The situation in other parts of Zhang Po's body was equally grim, with many fractures throughout and varying degrees of damage to all internal organs except the heart. In short, Zhang Po was hanging on by a thread, and without it, he would be no different from a dead man.

"From the day I killed your father and the 'Drilling Armor Corpse,' how many days have I been unconscious?" Xiao Yifei turned his head to ask Chang Wei.

"Three days," Chang Wei answered without a second thought. Chang Wei had been by their side all the time during these days. After the battle, the Chang Family was destroyed, and Chang Wutian's body was nowhere to be found, so there was no need for Chang Wei to handle any aftermath. He was waiting eagerly for the two to wake up, constantly counting the days.

Now Xiao Yifei faced a dilemma. Normally in such a situation, surgery would be necessary, but Xiao Yifei, having learned Chinese Medicine from his grandfather since childhood, was not skilled in surgery. Even if he could somehow perform an operation, there were no facilities for surgery in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Healing and saving people is not something that can be accomplished by merely wishing it, Xiao Yifei knew that the immediate priority was to first restore his own strength. Without it, no matter how many methods he had, they wouldn't be feasible in his current state.

Xiao Yifei asked Chang Wei for some food, took a few simple bites, and drank some water, which immediately warmed him and restored some energy. After a brief rest, he began studying a strategy to treat Zhang Po.

"Surgery is definitely out of the question; with these conditions, a major surgery would hardly guarantee Zhang Po's safety. Chinese medicine? Even worse! By the looks of it, it would take at least three to five years to recover fully with Chinese medicine; by the time we return to the Zhang Family settlement, Ci Xin might already have children." Xiao Yifei paced in the cave, muttering to himself, dismissing each idea as it formed.

Seeing that he couldn't be of any help either, Chang Wei sat aside and stared at the wall in a daze.

"I've got it!" An idea suddenly came to Xiao Yifei, startling Chang Wei so much that he almost stumbled into the wall.

"What's your idea?" Chang Wei asked.

"Use Qi! Wood attribute Qi can heal my wounds, so it can also heal Zhang Po. Let's do it."

With this thought, Xiao Yifei immediately rushed to Zhang Po's side, sat cross-legged, and turned to Chang Wei, saying, "I might be quite focused during this period, I don't want to be disturbed, please protect me."

Chang Wei nodded, raised a hand, and flicked his fingers, causing two wooden puppets to fly out of the corner, standing quietly behind Xiao Yifei.

The sudden appearance of the wooden puppets startled Xiao Yifei, who exclaimed, "What are these?"

Chang Wei chuckled at Xiao Yifei's reaction and answered with a dry laugh, "Puppets, I told you I only practice Puppet Technique and never touch Walking Corpses. The one on the left is called Ao Tian, and the one on the right is called Tadi. These two wooden puppets are my personal bodyguards, specially modified by me to the level of a Golden Elixir Stage master. With us here, no one will disturb you, so just focus on healing him."

He then controlled the puppets to wave at Xiao Yifei, like a child showing off a beloved toy.

Curious, Xiao Yifei began to examine the two puppets, discovering that, despite being entirely made of wood, they seemed incredibly solid. The wooden bodies had many mismatched wooden panels, suggesting there were hidden spaces and mechanisms within.

Subtle steel wires connected the puppet's limbs and wooden panels to Chang Wei's fingers. With a thought, he could manipulate the puppets to perform any action he desired.

"This stuff is truly amazing! Much more interesting than your dad's set of tricks." Xiao Yifei remarked, then realized his comment might hurt Chang Wei's feelings and glanced at him apologetically. Chang Wei merely sighed and said nothing further.

"Hang on, Zhang Po, I'm going to bring you back now!" Xiao Yifei clenched his fists eagerly, determined not to let Zhang Po down again.

This was also Xiao Yifei's first attempt at using Qi to heal someone else. Lacking experience, he could only remind himself over and over to proceed with caution. Once everything was ready, Xiao Yifei started to transmit his Wood attribute Qi into Zhang Po.

As soon as he began, Xiao Yifei encountered a problem.

It seemed Zhang Po's body was accustomed to Qi with a Gold attribute; as soon as a trace of Qi entered Zhang Po's body, there was a strong rejection.

The Qi transmitted to Zhang Po was entirely forced back into Xiao Yifei.

This stumped Xiao Yifei, "Do I have to imitate Zhang Po's methods to circulate Qi?" he wondered. But maybe that was worth a try. With this notion, Xiao Yifei began to mimic Zhang Po and injected his Qi in a robust manner.

However, being entirely different individuals, no amount of imitation could achieve perfect synchronization. Although initially Zhang Po's body seemed to accept Xiao Yifei's transmitted Qi, it quickly detected the anomaly and returned it as before.

"You're really hard to please, aren't you?" Xiao Yifei sighed.

If he couldn't send the healing Wood attribute Qi into Zhang Po's body, all efforts would be in vain, and Zhang Po's body would gradually collapse, ultimately leading to death. But even with all his strength, Zhang Po's body could not accept Xiao Yifei's Qi.

Chang Wei, not one to sit idle, had evidently spotted Xiao Yifei's trouble and offered advice: "Try sending the Qi from the perimeter of his meridians."

The suggestion was like waking someone from a dream, and Xiao Yifei realized, "Yes, if my Qi doesn't transmit through the meridians, it won't be rejected! How did I not think of this!"

Without waiting to say thanks, Xiao Yifei immediately began to put it into practice. This time, he avoided the entrances of the meridians and transmitted his Qi through the various acupuncture points scattered across Zhang Po's limbs and bones.

Unlike meridians, which were pathways for blood flow throughout the body, acupuncture points were the hubs of these pathways, located outside the meridians but acting as gatekeepers. Thus, they were perfectly suited for Qi transmission.

Indeed, the emerald light Qi transmitted through the acupuncture points wasn't expelled from Zhang Po's body but lingered around the nodes and gradually concentrated.

Intending first to repair the less severely damaged limbs of Zhang Po, Xiao Yifei quickly located several important acupuncture points on Zhang Po's limbs and transmitted Qi into each one.

Once he had flowed through all the points, Xiao Yifei began to guide his Qi to approach Zhang Po's limb meridians, astonished to find the Qi in green hues extended along Zhang Po's outer meridians to encompass all the limbs, beginning the repair process.

Xiao Yifei dared not breathe heavily, manipulating with apprehension the Qi instilled into Zhang Po, while the Recovery Power of the wood attribute proved astounding. It didn't take long before Zhang Po's emaciated limbs visibly regained fullness.

Through insight, Xiao Yifei discovered that Zhang Po's limb cells, activated by his Qi, were now lively, stimulating bone and muscle growth while simultaneously repairing damaged meridians.

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