Antique Appraisal, Feng Shui, Antiquities and Calligraphy, Tomb Raiding, No Cultivation in the Later Story 鉴宝识宝，寻龙点穴，古玩字画，盗墓，后期不修仙

1. 1 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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   Those two are definitely the best choices. They contain everything you're looking for. The authors have excellent writing skills, clear logic, and avoid clichés. The storylines are original and immersive!

2. 2 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
3. 3 让 Use Your X-Ray Vision to Gamble on Stones, Not to Peek Around 让你用透视眼赌石，别乱看啊 Ultimatum After Drinking醉后通牒Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antiques appraisal + farming + wealthy protagonist + livestreaming] The day he gains X-ray vision, he moves in with the campus belle. His stunning senior also starts looking at him with admiration. But all he wants is to make money quietly by gambling on stones and appraising antiques, becoming an utterly ordinary tycoon. 32kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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   A very good novel.

4. 4 绝 The Deadly Treasure Hunter 绝命大藏家 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Entirely handcrafted, with no AI involved + adapted from industry secrets + authentic antique appraisals with photos and text + a mogul’s redemption] After more than forty years in the antique trade, twenty-eight years robbing tombs, and fifteen years faking antiques, sixty-year-old Ma Wangye had finally washed his hands of the business and planned to enjoy his retirement. Who could have guessed that on New Year’s Eve, someone would kill him with a pickaxe in front of Old Wangye’s grave? His li 51.3kReads8.8Score5.7kShelves

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   A tomb-raiding mastermind was killed by his own brother with a pickaxe, and reborn into the body of a simpleton: it's time to draw his treasure-appraising knife! Sixty-year-old tomb-raiding master Ma Dongsheng, having just cleared his last tomb on New Year's Eve, was killed by his own brother with a single pickaxe—decades of wealth and connections, all gone to someone else! When he opened his eyes again, he was lying in a cowshed, becoming that tall, simple-minded man in Gujia Village! His cotton-padded coat was showing through the cotton, and his trousers were hanging down to his ankles, but his mind was filled with the true skills of decades of treasure appraisal and tomb raiding. He pulled out his 32 ancestral tools, first killing his backstabbing accomplice, then sneaking into the village committee to unlock locks and search for supplies. In this life, he's put away his tomb-raiding knife, and his eye for treasure appraisal is about to shine—broken porcelain bowls on the street, old objects at the village entrance, are all the keys to his future success!

5. 5 我 I Found a Treasure on Antique Street: From the Start, a Hundred-Thousandfold Profit 我在古玩街捡漏，开局十万倍利润 Picking Thorns打刺Urban1.7M WordsCompleted At the end of the Ming dynasty, the mysterious Mohist school vanished from the world. Chen Han, a university student majoring in cultural relics, activates the Mohist legacy by a stroke of luck. The Mohist school’s divine techniques, lost for more than four hundred years, return to the world and astonish everyone. His appraisal skills are terrifying, his talent for restoring antiques is unheard of, and he can perform mysterious mechanical arts and techniques, as well as counter-heavenly feats of 20.5kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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   1. The book's settings such as "ghost eyes," "Buddha's hand," and "divine skills" create a thrilling and suspenseful plot while providing rich historical and cultural knowledge. Author Xiao Jiu Tu, through delicate strokes and vivid descriptions, successfully crafts a world brimming with the spirit of the martial arts world and intellectual battles. If you enjoy novels about treasure appraisal, tomb raiding, and the martial arts world, *The World's Hidden Treasures* is definitely worth reading. It will not only immerse you in a thrilling storyline but also give you a deeper understanding of the world of antiques and human nature. 2. The protagonist stumbles upon a hidden gem of the Mo family's inheritance. Watch how he uses this inheritance to uncover the truth behind his master's death, finds hidden treasures, and explores unknown ruins.

