Chen Ping'an's eyes were closed as he strode over the stone bridge, and his body was swaying slightly while his robes flapped gently around him, giving him the appearance of a profound immortal.0

Wei Xian was very much in agreement with Pei Qian's statement, and he was just about to offer some praise of his own when he sheepishly closed his mouth.0

Lu Baixiang smiled as he remarked, "The world is an unpredictable place, so accidents will always happen."0

As it turned out, there were steps on the stone arch bridge, but for some reason, Chen Ping'an had forgotten all about this, and he had trodden onto nothing but empty air, sending him and his bamboo case tumbling to the ground.12

Pei Qian slapped a hand to forehead in dismay, and all of the fascination and amazement in her eyes were replaced with embarrassment.0

Sui Youbian turned her head to the side, an amused smile playing on her lips.0

Chen Ping'an sprang to his feet, then dusted himself off and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened at all.4

A burst of golden light flashed over his robes, and the spiritual energy in the jewel clasped in the mouth of the golden dragon on the robe became more and more condensed.0

If it weren't for the protection of this golden Dao robe, this wouldn't have just been a simple matter of taking a fall for Chen Ping'an. His body had been in a state akin to that of a city opening its gates to engage the enemy, and he would've suffered immensely from the spiritual energy gushing into his acupoints. 0

On top of that, there would be a very good chance that he would begin absorbing the natural spiritual energy on Clear Realm Mountain in a rapid and uncontrolled fashion, and that would be sure to trigger a phenomenon that could spell even more trouble.0

Essentially, the golden Dao robe served as a lake that stored water.0

However, ultimately, this didn't address the problem at its roots. At the...0