Everyone gasped in surprise at the Beast-Control Pill that appeared at the very last moment, their eyes filled with astonishment.
They had thought Jun Wangchen would fail to produce a pill, never expecting him to turn things around at the last moment and pull off another miracle.
He truly was a genius. Even after making a mistake, he had still managed to catch up.
"Just in time." Jun Wangchen smiled faintly and looked at Feng Fu beside him. She returned a polite, graceful smile.
His gaze moved past Feng Fu to Feng Xuan, who held his finished Beast-Control Pill with a smug expression.
When he noticed Jun Wangchen looking over, Feng Xuan spoke in a peculiar tone. "Pretty lucky, aren't you? You actually finished your pill just as the elders were collecting the furnaces. Your timing was perfect. I thought the genius who did so well in the first two rounds was going to trip over the time limit!"
There were no openly mocking words in Feng Xuan's remark, but it still sounded grating.
Jun Wangchen was not annoyed. He smiled slightly. "Time isn't the standard by which this contest is judged. As long as you produce a pill, what difference does it make when you finish?"
"That's where you're wrong. The time it takes to refine a pill has a great deal to do with an alchemist's ability. Those who finish faster naturally have greater skill." Feng Xuan shook his head, his words carrying an implication.
He had been the fastest to finish this round, so naturally, he did not want Jun Wangchen's remarks to diminish his achievement.
Jun Wangchen nodded in agreement. "Exactly. That's why I deliberately made a mistake. After all, refining too quickly and finishing too early would put certain people under pressure, wouldn't it?"
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