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Chapter 23 Inner Alchemy Test
The Lihuo Sect does not strictly control books such as personal biographies, travelogues, and vernacular stories.

These things are all classified as miscellaneous books and placed on the first floor of the Sutra Library. They are open to all disciples free of charge, but are not allowed to be taken away.

Of course, the contents of these books may be distorted or outdated, but they can still be used as an important channel for collecting information.

Xiao Chen skillfully found the storybook area. This time he did not come to read the story, but started to read the content related to inner alchemy with a purpose.

For three consecutive days, he focused on this matter and devoted all his free time to the Sutra Library.

Finally, on the fourth day, a clue was found in a storybook called "Quanzhou Trip".

A spiritual beast that has not yet established its foundation does have a very small chance of forming an inner elixir!
This situation often occurs when some special spiritual beasts are stimulated and their bloodline returns to their ancestral state, thus possessing the inner elixir in advance.

Some of these inner elixirs are defective, some are semi-finished products, but some may be genuine inner elixirs that are intact.

Generally speaking, a spiritual beast that awakens its true inner elixir has a 98% chance of growing into a golden elixir demon in the future, transforming its inner elixir into a golden elixir.

Therefore, such a true inner elixir is even more precious than the inner elixir of ordinary foundation-building spirit beasts.

However, to determine whether it is a genuine inner elixir, a small technique needs to be used to test it.

The author of this storybook, perhaps in order to show off his profound knowledge, happened to describe this unpopular trick in detail in the text.

Xiao Chen immediately memorized the technique and then rushed to the market to purchase several raw materials needed for the test.

"One or two of the finest fire orchid stamens will cost you ten spirit stones."

The vendor had a big smile on his face, but the price he quoted was ridiculously high.

Xiao Chen suspected that he had misheard: "How much did you say? Ten or twenty spirit stones? Why don't you just go and rob them?"

If I remember correctly, when I passed by the market last year, this thing was originally sold for only one spirit stone. Even if there were price fluctuations, it wouldn't be ten times the difference all of a sudden.

The vendor immediately explained aggrievedly, "Hey, sir, you know that the number of caravans has been decreasing for seven consecutive months, and the market is out of stock everywhere."

"I begged and pleaded for this little bit of stamen, and it was a very high price. Where can I get it cheaper now?"

Xiao Chen had noticed before that the market today was much quieter than the last time he came.

He originally thought it was just a coincidence, but he didn't expect that there was another reason from what he heard.

"You're not lying to me, are you? I'll go ask somewhere else first."

"Sir, if you want to buy something, you better come back early. I won't leave any of this stuff for you."

Xiao Chen walked around Lihuo Market and finally felt the difference clearly.

Half a year ago, Jiang Sixuan hosted a dinner party at Baiyuzhai. He remembered that there were also various restaurants and shops outside at that time.

Now, only half a year has passed, and one-third of the shops on the street are closed in broad daylight.

The rest of the businesses are also very bad, with few tourists to be seen.

Even some of the guys standing at the store door were too lazy to shout when they saw him passing by.

After walking around and combining the conversations with passers-by along the way, Xiao Chen roughly understood what had happened.

Lizhou, where the Lihuo Sect is located, is located on the westernmost side of the Southern Wasteland. Both the west and south sides are tens of thousands of miles long, with active volcanoes stretching endlessly. Furthermore, the spiritual energy is so scarce that it can be called a desolate place.

On the north side is a huge mountain range, full of untamed monsters, and it is said that there are more than one golden elixir monsters among them.

Therefore, its connection with the outside world is very dependent on the neighboring Hezhou, and Hezhou is right next to Quanzhou.

Unfortunately, the Yingyue Immortal Sect, originally a major righteous sect in Quanzhou, was completely defeated in the war with the evil sect Shenhuo Sect, and more than 90% of Quanzhou has fallen.

The rise of the Demon Cult cut off the trade routes, which also affected the Lihuofang City.

The news was absolutely true. There was even a small family originally from Quanzhou who fled to Lizhou for refuge and opened a flying sword shop on the outskirts of the market town.

Xiao Chen looked inside from the street and saw a blue light. The water spirit was quite active.

It is completely different from the local fire atmosphere in Lihuofang City and is very unique.

So, after going around in circles, he came to the stall again. "Sir, I didn't lie to you. This is the market right now. I just earned my hard-earned money."

The other party must be asking for a high price, but I still have to buy this thing, after all, the inner elixir is important.

"Five spirit stones for one ounce, I want them all."

There are a total of one pound and two ounces of stamens here. Xiao Chen needs one pound, so there is no problem in buying them all, and he can also take the opportunity to bargain.

The vendor shook his head repeatedly: "No, that won't work. Sir, I also got the goods with great difficulty. The most I can give you is one spirit stone off."

Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and made the number seven: "One price, seven spirit stones. If you're willing, I'll pay you the spirit stones now. If you're not willing, I'll leave now."

"With the market price right now, even if you keep it here for a few more months, you might not be able to sell it all. It's such a shame to waste it."

For something like stamens, freshness is very important, otherwise the vendor would have no chance to make money from it as it would have been monopolized by the shops of a few big families.

If it is delayed for two months, the value of these stamens will at least be reduced by half.

The vendor gritted his teeth and compromised: "Alright, just consider it as me making friends with you, sir. I'll do this business even if it makes a loss. But I want cash."

Despite this, Xiao Chen still spent a full eighty-four spirit stones.

Together with the other materials, the total amount was 133 spirit stones, which was equivalent to his monthly salary for a little more than three and a half years.

After returning to his residence, Xiao Chen ground all the materials into powder, put them into a small jar, poured in the spiritual spring water, and then put the golden ball in.

This time I really spent a lot of money, hoping that what I get is the real inner elixir.

At first, the ball sank to the bottom of the water and did not react.

Xiao Chen followed the records in the storybook and used his magic power to stimulate the situation three times at different intervals.

The small ball finally reacted and began to emit a pressure that only a foundation-building monster could have.

However, this pressure only lasted for a moment before it faded due to insufficient mana supply.

Then, the small ball began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy on its own, and a large amount of fire-attributed spiritual power was absorbed into it.

The water surface began to boil, and the small ball floated up directly, suspended on the top, and emitted a faint red light.

According to the records in the storybook, the more fire spiritual power one can withstand, the more complete the inner elixir is.

Defective products can only absorb three taels of fire orchid, semi-finished products can absorb six taels, and finished products can absorb more than one kilogram.

As the fire spiritual power was continuously absorbed into the inner elixir, the red light became brighter and brighter, illuminating the walls of the room red.

"One pound!"

Xiao Chen was shocked. There was very little pistil powder left in the small jar. He really got a complete inner elixir of a demon beast.

An idea suddenly popped into his mind - I'm rich now!
Then he immediately realized that he had to keep a low profile and keep it secret, after all, the value of the real inner elixir was too precious.

The inner elixir, which has been filled with fire spiritual power, emits a bright glow and looks very beautiful.

However, Xiao Chen decisively took out the storage box and sealed it.

From today on, I will never open this box unless I break through the late stage of Qi Refining and strive to establish my foundation.

After clearing all traces of the test, Xiao Chen calmed down his excitement and then remembered the purple peach blossom.

I have been too busy these two days and haven't had time to take it.

Just as he was about to take a bite, there was a knock on the door.

"Brother Xiao, are you free tonight? I'm here to treat you to dinner."

Xiao Chen immediately recognized the identity of the visitor - Su Wanqing!

Why is she here?

(End of this chapter)