Jasmine’s spirit is broken.
No matter how long she meditates, breathing in the vital aura of the world, her soul refuses to cultivate. Her betters say the Heavens forbid it, but Jasmine isn’t so sure. She can’t be destined to live the quiet life of a nun. She is tired of being pushed around and watching others treat her friends like trash. She’ll do anything, even break the peace of the valley, to fix her condition and protect those she loves.
Halfway across the territory, Ti’Lee sits at a desk, poring over scrolls he has no interest in reading. The entrance exam for the School of Rising Sun is in just a few months. Failure is not an option. His father expects him to follow the tradition of his ancestors and become an imperial scholar, but his true passion lies in spiritsmithing—a career unfit for a teen of his social standing. To go down that path would blacken his family’s name forever.
Little do Jasmine and Ti’Lee know, their destinies are intertwined—not only with each other, but with the fate of their ever-dying world. The choices they make here will change the course of the entire empire, bringing upon them the unwanted attention of an angry Emperor…
The Path of Celestial Thunder is the first book in D. R. R. Hatch’s Lesser Souls, a cultivation, progression fantasy epic. If you love books like Cradle by Will Wight, A Thousand Li by Tao Wong, and Forge of Destiny by Yrsillar, you’ll vibe with Lesser Souls. Also, fans of progression fantasy epics like Stormlight Archives and House of Blades will enjoy this book.
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In a world of power, Jasmine is the outcast.
No matter how long she meditates, breathing in the vital aura of the world, her soul refuses to cultivate. Her betters say the Heavens forbid it, but Jasmine isn’t so sure. She can’t be destined to live the quiet life of a nun. She is tired of being pushed around and watching others treat her friends like trash. She’ll do anything, even break the peace of the valley, to fix her condition and protect those she loves.
Meanwhile, Ti'Lee is trapped by tradition. His father expects him to become an imperial scholar, but his true passion lies in spiritsmithing—a career that would blacken his family’s name. As the entrance exam for the School of Rising Sun approaches, Ti'Lee must make a choice that will change his destiny forever.
Little do Jasmine and Ti'Lee know, their fates are intertwined, and the choices they make will alter the course of their ever-dying world—a world their Emperor spent centuries building. And he’s not about to let them ruin it.
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