Good Reads About Quietly Building a Private Power Base or Becoming a Fiefdom Lord 低调建立私人势力，或封地领主，耐看的书

1. 101 相 Prime Minister Zhuge's Northern Expedition, Liu Shan Leads Wei Yan in a Surprise Attack on Chang'an 相父北伐，刘禅率魏延奇袭长安 Mulin Shanbao霂霖山宝Historical3.0M WordsCompleted A purple-gold crown binds his hair. He wears a red brocade robe embroidered with flowers from Xichuan, armor linked with beast-faced plates, and a beautifully crafted lion-patterned belt. In his hand is a gleaming gold, tiger-headed spiked club, and beneath him is a Fire Dragon steed. And you're telling me this is Liu Shan? Liu Shan: “For internal affairs, ask Imperial Father. For external affairs, ask the Chancellor. If there's anything else we can't decide, ask Wolong!” Zhuge Liang: “Your Maje 6.3kReads8.7Score516Shelves

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   Wearing a purple-gold crown to bind his hair, a red cotton robe adorned with a hundred flowers from Sichuan, and a chainmail armor with beast-faced heads, he had a lion-headed belt around his waist, wielded a gleaming gold tiger-head mace, and rode a fiery dragon steed. You're telling me this is Liu Shan? Liu Shan: "For internal affairs, consult the Prime Minister; for external affairs, consult the Chancellor; for all matters, consult the Sleeping Dragon!" Zhuge Liang: "This rebellious son doesn't want to concern himself with anything!"

2. 102 领EN Lordship: Starting as a Pioneer Knight 领主：从开拓骑士开始 As Long as I'm Happy, Nothing Else Matters快乐就行其他无所谓Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing (Farming and slow burn) At eighteen, when he came of age, Weilin chose to become a pioneer. With aid from his family, he set off for the frontier to develop new territory. Step by step, he would eventually reach the very top. 77.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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   🔥🔥Vellin, guided by "Destiny's Guidance," breaks the deadlock, abandoning his comfortable castle for the Gray Wasteland. Expanding his territory, taming magical beasts, gathering talented individuals, and resisting powerful enemies, he builds a city-state on the shores of Lake Prayer; clashing across races, embarking on a planar conquest, he climbs step by step to the top as a pioneering knight. Swords and magic intertwine in a passionate dance, while farming and management conceal hidden strategies—this tale of a lord rising from nothing is increasingly addictive! 🌈🌈

3. 103 无 The Invincible Prince of Qin 无敌六王爷 Writing to Pay Off My Debts码字还债Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + Lighthearted Comedy + Political Intrigue] Qin Feng transmigrated to the Great Qing Dynasty and became a prince ruling the frontier lands of Liao. After spending six years building his own ideal city, he planned to live the carefree life of a leisurely prince. But then his father, whom he had never even met, impersonated an imperial envoy and secretly slipped into Qin Feng’s fief. Coal, paved roads, apartment blocks, communal kitchens, and an ironworks! Confronted with this strange nor 15.5kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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   Transmigrating to the Daqing Dynasty, witness how Qin Feng, the Liao Dynasty's border king, builds his ideal city on the frontier, engaging in farming, political intrigue, and hilarious antics! A historical time-travel + invincible, exhilarating story.

4. 104 战 War Lord: King of All Races 战争领主：万族之王 Chu Yi楚逸Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn. After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the militia captain of a frontier settlement. With only three hundred elderly people, women, and children at his command, how will he survive in the perilous wilderness? Watch as the protagonist advances step by step, rising from a humble militia captain to a knight, city lord, count, and ruler, making his way to the top in another world. Years later, the great King of All Races delivers a speec 71.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
5. 105 登 Ascend the Throne and Become Emperor: I Shall Build an Empire With All the Worlds! 登基称帝，朕以万界养帝国！ Puk Gai Xiaojie扑该小杰Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Dark Empire] [Myriad Worlds] [Imperial Dynasty] [Warhammer-inspired from the middle onward] He wakes up as the third prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, only to find himself on the throne? He thought he’d spend his whole life as a puppet emperor. But at the crucial moment, he becomes bound to an artifact called the Seal of Civilization. From then on, he is connected to the nation’s destiny and receives cultivation feedback... And so, an immortal emperor is born in a mortal dynasty... An emperor n 53.3kReads8.0Score5.5kShelves

