Confucian Cultivation: Thrown Straight Onto the Battlefield from the Start 儒道 开局就是战场

1. 1 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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   The first book opens with a battlefield; the male lead is a county magistrate defending a city on the verge of falling. The plot and logic are decent, it has a satisfying, action-packed feel without being overly dramatic or awkward. It's quite enjoyable. The second and third books have high ratings and decent summaries, but I haven't had a chance to read them yet. [Eating popcorn emoji]

2. 2 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
3. 3 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
4. 4 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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   Speaking of Confucianism and Taoism, these three books are on my bookshelf, but they might not meet the condition of starting the battle right away.

5. 5 儒 Conferring Gods Through the Way of the Scholars 儒道封神 Northern Foothills of Dongshan东山北麓Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Within, powerful lords stir with ambition. Without, demons and barbarians watch like tigers on the prowl. The Wu Wei Dynasty has languished for a hundred years. A young man comes from the north, armed with nothing but a brush. He drives back the barbarians, expands the realm, and secures the nation. Zhang Yinian: a Confucian sage enshrined as a god! 836Reads7.3Score103Shelves
6. 6 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
7. 7 儒 Confucianism and Martial Arts Under Heaven 儒武天下 Chasing Dreams on Green Mountains青山逐梦Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted “What is a Confucian?” “Confucianism: a stroke to the left and a stroke to the right make a person. Rain nurtures all things, and all living beings have needs. Meeting the needs of good people is what it means to be a Confucian.” “What is benevolence?” “To hold a sharp sword and be unmatched beneath heaven. That is benevolence.” The Divine Continent is vast and boundless. Nine provinces, four seas, and one hundred thousand mountains. The Great Xia Dynasty rules the Central Plains like a crouchi 15.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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   Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism vie for supremacy; humans, demons, and monsters wage war; the dragon race reigns supreme over the four seas; who will rule the Divine Continent? Let us wait and see.

8. 8 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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9. 9 儒 The Ultimate Sage of the Confucian Way: Poems from the Battlefield 儒道至圣：从战场诗文开始 Stranded Little Stream搁浅小溪流Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted A modern professor transmigrates to the borderlands, only to become the sole wastrel in a family of loyal martyrs? Li Mubai, a modern literature professor well versed in the classics, wakes up in another world where the literary path reigns supreme. He has become the Marquis of Anbei, a border commander with a prestigious title who is mocked as a good-for-nothing because his “literary heart is shrouded in dust.” It's hell mode from the start! The demon army is at the gates, and the city is on 107Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist starts on the battlefield, facing a demon general. When his life hangs in the balance, he recites a poem, which intimidates his mortal enemy, and thus begins his glorious journey!

10. 10 天 The Heaven-Mandated Sage of Letters 天命文圣 Heartbroken Lone Moon情殇孤月Eastern Fantasy848k WordsCompleted [Confucian Dao + Three Kingdoms + Investiture of the Gods] [The author's previous Confucian Dao novel has 7.3 million words. Read with confidence and look forward to updates!] After the Investiture of the Gods, Confucius ascended to heaven. Then came the chaotic Three Kingdoms era, when gods and demons rose together. Poetry can slay the enemy; verse can shatter armies! Li Haoran, a liberal arts student good for nothing, awakens in the body of a Shu Han scholar who shares his name. If heaven had 371Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Confucianism and Taoism are also themes I like. I'm recommending the ones I think are okay to you guys!

11. 11 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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    Combining Confucianism and Taoism with Chinese poetry, the first novel in which Lin Yi, a transmigrator who is framed and imprisoned, awakens his literary talent. He draws inspiration from the Tang poem "There is a path to the mountain of books, diligence is the way," inspiring his brilliant writing. Witness him break through obstacles with literature and write a legend on the Sacred Literature Continent!

