Looking for Stories Set in the Early Days of the Spiritual Qi Revival, Similar to The Sacred Ruins 求灵气复苏初期的，和圣墟差不多的

1. 1 灵 The Arrival of Spirituality: The First Superhuman 灵性降临：最初的超凡者 Nighttime Sword Practice夜练剑Urban227k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [Villain] Humanity spent thousands of years learning to restrain power with rules and replace violence with law, but now everything is about to return to square one. From the day grayness stained his soul, Zuo Rong began to wonder what life meant to him. The answer he found was this: nourishment. 507Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   The spiritual energy has just begun to recover, and the protagonist is among the first batch of extraordinary beings.

2. 2 修 Hunted in the Cultivation World, I Escape Back to Earth with My Senior Sister 修仙界被追杀，带小师姐逃回地球 Ye Qiang, Who Loves Lychee Tea爱吃荔枝茶的叶强Urban597k WordsOngoing [Modern cultivation + invincible power fantasy + golden finger] After his sect is wiped out, Lin Feng's soul transmigrates into the cultivation world, where he becomes a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Along with his senior sister Qing Linger, who looks eight but is actually at the mid-stage of Golden Core, he is hunted by a Nascent Soul powerhouse. The two tear through space and escape. Seven years later, they unexpectedly return to Earth. But after his return, Lin Feng has already been de 7.9kReads6.9Score65314d adds

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   This book is pretty good, you can take a look.

3. 3 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: My AI Girlfriend Goes on a Rampage 灵气复苏：我的电子女友杀疯了 Sword-Riding Sachima御剑沙琪玛Urban299k WordsOngoing [Early Spiritual Qi Revival] [Thriving by Living Off My Girlfriend] [Lighthearted Daily Life] [Dual Storylines] While others risk their lives to survive the spiritual qi revival, I rely on my girlfriend from a video game. Chen Shuo always thought he was playing an ordinary single-player game. Until one day, he casually summoned someone, and the sword immortal companion from the game appeared in the real world. "Young master, why have you summoned me?" Some cultivators survive through training, s 565Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a novel set in the early stages of the spiritual energy revival era. It features a single female lead, no romantic subplots, and a cybernetic girlfriend as a cheat ability. The male lead starts as a lowly member of a special organization who can summon a cybernetic girlfriend. It's an urban cultivation story, close to reality, without currency devaluation, and while there are some boastful moments, they're not excessive. It has a plot, and while the protagonist is invincible, he's not mindless. 🙂🙂🙂

4. 4 文 Civilization Collapses, and the Ancient Era Reappears 文明崩塌，上古纪元重现 All Splendor Fades繁华尽蓦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is now available. [Apocalyptic Disaster] [Realistic Style] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Character Growth] [Slow Burn] [Ensemble Cast] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Smart Protagonist] [Survival] [Global Evolution] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Invasion from Another World] The apocalypse arrived. Earthquakes, tsunamis... volcanoes erupted one after another, and the global ecosystem completely collapsed. Plants grew wildly overnight, swallowing cities. Vines hung hundreds of corpses u 379.8kReads8.5Score50.4k14d adds

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   The spiritual revival that began after the apocalypse.

5. 5 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-Age] [No System] [Fresh Setting] [Vast Worldbuilding] When chaos first began, the world was born. Through endless years, how many eras of strife for supremacy have passed? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. Across the Starfields of Exotic Beasts, savage creatures once roamed unchecked, yet they could not escape fate and disappeared from heaven and earth. The Age of Ice began, and no living creatures remai 9.4kReads9.2Score66214d adds

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   Different spiritual energy revivals, similar to the "Covering the Sky" trilogy, guaranteed to be enjoyable, brothers.

6. 6 高 The High Martial Era: I Descend from the Future to Crush the Past 高武纪元：我以未来身降维打击 Pinocchio Tells a Little White Lie匹诺曹撒点小谎Urban172k WordsOngoing With the spiritual qi revival, the myriad races invade. Great demons surge like a tide, and fiends run rampant. Humanity is beset by troubles within and without, teetering on the brink! The Martial Way Stele descends, and immortal cultivation manuals appear, setting humanity on the path of cultivation. Ancient human seekers of the Way emerge to fend off the calamity: the Pure Yang Sword Immortal Lu Dongbin, Little Li Flying Dagger Li Xunhuan, the First Patriarch Bodhidharma… Gu Ming is reborn an 41Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It has a distinct Chen Dong flavor; the worldview unfolds slowly and grandly. I love this vast spiritual energy revival, unlike the childish, piecemeal antics.

