I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 53 An Alternative Introductory Lesson
As a time traveler whose soul comes from the 21st century, Li Boyang deeply understands the importance of knowledge.

Therefore, even though Li Jingshu's physical training was very tough, Li Boyang would still take half a day to let her read and write.

"What kind of teacher would use medical books and herbal classics to educate children..."

Sitting on her specially made little stool, Li Jingshu looked through the books on her desk and complained.

Yes, what Li Jingshu was looking at now was not animal hide, bamboo slips, or silk, but a rolled-up book of papers.

In fact, when E'tu threw these books in front of Li Boyang, his understanding of this era became confused once again.

In Li Boyang's mind, papermaking has always been a unique invention of ancient China.

On Earth in its previous existence, Western civilization used parchment scrolls as a recording and writing tool until the early 14th century.

After careful research and analysis, Li Boyang realized that these papers were not made using papermaking techniques.

This rolled-up paper is actually closer to papyrus, which was invented by the ancient Egyptians.

It is not made into paper in the conventional sense by soaking and breaking down fibers, but rather by directly pressing a special natural plant.

Therefore, these papers are thin, brittle, and easily broken, and their production is extremely limited.

Even if it's the extraordinary abilities that E'tu displayed.

When he handed these books to Li Boyang, he also showed a pained expression.

In the words of E'tu at the time, this was a rare treasure that only a true priest could use.

In terms of sheer rarity, these scrolls may even be more valuable than the knowledge recorded on them.

"What can we do when all we have are these medical books and herbal texts?"

Although he was only as tall as Li Jingshu when sitting, Li Boyang's every word and action was full of the dignity of a master.

"Today we're going to learn about human anatomy. At the very least, you need to memorize the names of all the organs and tissues..."

"First of all, this is the heart, which is also the center of the body's blood supply."

"It is responsible for the circulation of blood throughout the human body. Once this is damaged, a normal organism is basically beyond saving."

"And this is called the liver. Although it is not as important as the heart, it is responsible for the most important detoxification function in the whole body."

"These two characters are pronounced 'bladder,' and it is..."

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Perched on a nearby tree branch, Xi Luo quietly listened to Li Boyang's introduction of Li Jingshu.

Unlike the carefree Li Jingshu, Xi Luo had long known that Li Boyang had mixed in a lot of personal agendas during his enlightenment process.

For example, the classification of organs in the human body, as well as knowledge of various meridians and acupoints.

Although the medical books that E'tu brought back did contain information about human anatomy, and the details were so detailed and meticulous that they were chilling to read.

However, most of those contents only scratch the surface and did not delve into the specific functions and roles of those organs.

Not to mention, Li Boyang would occasionally teach Li Jingshu how to save herself in an emergency.

CPR by forcefully holding the heart to make it beat...

Emergency hemostasis achieved through compression and applying pressure...

By directly piercing the trachea, the asphyxiated person can breathe without using their mouth and nose...

Even though she had never seen Li Boyang practice anything, Xi Luo had no doubt about the correctness of the knowledge he taught.

Sometimes even Xi Luo had some doubts when she heard it.

Was Li Boyang teaching Li Jingshu medical skills, or was he teaching her how to kill?

The knowledge he mentioned, if applied differently, could become excellent methods of murder and torture.

Especially when combined with the various medicinal effects described in the herbal classics, it often creates an option where "death is more difficult than living." Fortunately, Xi Luo is not human and does not feel any sense of sympathy for others of her kind. Instead, she listens to Li Boyang's explanation with great interest.

Although the structures of animals and humans are different, the basic principles are the same.

Let alone ordinary animals, even those powerful spirits, once their vital points and weaknesses are attacked, will not perform much stronger than ordinary animals.

Of course, the reason Xiluo was able to listen patiently was because...

Besides Li Boyang mocking himself for being illiterate that morning, there was actually another, more important reason—to learn proverbs and incantations.

Li Boyang had actually realized this a long time ago.

This world is different from my previous life on Earth; some things cannot be learned by rote.

For example, the twelve prophetic talismans left behind by the Huaijiang witch are something that doesn't exist on Earth at all.

At first, Li Boyang simply understood it as some kind of script with its own mysterious power.

After all, isn't that how it's written in all sorts of fantasy novels from my previous life?

However, it wasn't until Li Boyang began to study proverbs and incantations more deeply that he realized his thinking was still too superficial.

The twelve talismans are merely the surface; the proverbs are the foundation upon which they are built.

If you separate these twelve talismans, each one is composed of countless proverbs, and each proverb can be used individually.

From this perspective, these symbols are essentially a kind of high-dimensional script.

The concept of "high-dimensional writing" may be somewhat abstract.

It's much easier to understand if you simply think of it as text that contains more information, or even more energy.

To make a somewhat inappropriate analogy.

English is a phonetic language, and also a standard linear thinking language.

In theory, English can express different meanings through different combinations of its twenty-six letters.

However, the drawback of this phonetic writing system is that once a new thing appears, a corresponding new word must be created.

Especially when one has delved into a specific professional field, or when two regions have been isolated from each other for too long.

Those newly created words will become barriers to mutual understanding.

This creates an invisible professional barrier, greatly hindering cultural exchange and dissemination.

In contrast, Chinese characters are a logographic writing system that combines form, sound, and rich meaning and cultural connotations.

Each Chinese character is not just a pronunciation; it also contains information about history, culture, philosophy, and many other aspects, making it highly inclusive and extensible.

Even for something completely new that no one has ever seen before, ordinary people can roughly determine what it is by the combination of words.

The three vertical lines and one horizontal line look like the character "山" (mountain). Adding a horizontal line above the baseline makes it "上" (up), and adding a horizontal line below the baseline makes it "下" (down).

The sun and the moon together make "bright," two trees together make "forest," and one more tree than a forest makes "forest."

It is precisely because of this characteristic that it contains more information.

If someone has learned simplified Chinese characters, they are likely to be able to understand the corresponding traditional Chinese characters as well, without needing to add too many learning barriers.

Of course, this also means that the learning threshold for ideographic writing is extremely high.

For English, you only need to memorize words and their meanings, and maybe a few local slang terms.

In contrast, Chinese requires consideration of the corresponding culture and context to avoid too much ambiguity during reading and comprehension.

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