Books About Poetry and Confucian Cultivation 有关诗词，儒道的书

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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   Then I absolutely have to recommend this book. I think it's incredibly good, the writing is superb, there's no female lead yet, and I don't find the portrayal of female characters at all offensive. It has a vast world-building element, a theme of revitalizing the literary world, and various geniuses vying for supremacy. Later on, it might develop into a war between realms and races. I love reading this kind of story. The only regret is that it's being serialized. [Crying]

2. 2 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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   🍁: The original protagonist was wrongfully killed. After possessing the body, the protagonist pushed everyone aside and shouted, "Laughing loudly, I go out the door; how can I, a man of such talent, be a mere commoner?" He immediately gained literary cultivation and extraordinary luck. 🍁: This world is teeming with demons and monsters, and human cultivation methods are diverse. The protagonist cultivates both Confucianism and martial arts, reciting various texts while training his body, and always carries a longsword named "Virtue".

3. 3 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
4. 4 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
5. 5 文 A Literary Giant's Journey Begins with the College Entrance Exam 文坛大佬从高考开始 Flute and Drum at Sunset夕阳箫鼓Urban401k WordsCompleted [No female lead] + [No romance or ambiguity] + [Classical poetry and literary masterpieces] + [Traditional culture] + [Literary world] Transmigrated during the college entrance exam? Who cares whether I transmigrated or not? I’m doing the test first. Nothing can get in the way of my exam! The immortal poet and poet-sage have been replaced? Help, the college entrance exam tests poetry composition too? In a daze, Jiang Yun, frail and ill, gazes at this world with curiosity... At the Shangsi Festiv 3.2kReads8.7Score212Shelves

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   This book is dedicated to copying poems and lyrics; you might want to take a look.

6. 6 不 Didn't I Fail the College Entrance Exam? How Did I Become a Sage of the Confucian Dao? 不是高考落榜吗？怎么去儒道成圣 Li Huaishui李淮水Eastern Fantasy304k WordsCompleted Qin Jian: I've studied hard for years, and finally I made a name for myself in the college entrance exam hall by writing an essay called "Ode to the Great Transformation." I was about to secure a perfect score, so how did I transmigrate at a time like this? And of all things, I get the classic transmigration setup: the moment I open my eyes, I'm a useless illegitimate son of a marquis's household, about to be cast out and left to wander the streets! Fortunately, this is a world where the Way of 793Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A blend of Confucianism and Taoism in a fantasy world! It draws upon the literary energy of heaven and earth to cultivate oneself, shaping a literary palace that shines brightly in all directions! The characters are well-developed, and the story is meticulously crafted! Each poem is a skill!

7. 7 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

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   First, I did indeed transmigrate, into the body of someone with the same name in ancient times. The reason for the transmigration is unknown. Second, the person I transmigrated into is twelve years old this year, of noble birth, likely the only son of a general's family. Judging from his tone, he's probably a complete spoiled brat, a (a spoiled, dissolute young master). Third, I am an only child.

8. 8 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

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   First, I did indeed time travel, and I ended up in the body of someone with the same name in ancient times. The reason for the time travel is unknown. Second, the person I transmigrated into is twelve years old this year, of noble status, and should be the only son of a general's family. Judging from his tone, he should be a complete spoiled brat and a playboy. Third, I am an only child.

