Chapter 142: Terrifying Qi, Reborn Anew

Liao Zhong's anxious expression froze, turning into dead-fish eyes.

He let his eyelids droop, looking like someone who had lost all interest in life.

Recently, Feng Baobao had been constantly hanging around Chen Duo, and Liao Zhong knew what they were doing.

"So the Company doesn't actually pay the Temporary Workers!"

Xiao Qing twitched the corner of her mouth, clearly speechless.

One had to know, her benefactor never restricted her from using his money.

According to her sister, that money could never be spent, no matter how much she used.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, actually there is, there are subsidies for missions!"

Liao Zhong coughed repeatedly, his face full of embarrassment.

"How about this, you come over to our side, and you can buy whatever you want!"

Xiao Qing said, looking at Chen Duo.

"That's enough!"

Lin Xuan waved his hand.

Chen Duo's background could be considered bizarre; he had taken action to remove the Gu Insect inside her body, so Chen Duo no longer needed to be monitored by the Company.

However, he didn't have the time to teach Chen Duo how to fully integrate into this world, or rather, into this society.

Just look at Er She and you would know.

The Company surely had specialized procedures for this.

Moreover, Chen Duo wasn't stupid; if she hadn't thought it through, she wouldn't have said she didn't want to go back after Ma Xianhong pointed it out.

But necessary learning was still required.

"Decided?"

Lin Xuan thought for a moment and asked softly.

"Yes, decided!"

"Alright then, let's talk about the reward!"

As soon as Lin Xuan said this, both Liao Zhong and Chen Duo were stunned.

"What? You don't think I would help for free, do you?"

Seeing their expressions, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked softly.

"No, no, it's just that I don't know what reward the Immortal needs!"

Liao Zhong immediately shook his head.

"As for that!"

Lin Xuan tapped his fingers on the table.

"I have a mission for you!"

Lin Xuan spoke, his gaze falling upon the serious-faced Liao Zhong.

"Of course, you can also refuse."

A mission?

Liao Zhong was a bit curious upon hearing this.

What kind of mission could this person possibly assign?

"Immortal, just tell me plainly, I can't guess it!"

"During the war, the little devils' Bihe Mountain Ninja Clan didn't return after their defeat and have been lurking on our side ever since; go investigate where they are now."

Liao Zhong was startled upon hearing this and stood up abruptly.

"Really?"

This was a major matter.

Although a long time had passed since the clashes between Outsiders during the war, Liao Zhong had seen records of it in some of the Company's files.

So he knew a little bit about it.

In any case, there were many casualties in the Outsider world during that time, especially for the Tang Sect.

So much time had passed that Liao Zhong originally thought the matter had long since ended and only remained in the archives.

But now that it was coming from Lin Xuan's mouth, it was likely true.

"I must report this to the Company!"

Liao Zhong was silent for a moment, then spoke with a solemn expression.

"No!"

Lin Xuan shook his head and refused directly.

"Ah? Does the Immortal intend to take action personally?"

Seeing Lin Xuan's expression, Liao Zhong clearly guessed his thoughts.

"Investigate it yourself, then I will help her, or perhaps refuse."

Upon hearing this, Liao Zhong was very hesitant and turned his head to look at the calm-faced Chen Duo.

"Liao Shu, I'm fine with anything!"

Chen Duo suddenly spoke.

"Alright!"

Liao Zhong gritted his teeth upon hearing this and nodded directly.

"Mm, once you find the people, just tell me directly."

As Lin Xuan's voice fell, he raised his hand and gestured with his finger; the Cinnabar Fire that had been floating beside Chen Duo trembled and then landed directly onto her.

Mmm~

The moment the elixir fire made contact, Chen Duo's skin turned bright red.

In the blink of an eye, illusory flames ignited on her body, as if her entire person were engulfed in burning.

Subsequently, Chen Duo toppled from her seat, her body curling up.

But the flames continued to burn, growing ever more intense.

"True Man!"

Seeing this, Liao Zhong's face was filled with worry.

