Xiao Yan was startled by Liang Mengying's words and immediately asked in confusion, "Sect Master Liang, what do you mean by this?"
Liang Mengying set down the teapot and bowed. "Forgive my presumptuousness, but does Mr. Xiao Yan possess a Heavenly Flame?"
Xiao Yan nodded instinctively. At the Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly, nearly all his trump cards had been exposed. Quite a few people knew he possessed two different Heavenly Flames. Chu Qun was, after all, a genius disciple raised by the Splendid Flower Tower; there was no way he could fail to recognize the Heavenly Flames within him.
A trace of irrepressible delight appeared in Liang Mengying's autumn-water eyes. Seeing the joy in her gaze, Xiao Yan's heartbeat abruptly changed pace.
"Be careful. She can affect your physical state!" Yao Lao warned.
Reminded by Yao Lao, Xiao Yan recalled his first encounter with Liang Mengying. Back then, he had already felt that something was off with his condition.
"Teacher, could she have some other scheme?"
"Doesn't seem like it for now. Let's watch."
Seeing Xiao Yan's dazed state, Liang Mengying circulated her Dou Qi and tapped him, intending to help him break free from his entranced state. Naturally, she did not know that Xiao Yan's strength was extraordinary and that he had already escaped it.
"My apologies. Mr. Xiao Yan, do you know why the Splendid Flower Tower is so strict about appearance when selecting disciples?"
"I'd like to hear the details."
A hint of dimness appeared in Liang Mengying's eyes. "The core cultivation art of the Splendid Flower Tower emphasizes smooth perfection and innate completeness. Thus, those with outstanding appearances can cultivate it with twice the results for half the effort, while those of unpleasant appearance may even suffer backlash from the art."
Even though Yao Lao had