Novels like The First Book of This World
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- 1 Tracking the Tomb's Shadow 墓影追踪 Tomb raiding and battling corpse-demons, making a living by robbing graves. Across the land of China lie countless coffins and tombs. The secrets of feng shui, the heavens, and the earth are profound and unfathomable, beyond the reach of ordinary people. So we must give it everything we've got and uncover the truth. As for what happens in the tombs, let me tell you the story in full! 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 From Tomb Raiding to Immortal Cultivation 从盗墓到修仙 Liu Yiming was an ordinary tomb raider until an unexpected accident while robbing a tomb caused him to transmigrate to an imagined ancient world. There, relying on his tomb-raiding skills and quick wit, he gradually became a powerful cultivator and uncovered the secrets of his origins. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Tomb Raiding Begins with Stealing from the Heavens 盗墓从窃天开始 To break his family's thousand-year curse, Shen Qi'an follows the clues his father left behind, traveling through a mysterious subterranean Buddhist kingdom. Wielding the Human King Sword, he passes through the Gates of Hell, descends into Shentang Bay, and encounters the “Netherworld Sky.” But what he never expected was that breaking the curse with the “Elixir of Immortality” would trigger a strange transformation! His father, Qiu Chuji, Liu Bowen, the Marquis of Wu... one by one, they all rise 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Secret Record of Tomb Raiders: Traces in the Ashes of War 摸金秘录：烽火墟痕 The Dragon Vein’s shocking upheaval, the ghost city of the Western Regions, the Miao borderlands’ Gu cave, the South Sea’s Guixu… Zhang Xiaoyu is the young master of Shigu Zhai, an antique shop in Beiping. His grandfather was the last officially appointed Imperial Tomb Raider at the end of the Qing Dynasty. His father died young, and he was raised by his grandfather, Zhang Qianshan. In Beiping, Zhang Xiaoyu seems like an ordinary young man who runs a shabby antique shop and jokes around, but he 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Long Bi Writes the World: Book 112 龙笔写天下第112本书 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Ghost Blows Out the Light: Hu Bayi, the Gold-Touching Captain 鬼吹灯之摸金校尉胡八一 Hu Bayi, the Gold-Touching Captain from Ghost Blows Out the Light 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The First Book by Falling Leaves Long to Know Autumn 落叶欲知秋的第1本书 I originally meant to write a funny supernatural novel, but I was young and overconfident, and my writing and the story were both so bad that I couldn't bear to read them myself. Revising it would have been too much work, so that was my fault. I decided it would be better to start over with a new book. Since this was my first book, I got attached to it and couldn't bring myself to hide it, even though it flopped. Thanks for reading. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Strange Tales from the Bottom of the Lake 湖底奇谭 The ninth novel in the Miao Junru Archaeological Adventure series. On the eve of victory in the War of Resistance, Miao Junru is returning to Chongqing from Wuyuan, Huizhou. While crossing Poyang Lake, he encounters an American special forces unit captured by the Japanese. Behind this seemingly ordinary incident lies a vast conspiracy targeting China. After a fierce battle with an ancient underworld ape at Laoye Temple, Miao Junru and an unidentified secret agent from the Military Statistics Bur 36Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Tomb Raiding in the Deep Mountains: The Ancient Tomb in the Village 深山盗墓之山村古墓 Using irresistible methods, it pushes human greed and desire to their limits, depicting suspicion, fear, despair, helplessness, and bloodshed in the most extreme terms as it carries out a purge of humanity. The further you read, the more it makes your brain work. It is without a doubt a rare and remarkable book. 