70.I'm willing to test the pill!

Huang Zhiwen gave Yuan Yuan a sidelong glance. This wasn't a bad suggestion.

In pill-refining sects, there were usually pill-testing boys or some poor wandering cultivators hired with spirit stones to test the pills. But the Baodan Sect was too small, and all the disciples in the sect had already been used for testing. Also, to make it convenient for gathering herbs, the sect was set up beside the Biluo Forest, so few wandering cultivators could come here.

The only one willing to test the pills now was Yuan Yuan, his direct disciple. After testing the pills a few times, he was also extremely timid. He had to be forced to take the pills even after a lot of hesitation...

There was a very important pill at the moment. Why not let Xu Shan test it?

After thinking for a while, Huang Zhiwen took out a bottle of pills, waved it in front of Xu Shan, and tempted him. "It's not impossible for you to stay in the Baodan Sect. If you're willing to test this pill for me, then it can be considered that you've done a service for my Baodan Sect. I can allow you to stay in the Baodan Sect for three months! During these three months, you can think about it slowly. You can take out the spirit stones at any time to exchange for your own safety for fifty years. What do you think?"

Xu Shan hesitated. This was the cultivation world, not the modern society where you test drugs for a hospital and are given safety guarantees. Huang Zhiwen didn't have to harm him. If he really wanted to do something bad to him, he could just do it directly. Anyway, he didn't have the ability to resist.

Testing the pill could give him a three-month buffer period. If he didn't test it, he would be kicked out immediately, and the risks afterward were uncertain. There was a high probability that he would die.

After thinking for a long time and comparing the two situations, Xu Shan asked, "What kind of pill is this?"

Huang Zhiwen smiled. "Don't worry. In a pill-refining sect, when testing pills, poisonous pills are tested on demonic beasts, and other pills are tested on people.

"This pill of mine is called Heart Demon Crossing! This pill is unique in the world. The two most mysterious areas in the cultivation world are nothing more than the Dao Heart and the spiritual roots. This pill...."

Huang Zhiwen was speaking proudly. He didn't know that beside him, Yuan Yuan's round face was flushed, his nostrils were completely dilated, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, with an expression of having succeeded in his scheme.

Heart Demon Crossing! This pill was a concept proposed by his master more than a year ago. It took more than a year of repeated adjustments and tests to successfully refine it.

Although it was called Heart Demon Crossing, its real function was to help people trigger their inner demons in advance! It could be said to be the most useless pill in the cultivation world... It only existed to torture people.

Although the Dao Heart and the inner demons were extremely mysterious areas in the cultivation world, and people had very little understanding of them, being able to come into contact with the inner demons through pills was undoubtedly a great progress.

But even though it was progress, Yuan Yuan didn't think it showed his master's high level of pill-refining or his brilliant idea. The reason why there was no such pill in the pill-refining world before was probably that no pill master was willing to refine this thing, or they didn't even think in this direction.

According to his master's speculation, after the pill triggered the inner demons in advance, it wouldn't affect the reappearance of the inner demons caused by the later realm breakthrough at all. It was just to help people experience the inner demons one more time. It was simply a stupid idea!

As soon as Huang Zhiwen proposed it, it scared him so much that he couldn't sleep well for two months. Once the pill was refined, he would definitely be the one to test it.

The inner demons were not something good. No one was willing to experience them one more time just for the sake of it. Now there was finally someone to take the blame!

"As long as you can take this pill, whether you can successfully cross the inner demons or not, you can stay in the Baodan Sect temporarily! So, have you made up your mind?"

Xu Shan didn't dare to agree easily. Inner demons... He had heard of them countless times. It seemed that the entire cultivation world attached great importance to maintaining the Dao Heart.

Every huge breakthrough in the cultivation realm would bring about a huge surge in spirit and emotion. This change would greatly affect one's state of mind, and the inner demons would be born at this moment.

But no one had ever told him what the inner demons were really like....

