Novels like Adventure Journal
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- 51 Tracking Through Tibet 藏地追踪 "Shadows everywhere, tracking through Tibet! As the Book of Burial says, to bury is to conceal. My name is Guan Xin. I served in the army (as a conscript) and fought in battles (when I was a kid). After leaving the army, I became a loser (though, in truth, I always was)! It all began with a ghostly hand beneath my father’s bed, and my life set off on a road with no return... A temple at the bottom of a lake, an ancient tomb on Kun Mountain, the Mysterious Palace of the Nine Netherworlds, an unde 939Reads—Score10014d adds
- 52 Surviving Against All Odds: The Lop Nur Expedition in the Sea of Death 罗布泊死亡之海科考队绝境求生 In the Western Regions lies Lop Nur, the Sea of Death, known as a forbidden zone for life. I lead an expedition team into this place, only to stumble upon countless secrets buried beneath the sea of sand. The salt crust cracks into eerie geometric patterns, while underground metal ore veins disrupt the magnetic field and trap us in a desperate cycle of going around in circles. The ground rumbles at the Yardangs of Bailongdui like metal scraping against metal. Strange symbols shaped like alien sp 1.1kReads—Score10714d adds
- 53 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
- 54 Records of an Archaeological Bureau Temp 考古司编外人员记事录 My name is Wang Xuanyi. That's what my father, whom I never met in my whole life, named me. Of course, that's not important. When I was twenty, I was on the Huhketu Grassland in Inner Mongolia, helping a friend buy sheep from local herders to sell in the inland provinces and Hebei. How should I put it? I guess my life really began in Huhketu. On the grasslands, I encountered wolves. We stumbled into a tomb with no way out. On the snowy mountains, we saw the last glow of the Bon god. In the Qinl 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Secret Records of Devil City 魔鬼城秘录 Ten years ago, geologist Qin Zhenbang ventured to General's Gobi, Huoshaoshan, Dinosaur Valley, and Yinniu Valley in Qitai County. He mysteriously disappeared in the Devil City, leaving behind only a damaged diary. Ten years later, his son Qin Feng, an outdoor expedition leader, assembled a seven-person team and ventured into this Yardang landscape, known as the “Land of Ghostly Wails.” There are no ghosts or gods here, only strange sounds made by wind erosion, spiraling blue lights in the night 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Live Expedition: Uncovering the Truth Behind UFO Files 直播探险：从解密UFO文件开始 [Global Livestreamed Exploration + Unsolved Mysteries + Uncharted Places + Mysterious Creatures + No Female Lead] “Nan, what was that thing waving at you in Fengmen Village?!” “Nan, don’t go underwater! There’s something in the sea following you!” “Holy crap, Nan, look! What’s that glowing thing at the top of the pyramid?!” Yi Nan was just a sma 257Reads5.4Score2214d adds
- 57 The Escort of the Mountains and Seas: The Langyin Garment Tomb 山海押镖人之琅音衣冢 (Fantasy adventure!! If you love adventure, come along.) Escort work isn't like hosting a banquet, writing an essay, or drawing and embroidering flowers. There's nothing refined or genteel about it, and certainly no room for being mild-mannered, respectful, frugal, and yielding. Escorting cargo is a skill for surviving in the martial world, a matter of life and death, and a contest of intrigue and deception. Bandits, robbers, crooked inns, charlatans, and all sorts of factions will stop at nothi 37Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 58 In Search of the Loulan Treasure 寻找楼兰宝藏 In the ancient legends of the Western Regions, Loulan, the mysterious ancient city, has always been shrouded in mystery. It is said that the King of Loulan amassed a vast hoard of treasures. When the ancient kingdom mysteriously vanished, the whereabouts of those riches became an age-old mystery. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Bloodline Awakening: The Lost Tomb 血脉觉醒，古墓迷踪 Right after graduation, Fang Yaoyang is drawn into a thousand-year-old mystery and forced to swallow a mysterious pill. His awakened bloodline feels more like a curse. To find an antidote and his missing father, he ventures deep into an ancient tomb, solves a deadly astrological formation, and battles uncanny creatures. But behind the tomb, undercurrents swirl among international organizations, guardian clans, and government forces. And Fang Yaoyang himself turns out to be the most important pie —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Adventure Livestream: My Discoveries Shock the World 直播探险：我的发现震惊全球 (My new book, "Live-Streaming an Expedition into the Deep Mountains, I Was Kidnapped into a Human Experiment Facility", is now available! A different kind of livestream adventure. Come check it out!) [No Romance + No Cultivation + Mysterious Creatures + Unsolved Mysteries + Global Livestream] After retiring from the military, Lin Feng became a small-time streamer. Then he bound himself to the [Global Exploration Livestream System]. In Shennongjia, he livestreamed a hunt for a giant wildman, caus 4kReads6.5Score25414d adds
- 61 The Northern School's Tomb Raider: Searching for Dragons 北派盗墓寻龙记 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Adventure + Underworld + History] Adapted from true experiences. That year, I was no master appraiser fresh out of prison. I was just a poor kid who identified soil by smell and felt his way along tomb passages with his fingers. I drifted through a hazy youth and into middle age, enduring hardship and uncertainty all the way. Over half a lifetime, I witnessed all sorts of people from all walks of life, and heard tales of the underworld you have never heard before. If yo 51.3kReads7.9Score4k14d adds
- 62 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓笔记 From a “master of antiquing” to the “Divine Eye Beyond the Pass,” one thought is all it takes for Xiao Xu to embark on a dangerous road of no return. In the perilous underground world, friendship and loyalty are cheap, while profit and betrayal are the order of the day. Only by letting go of desire can you make it out unscathed. 1.2kReads8.8Score12614d adds
- 63 Live Adventure: Discovering The Truman Show from the Start 直播探险：开局发现楚门的世界 [Live-streamed Exploration + Wilderness Survival + Fantasy Adventure + No Female Lead + No Movie-World Crossovers] Lin Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world where live-streamed exploration has fallen into decline. From the start, he binds himself to the Global Mystery Exploration System. After claiming the beginner’s gift pack, he can’t sit still any longer. He strengthens his physique, unlocks wilderness survival skills, and joins the Feisha platform. He live-streams a trek across the Hen 9.4kReads8.1Score72714d adds
- 64 Tomb Raiding: The Tides of Terror in the South Seas 盗墓之南洋惊潮 I ran into trouble in the western territories and couldn’t stay there any longer, so I went to seek refuge with my maternal uncle in Vietnam. I became an antiques appraisal expert in his business smuggling cultural relics, started a new life abroad, and joined the ranks of treasure hunters. That also gave me the chance to search for tombs underwater. But I never expected to stumble upon a great tomb in a border town. At its entrance was an unmistakably ancient mark: the family emblem of the Ghos 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 65 China's Mysterious UMA Files 中国UMA神秘档案 UMA, or Unidentified Mysterious Animal, refers to unknown life forms. My name is Su Lie, and I'm a forest ranger in the Greater Khingan Range. By a twist of fate, I met Wu Xianzhang, a biology professor, who asked me to guide his team into an uncharted region. I thought this was my chance to strike it rich, but I never expected to stumble upon the secrets of my own body. The eerie apparition in the Kunlun Mountains, the Xi in Hubei's Shennongjia, the monster of Tianchi Lake, the mysterious flyin 542Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 66 The Heavenly Eye Coffin: Tales of Tomb Raiding in Tibet 天眼棺材：西藏盗墓惊奇录 [Mystery] + [Supernatural] + [Horror] + [Tomb Raiding] Two tomb-raiding enthusiasts meet online. After receiving an invitation from a mysterious stranger, they head to Tibet in search of an ancient tomb containing a coffin with a celestial eye. After enduring countless dangers, they uncover a shocking secret and treasure, and encounter both allies and enemies, along with a web of intrigue. Hidden inside the celestial-eye coffin is a crystal ball that can see through everything. It will change 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 A Tomb Raider’s Notes from Guanzhong 关中盗墓手记 [Tomb raiding is illegal. This book