A Family Betrays the Protagonist, Who Secretly Builds Their Own Power in a Fantasy World 家族不仁自己偷偷建立势力玄幻
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Clan Cultivation: Our Ancestor Is Far Too Cautious 家族修仙：我家老祖太稳健了
[Family cultivation + invincible among peers of the same realm + multiple heroines + plenty of chapters to binge] [Foundation Establishment in three years! Ascend in a hundred! Attain the Dao and become the Supreme Immortal Emperor in a thousand!] [The neighbor has a treasure-gathering basin, but I have a treasure-exchanging basin!] [The imitation Heaven and Earth Cauldron will help me reach the Heavenly Palace!] A Qi Refining family from the start? And a destitute family with barely a few membe
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- 2 Cultivating Immortality Through Fortune: I Built the Strongest Clan 气运修仙：我打造了最强家族 The Xuan Yi Cultivation World (Clan Saga) The Great Dao is fifty, while Heaven’s calculations account for forty-nine; one has slipped away. With purple qi of fortune and the source of the Heavenly Dao, turn acquired into innate and ascend to become a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth. Reborn in another world, he obtains the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Cauldron of Fortune. From then on, he becomes an immortal patriarch, attaining the Dao and living in freedom. What? Five spiritual roots and 2.1kReads7.2Score10114d adds
- 3 EN Family System: I, the Villainous Patriarch, Develop Steadily 家族系统：我，反派家主稳健发育 [Dark Writing, Do Not Read If You're a Goody-Two-Shoes] + [Cautious] + [On the Side of Righteousness, but With a Demonic Heart] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Family Interests Above All] + [Cruel and Merciless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Family Unity] At seventeen, he takes charge of a cultivation clan and forges it into an immortal family through cold-blooded slaughter! “The old family head died suddenly, enemies surround us, and the clan is in panic. I'll take the seat!” Li Xingge was born into a 245.8kReads8.9Score22.8k14d adds
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My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心
[Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor
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- 5 Dear Little Brother, Please Come Back. The Family Is Doomed 好弟弟，求你回来吧，家族要灭了 [Classic fantasy + no System + bitter regret + no forgiveness + no filler + carefree and unrestrained] To keep the empire and his family alive, Jun Zizai willingly served as a hostage for twenty years, enduring endless torment and living a fate worse than death. Twenty years later, the Azure Dragon Dynasty flourishes, and the Jun family dominates the region. Jun Zizai, the greatest contributor of all, returns home in glory, only to be barred from entering the family residence. He is made to live 4.2kReads7.6Score37614d adds
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Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来
[No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill →
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Xuanhuan: I'm Doomed! How Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：夭寿了！我怎么就无敌了？
[Transmigration + Sign-In + Invincibility + Multiple Worlds + System + Divine Son + Prodigy + No Female Lead] Zhang Chen is born in the Beiming Dao Domain. His father was the previous Divine Son of the Ancient Zhang Clan, and his mother was once a monster-level talent on the Prodigy Rankings. From the start, he awakens the Indestructible Hongmeng Physique and is named the clan’s Divine Son! After that... Sign in for the Forgotten Life Blade Art: one slash sends all into reincarnation, where life
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- 8 I've Been AFK for a Trillion Years, and I'm Richer Than the Heavenly Dao 挂机万亿年，我比天道还有钱 [Invincible + Building a Faction + Laid-Back + Nurturing] After idling for a trillion years, I built the strongest family! World Will: Dad Ye, I want to reinforce the world's barrier. Could you give me some pocket money? I'll rub your feet. Will of Heaven: Big Boss Ye, someone's been secretly siphoning the world's essence lately. Could you lend me some money? Whenever people mention Ye Suifeng, one word comes to mind. Filthy rich beyond all reason! 49kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