12. 12 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
13. 13 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 26.2kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
14. 14 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
15. 15 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
16. 16 全 All-People Instance: From the Start, Waiting for a Fleeing Cao Cao 全民副本：开局等一个出逃的曹操 The Leisurely Young Master Hua闲逛的花少Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [The global dungeon event has begun!] [Everything you do in a dungeon earns points for you and your country!] [Points can be exchanged for all kinds of abilities, items, and technology…] [Every year, countries at the bottom of the rankings will be forced into a battle royale. The top two can advance again; all the others will be erased!] Zhang Lu has barely transmigrated to this parallel universe when he is forced into a dungeon to take part in the battle royale. His country is already on the 3.5kReads8.8Score290Shelves

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    The first book is a Confucian-Taoist novel that opens with a battlefield; the next two are a good historical novel and an alternate history novel, respectively, both quite good.

17. 17 我 I’m Just a Foolish Emperor. What Bad Intentions Could I Have? 我就一昏君，能有什么坏心思？ Hai Jingliangong海静凉宫Historical3.9M WordsOngoing [Tyrant + Political Scheming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Misinterpretations + Farming] Luo Lin opens his eyes and finds himself the new ruler of the Qian Kingdom, bound to a Tyrant System. If he ruins the kingdom’s fortunes, he can live forever? Being a wise ruler might be difficult, but being a tyrant should be easy. Just do whatever you want with your eyes closed! Then he looks around: a bewitchingly beautiful empress, a fiercely loyal minister, and a powerful eunuch. So Luo Lin starts causing 11kReads9.1Score777Shelves
18. 18 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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    Character traits: Confucian scholar

19. 19 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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    This is a world with only Confucius and Mencius, but no Li Bai and Du Fu. See how Jiang Ling brings a different kind of shock to this world.

20. 20 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
21. 21 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
22. 22 第 The Greatest Sage of Letters 第一文圣 Little Confused Shrimp小糊涂虾Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Year 723 of the Great Wei dynasty. Martial arts flourished throughout the realm, and Confucianism was experiencing a revival. But after years of warfare, the nation was weak and the people were destitute. The emperor and empress held power and vigorously promoted Confucianism, educating the people and gradually restoring the nation's strength. At this time, there was no Chu Ci, Han Fu, Tang poetry, or Song lyrics! Xu Xiaoyue had read widely before transmigrating here. Through poetry and song, he 96Reads7.7Score109Shelves

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    You're probably referring to this one. I'll add two more for you.

23. 23 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
24. 24 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
25. 25 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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    Highly recommend the first book

