However, Man Chin Hung’s journey to becoming a gliphist was not to be omitted from this.416Please respect copyright.PENANA7fvvi3r7DI
Born to poverty, Man Chin Hung spent her childhood sewing for a living, struggling to make ends meet. She, who had an innate wind chamber, did not even dare to dream of having a famous master to guide her.416Please respect copyright.PENANAdvKZ5PXivK
Things only took a turn when she broke through her innate chamber at the age of twenty-two. During her breakthrough, there were unusual weather phenomena that caught the attention of the previous Imperial Sunset Palace emperor living nearby. Afterwards, he took Man Chin Hung as his direct disciple.
It might’ve been due to her tough childhood, but her cultivation journey was abnormally smooth. Other than cultivating the divine style from Imperial Sunset Palace, Imperial Heaven Pure Sun, there wasn’t even a trace of the sect seen in her personal gliph.416Please respect copyright.PENANAtofwzuatfu
Thus, she might’ve been the Imperial Sunset Palace empress, but she didn’t pick up any powerful skills from the sect. In other words, she, not the sect, paved her own way.416Please respect copyright.PENANAfUigrMaZov
Therefore, that was how she taught Man Yee Ho. She only strengthened his foundation, physical strength, and speed of drawing gliphs but spoke nothing about how to build his own personal gliph.416Please respect copyright.PENANAgu6RBMvJtB
She knew that Man Yee Ho was an extremely talented teen, one who even surpassed her because of how he could get out of her Thousand Miles Layered Yarn gliph at a young age.416Please respect copyright.PENANAQZgkUigWwC
Man Chin Hung was looking forward to what a world-shocking personal gliph her disciple would create.
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When Man Yee Ho exited the classroom, he received many unhappy stares. The Southern clan leaders were unhappy with how he took so much time, and adding on the fact that he was a Northerner, it increased their unhappiness with him. However, this did not bother Man Yee Ho, who was expressionless as if he did not care as he returned to Yeung Tin Hun.416Please respect copyright.PENANAeey86WUQvs
Lam Zaa knew it was his turn, thus he stepped out of the crowd.416Please respect copyright.PENANAJkikz4vlss
“All the best, Siu Zaa.” Lam Chi said calmly from his seat, wearing a gentle expression.416Please respect copyright.PENANAcjWjE1YcpB
This was weird for Lam Zaa, but he nodded in reply nonetheless. He couldn’t be blamed, since by the time he was old enough, Lam Chi had already been sent to guard a remote city at the end of the South called Southary.416Please respect copyright.PENANAtPc2JMbUaA
On Kuet and Woo Hung were feeling awkward too, since they expected to make it to the Cloud Trials even if they didn’t end up getting selected, but the last thing they expected was to come across the stage named Cleanse.416Please respect copyright.PENANAxG9SgA1UhV
Ranked seventh on the Blue Skies Rank, On Kuet was way stronger than the world perceived him. Yet, the Kirin Arm he inherited from his clan was the factor that got him eliminated.416Please respect copyright.PENANAPUv6K7n8wg
The Kirin Arm was a fierce body form that came with strong power that was difficult for a child to control. From a young age, On Kuet had to consume different pills and g-food to get it under control, but this was also the factor that caused him to look older than his age. Only when he broke through his innate chamber was he able to learn to keep this power under control.416Please respect copyright.PENANAifueedcY46
Therefore, he was disqualified at Hui Sai Cheong’s stage, but this did not upset him much as he was one of the first to feel the benefits of it.416Please respect copyright.PENANAjMeR4YeIY8
“All the best, Your Highness!”416Please respect copyright.PENANAWwFCWZ6EiK
Lam Zaa nodded towards him and Woo Hung before scanning the other Cloud Trials participants. With that, he made his way into the classroom.