7. 7 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 451kReads9.1Score45.8k14d adds

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   This book covers the period from the early dynasties' dominance to the spiritual resurgence in the myriad worlds, making for a very enjoyable read.

8. 8 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Awakening Without Limits 灵气复苏，无序觉醒 Hot Pot Is So Tasty火锅好吃捏Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Ensemble Cast + Satisfying Read + No Stupid Characters + No Saintly Protagonist] Power is distributed at random, and the privileged are collectively left reeling. Spiritual qi revival brings random awakenings across the globe. Generations of accumulated privilege are no match for a single person chosen by fate. This is the most chaotic era, and also the fairest. Chen Mo, a manual laborer driven to desperation by bride-price demands, awakens and wipes out the entire family 6.6kReads6.9Score35614d adds

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   [Spiritual Energy Revival + Ensemble Cast + Thrilling Read + No Mind-Blowing + No Mary Sue + Decisive Action] Power is not determined by lineage; awakening is entirely based on luck. In 2026, spiritual energy revives, and random awakenings occur globally. Generations of accumulated power are no match for a single chosen one. A thrilling read throughout: A purge begins immediately after awakening, with no frustrating or Mary Sue moments. A panoramic ensemble cast: Loyalists, collaborators, independent individuals, hedonists, observers… multiple perspectives driving the narrative. Hardcore deduction: How will the world be reconstructed after the random arrival of power? This is the core appeal. An epic saga: A complete world-building framework and outline are in place; immerse yourself in the story.

9. 9 全 Global Evolution: My Drop Rate Is Insanely High 全球进化：我的爆率有亿点高 Remembering Youth纪念青春Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete, so you can binge-read it] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Lighthearted] [Lots of Memes] [In the Style of Sacred Ruins] “A young man who'd just had laser eye surgery saw a colorful shooting star fall, and lasers shot from his eyes.” “A sixty-year-old man's ears have mutated. He can reportedly hear people talking from ten kilometers away, and even caught his square-dancing partner seeing someone else.” “A teacher recently awakened the ability to fly and signed a million-yuan contract with Eleme 13.9kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds
10. 10 徒 I Tear Dragons Apart Bare-Handed, and I'm Really a Qi Refining Practitioner 徒手裂蛟龙，我真是练气士 Food and Clothing in Five Cities衣食五城Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing A beam of light pierces the heavens, carrying everything to the ultimate destination. Slay wyrms and ghosts, destroy angels and demons. Have immortals and gods ever truly been beyond reach? Lu Ming looked up. It was all plain to see... (With my Enhancement Talent, give me a 128-fold boost to my comprehension first. Let me see how this works!) He treads across the Heavenly Court and the underworld, weighing the cosmos in his palm. The calamities of slaughter never cease, and neither do the battle 61.4kReads8.7Score5.4k14d adds

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    The pacing is comfortable, neither dragging nor obscure, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes.

11. 11 觉 Awakening to the Task of Saving a Crumbling Empire 觉醒到我扶大厦之将倾 Xiao Sheng Shuren萧笙书人Urban114k WordsOngoing The spirit tide arrives, and the world undergoes a transformation. The sky tears open, strange beasts run rampant, and human civilization collapses overnight. Xiao Si, seventeen years old, an orphan and an ordinary high school student. The only unusual thing about him is the bone at the back of his neck that grows hot. When his classmates turn into monsters, the safe zone shuts him out, and the so-called chosen ones throw him into the darkness like trash, he awakens. Bone Devourer: consume 22Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.2kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
13. 13 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 171.9kReads9.1Score15.2k14d adds
14. 14 御 Beast Taming: Spiritual Qi Revival Begins Just as I Join the Ranks 御兽：刚入编就灵气复苏 Watching Clouds, Listening to the Sea观云听海Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever heard an unusual beast’s roar from deep in the mountains in the middle of the night? Are you certain that strange rocks in the forest can cultivate themselves into immortals? Do you believe the Classic of Mountains and Seas is more than just tall tales? When you see news of “animal mutations,” do you somehow feel that it’s only the beginning? If you’ve already noticed that the world is growing strange, then get ready: the age of beast tamers, brought on by the spiritual qi revival, 1kReads6.1Score10514d adds

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    Beast taming stories set in the early stages of the spiritual energy revival are acceptable.

