Brisingr

Daniel was a normal boy living with his adoptive grandmother in the suburbs of California. Until he wasn't... Suddenly being able to sense an energy similar to Qi from Chinese folklore, he must navigate his way through cultivation and the hidden world of cultivators.

In a world where the ancient power of Qi has mysteriously reawakened after millennia, chaos begins to spread. Individuals and beasts alike ascend to unimaginable strength. Alexei Mikhailov, a reclusive chemist living near Russia’s remote Yablonoi Mountains, stumbles upon a glowing plant that changes his destiny forever.