The First Step
Author: Wong, Tao
ISBN: 9798217188420
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 17 Mar 2026
Pages: 352
Format: Hardback
Plt;bPgt;In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu YingP#8217;s life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Now with a bonus story exclusive to this print edition!Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;P#8220;An expertly wrought foundation for one of the most epic English-language cultivation book series of all time.Pquot;P#8212;Matt Dinniman, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Dungeon Crawler CarlPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Skillfully blends xianxia action, political intrigue, quiet poetry and fascinating historical details into a superlative cultivation epic.P#8221;P#8212;Travis Baldree, #1 Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; Bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Legends Pamp; LattesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu YingP#8217;s life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation. 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.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt; Now with a bonus story exclusive to this print edition!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;It is said that a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step. . . .Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 farmerP#8217;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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Conscripted into the army and taken from everything he knows, Wu YingP#8217;s chance observation of an incoming ambush prevents a bloody routP#8212;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 immortalityP#8212;if heP#8217;s brave enough to seize it.
ISBN: 9798217188420
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 17 Mar 2026
Pages: 352
Format: Hardback
Plt;bPgt;In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu YingP#8217;s life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; Now with a bonus story exclusive to this print edition!Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;P#8220;An expertly wrought foundation for one of the most epic English-language cultivation book series of all time.Pquot;P#8212;Matt Dinniman, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Dungeon Crawler CarlPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;Skillfully blends xianxia action, political intrigue, quiet poetry and fascinating historical details into a superlative cultivation epic.P#8221;P#8212;Travis Baldree, #1 Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; Bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Legends Pamp; LattesPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;In a spectacular world of immortals, spirit beasts, and mystical martial arts, the young farmer Wu YingP#8217;s life will be changed forever when he is unexpectedly invited to join an elite school of cultivation. 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.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt; Now with a bonus story exclusive to this print edition!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;It is said that a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step. . . .Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 farmerP#8217;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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Conscripted into the army and taken from everything he knows, Wu YingP#8217;s chance observation of an incoming ambush prevents a bloody routP#8212;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 immortalityP#8212;if heP#8217;s brave enough to seize it.
