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1. 1 早 If I’d Known, You Needn’t Have Made Me Transmigrate 早知如此，大可不必让我穿越 The Writer Who Draws码字的画家Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [System runs in the background, ordinary-person cultivation, not a wish-fulfillment story, tactical spell battles, starting from scratch] Tang Zhen was among the luckiest transmigrators out there. In the eighteenth year after his transmigration, thanks to a spell-copying System with simple mechanics but ridiculously powerful functions, he became the leader of the greatest generation of prodigies in a thousand years of cultivation. The pillars of the righteous sects looked after him with great ca 26.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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2. 2 挽 Reclaiming the General Star 挽将星 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted]+ [Rival suitors]+ [A sunny, strong heroine who raises pigs and makes the impossible happen] After being a widow for eight years, Lu Qiniang buys a man to give her a child. Just as they enter the bridal chamber, her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, suddenly returns home in triumph. Lu Qiniang: ... Looking at the two men ready to draw swords, she has a sudden idea: “The three of us should just make a good life together. That's better than anything else!” Xiao Yan & Zhan 63.1kReads9.3Score6kShelves
3. 3 我 My Grandmaster Is Zhuge Liang 我的祖师爷是诸葛亮 Zhijin Di脂金地Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Fantasy premise] [Urban supernatural powers] [Two Worlds] [Wits and strategy] [Three Kingdoms mysteries] Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting. Surrounded by enemies, fish in troubled waters. Make enemies believe they’re your friends, and make yourself seem like their enemy. Zeng Ming is plagued by a hidden ailment and has little time left to live. By sheer luck, he meets a benefactor and learns a life-saving spell passed down from Zhuge Liang. The trouble is, this spell comes w 3.5kReads9.5Score405Shelves
4. 4 不 The Undying Emperor’s Mentor 不死帝师 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 581.9kReads9.4Score47.4kShelves
5. 5 我 I Taught Orphans to Read, but They Wiped Out the Entire Martial World! 我教孤儿读书，他们却屠尽武林！ I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Comic adaptation in progress...] [The short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only ensemble martial arts novel on the site with such a wild imagination!] [Over 1.5 million readers at its peak, ranked seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an orphan-training System. As long as he raises orphans, he earns points, whi 120.9kReads8.9Score12.9kShelves
6. 6 女 The Female Side Character Opens Her Eyes to Find the Amnesiac Male Lead Coldly Washing the Bedsheets 女配一睁眼，失忆男主冷脸洗床单 Wen Qi闻栖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Everyday life / A slow-burn romance / Cohabitation before love / Both leads have no other romantic partners / Sweet romance] After transmigrating, Song Yunfei becomes the villainess who pretends to be the girlfriend of an amnesiac CEO. In the original novel, the villainess accidentally hit the CEO of Yanjin Group with her car. Afraid of going to jail, she pretended to be his girlfriend while he had amnesia. She even lied that he was a poor nobody, then took him to a remot 84.1kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves
7. 7 蝼 An Ant? What Should You Call Me in Your Next Life? 蝼蚁？下一世你应该称呼我什么？ The Cat That Doesn't Love Fish不恋鱼的猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of The Mayfly Chronicle goes on sale at 7 p.m. on September 26 at the Xiaofanqu Book Flagship Store, Douyin, Pinduoduo, and Tmall. Preorders are now open.] If life is as fleeting as a mayfly, how can it ever shake the heavens? After dying, Su Chen discovers that his golden finger is a Book of Defying Fate. After death, he can earn Fate-Reversal Points based on his life's achievements, then reincarnate again and again. By spending Fate-Reversal Points, he can improve his aptitu 146.3kReads9.0Score13kShelves
8. 8 布 A Fearsome Man in Commoner's Clothes 布衣凶猛 Li Poshan李破山Historical3.5M WordsCompleted [War + Passion + History] “Mu, do you want a wife? Just say the word and I’ll bring one to you in a bit.” A streetwise young rascal crosses paths with a rich girl fleeing disaster. I transmigrated into a chaotic age. Armed with blades, bows, and horses, I’ll protect my family and keep us alive. 7.4kReads8.8Score761Shelves

