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1. 1 六 Imprisoned at Six! Forced to Join Bureau 749 at Eight 六岁入狱！八岁被迫加入749局 Moonlight Treasure Box月光宝匣子Urban669k WordsCompleted The mysterious Bureau 749 + Spirit Binding and Commanding + a ghostly companion + the voice of authority in Hell! There is a young man in this world... who eats human hearts... and raises ghosts and monsters. Lin San was born with a spirit-path body, and a ghostly companion appeared alongside him at birth. When he was six, his parents were murdered. To avenge them, he slaughtered all 673 members of the Zhang family. The Bureau 749 forcibly imprisoned him in the mysterious Ninth Prison. Be as str 6.3kReads6.9Score382Shelves

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   I wonder if I can easily find fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas here [laughs]

2. 2 山 Strange Tales from the Shanhai World 山海世界异闻录 Falling Moon zzz落月zzzEastern Fantasy112k WordsOngoing This is a story about the Classic of Mountains and Seas. This is a history known as mythology. The protagonists, Liuyun and his companion, are cultivators traveling through the world of mountains and seas. Their story begins in the Kingdom of Women! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   By applying the various clichés of the real world to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, one discovers that the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas might actually be true [something].

3. 3 藏 The Hidden Dragon's Secret Tomb 藏龙秘葬 A Single Thought一元之念Mystery353k WordsCompleted (No System, no transmigration, no different people, no harem.) This world is full of unsolved mysteries. The fox-shaped shadow in a pit along the Qinling dragon vein, the mysterious disappearance of the Twin Fish Jade Pendant, the mystery of eternal life surrounding Loulan’s ancient kingdom and its left ear, the eerie mirage at the Gate of Hell in Kunlun… Can you believe it? A stunning beauty drops two sacks of cash on me and says she wants to uncover the truth behind this world and search for t 405Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A 9.9-Rated masterpiece of tomb raiding, it contains many elements from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas," including the immortal tree, the nine-tailed fox, the Bifang bird, and the mythical beast Fei Niu, creating a bizarre and eerie atmosphere.

4. 4 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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   How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

5. 5 饕 A Gluttonous Feast: I Devour Mountains and Seas in the City 饕餮盛宴：我在都市吞山海 Life-Saving Cat Treats续命猫条Urban527k WordsOngoing [A Modern-Day Classic of Mountains and Seas] [No Romance] [Primordial Ferocious Beasts] [Sharp-Tongued] [Feel-Good Story] (Caution: The protagonist is nearly invincible, but begins the story sealed and with incomplete powers.) (He becomes imposing later. At first, his power leaks out in all the wrong ways.) (New mythical beast characters: illustrations will be posted in the author's notes at the end of the chapters.) Have you ever been captivated by the strange and wondrous mythological world of 7.2kReads8.9Score644Shelves

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   Come on, this is a more rigorous version of the Classic of Mountains and Seas story. [Got it]

6. 6 我 Is It Too Much for a Fate Card Master to Have Fifty-Two Fate Cards? 我一个命牌师五十二张命牌不过分 The Horse That Isn't the Dragon Horse别龙马的马Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The powerful are humbled to the dust, the proud beg for what they can never obtain, the wanton Witch dies for love, the schemer dies for loyalty, the Traveler dies on the road home, the Grim Reaper is trapped by the River of the Underworld, the Shepherd dies for his faith, the Giant of Dusk falls before dawn, the Blazing Sun extinguishes the light of the ancient sun, the Imaginer never existed, the Thief ends up with nothing, and the Seer dies in pursuit of knowledge. The Sleepless one falls int 3.6kReads—Score959Shelves

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   The male protagonist's life cards are all mythical creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It's not unreasonable for a life card master like me to have fifty-two life cards, is it?

7. 7 国 The Imperial Preceptor Fears Nothing 国师她无所畏惧 Northern Feather Kite北翎之鸢Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted Xue Fei, Grand Preceptor of the Great Abyss, wakes from a nap to find that the Great Abyss is gone, the crown prince of its enemy nation has been reincarnated several times, and she is sitting in a coffin, staring wide-eyed at a group of strangely dressed people. An earthquake sweeps across the deserts of northwestern Huaguo. In its aftermath, an ancient tomb appears in the sands. Archaeologists hurry to the site and, after countless hardships, finally reach the main chamber. Then the coffin ope 2.6kReads9.1Score222Shelves

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   Pixiu, Xuefei Ancient Eagle, Bi'an, and Nine-Tailed Fox—basically all the mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas have appeared here.

