A Thousand Li: The Fourth Stage

A Thousand Li, Book 10

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Change is the only constant

Returning to the Verdant Green Waters sect over a decade after his exile, Wu Ying finds his position and place within the Sect in flux. Strong enough to be an Elder but not having achieved his rank via the normal methods, he has jealous and worried rivals to contend with. It is reminiscent of his own past, but now, he's an Elder and able to enact transformation in a broader sense.

Wu Ying must find his own place in the sect or leave it once and for all. The cultivation wounds he received in the south trouble him, and it will require time and resources - resources the Sect is able to provide - for him to stabilize his footing before he continues his climb to ascension. As with all things, immortality is never easy to grasp.

A Thousand Li: the Fourth Stage is the tenth book of the xianxia series, A Thousand Li. It begins the final arc of Wu Ying's journey to immortality, the trials and tribulations he faces and the leg of his journey. Tao Wong is the bestselling author of the System Apocalypse, Hidden Wishes and Adventures on Brad series.

©2024 Tao Wong (P)2024 Starlit Publishing

Fantastic

This series is a fantastic cultivation series, very traditional in its make up and very palatable for the western layman

T.B. is the best this story is mediocre

The story is not very compelling predictable and boring if it wasn't for the excellent narrator

Good listen.

Not fast paced, but a decent tale. Good narration. The series has become better as it progressed.

Expect the same

Overall a good story, nothing big happens. If like the the previous book, you want be disappointed

5 stars

I really liked this book and like where the series has taken us so far. It nears it end but it continues to be great.

The long view of cultivation.

This series as a whole is very solid. It may not be the best you have ever read, but every book is B+. I also appreciate that the author ends the story by the end of the each book( I hate the cliffhanger.)

Yet another delightful journey with Wu Ying— his struggles of homecoming

I enjoyed this return of Wu Ying, his challenges of sect politics and the fun of his student selection. Excited to watch them grow, and see Wu Ying learn from teaching. Rooting for all our friends to find their paths around or over their obstacles, it felt good to rest a bit in preparation for whole new types of trouble our protagonist will get into as he presses further. I’m especially curious to learn more about the sect head through Wu Ying’s interactions with him and find out what that delicate history is… Can’t wait for the next one!

awesome

less action than prior books yet it covers a pivotal role of the MC journey along his path.

A master stroke of subtle proportion.

If you're a true fan of Taoism, and or Chinese culture, I believe you'll appreciate the tact Tao Wong has shown throughout the creation of these book series. I'm a young man, around 26, yet through reading these books and going through the process with Wu Ying I feel I've been able to glimpse a new perspectives of time, with different feelings and insights unlike any other experiences before. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain. if you're looking for saturated tales of large swathing fights, over saturated colors with a never ceasing Ascension beyond humane fictional character without troubles and or moments of reflecting then this book probably isn't for you. It's a realistic look on the life of a cultivator in his ascension, not just in the heat of battle but in the silent regard of solitude that allows Wu-Ying to continue moving forward. This too, is important.

Enjoyed the audio

Travis B is the Goat and loved he had time to record book 10. I would enjoy him reading the phone book. Liked very much the return home story to meet the parents and seeing old friends.