Recommend Lots of Taoist History, Esoteric Classics, Mythology, and Unofficial Histories 道家史实玄门真经神话野史，多多推荐
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The Truth the Japanese Army Tried to Hide: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru 被日军掩盖的真相：里斯本丸沉没事件
[Lisbon Maru, Japan, World War II, prisoners of war, shipwreck, war] The Truth Hidden by the Japanese Military: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru centers on a humanitarian disaster during World War II, bringing to light a chapter of history long buried. In October 1942, the Japanese cargo ship Lisbon Maru was carrying around 1,800 British prisoners of war from Hong Kong to Japan when it was torpedoed by an American submarine near the Zhoushan Islands. As the ship slowly sank, the Japanese military
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- 202 The Curse of Along the River During the Qingming Festival 清明上河图的诅咒 [Mystery + imaginative twists + mild horror + jaw-dropping reversal + true love was all part of the plan] An ancient painting sparks a deadly crisis! Jiang Feng’s friend gets him a job forging Along the River During the Qingming Festival, But rumor has it the painting is cursed, and fourteen artists who took the job have already died one after another! Still, this job pays three hundred thousand yuan! To save up for the bride price his girlfriend asked for, Jiang Feng takes the job anyway. From 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 203 A History of Chinese Warfare: Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 中国战争史之春秋战国 [History + Military + Warfare + Strategy] On the battlefield, split-second decisions to kill or spare can determine a nation's fate. From Duke Huan of Qi's hegemony under the banner of “revering the king and repelling the barbarians,” to the rise of Qin's fierce army after Shang Yang's reforms; from the gleam of blades in the Wu-Yue conflict to the strategists' cunning schemes and verbal battles with scholars, every detail is steeped in the turmoil and bloodshed unique to the Spring and Autumn a 149Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 204 The Three Great Cases of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末三大案 Throughout history, whenever dynasties changed or major political events unfolded, intrigue ran rampant in the imperial harem, where women were forbidden from meddling in government. It was common for high-ranking consorts to try to seize control of the court. In the final years of the Ming dynasty, political rivalries at court grew increasingly fierce. Amid this age of turmoil, a series of palace secrets later known as the “Three Great Cases of the Late Ming” quietly unfolded. The Palace Assa 857Reads9.3Score114Shelves
- 205 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 The Secret History of the Four Great Beauties is a vivid, legendary novel about four famous beauties of ancient China: Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei. Skillfully blending history and legend, fact and fiction, this work uses delicate prose and rich storytelling to reveal the important roles these four beauties played in their respective eras and the influence they had. During the Spring and Autumn period, Xi Shi used her beauty to beguile King Fuchai of Wu under a plan devised b 135Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 206 The Three Kingdoms: History So Addictive, You Can’t Put It Down 一读就上瘾的三国史 The Three Kingdoms era was marked by endless warfare and rival warlords, and is now familiar to everyone thanks to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. But the novel isn't history, and some of the famous stories we all know never actually happened! Did Zhuge Liang really borrow arrows with straw boats? Why is Zhang He known as “the Three Kingdoms strength tester”? How did Fei Yi live a life worthy of the title “master of pacing”? Did Cao Zhi really love his sister-in-law? Why is Cao Cao's life said to 1.2kReads9.5Score100Shelves
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What, You Used Ghost Money to Restart the Mythic Age? 什么，你用冥币重启了神话
[Slow-burn start, fiery later on] [Golden finger] [Invincible protagonist] [Supernatural Revival] [One heroine] Everyone says money makes the world go round. Zhang Xuanling believed that wholeheartedly when he was delivering takeout. Then one day, ghosts and gods suddenly appeared before him, and he could no longer believe it. But when he learned the truth about how he had restarted mythology with ghost money, he believed again: money can make ghosts work for you, and it can even reach the gods!