8. 8 葬 Burying Mountains and Seas: The Nine-Tailed Bone-Erosion Map 葬山海：九尾蚀骨图 Chen Tiannuo陈天诺Eastern Fantasy237k WordsCompleted Grave Robber × Antiquities Expert × Mysterious Descendant of the Tomb Guardians Between a breathing bronze coffin and the bones of a dream-eating tapir, take one more step, and the grand feast begins. A bronze compass points to a cursed tomb a thousand years old, while mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas awaken in the murals. Deep within an imperial mausoleum, under the gaze of a nine-tailed fox, a map drawn on human skin and a blood-amber relic of Zhulong point to the same cu 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's entertaining, educational, and fun.

9. 9 游 Game Invasion: I Exploit Everything. What Are You So Anxious About? 游戏入侵：我剥削万物，你急啥？ Tiny Tiny Tiny Tiny Flying Dagger小小小小飞刀Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing He closed his eyes, then opened them. Deng Yu had already arrived in the terrifying real-life game: The Great Wilderness of Mountains and Seas. This was a terrifying, advanced fantasy world, where gods and demons were everywhere, and monsters, evil spirits, and countless strange entities ran rampant... Zhulong held up the sky, Bifang scorched the world, and Kuafu chased the sun... Fortunately, As one of the first players, the game System helped him awaken his innate talent... “Talent level 86.2kReads8.1Score10.7kShelves

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   The world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas is filled with colossal beasts and perilous wilderness. It's captivating, reminiscent of classic fantasy novels like "Perfect World" and "Covering the Sky." A truly high-quality fantasy world set in a vast wilderness. Gods and demons roam freely, and strange and unpredictable events abound. Definitely worth reading.

10. 10 7 Bureau 749: I'm the Only One in the World Who's Read the Classic of Mountains and Seas! 749：全世界就我看过山海经！ Bai ZeMax白泽MaxMystery609k WordsOngoing (The rating will climb as soon as it opens.) [749, investigating the paranormal, the power to extract abilities, your name, stories from ancient mythological texts...] After transmigrating to Blue Star, Zhao Xiang thought he was destined to amount to nothing once again, until he saw the other side of the world. When he read the classified files at 749: [Headless Man: Headless, with eyes on his chest and a mouth at his navel, wielding a shield and an axe, possessing immense strength...] [Many-Tai 17.9kReads7.4Score1.7kShelves

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    This one is okay.

11. 11 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Slay the Gods for China 山海经：我为华夏斩神明 Once a Youngster曾经是少年Urban339k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas is unsealed, and gods and demons return, intent on enslaving the nations of Blue Star. After a hundred years of war, China is ultimately dealt a devastating blow: the dragon veins of the Nine Provinces are severed, and the nation's fortunes collapse. As Chinese civilization teeters on the brink of ruin, the blood-cursed youth Su Chen merges with the Chaos Tree, reforges the dragon veins of the Nine Provinces, and builds a border wall stretching thousands of mile 1.3kReads9.0Score212Shelves

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    📚The most complete collection of Classic of Mountains and Seas online: 🇨🇳Forbidden Zone: Lin Shuo, who lives in the mountains, wasn't like this 6 years ago! 6 Years ago, he and his companions encountered a creature in the mountains that was even larger than the ancient Titan Serpent [what][what][what] Witnessing this creature attracted something even more powerful [what][what][what] After a fierce battle with his companions, they finally escaped. Unexpectedly, only 6 years later, this creature appeared in the north [what][what][what]

