A Thousand Li: The First Stop

By Tao Wong

The second book of A Thousand Li follows Long Wu Ying as a newly promoted inner-sect cultivator at Verdant Green Waters, ranked among the weakest of his peers and under pressure to choose a supporting occupation before penalties apply. He investigates the sect's paths in pill refining, blacksmithing, and martial specialization, testing each while continuing his own sword training and herb-gathering interests. After early setbacks, including a reprimand for cultivating instead of learning during a blacksmithing trial, he is accepted into the sect's martial-specialist training group and begins formal herbology study. Needing steady income, he ultimately takes on a demanding but painful assignment as a sparring partner for a senior elder, trading humiliation and exhaustion for a permanent place within the sect.

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Series

• A Thousand Li - book 2

Guides

• Chapter-by-chapter recap of A Thousand Li: The First Stop
• A Thousand Li: The First Stop character guide

Genres: fantasy, historical-fiction

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