Pure Tomb-raiding Novels, Not Too Much Martial-world Stuff, Mostly Exploring Tombs. 纯盗墓小说，不要太多江湖内容，主要下墓。

1. 1 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Drama Queen Next Door 盗墓：隔壁来了个戏精 Yu Yu Zi Ah郁郁子啊Mystery465k WordsCompleted (New volume started after the previous one was completed) [All + everyone's favorite + childhood friends + childhood / university / tomb exploration / everyday life] When Lin Su was little, she had an unusual hobby: she loved writing dark fairy tales and acting them out. So she set her sights on the kid next door, who was her age, and eagerly invited him to star in her debut work. Wu Xie was moved, and brought his friends along too. Xie Yuchen, who had been dragged along so fast he nearly took 1.7kReads8.2Score275Shelves

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   Absolutely divine! (๑•ั็ω•็ั๑)

2. 2 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Slow Steps, Fleeting Glances 盗笔：步缓缓，匆匆看 Bu Zhidao歩知道Mystery992k WordsOngoing [The protagonist has no romantic pairing + unconventional transmigration into a book + unconventional System story + no angst] Born on Qingming Festival, he is named Qingming. He arrives in this world naked, with no memories and no choice. Most protagonists who transmigrate into a book get a System, and Qingming does too. But aside from letting him choose three abilities before entering a world, his System is little more than a data-storage device that can communicate with headquarters. As a chi 11.8kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
3. 3 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Ninth Gate's Ultimate Nepotism Hire 盗笔：老九门最强关系户 ydddddddFemale-Channel Fanfiction516k WordsOngoing (The rating is new, so it will gradually go up.) [No System] No romance + slow-paced + a heroine who grows over time Fleeing from Chongqing to a Hunan dock, ten-year-old Li Zhiyu needed only a single coin to bind a fierce, taciturn young assassin firmly to her side. Qi Tiezui took her in for one reason: a divination reading. “This child is shrouded in mist, and our fates are deeply intertwined.” Zhang Qishan put her to work because he valued her composure and intelligence, far beyond her years. 573Reads8.9Score107Shelves
4. 4 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Xie Family's Darling Is a Yandere 盗笔：解家娇娇是病娇 May I Never Fail an Exam惟愿考试不挂科Mystery646k WordsCompleted 723Reads8.2Score154Shelves
5. 5 黑 Hei Ye's Gorgeous, Strong, Tragic Beauty Can No Longer Hide His Secret Identity! 黑爷家的美强惨马甲不保啦！ Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + universally adored + shipping your own CP] Many years ago, Jiang Xu transmigrated into the body of Hei Xiazi’s younger brother. In the end, however, Hei Xiazi killed him amid the curses of everyone around him. After the System brought him back to life, Jiang Xu geared up from head to toe, donned a secret identity, and joined the main storyline so he could destroy the Wang family’s computational system. He’d planned to push Wu Xie to grow while posing as a stranger, and sneak 19.7kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
6. 6 盗 Tomb Raiding: Er Yuehong's Irresistible Little Brother 盗墓：二月红的万人迷弟弟 selenTwo Male Leads225k WordsCompleted [Gentle, Beloved by All Protagonist + Devoted Adjutant] The protagonist is badly wounded but still a formidable fighter. The romance is limited and centers mainly on unrequited love. (No female characters. If that bothers you, don’t read.) The young master of the Hong family was renowned for his gentle, refined nature and got along well with everyone in Changsha. The Hong brothers helped Zhang Qishan take down Zuo Qianzhi, making him Changsha’s garrison commander and leading to the founding of t 1.5kReads7.4Score197Shelves
7. 7 胎 Reborn into The Grave Robbers’ Chronicles, I Torment the Main Cast 胎穿盗笔，我狂虐主角团 Deep Meaning y深意yMystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Looks like a scheming sweet-talker, but is actually petty, short-tempered, and a severe chuunibyou + Ultimate Sister-Obsessed Brother + OOC Warning + Comedy + Absurdity + Heroine Isn’t a Saint, All Pairings, Beloved by Everyone + Don’t Overthink This Insane Story. If you like brainless saintly heroines, this isn’t for you. She only secretly protects the others and likes to bully the protagonist’s group, like kicking Zhang Qiling in the thigh and knocking herself on the back of the head...] Stru 8.9kReads9.3Score991Shelves
8. 8 盗 Grave Robbers' Chronicles: From the Start, the Zhang and Wang Families Were Both Tail­ing Me 盗笔，开局被张汪两家联合跟踪 Shanyun Bujì山云不计Mystery743k WordsCompleted [It starts at the Golmud Sanatorium, then later moves on to other timelines. The first world is a little bittersweet, with everyone doting on the protagonist; the later worlds are intense angst. If you don't like tragic stories, steer clear. Beautiful, strong, and doomed.] How to show off in front of the tender, beefy protagonist group. [I really am a member of the Zhang family, just not the Northeastern Zhang family.] [I don't have the Excavation Finger, can't shrink my bones, and haven't even 2.8kReads7.4Score339Shelves
9. 9 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Dance on the Heads of the Nine Gates 盗墓我在九门头上蹦迪 Saving Up to Buy a House攒钱买房Mystery587k WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + comedy + everyone’s darling] She was rescued from a muddy pit and sat high upon a divine altar for hundreds of years. Then the times changed, and she was forced to leave the altar and enter the mortal world. Little Chenchen thinks this new home is pretty darn great! There are schemes all over this little city, and Little Chenchen loves it! See how she turns that era upside down! From a six-year-old toddler to a graceful young woman, she gradually learns the warmth and bustle of e 3.5kReads9.4Score402Shelves
10. 10 反 Reverse Transmigration into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Peace and Safety Year After Year 反穿盗笔，岁岁平安 Qingjin Meow青衿喵喵Mystery410k WordsCompleted [A self-indulgent fanfic, with a beloved, steadily growing female lead. The main story has romantic tension, and the extras feature all the male characters with the female lead. No rivalry between women and no character-bashing. If you have issues with Ping Xie, Sister Hei, or Hua Jie, please don’t read.] [Since the story spans a long timeline and includes many events, the female lead will have occasional memory loss, all to protect her smile.] Jiang Sui’an, a fan of The Lost Tomb series, runs i 516Reads8.9Score100Shelves
11. 11 盗 Tomb Raiding: Host, Don’t Die! A Ning and I Are Exploring the Ultimate Mystery 盗墓：宿主别死，我和阿宁闯终极 Lu of Lu Lu鹿鹿的鹿Mystery242k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + System + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Defying Fate] Lin Xun, an academic prodigy in archaeology, gets bound to the Tomb-Raiding All-Rounder System and sets off to explore ancient tombs with the cool and beautiful A Ning! A blood corpse blocks the way in the Seven-Star Lu Palace? The System issues a warning, and martial arts make short work of it! A banshee clings to them in the underwater tomb at Xisha? His poison resistance and their teamwork skills make it a breeze t 546Reads—Score110Shelves

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    A new tomb raiding novel!! Worth reading!! Don't keep it unfinished!!!

12. 12 惊 Sleepless 惊眠 Zhang Layue张腊月Mystery193k WordsCompleted An imperial edict brings to light a secret treasure buried for a thousand years, and a mysterious sect stirs up a storm across the north and south. A mysterious tomb-raiding sect, invincible Embroidered Envoys, and fearsome grave robbers alongside the Tiangang and Disha. A young man returned from overseas plunges into the fray like a dragon diving into the sea, throwing the north and south into turmoil. Does the Yuan Emperor’s treasure really exist, or is it a legend spread to deceive the world? 4.6kReads9.5Score548Shelves

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    I really hope this book can be adapted into a film or television series; it would be fantastic! Highly recommend it! No dull moments, thrilling and suspenseful.

13. 13 盗 Even Thieves Have Principles: Wu Lao'er's Tomb-Raiding World 盗亦有道：吴老二的盗墓江湖 Greasy Middle-Aged Uncle油腻的中年大叔Mystery147k WordsOngoing (Tomb Raiding + Jianghu) (Fictional story, please do not imitate) (Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.) Times are tough, and my pockets are empty. With nowhere else to turn, I shoulder a Luoyang shovel and venture into a remote mountain tomb. Evil spirits in the tomb, unscrupulous fellow tomb raiders, patrolling militia: danger after danger closes in. Everyone says tombs conceal riches, but I know all too well that making money underground usually means gambling with your life. 18.5kReads—Score901Shelves

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    This one is also acceptable.

14. 14 北 A Little Tomb Raider from the Northern School 北派小小盗墓贼 Old San Tomato Sauce老三番茄酱Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + mystery + treasure appraisal] [First person!] There are no ghosts here, only one Wang's adventures in the underworld. In the early 21st century, I was struggling to make ends meet when I met an old man on Antique Street. Listening to him brag was what got me into tomb raiding. I once ended up a beggar, spent time on the wrong side of the law, and even made a name for myself in the tomb-raiding business. Grab a seat, everyone, and listen as I tell you some old stories from the und 2.7kReads7.7Score227Shelves

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    Rejecting supernatural tropes, this tomb raiding novel is incredibly down-to-earth. The protagonist rises from a poor boy to a renowned figure in the underworld, having witnessed the tricks of the trade in antique markets and mastered the intricacies of ancient tombs. He even speaks fluently about sleight of hand, from moving bricks to laying eggs. The plot is both hilarious and suspenseful, like listening to a seasoned veteran of the underworld—it's addictive from the first few reads.

15. 15 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves

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    Highly recommended, you'll love it!

16. 16 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves
17. 17 邪 Evil Fish 邪鱼 Swim and Play in the Water游三玩水Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Feng Shui fish are also known as yin-yang fish. Choose the right one, and it can change your luck and bring blessings. Choose the wrong one, and it can bring disaster. 1.4kReads9.0Score140Shelves
18. 18 探 Tomb Exploration 探墓 Zero Degrees.零度.Mystery4.7M WordsCompleted After my grandmother died, she left behind a comb and a book. When I was little, I thought it was just a picture book. Only later did I learn that it could locate gold and determine burial sites, and that it held an astonishing secret. An ancient temple’s black coffin, the Ghost Valley of Buried Dragons, the ancient city of Pishan… A yellow wolf worshipping the moon is leading me, step by step, into a strange web of mysteries. A thrilling and bizarre life begins in an underground tomb. 3.2kReads7.6Score298Shelves

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    Thankfully, it's watchable.

19. 19 盗 The Young Celestial Master of Tomb Raiding 盗墓小天师 Xixi Eats Flatbread西西吃大饼Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing (Tomb raiding + exploration + feng shui + folk taboos) Others raid tombs with Luoyang shovels and Soul-Guiding Talismans. I raid tombs with peachwood swords and yellow talisman paper. The last young celestial master of White Water Temple on Longhu Mountain somehow becomes the tomb-raiding world's most sinister “yin-yang master.” Wang Yan carries the bronze bell passed down by his master and a half-volume of the incomplete Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror. He had planned to spend the rest of his days ten 25.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    Others raid tombs for wealth, but for me, it was truly destiny! A young Taoist master, forced to descend into a tomb and venture into a malevolent coffin, devised countless schemes, leaving ghosts and monsters to languish.

20. 20 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] This book is absolutely fantastic! An adventure and treasure hunt through ancient Tibetan sites, it vividly portrays the true nature of humanity in dire circumstances. There are no cheat codes, only a battle of wits and courage. Ancient temples and castles hold millennia-old secrets, and suspicion simmers within the team—every page will have your heart racing!

21. 21 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Autobiography of a South School Grave Robber 盗墓：来自一位南派土夫子的自传 Driving a Bentley One-Handed单手开宾利Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Authentic tomb raiding, outdoor adventure, suspense and the supernatural] I'm a tomb raider from the Southern School! In the early 1990s, I was forced to set out with my second uncle on the point of no return that is tomb raiding. They say tomb raiding is a trade where you risk your neck every day! In reality, what makes it even more treacherous than the ancient tombs is the deceitful underworld of tomb raiders! Now, let me tell you about the years I spent tomb raiding with the Southern School, 60kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves

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    Is there a better book than this?

22. 22 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Years with the Northern School 盗墓：我在北派那些年 Li Guolao李果老Mystery597k WordsOngoing [Tomb raiding + adventure + treasure appraisal] I'm a poor kid from the countryside in Henan. I dropped out of middle school, and after an accident, I joined a tomb-raiding gang. That was when the gears of fate began to turn. Over the years, I've faced countless dangers, seen countless treasures, and learned just how hard it is to read people's hearts. Geese leave their calls behind as they fly by; people leave their names behind as they pass through life. I've written down my story in the hope 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From dropping out of school to tomb raiding, a turning point in my life. Underground adventures, national treasures, and the unpredictability of human nature—watch as I live a vibrant life on the edge of life and death.

23. 23 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Marry the Immortal Maiden and Recruit the Six Fiends of Pingshan from the Start 盗墓：娶妻仙姑，开局收瓶山六凶 Borrow Two More Taels of Ink from Heaven向天再借二两墨Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Tomb-Raiding Crossover + Invincible + Chinese Martial Arts + Taoist Arts + Spatial Powers + Beast Taming + Zombies + No Saintly Protagonist] Wu Jiang transmigrates into a world combining several tomb-raiding stories, becoming the older brother of the young Wu Laogou and the future strongest ally of Xie Di Tianzhen. This world has not only the ancient tomb at Pingshan, Zhelong Mountain in southern Yunnan, Snake Swamp Ghost City, and the mysterious Bronze Gate, but also bloodlines that grant long 30.1kReads6.4Score3.1kShelves
24. 24 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 38.6kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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    How could you not read this incredibly exciting and suspenseful tomb raiding novel?

25. 25 山 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 7.8kReads7.0Score924Shelves

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    Another masterpiece has been added to the pinnacle of tomb raiding fiction.

26. 26 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 761Reads—Score260Shelves
27. 27 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 484Reads—Score249Shelves
28. 28 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 413Reads—Score229Shelves
29. 29 盗 Tomb Raiding: With the Glory System, I Go on a Killing Spree in the Zhang Clan 盗墓：荣耀系统，我在张家杀疯了 A Breeze Fond Of Guizhi喜欢桂芝的风Mystery421k WordsOngoing [Not entirely handcrafted. If that bothers you, don't come in; just take a look at the setting] [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanfic · System-driven · Ruthless · Two Heroines · Fateful Bonds Across Eras] [#The Grave Robbers' Chronicles #System-driven #Ruthless #Zhang Haiqi #Zhang Haixing #No Playing Babysitter] Zhang Haijie transmigrates into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles and becomes a collateral member of the Zhang family’s Hai generation. From the start, he binds himself to the [ 2.8kReads—Score274Shelves

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    The two female protagonists, Zhang Haiqi and Zhang Haixing, wield the Glory Pistol as their primary weapon and the Nether Blade as their secondary weapon. The protagonist begins at the Southern Archives, utilizing the family honor system to strengthen the Zhang family's power in Southeast Asia and eliminate the Wang family's schemes there. Later, after awakening in the Hidden Flower Garden, they deviate from the Iron Triangle's path and strive to restore the Zhang family's glory.

30. 30 我 I'm Zhao Jia. Let Me Tell You About the Ancient Tombs I've Raided 我叫赵甲，讲讲我盗过的古墓 Zhao Jia赵甲Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted My name is Zhao Jia, an obscure black-market trader in Shancheng. My master, Liu Banchi, spent his whole life hunting with eagles, only to have one peck out his eye in the end. He died at the hands of his own people. Since then, I've been afraid. Not of ghosts, but of people. I washed my hands of the trade, hoping to live in peace, but trouble came looking for me. A map with a sinister secret, a wealthy man with connections everywhere, and a deadly game I can't escape. To stay alive and uncover 25.9kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend this one! It's an incredibly good pure tomb raiding novel. The author has a deep understanding of the subject matter, and it feels more suitable for middle-aged and older readers. [Thumbs up]

31. 31 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: A Ning Reads Minds, and the Little Brother Loses It 盗墓笔记之阿宁读心后小哥破防了 Smoke Gray Steel烟灰钢Female-Channel Fanfiction337k WordsCompleted [A Ning and Xiao Ge pairing] [Scheming and aloof] [Inner thoughts and laughs] I'm a level-ten reader of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, transmigrated into A Ning, who's about to die. Great, I know the script. Those wild chickens won't get to kill me again! I've also got a mind-reading ability, and my target is the icy Zhang Qiling. I thought I'd hear, “Woman, you're a nuisance,” but the comments running through his mind were: “...She's been looking at me for three seconds.” “...Water. Give it to 371Reads6.3Score106Shelves

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    This is a completed tomb raiding fanfiction. It features the "Little Brother" and "A Ning" pairing, and the "golden finger" (advantageous abilities) is quite fun. Although it's a female-oriented novel, it's quite enjoyable, but it doesn't have a rating, probably because there aren't many reviews! You guys can check it out.

32. 32 东 Dong Wuhai 东吾海 Flowers in the Ruins废墟中的花Mystery267k WordsOngoing [Mystery and deduction + tomb-raiding adventures + mysticism + social customs] Chen Jiu increasingly suspected that the Chen family were flawed attempts at immortality. The elders of the Chen family could foresee the time of their own deaths. After dying, they could not be cremated and had to be sealed in iron coffins. The mystery began with a Ming-dynasty expedition to find a dragon-shedding stone coffin. Only fragments of information could be gleaned from a ship’s log. Beneath the East Wu Sea 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional original tomb raiding

33. 33 盗 The Tomb Raider Who Keeps Time 盗墓守时人 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡Mystery974k WordsCompleted “Guardians of Time and the Memory of Civilization”, All ancient tombs and ruins are actually defensive fortifications built by Chinese civilization to withstand periodic “spatiotemporal cataclysms.” The struggle between tomb raiders and tomb guardians is, in truth, a battle over the memory of civilization. 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A promising book, a tomb raiding novel that's worth looking forward to.

34. 34 北 Tales of the Northern School's Wandering Taoist 北派散土往事 Old San Tomato Sauce老三番茄酱Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Antiquities Appraisal + The Ways of the Underworld + Everyday Life] [Tomb raiding is illegal. Don't try it yourself!] I'm Lu Jiufeng. I never wanted fame; I just wanted to stay alive. What I'm about to tell you is about the dark days I lived through myself. Believe it or not, this is what the underworld is really like. (Lights a cigarette.) Before you come in, understand this: the road through the underworld is long, and once you enter, there's no turning back... 94.3kReads8.8Score8.7kShelves

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    I'm currently reading "The Past of the Northern School of Scattered Earth," and it's keeping me up at night. The Liao Dynasty tombs aren't even finished being excavated, and now a Han Dynasty sacrificial pit has surfaced. Only one bronze mat weight was found, but there are three more underneath. Who exactly is raising the mandrill? Is He Huozui dead or alive? What's the relationship between Lao Miao and the Great Hero Hulan? Author, please update soon! People suffering from a reading slump are waiting!

35. 35 一 I'm Just a Daoist Priest. I Really Only Want to Cultivate Immortality 一介道士，我真的只想修仙 Big Mouth Brings Good Fortune大嘴有福Mystery315k WordsCompleted No System, no heroine! The young Daoist Li Zhiyan failed his tribulation and transmigrated into a tomb-raiding world, where he became a white snake struck by lightning. With spiritual energy scarce after taking human form, only the yin energy of ancient tombs can help him cultivate. With no other choice, he joins a tomb-raiding crew, hoping to absorb enough yin energy to return to the path of cultivation. Whether it’s a zongzi or a blood corpse, to him they’re nothing but ants in his way. The gr 497Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book recommendation: Tomb raiding, no female lead, no system, no Mary Sue/Saintly character.

36. 36 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 19.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves
37. 37 不 The Reckless Youth: Wang Hao Reborn 不良之年少轻狂之王浩重生 God of the Deep Sea深海的神Urban128k WordsCompleted Wang Hao never imagined that after a bullet from his enemy ended his life, he would be reborn in his middle-school days. When he opens his eyes again, he’s still the obscure “Rat” from Dongguan No. 1 Middle School, the kid everyone picks on. But this time, he has returned with the fire and memories of his past life. His old brother Ye Zhan is still the same buzz-cut hothead who acts decisively and calls him “Haozi” with complete trust. Their big brother Yu Chengfei is still ruthless and decisive 1.4kReads—Score102Shelves
38. 38 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
39. 39 天 The Fated Divine Seer 天命神相 Western Regions Blade Master西域刀客Mystery8.0M WordsCompleted This world began from nothing. It all started at the very beginning! As Laozi said: “The Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!” From the moment I was named Jiang Yi, my fate was already sealed! Especially after I used my family’s ancestral fortune-telling art to read a classmate’s fortune on my eighteenth birthday. It completely changed the way I saw the world... 25.4kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
40. 40 盗 Tomb Raiding: Starting Out as the Corpse-Subduing King, I Dig Up the Whole World 盗墓：开局拘尸法王，挖遍天下 Italian Noodles With Gravy意大利打卤面Mystery469k WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Corpse-Controlling Dharma King + Paper Effigies + The Iron Triangle + Republican-Era Tomb Raiding + Loulan Mummy + Pingshan Ancient Tomb + Wish Fulfillment + Invincible Protagonist + Witchcraft Tomb Raiding + Tomb Raiding Across the Heavens + Gold-Touching Captain + Tomb Raiding + System] In a world of tomb raiding, Li Xuan awakens the final legacy of the Corpse-Controlling Dharma King. From the start, he steals a thousand-year-old Loulan mummy and masters heaven-defying spells! 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Corpse-Keeping Dharma King descended into a great tomb and emptied a large coffin.

41. 41 下 After Being Laid Off, I Robbed the Factory Director's Ancestral Grave 下岗后我盗了厂长祖坟 Mutant Old Six异种老六Mystery323k WordsOngoing [Tomb raiding + the supernatural + suspense + turning the tables against the odds] Laid off means a dead end? I’ll rob the factory director’s ancestral tomb and defy fate! One shovel, and the soil reeks of blood. Two shovels, and ghost fire burns inside the coffin. Three shovels, and the bones reveal a thousand-year-old secret. The factory director’s vengeful spirit won’t rest, and an ancient tomb’s evil presence is closing in. The road to revenge has become a road to the underworld. Want to sur 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They start by going into the tomb, getting straight to the point.