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Lam Zaa stepped into the room.416Please respect copyright.PENANAir3Epq4pKG
He did not feel much seeing the now empty classroom that was once filled with tables and chairs.416Please respect copyright.PENANAp86OtxAkdX
He patted his jade, and a table appeared in the classroom with a white piece of paper sitting on top.416Please respect copyright.PENANAlpVrMxyydc
It was an ordinary paper with a calligraphy set sitting next to it.416Please respect copyright.PENANAVT4ZXlWoFw
“Oh? He’s going to write, Senior Brother,” Third Teacher Hui Sai Cheong said. “Isn’t this what Great Senior Brother is best at?”416Please respect copyright.PENANA3FZgBGFQ4E
Sung Tsz Hin only responded with a thin smile. He might be lowkey, but some things about him were still known to the world.416Please respect copyright.PENANAlhuJcXLYEv
For example, the widely-known signboard of grass-refining grandmaster Choh Hang Sang’s Straw Hut. Even those who didn’t understand gliphism could feel its powerful aura.416Please respect copyright.PENANAKbvBRQ5Bdo
Was this kid now going to write in front of First Teacher?416Please respect copyright.PENANAyJD9uCgxXs
This was no different from displaying one's incompetence before a connoisseur!416Please respect copyright.PENANA7Oc5iGcLHp
To the Cloud Palace members, they did not care about the crown prince’s status. They did not care about worldly affairs, so status was nothing to them.
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Lam Zaa picked up his pen while slowly regulating his breathing.
He was feeling nervous, which was a rare sight.416Please respect copyright.PENANAbD83JxdNP9
Well, it might’ve been because he practiced every night for years just for today. He studied the different calligraphy styles of famous calligraphists and even had the rare calligraphy by First Teacher in his Almighty Hall.416Please respect copyright.PENANArug74el3Uv
It was difficult to not be nervous when he had prepared so long just for today.416Please respect copyright.PENANALjKGVkxj5a
With a deep breath and determination, he started writing.416Please respect copyright.PENANAk0t8aJcudu
Whoosh…416Please respect copyright.PENANAN5oIhyOkvN
He wrote at a quick speed as the sound of his brush coming in contact with the paper filled the room.416Please respect copyright.PENANADVljh9MLlu
Every one of his strokes was perfect.416Please respect copyright.PENANAnLb50yvNfo
“Not bad.” Wong Kei, who was no longer bewitched by Man Yee Ho, sighed. His words were true; despite Lam Zaa’s young age, his words were filled with a style unique to him, and his characteristics were all clearly shown through his words.416Please respect copyright.PENANAHOubkM2Nzo
The elderly normally said that a person’s character and behaviour could be deduced from their handwriting, and surprisingly, it was based on facts.416Please respect copyright.PENANAukmC8OJ7My
For example, Man Yee Ho and Yeung Tin Hun were obviously unprepared for the Cloud Trials. Their answers only casually showed their strengths, but not who they truly were.416Please respect copyright.PENANAtNcEAN2RWm
However, Lam Zaa clearly wrote “himself” out on the paper!416Please respect copyright.PENANAmTlHYuJ4Ui
His brush was like a sword fighting in the world of plain paper.416Please respect copyright.PENANAbutwS9jlcC
When his brush landed, it was as if the sword was fully unsheathed, showing its full strength. When he lifted his pen, he sheathed the sword and kept its shine.416Please respect copyright.PENANAxVTNaNyY0e
Lam Zaa cupped his fist as a sign of respect and left the room with his calligraphy set, leaving only the table and paper behind.416Please respect copyright.PENANA7JkQGLgsjc
Sung Tsz Hin reached out for Lam Zaa’s work.416Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7X4UF6K9R
His fingers landed on the painting and he moved his fingers apart. The world in the painting then landed on his hands. This unreal change would leave any other shell-shocked.416Please respect copyright.PENANAzlI0GbWYU1
There was only one word clearly written on the paper. It was written so hard that ink was seeping through it. From just this one word, they could see Lam Zaa’s proficiency towards the control of his brush as well as how well he controlled his energliph. However, these were not the only factors that they considered.416Please respect copyright.PENANAodoizkFW6b
“Senior Brother, how is it?” Hui Sai Cheong, who understood nothing about calligraphy, couldn’t help but ask when he saw Sung Tsz Hin was deep in thought.416Please respect copyright.PENANAieOzTbmF4C
“Erm… Let’s take another look later,” Sung Tsz Hin said after some thought.416Please respect copyright.PENANA7Hxif80poE
Because the next candidate had already entered.
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“All the best, Kam boy!” Chui Yim cheered for him, and the crowd couldn’t help but take a few more glances at him; more specifically, a few more glances at the horrifying wound on his chest that he gained from helping Mung Si block the dragon’s attack. Chui Yim had stopped it from bleeding with precious pills, and adding on his powerful body, it seemed to have completely healed.416Please respect copyright.PENANAhdiBLGOzlM
Chui Yim ignored his wound and cheered for Kam Chin Kee, who only gave him a smile.
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