Three Sins Against Heaven

"I already told you, just call me by my name." Ghost Guest walked up to Little Tiger, patting his shoulder. "I'm going out for a bit. Stay here and behave. I'll be back soon."

"Okay." Little Tiger nodded. "When are we going to have the barbecue?"

"We'll go as soon as I get back," Ghost Guest said warmly, then turned to Laura Jiang. "Little Tiger loves to play. Keep an eye on him and don't let him run around."

"Yes!" Laura Jiang responded respectfully.

Ghost Guest opened the light curtain and walked out of the courtyard, quickly heading down the mountain towards the Spirit Treasure Platform.

Earlier, Senior Brother Kenneth Yi had already told him the location of the Spirit Treasure Platform, which was quite close to Dusk Mountain.

At the base of the Spirit Treasure Platform, Ghost Guest ascended the steps and stood at the entrance for a long time.

The platform, made of white jade and magnificently decorated, was indeed a place worthy of cultivators.

In the center of the Spirit Treasure Platform, many cabinets formed a circle, with numerous bronze mirrors projecting light screens into the air, displaying images and texts. The area was divided into four sections: east, south, west, and north.

The area directly in front of Ghost Guest was related to magical tools.

Magical tools are items made by cultivators from special materials and activated by spiritual energy. They can be incredibly powerful or possess special functions.

However, items used by Qi Refinement cultivators are not considered magical tools; they are merely mundane tools. Only items like Mark Ye's protective jade pendant, which can withstand a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, qualify as magical tools.

Above mundane tools are magical tools, and above those are magical treasures, categorized into lower, middle, and upper grades.

"Fifty pounds of silver for one Spirit Stone."

"Ten pounds of gold for one Spirit Stone."

"One pound of silver essence for five Spirit Stones."

"One pound of gold essence for fifteen Spirit Stones."

"Lower-grade flying sword, fifty Spirit Stones each."

"Middle-grade flying sword, two hundred Spirit Stones each."

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After looking around for a while, Ghost Guest moved to the western section, which sold demonic beasts.

Like cultivators, demonic beasts can absorb the essence of the sun and moon to cultivate, and some powerful ones even possess intelligence comparable to humans.

"Mystic Tiger cub, ten Spirit Stones each."

"Purple Flame Snake egg, fifteen Spirit Stones each."

"Pureblood White Deer fawn, fifteen Spirit Stones each."

...

Ghost Guest quickly left. Few cultivators raised demonic beasts because, although they could become incredibly powerful, they consumed too many resources.

For Qi Refinement cultivators, their own cultivation resources were already insufficient, so they couldn't afford to raise demonic beasts.

Most cultivators bought demonic beasts for the same reason as Mark Ye: to obtain a specific treasure from the beast.

The third section was for spells and restrictions. Higher-level cultivators could imprint their magical abilities onto spirit jades, which could be activated by injecting spiritual energy.

Having such a spirit jade during a duel or battle could instantly unleash a powerful spell.

However, these spell-imprinted spirit jades were prohibitively expensive. Even the cheapest low-level spells cost at least two hundred Spirit Stones and became useless after one use. Therefore, few cultivators were willing to buy such impractical items.

As for cultivation techniques, the Qi Refinement stage cultivators all used the same basic techniques, and without opening their acupoints, they couldn't practice advanced techniques. Only at the Foundation Establishment stage would they consider advanced techniques.

The cultivation diagram that Brian Qin had taught them was a special technique. Because their bodies couldn't handle it, their Qi Sea was damaged, ruining their foundation. This was just a method used by the Demonic Extreme Sect to quickly train Spirit Slaves. Normal Qi Refinement cultivators wouldn't touch such techniques.

After exploring the three sections, Ghost Guest finally arrived at the southernmost section, his destination: the pill section.

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"Spirit Gathering Pill, three Spirit Stones each, ten sets of ingredients for two Spirit Stones."

"Rejuvenation Pill, seven Spirit Stones each, ten sets of ingredients for five Spirit Stones."

"Acupoint Clearing Pill, ten Spirit Stones each, ten sets of ingredients for seven Spirit Stones."

...