9. 9 文 The Way of Letters: Chinese Poetry Subdues the Otherworld 文道：华夏诗文镇异界 Azure Sky, Yellow Earth天青地黄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The Star of Literary Fortune hangs high in the sky, and its power spreads across the Nine Provinces Continent. Thus, scholars can gain the Star of Literary Fortune’s power simply by reading. This power, known as literary energy, allows writers and poets to turn poems and prose from the unreal into the real, slay enemies, and earn glory... Before Yu Xian transmigrated to the Nine Provinces Continent, he was an unknown online writer. Of the ten web novels he wrote, he abandoned six halfway through 3.3kReads7.4Score270Shelves
10. 10 儒 The Way of the Confucian Scholars: Writing Poems with My Life, I Bring a Million Scholars to Tears 儒道：拿命写诗，气哭百万儒生 Online Gaming to Chase Away Worries网游消愁Eastern Fantasy215k WordsOngoing Xiao Ran transmigrates to another world, but before he can celebrate, he discovers that he is a useless invalid on the brink of death. The System tells him that writing a poem will buy him three more days of life. Desperate to survive, he writes poems nonstop, and before he knows it, he has become the Poet Sage! 90Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 儒 Confucian Dao: A Song of the Wandering Hero, I Open Heaven's Gate with Poetry 儒道：一曲侠客行，我以诗开天门 Hao Zai郝在Eastern Fantasy365k WordsCompleted On this day, Zhou Dagu became a Sage. Heaven and earth cheered. Demons and barbarians bowed. Martial artists prostrated themselves, monks built temples, and Daoists erected statues. Everyone wanted to bask in the Sage's aura. A naive child pointed at the statue and asked, “Sages must be good people, right?” The world fell silent. The flies beside the latrine covered their mouths and wept quietly! 220Reads5.3Score—Shelves
12. 12 文 The Way of Letters: I Subdue the Ages with Poetry 文道：我以诗词镇万古 Li Degui李德贵Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Zheng woke up one day and found he had transmigrated to a world where scholars reigned supreme. Scholars cultivated literary power. Poems could defend a nation, and lyrics could slay its enemies! Songs, odes, and essays could even connect the past and present, from heaven to earth! Armed with all the classics written by the sages of his previous life, Zhao Zheng made his way in this very different Confucian world. Taking the Analects as his foundation and the Song of Righteousness as his gu 31Reads7.9Score—Shelves
13. 13 儒 The Confucian Path Reaches the Summit: My Sword Character Has Ten Thousand Ways to Write It 儒道至圣，我的剑字有一万种写法 Drab and Dreary灰不溜秋Eastern Fantasy145k WordsOngoing He tops the imperial examinations, and an edict sends him south of the Yangtze. After Zhang Bailu comes first in the imperial examinations, the court appoints him Commissioner of the Black-Clad Guards in Jiangnan and gives him leadership of the Jiangnan Martial Alliance. The Jiangnan martial world has long defied the court and is now on the verge of rebellion. Zhang Bailu: “My sword has ten thousand ways to be wielded, and you have ten thousand ways to die! Pick one!” Not your traditional Confuc —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 儒 The First Upright Scholar of the Confucian Way 儒道第一清流 You Suo有所Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted My new book, Sequence: Creator, is currently updating. You're welcome to follow along. It's a story about surviving the apocalypse. Thank you 🙏. Pangu split heaven and earth, and his breath became the Three Pure Ones. One part became the dragon energy of the sea folk, another the demonic energy of the demon race, and the third the talent of humanity. Thus, the sea folk were the first to awaken and take control of the boundless seas. The demon race came next, claiming the hundred thousand mountai 13.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
15. 15 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
16. 16 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
17. 17 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
18. 18 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
19. 19 玄 Xuanhuan: The Confucian Way Reaches Sainthood Through Virtue 玄幻：儒道至圣以德服人 The Fifteenth正十五Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing Kong Hao accidentally transmigrates to the Vast Continent, becoming the headmaster of Haobai Academy and gaining the ability to make his words come true. "Teacher, what does 'Time passes like a river, day and night without pause' mean?" Faced with his student's confusion, Kong Hao replies, "It means that the people who die at my hands keep flowing like a river, day and night without end." "Teacher, what does 'At thirty, one stands firm' mean?" Kong Hao straightens up and stands at the lecter 11Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 我 I Subdue the Martial World with Poetry 我以诗词镇江湖 Jing Jiu敬酒Eastern Fantasy655k WordsCompleted Someone once asked Xu Jinhuan what the jianghu was, and what made a tale stirring enough to stir the soul. It was Zhao Mingzhao, seeking poetry in the drizzle after dusk, raising a cup of wine and speaking of green leaves thriving and red blossoms fading. It was Jian Shisan, whose name would make every famous sword beneath heaven seem like scrap iron if he had never been born. It was the Buddhist monk whose power grew with every broken precept. It was Lianshan, the devoted Daoist who pursued not 1.7kReads7.1Score135Shelves
21. 21 我 I Became a Poetry Immortal Thanks to Classical Chinese Poetry 我靠古诗词成为诗仙 Dragon Roams the Deep Sea龙游深海Historical243k WordsOngoing The heir to the Duke of Zhenguo? That's right, that's me! A transmigrator? That's right, that's me! The heir to the Duke of Zhenguo got kicked in the head by a donkey? That's right, that's me too. Boo hoo. Poetry and song? Mastered! Joking around? Pretty good! Lying flat and slacking off? That's my specialty! Astronomy and geography? Good enough! The heir to the Duke of Zhenguo got kicked in the head by a donkey, and everyone in the capital knows it. This heir used to be good for nothing, but no 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 大 The Han Dynasty’s Confucian Sage: One Poem Stuns the Sages and Lives Forever 大汉儒尊，诗成传世惊诸圣 The Sole Exemplar of Confucian Dao儒道独尊Eastern Fantasy199k WordsCompleted The Great Han Dynasty honors the Way of Letters. Those who study literature can move mountains, fill seas, ascend to heaven, and descend into the earth. The literary path flourishes, with a hundred schools contending. Emperor Gaozu of Han dislikes Confucianism, and the Confucian school falls into decline. In this life, Dong Zhong’s mother has vanished, his father has died, and his beloved has framed and abandoned him. As someone who transmigrated, he is worse off alive than a dog! On the day of 42Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 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

