The Protagonist Sleeps in an Ancient Tomb Until Archaeologists Disturb the Coffin and Wake Him in the Modern World 主角在古墓中沉睡，被考古学家开馆吵醒现世

1. 1 沉 A Thousand Years Asleep: Unearthed by an Archaeology Team! 沉睡千年：被考古队挖出来了！ Within Arm's Reach咫尺间Urban1.2M WordsCompleted His master took eight of his bones and offered him up as a sacrifice to curry favor with the First Emperor of Qin. His master rose to high office, while he became a living corpse, entombed underground for all eternity. Two thousand years later, he returned to the world of the living. In this life, he swore never to trust another woman! But he had no idea that a woman from two thousand years in the future would conceive his child from afar, making him a father before he knew it... 174Reads7.5Score101Shelves

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   🌿The protagonist slept in an ancient tomb, only to be unearthed by an archaeological team: ☑️He had been suppressed in a coffin by his master and slept in the tomb for over two thousand years! Unexpectedly, two thousand years later, a woman remotely bore him a child [shocked]. When he was unearthed by a modern archaeological team, he was awakened by his 5-year-old daughter's cry of "Daddy" from a place thousands of miles away where she was in danger...

2. 2 古 I Slept in an Ancient Tomb for a Thousand Years, and Now I'm on Display as a National Treasure 古墓沉睡千年的我，被当做国宝展览 The Road Ahead Is Long路漫漫其修远Urban341k WordsCompleted [Urban, Immortality, Invincible Protagonist, Cultivation, Behind the Scenes] Lin Xiu, an immortal ancestor who has slept for a thousand years while suppressing an evil spirit with his body, lies in a mountain range guarded by several great families for generations. An archaeological team disturbs his secluded cultivation when they excavate him. “Over here! There’s a crystal coffin!” “Oh my God, a corpse that hasn’t decayed in a thousand years!” “Look! That red jade is so clear. It must be a nati 2.3kReads5.3Score177Shelves
3. 3 沉 After Sleeping for a Thousand Years, I Was Dug Out of an Ancient Tomb 沉睡千年，我从古墓里被挖出来了 The Road Ahead Is Long路漫漫其修远Urban332k WordsCompleted [Urban Fantasy, Longevity, Overpowered Protagonist, Cultivation, Behind the Scenes] In a mountain range guarded for generations by several great families, the immortal ancestor Xia Qi had been asleep for a thousand years, suppressing an evil spirit in the form of a strange jade with his own body. His peace was disturbed when an archaeological team unearthed him. “Over here! There's a crystal coffin!” “My heavens, a corpse that hasn't decayed in a thousand years!” “Look! That red jade is so clear 1Reads5.2Score—Shelves
4. 4 人 One Piece: Tomb Raider, Merging with the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress from the Start 人在盗墓：开局融合九头蛇柏 Little Fried Chicken小炸鸡Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Ji Changsheng transmigrates to a world where tomb-raiding stories have merged, becoming a blood corpse. Just when all hope seems lost, the Fusion System awakens! Fuse with the Ghost Seal to obtain the Ghost King's Spirit-Binding Tome and the aura of a Ghost Emperor! Fuse with the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress to gain the power of nature! Fuse with the Qinling Sacred Tree to earn the talent to copy abilities! Fuse with the Queen of Jingjue!?? Reward...? 11.5kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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   Those two are a must! [Smirk]

5. 5 民 Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Mystery262k WordsCompleted There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Niche folklore articles seeking readers

6. 6 刚 I Just Became a Corpse King, and They Mistook Me for an Antique on Display! 刚成尸王，被当成古董展览了！ Time Makes No Sound时光无声Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Ren Feng transmigrated into the body of a centuries-old corpse in a parallel world. He discovered that he was lying in a transparent coffin. A crowd stood around him, pointing and whispering. They thought the corpse was being played by a museum employee, and demanded refunds. Some visitors wanted to smash the crystal coffin and expose the museum’s true colors. Others pulled out their phones to record, saying they would defend their consumer rights. Just then, “Ding! System successfully bound!” “ 3.5kReads8.1Score382Shelves
7. 7 天 The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝：帝朝崛起 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.6M WordsCompleted This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera) 79Reads—Score106Shelves
8. 8 都 Urban Cultivation: I've Been Dug Up Again 都市修仙：我又被挖出来了 Three Big Steps, Leave a Few Pits三大步留点坑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Short drama, comic drama, and live-action audio versions are all available. Enjoy!] [Urban + Invincible + Immortal Longevity + No Hiding His Power + Big Shot] A rogue cultivator from the cultivation world happens upon the Heaven-Deceiving Secret Manual. Once his cultivation reaches a profound level, the Heavenly Dao can no longer sense him, so it stops sending down tribulation lightning. Though his power reaches the heavens, he is stuck at the 9,999th level of Foundation Establishment. After te 13.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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   The protagonist was stuck at the 9999th level of Foundation Establishment for tens of thousands of years. Feeling hopeless about breaking through, he buried himself in a grave. Hundreds of years later, he was dug up and began a series of boastful adventures...

