Xie Liheng was worried that Ling Tian's mindset might change, affecting his treatment. Therefore, he was specifically sent to guide Ling Tian and assess his mental state.
To his surprise, Ling Tian's mental state was quite good, seemingly unaffected by the incident.
Xie Liheng personally escorted Ling Tian to the Western Suburb Villa District and then submitted his assessment report on Ling Tian.
After receiving permission, Ling Tian once again performed acupuncture treatment on Elder Meng.
Upon completion of the treatment, several doctors from the Treasure Sword Bureau surrounded Ling Tian, showing great concern.
Ling Tian was bewildered. Why were these high-and-mighty elders so amiable towards him?
Ultimately, it was Elder Mu Shouchuan who provided Ling Tian with the answer.
Just two days prior, experts from the Treasure Sword Bureau had conducted a comprehensive physical examination on Elder Meng. The results were extremely encouraging.
Elder Meng's glioblastoma had shrunk significantly, and the boundaries between the tumor tissue and brain tissue were remarkably clear.
Even more astonishing was the fact that the brain tissue previously damaged by cancerous cells in Elder Meng's brain showed signs of new growth.
This was nothing short of a medical miracle. It was known that the human nervous system, whether brain cells or nerve cells, could not regenerate.
Damage to the human brain was almost permanent. Cases like the legendary recovery of vegetative state patients were not due to the healing of their injuries, but rather because the critical centers of the nervous system were not damaged in the first place.
These experts had no idea that Ling Tian was directly stimulating Elder Meng's brain cells with his true essence. This pure life energy had invigorated the brain cells, triggering their division and causing the brain tissue to regenerate!
This acupuncture technique stunned everyone into silence. The experts from the Treasure Sword Bureau now understood Ling Tian's importance. With this skill alone, he could walk with his head held high in the domestic medical field.
For many diseases that other doctors found helpless, Ling Tian could earn a comfortable living solely with this technique.
The Treasure Sword Bureau held an emergency meeting overnight. Ling Tian's status within the bureau rose several levels almost overnight, granting him treatment comparable to that of top experts.
With this matter settled, and while other procedures were still being processed, news of Ling Tian's attack arrived. The situation escalated, becoming almost uncontrollable!
Leaving the Western Suburb Villa, Ling Tian directly got into Xie Liheng's car. The car drove to a building located in the urban-rural fringe of the capital.
The sign displayed outside this building read "China Martial Arts Association."
Ling Tian entered an elevator with Xie Liheng. Xie Liheng took out a card and swiped it. To Ling Tian's surprise, the elevator did not ascend but descended continuously for a long time before stopping.
When Ling Tian stepped out of the elevator, he was astonished to discover that they were underground, over 50 meters below the surface. A vast underground space, the size of a stadium, contained numerous buildings of various sizes.
Ling Tian recalled the legend of an underground city beneath the capital, rumored to have facilities capable of housing millions of people.
Within this space, there were guards at every few steps, and many people in various uniforms hurried about.
"Ling Tian, you're aware of the secrecy regulations, aren't you? This is the headquarters of the Righteous Path Alliance, and you cannot reveal this information to anyone!" Xie Liheng cautioned.
Ling Tian nodded. He certainly understood the importance of keeping secrets; sometimes, carelessly leaking information could even lead to his own death!
Subsequently, Ling Tian was led into a heavily guarded building and into a conference room.
This small conference room was not large, seating fewer than 30 people.
Here, Ling Tian also met other elders of the Righteous Path Alliance and several leaders in charge of the alliance.
Once everyone had arrived, the conference room door closed, and an investigation report appeared on the large screen.
Over the past year and more, not only in China but in many parts of the world, localized changes in magnetic fields, climate, water patterns, and even topography had occurred.
The most significant impact of these changes was the emergence of a peculiar energy in these areas, which was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
Ling Tian was astonished. This was the first time he had seen a description of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in an official report.
For a long time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had been a concept only encountered by cultivators. Now, the government had provided a clear definition.
According to the report, the sudden increase in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had led to many anomalies.
For instance, in some regions, supernatural phenomena inexplicable by science had appeared. Some animals were evolving in terrifying directions, and there were frequent reports of hauntings from ancient tombs.
Even ordinary humans had undergone changes. A small number of people had inexplicably developed supernatural abilities.
And among those who had developed abilities, a considerable portion were practitioners of internal martial arts or cultivators!
This was precisely what troubled the Righteous Path Alliance. Due to these changes, those who practiced evil arts and unorthodox methods had greatly increased their power and strength.
Now, figures practicing unorthodox methods were constantly emerging across the country, many possessing terrifying power and having developed some peculiar abilities.
The Righteous Path Alliance was now in a state of constant struggle, like firefighters rushing to and fro.
However, the unorthodox practitioners they faced were becoming increasingly ferocious and malevolent, making it difficult for the Righteous Path Alliance to contend with its current strength.
The agenda for today's meeting was the decision to draw elite personnel from the Righteous Path Alliance and several other departments to form a specialized agency responsible for investigating and handling these mysterious incidents, as well as managing these awakened ordinary people.
The name of this agency was the Dragon Shield Special Operations Department!
The members joining the Dragon Shield agency were all top individuals recommended by their respective units.
Ling Tian was surprised that Xie Liheng had actually reported his name.
Xie Liheng had not even reported his own nephew, Xie Chong. He was well aware that Xie Chong's strength would be insufficient for this group.
Among the three individuals recommended by the Righteous Path Alliance, besides Ling Tian, another was an acquaintance, Zhang Caifeng from Longhu Mountain. The remaining person was Monk Shi Ku from the Shaolin Sutra Pavilion.
This monk, in his early thirties, possessed terrifying martial arts skills. It was said that he had mastered most of the seventy-two unique skills of Shaolin.