- 9 From the Start, I'm an Emperor: Building an Ancient Divine Sect 开局大帝境，打造太古神宗 After Wang Yi became sect leader, he activated a System and was rewarded with the cultivation of a Great Emperor. He vowed to build the greatest divine sect of the ancient era. Looking at the many prodigies hoping to join his sect... “What? You have a Supreme Bone and want to become a Holy Son? Sorry, in our sect, people with Supreme Bones are only good enough to guard the gate!” “You have the bloodline of a Heavenly Phoenix? Not bad! The kitchen needs a chef who can produce phoenix fire, so the 19kReads8.4Score96714d adds
- 10 I Invest in the Chosen Clan, and My Strength Equals the Entire Clan's 投资天命族人，我实力是全族总和 [Invincible + Clan + Ensemble Cast + Behind the Scenes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Dominant + No Female Lead + No Romantic Tension + No Simping + No Holding Back + Decisive and Ruthless + Even More Exciting Later] Jiang Daoxuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the head of the Jiang clan. He obtains the Strongest Clan System. His strength is tied to the combined strength of the entire clan: the stronger his clan members, the stronger the Host! What's more, investing in clan members 126.4kReads9.1Score9.6k14d adds
- 11 EN Western Fantasy: Your Majesty the Empress, I Am a Loyal Servant of the Empire 西幻：女皇陛下，朕是帝国忠臣啊 [Farming]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Western Fantasy]+ [Multiple Races]+ [No System]+ [Conquest] After transmigrating to the Middle Ages, he became a nobleman named Field. He learned that women in this world could awaken as “Chosen Ones,” each with unique abilities and extraordinary beauty. Field hadn't even had time to celebrate before his useless father and beautiful stepmother sent him off to develop a blighted land full of poverty and monsters! Worse still, the entire empire, no, the entire world, was r 309.9kReads9.4Score19.2k14d adds
- 12 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds
- 13 Urban Cultivation: Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain 都市修仙：下山无敌万万年 [Urban Cultivation + Swordsmanship + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite-Level] Before he turned eighteen, he never wanted for food or clothing. After he turned eighteen, he went hungry nine days out of every three. “Xiao Chen was abducted by a blind Taoist priest and taken to a remote mountain to cultivate immortality for eight years!” Eight years later, he descended the mountain on his sword, and his path to invincibility officially began… Heaven and earth are impartial 20.4kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
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Cultivation: Dancing on Graves 修仙：从坟头蹦迪开始
It all begins when the ancestor leaps out of his grave. He sacrifices himself so that we can live. Watch as I, Lin Tiezhu, rise from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of the myriad worlds, one step at a time.
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The Tyrant Blade 霸道狂刀
In the world of ancient martial arts, the strong rule supreme. There are martial arts tournaments and duels atop Mount Hua. Only five years old, Shen Jinghong hides in a secret compartment in the ancestral hall. Through a narrow crack, he watches as his family is slaughtered! His father, Shen Canghai, is struck down, his Cloudbreaker Saber shattered and his chest pierced through. His mother's body crumples to the ground, and blood splashes across a pillar in the ancestral hall... From that mome
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- 16 My Eighteen-Year-Old Landlady 我的18岁女房东 My 18-Year-Old Landlady 29Reads—Score—14d adds
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Cultivation: I Have a Heaven-Devouring Pearl 修仙，我有一颗吞天珠
By chance, an ordinary young man obtains the most powerful treasure in the Three Realms, the Heaven-Replenishing Pearl. From then on, he defies fate and changes his destiny, fighting his way from the human realm to the spirit realm, founding the world’s strongest people, then battling his way into the immortal realm for the sake of his obsession. He rises from humble beginnings in the mortal world and brings it all to an end in the immortal realm!
