Novels About the Hundred Schools of Thought in a Mythic Setting 神话版诸子百家的小说

1. 1 神 Mythic Dungeon: From the Start, I Led the Azure Ox for the Dao Ancestor 神话副本：开局我为道祖牵青牛 Riding the Wind into the Painting扶摇入画来Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mythic Treasure Mirror binding successful.] [Current instance: Traveling west from Hangu Pass.] [Reward: A copy of the Dao De Jing personally written by a Sage.] [Current instance: Five-Finger Mountain.] [Reward: The 108 Transformations of the Tiangang and Disha.] [Current instance: The First Emperor’s Tribulation.] [Reward: Ancestral Dragon’s blood essence.] [Current instance: Investiture of the Gods] [Reward: The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.] [Current instance: The War Between the Witche 60.5kReads8.6Score4.6kShelves

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   In the early stages, the various schools of thought in the Hundred Schools of Thought unleash their supernatural powers, and the protagonist directly becomes Lao Tzu's disciple. Later, he transcends these limitations and unlocks a multiverse mode.

2. 2 人 The Rise of Humanity: A Hundred Schools Vie for Glory 人族崛起之峥嵘百家 At Dawn by the Azure Sea, at Dusk in Cangwu朝碧海暮苍梧Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing The Human Emperor was growing old, and strife continued to plague the realm. Within, eight hundred feudal lords waged war against one another. Without, immortals, gods, demons, and monsters watched like tigers, poised to strike. In this age of great contention, people of insight among humanity came forward with counsel and strategies, dedicating themselves to humanity’s destiny. They vowed to fight for a chance at ten thousand generations of prosperity, with no regrets even in death. 4.5kReads7.0Score292Shelves

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   Internally, eight hundred feudal lords wage war against each other; externally, immortals, gods, demons, and monsters... All lurk, poised to strike. In this era of great strife, wise men among humanity offer their advice and strategies, emerging to secure the fate of their race, vowing to fight for the opportunity to rule for all ages, even unto death. (Traditional fantasy, fantasy, time travel, soul travel, alternate history, Eastern fantasy)

3. 3 神 A Mythic Take on the Hundred Schools of Thought: I’m a Novelist 神话版百家争鸣之我是小说家 A Common Man's Fury匹夫一怒Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted This book was originally titled I Seek Immortality, Starting with Copying Books. After his death, down-on-his-luck comic artist Fang Ziping woke up in a world where a hundred schools of thought contended: Confucians could make their words reality; Painters could bring anything to life; Legalists wielded the authority of imperial decrees with every word; Monks could lift Mount Sumeru with their six-zhang golden bodies and stand firm for five hundred years! Fate Masters could decide whether someon 5kReads8.7Score380Shelves

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   This novel is a fantasy-themed work about the various schools of thought in Chinese classical literature. The protagonist's main focus is on novel writing, with Confucianism as a secondary pursuit. The plot is quite good; if you like this genre, you might want to check it out.

4. 4 百 A Hundred Schools Contend? Sorry, I'm Taking the Red Path 百家争鸣？抱歉，我走红色道路 So What If I’m Lazy Sheep?懒羊羊又怎样Eastern Fantasy300k WordsOngoing [Cultivation]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Alternate History]+ [Extensive Early Setup, Slow-Building] This was an age when a hundred schools of thought contended. Confucian cultivators nurtured righteous energy; Daoists sought unity between heaven and humanity; Buddhist monks practiced Zen and the six supernatural powers; cultivators of Shu Mountain refined flying swords; Mohist cultivators created ingenious mechanisms; others mastered yin and yang, the five elements, and the Eight Trigrams; strategists f 6.1kReads8.1Score621Shelves

