Looking for Confucian Cultivation Novels: Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting 求文修儒道，琴棋书画之类的

1. 1 文 The Way of Letters: Chinese Poetry Subdues the Otherworld 文道：华夏诗文镇异界 Azure Sky, Yellow Earth天青地黄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The Star of Literary Fortune hangs high in the sky, and its power spreads across the Nine Provinces Continent. Thus, scholars can gain the Star of Literary Fortune’s power simply by reading. This power, known as literary energy, allows writers and poets to turn poems and prose from the unreal into the real, slay enemies, and earn glory... Before Yu Xian transmigrated to the Nine Provinces Continent, he was an unknown online writer. Of the ten web novels he wrote, he abandoned six halfway through 3.3kReads7.4Score270Shelves

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   I recommend these few good Confucian and Taoist novels. I've read them all myself, and there are many more I haven't found yet. You can check my bookshelf; I have many books there.

2. 2 最 The Last Sage of Letters 最后一位文圣 Jiang Wan蒋万Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [The Way of Letters] [No System] [Traditional power progression] [No harem] [Not invincible] Endless darkness, a single glimmer of starlight. The boy Jiang Ling opens his eyes and wakes in a prison, only to discover that he has transmigrated to ancient times. The seas have changed, the world has transformed. Though the Way of Letters flourishes here, only Confucius and Mencius are known; Li Bai and Du Fu are nowhere to be found… “Doesn’t matter. I’ll take care of it!” 7.9kReads8.2Score806Shelves
3. 3 至 The Greatest Sage and Teacher 至圣先师 Bubble Bubble Bubble泡泡泡Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted Du Yu transmigrates into an age of collapsing rites and warring schools of thought. The knights break the law with their martial prowess; the legalists rule the people with cruelty; soldiers wage war to end war; demons act with brutal strength; barbarians conquer through bloodshed; the Yin-Yang school schemes against all; the strategists twist words and corrupt virtue; the Dao drains living beings in its pursuit of ascension; Buddhism sucks them dry to attain Buddhahood; demons devour blood and 2.3kReads7.8Score188Shelves
4. 4 大 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 A Peerless Beauty from the South南方有佳人绝世Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 18.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
5. 5 诗 Becoming a Sage Through Poetry: Who Isn't a Sage These Days? 诗词成圣：谁还不是个圣人 Super Study Target超级学靶Eastern Fantasy216k WordsCompleted Chen Huaiyi transmigrated. His predecessor had been falsely accused by his clan of having an affair with his widowed sister-in-law, leaving him on the brink of being cast out, disgraced, and stripped of any future. Fortunately, this was a world that revered literature and sages above all else. In the ancestral hall, Chen Huaiyi wrote a poem declaring his intentions and appealed to the sages to prove his innocence. One poem stunned the sages. His wrongful accusations were cleared. Before long, ac 139Reads5.5Score—Shelves
6. 6 文 The Grandmaster of the Way of Literature 文道祖师 Jiang Wan蒋万Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [The Way of Letters, no System, traditional fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no-brainer] In this world, people can master literary energy through reading. Those who become scholars can travel between heaven and earth, move mountains and fill seas, and bring things to life with a stroke of the brush. But every book capable of imparting literary energy is monopolized by aristocratic clans and wealthy families. Ordinary people can't afford to read them. Now the court is in turmoil, and the Way of Le 18.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves
7. 7 科 The Imperial Exams: They All Say I'm the Star of Literature Reborn 科举，他们都说我是文曲星下凡 Lin Tong林桐Historical1.1M WordsOngoing (This book blends elements of the imperial examinations, romance, court politics, bureaucratic intrigue, warfare, and more.) Zhao Lin was the youngest professor of classical Chinese literature in Huaxia. After transmigrating, he becomes a young scholar in the Great Zhou, celebrated as a “star of literary talent” and a “child prodigy.” But the Grand Examiner declares him “frivolous by nature, destined to achieve nothing.” With his reputation on the verge of collapse, he draws on the extraordinary 1.5kReads8.7Score161Shelves
8. 8 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, I Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down with Poetry 被挖灵根后，我靠诗词掀翻修仙界 The Money-Making Firepower King火力挣钱王Fantastical Romance256k WordsOngoing I’ve just started posting, so please leave a review and help raise my rating! [Female-oriented, no romance, feel-good power fantasy. Leveling up with cheats, getting stronger when faced with strong opponents.] Betrayed by her sect, her spiritual root stolen, and her cultivation knocked back to square one overnight? No problem! Reborn in the body of another cauldron whose spiritual root had been stolen, Jiang Shengxi not only awakens her modern memories, but also receives gifts from the sages of 94Reads8.1Score113Shelves

