Three Sins Against Heaven-Chapter 66 – Secretly move one’s hands and feet

He was certain the order of the first ingredient was correct. What went wrong?

Hidden among the crowd below the stone platform, Zhou Ting's eyes flashed with a cold glint.

After the first set of ingredients failed, Ghost Guest didn't immediately take the second set. Instead, he put the remaining ingredients from the first set into the furnace.

However, each time he added an ingredient, the moment the fire started, the lid would pop open, and the disdain in the crowd's eyes grew stronger.

Ghost Guest's frown deepened. This wasn't a problem with the order of the ingredients. No matter what ingredient he added, the lid would pop open as soon as the fire started.

What was the issue?

Ghost Guest picked up an ingredient and examined it closely. His frown gradually relaxed as he looked down at Amanda Han below the stone platform and saw that Zhou Ting was not beside her. He immediately understood.

These ingredients appeared fine on the surface, but their internal spiritual energy had been completely destroyed, rendering them useless.

And the person who tampered with the ingredients was Zhou Ting.

Ghost Guest waved to Timothy Yuan, who walked over with a stern face and said in a deep voice, "What is it now, Junior Brother?"

To be honest, he didn't think much of Ghost Guest. He was a stickler for rules, but Ghost Guest forced him to break them.

Ghost Guest didn't say anything, just handed an ingredient to Timothy Yuan.

Timothy took the ingredient with a puzzled look. With his years of pill refining experience, he immediately sensed the problem as soon as he held the ingredient. Combining this with what had just happened, he instantly understood that Zhou Ting was behind this.

The people below the stone platform had already been paying attention to Ghost Guest, and this action drew even more attention, with the murmurs growing louder.

"What's going on? Is there something wrong with the ingredients?"

"I knew it. When Junior Brother Ghost Guest was refining pills at the Spirit Treasure Platform, many people saw it. Even if he couldn't win, he shouldn't be this bad. So, the ingredients are the problem."

"But that's strange. The Medicine Gate is offering such generous rewards for this competition. Why would they sabotage their own people?"

"Well, then what are those two doing over there?"

Timothy Yuan frowned deeply and looked up at the high platform, his eyes filled with inquiry. He didn't know how to handle this situation.

On the high platform, except for Wang Sui, the other leaders all had dark expressions.

Xiao Shenghe's face was particularly grim. With his sharp mind, he quickly deduced that Zhou Ting was behind this.

But the problem was, he couldn't let Timothy Yuan replace Ghost Guest's ingredients. Doing so would be admitting in front of everyone that the ingredients were faulty, which would be a huge loss of face.

If they directly revealed the truth, it would also make people think there was internal discord within the Medicine Gate, using underhanded tactics even in a public competition, which would also negatively impact the Medicine Gate.

At this point, he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, Wang Sui burst into laughter, making Xiao Shenghe extremely nervous. Ghost Guest's problem had made Wang Sui laugh instead of getting angry, which he couldn't understand at all.

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"Senior Brother, what are you doing?" Xiao Shenghe asked tentatively.

Wang Sui crossed his arms and looked at Ghost Guest with great interest. "You all are getting anxious while the participant himself hasn't even said anything."

Xiao Shenghe and the others immediately focused their attention on Ghost Guest. At this point, they didn't know how to resolve this situation. Could it be that Junior Brother Ghost Guest had a solution?

In front of Timothy Yuan, Ghost Guest put all the ingredients from the second set into the furnace without any regard for the order, releasing a large amount of spiritual energy. As the flames roared to life, he held the lid down tightly.

Before long, the furnace began to tremble, its surface gradually turning orange-red, indicating it couldn't withstand the high temperature for long.

Ghost Guest silently counted the time in his mind and suddenly lifted the lid and quickly retreated.

With a loud "bang," the furnace exploded, and flames swept out, instantly turning the surrounding ingredients to ash.

Timothy Yuan reacted quickly, immediately shielding Ghost Guest. With a wave of his sleeve, pure cold energy emanated from his body, extinguishing the surrounding flames.

The leaders on the high platform stood up abruptly, their eyes shining with approval as they all exclaimed in unison, "Good!"

With the furnace explosion, all the ingredients were destroyed, making it reasonable to replace them.

This Junior Brother Ghost Guest had a quick and clever mind!

Ghost Guest brushed the ash off his body expressionlessly and looked at Timothy Yuan. "For this competition, does the Medicine Gate cover all losses?"

"That's right!" Timothy Yuan nodded heavily, his eyes full of admiration.

Ghost Guest calmly said, "I used two sets just now. You need to give me a new furnace and eight sets of ingredients."

Timothy Yuan hesitated but eventually brought out a new furnace and eight sets of ingredients for Ghost Guest. It wasn't that he was concerned about the loss; he just felt it was unfair.

Everyone else had ten sets of ingredients, but because of this incident, Ghost Guest was left with only eight, making it hard to ensure his success rate. He might be eliminated in this round.

Ghost Guest's expression remained unchanged. He only needed to advance to the next round; he didn't need to take first place in this one.

Pill refining was his forte, and he had full confidence in himself. Losing two sets of ingredients was nothing.

On the high platform, Li Qing, usually lazy, stood straight and looked at Ghost Guest with bright eyes. "What a quick mind, coming up with a solution so fast. He took all the responsibility on himself, saving face for the Medicine Gate. I propose that even if he doesn't pass this round, we should give him a provisional steward position."

The others nodded in agreement, even Lan Qian, who usually opposed him, didn't object.

Xiao Shenghe nodded slightly. "Since everyone agrees, let's settle it."

Wang Sui laughed. "It's too early to say that. You're worrying too soon."

Xiao Shenghe cupped his fists. "Please enlighten us, Senior Brother."

Wang Sui stroked his chin with a mysterious smile. "You all know that he has two hours of lessons with Mark Ye every month. His specialty is pill refining, so logically, he should use this rare opportunity to seek advice on his specialty. But Mark Ye told me that each time he teaches Junior Brother Ghost Guest pill refining, it never takes more than a cup of tea's time. Can you guess why?"

"I heard his aptitude isn't great. Could it be that his talent in pill refining isn't that good either?" Li Qing ventured.

Wang Sui shook his head.

Lan Qian softly said, "Could it be that he thinks his pill refining skills are sufficient and wants to focus on cultivation?"

Wang Sui shook his head again.

"No," Xiao Shenghe finally spoke, understanding Wang Sui's meaning. "It's because his talent in pill refining is so high that he understands with just a hint. Mark Ye feels that at the same level and age, he might not do better than him."

"Exactly." Wang Sui nodded with a smile.

The others were filled with shock, collectively gasping.

If this were true, they had found a treasure. In terms of pill refining, none of Aaron Ouyang's disciples dared to claim they surpassed Kenneth Yi.

And for this Junior Brother Ghost Guest to have talent recognized by Kenneth Yi, he must be extraordinary!

"Look!" Li Qing suddenly pointed at the pill in Ghost Guest's hand, exclaiming.

In just the time they had been talking, Ghost Guest had already successfully refined a pill. His skillful technique indeed proved that they had worried too soon, as Wang Sui had said.

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Wang Sui grinned. "Whether he wins or not is beside the point. Someone has been dishonest. Deputy Gate Master Xiao, how should we handle this?"

"Senior Brother, calling me by my title is too much." Xiao Shenghe immediately stood up and respectfully said, "I await your instructions, Senior Brother."