Clear Sky
Once, there was nothing, and the Mists were lonely. A simple brush painted all of creation. The Clear Sky Brush vanished for countless ages. And now it’s back…
Life for Cha Ming is a daily grind. A rat race where people don’t make any real decisions. When he asks the universe for something more, fate itself answers his prayer. A talisman brush older than time itself sends him to another world, where magic, fortune, and danger await.
Now, the world is at his fingertips. He has a new life, a new body, and can wield the five elements. It’s too bad his new home is a place where might makes right, and immortal cultivators and demons fight at the drop of a hat.
A game of universal proportions is unfolding. The Clear Sky Brush is at its center. The power to choose comes at a heavy price, and creation itself will pay it.
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Patrick G. Laplante
Patrick G. Laplante writes fantasy that grows patiently, shaped by structure, consequence, and the quiet pull of long journeys. Best known for expansive progression and cultivation fantasy, his stories favor steady transformation over spectacle, inviting readers to follow characters who change not in leaps, but through discipline, failure, and choice.
Born in 1987 on the Canadian prairies, Laplante did not begin his career in fiction. He trained as an engineer at the University of Alberta, completing both bachelor’s and master’s degrees before turning seriously toward writing. That technical background left a lasting imprint on his work. His worlds are built with internal logic, layered systems of power, and rules that matter, not as exposition, but as forces that shape character decisions and moral weight.
Painting the Mists
Painting the Mists begins with a single, disorienting shift, an ordinary man pulled into a world where strength is cultivated through discipline, patience, and choices that cannot be undone. What sets the series apart within progression and cultivation fantasy is its commitment to earned growth. Power arrives slowly, shaped by hardship, reflection, and the quiet pressure of consequences that follow every advancement.
Painting the Mists consists of eighteen books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
