Chapter 1403

"Uh, Fellow Daoist Xu, I don't quite understand what you mean. You said you want the Yaochi to form a girl group—what is this for?"

In the Yaochi's council hall, Bai Cailing, accompanied by several elders, all looked at Xu Que with blank expressions.

After arriving at the Yaochi, Xu Que had gone straight to the point and explained his idea of forming a girl group to them.

However, for these cultivators, they had never even heard of the term "girl group," let alone understood its meaning.

"This Divine Venerable is speechless. You actually don't even know what a girl group is? You are too ignorant!" Er Gouzi immediately looked at everyone with full disdain, glanced at them proudly, and said smugly, "Then you should at least know what a boy group is, right?"

"Boy group?" Everyone present, except for Xu Que, was bewildered.

"You don't know what a boy group is either? Then what about AV idols?" Er Gouzi asked again.

"Alright, Er Gouzi, stop causing trouble. We are only doing a girl group now; why are you bringing up boy groups? And you even brought up AV idols—are you crazy?" Xu Que pressed his hand over Er Gouzi's mouth. This idiot was purely relying on the fact that he had been to Earth to show off his sense of superiority!

"Everyone, this idea of mine is actually of great help to the Yaochi as well. At the very least, it can bring you more immortal techniques and all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures!" Xu Que looked at Bai Cailing and the others, smiling.

"That is certainly a good thing, but we still don't understand—what does a girl group do?" Bai Cailing frowned, full of confusion!

If it were something like stealing chickens or dogs, she felt that Xu Que's Exploding Heaven Gang was more than capable; there was no reason to drag the Yaochi into it.

Xu Que raised the corner of his mouth and explained, "A girl group... is actually using many young ladies—ahem, I mean, letting dozens of young women form a team to learn singing and dancing. The key is that they must also improve their strength and create various heroic personas to spread to the world, increasing their popularity. Afterward, through a series of operations, we will build them into stars. In the future, countless major powers will be willing to pay high prices to invite them for commercial performances. This will not only become a unique feature of the Yaochi, but it can also..."

"Enough!" Suddenly, Bai Cailing stood up abruptly, interrupting Xu Que.

The several Yaochi elders beside her also had extremely ugly expressions, and even the other Yaochi disciples glared at Xu Que, looking full of shame and anger.

This situation immediately left Xu Que somewhat bewildered.

"Uh, Miss Bai, did I say something wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?" Xu Que spread his hands, looking completely innocent.

He really didn't know what he had said wrong. If his girl group plan could succeed and they were built into top-tier stars, the world would worship and pursue them—what was wrong with that?

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please show some respect!" A white-haired elder stood up and said in a deep voice, "This so-called girl group of yours—isn't it just wanting the female disciples of my Yaochi to become geishas or singing girls, to be teased and entertained by others?"

"Hmph, even if my Yaochi has declined and cannot recreate the glory of the past, it is absolutely impossible for us to fall to the point of becoming geishas or singing girls!" Another Yaochi elder also snorted coldly.

Then, the most senior elder also stood up and looked coldly at Xu Que: "Fellow Daoist Xu, out of respect for your father, Old Xu, we can pretend we never heard these words of yours. Please show more respect to the women of the Yaochi in the future. Otherwise, even if my Yaochi's strength is not as great as your Exploding Heaven Gang, we will never tolerate such humiliation!"

After speaking, the several elders flicked their sleeves and left, and dozens of Yaochi female disciples followed closely behind.

The large council hall was left with only Xu Que's group and the expressionless Bai Cailing.

Xu Que was somewhat dumbfounded. After coming to his senses, he patted his forehead with helplessness and a bitter smile.

He had really miscalculated one thing this time; the concepts of these cultivators could not be compared to those of modern people on Earth.

Even in ancient times on Earth, geishas and singing girls had the lowest status in society. They had no personal freedom and could only rely on their talents to please men; their status was not much different from slaves.

In the cultivation world, the situation was much the same and was far from being able to connect with modern concepts from Earth.

