Chapter 277: First batch of Pills (1/2)

The host got off the podium and waited for everyone to prepare. Alex and the other few participants all brought out their cauldron at the same time and placed it on top of the fire.

As they waited for the cauldron to heat up, the host started the competition. A massive timer floating in a blue panel in the sky started counting down.

No one rushed, however. This was a competition that selected winners based on the best. So, everyone would be the most patient self of themselves they could ever be.

Alex took in long, deep breaths while waiting for the competition to start. He had a lot better sense than before and he looked at the timer in the sky to see if his timing was accurate.

After getting the capsule and gaining the permanent Focus Mode, he had managed to control everything, including the slowed downtime.

However, unlike the other senses, Time was never something that bombarded him with the information. So, it was impossible to say if he was back to normal or if it was just a little off still.

So, he decided to check it before he started making the pills as time was a really important factor in making pills.

For the first 10 or so minutes, everyone waited for their cauldron to fully heat up normally. After that, they started to put in ingredients one by one.

Wan Li put in his, so did Han Long and so did Huang Fu. Alex was among the last of the people to finally start making the pills.

Alex's ingredients had a total of 13 components to them and he needed to make sure every single one of them was in the perfect condition it could be.

So, he took the first ingredient and placed it inside the cauldron. However, unlike everyone else, he immediately closed the cauldron.

The staff members and the host were a little surprised at a participant doing something so bizarre but said nothing.

Alex followed the recipe and waited for the first ingredient to turn into powder. Once it was powder and the energy had escaped into the cauldron, he quickly took off the lid and put in the 2nd ingredient.

He wasn't faster than the other participants, nor was he slower. He was about the same speed as everyone else, and that was a little comforting for him.

He had always wondered if he was slower than the other people at making pills, and it seemed he was not.

Once the sect ingredient's energy mixed with the first one and created a new energy, he put in the third ingredient.

Seeing him close the lid once again, the staff members got a little confused once again.

”Senior, do you think he is cheating?” one of the staff members asked.

”I don't think so. There doesn't seem to be a reason as to why he is doing that. Maybe it's a technique?” the host said.