Three Sins Against Heaven-Chapter 93 – Pill Refining High-Stakes Gamble

"That's because I have absolute confidence in you," Amanda smiled brightly.

Ghost Guest smiled without saying a word and casually tossed a Storage Bag from his sleeve.

A cultivator behind him caught the Storage Bag and neatly stacked fifty thousand Spirit Stones outside the Dangui Pavilion.

The crowd, initially skeptical of the notice, suddenly had their eyes light up. For most of them, it was the first time seeing so many Spirit Stones.

Ghost Guest announced loudly, "Everyone, in broad daylight, I keep my word. If you win, take the fifty thousand Spirit Stones. If I go back on my word, you can smash the Dangui Pavilion."

"I'll give it a try," a cultivator mustered the courage to step forward, "I'll compete with you in Acupoint Breakthrough Pills."

Updat𝒆d fr𝑜m freewebnøvel.com.

Ghost Guest immediately had someone bring over a pill furnace and ingredients, asking the gathered crowd to make some space, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Please, ten sets of ingredients, the one with the higher success rate wins. If the number of pills is the same, the one with higher quality wins."

The cultivator adjusted his breath for a moment, then picked up the ingredients and put them into the pill furnace.

Ghost Guest did the same, while also observing his opponent with his peripheral vision.

In theory, one shouldn't be distracted during pill refining, but with his current cultivation level, he could attempt second-grade pills. First-grade pills were exceedingly simple for him.

In the end, the cultivator refined four Acupoint Breakthrough Pills, while Ghost Guest refined five.

"Oh, just missed it by one. If he had refined one more, he could have taken those fifty thousand Spirit Stones," the crowd lamented.

The cultivator looked regretful, stood up, and cupped his fists in salute, "From now on, I am willing to serve the Dangui Pavilion."

Ghost Guest returned the salute and had someone bring a contract, "Rest assured, Senior Brother, it's not a Contract of Selling Oneself. If you wish to leave the Dangui Pavilion in the future, you only need to pay a year's salary. How about it?"

"A bet is a bet, I have no objections," the cultivator wrote his name and pressed his handprint, then followed Yu Miao into the Dangui Pavilion.

With this person taking the lead, the crowd became lively.

"I'll give it a try!"

"Count me in too!"

Cultivators kept stepping forward to challenge, but all lost by a small margin. While the crowd felt it was a pity, they were also eager to try.

Even if they lost, the monthly salary remained the same; it was just a change of venue for pill refining.

Moreover, losing didn't mean refining pills for the Dangui Pavilion for life, at most it was just a year's salary lost.

But if they won, they could take away those fifty thousand Spirit Stones.

It seemed like there was no loss, and in the face of such temptation, it was hard for anyone to resist.

They wouldn't know that the first few participants were newly joined members of the Medicine Gate from the Law Enforcement Hall, already Ghost Guest's people.

Though the Law Enforcement Hall didn't focus on alchemy like the Medicine Gate, they could still find some who could refine pills. People from the Medicine Gate could join the Law Enforcement Hall, and vice versa.

Ghost Guest observed his opponents during alchemy to control the results. If the gap was too large, it would deter people.

Only when the gap was small would they be tempted, thinking they had a chance to take those fifty thousand Spirit Stones.

But those fifty thousand Spirit Stones were destined to remain untaken. In the realm of alchemy, Ghost Guest had absolute confidence.

All participants ultimately lost the competition without exception. In just half a day, the Dangui Pavilion gained dozens of pill refiners.

Ghost Guest was about to end the competition and resume the next day when a slender young man suddenly approached him.

"I'll compete with you."

Zhao Wenling, who had once narrowly lost to him in a Medicine Gate competition. If he could recruit this person to the Dangui Pavilion, it would be a great gain.

"Alright," Ghost Guest looked at him with a slight smile, "What shall we compete in?"

"Barrier Breaking Pill," Zhao Wenling said word by word, clearly still holding a grudge over his previous loss to Ghost Guest.

Ghost Guest had someone fetch the ingredients and didn't observe Zhao Wenling's pill refining, instead focusing entirely on his own pill furnace.

He had only won against Zhao Wenling by a slight margin before, so he couldn't be careless.

After the first round of refining, Zhao Wenling tapped the pill furnace and caught the flying Barrier Breaking Pill, "Between you and me, comparing quantity is meaningless, let's compare quality. This is already my current limit, let's compare the first pill, shall we?"

"Alright," Ghost Guest opened the lid of his furnace and extracted a Barrier Breaking Pill.

The two exchanged a glance and tossed their Barrier Breaking Pills to each other. After inspecting them, they looked at each other with mutual respect.

In terms of quality, the Barrier Breaking Pills they refined were both perfect, reaching the limit of first-grade pills. Even a second-grade pill refiner couldn't do better.

"If the quality is the same, how should we decide?"

"Neither wins nor loses, naturally neither gains anything."

Zhao Wenling placed Ghost Guest's Barrier Breaking Pill into a porcelain bottle and carefully stored it, "This Barrier Breaking Pill will be a token of exchange between us. It's rare to find a worthy opponent, especially one so evenly matched. Without a decisive outcome, I'm not satisfied, and I suppose you aren't either. Shall we compete again?"

"Sure, how shall we compete?" Ghost Guest asked.

He was determined to recruit Zhao Wenling.

"Recently, I've been trying to refine second-grade pills and have managed to produce a few. Let's see who can refine more types of second-grade pills," Zhao Wenling suggested.

Ghost Guest nodded slightly.

The onlookers were immediately intrigued. They hadn't expected these two young men to already be among the ranks of second-grade pill refiners. Second-grade pill refiners were not easy for them to come into contact with, and watching the refining process would give them something to brag about for a long time.

Ghost Guest listened to the ingredients Zhao Wenling needed and frowned slightly.

Zhao Wenling requested nine types of ingredients, appearing very confident. Although Ghost Guest had also begun attempting second-grade pill refining, he wasn't confident about refining nine types of second-grade pills.

Amanda Han gave Ghost Guest a questioning look. The competition notice didn't specify who should compete. If she were to refine the pills, defeating Zhao Wenling would be a breeze.

Ghost Guest shook his head. Amanda Han was stronger than Zhao Wenling in both cultivation and alchemy. If Amanda were to refine the pills, not only would Zhao Wenling be dissatisfied, but the onlookers would also feel they were being bullied.

He had beaten Zhao Wenling once, and he could beat him a second time.