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   Looks good! (♥∀♥)

6. 106 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 46.7kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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   Quite novel, very good

7. 107 领 Lord: Leading the Orcs to Conquer the World 领主：带领兽人征服世界 Loves Carrots and Never Sleeps爱吃萝卜不睡觉Eastern Fantasy302k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Lighthearted] [War] [Lord] [No System] [Power fantasy] [Soul transmigration] Es transmigrates into the body of an earl's son just as the orcs lay siege to the city. With such a disastrous start, how can he turn things around? Transmigrated with memories of the modern world into an age of war and rival lords, shouldn't he max out basic technology and crush everyone with an overwhelming advantage? Build roads, open up trade, recruit talented people. And yes, I want orcs too. Smelting an 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Starting in a small border town in the north, the story revolves around road construction, mining, and training a militia. It's a straightforward medieval Western lord story, without legendary creatures or magic, featuring traditional troop types: cavalry, infantry, and archers. It combines elements of transmigration, lordship, no system, city building, farming, and conquest.

8. 108 修 The Divination Master of the Cultivation World 修仙界占卜大师 Just Forget It就这样忘记Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted New title: The Hired Hand at My House Is Acting Strange. [Useless Live-in Son-in-Law]+ [Play the pig to eat the tiger]+ [Keep a low profile and grow]+ [Foresee fortune and misfortune]+ [Hardheaded Nice Guy] After transmigrating into the lowest-ranking disciple of a sect, he faces his father’s prejudice, his elder brother’s hostility, and a two-faced girlfriend who keeps stringing him along. He decisively breaks up with her! Fortunately, he has the Heavenly Secrets Compass, letting him glimpse th 8.6kReads7.6Score910Shelves

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   Both of these stories involve ostensibly serving as menial laborers while secretly developing power and influence.

9. 109 修 Cultivation: Starting Out as a Cook at a Refining Shop 修仙：从在炼器铺当厨子开始 Just Forget It就这样忘记Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted New Title: The Timid Servant Is Actually a Master Synopsis: An outer-sect servant who’s always rushing around doing odd jobs to earn spirit stones is assigned a mission alongside a beautiful immortal maiden. He’s timid, afraid of dying, unambitious, and cares only about spirit stones, earning him the maiden’s complaints and disdain. But when the situation gets serious, he leaves her utterly stunned: who would have thought this kid was actually a master? [Rise from the Bottom + Humble and Unassum 20.4kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
10. 110 星EN Gate of the Star Scar 星痕之门 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.3M WordsOngoing There are Star Gates in this world. Everyone who enters becomes a god. Ren Ye has already served two and a half years in prison when a mysterious visitor suddenly comes to see him. The visitor says, “If you’re willing to take part in a game, you can walk out of here right now. The price is… you might die.” Many years later, Ren Ye stands alone within a Star Gate, looking back on the past. Many of the faces in his memories have grown indistinct… 2024: The tide is coming, and the travelers keep wa 51.9kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    These are all action-packed novels where the protagonist builds power and conquers the world. Some are fantasy/cultivation stories, others are historical. The first is a fantasy story where the son of a low-ranking military officer returns from an academy to inherit his father's business, selling smuggled salt for a powerful figure to gradually build his own power. The second is a postmodern story set in a time-travel world with technology for cultivation. The protagonist becomes a prince's double, later killing the prince, reclaiming power, and eliminating foreign invaders. The third is a historical story with the support of a modern superpower, slowly developing his power. The fourth involves the protagonist obtaining a star gate; while others enter a star gate for a limited time, the protagonist gains access to the entire world, reaching the divine order of Human Emperor. The fifth involves a protagonist who transmigrates into a small-town officer, learns military cultivation techniques, and improves his strength alongside his soldiers, using their support to conquer mountains and temples and dominate the world. The sixth involves obtaining a cultivation treasure, slowly cultivating a cultivation clan, gradually increasing his family's power, and eventually sweeping across the world. The seventh involves a future protagonist who transmigrates back to the present, a descendant of royalty, building power step by step, changing his destiny, and becoming Human Emperor. The eighth is about a Western nobleman who starts in a knightly territory, constantly plundering, and establishing a maritime empire.

