A Male Lead from Taoism or Confucianism, a Gentleman Scholar Who Cultivates Righteous Qi, Any of These Will Do 男主是 道家 儒家，书院君子 修浩然气的随便一个

1. 201 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Become the Biggest Villain 玄幻：开局成了最大反派 Green Mountains in Ink墨色青山Eastern Fantasy579k WordsCompleted I was born the First Dynasty’s eldest prince! At birth, the Fortune System rewarded me with the talent of a supreme holy physique. At birth, extraordinary signs filled the skies! Ten thousand stars forged my body! Immortals came to offer congratulations! Dragons and phoenixes cried in unison! Purple energy streamed from the east! Sages appeared! At birth, the leaders of the Five Sacred Lands came in person to fight over me as their disciple! From the moment I was born, I became the greatest vill 332Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   This one, I guess. The main character is the senior disciple of the Daoist Academy...

2. 202 儒 The Sole Sage of the Confucian Dao 儒道独尊 Thunder at Jingzhe惊蛰闻雷Eastern Fantasy880k WordsCompleted What can a poem do? Slay enemies! Slay immortals! Exterminate demons! Subdue devils! Do you really think that plucking the sun and moon and reaching for the stars is just a wild fantasy? It is the Star-Plucking spiritual root of the Star lineage. Do you really think that lifting mountains with strength enough to cover the world is just a metaphor? It is the Mountain spiritual root of the Mountain-Moving lineage. In this world, the hundred schools compete in splendor, yet scholars of the Confucia 367Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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   The first book's title is irrelevant. The second is the same as the first. The third is alright. The last one... Directly leads to Confucian sagehood.

3. 203 玄 Xuanhuan: Building Bailu Academy From the Start 玄幻：开局建立白鹿书院 A Wondrous Pen Can Set the World Right妙笔安天下Eastern Fantasy895k WordsCompleted “Just who are you?” “I’m only a scholar who can’t even lift a hand to fight a chicken. Why won’t you believe me?” Kong Ming, a homebody from twenty-first-century Earth, somehow transmigrated to the high-martial world of Tianyuan Continent. After keeping a low profile in this otherworld for ten years, he finally awakened the strongest Academy-assistant System. His very first sign-in made him the headmaster of White Deer Academy. Kong Ming had only wanted to coast through life, but now he had no c 2kReads7.5Score10014d adds

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   [Sending hearts][Shocking] First book: Super hilarious and talented, haha. Second book: Super satisfying. Third book: Super hilarious. Fourth book: Super talented. Fifth book: Super intelligent. Sixth book: Super satisfying. Tomato's great books, for handsome men and beautiful women to choose from.

4. 204 说 I Said to Open an Academy, So How Did You Turn It into a Cultivation Pavilion? 说好开书院，你怎么办成了修仙阁 Big February贰月大大Eastern Fantasy432k WordsCompleted Synopsis: (Cultivation + taking disciples + light ensemble cast + invincible + no female lead) Lin Xuan transmigrates into a cultivation world and awakens the Heavenly Dao Academy System, gaining an invincible academy from the start. But he discovers that he is invincible only inside the academy. Once he steps outside, he's just a frail scholar. Fortunately, he activates the academy's teaching function, which lets him grow stronger by training disciples. Lin Xuan shouts, “A true man is born betw 409Reads6.7Score—14d adds
5. 205 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 913Reads9.4Score12714d adds
6. 206 儒 Confucian Cultivation: I Became a Half-Saint's Disciple from the Start 儒道:开局我就成了半圣弟子 General of Dragon City龙城将Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing In this world, literary talent reigns supreme. Words can commune with spirits, and those gifted with literary talent can slay enemies with poetry, wipe out armies with lyrics, and make the heavens collapse, the earth quake, and the sun and moon reverse their courses... Wang Jun accidentally transmigrated into this world. With a casual poem, he left the supremely gifted geniuses speechless. Beautiful women clamored to bear him children, while great scholars fought tooth and nail to take him as th 26Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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   I personally think this book is pretty good; you can keep it on hand for now. You should definitely read it yourself; there's no need to read reviews.

