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- 101 A Strange Cultivator in the City 都市修仙奇人 After the protagonist gets bashed in the head, a stroke of luck leads him to open up a mysterious world. There, he finds a spirit spring, spirit herbs, dense spiritual energy, and a thirty-to-one time multiplier, along with powerful cultivation techniques, all kinds of martial arts, talisman-making, alchemy, astrological divination, beast taming, and the art of formations. With such an incredible stroke of fortune, the protagonist's life goes into overdrive. You know what I know, and I even know 12.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 102 From the Start, I Obtained Ten Inherited Secret Manuals 开局获得十本传承秘籍 If you had a manual of secret techniques, what kind of divine power would you want? Eyes that see through everything? Bone cleansing and marrow washing? Every spell under the sun? What if you had ten manuals? The moment all ten manuals opened one by one, his extraordinary life was destined to begin. Feng shui, divination, magical duels, healing: he excelled at them all. He broke feng shui killing formations, controlled the primordial flame, slew vengeful spirits and demons, took command of the t 431Reads—Score102Shelves
- 103 EN The Young Farmer Who Can Cultivate Immortality 会修仙的小农民 [Farming]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Urban Cultivation]+ [Everyday Life] On his way home, Su Ye is bound to an unknown pocket dimension that has flown in from beyond the heavens. Inside, he finds not only a legacy of cultivation techniques, but also incredibly rich spiritual energy and a spirit spring! Best of all, time flows faster inside than in the outside world. The medicinal herbs and fruit trees Su Ye transplants into the dimension are transformed by the spiritual energy… 16kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
- 104 The Invincible Little Taoist 无敌小老道 1. After transmigrating and being reborn as the eldest young master of a scholarly family in another world, he becomes a tongsheng at ten, a xiucai at thirteen, and heads to the prefectural city at sixteen to sit the autumn examinations, where he passes as a juren. His original goal was to enter the imperial court and hold power over all under heaven. But everything changed after a horde of evil spirits chased him down and activated his System. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 I Taught Myself Cultivation in College! 我上大学时自学修仙！ [Urban xianxia + amorous swordsman + dominating the world in the later stages + saving a collapsing world] Before starting university, the utterly ordinary Chen Xingyu happened to take a one-day trip to another world, where he learned the art of immortal cultivation. After returning to Earth, he planned to keep a low profile and secretly live forever. But an ancient immortal revealed the truth about the world to him: Spiritual energy would eventually revive, and the Demon King was about to desce 1.7kReads8.2Score153Shelves
- 106 I Prove the Truth of Immortality Through the Eight Trigrams 我以八卦证真仙 “Others cultivate techniques. I cultivate the Dao, a Dao of my own making!” Across three generations, ordinary people created the Eight Trigrams. Xu An spent his whole life as a village schoolteacher, only to learn at the end that he had three years left to live. Drunk and alone, he angrily berated cultivators for fighting with their magic. By chance, he obtained a cultivation manual. From then on, he completed the Eight Trigrams and entered the immortal sect. True immortals live high above the 3.2kReads9.0Score282Shelves
- 107 The Immortal Path Without Dao 无道仙路 [No female lead + ordinary mortal protagonist + brutal cultivation; From the Start: A Broken Piece of Jade Reveals the Secrets of Immortality, The Terrifying Road to Immortality, Mystery, Immortal Paths, and the Angler, The Strange Path to Immortality are updated simultaneously] There was no road in the world to begin with. A road appears when enough people walk it. Wudao found a mysterious piece of fine wood glowing with purple light and arrived in the world of cultivation. It was a brutal plac 18.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
- 108 Stop Pretending, Daoist. You’re Cultivating Immortality 别装了，道长你就是在修仙 Lin Han transmigrated into the body of a Taoist priest. From the start, all he had was a rundown temple, until he obtained a live-streaming System for spreading Taoism. Revitalize Taoism and help more people appreciate its wonders to earn all kinds of rewards. He keeps a panda as a pet, tigers act as docile as kittens in his presence, and he sends an eight-hundred-jin wild boar flying with a single palm strike! With a casual wave of his hand, he summons thunder and lightning. Netizens exclai 20.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves
- 109 My Taoist Temple Connects to the Primordial World 我的道观通洪荒 Han Shou is the impoverished abbot of a tiny Daoist temple. With his terrible aptitude, he only awakens his golden finger when he is on the verge of dying of old age: a portable wormhole leading to the Netherworld of the Primordial World. Passing through the wormhole, he becomes a ghost soldier in the Netherworld’s corpse-collection squad, gathering the corpses of the Wu and Yao races and bringing them back to the Great Yan world. He secretly smuggles away the corpse of an Ancestral Wu, transfor 917Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 110 My Path to Immortality 我的长生修行路 [Xuanhuan] + [Cultivation] + [Transmigration] + [Longevity] In three thousand worlds and along a hundred thousand Great Paths, any path can lead to immortality! Time slips by and the years race on. Mountains shift, rivers change, and seas turn to fields, but I alone remain eternal! P.S. This is a [Longevity] novel, focused on [leveling up and fighting monsters]. The protagonist is decisive, self-interested, and cautious, following the path of keeping a low profile. The story leans toward feel-go 878Reads6.5Score109Shelves
- 111 A Daoist Who Trains Himself into a God 人在道门，内卷成神 He transmigrates to another world and becomes Chengyi, a young Daoist novice at Qingfeng Temple. “Junior Brother, you may lack talent, but remember not to lose heart.” “The Sword Ancestor of Shu Mountain was dull as a child, yet he swung his sword a hundred thousand times every day. In the end, he mastered the Heavenly Sword in a single move and stirred the winds and clouds!” “Shennong, the ancestor of humanity, tasted a hundred herbs to understand their medicinal properties and master the arts 69Reads8.2Score142Shelves
- 112 At the Taoist Temple: I Got Livestreamed Teaching Animals the Way 道观：给动物讲道的我被直播了 Three years ago, just after graduating from college, Cheng Fan was dragged home by his parents to inherit the family’s dilapidated Taoist temple. The moment he inherited the temple, he activated the strongest Taoist System. Over the next three years, Cheng Fan steadily built up the temple’s business. Alongside a toddler he had picked up two years earlier, he spent each day doing his regular lessons and cultivating. Then one day, a livestreamer showed up. After broadcasting Cheng Fan summoning cl 7.3kReads8.5Score470Shelves
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Elm Immortal 榆仙
The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi
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- 114 EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 54.3kReads8.7Score5kShelves
- 115 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 168.2kReads9.1Score15.8kShelves
- 116 Chen Buqi, the Little Taoist 小道士陈不欺 Hello, everyone. My name is Chen Buqi. My professions include Taoist priest, locksmith, cook, phone repairman, driver, and tomb-raiding consultant…. I have too many to list them all. I was raised by my master and martial uncle! They were both incredible! I only learned that after coming back from my first year out in the world. Because I liked to play around, I also squandered a lot of techniques that people would have envied! Fortunately, I devoted myself to physiognomy and mastered two special 151kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves
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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
[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
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The Supreme Dao Lord 太上大道君
A meteorite fell onto the snowy plains of the northern lands. No one knew it had brought not a child, but a fragment of the Heavenly Court's great calamity. At sixteen, the orphan Li Yuchen entered Shangqing Zhengyi Palace on Mount Longhu. Three trials, one talisman, nine orphans, and a single promise to stand as fellow disciples made them a family. Snake demons, plague gods, demon kings... One disaster after another struck. When the Jiangxia Nuclear Power Plant was on the verge of meltdown, he
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The New Path to Enlightenment 新悟道传
The universe contains the laws of the Dao and the cosmos. Blessed by the Dao's fortune, Lin Lian possesses exceptional comprehension. In this technologically advanced world of the new human race, he awakens a system for comprehending the Dao. Thus begins his journey of cultivating immortality through enlightenment. Step by step, he leaves the mortal world and enters the world of immortal cultivation, experiencing its joys while also confronting its merciless cruelty. After enduring sorrow and se
