After a round of experimental trials on laboratory mice, Ding Yun discovered two general methods for gastric cancer patients to overcome their inability to cultivate the Taotie Art and eliminate cancerous cells within their bodies.
The first method was—
To have individuals who had successfully cultivated the Taotie Art utilize the small amount of Taotie True Qi they generated to enter the bodies of gastric cancer patients, assisting them in eliminating cancer cells and nourishing their bodies.
The drawback was that the Taotie True Qi generated by the modified and restricted Taotie Art was quite limited. While it might be somewhat effective when circulated within one's own body, its effect when circulated within another person's body would be significantly poorer.
Not only would the rate of consuming cancer cells be slow,
But the nourishing effect on the body would also be diminished.
The speed of single-person treatment was likely to be outpaced by the growth and spread of cancer cells. To achieve effective treatment, it would require numerous individuals to continuously channel their Taotie True Qi to provide sustained treatment for the gastric cancer patient.
In essence, it was quite troublesome and inefficient.
Moreover, with so many people assisting in treatment, the possibility of it being free was very low. This would undoubtedly mean that gastric cancer patients would not only recover slower but also likely incur significantly higher expenses compared to others.
The second method was relatively simpler.
Ding Yun had further modified the Taotie Art, transforming it into the Five Elements Taotie Art. The most significant change in the Five Elements Taotie Art was that the core of cultivation was no longer limited to the stomach; the liver, heart, spleen, and kidneys could all be utilized. The disadvantage, of course, was that the efficiency would be further reduced.
Under proper cultivation, ordinary individuals could generally master Ding Yun's modified Taotie Art within half a month, beginning to effectively control cancerous cells within their bodies and gradually heal their cancer. Even advanced stages with widespread metastasis could mostly be treated within half a year.
However, if one cultivated the Five Elements Taotie Art, the timeframe would be extended by more than double, taking about a month to get started.
It might take over a year for healing to be possible.
After careful consideration, Ding Yun felt that the second method was somewhat more reliable and better aligned with the special requirements of being simple, convenient, and inexpensive.
However, before devising a plan for promotion, Ding Yun considered another issue: what if a gastric cancer patient, against all odds, insisted on cultivating the first version of the Taotie Art?
Although they likely wouldn't die even if it mutated,
It would undoubtedly be a troublesome affair.
Therefore, Ding Yun quickly suppressed the urge to immediately disseminate both versions of the Taotie Art. Instead, she revisited and further modified the first version of the Taotie Art.
The cultivation difficulty was slightly increased, requiring individuals to have a healthy stomach and be able to extract sufficient Earth Essence Qi to successfully begin cultivation.
The stomach belongs to Earth; cultivating the stomach,
Was essentially cultivating Earth Essence Qi.
After the modifications, Ding Yun also adjusted the entry threshold for the Five Elements Taotie Art. It was similarly modified to require only healthy internal organs as a foundation for cultivation and improvement; cancerous organs would not qualify for entry.
As for whether someone's internal organs were severely damaged and cancerous, such individuals generally wouldn't live long enough to begin cultivation, so Ding Yun simply overlooked them.
She didn't want to expend the effort.
Once all preparations were complete and the cultivation methods were thoroughly refined, with no apparent bugs,
Ding Yun uploaded both cultivation methods to the patient groups and forums that the original host had joined in an effort to extend her own life.
She indicated that she was still alive, her condition was under control, and it was all thanks to this Taotie Art that she could manage her illness, which was slowly improving.
She was now sharing it for free, hoping to help others.
After uploading the original cultivation techniques, Ding Yun, concerned that many might not understand the professional terminology and thus be unable to cultivate, subsequently uploaded a vernacular explanation version and a video tutorial version—video tutorials without revealing her face.
Since Ding Yun no longer needed a vast influence at this point, although she kindly compiled the cancer-treating cultivation methods, she did not wish to expend extensive effort on promotion. After uploading the content, she let it be.
She neither promoted nor maintained it. If anyone was willing to believe, they could; if not, it didn't matter.
It would simply ferment over time.
If no one believed, or if her uploaded content was even deleted, that was their fate.
There was no need to beg others to use something that could save them.
Whether they used it or not was up to them.
It wasn't Ding Yun's fault that there were so many scammers.
The original host's account was not a senior account in the various patient groups and forums, but it was an active one. She even had quite a few friends she chatted with, or rather, fellow sufferers. Therefore, although most people didn't click to view the content after seeing the titles, a few did, and some sent private messages to inquire.
For unfamiliar private messages,
Ding Yun directly replied with "believe it or not."
However, for the private messages from those the original host knew relatively well, and who could even be considered friends, Ding Yun responded very earnestly, stating that the two cultivation methods she uploaded cost nothing and had no additional expenses. She suggested they could try it as a form of exercise.
As for whether anyone believed, Ding Yun did not know.
She only knew that across several groups and forums, more than a hundred people had downloaded the cultivation techniques and tutorial videos she uploaded. However, how many of them could truly persist in learning was uncertain, as nowadays, apart from students, most people are not particularly eager to learn.
If they can avoid using their brains, they will.
If they can watch videos, they will never read text.
And to put it bluntly, even though she had parsed the cultivation methods very methodically, and even provided video tutorials, it would still be relatively difficult to learn without some basic literacy. Moreover, without sufficient patience and being too hasty, it would be hard to get started.
In short, this Taotie Art was not without its barriers to entry. It was not a skill that could be learned instantly or yield immediate results. A slow spread was normal.
It was even normal for impatient individuals to deem it fake.
Therefore, after replying to the private messages of a few acquaintances, Ding Yun paid little attention to the replies and private messages in the groups and forums. She had given those patients an opportunity.
Whether they could seize it depended on themselves.
She couldn't force-feed them.
As for the general attitude of users in the groups and forums, most clearly did not believe it. Some even thought it was purely for attention-seeking. Many also believed it was just the beginning of a scam, and there would definitely be further operations to trick them into paying money.
There was no helping it; there were too many scammers these days.
It was hard to convince people even when speaking the truth.
Among the desperate patients in the groups and forums, how many hadn't been scammed three to five times?
In fact, in many groups and forums,
There were even some bloodcurdling case examples that were pinned.
Therefore, it was quite difficult to make them believe that the cultivation methods provided by Ding Yun were truly effective.