There is a Bug I think when you try to craft mid stage spirits where if you don't have the minor spirit talisman but the other resources if you try to craft it it wastes some of the resources.
For example: I bought 2 Cerulean Ink for 12 gold and after I tried crafting the amber spirit without the sarcia talisman it wasted 1 of the Cerulean Ink and only one remained in my inventory and 13 gold was still in my inventory.
Note: If this is not a Bug sorry for wasting your time.