Night of the Broken Gliph

“The lump is formed from energliph that the snow centipede’s dissolved tendon powder absorbed, which in another words could be said to be the host for energliph,” Chui Yim rattled off. “These energliph were not being devoured, but instead, gathered together as a lump. Now that the lump is destroyed and the poison is removed, all that’s left is pure energliph. 

“Energliph that brother Tse had been storing for six years! Half of the amount here is enough for him to reach the one-chambered state. So he’s going to break through now! His innate chamber! Call the gliphist here to tattoo a gliph for him or he’ll die!” Chui Yim screamed in Tse Chun’s face

Tse Chun stared blankly at Chui Yim before he dashed out of the room promptly. “Get the Fourth Elder here! Hurry!” 

Without further ado, an elderly man walked in. He looked familiar as he was part of the representatives that attended the meeting yesterday. Not only so, he was also the gliphist of the highest stage of cultivation in the Tse Clan, and he tattooed gliphs for all disciples in the clan. Sensing that it was an emergency, the Fourth Elder observed Tse Yu Bak closely. 

“Brother Tse is in a unique situation, and he currently has a shocking amount of energliph. A suggestion would be to tattoo the gliph like how you’ll tattoo on a gliphist’s wind chamber, draw the gliph as big and as complicated as possible. He should have sufficient energliph to withstand it,” Chui Yim, who was on the side, added. 

The Fourth Elder only took a glance at Chui Yim and said nothing. He understood what was going on, but it totally made no sense. Unlike the wind chamber, energliph was not the main concern for the heart chamber, Thus the gliphs tattooed on it would usually not be too big in size, just enough to cover the entire chest like the gliph tattooed on Chor Shing Chit’s chest. 

But knowing the current situation, he took a deep breath and turned to Tse Chun. “Alright, I’m going to start, Clan Leader,” Fourth Elder said and took a glance at Chiu Yim who was on the side. 

Tse Chun immediately understood the meaning behind this and shook his head. “Little friend Chui, a friend of our clan.” With Tse Chun, Clan Leader of the Tse Clan’s words, it meant Chui Yim was allowed to watch and look at the gliph that was about to be tattooed onto Tse Yu Bak—a gliph unique to the clan. 

“Then I’ll start.” The Fourth Elder nodded slowly. He smacked Tse Yu Bak’s body, turning him from laying upright on the bed to lying prone. 

Fourth Elder seemed to be doing nothing in particular, but the energliph movement around him began to grow stronger. Buzz… gliph strings appeared out of the blue. 

The air stirred restlessly. Numerous gliph strings dropped on Tse Yu Bak’s back and they started the process. At the same time, Fourth Elder took out many bottles and poured the contents on Tse Yu Bak’s back. 

Chui Yim’s eyes lit up. This was the first time he watched an actual gliphist tattoo gliphs onto someone. Unlike he, who end up being extremely tired, an actual gliphist released energliph and converted them into gliph strings, while  bottles containing ingredients that were used for gliph tattooing were all prepared beforehand. 

The crucial thing was that there were dozens of gliph strings in front of him. Fourth Elder was obviously a ten-gliphic state gliphist. 

A ten-gliphic state gliphist was equivalent to a three-chambered glipher in strength. If Fourth Elder were to be in Southary, he’d already be capable enough to rule the place. But here in Night Lion City, he could only be an elder. Being in the ten-gliphic state, it didn’t mean that he could only produce ten gliph strings. Chan Shue Gun might be considered a half ten-gliphic state gliphist, but he did not manage to step into the state eventually. If he did, his mental state would increase dramatically, even if he had just reached the state. He’d be able to form at least twenty gliph strings. 

The improvement in ability was like how Chor Shing Chit was able to end Chan Shue Gun in a punch after he had broken through to the three-chambered state. The gap between every state was simply enormous.