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1. 51 荒 The Great Emperor of the Desolate Bones 荒骨大帝 Recluse Jiuyang九阳居士Eastern Fantasy554k WordsOngoing Bone refining, alchemy, sword practice. Hidden inside a pitch-black, razor-sharp bamboo stalk is a hundred mu of spirit herb fields, where the herbs grow a thousand times faster than they do outside. See how the protagonist, Xiao Xun, develops a garden of rare medicinal plants. 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I'm recommending two new books; updates are ongoing.

2. 52 重 Reborn: Power, Money, Women, and a Peak-Ranking Wanderer 重生：权，钱，色，巅峰行者 Recluse Jiuyang九阳居士Urban590k WordsOngoing Special forces soldier Wu Chen died on the battlefield and was reborn on the night before he broke up with his childhood sweetheart, Ma Xiaoqian. Reliving the tenderness of that night… Wu Chen took a deep drag from his Huazi cigarette. Watching his girlfriend climb into a rich heir's luxury car outside the hotel, he exhaled a cloud of smoke and resolved to change his fate in this life… “Ring, ring”… A gentle woman's voice came from the Tianhua side: “Are you Wu Chen? I want to hire you for a day 83Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 好 I Want to Run Away So Badly 好想逃 Cheng Xiaocheng Dontler程小成DontlerHistorical104k WordsCompleted The orphan Qing Wa made a living by working for wealthy households. Later, he successfully predicted the rain based on his experience, earning people's respect. After that, he used his luck to help his neighbors solve their problems and became a half-immortal in everyone's eyes. The emperor later summoned him and bestowed on him the name Dongfang Shuo. He repeatedly relied on luck to help the emperor solve problems at court, through a series of twists and turns that were both hilarious and absur 260Reads—Score—14d adds

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   An orphan cowherd accidentally guesses two things correctly and is hailed as a god. He is later summoned by the emperor and, through sheer luck, helps the emperor solve several difficult problems. The process is humorous, witty, and full of ups and downs. The protagonist is always worried about being exposed and wants to escape, but he always manages to overcome the difficulties by chance. In the end, the protagonist's identity is reversed...

4. 54 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3k14d adds

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   Here you go. 🤭

5. 55 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.1kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds

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   Also known as *The Six Lines Hidden Trap*, this book combines political intrigue and martial arts with suspenseful crime-solving and ingenious plot twists. The story is fresh, the writing is mature, and it's humorous. Many people are staying up late to read it—a must-read! 🌟

6. 56 重 Reborn, I Use Mind Reading to Make My Escape 重生后，姐用读心术逃之夭夭 Writing Books Is Such a Chore写个书真是有点懒Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted [Fast-paced] [A topsy-turvy plot] [Fantasy romance comedy] [Includes fanfiction] The Heavenly Emperor’s son, Miao Zhiyu, could no longer bear the corruption in Heaven. He devoted himself to cultivation, saving lives and healing the wounded. But just as he was about to break through, his heart was corrupted, and he became bent on cultivating the evil path instead. During a tribulation, he happened to meet the heroine. They were clear about their love and hatred for each other, endured all kinds o 11Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   This is a very good novel with an interesting storyline. I recommend it to everyone; don't miss it!

7. 57 海 Begonias Everlasting: A Tale of Flowers in the Mirror 海棠依旧之镜花奇谭 Xiang Yuwen Yu向昱闻妤Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted Four years ago, Yun Mengze, head of the Haitang Society in Yunzhou, mysteriously vanished while searching for enigmatic stone carvings in the Water Curtain Grotto-Heaven. All he left behind was a fragmentary notebook. On the Flower Festival, ten society members were studying the notebook when they accidentally triggered a transmigration mechanism and were swept into Cangwu Academy in the “Mirror Flower Illusion.” There, they were forced to compete as students in the “Six Arts Tournament.” Only b 3Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 58 神 The Strange World: Barbarians Roam Across the Heavens 神诡世界：野蛮人纵横诸天 The Chosen One王者之选Male-Channel Fanfiction677k WordsCompleted Zheng Da, a native butcher in a world of demons and the uncanny, is cursed by a pig. Every day, he falls into another world and experiences slaughter firsthand. Faced with endless zombies and Fallen, Zheng Da can only transform into a Barbarian and roar, fight, and kill... As he establishes a foothold in the other world, spiritual qi revival begins in his original world, where demons and uncanny phenomena run rampant. Watch as young Zheng the Butcher battles the uncanny and demons, honing himsel 543Reads6.9Score10014d adds

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   Fantasy. A novel theme!

9. 59 武 Shattering the Starry River with Martial Might 武碎星河 Demon Night妖夜Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsCompleted Gods look down from the stars, while demons roar in hell. This is a fantastical world where countless races vie for supremacy and gods and demons run wild. A poor young man takes up his blade and fights against the current. He will become the king of this world! [The animated adaptation of this book, Shattering the Star River with Martial Might, is now airing] 182.1kReads9.1Score21.1k14d adds
10. 60 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1k14d adds
11. 61 我 I Get All My Cultivation Techniques by Scavenging 我的功法全靠捡 Million-Strong Single-Player King百万单机王Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted [Host picked up 10 points of Azure Dragon bloodline] [Host picked up an ancient remnant manual: Chaos Five-Spirit Art.] Pick up the strongest runes from an incomparable beauty? Pick up peerless cultivation techniques just by passing a cave? Lin Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and gains the Heavenly Dao Loot System. In a world teeming with powerful experts, Lin Chen gets everything he needs, from cultivation techniques and combat skills to divine weapons, bloodlines, and runes, simply by pi 4.7kReads9.2Score64014d adds
12. 62 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds
13. 63 副 Side Profession Achievement: Unite the Demon Sect, Starting with Logging 副职业成就：一统魔门从伐木开始 Frosty Meow冰霜之喵Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [Side Profession Achievements] + [System] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Fresh Premise] + [A Story That Stays with You] From the boost to logging efficiency granted by the [Novice Lumberjack] achievement, to [Chopping Expertise] and [Bane of Wood-Type Creatures] granted by [Lord of the Buried Woods]. From the cooking bonus granted by the [Novice Chef] achievement, to [Butcher’s Skill] and [A Hundred Flavors at Heart] granted by [Emperor of a Hundred Flavors]. From the forging bonus granted by the 21.8kReads8.8Score3k14d adds
14. 64 我 My Days at the Real Estate Sales Office 我在售楼部的日子 Clouds in the Sky, Water in a Bottle云在天际水在瓶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing As a member of the post-80s generation, I’ve witnessed this industry’s rise and fall. I’ve ridden the wave, reaped the rewards, felt the bubble, and watched it go from flourishing to decline, its fortunes ebbing away... There was fate’s hand, society’s shaping, and the trials of life... All these true stories will be recorded in full as a mark of our times. 168Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 窥 Coveting 窥觍 Subtle Mountains and Rivers微著山河Eastern Fantasy117k WordsOngoing Multicolored mists swallow the mortal world, while gnawing at the mountains and whispering of ancient ferocity. Mo Sanshi, a streetwise “know-it-all” who grew up in the city’s muddy underbelly, was forced into the bone-chilling Cloudtrace Gorge simply because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut. There’s no golden finger here, only the cunning to read the situation and an instinct for avoiding danger. Ascending to immortality in a rainbow of light is a legend in the distant heavens. The roar of sto —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A mix of multiple elements is not as good as a pure Eastern epic fantasy.

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