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  1. 51 The Scholar from a Poor Family 寒门状元 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
  2. 52 The Carefree Little Confucian Immortal 逍遥小儒仙 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
  3. 53 I Opened a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐开酒馆 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Nuo only wanted to run his tavern in peace. Once he had improved his finances, he planned to buy a maid, marry a pretty wife, and live a good life. Instead, on his very first day in business, a special guest showed up: Li Shimin. As someone from another era, Zhang Nuo had a vision and knowledge far beyond those of his time. Even his casual remarks sounded like thunderclaps of revelation to Li Shimin. Before long, Zhang Nuo realized that things he'd 26.9kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
  4. 54 My Wife Is Already the Richest, So Why Take the Top Scholar Exam? 娘子都首富了,还要考状元? Historical2.5M WordsOngoing [Whose husband is this? Whoever grabs him gets to keep him!] Xu Ye accidentally transmigrates while rescuing someone from drowning. When he reaches shore, he realizes he's holding the daughter of the richest man in the realm. He thinks he's landed himself a wealthy wife and can lie flat, living off her money, but then he sees his fiancée being schemed against... “Copy books to pay off your debts? Why not copy Battle Through the Heavens!” “The teahouse is empty? Let's get on the BBS!” The imp 62.2kReads8.2Score6.9kShelves
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  5. 55 The Black Dragon Roars, the Ink Dragon Sings, and the Halberds Ring as One 黑龙啸,墨龙吟,长戟齐鸣 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Also known as The General. [War god] + [national warfare] + [political intrigue] + [fictional setting] + [military commanders] His father died on the battlefield when he was young. His mother passed away when he was a child. An orphan, he was fortunate to be raised with help from his uncle and aunt in the same village. Unwilling to accept the fate laid out for him, he joined the army in his early teens. A boy from a mountain village ultimately rises step by step to become a dynasty's general, gr 2.9kReads8.7Score189Shelves
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  6. 56 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! 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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  7. 57 The Imperial Exams: They All Say I'm the Star of Literature Reborn 科举,他们都说我是文曲星下凡 Historical1.1M WordsOngoing (This book blends elements of the imperial examinations, romance, court politics, bureaucratic intrigue, warfare, and more.) Zhao Lin was the youngest professor of classical Chinese literature in Huaxia. After transmigrating, he becomes a young scholar in the Great Zhou, celebrated as a “star of literary talent” and a “child prodigy.” But the Grand Examiner declares him “frivolous by nature, destined to achieve nothing.” With his reputation on the verge of collapse, he draws on the extraordinary 1.5kReads8.7Score161Shelves
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  8. 58 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统,我在古代女扮男装 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
  9. 59 I Woke Up to Find Myself a Son-in-Law 一觉醒来变赘婿 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Lan Yuheng dies suddenly from overwork at school and is ultimately dragged back to the underworld by Ox-Head and Horse-Face. The Judge discovers that he's a virgin for the ninth lifetime and takes pity on him, sending him to an ancient parallel world. Here, those so-called poets don't exist, and the Tang dynasty is not the prosperous era it once was. In the end, his fate is changed, granting him endless romantic encounters. But because something goes wrong with Granny Meng's soup, his soul trans 8kReads8.2Score698Shelves
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  10. 60 The Number One Son-in-Law: I Really Don't Want to Rebel! 第一赘婿,我真不想造反啊! Historical4.5M WordsCompleted Historical fiction, a touch of ensemble cast, not mindless wish fulfillment, everyday interactions with the heroines, and family life. Also known as: My Wife Is a Grandmaster. Who Wouldn't Lie Flat? No one helps me reach for the clouds, so I tread through snow to the mountaintop alone. If fortune was never meant for me, I'll climb Kunlun by myself! The strategist risks everything by entering the game, all to bring Dongling back into the light! One vow: “I hunger to feast on the flesh of the nort 18.7kReads7.8Score1.7kShelves