15. 15 末 Apocalypse: The Flame Rises 末世：薪火崛起 Li Haha Yo梨哈哈哟Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing In the ancient era, emperors and sovereigns vanished into the river of history. The myriad Dao fell into turmoil, the gods of the heavens wailed, and no one could become an emperor. In the Primordial Era, supreme emperors defied Heaven and attained the imperial realm, but their glory was fleeting. In the end, the universe's age of spiritual desolation arrived, the myriad Dao fell silent, and all living beings and cultivators fell into a forced slumber. As the years passed, time buried everything 55.4kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds

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    This looks good.

16. 16 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 250.5kReads9.1Score20.6k14d adds

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    These are really beautiful.

17. 17 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 262.1kReads9.2Score32k14d adds
18. 18 都 The Apocalypse Is Here, So It’s Only Reasonable for Me, a Taoist, to Be a Little Stronger 都末世了，道爷我强点，很合理吧 Ye Qingxian叶清闲Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the City + Superpower Awakening + Somewhat Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Spiritual Qi Revival] His name is Bai Xiaochuan, not Yi Xiaochuan, the guy who transmigrated to the Qin dynasty. He was reborn... back to before the first spiritual qi revival. In this life… He doesn’t want to be an A-rank healing-type Awakened anymore. An A-rank healer sounds impressive? In practice, they’re not much use. He can heal himself back to full health, but save a teammate? Sorry, the coold 50.5kReads8.1Score4.6k14d adds

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    Those who follow the updates every day might struggle at first.

19. 19 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Awaken the Heavenly Eye from the Start 灵气复苏，开局觉醒天眼 Green Mountain Couch Potato青山咸鱼Urban269k WordsCompleted [Urban spiritual qi revival + awakened supernatural powers + special abilities + founding a cultivation sect + creating original cultivation arts] Spiritual qi emerges on Earth in the Dharma-Ending Age, and all living things can absorb the energy of heaven and earth. As the most intelligent beings, humans have sought the path to immortality since ancient times. Countless cultivation theories have emerged, along with many ancient texts and handwritten notes on cultivation, but no one has ever ver 3.3kReads7.3Score11814d adds

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    With the revival of spiritual energy, the protagonist is among the first to awaken supernatural powers, secretly cultivating and creating his own Taoist methods.

20. 20 雌 The Hermaphroditic Two-Headed Snake: From Monster to Myth 雌雄同体双头蛇，从人妖到神话 1.31点3Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [From spiritual qi revival to the arrival of myth (not Primordial World) + Not a saintly protagonist] At first, humanity thought it was just a rain of blood. Reborn as a two-headed snake and awakened to the System, Lu Li knows that this is spiritual qi revival. Relying on the System to seize the initiative, he creates cultivation techniques, gathers faith, destroys cities, withstands nuclear bombs, and establishes his own kingdom... Lu Li thought he would become the overlord of the new era. Then 786Reads6.4Score10314d adds
21. 21 高 High Martial: The Real Young Master Is a Cultivator! 高武：不好了！真少爷是个修仙的 Fellow Daoist, Let's Talk Music道友乱谈琴Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [The manga adaptation is now available] [Lighthearted and funny + multiple heroines + no System + fast-paced + a touch of ruthlessness] [Everyone else cultivates martial arts, while I cultivate immortality. I laugh as they fail to see through me] Lin Ran transmigrates into a high-martial world where spiritual qi has revived, becoming an ordinary high school student who failed to awaken a talent. And right now, he's being beaten up by a group of people. In this world where strength reigns supreme 58.4kReads6.6Score6.2k14d adds
22. 22 肝EN A Person Grew on My Liver: I Begin Mastering Martial Arts from Infancy 肝上长个人，从婴儿开始武道通神 Poet Li Yuan离原诗人Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Chen Yan transmigrates and opens his eyes as a newborn baby. Fortunately, he has the [Martial Dao Mastery] System, which grants him life achievements and lets him grind skills into divine abilities! … [Baby Exercises, Essence-Nurturing Foundation-Building Art, Hundred-Bone Body-Tempering Method, Immortal Scripture] [Eating, Efficient Absorption, Refining All Things, Furnace Within] [Daydreaming, Meditation Method, Divine Mind Control Art, Mastery of the Great Dao of the Soul] [Resting, Deep Sle 350Reads6.4Score10014d adds