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   Yang Sheng, a modern youth, transmigrates to the Cang Dynasty, a time where cultivation and the Hundred Schools of Thought coexist. Awakening to the ideals of the "Red Path," he refuses to align himself with traditional schools like Confucianism and Yin-Yang School, challenging the class divisions within the academy with his egalitarian ideals—promoting standardized school uniforms, establishing a credit-based teaching system, and becoming a leader among underprivileged students. Due to his unique physique, he is unable to cultivate. With the help of Gao Tianhe, the dean of Shenzhou Academy (a sixth-realm expert of the Yin-Yang School), who provides him with a sixth-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill, he unexpectedly condenses a twenty-four-character mantra seal in his sea of ​​consciousness, skipping the first and second realms and directly entering the third realm, triggering an anomaly in the world's fortune. The story intertwines academy struggles, court power (such as the Legalist-controlled court and the peasantry's foundation of livelihood), and the cultivation system (from the first to the seventh realm of sainthood). Yang Sheng, relying on his past life's values, forges a unique path of cultivation while simultaneously becoming embroiled in the power struggles between aristocratic families and the court. Supporting characters such as Duanmu Yunfei (a poor scholar who takes the business route) and Qian Qingxia (a female disciple of a noble family) reflect the choices of different social classes. The foreshadowing of "the Kunlun Mirror can summon the sages" and "the undercurrents under the four-hundred-year foundation of the Cang Dynasty" remains to be solved. The whole story unfolds at a slow pace, carrying a grand narrative of rebellion against tradition and reconstruction of order.

5. 5 诸 The Hundred Schools Pay Up 诸子打钱 Make the Road Wider把路走宽Urban107k WordsCompleted Others transmigrate with a System, but Zhuang Siqi carries his in on his shoulders! The War Sage Sun Wu forces him to learn underhanded tricks, the physician Xu Miaomiao jabs acupuncture needles into his vitals, and the Fu family’s twin sisters, one wants to sleep with him and the other wants to kill him! When he turns the Analects into scrolling comments and livestreams sales with The Art of War, the whole internet goes wild: “Now that’s how a cultured person pulls off a dirty trick!” Three new 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wonder if this author will be criticized for writing about the Hundred Schools of Thought in this way.

6. 6 开 A Zhao Zilong as a Starting Reward 开局奖励一个赵子龙 I Don't Eat Pig Feed不吃猪饲料Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [The 2023 luck-and-farming novel: follow the journey of building a power from scratch] [Fortune + Farming + System + Conquest] [P.S. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy; the story moves at a slower pace.] [Become emperor, not a eunuch. If that bothers you, don't read this.] Qin Tianzong: “The Divine Race bullies us, the Demon Race humiliates us. Our human race must rise! Yanhuang shall never perish, and Huaxia shall never fall!” Ying Zheng: “Great Wall Legion, slaughter the jackal tribe! They 12.9kReads8.7Score765Shelves

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   All races coexist and vie for supremacy. The heroes of China are reborn to contend with all races. Here, emperors coexist, and a hundred schools of thought contend. Let us see who can unify this world.

7. 7 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—Shelves

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   The protagonist summons a modified version of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the apocalypse; the second character is from the Mohist school, and two years later, he also summons Xunzi.

8. 8 说 You Said It Was Rule Horror, So Why Are You Summoning the Hundred Schools to Exorcise Demons? 说好规则怪谈，你请诸子百家降妖 Lord of the Purple Pavilion紫阁阁主大人Mystery135k WordsCompleted The whole world is trapped in rule-based horror. While everyone else stockpiles supplies and builds fortresses, I awaken the Hundred Schools of Thought System and use textbooks to exorcise demons! A vengeful ghost comes to claim my life? One passage from the Analects is enough to argue it onto its knees in repentance! An ancient god invades? One set of Pythagorean theorems is enough to smash its spatial rules! A demon king lays waste to a city? I’ll bring out the Qin legal code and sentence it t 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A bizarre era has arrived, with strange creatures from both East and West wreaking havoc across the globe, threatening humanity's survival. Lin Mo, bound to the [Hundred Schools of Thought Knowledge Live Streaming System], discovers that the methods to unravel these mysteries are all in the textbooks! When a Western chosen one is driven mad by an ancient god, he draws a geometry textbook, points to the non-Euclidean space temple: "Student, this problem violates the Pythagorean theorem, dismantle it!" When a Chinese vengeful ghost demands a life but insists on rules, he draws the Qin Law, slams the gavel: "According to the law, you should sweep through hell for three hundred years!" The live stream explodes: [Holy crap! Math can break the mysteries?] [The ancient god is stumped by a cultural lesson, hahaha!] [So this is how Sun Tzu's Art of War is used?] [Global viewers are shocked: It turns out our textbooks are demon-slaying artifacts!] Lin Mo smiled at the camera: "Students, take out your notebooks! Today I'll teach you how to use the *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic) to perform acupuncture on ancient gods, and how to use the *Analects* to make vengeful ghosts cry!" [Knowledge-based mystery solving + global live stream + invincible card draw + cultural swagger] Each chapter has a new challenge, each chapter contains a new knowledge point—just enjoy it!

