Chapter 75: Scent-Inducing and Qi-Consuming: Thoughts on the Outer Elixir

As she spoke, Xiao Bai opened her mouth, and a white bead the size of a soybean was spat out from her mouth, floating before Lin Xuan.

"I had this feeling while cultivating before, and after these few years by Benefactor's side, I have finally condensed an Inner Elixir."

Looking at the Inner Elixir Xiao Bai had spat out, a look of inquiry flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

He also knew that after a spirit's cultivation reached a profound level, they could condense an Inner Elixir.

Such a spirit creature could be called a Spirit King.

It could be considered a success in cultivation.

However, there was still a clear gap between a spirit's elixir and his own Inner Elixir.

His Inner Elixir was the convergence of the essence of his spirit, energy, and consciousness; it appeared illusory, and in truth, it was indeed illusory.

It was an existence on the boundary between reality and illusion.

Within it were integrated many of his insights into cultivation.

Yet this Inner Elixir that Xiao Bai spat out was a physical entity; it should be said that it was her own spirit power, or rather, her compressed and gathered Qi.

Then, Xiao Qing also spat out an Inner Elixir, though its color was cyan-green.

"I have one too."

After spitting out the Inner Elixir, Xiao Qing looked at Lin Xuan with expectant eyes, seemingly wanting Lin Xuan's praise.

"Well done; it seems your cultivation has not been neglected."

"That is only Nature; Benefactor is so formidable yet still cultivates in seclusion, so my sister and I naturally cannot be slack."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing's eyes narrowed happily.

"However, the Inner Elixir is your Core; do not show it to others easily."

Lin Xuan offered a reminder.

He could see that although this spirit elixir looked small, it was the convergence of the two snakes' power cores; if this were to be snatched away by someone, their own strength would likely suffer a great loss.

"We will only show it to Benefactor!"

Xiao Bai said, and after speaking, she opened her mouth, and the Inner Elixir was sucked back into her mouth.

Xiao Qing followed suit.

"This time when I go to Longhu Mountain, you two will come with me."

He had brought the two snakes along last time, and he could not leave them on the mountain this time either.

Xiao Bai and the two snakes naturally would not refuse.

For these past four years and more, because they had to protect Lin Xuan, the two snakes had not left Baiyun Guan; outside Lin Xuan's room, at least one was always guarding, and most of the time both were there.

Of course, they had not been idle during this time, and they had learned much more about the outside world.

One could even say that their understanding of the outside world now might be even greater than Lin Xuan's.

After all, with mobile phones now, it was too convenient to learn about the situation outside.

"Benefactor!"

Xiao Qing suddenly spoke with some embarrassment.

"What is it?"

"My vehicle..."

Xiao Qing hesitated for a moment.

"Oh, but you haven't ridden it for four years, and I don't know if it can even start; let's buy another one!"

Lin Xuan suddenly realized, thinking of the motorcycle he had left in the parking lot at the foot of the mountain four years ago.

"Okay!"

Qing She naturally had different feelings for her first vehicle, but at that time she did not understand vehicles and had just bought one at random.

She had often paid attention to this over the past four years, so she was naturally very familiar with it.

"How about I take Benefactor to Longhu Mountain; let's not take the train or airplane."

Xiao Qing was eager to try.

"Then you had better be quick; if your vehicle hasn't arrived by the time we depart, we will do it the old way."

"Understood, thank you, Benefactor."

Xiao Qing looked very excited as she hopped down, then stood unsteadily.

Xiao Bai was also somewhat moved.

"Then I will give you a break; it shouldn't be far from here to Jingcheng, and there are many places in the city there that sell vehicles."

After saying this, Lin Xuan waved his hand.

"Thank you, Benefactor!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing hurriedly thanked him, then grabbed Xiao Bai and ran off.

Watching Xiao Qing's lively back and Xiao Bai, who was being pulled by her sister and kept looking back at him, Lin Xuan turned and walked back into the room.

