After transmigrating to the Great Zhou Dynasty as a manuscript copyist, he discovers that copying books makes him stronger: gaining knowledge means gaining power, and even a professional copyist can become invincible.
Copying 《The Complete Records of the Government》 grants him the 《Four Seasons Cycle Longevity Art》. For every year he lives, his lifespan increases by four years, and he grows younger as he ages.
Copying 《The Finest Blossoms of the Garden of Literature》 grants him the 《Azure Sky Dragon Transformation Art》. His talent and comprehension grow without limit, allowing even the foolish to transform into dragons and understand anything with a single hint.
Copying 《Extensive Records of the Taiping Era》 grants him the 《Sutra of Amitabha’s Rebirth》. With Amitabha in his heart, his spirit remains calm, and he can enter a state of complete selflessness anywhere, at any time. Copying 《The Orthodox Canon of the Mysterious Gate》 grants him the 《Vast Righteousness Art》. He keeps a breath of righteous qi in his chest, making him impervious to evil spirits and all poisons.
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The Great Zhou Dynasty has stood for eighty years. A new emperor has ascended the throne, and the eight princes have grown powerful. Curtailing their fiefs is inevitable. The imperial army tramples the martial world, banning martial arts across the land, while chivalrous heroes and martial artists have long harbored resentment. Demons and monsters wreak havoc, and foreign tribes press in…
Beneath the dynasty’s peaceful and prosperous façade, undercurrents are already surging. I will ride the tides of the times, catch the wind, and rise from utter mediocrity to become invincible beneath the heavens.