  11. 61 The Whole City Mocked Me as a Book Copyist, Yet I Became a Poet of the Poor 全城笑我抄书郎,我却成寒门诗仙 Eastern Fantasy205k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, I find that its literary heritage has been severed. The powerful aristocratic clans sneer at me for copying books as a poor scholar. Never look down on the humble scholar's pen; my heart holds the stars of ages past. At Slender West Lake, I write “Ten Years to Hone a Sword,” and sword energy soars into the heavens; At a roadside pavilion, I compose “The Great Roc,” and a golden roc's phantom streaks across the sky; At Qinhuai, I meet my soulmate, and entrus —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 62 Great Ming: I Told You to Hang Yourself, Not Become a Tyrant 大明:让你上吊,没让你当暴君 Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + scheming protagonist + satisfying read + no System + one heroine] Transmigrated into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with less than half a year until the Jiashen Incident. Huang Taiji is about to take a detour through Mongolia, breach the Great Wall, and threaten the capital! What? You say the treasury is empty and we can't fight back? Don't panic. Let me kill a few ministers first and scrape together some money! What? You say Li Zicheng has rebelled 650Reads7.0Score100Shelves
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  13. 63 Painting the Realm Anew 再画江山 Historical532k WordsCompleted Alternate history + coming of age + political intrigue + ensemble cast Li Ning transmigrates into an alternate historical world. He hopes to keep his head down and enjoy a peaceful life, but instead he gets caught up in family infighting and court power struggles, fights on the border, and conquers a neighboring kingdom, living an extraordinary life! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
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  14. 64 The Heavenly Path of Poetry 诗道天途 Historical152k WordsOngoing Shen Yan transmigrated. He became someone looked down on by everyone: a merchant's live-in son-in-law. In this world, poetry isn't an art of refinement. It's power! A single poem can summon wonders from heaven and earth and suppress an entire city! Great families monopolize the path of poetry, leaving the poor with no chance to rise. Everyone thought Shen Yan was just a useless live-in son-in-law. Until that day... He casually recited a single line, and a wonder appeared. Heaven and earth trembl 138Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 65 Traveling Between Two Worlds: A Harem of Concubines in One Year 双穿古代,我一年小妾成群 Historical106k WordsOngoing (Alternate history + daily life + travel between two worlds + making money + beautiful women) If you could travel between the modern and ancient worlds, what would your dream be? Some would dream of charging into battle and earning glory, while others would dream of studying for the imperial exams and leading reforms in the court. Xu Yan has different ideas. Being a military officer means suffering through war, and being a civil official means working yourself to the bone. Haven't I had enough o 179Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 66 Dream of the Red Chamber: Misty Clouds 红楼烟云 Historical923k WordsCompleted In the Dream of the Red Chamber, thousands of beauties meet their fate, and ten thousand women share the same sorrow. Jia Cong brings a collection of martial arts manuals and transmigrates into the Dream of the Red Chamber. Watch as he delves deeply into the story, sees where the world of the Red Chamber is headed, studies under a great Confucian scholar, trains in both the literary and martial arts, and matches wits with his foes as he stirs up the winds of change across the realm. He embarks o 7.2kReads8.5Score579Shelves
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  17. 67 You Are Like a Mirror, I Am but a Shadow 君如镜影人 Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted [Two-way transmigration] + [farming] + [poetry] + [political intrigue] Chen BaiXi, a modern high school student, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenyuan era of the Tang dynasty and discovers that her soul has switched places with that of an ancient girl who looks exactly like her. This is an era in which the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have never been celebrated. Has history already been rewritten, or is someone secretly pulling strings? Chen BaiXi and her soul-swapped friend Chen BaiXi each be 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 68 I’m Just a Plagiarist, but Becoming a Confucian Sage Seems Reasonable 我一个文抄公当儒圣很合理吧 Eastern Fantasy191k WordsCompleted This is a world where people possess literary talent, and scholars are no longer helpless in a fight. By reading the classics of the sages or writing outstanding