The Inner Demon Is Hard to Overcome

At the appointed time, Lin Xuan arrived at the First Elder's cave abode.

Four elders and a vice sect master were already waiting there.

All five were at the peak of the Golden Core realm, chatting and drinking tea together.

Ever since the sect had found powerful backing, it had developed fairly well over the years.

The only problem was that none of them had managed to break through.

If they had another three or four Nascent Soul cultivators, and the sect master advanced to the Spirit Transformation stage, the sect's strength could rise by another great step.

When Lin Xuan arrived, the elders all smiled at the disciple who had only joined the sect not long ago.

"Greetings, Vice Sect Master. Greetings, Elders."

Facing these old monsters whose strength far surpassed his own, Lin Xuan remained extremely courteous.

At this stage, he needed these old monsters' help!

"Have you finished refining the pills?"

the First Elder asked with a smile.

"They're finished."

Lin Xuan took out an exquisite little white jade bottle.

He poured four Remnant Cloud Pills from it.

Once the four Remnant Cloud Pills emerged, faint mist swirled around them—the most distinctive characteristic of the Remnant Cloud Pill.

"They're of good quality."

Seeing their lustrous color and round, full shape, the First Elder made a grasping motion, and the four pills flew into the hands of him and the other three elders.

After the four received their pills, Lin Xuan stared expectantly at them.

The elders exchanged knowing smiles and, somewhat reluctantly, took ten high-grade spirit stones each from their storage rings and handed them over.

This price was already quite fair to them.

Outside, a single Remnant Cloud Pill would cost at least fifty percent more.

The vice sect master looked at Lin Xuan with open