Although A-Ying did not understand what Li Yan meant, she still followed his instruction and used her Divine Sense to inspect her dantian. The moment she checked, she was stunned.
A-Ying discovered to her astonishment that her spiritual power had improved again. Moreover, she had an indescribable, elusive feeling toward fire-element power.
For the past few years, she had been bitterly cultivating the "Red Lotus Burning Fire Scripture," hoping to welcome the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation through ever-deepening comprehension. Yet while her spiritual power had improved somewhat, she had been unable to gain any further enlightenment regarding fire-element power.
In truth, she had noticed in her dreams that her spiritual power seemed somewhat unusual. But after the repeated assaults of cresting peaks and rolling valleys last night, A-Ying could no longer tell what kind of abnormality it had been. Her whole being had drifted between dream and illusion.
"What... what is going on?"
After withdrawing her Divine Sense, A-Ying stared blankly at Li Yan. For a moment, light flickered continuously in Li Yan's eyes. He could see that she was genuinely bewildered.
Gradually, Li Yan noticed a change in A-Ying's expression. A blush slowly rose on her face again, and when she looked at him, her gaze became somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.
"What is it?"
Li Yan could not help asking.
"You... you cultivated a dual-cultivation technique?"
A-Ying said, her face crimson.
Dual-cultivation techniques could draw yin and harvest yang, or absorb yang to replenish yin, greatly increasing one's cultivation. But certain especially advanced dual-cultivation arts could also nourish one's Dao companion at the same time.
However, such arts were generally cultivated only by sinister people or dual-cultivation sects. Since she had suddenly undergone such changes overnight, A-Ying immediately thought of this possibility.
Could it be that Li Yan had