Any Novels Where the Protagonist Cultivates Confucian Righteous Qi? 有没有写主角修炼儒家儒道浩然气的小说！！！

1. 1 文 The Grandmaster of the Way of Literature 文道祖师 Jiang Wan蒋万Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [The Way of Letters, no System, traditional fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no-brainer] In this world, people can master literary energy through reading. Those who become scholars can travel between heaven and earth, move mountains and fill seas, and bring things to life with a stroke of the brush. But every book capable of imparting literary energy is monopolized by aristocratic clans and wealthy families. Ordinary people can't afford to read them. Now the court is in turmoil, and the Way of Le 18.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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   All three are by the same author; the first and third books have a vast world-building, detailed descriptions of realms, excellent plots, and incredibly powerful, exceptionally talented protagonists.

2. 2 刚 I Just Became a Martial Artist, and a System for Rising to Sainthood Arrived 刚成武夫，逆袭成圣系统来了 Coffee Tea咖啡茶Eastern Fantasy648k WordsOngoing [A new novel from the author of I Became a Sage Through Reading, with 700,000 readers. Just received its rating] [Xuanhuan + Confucian cultivation + Absurd humor + Comedy + Subverting expectations + Visiting brothels to listen to music + Must-read] Ning Hao transmigrates to a world ruled by Confucian teachings, where a mysterious beggar declares him a once-in-a-thousand-years martial arts prodigy. But just as he becomes a martial artist, the Counterattack and Become a Sage System arrives thirty 7.8kReads8.6Score521Shelves
3. 3 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

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   It's all about Confucian and Taoist cultivation, some are fast-paced and some are slow-burn. This is Youqi's first book, an absolute masterpiece.

4. 4 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
5. 5 无 The Peerless Poet Sage 无双诗圣 Cheng Yunfu乘云复Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Confucian Fantasy + One Female Lead] The Great Zhou Dynasty is an age when poetry and prose can move the world! Write a fine poem, and you'll gain peerless literary fame, praised throughout the land. You can even stir the power of heaven and earth, turning it into countless arrows that rain down on enemy nations! Poetry and prose hold tremendous power in this era. After transmigrating, he finds that his fiancée has joined forces with outsiders to bully him? Ha! With the literary treasures of fi 5.7kReads8.5Score427Shelves
6. 6 百 A Top Scholar Hailed by a Hundred Sages! And You Call Him a Sour Confucian Scholar? 百圣齐鸣的状元郎！你管这叫酸儒秀才？ Pretending to Be a Fish, Playing in the Water扮鱼戏水Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Became a Sage Through Reading [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] [The Way of Literature] A masterpiece of Confucian cultivation: [Takes off at Chapter 89, explodes at Chapter 93] “If you, Lin Yi, had not been born, the literary path would have languished in darkness for ten thousand years!” This is a world where reading grants literary talent. Lin Yi reads Earth’s Classic of Poetry, Songs of Chu, Han fu poetry, Tang poetry, and Song ci poetry, cultivating a noble spir 822Reads8.8Score143Shelves
7. 7 逍 The Carefree Little Confucian Immortal 逍遥小儒仙 Red Star Dragon Fruit红星火龙果Historical2.0M WordsCompleted In this world, the literary path reigns supreme. Scholars command literary seals, cultivate literary energy, and open literary palaces. A Ninth-Rank Aperture-Opening Literary Seal lets you read ten lines at a glance and gives you a light, healthy body. An Eighth-Rank Body-Cultivating Literary Seal lets words cloak your body, as if aided by the divine. A Seventh-Rank Benevolent Scholar Literary Seal… “You know poetry, lyrics, songs, essays, calligraphy, painting, chess, and popular fiction?” “I k 309Reads8.6Score109Shelves
8. 8 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 15.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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   1% 1 [Seeking attention][Upvote][Seeking attention] A Confucian sage whose words carry the mandate of heaven, a Daoist master who slays dragons with a single sword, a Buddha to whom all Buddhas pay homage. Gu Huai'an, step by step, will eventually create his own era. From child scholar to scholar, from provincial graduate to imperial graduate, from Hanlin scholar to Grand scholar, from great scholar to Confucian master, from half-sage to saint, from saint to king, from saint to emperor, from saint to sage, from half-step to the Great Dao, from the Great Dao realm. 2 [Seeking attention][Seeking extra updates] Ci Song, a Chinese language major, transmigrates to another world, arriving in a peculiar world above Confucianism and Daoism. Here, only scholars can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transcending the mortal realm to become saints. When Ci Song is surprised to find that this world has no Li Bai, no Du Fu, and for him, who can recite the Three Hundred Tang Poems fluently, this is undoubtedly the best era.