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   Wenxiu is especially good-looking

9. 9 斩 Executed from the Start? One Poem Made Me a God! Defying Heaven to Change My Fate! 斩首开局？一诗封神！逆天改命！ Hua Nuo Huajingxuan花诺花靖轩Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the Great Qian Dynasty, the literary path reigns supreme, and poetry can manifest the divine! From condemned prisoner to supreme Literary Sage, Lin Fan uses modern knowledge to reshape the literary path! “Let the literary path serve the people, and let all under heaven live as one! I will change this world with my poetry!” 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Poetry and Literature

10. 10 法 Mastering a Hundred Schools, Revering Confucianism Above All 法通百家，独尊儒术 Mercy, Fellow Daoist道爷慈悲Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After the demon race’s struggle for supremacy and the war between the witches and demons, the human race ruled the world. Once-prosperous Great Yu now teeters on the brink of collapse. The various feudal states eye one another hungrily, each seeking to claim dominion over the world, while the witches and demons lie in wait, plotting to seize control of the continent once more! Jiang Yi is reborn into this age. He contends with the Hundred Schools of Thought and battles witches and demons, determ 2.8kReads7.4Score217Shelves

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    The first book, "The Penmanshipist," I've been following it closely. I personally feel that some passages are quite relatable, though opinions may vary. The second book, "The Law of a Hundred Schools, the Sole Respect for Confucianism," suddenly ended. I feel that if you don't read the last 10%, the beginning is quite good, but the pacing is a bit fast, leaning towards a fast-paced, enjoyable read.

11. 11 儒 Confucianism and Martial Arts Under Heaven 儒武天下 Chasing Dreams on Green Mountains青山逐梦Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted “What is a Confucian?” “Confucianism: a stroke to the left and a stroke to the right make a person. Rain nurtures all things, and all living beings have needs. Meeting the needs of good people is what it means to be a Confucian.” “What is benevolence?” “To hold a sharp sword and be unmatched beneath heaven. That is benevolence.” The Divine Continent is vast and boundless. Nine provinces, four seas, and one hundred thousand mountains. The Great Xia Dynasty rules the Central Plains like a crouchi 15.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 玄 Xuanhuan: Living Off Others from the Start, I Emerged as a Confucian Sage 玄幻：开局吃软饭，出世即儒圣 Yao Ren尧人Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + not a power fantasy + the Hundred Schools of Thought + empress + Confucian cultivation] Shen Wuming transmigrates to Northern Han, with an unbelievably fortunate start. His wife is devastatingly beautiful: "May all be well with you, my husband!" His father-in-law is powerful and influential: "My brilliant son-in-law!" Though surrounded by comfort and luxury, Shen Wuming has no intention of living off his wife. With his heaven-defying insight, he becomes a Confucian Sage. [Y 2.3kReads7.9Score241Shelves

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13. 13 儒 The Confucian Way Reigns Supreme? I’m Reciting Tang Poems in Another World! 儒道至上？我在异界背唐诗！ Zhang Yi'an张亦安Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted Ci Song, a university student majoring in Chinese language and literature, transmigrates to another world: a strange realm where Confucianism reigns supreme. Here, only scholars can command the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transcend the mortal realm to become saints. Then Ci Song makes a startling discovery: this world has no Li Bai or Du Fu. For someone who can recite all three hundred Tang poems by heart, this is undoubtedly the best of times. A slow-burn story, with plenty of fore 36.1kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves

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    Ci Song, a Chinese language major, transmigrates to another world, arriving in a unique realm where Confucianism and Taoism reign supreme. Here, only scholars can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transcending the mortal realm to achieve sainthood. To Ci Song's astonishment, this world lacks Li Bai and She Fu. For him, who can recite the Three Hundred Tang Poems fluently, this is undoubtedly the best of times. This is a slow-burn story with many foreshadowing elements in the early stages, followed by a meteoric rise. Updated daily. Read with caution if you're thinking too much; isn't reading just for fun?

