Chapter 1003: After entering this door, you still want to escape?

It's just that the guests that the Ancient One entertained, whether it was the God King Odin or those dimensional demons, couldn't appreciate the taste.

Strange didn't understand, but he could probably tell that it seemed like an expensive item like aged wine?

But he didn't know how to appreciate it at all.

"Sorry, you once cured a man named Pangborn, a paralyzed patient, right?"

Strange got straight to the point, with a hint of urgency in his voice. The reason why he came here from afar was to find a way to cure paralysis, and Master Ancient One was his only clue.

Ancient One nodded gently, with a faint smile on his face.

"I guess so."

Her answer was concise and vague, and she didn't seem to intend to explain the whole process in detail.

Although the Ancient One was compassionate, her personal power seemed so small in the vast world, and even she couldn't save every suffering soul.

Kamar-Taj's intervention in Pangborn's life was not out of simple compassion, but had a deeper purpose - that is, to lead Strange, a talented but troubled doctor, to this unusual path.

Strange was excited, as if he saw the dawn of hope. However, the next words of the Ancient One made him a little confused.

"It's not that he cured himself, but that I convinced him that he could go."

There was a hint of mystery and depth in the words of the Ancient One, as if hinting at something.

Strange was stunned, he couldn't understand this mysterious statement.

"You wouldn't say that it was psychotherapy?"

He asked doubtfully. In his opinion, psychotherapy may help patients build confidence, but it will never make paralyzed patients stand up again.

The Ancient One smiled slightly, she picked up the teacup and gently stirred the tea in it, as if thinking about how to explain these things beyond his understanding to this Western doctor who was bound by common sense.

"When you connect nerves, are you healing the nerves, or is the limb healing itself?" She asked back.

Strange was stunned. He had never thought about this question.

In his cognition, scalpels and microscopes are tools for curing diseases, and he is the one who masters these tools. However, the words of the Ancient One made him begin to re-examine his medical concepts.

"The body can be cured by various methods."

The Ancient One continued, her voice calm and firm, as if she was stating an indisputable fact.

"Not only physical treatment, but also spiritual guidance, energy flow, and even the understanding of the laws of the universe."

Strange was confused. He tried to grasp the key information in the words of the Ancient One, but it seemed that there was always a little bit missing.

He began to doubt whether he could really understand the medical mysteries in this mysterious oriental world.

"Are you talking about cell regeneration?"

Strange suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he felt that he had found a possible explanation.

"This is a very cutting-edge medical technology, so you want to conduct research here, because there is no supervision from the Medical Association?"

The Ancient One shook her head, and a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes.

She had hoped that Strange could comprehend a deeper truth, but it was clear that he was still bound by the framework of common sense and science.

"Cell regeneration is only one of them, but not all." She said slowly, "What I pursue is a higher level of healing - healing the soul."

Strange was stunned. He had never heard of the term "healing the soul".

In his world, disease is disease, and it needs to be cured with drugs and surgery. As for the soul, it is a topic in the field of religion and philosophy, and has nothing to do with him as a surgeon.

Gu Yi sighed softly. She knew that for someone like Strange who was deeply influenced by the modern medical system, it was not easy to understand the healing method beyond the material level. She tried to guide Strange to jump out of the framework of conventional thinking.

But Strange was obviously not ready to accept such a concept. He confidently believed that he had understood the current situation: "So, you have mastered a superb medical technology, which may violate the existing medical management regulations, so you choose to conduct research here to avoid the supervision of the Medical Association."

His reasoning logic is clear, but it completely deviates from the true meaning that Gu Yi wants to convey.

Ancient One frowned slightly. She understood that Strange's misunderstanding stemmed from his fear of the unknown and his obsession with rules.

She tried to explain: "Mr. Strange, you may have misunderstood what I meant. What I pursue is not to evade regulation, but to explore a new treatment method that may surpass existing medical knowledge. This method is about..."

"About what?"

Strange interrupted her with a provocative tone.

"Illegal human medical experiments? Does this poor, backward and chaotic place just provide you with a lot of experimental materials that are not protected by law?"

His voice echoed in the empty room with a hint of blame and dissatisfaction.

Ancient One shook her head. She knew that Strange's speculations were not based on the doctor's moral concern, but on his deep desire for power and fear of the unknown.

He tried to control the situation through accusations and threats, as if this would give him the upper hand in this unknown game.

"How is the research on this technology going?"

Strange asked eagerly, his eyes glinting with greed.

“Has there been a breakthrough in how nerve cells can repair themselves again?”

Gu Yi smiled awkwardly. She found that the conversation between herself and Strange was like a pantomime. Both of them were saying their own lines, but they were not on the same channel at all.

She took a deep breath and decided not to continue this meaningless conversation.

"Mr. Strange,"

Ancient One's voice became firm and gentle.

"I know it may be difficult for you to understand, but I must tell you that what I am pursuing is not just a technological breakthrough. I am trying to use the power of the soul to better understand life and heal the body. This is a transcendent material Exploration on multiple levels, it’s about human inner being and the power of spirit.”

Strange's expression froze for a moment, and a trace of confusion and uneasiness flashed in his eyes. He began to wonder if he really understood the place, the people, and the research they were doing.

He tried to fit it all into the medical framework he was familiar with, but found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not find a suitable explanation.