By a riverbank at the foot of the Li Huo Sect's mountain.
Unaware that he was already being targeted, Xiao Chen was focused on practicing his newly acquired magic.
Each of the five Purple Gold Bamboo Scrolls recorded a top-tier Yellow-level Technique, corresponding to Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, respectively.
He had previously chosen to cultivate the Cyan Thorn Technique because, as a Wood Spirit Root Cultivator, he had been coveting a Wood Element Technique for a long time.
But now that he had some free time, his attention turned to the defense-focused Golden Armor Technique.
As its name implied, this technique condensed a phantasmal suit of armor on a cultivator's body.
As long as the Golden Armor remained intact, one would be impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire.
Moreover, this Golden Armor was like real armor; even if one part was broken, the rest would still function.