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- 18 Carrying a Coffin on My Way to Cultivate Immortality 扛着棺材去修仙 A young man from a once-prosperous family accidentally finds a jade seal coiled by a dragon. He never realizes that this powerful seal is not only a formidable weapon, but also a key to a world of advanced civilization… 60.2kReads8.5Score3.9k14d adds
- 19 The God Who Fell into the Demonic Path 坠入魔道的神 Legend has it that this world is bound by the Heavenly Dao, and only by devouring it can one empower oneself and rise to a higher plane. One day, a Heavenly Dao tomb from a higher plane descended into the mortal world and chose an infant, entering the child's body. From then on, a vast conspiracy gradually unfolded around this child. A lone star of ill fortune descended to the mortal realm, all living beings suffered, and the Divine Clan was destroyed. See how the heaven-chosen youth navigate 18.6kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 20 The Demon-Cultivation Tale of Cat Lao Liu 猫老六修妖传 [Demon Cultivation | Immortal Cultivation | Comedy | Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger | Ruthless and Decisive] Mao Laoliu was a wild, unrestrained fellow who accidentally came into possession of the Heavenly Toad, a supreme treasure from the Immortal Realm. The toad carried his soul across time and space to a world of immortal cultivators, where he was reborn in the body of a black cat. And so Mao Laoliu began his life as a demon cultivator… 8.8kReads8.7Score72114d adds
- 21 I’ll Do Whatever It Takes to Cultivate Immortality 不择手段去修仙 Feel-Good Story + Comedy + Mortal Cultivation + No Harem + Xuanhuan + No System Belief: If you've got thick skin, you get the meat. Motto: If a problem can be solved by sweet-talking, never resort to force. Principle: If nobody messes with me, I'll mess with them anyway. Specialty: Play the pig to eat the tiger. I'm number one at showing off. A street punk from the 21st century accidentally obtains a rare treasure and transmigrates to a world overrun by immortals, demonic cultivators, and practi 11.4kReads8.8Score94914d adds
- 22 Mortal Cultivation, Beginning with Starlight 凡人修仙，从星光开始 An ordinary boy is chosen by a star and sent from Earth to another world. His fate is changed forever, and he begins his cultivation journey in this unfamiliar land. He stumbles through cultivation, treading as carefully as if on thin ice, all so he can find his way home. But being reborn was simply a fate that had been ordained... 3.2kReads7.3Score23814d adds
- 23 For That Dream, I Will Split Heaven and Earth 为了那个梦，我要开天辟地 Legend has it that everything in this world is an illusion. This world is merely a dream of yours. As long as you exist, this world exists. When you are gone, it will naturally crumble and vanish... Wang Bin lost his world, lost his dream. For the sake of that dream and the person he loved most, he would split open the heavens and cleave the earth. He would create that world... 506Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Strange Incident I Encountered During My Army Service 当兵那年遇到的诡异事件
The Strange Incident I Encountered During My Military Service
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The Divine Beggar Comes Down the Mountain 神丐下山
[Overpowered Urban Fantasy] [Immortality and Godhood] [Multiple Heroines] At the age of three, he was driven out of his home by his second uncle. Then he met a mysterious old beggar, who taught him the supreme cultivation technique, the Heavenly Evolution Art. From then on, he grew at an astonishing pace. He travels across Earth, the Spirit Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the God Realm, breaking through layer after layer of the heavens. He reaches the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, then ascends
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War God: Wolf Soul 战神狼魂
A new book is out. Please check it out: When Ye Yunfan was five, he was kidnapped by human traffickers. Luckily, his master rescued him, kept him by his side, and taught him medicine and martial arts. Ten years later, he enlisted in the army. At eighteen, he was sent to the northern frontier, where he fought his way through one challenge after another. A few years later, he led a special unit renowned around the world, the Wolf Soul. He earned the title of Wolf Emperor, with four Wolf Kings unde
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Eternal Demon 永魔
Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!!
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From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族
[Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult
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Asura Sword 修罗剑
A man carries a giant sword on his back, a monkey fights across the wilderness, and a bird spreads its wings to blot out the sky. So what if I become a demon? So what if I become a Buddha? I follow my own path. Why should I fear the world’s judgment of right and wrong? With a dragon sparrow beneath my feet, I soar through the heavens. With a giant sword in hand, I battle across the world. I fly into a rage for the woman I love, and my sword leaves the streets stained with blood. Commanding wind
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- 30 The House Servant System 家仆系统 What? You say you saw someone with a black-and-white cat? Whatever you do, don’t mess with that guy! They say anyone who crosses him meets a truly horrific end! The first person to provoke him had their home overrun by an army of the undead that very night. The second found a deadly formation laid out in front of their house the next day. The third saw their entire family die in the tragic incident of having their chrysanthemums pierced through. Want to know who he is? Follow The Hous 65Reads—Score—14d adds
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Dominating Another World on the Tianwu Continent 天武大陆之称霸异界
Everyone who transmigrates to another world hopes to gain immense power and rule the world. Our protagonist transmigrates to another world and finds himself adrift, with a system in hand and the whole world at his disposal. After learning about his origins in this new world, he resolutely decides to eliminate his enemies. Watch as Tian Gao rises step by step, defeats formidable foes, becomes invincible, and rules the other world! What’s that? My aptitude is unparalleled? An SSS-rank War God
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The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下
Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h
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The First Clan 第一氏族
The northern states have been united by an ambitious and capable ruler. The southern Great Qi Dynasty, with no cultivators at the Heavenly Human realm, has been weakened by infighting over power, and its people have turned against it. Just as the northern ruler, whose cultivation is unrivaled beneath heaven, prepares to march south and seize all nine provinces, a young man from Great Qi's foremost clan opens his eyes, reborn, determined to defy the tide.
