Shen Mo, a poor university student majoring in Chinese literature and surrounded by multiple heroines, was reviewing the Analects on the night before his final exams when a dream carried him into chaos. An old man in a long robe stood in the mist and held out his palm. "Mortgage your university diploma, and I'll give you a bamboo scroll." When Shen Mo woke, a blank bamboo scroll was already in his hand. Only passages he could recite shone with golden light. In the age of decline depicted in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, gods and Buddhas had fallen silent, while demons and ghosts ran rampant. He sat in a ruined temple and recited, "Is it not a pleasure to learn and practice what you have learned?" Golden light formed a bell-shaped shield above him, and Nie Xiaoqian entered through the door, bathed in moonlight. In the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, martial arts reigned supreme. The Golden Wheel Monk's Dragon-Elephant Wisdom Skill came crashing toward Shen Mo. He lowered his eyes and recited, "A gentleman who is not grave will not inspire awe." The force of the palm strike vanished in midair, like a clay ox sinking into the sea. He cultivated through the Way of Letters, using writing to carry the Dao. He did not temper his body or train his inner power. Instead, he relied only on the righteous energy within him to knock on the gates of Heaven and Earth. He copied the writings of otherworldly realms and brought them back to the modern world. Lin Wan translated his manuscripts by lamplight, Chen Zhiyi helped him build a website, and Tang Tang promoted it for him. This poor student wrote novels, ran social media accounts, and prepared for graduate school entrance exams, all while bringing the civilizations of one world after another back to Earth. By the day he reclaimed his diploma, Shen Mo had become the literary sage of all worlds.
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio - The Return of the Condor Heroes - To be determined
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.