26. 26 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
27. 27 儒 The Confucian Sword Immortal: Read to Cultivate the Mind, Draw the Sword and Make Immortals Kneel! 儒剑仙：读书修心，剑出仙人跪！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy608k WordsCompleted [Get stronger by reading, Confucian sword immortal, fast-paced power fantasy, System, wild imagination] As a war between ten thousand dynasties rages, the Tianwu Continent, dotted with countless sects, has also plunged into a frenzy of competition. While ten thousand people train bitterly in the school grounds, I have no dantian, so all I can do is read. Chu Xuan: “Of all pursuits, reading is the noblest!” The nobles and aristocrats: “Hmph, scholars are useless.” Chu Xuan: “???” [You studied The 5.6kReads8.5Score397Shelves
28. 28 浩 The Noble Confucian Sage 浩然儒圣 Snow Mountain Atractylodes雪山白术Eastern Fantasy457k WordsCompleted [Confucian Dao + Feel-Good + Lighthearted] Transmigrating into a world that revered the Confucian Dao, Su Haoran looked forward to showing off with poems by the ancients... Wait, from the start, his whole family was sentenced to execution?! Are you kidding me? At the critical moment, Su Haoran drove off the officials who had come to confiscate his family’s property with his silver tongue. Naturally, he also had a righteous aura and a golden finger that was hardly worth mentioning. But this was o 114Reads5.4Score—Shelves
29. 29 打 The Brute Who Fought His Way Through the Confucian World 打穿儒道世界的莽夫 Combustibly Confused Little Cola可燃迷茫的小阔落Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Demons run rampant, ghosts wreak havoc, and the Great Li Dynasty is in turmoil. When Zhang Tao woke up, he found himself a demon catcher with his life hanging by a thread. The Monster Compendium can identify anything. Every demon or monster he gets his hands on is a treasure beyond compare! To Zhang Tao’s delight, he discovered that lighting up entries in the Monster Compendium could earn him all sorts of rewards... Eyes of the Underworld, Pupils of the Nine Netherworlds, Head-Swapping Technique 37Reads5.5Score—Shelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 神 A Mythic Take on the Hundred Schools of Thought: I’m a Novelist 神话版百家争鸣之我是小说家 A Common Man's Fury匹夫一怒Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted This book was originally titled I Seek Immortality, Starting with Copying Books. After his death, down-on-his-luck comic artist Fang Ziping woke up in a world where a hundred schools of thought contended: Confucians could make their words reality; Painters could bring anything to life; Legalists wielded the authority of imperial decrees with every word; Monks could lift Mount Sumeru with their six-zhang golden bodies and stand firm for five hundred years! Fate Masters could decide whether someon 5.1kReads8.7Score377Shelves
32. 32 洪 Honghuang: I Am the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, Becoming a Sage Through Confucianism! 洪荒：我诸天庆云，以儒道成圣！ Heavenly Official Zhen Jiu天官鸩九Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing Synopsis: Ke Haoran entered the primordial world and became the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud. After listening to a sage preach the Dao, he finally took human form. Yuanshi invited Ke Haoran to become the vice-leader of the Chan Sect, activating the Confucian Sage System. Ke Haoran resolutely refused Yuanshi and embarked on a path of teaching and guiding all living beings. His world-shaking Confucian writings could create endless worlds, and a single character could slay millions of enemies. H 251Reads7.6Score—Shelves
33. 33 大 The Confucian Sword Immortal of Great Qian 大乾儒剑仙 Little Changsheng of Longevity长生的小长生Eastern Fantasy139k WordsOngoing [Traditional High Fantasy] [Genius Protagonist] [No System] [Smart Heroes and Villains] [Clever, Satisfying Story] Gu Dao transmigrates to another world. Here, martial artists can attain godhood through their martial arts; Confucian scholars can make their words come true; Daoist masters can manifest the heavens and earth; and Buddhist bodhisattvas and vajras possess golden bodies a hundred feet tall… The jianghu is even home to demons, ghosts, monsters, and unorthodox practitioners with bizarre —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 穿 I Was Reborn in a Farming Novel, but I Don't Want to Pass the Imperial Exams on Talent 穿进种田文里，我不想靠才华科举 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Su Congli transmigrated. To stay alive, he studied day and night and threw himself into the imperial examinations. Who could have guessed? At the provincial exam: “What are you staring at, chief examiner?” At the metropolitan exam: “Why do these examiners all seem so strange?” At the palace exam: “Oh! Isn’t that guy sitting in the throne hall the one who stares at me every night?” Emperor Qiyuan prided himself on being a wise ruler of his age, blessed with extraordinary fortune. Who knew he’d ru 11.3kReads8.9Score949Shelves
35. 35 全 Everyone's Awakening: I Can Get Exclusive Gear to Drop 全民，我能爆出专属装备 My Name Is Narcissist我叫自恋狂Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A hidden Daoist class from the start, with only one health-preserving skill? He planned to use his endless lifespan to outlast every enemy, but accidentally triggered a BUG-level drop rate: every monster he kills is guaranteed to drop top-tier loot! Exclusive supernatural powers and magical treasures drop at his fingertips, and his summoning skills can be upgraded without limit! Sprinkle Beans to Make Soldiers: from spearmen to Qi Refiners, then Mahayana cultivators, and finally an army of a hun 17.8kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    I don't read this kind of book very often, but I do have some novels similar to it. I don't know if you'd like to read them, but they're quite readable and take a long time to read.

36. 36 贫 This Daoist Is Zhang Jue. I Invite the Han Dynasty to Die 贫道张角，请大汉赴死 Fat Cat Who Loves Money喜欢小钱钱的肥猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Xianxia] [Three Kingdoms] [Cultivation] [Xuanhuan] [Spiritual Qi Revival] In the early stages, he serves as the Eastern Han’s Imperial Preceptor. Later, he leads a rebellion. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the heroes of the Three Kingdoms rise up. Zhang Jue, a transmigrator, arrives in this world with the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts. He could have enjoyed a life of wealth and honor, cultivating the true Dao for a thousand years. But he discovers that this is not the Han dynasty he ha 5.3kReads8.7Score532Shelves
37. 37 重 Reborn as a Superstar 重生之盖世巨星 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Li Mo wakes up one day to find that the world has changed. There is no Li Bai, Du Fu, or Su Dongpo... no Jay Chou, Eason Chan, or Jacky Cheung... There are none of the familiar classics, poems, songs, novels, or films... The only thing that hasn't changed is that Li Mo is still an obscure livestreamer, and his wife is holding divorce papers... Reborn into this world, Li Mo casts off his despair and dejection, and vows to become a legendary superstar for the ages! 3.3kReads8.4Score322Shelves