12. 12 穿 Transmigrate to the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Become a Shaman 穿越山海经当巫祝 Reception Depends on Waving信号全靠摇Eastern Fantasy176k WordsOngoing Original · Fantasy World · Build Up Quietly · Lighthearted · Comedy In the Mountain and Sea Otherworld, ancient ferocious beasts ravage the wilderness, plant spirits swallow essence and spit out impurities, and rare, exotic beasts wreak havoc upon the world. The protagonist rises from humble beginnings and leads his tribe, step by step, from weakness to dominion over the entire wilderness continent. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 之 Part Six: The Maoshan Taoist 之六——茅山道人 Graceful Frost Moon Pavilion霜月亭亭Mystery6k WordsCompleted Part Six: The Maoshan Taoist —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 逆 Defying Fate, Part Five: A Beauty Like Jade 逆天改命之五——美人如玉 Graceful Frost Moon Pavilion霜月亭亭7k WordsCompleted Defying Fate, Part Five: A Beauty Like Jade —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 逆 Defying Fate, Part Four: Going Solo into the Snake Pit 逆天改命之四——独闯蛇窟 Graceful Frost Moon Pavilion霜月亭亭6k WordsCompleted Defying Fate, Part Four: A Lone Journey into the Serpent's Lair —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 坐 I Run an Antique Shop, and All My Pets Are Divine Beasts 坐镇古董店，养的宠物全是神兽 Soft Bunny Sauce软兔子酱Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Classic of Mountains and Seas + female lead with no CP + supernatural + everyday life + ghost-hunting, demon-hunting, beast-hunting, and all kinds of capturing] Zhu Yu fears nothing under heaven, except ghosts. She graduated from college straight into unemployment and spent more than half a year holed up in a rented apartment. Then, one day, her rich birth mother finally called. Option one: Become a corporate drone. Option two: Become a shop manager. Little Zhu Yu: Why would I even need to choo 2.6kReads8.5Score424Shelves
17. 17 灵 Heartbreak Under the Spirit Pact 灵契情殇 Shi Xiaomiao史小喵Ancient Romance408k WordsOngoing When the primordial world first took shape, existence was divided into three realms: the human realm, the demon realm, and the immortal realm. Spiritual power in each realm kept the others in check, maintaining a delicate balance. But a mysterious dark force stirred quietly in the shadows, intent on shattering that balance and ruling the world. In this world, the ten great mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas either lurked in remote mountains and ancient marshes or roamed the c 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love stories related to the Classic of Mountains and Seas

18. 18 全 Beast Talismans for All: From the Start, I Had the Classic of Mountains and Seas and Conquered the World 全民兽符：开局山海经，横扫全球 Selling Flowers with Wine提酒卖花Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Calamities invaded, and global fog zones, abysses, and wormhole dungeons appeared one after another. Monsters ran rampant, and danger came hand in hand with treasure. Only by becoming a beast tamer and summoning powerful beasts could people stand a chance. The Sakura Nation summoned Yamata no Orochi and swept through the wormhole dungeons in its territory. The Goryeo Nation summoned Guisan and dispelled every forbidden fog zone. The Eagle Nation summoned Venom and kept swallowing up the weaker n 6.5kReads8.4Score772Shelves

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    These are good.

19. 19 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Evolving from a Mantis 山海经：从螳螂开始进化 Monsters and Demons, Oh My妖魔鬼怪啊Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Disaster was coming. A mysterious game called Classic of Mountains and Seas suddenly appeared. Players entered the game in the form of all kinds of animals and insects. Survive and hunt, explore secret realms, compete for rare treasures, devour and evolve… The abilities of their in-game characters would manifest in reality as “Martial Souls,” granting players extraordinary powers! Su Chen entered the game and became a weak little mantis. He awakened the talent [Forager], which let him sense dang 1.6kReads8.7Score220Shelves
20. 20 嫌 You Think I'm an Embarrassment? Why Do You Regret It Now That I've Awakened the Classic of Mountains and Seas? 嫌我丢脸？觉醒山海经你后悔啥？ Drunken Mouse Catching a Cat老鼠醉酒抓猫Urban267k WordsOngoing [Mindless Power Fantasy] [High Martial Arts] [Comedy] [System] [Regret] Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world invaded by demonic beasts and populated by countless races, where everyone has a chance to awaken a beast-given talent. From the start, Su Chen awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but everyone mistakes it for a useless talent with no combat potential. He is mocked and even kicked out of the special forces team, while his parents feel he has disgraced them. What they don't know 4Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 斩 Slay the Gods: What Do China's Gods Have to Do with My Classic of Mountains and Seas? 斩神：华夏诸神弱关我山海经屁事 Dongting Moon洞庭月Male-Channel Fanfiction331k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods + Classic of Mountains and Seas + No Female Lead] Su Ming transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and becomes one of the dozen or so classmates escorting Lin Qiye at the start. Two masked specters are less than a block away. Then he discovers that he brought the Classic of Mountains and Seas with him, and can draw on the ancient divine ruins of its mythical beasts! Starting with Taotie, all he has to do is devour the mysterious to grow infinitely stronger and draw even might 3.3kReads8.6Score460Shelves
22. 22 御 Beast Taming: Summoning Divine Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas! 御兽：从山海经召唤神兽！ Morning Star of Heaven天之晨星Urban358k WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Classic of Mountains and Seas + System + wish fulfillment + one female lead] Fang Yuan unexpectedly transmigrates to a world of beast tamers and awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas System from the start! Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Nine-Tailed Fox, Taotie, Qiongqi... Countless mythical beasts descend into another world at Fang Yuan's summons! "An S-rank beast tide has erupted in Tianxing City! Another human city is about to vanish!" Fang Yuan: 397Reads6.6Score—Shelves
23. 23 九 Uncle Nine: I Have a Great Wilderness World 九叔：我有一个山海大世界 Yan Wenqing颜温情Eastern Fantasy447k WordsCompleted Volume One is the Classic of Mountains and Seas arc. If you’re here for Uncle Jiu, start with Volume Two. When Beiming Yu brings an entire world of mountains and seas with him as he transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world, what will happen when the mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas appear before everyone? Ren Tingting: (⊙o⊙) Wow, a Feifei! So cute! I want to pet it! Uncle Jiu: This big rooster (Fuxi) my grand-uncle gave me is even stronger than I am! Wencai: So why did Grand-un 286Reads5.9Score—Shelves
24. 24 穿 Transmigration: Others Rob Tombs with Feng Shui, I Use Taoist Arts 穿越：别人盗墓用风水，我用道术 Six-Eyed Dazed六眼迷离Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + tomb raiding + Classic of Mountains and Seas + one heroine + Taoist arts + sorcery + three realms] Li Si transmigrates to what he thinks is a parallel world, but the arrival of an archaeological team reveals a strange and fantastical realm. Demons are the fruits of a divine tree that reaches the heavens. Gods and fiends are the world’s source, emerging from Mount Buzhou. The God of Zhongshan created the Northern Sea Realm, while the Void God Realm kills deities. An archaeologi 5.1kReads7.4Score257Shelves