9. 9 儒 The Confucian Way Reigns Supreme? I’m Reciting Tang Poems in Another World! 儒道至上？我在异界背唐诗！ Zhang Yi'an张亦安Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted Ci Song, a university student majoring in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates to another world: a strange realm where Confucianism reigns supreme. Here, only scholars can command the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transcend the mortal realm to become saints. Then Ci Song makes a startling discovery: this world has no Li Bai or Du Fu. For someone who can recite all three hundred Tang poems by heart, this is undoubtedly the best of times. A slow-burn story, with plenty of fore 36.1kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves
10. 10 儒 Entering Sainthood Through the Confucian Way, Who Says I'm a Spoiled Young Master? 儒道入圣，谁说我是纨绔世子？ The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Confucian cultivation➕No System➕No harem➕Becomes a Sage later➕Poetry and the arts] In a world where countless paths of cultivation coexist, there are martial artists, Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, sorcerers, shamans, poison masters, demons, gods and devils... Shen Chen'an's soul transmigrates into the body of a wastrel, and he vows to have nothing to do with gambling, drugs, or women. He thought he would be able to live a carefree, debauched life. But the world is like a game of chess, and he 7.1kReads8.3Score466Shelves
11. 11 百 The Confucian Sage Across the Ages 百代儒宗 A Tree Falls to Dust一木落尘Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted [Confucian Cultivation]+ [No System]+ [A Very Cautious Protagonist]+ [Everyday Comedy] Also known as: My Senior Schoolmate Really Doesn’t Seem Like a Bookish Sort! Working hard? No way. Isn’t slacking off so much better? Standing out? No way. Isn’t lying flat wonderful? In a world overrun by demons and monsters, humanity built a wall and defended itself in a corner of the East Sea. Guan 3.7kReads8.4Score309Shelves
12. 12 儒 The Confucian Sword Immortal: Read to Cultivate the Mind, Draw the Sword and Make Immortals Kneel! 儒剑仙：读书修心，剑出仙人跪！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy608k WordsCompleted [Get stronger by reading, Confucian sword immortal, fast-paced power fantasy, System, wild imagination] As a war between ten thousand dynasties rages, the Tianwu Continent, dotted with countless sects, has also plunged into a frenzy of competition. While ten thousand people train bitterly in the school grounds, I have no dantian, so all I can do is read. Chu Xuan: “Of all pursuits, reading is the noblest!” The nobles and aristocrats: “Hmph, scholars are useless.” Chu Xuan: “???” [You studied The 5.6kReads8.5Score397Shelves
13. 13 儒 Peering into Immortality Through Confucianism 儒中窥仙 Radish in the Twelfth Lunar Month腊月里的萝卜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Confucian Cultivation + Protagonist Cultivates Confucianism Through Painting + Nearly Invincible + Two Male Leads] “In the 1325th year of the Great Zhou dynasty, a new king throws the realm into chaos. Immortals remain hidden from the world, while demons and monsters roam everywhere.” Looking at this war-torn world, He Xiuyun can't help thinking of the bold ambitions he had when he first began cultivating. But now, after fifty anxious years, he has accomplished nothing. “If no one is going to t 1.6kReads8.6Score133Shelves
14. 14 重 Valuing Scholarship over Arms: Have You Heard of Tang Poetry and Song Lyrics? 重文轻武：你们可知唐诗宋词 Hall of Yin and Yang两仪殿Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Ye Tian transmigrates to the Great Xia and becomes a poor scholar. He has no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. Fortunately, in this world, all other pursuits are inferior to scholarship. One Tang poem shakes the literary world of Great Xia! One Song lyric paints the splendor of Great Xia! “Establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, a destiny for the people, the lost teachings of the sages, and peace for all generations.” At the Imperial Academy, Ye Tian recites Z 7.4kReads8.5Score496Shelves
15. 15 请 Please, Sir, Save Me 请先生救我 A Skiff Glides on the River小河泛轻舟Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted A book of forgetting sorrow, a page of breathtaking tales. Its ink is black and white, its stories full of twists and turns. [Page One: How can one cure lovesickness that cuts to the bone? One cup of water that forgets sorrow, and love is severed between you and me.] [Page Two: Where can one seek the path to immortality? In the White Jade Capital in the heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities. Surely the answer lies in the skies.] [Page Three: Your Majesty, what troubles you? Will you 254.2kReads8.8Score37kShelves