It was no wonder the people of the Yaochi were so furious after hearing it!

"Miss Bai, you have misunderstood this matter. I had no intention of humiliating your Yaochi. In my hometown, famous geishas and singing girls are existences worshipped and pursued by countless people." Xu Que smiled bitterly.

Bai Cailing immediately frowned: "How is this possible? People who just dance and sing can be worshipped and pursued by countless people?"

"Uh, although I don't want to admit it, this is indeed a helpless fact!" Xu Que smiled somewhat bitterly.

When he lived on Earth, stars were worshipped by thousands, and he didn't think it was strange—it was a very normal thing.

But now that he was in this position, he also felt that this matter was indeed unreasonable. Since ancient times, weren't the ones worshipped by thousands the heroes who acted with chivalry and righteousness?

Since when did good deeds of self-sacrifice become almost ignored by the world, while gossip about the affairs of stars and public figures appeared in the eyes of the world every day!

"Is your hometown truly like this?" Bai Cailing was somewhat skeptical.

"This Divine Venerable can testify, this is true!" Er Gouzi raised his hand and shouted.

"Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, it is already in the past. Please, Fellow Daoist Xu, do not mention it again in the future. No matter how many heavenly materials and earthly treasures there are, my Yaochi will never let our disciples show their faces to please others!" Bai Cailing nodded and said solemnly to Xu Que.

"Alright, I was indeed inconsiderate in this matter!" Xu Que nodded helplessly. He had made a special trip here, full of confidence, preparing to start a girl group plan, but he hadn't expected it to die in the cradle just like that.

However, there is always a way out. Since the people of the Yaochi are unwilling to lower their status, then finding real singing girls directly—there will always be someone willing!

But right now, after being treated like this by Bai Cailing and the people of the Yaochi, Xu Que's enthusiasm for starting a girl group also dropped significantly. Everyone's attitude made him almost think he was a pimp!

"Report!"

At this moment, an anxious shout came from outside the council hall.

A female disciple hurried over, looked at Bai Cailing, and shouted: "Reporting to the Saintess, a secret order has come from the Ancestors and the Holy Mother!"

"A secret order?" Bai Cailing was startled, and then her expression tightened, "What is the content of the secret order?"

"This..." The female disciple hesitated, her gaze sweeping over Xu Que and the others, implying a reminder to Bai Cailing that there were outsiders here.

"It's fine, this is Fellow Daoist Xu Que, the son of Old Xu. There is no need to hide anything!" Bai Cailing trusted Xu Que quite a bit, and she trusted Jiang Hongyan and the others even more; even if it was a secret order, she had no intention of avoiding Xu Que and the others.

"Eh, no, no, no. Since it is a secret order, we should leave first!" Xu Que said hurriedly.

He understood Bai Cailing's intentions too well!

On the surface, it seemed like she was showing goodwill, but in reality, she was worried that this secret order would bring some trouble. If they heard it and didn't offer to help, it would be embarrassing.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, there is no need to be so polite. Old Xu is a great benefactor of our Yaochi, so the Yaochi also has unconditional trust in you!" Bai Cailing said directly, and her gaze also turned to the female disciple who had brought the news.

Seeing this, the female disciple spoke: "The secret order from the Ancestors and the Holy Mother is for you and all the elders to lead all disciples in the sect above the Heavenly Immortal stage to set off today and rush to the Ziwei Immortal Domain to participate in the Heavenly Selection Ceremony!"

"Heavenly Selection Ceremony?" Bai Cailing was immediately stunned, seemingly unaware of what this ceremony was.

"The secret order mentions that the Heavenly Continent is about to face a great catastrophe. All forces in the Heavenly Continent will participate in this Heavenly Selection Ceremony and select a batch of Heavenly Selection Candidates from it to undergo trials and training to confront the coming catastrophe!" The Yaochi female disciple replied loudly.

In the council hall, everyone was stunned, their expressions full of surprise.

Xu Que took a deep breath, his expression involuntarily tightening. The great catastrophe of the Heavenly Continent—is it coming so soon?

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