Novels like The Eye Beneath the Earth
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Eye Beneath the Earth, best match first.
- 51 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—Shelves
- 52 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 952Reads6.9Score100Shelves
- 53 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 863Reads—Score182Shelves
- 54 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—Shelves
- 55 The Yin-Yang Secret Records: The Old Man Won’t Let Me Open That Coffin 阴阳秘录：老爷子不让我开那口棺 The Secret Record of Yin and Yang: The Old Man Won’t Let Me Open That Coffin 139Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 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—Shelves
- 57 The Last Tomb Raider 最后的摸金传人 In the 1990s, my family was so poor that my parents abandoned me. By chance, I met a group of tomb raiders. I joined them just to get a meal and became the last inheritor of their craft. They took me all over the country: through primeval forests and snowy plateaus, along rivers and lakes, across dry deserts. Their footprints covered the land. One tomb expedition after another showed me countless bizarre and wondrous things and brought me face-to-face with all manner of demons and monsters. My m 7.1kReads8.7Score432Shelves
- 58 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—Shelves
- 59 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? 582Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 60 Tomb Raider’s Strange Compendium: Terror and Madness in the Tomb 盗墓诡鉴：墓中恐怖也疯狂 Thirty years ago, a group of tomb raiders broke into a tomb belonging to a yellow fox spirit and stole a golden robe and a ghost casket. Almost all of them died underground, and the few who survived vanished without a trace... Thirty years later, a tortoiseshell hides a secret. As a new generation takes the place of the old to solve the mystery of that long-ago case, I too am drawn into one layer of eerie events after another... The corpse god’s death curse among the shaman tribes, the ice corps 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 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—Shelves
- 62 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—Shelves
- 63 Tomb Raiding: Martial Arts Sign-In, My Ancient Tomb Strikes Back 盗墓：武道签到，我的古墓逆袭 Gu Shun was reborn into a world where tomb-raiding stories converged, and was fortunate enough to awaken a Martial Arts System, beginning an extraordinary legendary journey. All he had to do was visit the various ancient tombs and sign in to obtain rare treasures from the myriad heavens. From the start, he signed in for the Nine Yang Manual, instantly gaining formidable inner strength and the ability to summon nine blazing suns to subdue his opponents. From then on, he left his mark on places su —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 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... 561Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 65 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—Shelves
- 66 Tomb Raiding: The Drama Queen Next Door 盗墓：隔壁来了个戏精 (New volume started after the previous one was completed) [All + everyone's favorite + childhood friends + childhood / university / tomb exploration / everyday life] When Lin Su was little, she had an unusual hobby: she loved writing dark fairy tales and acting them out. So she set her sights on the kid next door, who was her age, and eagerly invited him to star in her debut work. Wu Xie was moved, and brought his friends along too. Xie Yuchen, who had been dragged along so fast he nearly took 1.7kReads8.2Score275Shelves
- 67 The Ghostly Blindfold 鬼蒙眼 One night, Liu Zhiwei took a shortcut and ended up haunted by an evil spirit. Misfortune piled up, and he wound up drowning in debt. With no other choice, he and his equally hard-up friend Wu Cheng risked their lives to excavate Japanese tombs. Little did they know that they would go further and further down the road of grave robbing. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Even Thieves Have Principles: Wu Lao'er's Tomb-Raiding World 盗亦有道：吴老二的盗墓江湖 (Tomb Raiding + Jianghu) (Fictional story, please do not imitate) (Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.) Times are tough, and my pockets are empty. With nowhere else to turn, I shoulder a Luoyang shovel and venture into a remote mountain tomb. Evil spirits in the tomb, unscrupulous fellow tomb raiders, patrolling militia: danger after danger closes in. Everyone says tombs conceal riches, but I know all too well that making money underground usually means gambling with your life. 18.5kReads—Score901Shelves
