Literary Qi, Confucian Dao, and Scholarly Talent 文气儒道才气

1. 1 斩 Executed from the Start? One Poem Made Me a God! Defying Heaven to Change My Fate! 斩首开局？一诗封神！逆天改命！ Hua Nuo Huajingxuan花诺花靖轩Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the Great Qian Dynasty, the literary path reigns supreme, and poetry can manifest the divine! From condemned prisoner to supreme Literary Sage, Lin Fan uses modern knowledge to reshape the literary path! “Let the literary path serve the people, and let all under heaven live as one! I will change this world with my poetry!” 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Poetry and lyrics elevate one to sainthood; literature and morality, a noble and righteous spirit [flying kiss]

2. 2 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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   While it may not compare to the masterpiece "The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism," which was founded by the literary school of thought, it is still a rare gem among Tomato's works. Especially the first book, where the plagiarist Li Chang'an never disappoints the human race. Marquis Li Chang'an, the champion, excels in poetry, novels, and opera, defeating alien civilizations with overwhelming force and leading the human race through crises to glory.

3. 3 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
4. 4 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

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   One article leads to the "Tao," embarking on an extraordinary literary fantasy adventure. Words possess earth-shattering power, poetry transforms into divine weapons, and writing can turn the tide of fate. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

5. 5 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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   These are all good.

6. 6 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
7. 7 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
8. 8 流 The Rogue Son-in-Law: The Empress’s Pretty Boy 流氓赘婿，女帝家的小白脸 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical3.4M WordsCompleted He transmigrated to an alternate world and became a lowly live-in son-in-law. He had planned to drink tea, fish, flirt, watch opera, and live a carefree life, but... “Husband, help me!” “Dear son-in-law, help me!” “Young master, help me!” “My dear subject, help your emperor!” Fine, it seemed he wouldn't get to take it easy. The world would have to be protected by him after all. And so Zhou Yuan investigated major cases, cleaned up the bureaucracy, crushed rebellions, opened the seas, and expande 63.1kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 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

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    Reading, poetry, becoming stronger

11. 11 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
12. 12 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
13. 13 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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    These are all novels full of literary talent and are very good to read.

14. 14 太 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Dragons and Snakes Beneath the Brush笔下龙蛇Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 26.2kReads8.8Score2kShelves
15. 15 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

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    Confucian and Taoist time-travel stories, highly recommend Confucian and Taoist deification.

16. 16 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
17. 17 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

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    🌈🥳✨ At this moment, put aside your worries and spend a pleasant time with this book! "What is Confucianism?" [Please follow]

18. 18 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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    All three are literary works. The first book features Qin Mu as the protagonist, who is jilted at the beginning of the story and becomes a modern-day Qin Mu, carrying the essence of five thousand years of Chinese poetry and literature to shake the Great Zhou Dynasty.

19. 19 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

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    Combining Confucianism and Taoism with talent and political acumen, the protagonist is intelligent and not a mindless wish-fulfillment story; highly recommended.

20. 20 大 The Great Chu Confucian Sage 大楚儒圣 Big Chive-Stuffed Dumpling韭菜馅儿的大饺子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Confucian cultivation + lighthearted adventure + no System] Chu Tianming, a rural teacher, dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to the Great Chu Dynasty. Awakening on the executioner's block, he discovers that this is a world of extraordinary powers. Here, the Hundred Schools of Thought have all merged into Confucianism. Poetry and prose, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting can all be used to slay enemies! Scholars can condemn their foes with words, kill with a poem, and exterminate demons w 342Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy! Recommended!

21. 21 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
22. 22 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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    Book Synopsis [Confucianism and Taoism + Protagonist Cultivates Confucianism Through Painting + Semi-Invincible Novel, Dual Male Protagonist] "In the 1325th year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a new king wreaked havoc on the land, immortals disappeared, and demons roamed freely." Looking at this chaotic world, He Xiuyun couldn't help but recall his ambitious vows when he first began cultivating. Now, after 50 years of uncertainty, he had accomplished nothing. "Since no one is going to manage this chaotic world, then I will manage it." With that, a Confucian scholar, both serious and unconventional, holding a paintbrush and a long sword at his waist, stepped into this chaotic world. When this chaos is finally ended, he will look back...