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    Beautiful! [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater] [Already hooked]

23. 23 化 The Divine Transcendent Returns, and I Just Want to Lie Flat 化神归来，本尊只想躺平 There Is a Way to Righteousness道义有道Urban305k WordsCompleted After hundreds of years of cultivation, Tang Zhengtian finally reached the Deity Transformation stage. He opened a spatial node and returned to Blue Star, intent on lying flat. But he arrived just as spiritual qi revived and demonic beasts invaded. He had no choice but to join forces with others to drive them back... and deal with the other dangers... 516Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the early stages of the spiritual energy revival... Various supernatural phenomena occurred continuously...

24. 24 都 Urban Spiritual Qi Revival: Devour to Become a God 都市灵气复苏：吞噬成神 Sour Water泛酸水Urban489k WordsCompleted The most miserable transmigrator in history, who went from an ambitious young man to a weather-beaten middle-aged man at the bottom of society. After the spiritual qi revival, he awakens the Myriad Transformations Essence-Absorbing Physique, turns his life around step by step, and reaches the peak of success! When poor, look after yourself; when prosperous, help the whole world. 452Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From the very beginning of the spiritual revival, people from the lower classes had the opportunity to move up the social ladder.

25. 25 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I'm Just a Slightly Chubby Cat 灵气复苏：我只是一只胖了点的猫 The Wu Clan Is as Deep as the Sea吴门似海Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Ten thousand words a day, written by a speed demon! [Slow burn + ensemble cast + traditional fantasy + spiritual qi revival + demon beasts + no harem + no System + satisfying power fantasy + another world + urban] After working overtime day and night, Mo Fan died suddenly at his post, just as expected. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had become a cat. That was fine by him. He no longer had to wear himself out just to make ends meet. He could eat and drink every day, then bask in 12kReads6.8Score91914d adds

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    Now we have it, right?

26. 26 起 The Prison Planet of Origins 起源囚星 Bear Squatting in the Corner蹲在墙角的熊Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A rift in the universe tears through space and time, sweeping the boy Zeng Xi into a rising tide of supernatural powers! The only disciple in the Sword Sect without a sword spirit, he struggles to survive amid the bloodshed as Earth awakens. Mysterious organizations lurking in the shadows begin to emerge, while interstellar visitors wearing the mask of civilization close in step by step. Are these so-called raiders the scythes of death, here to destroy civilizations, or guides sent to awaken the 6.4kReads9.2Score30914d adds

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    Spiritual energy revival!

27. 27 末 Apocalypse: I Returned from an Archaeological Dig, and You’re Cultivating Immortality? 末世：考古归来，你们竟在修仙？ Lonely Thin Old Man孤独的瘦老头Eastern Fantasy156k WordsOngoing [No System, spiritual qi revival, ruthless and decisive, ancient secrets, Classic of Mountains and Seas] Blue Star turns upside down. Mountains and rivers are transformed, and spiritual qi returns. Zhang Asan is an archaeology expert. After one excavation, he unexpectedly comes across a fortuitous opportunity. He thinks that with this newfound fortune, he’ll be able to go out and dominate the world. But he soon learns that it was only an entry ticket. The world as it is now is nothing like 23Reads—Score214d adds

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    It's similar, also starting with the Daoist scriptures.

28. 28 被 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Could No Longer Hide My SSS-Rank Talent 被退婚后SSS级天赋藏不住了 Fellow Daoist, Let's Talk Music道友乱谈琴Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Space-Time Invasion + Chinese Mythology + No System + Heroine + Fast-Paced] Take my head, and I'll teach you the Soul-Slaying Immortal Art... Borrow my Eye of Insight, and I'll help you avoid calamity and find good fortune... Meteorites rain from the sky, and rifts in space-time appear around the world. A wave of evolution sweeps across Blue Star. By the hand of fate, Lin Che is found in a trash can by an old scavenger shortly after birth. The man raises him until he is fourteen. But life is un 17.5kReads7.0Score1.6k14d adds
29. 29 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 24.5kReads7.9Score2.2k14d adds

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    Apocalyptic fantasy series, featuring works by Gu Long, including Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Great Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, The Great Zhou Dynasty, and Shrouding the Heavens. The series gets more exciting as it progresses and is definitely worth reading!

