Mu Yanxi’s brow furrowed. In the end, every method boiled down to double cultivation. Whether it was livestreaming or dancing, the ultimate goal was still to find a powerful patron.
However, that was simply the style of the Spiritual Moon Sect, so she found it difficult to say anything against it.
Yu Qiuyu spoke up again with a smile, “But those senior sisters who still haven’t been sponsored or found a job after graduation usually end up taking the path of livestreaming, right?”
“How can we juniors compete with our seniors? Besides, the cultivators who open livestreams are far from being just disciples of the Spiritual Moon Sect. Other streamers have their own unique skills, too.”
The senior sister from the dance club remained unruffled.
She spoke honestly, “That is indeed the case. But the path of immortality cultivation is an act of defying heaven to begin with—where would one find an easy road?”
“The dance club naturally cannot guarantee that you will definitely find a good home, but what we provide is the path with the highest probability.
“You should also know how difficult it is to find a powerful dao companion. Relying solely on the sect’s teaching leaves one with no core competitiveness.”
“But the path of dance is different. Great experts often sponsor an entire dance troupe. This means we are not fighting alone. The sisters of the troupe will support and sustain each other by your side. The auxiliary capabilities of a dance troupe are also incomparable to a single person’s double cultivation.”
‘Wow, how did she make clinging to the powerful sound so passionate?’ Mu Yanxi couldn’t help but complain in her heart. ‘Do you even have to compete with a huge crowd of female cultivators just to become a concubine or even a chambermaid?’
“That may be true, but if an entire dance troupe is sponsored by a great expert, it means the resources each person receives will be averaged out. What actually ends up in one’s hands wouldn’t be much,” Yu Qiuyu questioned further.
“And even if the troupe is sponsored, there is still the risk of being ‘optimized’ from within, isn’t there?”
“Correct. To forge iron, one must be strong themselves. Even within a troupe, there are senior sisters who can rely on their own efforts to go a step further and become a concubine or even a secondary wife.”
“There are also senior sisters who are optimized because they lack ambition. The path of dance can only provide an opportunity for progress. One’s ultimate achievement still depends on personal effort.”
“At the very least, the path of dance offers other fallback options,” the senior sister said calmly, merely stating the facts.
It seemed that the “mutual support” between sisters in the troupe mentioned earlier wasn’t the whole story.
Internal competition and scheming still existed within the troupe, which aligned more with Mu Yanxi’s understanding.
And having heard this much, Mu Yanxi couldn’t help but want to point out one thing: The senior sister kept talking about becoming a chambermaid, a concubine, or a secondary wife for a high-level cultivator.
Had they never thought about becoming a primary wife and dao companion? Even if it was double cultivation, wasn’t that ideal a bit too small?
However, she quickly realized the reality. A cultivator’s dao companion was generally a match of equal status and similar cultivation level, joined through a formal marriage.
Since the Spiritual Moon Sect set their sights on “climbing the ladder” as their goal, they naturally wouldn’t choose cultivators with similar cultivation.
Therefore, the highest goal for most female cultivators was to become a secondary wife—which was essentially a concubine with slightly higher status.
“Are there any other questions? I can answer them all at once,” the senior sister from the dance club asked, looking at Yu Qiuyu. She didn’t seem impatient or as if she felt the other was looking for trouble.
This time, Yu Qiuyu didn’t continue to nitpick. Instead, she asked a normal question, “I heard that the celestial dance of the Spiritual Moon Sect must be paired with celestial music to achieve the best results for auxiliary cultivation. Is that true?”
“Yes. Our dance club also teaches some celestial music, and the teachers will instruct us on some performance methods.”
“However, those most skilled in the Music Path are still the sisters in the wind instrument department. But the scale and treatment of the wind instrument department are nowhere near as good as our dance club,” the senior sister explained.
‘The wind instrument department is inferior to the dance club? Why?’ Mu Yanxi remembered the Terminal Ring saying that the Music Path was very prosperous in this world. So why was the wind instrument department inferior to the dance club?
“I have no more questions.” Yu Qiuyu bowed to the senior sister. Other female disciples also stepped forward to ask questions, and she answered them one by one.
It was clear that these female disciples truly wanted to join the dance club. Even if Yu Qiuyu’s words had dampened their initial impulse, after calming down and considering the senior sister’s answers, they felt that joining the dance club was a good choice.
Next, another troupe took the stage. According to the senior sister, this was a troupe formed by second-year disciples—those who had entered the sect just last year. They were only one year ahead of them, yet they already looked the part.
They weren’t performing the secret celestial dance of the Spiritual Moon Palace yet, but rather a popular celestial dance. Although its effect on increasing cultivation was clearly inferior to the secret dance, one could still clearly feel the speed of mana circulation accelerating.
According to the senior sister, the scale of the dance club was very large. Every year, it would recruit 100 new members and form several different troupes.
They would then practice and compete with each other, beginning to look for buyers before graduation.
However, there were also dance cultivators who went to the Lingyue Great Sect for further studies. It was said that the troupes of the Lingyue Great Sect were the true elite dancers.
Their goal was no longer just to be sponsored by high-level cultivators, but to enter the Spiritual Moon Palace and become members of the world-famous Lingyue song and dance troupe.
Only then could they cultivate the legendary, top-secret celestial dance of the Spiritual Moon Palace—the Lingyue ascension song.
Mu Yanxi used her immortal brain to look it up. The Lingyue ascension song was the ultimate secret of the Spiritual Moon Palace. The reason it was called a “song” was that it required a music ensemble trained by the Spiritual Moon Palace to perform alongside the dance troupe.
Thus, it was called the Lingyue song and dance troupe rather than just a dance troupe.
The effect of the Lingyue ascension song was to break through bottlenecks. If it was a full-scale Lingyue song and dance troupe, they could help a cultivator break through a bottleneck without any risk, cost, or side effects.
Whether it was a major realm or a minor stage, a breakthrough was guaranteed—including the transition from the Great Perfection stage to becoming an immortal. This was why it was called the “Ascension Song.”
The Lingyue ascension song could only be heard by hiring the Lingyue song and dance troupe, but they were never sent out on loan.
Cultivators had to make an appointment in advance and go to the Spiritual Moon Palace themselves to listen. They did not accept reservations from cultivators below the spirit transformation stage, and even for a partial troupe, the cost was at least 100 million spirit stones per session.
There was an urban legend circulating on various Dao web forums that someone from another Sect once kidnapped a member of the Lingyue song and dance troupe, attempting to steal the Lingyue ascension song through soul searching.
However, they discovered that these dancers and musicians not only had a Forbidden Ward placed in their minds by the sect to prevent soul searching, but every member only knew the small portion of the Lingyue ascension song that they practiced.
Not a single member of the Lingyue song and dance troupe knew the complete song.
It was said that no one in the entire Spiritual Moon Palace mastered the complete Lingyue ascension song.
There were only two heritage elders: one held the dance score, and the other held the music score. Everyone else only knew the tip of the iceberg.
However, if one was admitted to the Lingyue Great Sect, they could learn a low-tier version of the song called the fledgling moon promotion song. Its effect was a chance to break through minor realm thresholds.
This was also a secret dance-song highly sought after by cultivators. After all, most people didn’t even have the qualifications to witness the Lingyue ascension song.
After reading all this, Mu Yanxi couldn’t help but sigh. The senior sister really hadn’t lied—the path of dance truly had a bright future.
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