6. 6 千 A Thousand Mechanisms in Search of Antiquity 千机寻古 Purple-Robed Knight紫袍骑士Urban508k WordsCompleted When the ancient Buddha sees daylight, the treasure reveals its true face. A ten-character maxim has stirred the antiques world for decades, drawing covetous eyes from all sides. After graduating from college, Luo Qingyang reluctantly enters the antiques trade. One day, he gets lucky and uncovers an ancient Buddha painting hidden behind a portrait of Chairman Mao, becoming embroiled in a battle of intrigue over the painting and the legend of a treasure. 99Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   The novel concept cleverly utilizes the striking resemblance between topographical maps and ancient Buddhist images to gradually unravel the mystery of Shi Dakai's treasure on the Dadu River during the Taiping Rebellion.

7. 7 重 Reborn to Find Hidden Treasures in 1993 重生捡漏1993 Old Madman Lu吕老疯Urban1.3M WordsCompleted In 1993, the antiques market is just beginning to take shape, with gold lying everywhere. Drawing on the wealth of experience and knowledge he gained in his previous life, Lü Jing seizes the opportunity and rises rapidly to become an internationally renowned antiques tycoon, unrivaled in his field. 3.2kReads9.0Score351Shelves

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   Great book! [Thumbs up]

8. 8 斩 Dragon Slayer 斩龙 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban3.6M WordsCompleted At the end of science lies theology, At the end of theology lies geography. Feng shui was never superstition. Geography is! Believe in science! Reject superstition! 6.9kReads8.8Score727Shelves

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   Highly recommended by seasoned bookworms, this is a rare, top-tier work.