11. 111 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 56.1kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves

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    A thrilling read, embodying the evils of monopolistic practices! You won't be able to stop reading! 👍👍👍

12. 112 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 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves

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    These two books won't disappoint you!

13. 113 人 I Command a Million Soldiers in Great Tang, So Why Is Your Majesty Rebelling? 人在大唐拥兵百万，陛下何故造反 Hardworking Panda勤奋熊猫Historical1.1M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the Great Tang and obtains a Lord System. He recruits generals and soldiers, develops weapons, and expands his territory. Li Jun rapidly rises to power in the Great Tang. Li Jun: “The Great Tang is having a hard time fighting Tubo? Isn’t that as easy as breathing?” Fuyun Khan of Tuyuhun: “Li Jun is terrifying. He nearly stripped me down to my underwear!” Songtsen Gampo of Tubo: “Li Jun is ruthless and decisive. I can barely hold out!” Li Shimin of the Great Tang: “This guy is 2.2kReads8.6Score117Shelves

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    Both books meet the requirements, but I prefer the second one.

14. 114 领 Lord: I Begin My Rise to Godhood by Summoning Heroes of China 领主：从召唤华夏英雄开始成神 The Old Salted Fish of Yashan亚山的老咸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (The ratings just came in, and this little author will work twice as hard. Dear readers, please share your valuable suggestions.) [Lord] [Farming] [Heroes of Might and Magic] [Warhammer Fantasy] [Another World] [World of Warcraft] [Chinese Civilization] With the Chaos Gods invading, the gods of Blue Star opened a digitized world in the spirit realm known as the Heroic Spirit Battlefield. Whenever a new continent forms on the Heroic Spirit Battlefield, countless new Lords are born; There are Drag 6kReads8.2Score485Shelves

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    I recommend two books, both featuring a combination of farming and large-scale military operations. The first one has the protagonist transmigrating to another world, becoming a lord who can summon Chinese heroes and troops, conquering elves, dwarves, lizardmen, and more along the way, starting from a village and currently reaching the county level. The second one has everyone transmigrating to another world to become a lord. The protagonist is born in an underground world, starting in a dungeon, and can tame heroes and troops, conquering underground races along the way, and currently has already occupied the underground timeline where he was born.

15. 115 大 The Tang Autonomous Region 大唐自治区 Rong Chengji, Who Loves Wuliangchen爱吃五粮陈的荣成吉Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Yang Xu, a young man from the 21st century, transmigrates to the Tang dynasty after an accident, bringing a System with him. Watch as he uses the System to build a modern city in the Tang dynasty and, with his help, leads it step by step to become the true center of the world. 6.5kReads8.5Score390Shelves

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    I recommend these books to everyone; you can read them in your spare time!

16. 116 领 Lord's Survival: Break Out of the Dungeon 领主求生：冲出地下城 Five-Spice Orange五香橙子Sports2.3M WordsOngoing [Lord] [Farming] [Dungeons & Dragons] [Cthulhu] [Character Development] [Heroes of Might and Magic] [Soulslike] Everyone becomes a Lord, and each Lord is randomly assigned a starting territory. Some get an impregnable mountain fortress; others, an island at a vital crossroads; still others, a mysterious dragon's lair. Liu Yuan, however, starts underground, in a dark dungeon. Lead beholders, kobolds, harpies, medusas... and march to war! 26kReads8.0Score2.4kShelves
17. 117 北 Lord of the Northern Frontier: Saving an Elf Girl at the Start 北境领主：开局救下精灵少女 Cold Fir Creek冷杉溪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration + Lord + Farming + Elves + One Heroine + Conquest + Satisfying Battles] He’s exiled to the northern frontier the moment he transmigrates, becoming the well-known family good-for-nothing? Well, what’s done is done. First, let’s go to the tavern for a drink... What are these black-armored maniacs who attack everyone they see? And what’s this? A talent tree? [Notice: New talent “Magic Immunity” activated!] [Kill enemies to gain combat experience and unlock the Returning Arcblad 18.6kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    Start by being exiled to the North, then rescue the white-haired elves.