9. 9 归 The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.0M WordsCompleted To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon. 1.6kReads—Score142Shelves
10. 10 盗 Tomb Raiding: I’m the Stillborn Baby Who Slept for Three Thousand Years! 盗墓：我，沉睡三千年死婴！ Nanye Wu南野武Two Male Leads576k WordsCompleted Chu Tian is reborn into the world of Tomb Raiders: Restart and Listening to Thunder. From the start, he climbs out of a coffin and meets Wu Xie and Pangzi for the first time~ He is an experiment in the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou’s quest for immortality! In this life, he is the stillborn child of the Zhang family, dead for three thousand years! In this life, he is the son of the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu of Zhou! In this life, he is the one the Zhang family has protec 2.6kReads9.1Score366Shelves

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    There are more, but I really can't find them.

11. 11 半 Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Urban412k WordsCompleted In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!) 1.1kReads—Score131Shelves
12. 12 天 Archaeology Livestream on the Sky Screen: The Tyrant Turns Out to Be an Emperor for the Ages 天幕直播考古：昏君竟是千古一帝 Pork and Green Pepper Over Rice青椒肉丝盖米饭Historical1.3M WordsCompleted A sky screen appears over the Wei dynasty, showing people from later generations livestreaming their excavation of the Wei Emperor's tomb. Wei Emperor: “What is wrong with you people from the future? Why are you so obsessed with other people's tombs?” Then they discover that the Second Emperor is also buried in the Wei Emperor's tomb. Wei Emperor: “What's the matter with you? Why are you still bothering me even after you're dead?” The Second Emperor, who only wants to slack off: “No, I really do 62kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
13. 13 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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    This book is truly amazing, I have to say it's incredible! This novel is absolutely stunning! My goodness, the protagonist is asleep in an ancient tomb and is discovered by archaeologists! You all have to read this novel, it's super terrifying!

14. 14 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Young Master Dug Me Up After a Thousand Years of Sleep 盗墓：沉睡千年被小哥挖出来 Zhoushan Gatekeeper Auntie舟山管门大娘Two Male Leads596k WordsCompleted Zhang Qiling: He is the person I need to protect for the rest of my life. Wu Xie: QAQ He broke up my trio! Our brotherhood is over! Fatty: TAT I can't afford to offend him. He's my ancestor! Zhang Qingsheng lived alongside Zhang Qiling for centuries, until Zhang Qiling dug him out with his own hands! He is peerless in power, like a divine king, with astonishing abilities! He is uninhibited and utterly free-spirited! The story begins with listening to thunder! Let the adventures begin! [I'm no go 3.8kReads8.9Score436Shelves

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    The protagonist of this story has been asleep for a thousand years. He's unearthed by an archaeological team at the beginning, just as his daughter is captured. At the crucial moment, she cries out two words, "Daddy!" Hearing this, he awakens from his thousand-year slumber, and then uses "Spiritual Shadow Strike!" To send his captors flying... [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart]