9. 9 捡 The Art of the Steal 捡漏 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban11.9M WordsCompleted One glance spans a hundred years, and I am reborn in the modern city. A golden age of art, a world of antique collecting. Qin Dynasty steles and Zhou Dynasty ritual vessels, ancient inscriptions and paintings. Bronze and blue-and-white porcelain, jadeite and precious gems. Every rare treasure under heaven is in my hands. Reborn in the modern city, Jin Feng relies on his peerless eye for antiques to rise, step by step, to the top. He will carry forward the nation’s most time-honored culture and p 16.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 左 Imperial Green Jade in One Hand, a Beauty at My Side 左手帝王绿，右手美人腰 Wandering the World with a Blade浪迹天涯带着刀Urban10.4M WordsOngoing Urban Fantasy + Stone Gambling + Crown Prince + Politics + Revenge + Schemes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Mature Heroine A man needs unexpected riches to get rich, and a horse needs extra feed at night to grow fat. A priceless dragon-stone imperial-green Pixiu handpiece arrives by express delivery, and a bank text alerts Ye Qing that two hundred million yuan has landed in his account. But Ye Qing feels no excitement at this windfall from the heavens, because it is his master calling for help. To 63.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
11. 11 神 The Divine Eye Appraiser 神眼鉴宝 Years of Twilight迟暮流年Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [X-ray Vision + Antiques Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Hidden Treasures + Golden Finger + Power Fantasy] Because of his father’s enormous medical bills, Qin Hao agrees to get a divorce in exchange for 200,000 yuan to cover the expenses. But not only does he fail to get the money, he is also beaten up by a spoiled rich heir. By chance, he awakens the power of x-ray vision through an ancestral jade pendant. From then on, the world gains an extraordinary monster who can find treasures, spo 14.1kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
12. 12 盗 The Thieves' Den 盗薮 Greasy Middle-Aged Uncle油腻的中年大叔Mystery4.1M WordsOngoing Thirty-Six Pounds: The Thieves' Sect Reigns Supreme (Paranormal + Tomb Raiding + Jianghu) (Don't read too much into this or try it yourself.) I'm an orphan. After Wu Laoer raised me, he brought me into the Thieves' Sect. From then on, I experienced a very different Jianghu. The King of Lingnan's tomb, the ancient city of the Dangxiang, the Kunlun ruins, and a whole series of adventures showed me the good and evil of the Jianghu. If you have time, let me tell you about them. 31kReads8.9Score2kShelves
13. 13 鉴 Antique Appraisal Tycoon: I Started by Raising a Qilin 鉴宝神豪，从我养麒麟开始 Urban Desert Island都市荒岛Urban1.8M WordsCompleted (The antiques pictured in this book are all real. If you have any at home, congratulations!) (Come on, friends, let's take a look at what history and cultural relics really are, and at the luxury goods those Westerners could never hope to afford!) (Appraising treasures, not cultivating immortality! + two female leads) Honorary curator of the British Museum in London, honorary curator of the Louvre Museum in France, honorary professor at the National Museum of China... Faced with all these enthus 7.3kReads8.8Score728Shelves
14. 14 人 Tomb Raider: Obtaining the Black Gold Ancient Saber from the Start 人在盗墓：开局获得黑金古刀 Dreaming of Returning to Shenze梦归神泽Mystery942k WordsOngoing After an accident, Chen Xiao transmigrated into a tomb-raiding world and got the standard perk for transmigrators: a tomb-raiding sign-in System! He opened the beginner's gift pack from the start and received the tomb-raiding world's divine weapon, the Black Gold Ancient Saber! Sign-in reward: Golden Light Mantra! Chen Xiao: “At my normal level, one palm strike takes out one little zongzi. When I really cut loose, one strike takes out a whole group!” With the sign-in System as his cheat, Chen Xi 3.6kReads8.5Score212Shelves
15. 15 古 The Antique Conspiracy 古玩迷局 The Way Is Extraordinary道非常Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Antique appraisal + martial world + love and hatred + national treasures] When I was five, my mother disappeared because of an antique. My father married a woman who beat me every day, so I ran away from home and spent fifteen years learning the art of antiques from my master. My master was framed and killed, and my senior sister left me behind to avenge him on her own. I could no longer stay silent. Resolutely heading north to find my senior sister and investigate my master’s enemies, I carved 6.7kReads8.5Score588Shelves
16. 16 超 The Ultimate Treasure Hunter 超级捡漏 Writer Phoenix作家不死鸟Urban5.0M WordsCompleted Two years ago, his girlfriend's parents opposed their marriage and brutally beat him until he became an idiot. Two years later, he regains his senses. With his extraordinary talent for appraising antiques, he makes a name for himself, then takes up the blade against the villains who once hurt him and exacts his revenge. 2.6kReads8.7Score297Shelves
17. 17 我 I Find Treasure with Nothing but a Metal Detector 我寻宝全靠金属探测器 Wang Wenzhi汪文智Urban222k WordsCompleted [Treasure Hunting + Digging for Treasure + Antiques + Antiquities + Lucky Finds + Appraisal + Adventure] Armed with a metal detector, the protagonist roams everywhere in search of buried treasure, digging it up and stumbling across valuable finds. He explores secluded ruins and ancient sites, experiences countless bizarre and wondrous adventures, and scours deserted villages and abandoned houses, uncovering all kinds of treasures along the way: coins, bronze, silver, gold, and iron objects, as w 411Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Treasure hunting, treasure identification, using metal detectors to search for, dig for, collect, and appraise treasures, accumulating all sorts of antiques and treasures. The theme is novel, the content is rich in professional knowledge, and it's very entertaining.

18. 18 透 Heavenly Eye: King of Stone Gambling 透视天眼：赌石王 Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to Read书荒而写书Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Jade gambling] [Power fantasy] In a single night, his family was ruined, his company went bankrupt, and his father died with a grudge in his heart. He fell from the heights of success and became a lowly apprentice in the jade market, struggling amid endless mockery and despair. Then the jade pendant passed down through his family merged with his eye, unexpectedly granting him the power to see through everything and discern the glow of treasures! From then on, no flawed jade or hidden treasure c 742Reads6.8Score102Shelves

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    They are all treasure appraisal novels.

