Although those who practiced Neidan prioritized meditation over external alchemical strategies, many of the same elixirs and constituents from previous Daoist alchemical schools of thought continued to be utilized in tandem with meditation.
ɔːlðˈoʊ ðoʊz hˌuː pɹˈæktɪst nˈiːdən pɹaɪˈɔːɹɪtˌaɪzd mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən ˌoʊvɚɹ ɛkstˈɜːnəl ælkˈɛmɪkəl stɹˈæɾədʒiz, mˈɛnɪəv ðə sˈeɪm ᵻlˈɪksɚz ænd kənstˈɪtʃuːənts fɹʌm pɹˈiːviəs dˈaʊɪst ælkˈɛmɪkəl skˈuːlz ʌv θˈɔːt kəntˈɪnjuːd təbi jˈuːɾɪlˌaɪzd ɪn tˈændəm wɪð mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃən.