Pure Tomb-Raiding Novels: No Fanfiction, No Transmigration, Like The Grave Robbers' Chronicles or Candle in the Tomb 纯盗墓文 不要同人 不要穿越 盗墓笔记鬼吹灯这样

1. 1 北 Tales of the Northern School's Wandering Taoist 北派散土往事 Old San Tomato Sauce老三番茄酱Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Antiquities Appraisal + The Ways of the Underworld + Everyday Life] [Tomb raiding is illegal. Don't try it yourself!] I'm Lu Jiufeng. I never wanted fame; I just wanted to stay alive. What I'm about to tell you is about the dark days I lived through myself. Believe it or not, this is what the underworld is really like. (Lights a cigarette.) Before you come in, understand this: the road through the underworld is long, and once you enter, there's no turning back... 96.2kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves

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   It looks good, it follows the Northern style.

2. 2 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Autobiography of a South School Grave Robber 盗墓：来自一位南派土夫子的自传 Driving a Bentley One-Handed单手开宾利Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Authentic tomb raiding, outdoor adventure, suspense and the supernatural] I'm a tomb raider from the Southern School! In the early 1990s, I was forced to set out with my second uncle on the point of no return that is tomb raiding. They say tomb raiding is a trade where you risk your neck every day! In reality, what makes it even more treacherous than the ancient tombs is the deceitful underworld of tomb raiders! Now, let me tell you about the years I spent tomb raiding with the Southern School, 60kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves

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   It's a masterpiece, absolutely amazing, the kind of thing you just can't stop watching.

3. 3 盗 Tomb Raiders Dig Up My Grave 盗墓掘我坟 Yan Jinwu颜金屋Mystery146k WordsOngoing My name is Lin San. I was born with yin-yang eyes, so I can see right through ancient tombs. Five burly men threatened me with shovels and forced me to rob a tomb. I dodged every pitfall with pinpoint accuracy and ended up as their technical consultant. On our fifth job, I pointed at a massive Warring States tomb and said, "It's full of treasures down there." But once we got inside, I discovered the tomb's owner was my great-grandfather. That night, Great-Grandpa appeared in my dream and slappe 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 老 The Mystic Nine: The Hanging Coffin Heavenly Book 老九门之悬棺天书 Yan Jinwu颜金屋Mystery533k WordsCompleted [The animated comic adaptation of the novel, The Old Nine Gates: The Hanging Coffin Heavenly Scroll, is now streaming!] After his grandfather dies, he leaves behind a letter with just one word: Return. Chen Ran rushes back to Jiunmen Town in southern Sichuan to attend the funeral, but inside his grandfather's coffin, he feels half of a bronze tiger tally. The nine tomb-guardian families in town appear at once, forcing him to lead them up Hanging Coffin Cliff. The Heavenly Scroll at the summit ap 346Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 我 My Years as an Antique Dealer 我干古董贩子那几年 User14996460用户14996460Urban115k WordsCompleted I’ve spent fifteen years in the antiques trade and handled 200,000 pieces. The most convincing “unearthed” patina I’ve ever seen, and the most valuable “documented provenance,” were records fabricated by the auction house itself. One big shot told me, “Just turn a blind eye, and once this jar is sold, I’ll give you thirty percent.” The antiques business isn’t complicated or mysterious. Don’t let people bamboozle you until you can’t tell up from down. Look at more things, learn more, and get han 706Reads—Score101Shelves

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   The first one is a new book, very realistic, and the second one is also realistic.

6. 6 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 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8kShelves
7. 7 天 Secrets of the Heavenly Coffin 天棺秘藏 Three Parts Drunk三分九醉Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Jianghu + All Walks of Life] I have a sister-in-law of peerless beauty. She gave me an iron fan and a compass, and taught me a whole range of skills. In the 1990s, I rode across the country, searching for dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, appraising antiques, and navigating the grudges of the jianghu... At first, people from every walk of life called me Little Meng. Later, they called me Brother Xun, then Master Meng. In the end, all that remained was a codename in sealed 42.8kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves
8. 8 山 Tales of the Shocking Shan Hai Tomb 山海惊墓录 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery118k WordsCompleted I was born in Northeast China, at the western foot of Changbai Mountain. From there, my journey began, crossing rivers and enduring hardship. Everything started there. The strange and uncanny things I encountered in those years, I wanted to bury deep in my heart and let time wear them away. But nightmares came again and again, disturbing my sleep. Whenever I woke with a start, I often felt I could barely breathe, and the pain cut to the bone. Thinking it over, I finally decided to put pen to pap 8.1kReads7.0Score950Shelves

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   Those of you who used to hide under the covers reading Ghost Blows Out the Light, your "new lights" have been lit.

9. 9 山 Tomb of Mountains and Seas 2 山海惊墓录2 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Rural Life138k WordsCompleted Where will we end up if we keep going down? At the Earth's core? The darkness seems to cling to our skin and seep into our bones. Aren't we underground? Then why is there an endless river of stars above us? 761Reads—Score260Shelves
10. 10 山 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery203k WordsCompleted Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 502Reads—Score258Shelves
11. 11 山 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 Baishan Yutang白山玉堂Mystery194k WordsOngoing A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 424Reads—Score240Shelves
12. 12 我 My Years as a Tomb Raider 我干盗墓的这些年 Spicy Fish, Shrimp, and Crab香辣鱼虾蟹Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing A rigged gambling game left me saddled with an enormous loan from loan sharks. But it also set the wheels of fate in motion. In the end, it sent me down the path of tomb raiding! I traveled far and wide and mixed with all kinds of people, going from an inexperienced young man to a tomb raider. Come with me into the underground underworld, a world of deceit and scheming… 60.9kReads8.5Score4.2kShelves

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    There are no ghosts or monsters among the tomb raiders.

13. 13 国 National Treasure 国家宝藏 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery930k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Smart Protagonists] There is a group of people armed with black blades and mysterious arts, born to venture into ancient tombs across the land. There is a group of people who fight without end and bleed until they are drained, dying to protect the nation's treasures. They stand before the countless people of the world, shielding them from its darkest corners. They leave the greatest glory of their people behind them, for all to behold. They share one name: Qilin. But I 39kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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    Do you have any novel recommendations for this type? I'm out of reading.

14. 14 盗 The Thief’s Disciple 盗徒 Fan06Mystery496k WordsOngoing (A new author and a new book. The rating has just come out, but it will gradually rise.) My uncle said I wasn't cut out for this line of work, but he was the one who took me into my first tomb. My name is Li Wuming. I've been called an ill-fated loner since I was a child. When my grandfather forced me to memorize the feng shui formulas in the Book of Origins, I thought the most I'd ever become was a fortune-teller. Some roads aren't ones I choose to take. Fate forces me down them. 394Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one looks pretty good and meets the requirements. Those interested can take a look.

15. 15 我 I'm Zhao Jia. Let Me Tell You About the Ancient Tombs I've Raided 我叫赵甲，讲讲我盗过的古墓 Zhao Jia赵甲Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted My name is Zhao Jia, an obscure black-market trader in Shancheng. My master, Liu Banchi, spent his whole life hunting with eagles, only to have one peck out his eye in the end. He died at the hands of his own people. Since then, I've been afraid. Not of ghosts, but of people. I washed my hands of the trade, hoping to live in peace, but trouble came looking for me. A map with a sinister secret, a wealthy man with connections everywhere, and a deadly game I can't escape. To stay alive and uncover 25.5kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves

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    Purely about tomb raiding, I watched it for over ten hours and recommend it!

16. 16 异 Record of Strange Phenomena: Bizarre Adventures Through the Years 异象录之流年往事奇异冒险 A Thousand-Year-Old Lie千古假话Mystery551k WordsOngoing A two-headed serpent, a giant clam in an ancient well, a humanoid goat, a venomous dragon from the Nine Hells, a giant toad the size of a hill... All these strange adventures, seemingly unrelated, point to one ultimate answer. 382Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not Ghost Blows Out the Light, but it's just as good.

17. 17 老 My Uncle's Bizarre Experiences While Watching the Reservoir 老舅看水库时的离奇经历 A Thousand-Year-Old Lie千古假话Urban269k WordsCompleted They say that if you leave a reservoir deep in the mountains alone for long enough, giant fish will appear in it. And how big are these fish? With one flick of the tail, they can churn rivers and seas. With one thrust of the head, they can shake the earth and mountains. They can smash a small boat more than ten meters long to pieces with a single charge. A distant uncle of mine once visited a reservoir. In those days, food and clothing were scarce, and people were hungry and craving a taste of s 711Reads6.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 下 After Being Laid Off, I Robbed the Factory Director's Ancestral Grave 下岗后我盗了厂长祖坟 Mutant Old Six异种老六Mystery323k WordsOngoing [Tomb raiding + the supernatural + suspense + turning the tables against the odds] Laid off means a dead end? I’ll rob the factory director’s ancestral tomb and defy fate! One shovel, and the soil reeks of blood. Two shovels, and ghost fire burns inside the coffin. Three shovels, and the bones reveal a thousand-year-old secret. The factory director’s vengeful spirit won’t rest, and an ancient tomb’s evil presence is closing in. The road to revenge has become a road to the underworld. Want to sur 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The tomb design, the plot twists, and the character development were all superb; many foreshadowing elements only became clear later on.

