The First Step

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Long Wu Ying never expected to join a Sect or become a real cultivator His days were spent studying, planting rice on the family farm and spending time with his friends Fate, however, has different plans for Wu Ying and when the army arrives at his village, he and many other members of the village are conscripted Given the opportunity to join the Verdant Green Waters Sect, Wu Ying must decide between his pedestrian, common life and the exciting, blood soaked life of a cultivator Join Wu Ying as he takes his first step on his Thousand Li journey to become an immortal cultivator The First Step is the first novel in A Thousand Li series, a book on cultivation, immortals, wondrous martial art styles and spirit beasts and will be loved by wuxia and xanxia fans The First Step is written by Tao Wong, the bestselling scifi and fantasy LitRPG author of the System Apocalypse, Adventures on Brad and the Hidden Wishes. Read The First Step – kino-fada.fr This is one of the books I read for SPFBO 2019 I have to say this book is quite different to a lot of the others in the batch It s a story which focuses primarily on martial arts with a strong influence from Chinese Asian cultures There is a magic called Cultivation where you infuse your body with healing magic and Chi and you can channel through the meridians The practice is almost like a meditation technique but also something which you can enhance with time and determination.We follow Wu This is one of the books I read for SPFBO 2019 I have to say this book is quite different to a lot of the others in the batch It s a story which focuses primarily on martial arts with a strong influence from Chinese Asian cultures There is a magic called Cultivation where you infuse your body with healing magic and Chi and you can channel through the meridians The practice is almost like a meditation technique but also something which you can enhance with time and determination.We follow Wu Ying, a young peasant who is from a poor family but striving to do better and join the inner sect He s not rich or qualified in the same way many of his competitors are, but he has determination and desire and is willing to push on through the challenges and obstacles.What I like about this title is the emphasis on the martial arts techniques and the culture There is a good story there but the basis in reality and inspiration was clear to see and to enjoy whilst consuming the story I found ...Needle in the HaystackNormally finding a decent English translated Wuxia novel is a bit of a struggle Oftentimes I feel like it comes down to whether you are okay with grammatical errors or poorly written stories This has none of those problems and many of the positives The character is practical and doesn t benefit from some magical ring or item that makes him super talented Instead he is a grinder from the lowest rung of society who works his way up to stand on par with people who had Needle in the HaystackNormally finding a decent English translated Wuxia novel is a bit of a struggle Oftentimes I feel like it comes down to whether you are okay with grammatical errors or poorly written stories This has none of those problems and many of the positives The character is practical and doesn t benefit from some magical ring or item that makes him super talented ...Notes It took a bit for me to get into the story but once I did, I had fond flashbacks to Black Belt Theater other old school martial films Good fun I will try to read the next book but who knows when I ll get to it or finish it without audio PI wavered between 2 and 3 stars It was okay but it was excruciatingly well intentioned with delightful footnotes The actual storytelling was strained, the character development limited, and the wordsmithing weak, but I did kind of like it, so Goodreads three stars I liked it.Good hearted farm bumpkin with a heritage of a mysterious family sword tradition is drafted into war and then offered the opportunity to join a cultivating sect Politics abound but he finds a core of friends and I wavered between 2 and 3 stars It was okay but it was excruciatingly well intentioned with delightful footnotes The actual storytelling was strained, the character development limited, and the wordsmithing...AwesomeI ve been seeing a couple authors try their hands at this genre and I ve got to say that this is the author that seems to have done it besteven above some of my beloved and most favored of authors The author has managed to get all the beats all the culture all the character notes you d expect for this genre and uplift themits like seeing a gourmet chef make a 5 star version of captain crunch or pizza rolls5 star comfort snacks.and I have to say as much as I get down on this AwesomeI ve been seeing a couple authors try their hands at this genre and I ve got to say that this is the author that seems to have done it besteven above some of my beloved and most favored of authors The author has managed to get all the beats all the culture all the character notes you d expect for this genre and uplift themits like seeing a gourmet chef make a 5 star version of captain crunch or pizza rolls5 star comfort sn...Okay, so, first, for those who don t know me I am, as I believe the author of this work to be, an Asian American, despite my European American name My Asian ancestors came from a different part of Asia than Mr Wong s, but just as he describes in his post scriptum, I grew up watching Samurai movies and Hong Kong wire fu adventure tales in my case, doubly because I enjoyed t...Good cultivation, less tropes.Starts with farmers son being drafted into the army and getting recruited into a sect This causes him to be mucked in sect politics and nobles scorn Wu Ying is an ardent cultivator with a powerful will to live While most of his actions come somewhat begrudgingly, he still tries hard and takes any benefit he can find wholeheartedly.Good book, slightly tame in comparison to othe...A wuxia for those not familiar with the genre Most of the time, wuxia novels have this weird way of writing that often would got lost in translation This novel is written in the ways western readers of epic fantasies could easily enjoy, both in form...There are seven types of conflict in literature, man v man, man v nature, etc Cultivating books are set up to be man v self except here Here the author pretty much ignores that in favor of a man v society approach The MC is a commoner who makes it into a cultivation sect at the same time as a young noble from his hometown For some reason this noble takes this as an affront and seeks to do the MC harm Never mind that if the noble succeeds he runs the risk of being kicked out of the There are seven types of conflict in literature, man v man, man v n...I was looking for something similar after finishing all the Cradle books currently out, but all the xianxia translations I could find were really low quality or just did not appear well written This book was not that at all, it has a good buildup so far and excellent footnotes explaining...

The First Step
  • English
  • 10 June 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 302 pages
  • Tao Wong
  • The First Step