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    These five books are all of similar quality; you can choose any one of them. Judging by my reading time, I've tested them all, so you can read them with confidence! [Cool][Cool][Cool]

16. 16 大 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 A Peerless Beauty from the South南方有佳人绝世Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 18.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 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 28.2kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
18. 18 挖 You Want to Dig Out My Golden Core for the Heroine? I’ll Send the Whole Sect into My Imperial Banner 挖我金丹给女主？全宗进我人皇幡 That Mountain Far Away远方那座山Ancient Romance942k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Morally Gray] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Self-Righteous] [No Romance] Jia Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the vicious villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ruan Jiaojiao. After her golden core is ripped out, she looks at her mixed spiritual roots and damaged foundation, then resolutely embarks on the path of demonic cultivation! You dare rip out my golden core? Then the whole sect can go into my Human Emperor Banner! By day, she exudes the r 49.3kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves

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    This is a good read, there's no romantic pairing, and the scenes using the quoted poetry aren't awkward. It's definitely worth reading.

19. 19 高 I Started Studying the Way of Letters Right Before the College Entrance Exam, So How Did I Become a Sage? 高考前才学文道，怎么就成圣了 Don't Know How to Write Books不知道写书Urban154k WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Confucian Poetry + School Entrance Exams + Slow Burn + Confucian Path] With just eighty-seven days left before the college entrance exam, Jiang Shu transmigrated. His martial aptitude fell short, he couldn't afford supplements, and someone even beat him badly enough to send him to the infirmary. His teacher advised him to switch to the regular track, but he chose another path: starting from scratch and studying the Literary Dao. His classmates all thought he was crazy. T 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is somewhat interesting.

20. 20 团 The Beloved Little Poetry Saint, Whose Words Subdue the World 团宠小诗圣，以文镇山河 Chen Xi0宸汐0Eastern Fantasy766k WordsCompleted As heavy snow fell, a seven-year-old child froze to death by the roadside. When he opened his eyes again, Gu Qinglin, a soul from the modern world, had transmigrated into the child's body. Dazed and alone, he thought of the home he could never return to and instinctively recited, “Before my bed, the bright moonlight shines; I wonder if it is frost upon the ground...” At his words, righteous energy surged forth, his literary heart awakened, and the poem was completed at the county level! The scen 7.2kReads6.7Score852Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to another world, becoming a seven-year-old orphan. While writing "Quiet Night Thoughts" in a temple, he attracts the attention of his senior disciple, who takes him to an academy to become his student. He writes three poems a day, such as "Green Pine" and "Plum Blossom," awakening his literary talent. [The protagonist is the group's darling.]