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Seeking the Dao in the Sea of Qi 气海问道
Qi Sea: The Way is a systematic treatise on Qi cultivation that transcends any single school or tradition. It does not rely on any particular religious or metaphysical system. Instead, drawing on the intersection of human life sciences, traditional energy philosophy, and modern mind-body practices, it builds a complete system of Qi cultivation that is logically rigorous, clearly structured, and amenable to practical verification. The book presents Qi as the common origin of the universe and all
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- 209 The Mortal Immortal Who Defies Fate 逆命凡仙1 Heaven has forsaken me, so I shall defy fate! Even an ordinary mortal can shake the path to immortality! In this vast world, where immortals and gods stand tall and countless races vie for supremacy, fate is determined by Heaven, and one’s spiritual roots dictate one’s destiny. Chen Xiao was born with the “Root of Annihilation.” Spiritual energy shuns him, and the Great Dao rejects him. He is a cultivation failure, worth less than an ant. His family looks down on him, the world scorns him, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 210 The Star Gate Divine Disk: The Hidden Laws of Heaven's Order 星门神盘，隐藏的天道运行法则 In the vast universe, might there be an invisible, intricate web governing the laws of Heaven? In the bustling mortal world, might there be an ultimate secret path of cultivation connecting Heaven and Earth with body and mind? The timeless masterpiece The Star Gate Divine Disc: The Hidden Laws Governing Heaven will reveal all these mysteries. This book is the first to put forward the grand central idea that “the universe is a divine disc, and the human body is a star gate.” It explains in depth 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 211 Ancient Cultivation Records: The Qi Refining Ways of China's Ancestors 上古修真录：华夏先民的炼气之道 Over the long course of Chinese civilization, the ancient Qi-cultivators of the pre-Qin era had already developed a complete path to self-cultivation and well-being. They observed the movements of heaven and earth, imitated the forms of birds and beasts, regulated their breathing in harmony with yin and yang, and guided the flow of qi and blood in pursuit of unity between body and spirit and a long life. These ancient practices not only laid the foundations for later Daoist health cultivation, m 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 212 The Supreme Profound Heaven-Burning Art 太玄焚天诀 The Supreme Profound Sky-Burning Art In a world newly formed from primordial chaos lies a fantasy continent where cultivating inner qi reigns supreme: the Sky-Burning Continent. The land is filled with powerful figures, and mysterious cultivation techniques emerge one after another. The most mysterious and powerful of them all is the legendary Supreme Profound Sky-Burning Art. Protagonist: Ling Tian was an ordinary young man from a small town on the outskirts of the Sky-Burning Continent. By a 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 213 The Mysteries of Chess: A Six-Dimensional Guide to Chess Strategy 弈道玄天：象棋心法六维通解 [The cosmos as the board, six dimensions as the game] The chessboard is a miniature cosmos, and the boundary between Chu and Han echoes the divisions of the celestial equator. This book innovatively combines six dimensions: military strategy, psychological manipulation, astronomical laws, philosophical inquiry, Qimen Dunjia, and feng shui energy, elevating Chinese chess into a model of cosmic contest. By analyzing the arrangement of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in Hu Ronghua’s endgame Seven Stars G 100Reads—Score—Shelves
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Beijing Drifter Xiuxiu 北漂修修
I’m Wu Qi, an utterly ordinary poor kid. After graduating from high school, I ended up in Yanbei at a third-rate diploma mill where you could earn a degree through self-study exams. Then, in one night, I unexpectedly inherited a legacy, completed the Foundation Establishment stage, and reached the Golden Core stage in a month... From then on, I cultivated my mind, character, and practice in the mortal world... I started working part-time in Yanbei, selling things at street stalls, looking for jo
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- 215 Mei Feixin Takes the Case to Court 梅费心打官司 Mei Goes to Great Lengths to Sue 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 216 Yuan Tiangang Reads Huang Chao's Fate 袁天罡算黄巢 Yuan Tiangang Predicts Huang Chao’s Rise 40Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Han Dynasty of the Immortals: A Quest for Immortality in the Late Han 仙汉汉末龙虎寻仙记
If you're not a hero, don't read the Three Kingdoms. And if you're a hero, how could you not understand the loneliness of troubled times? Everyone, there are more Three Kingdoms novels on the market than you could haul away in a wagon. But after looking through them all, I can count on one hand the ones I could actually keep reading. Is it because the authors lack skill? No. The problem is that fast-food template: the moment the protagonist gets a cheat, the Five Tiger Generals are reduced to
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- 218 From the Start, I Thought It Was a Strange Tales Story, but After Breaking Through, I Found Out It Was Journey to the West 开局以为是聊斋打穿后发现是西游 What? You’re fighting the Bull Demon King over a woman? Whoa! Princess Iron Fan wants to have your child? Huh! You actually stole the heavenly treasures of Princess Jade Face? Good grief! You even swindled Princess Wansheng out of her treasures? What? Chang’e and Yang Chan, the closest of sisters, fell out because they were fighting over you as their man? Pfft!” The broken half of the Snow-Night Saber plunged deep into Madam White Bone’s chest. Its blade pierced her demon core and sank in all th 1.3kReads—Score136Shelves
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Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈
There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They
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- 220 The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝：帝朝崛起 This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera) 79Reads—Score106Shelves
- 221 The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂 To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon. 1.6kReads—Score142Shelves
- 222 Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记 In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!) 1.2kReads—Score131Shelves
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The Everlasting Sealing Era 永封纪
[Cultivation] [Transforming the Dao into Immortality] [No System] [Character Growth] A beautiful disciple from Kunlun Ruins descends the mountain to investigate? She encounters a country boy, a heaven-sent prodigy. She raises him herself, never expecting to raise a...
