Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Sensing the spiritual power within her gradually surging, Changling's lazy voice rang out.

"Oh, it seems your cultivation level is getting a little too high. But is breaking through at this time a good thing or a bad thing?"

Bai Xiaobai suppressed the surging spiritual power within her body, having no time to pay attention to Changling's teasing.

But this time it felt completely different from when I broke through to the first level of Qi Refining. My previously well-behaved spiritual energy suddenly went out of control and ran wildly through my meridians.

Her face turned pale, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

Despite all my calculations, I never expected to break through at this time, and so quickly at that.

She quickly gritted her teeth and tried her best to suppress the restless spiritual energy.

Just as she was about to force herself to step off the competition platform, Changling stopped her.

"If you don't want your meridians to be destroyed, then stay put and prepare for a breakthrough."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaobai was on the verge of tears.

She had tried all sorts of things before, and even spent half a day training Xiao Qi, who was in the Nascent Soul stage, but there was still no sign of her making a breakthrough.

But just when she needed to reach the first level of Qi Refining, she was about to break through. Was this some kind of joke?

Shen Ji noticed Bai Xiaobai's unusual behavior, but without thinking much of it, he flew down.

With a wave of his hand, he sent the unconscious Lu Feng to Zhou Li's direction, and then set up a barrier around the entire arena.

Zhou Li, who was almost knocked unconscious by Lu Feng, was furious and wanted to settle scores with Shen Ji.

Seeing Bai Xiaobai surrounded by countless spiritual energies on the field, he opened his mouth in shock once again.

"Is this...is this about to be a breakthrough?"

Given the situation, Bai Xiaobai had no choice but to sit down and meditate.

Now that her own master is personally protecting her, she is not worried about any mistakes.

As a faint white light enveloped her body, the spiritual energy in her dantian surged even more wildly.

She could clearly feel a force repeatedly pounding against that thin barrier of realm.

Then he slowly closed his eyes and, following the instructions of his master, guided the chaotic spiritual energy flowing through his meridians to converge in his dantian.

Bai Xiaobai's sudden breakthrough left everyone speechless.

"So, at this moment, Bai Xiaobai... she's actually about to break through?"

"We're not seeing things, are we? At this time? In this setting? Is she going to break through?"

"Could it be that her battle with Lu Feng just now allowed her to touch the threshold of a breakthrough?"

"This is...this is too...too sudden."

"..."

After Shen Ji set up the barrier, he suddenly sensed a powerful and ancient aura.

He was startled and quickly tried to pinpoint the source of the aura.

But this aura came suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

He released his divine sense, which instantly enveloped the entire Qingxiao Sect, but the aura that had made him feel uneasy had completely disappeared.

After confirming that the aura had vanished without a trace, he withdrew his divine sense and then turned his gaze to the figure who was focused on breaking through.

Bai Xiaobai carefully manipulated the spiritual power within her body, repeatedly striking the barrier of her realm.

As the barrier emitted a faint cracking sound, the shackles of the first layer of energy teetered on the verge of collapse.

Now, only one final strike is needed to reach the second level of Qi Refining.

She focused her mind, not daring to be distracted for even a moment, and used all her spiritual power to smash into the bottleneck.

"Crack!" The barrier shattered completely.

She successfully broke through to the second level of Qi Refining.

However, the matter did not end there. The spiritual power within her body continued to surge, and everything she had just experienced was repeated.

"Click!"

Bai Xiaobai was in a terrible predicament.

The desire to become stronger that she had been longing for came so unexpectedly.

But it happened when she needed it the least.

Sensing the immense spiritual power surrounding Bai Xiaobai, Shen Ji's gaze darkened.

After hesitating for a moment, he moved his hand hidden under his wide sleeve.

Just as Bai Xiaobai was being pushed by the spiritual power within her body to break through the third barrier, the originally aggressive spiritual power suddenly became docile and quietly circulated in her meridians.

Once her internal energy had completely stabilized, she slowly opened her eyes.

"The third level of Qi Refining, this is the first time I've seen someone break through two levels in a row."

"It's indeed not bad, but even at the third level of Qi Refining, his strength is still at the bottom among the participating disciples."

"Her previous fight with Lu Feng was purely by chance. Those participating in the next round are all winners, and their strength is much greater. With her strength having only broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, she probably doesn't have much hope."

"Exactly, she can't be this lucky forever."

"..."

The incident of Bai Xiaobai's breakthrough in cultivation surprised everyone, but the strength of the third level of Qi Refining was still not enough.

As for Bai Xiaobai, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he only broke through to the third level of Qi Refining, and his cultivation level is still at the bottom.

Otherwise, her betting plan would really be wasted.

Shen Ji removed the barrier and came to Bai Xiaobai's side, naturally taking his disciple's chubby little hand, his face still bearing a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze.

"Alright, let's go. You've certainly lived up to your master's expectations. Refining Qi to the third level is already quite impressive."

Bai Xiaobai didn't know what expression she should have at this moment, she just followed her master with her short legs.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she left the competition stage.

She never expected that a single competition would allow her to skip two levels and break through directly to the third level of Qi Refining.

Moreover, her spiritual energy used to be pitifully low, but today the surging spiritual energy within her body made her feel that she might break through layers of barriers and greatly increase her strength.

Although her spiritual energy level eventually returned to normal, she was certain that she had gained a lot more spiritual energy within her.

So where does this spiritual energy come from?

Was it hidden inside her body all along?

She couldn't quite understand it.

Now, these questions can only be asked of one's own master when the opportunity arises.

When the senior brothers and sisters of Xiaoyao Peak discovered that their junior sister was showing signs of a breakthrough, they were all very worried.

Seeing that she was safe and sound, they were all relieved.

Ye Qinghe is now at the seventh level of Qi Refining and is the winner of this battle. She finished her fight before Bai Xiaobai.

Therefore, she witnessed the entire scene of Bai Xiaobai's breakthrough.

Seeing that Bai Xiaobai was safe and sound, he excitedly came over to greet her.

"Little White, congratulations! I heard you successfully transformed into human form a long time ago, but I never had the chance to meet you. And your human form is just too cute!"

After saying that, she couldn't resist reaching out to pinch Bai Xiaobai's chubby little face.

But seeing Shen Ji standing to the side, he awkwardly withdrew his hand.

Then she greeted him politely, "Hello, Master Shen."

A faint, gentle smile played on Shen Ji's lips as he nodded and released Bai Xiaobai's small hand.

"Alright, go play with your girlfriends. I'm heading back now."

Bai Xiaobai was also very happy to see Ye Qinghe. After all, she remembered the kindness Ye Qinghe and Qin Wanrou had shown her back in Qianbao Cave.

She knew that her master had stayed in the martial arts arena for so long just to watch her competition.

Now that the competition is over, he really should go back to sleep.

Bai Xiaobai raised her little face and waved her little hand at Shen Ji.

"May Master sleep well."