A Thousand Li: The Third Realm: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel

A Thousand Li: The Third Realm A Xianxia Cultivation Novel Book 8 of A Thousand Li Series By Tao Wong Copyright This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite eBook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. A Thousand Li: The Third Realm Copyright © 2023 Tao Wong. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2023 Sarah Anderson Cover Designer Copyright © 2023 Felipe deBarros Cover Artist A Starlit Publishing Book Published by Starlit Publishing PO Box 30035 High Park PO Toronto, ON M6P 3K0 Canada www.starlitpublishing.com Ebook ISBN: 9781778550454 Paperback ISBN: 9781778550461 Hardcover ISBN: 9781778550478 Large Print ISBN: 9781778550485 Books in A Thousand Li series The First Step The First Stop The First War The Second Expedition The Second Sect The Second Storm The Third Kingdom The Third Realm The Third Cut Short Stories The Favored Son The Storming White Clouds Sect On Gods and Demons Clifftop Crisis and Transformation Imperial March Villages & Illnesses Descent from the Mountain The Divine Peak Fish Ball Quest Ten Thousand and One Fates Contents Books in A Thousand Li series What Came Before Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Author’s Note About the Author About the Publisher Climbing the Ranks Glossary What Came Before Long Wu Ying has been exiled from the Verdant Green Waters for defying the Elders and saving his martial sister, Fairy Yang, and other orthodox cultivators from the dark sect. Accepting his banishment with good grace, Wu Ying visits the pixiu that resides near the Sect, seeking knowledge of his bloodline and his path forward. Years pass as Wu Ying travels through the kingdom of Shen. Under continued assault by the remnants of the dark sect, he leaves the kingdom for unexplored lands, choosing to head north and west. During this period, he consolidates his cultivation and his own martial sword style—the Wandering Dragon. Upon entrance to the new kingdom of Zhuan, Wu Ying faces a moment of enlightenment, finding the path of his dao but also a heavenly benediction of his wind and soul. Ascending Chapter 1 Rolling hills with jagged caverns, newer mountains in the distance, and the remnants of old bamboo forests had been left behind a day back. In the middle of the day, twisting remnants of early morning mists swirled around the group, even as the smell of tea leaves permeated the thinner air of the mountain. The hills were deceptive, the approaching men on their shaggy ponies concealed in dips of the earth and the mists that pervaded their surroundings. Greenery and dampness, the hint of fresh tea, and the slow fermentation of picked leaves drifted down from the peak above. Berries and sheep, ponies and rice and falling waterfalls, the wind spoke of all those matters. It also spoke of deeper wounds in the earth, wounds that were centuries in the past but had only recently finished healing.