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

Five days later, the third round of the competition began.

After the second round of elimination in groups of ten, only fifty disciples remained to compete in the third round.

The rules for the third round are the same as for the second round, with ten people per group. The fifty participating disciples are divided into five groups.

With the help of the "Ferocious Beast Secret Realm" and the divine beast Xiao Qi in the Monster Forest, plus her current strength at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, Bai Xiaobai won the third round of the competition.

The third round of competition lasted for three full days, and the winners of each group were clearly Bai Xiaobai from Xiaoyao Peak, Lingyun from Hehuan Sect, Muyu from Liuyue Sect, Xu Cheng from Sword Sect, and Tao Yaoyao from Flower Valley.

Those disciples and elders who had previously bet on Bai Xiaobai lost, and after touching their increasingly empty storage bags, they felt that something was amiss.

However, in the first two rounds of the competition, Bai Xiaobai was indeed at the bottom in terms of strength.

In their view, their victory was purely accidental.

But in this third round of the competition, Bai Xiaobai not only won, but won quite easily.

This made them realize that something was wrong, but then they thought that she was at least at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, while her group was almost all at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, so there was a suppression in terms of realm, and it was reasonable for her to win.

Everything seems reasonable, yet nothing seems reasonable at all.

So why did Xiaoyao Peak only hold two rounds of betting?

Therefore, the disciples and elders who placed bets went to find Qin Yuan, who had previously been in charge of the betting.

"Gentlemen, would you like to try our new specialty from Xiaoyao Peak?"

The group gazed at the neatly arranged tables and chairs, the bubbling broth in the bronze cauldron on the small table, and the various fresh vegetables and meats displayed in a haphazard fashion. Looking at the vibrant red broth and smelling the rich, spicy aroma, they momentarily forgot their purpose in coming to find Qin Yuan.

"What...what is this? Is it something from the mortal realm? It smells so good."

"I've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so theoretically no matter how delicious the food is, it shouldn't whet my appetite at all. But why does just the smell of this food make my mouth water?"

"I see. People have been saying something delicious these past few days, and it turns out it's right here. I think it's called something like 'hot pot,' yes, hot pot. I heard it's something from the spirit world, and it's very popular there."

"Hot pot, what a strange name, but it's definitely special."

"So, why don't we try it? It looks really delicious."

"I think it looks great too, why don't you give it a try? And look how much they're enjoying it."

"..."

By this time, many disciples had already taken their seats and were enjoying their food. Coupled with the irresistible aroma wafting through the air, these disciples and elders who were originally going to question Qin Yuan about cheating them could no longer resist the temptation of the delicious food.

"Give me one, I want to try it and see what's so special about it."

"We'll have one too, and we want this reddish color."

"This looks a bit spicy, maybe I should try something milder instead."

"..."

Qin Yuan's business was booming, and the atmosphere on the competition stage was tense and ready to fight.

The five winners from the third round should have all advanced to the fourth round.

However, Tao Yaoyao from Huagu was injured in the third round of the competition, so she voluntarily gave up the fourth round.

Now only Bai Xiaobai, Lingyun, Muyu and Xu Cheng remain.

The four of them split into two groups: Bai Xiaobai and Xu Cheng in one group, and Ling Yun and Mu Yu in the other.

Xu Cheng is a disciple of the Sword Sect, with a cultivation level in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, so his strength should not be underestimated.

In terms of pure strength, Xu Cheng clearly had the upper hand. As fellow sword cultivators, Bai Xiaobai's battle with Xu Cheng lasted for a full three days.

Staring at the arena shattered by the sword energy, everyone stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Xu Cheng... he actually lost to Bai Xiaobai?"

"How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly lose to a Qi Refining cultivator?"

"Bai Xiaobai is so strong. Her sword looks ordinary, but I never expected it to have such great power."

"And then there's the group of Mu Yu and Ling Yun. Although Ling Yun is also very strong, she's still a bit weaker than Mu Yu."

"So, this final battle will be a contest between Bai Xiaobai and Mu Yu."

"Ke Muyu and Lingyun only took one day to settle their score, but Bai Xiaobai fought Xu Cheng for three days straight. Just in terms of spiritual energy consumption, Bai Xiaobai has already suffered a disadvantage. So now, there shouldn't be much suspense in their battle."

"Although Mu Yu is powerful, he is ruthless. Ling Yun of the Hehuan Sect was seriously injured this time, which angered the sect leader Hua Buyu so much that he almost came to blows with Zhou Li."

"Although we were ripped off by Bai Xiaobai and Xiaoyao Peak because of the betting, to be honest, I'd rather Bai Xiaobai win."

"Oh, what a coincidence, I had the same thought."

"Among the disciples of the Flowing Moon Sect participating this time, apart from Lu Feng who competed against Bai Xiaobai on the first day, the others are all more despicable than the last. Especially Mu Yu, who went straight for the kill. I also support Bai Xiaobai."

"Yes, I support Bai Xiaobai."

"..."

Hearing the murmurs from below the stage, Mu Yu gritted his teeth and stared fiercely at Bai Xiaobai, who hadn't come up on stage for a long time.

"Bai Xiaobai, what are you dawdling about? How long are you going to eat?"

Tables had already been set up in the stands, and the powerful figures from various sects were enjoying their meal immensely.

"Xiao Bai, have a piece of that meat. This meat is good, you should eat more so you'll have strength when we fight later."

"Your spirit realm has quite a lot of good things. This sect master has been practicing abstinence from grains for many years, and this is the first time I've been so interested in food."

"Little White, next time you have any good food or fun things to do, get them for us. Hiss, spicy, spicy, spicy, let's have some Spirit Gathering Fruit Tea."

"..."

Completely ignored, Mu Yu wished he could just go up and flip the table.

But when he received the same look from the powerful figures of the sects as if he were already dead, he could only swallow his saliva and turn his head away.

What should I do?

He seems to be craving it too.

bah bah bah!

He wouldn't eat anything Bai Xiaobai made.

And what kind of hot pot is this? He'd never seen it before in the spirit world.

He had been waiting here for a full half hour.

Is this little white pig? How can it eat so much?

Why don't you just let her eat herself to death?

Bai Xiaobai never expected that her cultivation world version of hot pot would receive unanimous praise as soon as it was launched.

Not only did the disciples who had not yet mastered the art of fasting love to eat it, but even the powerful figures from various sects could not resist the temptation and ended up setting up tables on the stands.

The battle with Xu Cheng had depleted a lot of her spiritual energy, so she decided to feed herself first.

If looks could kill, Bai Xiaobai would have died a million times over.

Just as Mu Yu was about to explode with anger, she finally put down her chopsticks.

"Alright, now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's start fighting monsters!"