The Protagonist Was Once the Strongest in the World, Then Lost All Their Cultivation and Went into Hiding Under an Assumed Name 主角原本天下第一，然后修为尽失隐姓埋名

1. 1 五 The Five Heroes Inn 五侠客栈 Lucky Carp Dudu锦鲤嘟嘟Eastern Fantasy337k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Traditional martial arts] [No transmigration] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [No harem] [Secret identities] Twelve years ago A young swordsman burst onto the scene from Mount Cangwu. In just four years, he reached the pinnacle of the martial world, only to fall from grace in a single day. From then on, his fate was unknown, and chaos engulfed the martial world. Twelve years later The sudden appearance of the Sword of Heaven stirs up waves across the martial world once again 4.4kReads8.0Score38814d adds

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   All three are the world's number one poisoner, living in anonymity, only to be drawn back into the turmoil of the martial arts world years later. The friendships in the first two books are incredibly touching, and the romances are sweet too. In the third book, Li Xiangyi is the world's number one poisoner, and Li Lianhua is destined to live to be a hundred years old.

2. 2 渡 Ferry You to Life 渡予生 Gu Kongqing顾空清Mystery245k WordsCompleted [Court Politics + Martial World + Mystery Solving + Ensemble Cast] A peerless genius swordsman falls from grace overnight, branded with disgrace as his old friends meet tragic ends. Seven years later, he hides his identity and seeks the Way to break free of his obsessions. Drawn unwittingly into the affairs of the past, he is thrust back into the game, with a storm brewing on the horizon. Some hope he will go mad; others beg him for immortality. Amid the tangled fog, what is the truth... A beaut 799Reads8.3Score13614d adds
3. 3 我 The Years I Was Number One Under Heaven 我当天下第一的那些年 Zhao Shuxia赵树下Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted At thirty-seven, he stood atop Nethermountain. Tribulation clouds pressed overhead, and thunder roared. The universally acknowledged greatest hero in the martial world sought to overcome his tribulation and become an immortal! Beneath the heavenly tribulation, that peerless figure's soul scattered, vanishing completely from the world. “My name is Lin Cuo. I was once… the greatest hero in the world.” 22.7kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds

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   It has to be this one.

4. 4 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Reborn in Fang Duobing's Childhood 莲花楼：重生到方多病小时候 Lian Luo连洛Female-Channel Fanfiction363k WordsCompleted The main story has no romantic pairing. The side stories feature Yi-Hua, Di-Yi, and Fang-Hua, with a different pairing in each one! "Conan in the Lotus Tower" only has a child protagonist at the beginning. [Happy ending. A mixed all-Hua pairing] Hua Hua starts off in a child's body, but later regains his identity. The premise is quite imaginative. Xiao Bao will be reborn later in the story. The story mainly follows the quartet: Li Xiangyi, Li Lianhua, Fang Duobing, and Di Feisheng. An old fox wi 587Reads9.2Score10014d adds

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   Li Lianhua... What kind of ending would be worthy of such a life of wandering and hardship? 😢😢😢