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    Main Character Relationships: Absolutely a great book, but everyone has different tastes. As a long-time bookworm, I can't stand more than 90% of books. I'm recommending these few to fellow book lovers for a change of pace.

38. 38 全 The Full-Time Sword Cultivator 全职剑修 Half a Pot of Sake清酒半壶Sports4.4M WordsOngoing [Qingjiu's New Novel] Lin Jichen was a master at the Dao Enlightenment Realm in Eight Wastelands, the strongest spell cultivator under heaven. He should have had countless admirers, the power to command the winds and rain, and an boundless path to immortality. But after his lover and sworn brother both betrayed him, he was tricked into entering the lair of Zhulong, a Level-to-Immortality Realm boss. In the end, he died in the jaws of a beast, his body and soul destroyed. Unexpectedly, fate gave 28.8kReads9.1Score919Shelves
39. 39 娱 Showbiz: A Top-Tier Star's Career Begins When Boss Yang Adds Him to the Wrong Group Chat! 娱乐：顶流从杨老板拉错群开始！ I Am Eighteen吾十八Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + extra sweet romance + no System] Su Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an artist signed to Big Honey's agency. Because of copyright issues, he's chosen to take it easy and enjoy life. Then Big Honey suddenly adds him to a strange group chat. [You've been invited by Boss Yang to join “Our Happy Family”] Yang Mom: “!!!! Welcome, son-in-law!” Yang Dad: “The kids are right here! Can't you be a little more composed? So, when are you two getting married?” Su Yu: 9.2kReads8.9Score567Shelves
40. 40 开 From the Start, I Max Out My Passing Talent, Leaving Messi Stunned 开局点满传球天赋，梅西惊呆了 Super Handsome Guy超级帅哥Sports1.2M WordsCompleted Su Bai transmigrated! A soccer fanatic, he never expected to transmigrate to 2010! That was the year the era of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's dominance of the sport was just beginning! And right from the start, his passing talent was maxed out! As the world's best midfielder, he began dominating Europe's top five leagues! Messi stared wide-eyed at Su Bai tearing up the pitch! He was stunned! Could there really be passing this beautiful in the world? After making his debut in the Bundesliga, Su B 30.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
41. 41 文 Showbiz: From the Start, I Marry into the Family, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Reveal My True Face 文娱：开局入赘，全网请我显真颜 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (No System + One Female Lead) Zhao Gen transmigrates to another world. To his mother-in-law, he’s a man worse than a dog. In his wife’s eyes, he’s a good-for-nothing. To his brother-in-law, he’s just a pretty boy. But he has another side they know nothing about. He’s a god to countless readers and the IP owner every film and television company is desperately searching for. A song he casually writes can make a singer famous, and any variety show he puts together can launch a huge idol group. The 9.4kReads8.4Score662Shelves
42. 42 儒 The Confucian Sage: Turning Heaven and Earth Upside Down 儒圣：逆转乾坤 Guan Cheng Jun管城君Eastern Fantasy360k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Showstopping Moments] [Poetry and Song] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Original Poems Inside] What makes a top student? What makes a genius? With a pen, he can bring peace to the realm; on horseback, he can secure it by force. The Hundred Schools of Thought, poetry and song, Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, and Legalism: all are tools in the hands of scholars. This is a world ruled by scholars. Now, the Nine Provinces are divided, and the states are constantly at war. Corrupt mi 110Reads6.2Score—Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
44. 44 文 Showbiz: After the Divorce, the Superstar Keeps Clinging to Me 文娱：离婚后，天后赖上我 Selling Wine Every Day天天来卖酒Urban980k WordsCompleted Lu Yun has just transmigrated to a parallel world when he divorces a second-tier star. Drawing on memories from his past life, he wins over a legendary singer with a song. After that, the hugely popular singer keeps running into Lu Yun, eager to buy songs from him! How long does it take to go from an ignored songwriter to the greatest composer in the world? Lu Yun will tell you! 1.1kReads7.7Score102Shelves
45. 45 直 Livestream: A Mountain Forager Starting with a Fish Hooked in the Mouth 直播：从死鱼正口开始的跑山人 Di Jiutian帝九天Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Bei had been able to hear the mountain god’s voice since childhood. Having grown up at the foot of Changbai Mountain and made his living foraging in the mountains, he affectionately called the local mountain god Old Bai. But gods live on faith, and as technology advanced, more and more mountain gods became mere legends. To help Old Bai regain his power, Zhang Bei started livestreaming his mountain foraging trips. Ginseng buried deep underground for a thousand years, and lingzhi mushroom 15.5kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
46. 46 苍 The Book of All Life, the Sword of Noble Spirit 苍生书，风骨剑 The Ultimate Chen Xiaozhu至臻陈小逐Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted What makes a Confucian sage? He does not recite the classics of the sages; he reads the books of the common people. What makes a Martial God? He does not uphold the emperor’s crown; he wields a sword of integrity! What does “putting one’s family in order” mean? If your father is steeped in sin and helps a tyrant commit evil, then even your father can be killed! What does “governing the state” mean? If the ruler is unjust, cruel, and tyrannical, then even the ruler can be killed! What does “bring 4.4kReads8.4Score377Shelves
47. 47 文 The Supreme Master of the Literary Dao 文道最夫子 General Xunqi徇齐上将军Eastern Fantasy537k WordsOngoing On the Continent of Heavenly Selection, demons run rampant and humanity is weak. Fortunately, Sage Kong established learning, and the Hundred Schools forged their own paths. From then on, people used literature to carry the Dao, drawing on the power of heaven and earth to stand against the savage bodies of the demon tribes. Under the protection of the sages, humanity claimed the center of the continent and gradually developed into the three kingdoms of Wu, Shu, and Wei. They nurtured their peopl 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. It's a Confucian-Taoist story set in an alternate history, featuring seventy-two sages and set against the backdrop of the Wei, Shu, and Wu kingdoms. The protagonist is a semi-saint who kills both humans and demons. The story follows humanity as they learn the power of heaven and earth through literature, creating a unique history of human civilization.