21. 21 科 The Imperial Exams: Confucian Wisdom Shocks the Sages, Books Reveal Ten Thousand Worlds 科举：儒道惊圣，书演万界 He Xin Ci贺新辞Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Confucian cultivation + no System + slow-burn warmth + smart characters] Gu Qingyun, a top graduate in Chinese language and literature, has just graduated when he transmigrates to a Confucian world where literary talent holds divine power. Here, scholars can slay enemies with eloquent words and suppress demons by writing poetry. But Gu Qingyun soon realizes these locals have studied themselves stupid! When they encounter demons, all they can do is shout and attack? I'll fool them senseless with 70.7kReads7.6Score6.5kShelves
22. 22 欺 You Dare Bully My Disciple? Do You Really Think I Only Know How to Teach? 欺我弟子，你真以为我只会教书？ Yu Laojiu余老九Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (The new novel The True Immortal of the Dao is now serializing. If you’re interested, check out Lao Jiu’s profile.) There is a small school in Longquan Town. And there is a Mr. Xu at the school. In this sealed-off land of Jiuzhou, he steadily pioneers the Way of Letters, passes down the teachings of the Dao, and enlightens otherworldly beings, transforming them into spirit folk. At last, Jiuzhou enters a golden age. Then one day, Jiuzhou shatters, and the Divine Land sinks. Mr. Xu stands alone w 30.7kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
23. 23 文 Unmatched Literary Talent: From Copying Poems to Ruling the Ages 文骨无双，从抄诗到独断万古 Whispers of the Ancient Gods古神低语Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing My name is Long Yuan, and my wish is for everyone to be like a dragon! I've transmigrated into a Confucian world where all propriety has fallen apart. What should I do? Anyone there? It's urgent! What? You all rely on the writings of the sages to gain literary aura? You look down on poetry as a trivial path? Sorry, I have thousands of years of Chinese poetry in my head. Just watch me turn your so-called trivial path of poetry into the Great Way! You look down on me for being a poor 22Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 大 A Scholar of Dafeng: My Poetry Turns the World Upside Down 大奉读书人：我以诗词乱天下 Pang Guo胖粿Eastern Fantasy119k WordsOngoing Gu Chen, a modern PhD in the humanities, transmigrates to the fictional Great Feng dynasty, where the imperial examinations reign supreme, and becomes a penniless scholar from a humble family. His luck takes a turn, and strange phenomena begin to occur, as if his words themselves could make things happen. Drawing on knowledge far beyond his time and a deep understanding of the patterns of history, Gu Chen deftly weaves modern theories of politics, economics, and sociology into formal essays and 43Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 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 8.8kReads7.9Score535Shelves

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    Here it comes! 🌙 🥚① First book: The protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world at the beginning. Relying on his memories, he plans ahead and arrives in a world where Confucian poetry can be used to kill enemies. He develops and grows stronger like crazy, step by step becoming the strongest and absolutely invincible. 🛩 🥚② Strive to develop and become stronger, becoming powerful and decisive in killing. 🚀

26. 26 被 Cast Out by My Family, I Become a Saint of the Literary Path Overnight! 被逐出家族后，我一朝文道成圣！ Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Eastern Fantasy778k WordsOngoing [Regret arc + Confucian cultivation + cultivation + power fantasy + face-slapping + showing off!] Xiao Yuchen was tormented by his stepmother, Madam Xun, from a young age, and was eventually driven out of the marquis's estate. Madam Xun claimed this illegitimate son was good for nothing and had terrible morals? In the blink of an eye, he became Zhang Huaijin's disciple, the closed-door student of the Hanlin Academy's top scholar. His legitimate older brother accused him of being shameless and de 2Reads5.1Score—Shelves
27. 27 儒 The Confucian Sword Immortal: Ten Years of Study, Righteousness Sweeps Across the Heavens 儒剑仙：读书十年，浩气荡青天 Mo Zhuzi墨竹子Eastern Fantasy302k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a down-and-out scholar, Chen Ning studies diligently, determined to travel to the capital and sit the imperial examinations. It is only when he accidentally touches his maid's fox tail that he discovers this world is nowhere near as simple as it seems! Luckily, Chen Ning awakens the Confucian Sage System in time, allowing him to slay demons and study every day. [You studied the Analects and grasped a divine ability: Purple Qi at Your Side] [You recited The G 11.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Some brothers have it [thumbs up]