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 10 Tomb Raiding: My Years Robbing Ancient Tombs 盗墓：我倒斗的那些年 [Mystery] [Horror] [Smart Protagonist] In the 1980s, my grandfather entered a Western Han tomb. To his surprise, he found a child corpse. He was the only one who made it out alive, but the curse fell upon me. A feng shui master told me I wouldn't live past thirty. I've been plagued by bad luck ever since. Then I met my second uncle, whom I hadn't seen in years, and the gears of my fate began to turn. He led me back to that Western Han tomb, where headless female ghosts, blood corpses, zongzi, an 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Tomb Raider's Notes 盗墓手札 In 2013, I unexpectedly went bankrupt, and my girlfriend left me. With no other options, I took this path, and a strange, uncanny world opened before my eyes. Deep beneath mysterious tombs that have stood for millennia, half the people are tomb raiders, and the other half are... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 鬼吹灯-盗墓笔记 Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Tomb Raiding: The Divine Tomb of Nanling 盗墓之南陵神墓 My name is Qin Hao. I was born into a family of tomb raiders, and my grandfather was a legendary successor of the Mojin tradition, famous throughout the trade. On the day I was born, my grandfather made a rule: from then on, he'd quit the trade for good. My father was to leave it behind as well, and the Qin family donated all its wealth and moved to a remote mountain village to make a living. My father said it was all for my sake! When I was born, I had a strange birthmark on my back. They say i 615Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Eerie School: The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 诡派盗墓笔记 Uncle Qi, an experienced and highly skilled tomb raider, became trapped deep inside an underground tomb during a raid. In his final moments, he sent out a strange distress signal. It was bizarre and impossible to understand. To rescue him, my childhood friend Lao Sun and I, Gu Xiaofei, endured a series of strange events before joining up with Zhang Xiaogu, a man of unknown origins. Together, we headed into the underground tomb to save Uncle Qi, who was trapped inside. But we never expected even 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Lost Empire 盗墓笔记：失落帝国 Several years after their ten-year agreement came to an end, Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling, and Wang Pangzi have each gone into seclusion, but the wheels of fate never stop turning. During an accidental transaction, Wu Xie obtains a mysterious ancient sea chart. Legend says it points to a long-lost maritime empire, an ancient civilization that mastered the “art of immortality.” With the chart's appearance, secrets buried for years rise to the surface once more, and ancient legends intertwine with unsolve 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Iron Trading Bureau: Midsummer Fortress 贩铁局之仲夏要塞 [Mystery, Adventure, War of Resistance, History, True Events] (No mindless plot, no wish fulfillment, no formulas, no System) The Dongning Fortress was a massive complex built by the Japanese in Northeast China. At the time, it housed all kinds of horrific experiments on a scale comparable to Unit 731, including experiments with drugs that promised immortality. Many mysterious people and events were hidden within the fortress. The special agency Tieju, the Japanese Art Sword Association, and th 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Restarting 1998: The Intrigues of King Yiqu's War Chariots 重启1998：义渠王战车风云谲 In the fall of 1998, a golden war chariot belonging to the Xirong Yiqu King was discovered in a Xirong tomb at Yuanjiashan in Licheng. But overnight, the chariot vanished without a trace. Police officer Luo Chucheng led a team to investigate. Later, the golden chariot surfaced in Macau, and Luo Chucheng went there alone to deal with all kinds of people. In the end, he uncovered the truth. But after the truth came to light, Luo Chucheng and Su Canrong both transmigrated back to 1998. The blind sp 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Ghost Blows Out the Light Collection 鬼吹灯合集 The red mark on the back of Hu Bayi’s neck suddenly began to burn, shattering the three years of peace he, Wang Pangzi, and Shirley Yang had enjoyed. The Muchen Pearl had not completely lifted the curse of the Ghost Cave, only suppressed it temporarily. Among her father’s belongings, Shirley Yang discovered a yellowed sheet of sheepskin and an ancient text that