Group 1 - "Taiping Guangji" is a large anthology of ancient novels compiled during the Northern Song Dynasty, consisting of 500 volumes and categorized into 92 major categories and over 150 subcategories [7] - The book includes a significant number of supernatural stories, with 55 volumes dedicated to deities, 15 to female deities, 33 to retribution tales, 25 to gods, and 40 to ghosts [7] - Many notable works from the Six Dynasties and Tang Dynasty have been preserved through "Taiping Guangji," including famous pieces like "Li Wa Chuan," "Wu Shuang Chuan," and "Huo Xiao Yu Chuan" [7] Group 2 - The anthology has had a considerable impact on the development of Chinese novels and dramas, with storytellers in the Southern Song Dynasty already familiar with "Taiping Guangji" [7] - Various novels and dramas from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties have drawn inspiration from the stories within "Taiping Guangji" [7] - Notable evaluations of "Taiping Guangji" highlight its comprehensive collection of novels from the Six Dynasties to the early Song Dynasty, making it a valuable resource for research [8]