19. 19 黄 Golden Eyes: A Midlife Comeback 黄金瞳：中年逆袭 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted This book's animated adaptation is now streaming on Fanqie. At 45, Lin Jianguo was a failed middle-aged man, the sort you could find anywhere in the city. He had been unemployed for three years. His wife had lost all hope and was about to divorce him, his daughter had no money for tuition, his mortgage payments were overdue, and his parents were bedridden. At the lowest point in his life, he unexpectedly awakened the Golden Eyes ability inside his family's ancestral jade pendant, allowing him to 1.5kReads7.0Score207Shelves
20. 20 黄 Golden Eyes: The Jade Gambling King 黄金瞳：赌石王 Liu Yibo刘一搏Urban587k WordsCompleted [Stone Gambling + Appraisal + X-Ray Vision + Revenge + Underworld] On the brink of death after being hunted by his enemies, he accidentally awakens the Golden Eye through his family’s ancestral jade. From then on, he can see through solid stone and recognize every rare treasure under the sun. The stone-gambling family that stole the Lin family heirloom years ago has now become an industry giant. They sneer at me: “You think you’re good enough to gamble on stones?” That is, until I open three pie 1.2kReads6.8Score101Shelves
21. 21 黄 Golden Eyes: King of Antiques and Gemstone Gambling 黄金瞳：鉴宝赌石王 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Stone gambling] [Rise to power] [Satisfying read] [Tycoon] [Bargain hunting] [Antique appraisal] [Face-slapping] Ye Fan’s life hits rock bottom: he loses his job, falls into debt, and gets abandoned. Then a fragment of a mysterious ancient jade streaks across his eyes. When he wakes, the whole world has changed. In the scrap yard, stones bloom with the radiance of Imperial Green wherever his fingers point. At ghost-market stalls, his sharp eyes reveal a genuine Tang dynasty Buddha hidden in a p 90Reads7.1Score129Shelves
22. 22 透 X-Ray Eyes: Appraising Treasures and Gambling on Jade 透视眼鉴宝赌石 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Underdog comeback + X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + satisfying wish fulfillment + bargain hunting + tomb raiding] Zhang Wei is a miserable low-level wage worker. Unable to pay his rent, he works for his landlord in lieu of payment. While fixing the landlord’s faucet, the landlord’s husband comes home. Zhang Wei hides in a closet and accidentally cuts his finger on a nail, awakening his X-ray vision. From then on, his life takes off. Money, beautiful women, luxury cars, mans 351Reads7.8Score132Shelves
23. 23 中 Divorced in Middle Age, I Strike It Rich Through Stone Gambling, and My Ex-Wife Regrets It 中年离婚，赌石暴富，前妻后悔 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Underdog’s Rise + X-Ray Vision + Tycoon + Farming + Everyday Urban Life + No Harem] Unable to bear their frugal, impoverished life any longer, he decided to take a chance for his family. He used years of savings to open a hot pot restaurant with a friend, only to get cheated by that friend, lose everything, and end up owing a huge amount in loan-shark debt. When a gang boss came to collect, his wife immediately asked for a divorce, and he left with nothing. 1.7kReads7.6Score186Shelves
24. 24 赌 The King of Jade Gambling 赌石王 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban5.6M WordsOngoing [Stone gambling + multiple female leads] On his way to work on his electric scooter, Mo Yu crashes into a BMW. The bad news: He crashed into a BMW! The good news: It belongs to his boss. Beautiful boss: “What the hell? Who dares hit my BMW!” Taking a closer look: “Oh, it’s just my workhorse!” Afterward, Mo Yu does odd jobs for his beautiful boss after work every day to pay for the repairs, and accidentally gains X-ray vision and a pocket dimension... From then on, his life is one lucky break aft 3.3kReads7.7Score408Shelves
25. 25 被 After My Ex Cheated on Me, I Struck It Rich on Gemstones 被前女友绿后，我赌石暴富 Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to Read书荒而写书Urban690k WordsCompleted [X-Ray Vision + Appraising Treasures + Stone Gambling + Underdog's Comeback + Underworld + Treasure Hunting + Tomb Raiding] After He Jianghai caught his girlfriend cheating, the other man retaliated by blinding him. When He received a corneal transplant donated by a kind stranger, he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision! From then on, he rose to the top and became a winner in life. [An exhilarating underdog comeback story, well worth a read!] 875Reads7.0Score101Shelves