28. 28 玄 Xuanhuan: Living Off Others from the Start, I Emerged as a Confucian Sage 玄幻：开局吃软饭，出世即儒圣 Yao Ren尧人Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + not a power fantasy + the Hundred Schools of Thought + empress + Confucian cultivation] Shen Wuming transmigrates to Northern Han, with an unbelievably fortunate start. His wife is devastatingly beautiful: "May all be well with you, my husband!" His father-in-law is powerful and influential: "My brilliant son-in-law!" Though surrounded by comfort and luxury, Shen Wuming has no intention of living off his wife. With his heaven-defying insight, he becomes a Confucian Sage. [Y 2.3kReads7.9Score241Shelves

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    1. Transmigrating to a fantasy world, the protagonist gains extraordinary comprehension and can acquire various cultivation techniques by comprehending various classic texts. The protagonist is kidnapped at the beginning and discovers that he was a runaway bride in the past. Now he has become the husband of a princess. When others are surprised that the protagonist is a kept man, he will leave them dumbfounded with his comprehension.

29. 29 儒 Confucian Dao: I Slay Demons with Poetry 儒道：我靠诗词镇杀妖魔 The Red Earl红色伯爵Eastern Fantasy204k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I spent decades immersed in a vast sea of books, only to be dismissed as a scholar with no practical use. Who could have guessed that after transmigrating here, even a scholar like me would have a chance to put my learning to use! This is a world permeated by literary talent. A Tongsheng's talent is as fine as silk, a Xiucai's as thin as a needle, a Juren's as thick as a finger, and a Jinshi's as strong as an arm. A Hanlin scholar's talent is as broad as a person's embrac 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "What is Confucianism?" "Confucianism, with its two strokes, represents humanity; rain nourishes all things and sustains all living beings; it represents need; the needs of the virtuous are what Confucianism requires." "What is benevolence?" "Holding a sharp sword, unparalleled in the world, that is benevolence. The vast and boundless continent of China."

30. 30 开 The Live-In Son-in-Law: From Lying Flat to the Path of Invincibility 开局赘婿：从躺平仔到无敌路 Spicy Pork Ribs麻辣排骨Eastern Fantasy665k WordsOngoing [Not a mindless power fantasy + Confucianism + the Hundred Schools of Thought + multiple heroines + light System] On his wedding night, he's about to become the son-in-law of a general's household?! And the bride is the stunning eldest daughter of the Su family?! Demonic invasions? Court intrigue? Rivalries among the Hundred Schools? What does any of that have to do with me! “I've never seen such a wonderful start!” Lin Zimo lies spread-eagled on the impossibly soft bed of red silk, gazing lovin 25Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Eight highly-rated Confucian and Taoist novels; Confucianism uses poetry as a metaphor for Taoism; Buddhism; Confucianism, Taoism, and the Hundred Schools of Thought—which can be considered superior?