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- 34 Evil Heaven the Great 邪天大帝 When the world looks down on him, Ye Wuxie smiles calmly. Why should he care about the gaze of ants? When it comes to the world's rules, Ye Wuxie couldn't care less. Rules are for the weak. He follows his own heart and does as he pleases. When the world bullies him, Ye Wuxie gives a cold laugh. His sword loves nothing more than killing those who don't know their place. The evil Heavenly Emperor Ye Wuxie died after a thousand Heavenly Emperors surrounded him in a battle for the Great Yu Emperor's 1.2kReads7.5Score12414d adds
- 35 Purple Mist Manor 紫雾山庄 In the Nine Provinces of the Great Qian, the imperial court and various martial arts factions are all deeply intertwined. Under the protagonist's leadership, a small martial arts group navigates the various factions, gradually growing stronger. This is the story of a small faction's rise. 10.3kReads8.4Score89714d adds
- 36 Wicked Heart 邪心 In his past life, he was a peerless expert. Now he has to inhabit a baby's body. Thanks to his past experience, he starts cultivating in his mother's womb before he's even born. After birth, his life of effortless success begins... 1.5kReads7.9Score10014d adds
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The Strongest Abandoned Son 最强弃子
Lin Dongyang was cast out by his family twelve years ago and reduced to a discarded pawn. Twelve years later, he returns in triumph, wielding immense power and wealth beyond measure. He has not only built a global business empire, but is also the Netherworld Cult Master of Devil’s Island, the most mysterious organization in the world.
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- 38 From the Start, the Family's Castoff Becomes a Grandmaster on His Way to Marrying Into Another Family 开局家族弃子，入赘路上成大宗师 “Even as an abandoned child, I, Xu Ziye, will defy fate and win by half a move!” On the Divine Dragon Continent, the Great Xia Dynasty is dominated by powerful clans at court, while the major sects hold sway over the martial world. Xu Ziye transmigrates and becomes an illegitimate, unwanted son of the Marquis of the Northern Expedition's household. He looks up at his lofty “parents and siblings,” as lowly as an ant beside them. Fortunately, his late mother left him a wondrous immortal treasure, 423Reads7.0Score10414d adds
- 39 Officialdom: From the Family’s Discarded Son to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：从家族弃子到权利巅峰 The spoiled rich kid Su Jianbo caused a major disaster while drunk, and became the family outcast. Only on the brink of death did he learn that the disaster had been a carefully planned trap... After being reborn, Su Jianbo was still cast out by his family. In this life, he was determined to live a new kind of life, but one crisis after another soon followed... 24.5kReads8.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 40 After My Family Drove Me Out, They Realized I Was Unrivaled Under Heaven 家族赶我走后，才发现我冠绝天下 [Short Drama! Animated Series! Audiobook! All Available!] [Transmigration, System, Sneaky Antics, Crushing the Competition, Empress! No Looking Back!] Lin Che transmigrates into the seventh son of the Zhen Guo estate in Great Qian. Since he isn't the biological son of the Duke of Zhen Guo, his father has never cared for him and his mother has never loved him. After returning from ten years as a hostage, before he can even claim his reward or pay his respects to the Empress, his own dear elder br 25.3kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 41 The Jiang Family’s Disowned Son 江家弃子 A generation’s God King falls and is reborn in the body of an abandoned son of a wealthy family... His wife is being oppressed, and his daughter suffers from a congenital heart condition... From this day on, Jiang Chen will never bow his head again. 388Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 42 The Gu Family's Castoff: After Waking Up Handsome, I Left My Toxic Family Behind 顾家弃子：帅醒后我远离原生家庭 The moment Lin Chen opens his eyes, he has gone from an office drone to Gu Yan, a castoff from a wealthy family. He grew up in an orphanage, spent two years living in a storage room after reuniting with his family, and had to run to school before dawn. His adopted younger brother, Gu Mingyu, the family's resident snake, sees him as an eyesore trying to steal the inheritance and frames him every day. More ironically, his biological father thinks he brings shame on the family, his mother pretends 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Your Late Affection Is Worth Less Than Grass. I’m Leaving the Family, So Why Are You Crying? 