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    👁️‍🗨️A mysterious ancient tomb, haunted by spirits! 🔍Follow the exorcist master to uncover the truth behind ancient legends! 📚A thrilling adventure is about to begin! 👉Join us and explore the unknown supernatural world! 👈

25. 25 我 I Hunt Strange Beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas 我在山海经里斩异兽 Be a Happy Silly Bird做一只快乐的傻鸟Urban100k WordsOngoing Do you believe the creatures recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are real? Or do you believe that monsters really exist in this world? Perhaps they all vanished in some catastrophe long ago. Perhaps a group of people whose names are unknown have been protecting this world. Ye Chen, a college student who has just graduated, gets his hands on an original copy of the Classic of Mountains and Seas by chance and awakens extraordinary abilities. Most importantly, he discovers that the girl h 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here, here!

26. 26 山 Ancient Chronicles of Mountains and Seas 山海古纪 Shi Que始榷Eastern Fantasy199k WordsOngoing A continuation and reimagining based in part on the Classic of Mountains and Seas and various myths... The wondrous adventures and experiences of mythological tales... Si Yu transmigrates into another world and finds himself in the midst of mythological stories, searching for the truth behind them... He discovers that the truth here differs from what he knows by only the tiniest margin, yet that tiny difference leads to a world of difference. The more he learns, the more he realizes he has arriv 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's pretty good, worth a look.

27. 27 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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    Immortal cultivation fantasy novels...

28. 28 特 Special Operations Bureau 特事行动科 Eighteen Angry Men十八怒汉Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted One thousand three hundred and ninety years ago, under the emperor’s direction, human adepts gained control of the “Void” and used it to create the “Wall,” which separated the real world from the anomalous one. After more than six centuries of effort by adepts from various schools, the anomalous remnants in the real world were finally purged, leaving humanity with a world of its own. Anomalous creatures became demons, ghosts, gods, and monsters in tales of the strange. As time passed, the adepts 1.7kReads7.0Score204Shelves

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    Monsters and spirits recorded in ancient tales of the strange have reappeared in the city; those recorded in pre-Qin classics like the Classic of Mountains and Seas are mostly mid-to-late game bosses.