19. 19 满 Mechs Everywhere, and You Call This a Vocational School's Military Training? 满地机甲，你说这只是技校军训？ Not a Crooked Merchant不是奸商Urban3.0M WordsOngoing Jin Yun transmigrates to a vocational school at the Feixiang Machinery Factory in the 1990s. He discovers that his father was once the school principal, but was demoted and eventually died because of corruption by the factory director, Cai Ziqi. The school has fallen on hard times. With the help of a System that grants him a golden finger, Jin Yun decides to take over the school. He raises funds by selling obsolete equipment and puts out advertisements for new students. He uses rewards from the 974Reads7.0Score101Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn in 1983: From a Fishing Village to Fortune 重生1983小渔村发家致富 Sheng Chong圣冲Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Li Zhenlin is reborn in 1983. The sky is still blue, the sea is still unpolluted, and the fish in it have yet to run out. So what should he do? Obviously, make money and buy a boat to go out to sea. Who doesn’t dream of conquering the ocean? Watch as Li Zhenlin builds his fortune from a small fishing village and leads his whole family to a better life. 6.9kReads7.0Score440Shelves
21. 21 淘 The Sand-Sifting Chronicles: Memoirs of a Lingnan Tomb Raider 淘沙鉴：一个岭南盗墓者的自述 Arctic Roasted Sweet Potato北极烤地瓜Mystery344k WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Suspense + Antique Appraisal + Feng Shui] My name is He Shouyi. I’m a tomb raider sentenced to fifteen years in prison, and the fourth-generation appraiser of the Jiao Si lineage. I’ve lost count of how many tombs I’ve entered in this lifetime. Our lineage has five signature skills: reading thunder to locate tombs, identifying soil by its vegetation, dating it by its smell, pinpointing locations from traces, and spotting fakes to identify treasures. On a rainy day, stick a copper 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pure tomb raiding chronicle, no time travel, technical focus. My name is He Shouyi, and I spent twenty-two years raiding tombs. I was arrested in 2002 and sentenced to fifteen years. Later, I assisted the country with three years of underwater archaeology and was released on parole. Now I'm retired and live in an old alley in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. This book is based on my dictation, which was then compiled by someone else. Some of the things written in it can be verified, while others cannot. For those that can be verified, I've tried my best to cite the sources. For those that cannot be verified, I've written them down as they are—they are my personal experiences, though I still haven't figured them out. My family's ancestral craftsmanship was passed down from Master Jiao. It consists of five techniques: listening to thunder to identify burial sites, observing grass to identify soil, smelling mud to determine age, examining traces to locate sites, and distinguishing fakes from treasures. I've used these five techniques to raid stone chamber tombs of the Nanyue Kingdom, porcelain-sealed earthen tombs of the Southern Han Dynasty, sand-filled tombs of the Song Dynasty, family tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and shipwrecks in the waters off Yangjiang. Some of these tomb structures can't be found outside of Lingnan. I had three brothers who worked with me. Ah Shui, a Tanka (boat-dwelling) fisherman, could hold his breath underwater for four and a half minutes and identify the kiln and era of porcelain by touch. Lao Lin, the 21st generation of Yangjiang marine salvage workers, could tell whether the seabed beneath his feet was reef or a shipwreck just by listening to the waves while standing at the bow of the boat. Ah Kun, a Hakka feng shui master, could use his ancestral compass to determine the direction of tomb passages and which mountains held hidden objects. All three of them are gone. Ah Shui died of illness, Lao Lin passed away from serious injuries, and Ah Kun was diagnosed with a terminal illness last year. This book is a way of giving them closure.

22. 22 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.1kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves

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    This is purely a feng shui story, not fanfiction, and does not involve time travel.

23. 23 盗 Tomb-Raiding Chronicles: I Fended Off Evil with Fake Artifacts 盗墓实录：我靠假货撞邪了 Hoping to Be a Little Nobody想要做个小透明Mystery702k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [The Three Musketeers] I’m an antiques peddler in Panjiayuan, and all I want is to make a little money in peace. That was until I took in a blood-red Warring States jade with a bizarre history. From then on, everything spiraled out of control. Nightmares haunted me every night. A dark figure always stood in the bronze mirror. Business kept going downhill, and bad luck followed me everywhere. I thought I’d merely crossed paths with a wandering spirit. Who knew the strange happeni 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, a pure tomb raiding novel, is quite good.