26. 26 透 X-Ray Vision: Gambling on Jade and Appraising Treasures 透视眼赌石鉴宝 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban5.2M WordsOngoing [X-ray vision + stone gambling + antiques appraisal + underdog comeback + bargain hunting + antiques] While making a delivery, deliveryman Su Ming came across a beautiful woman whose faucet was broken. As he helped her fix it, he suddenly gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life was like a cheat code, carrying him all the way to the top. 2.2kReads7.6Score292Shelves
27. 27 透 X-Ray Vision for Appraising Jade 透视赌石鉴宝 Liu Yibo刘一搏Urban704k WordsCompleted [Underdog’s rise + Antique appraisal + Gemstone gambling + X-ray vision + Cathartic revenge + Power fantasy] Lin Chao is an ordinary office worker who accidentally discovers that the goddess he secretly loves is being bullied by the company manager. He beats up the manager, leaves the company, and gets hit by a car. When he wakes up in the hospital, he has gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life is unstoppable: money, beautiful women, luxury cars, and mansions are all his! [A cathartic power 21Reads6.9Score—Shelves
28. 28 赌 Gambling on Jade: Winning Over the Underworld’s Queen 赌石：从征服黑道女大佬开始 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + treasure appraisal + X-ray vision + divorce + an underdog's comeback + regret + underworld + beauties] His ex-wife took it upon herself to give her younger brother all the savings they'd spent five years building up. Furious, Zhao Yu divorced her on the spot. Then he was hit by a car while crossing the road and gained X-ray vision. From then on, he went from rags to riches and soared to the top! [This is a feel-good comeback story. If it doesn't satisfy you, come tell me off in 38Reads6.5Score109Shelves
29. 29 人 At Middle Age, I Turn My Life Around with Jade and Become the World's Richest Man 人到中年，赌石翻身成世界首富 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban547k WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + bargain hunting + X-ray vision + tycoon + everyday life + feel-good story + underdog comeback] After his divorce, Lin Fan awakens the ability to see through things and sets his sights on the stone gambling market. With precision, he makes his moves, and the jade he cuts out shocks the industry. Wealth, status, and beautiful women come flocking, leaving his former wife, who once betrayed him, far behind. 315Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 30 透 The Master of Jade Gambling With X-Ray Vision 透视赌石高手 I'm a Girl我是妹纸Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antique appraisal + casinos + an ordinary man's rise + multiple heroines + scratch cards + farming + everyday life] At a company team-building event, he accidentally spots his stunning female boss using the restroom in a small grove. By a twist of fate, he awakens the power of X-ray vision. From then on, he uses his X-ray vision to appraise antiques and find hidden treasures, win big with scratch cards, dominate the casinos, discover valuable antiques and paintings, and gamble 790Reads6.3Score103Shelves
31. 31 赌 Stone Gambling!! 赌石！！ Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban546k WordsCompleted This book has been adapted into the short drama Through the Eye, Not the Treasure: I Turn the Tables. Lin Xiaochuan, an exploited wage slave at an antique shop, was accidentally hit and sent flying by a beautiful woman driving a car. As a result, he gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life went into overdrive, and he rose to the top. 1.7kReads7.5Score156Shelves
32. 32 赌 Stone Gambling: Fortune, Power, and Beauty 赌石：权色双收 Sexy Black-Stocking Mother Monkey from Flower-Fruit Mountain花果山穿黑丝性感母猴Urban301k WordsCompleted [No x-ray vision + pure stone gambling + pure antique appraisal] Li Wei saves a stunning beauty from a car accident, only to discover that she is Liu Yufei, owner of an antique shop in Panjiayuan. Liu Yufei was deliberately run off the road by Li Xiao, her business partner and best friend, who wants to take all the shop's shares for herself. After Li Wei saves her, Liu Yufei teaches him how to appraise antiques and gamble on jade stones. Before long, he has mastered both, making his name and win 279Reads6.4Score—Shelves
