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Chapter 208: The Holy Child
South China Region, Fortress.

The cold metal walls reflected the eerie blue light of the data screens, and the air was filled with the deep hum of high-end servers.

Zhuge Qing stood in front of the giant screen, his hands in the pockets of his white coat, his expression focused.

On the screen is a real-time monitoring feed.

In the scene, the "Gu-bodied Saint Child" who was rescued from the headquarters of the Medicine Immortal Society is sitting quietly in a chair in the isolation observation room.

She was petite and expressionless, like a porcelain doll without a soul.

On the other side of the screen are some physiological parameters...

"I've finished reading the interrogation report,"

Leng Feng's voice broke the silence. His usually icy face was now filled with barely suppressed urgency and reluctance.
"But what exactly is wrong with this child?"
Why did it turn out like this? Like a robot, without emotions, without reaction.

He had just finished reading the report. The mere description of these children's experiences had already sent chills down the spine of this seasoned special forces soldier, who was used to seeing death, and a violent killing intent surged within him.

"Because the cultivation method she practices is the most contradictory and cruel thing in the world."

Zhuge Qing sighed, then gestured to the staff next to him to switch the screen.

The screen instantly switched to an incredibly complex image of the human body's meridians...

"In my opinion, the methods of the extraordinary can be roughly divided into three categories."

"The first category, I call 'the orthodox sect of Xuanmen'."

"This type of representative, whether it is the Celestial Master's Mansion of Longhu Mountain or the internal alchemy of the Quanzhen School, all pursue the word 'stillness'."

A calm and focused mind, a state of "flow" in psychology, allows for easier control of the flow of Qi.

Therefore, their spiritual practice mostly involves meditation and contemplation.

"The second category is 'martial arts'."

He glanced at Leng Feng beside him.

"This lineage originates from battlefield combat and pursues the most efficient killing power."

You should understand that a fist thrown in a fit of rage is far more powerful than usual.

Therefore, martial arts do not seek emptiness and spirituality, but rather pursue explosive power and destructive force in motion.

Therefore, in the world of supernatural beings, there is a saying that the mystical arts value the divine, while martial arts value intent.

Leng Feng nodded, indicating his understanding.

After all, he had done a lot of research before being transferred to this department.

"And this third category,"

Zhuge Qing's tone turned colder as he pointed to the distorted meridian diagram on the screen.
"These are what are collectively referred to as 'demonic and heretical sects'."

The Gu body-binding technique of the Medicine Immortal Society belongs to this category…”

He zoomed in on the image, and the points of light representing the Gu worms wriggled within the girl's internal organs, forming a bizarre yet "perfect" cycle.

"Look, this exercise has such a complex Qi circulation route that it covers almost all the internal organs and major meridians throughout the body."

In theory, mastering it requires an unparalleled level of meditative skill.

However, its cultivation prerequisite is that the cultivator actively implants countless active Gu worms into their body, allowing them to invade and devour their internal organs, coexisting with them!

"This……"

Leng Feng gasped, feeling a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

"This means that the chosen 'Gu-bodied Holy Child' must endure the boundless pain of having his internal organs devoured by countless insects every moment,"

Zhuge Qing said, enunciating each word clearly.

"We must also force ourselves to maintain that calm and undisturbed 'flow' state."

Any distracting thought or emotional fluctuation can lead to a disruption of the flow of Qi.

That's why the Medicine Immortal Society used that method..."

Upon hearing this, Liao Zhong, who had been leaning against the wall in silence, clenched his fists tightly, making a cracking sound as his knuckles popped. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was ashen.

"Then... is there any hope for her?"

Leng Feng asked the question with difficulty. He couldn't imagine that this meant that even now, the child was enduring that kind of torture.

"It's hard..."

It was Liao Zhong who spoke, his voice hoarse as if two pieces of sandpaper were rubbing together.

He personally led the team to investigate these intelligence reports, and every word felt like a steel needle, deeply piercing his heart.

"Our latest observation report shows..."

Liao Zhong stepped forward and pointed to the biological cycle diagram on the screen.
"Her internal organs have formed a complete and abnormal parasitic cycle with those Gu poisons and Gu worms."

The intrusion was so deep that it had reached a point where we were intertwined, making it impossible to separate.

"Unless... we can create a completely new set of organs for her out of thin air."

But this is something that, let alone us, is impossible with any technology currently available in the world..."

"And what's even more deadly is..."

Liao Zhong's voice grew increasingly low and filled with helplessness.

"Once this Gu body technique is mastered, it cannot be stopped."

She will forever exist as a 'living source of Gu', constantly generating Gu poison.

This process will drastically accelerate the depletion of her innate Qi.

"Primordial Qi?"

Leng Feng frowned, if he remembered correctly.

"The primordial Qi is the origin of life, existing within all living beings."

"Ordinary people cannot perceive the existence of Qi, so they cannot use it either."

Through training, extraordinary individuals can utilize this energy more efficiently, and highly skilled practitioners can even absorb primordial energy from the outside world to replenish themselves.

So even in their fifties or sixties, they can still walk briskly...

But those beasts from the Medicine Immortal Society only wanted a tool to efficiently produce Gu poison; they didn't consider her life or death at all.

Zhuge Qing picked up the conversation and added an explanation.

This is why he called it a heretical path.

"That's right, based on the joint consultation results of the doctors we invited and the medical experts in the company..."

"Even with the most optimistic estimate, this child will only live to be thirty at most..."

Liao Zhong closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to utter that conclusion.

"brute!"

Leng Feng could no longer contain his anger and slammed his fist into the metal wall next to him, making a dull thud.

He now only regrets that he acted too quickly in the cave, letting those bastards die too easily!

He breathed heavily, forcing himself to calm his turbulent emotions slightly, then stared intently at Liao Zhong and Zhuge Qing with bloodshot eyes that held the last glimmer of hope:

"Is there really no way at all?"

"The world of extraordinary people is so vast, with so many unusual individuals; surely there must be some special methods involved?"

"Gone……"

Liao Zhong slowly shook his head, his eyes dimming, filled with frustration and self-blame.

"Her problem lies at its root."

The internal organs have been completely distorted, and the source of life is constantly being lost.

Traditional Chinese medicine's approach of strengthening the body's foundation is useless, and Western medicine's organ transplantation is even more of a pipe dream... It's a dead end.

The entire control room fell into a deathly silence, with only the hum of the servers and Leng Feng's heavy breathing remaining.

"Dead end?"

"That's not necessarily the case..."

(End of this chapter)