30. 30 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy715k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 6.3kReads6.4Score39614d adds

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    The first book is a multiverse fantasy set in the apocalypse, featuring works by Gu Long, including Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, The Great Zhou Royal Family, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The second and third books are martial arts fantasy sets, featuring powerful figures in the starry sky!

31. 31 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score313.1k14d adds
32. 32 网 The Deadly Martial Arts of Online Games 网游之死亡武侠 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Sports5.5M WordsOngoing Down-and-out fitness blogger Su Wangchuan takes a high-paying job at a gaming studio, grinding for gold and farming resources. After starting work, he realizes something is off. Why does he seem to have gotten stronger...? 209.8kReads9.0Score21.8k14d adds
33. 33 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    Since the apocalypse of Earth, it has entered the worlds of Gu Long's Heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Royal Family, Shrouding the Heavens, and Journey to the West, driving the upgrade of planes and ascending to higher-level worlds!

34. 34 系 The System Is a Menace 系统害人精 Jianjian Susai贱贱夙在Eastern Fantasy102k WordsOngoing [Technological Cultivation, No Transmigration System] The protagonist, Ye Xiang, lives in the Spirit Realm, where spiritual energy is scarce, immortals and mortals live side by side, and cultivation coexists with technology. To protect mortals, the government makes every mortal wear a life collar. On the surface, it is meant to protect them, but it also has a monitoring System, so no one can speak ill of the government. As for keeping the peace... as long as nobody dies, that's good enough... 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the Dharma-ending Age, where spiritual energy is scarce, cultivation is based on technology, without any system.

35. 35 重 Reborn in a Zoo: I Turned into a Panda and Level Up Automatically! 重生动物园，化身熊猫自动升级！ Ashes and Illusions灰与幻想Urban123k WordsOngoing [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Panda Protagonist] [No Heroine] [Starts in an Island Nation] The good news: he was reborn as a panda. The bad news: he was now in a zoo in an island nation. Fang Yuan woke up one morning to discover he had been reborn and had drawn an “SSR” card, becoming a national treasure: a giant panda. But could someone please tell him why he was in a zoo in an island nation? At the same time, the island nation’s newly appointed female prime minister took office, sending relations wi 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist is reborn as a panda, and then spiritual energy revives.

36. 36 开 From the Start, Expose Cultivators’ Bullying; Mortals Put the Gods on Trial 开局曝光修士霸凌，凡人审判神明 Tea Is Colder the Next Day隔夜茶更凉Urban137k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Spiritual Qi Revival + Rigorous Worldbuilding + Eastern Xianxia + Primordial Cosmos] Three hundred years after spiritual qi revival, immortals and mortals follow separate paths, and ordinary people are no more than ants. Han Zheng transmigrates into this world, only to have his spirit medicine stolen and be humiliated into kneeling, while a video of the incident goes viral online. A Foundation Establishment cultivator delivers a death sentence from afar: “When I emerge from sec 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Earth has expanded dozens of times in size, becoming a vast, desolate wasteland teeming with monstrous beasts—a scene straight out of prehistoric times. The current landscape is one where humanity has retreated to safe zones, while cultivators have established sects. The protagonist is a mortal bullied by these cultivators, carrying memories of ancient texts. These cultivation techniques have undergone miraculous changes since the resurgence of spiritual energy.

37. 37 我 I Rule the Mortal World with Gods and Demons 我以神魔镇人世 That Summer I Met那年夏天我遇到Urban124k WordsOngoing A Great Luo from the primordial world falls into the mortal realm, gravely injured and stripped of his cultivation. To heal, he hunts the eerie beings and harvests their energy. Gradually, he discovers that Blue Star has deep ties to the primordial world, and that the eerie beings’ rampant attacks are not merely a result of spiritual qi revival. There are conspiracies and schemes at work... He lies low and bides his time, sending an avatar into the world. Enchanted by the warmth of mortal life, 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A spiritual revival, not invincible, full of youthful energy, family joy, and apocalyptic horrors!