poetry and prose, scholars can earn the sages’ recognition and gain literary talent. They can awaken their literary bones, open the apertures of their writing, and even awaken a literary heart, granting them extraordinary powers. The Great Feng Dynasty faces demons and monsters wreaking havoc beyond its borders, while treachery festers 33Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 69 The Heavenly Book: The Imperial Star Descends to the Mortal World, One Sword Proves the Dao 天书:帝星化凡,一剑证道 Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [A golden-scaled dragon is no pond-dweller. Soon, the Heavenly Book will descend from the ninth heaven!] What would happen if Dugu Qiubai lived for a thousand years? A Heavenly Book spans a thousand years of China’s history, bringing him into contact with humans, demons, immortals, and Buddhas. (A historical cultivation novel about immortality, featuring Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas that may be difficult for most readers. Not a wish-fulfillment story; slow burn, so read with care.) [Imm 269Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 70 A Generation's Book Immortal: Bai Shusheng 一代书仙:白书圣 Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Invincible, the Way of the Written Word, Literati, No Heroine, Pure AP] Seal demons, purge fiends, slay gods: if you pay, I'll do anything! “You know how to wield two blades?” “I wield two brushes!” “You can fly on a sword?” “I can race across the ground on ink!” Throughout the ages, demons and fiends have run rampant. The Way of the Written Word has declined, while the Way of the Sword has risen. Yet one man still enters the Way through writing, wielding his brush like a blade as he composes p 384Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  21. 71 Confucian Sage: From the Start, I Fell into a Life of Vagrancy 儒圣:开局沦落为流民 Eastern Fantasy348k WordsCompleted In the thirteenth year of Huichang under the Great Li Dynasty, Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and martial arts vie for dominance, while barbarian tribes on every frontier eye the Central Plains hungrily. Beneath a century of prosperity, countless undercurrents are surging. Amid this time of turmoil, in a dilapidated temple, Jiang Che transmigrates into this world as a refugee. Just as he frets over what lies ahead, he suddenly discovers that in this world, scholars like us truly have power. Poe 150Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  22. 72 I Wanted to Break Off the Engagement, but Ended Up with a Harem 我欲退婚,结果妻妾成群 Historical473k WordsOngoing Shen Yi's soul transmigrates into the Great Jin dynasty, where he becomes the adopted son of a eunuch. Drawing on the knowledge from his previous life, he sets out to build a business empire amid the chaos of the age. But penniless, he needs startup capital. His plan is to get his engagement called off so he can claim the betrothal gifts. 282Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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  23. 73 Reborn, I Became the Trendsetter of the Music Scene 重生,我成为了音乐圈的风向标 Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Ji Xingyi was a diligent manager on modern Blue Star when she awakened a System in an unknown world. From then on, she set out on the path to becoming a songwriter. A smash hit from the start with “Decent”! “The Wind Rises” made her a legend overnight! Director: “You’re telling me this is a novice songwriter? Get me her file, now!” Singer: “That unknown songwriter? Find a way to book a song from her! I’m going to become a queen of music with her help!” Netizens: “Oh my gosh, this song is so heal 750Reads7.3Score100Shelves
  24. 74 Free Travel Between Worlds: My Leisurely Life in Two Realms 任意穿梭:我的两界休闲生活 Historical682k WordsCompleted [Travel between the modern world and an alternate ancient era, transfer knowledge between the two worlds, trade in ancient treasures, promote modern technology, develop both past and present in parallel] Zhao Yan can travel freely to an unfamiliar ancient world. From the start, the local school ropes him into working as a teacher. But as he teaches, things suddenly take a strange turn. To make teaching easier, Zhao Yan brings knowledge of literature from ancient and modern Daxia over from the mo 38Reads5.7Score—Shelves
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  25. 75 From the Start, the Favoring Decree Made Me an Enemy of the Entire Dynasty 开局推恩令我得罪了整个王朝 Eastern Fantasy321k WordsOngoing "Confucian and Daoist cultivation + fantasy + xianxia + no System + no female lead + literary feuds + conspiracy theories" This book has few typos and works well as an audiobook. Library security guard Su Mu unexpectedly transmigrates, taking the place of a poor scholar who died in the imperial examination hall. To lay the original owner's lingering obsession to rest, Su Mu writes a policy essay on governing the country that moves the heavens and earns the favor of the nation's fortune, purify 227Reads5.5Score—Shelves
