Every person's cultivation is different, so are the exclusive secret remedies of different families.
Their honey, my arsenic.
For Ba Mountain Swordsmen, the powerful Sword Qi contained in these elixir pills can gradually guide and hone their own Sword Qi, strengthening it; but for others, this Sword Qi entering the body is like thousands of swords piercing the heart, permeating every limb and bone, a self-inflicted slow death.
It would be good if it really could enhance one's strength, just endure it and it's okay, but there's a possibility it could cause a catastrophic hemorrhage, not only not enhancing but also causing injuries, which would indeed be a bloody joke.
However, these already formed elixir pills can no longer have their ingredients extracted... I don't know how Huangfu Qing managed to extract the Dragon Elephant Blood Ginseng component from the sword pills, are those who practice fire magic really that miraculous?