Night of the Broken Gliph

Chapter 462

Kam Chin Kee immediately captured that something was off when he walked into the room.

He had incredible observation skills, and Kam Chin Kee had to thank his meticulous character for it; in short, he was alert mainly because of his personality rather than him being a gliphist who trained his mental strength.

Thus, he felt that there were invisible eyes on him now – which Kam Chin Kee never once felt while studying in this classroom during the school term. It reminds me of the straw huts previously… I guess that we’re being observed like the painting again.

Yet Kam Chin Kee did not waste much time and started preparing. He took out a piece of wood and a carving knife from his jade.

“Oh? He's a sculptor?”

Kam Chin Kee piqued Hui Sai Cheong's curiosity as not only was it a rare career in the entire world, what were the chances to watch a sculptor get to work in front of you?

“I've heard about this boy from Mister Cheuk,” Sung Tsz Hin smiled. “He's said to be the mysterious grandmaster sculptor, Craftsman Kam.”

Sung Tsz Hin’s juniors wore blank expressions hearing him, revealing their absence of knowledge towards the current world. Similarly, Cheuk Kwun would never have shown Sung Tsz Hin the details of disciples worth the attention if Sung Tsz Hin wasn't the first teacher. “All you need to know is that he's a great sculptor for us to look forward to,” he explained with a sigh.

Kam Chin Kee had heard about the Cloud Trials beforehand. He did not come with the plan to shake the world up, only to simply showcase the best of himself, which was sculpting, a mandatory skill for every puppeteer. Those who only knew how to control puppets were known as controllers instead.

An actual puppeteer needed to be able to create and control a puppet.

Kam Chin Kee stared at the wood piece in his hands blankly, not urgent to start work.

He was deep in thought, brain filled with the girl in his past life who he called his younger sister. She was still living in the same old world, while Kam Chin Kee had already reincarnated for God knows how long. It might’ve been a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even more. The girl might already have passed on.

The thought of this had Kam Chin Kee consumed by sadness.

Back on the Swallow Continent, both of them were orphans, and he took her in by chance some day. She saw him as her older brother and they only had each other, until he was killed due to his outstanding ability.

I wonder how she’s doing.

Kam Chin Kee thought, carving subconsciously, yet slowly. He only produced slight wood shavings every time his hands moved.

To him, sculpting was already instinct and he could do it despite being in deep thoughts; to be exact, subconsciously.

When he came back to himself, there was a finished palm-sized sculpture lying in his hands.

It was small-sized yet extremely detailed. The slightly cold girl had her mouth slightly agape, showing off her stubbornness. That was how Kam Chin Kee remembered her.

Kam Chin Kee bowed to the air in tears. “Thank you for the precious opportunity.” With that, he stepped out of his room in tears.

“The Heavenly Realm again.” Sung Tsz Hin and the others were in utter disbelief. The Heavenly Realm was not about Kam Chin Kee’s cultivation, but his sculpting skills. Even though there weren’t many sculptors in the world, as ones who had access to the world’s most mysterious library, Cloud Forest, no doubt they knew the different states of a sculptor.

Soul Carving, Spirit Giving, and Divine Work.

Soul Carving meant that they were able to fuse with a carving knife as if it was part of themself. This was also the threshold of being a sculpting great master.

When sculptors reached the Spirit Giving state, they could give statues life, allowing them to absorb energy like breathing and grow in strength. An example would be the Ferocious Predatory Tiger that Wong Clan bought. Upon reaching this state, they could be considered a grandmaster. 

Lastly, sculptors in the Divine Work state had disappeared from the world for about a thousand years.

The Cloud Palace disciples only knew about it from the history books from the ancient past. In history records, it was said that such sculptors needed to understand the realm of a statue. Giving spirit and carving subconsciously were considered instinctual actions. Actual sculptors of the Divine Work state could share their emotions with the sculpture, putting their life, spirit, and even emotions into it. There was even a saying that they could be considered to be creating a new life.

The saying was no doubt exaggerated, but to say that there was no Divine Work sculptor in a thousand years was accurate.

Yet this was now achieved by a teenage boy.

Despite only reaching the state with his skills and not cultivation, he was still considered to be at the state, unlike Yeung Tin Hun who only had a hint of the Heavenly Realm. Kam Chin Kee had reached the state that no other sculptor achieved for the past thousand years.

He would be able to create such a sculpture when he reached the hundred-gliphic state

He might even be able to change the world, yin and yang, and have many other divine skills like the legends mentioned.

Therefore, all five disciples of the Cloud Palace were thrown off their feet for the first time. Be it Sung Tsz Hin, who always had a gentle smile on his face, the short-tempered Yim Mo Chiu, or the silent Wat Suen, the rest were unable to believe their eyes.

“Amazing talent… what an amazing talent!” Sung Tsz Hin could only gasp.

“Senior Brother, I think the results are determined by now, right?” Yim Mo Chiu couldn’t help but say. What she said was her fellow juniors’ opinion too, just that they remained silent. However, Sung Tsz Hin only shook his head.

“We can only comment. The final decision is still with Master. Continue watching, Junior Sister, the girl you liked the most is going to enter.”

Kam Chin Kee walked out calmly. Only Chui Yim, who knew him for a long time, felt the subtle changes to Kam Chin Kee. “What’s wrong?”

“There’s a huge chance in there. You have to cherish it.” Kam Chin Kee shook his head.

“Oh?” Chui Yim was shocked. As two people who had reincarnated, they experienced things way differently from ordinary teenagers, but if Kam Chin Kee deemed it as a great chance, then he would surely grab hold of it well.

As they were whispering, Mung Si strode towards the room. She might have been mentally injured, but as a member of the Blazing Skies Mountain, she was naturally equipped with many treasures. She took a grade three recuperate pill and recovered well from it. The pills she had could even be used to exchange for precious items of the world and even grade four gliph weapons.

She walked into the class room and stared into blank space.