42. 42 北 Tales of Strange Northern Tomb Raids 北派盗墓诡事录 An Xu Jiuhe Xia Shao安墟九河下梢Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing In the early twenty-first century, I was just a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. Determined to make something of myself, I threw in my lot with a northern tomb-raiding gang and set out on a road of no return. I traveled far and wide across the north and south, saw ancient tombs where the dead came back to life, and learned just how treacherous people in the underworld could be. From an ignorant boy to a weathered middle-aged man, the strange people and events I've encountered 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! [Thumbs up][Admiration][Cool][Kiss]

43. 43 豫 Tomb Raiding Tales from Western Henan 豫西倒斗往事 Gold Digger金把头Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding] [Appraisal] [Period Piece] [Supernatural Mystery] [Feng Shui Secrets] My name is Jin Hai. My grandfather was one of the most skilled tomb raiders of the Republic of China era. While he was alive, he repeatedly warned me never to get involved in tomb raiding. But after he died, I had no choice and ended up taking that path anyway. In the early 1990s, I went against his dying wish and followed in his footsteps, bringing along my childhood friend Wang Ping. Our Luoyang spade plunged 6.5kReads8.6Score421Shelves

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    It's purely tomb raiding, from the tomb raider's first-person perspective.

44. 44 盗 Tales of Tomb Robbing 盗掘轶事 Yulong Tiandu御龙天渡Mystery600k WordsCompleted To find our missing informant, we broke into the “Nine-Orifice Jade Shroud” tomb of a Liao Dynasty imperial consort. Dunzi was poisoned by corpse venom as soon as he touched the coffin. His body began to rot, and he started babbling. Hu Anna searched through ancient texts and cried out, “This isn’t burial jade. It’s soul-locking jade!” Just then, blood began seeping from every jade plug, and a seductive woman’s voice came from inside the coffin: “Three hundred years... At last, a man has come to 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, Kaka goes into the tomb... [Learned it][Learned it][Learned it]

45. 45 藏 Secrets of the Hidden Labyrinth 藏迷探秘 Speaking of Snow with Dust与尘语雪Mystery972k WordsOngoing An accident ten years ago led me down the path of tomb raiding. On my first tomb expedition, I gained the ability to live forever, but it came at a terrible cost. Is immortality truly a blessing, or a curse? To uncover the secret of immortality, I traveled far and wide, exploring countless famous mountains and ancient tombs, and experiencing more bizarre events than I could count: the sinister Daji hidden in a tree in the Stone-Born Haunted Tomb, a blue elf that had survived for a thousand years 16.9kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    This is brilliant!

46. 46 续 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Rhino Island 续盗墓笔记之犀牛岛 When the Wind Rises, Slay the Night风起斩夜Mystery351k WordsCompleted The original cast returns, with strange arts, ingenious mechanisms and traps, and first-person exploration. A breathtaking secret lies hidden on an island off the southeastern coast, shaped like a rhinoceros! Come explore all kinds of unknown places! 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two original novels possess unique settings and a complete creative system unparalleled in the market. All content is entirely 3D modeled in my mind and conceived independently, without following trends, repeating existing works, or applying any existing formulas, making them uniquely distinctive. The first book, *The Sequel to Tomb Raider Chronicles*, although titled a sequel, completely breaks free from all established frameworks, creating a completely independent tomb raiding world of my own. The entire book begins with a dream sequence and ends with the dream ending, forming a unique closed-loop structure. The core settings such as the tomb structure, mechanism layout, air conduction mechanism, and sound wave conduction system are all original designs. The latter half, the subterranean space, is a completely new secret realm built from scratch, without any references or borrowing. From plot development to the logic of the underground space, it forms a self-contained system from beginning to end, completely different from any other tomb raiding works on the market. Part Two: *The Ten Heroes of Tianlong* (Martial Arts Edition) The first half of this book focuses solely on character development and establishing their personalities. Whether protagonist or supporting character, each has their own independent story, layered through different experiences, ultimately condensing into the spirit and core of true heroes. The fight scenes are highly distinctive, abandoning purely special effects-driven or internal energy-enhancing combat styles. Instead, they are grounded in internal energy and centered on practical combat logic. The power generation of moves, the breakdown of offense and defense, and body movement all adhere to realistic combat logic. Combined with martial arts moves and scenes independently modeled in my mind, the fights are realistic and rigorous. The entire book's scenes, martial arts, and narrative structure are entirely original, a unique Tianlong world from the depths of my consciousness, unlike any other martial arts works. Both works—one exploring a closed-loop underground secret realm, the other shaping the spirit of heroes in the martial arts world—are unique worlds I created with my own mental models and built with words, telling only my own stories.