18. 118 大 The Earth God of Great Zhou 大周土地公 Lone Boat Herding Clouds孤舟牧云Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 27.2kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    From the Earth God to the Lord of All Realms

19. 119 流 Exile? No, I’m Here to Hand Out Money to the World 流放？不，是去给万国发钱 I'm a Hami Melon我是哈密瓜Historical4.0M WordsCompleted Li Zhao, the ninth prince of the Wu Kingdom, has spent years frequenting brothels, earning the disfavor of the current emperor, Wu Huang. Before the struggle among the nine princes for the throne has even begun, he nearly gets his engagement broken off by the most talented woman in the capital. Faced with the crown prince’s relentless pressure, Li Zhao stops drifting through life. Threshing machines, windmills, and curved-beam plows make their debut one after another. Granaries overflow, and 37.4kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
20. 120 争EN Contending for Supremacy: Summoning the Xiliang Iron Cavalry at the Start 争霸：开局召唤西凉铁骑 Hardworking Panda勤奋熊猫Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Lin Yi transmigrates to another world and becomes a prince's heir. There are no Four Books and Five Classics here, nor the Hundred Schools of Thought, but warfare rages on all the same. Dynasties rise and fall, ministers and nobles scheme, and heroes vie for control of the Central Plains. Fortunately, Lin Yi awakens a System and summons the fierce general Ma Chao and the elite Xiliang Cavalry from the Three Kingdoms era from the start. As long as he can win people over or beat them into submissi 25.2kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
21. 121 序EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 618kReads8.5Score41.5kShelves

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    From the moment he entered Longevity Village, Chen Ye was constantly embroiled in various troubles. While in the village, Chen Ye was only focused on cocking his crossbow, firing bolts, cocking it again, and firing again. At first, Chen Ye would pay attention to the system's prompts, but later he simply didn't have time to follow them or check how many kill points he had. He only knew that he hadn't accumulated many of the black dog blood-soaked crossbow bolts left. Those bolts had taken him a long time to collect. Every time he encountered a suitable branch, Chen Ye would take his machete and chop down a couple, eventually accumulating a large number of black dog blood crossbow bolts. During the battle in Longevity Village, Chen Ye even deliberately fired more bolts to accumulate kill points. He just hadn't expected to accumulate seven thousand kill points. This number greatly surprised Chen Ye. Taking a deep drag of his cigarette, Chen Ye excitedly focused his attention on the system.

22. 122 帝 The Emperor: A Young Man's Journey Through the Land 帝：山河少年行 A Light Garment一袭轻衣Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Qin Ziyu obtained the Mo Bing Token and forged a bond with the Ancestral Dragon. Every step forward brought him into contact with secrets of an even higher order. Trapped in layer upon layer of intricate schemes, he presses on through an endless climb and game of wits, driving himself ever forward. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 聚 Gathering the Talents of the Three Kingdoms to Battle Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing! 聚三国之才，战秦汉唐宋元明清！ King Kaikai凯凯大王Historical3.2M WordsOngoing What would happen if all the great figures of history lived in the same era? Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng has just unified the six states. Seeing powerful Han, prosperous Tang, Mongol Yuan, cultured Song, and great Ming realms spring up around him, he falls into deep thought. Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, points his sword straight at the peerless Genghis Khan: “If the enemy can come, so can I!” Zhu Yuanzhang silently sets down his bowl. Watching Cao Cao slaughter his way across the land, his eyes blaz 11.5kReads8.0Score551Shelves
24. 124 历 A Wild Historical Mashup: I Build China's Greatest City of All Time 历史大乱炖，我打造华夏千古城 Six Coins六个硬币Urban2.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble story, no romance, helping people from every dynasty and changing the stories that left readers heartbroken! One by one, key points in history are unlocked, and figures from the past arrive at modern tourist attractions, where they collide with visitors from the present! Strolling along old-fashioned streets, you can see those who made their names in the histories, as well as those whose names never left the slightest trace in the record books. You can see lost crafts and the ingenio 36.1kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
25. 125 黄 A Weasel Spirit Asked Me to Confer a Title, So I Called It Dad 黄皮子讨封，我喊它爹 Xiao Xian's Book Nook小贤的书屋Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted A weasel spirit asked me to grant it a title, so I called it Dad 880Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 征 Conquering the World 征伐天下 Armored Bruiser披甲莽夫Historical10.1M WordsCompleted They say Jiangnan is blessed with beautiful scenery. What I see is a gentle Jiangnan breeze bending the Han realm’s back. They say the lands beyond the frontier are blanketed in yellow sand. What I see is the soaring valor of border warriors, their robes stained with blood. I came to this world for no reason at all. I thought I could just lie there and starve to death. But you shared with me half of the only food you had. You told me that as long as I kept living, there would be hope. I thought, 12.1kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
27. 127 我 I Never Thought My Wife Was the Female Emperor 我真没想过妻子是女帝啊 Ye Fei Ye叶非叶Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Plot-driven story + comedy + everyday life + one heroine + pets + invincible heroine] In a fantasy world, hunted by all the races, I, Ye Chen, have but one thought: I could crush mountains, churn the seas, and destroy gods… Forget it! Wife, save me! After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Ye Chen goes into the mountains to hunt and accidentally finds himself a sweet little wife. He had planned to farm, get rich, and grow old with his wife and children, never imagining that his wife wou 27.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
28. 128 穿 Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation Through Robbery 穿乱世，疯癫公主她靠抢劫建国了 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 149.6kReads9.5Score18.7kShelves