5. 5 团 Beloved Huahua: Everyone but Me Has Been Reborn 团宠花花之除我以外全员重生了 Crisp Through the Years酥起经年Female-Channel Fanfiction137k WordsCompleted A Lotus Casebook fanfiction. Everyone except Li Lianhua is reborn ten years earlier, after the battle in the East Sea... Everyone: "Li Lianhua, you are not allowed to die this time!" No CP!!! 1.2kReads8.7Score25714d adds
6. 6 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: The Red Silk Flies 莲花楼之红绸快 Cat Geometry猫几何Female-Channel Fanfiction905k WordsCompleted Three people travel back twenty years, accompany Li Xiangyi as he grows up, help him become the greatest under heaven, and change his fate. Happy ending. [There is a Xiangyi-Wan pairing. If you spot it, please ignore the no-romance tag. I couldn't change the tag after adding it when I first planned the story. As I wrote, everything became interconnected, and I couldn't control the paths some characters took, so I had to change my plans. I'm really sorry!] Official blurb: The three of them, Li 956Reads9.3Score11114d adds
7. 7 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Returning Once More 莲花楼：来时再重归 LeafloveFemale-Channel Fanfiction250k WordsCompleted (Xiao Hua-centered, everyone adores him, no romance, happy ending.) The little boat drifts away, and he transmigrates back to age fourteen. Good news: He transmigrated, was reborn, and his master and mistress are both still here. Even better news: Shan Gudao has been dead for a long time. Bad news: The Bicha poison came along too. Neither good nor bad news: The Yangzhou Slow technique came with him as well, though only a tenth remains. [This is an everyone-adore-him story. The characterization o 1.4kReads8.5Score19014d adds
8. 8 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: I Transmigrated After Cosplaying Duan Yu 莲花楼：COS段誉后我穿越了 Winter by the Two-Dot Water Radical两点水之冬Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Li Lianhua CP + Gong-Centric] After an accident in a crowd crush, He Zhizhou transmigrated into the recently watched series Mysterious Lotus Casebook. Guided by a doctor’s instinct, he cared tenderly for Li Lianhua, a patient with little time left to live. As He Zhizhou gradually adapted to this fictional world of martial arts, Li Lianhua slowly went from being the only protagonist he knew to becoming the place his heart called home in this foreign land. [An impulsive idea born 3.9kReads9.5Score35814d adds
9. 9 隐 Even After Hiding My Identity, I'm Still the Best in the World 隐姓埋名后我仍是天下第一 The Stars Have Grown Wings星星长翅膀了Two Male Leads221k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + protagonist is the one who gets pursued and spoiled while taking down scumbags + both are each other's first and only, happy ending. Enjoy without worry.] Helan Jin was once the Marquis of Wu'an, a man of both literary and military brilliance, as graceful as moonlight and a cool breeze. He pacified the southern frontier, fought in the Western Regions, and quelled the northern tribes, earning illustrious honors for Great Qi. He left the mountain at seventeen and died in battle a 302Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   Wait, isn't this exactly what "[investigation]" is about? (The protagonist, weary of the court's intrigue, travels the world, making his home wherever he goes. Six years later, he's caught up in another storm, prompting him to return to the battlefield to uncover the truth behind the Battle of Liangzhou and seek justice for himself and the 80,000 Shence Army soldiers. Unexpectedly, he returns as number one again.) This is absolutely adorable! [Heart emoji]

10. 10 绝 The Stunning Villain Is Severely Antisocial 绝美反派他重度社恐 Xie Buwan谢不晚Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Tsundere at first, devoted and obsessively possessive later, versus a beautiful, laid-back, socially anxious man After transmigrating into a book as the great villain, Liu Zhezhi spent five hundred years without completing a single mission, until the System, furious, confiscated his cultivation. The righteous path’s foremost cultivator, Immortal Lord Zhezhi, became a useless cripple, abandoned by his sect. Everyone pitied him, but only he knew how much he liked not having to see anyone. He had s 28kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds
11. 11 风 Love and Romance Have Nothing to Do with Me 风月不相关 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted What kind of people can you find at Dream Return House? Yin Gezhi wore a gloomy expression. “I hate spineless people more than anything!” But fate had other plans. Guan Fengyue was exactly the sort of spineless person he despised. She had meant to drape a length of red silk around the Crown Prince of Wu, but after eating too much and gaining a couple of pounds, the silk couldn’t hold her. With a loud thump, she fell right into Yin Gezhi’s arms. Many years ago, someone had ridden into battle with 1.7kReads9.1Score25914d adds

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    The female protagonist was originally a female general, but her tendons in her hands and feet were severed.

12. 12 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: The World Has No Li Lianhua Anymore 莲花楼：世间再无李莲花 Cheng Xuzhou程许舟Male-Channel Fanfiction710k WordsCompleted Li Lianhua returns to ten years earlier and meets Li Xiangyi, completely changing the story of what happened before. With Li Lianhua's ten years of experience in the martial world, he has what it takes to stop everything before it ever happens. The characters will stay as true to themselves as possible, giving the author a chance to make up for one regret. 6.6kReads9.6Score75314d adds

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    [Crying][Crying][Crying] How could the number one in the world be without our Li Xiangyi? He has seen the scenery above ten thousand people, stood at the peak of no one, and also tasted the pain of falling and being riddled with illness. He is a light that no one can catch, but how is that his fault? Why drag him into the abyss? Why kick him into the mud? This world is so big, why can't it accommodate Li Xiangyi? In ten years, he has become a different person, separated himself from the past, and now you come looking for the once shining sun. Ha, how ridiculous! Indeed, the most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart! You have all let him down! May Li Lianhua live a long and healthy life! May he be free from illness and disaster, healthy, happy, and peaceful!

13. 13 我 I, the Pawnshop Keeper, Once Conquered the Entire Jianghu 我，当铺掌柜，曾打穿整个江湖 Feng Shaofeng of Jiang Qing江清的冯少峰Eastern Fantasy404k WordsOngoing [No brainless plot + martial world + imperial court + genius + small ensemble cast + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story] Five years ago, five Celestial Beings from the Five Sacred Grounds joined forces to hunt down one man at Soulbreak Cliff. The battle lasted three days and three nights. In the end, there was no sign of him alive or dead. The Five Sacred Grounds announced to the world that Gu Jius was dead. A pawnshop appeared in a corner of Qingxi Town. The owner, surnamed Gu, was good f 5.7kReads6.1Score23014d adds

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    The protagonist was originally the number one in the world.

14. 14 网 Online Game: I Contracted the Divine Beast Bai Ze from the Start 网游：开局契约神兽白泽 Wine Seller沽酒郎Sports7.3M WordsOngoing Also known as "When Games Invade, Skill Proficiency Has No Limit" and "Call Me a Homebody in the Real World and I Won't Argue, But What Do You Call Me in the Game World?" My name is Bai Xiaowen, and I'm a gaming expert. My Charm stat was maxed from the start. How high? Once, I was the world's number one. I dominated an entire era of gaming. Every big name in the online gaming scene today used to call me boss. After leaving online gaming for several years, I suddenly got an invitation to play fro 11.6kReads8.9Score84614d adds

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    6.28 Million words online game: Mo Zhongbai: A gaming genius in the eyes of a gaming genius. The world's number one player, the leader of the world's number one guild, a hegemonic era, conquering hundreds of nations. Bai Xiaowen: A gaming newbie in the eyes of his friends who never touches online games. They are the same person. "Xiaobai, the sixth generation of fully immersive online games has started, do you want to play with me? I'll carry you to new heights." "So fast, it's already the sixth generation?" He murmured softly. "What did you say?" "I said: I don't know how to play games, I'm afraid I'll drag you down." "It's okay, my skills are amazing, I'll carry you to new heights." The strongest newbie king in the newbie village. The strongest newbie king in the Dragon Kingdom's main city. The strongest newbie king in the Dragon Kingdom. "You don't know how to play games?" His good brother pressed his head and questioned. Bai Xiaowen thought to himself, "I can become number one just by playing casually, this generation of players is too weak." He said aloud, "I'm lucky." "Is this kid a one-in-a-million gaming genius?" The Dragon Kingdom has produced many strong players, and hundreds of nations are wary of him. This eventually attracted the allied forces of hundreds of nations to attack. Just then. Amidst his friend's stunned expression, Bai Xiaowen stepped forward and addressed the Hundred Kingdoms Alliance, "Gentlemen, do you still remember Mo Zhongbai of the Peerless Guild?" Mo Zhongbai of the Peerless Guild. Mo Zhongbai, the God of War. "A familiar name that sends shivers of fear through the most powerful players of the Hundred Kingdoms Alliance, as if they've been transported back to the old days when they were dominated by those people!!!"

15. 15 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds

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    With the mask on, I'm invincible; without it, I'm a complete noob.

16. 16 绝 The Peerless Sword God 绝色剑神 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted That winter, the martial world died. Tianwaitian slaughtered the entire martial world, staining rivers and mountains with blood. Beauty meant death. Zhao Qinghe was the most remarkable princess in the world, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When she smiled, the mountains and rivers paled. When she drew her sword, even immortals bowed their heads. Her Flowing Cloud Soft Sword made her invincible in three moves. Two even more dangerous women were always at her side: Luo Qinghan, “De 464Reads8.1Score19114d adds
17. 17 公 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.5kReads—Score19114d adds

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    The opening of "The Princess and the Sword Immortal" unfolds like a vast desert landscape. Amidst swirling snow and biting winds, Princess Zhao Jin, accompanied by her maid Bihe, quietly escapes the confines of the palace and plunges into the treacherous world of martial arts. This scene is reminiscent of Guo Jing and Huang Rong's first encounter in the snowstorm of Zhangjiakou. However, Zhao Jin is not as clever and nimble as Huang Rong; her will is resolute, her vision broad, and her noble bearing makes her a hidden gem in this perilous world, drawing the reader's attention. The "Lone Sword Immortal," Xiao Jianqiu, is a renowned figure whose martial arts have reached a pinnacle. With his "Autumn Water Ancient Sword" unsheathed, no one can withstand three moves, leaving all heroes helpless. He is aloof and elusive, yet not heartless. The princess and the sword immortal, one noble, one reclusive; one passionate, one cold, their fates intertwined in this harsh winter, inevitably leading to a momentous upheaval. The story is ingeniously structured from the outset, with vividly portrayed characters, suspenseful plot twists, and hidden dangers amidst the snowstorm, making it a truly captivating masterpiece.

18. 18 被 Cast Out by My Sect, I Only Want to Roam the World 被逐出师门的我，只想逍遥天下 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship] + [no System] + [not a power fantasy] + [invincible] Thirty years ago, Li Xuanxiao of the Qingyun Sword Sect was the greatest swordsman under heaven. In the campaign to vanquish the demons, Li Xuanxiao traded all his cultivation for the life of the Demon Cult's emperor. Peace returned to the world. Thirty years later, his cultivation was destroyed and he was tainted by a demonic soul, so people came to see him as an ill omen. Having practiced the Dao since childhood, Li 10.4kReads8.3Score71214d adds

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    Give it a try, it looks alright.

19. 19 藏 The Guide to Concealed Beauties 藏娇引 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy793k WordsCompleted Winter. The last of the snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, swift as lightning. A woman, like a poem. The world knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, only as a living portrait of a court lady, hidden deep within the palace. Little does anyone know that she is also the Sword God’s sole disciple and a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Sect. Her sword is called Purple Lightning. When it leaves its scabbard, it flashes like a startled swan reflect 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    One sword cleaves the heavens, one palm slays a Martial Saint. Winter. Lingering snow. Her sword is moonlight. Her poison is honey. Her name is a secret. Purple robes, like lightning. Her person, like poetry. The world only knows Princess Jinning, Zhao Qingli, a living portrait of a lady in the deep palace. But they do not know that she is also the only successor of the Sword God, a once-in-a-century genius of the Tang Clan. Her sword is named "Purple Lightning." When the sword is drawn, it is like a fleeting shadow. No one in the world can withstand three moves from her. Because those who have seen the third move have all become mute dead men. Her palm is named "Soul Chaser." Her fingers are named "Wind Slicer." Chu Yueyao and Wen Yunshu are not maids, but two deadly shadows. Three women, a game in winter. The martial world is a cup of strong liquor. But they want to savor the elegance of tea. Until someone spills this cup of tea... One sword cleaves the heavens, one palm slays a Martial Saint...

20. 20 炼 A Qi Refining Village Chief Builds an Immortal Village 炼气境村长，打造不朽仙村 My Little Boat Drifts Away小舟从此逝Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Invincible + Satisfying read + Building a faction + Ensemble cast + No heroine + Decisive and ruthless + Play the pig to eat the tiger] Li Xinghe transmigrates into a fantasy world and awakens the Strongest Immortal Village System. From the start, he has reached the ninth thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth layer of Qi Refining and immediately sets out on an invincible path! Every time a villager advances in cultivation, he gets a draw! Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained D 1.2kReads7.2Score10614d adds

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    Perfectly matched. The protagonist was originally the strongest in the world, but he was overly low-key and lived in seclusion, developing a village. Unexpectedly, all those who emerged from the village were peerless experts.

21. 21 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.1kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
22. 22 婚 You Cyberbullied Me Over My Wedding Dress and Idol? The Great Families of the Capital Strike Back 婚纱追星网暴我？京城世家齐出手 Flicking Ice with a Finger指上弹冰Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Official-family heir + tycoon + face-slapping + campus beauty + villain + satisfying read + more...] Jiang Lin transmigrates to a parallel world and, from the start, lands himself a rabid celebrity-fan girlfriend. Before he can marvel at his good fortune, she puts on the wedding dress he spent a fortune buying and runs off to attend a concert by some popular young star??! “I finally married my youth! Wang Yifan, I love you!!!” “Quick, take my picture! Let’s commemorate my love story with Fanfan 46kReads8.9Score3k14d adds

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    A brilliant swordsman, fallen from grace overnight, stigmatized and beset by the death of his friends, seeks enlightenment seven years later in anonymity. Unwittingly drawn into the past, he re-enters the game of chess, where a storm is brewing. Some hope he goes mad, others pray for his immortality. Amidst the swirling fog of mystery, what is the truth...? A beautiful woman in disguise, bones beneath the stage, a headless corpse... "The truth you believe is the lie that loves you most."

23. 23 劫 The Book of the Calamity Abyss 劫渊册 Heng Mo珩默Eastern Fantasy143k WordsOngoing [He protected him for two hundred years. In return, he gave him a chance to resolve his Dao.] The heavens, earth, and stars shattered, and the path to advancement for the Xuanyuan Realm was forcibly sealed. Su Xingyao, the realm master who had hidden himself among mortals, searched across mountains and rivers before reuniting with the boy Jiang Shubai, born with the Myriad Tribulations Dao Body. Other cultivators advance without a ripple. Every time he breaks through a realm, tenfold tribulation 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Originally a realm lord, he then descended to the mortal realm to cultivate again, but it's not a wish-fulfillment story; it's an ensemble piece.

24. 24 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 83.2kReads9.3Score8.3k14d adds

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    ✨1️⃣The protagonist is a useless prince, whom everyone wants to kill. To survive, he trains an invincible army, intimidating all the philosophers and attracting talented warriors from across the land to his aid. His path to the throne is fraught with mystery; watch as he slowly uncovers a series of bizarre historical truths.

25. 25 玄 Xuanhuan: When Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：我什么时候无敌了 Mr. Playing with Willows戏柳先生Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted Also known as When Did I Become a Legend of the Cultivation World? Chen Ping'an transmigrates to the world of cultivation and spends several years striving to cultivate. When he sees that he still has no cultivation at all, he decides he's not cut out for it. So every day, he follows the System's instructions, feeding the chickens and fish, washing clothes, and growing vegetables. But one day, the arrival of a breathtakingly beautiful immortal upends his orderly, ordinary life. “Immortal maiden, 13.9kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
26. 26 被 After My Engagement Was Broken, My Identity as a Poet Immortal Was Revealed 被退婚后，我诗仙的身份曝光了 Block the West Tower堵上西楼Historical2.8M WordsCompleted New book announcement: My Husband, Be Good. The Princess Is Here to Steal You Away. Thank you for showing your support by checking it out. This book is also known as After My Engagement Was Broken Off, My Identity as a Poetry Immortal Was Revealed. Li Chen’an transmigrates to the Ning Kingdom and becomes an unwanted son kicked out of his home! His background is truly tragic: He began his lessons at three, yet by eleven he still couldn’t recite the Three Character Classic. Then he spent three yea 4.8kReads8.9Score94414d adds
27. 27 刺 The Strategy to Assassinate the King of Qin 刺秦策 Northern Sky Scar北空痕Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, the realm was at peace and the people lived in comfort. But on a winter-solstice night, an assassin suddenly appeared in Chang’an, shattering the long-standing tranquility of the magnificent imperial capital… While most people believed the assassination to be an isolated incident, the empire’s powerful statesman, Changsun Wuji, had already seen through the truth. He had never forgotten the purge launched years ago, when the imperia 141Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    He's here! The world's number one swordsman, Lord Lu, once enjoyed boundless glory, but later went into hiding...