7. 207 我 I Quietly Became the Biggest Boss in the Beginner's Village 我在新手村悄悄苟成了大BOSS Qing Shan Ge青衫格Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where people kill for treasure, scheme against one another, and demonic beasts roam everywhere... No, the outside world is too dangerous. Better to stay put and quietly cultivate in the beginner village. 61.1kReads8.5Score3.7k14d adds

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   The first book features a male protagonist with Confucian ideals and a strong sense of righteousness. The story contains a lot of classical Chinese and is very enjoyable at the beginning, but the protagonist gradually matures later on. If you don't like this, please read with caution. The second book features a protagonist with a hidden cultivation system who remains in the village, where he builds an academy. The academy's disciples all possess a strong sense of righteousness. There is a 1v1 relationship with a female lead.

8. 208 生 Just When Life Was Looking Up, They Came to Exterminate My Entire Clan 生活刚有盼头，诛九族竟诛到了我 Tianshan Can Gradually Be Attained天山可得渐Eastern Fantasy214k WordsCompleted In this world, there are Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and sorcerers. After transmigrating, Tao Qianming found himself in the home of a wealthy family. He had no plans to conquer the world, and spent his days living off his family, heading to the pleasure quarters to listen to music whenever he had nothing else to do. By a twist of fate, he joined the Confucian school. Before he could revive its cultural heritage, however, the brutal plan to burn books and bury scholars was set in moti 2.9kReads—Score10614d adds

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   The protagonist's master is a great Confucian scholar, and he carries half of the Confucian destiny within him, yet he becomes a heretical cultivator. In the end, the Joyful Union Sect extends an olive branch, and the protagonist is forced to choose to revive the glory of Confucianism.

9. 209 我 I Was Cast Out by the Taoist Sect, and I Turned the Martial World Upside Down 我道家弃子，掀翻了这座江湖 I Love Hot Dry Noodles我爱热干面Eastern Fantasy589k WordsOngoing [Hundred Schools of Thought + three heads and six arms + prodigy rivalries + subverts the usual tropes] There is a live-in son-in-law in Baidi City. Everyone under heaven calls him a coward, until he makes his move three times! The first time, he borrows a sword in Baidi City and slays the Dragon-Tiger Rakshasa, shaking the martial world! The second time, he kills the Bone Rakshasa. Martial heroes from several cities cry out in unison: “We respectfully send off the Martial Sage of Humanity!” 1.1kReads8.3Score10014d adds

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10. 210 那 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年，我们一起砍过的修仙者 Squirrel Under the Mushroom House蘑菇屋下的松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 158.8kReads9.3Score16.6k14d adds
11. 211 只 I Only Wanted to Slack Off, but Somehow Started Building Reincarnation 只想摸鱼的我莫名开始建立轮回 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted One heroine + traditional cultivation What is the meaning of life? Chai Yuan didn’t want to know. But after somehow playing with his phone for a while and ending up in this world, he finally felt its greatest malice at the age of fourteen. After losing his family for no apparent reason in the aftermath of a battle between cultivators, the boy had no choice but to set out on an unknown path, a decision he made with grim resolve. Along the way, he unexpectedly discovered that his talent for unders 2.5kReads9.0Score19414d adds

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    The first book is about Taoists, the second about Confucianism.

12. 212 剑 Swordbone 剑骨 The Panda Who Trips会摔跤的熊猫Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted In an age when frost withered every blade of grass, a young man walked out of the Temple of the Bodhisattva and took up the heaviest sword in all the world. Facing the mortal realm, he carved out a glimmer of light. 587Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    The first book's protagonist, clad in black and accompanied by purple, is born with a sword in hand. In an era where frost withers all vegetation, he cuts a ray of light for the world. The second book's protagonist, a young man in white, is a rare Confucian scholar, exuding a righteous spirit and a swift, exhilarating presence. The third book's protagonist, dressed in white, is the top of the Heavenly Secrets Ranking, his swordsmanship unparalleled, unmatched in the world. He is both an immortal and a human. The fourth book's protagonist, a carefree white-clad figure, carries a green gourd and a sword, his journey to Mount Sumeru is solely for the sake of a single sword. The fifth book's protagonist abandons fame and fortune to enter the martial world, accompanied by a red leaf. After everything settles down, the young man is willing to return to the martial world for her. The sixth book's protagonist is on the same side as Xu Fengnian, following the path of the Three Teachings, defeating the Chess Saint Huang Sanjia in chess and the Martial Emperor Wang Xianzhi in fistfight. He is the most dashing figure in the world, wielding his sword in the martial world, creating a list of heroes amidst the snow. This story should contain great elegance and grandeur!

