With Pen in Hand, I Break Heaven's Secrets: The Literary Dao Is Mine

In ancient times, the world collapsed, leaving behind source runes. The Way of Letters reigns supreme. Learning is power, academies rule the land, and martial arts have declined.

Shen Yan, a poor scholar burdened by a wrongful accusation that his entire family was murdered, is trapped in a borderland academy. Ten years of hard study have failed to raise him by even a single rank.

Seeking hard evidence to clear his family's name, he breaks into the forbidden Pavilion of Letters at night and triggers an ancient supercomputer. He must decipher a book with no words in three quarters of an hour, or his soul will be annihilated.

By chance, he obtains a golden finger.

It doesn't grant points or give away prizes. It calculates the optimal solution and reveals variables and costs, letting him break deadlocks with logic and crush his opponents with information.

With a stroke of his brush, he can predict the secrets of heaven. With a dab of ink, he can change fate. While others struggle to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, he already sees the whole board.

He predicts the imperial exam questions, spots the weaknesses in literary duels in advance, and turns the tide in court battles. Alone and from humble beginnings, he advances one careful step at a time.

Xie Zhao, whose schemes reach the heavens, and Pei Wujiu, a scholar-god descended to the mortal world, both enter his game.

He begins by clearing his family's name and ends by reaching the summit. With his brush, he writes the mountains and rivers; with his ink, he determines the fate of the world.

The Way of Letters bows to me.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.