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I Was Transported After an Ancient Jade Pendant Made Me Its Master, the Imperial Preceptor 被古代玉佩认主国师后穿过去了
[Gentle, plain-and-simple national teacher × his talented and resourceful circle of friends] A fantastical adventure in another world, challenging feudal conventions - From the start, Lin Buran is a helpless novice, so useless that no one wants to claim him. Only Little Cabbage takes him under their wing. At first, the story is heartwarming: Lin Buran never imagined he would transmigrate, much less spend this life being bossed around and trained by a toddler. But this child knows the heavens abo
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- 121 A Journey Through the Cosmic Mind 宇宙心灵之旅 The Cosmic Journey of the Mind is a science fiction novel that begins with the mysterious arrival of a red moon in 2030. The heroine, Liu Xiaojing, awakens a special ability during the disaster and practices cultivation under the guidance of a sage. From then on, she witnesses technological progress, takes part in interstellar exploration, resolves alien crises, spreads the principles of cultivation on Earth, devotes herself to environmental protection, and tackles issues such as virtual reality —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Radiance Across the Three Realms: The Heroine’s Journey of Great Love 灵耀三界：女主的大爱征途 Synopsis: A legend of love and growth across the Three Realms On the grand stage of the Three Realms, the fate of Lin Yue, an ordinary yet extraordinary young woman, takes a sudden turn. In a single night, Qingping City is reduced to ruins as demonic shadows run rampant. The loss of her family and friends strikes her world to pieces like a heavy hammer. Clinging to her desire for revenge, she struggles through grief, but at the brink of life and death, she comes to a sudden realization and resol —Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Awoke in the Tenth Year After the Mutation 我清醒于异变后的第10年
[Apocalyptic superpowers + Daoist cultivation + System, three cheats at once, gods clashing in chaos] [If you don’t compete, why cultivate immortality at all!] [What? It costs me a million spirit stones to advance, and you’re telling me you cultivate without using spirit stones?] [What! I’m a great demon emperor, yet I can’t beat you, a Nine-Turn Golden Core who hasn’t even become an immortal?! Who are you? State your name!] [On Xuantian Continent, disciples have always been chosen based on spir
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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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- 125 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
- 126 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
- 127 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
- 128 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
- 129 Chronicle of All Laws Returning to the Void 万法归墟录3 This book gathers an extraordinary range of wondrous techniques from across the world. At one end are ancient immortal arts from primordial secret realms, revered as legends, whose every move seems to contain the immense power to create heaven and earth. At the other are unique secret arts passed down through generations by hidden martial sects, each carrying the blood, sweat, and wisdom of countless cultivators. It covers everything in detail: external cultivation methods renowned for their fie 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 130 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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Black Mountain Temple 黑山道观
Li Rui transmigrated to a strange world. Evil spirits were everywhere, and demons devoured people. He had assumed that was just how this world was. But after picking up a fox demon, he discovered that maybe not all monsters were like that...
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The Source of the Dao 道法之源
This novel is set in the era before Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, drawing on Chinese myths such as the Classic of Mountains and Seas. There is no transmigration, no System, no golden finger, and no flashy gimmicks. This is a pure, traditional xianxia novel. The novel has only one female lead. She and the male lead grow together and stand by each other through thick and thin. She is no lovesick fool, and she grows through her own efforts rather than relying on him. She is deci
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Quantum Immortal Sect 量子仙宗
Good grief! Why do we have to study fluid mechanics to fly on a sword? Sect Leader: Do you know what happens if you don't study? I'll hang you up and beat you! Fellow Daoists, wait up! Let's wield our swords as pens and build the immortal sect anew!
