You Promised High Martial Arts, So Why Are You Swinging the Dao De Jing?

Lin Zhengliu is summoned to a high-martial city and thinks he’s about to star in a classic power fantasy. Who knew the ultimate pursuit of martial arts in this world would be… academic studies! Martial artists are required to study Five Years of College Entrance Exams and Three Years of Practice Tests, and the martial arts section of the entrance exam is worth 300 points. To earn money for tutoring, Lin Zhengliu has no choice but to join the “City Civilization Construction Squad.” His day-to-day job is teaching gang bosses about moral character and civic virtue. Holding a copy of the Tao Te Ching, he says earnestly, “My fellow cultivator, violence can’t solve everything…” The gang boss, bruised and swollen, breaks down in tears. “Stop reciting! I’ll turn myself in! I’ll confess!” Then one day, he meets the legendary taboo literary master whose every word can trigger strange phenomena in the heavens and earth… Lin Zhengliu silently pulls out a copy of The Principles of Marxist Philosophy. …