13. 213 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.4kReads9.3Score73714d adds
14. 214 玄 Xuanhuan: Invincible with the God King Physique 玄幻：从神王体开始无敌 Moon Shadow Slants Across月影横斜Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted Jiang Chen transmigrated into a fantasy world and obtained the God-Tier Choice System. [Ding! The System has issued your first mission…] [Choice 1: Choose the identity of an ordinary person. Mission reward: one trillion taels of gold] [Choice 2: Choose the identity of a cultivator. Mission reward: God King Physique] Jiang Chen: “Do I even have to think about it? I've transmigrated into such a dangerous world. Could an ordinary person survive? What good is a pile of money?” Jiang Chen decisively 14.3kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    The plot is quite grand, with some connection to the primordial era. The protagonist is the main character, but also the controller of the Confucian Academy.

15. 215 江 Night Rain Over the Martial World 江湖夜雨 A Teahouse有间茶馆Eastern Fantasy358k WordsCompleted How long does a generation in the martial world last? Twenty years? Thirty? The head of the Green Mountain Sect serves a ten-year term. The Jianghu Rankings, published by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, are updated every ten years. So a generation in the martial world lasts ten years. "Who are you?" "He Wen!" "Where are you going?" "The martial world." 756Reads7.4Score10114d adds
16. 216 穿 Transmigrated to Cultivate Immortality: I Subdue the Heavens with Classical Chinese 穿越修仙：吾以文言镇诸天 A Brush Beneath the Surface浮下之笔Eastern Fantasy159k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate + Cultivation + System]+ [Confucian Dao]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Menial Disciple + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Li Shenyan, a professor of Classical Chinese at a university, transmigrates into the body of a menial disciple of Qingcang Sect in the cultivation world. When he wakes, someone has already crushed all four of his limbs and thrown him into an abyss. At the same time, the remnant soul of a Demon Venerable is trying to seize his broken body. At the brink of life and death, the Sag 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A professor of classical Chinese transmigrates to a world of cultivation, becoming a handyman disciple with severed limbs. He awakens the Sacred Word System and uses ancient Earth poetry to sweep across the heavens, shatter the Heavenly Dao, and suppress the outer realms.

17. 217 无 The Immortal Path Without Dao 无道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + ordinary mortal protagonist + brutal cultivation; From the Start: A Broken Piece of Jade Reveals the Secrets of Immortality, The Terrifying Road to Immortality, Mystery, Immortal Paths, and the Angler, The Strange Path to Immortality are updated simultaneously] There was no road in the world to begin with. A road appears when enough people walk it. Wudao found a mysterious piece of fine wood glowing with purple light and arrived in the world of cultivation. It was a brutal plac 18.4kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    Recommended. I personally think it's pretty good. Those who enjoy fast-paced, wish-fulfillment stories should avoid this. Recommended for those who like the "ordinary people as protagonists" genre. 5 Stars.

18. 218 农 An Ambitious Country Boy's Life in Ancient Times 农家小子的古代上进日常 The Hibernating Donkey冬眠中的驴Historical6.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the body of a farmer's son in ancient times, a poor student had no choice but to embark on the long road of the imperial examinations to improve his family's life. He sought neither wealth and status nor a high salary or lofty office in this life. All he wanted was to protect his family and give them a peaceful life. 40.2kReads9.2Score3k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥What would you do if you traveled back to ancient times? Take the imperial examination? Join the army? 🔥🔥🔥Watch how a farmer's son rises step by step... 9.5 Points, plenty of content [thinking]

19. 219 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 8kReads9.2Score89914d adds

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    The protagonist of this book is initially a Confucian scholar but later a Taoist; the characters are well-developed, and the plot is also good.

