Although Shen Xingkong despised the act of leaving someone hanging, he patiently kept silent, waiting for the expert to continue his explanation.

"In medicine, the standard blood pressure for an adult is that the systolic pressure should not exceed 140, and the diastolic pressure should not exceed 80. In other words, a healthy brain’s blood vessels can comfortably handle a systolic pressure of 140 and a diastolic pressure of 80. But now, there are some hypertensive patients whose systolic pressure can reach up to 280 and diastolic pressure up to around 160. Although these patients are not healthy, they do not die immediately. Why is that?" The expert continued to tease, sounding like an elementary school teacher explaining to his young students.

"I don't know..." Shen Xingkong answered honestly, like a well-behaved student. After all, he was asking for guidance, and as the saying goes, 'A wise man is willing to learn from others, no matter their status.'

"A patient's high blood pressure doesn't suddenly jump to over 200 in a day. Hypertension generally develops gradually over a long period, with the blood pressure slowly increasing bit by bit. During this process, the blood vessels in the brain are not idle. They continuously work to adapt to the increasing pressure, strengthening their tissues and enhancing their toughness. So, when a patient’s blood pressure becomes very high, they typically don’t die immediately because the blood vessels have adapted as much as they can. However, if you suddenly increase the blood pressure of a healthy person to over 200, they would die within a minute."

"Then, does that mean hypertensive patients eventually suffer from cerebral hemorrhage, or brain vessel rupture, because their blood vessels have a limit to how much they can adapt?" Shen Xingkong promptly asked.

"Not necessarily, my friend. This point is actually a subject of debate in the international medical community. No one knows the exact limits of the adaptability of human tissues. Some medical doctors and biological scientists believe that conditions like hypertension are often fatal because the blood pressure increases faster than the blood vessels can adapt, leading to vessel rupture—resulting in a cerebral hemorrhage and death."

"So, you're saying that if the blood pressure rises very slowly, slower than the blood vessels can adapt, the blood vessels might be able to withstand even higher pressure, right?"

"Hehe, I can't say for sure; that’s a topic for scientific research. But who would intentionally raise their blood pressure just to thicken their blood vessel walls?" The expert humbly admitted, acknowledging what he knew and what he didn't.

Hearing this discussion was more enlightening for Shen Xingkong than years of reading. The expert’s theory provided him with significant insights and led him into deep thought.

If the adaptability of human tissues was truly strong, and the brain’s blood vessels could continually reinforce themselves in a high-pressure environment, then Shen Xingkong could potentially train his heart muscles while also strengthening his brain’s blood vessels. After all, a more vigorous heartbeat would inevitably increase blood pressure. However, he would need to proceed carefully—if his blood vessels couldn't adapt quickly enough, they might rupture before they could reinforce themselves, leading to a premature death.

"Action speaks louder than words," Shen Xingkong thought. "To find out how many tiger cubs are in a tiger's den, you must go in and feel around."

"Expert, my wife is calling me to bed. Let's chat another day! Thank you for your help today, 88!" Shen Xingkong hastily typed out his message, then shut down his computer and rushed to his bed. He took out the sheepskin roll and his Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Manual from his waist pouch.

This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.

Shen Xingkong had already stashed his old sheepskin roll under the bed, as he no longer needed it. He opened the set of golden needles that Chief Engineer Chen had given him; the honeybee-tail gold needle was already placed inside. He took out the gold needle with one hand and opened the acupuncture manual with the other, flipping through a few pages until he found the section on the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian.

The Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian is one of the twelve meridians in the human body, symmetrically distributed on both sides. This meridian has three pathways, all of which begin at the heart. The internal branch runs downward through the diaphragm and enters the small intestine. The external branch runs outward from the heart, passes through the armpit, and reaches the Shaochong point at the tip of the little finger, where it connects with the Small Intestine Meridian.

Additionally, the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian has another branch that also originates from the heart, ascends through the base of the tongue, and reaches the eyes.

The "Huangdi Neijing" (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) records that the Heart Meridian governs the heart, and all heart-related diseases are regulated by the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian. The most important organ in the human body, the heart, is located on this meridian. If Shen Xingkong wanted to stimulate his heart and train his heart muscles, he would have to utilize this meridian.

The acupuncture manual included a meridian map, where each point along the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian was marked. Shen Xingkong spent some time studying it and eventually decided to use the Shenmen point to activate his abilities, as the Shenmen point is located on the inside of the wrist and is relatively easy to identify. This way, he could avoid the tragic possibility of accidentally stabbing himself and causing uncontrollable bleeding due to misidentifying the acupuncture point.

Using the meridian map as a reference, Shen Xingkong held the honeybee-tail gold needle and moved the tip to the edge of his left wrist, where the small finger’s long line intersects with the wrist crease—this was the location of the Shenmen point. He took a deep breath to steady his nerves, then gently pressed the needle downward, and the tip immediately pierced the skin on his wrist.

As soon as the needle entered, there was a slight prick of pain, but no bleeding occurred, indicating that Shen Xingkong had correctly identified the location. He then pressed the needle slightly deeper, and suddenly, a warm sensation surged through his entire body. It felt like an army of a thousand galloping horses racing towards the battlefield, quickly flowing down his right arm and through the gold needle into his Shenmen point.

The seventh sense triggered by the warm flow appeared quickly, and Shen Xingkong saw a flickering light before he seemed to enter another world.

This world was narrow, resembling a red tunnel filled with a pinkish fluid flowing continuously forward. Based on his previous experiences, Shen Xingkong knew that the red tunnel was his Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian and the fast-moving pink fluid was the energy flow produced by his abilities.

The warm flow traveled almost unimpeded through the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, which pleased Shen Xingkong, as it indicated that the organs and tissues related to his Heart Meridian were healthy. After a few seconds, his view suddenly widened, revealing a vast area at the end of the red tunnel. Above him, many thick tubes crisscrossed, and in the middle of the tubes hung a giant, pulsating ball of flesh.

Even if Shen Xingkong didn't know what the tubes were, he recognized that giant ball of flesh—otherwise, he'd be a complete idiot. As he stared at the enormous "ball of flesh," he felt an overwhelming surge of emotion. The more excited he became, the faster the ball of flesh pulsated. He almost couldn't resist the urge to rush forward, embrace the ball, and shout, "Heart, I love you!"

Unfortunately, everything before him was a vision created by his seventh sense. Even if he could truly enter his own heart, he wouldn't dare to touch anything—not even with a single finger. His life was more important.

Remembering his plan to train his heart muscles, Shen Xingkong forced himself to calm down and then used his mind to drive the warm flow, sending it rushing towards his heart.