29. 29 古 The Legend of Gujing Temple 古井观传奇 Luo Gefu Chen罗阁符尘Mystery904k WordsCompleted The Legend of the Ancient Well Temple by Luo Gefuchen A nonconformist Taoist priest named Luo Chen comes down from the Ancient Well Temple on Zhongnan Mountain. His robe is frayed at the edges, and he likes to chew on foxtail grass. He may look carefree and unserious, but he possesses secret Taoist arts, understands the Way of Heaven, and is skilled at warding off evil. The Wang family of Linjiang is plagued by malevolent spirits. A soul-severing curse traps them in their home, evil ghosts posse 1.9kReads—Score106Shelves
30. 30 舍 My Roommate Is Two Thousand Years Old 舍友两千岁 Prefect of Yuezhou月州太守Modern Romance386k WordsOngoing Zhong Helian discovers that her roommate, with whom she shares an apartment, isn't alive at all, but is a two-thousand-year-old zombie. After going through one perilous adventure after another, she gradually comes to understand him better. Did they meet by chance, or are they bound by the karma of a past life? The world has always had a hidden side. Perhaps some demons and spirits are living right beside us. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It also belongs to the fantasy genre, featuring zombies, Taoist priests, the underworld, and soul-reaping messengers.

31. 31 又 Another Day of Fighting for My Clan 又是为族人奋斗的一天 Xuan Xiaoyu玄小鱼Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Invasion of Monstrous Beasts + Divine Beasts + The Supernatural + Ancient Gods Communing with the divine is a power people have long yearned for, and so the shamans came to be. Wu Li, the great shaman of the modern age, sensed that a world-ending calamity was coming. She discovered that humanity’s fortune was rapidly declining, mountain spirits and ghosts were stirring, and strange monsters were appearing and causing chaos everywhere. Following the gods’ revelation, Wu 2.4kReads8.7Score253Shelves

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    This book is about guardian beasts that are mythical creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The author describes the appearance and habits of several of these creatures in detail. The female protagonist's main task is to make these creatures, which are inclined towards humans, into gods to protect the peace of the region.

32. 32 神 The Encyclopedia of Mythology 神话百科全书 Ink Gear墨水齿轮Urban928k WordsOngoing [Mythology returns + global anomalies + anomalous apocalypse + ensemble cast + Cthulhu Mythos + raising gods + a tiny bit of genderbent goddesses + grand worldbuilding + not invincible] “The sun overhead wants to kill us, the Earth beneath our feet is insane, the endless night wants to replace us, and even Death itself wants to enslave us. What can I do? Just grip my gun tight and tell these monsters: humanity still has one last breath left!!!” An unnamed soldier, during the Fifth Anomaly War T 1.1kReads8.2Score154Shelves

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    Forget the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it's in all four great travelogues! [Sending heart emoji]

33. 33 御 Beast Taming: The Classic of Mountains and Seas Awakens in the Apocalypse 御兽：末世觉醒山海经 Li Quanshui of Jixue City极雪城的李泉水Urban313k WordsOngoing [Beast Taming + Classic of Mountains and Seas System + Post-Apocalyptic Conquest + No Saintly Hero] Squeezing onto the bus after work? No, getting struck by lightning after work! Overworked office drone Lin Moyang had just gotten off the bus when a chain-reaction crash sent him transmigrating. He opened his eyes in the wasteland of Blue Star, where monsters roamed and divine light flickered, and humanity struggled to survive with the help of [Divine Agents], [Espers], and [Beast Tamers]. The goo 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Classic of Mountains and Seas [eating melon][eating melon]

34. 34 大 Roaming the Great Wilderness: Starting by Capturing My First Exotic Beast 大荒纵横：从捕获第一只异兽开始 Scallion Oil Jun葱油君Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [High Martial] [Cyberpunk Cthulhu] [Passionate School Life] [Adventure] [Sci-Fi Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Rule-Based Mind Games] [Interstellar Beast Battles] Deep in the vast wilderness of the universe, countless supernatural beings and ferocious beasts lie hidden, quietly waiting to hunt down every interstellar explorer. Dangerous secret realms have also become treasure-hunters' playgrounds. Hunt dragons and seize treasures, journey through the stars, brave secret realms, and battle acros 5kReads5.4Score438Shelves
35. 35 长 Chang’an Moon, Frost-Colored 长安月如霜 Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫Fantastical Romance222k WordsCompleted [Fox Demon ♥ Rabbit Demon]|Love and hate|Everyone's favorite|Late Tang supernatural mysteries|Suspense and horror|Battles between good and evil Foxfire lights the long night; frost falls upon Chang'an. In the waning years of the Tang dynasty, the world is in turmoil and demons run rampant. Monsters lurk in the alleys, harming people. A solitary lamp flickers in the dead of night; ghostly shadows drift through deserted lanes, and eerie cries ring out. Beneath the bustle of human life lie count 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Demons and monsters.