28. 28 天 Everyday Romance After the World's Greatest Falls 天下第一陨落后的恋爱日常 Daydream Girl Patient Number One白日梦女患者一号Ancient Romance190k WordsOngoing The main story is undergoing a major revision. Stay tuned... [Sweet historical romance, mutual devotion, power struggles over the throne, an innocent-looking but calculating beauty-loving heroine, a sickly, beautiful, tragic, and dangerously alluring power player, and a twist on the usual tropes] Zhang Yanning, the legitimate second daughter of the Zhang family of Yangzhou, is sick to death of the palace’s scheming and intrigue! Her family’s rules demand that she marry to secure ties to the thro —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Both are novels about the greatest hero in the world. The first one is about a hero who is poisoned, and the heroine finds him and redeems him 10 years later. Their interactions are very sweet and it's a super good read! The second one is about a heroine who was once the greatest hero in the world, but was betrayed by her friends and went through 10 years of trials to seek revenge.

29. 29 她 She Nurtured Her Sword for Ten Years, Returning to Cleanse the World with It 她养剑十年，归来只为剑洗天下 Moonlit Wheel Dance月下轮舞Ancient Romance823k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Wuxia + Yuri + All-Female Martial World] She was once the greatest martial artist in the world. Ten years ago, the friend she trusted most betrayed her. Poisoned and gravely wounded, she fell off a cliff and barely survived. Ten years later, she returns to the martial world under the alias “Chen Lian.” She massacres the Gu Family Manor, takes on two top fighters at once, and storms the Bright Moon Pavilion alone. At an astonishing speed, she climbs back to the peak of the 342Reads8.8Score10214d adds
30. 30 浪 Wanderer of the Jianghu 浪人江湖丨 Li Wen隶文Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted No System, no rebirth, no transmigration: A terrible plague swept through my village and claimed every life, leaving me as the sole survivor by sheer luck. After the disaster, I went to a nearby town and begged for a living... until one day, a swordsman appeared and led me into the martial world, a place I had never expected to enter after resigning myself to a lifetime as a beggar. 1.5kReads8.8Score12014d adds

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    No system, no rebirth, no time travel—witness together the invincible journey of a beggar boy through the martial arts world!

31. 31 修 After Losing All My Cultivation, My Nine Female Disciples' Devotion Turned Strange 修为尽失后：九位女弟子孝心变质 Breaking Out of the Cocoon破茧天蚕Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Invincible power fantasy + master-disciple romance + multiple heroines + unapologetic power fantasy + weak System + lighthearted humor] Chen Xuan was once a powerful immortal cultivator. While cultivating, he took in nine personal disciples. But during a great battle, he unexpectedly lost all his cultivation. With his cultivation gone, he thought his disciples would abandon him. Instead, one after another, they grew excited. His eldest disciple was the Blazing Heavenly Maiden, his second a bewi 9.2kReads8.6Score1k14d adds

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    🔥The male protagonist was originally an invincible super villain! He transmigrated and lost all his cultivation! His female disciple learned his secret and directly slept with him! "You unfilial disciple! I am your master!"

