Calling out Names

'Oh no,' Alex thought as he felt the new strand of Qi come out of his body and enter the cauldron. The Qi immediately split the pill into two giving him horrifying thoughts about the result. 

He wanted to control the Qi, but as usual, it was beyond his control. The separated clumps of powder suddenly started sucking in the energy from the cauldron, taking in the remaining energy he had managed to keep in there thanks to the Elemental Guidance. 

Time was ticking down while the pills were still sucking in the energy. 

Alex only had 10 seconds remaining on his time when the pills were formed. Without hesitation, he took one pill out of the cauldron and gave it to the Elder as he had no time to look at it himself. 

As for the second pill, he couldn't think of how to covertly take it out now. He couldn't use his Qi manipulation or simply put his hands inside to grab it. There was only one thing he could do now.