The cabinet storing the medicinal herbs was custom-made.

The boxes inside were also custom-made.

Four years of time had not had much impact on the medicinal herbs.

Looking at the cabinet filled to the brim, Lin Xuan took out a box and fell into deep thought.

He did not know much about the Outer Elixir right now.

But the so-called Outer Elixir or Golden Core in the current Outsider world could basically only assist in cultivation.

For example, helping people enter a meditative state faster, slightly accelerating the circulation of Qi, and speeding up cultivation a little bit.

As for creating a pill that directly extends life, let alone the fact that Lin Xuan did not have the formula, even if he did, the medicinal herbs required would likely be extremely rare.

Therefore, the best way was still to give Fang Dongtian a chance to condense an Inner Elixir.

Only when the inner core condenses and the body regains its vitality can one's lifespan be extended.

Of course, if this doesn't work, the plan to build a statue for Fang Dongtian will have to be attempted.

But if that fails, then there really is no other good way.

As the saying goes, if the King of Hell commands you to die at the third watch, no one can keep you until the fifth.

But before that, Lin Xuan still wants to try.

After thinking it through, Lin Xuan put the box in his hand back into the cabinet and closed it again.

If one were to attempt the refining of an Outer Elixir, a considerable amount of these medicinal materials would certainly be wasted.

Of course, if people in the Outsider world knew that Lin Xuan was prepared to use such Heaven and Earth Treasures as test subjects, they would likely be heartbroken to death.

But for Lin Xuan, these are not difficult to obtain.

"After the Grand Daoist Ritual, I'll find a deep mountain or old forest to wander around in."

Lin Xuan muttered to himself.

Only in places rarely visited by humans will there be more of such things.

After all, these things don't fall from the sky; most of them grow from the ground.

Sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat in the Daoist room, Lin Xuan rested his face on his hand and fell into deep thought.

Over these four years, besides using lightning techniques to smelt his inner core, he has also practiced a portion of the Three Thousand Daoist Arts.

The Three Thousand Daoist Arts means exactly what it says.

It covers a very wide range, including some things related to the Outer Elixir.

Such as the sense of smell, which can distinguish the precise age of medicinal materials by their scent.

For example, Qi-eating can directly swallow the Qi contained within spiritual objects themselves.

Naturally, this also works for aged medicinal materials.

It is actually a bit similar to the Six Storehouse Immortal Thief, one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, but only just a little.

The Six Storehouse Immortal Thief cultivates one's own six internal organs, allowing the body's organs to reach maximum efficiency in energy acquisition, even approaching perfection.

But Qi-eating is only aimed at spiritual objects like these Heaven and Earth Treasures.

It is equivalent to directly simplifying the steps of the Outer Elixir.

Of course, it doesn't have much to do with refining an Outer Elixir, but through this, one can determine whether the medicinal properties are suitable.

It's just that for Lin Xuan, this Qi-eating is not of much use.

Because his inner core has already condensed, the medicinal energy of these materials is a bit too low for his growth.

……

The speed at which Qing Bai Er She returned was also very fast.

Looking at Qing She's expression, one could tell that she was very satisfied this time.

It is unclear whether it was because of the shopping or because she once again possessed a motorcycle.

"Did you buy it?"

Watching Qing She lean toward him, Lin Xuan raised his hand to stop her.

"Yes, we bought it. Both my sister and I bought one. Only when going to Longhu Mountain will my sister and I take Benefactor together."

Qing She said happily.

"Then I will leave it to you both."

Lin Xuan nodded.

"Um, Benefactor, we had a small conflict with someone in the city."

Bai She hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"It was an Outsider, but their level was too poor; they harassed us, so we beat them up."

Xiao Qing also explained.

"No one died, right?"

Lin Xuan nodded upon hearing this and asked.

"No, we have a sense of proportion. In this era, one cannot just kill people."

Xiao Qing nodded quickly.

"Hmm, then it's fine!"