The next morning, Ghost Guest slowly opened his eyes, lifted the quilt, and rubbed his head.
Last night, they stayed up late to celebrate the New Year, probably the happiest ti he had since joining the Demonic Extre Sect. Everyone drank heavily and only returned to their rooms to rest very late.
After a simple wash, Ghost Guest left the courtyard and headed straight to the dicine Gate.
Today was the first day of the new year. Whether it was cultivation or pill refining, it was important to start on a good note. Coincidentally, the last batch of ingredients had been refined, so he could go to the dicine Gate to exchange for Spirit Stones.
At the dicine Gate, inside the Fragrance Beauty Tower, Ghost Guest walked to the counter in the hall and cupped his fists in greeting to the cultivator behind the counter. "I am Ghost Guest, here to submit the pills."
"Hand them over," the cultivator lazily stretched out his hand, assuming it was just a few bottles of pills.
With a wave of Ghost Guest's hand, the counter was imdiately filled with porcelain bottles. "One hundred and fifty Acupoint Breakthrough Pills, one hundred and thirty Rejuvenation Pills. Please inspect them."
The cultivator's eyes widened in surprise, and his face lit up with a smile. "Apologies, I didn't catch your na earlier. Could you repeat it?"
"Ghost Guest."
"So it's Junior Brother Ghost Guest. I've heard a lot about you. Please wait a mont while I inspect the pills."
Other cultivators in the hall, hearing the commotion, curiously gathered around. Seeing the large number of porcelain bottles on the counter, they began to discuss among themselves.
"Am I seeing this right? A newcor can refine so many pills?"
"What newcor? He's long past Qi Refinent Level One."
"To bring out so many pills at once, that's impressive for soone so young."
After the inspection, the cultivator's smile grew even brighter. "These pills are all of top quality. Converted to Spirit Stones, they total two thousand eight hundred. Please wait a mont while I get a storage bag for you. According to dicine Gate's rules, submitting pills worth over a thousand Spirit Stones at once earns you a storage bag."
Ghost Guest took out a piece of paper filled with a list of ingredients and pushed it to the cultivator. "Please leave eight hundred Spirit Stones and use the remaining two thousand to repay my advance. According to the rules, once I repay, I can imdiately advance again. Use the remaining Spirit Stones to exchange for the ingredients listed."
"Sure, just a mont." The cultivator agreed readily.
The surrounding people couldn't help but gasp. Buying two thousand Spirit Stones worth of ingredients at once, what a bold move!
Even so pill refiners at the third or fourth level of Qi Refinent wouldn't dare to buy ingredients like this.
"Junior Brother Ghost Guest, why didn't you let soone notify of your arrival?"
Amanda Han's playful voice suddenly rang out, and the onlookers quickly dispersed.
Outsiders might be deceived by Amanda Han's appearance, but those directly under her knew her thods all too well.
How could soone who beca a steward at the dicine Gate be just a pretty face?
Ghost Guest smiled, "It's just a small matter, I didn't want to disturb Senior Sister."
"Junior Brother is so considerate." Amanda Han laughed charmingly, getting closer and almost leaning on Ghost Guest.
Ghost Guest subtly pushed Amanda Han away, took the storage bag handed by the cultivator, and cupped his fists in salute. "I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer. Farewell."
"Do I really make Junior Brother dislike that much?" Amanda Han lightly tugged on Ghost Guest's sleeve, looking pitiful.
Ghost Guest shook his head and said seriously, "Senior Sister misunderstands, I truly have other matters to attend to."
"I have sothing important to discuss with Junior Brother. Can we talk for a bit?" Amanda Han whispered softly.
Ghost Guest thought for a mont and nodded, "Please go ahead, Senior Sister."
"Then please follow upstairs." Amanda Han's face lit up with a smile, her change of expression was astonishing. Seeing Ghost Guest hesitate, she leaned close to his ear and said in a soft, seductive voice, "We're just going for tea. If you think otherwise, I won't be responsible."