15. 15 长 Ten Thousand Years of Immortality: An Archaeological Team Dug Me Up 长生万年：我被考古队挖了出来 Gu Ge Qian古哥欠Urban354k WordsOngoing Having lived for billions of years, he has witnessed the fall of gods and the extinction of the demon race. He has seen Pangu create the heavens and the earth, Kuafu chase the sun, and Nüwa mend the sky. He once joined the Yellow Emperor in defeating Chiyou, and even helped Qin Shi Huang unite the six kingdoms. A century passes like a dream, and the world changes beyond recognition. He has mastered the art of destiny and can defy heaven to change fate. He has mastered medicine and can bring the 7.8kReads8.2Score292Shelves
16. 16 盗 Tomb Raiding: The South's Blind Man and the North's Mute Are Raiding My Tomb 盗墓：南瞎北哑盗我墓 Stay Away from Scumbags for a Long, Healthy Life远离渣男健康长寿Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted Synopsis: To avoid clashing with the Child of Fortune, she hid in a secret realm for nearly a century. Who could have guessed that when she emerged, she would be swept into a spatial turbulence and discovered by the Heavenly Dao of a tomb-raiding world? It had only meant to ask Qigu to help retrieve its own child's lunchbox from the tomb, but Qigu turned out to be a lazybones who settled in the tomb and refused to leave. There was no other choice. It had to use its secret weapon. Son, go dig up 425Reads8.2Score108Shelves
17. 17 盗 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Lead the Queen Mother of the West in Search of Immortality 盗墓：开局引领西王母寻找长生 Yang Jian's Third Eye杨戬的第三只眼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + System + indulgent and satisfying + lighthearted] [Content warning: breaks up canon couples! Everyone’s favorite! If that bothers you, don’t read!] Helian is an unlucky college student who gets hit by a car and ends up in a vegetative state. An acting System comes to him, claiming it can restore him to normal. Helian opens his eyes to find himself in ancient times, face-to-face with someone known as the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West? Couldn’t the S 22.6kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves
18. 18 人 Ancestor of Humanity: Unearthed from Sanxingdui 人类老祖：从被三星堆挖出来开始 Wind Rises, Clouds Drift Lightly风起云轻Urban365k WordsCompleted Lin Mo never imagined that his soul would end up in a sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui five thousand years ago, only for archaeologists to dig him up! Even more terrifying, the whole internet now calls him an alien. Fine. If you all think I'm an alien, I'll come clean. "That's right! I'm the Great Standing Figure! I gave the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art to the Dragon Kingdom, and I gave the ancient Egyptians their gold-working techniques. The sun god Ra was actually one of the ten Golden C 609Reads5.5Score131Shelves

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    Let me show you a book I finally found, but why is its rating so low? I saw it on Douyin and read it in one go... What do you mean, "read it in one go"? Anyway, I loved it. But why is the rating so low? Well, the protagonist sleeping in an ancient tomb doesn't work; the protagonist is a time traveler.

19. 19 守 Gravekeeper: They're Livestreaming the Archaeological Dig at My Home 守墓：他们在直播考古我的家 Yu Ye羽夜Mystery364k WordsCompleted (I'm not very good at writing romance, so there is no female lead or CP.) One day, Xie Guling transmigrates straight into ancient times. To keep others from discovering the strange things about him, he builds himself a tomb unlike any the world has ever seen. When he wakes again, he is sitting inside his own tomb, while outside, an archaeological team is prying open his front door, ready to study his grave. As if things couldn't get worse, a Guidance System suddenly arrives. It tells Xie Guling 1.6kReads8.1Score134Shelves

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    💥Perfect match! 1⃣️The protagonist is an immortal who altered the history books of time. He slept for a thousand years in an ancient tomb, where an archaeological team unearthed his secret of immortality, which was then exposed. 2⃣️The protagonist awakens in the ancient tomb and discovers that the archaeological team is preparing to pry open his tomb. The protagonist transforms into a cool tomb guardian to protect the secrets within the ancient tomb.

20. 20 上EN Back from the Ancient World, Exposed by My Sister's Livestream 上古归来，被妹妹直播曝光了 The Scheming Little White Dragon腹黑小白龙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Dawn of Spiritual Qi Revival + Livestreaming + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Invincible] Chen Hao transmigrated ten thousand years into antiquity. He once tutored the First Emperor, painted under the alias Tang Bohu, drank wine with the Queen Mother of the West, and personally sealed the ferocious beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. On his first day back in the modern era, he wants to keep a low profile. Instead, his own little sister points her livestream c 161Reads6.7Score129Shelves

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    This is great. Although it wasn't unearthed, it's based on an ancient mythological event that has survived to the present day. It's incredibly addictive and mindlessly satisfying.

21. 21 死 After Death, My Wife Preserved My Corpse, and I Evolved from a Zombie 死后被妻子养尸，我从僵尸进化 The Classic of Mountains and Seas Courier山海经搬运工Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Zombies + Corpse-Raising + Corpse-Driving + Body Retrieval + Folk Customs + Romance + Ancient Mythology + Classic of Mountains and Seas] (Volumes 1–7: After I died, my wife raised my corpse, transforming me from a zombie into the Ancestral Corpse.) (Volume 8: After my wife died, I raised her corpse, transforming her from a zombie into a female drought demon.) In my previous life, my wife was the Yellow Emperor's daughter. She died after being sacrificed to the gods, and I raised her corpse unti 31.9kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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    The protagonist died and was kept as a corpse by his wife, absorbing yin energy in an ancient tomb thousands of years old. He was then unearthed live by an archaeological team… [Admiration][Kiss][Admiration]

22. 22 对 I Spoke with the Ancients, and the Secret of My Immortality Was Exposed 对话千古，我长生的秘密被曝光了 Heaven's Walking Scoundrel天行贱Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing My name is Zhang Liang. I’m a fine young man from the 21st century: I love good food, beautiful women, and having fun. I’ve just transmigrated, and now I’m in an ancient age of myth, where evil spirits roam everywhere, countless strange beasts lurk, and mysterious shamans hold sway. But I’m not afraid. I’ve got a video game character template, so I can level up and change classes, and I come with countless resurrection tokens. I can live forever! My name 7.1kReads8.9Score451Shelves
23. 23 盗 Tomb Robbers Are Raiding My Tomb? Three Thousand Corpse Kings, Charge! 盗墓贼盗我墓？三千尸王给我冲！ Layered Wind层风Mystery843k WordsCompleted This is a world where tomb raiding is all the rage. Li Yi wakes up inside a coffin, only to discover that someone is trying to rob his tomb! Who could put up with that? Li Yi awakens a System. As long as he kills intruders, he can draw traps, treasures, and tomb-guarding creatures! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have drawn the Imperial Jade Seal!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have drawn the Dragonfire Glazed Dome!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have drawn three thousand corpse puppet 1.6kReads7.9Score114Shelves
24. 24 开 My Ancestral Grave Was Dug Up from the Start, and Now They Want Me to Protect Them? 开局祖坟被挖，竟然还求我庇佑？ A Pawn Crosses the River小卒过河Urban1.3M WordsCompleted When the Mohists appear, the world changes! As a descendant of the Mohist school, Mo Li has always followed his ancestors' instructions and guarded their ancestral tomb. But after an unexpected incident exposes it, all kinds of intruders, including an archaeological team, descend on the tomb. Armed with the Tomb Guardian System, Mo Li repeatedly fends off those who break in. At last, the mystery surrounding the object sealed within the tomb is revealed... In the end, Mo Li finally understands th 632Reads5.3Score128Shelves
25. 25 说 You Said We’d Focus on Technology, Yet You’ve Been Secretly Raising Dragons 说好拼科技，你们居然偷偷养龙 Thus Am I, a Mortal如是我凡Urban320k WordsOngoing Qin Shi transmigrated into a dragon and handed himself over to the government so he could make a living. Just then, a secret realm appeared beyond the heavens, and the consciousness of Blue Star manifested, calling on every nation to explore it. Countries raced to develop high-tech weapons, while the Dragon Kingdom poured its resources into raising a dragon. On the day the secret realm opened, the other countries sent out high-tech weapons, including steel mechs, super soldiers, intelligent mach 265Reads7.1Score101Shelves
26. 26 盗 Tomb Raiding: After Sleeping for Three Thousand Years, I Became a Little Blind Man 盗墓：沉睡三千年后我成了小瞎子 Baiyi's Bomber百意的轰炸机Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted [Complete ◇ Tomb Raiding ◇ Beloved by All ◇ Romance ◇ Male-Male Leads ◇ Bottom] A quick note before the story: It follows the little notebook’s storyline. OOC warning. Since this is a sweet romance, there isn’t much serious plot. After an unexpected accident, Ji Huaichuan transmigrates into the world of The Lost Tomb. But the unreliable System sends him to the wrong time. By the time he meets the main cast, he’s already three thousand years old, for goodness’ sake! (Extremely sweet from start 2.2kReads8.6Score275Shelves

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    🌸The protagonist and Zhang Qiling achieved immortality together, slumbering in the ancient tomb for a thousand years, finally able to sleep peacefully away from Zhang Qiling. However, unexpectedly, a thousand years later, the ruthless Zhang Qiling unearthed them, forcing them to reappear in the mortal world. Wu Xie and Fatty form a love triangle. [Shocked][Shocked]

27. 27 国 The Nation’s Fortune Depends on How Wild Sister Yan Gets! 国运强不强，全看宴姐浪不浪！ Jiang Zhu江竹Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Power Couple + Pure Love + Mysticism + Sweet Female-Focused Romance] Jun Yan never imagined that before she could leave seclusion, someone would dig up her grave! Chu Jinghong never imagined that while filming a tomb-raiding scene, he'd dig up the wrong tomb! Fine, he dug up the wrong tomb, but why is the person in this coffin so fierce?! Moonlight shimmers, cold winds howl, tree shadows sway, and their eyes meet. Furious, Jun Yan summons lightning with a wave of her hand, ready to strike down 3.6kReads9.2Score500Shelves

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    The female lead is dug out of the coffin; it's a very good story.

