Night, River Dam.
Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on his bed, cultivating the Golden Profound Soul Division Art. With the help of Soul Submergence Incense these past few days, his Spiritual Sense had grown tremendously, advancing by leaps and bounds each day.
A sound suddenly came from the front door of the Main Room outside. He extended his Spiritual Sense and outlined the visitor's figure. Xue Yuantong was knocking on the door.
Without moving, Jiang Ning gently activated his Mana and unlocked the lock behind the door.
His voice transmitted to the door through a Spell. "Come in."
Xue Yuantong gave the door another push, and it opened. She entered with ease.
She jogged all the way to Jiang Ning's bedroom door.
"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, let's go fishing by the river tomorrow," Xue Yuantong called.
"It's been ages since I showed you my superb fishing skills!"
She plopped down beside Jiang Ning's bed, her little face full of confusion. "Jiang Ning, why is your room smoky?"
"You haven't been secretly smoking, have you?" Xue Yuantong sniffed. It smelled somewhat different from smoke.
"This is incense I lit." Jiang Ning pointed at the incense burner on the table. He had just been cultivating with Soul Submergence Incense, tempering his Spiritual Sense.
Xue Yuantong leaned over and peered into the incense burner, praising him.
"Wow, I never knew you had such refined tastes, Jiang Ning. Tsk, tsk."
"It smells pretty nice too." She pressed close to the burner and took a deep breath, sucking away all the incense that had just spread out, leaving none for Jiang Ning.
She only felt her mind become clear. "Wow, that feels so good!"
Jiang Ning was speechless. If Xue Yuantong kept doing this, it would affect his cultivation.
Still, the Soul Submergence Incense he had