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- 134 Demon Blade, Evil Sword 邪剑妖刀 The Po Jun star governs slaughter: venture deep behind enemy lines, and rise from ruin... The Tan Lang star governs wisdom: struggle to survive in a chaotic age... A young man and a broken sword set him on the long road to the heavens... Traditional fantasy + a smart protagonist —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 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 3.9kReads8.5Score316Shelves
- 136 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 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 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—Shelves
- 138 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—Shelves
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Cultivating Immortality as an Outer-Door Servant 从外门杂役开始修仙
[Mortal's Journey + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Not Invincible + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] A young man from the modern world accidentally transmigrated and stumbled into the path of immortality, struggling onward in his quest to become an immortal. The road to immortality was harder than ascending to heaven. Faced with countless dangers, his resolve to seek the Dao remained as solid as stone. Fang Qing transmigrated here and started ou
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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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Tricked into Cultivating Immortality 被骗去修仙
[Decisive and ruthless + smart protagonist + mortal’s Cultivation] Cultivation? I was tricked into it... Wang Hao was an unremarkable young man in the 21st century. After an accident in which he saved someone, a strange old man tricked him into cultivating. Faced with schemes, plots, and deadly dangers at every turn, how will he use his wits to survive in this Cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak...?
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The Exorcist’s Journal 伏魔笔记实录
I was born in a mysterious village in Chaoshan, amid violent storms and the strange disappearance of my family. From childhood, I was different from other people: I could see ghosts that no one else could. This unusual ability left me misunderstood, but it also led me into Grandma's mysterious world. Under her influence, I became fascinated by yin-yang and the Eight Trigrams, feng shui, and the art of destiny. Little by little, I learned that mysterious forces unknown to the world were hidden al
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The Perfect Dharma Body 完美法身
This is a story about the true experiences of a modern-day cultivator! Ever since I was little, there has been a dark passage inside me, giving me a life unlike anyone else’s! At twenty-four, I encountered a once-in-a-millennium stroke of fate, and my master bestowed upon me a spirit of intelligence and wisdom. From then on, I embarked on a path of cultivation, feeling my way forward on my own. After turning thirty, I spent ten years comprehending the Dao and cultivating the three hun souls and
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The Tale of Feng Xiaoyan's Immortal Cultivation in Shushan 蜀山风小烟修仙传
This is a modern urban cultivation novel with a distinctive style and a formidable challenge at its heart. It is also the author’s wish and contribution toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. What makes it unique, and what challenges does it face? Readers are welcome to take a look. You may find it deeply moving.
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The Little Taoist Comes Down the Mountain: My Love in the Mortal World 小道士下山之我的红尘情缘
[Fortune-telling + urban life + multiple heroines + martial arts] The day Zhang Qingfeng was born, his maternal grandfather took him away and abandoned him. His master later brought him back to a Taoist temple, where he learned martial arts and a little fortune-telling and character analysis. At seventeen, his master sent him down the mountain to resolve his own entanglements in the mortal world.
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Duke Zhou's Dream Interpretation 周公解梦
Everyone dreams, but few people know what their dreams truly mean. Even fewer understand that dreams are actually omens, warning us whether the things about to happen in our lives will bring good fortune or disaster! Just as cats and dogs behave strangely before an earthquake, and ants tirelessly move house in the days before a flood, our dreams guide us whenever a major change is about to take place in our lives…
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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
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- 148 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 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 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 125Reads—Score—Shelves
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Nuwa's Path 女娲之路
This story takes place in the Age of Declining Dharma. It explores ideas of immortality and the Dao, as people navigate a world where humans and ghosts are hard to tell apart, the spirit of the technological age has grown barren, the industrial age is awash in material desire, and wisdom has withered in the age of intelligence. Amid a world of chaos and madness, the goddess Nuwa brings a glimmer of order and reason. As the world teeters on the brink of destruction, how will anyone shoulder the i
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