24. 24 羽 The Feathered People: Strange Tales of Ailao Mountain 羽人：哀牢诡事 Wolf's-Tail Fern狼尾蕨Mystery117k WordsCompleted Otherworldly powers × two male leads × ensemble cast × mystery and adventure. Strange incidents plague the Ailao Mountains. Wings appear on my back, an ancient secret erupts from Fuxian Lake, and a female streamer dies a bizarre death. The Wu Clan's vengeful spirits refuse to rest, the Feather Clan hunts them down to the last, and a divine tree connecting to the underworld emerges. From the very beginning, I had stepped into a dead end. 309Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This suspenseful adventure novel doesn't involve tomb raiding, but it's packed with mysteries and truly mind-bending puzzles. It begins with a car accident, and the protagonist becomes a pawn in a thousand-year-old game of chess. Supernatural abilities awaken! Murder! Chase! Car crash! Lake explosion! Adventure! Thrilling and mind-bending! High-IQ battles! A suspenseful adventure novel set in the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas!

25. 25 北 Master Yao of the Northern School 北派姚师爷 Old Yao from Red Mountain红山老姚Mystery105k WordsOngoing Decades ago, poor boy Yao Wenzhong from Chifeng encountered an old man watching the stars on a mountain. From then on, he entered a hidden world unknown to ordinary people. From a farm boy who wove bamboo baskets and hauled bricks, he gradually became the renowned “Master Yao” of the Northern School of tomb raiders. With a pair of eyes that could read mountains, rivers, and the stars, and a mastery of celestial feng shui unmatched in the underworld, he made his name. Over thirty years, he travel 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That bag contains Master Yao's books.

26. 26 土 The World Beneath the Soil: A True Record of Tomb Raiding 土里乾坤之盗墓记实录 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡Mystery356k WordsCompleted My name is Chen Laosan. In 1985, my grandfather died under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind only a notebook on feng shui. I was a timid country boy from rural Hebei, forced into the world of tomb raiding. Over fifteen years, I used feng shui to track dragon veins and the Six Lines to divine fortune and misfortune, sharing life-and-death adventures with three brothers. We explored an underwater tomb in the Yellow River, a tomb guarded by wolves in the Qinling Mountains, hanging coffins in —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend some Feng Shui tomb raiding novels that were neglected.

27. 27 民 Folk Feng Shui: I Made My Name by Moving a Grave 民间堪舆：从迁坟开始扬名 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted On a midnight road, a ghost encounters a coffin being carried. A blood-seeping black coffin holds calamity at bay. Chen Mo, a boy from a remote mountain village, only wanted to live in peace with half a box of tattered books and a cracked compass left behind by his grandfather. Then the old village chief died mysteriously, and the supposed auspicious burial site turned out to be a place steeped in a century of resentment. The instant the coffin was opened, bloody words appeared alongside claw ma 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 黄 The Yin Tombs of the Yellow River: A Feng Shui Master of the Qing Nang 黄河阴坟：青囊风水师 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡9k WordsCompleted The Yellow River Yin Tomb: A Qing Nang Feng Shui Master 81Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 凶 The Haunted House Cleanup Crew: The Mystery of My Origins 凶宅清理师之我的身世之谜 Tufuzi Adu土夫子阿渡16k WordsCompleted The Haunted House Cleaner: The Mystery of My Origins 35Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 豫 Tomb Raiding Tales from Western Henan 豫西倒斗往事 Gold Digger金把头Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding] [Appraisal] [Period Piece] [Supernatural Mystery] [Feng Shui Secrets] My name is Jin Hai. My grandfather was one of the most skilled tomb raiders of the Republic of China era. While he was alive, he repeatedly warned me never to get involved in tomb raiding. But after he died, I had no choice and ended up taking that path anyway. In the early 1990s, I went against his dying wish and followed in his footsteps, bringing along my childhood friend Wang Ping. Our Luoyang spade plunged 6.6kReads8.6Score441Shelves
31. 31 昆 The Kunlun Scripture: The Dragon Bones of Lianshan 昆仑经前传之龙骨连山 Chrysanthemum Fragrance凝菊香Mystery217k WordsCompleted His father was among the first generation of archaeological researchers in the People's Republic of China. He mysteriously disappeared during an excavation of a Uyghur king's tomb. Qin Feng traveled to Altay to search for his father. After a series of strange and bizarre expeditions, and unraveling one baffling case after another, he gradually discovered the truth behind his father's disappearance and the ancient secret concealed in half a dragon bone… 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dragon bones connect the mountains, searching for corpses and inquiring about coffins.