33. 33 赌 Gambling on Stones! 赌石！ Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Jade Gambling] [Feel-Good Revenge] After being framed by a rich heir, betrayed by his girlfriend, and scorned by everyone, Lin Fan hits rock bottom and unexpectedly awakens X-ray vision. With a single glance, he can see through the rough outer shells of raw jade and perceive the spiritual energy in all things. From then on, one cut leaves him broke, the next makes him rich. He rises to power in the jade gambling world, with Imperial Green of glass-like quality, exquisite blood jade, heirloom ja 16.2kReads7.1Score337Shelves
34. 34 赌 Stone Gambling and Antique Appraisal 赌石鉴宝 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban400k WordsCompleted Wang Ming, an apprentice at an antiques shop, happened to gain X-ray vision while fighting a few punks one night, which also earned him the wrath of a mob boss. From then on, he ruled the underworld. Wealth, beautiful women, luxury cars, mansions, everything a man could want was his! This is a feel-good story about an ordinary man rising to the top, and it’s well worth a read! 427Reads6.9Score—Shelves
35. 35 赌 Jade Betting: Wealth and Desire 赌石：财与色 Spooky and Weird鬼迷日眼Urban302k WordsCompleted [X-ray vision + beautiful women + stone gambling + antique appraisal + tomb raiding + an ordinary man’s rise] Zhang Tao is an apprentice at an antique shop. While accompanying his beautiful boss to meet a client, he sees the client try to get her drunk. Zhang Tao risks his life to save her, only to be beaten half to death. At the critical moment, he awakens X-ray vision. From then on, he takes the world by storm, gaining both wealth and beautiful women! 301Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 分 After the Breakup, I Strike It Rich with Jade, and My Ex-Girlfriend Regrets It 分手后，赌石暴富，前女友后悔 Writing Books Because I'm Starved for Something to Read书荒而写书Urban325k WordsCompleted [No System + Stone Gambling + Beautiful Women + X-Ray Vision + Tycoon + Bargain Hunting + Everyday Life + Underdog's Rise] After Lin Fan's girlfriend cheated on him with a rich heir, he was left heartbroken. Then a car hit him, and he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision. Without hesitation, he went straight to the rich heir to get revenge. “You stole my girlfriend, so I guess your sister is fair game. She's pretty cute!” 132Reads5.8Score—Shelves
37. 37 赌 Stone Gambling, Treasure Appraisal, and the Golden Eyes 赌石鉴宝黄金瞳 Liu Yibo刘一搏Urban579k WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antique appraisal + X-ray vision + underdog comeback + ordinary protagonist + exhilarating read] Lin Chao is a laborer struggling to survive in the Ruili jade market. He thinks he'll spend his whole life dealing with dirt and backbreaking work, until an accident leaves him struck on the head by a steel pipe. When he wakes, he discovers he's gained a pair of “Golden Eyes” that can see through a stone's outer shell and reveal the jade within. A rough stone dismissed by its stall 309Reads6.5Score—Shelves
38. 38 赌 The Unlucky Stone Gambler 赌石倒霉蛋 Sanf ei三飞Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Mo Xiaofan was tricked into going to a casino in Myanmar, where he lost everything. Penniless, he had no choice but to ask his childhood friend Xiong Haowen, who lived in Ruili, for help. Xiong Haowen had already taken him to the Ruili bus station, but Mo Xiaofan was afraid he wouldn't be able to face his father after losing all the money, so he finally decided not to leave. With the 1,500 yuan in travel money Xiong Haowen gave him, he shamelessly begged his friend to teach him stone gambling, h 2.7kReads8.9Score339Shelves
39. 39 透 The Eye of X-Ray Vision 透视之眼 Ji Shen姬神Urban5.8M WordsCompleted Xu Qing was an utterly ordinary person, and his life was even a little miserable. But one extraordinary encounter gave him a pair of miraculous eyes! From then on, his life took a different turn, and good things came one after another... 4.9kReads8.9Score686Shelves
40. 40 青 Jade Eyes: I Can See the Memories of Ancient Artifacts 青瞳鉴宝：我能看到古物的记忆 Cowpeas with Scallions豆橛子拌大葱Urban241k WordsOngoing Antique appraisal + suspense + supernatural powers + tomb raiding and archaeology A museum theft sees Yuan Cang's father, Yuan Fuyan, a museum-appointed expert on cultural relics, vanish along with the thieves and the stolen treasures. He is accused of stealing the artifacts under his own watch. The Yuan family is disgraced, and business at their antiques shop plummets. Yuan Cang was born with a pair of green eyes. When he touches an antique, he can see historical scenes from the object's point 20Reads—Score138Shelves

