Yun Yang wielded the Ice Core Charm in panic before straightening himself up after some time; he said with a sheepish chuckle, "Practice? Let's talk about it next time. My cultivation base has improved recently. I may not be able to control my power as well as I would like to."
Obviously, he did not hold Ji Lingxi in regard at all. He was boasting and praising his own ability in a manner which was subtle yet overt.
This certain someone had just suppressed a natural physical reaction and was deep in thought about what was wrong with him these days. Such a situation had never happened in the past. He did not pay close attention to Ji Lingxi, thus was oblivious to the fact that the girl had just transformed into a Dao realm expert.
Logically, even when one consumed a magical pill, one would never have been able to hop right into the Dao realm from a beginner level into the heaven realm.