Long Wu Ying starts his cultivation journey with every disadvantage. He comes from a village with no cultivation tradition, has no wealthy family to buy him resources or techniques, and lacks the connections that smooth the path for privileged disciples. What he has is determination and the willingness to work harder than those who started ahead of him. His early cultivation is a struggle to gather enough spiritual energy, find teachers willing to instruct him, and survive in a world where more powerful cultivators can kill with impunity.
As Wu Ying advances, he discovers that cultivation is more than gaining power—it’s understanding the nature of reality and one’s place in it. Each stage of cultivation requires not just effort but insight, and the path is filled with choices that shape what kind of cultivator he becomes. He faces enemies who want to steal his achievements, allies with hidden agendas, and moral questions about how to use growing power. The series explores cultivation as both external progression and internal transformation.
Through 24 books, Wu Ying’s journey takes him from a novice to levels of power that would have seemed impossible at the start. The series examines themes of perseverance, the cost of ambition, and what it means to pursue a path that never truly ends. The cultivation system provides structure for progression while the story explores the human elements—friendship, rivalry, love, and the question of whether the pursuit of immortality is worth what it demands.
Reading Order
See the complete A Thousand Li reading order for all books in the series.