"Sect Master Huang, what's the situation when encountering the inner demons? What will be the consequences if I can't get through them? Will I die?"

Huang Zhiwen said, "This varies from person to person. The inner demons are the manifestation of the deepest contradictions in a person's heart that cannot be detected. Some people also call it the prison of the heart. This is a problem that every cultivator can't get rid of. The more intense the hidden conflicts in the heart are, the more complex the inner demons will be. Usually, if you pay attention to cultivating the Dao Heart and maintaining a peaceful state of mind, it will be easier to resist the inner demons. The inner demons rarely cause death. Once you fail to cross them, your cultivation realm may drop, and it will be a hundred times more difficult to break through again. Moreover, there will definitely be inner demons when you break through in the future."

"But nothing is absolute. I've heard that some people died because of the inner demons, with their spiritual energy going out of control and their bodies exploding, and even many people going crazy."

"But don't worry. I will try my best to ensure your safety. There are still some tricks to safely cross the inner demons."

Huang Zhiwen paced back and forth and recalled, "The inner demons are an illusion born in the heart. Most people will return to the moment when they were on the verge of despair. At the same time, the inner demons will deepen and continuously evolve this crisis. The most crucial thing is that the memory and ability will also be restored to the situation at that time."

"But as long as you leave a deeply impressive reminder for yourself before entering the inner demons, and evoke this reminder in the inner demons, it is possible to restore the memory and ability. At that time, your chance of getting through the inner demons will increase greatly!"

"What kind of reminder?" Xu Shan blurted out.

"Anything. It can be a thing, a magical weapon, a person... As long as it is extremely important to you. But actually, the best way is to use a magic tool specifically for dealing with the inner demons. It's just that I definitely don't have such a precious treasure here."

"This is only the first point. There is a second point that is particularly important."

"If you can evoke your memory in the inner demons, the first priority is to pay attention to the passage of time. From the moment you notice the time, after about an hour, the power of your divine soul will be exhausted. At that time, you don't have to defeat the inner demons to exit them... This is a technique discovered in the cultivation world for a long time. But if you get through it by taking this shortcut, the next time the inner demons appear, you will still be in the same scene, and there will be endless hidden dangers..."

"But you have to note that evoking memory in the inner demons is never an easy thing. Usually, only those with great heavenly luck and extremely strong willpower can do it. Have you thought it through?"

Xu Shan was torn between two choices. Remembering a key reminder wasn't difficult for him. The first choice was the Qingyin.

The Qingyin was obviously an extremely special magical weapon. Even when he was at the Qi Refining stage, as long as he could concentrate and observe, he could clearly see the Qingyin in his mind. This thing was as inseparable from him as his soul.

As for the inner demons, there was a high probability that his inner demons were the Kun Beast! The pain in that dangerous situation was something he definitely didn't want to experience a second time in his life.

If it wasn't the Kun Beast, then it could only be those thirty Nascent Soul stage cultivators. It seemed that he had no chance of winning against either of them.

However, since it was an illusion that returned to the situation at that time, he should be able to bluff those thirty Nascent Soul stage cultivators with the optical disc.

But what about the Kun Beast? The Divine Light Rod didn't transform successfully last time, and he still couldn't figure out why... But he had sacrificed himself for righteousness once, so he should be qualified to transform into Ultraman this time, right....

After a long time, Xu Shan slowly nodded. "Your disciple is willing to test the pill."

Anyway, this was the best choice at the moment.

Huang Zhiwen was overjoyed and clapped his hands. "Great! I most admire people with courage. For a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator to experience the inner demons in advance is no less than a tempering for the mind. It might be a blessing rather than a curse. Remember, in the inner demons, don't be restricted by any moral rules. Use whatever means you can. Here you go."

Xu Shan took the Heart Demon Crossing Pill emitting black qi, kept silently chanting "look within with the Qingyin" in his heart, and after a few breaths... He directly swallowed the pill!

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