Appraising the Dao, I Become King

In a small village in the Nanjiang Empire lives a retired commander. He had hoped to spend his retirement in peace, but after giving birth, his wife chose to leave, abandoning their newborn baby.

He had planned for father and son to depend on each other and live an ordinary life. But the son of a tiger is no dog. The baby turned out to be a peerless prodigy. As a young boy, he encountered danger in the mountains and came upon an object from beyond the heavens, a priceless treasure! When he first entered the Dao Academy, he received help from an expert. Later, the ordinary young man accidentally killed the county prince, but thanks to the academy's protection and his own careful arrangements, he managed to escape. His talent later earned him a place in the empire's elite class. Under Lan Chen's tutelage, he rose to great heights.

He married the woman he loved and achieved a happy ending, but then disaster struck. His reclusive father also died as a result, and in his fury, he founded a nation. How did a king of the *Root Kingdom, who had spent decades living an ordinary life, defeat his former suzerain state and the rival Northern River Empire, then conquer the New Continent? Find out in the book. You're invited to read along.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.