is intended only to prompt reflection.] I used to be a tomb raider. Now I’m an adviser at the Archaeological Research Institute of the National Cultural Heritage Administration. After turning back from the wrong path, I was given a chance to atone through meritorious service. Everything in this book comes from my own experience. It records my entire journey, from being a farmer on the Xianyang Plateau to straying onto the path of tomb raiding. Here you’ll find 294Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 68 Strange Tales of Tomb Raiding in the Southern School 南派盗墓异事 [Real Tomb Raiding + No AI] My name is Zhou Quan, and I'm from Guangxi. Here I recount the supernatural and bizarre events that really happened during my tomb-raiding adventures. I've read a few web novels in my spare time, and it seems AI-written web novels are everywhere these days. I want to tell this story from the perspective of someone who was actually there, as a record of things past. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 I'm Not a Tomb Raider 我不是盗墓者 I'll tell you a secret: history is alive. Li Bai's friends and the emperor's fellow players may still be right here among us. The strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas have never left, either. It all began with an extraordinary encounter I had on the Tianshan Mountains. An old man gave me his memories. Now, the story begins. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 A Grave Robber's True Records 盗墓贼的真实笔录 No romance. A true account of grave robbing. Follow my perspective and see the most authentic world of tomb raiding. Want to get rich? Rob a tomb. Make ten thousand yuan overnight: that was life back in our day. One trip into a tomb could earn you tens of thousands at the very least, or hundreds of thousands, even over a million. There’s not much startup capital needed for this line of work, and it’s more thrilling than gambling. There are no traps or ghosts in these tombs. The ones you need to 32.8kReads7.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 71 The Hidden Treasure 密藏 On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth month of 1998, Qiu Ming receives a mysterious phone call telling him to pick up a file from a specified location the next day. The file comes from the distant Kunlun Mountains and records some of the Qiu family’s past, including part of the truth about his grandfather’s death. One passage in the file catches Qiu Ming’s attention. It concerns a hidden treasure kept secret by an ancient Western Regions kingdom. For generations, members of the Qiu family have 844Reads—Score18014d adds
- 72 The Nine Dragons Heavenly Coffin 九龙天棺 A pair of eyes in the thick fog of a canyon; a huge cavern beneath a tomb on a remote island; an ancient ghost city deep in the desert... What secrets have been hidden for thousands of years? After peeling back layer upon layer of mist, what kind of ending will we find...? 36Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 73 I Came from the World of Horror 我从恐怖世界来 Everyone is a book, and every experience is a plot. After a person dies, they become a book. Its contents tell the story of their life. Some become classics, while others are banned books. The entire world is a library, where plots and reality influence each other. And I am the one who writes the books. (A friendly warning: This book may make you think a little.) 114Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 74 Traces of Yin 殷迹 An account of travels from the Ming dynasty and a carved black bird statue from the Shang dynasty are unexpectedly connected, pointing to the secret behind the cycle of civilization’s destruction. As dark clouds gather and the prophesied apocalypse arrives, will the legendary guardian deity of humanity appear? 572Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 75 Tomb Raiding: The Burial Map 盗墓：葬墓图 [Tomb Raiding + Horror + Mystery + Republic of China era + Feng Shui] “It was right here. How can I not find it?” Zhang Sheng transmigrates into a tomb-raiding family in the Republic of China era, only to discover that he's about to die. To save himself, he has to find three things. But where are they? He has no idea. He can only follow the faintest clues in search of medicine to keep him alive. Is looking for life-saving medicine in a tomb of the dead really a good idea? No choice. I'm already —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Treasure Hunter with a Lucky Touch 桃运摸宝师 I left home when I was young and stumbled into the world of treasure hunting and spirit-reading. From Kunlun’s Hell to the South Sea Dragon Ruins, the Netherworld Ghostwood, and the Sea of Sand’s hidden nest... I traveled far and wide in search of secret treasures. Just as I thought I could take control of my own fate, Heaven played a cruel joke on me. I tried to escape, but only sank deeper and deeper... 