Novels like The Celestial Venerable Returns
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- 151 After I Took the Initiative to Divorce, My Ex-Wife Was Racked with Regret 主动离婚后，前妻悔断肠 As his wife's career takes off, Chu Hongtu finds himself increasingly looked down upon. After five years of quiet devotion, the moment he asks for a divorce, his wife is stunned. It turns out he was never a good-for-nothing. Only now does she realize that his quiet support was what made her life go so smoothly. 1.1kReads7.7Score103Shelves
- 152 The Peerless Immortal Venerable’s Daddy 绝品仙尊奶爸 [An invincible story about a God of War dad cultivating immortality, with a little farming on the side] A once-revered immortal was reborn as a dad. He grows immortal herbs, takes the dog (or wolf) for a walk, and leads his precious daughter to the peak. “Daddy, I want watermelon!” Ye Feng waved his hand, and melons covered the ground. They not only beautified the skin but also granted immortality, making countless wealthy people clamor for them. “Daddy, I want meat!” Ye Feng raised his han 5.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
- 153 Kunlun Gatekeeper: Ten Thousand Ghosts at My Back 昆仑守门人：我背后有万鬼 There's a long-standing rumor about the Capital Museum: though it's crowded with visitors by day, the palace is thick with yin energy after midnight. Palace maids carrying lanterns, eunuchs bearing sedan chairs, and guards in yellow robes stroll openly through its halls. For a hundred years, three generations of the Chen family have guarded the Capital Museum, suppressing evil spirits and the Three Fiends and Five Afflictions, and keeping the palace secure on all eight sides so peace can reign. 6.3kReads8.9Score493Shelves
- 154 The Mad Dragon God of the City 都市之狂龙战神 After eight years of bloodshed, he returns at the very pinnacle of glory. He commands a million mercenaries, possesses wealth beyond measure, and is known as the Supreme Dragon King. Yet, after achieving fame and becoming invincible, he returns to the city. The world has changed, and nothing is as it was. His enemies from years ago have become powerful local clans, throwing their weight around with no one able to stop them. A true man fights across the world with burning passion and no regrets. 3.8kReads9.1Score548Shelves
- 155 Suppressing Yin and Yang 镇阴阳 [Supernatural The Underworld Comedy No female lead Not human] I used to think I was just an ordinary person. But on the day I was born, Yama sent a child into the world, ten thousand ghosts entered my body, and every ghost within a hundred miles hid in fear. The Underworld’s gods of the dead avoided me like the plague. In this life, I shall command yin and yang and tread the cycle of reincarnation. I only hope this song of sorrow ends in splendor… 4.1kReads9.0Score377Shelves
- 156 The Super Son-in-Law 超级女婿 After three years as a live-in son-in-law, everyone thought they could walk all over me. But I was only waiting for her to take my hand. Then I could give her the whole world. 8.2kReads8.4Score574Shelves
- 157 The Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿 He was born into a powerful reclusive family, but his father abandoned him. For years, his mother raised him and the little girl she had taken in, and the three of them relied on one another through endless scorn and abuse. To pay for his sister’s medical treatment, he was forced to sign a three-year marriage contract. Everyone saw him as a useless live-in son-in-law. His sister has vanished, his mother is seriously ill, and members of his family have come calling. What will he do? Yang Hao rise 6.3kReads8.7Score454Shelves
- 158 After the Divorce, the Cold CEO Regretted It Bitterly 离婚后，高冷女总裁悔断肠 Su Qingying: “Ye Chen, let’s get divorced. It’s been three years, and you still can’t give me what I want.” “Actually, I’ve been the one giving you everything for these past three years.” Ye Chen thought this, but he didn’t say it. 3.7kReads7.8Score305Shelves
- 159 The Peerless God of War 盖世战神 He is a peerless God of War, famed for his unmatched achievements. To repay a meal from years ago, he willingly became a live-in son-in-law... A tiger fallen on the plains is bullied by dogs. But when the tiger returns to the mountains, the sky will be stained red! For the past three years, you have endured humiliation for my sake. For the rest of our lives, I will make sure you shine brighter than anyone! 10.5kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
- 160 The Wicked Cultivator: Abandoned Young Master 妖孽修真弃少 Ye Chen was once a peerless prodigy, but on his tenth birthday, his clan branded him a sinner. They stripped him of his status, and even his own father abandoned him in the wilderness to fend for himself! Eight years later, the prodigy returns, rising to power with unstoppable force. He tramples everyone beneath his feet and sweeps away every obstacle in his path! He reigns supreme, unrivaled in the city. Find it all in this book! 15.1kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