28. 28 全 Global Livestream Archaeology: I Was Unearthed After Ten Thousand Years Asleep 全球直播考古，沉睡万年的我被挖 Chang Qingzi长青子Urban438k WordsCompleted A major archaeological discovery at the Seven Star Altar ruins, broadcast live around the world and sending shockwaves across the globe! As one mysterious relic after another is unearthed, a prehistoric civilization long thought lost appears before everyone’s eyes! A golden mask, a bronze sacred tree, seven sacrificial pits, a bronze coffin guarded by nine dragons... Who, exactly, lies buried in that ancient, mysterious tomb? During the global livestream, I awoke after sleeping for ten thousand 1.4kReads—Score107Shelves

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    The only one on the entire internet with a runtime of 50,000 hours, look at my runtime 😍, the male protagonist became a person in a tomb, he slept for thousands of years, and was dug out by someone. ③ The protagonist slept for tens of thousands of people, and was dug out by an archaeological team live-streaming the event.

29. 29 开 From the Start: The System Locked Me Up Until I Became Mentally Ill 开局：被系统关成了精神病 A Little Chicken一条幺鸡Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Sword God + beating up the System + fast-paced] Lu Chuan was supposed to transmigrate to a high-martial world, but a screw-up by his goofy System sent him to a world of cultivation instead. To keep its Host from getting killed, the goofy System forcibly locked Lu Chuan away for a hundred thousand years. Unable to find a suitable template for the cultivation world, the goofy System could only have Lu Chuan practice swordsmanship from the high-martial world. A hundred thousand years. 118.9kReads9.0Score9.7kShelves

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    🔥Wow! This book is absolutely hilarious! I seriously suspect the author wants to inherit my Alipay account!!! 💥Hahaha! So incredibly satisfying!🍁 Lu Chuan awakens a ridiculous system. He was supposed to be a powerful figure in a high-martial arts world! 🔥Unexpectedly, the system malfunctioned, and he ended up in a cultivation world. 🔥🔥This system is really strange!! To prevent its host from being killed, it forcibly imprisoned Lu Chuan for 100,000 years. For a full 100,000 years, he became stronger, but also became mentally ill. Hahahaha, it's absolutely hilarious!

30. 30 星 The Last Human Cub in the Galaxy 星际最后一只人类崽 Just a Winter Melon是个冬瓜Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted When Jiang Zizai was 24, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Clinging to his last shred of hope, he signed a life-or-death waiver and joined the United Nations' "Cryonics" program, waiting years to be thawed and begin a new life. In the Star Calendar year 3023, the cryogenic pod was opened. Jiang Zi woke up to find himself in the interstellar age. As civilization advanced, humanity found no alien life while expanding into space. To conquer the harsh cosmos, humans researched gene fusion an 80Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Interstellar setting, the protagonist is the last ancient human, the most beloved character in the group, the writing style is very healing, read the synopsis for more details [eating melon emoji] it's really good!

31. 31 沉 I Slept for Ten Thousand Years, Then My Great-Granddaughter Exposed Me 沉睡万年的我，被曾孙女曝光了 Yan Nan燕南Urban179k WordsOngoing Ye Zhen had lived for longer than anyone could remember! He had witnessed countless things. For instance, the extinction of the dinosaurs and the dawn of a new era. Humanity’s journey toward civilization was thanks to him teaching the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Before Laozi rode his ox west through Hangu Pass, he came to Ye Zhen’s bedside to bid farewell. The tyrant King Zhou, condemned by the history books, and even the First Emperor had to kneel and bow before him. The short lifespan 32Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    "Ah! A ghost!" Coming to her senses, Du Jie screamed. She threw down the flashlight, trembling all over, and clung tightly to Ye Qingcheng, closing her eyes tightly. "I... I can't see you, you can't see me," Du Jie mumbled in a trembling voice. She looked like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, deceiving herself. Ye Qingcheng was also trembling, her face deathly pale. With her shaking hands, the live stream feed was jerky and unreadable. The entire live stream room was eerily silent. Could it be... That ghosts really exist? My God! Can science still be believed? This... This really is like encountering a ghost in the middle of the night. In an instant, the chat exploded. : Holy crap, there really is a ghost! : I'm so scared my soul almost left my body, oh my god! : Ghost, let go of my goddess, come at me!

