The Competition Ends

The moment Skylar saw the topic, he had already made his decision.

What he intended to brew was not an ordinary Cosmetic Potion, not the sort of thing that whitened skin, treated warts, or cured pimples—

but something that truly deserved to be called "cosmetic": a potion capable of enhancing a person's physical appeal in every aspect—improving skin, hair quality, facial features, even physique and temperament.

As early as last summer, he had acquired the Tugwood Family's Cosmetic Potion research notes through Gareth Greengrass's connections. Over the past year, he had mentally worked through the formula countless times, making hundreds of improvements to the original recipe, while members of the Sleeping Dragon Society's Dragon Soul Team had conducted extensive experiments for it.

This time, the many rare ingredients gathered in the Magic Garden were enough for him to attempt brewing it. Using a potion he had never successfully brewed before in a competition was somewhat risky, but compared to the gains from success, the Potions Championship's champion's prize was hardly worth mentioning.

It was time—

Today, he would bring it into existence for real.

Skylar took a deep breath. Every step flashed through his mind as he raised his wand and began with the first stage.

1. Base Preparation

He removed three primary base ingredients from the bottle rack: Fairy Wings, White Lilac stamens, and morning dew sealed inside an opaque bottle. He carefully ground the Fairy Wings into powder, then lightly brushed the tip of his wand across the White Lilac stamens. As he cast a refining spell that required extremely precise control, the essence was immediately drawn from the stamens by his wand. He gently dripped three drops of the extract into the Fairy Wings powder, then used Wandless Magic with his other hand to lift the cap