The Second Round, Part V

“Hmmm. It seems she’s figured it out,” mumbled Master Wong Jiu.

“You mean she figured out where the flaw in her recipe is?” asked Wu Jian.

“Yes.” Master Wong Jiu paused for a moment as though collecting his thoughts before continuing. “The most interesting thing about his recipe is that many of the ingredients don’t need to be refined in a specific order. That is why he used this specific one for the competition. He can rearrange many of the ingredients that need to be refined during the process and it will still come out right, but some of them do have to be refined in a specific order. Using a recipe like this will prevent people from cheating by looking at what everyone else is doing.”

“Hmmm…”

Wu Jian might not have been well-versed in alchemy, but he at least understood this.