32. 32 自 After Five Hundred Years Bound in a Forbidden Land, You Cry When I Become a Rogue Cultivator 自缚禁地五百年，我当散修你哭啥 Carrot-Flavored Mint Candy萝卜味薄荷糖Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsOngoing [Published] [Immortal Cultivation + Traditional Fantasy + Invincible + No System + Unrelentingly Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Rogue Cultivator] Five hundred years ago, Gu Xiu bound himself to a forbidden sect ground for five hundred years, offering himself as a source of fortune for the sect. Returning at last, he should have been welcomed home in glory. But the world had changed beyond recognition in those five hundred years. His master abandoned him, his senior sisters despised him, an 128.4kReads7.9Score12.7k14d adds

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    ☘️☘️☘️The protagonist bound himself to a forbidden land for five hundred years for the sake of his sect. Upon his return, he should have been returning home in glory, but unexpectedly, the world had changed. His master abandoned him, his senior sister despised him, and his junior brother even stole everything from his past. Five hundred years of torment became a joke. He suddenly realized the truth, signed a spiritual pact to renounce the sect, and became a rogue cultivator to seek a new path.

33. 33 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds

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    It was supposed to be morning.

34. 34 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
35. 35 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
36. 36 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
37. 37 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
38. 38 双 Dual Crossing to 1936: I Looted the Japanese Army’s Treasury 双穿1936我搬空鬼子金库 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical804k WordsOngoing Lin Feng is a retired special forces soldier. After leaving the military due to an injury, he works as a security guard. His parents are ill, and his brother is in debt. Thanks to a jade pendant, he transmigrates to 1936, an era engulfed in the flames of war... 560Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 杀 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Cold Weather, Rain天寒雨Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.7kReads7.3Score40214d adds
40. 40 天 Tales of the Heavenly Demon 天魔奇谈 Reed Wind藜风Eastern Fantasy323k WordsOngoing I’ve written this blurb so many times, but no one has paid it any attention. There are countless novels on Tomato Novel, but how many are really worth reading? Sigh... Everything in this world has its cause and effect, and everything is destined. Are human beings worth it? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🤯Once a sect's young master, now a spirit slave! The heir of the number one sect in the Floating Cloud Realm, the young master of Lingye Palace, embarks on a thrilling path of revenge after losing all his cultivation. 😎 How will he rise from the bottom of the cultivation world while hiding his identity? It's something to look forward to!

41. 41 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds
42. 42 霜 Frost Sword Sweeps Away the Breeze 霜剑扫清风 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Eastern Fantasy283k WordsCompleted The whole village was drenched in blood and reduced to ruins in a single day. Young Zhang He escaped a mountain of corpses and a sea of flames, clutching an unparalleled manual to his chest. From then on, he was a fugitive with nowhere to go. To conceal his lethal skills, he went into hiding at Wudang, content to serve as a young kitchen acolyte. Smoke and fire could not dim his soaring ambition. With a woodcutter's knife in hand, he secretly trained in peerless inner arts. One day, the disc 1.8kReads8.3Score13514d adds

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    The protagonist eventually becomes the best in the world, then prepares to return home to care for his parents and raise his children. An unconventional martial arts story, exceptionally exciting.

43. 43 穿 I Was Born the Clan’s Discarded Son, and I Swear to Restore Its Glory 穿成家族弃子，我誓振兴全族 Got a Great Catch爆护啦Eastern Fantasy221k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a wastrel scorned by his entire clan, only to awaken the Alchemy Emperor's legacy in a blood-soaked valley! His younger sister is dying from a chilling illness? He'll refine the Nine-Turn Golden Pill and defy fate! The family estate is seized and his clan members humiliated? He'll bury every last one of his enemies alongside them! Those who once bullied and shamed him? One slash, and their souls are annihilated. His family is in decline and surrounded by powerful enemies? O 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    We cannot allow our family to continue declining. Awaken! The fate of our family rests on your shoulders…

44. 44 逆 Heaven-Defying Demon Mirror 逆天魔镜 Baili, God of Wind风神百里Eastern Fantasy325k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no System, ruthless and decisive] Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, is framed and turned into a corpse puppet. After his bloodline awakens and activates a magic mirror, he rises from the Ashen Lands of the Demon Realm and carves a path through the worlds of immortals and demons... [Demonic world, survival of the fittest, brutally frank, demonic cultivation, immortal cultivation, the Immortal Way, golden finger magic mirror, golden finger, a world-shaking scheme, all-out co 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, was tricked and his body was turned into a corpse. His bloodline awakened, activating the Demon Mirror, and he rose to power, dominating the Demon Realm in the novel *The Mirror of Rebellion*. Later, he lost all his cultivation and fled to the Immortal Realm, where he rose again!