32. 32 沉 After Ten Thousand Years of Sleep, I Awaken from Mysterious Captivity 沉睡万年，被神秘囚禁的我复苏了 The Gale Should Stop Now大风该停了Urban436k WordsOngoing [Are there really gods in this world? Would the gods help humanity?] The demons and monsters gathered to attack the human world. The armies were driven back at every turn! Humanity’s Seven Supreme Saints were ambushed, and the human world stood on the brink of collapse. Just then, a human who had been sealed away for an unknown number of years stepped out of his prison. His face was pale, and his body frail. He looked as though a gust of wind might knock him over. Gazing at the demon and monster 1.4kReads7.5Score102Shelves
33. 33 我 I Really Do Have a Soft-Rice-Eating King System 我真有一个软饭王系统 Song Xiangbai宋象白Urban2.0M WordsCompleted “Over 99 percent of the Host’s cells are dormant. You meet the basic requirements for living off others. Bind the system?” “Yes, yes! Bind it, right away!” Warning: To successfully live off others, you must first learn self-discipline!!! Warning: It’s a soft life, but you’ll still have to work hard. If you don’t like workaholics, don’t open this. Warning: The protagonist will live off lots of people (and animals). If that bothers you, don’t click. 111.2kReads9.3Score10.2kShelves

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    A lighthearted story with excellent writing; proceed with caution if you're reading the second book.

34. 34 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
35. 35 开 From the Start, I Had Financial Freedom, But I Just Wanted an Ordinary Life 开局财富自由，我只想当个普通人 Someone Who Loves Sweet and Sour Duck Necks爱吃糖醋鸭架子的人Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Ordinary people are always dreaming of financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... But compared with material things, Chu Fang wants something more: a sincere love to accompany him through the rest of his life, as he peacefully admires the mountains. [Everyday life, one heroine] ... ... 39.6kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
36. 36 长 I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years and Built an Emperor’s Tomb for the Ages 长生万年，我打造了千古帝王墓 Unspoken不可言说Mystery835k WordsCompleted Fei Yu is an immortal who has lived for ten thousand years. He once advised the First Emperor on building the Qin Mausoleum, helped Emperor Wu of Han construct Maoling, and built Qianling for Wu Zetian... For thousands of years, countless emperors have offered up their kingdoms in the hope that Fei Yu would build them a palace of immortality! Then came the tomb raiders: Gold Touchers, Mountain Movers, Ridge Unloaders, and Mound Raiders, each with their own special skills, digging up tombs and st 297Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌻Absolutely a perfect fit, highly recommended!💥 🌻The protagonist travels back in time to an ancient tree five thousand years ago, only to be unearthed by archaeologists right from the start. 🌻The protagonist, who has been sleeping for a thousand years, is dug out by a young man. 🌻In the last book, the protagonist is sleeping in the ancient tree, only to be awakened in the real world by archaeologists opening the exhibit. [Heart emoji]

37. 37 长 Longevity: One Life from the Start, and All My Cultivation Depends on Laying Low 长生：开局一条命，修为全靠苟 Zhi Xiaoyuan致校原Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Long-life cultivation, lighthearted and humorous] Everyone says that only by embarking on the path of cultivation can one ascend to the Dao and prove one's immortality. Yet in this vast world, not a single cultivator has ever been known to achieve eternal life. But Jiang Mu reached the end of the cultivation path on the very day he transmigrated: eternal life and immortality. Though born with terrible spiritual aptitude and unable to cultivate, his cultivation level increases with the passage o 14kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The novel "The Decline of the Cultivation Era" is very good, but it's a pity there are too few modern-day side stories.

