{"product_id":"the-first-stop-by-tao-wong-preorder","title":"The First Stop by Tao Wong (Preorder)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ant-tabs ant-tabs-top ant-tabs-small ant-tabs-card itemTabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ant-tabs-content-holder\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ant-tabs-content ant-tabs-content-top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"ant-tabs-tabpane ant-tabs-tabpane-active\" id=\"rc-tabs-0-panel-description\" aria-labelledby=\"rc-tabs-0-tab-description\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"html htmlcolor bm-lnkin-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease date: July 14th, 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html htmlcolor bm-lnkin-0\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA young man searches for his own path to immortality—while grappling with the looming threat of war—in this compelling novel in the A Thousand Li epic progression fantasy series. Includes a bonus short story exclusive to this print edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong Wu Ying’s studies at the Verdant Green Waters Sect, an exclusive school of cultivation, are at a turning point. It’s time for him to choose what secondary occupation to pursue—alchemist or blacksmith, physician or martial specialist. Yet Wu Ying struggles to decide which focus will best define and contribute to his dao, his personal path of cultivation. And what happens if he chooses wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut beyond the walls of Verdant Green Waters, the drums of war beat as the sect is pulled deeper into the battle for supremacy between states. The Sect Elders thrust Wu Ying and his friends into a desperate gamble to prepare for the upcoming war—a risky assignment that will put to the test everything Wu Ying has learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs pressure builds from within and without, Wu Ying must find his place in this new martial world, or he may not survive the trials to come.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nottawa Cottage Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43953930403927,"sku":"9798217188444","price":41.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/6488\/2007\/files\/m_cbca8822-54f3-40ad-b4c6-69fe90e54d54.jpg?v=1781574376","url":"https:\/\/nottawacottagebookstore.ca\/products\/the-first-stop-by-tao-wong-preorder","provider":"Nottawa Cottage Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}