23. 23 全 Confucianism Across the Globe: I Became a Sage Through China’s Legacy 全球儒道，我以华夏传承成圣人 Qizhou Sea齐州海水Urban349k WordsCompleted [Also known as Urban Sage. Playing dumb to fool the strong + campus rivalries + childhood friend and school beauty + lighthearted comedy + treasure chest golden finger.] Lin Wen was reborn in his high school days. But the whole world had changed. History had been severed, and now people wielded pens as swords and sacred prose as blades. Here, poems passed down through the ages could drive off alien beasts, while peerless essays could slay enemies on all sides. As a top student, Lin Wen had never 108Reads6.5Score—Shelves
24. 24 儒 The Confucian Sage’s Little Master 儒道小夫子 Mo Yi Returns to the Dust墨衣归尘Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Confucian cultivation + Immortal cultivation + Pets + Body tempering + Martial cultivation + No System + Pocket dimension + Deriving cultivation techniques + Traditional fantasy As a transmigrator, Xiao Mo only wanted to be a cultural courier: teach the Dao De Jing, explain math, physics, and chemistry, enlighten his old dog, and become a big landowner with his little maid. But various factions schemed against him, and he gradually strayed from his original intentions. All he co 2.9kReads8.2Score188Shelves
25. 25 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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    🍁: The protagonist becomes a traveler, reciting poetry around the world, and unexpectedly becomes a saint. 🍁: In an era where humans have no way to exorcise demons, the protagonist saves people from suffering by creating the image of Zhong Kui.

26. 26 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

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    These are some of the better reads on my bookshelf. The best book is the one at the very back! Haha, you're welcome. You can read them to pass the time if you're bored!