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    The story unravels the unexpected events that happened to museum security personnel twenty years ago, and the slowly emerging secrets have a sense of historical weight. If you like suspenseful plots that span across timelines, you can check out this book.

41. 41 无 Peerless Treasure Appraisal 无双宝鉴 Luo Xiao Himself罗晓本尊Urban2.8M WordsCompleted His fiancée betrayed him, and then he was framed and driven into bankruptcy. Just when his life hit rock bottom, he suddenly gained a golden finger. He’ll make a fortune appraising treasures and take back everything he lost! 3.7kReads8.4Score427Shelves
42. 42 玩 Playing the Ancient Immortal Path 玩古仙途 Playing with Antiquities玩古Urban533k WordsOngoing Ancient artifacts conceal strange secrets, and ordinary mortals dare knock on the gates of immortality. Young Fang Chen seeks out mysterious relics buried by time, and comes across a jade pendant with its own space. Through the struggles of the apocalypse, he parts layer upon layer of mist. Is the world a prison, or a game? Wherever he looks, a road lies ahead! He cultivates immortality all the way, and in the end, the young man attains the Great Dao! 1.9kReads6.2Score138Shelves

    Reader note

    This book is good, quite professional. I learned a lot about identifying huanghuali wood, it's really helpful.

43. 43 抢 You Took My Archaeology Slot? I'll Livestream the Excavation of the Jueyuan Tomb 抢我考古名额？我直播盗掘精绝墓 Talking Spring Water Squid Wood会说话的清泉乌贼木头Mystery801k WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Livestream + Exposure + Zhang Qilin + Exploration + Forbidden Zones + Suspense + System + Invincible + Original + Celebrities] Song Yiqing transmigrates into a parallel world with a severely fragmented history, where he becomes an outstanding archaeology student who ranks first in both cultural studies and professional coursework. He even earns a guaranteed place on the Forbidden Zone Archaeological Expedition Team. But just before graduation, he discovers that his guaranteed spo 1.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves
44. 44 盗 Tomb Raiding: Azure Dragon Bloodline Subdues Blood Zombies, Leaving Reba Stunned 盗墓：青龙血脉镇血尸，惊呆热芭 Heavenly Silkworm Withered Wood天蚕朽木Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Livestreaming + Entertainment + Challenges + System + Exposing Secrets + Exploration + Forbidden Zones + Invincibility + Supernatural Horrors + Mystery + Original] Shen Yu transmigrates into a world that combines various tomb-raiding settings and is bound to a Challenge System. [Complete 100 push-ups a day for 30 days to receive the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Art] [Kill Hei Xiazi to receive the Two-Finger Excavation Technique] [Kill a water python to receive the 1.4kReads6.0Score137Shelves
45. 45 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Handed Over the Imperial Seal to Get a Government Job, Shocking the Nation 盗墓：为入编上交玉玺，震惊国家 Heavenly Silkworm Withered Wood天蚕朽木Mystery392k WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + invincible protagonist + livestreaming + archaeology + transmigration + mystery] Lin Chen transmigrates to a parallel world. Just as he's preparing to take the civil service exam, he gets word that his father has been arrested for tomb raiding and could face a heavy sentence! Desperate, Lin Chen unexpectedly binds to the [Heaven-Defying Luck Tomb-Raiding System]! He decides to search for the Imperial Jade Seal and hand it over in exchange for a government job! With his heaven-def 635Reads6.5Score—Shelves