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    All three of these books perfectly capture the essence of establishing a private power base and then controlling territory; the protagonist's journey from nothing to something is truly exhilarating.

29. 129 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
30. 130 不 I Have No Idea, I Just Played a Game and Became an Empress 不知道啊，玩个游戏就成女帝了 Spiral Takeoff螺旋起飞Ancient Romance916k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Fourth Calamity + Ensemble Cast + Build a City in a Game + Cheats + Female-Oriented] Lin Yue is a veteran single-player gamer who never browses game forums, looks up guides, or adds friends. By chance, she downloads a farming-and-conquest game. What she doesn't know is that the game is linked to a real world. The players gleefully claim a patch of unwanted land and start farming. The players are speechless when they learn that they need a population to cultivate the land. Without 865Reads9.2Score110Shelves
31. 131 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
32. 132 乱 Chaos and Famine: My Daily Divinations Fill My Storehouse with Food and Meat! 乱世荒年：我每日一卦粮肉满仓！ Rising From the Abyss风起于渊Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Hunter + farming + stockpiling grain before making a move + rebellion and conquest + ten kingdoms, countless beauties [Current fate star: Mountain dweller] [Today's fortune: Blessings and misfortune intertwined] [Great fortune: At the northern foothills of Second Black Mountain, a deer has died of old age in the mountains. Go there to claim its entire hide and carcass.] [Fair: At the foot of Little Black Mountain, a pheasant is caught in the brambles. Hurry over and you might find something extr 291.4kReads8.3Score23.8kShelves

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    This is the book I've been following recently.

33. 133 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves

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    The first and fourth books are the ones I like best; the other two are alright.