45. 45 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia739k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score63914d adds

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    It's somewhat ironic. This tomb keeper, a natural-born Yin spirit, a practitioner of the *Taiyin Zhenhun Jing* (a classic text on Yin spirits), a manipulator of skeletons and the dead, is actually most skilled in healing and saving lives. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Heart]

46. 46 上 The Upper Realm Is Full of My Former Dao Companions, and You Want Me to Ascend? 上界全是前道侣，你让我飞升？ White-Haired Overnight一夜白头Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Harem content: enter at your own risk if you don't like it] Other people ascend through talent, hard work, or luck. Ye Anshi's former partners, however, ascend by “breaking up” with him. The aloof immortal maiden, the yandere witch, the cultivation fanatic... Every one of them ascended at lightning speed within a few years of “breaking up” with Ye Anshi, leaving him famous throughout the Hundred Domains as a “shortcut to ascension.” Ye Anshi couldn't make head nor tail of it. Worried that his f 26.6kReads6.1Score3.5k14d adds
47. 47 你 You Won’t Prove Your Innocence, So Why Are You Killing Everyone? 你不自证清白，怎么直接开杀了？ Green Blade, White Horse青锋白马Eastern Fantasy432k WordsOngoing Gu Yun had once been the leading orthodox cultivator in a world, terrifyingly powerful and capable of destroying heaven and earth with a casual wave of his hand. He was upright and fair, with a kind heart. The righteous aura he carried was so potent it turned purple-black! Countless demonic villains had abandoned evil and turned over a new leaf after falling into his hands. The Human Emperor Banner he forged had taken in countless lonely, homeless ghosts and spirits. Yet the Heavenly Dao slander 868Reads7.1Score10014d adds
48. 48 一 One Sword Drawn, and the World Trembles 一朝出剑天下惊 Qiu Zhangying邱章英Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted In the Great Xia Dynasty, martial arts flourish and the literary path reigns supreme. Liu Ziyan is a transmigrator. Drawing on the experience of his previous life, he sets off on the path of cultivation at once. While everyone else practices martial arts, he takes the express route to immortal cultivation, flying off right from the start. That day, a suspected peerless Sword Immortal appeared in the royal capital. That day, on the walls of Lingzhou City, he stood his ground alone against Li Baiy 2.6kReads5.4Score64414d adds
49. 49 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality, My Immortal Wife Returns Home from the Start 凡人修仙，开局仙妻归家 Radiant and Rosy红光满面Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing Three years ago, Chen Yang’s wife, Zhao Yanran, went up the mountain alone to cultivate and never returned. Three years later, Zhao Yanran suddenly comes back, accompanied by three senior fellow disciples. They tell him bluntly, “Junior Sister Yanran was unfortunately afflicted by a love Gu a few days ago, and her life was in danger. The three of us had no choice but to detoxify her. Now, she has become our cultivation partner.” It turns out Zhao Yanran has not come back to reconcile with Che 40.6kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
50. 50 我 I’ve Already Given Up, and Now You’re Finally Realizing I Was Right? 我都开摆了你们才知道我没错？ Li Jiu Wei Yang黎久未央Eastern Fantasy571k WordsCompleted “Su Nian, you colluded with the demon clan and murdered your fellow disciples. The evidence is conclusive, yet you still refuse to repent! In consideration of your past contributions to the sect, I sentence you to ten years of confinement at the cliff of reflection. Any objections?” On the disciplinary hall of the women’s sect, Allure, Su Nian had only just transmigrated back and was still dazed. He suddenly realized that he had entered the cycle of reincarnation once again. He looked at his mas 744Reads7.1Score10114d adds

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