The Sword Way of the Confucian School

The sword is king among all weapons, standing above them all. Those who wield swords can cleave the clouds above and sever the earth below. Demons and monsters are wiped out, and witches and barbarians are annihilated. This is an age of sword cultivators, and an age of scholars. The Sword Way is the Way of Letters: cultivate the heart through literature, and wield the sword with the heart. A licentiate with a sword can slay evil spirits in ten steps; a provincial graduate with a sword can shatter mountains and reverse rivers; a presented scholar who commands a sword can make all ten directions tremble in fear. When the sages established the Sword Way, they used it to advance the Way of Letters, used the Way of Letters to replace the Heavenly Way, and used the Heavenly Way to open the Great Way for humanity. Now demons, monsters, witches, and barbarians run rampant, while humanity stands alongside them as one of three great powers, relying on the advantage of the Sword Way. Now humanity marches bravely at the forefront. The nine kingdoms grow powerful and seek unification, while scholars uphold their own paths and vie for supremacy. A young man from a martial academy, with nothing but the bare walls of his home, carries peerless poetry and prose capable of astonishing the sages. After three years without taking flight, he soars straight into the sky!