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  26. 76 The World's Laughing General 天下笑将 Historical165k WordsOngoing That’s all for now. I’ll write more another time. Thank you. Thanks so much!… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 77 A Stick in the Tang Dynasty 大唐一根棍 Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Suspense + Brainy Wish Fulfillment + Historically Grounded Tang Dynasty] A farm boy with a serious lack of virtue gradually grows into the Tang dynasty's number-one troublemaker (no, wait, strike that). He grows into a pillar that holds up the sky, a beam that spans the sea. If I'm having a good time and you're not, I'll beat you until you are. If I can't reform you, I'll cremate you. I crush foreign kingdoms, dissect the aristocratic clans, discipline princes, and slap emperors I can' 3kReads8.7Score235Shelves
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  28. 78 The World’s Greatest Master Is a Live-In Son-in-Law 天下第一高手是赘婿 Historical772k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Live-in son-in-law + Wuxia + Alternate world + Poetry] After transmigrating, Zhang Zi'an became the greatest expert among the martial outlaws of Jiangnan, and his legends spread throughout the region. After roaming the martial world for more than a decade, Zhang Zi'an chose to leave it behind and become a live-in son-in-law of the Wang family of Jinling. Enjoying a wealthy life as a live-in son-in-law at his leisure was actually pretty nice. But once you're in the martial world 270Reads5.7Score—Shelves
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  29. 79 I Transmigrated! Is My Wife Actually Reborn? 穿越!我的老婆竟是重生者? Historical512k WordsOngoing At the beginning of fate, I saw you in the crowd; At its end, I saw you among the crowd; My transmigration through time and space was no more than a long dream; You followed me through lifetimes, our fate sealed long ago; Our meeting was destiny, written for us both; A wager that spanned the heavens, ending in utter defeat; Even if everything was destined from the start, I still have no regrets about this life! Ten years of bitter toil, and a sword immortal emerges; A little cannon that treats a 42Reads5.4Score—Shelves
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  30. 80 Conferring Gods Through the Way of the Scholars 儒道封神 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
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  31. 81 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
  32. 82 The Erudite Seeks the Dao 鸿儒求道 Eastern Fantasy583k WordsOngoing [The Way of Letters] [Soul transmigration] [No System] [Traditional cultivation progression] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [Confucian cultivation] The myriad paths of the heavens! I, Li Shi'an, will shoulder both the Confucian and Daoist ways. The ghosts and gods fill the skies! Why should I, a humble scholar, fear them? Li Shi'an, a fourth-year Chinese language student, has his soul transmigrate to another world, the Tianyuan Continent, after an accident. In this world, Confucianism, Daoism, B 80Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 83 The New Poet Immortal 新诗仙 464k WordsCompleted An improved version of this book can be found in the author's other work, Dating Shows in the Entertainment Industry. This book only lays out the basic framework. I hope to see you in the other book, and Feixian thanks you for stopping by. 142Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 84 Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi 11.4kReads8.6Score869Shelves
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  35. 85 Li Bai Has It So Good 李白真爽 Historical129k WordsOngoing A culture top-tier star, a rich and handsome mixed-race man. Traveling the world to cultivate the Dao, then marrying a beautiful heiress. Li Bai showed his brothers across the four seas a clear path to becoming protagonists. See if this is the kind of life you want. More characters will appear later. Maybe I'll write another book called Zhuge Liang Is Living the Dream. If you want to read it as a wish-fulfillment novel, start from Volume Five, Chapter One: I Transmigrated Into Li Bai. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 86 Transmigrating: A Hidden Dragon in the Wilderness 穿越之潜龙在野 Historical147k WordsOngoing The moment he was born, the protagonist accidentally kicked the emperor. His imperial father promptly banished him to suffer among the common people. Unaware of his royal identity, he made a name for himself with poetry, literary talent, and strategies from later generations, then gradually became embroiled in the succession struggle. He slays Japanese pirates and revitalizes the Kingdom of Chu! With his strength alone, he changes the entire balance of power. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 87 I Transmigrated, and They Made Me Emperor! 一朝穿越,我被黄袍加身了! Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as The Finest Young Master from a Humble Family One month after transmigrating, a woman I've never even met wants to be my wife? And she wants to have my babies! What does it matter if the dynasty is in chaos and the times are turbulent, even if I'm out in the countryside, far from the centers of power? Foreign enemies are invading and want to take my money? Dream on! 837Reads8.6Score102Shelves
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  38. 88 The Mandate of Heaven: Poetry and Martial Arts 天命诗武 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Xianxia, fantasy, transmigration, alternate world] Hidden divine spells, illusions shattered across the sky. Evil is vanquished throughout the world, without beginning or end. Xiao Yihao and Shen Mengli climb Floating Cloud Peak and accidentally stumble into Moonlight Cave. There, they find the Moonlight Box and transmigrate to another world. This is a strange world where people cultivate through poetry and duel with poems. It is divided into four realms: humans, gods, demons, and monsters. Eac 30Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 89 A Literary Youth in the Han Dynasty 大汉文艺青年 Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [History] [Alternate World] [Transmigration] [Witty and Humorous] [Multiple Heroines] Fan Li, a rogue who runs a bar, undergoes Transmigration into ancient times. One poem stuns the literary world, and one song brings listeners to tears. From his initial, desperate flight to making his first splash at a grand literary gathering; from showing off his divine prowess at Chongli Terrace to fighting bloody battles in a lone northern fortress, the rascal laughs and curses his way through it all. In t 4.6kReads7.8Score336Shelves
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  40. 90 The Female Emperor Takes the Throne: From the Start, I Simulate My Life 女帝临朝,开局模拟我的人生 Historical139k WordsCompleted Li Yi transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty, a realm of high martial arts where Confucianism, the Immortal Dao, the demonic sects, and martial arts all reign supreme. The Great Xia Empress takes the throne and gains a life-simulation System. From the start, she simulates Li Yi's life, and from then on, she has an archenemy for life. The pillar of the court, praised by all, is secretly a corrupt official who takes bribes and forms cliques? The land is struck by disaster. Li Yi, did you leave you 133Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 91 The First-Rank Female Top Scholar 一品女状元 Historical791k WordsCompleted No brainless protagonist + no System + imperial examinations + political intrigue + comedy + ancient setting + woman disguised as a man + history + transmigration After unexpectedly dying, a modern university student transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the daughter of a once-wealthy but now ruined family. Faced with poverty and bullying from outsiders, she decides to turn her fortunes around through the imperial examinations and restore her family. It is destined to be a grueling and extr 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 92 Carefree in Great Xia 逍遥大夏 Historical376k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Alternate History + Farming + Comedic Historical Fiction] Lucky enough to join the ranks of transmigrators, Lin Jue was determined to live a leisurely life of eating his fill and waiting for death, with a wife and children gathered around the warm hearth. But all under heaven bustle for profit, and all under heaven rush after gain. Lin Jue, the Great Xia's Number One Casanova, Destroyer of Noble Houses, and Best Matchmaker in Great Xia, could only sigh helplessly as he gazed up —Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 93 Warlord Emperor: The Useless Prince Conquers the Continent 战火覇帝:废物点心皇子征服大陆 Historical288k WordsOngoing [Historical ancient setting] + [History] + [Transmigration] + [System] + [Alternate world] + [National Fate] [Prince] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Struggle for supremacy] + [Wuxia] + [Political scheming] + [War] The moment he opened his eyes, Li Chen had transmigrated to the Great Xi Dynasty, holding