14. 14 无 The Peerless Poet Sage 无双诗圣 Cheng Yunfu乘云复Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Confucian Fantasy + One Female Lead] The Great Zhou Dynasty is an age when poetry and prose can move the world! Write a fine poem, and you'll gain peerless literary fame, praised throughout the land. You can even stir the power of heaven and earth, turning it into countless arrows that rain down on enemy nations! Poetry and prose hold tremendous power in this era. After transmigrating, he finds that his fiancée has joined forces with outsiders to bully him? Ha! With the literary treasures of fi 5.7kReads8.5Score427Shelves
15. 15 百 A Top Scholar Hailed by a Hundred Sages! And You Call Him a Sour Confucian Scholar? 百圣齐鸣的状元郎！你管这叫酸儒秀才？ Pretending to Be a Fish, Playing in the Water扮鱼戏水Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Became a Sage Through Reading [Transmigration] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] [The Way of Literature] A masterpiece of Confucian cultivation: [Takes off at Chapter 89, explodes at Chapter 93] “If you, Lin Yi, had not been born, the literary path would have languished in darkness for ten thousand years!” This is a world where reading grants literary talent. Lin Yi reads Earth’s Classic of Poetry, Songs of Chu, Han fu poetry, Tang poetry, and Song ci poetry, cultivating a noble spir 822Reads8.8Score143Shelves
16. 16 儒 The Sacred Ancestor of Confucianism 儒道圣祖 Half a Fish半条鱼Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted A high school student who knows astronomy and geography by heart transmigrates by a twist of fate to another world. Drawing on everything he learned in his previous life, he uses nothing but a pen to claim the supreme throne! 271Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 大 The Swordbearer of Great Yu: I Become a Sage Through My Phone 大虞执剑人我靠手机成圣人 Shanyang Assorted Snacks山阳杂拌儿Eastern Fantasy603k WordsCompleted [Confucian Dao] [Literary Dao] [Martial Dao] [Immortal Dao] [Poetry] [Douyin Mall] In the Great Yu Realm, the Literary Dao reigns supreme. Scholars cultivate literary energy, grow literary roots, build literary palaces, forge literary courage, open the path of literature, attain literary hearts, and carve out literary realms... A young man transmigrates into the Great Yu Realm, rising from obscurity and being reborn through adversity. His poetry stuns the world, his strategy is unparalleled, and 2.8kReads8.4Score239Shelves

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    Title: The Way of Literature, The Sage of Literature from a Military Family (Original Title: The Swordsman of the Great Yu Dynasty). The protagonist transmigrates to another world and cultivates the Way of Literature, the Way of Martial Arts, and the Way of Immortality simultaneously. The main storyline in the early stages is the imperial examinations, with the protagonist entering the Way of Literature through poetry.

18. 18 欺 You Dare Bully My Disciple? Do You Really Think I Only Know How to Teach? 欺我弟子，你真以为我只会教书？ Yu Laojiu余老九Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (The new novel The True Immortal of the Dao is now serializing. If you’re interested, check out Lao Jiu’s profile.) There is a small school in Longquan Town. And there is a Mr. Xu at the school. In this sealed-off land of Jiuzhou, he steadily pioneers the Way of Letters, passes down the teachings of the Dao, and enlightens otherworldly beings, transforming them into spirit folk. At last, Jiuzhou enters a golden age. Then one day, Jiuzhou shatters, and the Divine Land sinks. Mr. Xu stands alone w 30.7kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    In an era where martial arts flourished, students were taught knowledge to enhance their martial prowess.

