Seeking Truth with a Sword

"Okay."

Qiu Feng plucked a leaf from the tree and used Telekinesis to blow it into the air.

For Li Ang, with his current efficiency in telekinesis control, this kind of game was child's play. He and Qiu Feng competed back and forth for control of the leaf while casually chatting about matters related to medicine.

Li Ang's last publication, "The Structure of the Human Body," had been placed on the first page of a natural science journal. Such explicit support from the Academic Palace had significantly reduced the public pressure on Li Ang.

Moreover, the article on human anatomy had sparked widespread discussion among the medical community, generating many novel ideas. For instance, the sudden death of some elderly people without any obvious external injuries could likely be due to internal bleeding caused by aging blood vessels. In the field of trauma, arteries, which primarily exchange blood with the heart, cause more urgent bleeding than veins. Even Government Office forensic doctors advanced their autopsy work as a result of "The Structure of the Human Body"—human bones are shaped differently from animal bones, and different causes of death have varying effects on the body.

Li Ang welcomed these ideas. He hoped to advance the entire field of medicine rather than just his personal reputation.

"The Doctors in the sick house, after being trained by you, Risheng, have already learned to perform skin tests and administer intravenous drips. It's just that there's a bit of a shortage of Penicillin. The artisans from the Construction Supervision have all been assigned to make Condensers, leaving the cultivation of Penicillium to the Imperial Medical Bureau..." Qiu Feng said, massaging her forehead. Her family were all Imperial Physicians, and they had been extremely busy lately, whether it was keeping up with the emerging field of cytology, advancing anatomical studies, or trying to digest the Penicillin production process Li Ang had provided.

"I see..."

Li Ang couldn't offer much help as he had his own tasks to handle; he could only hope that the Imperial Medical Bureau would step up and produce more qualified Penicillin.

"By the way, Risheng," Qiu Feng hesitated before asking, "do you think it's possible for Mind Study to be linked with medicine?"

"Hmm?" Li Ang raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"Well, 'Square' can use Telekinesis to sense the surrounding environment, while 'Tethering Silk' can expand the sensory range and enhance sensory precision," Qiu Feng said hesitantly. "If clean Mind Threads are extended into the human body, couldn't Telekinesis be used to 'see' inside the organs? That way, it would be much more intuitive and detailed, potentially revealing deep-seated causes of illness."

Having said that, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she quickly waved her hands. "I'm just guessing; I don't know if it would be useful or not."

"No," Li Ang's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea..."

A telekinesis version of an endoscope?

His mind raced, quickly assessing its feasibility. Telekinesis sensing is actually an upgraded and enhanced version of Spiritual Sense. An accomplished Telekinesis Master, when fully focused, can sense a rock deep underground or even discern the specific numbers on dice within a cup at a gambling house. (That's why the gambling houses in Chang'an either explicitly ban cultivators or mix special materials into dice cups to resist inspection by Spiritual Sense or Telekinesis.) But, as Xi Yangyu said, Telekinesis is intangible yet substantial. The human body is a whole, wrapped in skin. It's impossible to conduct a complete scan of a person without causing bodily harm.

However, what if Mind Threads were inserted into the body? The endoscope from my Otherworld memories, plainly speaking, is just a tube equipped with lighting and a camera. It can enter the body through its natural orifices or small surgical incisions to observe organs. Its greatest significance lies in obtaining real-time images of the interior of the body without needing to cut it open and, when combined with specialized minimally invasive surgical instruments, it can be used for treatment. It's widely used in examining organs or areas such as the ears, nose, throat, oral cavity, digestive tract, kidneys, joints, and abdominal cavity. It's like a Doctor's second pair of eyes; it greatly pushed the development and progress of medicine and improved the plight of patients.

Moreover, the incisions made by Mind Threads would be smaller, and the exploration range broader. The accuracy and flexibility of telekinetic perception are also superior. I myself am an excellent case; with Mo Si woven throughout my body, a simple sweep with Telekinesis is all it takes to see my internal condition.

The threads must be fine enough, and the release of Telekinesis precise and gentle enough not to harm the body. If these conditions are met, this idea is completely viable! Mind Threads could even act as surgical tools to a certain extent. Yes, surgical tools!

Take hiatal hernia, for example—a common digestive system disease. Abdominal organs enter the thoracic cavity through the enlarged esophageal hiatus, leading to symptoms like heartburn and acid reflux. Without laparoscopy, open surgery or thoracoabdominal incision surgery are the only options, resulting in higher complication and mortality rates and poor postoperative recovery. But with Mind Threads acting both as a laparoscope and surgical tools, the abdominal contents that herniated into the chest could be returned to the abdomen, the hernial sac excised, the normal anatomical structure restored, and the esophageal hiatus sewn and repaired to its normal size. This would significantly reduce complication and mortality rates.

Or take blood clots. Blood clots are small lumps formed in the blood flow within vessels that can obstruct them, causing severe harm. The omnipresent Mind Silk could move along the vessels, reach the location of the clot, and remove it. Its effect might even be better than the thrombectomy remembered from my Otherworld memories!

"You're a genius!" Li Ang excitedly clapped Qiu Feng's shoulder, startling her—she had never seen Li Ang this happy before.

"No, no, I just said it casually," Qiu Feng said with an embarrassed wave of her hand.

"No, no, no, this idea is extremely important," Li Ang shook his head.

Qiu Feng's words had practically opened a door to a new world for him. This was the first time he had seen the dawn of hope that their medicine could catch up to that of the Otherworld. If he weren't still in class, he would want to run back to the mountains right now to conduct related experiments.

BOOM!

A loud noise interrupted Li Ang's thoughts. He turned his head and saw the Mind Study Assistant Tutor named Gu Deming thrown heavily, crashing into a tree trunk and breaking it in half. In front of him stood a youth wearing a Taihao Mountain uniform, an innocent expression on his face.

It seemed his name was... Bian Chenpei?

Xi Yangyu, perceiving the commotion, arrived in an instant. He remotely lifted Gu Deming and, after confirming Gu Deming had released "Rock" in time and was uninjured, turned his head and looked darkly towards Bian Chenpei.

"Mr. Xi, I apologize," Bian Chenpei said, a perfectly polite smile on his face. "While practicing with Assistant Gu, I momentarily failed to control my strength and went a bit too far. I just thought the content taught by Academic Palace Professors would be more professional."

"...De Ming is a sixth-year student and, strictly speaking, not yet a formal Assistant Tutor," Xi Yangyu slowly let his grim expression fade, speaking coldly. "As for the class content... what would you like to hear?"