迟来深情比草贱，我叛出家你哭啥 Xu Mo was reborn, back in the Xu family mansion. In her previous life, she was found and brought home, only to be treated unfairly. Her family hated her, and the fake young master framed her, leaving her to die with grievances unavenged. When she opened her eyes again, she decided to leave home and cut ties with her hypocritical family. But to her surprise, the whole family regretted it and begged her to come home, weeping. But affection that comes too late is worth less than grass. This time, s 146.5kReads8.1Score8.9k14d adds
- 44 EN First Day of Family Exile: Rewarded with the Martial God's Physique! 家族除名第一天，奖励武神躯！ (Guys, the physical book’s sample copy is ready and publication is just around the corner. I’m so excited!) Xiao Chen, the eldest son of Xiao Zhentian, the Northern Pacification Prince, was gifted beyond compare and should have enjoyed a life of privilege. But when he was fifteen, he took a strike meant for his younger brother from an enemy of the Xiao family. His dantian was shattered, and he lost all aptitude for martial arts. His father considered him a disgrace, and he lived forever in the s 32.7kReads7.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 45 The Rebel Son and the Lonely Minister 孽子孤臣 After transmigrating and being reborn in an ancient marquis’s household, he was poisoned as a child. His father abandoned him, his grandmother watched coldly, and the culprit went free. Jiang Jingchen: “If Heaven hates me, I can forgive it. But anyone who harms me deserves to die... Every last one of you can forget about getting a happy ending.” His half-brother stole his position as heir? He’ll destroy his ability to have children and turn him into a cripple. His stepmother has overreached? He’ 8.3kReads8.3Score69014d adds
- 46 Reborn, the Fake Young Master Is Driven Out, Returns to the Village, and Begins His Comeback 重生假少爷被撵走，回村开始逆袭 Reborn, he returned to twenty years ago. Xu Yi had once been the pampered young master of a wealthy family in Qingyuan County. One day, his parents brought home a young man and said that he was their real son, while Xu Yi was merely a substitute to ease their longing. Xu Yi couldn’t, and wouldn’t, believe it. The parents who had cherished him like a precious treasure for fifteen years now cursed him as a bringer of bad luck, blaming him for keeping them apart from their flesh and blood for fifte 1.5kReads8.4Score17314d adds
- 47 Xie Tunan’s Notes on Rising Through the Ranks 谢图南升官笔记 The author is a seasoned writer with experience working in multiple Party and government departments. Most of the novel is adapted from real cases, and some of it may strike a chord with you. The story begins at the municipal level, without getting bogged down in grassroots affairs... 76.4kReads8.5Score6.1k14d adds
- 48 EN The Abandoned Son Runs Rampant 穿越之弃子横行 30.3kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 49 The Abandoned Young Master Cultivates Immortality 弃少修仙 Gao Han dies unexpectedly while carrying out a mission, and his soul transmigrates to Earth in the Age of Dharma Decline. Not only has he shrunk in height and become a short, poor nobody, he is also an abandoned son of the family, ready to throw his life away at any moment. Even the air can kill him. It seems there’s no point in living, so why not just kill himself? 7.2kReads9.1Score91914d adds
- 50 The Abandoned Son Runs Wild After Transmigrating into a Book 弃子穿书横行 Fang Mingze, an apocalyptic survivor with wood-based powers, made one wrong move and was stabbed in the back by a friend. He blew up his crystal core and took them both down with him. But his life wasn't over. He transmigrated to a wondrous world where people could cultivate immortality, just like in the novels he'd read in his previous life. He had no idea that he had not only transmigrated, but transmigrated into a book, into the body of a discarded good-for-nothing. Having read the original n 2.8kReads8.8Score24514d adds
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