36. 36 一 After One Tap of the Beauty Filter, the Ferocious Beasts Won't Admit It 一键美颜后，凶兽不认账了 Rain in the Empty Mountains空山雨Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted After sleeping for ten thousand years, Qi He opened her eyes to find the world completely transformed. The world had changed, the stars had shifted, and she had become the only god in existence. At her side was a group of degraded, painfully ugly mythical beasts, all clamoring to be fed. If she didn't raise them, they'd turn on their master and wreak havoc across the world. Forced to make money on the side, Qi He also had to round up all those scheming beasts and put them to work! The Shanhai 437Reads8.8Score101Shelves
37. 37 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas Returns: The Legend of the Undying 山海复苏：不死传说 One-One Big Baby一一大宝贝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse398k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Eastern mythology, not the prehistoric cultivation system; a post-apocalyptic spiritual qi revival, evolving zombies, an alien invasion, and a struggle for supremacy among all races. In the pre-Qin era, the myths of Earth held sway. All races could take human form and cultivate by absorbing the pure qi of heaven and earth to cleanse their own turbid qi. This practice was known as qi refinement. Alien forces used mysterious red and yellow qi to corrupt the Milky 113Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Classic of Mountains and Seas: Apocalyptic Novel

38. 38 星EN The Third Era of the Astral Realm 星界第三纪元 Beita Ling北太灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.9M WordsCompleted [Three avatars] + [Alchemist] + [Esper] + [Giant beasts] + [Epic worldbuilding] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Invincible protagonist] After Blue Star explodes, Luo Ge transmigrates through time and space carrying the [Miracle Artifact: Eye of Insight]. His soul is digitized and split into three, each part becoming an independent personality and setting off on a different path to transcendence. The alchemist Luo Ge pursues truth and the path to omniscience and omnipotence. “See Through Truth” “Alc 29.3kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    The vast and magnificent astral planes, the branches of the World Tree enough to obscure countless planes, [exploring] the fear of the Nightmare Gods spread like a mist, the brilliance of the magical pioneers illuminated all known spacetime… The conflict between the Old Gods and the New Gods! The clash between technology and magic! The war between the Abyss and Hell! The alternation of order and savagery! The collision of civilization and individuality! Millions of years have passed since the end of the Astral War, and after the wounds of war, the Third Era ushered in unprecedented prosperity. All intelligent races are looking forward to a brighter future. Unaware, within that mist, an irrepressible chaos…

39. 39 山 Lords of the Mountains and Seas 山海诸侯 Mijia弥珈Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines + multiple strange beasts + multiple maps + everyday life. The author says there are pictures in the story, and videos on their profile. A devoted nine-tailed fox; a transmigrated woman who keeps jumping between the world of mountains and seas and Blue Star; a two-headed bee demon; the fiancee of a carefree, wine-loving sword immortal; a gentle and gracious spider spirit; a gluttonous iron-eating beast demoness who gets drunk after one cup; a kind-hearted dog demon; a female gh 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The red spider lily blooms without leaves, leaves appear without flowers! Human, I curse you with my life: May you be bound by hatred, separated from love, and unable to obtain what you desire! May you live a life without love, and die alone!" Xiao Qi appeared silently behind Manzhu, her cat claws suddenly lashing out, shattering her skull! "Shahua! My love, we are destined to miss each other!" With that, the red spider lily withered! A small leaf sprouted from its stem. Xiao Qi swung its claws at the stem, but missed. The leaf, along with its roots, burrowed into the desert, never to be found again! Fifth Jue stared coldly at the spot where the red spider lily had vanished! Cursed again, he didn't even know what he felt! Xiao Qi flew anxiously to Fifth Jue's side: "How are you? Are you hurt?" "I'm fine! Clean up the battlefield! Wake up the Liulian sisters and comfort them!" Fifth Jue said, seemingly unconcerned.

40. 40 大 Records of Subduing Demons in the Great Wilderness and the Classic of Mountains and Seas 大荒山海镇妖录 The Cat from the Gu Family顾三三家的猫Eastern Fantasy162k WordsOngoing (Classic of Mountains and Seas + Great Wilderness world + no female lead + ensemble cast) Bloodlines are shackles; the human heart is a wasteland. Across the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, the Six Directions and Nine Provinces, humanity is in decline and the Yao rule supreme. The Xuanyuan Dynasty alone leads the human race across the Nine Provinces, while the Ten Yao Abysses lie hidden within the Yao Ruins. Humans and Yao alike judge status by bloodline, while the condemned clans of Prison Cit 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 41 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126.3kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves

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    Do you believe that feet that crawl out of the mud can reach the clouds? "Void Tower" unlocks the most insane cultivation myth for you! A beggar boy with nine spiritual roots finds a heretical alchemy furnace, grows heaven-defying spiritual herbs, refines peerless elixirs, wins the heart of a stunningly beautiful cultivator, and tramples the evil sects into stepping stones! A blood-soaked revenge, exhilarating political intrigue, and romantic adventures on the path to immortality—this void will ultimately open its tower just for him!

