Epic Novels About Ancient Chinese Secret Arts and Inherited Traditions 古华夏传承秘术流大作
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- 101 Tattoo 刺青 Tattoos 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Tattoo 刺青 Do you believe tattoos can change a person’s fate? When I was five, a birthmark suddenly appeared on my body. It didn’t hurt or itch, but it looked terrifying. After that, I kept falling ill for no reason. We went to hospital after hospital, but nothing could cure me. Then my parents took me to a tattoo shop and had a red spider lily tattooed over the birthmark. Only then did my health gradually improve. Before I could even feel relieved, one terrifying thing after another began to happen! 23Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Ink Master 掌墨师
A stern warning!!!! All the yang-meridian techniques in this novel come from a handwritten folk copy of the Lu Ban Book, an ancient text that truly exists. Do not try them lightly!!! It all began with my grandfather… He was an old carpenter, now well over eighty. By chance, I happened to open this long-forgotten copy of the Lu Ban Book. It was handwritten, and my first reaction after reading it was confusion, because I couldn’t understand it at all. So I studied it carefully. It recorded many t
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Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行
A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth
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My Adventures in Raising Gu 我养蛊那些事
My name is Ma Wu, an ordinary Miao boy from a Miao village in the Miao borderlands. When I was seven, my teacher gave me a formal name: Ma Sang. My grandmother was the village’s most mysterious Gu master. In her hidden room, she kept one of the two supreme Gu worms of the Miao borderlands: the Golden Snake Gu. Grandmother passed the Golden Snake Gu on to me, then died. My grandaunt, Ji Ruyan, came to see me. She said she had the other supreme Gu worm within her: the Golden Silkworm Gu. She said
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A Martial Arts Grandmaster in the River of History 历史长河中的武道宗师
A young man in his twenties complains about the National Martial Arts Championship, then unexpectedly transmigrates to the late Warring States period, over two thousand years in the past. A “Diligence Is Rewarded in the Martial Way System” also appears in his mind! Watch as a young man gradually makes his way along the path of ancient martial arts and becomes a legendary martial sage, leaving his mark on history.
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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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- 108 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—14d adds
- 109 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—14d adds
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The Lost Treasures of Zechuan 泽川遗藏
History + wild imagination + scheming male lead + suspense + urban Did you know? Scattered across this land, through the turning seasons and its boundless mountains and rivers, lie countless hidden treasures. Their clues can just barely be made out, yet their secrets remain unsolved. From the hymns of Brahma on the snowy plains of the Western Regions to the bronze ritual vessels of dynasties buried in the Central Plains’ yellow earth; from broken walls and ancient steles in the southern land
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Playing the Ancient Immortal Path 玩古仙途
Ancient artifacts conceal strange secrets, and ordinary mortals dare knock on the gates of immortality. Young Fang Chen seeks out mysterious relics buried by time, and comes across a jade pendant with its own space. Through the struggles of the apocalypse, he parts layer upon layer of mist. Is the world a prison, or a game? Wherever he looks, a road lies ahead! He cultivates immortality all the way, and in the end, the young man attains the Great Dao!
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I Died Twice from the Start, Then Came Back to Life with a Mechanical Heart 开局死两次，我靠着机械之心重活
Three days before the big exam, Lu Chen blew himself up. The assassins circled the wreckage and confirmed his death. No one noticed that another “Lu Chen” was crouched in the shadows at the mouth of the alley, watching the show. In this world, everyone is a mechanical body. But Lu Chen was born with two bodies. In plain sight, he’s a beat-up mechanical body, so broke he has to use tractor parts for his engine. Hidden away, his flesh-and-blood body is the real killing machine. He steals mechanica
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The Record of Wen Shi’s Attainment of the Dao 文始证道录
The Record of Attaining the Dao through the Way of Wen Shi uses the shifting stars as its guide to tell the story of Yin Xi. After natural and human-made disasters strike Hangu Pass, he follows the stars’ guidance and leads the people in rebuilding their homes. From the Ji star bringing warmth and erasing the scars of an earthquake, to the Shen star shining brightly as the new city walls are built; from the Dipper’s handle pointing west to herald a bountiful harvest, to the Zhen star gleaming a
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- 114 The Daoist Record of Crown Prince Xuanyuan 玄元太子修道录 The Crown Prince Xuanyuan is the Great Emperor Zhenwu. He was once a prince of a kingdom, but his devotion to the Dao led him onto the path of cultivation. Born to the royal house, his heart yearned for the Dao; he left his splendid estate for the mountains and springs. By lamplight, he studied the scrolls and sought the true covenant; amid purple mists, he tended the altar and refined cinnabar and lead. He cast off the trappings of the world and turned toward Wudang, dwelling among the cliffs a 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Record of Laozi’s Westward Journey and the Passing of the Lamp 老君西行传灯录 In ancient China, at the end of the Zhou dynasty, royal authority was waning, the lords were at war with one another, and the realm had fallen into chaos. At this time, a wise man quietly appeared: the founder of Daoism, the Supreme Lord Lao. Seeing the turmoil in the world, Lao decided to travel west and spread the Dao, hoping to ease humanity’s suffering and strife. Along the way, Lao rode a green ox, crossing towering mountains and enduring countless hardships and dangers. At Hangu Pass, he 66Reads—Score1614d adds