38. 38 我 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Qing Hong青红Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 243.3kReads9.4Score19kShelves
39. 39 长 Longevity: I Was Picked Up by Xu Da in the Ming Dynasty 长生：我在大明被徐达捡回家 Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi两广总督Historical3.0M WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Healing] [Feel-good power fantasy] In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Yang Xuan met Xu Da, who had returned from a failed northern campaign. To fill his belly, Yang Xuan agreed to become Xu Da’s disciple, beginning his years in the Great Ming dynasty. He lived through the bloodshed of the Hongwu era, witnessed the nations paying court during the Yongle era, and saw the prosperity of the Ren and Xuan reigns. He was Zhu Biao’s close friend and confidant. He was the person Zhu Di t 21.5kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
40. 40 异 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明：我用一百条命成圣 Zi Yang紫炀Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 9.7kReads9.2Score741Shelves
41. 41 沉 After Waking from a Thousand-Year Slumber, Bureau 749 Came Knocking 沉睡千年醒来，749局找上门 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Bureau 749 is a mysterious organization and classified agency, said to specialize in the study of supernatural phenomena and time. Everything that science cannot explain, from supernatural phenomena, ghosts and monsters, and strange or gifted people to those who practice the Dao, falls under the jurisdiction of Bureau 749. As a result, Bureau 749 keeps records of these people who transcend the ordinary world, assesses the danger they pose, and sorts their files into categories. Among them is the 30.3kReads7.5Score3.6kShelves

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    A good book

42. 42 大 The Great Dao Dies, but I Live On; Even as Spiritual Energy Dries Up, I Remain Evergreen 大道死而我不死，灵气枯竭我长青 Principal Typhoon台风校长Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Immortality + no System + not a power fantasy + fictional setting + slow-paced] [The story mainly follows the protagonist as he travels and witnesses the changes after spiritual energy dries up.] Have you seen an age of prosperity, when spiritual energy was abundant, countless races rose to prominence, and geniuses shone like stars in the sky? But have you ever lived through an era when spiritual energy ran dry, all magic withered, and the Great Dao died? Have you seen a vast immortal dynasty g 41.1kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
43. 43 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Opened a Coffin and Dug Up a Two-Thousand-Year-Old Zombie 盗墓，开棺挖到一只两千年粽子 Qiguan Cangcang亓官苍苍Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Strong Female Lead + No Official Couple, Ship Whoever You Like] After most things had settled down, Wu Xie and the others found themselves caught in another massive game of chess. They were merely pieces on a board controlled by someone else. Si Yi: A native of Shu during the Warring States period, she was ruthless and cruel, killing people to practice forbidden arts until she gained immortality. Heaven itself would not tolerate her. Later, her master betrayed her, gathering sorc 2.6kReads8.6Score223Shelves
44. 44 我 I've Become the Ancestral Dragon, and Spiritual Qi Is Only Just Beginning to Revive? 我都成祖龙了，灵气才开始复苏？ Cold-Faced but Not Cold冷面不冷Urban434k WordsOngoing When Fang Mu opened his eyes, he discovered that he had become an animal and was inside the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. The moment the archaeological team opened the coffin, a supreme, mysterious light illuminated the entire magnificent tomb chamber! A black young dragon slowly opened its pair of crystal-clear eyes. The entire internet erupted, and the world was stunned! “It's really a dragon! We truly are descendants of the dragon!” “Could it be that Brother Zheng really didn't die, but turned 515Reads6.8Score102Shelves

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    💥The protagonist, using himself as protection, suppressed the evil cultivators and slept for thousands of years. Several major families protected this mountain. 🐾One day, the peace was broken when a group of archaeologists opened it up and were deeply shocked by what they saw.

45. 45 考 Archaeology Comes True: Are You Crazy? You Still Say It Was Made Up for a Game 考古成真：疯了吧，还说游戏编的 Heavenly King Fateweaver天王戏命师Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted Chen Pingan transmigrated to a world with a gap in its historical record. He returned to his old line of work and started developing games. Then an archaeological team exposed the truth: the game’s settings had become real! The whole country was stunned, and Chen Pingan shot straight to the top of the trending searches! “Unbelievable! The famous game director is actually a tomb raider?!” “So Tomb Raider’s Diary is really Tomb Raider’s Autobiography. The whole thing is based on his real-life expe 15.5kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves

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    🌻Super exciting and explosive, perfectly capturing the essence of the story🌻 The protagonist is trapped in an ancient tree, waking up once every hundred years when archaeologists break open the wood, giving the entire team quite a fright. It turns out he's an immortal being, waking only once every century! [Heart emoji]