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- 224 The Yin Within the Coffin 棺中太阴 When he woke up inside the coffin, the thing pressing down on its lid was poking its head over to sniff him. The spiritual energy in this world had been depleted for eight hundred years, and the Celestial Court and underworld had long since become legends. In their place stood a set of rules, cold to the core: The register is heaven's decree: every cultivator's rank, the prices in the ghost market, and the incense masters' standings in the White Lotus Sect are all recorded in an invisible ledger 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 225 Mount & Blade: Kingdom of Heaven 骑砍：天国王朝 When he opens his eyes, he has become a two-year-old boy: Elias of Anjou, the youngest son of Fulk V, Count of Anjou. In this era, French castles are built of stone, winters are cold enough to leave your fingers stiff, and noble lords fight in the mud wearing chain mail. His elder brother Geoffrey, the historical Duke of Normandy and father of the founder of the Plantagenet dynasty, is the heir to Anjou. The good news is that he has a golden finger: the Mount & Blade: Bannerlord System. Troops, 1.9kReads—Score237Shelves
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Pingfan Hongliu’s New Novel: The Prequel to Zifan 平凡洪流的新书紫凡前传
Zifan: The Three-Part Feng Shui and Earth Veins Saga In the twenty-eighth year of the Zhiyuan era, a purple aura descended upon Lanxi, Wuzhou, and the orphan Zifan was born with a heavenly destiny. As a child, he helped overcome a locust plague and learned to read the earth's veins. As a young man, he traveled far to study, glimpsing the mysteries of the Great Way in the Book of Changes and the Tao Te Ching, while also uncovering secrets about his long-lost elder sister in the imperial palace.
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- 227 Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Legend of Tiantai's Spirit Ruins 福地·天台灵墟风水传奇 A Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Legend of the Tiantai Spiritual Ruins 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 228 Blessed Land: A Feng Shui Tale of Xiandu Mountain, Where Immortal Charm Gathers at Dinghu Lake 福地·仙都山风水故事——仙都凝玄韵鼎湖蕴真仙 A Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Tale of Xiandu Mountain: Xiandu’s Mysterious Charm, Dinghu’s True Immortals 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 229 The Light of the Heart Shines Golden: Li Shouyi's Awakening to the Golden Light Mantra 心光映金——李守一悟金光咒 The Golden Light Reflected in the Heart: Li Shouyi Comprehends the Golden Light Mantra 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 230 Seeking the Dao with Ge Xianweng at Mount Luofu: A Path of Cultivation Forged in the Alchemy Furnace and a Benevolent Heart 葛仙翁罗浮问道：丹炉与仁心共炼的修行路 Ge Xianweng Seeks the Dao at Mount Luofu: A Path of Cultivation Forged in the Alchemy Furnace and a Benevolent Heart 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 231 The Legend of Jia Wen of Langya: Seeking the Dao at Mount Meng, the Crane Returns to the Cloudy Depths 琅琊贾文传奇故事：蒙山问道，鹤归云深 The Legendary Tale of Jia Wen of Langya: Seeking the Dao at Mount Meng, the Crane Returns to the Cloudy Depths —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 232 Feng Shui Insights Beneath the Pyramids: Establishing a Formation Through Action, Merging with the Light Through Inaction 金字塔下的风水道悟：有为立局，无为合光 Feng Shui Insights Beneath the Pyramids: Creating a Formation Through Action, Merging with the Light Through Inaction 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 233 Tempest over an Ancient Land: A Record of Daoist Enlightenment Through the Interplay of Forces in the Bermuda Triangle 古域惊涛：百慕大的顺逆相生悟道录 Tempest in an Ancient Land: A Record of Seeking the Dao Through the Interplay of Opposites in the Bermuda Triangle 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 234 A Feng Shui Tale of the Sacred Tree's Revelation: The Art of Soaring Between Action and Inaction at Sanxingdui 神树启道的风水故事：三星堆的有为无为飞天诀 A Feng Shui Tale of the Sacred Tree’s Revelation: The Sanxingdui Flying Technique of Action and Inaction —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 235 Seeking the Dao at Zhongnan: Refining Righteousness from the Sun, Moon, Mountains, and Rivers 终南问道风水故事——日月山河炼浩然 A Feng Shui Tale of Seeking the Dao at Mount Zhongnan: Refining Righteousness with the Sun, Moon, Mountains, and Rivers —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 236 Mysterious Shadows of Kunlun: Dual Cultivation and Enlightenment at the Dragon's Source 昆仑玄影：双修悟道遇龙源 Mysterious Shadows of Kunlun: A Dual Cultivation Journey to the Dragon’s Source —Reads—Score—Shelves
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All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你
Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo
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The King of Immortals in the City 都市仙王之王
When Feng Xiaolou was twenty, his parents mysteriously disappeared, leaving him only an oral account of his family's past. The once illustrious Feng clan, a family of cultivators, now had no one but him left to fend for himself. Forced to drop out of school to make ends meet, he scraped by doing odd jobs in Jiangcheng. Starting with the Yin-Yang Mirror, he began his journey from ordinary mortal to peak powerhouse. Guided by the mirror, he took control of Jiangcheng's economic lifelines and estab
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- 239 Taking Control of the World, Starting with the Patrol Office 从巡检司开始掌控天下 The protagonist, Wang Shisan, is a low-ranking ninth-grade patrol officer in the Yuwo Patrol Office of Luzhou. From the government offices to the martial world, he uses his blade and his wits to break through deadlocks, unite forces, and climb step by step. In the end, he overthrows the decaying imperial regime and ascends the throne. Ruling the world is not his final goal. Leading his loyal and valiant followers, he conquers the globe and puts an end to war through war, until the Dragon Banner 257Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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Shadows on Campus: A World in Crisis 校园谜影之世界危机
In ancient times, he had a name, a taboo that made gods and demons tremble across the heavens. Even when the laws of heaven and earth collapsed, none dared speak it. After ten thousand years of reincarnation, he became Jiang Jiunan, an apparently ordinary college student. At the country's most secretive agency, Bureau 749, he was the ultimate trump card codenamed “Zero,” handling supernatural incidents beyond the understanding of ordinary agents. He had hoped to bury his past and enjoy a hard-wo
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The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟
[Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard...
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The Ultimate Life After Transmigrating to a World of Immortals and Martial Arts 穿越仙武世界的超爽人生
If there were a whole new world for you to imagine and describe, how would you build a complete and richly detailed one? Starting a business in the cultivation world is seriously exhausting! Just one cultivation-world iPhone has nearly worn Li Jing out.
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Tales of Strange Happenings in Snow City 雪城志异
A collection of short tales of the strange and supernatural, including ghost stories and even stories about aliens! Each story is only a few hundred words, so you can finish one in no time. Strange happenings and supernatural tales, demons and ghosts, tree spirits and fox fairies! Let your imagination run wild! Everyone is welcome to read!
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Mask of Murder 杀戮面具
This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! Lin Yi is a wage earner from a humble background, and today he's been laid off again. Mocked by his ex-girlfriend and sneered at by his former supervisor, this little nobody can only choose the cheapest way to vent his anger. He heads under the overpass to beat a straw effigy. Fifty yuan a pop, and this is his ninety-ninth visit. Even the owner can't bear to look at how miserable he is, so he hands
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Two Thousand Years Hiding in the Martial World 苟在武侠世界两千年
A young man from two thousand years in the future was visiting the forty-four secret health-cultivation techniques unearthed at Mawangdui when he accidentally transmigrated to the late Spring and Autumn period, in 517 BC. With the help of ancient breathing and movement techniques, secret treasures passed down through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, and the great sages of the Spring and Autumn period, he unexpectedly cultivated the world's first trace of internal energy. From that moment on,
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Three Feet of Chilling Light 三尺寒芒
[Female-Led Story + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Pocket Dimension + Divine Weapon + Growth and Trials] All the splendor of the world turns to dust; sword on my back, I speak drunkenly of the people's suffering. On the winter solstice, with snow covering the mountains and the forests ablaze with color, Father found me by a little stream outside the village. So he named me Ruoxue. Born dark-skinned and ugly, I endured the world's cold stares and learned that true affection is the warmest thing of
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