9. 9 大 From the Start in Great Qin, I Sweep Through the Hundred Schools with the Four Lines of Hengqu 大秦开局横渠四句，横扫诸子百家 Warden Of The Old Days旧日守望者Anime Fanfiction700k WordsCompleted Great Qin + System + Multiple Female Leads + The Legend of Qin + Qin’s Moon Xunzi: “Lay down your life for righteousness?” Su Xuan: “Everyone dies eventually, and some people just need a little help along the way.” Xunzi: “We Confucians have always used reason to persuade others!” Su Xuan: “There’s logic, the law, and physical force. Surely one of them will suit you!” Xunzi: “A gentleman helps others achieve their wishes!” Su Xuan: “You’re all gentlemen, so please help me make my wish come 8.6kReads7.9Score520Shelves
10. 10 战 Warring States: I Rose to Power by Scamming Nine Farewell Drinks 战国：骗喝九次壮行酒的我崛起了 Sallow Little Face小脸蜡黄Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Warring States Era] [Master Schemer] [System] [Conquer the Realm] [Chinese Style] [Lay Low] Also known as: The Most Stubborn Soldier of the Warring States Era: He Fakes His Farewell Toast Nine Times. His Commander Begs, “Please, Just Don’t Come Back Alive!” “Does your family make a living collecting condolence money at funerals?” After transmigrating into the chaotic Warring States Era, my superior sends me to my death. I fake my farewell toast nine times and return safe and sound. With my prof 3.5kReads9.0Score200Shelves
11. 11 玄 Xuanhuan: The Way of Longevity for the School of Military Strategy 玄幻：百家之兵家长生路 Jiao Lu Zhi蕉鹿之Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted In the Great Chu Dynasty, the human realm and the demon realm collide. Monsters, demons, ghosts, and spirits run rampant. Earthly Immortals sit among the clouds, surveying the world below. The world of cultivation flourishes in all its diversity. The Hundred Schools of Thought manifest their power in the mortal world. Confucians speak with righteous eloquence and wield their brushes to slay evil. Military strategists ride across the battlefield, invincible wherever they go. Mohists use the false 392Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Great book alert! Follow me and you'll never run out of reading material! The protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world, discovering it's a vibrant world of mythology. Using his knowledge from his past life, he becomes a mythological novelist, ultimately achieving cosmic immortality.

