Three Sins Against Heaven-Chapter 58 – Aaron Ouyang’s Probe

"As I suspected, you were the closest when this supreme treasure emerged, and only your aura can fully refine it. Do not fear; under my pressure and the aura of this treasure, your cultivation will benefit greatly. How much you gain depends on your own fortune."

Ghost Guest quickly took out a Spirit Stone to cultivate. In just ten breaths, the Spirit Stone turned to powder and dispersed. He couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, taking out a pile of Spirit Stones and absorbing their spiritual energy with all his might.

A Spirit Stone every ten breaths—such a cultivation speed was rare and precious. He had to seize the moment and absorb as much as he could.

Spiritual energy continuously surged into his meridians, charging towards the second acupoint of the second level of Qi Refinement. Under Aaron Ouyang's pressure and the treasure's aura, there was almost no bottleneck.

The second acupoint was quickly broken through, and spiritual energy rapidly flowed into the third acupoint.

The fourth, the fifth...

Until the thirteenth acupoint was broken through, Aaron Ouyang's pressure finally dissipated, and the radiant white fragment returned to his hand, spinning continuously and emitting dazzling light.

"Very well done. You may leave now."

"Disciple takes his leave." Ghost Guest bowed respectfully, took a few steps back, and then turned to leave.

"Wait." Aaron Ouyang suddenly called out, appearing in front of Ghost Guest in the next instant. In a deep voice, he said, "The speed at which you absorbed spiritual energy just now was unusual. With your aptitude, you shouldn't be able to cultivate so quickly."

Aaron Ouyang placed his hand on Ghost Guest's top of the skull, and a vast spiritual sense drilled into Ghost Guest's body. After examining Ghost Guest's Spirit Root, his brows furrowed slightly. "When you became a Spirit Slave, your aptitude should have been inferior. But your Wood Spirit Root is at seventy percent. Such tests never make mistakes. Look up and tell me what's going on."

Ghost Guest slowly raised his head, his expression calm though his heart was pounding. "Master, when I took medicinal pills, I accidentally discovered that they could enhance my Wood Spirit Root. So I tried consuming ingredients and found it even more effective. Thus, I persisted in taking ingredients, increasing my Wood Spirit Root from fifty to seventy percent."

Adam Dao had taught him that if anyone noticed anything unusual and asked, he could tell the truth about everything except Adam Dao and the Extinct Spirit Seed.

"How can that be? One's innate talent is fixed at birth, yet you can enhance it with external substances? It's truly unbelievable." Aaron Ouyang's brows furrowed deeper, his eyes full of astonishment. He paced around Ghost Guest, then suddenly stopped, his eyes shining brightly. "I remember now. I once read in an ancient text about a unique constitution. Though born with poor talent, their Spirit Root would gradually improve with cultivation until it reached perfection. I never thought I'd encounter such a legendary constitution."

"I see. If not for Master's enlightenment, I wouldn't have known." Ghost Guest immediately feigned a look of sudden realization.

He couldn't tell if Aaron Ouyang was testing him, so he had to play along. Perhaps such a unique constitution did exist, but he certainly didn't have it. His Spirit Root could improve only because of the Extinct Spirit Seed in his Sea of Consciousness.

Aaron Ouyang's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly became serious. "I ask you, when the supreme treasure emerged, did you gain any other fortuitous encounters? If so, tell me honestly, and I won't blame you. But if you hide anything, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ghost Guest didn't hesitate for a moment and respectfully replied, "Disciple dares not deceive Master. After I collided with that stone pillar, I passed out. When I woke up, the supreme treasure was inexplicably in my hand, and then Master arrived."

Aaron Ouyang stroked his beard, pondering for a moment. He pointed a finger at Ghost Guest's forehead. "Don't blame me for not trusting you. Only by verifying it myself can I be at ease. If you have a clear conscience, don't resist. After a soul search, all will be revealed."

A sharp pain shot through his mind, and Ghost Guest's face turned pale as if his skull were being sawed open. This feeling was not unfamiliar; Adam Dao had once checked his memories in the same way.

If Aaron Ouyang discovered the Extinct Spirit Seed in his Sea of Consciousness or saw the truth in his memories, he would be finished.

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At this point, he could only hope that Adam Dao's assurances were reliable. After all, Adam Dao had sworn that as long as he didn't reveal it, no one could discover this secret.

Moments later, Aaron Ouyang withdrew his hand, coldly staring at Ghost Guest. "Well, well, hiding such a thing in your body. How bold of you! Are you still going to lie to me?"

"Master, I don't understand what you mean. What is in my body?" Ghost Guest looked at Aaron Ouyang in confusion, his eyes full of bewilderment.

Aaron Ouyang scrutinized Ghost Guest closely. Seeing no sign of guilt on his face, he burst into laughter, patting Ghost Guest on the shoulder. "I was just teasing you. Of course, I believe you. By the way, I just remembered, since accepting you as a personal disciple, I haven't given you an entry gift. I gave Mark Ye a Magical Tool for protection. What would you like?"

Ghost Guest lowered his head and respectfully cupped his hands. "A gift from an elder cannot be refused. Whatever Master gives me, I will accept."

Aaron Ouyang thought for a moment and took out a snow-white lotus pod, as if carved from jade. "This is the heart of a century-old snow lotus, containing eighty-one lotus seeds. If a Qi Refinement cultivator consumes it directly, their meridians will be destroyed by the cold. But since you have a unique constitution, you should be fine taking it in batches. You will take the first one here, and I will protect you."

Ghost Guest accepted the century-old snow lotus heart, took out an ice-crystal-like lotus seed, and swallowed it, circulating his spiritual energy to try and refine it.

Aaron Ouyang placed his hand on Ghost Guest's top of the skull again, his vast spiritual sense spreading throughout Ghost Guest's body, carefully observing the changes.

As soon as the lotus seed entered his body, it released a terrifying cold that froze all his meridians. After a moment's thought, Ghost Guest decided to release the suppression on the Extinct Spirit Seed, allowing it to refine the lotus seed and repair his Wood Spirit Root.

He knew Aaron Ouyang still suspected him. The reward was a pretense; the test was real. But he had no choice. If he didn't refine the lotus seed, his body would be destroyed. He could only hope the Extinct Spirit Seed would remain undiscovered.