- 161 The Abandoned Young Master Returns 弃少归来 A once-mighty Immortal Venerable was betrayed and died at the hands of the woman he loved most. By chance, he is reborn in the modern city, only to become a discarded young master addicted to drugs. He intends to devote himself to cultivation, reclaim the pinnacle of his former life, and reign supreme across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. But the beautiful women around him keep causing trouble. Wait, why do I suddenly have a wife?! Should I be a beast, or even worse than one? Lin Junhe is torn. 16.2kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves
- 162 Soaring Across the Firmament 跃苍穹 All right, I'll stop hiding it. I, Li Yan, don't slay demons and monsters solely to defend the human race. I want to improve too. I'm a young man with ambition! Demons and monsters, come here and let me kill you! Let your wicked lives help me grow! I wield a sword that slays demons and monsters! I wield a palm that turns heaven and earth upside down! I have a heart that upholds the world and brings glory to the human race! 805Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 The Perfect Live-In Son-in-Law 极品赘婿 Su Yun comes from the country's most powerful hidden family, whose wealth rivals that of a nation. His status is noble, and his medical skills are second to none. Because of his family's bizarre rules, he has to serve as a live-in son-in-law to the Liu family for five years. He must also endure every blow and insult without fighting back or talking back before he can return to inherit the family fortune. They call it a test of character. Let’s see how Su Yun rises step by step to the top of his 1.8kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
- 164 Fantasy World: The Eternal First Zombie 玄幻之万古第一僵尸 In every age, from Honghuang to antiquity and the medieval era, the powerful roamed heaven and earth, enduring throughout the myriad realms. Yet the undying Zombie Ancestor fell. The moment a weak creature became a zombie, the secrets of the ages were unlocked, and everything else followed. Heaven and earth, dark and yellow: if you refuse to submit, fight! 7.4kReads8.1Score740Shelves
- 165 Miaojiang Gu Chronicles 2 苗疆蛊事2 "Witchcraft of Miaojiang II", also known as "Witchcraft of Miaojiang: The End of the World", is written by Nan Wu Jia Sha Li Ke Fo. The calamity of witchcraft has persisted for thousands of years, ever since the Western Han dynasty, despite repeated attempts to suppress it. Today, as traditional Chinese culture declines and public awareness grows, only country folk in this vast land of China still talk about it. Many people caught up in the affairs of the world don't even know it exists. Yet wi 6.7kReads9.3Score735Shelves
- 166 I Establish the Five Directions Immortal Court in a Chaotic Age 我在乱世立五方仙庭 The stars descend, demons run rampant, and the world sinks ever deeper into chaos! Zhang Xiaochun is born a natural master of the Dao, heir to the Azure Emperor’s lineage, with a noble destiny! But right after he’s born, he encounters an evil cultivator who loves eating babies. At the critical moment, an old grandpa sacrifices himself to save him, hiding him deep in the mountains for twenty years! “Now that my cultivation is complete, it’s time to leave the mountains and end this chaotic age!” Z —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 I'm in the Mahayana Realm, and This Year I'm a College Freshman 人在大乘期，今年上大一 I’m invincible in this world. Why bother playing in the mud if I’m not going to slay immortals and saints? Jiang Fan transmigrated to another world, endured a hundred cycles of refinement, and was reborn a hundred times. At last, he gripped the sword in his hand and fought his way to the heavenly realm! During the final battle with the empress of the heavenly realm, space and time twisted, and Jiang Fan returned to his original world. He had cultivated for a thousand years in another world, but 3.5kReads7.9Score248Shelves
- 168 The Heavenly Coffin Comes to Town: Living Must Keep Away 天棺出巡，活人回避 The year Jiangnan suffered a terrible drought, a coffin was dredged up from the river. From that day on, torrential winds and rain battered the region for a month. Floodwaters surged, swallowing countless towns and cities. I was ten that year. More than a dozen red Hongqi cars with Beijing plates, along with rows of luxury cars, arrived in our little town. I don’t know how many important people knelt outside my home, begging my grandfather to stop the floods... [Folk customs, feng shui. A coffin 8.6kReads8.8Score792Shelves
