The Sundering Blade

<p><strong>A blade cuts both ways</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Newly minted an Elder of the Verdant Green Waters sect sword prodigy Elder Cheng Zhao Wan - the Sundering Blade - is forced to leave the sect to fulfill an old obligation. A benefactor from the past is injured and has demanded Elder Cheng locate his assailant.</p><p>Forced to listen to the ramblings of a dying old man amidst a small and unfamiliar sect who Elder Cheng can trust is unknown. Was the injury nothing more than happenstance or is something more dire afoot?</p><p><br></p><p>For once Elder Cheng finds that his skill with the sword might be the least of his gifts.</p><p><br></p><p><em>A Thousand Li: The Sundering Blade</em> is a standalone prequel to the bestselling A Thousand Li series. It features a younger Master Cheng and can be read in any order alongside the main series. A xianxia fantasy novel <em>The Sundering Blade</em> features high flying martial arts tense battle scenes and contemplations of the Dao and karma alike.</p>