20. 220 寒 The Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门状元 Gentleman of the Green Mountain青山君子Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the family of a common farmer, Ye Xuanmo arrives just as his paternal cousin passes the imperial examination. To revitalize the clan, his cousin invites a teacher to the family to educate the children. In an age when “all trades are base, and only studying is noble,” Ye Xuanmo wants nothing more than to pass the exams and change his family’s circumstances… 3.4kReads8.9Score31414d adds
21. 221 苍 The Book of All Life, the Sword of Noble Spirit 苍生书，风骨剑 The Ultimate Chen Xiaozhu至臻陈小逐Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted What makes a Confucian sage? He does not recite the classics of the sages; he reads the books of the common people. What makes a Martial God? He does not uphold the emperor’s crown; he wields a sword of integrity! What does “putting one’s family in order” mean? If your father is steeped in sin and helps a tyrant commit evil, then even your father can be killed! What does “governing the state” mean? If the ruler is unjust, cruel, and tyrannical, then even the ruler can be killed! What does “bring 4.1kReads8.4Score36014d adds
22. 222 科 The Imperial Examinations: Rising to the First Rank of Officialdom 科举之官居一品 Nine Jin of Fat九斤肥肉Historical826k WordsCompleted Synopsis: A scholar in the morning, admitted to the imperial court by night. The protagonist begins as a young scholar from a farming family and rises step by step through the imperial examination system. In the end, he earns a place on the honors list, becomes a jinshi, and enters the ranks of officials. After becoming an official, he works his way up through the bureaucracy until he reaches the highest rank and governs the realm as chief minister, guiding Chinese civilization to become the mos 1.9kReads7.6Score10114d adds
23. 223 道 The Patriarch of Taoism 道家祖师 Bird of the North北国之鸟Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing As the old saying goes, one person shouldn’t enter a temple, and two people shouldn’t peer into a well. One rainy night, I went into a ruined temple all by myself. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a Confucian or Taoist.

24. 224 儒 The Confucian Healer Sage 儒道医圣 Wuya Zi无涯子Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Fang Rui, a poor student at a medical university, unexpectedly inherits the medical wisdom of an ancient Confucian sage. From then on, he rises against all odds, saving people with silver needles and sweeping away demons and evil with his righteous spirit. 12Reads8.3Score714d adds

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    Justice is delayed, isn't that just absence? Young people lack martial virtue あㅉ The protagonist's halo is here ⁶⁶66⁶⁶⁶⁶ ⁶⁶⁶⁶⁶⁶ ⁶My youth is back ௸

25. 225 得 Attain the Dao and Ascend to Immortality 得道升仙 A Little Bit.一点点.Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Enlightenment] [Supernatural abilities] [Imperial dynasty] At the end of his life, Liu Xiangdong digs a hole in the back hills, intending to bury himself. But instead, he arrives in an age of cultivation at its height. Aristocratic clans, the imperial court, the Hundred Schools of Thought, supreme religious sects. The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Snares! Amid a maze of tangled paths, in an age when human lives are as worthless as grass, he rises above it al 6.8kReads8.5Score47614d adds

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    These are the two books; they're very good.

26. 226 开 Renjia Town from the Start: A Six-Year-Old Celestial Master 开局任家镇：六岁天师 Spring, Summer, Autumn春夏秋Male-Channel Fanfiction562k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Uncle Jiu's world, I gain a heaven-defying System. Born with the bones of a Daoist, blessed with the Six Divine Powers, I take in all the Daoist rhythm of heaven and earth. In the Age of Declining Dharma, I roam the world unhindered. I am the Celestial Master of the Daoist faith. 2.3kReads7.7Score13714d adds
27. 227 道 I Did It, Daoist! Three Flowers Gather at the Crown! Huh? 道爷我成了，三花聚顶！嗯？ Too Many Cats猫太多Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Laugh-out-loud comedy] [A goofy, hilarious protagonist] [Mostly lighthearted slice of life] [Invincible] [A cure for the blues] Good news: I’ve got a cultivation System. Bad news: The System transmigrated without me. Good news: I can still contact the System. Bad news: These System missions seem a little off. In the city, Chen Jiamu looks at the mission he’s received: [Go to Mount Wudang and join a sect!] So he takes an overnight train to Mount Wudang. [Host has successfully joined Mount Wudang 360Reads7.8Score10514d adds

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    🍂🍂🍂🍂①The protagonist transmigrated, or rather, not completely. He made an agreement with the system to transmigrate to a high-martial arts world today, so he stood by the river full of vigor. However, when he transmigrated, the system left and left him behind.