- 169 The Hall of Heavenly Kings 天王神殿 He is the God of War of Huaxia, with four great generals under his command and hundreds of thousands of troops! Betrayed by his brothers, he was thrown into a jungle prison! When he learned that his family had been murdered, he flew into a rage, unleashing a storm of bloodshed and flattening the entire prison! At the wedding of his good friend and former fiancée, he sent 999 funeral wreaths! 21.3kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
- 170 The Extraordinary Mountain Doctor 极品山医 [Medicine + comeback + revenge + invincibility + revitalizing the countryside] Lin Feng, a simple-minded young man from a mountain village, is gravely injured while trying to protect his sister-in-law from local thugs. By chance, he awakens an ancient mountain-healer inheritance left by his ancestors and learns peerless acupuncture and medicinal techniques. His life takes a complete turn: benefactors appear one after another, and his connections reach far and wide. He reclaims the old homestead 7.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 171 After Becoming a Minor Demon Cultist, I Clung to the Saintess 穿成魔教小喽啰后，我抱住了圣女的大腿 After Becoming a Lowly Minion in the Demon Cult, I Clung to the Holy Maiden 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 A Sweet Romantic Encounter 甜蜜奇遇记 [Adorable child + devoted couple, 1v1 + whirlwind marriage + love after marriage + play the pig to eat the tiger + hidden identity] Gu Jinlan was the Ye family's fake heiress, raised by them for nineteen years. She was forced to marry the real heiress's place, to a dying man she had never even met. She thought she was destined for a miserable life as an orphan, but instead she changed her surname and made it on her own. Shi Ye was one of Haicheng's most powerful men. Rumor had it he was ruthless 22kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
- 173 Ye Fan, the Live-In Son-in-Law 上门女婿叶凡 Ye Fan, an ordinary dockworker, marries into the Tang family as a live-in son-in-law. Little does he know that his fiancée's family looks down on him, especially his fiancée, Tang Ruxue, who often insults and beats him. During the Qingming Festival, when he returns home to pay respects to his ancestors, his parents give him a jade pendant wrapped in a piece of rag and a book with blank pages. They tell him that a middle-aged Taoist left them when Ye Fan was born, instructing them to hand them ov 15.4kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 174 Peerless Dragon 绝世强龙 The God of War returns to find his daughter abused and his beloved imprisoned. Enraged, he shakes the world, and powerful figures from every faction rush over and kneel, shouting, “Greetings, Young Master!” 2kReads9.2Score631Shelves
- 175 Dragon Overlord 龙枭 Synopsis: [Invincible wish fulfillment + ruthless and decisive + passionate and cunning + showing off and face-slapping] I am the heir of Xiliang, wielding an invincible sword, blazing a trail through the world. If gods stand in my way, I'll kill the gods. If Buddhas block my path, I'll slay the Buddhas. No one can stop my quest for revenge! Don't act tough in front of me. My father is the Prince of Xiliang! Don't try to show off to me. Who wouldn't be intimidated by the heir's title? Don't swag 11kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 176 Divine Emperor of the Nine Heavens 九霄玄天神帝 [The male lead awakens to cultivation after being betrayed by his girlfriend + ascends from the mortal realm to the celestial realm + the divine realm + play the pig to eat the tiger + face-slapping twists + multiple heroines] Ling Xiao was just a college student. His first love, Ye Muqing, mysteriously vanished during his freshman year... After failing to find her, he met Su Yao, who entered his life as his new girlfriend. But just before graduation, she betrayed him... The path of cultivation 828Reads5.6Score102Shelves
- 177 Divine Emperor Daddy 神帝奶爸 The merciless God Emperor Yun Mo wields the heaven-defying divine artifact, the Mount Yanfu Residence Painting, in the Boundless Realm… One thousand years: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Tribulation Crossing, then ascending to the Boundless Spirit Realm. Two thousand years: Void Refinement, Body Integration, Great Ascension, then ascending to the Boundless Immortal Realm. Three thousand years: True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Dao Ancestor, 5.7kReads8.9Score696Shelves
- 178 Disciple, You’ve Reached the Pinnacle. Go Down the Mountain and Raise Hell 徒儿你已登峰造极，下山豪横去吧 [Urban power fantasy + invincible war god + genius doctor son-in-law + ruthless decisiveness + master descends the mountain] This story is all about one thing: satisfaction! A wildly entertaining power fantasy, distilled from a humorous style and a plot full of twists and turns: He’s so talented even his master fears him, and has tried every trick in the book to send him down the mountain to become a live-in son-in-law. What should he do? Easy. He’ll learn every one of his master’s lifelong secr 204Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Peerless Evil Doctor 绝世邪医 He rescued a beautiful woman, only to suffer retaliation from a rich second-generation heir and be forced to flee to another land for refuge. Five years later, he returned to find that his family had been ruined by the rich heir's revenge, leaving them bankrupt and his father unable to care for himself. Lin Fan was furious… 51.5kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