revealed the truth: the Muchen Pearl was merely a key. To end the curse, they had to find the Eye of the Abyss at the ruins of Gelezhong 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Tomb Raiding: Inheriting the Yiling Patriarch’s Legacy, I Refine Corpses Into Gods 盗墓：传承夷陵老祖，我炼尸成神 After transmigrating into a tomb-raiding world, Chu Feng discovers that he has become Hu Bayi's cousin and is being dragged along on a tomb raid. Knowing how dangerous it is, he immediately tries to make a run for it. But then his golden finger activates. From the start, he inherits the legacy of Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch! The Ghost Flute Chenqing lets him command countless yin spirits; the Yin General's Tiger Tally gives him command over tens of thousands of ferocious corpses! He also ga 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 Tomb Raiders: Lost in the Wilderness of Tombs 盗墓之墓野迷踪 Read the dragon's trail and study the mountains: each winding ridge marks another pass. If the gates are guarded by eight layers of danger, only the forms of yin and yang and the Eight Trigrams can lead the way. Seek the dragon and ask the Way, find the burial point and rob the tomb. Every step hides a mechanism, and every step could be your last. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Duan Yu’s First Book 段誉的第1本书 My name is Hu Tianyi. I’m twenty-five years old, and I was born in a place in the northwest called Hu Family Village. That year, a terrible plague broke out. Many people in our village died, my mother met with disaster, and my father disappeared. A few years later, I received word and returned to the mountain village. When I saw my father again, he had become a corpse. That night, I sneaked into the morgue to uncover the truth, and ended up caught in a conspiracy... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Ghost Blows Out the Light: I Pretend to Be a Prophet 鬼吹灯：我伪装成先知 After an accident transmigrates him into the world of Ghost Blows Out the Light, he can only take up residence in Fatty’s consciousness... Fatty: “Lao Hu... There’s something in my head. It says it’s a prophet.” Lao Hu: “…” Fatty: “Lao Hu! The prophet says the Ancient City of Jingjue is full of endless treasure!” Fatty: “Hahaha, two hundred kilos of gold! We’re rich!” Lao Hu: “Fatty, we can’t go into this tomb.” Fatty: “We go into every tomb! That’s what the prophet says!” Lao Hu —Reads—Score114d adds
- 23 Tomb Raiding: Cultivating the Dao, Winning Over the Queen of Jingjue from the Start 盗墓：修道！开局拿下精绝女王！ [Tomb-raiding crossover, invincible protagonist, comedy, multiple women, no saintly heroics, two storylines] After three months of secluded cultivation, Zhang Jiao breaks through to the Daoist realm. Stepping out of his temple, he makes a bold declaration: “I am Zhang Jiao, and I invite all you demons to meet your deaths!” “A demoness is disturbing my Daoist heart? I’ll take her into my temple and ‘reform’ her!” He doesn’t know that every reward from the System is guiding him closer to the truth 932Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Crossing the Mausoleum 穿陵 [Mystery, Superpowers, Spaces, Multiple Heroines, Tomb Raiding] Huang Han, a special inheritor of the Xiling Sect, known in this story as the Spirit-Gathering Sect, joins forces with his friends Zhang Zun and Jia Youcai to explore suspicious tombs and great burial sites at home and abroad, seeking adventure and treasure. But Japanese corporate magnates and other evil forces, both domestic and foreign, are trying to get there first and steal the spoils. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Secrets of Wuxia Coffin Mountain 巫峡棺山秘藏 20Reads—Score314d adds
