The Daoist Pearl and Gist
Introduction to the novel "Daoist Pearl and Gist": The great Confucian scholars of the present age have brilliant insights in their hearts, with a ten-zhang-high aura of literary talent above their heads, full of righteousness. They can drive away ghosts with their voice, but why can't they evolve magical techniques to defeat enemies? The philosophers of the hundred schools of thought have left their names for thousands of generations, but why did only Laozi become a Daoist while Confucius, Mencius, Mozi, and Han Feizi remained in the mortal world? Scholars throughout the land spend their entire lives buried in books, not seeking immortality or cultivating for the next life, but instead focusing solely on worldly knowledge, earning the title of being utterly useless. What is it that supports them? Are scholars truly good for nothing? Do you know that the minds of writers hold armies, and when angered, they can kill, leaving the world in shock!