32. 32 寻 Seeking Corpses, Questioning Coffins 寻尸问棺 Chrysanthemum Fragrance凝菊香Mystery204k WordsCompleted The Yangtze takes a sharp bend through the Wushan section, where the current suddenly turns treacherous. Locals call this stretch “Ghost’s Grief.” Boatmen and fishermen all steer clear, yet some make their living here: the corpse retrievers, who search the waters for bodies and coffins... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 龙 The Dragon Bone's Secret Hoard 龙骨诡藏 Cornbread from the Mountains大山里的窝窝头Mystery217k WordsOngoing Others raid tombs to find gold and treasure, but I get entangled with a vengeful spirit instead. My grandfather, Chen Xuanli, vanished in the Ailao Mountains. I entered the mountains with a dragon-bone divination disk, only to accidentally awaken a century-old female spirit. From then on, danger closed in at every turn: perilous underground palaces, ruins left by ghost soldiers, and secret Japanese military caches. The Fatty smashes through evil with his shovel, the Yin sisters set up formatio 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the book that's right for you.

34. 34 叩 Knocking at the Tomb Gate 叩陵门 Lucky Little Ji招财小吉Mystery489k WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + The Supernatural + Horror + Mystery] When the last generation of highly skilled “underground workers” meets the first group of academically trained archaeologists, carrying fresh ideals, they are not colleagues. Yet, at the will of the state, they are forced to form an unprecedented special team. Their mission is not to hunt for treasure, but to rescue it. Their adversaries are not only the bizarre mechanisms in thousand-year-old tombs, but also foreign forces stirring in the sha 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is well written.

35. 35 最 The Strongest Outsiders of the Martial World 最强江湖外八行 Old Jianghu Number Six江湖老六Mystery426k WordsCompleted When the Qianmen rise in anger, the jianghu falls into chaos. Without conflict, there can be no Qianmen. If conflict rises again, the Qianmen will surely take the helm of the jianghu, restore order, and put an end to the fighting! When I was little, my grandfather read my fortune and said I was destined to “ride the wind to success.” After he died, I inherited his hardware store. Only when a beautiful woman came knocking did I learn that I was the heir to the Qianmen, a legendary jianghu school 607Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    A great, enjoyable read!

36. 36 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    This is so well-written! [Admiration] It's a pure adventure novel, no exaggeration, it really brings back memories of staying up all night reading tomb raiding novels back in the day! The imagery is incredibly vivid! And there's no system or cheat code, which is so rare! Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

37. 37 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score107Shelves

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    A fantasy novel set in the Republican era, featuring a young ghost-hunting master who lives a life of luxury in the city.

38. 38 岐 The Phoenix of Qishan 岐山凤 Happy Big Rice Bucket快乐的大饭桶Mystery403k WordsOngoing [Mystery × Lovecraftian Horror × The Uncanny] When an archaeologist’s trowel uncovers more than yellow earth, it awakens the primordial whispers sealed away by blood sacrifice Zhang Ji, an archaeology student at Huanbei University, encounters a bizarre sacrificial pit during his graduation fieldwork in Mop an Village. Pottery basins, ox bones, red earth, stone slabs, and shells are buried according to a pattern no one can understand. Disturb them, and they awaken an indescribable “presence” dee 25Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    This work is incredibly detailed! Zheng Weiguo's phantom image, Han Zhigang's obsession with his son—every fragment of consciousness is a replay of previous foreshadowing! Even the cheesy anti-pollution song wasn't chosen randomly; it's all carefully crafted. You can discover new things even on a second viewing.

