Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 646 - 645 How is this possible? [Vote for monthly pass]
"Grandma, I'm serious. Although all your organs are weakened, and your life energy is fading, fortunately, your kidneys are in a relatively better condition, and your brain is still clear and your thoughts coherent. Otherwise, if your mind were muddled and your kidneys were also aged and failing, then I would truly have no solution," Ge Dongxu said solemnly, seeing the elderly lady speak of what lies beyond this life and the others shedding tears around her.
All her organs being weakened signifies organ aging, and the waning life energy indicates that the breath of life within the elderly is gradually weakening.
The aging of either one of these aspects is a natural law, which for other doctors is an irreversible change; they can only try to find ways to delay its progression.
This is different from being sick or injured. Whether sick or injured, the essence of the organs is still young, and the very breath of life is still brimming with vitality.
It's like how children can quickly recover from fractures and can even heal without future issues. But if a middle-aged or old person breaks a bone, not only is their recovery slow, but it's also unlikely they'll recover completely because their organs and the breath of life within them are no longer young.
Wu Yili's grandmother is in this very situation—it's not illness, but genuine aging. Even with Yang Yinhou's medical skills, at most he could only extend her life by a month, which was both the limit of Yang Yinhou's abilities and, in his view, the ultimate potential of Wu Yili's grandmother's life.
Had Ge Dongxu not advanced to the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation before this, even with his medical skills, the outcome would probably only be slightly better than Yang Yinhou's, at most just another month or half a month longer.
But Ge Dongxu had not only already cultivated to the Eighth Layer but had also recently made a breakthrough to the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation.
As such, the result was entirely different.
At the Eighth Layer, by practicing the Cultivation Technique of Embracing Simplicity and the Nine Pills, one could form a vortex of True Qi in the kidneys.
The kidneys store innate essence, the fundamental Yin and Yang, which are the core of the Yin and Yang of the organs. They contain the essence of the five organs and six bowels and are the repository where the true vitality is sealed.
When resuscitating patients in the hospital, especially when the heart suddenly stops or during shock, adrenaline injections are used; essentially, this amounts to stimulating and overdrafting the patient's life energy.
That's why when doctors carelessly prescribe steroids, especially to children, they are actually squandering and overdrawing their life energy. In the beginning, because the kidneys contain abundant inherent source and vitality, one might not notice any problems and might think that using steroids reduces fever and joint pain effectively, making them happy. Little do they know, they are spending their life energy.
Wu Yili's grandmother mainly aged prematurely due to the early loss of her husband and the hardships of raising her children, resulting in overwork. However, her kidneys had not overdrafted her vitality excessively.
This aspect was something that Zhu Dongyu, Tang Yiyuan, and even Yang Yinhou had not been able to observe with their medical skills; and even if they could observe it, it would only be superficially.
But Ge Dongxu was different. His True Qi had already entered the kidneys forming a vortex, granting him a thorough understanding of the kidney's condition. Hence, when he took the elderly woman's pulse, his True Qi could carefully investigate the true state of her kidneys. Even during treatment, he could stimulate and nurture the elderly woman's kidneys and the life energy within them with his True Qi.
And this was something Yang Yinhou was currently far from capable of achieving.
Of course, if the elderly woman's brain had also declined to confusion, Ge Dongxu might be powerful, but his current knowledge of the brain was limited. He could treat brain injuries, but if the brain was aged and confused, he would be at a loss.
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Ge Dongxu's voice echoed in the room, his expression earnest. Now everyone realized that what Ge Dongxu had just said wasn't just consoling or auspicious talk but serious words, and they were all astounded.
"Is it true? Dongxu, is this really true? Can my grandma live several more years?" After a while, Wu Yili finally snapped to attention, seizing Ge Dongxu's hand with an excited face, her smooth, delicate cheeks still wet with glistening tears.
"Of course, it wouldn't be a joke to speak of such matters. Given my teacher's grandmother's current condition, I certainly can't promise a life of a hundred years, but another eight to ten years? Definitely possible," Ge Dongxu nodded and replied.
"Eight to ten years!" Ge Dongxu's words exploded like a thunderclap in everyone's ears. If it hadn't been for the praises from Yang Yinhou and Tang Yiyuan earlier, everyone would probably have rushed up to denounce him for spouting nonsense and making empty promises.
"You, you can really extend Madam Liu's life by another eight to ten years? How, how is that possible?" After a long while, Zhu Dongyu asked with a trembling voice.
As a National Medical Master, he understood all too well the elderly's physical condition and what an extra eight to ten years meant for medicine?
It was nothing short of a miracle!
Moreover, if it were true, it would mean that Ge Dongxu's medical skills were not just on another level compared to Yang Yinhou!
But how could that be possible?
One was merely around twenty years old, and the other was a nearly hundred-year-old veteran in traditional Chinese medicine!
One was a junior brother, and the other was a senior brother!
Principal Zhang and the others also stared intently at Ge Dongxu. Although they believed in Dongxu because of the prior endorsements from Yang Yinhou and Tang Yiyuan, the figure of eight to ten years was just too shocking for them to take in.
"Since Dongxu has said so, Madam Liu's lifespan will only be longer, not shorter," Yang Yinhou said, glancing at Zhu Dongyu with dissatisfaction for doubting his junior brother, and then spoke out.
The weight of Yang Yinhou's words was naturally different from the young Ge Dongxu. As soon as he spoke, the entire room fell so silent that the sound of a pin dropping on the floor would have been heard, while Zhu Dongyu shockingly gazed at Ge Dongxu with trembling lips, unable to utter a word for a long time.
"Dongxu, could it be that you can clearly investigate Madam Liu's kidney condition?" Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Yang Yinhou asked Ge Dongxu somewhat excitedly.
Others might not know what Ge Dongxu's mention of the elderly's kidneys meant, but Yang Yinhou was very clear about its significance.
"Yes, senior brother. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare say that I could extend the life of the elder by another eight to ten years," Ge Dongxu replied.
"Good, good!" Although Yang Yinhou had guessed that Ge Dongxu must have broken through to the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, he couldn't help but shudder at the confirmation. His white beard quivered nonstop from excitement.
The others present didn't understand the significance of the exchange between the two, nor did Zhu Dongyu, as his cultivation hadn't reached that layer.
"Senior brother, I am going to start regulating grandmother's body now. Please, everyone, step outside. The adjustment will take some time. I won't be opening the door, so please do not come in and disturb me," Ge Dongxu gave Yang Yinhou a nod, and then his expression became more solemn.
Even though Ge Dongxu spoke confidently, the elder was after all in a condition where all five organs were weak and her vital energy was fading, nearing the end of her natural lifespan. To extend her life was almost an act of changing her fate against the heavens. Even if Dongxu's cultivation were to be higher than his senior brother had estimated, the treatment was still no easy task and could not afford the slightest error or distraction.
