Li Bufan lifted his brush and held his wrist poised. The instant his fingertips touched the rice paper, the air throughout the private room seemed to freeze for a moment.
As the Five Elements Heaven Skill circulated, True Essence of the five attributes—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—surged through his meridians like rushing rivers before converging in his right arm and flowing through his fingertips into the brush.
The brush had originally been an ordinary wolf-hair brush, yet under the infusion of True Essence, it now glimmered with a faint Five Colors radiance.
The bristles at its tip trembled slightly, as though they had been granted life, greedily drawing in the Vital Energy suffusing the air.
Li Bufan opened his eyes and set brush to paper.
The instant the first character landed on the rice paper, an invisible wave of air spread from the brush tip. The Vital Energy of heaven and earth throughout the entire private room was stirred up, forming a small vortex that slowly revolved around his arm.
With a light turn of his wrist, the brush flowed like a dragon. Every stroke contained profound true intent—his understanding of heaven, earth, and nature gained through years of cultivation; the Dao resonance that had settled in his heart after he had traveled across countless mountains and waters.
The character "East" was completed, faint golden light flowing between its strokes like the first ray of dawn at sunrise.
"South" followed close behind, a hint of green showing through the ink like the boundless emerald forests of the southern frontier.
"Form" was vigorous and powerful, every stroke like a towering Mountain Peak, firmly rooted upon the rice paper.
The strokes of "Splendor" suddenly soared, like an immortal crane spreading its wings, carrying the momentum to ride the wind straight up