48. 48 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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    This book! 🤯 Thought the imperial examinations tested rigid, formulaic writing? Wrong! The protagonist recites "The Rhapsody on the Epang Palace" from memory on the spot, the examiners kneel to grade the papers, and golden lotuses of fortune bloom throughout the hall! Knowledge is power? No! It's a nuclear explosion! #PeakOfImperialExamExhilaration# Memorizing Poetry Leads to Heaven

49. 49 满 The Entire Court Is Stunned: One Poem Wins the Emperor's Ear! 满朝皆惊：一首诗词动圣听！ May Fireflies五月流萤Eastern Fantasy424k WordsCompleted [Plagiarism Master + Poetry + Invincible Protagonist + A Golden Age for Confucianism] After transmigrating into a world governed by Confucianism, Su Mo becomes a poor scholar. From the start, he is put on the spot at a poetry gathering. He dips his brush in ink and writes: "The immortal has long since ridden the Yellow Crane away; all that remains here is the Yellow Crane Tower..." In an instant, his literary talent soars three thousand miles into the sky, and the Star of Literature stirs the he 2.1kReads6.3Score104Shelves
50. 50 这 This Poetry Immortal Wants to Break Off the Engagement 这位诗仙要退婚 How Many Springs and Autumns in This Life人世几春秋Historical1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the son of a disgraced official, he is barred from taking the civil service exams. His military career hits a wall, his business ventures leave him completely broke, and his betrothed, chosen for him in infancy, calls off the engagement. “I, Liang Xiao, have one flaw: I never bow to reality!” After the broken engagement, Great Zhou gains a poet immortal, and a young man takes power. Wherever his army marches becomes his country's territory. He gives up not an inch! Th 7.1kReads8.5Score574Shelves

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