Ghost Guest felt a headache coming on. This woman really knew how to handle n, her attitude shifting between near and far, constantly teasing him.
He had planned to develop well at the dicine Gate, but now he had to deal with such a superior, it was truly troubleso.
In the top-floor room, after serving tea to Ghost Guest, Amanda Han sat gracefully opposite him. "In ten days, there will be a competition among pill refiners at the dicine Gate. Each steward can recomnd three participants. I want to recomnd you. Are you interested?"
Ghost Guest shook his head, "My pill refining skills are too poor. I don't want to embarrass you. Besides, I'm busy with my cultivation and can't spare the ti."
"Don't be in a hurry to refuse." Amanda Han smiled slightly, her deanor impeccable, making it hard to associate her with the seductive woman from before. "The rewards for this competition are very generous. Even winning the first round will earn you a thousand Spirit Stones. If you win the championship, you'll get ten thousand Spirit Stones. Not only that, but you can also beco a candidate for steward. Once your cultivation reaches the fifth level of Qi Refinent, you can beco a full steward. You might not know the status of a steward at the dicine Gate. For example, this Fragrance Beauty Tower, when business is good, it earns tens of thousands of Spirit Stones daily. As a steward, I can take half a percent of the monthly profit. Don't underestimate half a percent; I get tens of thousands of Spirit Stones each month without doing anything. Such rewards, aren't you tempted?"
Ghost Guest pondered for a mont and asked, "What level are the pill refiners participating in this competition?"
Amanda Han smiled, "The competition is limited to first-grade pill refiners, so you can rest assured. I believe with your pill refining skills, you have a great chance of winning."
"Alright, I'll go back and prepare the pill recipes and ingredients. Thank you, Senior Sister." Ghost Guest nodded. The rewards were too generous to refuse.
Amanda Han took out a storage bag from her bosom and handed it to Ghost Guest with a smile. "Since you're representing Fragrance Beauty Tower, I can't let you spend your own money. This bag contains all the pill recipes for first-grade pills, with twenty sets of ingredients for each. It's not that I'm stingy, but if you refine all these pills, the competition will be about to start."
"Senior Sister seems different today." Ghost Guest stared at Amanda Han.
"Really?" Amanda Han covered her mouth and laughed, her smile alluring. "As long as Junior Brother likes it, I can be any style you want."
Ghost Guest suddenly felt dry-mouthed and quickly got up to leave.
Dealing with this woman really required so self-control.
Amanda Han didn't force him to stay. Instead, she smiled and escorted Ghost Guest to the door. "Take care, Junior Brother. I still have to prepare for the competition, so I won't see you off."
As Ghost Guest descended the stairs, a young man with a jade-like face walked into the hall, followed by several cultivators.
Seeing the young man walking straight towards him, Ghost Guest stepped aside to make way. But the young man also stepped aside, deliberately bumping into Ghost Guest and making him stagger back.
"Can't you see?" The young man glared coldly at Ghost Guest. "Get him!"
The cultivators behind him imdiately ford hand seals, gathering spells to attack Ghost Guest.
Ghost Guest snorted coldly, vines growing around him, entangling the cultivators as he retreated.
Since the second slot of the Extinct Spirit Seed had opened, his spiritual sense had been increasing daily, allowing him to sense the cultivation levels of these people.
The attackers were all at the second level of Qi Refinent, which he could barely handle. But the young man was at the third level of Qi Refinent. Although he hadn't attacked, Ghost Guest couldn't let his guard down.
"Stop it!"
Amanda Han suddenly appeared beside Ghost Guest, with a slight movent of her fingers, several thick willow branches appeared out of thin air, growing rapidly in the wind, intertwining and trapping the cultivators and the young man.
Amanda Han looked at the young man, her usual smile replaced by a cold expression.
"Zhou Ting, daring to cause trouble at the dicine Gate, are you tired of living?"
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