34. 134 武 Ascending to Godhood Through Martial Arts, Starting with Salt Smuggling 武道登神，从贩卖私盐开始 Qi Ma Wu漆麻乌Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Zhou Yan had been deliberately kept at a distance by his father and sent away to study at an academy. Then, out of the blue, he learned of his father's death. When he rushed home for the funeral, he finally discovered that his father had risen to prominence by currying favor with a powerful figure in the army. But this fortune came at a steep price! His father had risked everything to smuggle salt for the military bigwig... Now Zhou Yan was forced to follow in his father's footsteps and keep ris 2.2kReads7.4Score225Shelves
35. 135 通 The Immortal-Passing Spirit Diagram 通仙灵图 A Cat Worm一条猫虫Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing Without an invincible System or a mysterious little bottle, with demons surrounding them from outside and a weak clan within, how can a small Foundation Establishment clan weather one crisis after another? Gu Changhuan opens the map: spirit treasures, spirit herbs, and mineral veins are all laid out before him. With this golden finger, what is there to fear about the hardships of cultivation? Still, he has to keep a low profile. Lower and lower. After all, playing the pig to eat the tiger and qu 47.7kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
36. 136 末 The Rise of a Great Clan in the Apocalypse: I Really Never Wanted to Be Emperor 末世大族崛起之我真的没想当皇帝 North of the Mountains and Rivers山水北Historical771k WordsOngoing [Transmigration in the flesh, a stand-in's rise to power, mass-produced artillery, expanding influence, the rise of imperial power, reclaiming the lost lands of the Far East] Years later, the apocalypse arrives. Bioengineered humans run rampant, giant apes rise to power, and humanity is no longer the world's only master. Yue Fengzhou transmigrates to a world a thousand years after the apocalypse, where steam engines roar and artillery rules! But he becomes the stand-in for an abandoned royal son 82Reads7.8Score—Shelves
37. 137 侯 The Marquis's Son Fails at Lying Flat 侯府郎君躺平失败记 Pi Xiaobai皮小白Historical791k WordsOngoing Just after Feng Yanchu transmigrates, he hears a series of smacks before feeling a stinging pain on his butt. How embarrassing! His pants have been pulled down and he’s being spanked! Then he hears several children wailing. Three other kids are getting beaten nearby, too. Looks like they got into trouble. At least he isn’t the only one being punished, which makes it a little less embarrassing. The male lead transmigrates into the body of an illegitimate son in a marquis’s household. He expects t 69.9kReads8.5Score6kShelves
38. 138 我 I’m a Soldier Cultivator. Why Should I Duel You One-on-One? 我一个兵修，凭什么跟你单挑啊 Zhang Ruhe张如何Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Weapon cultivator, extreme path, decisive and ruthless, military formations, benevolence, soul transmigration] Wei Yuan's soul transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty, where he became a cultivator of the military path. It was a chaotic age plagued by demons, political turmoil, and widespread poverty. Fortunately, he awakened the Lifespan Deduction System. By slaying demons and monsters, he could claim their remaining lifespan and use it to refine his own techniques, military formations, divin 44.8kReads8.0Score4.7kShelves
39. 139 重 Reborn: I'm a Samurai in Japan's Warring States Period 重生之我在日本战国当武士 Splashed Ink Painting泼墨作画Historical2.0M WordsOngoing Are you tired of Chinese historical novels that all feel the same? Follow the author's writing and step into the world of Japan's Sengoku period! This book does not touch on Ming dynasty politics, nor does it involve invading the Ming dynasty or Korea. Please be a rational patriot. If you don't like it, just move on to another book. Here is the synopsis! Li Shan, a martial arts fanatic from the Celestial Empire and an outdoor survival enthusiast, ventured deep into the Amazon rainforest to film 113kReads9.2Score9.2kShelves

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40. 140 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.9kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
41. 141 开 Viking Invasion from the Start: I Head South to Build My Domain 开局维京入侵，我南下建设领地 Eternal Abode永恒居所Anime Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing In 867, Viking longships swept onto the shores of England. Northumbria was engulfed in war. Nobles betrayed one another, and the king could barely protect himself. Adrian transmigrated into this world, only to become a wandering knight abandoned by his lord. No fief, no family, no army. Only a sword, a suit of chain mail, and a stretch of wasteland no one wanted. To others, it was a borderland crawling with beasts and bandits. But to Adrian, it was the only future he could hold on to. Fell trees 31.4kReads8.9Score3kShelves
42. 142 没 Yes, My People Are All Beast-Eared Girls 没错哒，我的族人全是兽耳娘 Kaguya of the Bamboo Grove, from Penglai竹取辉夜自蓬莱Historical952k WordsOngoing [Tribes, farming, primitive society, beast-eared girls, playing it safe, and laid-back development] When I woke up, I found myself rescued by a group of girls dressed in animal skins. And every one of them had animal ears and tails! The weak beast-eared girls had been driven to the edge of the forest by the larger tribes. Resources were scarce, food was in short supply, and even hunting was a struggle. Su Cheng said none of that was a problem. The problem was that they were looking at me in a ve 69kReads8.5Score6.1kShelves
43. 143 人 The Human Emperor's Chronicle 人皇纪 Huangfu Qi皇甫奇Historical7.8M WordsCompleted “I will not hand this world over to people I despise!” And so Wang Chong trampled across a sea of blood and bones to claim the throne of the Human Emperor. He turned the tide when all seemed lost, shored up the collapsing empire, and forged an unparalleled legend! 2.7kReads8.6Score314Shelves
44. 144 重 Reborn in a Tribe: It All Starts With Finding a Beast-Eared Girl 重生部落：从捡个兽耳娘开始 Jinx's Fishbone金克斯的鱼骨头Historical1.7M WordsCompleted [Tribes, farming, beastfolk, no single pairing, slow-paced] Chen Mo transmigrates to a savage, primitive world of beastfolk and becomes a member of the Wolf-Ear tribe. From the start, his attempt to transform into a beast and return to his ancestral form fails, and his tribe casts him out. A few-centimeter-long fangs and claws are no match for a spear. After wandering the wilderness, he finds a sweet, adorable Rabbit-Ear girl and gathers other beastfolk who have been abandoned. They learn to mak 7.6kReads8.8Score639Shelves

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    It's worth watching; it chronicles the rise from a small tribe to a unified empire.