46. 46 直 Livestream: Tomb Raiding with My Daughter, Scaring My Wife Yang Mi Half to Death 直播：带女儿盗墓，吓坏老婆杨蜜 Rotten Wood in the Sun日上朽木Mystery658k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Yu spent seven years making his name in the tomb-raiding world. Then he retired, secretly married Yang Mi, and had a daughter with her. The ten-year deadline at the Bronze Gate has arrived, and Shen Yu still has to deal with the final threat. As it happens, Yang Mi is away filming, and their daughter keeps pestering him to take her to an amusement park. With no other choice, he takes her to the “Ancient Tomb Amusement Park.” During their visit, the 2.3kReads7.4Score194Shelves
47. 47 我 I'm a Fallen Top-Tier Star! The Nation Wants Me to Raid Tombs 我，塌房顶流！国家请我出手盗墓 Rotten Wood in the Sun日上朽木Urban570k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + CP + Mushroom House + Showbiz + Livestreaming + Invincible + Identity Reveal + System + Transmigration + From the Start + Supernatural] Lin Chen transmigrated to a parallel world and became a disgraced entertainer. While searching for his older sister, he bound himself to a Tomb-Raiding System!! From the start, he gained max-level combat skills, max-level feng shui skills… As long as he completed missions, he could earn even more rewards: The Qilin Little Brother, the Silent Bott 2.5kReads6.6Score149Shelves
48. 48 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Steal Traits and Go on a Rampage with Yang Mi 盗墓：掠夺词条，我带杨蜜杀疯了 Heavenly Silkworm Withered Wood天蚕朽木Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Live-streamed tomb raiding+Xiaoge+Tomb of the Sea+field trial+invincible+celebrities+System+transmigrate+traits+supernatural] Zhang Qilin transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to a Trait System! Completing missions and defeating powerful foes earns him traits! Qilin Bloodline (Gold), Divine Mechanism Mastery (Gold), Spirit-Summoning and Commanding (Gold), Sixty-Four Hexagrams of the Zhou Dynasty Mausoleum Atlas (Gold) After getting separated from Zhang Haike and the others during 1.8kReads6.2Score111Shelves
49. 49 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Qilin Tattoo Subdues a Blood Corpse and Stuns Reba 盗墓：麒麟纹身镇血尸，震惊热芭 Rotten Wood in the Sun日上朽木Mystery578k WordsCompleted [Invincible protagonist + System + tomb raiding + livestreaming + entertainment + from the start + exposure + educational content] Qin Lin transmigrated to a parallel world and started with Qilin blood in his veins. He entered Biaoziling, where he killed a blood corpse single-handedly and obtained a clue to immortality, but the whole thing was unexpectedly exposed on livestream by celebrity Reba, whom he had just rescued! He shot straight to the top of the trending list! At the same time, the to 2.7kReads5.7Score218Shelves
50. 50 听 Antique Appraisal with Tingquan: From the Start, I Enter the First Emperor's Tomb! 听泉鉴宝：开局进始皇帝皇陵！ Rabbit with an AK扛着AK的兔子Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Single heroine] + [appraisal] + [perilous] + [thrilling] + [ancient tombs] + [immensely satisfying] + [patriotic] Tang Qing unexpectedly acquires a System, and from then on sets out to protect and promote the culture of ancient tombs. The tomb of Song Ruluo, a gifted woman from the early Tang dynasty, is filled with Tang sancai and blue-and-white porcelain. The underwater tomb of Shen Wansan is packed with gold and silver, its riches enough to rival a nation. The tomb of the First Emper 1.7kReads7.2Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    A different kind of tomb raiding

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