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9. 9 安 Diary of a Soldier in Anxi 安西兵日记 Fan Xiu凡秀Historical1.7M WordsCompleted Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, this is a world without magic or battle aura, without cannons or muskets, without anyone invincible under heaven or any prophetic geniuses. People here grow old, fall ill, and die. They bleed and get hurt, act foolishly and make mistakes, and find themselves helpless and lost. Here, there are passionate brothers and tender romances, longing for one's homeland and the harsh reality of the battlefield… 18.6kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
10. 10 秣 Saddling Up in the Waning Tang Dynasty 秣马残唐 Utterly Useless Little Rookie很废很小白Historical3.3M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to the end of the Tang Dynasty and becomes a refugee on the verge of starving to death. The moment Liu Jing opens his eyes, he sees a tragic world of warring fiefdoms, endless conflict, and people living in misery. Corpses litter the land, and for hundreds of miles, not a wisp of cooking smoke rises. Yet he also sees the romance of warhorses and flashing weapons, of heroes with the courage to swallow the world. This is the worst of times, and the best of times. Looking back at t 103.5kReads8.4Score10.3kShelves
11. 11 寒 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 Beyond the Mountain山的那边Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 40.4kReads9.1Score4kShelves
12. 12 开 From the Start, I Had Eternal Life: Laying Low in the Mortal Realm Until I Ascended 开局长生，苟在下界吃土飞升 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 214.2kReads9.0Score14.5kShelves
13. 13 绝 Peerless Martial God 绝世武神 Jing Wuhen净无痕Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted On the Jiuxiao Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The weak live ordinary lives and suffer at the hands of others, while the wrath of the strong leaves rivers of blood in its wake. 121.9kReads9.1Score12.6kShelves
14. 14 我 I Want to Save Someone, but She Lived a Thousand Years Ago 我想救个人，可她活在一千年前 Li Getuir李个腿儿Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Xianxia] [Convergence of Time and Space] [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Plot-focused] “Are you a disciple of the Sword Sect?” “I'm the Sect Master.” “Then you should still have a long time to live, right?” “Why do you ask?” “Put down your sword first. I need to tell you something.” “Go ahead.” “Do you know that the place I'm standing in is the ruins of the Sword Sect?” “...” “This may sound strange, but what I mean is that your Sword Sect was destroyed a thousand years ago. Your past, your 13.4kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
15. 15 铁 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 Ke Shanmeng柯山梦Historical2.5M WordsOngoing In the late Ming dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow that the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial and smallholder economies that coexisted under the Ming were both hit by deflation. Combined with the effects of the Little Ice Age, one domino after another fell, plunging the realm into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, the roving rebels crossed the river south of Mianc 105.9kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves
16. 16 玄 Xuanhuan: Blind, I Wander the Martial World 玄幻：成为瞎子，我游历江湖 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 207.6kReads9.6Score23.1kShelves
17. 17 调 Reforming the Ming Dynasty 调教大明 Pale Ink, Blue Robe淡墨青衫Historical2.8M WordsCompleted He is Zhang Juzheng’s favored pupil! He studies the art of war under Qi Jiguang... and swordsmanship under Yu Dayou, becoming the best in the world! Under his leadership, the Four Great Campaigns of the Wanli era achieve even greater glory! Starting from nothing, he takes control of the realm and builds an unrivaled enterprise through wit and conversation! 2kReads8.1Score205Shelves
18. 18 唐 Tang Yin in Another World 唐寅在异界 Six Paths六道Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted He possesses exceptional martial arts skills, but they are useless in the real world, where he can only work as a killer who must remain in the shadows. But in a chaotic otherworld, his abilities reach their full potential on a battlefield where life and death hang in the balance. Here, he can wield his weapons without restraint. Here, survival leaves him no choice but to embark on his own path to kingship. His name is Tang Yin, and everything about him exists only in legend… 11.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
19. 19 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 7.6kReads9.1Score751Shelves