19. 19 洪 Honghuang: Cultivating the Confucian Way from the Start, Becoming a Sage Through Reading! 洪荒，开局修儒道，读书成圣！ In the Apple Tree苹果树上Eastern Fantasy294k WordsOngoing Zhao Guang transmigrates to the Primordial World and awakens the System of the Ultimate Sage of Confucianism! He teaches children and imparts the Confucian Dao. One day, countless surges of righteous energy soar into the sky. Zhao Guang proclaims to the world: “Of the three thousand Great Daos, the Confucian Dao can attain sainthood too!” 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    😎Guys, I highly recommend a super fun prehistoric fantasy novel! The male protagonist starts by cultivating Confucianism and Taoism—that's absolutely amazing! While others are fighting and killing, he quietly studies, and ends up becoming a saint through reading! It's like a slacker achieving a miraculous academic comeback on a prehistoric battlefield. While others struggle to cultivate, he reaches the pinnacle simply by reading. This wildly imaginative story will have you laughing out loud and full of admiration—you'll be missing out if you don't read it! 😜

20. 20 全 Global Class Change: My Original Confucian Path Shocks the World 全民转职：我独创儒道流震惊天下 Washed Ashore搁浅呀Sports115k WordsOngoing The myriad races invade, and martial arts have reached a global peak. Through System quests, Ning Xuan successfully changed classes to become the world's only hidden class: the Confucian Sword Immortal. “The movement of Heaven is ever vigorous; the noble-minded person must ceaselessly strive for self-improvement.” “I am skilled at nurturing my vast, righteous qi!” [You have read a hundred classic Confucian texts and acquired the protective divine ability “Vast Righteous Qi.”] “Bring in the wine, 27Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 儒 The Way of the Confucian Scholars: Writing Poems with My Life, I Bring a Million Scholars to Tears 儒道：拿命写诗，气哭百万儒生 Online Gaming to Chase Away Worries网游消愁Eastern Fantasy215k WordsOngoing Xiao Ran transmigrates to another world, but before he can celebrate, he discovers that he is a useless invalid on the brink of death. The System tells him that writing a poem will buy him three more days of life. Desperate to survive, he writes poems nonstop, and before he knows it, he has become the Poet Sage! 90Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 玄 Xuanhuan: Ten Years of Hard Study Made Me a Confucian Sage 玄幻：寒窗苦读十年，已成儒圣 King Sea Anemone海葵王Eastern Fantasy452k WordsCompleted After a thousand years of rule, the Great Qian is at the height of Buddhism, Daoism has withdrawn from the world, and Confucianism has fallen into decline. Li Xiao transmigrates into this era and begins by reciting The Great Learning. [Ding! Host has successfully recited a Confucian classic. Reward: Righteous Qi!] [Ding! Host has successfully recited a Confucian classic. Reward: Words Become Law!] [Ding! Host has successfully recited a Confucian classic. Reward: Primordial Violet Qi!] After ten 124Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 我 I Carry Three Thousand Books of Poetry to Become a Sage 我携三千诗书修圣人 Picking Up the Brush to Write a Thousand Autumns拾笔写千秋Eastern Fantasy425k WordsCompleted This is a world where practicing the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting grants literary aura and lets people cultivate the Way of Letters. Here, a sweep of the brush can conjure countless sharp swords that kill without a trace, while a melody can embody the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and suppress all ages. Scholars can slay with words and turn their pens into weapons, while paintings can sketch the myriad ways of the heavens. Qin Chen speaks, and the law follows. His talent 57Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 夏 Saint of Summer 夏圣 Horse Racing on South Mountain南山跑马Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsOngoing Heroes vie for supremacy, and a century of chaos engulfs the land. The Great Xia Dynasty unifies the Nine Provinces, while court rivalries stir up storms and the martial world shifts beneath a veil of intrigue. I was nothing but an ordinary young man. But when the world’s fortunes change, watch me reach out and overturn the order of heaven and earth, then lie across the land and bring peace to all. 19.5kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    🔥Originally just a young lad, yet I'm destined to rise to power and stir up the winds of change. So what if there are heaven-defying schemes and power struggles? I'll shatter the world with my martial arts! 😂