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    I can't get enough of it, it's just not enough.

24. 24 当 When I Couldn’t Become a Live-in Son-in-Law, I Had to Become a Confucian Sage 当不成赘婿只好去做儒圣了 Leaning on the Tower, Gazing at the Bright Moon倚楼望明月Historical1.0M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a world ruled by Confucian ideals and becomes the son of a duke. Talk about being born at the finish line. The tragedy is that the emperor arranges his marriage, and from the start he has to wed Princess Ning Yue, rumored to “keep male lovers and live a life of debauchery.” Unwilling to become a downtrodden live-in son-in-law, Jiang Han has no choice but to enroll at the academy and earn the rank of scholar. Who knew that he’d end up becoming a Confucian Sage... If the empe 1.5kReads7.6Score142Shelves
25. 25 剑 Sword Immortal: Song Forms as the Lead, Poetry as the Move 剑仙：词牌作引，诗句为招 Yu Qingqiu予青秋Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy] [Ci Poetry Titles] [Poetry] [Sword Immortals] Rumor has it that the Ji Sword Immortal who turned down Xie Zheng, the leading qin player of Qinyuan, has three famous swords: "Snow in the Mist," "Azure Jade Case," and "Nian Nu Jiao..." 11.1kReads8.0Score1kShelves
26. 26 开 One Poem from the Start, and the Entire Court Was Shocked! 开局一首诗，震惊满朝文武！ Horse-Monkey Shochu马猴烧酒Historical1.9M WordsCompleted The most capable weapons expert in the nation's special forces transmigrates into the body of the Han Dynasty's Ninth Prince, embarking on a legendary path to power. With strong liquor and a swift steed, he charges onto the battlefield, claiming all the world's power, beauty, and fragrance for himself. 180Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    These are all novels about poetry, Confucianism, and Taoism, and they all have pretty high ratings. I looked at them, and they're all time-travel novels. The protagonist travels from the modern world to another world where literature and Taoism are more flourishing. The protagonist brings the poetry and literature from his original world there and instantly becomes a master of literature and Taoism.