a bag of New Orleans barbecue seasoning! What happened? Known across the nation as a useless good-for-nothing, he woke up to find himself caught in the middle of a massive palace coup! As th —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 94 Slay Demons and Exterminate Evil, Rebuild the Great Liao 斩妖除魔,重建大辽 Eastern Fantasy405k WordsCompleted Exotic lands + clashing armies + chivalry and tenderness + an inspiring struggle The Liao Dynasty has reached the end of its days. A star of calamity and all manner of demons and monsters are reincarnated and descend to wreak havoc. A descendant of the imperial clan transmigrates to the Liao Dynasty, protected by the Yellow Dragon. He tastes all the sweetness, bitterness, sourness, and spice life has to offer, endures countless trials, slays demons and monsters, and rebuilds the Liao Dynasty in 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 95 The Imperial Exam: Starting from the Womb 科举:从胎穿开始 Historical711k WordsOngoing [Unity + building wealth + no female lead + farming + business + imperial examinations + inventions + infrastructure + opening a hospital + opening a school + natural disasters + war + fighting Japanese pirates] Throughout Chinese history, countless prodigies have emerged. Xiang was hailed by a sage as a genius worthy of becoming a sage at the age of seven. Gan Luo became a chancellor at twelve. Cao Chong weighed an elephant at nine. Gao Cheng persuaded Gao Aocao to surrender at ten. Sun Quan we 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  46. 96 Wheel-Turning Sage King 转轮圣王 Eastern Fantasy211k WordsOngoing (Alternate history + play the pig to eat the tiger + farming and face-slapping + underachiever’s comeback) A country boy crosses paths with a young beggar girl and, through a twist of fate, enrolls at Youlong Academy. After dropping out and undergoing three years of secluded training, he heads to the capital and makes a stunning debut! As turmoil engulfs Zhongzhou and heroes vie for supremacy, who else but me can restore the land? If a girl loves me, I’ll make her love me even more. If she doesn —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 97 The Great Qin Founding Emperor 大秦太祖 Historical581k WordsOngoing Mercenaries + alternate history + training generals + management + character development + ancient warfare + founding a faction + vying for supremacy A mercenary transmigrates into an unknown historical dynasty as the son of a county clerk in a small town. He starts out as nothing but a wastrel who bullies men and takes advantage of women. After his betrothed breaks off their engagement, he sets out on a journey of study, seeking a renowned teacher to make a name for himself in literature and ro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 98 Shocking! I’m Actually the Emperor Hao of an Ancient Kingdom!!! 震惊!我竟是古国昊帝!!! Historical206k WordsOngoing Alternate ancient setting + gradual growth + a slight golden finger + multiple heroines + unification Internet cafe regular Zhou Hao is electrocuted and his soul returns to the ancient continent of Blue Star, where he becomes the ninth prince of the Shusha dynasty, saddled with the reputation of being a good-for-nothing. Fortunately, his phone unlocks a Myriad Worlds Marketplace. Armed with the knowledge of his former life, he boosts agriculture, establishes schools, builds a thriving economy, a —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 99 The Last Prince Flees for His Life: All My Enemies Are Beautiful Women 末代皇子逃难:我的仇家全是红颜 Historical145k WordsOngoing [Scheming, Masterful Actor and Last Prince] vs [Obsessive Madwoman] [Icy Beauty] [Proud Queen] [Northern Wei Empress Dowager] Jiang Zui woke up as Sima Zui, the last prince of the Sima dynasty. On his wedding night, his wife poisoned him. The new dynasty had put a bounty of ten thousand gold on his head, and his former glory had become a death sentence. To stay alive, he hid his identity and took the name Jiang Zui, pretending to be a scion of a fallen noble family. He planned to keep a low prof —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 100 The Banished Immortal: Poetry, Wine, and Sword Slashes Through the Ninth Heaven 谪仙:诗酒剑斩九重天 Eastern Fantasy270k WordsCompleted A banished immortal from the ninth heaven, trapped in the mortal world. Hunted across the nine heavens, bound by nine trials of love. One line of poetry can shake heaven and earth; one jug of wine can turn the cosmos upside down. One sword drawn, and the nine heavens shatter. I, Li Bai, with poetry in hand and sword at my side, take one person with me and return to Qinglian, drunk! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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