28. 228 开 From the Start: Selling Myself to Bury My Father, Then Offering Myself in Marriage 开局：卖身葬父，以身相许 White as Snow洁白如雪Eastern Fantasy393k WordsOngoing (Slow-paced, no System, traditional fantasy, single heroine, slow-burn romance) “To win one heart, I’d face ten thousand deaths without regret.” “Your kindness is as great as a mountain. I’ll repay you with my hand in marriage, but only the highest bidder gets me.” “This humble girl is selling herself to bury her father. I’m not after wealth and status; I only hope fate will decide our match.” Ye Heng followed the voice and saw a young woman before him, her face veiled and her figure graceful an 162Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist is a scholar, a gentleman. His path to sainthood is completely different from other books; it's not about becoming a saint through a few lines of classical poetry, nor is it about achieving sainthood through battle… The protagonist of this novel embodies the essence of "action."

29. 229 停 Working Part-Time at the Morgue, I Carried Out My Ex-Girlfriend? 停尸房兼职，搬出了前女友？ A Flower Flying on a Leaf一叶飞花Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing The Dao has both civil and martial paths. The martial path: uphold the law and slay demons. The civil path: read faces and understand the world. I am Jiang Rui, skilled in both. You can call me Handsome, or you can call me Ah Zu. Passerby: “Master Jiang, I think I’ve been haunted. Please, you have to save me!” Jiang Rui smiles calmly. “Come on, there’s no such thing as ghosts.” As he speaks, he discreetly pinches a yellow talisman between his fingers. Passerby: “Master Jiang, can you find a feng 20.7kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
30. 230 开 This Talent from the Start, and You Expect Me to Cultivate Immortality? 开局这天赋，你让我修仙？ A Dog of a Strategist一条狗头军师Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Delusions of Grandeur] [Hilarious] “Holy Lord, actually, I’m useless!” “Ridiculous! How dare you lie to the Holy Lord? You’re clearly a peerless genius!” Chen Tianyang, a self-help guru, transmigrates by accident and joins the Glazed Sacred Land, becoming the senior brother of three thousand immortal maidens. Everyone thinks he’s a peerless genius, but a glitch in the System leaves him unable to absorb spiritual energy in this cultivation world brimming with it. All his techniques are nothing b 2.5kReads8.6Score17214d adds

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    Take it, you're welcome!!! All completed!!! ① It would be an injustice not to read this one. I've read transmigration stories, but have you ever seen one where the protagonist transmigrates into the body of a senior disciple of three thousand fairies? I've seen a senior disciple of three thousand fairies. Have you ever seen a fantasy novel where every chapter makes you laugh until your stomach hurts?! ② Transmigrating to another world, the story begins with the birth of a thousand-year-old poem, triggering strange phenomena in the heavens and earth.

31. 231 谁 Who Told You to Ask Him for a Fortune? He's Morally Deficient in Every Way! 谁让你找他算命的，他五行缺德！ Flowing Trace流痕Urban868k WordsCompleted Chen Changsheng transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a barefoot Taoist who sets up a stall to tell fortunes. Once he accumulates enough merit points, he can return to his original world and attain the Dao on the spot. To earn more merit points, Chen Changsheng decides to start livestreaming and build an audience. He thinks he can rack up a fortune in merit points by reading people's fortunes and interpreting their lots. But gradually, the atmosphere in Chen Changsheng's livestream 20.8kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
32. 232 我 I, a Heavenly Court Soldier, Have My Thoughts Overheard by the Jade Emperor 我，天庭小兵，被玉帝偷听心声 The Raging Camel发飙的骆驼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Ye Changqing transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West and becomes a low-ranking soldier in Heaven. He awakens an utterly ordinary System. As long as he maintains his ordinary persona, he can break through the constraints of the Heavenly Dao and attain the Great Dao Sagehood, never again having to worry about the Heavenly Dao harvesting him like a leek. Who could have known that the Journey to the West calamity would begin that very day, and the Jade Emperor and the immortals would sta 1.7kReads8.5Score16314d adds
33. 233 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 59.9kReads9.0Score4.9k14d adds
34. 234 我 I’m Just a Scholar, So What’s Wrong with Living a Little Wildly? 我一介书生，浪点很正常吧？ So Yellish耶里耶气Eastern Fantasy207k WordsCompleted [No System + Alternate World + Comedy + Fantasy + Trickster + Scholar + Confucian Dao] When Su Sheng was young, an old man asked him, “What do you want to become?” Su Sheng replied, “A Confucian scholar.” “Why a Confucian scholar?” “With a few strokes of the brush, a Confucian scholar can compose poems that will be celebrated for generations. How awe-inspiring!” “Good answer.” When Su Sheng had grown up, the old man asked him again, “What do you want to become?” Su Sheng answered without —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Confucianism and Taoism + Words Become Law

