The Confucian Sage’s Journey to Another World: From the Start, a Copy of the Analects

Zheng Zishu, a librarian, unexpectedly transmigrates to Tianyuan, a brutal otherworld where “Origin Power” and “War Souls” reign supreme. Martial arts dominate, the literary path has declined, knowledge is scarce, and words are powerless. The only thing this frail man, incapable of harming a chicken, brought with him is his golden finger: a paper copy of The Analects.

At first, he is regarded as a useless man with no trace of Origin Power and suffers endless contempt. But when he tries reciting passages from The Analects, he is astonished to see strange phenomena unfold. “Is it not a pleasure to learn and practice what you have learned?” becomes a real, warm current that nourishes the spirit. “Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire!” becomes an invisible barrier that blocks attacks. “A gentleman is not a vessel!” can temporarily grant objects a life of their own…