12. 12 书 The Scholar’s Sword Qi Runs Deep 书生剑气长 Yu Moyi余墨一Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing A child who seems ordinary in an ordinary village! A child who should not exist in this world! A child whose fate is a life without a destined path! He should have lived and died in obscurity in some tiny corner of the world, until a teacher arrived, a teacher who pushed him out of the cycle of his original fate! Thus he became a scholar, reading, learning to write, and practicing martial arts. He made a few close friends and met beautiful women as intoxicating as wine. He traveled across the la 37Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 大 The Great Qin Wine Sword Immortal: That's Right, I'm the Unfilial Son! 大秦酒剑仙：没错，我就是逆子！ Flower of the Other Shore彼岸花叶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Transported into the Immortal Qin world, he watches his birth mother, A Fang, die beneath Zhangtai Palace! The empire rises and falls, while war rages across the thirteen provinces! The Hundred Schools of Thought set the martial world aflame. The remnants of the Six Kingdoms stir in the shadows, plotting to find a chance to restore their realms. Those who sacrifice themselves for the Way and those who seek it hope to glimpse the path to immortality through the blood of all living things. Barbari 883Reads7.1Score—Shelves
14. 14 至 The Greatest Sage and Teacher 至圣先师 Bubble Bubble Bubble泡泡泡Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted Du Yu transmigrates into an age of collapsing rites and warring schools of thought. The knights break the law with their martial prowess; the legalists rule the people with cruelty; soldiers wage war to end war; demons act with brutal strength; barbarians conquer through bloodshed; the Yin-Yang school schemes against all; the strategists twist words and corrupt virtue; the Dao drains living beings in its pursuit of ascension; Buddhism sucks them dry to attain Buddhahood; demons devour blood and 2.3kReads7.8Score188Shelves
15. 15 儒 Confucianism and Martial Arts Under Heaven 儒武天下 Chasing Dreams on Green Mountains青山逐梦Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted “What is a Confucian?” “Confucianism: a stroke to the left and a stroke to the right make a person. Rain nurtures all things, and all living beings have needs. Meeting the needs of good people is what it means to be a Confucian.” “What is benevolence?” “To hold a sharp sword and be unmatched beneath heaven. That is benevolence.” The Divine Continent is vast and boundless. Nine provinces, four seas, and one hundred thousand mountains. The Great Xia Dynasty rules the Central Plains like a crouchi 14.9kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
16. 16 长 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 A Bleak Place in the Mortal World人间萧瑟处Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 65.5kReads8.4Score5.8kShelves
17. 17 天 The Unfeeling Heavens: Great Qin of the Nine Provinces 天地不仁之九州大秦 Long Yu龙昱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted On the Jiuzhou Continent, a hundred schools of thought contend. (This is a story with no overpowered System and no transmigrator with an omniscient perspective.) This is an age of upheaval. The various factions wage war and diplomacy without pause, while different peoples scheme and struggle against one another. “Conscripted at fifteen, home again at seventy. By then, the family home is already full of bones.” A children’s rhyme sung across the continent tells of a merciless Heaven that treats a 377Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 齐 Qi Ink 齐墨 Shuangyu GuaiGuai双雨乖乖Historical3.3M WordsOngoing [Famous generals] + [Strategists] + [Battlefields] + [Struggle for supremacy] In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras, rites and order collapsed, the realm descended into chaos, and war spread everywhere. The feudal lords fought for supremacy, strategists schemed, and wandering knights roamed the world with swords at their sides. Plots to steal the heavens and change the sun, schemes that could turn the clouds and rain. Planning within the command tent, victory secured a thousand miles 1.5kReads8.5Score108Shelves
19. 19 大 The Most Dashing Man in the Great Zhou 大周最风流 Green Bamboo on the Mountain山有青竹Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Above the East Sea, a scholar commands a third of the world's martial fortune and has been trapped there for sixty years. In a sacred land, a Taoist has reigned undefeated for sixty years, hailed as the Great Ease... The wind stirs from a duckweed-covered pond. Xiao Yi sets out into the world for the first time, to witness its splendor! 13.9kReads7.5Score814Shelves
20. 20 妖 Demons Ravage the World, a Hundred Schools Contend, and I Use Novels to Suppress All Monsters! 妖魔祸世，百家争鸣，我以小说镇万妖！ Half a Journey Through the Mortal World红尘半旅Urban679k WordsCompleted Patriotic, high-energy power fantasy + summons from the myriad heavens + spiritual qi revival + class advancement for all + the Hundred Schools of Thought + no System + demons and monsters + no harem Demons and monsters run rampant, the Hundred Schools contend, and all join forces to fight them. Among the world's current schools of thought, Confucianism is hailed as emperor, while the three schools of Daoism, military strategy, and law are kings! But all that changed when the overpowered Li Heng 195Reads6.5Score104Shelves