- 69 The Thief’s Disciple 盗徒 (A new author and a new book. The rating has just come out, but it will gradually rise.) My uncle said I wasn't cut out for this line of work, but he was the one who took me into my first tomb. My name is Li Wuming. I've been called an ill-fated loner since I was a child. When my grandfather forced me to memorize the feng shui formulas in the Book of Origins, I thought the most I'd ever become was a fortune-teller. Some roads aren't ones I choose to take. Fate forces me down them. 387Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 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—Shelves
- 71 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... 1kReads7.3Score141Shelves
- 72 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 32.5kReads7.6Score2.6kShelves
- 73 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 582Reads7.0Score107Shelves
- 74 A Tomb Raider's True Account 盗墓者的纪实 After thinking it over for a long time, I finally decided to write this book. It is told in the first person. I came into contact with ancient tombs when I was very young, and after becoming addicted to gambling, I plunged into the abyss of tomb raiding to pay off my debts. Our crew traveled far and wide, encountering inexplicable things, as well as human indifference and greed. I also experienced the temptations of money, the ferocity of wild beasts, and every side of society. This book covers 2.8kReads6.9Score191Shelves
- 75 The Cage of Rules: I Use the Brush of History to Break Every Deadlock 规则囚笼：我以史笔破万局 High-IQ mind games + infinite-loop survival + rule-based horror + historical research + smart characters + fast-paced plot + battles of human nature + no saintly protagonists + satisfying wish fulfillment + everyday warmth When a higher-dimensional civilization turns Earth into a game board, every rule is a blade aimed at your life, and every scenario is a gamble with death. Zhang Mingyong, a historical document archivist who has spent ten years poring over old records, is thrown headfirst into —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles of a Loser 屌丝盗墓笔记 [Tomb raiding + suspense. No fantasy, no System, guaranteed to be good! If you don't like it, roast me!!!] Would you dare go tomb raiding for a million yuan in blood money? Who really built Sanxingdui? Did the ancient divine tree Jianmu really exist? Has the bird-bodied, human-headed monster come back to life? Has Genghis Khan become a zombie? What secrets lie inside the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang? … Keyboard tomb-raiding king Jiang Xing is getting serious this time! 1.6kReads8.2Score100Shelves
- 77 Unrivaled Master: From Hauling Bricks at Construction Sites to Urban Kingpin 无双国手：从工地搬砖到都市枭雄 God of War + Divine Physician + Live-in Son-in-Law + Suspense + Emotional Entanglements A double knockout of a God of War and a divine physician! When a battle-hardened soldier living under an assumed name is arrested by his own ex-wife, a bloody trial that will sweep across the entire city begins. The day my ex-wife personally cuffed me and dragged me into the interrogation room, she said through red-rimmed eyes, “Zhang Mingyong, you deserve to rot in the mud for the rest of your life.” I lowe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 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 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Tomb Raiding and Treasure Hunting in the Martial World 盗墓与夺宝江湖 [Tomb raiding, the martial world, old grudges, protecting treasures] Two years ago, because of a mysterious promise made fifty years earlier, my grandfather resolutely went to the capital and told me to stay home and train hard. Two years later, I set out to find him and became a tomb raider. As I searched for clues to his whereabouts, I became embroiled in a series of conflicts involving the mysterious martial-world organization Old Nine Gates, Japanese treasure-hunting forces, and the authorit 3.2kReads8.8Score303Shelves
- 80 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—Shelves