42. 42 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
43. 43 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 45.1kReads9.2Score4kShelves
44. 44 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
45. 45 山 The Secret Treasures of Mountains and Seas 山海秘藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I have stood atop mountains and descended into the vast seas. I have ventured into every mysterious corner of China! Could a distant ancient kingdom in the Western Regions really be home to a stunning queen who lives forever? Could the vast mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang really conceal the greatest sword under heaven? Did hundreds of people really witness a legendary dragon on a misty island in the North Sea? In a dark old coffin in western Hunan, the King of the Undead stirs restlessly. I venture i 3.2kReads8.9Score459Shelves

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    🍃🍃🔥Classic of Mountains and Seas🔥🍃🍃 First Book: The protagonist has climbed mountain peaks and descended into the vast ocean. Every mysterious place in China bears the footprints of his adventures! In a distant ancient kingdom in the Western Regions, lives an immortal and stunningly beautiful queen? The vast Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum hides the world's greatest divine sword. On a misty island in the North Sea, hundreds witnessed the legendary true dragon? In the dark coffins of western Hunan, the King of Zombies stirs restlessly. Venture into forbidden lands of death, seize national treasures, search for dragons, acupuncture points, stargazing, and fight corpses. 👉🌸🌸 Second Book: As everyone knows, the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* is actually a cookbook. Traversing mountains and seas, Kunpeng and Phoenix are stewed together, and Zhujian and Xuan Turtle share a pot. In the Demon Ruins, the powerful demons everywhere are dangerous to others, but to Zhang Chu, they are delicacies. A bite of demon flesh doubles his strength, a sip of demon blood causes his cultivation level to soar. From then on, Zhang Chu went further and further down the path of cultivation, growing stronger by devouring demons. Behold, Zhang Chu rises from the ordinary to become a ruthless bandit in the wilderness, striking fear into the hearts of countless powerful demons. He hunts demon kings, cooks ferocious beasts, and creates chaotic stews of mountains and seas.