Lin Xuan raised a hand to stop whatever Liao Zhong was about to say.

"This is the fastest method; if we take it slowly, it will take too long."

If one wanted to help Chen Duo remove the Primitive Gu from her body without much pain, it would require slow separation, followed by removal bit by bit.

In that case, it would take far too much time.

After all, the Primitive Gu in Chen Duo's body is parasitic within her internal organs and her Qi, making it more troublesome than Tian Jinzhong's.

Elixir fire can burn not only the physical body but also the soul and Qi.

And right now, Chen Duo's internal organs and Qi have become fuel for the elixir fire.

Lin Xuan's attitude made Liao Zhong dare not speak further, and he could only stand to the side, staring fixedly at Chen Duo, who was curled up on the ground.

Soon, Liao Zhong saw a large number of black spots appear on Chen Duo's skin.

To call them black spots is not quite right; it is because countless Primitive Gu are trying to surge out of Chen Duo's body and are gathering on her skin.

The Primitive Gu drifting out from Chen Duo's body were burned to nothing the moment they touched the elixir fire burning on her.

The black patches on Chen Duo's body became fewer and fewer, revealing her original skin tone.

Chen Duo lay motionless on the ground; if not for the fact that her faint breathing could still be heard, one might have thought she was already dead.

The elixir fire gradually extinguished, and with a flick of Lin Xuan's finger, a wisp of fire seed emerged from Chen Duo's chest and flew toward him.

"This?"

Seeing this scene, Liao Zhong's expression was urgent as he wanted to speak.

Then he saw Lin Xuan, having just retrieved the fire seed, flick his finger toward Chen Duo.

With a sound of thunder, a greenish-blue electric arc flew from his fingertip.

The next moment, the electric light entered her body, and the curled-up, motionless Chen Duo shuddered violently, followed by a terrifying amount of Qi surging from her body.

Chen Duo, unconsciously radiating Qi, sent Liao Zhong flying away.

Lin Xuan, however, did not find this scene surprising.

It can only be said that there is a reason she was chosen by the Medicine Immortal Association and became the Gu Body Saint Child.

Chen Duo's talent for practicing Qi is extremely high.

In order not to be devoured by the Primitive Gu, Chen Duo has spent a vast amount of time practicing Qi over these years.

Or rather, she has been practicing Qi every single moment.

Only in this way could her Qi supply the Primitive Gu within her body.

Otherwise, the person would have been gone long ago.

After the Primitive Gu disappeared, this Qi no longer needed to supply or, rather, restrain the Primitive Gu; it erupted, and the quantity was astonishing.

In terms of the sheer amount of Qi alone, there are not many among the older generation of Practitioners who can surpass Chen Duo.

Liao Zhong, who had been sent flying, got up quickly after landing.

Chen Duo also suddenly opened her eyes.

With her Qi surging out at full force, Chen Duo's body directly levitated.

She lifted her hands in wonder, looked at them, and then touched her stomach.

Just now, in order to force out all the Primitive Gu, although Lin Xuan controlled the elixir fire to exert only a little power, Chen Duo's internal organs still suffered severe damage.

This is also the reason Lin Xuan used the Taiyi Divine Thunder directly.

With the massive amount of Qi assisting the Taiyi Divine Thunder, the internal organs, which were almost entirely severely damaged, were completely restored in just a moment.

The lightning light surged and was then retracted by Lin Xuan.

"It is done!"

Lin Xuan nodded.

"True Man, what is happening to Chen Duo?"

Liao Zhong looked at Chen Duo, whose amount of Qi was astonishing, with a blank expression.

"Go guess for yourself; it's not hard to guess. You, retract your Qi. You all should go now. Also, don't forget the matter I entrusted to you!"

Lin Xuan waved his hand and then said to Chen Duo.

Skillfully retracting her Qi, Chen Duo was clearly unaccustomed to the current state of her body and felt very curious, as if she had just met this body for the first time.

Actually, that is not an incorrect way to put it.

To a certain extent, Chen Duo can be considered to have been reborn.