27. 27 被 After My Engagement Was Broken, My Identity as a Poet Immortal Was Revealed 被退婚后，我诗仙的身份曝光了 Block the West Tower堵上西楼Historical2.8M WordsCompleted New book announcement: My Husband, Be Good. The Princess Is Here to Steal You Away. Thank you for showing your support by checking it out. This book is also known as After My Engagement Was Broken Off, My Identity as a Poetry Immortal Was Revealed. Li Chen’an transmigrates to the Ning Kingdom and becomes an unwanted son kicked out of his home! His background is truly tragic: He began his lessons at three, yet by eleven he still couldn’t recite the Three Character Classic. Then he spent three yea 4.8kReads8.9Score944Shelves

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    🥰🥰🥰No dragging, the protagonist acts decisively and efficiently. The story mainly revolves around Ci Song, a Chinese language major, who transmigrates to a unique world where Confucianism and Taoism reign supreme. Here, only scholars can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, achieving transcendence and sainthood. Ci Song is astonished to discover that this world has no Li Bai or Du Fu, and for him, who can recite 300 Tang poems fluently, this is undoubtedly the best of times. A slow-burn story with many foreshadowing elements in the early stages, but a meteoric rise later. Updated daily. Read with caution if you're overly analytical. It's incredibly good! 🌟🌟🌟

28. 28 开 The Emperor Wu Is Stunned from the Start: You Wrote This Poem? 开局惊动武帝：这首诗是你写的？ Tea in Coffee咖啡里的茶Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Chen Ping'an transmigrates from the start and unexpectedly learns the secret shared by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. To save his own skin, he threatens the Crown Princess: "Your Highness, you wouldn't want the secret between you and the Crown Prince getting out, would you?" He thought he could enjoy a peaceful life, but one poem was all it took to stir the Martial Emperor of the realm! 195Reads5.4Score—Shelves
29. 29 我 I Become a Sage Through Poetry, Who Dares Call It Useless? 我用诗词成圣，谁敢言它无用 Gold in the Sea of Hearts心海点金Eastern Fantasy273k WordsCompleted [Poetry + Confucian cultivation + one heroine (a minor part)] Lu An, who had read poetry far and wide, transmigrates to Great Qian, where people cultivate solely through the Confucian Way. The Confucian scholars of Great Qian wield their pens with such brilliance that their writing takes shape, leaping right off the page! A single work by a great Confucian scholar, “A Sword Immortal’s Journey,” conjured a white-robed sword immortal who slaughtered ten thousand demons! Lu An thought he’d be a 66Reads5.5Score—Shelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 书 A Servant at the Academy, Proving the Dao from Humble Beginnings 书院杂役，寒门证道 Looking Back at the Mountains and Rivers回首山河Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + Ordinary-Person Cultivation + No Saintly Protagonist + No Harem + Every Grudge Repaid + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead] Heaven and earth have an end. What becomes of all living beings? Jiang Xia transmigrates into a world governed by the so-called “Literary Dao,” only to discover that everything is part of a scheme laid over ten thousand years. The Literary Dao’s “Heavenly Rankings” bear the cultivation of hundreds of millions of humans. They slaughter the myriad races and 1.5kReads8.1Score100Shelves

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    Heaven and earth question the heart, Zhang Zao reveals his meaning. Doesn't make sense [staring emoji] ??? Actually, my writing skills are average, but I know a little about martial arts [staring emoji]

32. 32 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

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    The first book: A recent one, relatively new, with a touch of the "Mao Ni Feng Huo" (a fictional, often associated with gossip and conflict) style, but less of the literary and artistic feel. It has a large following. The story revolves around an academy, blending Confucianism and Taoism with the bizarre and a long, drawn-out narrative. People are on a chessboard, but who is the player and who is the pawn remains to be seen. Second book: Completed. Feel free to read it. The third book features a lot of poetry. It might suit everyone's taste.

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 我 I Have a Poem That Can Send the Whole World to Its Death 我有一诗，可请全天下赴死 Southern Land, Northern Wind南国北风Eastern Fantasy292k WordsOngoing [Confucian cultivation + regret and redemption + outrageously satisfying + ruthless + invincible] Also known as: “Why Are You Begging Me to Come Back in Tears After Kicking Me Out?”, “You Expelled Me from the Academy, So Why Should I Care If It’s Destroyed?”, and “You Told Me to Leave the Academy. Now I’ve Become a Confucian Sage, So Why Are You Crying?” In his previous life, Lu Yuan was beaten to death by a crowd over a completely fabricated accusation. He gave everything he had, only to be met 3.1kReads5.9Score293Shelves

