[Siiigh. Somehow, he has a feeling that they might be there all night if he tried to explain it in more detail. Even Bai Zhan disciples picked up on it faster, but they at least had some of the base education.]

It might not, true. It's not something a cultivator would try with someone who is not, as a matter of futility.

Thankfully, it's far from the only treatment method we teach our students.