31. 31 鬼 The Ghost-Backed Confucian Sage 鬼背儒圣 Newborn Watermelon初生西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Confucian cultivation + a scholar-sage with a monstrous back + constantly bursting out of his clothes + smashing everything] A wordless book, chronicling the affairs of all the heavens. Gu Mo arrives in a strange world carrying a heavenly book. Here, reading makes you stronger. “Little monkey, let me ask you this: Confucius said, ‘If a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die content in the evening.’ What does that mean?” “It means if I find out where you live in the morning, I’ll go kill y 7.6kReads8.4Score670Shelves
32. 32 恐 In a World of Horror, I Become a Sage of Confucianism and Daoism 恐怖世界，我儒道成圣 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Mystery730k WordsCompleted Horror returns, strange forces run rampant, and monsters of every kind emerge one after another. People of this age try to fight the uncanny with the uncanny, but only end up poisoning themselves to quench their thirst. As the world lies in darkness, as if plunged into an abyss; as the great edifice teeters on the verge of collapse and the arrival of hell draws near, someone holds up a bright lamp and says: I have a bright lamp, and its name is the Way of the Confucian Sages. May it pierce the e 4.7kReads7.8Score225Shelves
33. 33 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 388Reads7.2Score—Shelves
34. 34 至 Supreme Confucian Sage 至尊儒圣 Top Scholar状元书生Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The fate of the nation is everyone's responsibility! In this world where Confucianism reigns supreme, I will study to help Great Zhou rise to greatness. Talent can kill, and words can condemn; with a word, I can bend the laws of nature and attain sainthood through literature! 636Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 我 I Became a Sage of Confucianism and the Dao by Copying Poetry 我靠抄诗成儒道圣人 The Original Half-Day Demon半天妖本尊Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In the Haoran Realm, scholars’ words become law, and they wield the power of heaven and earth. Those who temper their bodies with righteous energy slay enemies with poetry, destroy kingdoms with verse, and use their writings to command the world’s respect. Ding Erdou transmigrates here carrying five thousand years of Chinese poetry and prose. He will write his way to sainthood, protect humanity, drive out demons, and set a chaotic world right. 2.8kReads8.1Score188Shelves

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    These are all books that use Chinese poetry and prose to show off and slap faces in another world. They all have high ratings of 8 points or above. The first one I recommend is the completed one. The poetry and prose flow seamlessly, the emotions are sincere, and the immersion is very strong. [Almost crying][Almost crying]

36. 36 儒 Confucian Dao: I Write to Suppress Ghosts and Gods 儒道：我提笔镇鬼神 Golden Scales in the Pond池中金鳞Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Chu He, an avid reader for eight years, unexpectedly transmigrated into a world where Confucianism and the Dao reigned supreme. "My father was framed for cheating as an exam proctor, and I'm forbidden from publishing poetry or entering the literary world?" "I've only just transmigrated, and already a bewitching ghost woman and a seductive fox demon have set their sights on me?" "No problem! I can enter the Dao through miscellaneous books. I can manifest accumulated literary energy, cultivation t 4kReads7.3Score365Shelves

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    🍁🍁🍁Confucianism and Taoism are supreme virtues, and the noble spirit of righteousness is paramount. Ci Song, a Chinese literature major, transmigrates to another world, arriving in a unique realm above Confucianism and Taoism. Here, only scholars can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transcending the mortal realm and attaining sainthood. To Ci Song's astonishment, this world has no Li Bai, no Du Fu. For him, who can recite the Three Hundred Tang Poems fluently, this is undoubtedly the best of times.

37. 37 从 From Wood Virtue Cultivator to Master of Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations 从木德修士到掌三灾御九劫 Knows Not the Vastness of Heaven and Earth不识乾坤大Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Advance in Rank, Master Divine Powers, Attain the Great Dao] [Each Realm Is a World Apart] [Genius] [Attainment-Based Cultivation] [No System] [When your status is higher than everyone else's, you can do whatever you want. What do you think, young friend?] People say that True Immortals are like gods and saints, True Lords stand high above like the heavens, and Dao Lords are beyond description. All three are hard to attain. But Gu Qingtong refuses to believe that's how things have to be! If a r 48.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    📚I've recently been reading a few novels with Confucian and Taoist themes, and I'm truly amazed! 📖 *The Great Scholar of the Great Mystic* boasts delicate writing, a grand world-building, and a protagonist's cultivation journey filled with philosophical insights, leaving me deeply moved🔥. *The Great Qin: The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism* has a tight pace, perfectly blending political intrigue and cultivation, making it increasingly addictive🎯. *The Confucian Martial World* leans more towards traditional fantasy, but its Confucian and Taoist core is solid, making it worth savoring✨. Each of these three books has its own merits, and I highly recommend them to fans of Eastern fantasy👏!!