39. 39 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation story, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, cunning, cold-blooded, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. There is no system, no female lead, and it's not a brainless or dark story. [Thinking]

40. 40 我 I Got the Highest Score in the County, Yet Turned to Tomb Raiding to Pay My Tuition 我考了全县第一却去盗墓赚学费 Snail Catching the Train赶火车的蜗牛Mystery203k WordsOngoing Zhao Yiming came first in the county on the college entrance exam, but his father told him to apply to a junior college. Zhao secretly changed his application and ultimately chose archaeology after seeing his Third Uncle make money selling antiques. When his father found out, he flew into a rage and ordered Zhao to retake the exam. Zhao firmly refused, but with no money for tuition, he could only silently give in to his father’s plans. When Third Uncle heard the news, he recommended Zhao for a s 7.9kReads—Score267Shelves
41. 41 泽 The Lost Treasures of Zechuan 泽川遗藏 Summer at Thirty-Three Degrees三十三度夏Mystery408k WordsOngoing History + wild imagination + scheming male lead + suspense + urban Did you know? Scattered across this land, through the turning seasons and its boundless mountains and rivers, lie countless hidden treasures. Their clues can just barely be made out, yet their secrets remain unsolved. From the hymns of Brahma on the snowy plains of the Western Regions to the bronze ritual vessels of dynasties buried in the Central Plains’ yellow earth; from broken walls and ancient steles in the southern land 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The hawk's gaze slowly swept over the stone platform we stood on, the trapezoidal building in front of us, and the dark red "lake" below. He didn't speak immediately, but instead took a few steps back, then a few steps to the side, constantly adjusting his angle of observation. We followed his gaze. After a while, in this vast, chaotic space divided by darkness and dark red light, a blurry outline began to emerge—the stone platform we were on resembled the upper edge of a protruding eye socket, the low, sturdy trapezoidal building was the raised brow ridge and eyelid, and the dark red "lake" below was like an enormous, slowly rotating blood-red pupil. The entire structure, embedded in the mountainside rock wall, formed the shape of a blurry, half-closed giant eye. This is the book, it's incredibly good. It's slow-paced at the beginning but quickens up later on. The world-building is huge, the author has a wildly imaginative mind, and the protagonist's identity is mysterious, which will gradually be revealed later. It breaks away from the traditional trio dynamic. The protagonist isn't a saint; he's decisive. It's a book with great potential, it'll give you goosebumps. The author is very responsible; the more people read, the more updates they'll do.

42. 42 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.5kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
43. 43 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score214Shelves
44. 44 剑 The Sword Immortal Rises 剑仙崛起了 Xuan Chen悬沉Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted The story follows Mo Wuchen, a once-gifted genius whose talents are crippled. Rising from the bottom, he defeats everyone who stands in his way and eventually becomes the ruler of an entire continent. 549Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 三 Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行 Wolf's-Tail Fern狼尾蕨Mystery175k WordsCompleted A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth 137Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Xikang is here! Does anyone still enjoy supernatural, suspenseful, and adventure novels? If you like Tomb Raider Chronicles and Ghost Blows Out the Light, you absolutely must read this ensemble piece—it's fantastic! Every character is fleshed out! The bonds between friends are incredibly touching! It's not some mindless, overpowered road trip adventure like everyone else!

47. 47 倒 Tomb Raiding 倒斗 Ping Chuan平川Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.] [Tomb raiding + treasure appraisal + mystery + underworld adventures] [The comic drama of the same name is now available on various short-drama platforms. Go watch it there.] In the old days, “dou dao,” or “turning over the bucket,” was underworld slang for tomb raiding. More than twenty years ago, a moment's poor judgment led me to join a small outfit at the bottom of the trade. They say that once you enter the jianghu, you plunge into an ocean 9.8kReads9.0Score626Shelves

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    This one looks pretty good.

48. 48 凶 Grave Robbing in Haunted Houses: I’m the Last Heir of the Marquis of Wu 凶宅摸金：我是武侯最后传人 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Horror] [Feng Shui] [Tomb Raiding] [Folklore and the Supernatural] In 1995, in Xiangxi Village, Shenzhen, 22-year-old factory worker Chen Xiulian hauls bricks by day and runs a street stall by night. A scar on her left palm, left by a factory accident, turns out to be a bloodmark inherited from the descendants of Zhuge Wuhou. When Huangmao, the night market thug, comes to extort protection money and touches her left hand, a mysterious force flings him away, and he flees in terror. T 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Back in the day, when you were hiding under the covers reading 'Ghost Blows Out the Light,' you were so scared that you covered your face with the book and even peeked through the cracks to see the coffin. This time, don't cover your eyes—the moment the blood-patterned palm of the Wuhou descendant touched the coffin lid of the Yin house, the 38-second vibrating sound in your headphones suddenly became so hot it felt like someone was blowing a breath of cool air from the tomb into your ear canal; when you hurriedly took off your headphones, the 'thousand-year palm print' seeping out from the coffin crack was climbing up the pages of the book. Looking down, the sweaty marks on your palms were actually etched from the same mold as those palm prints."

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