long you will keep talking, and I can't just wait here indefinitely."

Zhou Jiande thought for a moment and then shook his head: "In your case, using Mountain Burning Fire is the best choice, with the best effect. Other acupuncture methods might work too, but they are not as effective as the Mountain Burning Fire acupuncture secret technique. How about... waiting a bit longer? Perhaps you'll witness the birth of Mountain Burning Fire."

The woman, upon hearing this, thought for a moment, and although she wanted to finish the treatment early and leave, hearing Zhou Jiande's high regard for Mountain Burning Fire intrigued her, so she agreed.

Although she couldn't understand, after listening for so long, she felt it must be amazing.

It seemed really impressive.

Especially since these words came from the young Lu Xuan, she was somewhat surprised.

Particularly seeing that Dr. Zhou held Lu Xuan in such high esteem, she instinctively believed that Lu Xuan was capable of mastering Mountain Burning Fire.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Lu Xuan knew he had to speak, but instinctively swallowed his saliva first, "Elder Zhou, do you have any disposable cups? Let me have some water to drink. After talking for so long, my mouth is quite dry."

"Yes, yes, yes," Zhou Jiande said three times yes.

How could there be no water?

Even if there was none, it had to appear.

Without waiting for Zhou Jiande to speak, his students quickly reacted and poured Lu Xuan a glass of water.

After drinking it all in one go, Lu Xuan continued from where he left off: "Continuing from the previous point, let me explain my understanding of 'all delicately rub it.' The text refers to 'all,' naturally, both Mountain Burning Fire and Heaven-piercing Cold techniques require its use.

The operation of the Rubbing Technique is briefly mentioned in another part of the Golden Needle Poem as 'rub to dispel disease,' but without further explanation. Consulting the records in the fourteen methods of Universal Relief Formulas, its application is known to treat deficiency cold and real heat illnesses, showing its beginnings during the late Yuan and early Ming period. Hence, Xu Feng's incorporation of it into the Mountain Burning Fire and Heaven-piercing Cold techniques is quite standard.

The operation of the Rubbing Technique is mentioned in Acupuncture Inquiry: 'After inserting the needle, rub it inside or outside, like rubbing thread, but do not twist it too tightly... Left turn (with the thumb forward, forefinger backward) insert for heat, right turn (with the thumb backward, forefinger forward) lift for cold.'

Essentially, it is the combined application of twisting replenishing and draining with insertion and extraction replenishing and draining, both determined by the practitioner's position.

Thus, when applying it in the Mountain Burning Fire and Heaven-piercing Cold techniques, it should be handled by combining insertion and extraction methods, meaning Mountain Burning Fire requires left turning during tight pressing, while Heaven-piercing Cold requires right turning during tight lifting.

However, the text emphasizes using insertion and extraction with nine six, only mentioning 'all delicately rub it' at the end, suggesting that the Xu Family's intent indicates a hierarchy of importance that must not be overlooked."

At this point, Zhou Jiande was already thankful that today was Lu Xuan's first day at the clinic, and since he hadn't advertised beforehand, no patients registered under his name, and all other internal medicine doctors' clinic doors were closed. Otherwise, Lu Xuan wouldn't have had the leisure to wander around, much less walk into his acupuncture clinic, possibly missing the chance to witness the rebirth of acupuncture's ultimate techniques.

He stared intently at Lu Xuan, wanting more.

I want to hear more.

At this moment, Zhou Jiande resembled a student eager for knowledge, confronting a wise teacher, wishing to absorb all the teacher's knowledge completely.

Lu Xuan also lived up to expectations, and after a brief hesitation, he continued narrating: "To sum up, I believe that the specific operations of Mountain Burning Fire and Heaven-piercing Cold should be, where Mountain Burning Fire mainly uses the replenishing techniques of Xu Ji, insertion and extraction, nine six, and opening and closing, combined with the replenishing method of the rubbing technique.

For needle insertion and maneuvering, the practice should first insert the needle into the Celestial Department, which is the upper third of the point's depth, then slowly lift and press nine times, turning left while pressing the needle;