27. 27 开 From the Start, I Become an Emperor: I Make the Female Emperor Kneel in Submission 开局成帝：杀得女帝跪地臣服 Dao Cheng道成Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Confucian Way + Sword Way + Devouring Way! An Invincible Hero! Absolutely Invincible!!] From the start, he takes one breath and becomes a Great Emperor. With the two supreme emperor-grade techniques, “One Breath Creates Three Pure Ones” and “Heavenly Rebirth of Samsara,” Zhang Zifan possesses three bodies that each cultivate a different path: Confucianism, swordsmanship, and devouring. He can also revive without limit. His true self lies low in a small world, plotting every move and ruling the 5.1kReads7.6Score323Shelves
28. 28 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
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
30. 30 三 Three Kingdoms: I’m the Cao Clan’s Confucian Sage, and I Fight Anyone Who Disagrees 三国：我！曹家儒圣，不服就干 Slay the Wolf杀狼Historical603k WordsCompleted [Lunyu-Style Brawling + Confucian Dao + Decisive and Ruthless + Pure Adrenaline + Multiple Heroines + Summoning] Reborn as Cao Ju, the son of Cao Cao, he gets the strongest Tyrant Confucian System from the start. He forges virtue into a sword and the Dao into a bow, becoming a sage of morality. In 193 AD, the Cao family moves to Yan Province. Tao Qian sends his subordinate Zhang Kai to escort them, with treachery in mind. Cao Ju wins people over with virtue, then massacres Zhang Kai and his five 175Reads8.5Score—Shelves
31. 31 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I’m Rewarded with Three Hundred Tang Poems 玄幻：开局奖励唐诗三百首 Wei Yu谓雨Eastern Fantasy363k WordsOngoing “Moonlight before my bed, like frost upon the ground.” Above the firmament, the full moon appears and vanishes, its divine radiance descending. “Slay one man every ten steps, leave no trace after a thousand miles!” Killing intent, deep as an abyss, envelops all directions, laying waste for tens of thousands of miles! “See that the Five Aggregates are empty, and cross beyond all suffering.” A golden Buddha appears, its palm revealing the Pure Land on the far shore! “The Dao gives rise to One, One 563Reads8.8Score—Shelves
32. 32 文 The Revival of the Way of Letters: Please Stop Reciting Poems 文道复苏：求求你别再念诗了 Feng Baobao1冯宝宝1Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival. The world is changing. The Eastern civilization has suffered a break in its legacy. With no other choice, Dragon Country has had to use Western culture to create a magical world and fight the apocalypse. Ye Tian transmigrates into this world, bringing countless ancient Eastern traditions with him and unleashing a tidal wave of Confucian sages. With one line, “The Kun is so huge, who knows how many thousand li it spans,” thunder fills the sky, and a ten-thousand-meter Kunpen 47Reads6.4Score—Shelves
33. 33 当 After Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law, I Had No Choice but to Study My Way to Sagehood 当上赘婿的我只好读书成圣了 Young Master Wuming公子无明Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing Fang Yi transmigrates to Great Li with a status panel and becomes a live-in son-in-law. In this world, one’s fate is determined by one’s destiny, and destiny is determined by one’s fortune. Using his status panel to seek fortune and avoid disaster, Fang Yi gathers fortune and strengthens his destiny. You have two choices: 1. Fly into a rage and slay the emperor with a single sword. [Auspicious outcome: You will gain 9,999,999+ fortune points and acquire the destiny of the “Purple Tenuity Great E 5Reads7.9Score—Shelves
34. 34 瞎 I Was Blind for Three Years, and Every One of My Students Was a Demon King 瞎眼三年，我的学生个个是妖王 Fang Wuji方无极Urban876k WordsCompleted Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, where Heaven's backlash leaves him blind. He activates the Emperor Teacher System and learns that the seventh spiritual qi revival will arrive in three years. He takes charge of a remote rural school, recruits students, and teaches the Three Classics, poetry and songs, novels and travelogues, legends, and more. Who could have guessed that every one of his students would turn out to be a demon king? The Vermilion Bird, Kui Ox, Black Tortoise, Phoenix, Go 271Reads7.7Score100Shelves
35. 35 人 The Great Calamity of the Human Race: I Guard the Mountains and Rivers with Poetry 人族大劫:我以诗词镇山河 Young Master Yan彦家小爷Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted This is a world where other races are merciless and treat humanity like cattle. The root of it all is that humans cannot cultivate. Xia Yan transmigrates into this world and, after completing a System mission, successfully awakens the heart of human poetry. From then on, humanity has its own cultivation system. Poems can slay enemies, lyrics can annihilate armies, and poetry can summon divine generals. A flower or blade of grass, a stone or a tree, can all be used to repel foes. 193Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 宇 Cosmic Artist, Starting with Chinese Poetry 宇宙级艺术家，从华夏诗词开始 Dreamwalker Z梦游家ZSci-Fi & Apocalypse461k WordsCompleted He unexpectedly found himself reborn in a strange universe that was a cultural wasteland. After Qin Li acquired the Human Civilization Arts System, the people of that universe began calling him the Creator of Civilization. A man who personally creates art and culture. SSR Poet: I’m retiring from poetry for good! SSR Painter: What’s the point of having a paintbrush? I’ll never surpass this pinnacle of painting! “...” Qin Li: I’ve told you, you’re not competing with me, you’re competing with the g 22Reads5.5Score—Shelves
37. 37 诗 Poetry Emperor 诗皇 Frost on the Riverbank汀上霜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A young man arrives through transmigration, carrying in his heart the flourishing Tang dynasty and ten thousand Tang poems. He discovers that the world of Huaxia has already been invaded by the world of wizards. To save Huaxia, and to keep its people from being enslaved by others, the young man founds a clan, unifies Huaxia, and launches an expedition to another world. When swords and magic fill the heavens and earth, and laws and energy permeate the universe, “I will spread the Way of Poetry th 27Reads6.3Score—Shelves
38. 38 超 The Super Confucian 超级儒生 Chu Qingkuang楚轻狂Urban120k WordsOngoing On this campus, brimming with youthful energy, new student Song Qiuchen harbors a shocking secret powerful enough to shatter the peace of ordinary life. At the opening ceremony, he carefully kept up a clumsy facade, hoping to hide his supernatural abilities. But his powers accidentally ran out of control during his speech. The rain abruptly stopped, leaving everyone dumbfounded and filling him with panic that his secret had been exposed. After that, he was drawn into a series of tangled events. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can you recommend some lighthearted and humorous youth campus novels?