As Ghost Guest read the lines on the light screen, he finally understood the value of the pills he had previously refined.

When he saw the prices of pill furnaces, he finally realized how many resources Mark Ye had at the beginning of his cultivation.

Like pills, pill furnaces were also graded.

Even the most basic first-grade pill furnace cost seventy Spirit Stones!

Mark Ye had bought a pill furnace for refining pills, tiger cubs for refining silver essence, and medicinal ingredients. His initial cultivation resources definitely exceeded one hundred Spirit Stones.

No wonder he was considered a genius; the treatment he received was extraordinary.

Ghost Guest walked up to a wooden cabinet and cupped his hands in greeting to the cultivator behind it. "Senior Brother, are there any pill refining tasks available?"

"What do you mean?" The cultivator was puzzled. "I don't understand."

Ghost Guest explained, "You provide the ingredients, I refine the pills for you, and you pay me Spirit Stones."

"You mean you want to earn money by refining pills?" The cultivator finally understood and looked at Ghost Guest in confusion. "The Spirit Treasure Platform sells materials and buys finished products. We don't handle the intermediate steps. If you can refine pills, just buy the ingredients and sell the finished pills to us."

Ghost Guest replied calmly, "I don't have any Spirit Stones."

"No Spirit Stones? Then why are you causing trouble here? Go away!" The cultivator's friendly demeanor vanished instantly, and he waved his hand impatiently.

His voice was loud, attracting the attention of the surrounding people.

"Is there such a thing? Coming to the Spirit Treasure Platform without any Spirit Stones? This guy must be crazy."@@novelbin@@

"He looks unfamiliar. He must be a newcomer. No wonder he doesn't know the rules."

"Wait a minute, he looks familiar to me."

"I think so too."

"Ah, I remember now. Isn't he the personal disciple Master took in yesterday?"

"Tch, he can't even afford Spirit Stones, and he can still become a personal disciple?"

"I heard he used to be Junior Brother Ye's Spirit Slave and almost killed him. Tsk tsk, such a traitor shouldn't be kept around."

"Not only shouldn't he be kept, but you didn't see it yesterday. He actually knelt to Junior Brother Ye for a few Spirit Slave corpses. He really has no shame."

"Exactly. Who knows what kind of luck he had to get a treasure and be accepted as a disciple by Master. But Spirit Slaves have poor aptitude. Even if his Qi Sea is restored, he'll probably be stuck at Qi Refinement Level One for life."

As Ghost Guest listened to the surrounding discussions, his frown deepened. He didn't care about their words; he was thinking about how to obtain Spirit Stones.

His greatest skill was pill refining, and only by refining pills could he quickly acquire Spirit Stones.

But he didn't have a single Spirit Stone to buy a pill furnace. How could he refine pills?

If it came to it, he would have to take on other tasks.

On the outskirts of the crowd, a gentle-looking young man watched Ghost Guest with interest and nudged the purple-clad youth beside him.

"Where's your pill furnace? Lend it to me."

The purple-clad youth raised an eyebrow. "You want to help him? Even though he's a personal disciple, his aptitude is too poor. His cultivation will be hard to improve. He's not worth befriending."

"Stop talking nonsense. Just tell me if you'll lend it or not."

"Fine, fine, you're the boss. But I still don't believe he can refine pills."

"How about a bet?"

"Deal!"

The gentle young man squeezed through the crowd with the pill furnace, placing it in front of Ghost Guest. He put two Spirit Stones on the wooden cabinet and smiled at the cultivator behind it. "Ten sets of ingredients for Spirit Gathering Pills, please."

"Isn't that Douglas Situ? What's he doing here? I thought he wasn't a pill refiner."

"Who knows? He's putting a pill furnace in front of that guy. There must be something interesting going on. Let's watch."

"Ah, Senior Brother Situ, please wait a moment." The cultivator's face immediately lit up with a smile when he saw the gentle young man.

The ten sets of ingredients were quickly placed on the cabinet. Douglas Situ turned to Ghost Guest. "Can you refine pills?"

"Yes," Ghost Guest nodded slightly.

Douglas Situ patted the pill furnace and smiled. "You can use this pill furnace. Do you dare to refine pills here?"