Jace and his new group of friends have arrived at Mount Hua to rescue his sister, but that's a task easier said than done. Lord Ngai is a powerful cultivator and ruler who will stop at nothing to keep his prized consort. And if entering a massive fortress and sneaking his sister out despite the hundreds of guards and soldiers isn't enough, the area is faced with a historically dangerous monster surge! For a young man who was only a lowly slave incapable of cultivating only weeks ago, Jace is going to have to rely on his wits and friends if this rescue mission is going to have a chance of success.
When Jace was a newborn baby, he was branded with a metal bracer to prevent cultivation. Destined to live a life of slavehood for a crime he didn't commit, he can only dream of one day becoming a powerful cultivator and leaving his shackles behind. But when danger threatens the life of his sister, Jace decides to take fate into his own hands. He boldly escapes his master's estate and makes his way through dangerous lands to rescue her. As a lowly seared facing powerful hunters looking to punish him for escaping and deadly monsters wanting to make a meal of him, he has only one option: grow stronger. This exciting coming-of-age, progression, and cultivation series is perfect for fans of series like Cradle, A Thousand Li, and He Who Fights with Monsters.
Chloe Kwon can't stand Peter Li. It's always been that way. Their families don't get along either: their parents operate rival restaurants in the Riverwood Mall food court—Korean food for the Kwons and Chinese food for the Lis. Now it's the holiday season and Chloe's the photographer at the mall's Santa's Village, and Peter works at the virtual reality North Pole experience right across the atrium. It's all Chloe can do to avoid Peter's smug, incredibly photogenic face. But it turns out the mall is about to be sold to a developer and demolished for condos. Eviction notices are being handed out right before Christmas. Their parents don't know what to do, and soon Chloe and Peter realize that the two of them need to join efforts to try to save the mall. Just when it seems like they can put aside their differences and work closely (very closely) together, they discover that the Kwon–Li feud goes far deeper than either of them realize...