38. 38 太 Preaching the Dao Above, Three Inches in My Palm Is the World 太上传道，掌心三寸是人间 Radish in the Twelfth Lunar Month腊月里的萝卜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [A wuxia fantasy with vivid characters. The protagonist is almost invincible, but not brainless. A story-driven tale.] Leaning on the railing, he surveys the stormy world below. He will not stand idly by while humanity suffers. One day, a Daoist draws his sword, and the people face another century of calamity. … As humanity’s fortunes wane, immortals retreat from the world, while demons and monsters rise in their wake. Ordinary people are no more than blades of grass, and the powerful look on f 12kReads7.2Score809Shelves
39. 39 大 Great Qin: I Refined a Nascent Soul at Nanhua Temple 大秦：我在南华观炼出元婴 Jing Xiao靖霄Eastern Fantasy263k WordsCompleted At the end of the Warring States period, the flames of war still raged across the seven kingdoms, while the vital energy of heaven and earth quietly began to stir once more. As the Hundred Schools of Thought devoted themselves to martial arts and physical strength, Confucian righteousness shook the heavens, and the Mohists' mechanical iron arms swept through armies, Wei Xuan, who had transmigrated as a disciple of Zhuangzi, used a set of Taijiquan in the bamboo grove of Nanhua Temple to forge a 5Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 大 Great Feng: From the Start, Sign In and Become a Confucian Sage 大奉：开局签到儒圣 Yinuo Loves Snow Cabbage and Cuttlefish爱吃雪菜墨鱼的伊诺Eastern Fantasy153k WordsOngoing Li Chunsheng wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the Great Feng dynasty, as a poor scholar from a humble family with nothing to his name and barely enough to eat. His predecessor died heartbroken after losing all hope of passing the imperial examinations. Just as Li Chunsheng is on the verge of despair, the [Eternal Literary Sage sign-in System] activates! From the start, he signs in to receive the Confucian Sage’s body, granting him a photographic memory and the ability to absorb literar 61Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 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
42. 42 大 Great Qin: Transcending the Ordinary to Become a Sage, Beginning with Unity of Knowledge and Action 大秦：超凡入圣！从知行合一开始 Talking and Laughing in the Breeze谈笑风声Anime Fanfiction297k WordsCompleted Wang Ge transmigrated to the Qin dynasty and became a disciple of the Daoist Celestial Sect who didn’t cultivate the Dao. Faced with the Guigu Sword Arts, Yin-Yang Curses, and Mohist mechanisms, he neither cultivated qi nor practiced swordsmanship, and he didn’t believe in fate. Because he cultivated only one thing: his heart! Investigate things, then attain knowledge: See through the illusory nature of all things and reach the source of the world! While the Hundred Schools were still arguing ov 2.9kReads8.3Score102Shelves
43. 43 我 I’m a Daoist Recluse, Not a Scholar of the Gou Dynasty! 我乃道家隐士，不是构史学家！ Three Drops of Water, Then Three三点水点三Historical177k WordsOngoing (Infinite worlds + history + fantasy, similar to The Usurper of Langya and The Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiend) “This isn’t unofficial history. It’s outright fabricated history!” Su Che cursed after returning from the world inside the book. By chance, Su Che came into possession of a book titled Chronicles of the Wild Fox, whose pages were filled with mysterious anecdotes omitted from the official histories. He never imagined that the ancient tome would suddenly glow and pull hi 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 儒 The Ultimate Confucian Sage 儒道至圣 White-Robed Minister a白衣卿相a8k WordsCompleted The Sacred Path of Confucianism 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 人 A Confucian Sage in Qin: Ying Zheng Seeks the Way to Immortality 