- 26 The Secret Record of Tomb Robbing 摸金秘记 [A premium, exclusive Tomb Raiding novel] [Zhang Jia Sishu's latest masterpiece of 2016, set to become the ultimate Tomb Raiding novel!] The appearance of an exceptionally beautiful female corpse shattered my ordinary life. Armed with a family-inherited secret art of Tomb Raiding, I opened an ancient imperial mausoleum sealed for a thousand years, seeking rare treasures buried underground and unraveling a mystery beyond anyone's reach. 184Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 27 Ghost Blows Out the Light: Nuqing Xiangxi: Moonlight, Someone Leans on the Tower 鬼吹灯怒晴湘西:月明人倚楼 Ghost Blows Out the Light? Candle in the Tomb? So good, so good! A delicate beauty transmigrates into Ghost Blows Out the Light? Light the candle, and the ghosts blow it out... Heart-pounding, grand and sweeping, perilous and eerie, with death lurking at every turn... What a thrill... What? I have to raid a tomb? No... I just can’t do it... System, can I switch to another mission??? A modern young woman’s journey through Ghost Blows Out the Light... 1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 28 Notes from a Northern Tomb Raider 北派盗墓手记 As I write these words, the joints of my right index and middle fingers are already deformed. It's an occupational ailment from years of gripping a probing shovel. The doctor says it's rheumatoid arthritis, but I think it's a chill I brought back with me from underground. After doing this job for long enough, it would be strange not to have something wrong with you. Just think of this as a story, and forget it once you've heard it. Some paths, once taken, leave no way back. Some people, once met 100Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Secrets of the Underworld 幽冥秘藏 In the early nineteenth century, eight great tomb-raiding families, led by the Zhang family, lived in Liucheng, Guangxi. Each family had its own distinctive methods, and the Zhangs were renowned far and wide for their secret geomantic arts. Yet for some unknown reason, a century later, the Eight Clans had dwindled and fallen into ruin. The Zhangs seemed to be under a curse: their men never lived past thirty. Zhang Jin’s grandfather mysteriously disappeared while trying to break the curse. Faced 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Tales of the Tomb Gate Hunt 墓门狩记 Xu Changsheng is cursed with the fate of a lone star. At seventeen, he brings death to all thirteen members of his family, leaving only his distant granduncle, Zhang Facai, alive. Zhang Facai encounters a sinister supernatural affair at the Liu family estate in Changbai Mountain and is rescued by Linghu Shou, a mysterious tomb-raiding officer from the Northern School. Linghu Shou chooses Xu Changsheng and takes him to Harbin, where he joins a band of extraordinary people on an expedition into th 58Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 31 Ghost Lantern: The Dragon-Suppressing Spring of Ailao Town 鬼点灯之哀牢镇龙泉 A yellowed ancient book reveals a mysterious clue, drawing Old Hu, Miss Yang, and Fatty back into the mist-shrouded abyss of Ailao Mountain in Yunnan. Following the ancient book's directions, the three set out on their journey, unaware that an even more uncanny life-and-death trap awaits them. The phoenix tattoo on the back of their local guide, A Li, conceals a mystery: an ancient totem is somehow connected to the secret inheritance of shamanic bloodlines. The deeper they venture, the more chil 65Reads7.5Score1314d adds
- 32 Northern and Southern Tomb Raiders 南北派盗墓贼 [Tomb Raiding, Suspense, Jianghu, First Person] In the mysterious underground world, ancient tombs are riddles no one can solve, and a source of treasure in the hearts of countless people. Some raid tombs for money, but I am a tomb raider willing to do whatever it takes to escape my family's curse. In the dark underground world, I embark on a life-or-death race against time. I spent more than eight years in the military. To escape my family's curse, I had no choice but to take this thorn-strewn 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Ghost Lantern: The Secret Mausoleum of the Funeral Home 鬼点灯之义庄秘陵 They say ghost lights often appear in desolate places, among ancient tombs and shadowy woods. As the saying goes, where ghost lights glow, dark shadows fall! They warn anyone who comes near to leave at once. Do not disturb the spirits sleeping in their tombs! 365Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Tomb Raiding and Treasure Hunting: Crack Open the Coffin and Feast! 盗墓摸金，开棺吃席！ My name is Xie Fengchen. You may not recognize it. My father is Xie Ziyang, nicknamed Lao Yang. He was childhood friends with Wu Xie, and disappeared in the tomb beneath the ancient bronze tree in the Qinling Mountains… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Recollections of the Tomb-Raiding Years 追忆盗墓年月 In the early years of the Republic, tomb robbing was all the rage. The trade was split between northern and southern factions, each further divided into more than a dozen gangs, with countless complications within every group. The ancient tombs were strange and uncanny, their twists and turns shrouded in mystery, and every one of them perilous! The suspicious tomb of Fengdu will reveal a hidden chapter of human history... 601Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Tomb Raiding: I Seek Immortality, Starting from the South Sea Ruins 盗墓：从南海归墟开始永生 Ye Liuyun transmigrated into a tomb-raiding world and obtained the Tomb-Exploration System from the start. Exploring tombs would earn him treasure chests. He got three treasure chests from the start. The bronze chest contained the Eight Calculations of the Strange Gate. The silver chest contained Medusa, queen of the Snake People. The gold chest contained the Strange Gate of Feng Hou. “Calculate the heavens, the earth, and the human heart. How many things, past and present, do you know?” This st 118Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Tomb King: From Rookie to Tomb-Raiding Expert 盗王：从小白到倒斗高手 The pressures of life and an unexpected opportunity led me into the tomb-raiding business. In this line of work, I met the best boss I could ask for, the Fatty who trusted me most, and the person I loved most, Xiao Ya. Together, we went on countless tomb-raiding adventures, and in the end I became a famous figure in the trade: Master Cheng... 240Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Life in the Burial Ground 葬地生 When a fragment of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon surfaces, a deadly game spanning a thousand years quietly begins! The life-and-death secrets of ancient tombs, a companion's betrayal, and the human choices people make when offering sacrifices to survive. With the ultimate secret pointing toward... can they make it out of the tomb alive? Will they become the next immortals, or remain trapped forever in an underground world riddled with mechanisms? 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Folk Tales of Tomb Exploration 民间探墓笔记 When you enter a tomb, light a candle; let the ghosts blow it out! If your birth chart isn't strong enough, don't come along! Down-on-his-luck young man Li Minghua meets a tomb-raiding duo by chance. Hoping to make a quick fortune, I join the two of them to explore the mountains of Longling! The strange and unfathomable things we experience along the way give me a whole new understanding of the world, and of tomb raiding itself! White-haired hopping corpses! A haunted building... All kinds of bi 394Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 40 The Underground Palace of Mount Lao 崂山地宫 The three children of an archaeologist set out to uncover the secret of immortality. Their tomb-raiding expedition leads them to the eerie, mysterious underground palace of Laoshan, while an ancient temple beyond Yanmen Pass reveals a thousand-year-old bronze corpse... 1.7kReads7.1Score18814d adds
- 41 Others Raid Tombs, I Cultivate Immortality 别人盗墓我修仙 Taichu, one of the Five Primordials born at the dawn of the universe, reached a point in his cultivation where he could no longer make a breakthrough. He sealed away all his cultivation and memories and descended to the lower realm to experience life. After countless lifetimes, Taichu's heart became a System and brought the reincarnated modern-day Qin Taichu to the great tomb-raiding world. He thought he would be traveling from tomb to tomb with the protagonist from the start, but a temporal ano 178Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 42 Tomb Raiding: Hunting at Niuxin Mountain with Lao Hu and Pangzi 盗墓：和老胡胖子打猎牛心山 [Tomb Raiding]+ [Hunting]+ [Period]+ [Antiques]+ [Business] Veteran Qin Hao returns to Niuxin Mountain and discovers that his village is where Lao Hu and Fatty were sent to work in the countryside. With a mountain at his back, Qin Hao decides not to go tomb raiding right away and instead takes up hunting. The vast mountains are rich with resources: wild boars, roe deer, black bears, elk, and all sorts of other animals. But the mountains hold more than just game. There are also great tombs, a 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Tomb