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Summoning the Gods: Starting with the 2D Great Sage 请神从2D大圣开始
No System + transmigration + intangible cultural heritage + high IQ + Cthulhu Mythos + the uncanny + mythology A top student transmigrates to another world through an ancestral Nuo mask. In this world, cultivators awaken supernatural abilities by sacrificing ordinary people. He is lucky enough to transmigrate in his own body as a cultivator, and arrives at the one and only paradise where people can awaken supernatural abilities without sacrificing ordinary people. But is everything really as he
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The Eternal Wisdom of Weiqi 弈旨千秋
Core theme: Using the four realms of Go as its framework, the story explores Go's philosophical depth as a microcosm of Chinese culture through a journey of Go practice across time and space. It echoes Ban Gu's Treatise on Go: “Go above contains images of heaven and earth; next, the rule of emperors; in the middle, the power of the Five Hegemons; and below, the affairs of the Warring States.” In the first 17 chapters, the protagonist transmigrates through time and space to grasp the philosophica
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A Bizarre Tale of Feng Shui! 风水奇谭！
Chen Yan, a top student at a 985 university, suffered a devastating blow at just twenty-two: His roommate set him up and framed him, driving him into a dead end; His girlfriend of three years cheated on him; his father was hospitalized with a serious illness, and he couldn't even scrape together the 5,000-yuan deposit. His loan payments were overdue and collectors were after him. He was about to become... Just as he sank into utter despair, a mysterious old Daoist appeared, opened his heavenly e
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- 119 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Folk Secret Arts: The Yuan Guang Technique 民间秘术之圆光术 Have you ever wondered what secret arts of ancient times could pierce the mysteries of heaven and earth and reveal the truth? Open this book and discover the legend of the Light-Circle Art, a tradition passed down for millennia. Born from suspicions surrounding a treasure theft in the immortal realm, it was an “ancient surveillance system” created by immortals. With talismans, it conjured a luminous screen to expose the schemes of petty thieves in the demon realm. As it spread among mortals, it 36Reads—Score—14d adds
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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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- 124 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 250Reads8.6Score—14d adds
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Livestream: Teaching Kids to Write Essays and Be Good People 直播：教孩子写作文，学做人
Writing compositions is easy! This book shows parents how to guide their children in writing and in learning how to be good people. Drawing on traditional Chinese thought, it explores methods and techniques for parent-child education.
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Reborn as a Chambermaid, the Prince Visits My Room Every Night 穿成通房丫鬟，王爷夜夜入我房
After transmigrating into an ancient romance novel as a doomed maid who shared her master's bed, Lin Wan discovered that the plot had reached a dead end. On the night before the Lunar New Year, the princess consort would send her to the coachman's bed, and she'd die a gruesome death in a pig cage. In her previous life, she'd been an overworked corporate drone. How could she let herself become a wronged spirit in this life? That night, she deliberately made the prince “take a wrong turn” into her
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Plum Blossoms Bloom Beyond the Great Wall 易路梅花塞北开
The book is now complete. Thank you all for your support. This is my first novel. Philosophical topics are niche by nature. I’m not looking for traffic; I only hope to offer something to readers who are passionate about the profound and extensive culture of the I Ching. The book consists of three volumes, progressing logically from specific details to the bigger picture. My abilities are limited, my knowledge shallow, and I published in haste, so there are bound to be many shortcomings and error
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The Road Home After Losing My Memories 失忆的归途细雨著
Few people know when they will face death, but everyone knows it is inevitable. We spend vast amounts of time learning things we might need, yet we avoid talking about the life and death we are certain to face. From the day we are born, we can count the days until the college entrance exam and the years until retirement, but we do not know when we will leave this stage and have to reflect on our lives. If there is only one thing in life truly worth investing your energy in, it is the knowledge I
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Words to Awaken the World: The Spirit Journey 醒世密言：灵游记
What is the human death rate? The answer is 100%. It's something no one can avoid or escape, and, damn it, it's an absolute fact. It couldn't be more true. Do we retain any awareness after death? Where do we go? What will we encounter? This book isn't about Liaozhai ghost stories or fantasy. Drawing on the travels of extraordinary people, accounts from hypnotists, and scientific research, it will guide you through the legendary world of souls and offer a preview of the place we will all eventual
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The Dao of Celestial Patterns 天纹奕道
In a fantasy world where patterns determine one’s talent, everyone’s fate is decided by the strength of their bloodline. Heaven and earth are a chessboard, all living beings are its pieces, and warriors who wield patterns clash as the strong reign supreme. A young man is born with a crippled body, but awakens the long-lost Eternal Pattern Chessboard. He cannot defy heaven through brute strength, yet he can see the flaws in all things. While the world is obsessed with overwhelming force, he plots
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