35. 235 都 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 Ancestor Haha哈哈老祖Urban659k WordsOngoing [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score29414d adds

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    The first book is about an astrologer; the second and third are about Confucian scholars embodying righteousness.

36. 236 开 Praying for Rain from the Start: I Can Summon Wind and Rain, and Now I'm Being Livestreamed 开局求雨，呼风唤雨的我被直播了 Goldfish Cocoa金鱼可可Urban507k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, I became the abbot of a dilapidated Taoist temple and was forced to perform a rainmaking ritual. “Three years of drought, no moisture in the air, and artificial rainmaking is impossible. Why are you asking me?” Faced with a terrifying disaster, Qin Yi, who’d been mooching off people with his fake tricks, says there’s nothing he can do. Just as an angry crowd is about to attack him, he awakens the Natural Way System. He can exchange faith points for all k 456Reads5.9Score—14d adds
37. 237 废 Wasteland: From the Start, I Have a Hundred Schools Academy 废土，开局一座诸子学院 Weapon Forger锻器师Sci-Fi & Apocalypse198k WordsOngoing Su Fan opened an academy in the wasteland, where he taught nothing but old-fashioned stuff like “the way of the ancient sages.” Once his students began graduating, The young woman who studied Legalism laid down rules for an entire city. Her words became law, and those who broke them faced divine punishment! The brawny man who studied the Art of War took the enemy’s head amid thousands of soldiers and was hailed as a God of War! The child who studied Confucianism spoke, and his words became law, 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Perfectly meets the requirements

38. 238 太 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Dragons and Snakes Beneath the Brush笔下龙蛇Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 26.6kReads8.8Score2k14d adds

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    I highly recommend these three books.

39. 239 掐 I Read Your Fortune: No, That's Your Sister! 掐指一算：不可，那是你姐！ White Dragon i Zhenren白龙i真人Mystery4.1M WordsCompleted [Fast-paced mini-arcs + comedy + insanely satisfying revenge + a touch of horror + fiercely protective] Chen Xuan transmigrated from Earth to the world of Blue Star. From the start, he inherited a dilapidated Taoist temple and awakened a System. Complete three tasks a day, and you can randomly draw Taoist power, cultivation techniques, cultivation levels, and magical treasures? He immediately started livestreaming, showing off his mystic arts and gaining fans. “Master, help! During the day, if I 19kReads8.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    Shocking! The author is serious! Sharing the main text of "Breathing Techniques"! A self-disclosed transmigration into a Taoist priest, awakens a system, observes events live, doesn't tolerate anger, doesn't hold grudges, hates evil, is decisive in killing, and does things his own way!

40. 240 儒 The Confucian Sage: Turning Heaven and Earth Upside Down 儒圣：逆转乾坤 Guan Cheng Jun管城君Eastern Fantasy360k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Showstopping Moments] [Poetry and Song] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Original Poems Inside] What makes a top student? What makes a genius? With a pen, he can bring peace to the realm; on horseback, he can secure it by force. The Hundred Schools of Thought, poetry and song, Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, and Legalism: all are tools in the hands of scholars. This is a world ruled by scholars. Now, the Nine Provinces are divided, and the states are constantly at war. Corrupt mi 109Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    Poetry, lyrics, songs, prose, Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Legalism, and all other schools of thought! Come join us!