25. 25 文 The Revival of the Way of Letters: Please Stop Reciting Poems 文道复苏：求求你别再念诗了 Feng Baobao1冯宝宝1Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival. The world is changing. The Eastern civilization has suffered a break in its legacy. With no other choice, Dragon Country has had to use Western culture to create a magical world and fight the apocalypse. Ye Tian transmigrates into this world, bringing countless ancient Eastern traditions with him and unleashing a tidal wave of Confucian sages. With one line, “The Kun is so huge, who knows how many thousand li it spans,” thunder fills the sky, and a ten-thousand-meter Kunpen 47Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Before I knew it, I was invincible! 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

26. 26 文 Literary Spirit Summoning: Contracting the Poet Immortal Li Bai from the Start 文灵召唤：开局契约诗仙李白 Lin Fanghua from Demon-Suppressing Lake镇魔湖湖的林芳华Urban206k WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Poetry and Prose Only I Know + Simulator + Living Through the Lives of Historical Figures] This is a high martial arts world under attack by demons. Humanity can only gain the power to fight back by making a pact with literary spirits and becoming scholars. After transmigrating, Ling Xiao discovers that the literary spirits in this world are all poets and writers from his previous life, people who actually existed in history. To make a pact with them, he must not only make t 64Reads6.6Score—Shelves
27. 27 开 A Brothel From the Start, but the System Wants Me to Keep My Virtue 开局在青楼，系统却让我守身如玉 Half-Buddha半佛Eastern Fantasy109k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan] [Weak System] [Not entirely invincible] [Many love interests, few harems] [Not mindless power fantasy] Three years ago, Fang Shi transmigrated by chance and found himself from the start in a brothel called Jinyuxuan. Jinyuxuan was home to the Seven Beauties: the best in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, and flowers. Each was as beautiful as a celestial maiden, and on excellent terms with the original owner of his body. Everything had seemed wonderful. But the System t 28Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 全 Confucianism Across the Globe: I Became a Sage Through China’s Legacy 全球儒道，我以华夏传承成圣人 Qizhou Sea齐州海水Urban349k WordsCompleted [Also known as Urban Sage. Playing dumb to fool the strong + campus rivalries + childhood friend and school beauty + lighthearted comedy + treasure chest golden finger.] Lin Wen was reborn in his high school days. But the whole world had changed. History had been severed, and now people wielded pens as swords and sacred prose as blades. Here, poems passed down through the ages could drive off alien beasts, while peerless essays could slay enemies on all sides. As a top student, Lin Wen had never 108Reads6.5Score—Shelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times, I Build an Empire with Poetry 穿越古代，我凭诗词成霸业 Three Bubbles三泡Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, everyone else becomes a prince or a crown prince, but he can only be a humble farmer! He takes the imperial examination from the start! Hey! We don't have a golden finger, but that's no problem. After all, I graduated from a top university in my previous life, and one poem, "Ode to Lime," will stun the world! 444Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 30 曝 I've Been Exposed! I Can No Longer Hide My Identity as the Poet Immortal! 曝光了，我诗仙的身份藏不住了！ The Old Mountain Is Hard to Return To故山难顾Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted In the Great Qian Realm, countless paths of cultivation are open: sword cultivators, body cultivators, weapon cultivators... and naturally, Confucian cultivators as well. Their paths differ, but all seek to explore and pursue the Dao's ultimate peak. Ning Ye, however, is born already standing on the shoulders of giants. The countless Daoist classics from his previous life, together with five thousand years of Chinese literary heritage, converge to forge an immortal Great Confucian Sage in this l 610Reads5.1Score107Shelves
31. 31 文 A Literary Giant's Journey Begins with the College Entrance Exam 文坛大佬从高考开始 Flute and Drum at Sunset夕阳箫鼓Urban401k WordsCompleted [No female lead] + [No romance or ambiguity] + [Classical poetry and literary masterpieces] + [Traditional culture] + [Literary world] Transmigrated during the college entrance exam? Who cares whether I transmigrated or not? I’m doing the test first. Nothing can get in the way of my exam! The immortal poet and poet-sage have been replaced? Help, the college entrance exam tests poetry composition too? In a daze, Jiang Yun, frail and ill, gazes at this world with curiosity... At the Shangsi Festiv 3.2kReads8.7Score212Shelves