46. 46 大 The Savage Bandit of the Great Wilderness 大荒悍匪 Golden Bull Fragment金牛断章Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing Everyone knows that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a cookbook. Transmigrate across mountains and seas, and stew a Kunpeng with a phoenix, or cook a Zhujian with a black tortoise. In the demon wasteland, the countless great demons are dangers to everyone else, but Zhang Chu sees them as food. One bite of demon meat doubles his strength. One sip of demon blood sends his cultivation soaring. From then on, Zhang Chu goes farther and farther along the path of cultivating by eating demo 103.2kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves
47. 47 深 The Eerie Coffin in Deep Waters 深水诡棺 Su Zhaodan苏昭丹Mystery803k WordsCompleted When I was ten, I fell into a well. Deep in the water was a coffin. After I saw it, I was plagued by nightmares and fell ill. My grandfather gave me a piece of deadwood to protect my life, and I miraculously recovered! From then on, strange and supernatural events followed one after another, and all kinds of mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas came after me! Even stranger, a mysterious neighbor moved in next door. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, with a mastery 191Reads8.8Score—Shelves
48. 48 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas Is a True Record 山海经是本纪实录 Morning Fog Shuns Worldly Life晨雾不食烟火Mystery94k WordsOngoing While excavating the Yin Ruins, archaeologist Lin Jue discovers a black, tube-shaped container dating back 5,200 years. When he opens it, he uncovers the truth behind the Classic of Mountains and Seas: it is not a myth born of the ancients’ primitive imagination, but a dossier on ancient biological technology that was deliberately altered and censored. The Lingyu, with a human face and a fish’s body; the man-eating monster Youyou; the Zhulong, a thousand li long... All 400-plus strange beasts d —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those looking for something to read, check this out. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a True Record," which I'm currently following. Here are a few points; you can judge for yourselves whether it suits your taste. The protagonist is a young man from an archaeological institute who has been excavating at the Yin Ruins for eight years. He's not a member of any powerful organization, has no system, and no cheat codes. He's just an ordinary person, his shovels worn down three times, his fingernails always etched with dirt. One day, at the bottom of his excavation, he unearthed a section of black pipe, over five thousand years old. The pipe's walls were engraved with threads, its precision comparable to parts machined on a modern lathe. He unscrewed it. A roll of silk slid out, depicting a fish—a human-faced fish with a fish body, holding a bamboo slip in its hands, emerging from the black waves, its eyes drawn to look beyond the horizon. As if waiting for someone. Waiting for the person who will unscrew this black pipe five thousand years later. He dug further down and reached an underground palace. The entire wall was covered in writing, densely packed vertical lines, the complete text of the "Great Wilderness Eastern Classic." This isn't the abridged version we read today—the original only recorded twenty-three characters, while the original underground text alone contains over four hundred characters on this one line. It's not mythology. It's military archives. Domestication methods, feeding cycles, growth data, cases of loss of control, and the final conclusion. At the end is a summary: "Those who use beasts as weapons will ultimately be devoured by beasts." It's not "impossible," it's "unforgettable." The person who wrote this knew that more than one generation before him had fallen victim to this. The book's writing style is detached. There are no shocks, no forced plot twists, no "greatest horror." It's just an ordinary person underground, shining a flashlight on the words, quietly reading them, and then discovering they stand on the edge of a massive secret. The feeling isn't an adrenaline rush, but a slow chill down your spine, a chill that rises from your feet to the back of your head, and by then you've already turned dozens of pages and can't stop. The world-building is very solid. Yu the Great controlled the floods not through human power, but through the taming of mythical beasts. The Zhulong, a strategically-designed artificial life form created in ancient times, developed self-awareness and asked its creator, "When will I be free?" The Emperor couldn't answer and sealed it beneath Zhongshan Mountain, where it remained for five thousand years, its whispers still echoing today. All the genes of these mythical beasts point to the same origin—something called "Source." But "Source" is not a creator; it is a door. Ancient civilizations sealed it with three lines of defense, not to prevent outsiders from entering, but to prevent what was inside from leaving. I also like the concept of the Guardians. They are not some mysterious organization, but five families who have guarded five underground palaces since the time of Yu the Great, for over five thousand years. There is a multilateral security treaty, with the five families checking and balancing each other; one of these families is the protagonist's family. Before his death, his grandfather buried the black tube that his great-grandfather had brought from the underground palace under an old locust tree, waiting all these years for the protagonist to dig it up. There was no destiny, no awakening of bloodlines; it was just that he happened to be there, just that he hadn't left, and just that he happened to squat down and dig an extra shovel that night. The writing is dry, unsentimental, unembellished, and almost devoid of adjectives. But this dryness is powerful. The protagonist eats a damp biscuit, throws the wrapper away instead of in the trash, watches it roll halfway around the table leg, and is too lazy to pick it up. His legs go numb from squatting in the excavation square, so he shifts his weight from his left foot to his right. These casual details make the story feel less like a web novel and more like someone's work notes. You feel like these things really happened, and he's just recording them. The pacing isn't constant; there are ups and downs, and moments of silence. One chapter reveals an entire wall of ancient writing underground, the next he's squatting in the yard rubbing locust leaves. This tension and release gives the story a sense of breathing, making it easy to read. If you enjoy archaeological suspense and fiction based on real documents, you might want to give it a try.

49. 49 地 The Message from the People of the Earth's Core 地心人的传话 Ji Wufan姬无烦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse160k WordsCompleted This is a science fiction novel, inspired by an unusual dream I had and written after I collected some information. Please read it as science fiction. It is purely fictional, so don’t take it seriously. Another reason I wrote it is that I hope human civilization can truly unite, live in harmony, and advance science and technology together until we reach an early-stage civilization and enter the golden age we dream of. Finally, I want to tell everyone that I have never encountered the so-called s 4.1kReads9.4Score488Shelves
50. 50 寻 In Search of Spirits and Monsters 寻精访怪 Showerhead and Wine花洒和酒Eastern Fantasy154k WordsOngoing This world is full of wonders, with spirits everywhere: The wasp-waisted gentleman who cannot get over his first love, The White Lotus Matriarch who always loses at gambling, The green-headed old turtle who dreams of becoming prime minister. All living things with feelings, the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon, even ingenious toys, can become spirits. And countless strange inheritances lie in wait: The hunter's arts of capturing demons and subduing dragons, The paper-folder's craft of cutting pa 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He pushed aside his own book, in which the spirits and monsters were referenced from "Classic of Mountains and Seas," "Illustrations of Bai Ze's Spirits and Monsters," "Baobuzi," and "In Search of the Supernatural"...

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