All the young women serving tea were Immortal Chefs who cultivated under Fairy Bie Xue. At an important immortal banquet like the Immortal Chef Banquet, they also took on the tasks of serving tea, pouring water, and bringing out the dishes.
Some 'immortal dishes' had special requirements for how they were served. There were particular rules for when to uncover the pot after serving and when to add the ingredients. Such tasks could only be entrusted to them.
At that moment, a short-haired young woman clapped her hands and said, "Fairy Bie Xue has a message. If all the Seniors and fellow Daoists truly wish to compete at the Immortal Chef Banquet... Fairy Bie Xue will provide several additional immortal dishes as rewards."
"Oh? What kind of rewards?" Mad Saber Three Waves became interested.
"The winners of the three groups in the under-twenty age bracket—the under-ten, under-fifteen, and under-twenty groups—will each receive an immortal dish that enhances the recovery of spiritual energy. Its enhancement will last for about a year. After that, the under-twenty group will hold a free-for-all, and the winner will receive an immortal dish made from the head of a Wing King Whale, specially prepared by Fairy Bie Xue." The short-haired young woman replied with a smile.
"Wing King Whale? The ferocious beast that escaped before, only to be captured again?" Soft Feather asked.
She remembered that ferocious beast. Originally, she had thought that she and Song Shuhang might encounter it on their way to the Immortal Chef Banquet. Unexpectedly, before they had even set out, the ferocious beast had already been captured by Dao Lord Clearcloud.
Wasn't this ferocious beast incredibly powerful? Its fish head must be huge, too, right? If it were directly given to cultivators under twenty, could those cultivators, who were only at