46. 46 瓶 Bottle and Evil Overhear My Thoughts! The Tomb-Raiding Plot Is in Chaos 瓶邪偷听我心声！盗墓剧情乱套了 Hengdian Shop Assistant横店小二Mystery370k WordsCompleted Su Mu died, but not quite. When she woke up, she discovered that she had become a thousand-year-old mummy. At the same time, she awakened a graveyard farming System. As long as she finds a tomb with excellent feng shui and plants spiritual roots there, she can reap wonderful rewards. Just then, a trio dug down to the spot where Su Mu's tomb was located. At the same time, the three of them discovered they could hear Su Mu's voice. … Little Brother: “Don't panic. That's corpse-scented devil's tru 2.1kReads8.8Score242Shelves

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    🍅The female protagonist sleeps in a tomb, awakens as a thousand-year-old zombie, and possesses a magical farming system. Wu Xie and his two companions accidentally stumble upon the tomb, and miraculously, they can hear her thoughts. "This is my territory, all my treasures are here!" The female protagonist's inner monologue leaves the three looking at each other, bewildered.

47. 47 已 I Achieved Emperorhood, Then Rode a Nine-Dragon Coffin Back to Earth 已证道成帝，乘九龙拉棺回地球 A Pig Striving for Greatness一只拼搏向上的猪Urban528k WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + invincible protagonist + for readers of any gender] After transmigrating through a hundred thousand years of the Age of the End of Dharma, Wei Buqi breaks through the shackles of the myriad Dao and proves his Emperorhood. He becomes a man surrounded throughout his life by myths, legends, invincibility, unrivaled greatness, and brilliance across the boundless Dao Domains. Now Earth is under attack by myriad races. Sensing the call of his earthly bloodline, Wei Buqi returns 6.6kReads8.6Score316Shelves

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    The first protagonist slumbered in the Nine Dragons Palace, summoned by Earth's descendants through a blood pact. He awoke, and nine giant dragons dragged a coffin into the Earth's skies, shocking the world! 😱

48. 48 妖 Monsters Run Rampant, and I, Invincible in This Age, Descend the Mountain to Save the World 妖魔横行，当世无敌的我下山救世 Looking Up at the Mountain, Listening to Snow仰山听雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Overpowered Protagonist] [Feel-Good Story] [Refined and Laid-Back] [Longevity] "There's too much negativity in society these days. The demons and monsters lurking in the cities will grow stronger. The world is already crawling with them, though people don't know it. One day, they'll erupt. On that day, everyone who has lost their faith will take it up again. They'll pray to Buddha, to God, to the immortals, begging them to save..." "Hold it, old man. That's only true if he hasn't come down from 33.8kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
49. 49 老 Ancestor, If You Don't Come Down the Mountain Soon, Your Bloodline Ends Here 老祖，再不下山，你就绝后了 The Moon Wants to Shine月亮要发光Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Daoist priest Chen Yang was Zhang Sanfeng’s direct disciple in the late Southern Song dynasty. He has lived for 800 years, growing more powerful once every century. He can’t die even when he wants to, and life has lost all its pleasures. He can only retreat into a remote mountain temple and put himself into a deep, self-imposed sleep. One day, his disciple Chen Qingzhi kneels and begs his master, Chen Yang, to come down from the mountain… Also known as The Patriarch, If You Don’t Come Down Soo 25.8kReads8.2Score2kShelves

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    🌿The male protagonist is an invincible ancient monster who has lived for over 800 years.💦 He is a Taoist priest who has lived in this world for 800 years. His last great-grandson is already 90 years old, while he still looks like he's in his early twenties. In order to continue his bloodline with his beloved, he descends the mountain, thus beginning his legendary journey...!!!

50. 50 沉 Asleep for Tens of Thousands of Years, Awakened by Human Nuclear Bombs 沉睡数万年，被人类用核弹惊醒 Chen Wu尘无Urban127k WordsOngoing To fend off a seventh-tier sea beast, Huaguo planned to use the Tianhe-1 nuclear missile. In the end, it not only killed the beast, but also freed Xiao Chen, who had been sealed away for hundreds of thousands of years. In an age when sea beasts run rampant and humanity is on the brink of extinction, can Xiao Chen’s arrival bring even a glimmer of hope to mankind? 148Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    💫💫①This fits the description❗️The protagonist slept for a thousand years in an ancient tomb, suppressing an evil spirit and a mysterious jade with his own body, only to be disturbed by an archaeological team's excavation. "Here! There's a crystal coffin!" "My God, a body that hasn't decayed in a thousand years!" "Look! That red jade is so translucent, it must be a national treasure!"

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