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Apocalypse: Tracing the Dragon's Veins 末世：探寻龙头脉 [Thriller and Horror] [Tomb Raiding] [Antique Appraisal] [Supernatural] [Imagination] Wei Qi, who runs an antique shop in the provincial capital, explores a cave in his hometown with two companions. After they encounter something strange, he falls seriously ill. During his illness, he enters another world, receives guidance from an expert, and gains the ability to use feng shui and magic arts. After recovering, his memories return, and he discovers that his father dug up the coffins of his mothe 5Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Tears for Sin: A Record of Crimes in Taiwan 泣罪——宝岛罪案录 Crimes of Guilt: A Record of Cases from Taiwan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 My Life as a Tomb Raider 我盗墓的人生 Don't talk to me about some damn love story. All I want now is to make money! What's the point of envying other people? We need to take action too. Whether it's robbing people or raiding tombs, once the money's in our hands, we'll have everything! Stop worrying all day about who loves you and who cares about you. That's all nonsense. Here's a rule of thumb for you guys: men follow women, women follow money, and money follows men. Keep that cycle going if you want to live like a proper human bein 874Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 80 Tales of Tomb Raiding in Southern China 南派盗墓往事 [Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Suspense] In the 1990s, I was just a minor antique dealer who traded in bones. Then I mistakenly bought a burial object, and from that moment on, I embarked on a one-way journey across a thousand years... To find the answers, I had no choice but to wander between the worlds of the living and the dead, crossing mountains and seas and traversing deserts and wastelands. At the very source of it all, I finally uncovered the truth behind the baffling mystery... 1kReads7.3Score13814d adds
- 81 My Years as a Tomb Raider 我盗墓的那些年 Years ago, my father injured himself falling while gathering medicinal herbs in the mountains to pay for my tuition. With the mounting medical bills, I had no choice but to go tomb-raiding with someone. I thought I was just going to make a quick buck, never imagining I’d fall into an abyss so deep I could never climb back out. Over the years, the things I experienced while raiding tombs have often come back to me when I least expect it: a Peach Blossom Spring unlike any other, a tomb afflicted b 581Reads7.0Score10714d adds
- 82 Starting at Mount Huangshan, I Set Out Across a Thousand Miles to Solve the Mysteries of Ancient Texts 从黄山开始赴万里山河解古籍谜团 Twenty years ago, Gu Jingzhi, a researcher of ancient books at the National Library and an inheritor of heritage geography, mysteriously disappeared while investigating the source of the Yellow River. All he left behind was an incomplete manuscript, Notes on Mountains and Rivers, and the words, “As long as the mountains and rivers endure, our cultural legacy will live on.” Twenty years later, his grandson Gu Yanzhou has become the curator of Notes on Mountains and Rivers, a Douyin account with 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Eastern Hunter EH 东方猎人EH [Adventure and treasure hunting + irresistible beauties + snake pits and tombs + horror and gore] The pinnacle of high-risk adventure, the world's number one devil's book. [A nine-part cinematic saga] Eastern adventurer Zhang Jing travels the world in search of treasure, sharing passionate romances with beauties from every country: Snake Girl Yao Qin, Blazing Rose Fang Can, Yue Maiden Ruan Yu, Night Rakshasa Xiang Xueqing, Golden-Eyed Beauty Alice, Mermaid Long Min, Violent Sister Chen Qingqing, 11Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 84 Global Adventure: I'm the World's Number One Explorer 