Book burning and the burying of scholars brought Confucianism to the brink. After transmigrating into the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, he cultivates both Confucianism and the sword. So Confucian cultivation can be this easy! A bookish scholar takes up his sword to slay demons and banish evil. What a thrill!
Immortal sects flourish throughout the Great Qin, while the emperor is obsessed with elixirs of immortality. Confucianism has declined in the wake of the book burning and the burying of scholars. Chen Zimo, a modern-day scholar, transmigrates to the moment when the Great Qin is on the verge of collapse. He stumbles into a group of child laborers being drained of blood for alchemy and is left at the mercy of the immortal cultivators who exploit and butcher them.
Tasked with restoring Confucianism, he forges a unique path of Confucian cultivation, turning the Six Arts of Ritual, Music, Archery, Charioteering, Calligraphy, and Mathematics into practical techniques. Wielding the power of his Literary Pivot Sword in defense of justice throughout the realm, he uncovers the secret of how “the Confucian Way inherits the Heavenly Way” and embarks on a path to reach the heavens through the written word.
He summons the world’s literary talent through poetry and prose, infuses his sword with righteous energy, and founds a sect on the principle of benevolent governance. He demonstrates the Confucian ideals of winning people over through virtue and transforming the world through culture. With the words of the sages, he repels enemies and brings peace to the land, subdues factions across the realm, and ascends step by step to ever-greater heights, ultimately fulfilling his grand ambition to prove the Way through Confucianism and secure the nation.