Raiding: Summoning a Tomb-Raiding Dream Team, Starting with Wang Pangzi 盗墓：从王胖子开始召唤盗墓天团 [The Iron Triangle] + [No System] + [No Female Lead] + [A Brand-New Storyline] Han Feng: “You have answered my summons. Will you swear your loyalty to me?” Thinking back to the cringey stunt he pulled when he first met Wang Pangzi, Han Feng wanted to bite his tongue off. It was so embarrassing! A reckless adventurer's cave expedition ends in a cave-in. A mysterious Bagua box unexpectedly summons Wang Pangzi right before his eyes. Han Feng thinks he's found a System artifact and summoned a powerf 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Ghost Blows Out the Light Collection 鬼吹灯合集 His experiences of life and death beneath the snowy peaks of Kunlun gave Hu Bayi the courage to peer into the realms of yin and yang. To break the curse of the Ghost Cave, he ventures once more into the ancient city of Jue, facing endless supernatural dangers with the secret arts of tomb raiding. He swears to challenge the Queen of Jue in a battle between the living and the dead! 439Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 45 Tomb Raiding: Sign-In to Become a Heavenly Official, Starting My Path to Immortality in Nuqing 盗墓：签到天官，从怒晴开始长生 [Tomb-raiding crossover + System + cultivation + plot-focused + alternate universe + slow-paced + some original content] Zhang Yechen transmigrates into a world that combines different tomb-raiding stories and awakens a sign-in quest System. “Ding! Selection confirmed. Rewards incoming!” 1. Knowledge of the Faqiu Celestial Official 2. Exclusive skill: Two-Finger Cave Exploration 3. Peak mortal-body realm 4. Celestial Official Seal 5. Celestial Official Sword Having become a Faqiu Celestial Offic 235Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 46 A Tomb Raider's Life 盗墓生涯 In 2013, I unexpectedly went bankrupt, and my girlfriend left me. With no other options, I took this path, and a strange, eerie world opened up before my eyes. Beneath a mysterious thousand-year-old tomb, half were tomb raiders, and the other half were... 558Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 47 Tomb Raiding: The Five Faqiu Secrets and the Ancient Guizang Kingdom 盗墓：发丘五字诀之归藏古国 The only keepsake Mom left behind was like a key, unlocking the bloodline sealed inside Yu Hui for twenty-seven years. A fragment of a tortoiseshell unearthed from a sacrificial tomb led to twelve ancient zodiac tombs, whose secrets could piece together earth-shaking mysteries from antiquity. Weiyang Bureau, Wuqishi Bureau, Haiji Bureau, Zisu Bureau... One tomb, one calamity. Every calamity reveals a shell inscription. A web of connections ultimately points to a lost civilization that can only b 97Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Tomato-Braised Beef Brisket's 91st Book 番茄炒牛腩第91本书 Grave robber Hu Bayi comes across a mysterious compass and uncovers the astonishing secret of the Nine Dragon Coffins: nine dragon coffins suppress an ancient evil and conceal the mystery of immortality. He and Wang Pangzi, Da Jinya, and Hu Liyang venture deep into the perilous Qinling Mountains, where they encounter blood corpses rising from the dead and ghost ships hunting for lives. When the dragon patterns on a bronze coffin open their eyes, they realize this tomb-robbing expedition is actua 94Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 49 Tomb Raider Tycoon 盗墓大亨 My name is Yang Feng, and I was born into a family of tomb raiders. To survive, I embarked on a career robbing tombs. From ancient graves underground to treasures lost beneath the sea, every job I took was a huge success. I went from a poor boy who never had enough to eat to a big shot in the tomb-raiding world. I hate evil and have killed countless people. I'm also a born womanizer, plucking flowers wherever I go. I'm the chosen tomb raider, and I'm a playboy living for the moment... 15.1kReads8.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 50 The Divine Tomb of Kunlun 昆仑神墓 In the Kunlun Ruins, lightning flickers and the magnetic field is in disarray. Who could be powerful enough to bury himself in the legendary palace of the Yellow Emperor? After I barely survived and dug open that tomb, I found my own ancestor lying inside. 394Reads—Score—14d adds