38. 38 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting to Slay Evil in a Mountain Village 灵气复苏，从山村斩邪开始 Rookie Storyteller菜鸟讲故事Urban178k WordsOngoing As spiritual qi revival swept the world, night grew unnaturally dark and ghostly flames spread across the land. A hundred ghosts roamed at night, and myriad races descended upon the world. Lin Fan happened upon a rusty sword that passed on its power to him. He unearthed ancient cultivation manuals and shared them with his village companions. Wild boars mutated, skeletons crawled from their graves, and ghosts attacked at night. A hundred ghosts slaughtered the village as the myriad races fought f 3.3kReads—Score36114d adds

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    Spiritual energy resurgence, a hundred ghosts roam the night, and all races invade.

39. 39 少 A Young Man Walks with a Blade 少年持刀行 A Certain Mr. Shou寿某人Urban48k WordsOngoing A boy first encounters the affairs of the world, then carves an eternal name with a single blade Well. The spiritual qi revival, and the world transforms. Invaders from other races arrive. This is the story of an eighteen-year-old boy who guards the nation's borders, rises above the heavens and myriad worlds, and stands supreme throughout the ages. That's all for now. I'll add more later. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A young man, encountering the affairs of the world for the first time, slays an ancient sage with a single stroke... Hmm. Spiritual energy revives, the world changes. Alien races invade. An eighteen-year-old boy, from defending the borders of his country to dominating all the heavens and myriad realms, his story of unparalleled dominance throughout eternity, hmm hmm hmm.

40. 40 开 Exiled from the Start, I Changed My Fate by Grinding for Experience 开局被流放，我靠肝经验逆天改命 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing From the Start, Exiled to the Frontier: I Defy Fate by Grinding Experience Lu Chen was a top student in the modern world, but after waking from a nap, he found himself reincarnated as a disgraced heir in a world of immortal cultivation. Exiled to the frontier from the start, with his spiritual roots destroyed, he was also saddled with a frail fiancée and a fallen family. He smiled calmly. “Perfect. Let me show you what scientific cultivation looks like.” While others were still struggling throug 2.8kReads—Score24614d adds

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    [Admiration][Almost crying][Disgusted][Eating melon seeds]

41. 41 成 Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我 Ant in the Shadow影子里的蚂蚁Historical2.9M WordsOngoing Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold… 1kReads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 修 Repairing the Dragon Vein: Starting by Digging for Dragons in the Three Gorges 修龙脉：从三峡挖龙开始 Liang Ziyuan梁子渊Urban319k WordsCompleted Mending dragon veins is not tomb raiding. You cannot simply charge in, swinging a pickaxe and digging straight down. Tomb raiding is destruction and plunder, seizing the lifeless grave goods. Mending dragon veins, by contrast, is soothing and awakening, restoring vitality to the mountains and rivers. It is an elegant and sacred art. Like a physician taking a pulse, your fingertips must feel the heartbeat of the earth. Like a painter guiding a brush, you must regulate the subtle flow of earth 86Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He concealed his true nature, hiding from the world. She shielded him from three attacks by the Shadow Demon, her soul shattered. He tore open his demonic eyes, all for the five seconds his Rebellious Scale manifested—the Three Gorges shifted, Mount Tai received its mandate, Kunlun resonated, and he transformed from a recluse into the "Northern Purple Emperor," wielding the power of the Heavenly and Earthly Fiends. She resided within the Soul Jade, transmitting her message across a thousand miles, using fragments of her memories to shield him from inner demons and break his deadly trap. Beneath Chen Mo's scales lay his sister's dying cries; within the Black Abyss's weapons lay the anguish of countless lives. This was not cultivation, but risking one's life to create a home. —Only when the Dragon Guardians no longer monopolize the light can the world be worthy of rebirth.

43. 43 被 Running for My Life from a Black Hole 被黑洞撵着活 Zi Han梓瀚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse505k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival. Invasion by alien races. Humanity is kept like livestock, a lowly source of food! The black hole in Wei Xiaobao’s left chest has saved his life countless times in the apocalypse. But this time, even the black hole can’t hold on any longer. Just as he is about to be thrown into a demonic beast’s stomach, the remnant soul of an Ancestral Shaman bursts through the depths of the black hole and settles everything with one decisive blow. Only then does he learn that he is actu 116Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Wei Xiaobao, tell me what you're missing, and I'll go and rob it for you.