21. 21 最 The Last Sage of Letters 最后一位文圣 Jiang Wan蒋万Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [The Way of Letters] [No System] [Traditional power progression] [No harem] [Not invincible] Endless darkness, a single glimmer of starlight. The boy Jiang Ling opens his eyes and wakes in a prison, only to discover that he has transmigrated to ancient times. The seas have changed, the world has transformed. Though the Way of Letters flourishes here, only Confucius and Mencius are known; Li Bai and Du Fu are nowhere to be found… “Doesn’t matter. I’ll take care of it!” 7.9kReads8.2Score806Shelves
22. 22 法 Mastering a Hundred Schools, Revering Confucianism Above All 法通百家，独尊儒术 Mercy, Fellow Daoist道爷慈悲Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After the demon race’s struggle for supremacy and the war between the witches and demons, the human race ruled the world. Once-prosperous Great Yu now teeters on the brink of collapse. The various feudal states eye one another hungrily, each seeking to claim dominion over the world, while the witches and demons lie in wait, plotting to seize control of the continent once more! Jiang Yi is reborn into this age. He contends with the Hundred Schools of Thought and battles witches and demons, determ 2.7kReads7.4Score212Shelves
23. 23 仙 The Immortals of Qin 仙秦诸子 Orange's Summer橙子的夏么Eastern Fantasy292k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, slow-burn pacing, no brainless decisions, and a world that does not revolve around the protagonist. In the world of Immortal Qin, the Hundred Schools of Thought have been handed down through the ages. Their teachings can not only govern a state and bring peace to its people, but also guide cultivation and enlightenment, granting all kinds of wondrous abilities. Zhang Yi transmigrates into the body of a convict and earns a noble title by slaying demons! He enters the Academ —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 战 Warring States: I Told You to Be a Playful Young Lord, but You Actually Defeated Bai Qi? 战国：让你当纨绔，你竟打败白起？ Yi Jian衣见Historical2.4M WordsCompleted From the start, he had a fief of his own. He reclaimed farmland, built roads, smelted steel, and trained elite troops. The unscrupulous young lord: “Land, grain, wealth, beautiful women... I want it all!” Reborn in the state of Chu, he beats the state of Qin to a pulp! 609Reads8.8Score119Shelves
25. 25 大 The Great Xuan Scholar 大玄读书人 Holding the Moon手捧月亮Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional slow-burn + long-term foreshadowing + Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, ghosts, demons…] Ning Jin transmigrates to the vast land of the Xuan Kingdom. After living there for more than a decade, he is astonished to discover that Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and ghosts all coexist in this world. From then on! Drawing on the poetry and writings from his past life, Ning Jin steps onto the Confucian path. As he gradually adapts to this wondrous cultivation world, he makes another 27.3kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
26. 26 统 Command the Hundred Schools of Thought and Build a Supreme Empire 统率诸子百家，打造无上皇朝 Knocking on a Widow's Door at Night夜敲寡妇门Eastern Fantasy374k WordsCompleted [Mohism, the School of Military Strategy, Confucianism, Medicine, Agriculture...] The Great Qian Dynasty is a country governed by Confucianism, where the Hundred Schools have all but vanished. Su Jie transmigrated into this world, only to find himself caught up in a plot where his biological father was about to send his birth mother away. Just then, he bound the Soldiers' Mound System and joined the School of Military Strategy. “Military Tally: Quickly train troops, increase the speed at which s 49Reads6.1Score—Shelves
27. 27 秦 The Annals of Qin 秦本纪事 Hui Ran绘染Eastern Fantasy214k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] [No female lead] A moment of enlightenment: the aura of the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi flows, and the River Chart and Luo Book suddenly transform the world. A step of exploration: the Empress Wa’s formation inadvertently brings forth gods, demons, and beasts, and the world comes to hold four races, yin and yang inseparable. A clash: humanity and the gods break apart. A great formation is forged to subdue the Nine Provinces, dividing the world into inner and outer realms. Beyond the Ni 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Warring States period was marked by constant warfare, diplomatic conflicts, the pursuit of knowledge by various philosophers, and the emergence of diverse schools of thought.

28. 28 开 Exiled from the Start, I Changed My Fate by Grinding for Experience 开局被流放，我靠肝经验逆天改命 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing From the Start, Exiled to the Frontier: I Defy Fate by Grinding Experience Lu Chen was a top student in the modern world, but after waking from a nap, he found himself reincarnated as a disgraced heir in a world of immortal cultivation. Exiled to the frontier from the start, with his spiritual roots destroyed, he was also saddled with a frail fiancée and a fallen family. He smiled calmly. “Perfect. Let me show you what scientific cultivation looks like.” While others were still struggling throug 2.7kReads—Score240Shelves

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    [Shocked][Thinking][Pouting][Facepalm]

29. 29 成 Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Historical2.9M WordsOngoing Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold… 962Reads—Score—Shelves

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