While Hongjing did not deny the power of alchemical elixirs to grant immortality or provide divine protection, he ultimately found the Scripture of the Nine Elixirs to be ambiguous and spiritually unfulfilling, aiming to implement more accessible practicing techniques.
wˌaɪl hˈɑːŋdʒɪŋ dɪdnˌɑːt dᵻnˈaɪ ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ælkˈɛmɪkəl ᵻlˈɪksɚz tə ɡɹˈænt ɪmɔːɹtˈælᵻɾi ɔːɹ pɹəvˈaɪd dᵻvˈaɪn pɹətˈɛkʃən, hiː ˈʌltᵻmətli fˈaʊnd ðə skɹˈɪptʃɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪn ᵻlˈɪksɚz təbi æmbˈɪɡjuːəs ænd spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəli ʌnfʊlfˈɪlɪŋ, ˈeɪmɪŋ tʊ ˈɪmplɪmənt mˈoːɹ æksˈɛsəbəl pɹˈæktɪsɪŋ tɛknˈiːks.