"I only know that Daoists who've passed the Prefecture Exam all have mastered the 129,600 foundational talisman runes, and possess a Gold Book. They often use Tao Runes to compose essays on the Gold Book, explaining their understanding of Heaven and Earth."
"Sometimes the essays they write naturally give birth to magic and divine techniques. When a particularly brilliant essay comes out, it quickly makes its mark in a region."
"From my memories of the future, Chu Tiange once, after passing the Prefecture Exam, composed such an essay in his Gold Book, and became famous across an entire province. Later, he was taken as a disciple by a great figure."
"Above the Gold Book, there's also the Jade Volume. That's something ordinary Daoists can't have—only Taoist Officials who've passed the State Exam."