45. 145 船 Boatman! Why Can't I Subdue the Heavens? 船夫！怎么就不能镇压诸天了？ Captain Shui Hua水华舰长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The world was thrown into turmoil. Countless spatial rifts appeared in the Apocalypse World, and monsters from countless other worlds emerged, leaving humanity on the brink of collapse. Some people awakened a profession and rose above the rest. Lu Chenzhou was lucky enough to awaken a profession. Unfortunately, all he got was the profession of boatman. His innate vessel was nothing but a little wooden boat, prompting countless people to shake their heads and sigh. No need to panic. How about tak 744Reads7.1Score108Shelves

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    These are basically novels about building power; I've read them all, and they're all pretty good.

46. 146 超 Transcending All Things: Starting as the Sixth Son of a Concubine 超脱一切，从庶子老六开始 The Hardworking Old Ox努力的老牛Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui; fourth comes accumulating virtue, and fifth, studying. Lu Chen, an office drudge from Earth, was on his way home from work when a meteor from beyond the heavens struck him, leaving not a trace of his body. When he woke, he had become an illegitimate son in the residence of the Jiedushi of Mingzhou, in the Great Kang Kingdom. In this world, fate and fortune rule everything. Everyone is born with a destiny and an aspect, both bestowed at birth and di 17.5kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves
47. 147 圣EN The Holy White Crown 圣白冠冕 Feng Xiao Ya枫潇呀Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced] [Explosive Action] [Emperor] [From Eaglefolk Tribe to Angel Empire] [Ascend to Godhood from the Throne] [Gods' War for Supremacy] [Early Transmigration] [Minor System] [Single Female Lead] [The Animated Adaptation Is Out, Come Watch] Demon God: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! Jiang You: Wrong. Abyss, when you gaze at Heaven, Heaven gazes back at you! The First Chapter: The Primordial Age of Chaos. Humanity did not yet exist. The ancestors of the elves were 118.6kReads9.0Score10.9kShelves

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    Take your time reading it; the first one has the potential to become an emperor.

48. 148 位 Plane Conquest: The Father God of Black Goat Breeding 位面争霸之黑山羊繁育父神 Wang Yanfang王艳芳Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Bai Zhe transmigrated into a god, only to discover that the other gods here were gradually turning Lovecraftian. The God of Wisdom tinkers with artificial intelligence all day, preparing to unleash a mechanical catastrophe. The God of War commands all kinds of martial arts heroes. Heroes, why do your martial arts visions all look like indescribable Great Old Ones? The Sea God, whose followers have become Deep Ones, has an octopus for a face. The Ever-Changing Demon Lord creates all sorts of stra 606Reads7.3Score—Shelves
49. 149 功 Mastering My Cultivation Techniques: Awakening Heaven-Defying Traits and Building a Heavenly Court 功法圆满：觉醒逆天特性，铸天庭 Bright Noon阳光正午Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing That year, Yang Peng, born into a poor family, refused to scrape by in rags and straw sandals amid the chaos of a troubled age. Beneath the surface, a thousand-year-old dynasty of cultivators was stirring. Sect giants held sway over the land, powerful clans carved up the realm, and heroes rose across the martial world as dragons and serpents emerged from hiding. So I, Yang Peng, would rely on a game panel to pass the imperial exams, master the martial path, organize a new army, and establish a f 21.9kReads6.7Score1.7kShelves
50. 150 亡EN The Necromancer Supreme 亡灵大法师 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + D&D + mage + no saintly heroine + ruthless and decisive + thrilling combat] Standard version: From the moment he awakened his supernatural powers, Huo Ling knew his path lay ahead of him. Would he choose to be a hero, or a villain? He could fight gnolls in a fortress or plunge into the Nine Hells and consort with devils. He could cut off the head of an Abyssal Lord in the Bottomless Abyss, or conquer Heaven and make the gods bow. Looking back, he realized he had already reached the su 61.2kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves

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