41. 241 儒 Confucian Dao: A Song of the Wandering Hero, I Open Heaven's Gate with Poetry 儒道：一曲侠客行，我以诗开天门 Hao Zai郝在Eastern Fantasy365k WordsCompleted On this day, Zhou Dagu became a Sage. Heaven and earth cheered. Demons and barbarians bowed. Martial artists prostrated themselves, monks built temples, and Daoists erected statues. Everyone wanted to bask in the Sage's aura. A naive child pointed at the statue and asked, “Sages must be good people, right?” The world fell silent. The flies beside the latrine covered their mouths and wept quietly! 237Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist is a Confucian, but he cultivates the art of cunning and ruthlessness.

42. 242 一 A First-Rank Commoner 一品布衣 Li Poshan李破山Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + passion + history] “Mu, want a wife? Just say the word and I'll bring one over for you later.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a wealthy girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I'll protect my family and keep us alive. 16.5kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
43. 243 僵 Jiangshi World: The Healer Celestial Master 僵尸世界：济世天师 The Wind Feels Cold风吹会冷Mystery994k WordsCompleted Qin Song transmigrates into the world of Uncle Jiu and his zombies, only to become Uncle Jiu's junior fellow disciple. Bound to the Celestial Master System, he can both slay demons and save lives. Maoshan Taoist arts, an iron body, and the healing arts of a benevolent physician. Evil spirits cannot trouble him, and countless ghosts come to pay homage! Uncle Jiu: “Junior Brother, stop turning down the vacant position of Celestial Master.” Ren Tingting: “You promised you'd take responsibility for 356Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    A descendant of Maoshan, and a junior brother of Uncle Nine. Those who miss Uncle Nine can read this fanfiction; it will bring back many memories.

44. 244 儒 Conferring Gods Through the Way of the Scholars 儒道封神 Northern Foothills of Dongshan东山北麓Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Within, powerful lords stir with ambition. Without, demons and barbarians watch like tigers on the prowl. The Wu Wei Dynasty has languished for a hundred years. A young man comes from the north, armed with nothing but a brush. He drives back the barbarians, expands the realm, and secures the nation. Zhang Yinian: a Confucian sage enshrined as a god! 870Reads7.3Score10314d adds
45. 245 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 849Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is truly a breath of fresh air in the world of folklore and supernatural tales! The protagonist, Xiu Haoran, solves bizarre cases with his own brains, without relying on a system. The plot twists are so numerous that they are unpredictable, and the meticulous research makes the reader immersive.

46. 246 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 174.6kReads9.4Score15.5k14d adds
47. 247 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.4kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds

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    Come here, Li Chang'an.

48. 248 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7k14d adds

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    Confucianism and Taoism—this is what Confucianism and Taoism are all about. The literal translations of many of their terms are really hilarious, haha.

49. 249 离 Out of the Broken Courtyard! My Literary Palace Exploded! 离开破院！我的文宫炸了！ Tiger Ink Stains the Firmament虎墨染苍穹Eastern Fantasy310k WordsOngoing Other people cultivate immortality with spiritual roots. I cultivate with nothing but the half-copy of the Analects my father left me. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, I was born into poverty in a rundown courtyard and endured scorn and bullying. Only when my Literary Palace awakened did I realize: even an ordinary scholar can read his way onto the road to heaven! The Yellow River burst its banks, flooding thousands of miles. Officials passed the blame around, the gods and Buddhas 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'd like to recommend a novel by Wendao.

50. 250 大 Great Qin Begins with Offering a Map 大秦从献地图开始 Mixer a搅拌机aHistorical356k WordsOngoing For an empire to rise, it needs more than a wise and mighty founding emperor. It also needs a diligent ruler to restore it to greatness. The First Emperor is nearing the end of his life, and the future of the Great Qin Empire rests in Fusu’s hands. From signing in to obtain a map of the world to ensuring no one in the realm ever suffers from hunger or cold, Fusu ultimately expands the empire several times over, bringing all nations to pay tribute. “My father laid the foundation for the Great Qin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    All the schools of thought from the Hundred Schools of Thought are contained within it.

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