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20. 20 无 Endlessly Reborn to Kill the Male Lead 无限重生只为杀男主 Mosquito Who Loves Tearjerker Dramas爱看虐剧的蚊砸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Duan Wuer is trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth. Her greatest goal in life this time around: kill Qi Yi and clock out for good! Who could have guessed her assassination attempts would be so absurd, each one turning into a spectacular fiasco? She once became a buzzing mosquito, only for him to slap her dead. She once became a stray black dog, and he took her to be neutered. The most ridiculous time, she choked to death on a steamed bun while watching a play! Every assassination attempt fail 465Reads9.4Score102Shelves
21. 21 大 Great Song Lotus Guard: A Transmigration That Begins with an Assassin 大宋芙蓉卫：穿越从刺客开始 Xiao Wu's Coffee小伍的咖啡Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Mysterious Case Investigations + Historical Romance + Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Martial Arts + Medicine] In 2046, top GA Bureau agent Jiang Man leaps into the flames of war in the second year of Jianyan under the Southern Song, seeking the lover she lost long ago. This is her second transmigration. Unexpectedly, an accident strikes on the very first day: the Furong Guard assassin Zilian, whose body she has possessed, is unconscious and on the verge of death, and their consciousnesse 620Reads9.3Score108Shelves
22. 22 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 8.8kReads9.3Score821Shelves
23. 23 金 A Journey Through the Martial World in Golden Winds and Jade Dew 金风玉露江湖行 Ink on the Right Hand右手点墨Male-Channel Fanfiction678k WordsOngoing Chen Hao comes from a world utterly different from this one. There, cultivators soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, spells can destroy heaven and earth, and sects have endured for millennia. As the son of the Hehuan Sect’s leader, he was meant to inherit the sect and roam the world in freedom. Until that blood-red night. His sect was destroyed, his father blew himself up, and every fellow disciple was killed. He fought desperately to protect his senior sister, only to end up wit 2.2kReads9.2Score230Shelves
24. 24 亲 I Kissed the Demon Dog’s Toes and Became a Cultivation World Troublemaker 亲吻魔犬脚趾，我成了修仙乐子人 A Squirrel Eating Pinecones一只松鼠吃松果Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [System shenanigans + absurd comedy + light power fantasy + no farming] Other cultivators slay demons and vanquish monsters, reaching for the heavens, but my very first cultivation quest is to kiss a demonic hound’s toe?! After awakening the Taiji Fun-Seeker System, the more ridiculous the quest, the more outrageous the reward! Fairy dresses, lace gloves, bizarre abilities... As long as I keep the antics coming, my cultivation skyrockets! No protagonist torture, no frustration, no melodrama, jus 1.2kReads9.4Score103Shelves
25. 25 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 396Reads9.4Score110Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn: The Phoenix’s Mistake 重生之凤凰错 Dimpled Smile梨涡浅浅漾Ancient Romance621k WordsOngoing Dual rebirth + soul transmigration + political intrigue In her previous life, she was the false phoenix princess who starved to death in a prison cell. Reborn with the advantage of knowing what was to come, she was certain the Crown Prince of Wei was the murderer. With a trump card after trump card, she plotted flawlessly. But she never realized the true killing game was hidden in her older sister's gentle smile. Twin phoenix princesses were seen as an omen of disaster. She took the calamity upo 302Reads9.3Score111Shelves
27. 27 人 The Path to Enlightenment and Immortality in the Mortal World 人间悟道成仙之路 Wu Yishu伍一书Urban786k WordsOngoing (Entirely hand-written, dialogue-heavy, long-form storytelling, little narration, fast-paced, no showing off, no face-slapping, genuine cultivation.) Synopsis: The lame boy was raised in Caojia Village after an old blind man found him. He doesn't know who his parents are. He doesn't understand why heavenly thunder keeps striking him. He has no idea why the blood of the ancient divine beast Chenghuang flows through his body. At fifteen, he accidentally ate a pill in a mountain cave, and his lam 84Reads8.9Score—Shelves
28. 28 从 From the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the Pacific Empire 从太平天国到太平洋帝国 User31769468用户31769468Historical1.0M WordsOngoing While verifying a theory of space-time, a modern graduate student in physics transmigrates into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Jintian Uprising. Using modern knowledge, he changes the course of history and establishes an empire spanning the Pacific. Though the novel is fictional, every argument is grounded in a sincere effort at realism. It depicts life in the late Qing from every angle, including government, economics, politics, military technology, and diplomacy. Alongside military battles, th 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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