39. 39 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
40. 40 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
41. 41 名 Three Hundred Famous Poems Shake the Nations, but I Just Want to Get Rich! 名诗三百震诸国，我只想当富商！ Leaning on the Tower, Gazing at the Bright Moon倚楼望明月Historical1.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Han finds himself in Great Yu. He is completely bewildered, but the original owner’s life story leaves him even more so: First he studied literature, but failed the exams for three years. Then he took up martial arts, shot an arrow at the training ground, hit the drum attendant, and was thrown out. So he studied medicine and eventually mastered it. He wrote a good prescription, took it, and died. Being transmigrated into the body of a hapless fellow would be bad eno 18.4kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
42. 42 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

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    Confucian and Taoist scholars used their literary talents to resist foreign enemies.

43. 43 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
44. 44 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
45. 45 儒 Confucian Dao: Poetry Opened My Literary Aperture from the Start, and I Went on a Plagiarism Spree 儒道：开局诗启文窍，我抄疯了 The Cow That Eats Grass会吃草的牛Eastern Fantasy274k WordsCompleted [Confucian Cultivation + No System + One Heroine + Intelligent Protagonist] In his previous life, he was Peking University's youngest professor. Unluckily, he transmigrated to a Confucian cultivation continent and became the "idiot" of a remote clan. The main branch planned to strip him of his status and make him a slave, so the youth stopped holding back. With "Wind," he stirred wondrous signs across heaven and earth; his poetry awakened his literary acumen and turned a desperate situation arou 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the beginning, a foolish child is enslaved on a Confucian and Taoist continent, but a Peking University professor, carrying a thousand-year-old literary tradition, makes a comeback! He composes poems that attract celestial phenomena, guards his literary heart to avoid backlash, breaks family prejudices, and stands against the dynasty and the demon race!

46. 46 儒 The Great Sage of Confucianism: My Literary Aura Can Slay Demons 儒道至圣：我的文气能斩妖 Let's Collect Seashells Together一起捡贝壳Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted A top modern university student, excelling in both history and physics, transmigrates to a parallel world resembling the Tang and Song dynasties, but inhabited by demons and monsters. In this world, scholars can cultivate “literary aura,” and poetry and prose can channel the power of heaven and earth to slay demons and monsters! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Confucian and Taoist literary spirit, transmigrating to another world, using poetry and prose to feign sainthood, using literary energy to slay demons and suppress mountains and rivers.

47. 47 三 Three Kingdoms: Turning the Tide at Red Cliffs 三国：从逆转赤壁开始 Grouper's Essays桂鱼随笔Historical600k WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] + [Reborn] + [Power Fantasy] + [Court Intrigue] + [Conquest] Cao Ang is Reborn! He returns to the night in Wancheng that decided his fate. The first thing he does is save Dian Wei and Cao Cao. He takes precautions against Sima Yi’s “wolf-like gaze” and uproots the entire Sima clan. He sees through Huang Gai’s “self-inflicted wounds ploy” and Pang Tong’s “chain ships stratagem.” At the Battle of Red Cliffs, he makes clever use of the east wind, builds imitation warships, and sets 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 错 A Mismatched Blind Date: He Can See the Future, I Can Hear Thoughts 错位相亲：他预知未来，我听到心声 Grouper's Essays桂鱼随笔52k WordsCompleted A Mismatched Blind Date: He Can See the Future, and I Can Hear People’s Thoughts 14Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 我 I Used the Merit System to Turn My Hated Life Around 我用功德系统爆改黑红人生 Let's Collect Seashells Together一起捡贝壳27k WordsCompleted I Used a Merit System to Completely Transform My Infamous Life 14Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 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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