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    🍃🍂A soul transmigrates into the body of a minor county magistrate in the Great Zhou Dynasty. At the start, he copies down a poem that will be remembered for ages, triggering celestial phenomena and slaying enemy invaders. Ancient Earth's powerful figures are terrifying indeed. The Great Zhou Dynasty is vast, teeming with powerful foreign tribes. This world contains Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, martial arts, Taoist schools, immortal sects, demons, and the bizarre. Possessing Confucian and Taoist talent, and having passed the seventh-rank imperial examination, he can manipulate the primordial energy of heaven and earth; even his poetry can be used to kill enemies. 🌴

35. 35 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
36. 36 九 The Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: This Useless Prince Holds the Realm Steady 九子夺嫡：我废物皇子鼎镇山河 Big Spender狗大户Historical1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a useless prince, Li Zhun can usher in a golden age of poetry with just a few words, create timeless masterpieces with a wave of his hand, and turn the world upside down with a glance! Historian: Even if you combined the literary talent of every scholar in the land, it wouldn't equal half of his! Emperor: He is the future of our dynasty! General: If he would lead an army, the whole realm would belong to our dynasty! Merchant: Whatever the industry, he'd be t 2.1kReads8.7Score251Shelves
37. 37 瞒 I Can't Hide It Anymore: The Princess Asked Me to Write Poetry Late Last Night 瞒不住了：昨晚公主邀我深夜作诗 Golden Lightning金色闪电Historical434k WordsCompleted Li Fei transmigrates and wakes up with a princess beside him. To clear himself of suspicion, he has no choice but to copy a few poems from Three Hundred Tang Poems and shock the enemy nation... 62Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 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
39. 39 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 42kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    👆🏻A wise dog head ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)✧ ✨①ps: The theme is Confucianism and Taoism, and the author is a poetry fanatic!! 📖 "I Have a Book of Life and Death"✨ The novel constructs a unique world of cultivation. The protagonist, Su Mo, was originally an ordinary liberal arts student who studied classical Chinese in college. After transmigrating to the cruel world of cultivation, he was deeply influenced by Confucianism and entered the game after helping an old man on the roadside. After going to the capital for the imperial examination, he encountered a stunningly beautiful and mysterious woman. This woman connected Su Mo's consciousness with the Netherworld, and from then on, he embarked on a cultivation path different from ordinary people, using literature to attain enlightenment and using the uncanny as a tool. In the process of cultivation, Su Mo constantly explores the truth of the world, experiencing various hardships and emotional entanglements. The novel has a dramatic plot, vivid characters, and blends elements of cultivation, fantasy, and the supernatural. My dear girl! [Crying][crying][crying] ✨② 📖 *A Millennium of Chinese History Recreated Within a Small Space* ✨ This book has an extremely novel theme, using "chess" as a medium, with chess pieces transforming into generals, vividly portraying many distinct historical figures, allowing readers to deeply feel the unique charm of Chinese history and culture. This is a fantastic book, pioneering a completely new genre. ✨③ Time Travel and Cultivation ✨④ Poetry and Prose Plagiarism ✨⑤ Prose Plagiarism This is Fengfeng. New author recommending books. Please follow (5000+ reads, trustworthy)

40. 40 得 Attain the Dao and Ascend to Immortality 得道升仙 A Little Bit.一点点.Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Enlightenment] [Supernatural abilities] [Imperial dynasty] At the end of his life, Liu Xiangdong digs a hole in the back hills, intending to bury himself. But instead, he arrives in an age of cultivation at its height. Aristocratic clans, the imperial court, the Hundred Schools of Thought, supreme religious sects. The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Snares! Amid a maze of tangled paths, in an age when human lives are as worthless as grass, he rises above it al 6.8kReads8.5Score453Shelves
41. 41 寒 The Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门状元 Gentleman of the Green Mountain青山君子Historical2.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the family of a common farmer, Ye Xuanmo arrives just as his paternal cousin passes the imperial examination. To revitalize the clan, his cousin invites a teacher to the family to educate the children. In an age when “all trades are base, and only studying is noble,” Ye Xuanmo wants nothing more than to pass the exams and change his family’s circumstances… 3.5kReads8.9Score331Shelves
42. 42 我 How Did I, an Evil Cultivator, Become a Confucian Grandmaster? 我一个邪修，怎就成了儒家大佬？ Holding the Moon手捧月亮Eastern Fantasy845k WordsOngoing [Slow burn, not a power fantasy] [Not an invincible protagonist] “I really am a wicked cultivator. Why won’t anyone believe me?” Xu Ze is reborn as the ninth-generation heir of the demonic Xuantian Temple, shouldering the great task of restoring his sect to its former glory. Because he read so many books in his previous life, he somehow cultivated the Confucian supreme art, the Righteousness of Haoran. Because he read Daoist classics in his previous life, he casually mastered the Daoist supreme 6.5kReads8.5Score592Shelves