44. 44 仙 The Immortal Clans Invade, and I Use Humanity’s Fortune to Crush Ten Thousand Worlds 仙族入侵，我靠人族气运力压万界 Chen Yu Lu Yan陈鱼洛烟Urban133k WordsOngoing [Mastermind Plotting] [Mythical Figures Descend] [Invasion by Outsiders] [Cultivation for All] “Do the immortals from ancient myths and legends really exist?” “Are humans descendants of the ancient gods, born with innate Dao bodies?” “Has the spiritual energy on this planet merely been sealed away by an array?” “Do I carry the fortune of the human race?” After Chen Anran asked one question after another, his master, seated across from him, gave a gentle nod. “Our human descendants were never nat —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Mythical figures descend + spiritual energy revival + Taoist elements

45. 45 我 My Ancient Jade Can Communicate with Spirits 我的古玉能通灵 Meng Changqing, Who Likes Mountain Persimmons喜欢山柿子的孟长青Urban578k WordsCompleted [No mindless protagonist]+ [Not invincible]+ [Fight monsters and level up]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Passionate and uplifting] “Was it worth it? Most of the people you fought to protect were strangers, ordinary people you'd never even met. You should have saved your own life.” Tian Guiyuan's breathing was faint, his life force ebbing away fast. With the last of his strength, his lips moved slightly. Every word rang clear and firm in Li Zhinan's ears. “What I protect isn't any one person. It's th 80Reads—Score—14d adds

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    As spiritual energy revives, urban cultivation transforms into a primeval forest. Some awaken their Qi perception and can cultivate, while others waste half their lives in mediocrity. When the seal protecting Earth is weakened by extraterrestrial sects, extraterrestrial demonic beasts descend from the void. Doomsday is imminent, and the crisis of Earth's extinction is imminent.

46. 46 苟 Two Thousand Years Hiding in the Martial World 苟在武侠世界两千年 A Slick Jungler打野贼溜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A young man from two thousand years in the future was visiting the forty-four secret health-cultivation techniques unearthed at Mawangdui when he accidentally transmigrated to the late Spring and Autumn period, in 517 BC. With the help of ancient breathing and movement techniques, secret treasures passed down through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, and the great sages of the Spring and Autumn period, he unexpectedly cultivated the world's first trace of internal energy. From that moment on, 325Reads6.3Score10914d adds

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Smirk]

47. 47 地 Earth's Spiritual Qi Revival: I Became an Ancient God 地球灵气复苏，我成上古神明 Refined Ye Feng儒雅叶枫Urban94k WordsOngoing The world is changing! Spiritual qi revival has begun on Earth, and gods everywhere are awakening. Lin Yue, newly fired from his company, comes into contact with lightning and becomes a god. After ascending to godhood, he continually increases his divine power and gathers followers, eventually becoming the strongest god in the world. Just as monster hordes bring governments around the world to their knees, Lin Mo is busy slaughtering monsters and contending with the Western gods. In the end, he —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, a large number of humans disappeared.

48. 48 无 Invincible, Invincible, This Daoist Is Seriously Powerful 无敌，无敌，这个道士强了亿点 Green Mountains, Changed Greens青山绿改Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Slay demons and exorcise evil] [Heart sealed in cement] [Slow-paced] [Everyday life] “Daoist, no matter what I decide, my parents disapprove. They’ve put me down since I was little, and I’ve never accomplished anything.” Li You: “There are two things in your home holding you back.” “Daoist, it’s best to let things go. How about you waive my incense offering?” Li You: “If I don’t teach you a lesson today, my Daoist heart will be ruined.” [Universal EXP +10] With the spiritual qi revival, pow 2kReads7.7Score25314d adds
49. 49 灵 The Age of Psychic Awakening 灵能复苏时代 Eight Grams of Corn八克玉米Urban408k WordsCompleted In the future, spiritual energy begins to revive on Earth, and people with powerful psychic abilities are known as psychics. Psychics and ordinary people are locked in an all-out conflict over resources and living space. Ordinary people armed with “superweapons” can hunt psychics at will, while psychics are constrained by rules and forbidden from harming ordinary people... Yet the assassination organization ignores those rules. It makes a living by slaughtering ordinary people, hoping to overt 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one is quite good.

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