- 81 Tracking the Ancient Tomb 古墓寻踪 [The aloof antique restorer vs. the bold, fearless tomb guardian] [Tomb raiding + treasure appraisal + mystery solving + feng shui and occult arts + folk legends. Two formidable leads, with adventure and romance in equal measure!] When her gambling-addict father mysteriously disappears, Ding Shi'an sets out on a journey and meets Song Chuang, a cool and reserved antique restorer. As they follow the clues, they uncover a shocking secret. The father she has lived with all her life turns out to hav 323Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 82 After I Started Slacking Off, All Humanity Begged the God of War to Return 我摆烂后，全人类跪求战神出山 High Martial Arts + System + Subverting Expectations + The God of War Returns + Getting Stronger by Slacking Off + Hidden Powerhouse + The Ex-Wife Regrets It Too Late + Global Crisis + Sci-Fi Apocalypse He was once the Dragon Torch God of War who guarded the nation's borders. After retiring, all he wanted was to fix cars and take it easy. His ex-wife thought he was a good-for-nothing and divorced him. Then the beast tide breached the city, and during a global livestream, he shattered countless s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Underground Secret Vault 地下秘藏 Two thousand years ago, Xiang Yu plundered the Qin Mausoleum and left behind a mysterious underground treasure. In 1998, a once-in-a-century flood submerged the city of Xuzhou and completely changed my ordinary life. I am the last witness to the White Jade Chi Dragon in this era, the keeper of the secret of those who stepped from the treasure into the world of immortality. A dragon’s heart, an immortal herb, the transfer of souls. The Overlord’s treasure, the Isles of Penglai, the polar continen 1.8kReads8.6Score221Shelves
- 84 The Yin-Yang Tomb Raider 阴阳盗墓先生 [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Treasure Appraisal + Supernatural + Horror] Years ago, to pay for my mother’s medical treatment, I went north alone with the only keepsake my grandfather left me before he died. By chance, I joined a tomb-robbing gang. From then on, I traveled north and south, east and west, crossing the mountains and rivers of my homeland, seeing every side of the martial world and encountering all kinds of strange and wondrous things... Now, having narrowly survived disaster and emerg 2.2kReads6.7Score112Shelves
- 85 The Spirit Medium Beyond the Pass 关外出马仙 Have you ever wondered whether the Great Wall, built over generation after generation, was meant to keep out enemies or something else that cannot be spoken of? Shanhaiguan Pass in the Ming dynasty was built to keep out the Manchus beyond the pass. Why, after the Qing army entered through the pass, did they still station heavy troops at Shanhaiguan? What were they guarding against? After the Qing took control of the Central Plains, why did they keep the lands beyond the pass sealed off for over 24Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 86 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? 556Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 87 Real Tomb Raiding: The Black Ghost Awl 真实的盗墓：黑鬼钎 To repay the debt of gratitude he owes his late company commander, who saved his life, and help raise the astronomical sum needed for his mother's medical bills, Hu Yutian returns from the Vietnam War carrying his black ghost pick and joined by the brothers who have stood by him through life and death. Together, they embark on the most authentic and thrilling tomb-raiding adventures imaginable. By chance, Hu Yutian discovers the location of the ancient city of Loulan in an old book. Bound by bro 1.2kReads7.2Score107Shelves
- 88 The True Record of a Tomb Raider 来至一个盗墓者的纪实录 [Real tomb raiding + suspense + antiques appraisal] Starting in the 1990s, this story follows Wei Yonggang, a young man from the countryside, as he rises swiftly through the tomb-raiding world, going from accidental participant to an underground legend thanks to his “guts, attention to detail, and expertise.” He is sworn brothers with Tian Sanjiu, the last disciple of Silver Fox, and his junior fellow disciple is the sharp-eyed Feng, known as Fengzi. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 I Got the Highest Score in the County, Yet Turned to Tomb Raiding to Pay My Tuition 我考了全县第一却去盗墓赚学费 Zhao Yiming came first in the county on the college entrance exam, but his father told him to apply to a junior college. Zhao secretly changed his application and ultimately chose archaeology after seeing his Third Uncle make money selling antiques. When his father found out, he flew into a rage and ordered Zhao to retake the exam. Zhao firmly refused, but with no money for tuition, he could only silently give in to his father’s plans. When Third Uncle heard the news, he recommended Zhao for a s 7.9kReads—Score267Shelves
