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In a world of immortals, spirit beasts and mystical martial arts, young farmer Wu Ying never expected anything more than a quiet life tending his family's land. But when war reaches his village and he is conscripted into the army, a single act of courage changes everything. Offered a place within the prestigious Verdant Green Waters Sect, Wu Ying begins a perilous journey into the world of cultivation, where power must be earned, rivals wait at every turn, and immortality is the ultimate prize.

“An expertly wrought foundation for one [of] the most epic English-language cultivation book series of all time.”—Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl 
 
“Skillfully blends xianxia action, political intrigue, quiet poetry and fascinating historical details into a superlative cultivation epic.”—Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Legends &amp; Lattes 
 
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In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu Ying’s life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation. 
 
It is said that a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step. . . . 
 
Long Wu Ying never expected to become a real cultivator, never dreamed of having the chance to train and develop wondrous martial arts skills and magic of his own. As a farmer’s son in a rural village, his days were spent studying, planting rice, and spending time with his friends. Fate, however, has different plans for him. 
 
Conscripted into the army and taken from everything he knows, Wu Ying’s chance observation of an incoming ambush prevents a bloody rout—and brings him to the attention of the powerful Verdant Green Waters sect, an elite school of cultivation. Invited to join the sect as a novice, Wu Ying is thrown into a world he is utterly unprepared for, one filled with demonic beasts, haughty nobles, and, most of all, the very real possibility of reaching immortality—if he’s brave enough to seize it. 
 
Author and martial artist Tao Wong introduces a thrilling blend of progression fantasy, Xianxia, and Chinese mythology in this irresistible tale of an underdog hero who dreams of something more.

Tao Wong is the author of the A Thousand Li progression fantasy series and the System Apocalypse LitRPG series, among others. When he’s not writing and working, he’s practicing martial arts, reading, and dreaming up new worlds. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

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