Chapter 196

Lou Qianceng, Wang Shuren, and Chen Shouting exchanged glances, a flicker of sudden realization crossing their eyes. So, this was the tonification and sedation method Lu Yi used for the Huiyang Nine Needles. The "Respiration Tonification and Sedation Method" is an ancient technique originating from the *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon). Inserting the needle while exhaling and withdrawing it while inhaling, then twirling it after the arrival of qi and pausing while inhaling—that is tonification. Inserting while inhaling and withdrawing while exhaling, then twirling and pausing while exhaling—that is sedation. "It seems the demonstration is more than halfway over," Lou Qianceng remarked, the corners of his mouth curling upward as he sat in the chair. He already grasped the tonification and sedation technique and could now perform the Huiyang Nine Needles himself. Once he experienced the effects, the demonstration would be complete. With that thought, he took a natural breath in through his nose and slowly exhaled through his mouth.