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    Confucianism and Taoism✓, Poetry✓

43. 43 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

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    These are the only few books left in my poetry, Confucianism, and Taoism bookshelf. I read a lot of them before but didn't add them to the bookshelf. I'll look for them again and come back later.

44. 44 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Build an Empire with Poetry 穿越古代，我凭诗词成霸业 Three Bubbles三泡Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, everyone else becomes a prince or a crown prince, but he can only be a humble farmer! He takes the imperial examination from the start! Hey! We don't have a golden finger, but that's no problem. After all, I graduated from a top university in my previous life, and one poem, "Ode to Lime," will stun the world! 444Reads6.5Score—Shelves
45. 45 儒 The Way of the Scholar: From the Start, I'm Taxed for Being Single 儒道：开局被收单身税 Two Gourds二窝瓜Eastern Fantasy344k WordsCompleted Zuo Dao transmigrated to a parallel world where all kinds of schools of thought competed for glory. Here, Confucian scholars were no longer bookish pedants who could only talk the country into ruin; they were the main force on the battlefield. I write a painting to protect humanity, sing a song to uphold its resolve, and set down a game of Go to throw the laws of heaven and earth into disarray... 23Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 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 2.8kReads7.4Score217Shelves
47. 47 儒 The Great Sage of Confucianism 儒道大诗圣 Super Study Target超级学靶Eastern Fantasy267k WordsCompleted In a world ruled by Confucian principles, literary aura is the foundation. Demons and monsters run rampant, people’s hearts are unfathomable, and misfortune strikes without warning, leaving the future bleak. A natal literary treasure, crossing through time and space. Within the Wenchang Pagoda lie countless poems. Words flow effortlessly, and spoken words become law. Chen Zhibai, a transmigrator, carries the Wenchang Pagoda, his natal literary treasure. He battles treacherous villains, sweeps aw 319Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 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

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    Li Chang'an, a librarian, transmigrates to a fictional Jin Dynasty where literature and morality reign supreme, living with his widowed sister-in-law. Here, humanity, lacking a sage, is plunged into a dark age surrounded by demons. Li Chang'an, a plagiarist, makes a living by selling modern winemaking techniques, candied hawthorns, and spicy hot pot. His mental cheat device, the "Jade Book of Mutton Fat," contains poems, songs, and encyclopedic knowledge of crafts. Using the pen names Taibai and Qinglian, he achieves top rankings on the Literary Dao Stele through his poems and novels respectively. With several beautiful women, mentors, and close friends by his side, he becomes proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting, chess, and storytelling, gradually inscribing his mission of "continuing the lost learning of the sages" into the sacred temple.

49. 49 儒 The Confucian Way: I Became a Sage by Writing Books 儒道：我写书成圣 Nine Provinces Under Heaven天下九州Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Su Ping'an, an author brimming with talent in his previous life, accidentally transmigrates to a world ruled by literary qi. “What? Writing a book can bring its protagonists to life, letting them use the divine arts in its pages to slay enemies?” “Composing music can let you enter the Dao through sound, shatter people's minds, and destroy their literary hearts?” “Painting can even make people step out of the picture?!” In this world, which has no Zhuxian, Battle Through the Heavens, The R 32Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The first book is highly recommended.

50. 50 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

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    He's the one, no problem.

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