全球探险：我是世界第一探险家 [Global exploration + wilderness survival + livestreaming + System] I transmigrate to a parallel world and embark on a global expedition. I walk through the primeval forests of the Greater Khingan Range, face attacks from wolf packs, and come within inches of brown bears. I explore the deepest reaches of the world, venture into the uninhabited heart of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, witness the existence of wild men with my own eyes, and cross bloodsucking jungles crawling with leeches. I sur —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Tomb Raiding Tales from Republican China 民国盗墓往事 A long-lost memory brings a gripping story from the past to light. What I’m about to tell you is a secret from the Republican era… 3.5kReads8.8Score60914d adds
- 86 The Legend of Lao Wu 老五的传奇 In 1980s China, there was a mysterious and thrilling world: the tomb-raiding underworld. In this world lived a young man named Han Wu, nicknamed Lao Wu. His fate was entwined with tomb raiding from the moment he was abandoned at the age of one. Following his master, Lao Wu saw creatures he'd never encountered before and the legendary zongzi. One tomb after another seemed to follow the workings of fate... So what if the Four Great Families are involved? I'm Lao Wu. My boss taught me how to raid t 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Live-Streaming an Expedition: I Terrified the National Team from the Start! 直播探险：开局把国家队吓懵了！ [Livestreaming, Adventure, Urban] Lin Yuan, Earth’s top explorer, unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel Blue Star with a gap in its history and binds to an [Adventure Livestream System]. As long as he livestreams his explorations and shocks his viewers, he can exchange their reactions for heaven-defying items and techniques! And so, a “Ghostly Grandmaster” wandering through the mists of history is born! While other internet celebrities are still staging sensational stunts, Lin Yuan has alread 2.1kReads6.7Score11614d adds
- 88 The Great Expedition: The Mystery Hidden in Lop Nur 大探险之谜藏罗布泊 From the moment we set foot in Lop Nur, we began an adventure filled with thrills and danger. Lop Nur, the Altun Mountains, Hoh Xil, Qiangtang, the mysterious Cloud Peak, sunken treasure ships on the ocean floor: come and experience them all. A mind-bending plot awaits you. 300Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 89 The Sunken Sand Tomb: The Nanhai King’s Mausoleum and the Mermaid Coffin 沉沙诡墓：南海王陵与人鱼棺启 Beneath the deep sea, the Nanhai King's tomb stands silent, sealed away for a thousand years... Legend has it that a mermaid sleeps in the depths of the tomb, imprisoned inside a strange coffin covered in incantations, condemned to never be reborn! Duan Lieyang and his companions are experts in underwater tomb raiding, but they cannot foresee the terrifying journey ahead, one that will transcend life and death and test the limits of human nature. Tomb raiding has become more perilous than ever: 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Archaeological Diviner 考古神算 The Archaeological Diviner is being adapted into a web drama. It's based on an IP novel. (Search for it and you'll see.) A professor in the archaeological world of Huaxia has a grandson named Li Bagua. Following his grandfather's wishes, Li Bagua goes into archaeology, but encounters all sorts of strange things during his work... Each archaeological expedition helps him grow more mature! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Live from the Wilderness 荒野直播 I've killed tigers and wolves, traveled with Bear Grylls, stood atop Mount Everest, and left my footprints across the Sahara., Lu Qing “Freedom and the simple beauty of life are things you should never miss.”, From I Am in the Wild, My Name Is Xingguo Duoge Qing 130Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 92 Secrets of the Black Dragon: A Feng Shui Tomb-Raiding Chronicle 玄龙秘藏：风水盗墓录 Beneath the land of Huaxia lies the “Nine Twists of the Dragon Vein.” Deep within each twist are secret burial sites dating from antiquity through the Ming and Qing dynasties, holding the secrets of feng shui, tales of immortality, dynastic treasures, and forbidden curses. Folk feng shui masters are divided into three factions: the “Tomb Guardians,” who protect the dragon veins and the order of ancient tombs; the “Tomb Raiders,” who use feng shui to find tombs and make a living; and the “Evil-Br —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Path to Godslaying Begins with Ghost Blows Out the Light 从鬼吹灯开始的弑神之路 History has been turbulent and magnificent, yet throughout the dynasties, from emperors to local gentry, it seems everyone has kept silent about the gods. It is as though there are no gods in this world. But is that really true? Zhang Yunting, who has arrived in the world of Ghost Blows Out the Light, has no comment. This world really does have gods. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Third World You Don't Know 你不知道的第三世界 Have you ever doubted the world you see with your own eyes? Have you ever experienced a supernatural event? Are you curious about unknown creatures? Open this book and step into the mysterious, unknown Third World! 820Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 95 Tomb Raiding: The Zhang Family's Secret Legacy 盗墓：张家密传 “Plum Blossom Six-Line Divination: distinguish yin from yang and determine the Eight Trigrams. Sixty-four hexagrams, each one different. It’s not that you can’t see clearly, it’s that you don’t want to...” A curse spanning a thousand years. A “game of chess” painstakingly plotted by generations. A man seeking to defy the will of Heaven... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 My Tomb-Raiding Career 我的盗墓生涯 I was barely able to graduate from a third-rate major at a second-rate university. My only ambition in life was to make a living telling fortunes and reading characters in the little shop my family had inherited at a tourist attraction, then live out my days in peace. But try as the tree might to stand still, the wind would not cease. By a twist of fate, a professor of archaeology at Yanda University invited me to join an excavation team searching for the tomb of Zhang Ying, the legendary ancest 3.4kReads7.5Score21014d adds
- 97 The Autobiography of a Wandering Earth Immortal 走地仙自传 [Tomb robbing is illegal. Do not put yourself to the test of the law.] [Tomb Robbing + Mystery + Antiques Appraisal + Stories + Alternate History] I once took the blame for someone else and quietly spent three long years in prison. I never imagined that the moment I stepped out of that cage, the course of my fate would change so quietly. I entered the trade of “earth-walking immortals,” thinking it would only be a brief detour. Little did I know that once I entered this line of work, I’d be enta 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 I'm Zhao Jia. Let Me Tell You About the Ancient Tombs I've Raided 我叫赵甲，讲讲我盗过的古墓 My name is Zhao Jia, an obscure black-market trader in Shancheng. My master, Liu Banchi, spent his whole life hunting with eagles, only to have one peck out his eye in the end. He died at the hands of his own people. Since then, I've been afraid. Not of ghosts, but of people. I washed my hands of the trade, hoping to live in peace, but trouble came looking for me. A map with a sinister secret, a wealthy man with connections everywhere, and a deadly game I can't escape. To stay alive and uncover 25.5kReads8.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 99 Tales of Northern Tomb Raiders 北派盗墓往事 My name is Yao Yuan. I used to be a tomb raider. In December 2014, after the shocking nationwide Red Mountain Case was solved, I was arrested at Tianyi Hotel in Ningcheng, Chifeng. I was ultimately sentenced to six years in prison for crimes including looting ancient cultural sites and tombs and trafficking in cultural relics. Now I have served my sentence and been released, ready to start a new life. If you're interested, why not hear me tell the stories of tomb raiding that happened to me? 553Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 100 A Century-Old Mystery, a Millennium-Old Secret, and a Fated Legend 百年之疑，千年之秘，传说的宿命 [No System] [Hardcore Exploration] [Mind-Bending Puzzles] [Tightly Woven Logic] Everyone in this book is smart, every mystery gets an answer, and every strange phenomenon has a scientific explanation. If you're tired of mindless power fantasies, welcome to the world of hardcore exploration! To uncover the truth lost among the lines of longitude and latitude, I led my team across forbidden zones around the globe, setting foot in taboo places untouched by sunlight. From Solomon's Temple, silent f 329Reads8.6Score—14d adds