人在大秦当儒圣，嬴政求学长生法 A Hundred Ships Charge Through the Sky百舸击长空Anime Fanfiction305k WordsCompleted [Great Qin] + [Confucianism] + [Invincible] + [Feel-Good Read] + [System] Su Wen transmigrates to Great Qin, becomes a Confucian disciple, and obtains the Scholar System. As long as he reads, he can absorb literary energy and raise his cultivation. From the start, he reads the Analects, triggering strange phenomena that astonish Zhang Liang. Before long, even Xunzi comes to take him as a personal disciple. And so, Confucianism gains a young grandmaster, while Great Qin gains an invincible Confuc 232Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 开 My Opening Speech at School: I Recite the Tao Te Ching 开学演讲，我念道德经 Serenity in a Single Thought一念之间清净Historical1.3M WordsCompleted My name is Zhang Qingxuan, and I’m an unofficial young Daoist from Mount Longhu. On my master’s orders, I came down from the mountain to “cultivate in the world.” I thought the mortal world would be a trial for my heart, an endless sea of suffering. I never expected my acceptance letter to send me straight to a nationally renowned “academic rat race” university. And so began my journey of scientific cultivation. I used the I Ching to divine my prospects before advanced math exams, dominated the 243Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 从 Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil Since the Spring and Autumn Period 从春秋开始斩妖除魔 An Author Favored by Heaven天道眷顾的作者Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Keywords: Classic of Mountains and Seas + mythology + bloodline cultivation + Spring and Autumn historical setting + fantasy rework of historical figures] The Western Zhou has passed, and the era of Spring and Autumn has arrived. An accident transmigrates Lu Yuan to the Spring and Autumn period. At this time, Laozi is still young and only a low-ranking clerk in Luoyi. Confucius and Sun Wu have yet to appear, and the Hundred Schools of Thought are still waiting for their sages to preach. Lu Yuan 4.3kReads8.2Score478Shelves
48. 48 玄 Xuanhuan: Ten Years of Hard Study Made Me a Confucian Sage 玄幻：寒窗苦读十年，已成儒圣 King Sea Anemone海葵王Eastern Fantasy452k WordsCompleted After a thousand years of rule, the Great Qian is at the height of Buddhism, Daoism has withdrawn from the world, and Confucianism has fallen into decline. Li Xiao transmigrates into this era and begins by reciting The Great Learning. [Ding! Host has successfully recited a Confucian classic. Reward: Righteous Qi!] [Ding! Host has successfully recited a Confucian classic. Reward: Words Become Law!] [Ding! Host has successfully recited a Confucian classic. Reward: Primordial Violet Qi!] After ten 124Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 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 5.1kReads8.7Score377Shelves
50. 50 穿 Entering Fantasy Westward Journey: From the Start, I Teach a Dog to Take the Imperial Exams! 穿入梦幻西游，开局教狗考科举！ Nailuo Book Reviews奈落推文Eastern Fantasy806k WordsCompleted Wang Teng transmigrated to the mythic Tang dynasty and became a poor scholar who could barely afford to eat. He thought the imperial examinations were his only way forward, until one night in a dilapidated Mountain God temple, he found himself lecturing dozens of dog demons on The Analects. The old dog leading them respectfully offered him a bundle of ceremonial gifts. “Sir, we’ll pay you one string of coins a month. Would you teach us to read?” Other people cultivate immortality with spiritual 185Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He transmigrated to the Wu Zhou period and was favored by the mountain god, who sent him to teach a dog to read and improve its intelligence. The protagonist cultivates the righteous spirit of Mencius.

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