While Su Changkong forged the gold thread ring armor and crossbow, he did not neglect his own cultivation. External accoutrements were ultimately just that, while one's own strength was the foundation.
In the courtyard, as dawn broke, Su Changkong began his routine practice of the Five Animal Frolics.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
In the courtyard, Su Changkong sometimes moved like a great bear climbing a tree, other times like a fierce tiger descending a mountain. Coupled with the breathing techniques of the Turtle Breath Technique, this caused predictable rises and falls in his chest as he practiced his boxing, with True Qi continuously circulating throughout his body, each breath long and sustained.