47. 47 天 Chronicles of Tianlong's Rivers and Mountains 天龙山河录 When the Wind Rises, Slay the Night风起斩夜Xianxia363k WordsCompleted In the final years of the Northern Song dynasty, flames of war spread across Yanmen Pass. Qiao Xiaoshi, Duan Yunlan, Murong Wanqing, Yelü Yuan, Master Kongchen, the wanderer Yan Qing... The Ten Heroes of Tianlong assemble in a blaze of passion. They do not head south to escape the chaos. They go north to defend the nation’s gates! There is chivalry, tenderness, love of country, and faith. A Jin Yong-inspired spirit, classic wuxia, and a thrilling ensemble cast. Come join the fight! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 北 Northern School Tomb Appraiser: The First Tomb I Robbed Wasn't Right 北派掌眼：我盗的第一座墓就不对 Nineteen Dragon-Subduing Palms降龙十九掌Mystery468k WordsOngoing Grave robbers never see the light of day, and never meet a good end. Their lives are tied to three feet of yellow earth, and their fortunes are stained with blood debts. That is the business of the yin trade. Once you get into this line of work, there's no turning back. On my very first dig, I encountered three strange things. The Luoyang shovel went seventeen meters down. The soil it brought up dated to the Warring States period, but the tomb on the surface was clearly from the Ming dynasty. My 26.9kReads—Score1.6kShelves

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    I've recommended this tomb raiding book in many places; it's absolutely amazing! I read up to chapter 20 and couldn't put it down. Every chapter ending leaves you wanting to read the next one. It's very professional, full of knowledge points, and incredibly immersive. I strongly recommend everyone check it out!

49. 49 苍 The Dragon Vein of Cangshan 苍山龙脉 Brave Little Strongman勇敢小强Mystery163k WordsCompleted A bronze coffin unearthed beneath the Qinling Mountains reveals a secret buried for a thousand years. Shen Ling, a retired soldier and heir to a line of tomb raiders, is forced back into the trade after finding half of a dragon-patterned jade pendant left behind by his uncle before he disappeared. He turns to his childhood friend Jiang Kui, who made his fortune dealing in grave goods at Babaoshan, and meets Gu Qingyan, an archaeologist willing to do anything to find her father. More terrifying s 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The deep, ancient tomb holds secrets from a thousand years ago, while treacherous traps expose the depths of human nature. A perilous tomb-raiding adventure, brimming with thrills, twists, and suspense, will draw you in deeper and deeper – you'll want to stay up all night to finish it!

50. 50 冥 The Ghost Road Tomb-Raiding Squad 冥途盗墓小队 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Tomb Raiders of the Nether Road: Nine Jades Open the Underworld, and Yin Soldiers Claim Lives! A blood-jade crashes through a client’s door, and the client suddenly dies. The death curse “When the blood jade awakens, the Yin soldiers emerge” rings out! Feng Shui master Lu Yan and his eccentric team seek the nine jades and venture onto the Nether Road. They face deadly threats like corpse fiends and man-eating sandworms, break through with occult arts and mechanisms, and encounter a string of ex 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Mystery of the Human Sacrifice": The seeds of the underworld have just been eradicated, but the rotten soil of the Amazon is causing trouble again! Breathing mud covers corpses, blood vines burrow into bones, and giant crocodiles block the river! Teammates bravely face the challenges, each step teetering on the edge of life and death, with the treasure just a stone's throw from the gates of hell!

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