32. 32 开 A Peach Blossom Spring from the Start, Yet the Empress Can't Beat My Old Hen 开局桃花源，女帝竟打不过我家老母鸡 Island City海岛城Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Li Mu transmigrated to a fantasy world, only to discover that he had no talent for Cultivation. Giving up on the idea, he settled down to farm the land around his thatched cottage, study music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and teach others. Then one day, a group of old men with the bearing of immortals showed up by his wall, stealing the weeds he used to feed his horse and even fighting over them… Several breathtaking beauties descended from the sky and knelt at my door, begging me to teach 289Reads7.1Score—Shelves
33. 33 真 The True Confucian Cultivator 真正的儒修 A Cold Wind Rises at Night一夜寒风起Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Fake Confucian cultivators: So weak they can't even lift a chicken, yet they fling flashy Confucian spells everywhere. Real Confucian cultivators: With the supreme Confucian art, “The Master Does Not Speak of the Strange, the Powerful, the Supernatural, or the Divine,” they seal away every flashy spell, then beat you to death with their peerless physiques. This is a world where scholars rule the heavens and earth. All trades are base; only scholarship is esteemed. This world has Confucians, Daoi 14Reads5.5Score—Shelves
34. 34 都 Urban: I Command Heaven and Earth With the Power of Words 都市：我以文气掌天地 Holding the Book of Life and Death手握生死簿Urban546k WordsCompleted Zhou Ziru, a fan of Chinese literature, was brought by a stone lotus to a world resembling Planet Di Xing. Its technology had developed to the same level as Di Xing’s, but it had none of the countries or cultures he knew. He thought he would spend the rest of his life there, but then the world underwent a tremendous change, awakening the stone lotus hidden inside him. It revealed its true form: one of the five innate lotuses of the primordial world, the Innate White Lotus of Purification. With t 1.7kReads5.6Score149Shelves
35. 35 修 In a World of Cultivated Writing, I Became Invincible by Writing Poetry 修文世界，我靠写诗无敌了 Light of the Night夜之明Eastern Fantasy136k WordsCompleted The Sacred Literary Continent is a parallel world to Blue Star. Its people and history are similar, yet very different. Here, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism contend, while humans, demons, and ghosts coexist. Followers of all three schools can recite and study the classics to comprehend and absorb the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, imbuing poetry, Daoist words, and Buddhist verses with magical power and tremendous strength. Here, many of Blue Star's great historical powers contend in t 6Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 落 An Art School Reject Transmigrates Into a Palace Painter 落榜美术生，竟穿越成宫廷画师 Southern Black Sesame Paste南方黑芝麻糊Historical130k WordsCompleted (Alternate history + multiple heroines + no System + showboating) Toward the end of Emperor Yuan’s reign in the Western Han, corrupt officials hold sway and eunuchs wield power. The foolish emperor is obsessed with beauty and has countless consorts. Unable to choose among them himself, he entrusts the task to a court painter! Naturally, the consorts bribe the painter so their portraits will make them look even more beautiful. Guan Ning, who transmigrated from the modern era, unexpectedly becomes 46Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 大 The Great Xuan Scholar 大玄读书人 Holding the Moon手捧月亮Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional slow-burn + long-term foreshadowing + Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, ghosts, demons…] Ning Jin transmigrates to the vast land of the Xuan Kingdom. After living there for more than a decade, he is astonished to discover that Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, demons, and ghosts all coexist in this world. From then on! Drawing on the poetry and writings from his past life, Ning Jin steps onto the Confucian path. As he gradually adapts to this wondrous cultivation world, he makes another 28.2kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves
38. 38 儒 Entering Sainthood Through the Confucian Way, Who Says I'm a Spoiled Young Master? 儒道入圣，谁说我是纨绔世子？ The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Confucian cultivation➕No System➕No harem➕Becomes a Sage later➕Poetry and the arts] In a world where countless paths of cultivation coexist, there are martial artists, Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, sorcerers, shamans, poison masters, demons, gods and devils... Shen Chen'an's soul transmigrates into the body of a wastrel, and he vows to have nothing to do with gambling, drugs, or women. He thought he would be able to live a carefree, debauched life. But the world is like a game of chess, and he 7.1kReads8.3Score466Shelves
39. 39 儒 The Way of the Scholar: From the Start, I'm Taxed for Being Single 儒道：开局被收单身税 Two Gourds二窝瓜Eastern Fantasy344k WordsCompleted Zuo Dao transmigrated to a parallel world where all kinds of schools of thought competed for glory. Here, Confucian scholars were no longer bookish pedants who could only talk the country into ruin; they were the main force on the battlefield. I write a painting to protect humanity, sing a song to uphold its resolve, and set down a game of Go to throw the laws of heaven and earth into disarray... 23Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 I Became a Sage of Confucianism and the Dao by Copying Poetry 我靠抄诗成儒道圣人 The Original Half-Day Demon半天妖本尊Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In the Haoran Realm, scholars’ words become law, and they wield the power of heaven and earth. Those who temper their bodies with righteous energy slay enemies with poetry, destroy kingdoms with verse, and use their writings to command the world’s respect. Ding Erdou transmigrates here carrying five thousand years of Chinese poetry and prose. He will write his way to sainthood, protect humanity, drive out demons, and set a chaotic world right. 2.8kReads8.1Score188Shelves
41. 41 写 A Hundred Schools of Thought Clash over My Poetry 写诗引起的百家争鸣 Wasted in the Mortal World枉度红尘Historical1.2M WordsCompleted The mighty Yangtze flows east, and sorrow fills my heart as I transmigrate. My soul arrives, yet my memories are lost; still, the poems remain in my mind. Sun Shangzhi transmigrates to an ancient world parallel to Earth, but he does not inherit the original owner’s memories, leaving him completely lost and unsure what to do. As he stands bewildered, he recites a poem that is overheard by the daughter of the great scholar Sima. From then on, he begins a life of passing off copied poems as his own 7.4kReads8.1Score556Shelves
42. 42 穿 The Book Transmigrator Wants to Copy Poems for Fame? I'll Recite Song of the Water Melody First 穿书女想抄诗扬名？我抢先念出水调歌头 Nan Qiao南乔Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted From the day she came of age, Jiang Yuhua was known throughout the capital as a beauty, and was the cherished jewel of the Marquis of Wu'an's household. Unfortunately, she was blind to the truth. Her faithless lover sweet-talked her into giving him everything, including the family fortune, while her most trusted cousin openly competed with her and schemed against her at every turn. In the end, her family was destroyed, and before she was twenty, she burned to death in the Cold Palace! She though 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 43 儒 The Confucian Sword Immortal: Ten Years of Study, Righteousness Sweeps Across the Heavens 儒剑仙：读书十年，浩气荡青天 Mo Zhuzi墨竹子Eastern Fantasy302k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a down-and-out scholar, Chen Ning studies diligently, determined to travel to the capital and sit the imperial examinations. It is only when he accidentally touches his maid's fox tail that he discovers this world is nowhere near as simple as it seems! Luckily, Chen Ning awakens the Confucian Sage System in time, allowing him to slay demons and study every day. [You studied the Analects and grasped a divine ability: Purple Qi at Your Side] [You recited The G 11.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
44. 44 花 Hualing 花绫 Hong Yan弘演Historical257k WordsCompleted A legendary tale of a sheltered young lady who falls into the world of a pleasure house. The heroine is the establishment's top courtesan, peerlessly beautiful and accomplished in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song. Who will use jade fingers to scratch the azure sky, leaving a mark? Her shadow falls upon the martial world, where even dragons dare not devour her... 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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