- 180 From Purple-Robed Zombie to Chief Celestial Master 从紫袍僵尸混成首席天师 321Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 Heavenly King's Hall 天王殿 Three years ago, his best friend buried him alive. Three years later, he returned in perfect health! As luck would have it, he showed up just in time for his best friend and ex-girlfriend's wedding. He smiled faintly. “Long time no see. How about I give you this coffin as a wedding present?” 5.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
- 182 The Nation-Guarding Divine Son-in-Law 镇国神婿 The original novel behind the short drama The Godly Son-in-Law Who Defends the Nation. Chu Chen, young master of China’s foremost family and heir to the world’s greatest school of esoteric arts, accidentally seals away two of his souls and five of his spiritual essences on his way down the mountain after completing his studies. He spends the next five years as a foolish live-in son-in-law. 20.4kReads9.2Score2kShelves
- 183 Asura Sword 修罗剑 A man carries a giant sword on his back, a monkey fights across the wilderness, and a bird spreads its wings to blot out the sky. So what if I become a demon? So what if I become a Buddha? I follow my own path. Why should I fear the world’s judgment of right and wrong? With a dragon sparrow beneath my feet, I soar through the heavens. With a giant sword in hand, I battle across the world. I fly into a rage for the woman I love, and my sword leaves the streets stained with blood. Commanding wind 3.5kReads8.6Score356Shelves
- 184 Son-in-Law's Revenge: The Qilin Possesses Me, and Now I'm Invincible! 赘婿复仇，麒麟上身，我无敌了！ [No Cultivation, Invincible from Start to Finish + Senior Sister Romance + Explosive, Satisfying Read] Three years ago, the live-in son-in-law Ye Chen went mountain climbing with his wife, Shen Aoxue, only for her to push him off a cliff. No one knew whether he was alive or dead. Three years later, Shen Aoxue had become a CEO worth tens of billions. On the very day she remarried, Ye Chen made a powerful return! 22.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
- 185 Reborn: I'm Invincible, Do as You Please 重生：我无敌，你随意 [Urban Cultivation + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless + No Over-the-Top Drama + One Female Lead] Across the vast world, the Xuantian Divine Emperor returns, possessing power that defies the heavens and makes him invincible in this age. Jiangcheng, Huaxia: a legend descends. “No matter what schemes or tricks you use, I’ll crush them all.” The Xuantian Divine Emperor has returned, and from now on he will look down upon heaven and earth: “I’m invincible below the immortals, and I’m invincible abo 26.2kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves
- 186 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人修仙之仙途 “Roots reaching ten inches, transforming mortals into immortals. Build a foundation with the Five Elements, and form a Golden Core aligned with the Heavenly Dao!” Li An was born into an ordinary rural family. After an unexpected calamity struck his village, he was set on the path of cultivating immortality. 280Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Transmigrated to the Ancient World to Hunt the Heavenly Wolf: Modern Weapons Hold the Frontier 穿越古代猎天狼：热武空间镇边关 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Hunt the Heavenly Wolf: A Modern Weapons Space Guards the Frontier 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 My Stunning CEO Fiancée 我的绝色总裁未婚妻 A mysterious master slips into the city, where he becomes engaged to a beautiful, icy CEO, only to be rejected. Poor Shen Lang has no choice but to go out and look for food. Unexpectedly, one beautiful woman after another comes his way, and Shen Lang is swept into a whirlpool of romantic entanglements. Of course, his main goal is still to win over the icy CEO. 14kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
- 189 The Phoenix Man's Besieged City 凤凰男的围城 The Phoenix Man's Siege 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Certain Death from the Start: I Become a God Through Dual Cultivation with the System 开局必死：我靠系统双修成神 [Multiple heroines + System + thrillingly satisfying] Jiang Ping, a transmigrator, accidentally transmigrated into the body of a dying man. Soon afterward, the System arrived too. With the System’s help, he defied fate and sparked a series of romances with one beautiful heroine after another. But a towering tree catches the wind. As his strength continued to grow, trouble kept coming his way. He had no choice but to grow ever stronger. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to protect all the beaut 25.7kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves
- 191 The Gold List Revealed: From the Start, I Pull Ten Emperors Into a Group Chat 金榜曝光：开局拉十大皇帝入群 (Chat group + Top Ten Ranking + Parallel Timelines Converge + Lighthearted) Su Chen creates a history chat group and puts together a ranking of the Ten Greatest Emperors. To his surprise, the ranking appears simultaneously in the parallel worlds of Qin, Han, the Three Kingdoms, Tang, Song, and Ming. The golden ranking descends, instantly sparking heated discussion among emperors and ministers throughout the ages! Zhu Yuanzhang: “What? A ranking of the Ten Greatest Emperors?” Li Shimin: “Ahem.” L 1.4kReads8.8Score108Shelves
- 192 The County Magistrate Who Taught the Emperor 帝师县令 In a world torn apart by war, Zhao Kang transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank county magistrate in the Qian Kingdom. With no grand ambitions, he has no desire to vie for supremacy. He just wants to live off the land, do as he pleases, and rule his patch as a local tyrant. 480Reads9.1Score158Shelves
- 193 My Brother-in-Law 上门姐夫 Chu Tianshu is a master of both medicine and martial arts. He commands a global network of power and is revered as the Godfather. After being ambushed and losing his memory, he ends up on the streets and becomes a live-in son-in-law, enduring humiliation and mockery. When his memories suddenly return, watch as he turns the tables, wins his beautiful wife's heart, and makes his way back to the pinnacle of the world with her by his side! 10kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 194 A Cry of “Daddy, Save Me!” Brings Me Out of Seclusion After a Thousand Years of Cultivation 一声爸爸救我，我修仙千年出关了 [Doting Dad + Urban Cultivation + One Heroine] He has lived for more than five thousand years, witnessed five thousand years of Chinese history, and accumulated countless mysterious stories and legendary tales! An accident leaves him with an adorable little daughter. His heart had long been still as water, but when he sees her innocent, radiant smile, something stirs within him. From then on, he’s happy to be wrapped around his daughter’s little finger! He thought his child’s mother was simply a 3.6kReads8.6Score340Shelves
- 195 The Great Dad-Pitting Emperor: My Strength Comes from My Rebellious Son! 拼爹大帝，我之强全靠逆子拼爹！ “Disciple, is that really your father?” “Yes, Master. Why?” “From now on, don't call me Master. I'll call you Young Master, and you can call me Master. We'll each use our own titles.” “See that arrogant man up there?” “Yeah, I see him.” “Go give him a big slap, then tell him who your father is!” “Ding! The Host's son has provoked a powerful enemy. In keeping with the principles of a loving father and filial son, and fatherly love above all, the Host's cultivation realm will be unconditional 5.5kReads8.3Score569Shelves
- 196 I Became the Immortal World's Richest Man by Selling Talismans at a Stall 靠摆摊卖符混成仙界首富 I Became the Richest Man in the Immortal Realm by Selling Charms at a Street Stall 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The Supreme Martial God Art 太上武神诀 A genius young man is tricked by his fiancée into losing his dantian, leaving him crippled. Then fortune falls from the sky: he obtains a mysterious golden core and inherits the cultivation art of an ancient Martial God, the Supreme Martial God Art. He walks the path of martial arts and defies the heavens! He builds the Nine Heavens, treads across mountains and rivers. Across the Myriad Worlds, I alone am supreme. 13.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
- 198 A Country Doctor in the Spring Breeze 春风十里小乡医 While in college, Wang Xiaojun was cheated on by his girlfriend. She teamed up with her new lover and injured Wang Xiaojun's eye. After returning to his village, Wang Xiaojun inherited the legacy of the Immortal Maiden Xuansu. From then on, he changed his fate, took revenge on his enemies, and led the whole village to wealth. He went on to live a remarkable and legendary life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 I'm Back After Cultivating Immortality 老子修仙回来了 Lin Chen, the strongest Immortal Venerable in the Immortal Realm, is renowned across the four corners of the world! But one day, when he wakes up, he discovers that he's returned to his youth. “I'm finally reborn.” He grins. From this moment on, the world will change because of him... 1.1kReads8.2Score151Shelves
- 200 The Peerless King of Medicine 盖世医王 When he opened his eyes, Su Ran, the Immortal Emperor, had been reborn on the day before his engagement was called off! In his previous life, he endured endless humiliation, and the woman he loved died unjustly, her heart broken. In this life, he vowed to protect everyone around him as the Immortal Emperor! 7.4kReads8.9Score783Shelves