- 90 Tomb Raiding: The Dark Mystery Mirror 盗墓：玄冥宝鉴 [Tomb raiding + treasure hunting + mystery solving + ensemble cast + history + no mindless plot] An original work, not fan fiction. [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try this yourself.] Does the Dust-Repelling Pearl really exist? What secrets lie behind it? What strange and mysterious events are hidden behind the national treasures? What connections link tomb raiding, antique appraisal, the underworld, the martial world, and the protagonist? 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Tales of Feng Shui and Tombs 风水墓事 My name is Gu Xiaochuan! I went to move a woman’s grave, and then… 8.6kReads8.7Score809Shelves
- 92 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… 3.5kReads8.8Score604Shelves
- 93 My Years as a Tomb Raider 我当摸金校尉的那些年 Forty years ago, a great flood exposed an ancient tomb from the Warring States period. Forty years later, a mysterious will from my grandfather led me back into the tomb. A ghost village deep in the mountains, black-haired zongzi, yin-yang child servants... My companions and I escaped death again and again, yet still couldn't get out of this cursed land! What caused both groups of tomb raiders to die horrific deaths? And what was it that scared my grandfather out of his mind? Never dig when dang 12.9kReads8.4Score934Shelves
- 94 The Secret Records of Evil Spirits 邪灵秘录 A healer saves lives, but medicine is divided into “living medicine” and “dead medicine.” A group of young people journey through remote mountain valleys, deserts, and snowy wilderness. They venture along the boundary between life and death, exploring lost techniques. This is a shocking mystery hidden among mountains, rivers, and vast wilderness... 695Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 95 Tomb Raiding: Green, Green Are the Robes, Longing Fills My Heart 盗墓：青青子吟，悠悠我心 (Original setting + everyone’s favorite + original female lead, who is a reincarnation with no memories + a long timeline that starts with Xiao Ge’s story + strong female lead with very high combat ability + she may become a little crazy later on.) (The story may be a little slow at first, so feel free to skip around, everyone. Here’s a rough guide to the chapters: Chapters 5–31 cover the heroine meeting, getting to know, and falling in love with Xiao Ge; Chapters 39–58 cover her story with the 75Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 96 Tomb Raiding: Exploring the Nation, One Province a Month 盗墓：全国探险，每月一个省 [Third-person narration] [A wholly new world and setting] [No System] [Real-world locations] [Both northern and southern factions] [Ensemble cast] [A world teeming with experts] [A must-read for fans of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles and Candle in the Tomb] Descendants of a family of tomb raiders write a new chapter of underground adventures across the nine bureaus of East China, North China, Central China, Southwest China, Southeast China, South China, Northeast China, Northwest China, and the b 13Reads—Score250Shelves
- 97 The 28th Book by Longbi Writes the World 龙笔写天下第28本书 My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 A Zombie? Leave It to Me! 有粽子？放着我来！ Take a look! This man is called Xing Ze, an utterly ordinary person who has transmigrated into a drama. He’s here for just three things: Raiding tombs, raiding tombs, and more tomb raiding! The purple lotus manifests, driving away all evil; He steps into the uncanny and walks the cycle of reincarnation; He searches for his lost three hun and six po souls! A shared universe of Ghost Blows Out the Light and The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. No BL, no character pairings, no harem. The protagonist 2Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 99 A Little Tomb Raider from the Northern School 北派小小盗墓贼 [Tomb raiding + mystery + treasure appraisal] [First person!] There are no ghosts here, only one Wang's adventures in the underworld. In the early 21st century, I was struggling to make ends meet when I met an old man on Antique Street. Listening to him brag was what got me into tomb raiding. I once ended up a beggar, spent time on the wrong side of the law, and even made a name for myself in the tomb-raiding business. Grab a seat, everyone, and listen as I tell you some old stories from the und 2.7kReads7.7Score227Shelves
- 100 Star Official of Treasure Hunting 盗墓之探宝星官 I was inexplicably dragged into a tomb-raiding expedition. I thought that if I made it out alive, it would all be over. I never imagined that this was only the beginning. The Shu King’s Hidden Treasure, the Ascension Immortal Palace, the Ancient Temple Facing Heaven, the Nine-Eyed Daoist Grotto... One life-and-death adventure after another, one entanglement of love and hate after another. Just when I thought I was getting closer to the truth, the truth kept moving farther away. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
