Novels like The Dao Ancestor
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Dao Ancestor, best match first.
- 1 Legend of the Return to the Void 归虚传 At the dawn of endless ages, all living things embarked on the path of cultivation, and a glorious era began. All things vied for supremacy, seeking to become kings and revered sovereigns. When calamity transforms heaven and earth and annihilation consumes all life, will all things in the world wither away, or will they be reborn in a cycle of renewal? 678Reads5.5Score10114d adds
- 2 God-Burying Tower 葬神塔 [Traditional fantasy + decisive and ruthless action + thrilling and exhilarating + read by a million fans!] Jiang Ruochen, a seasoned explorer, ventured deep into an underground ruin, only to be transported to another world by a mysterious ancient tower. There, he became a useless prince of the Zhen Nan Dynasty, born weak and unable to awaken a martial soul mark. At his tenth awakening ceremony, Jiang Ruochen finally awakened a martial soul, but it was a worthless mudfish, earning him mockery an 14.1kReads8.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 3 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 478Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 4 A Hellish Start: What Kind of Good Person Trains Their Body at Six? 地狱开局，谁家好人六岁炼体 The ages turn in endless cycles, and rifts crisscross the heavens. The sky stretches high, the earth lies vast, and the worlds are boundless. Some wield their swords to cleave the river of time. Some kindle a flame with their blood. Others follow the paths of the ages, seeking to turn fate around. From different times and places, they collide at the crossroads and shatter the chains of destiny. In this game of chess spanning eternity, who will claim the final victory? This is the story of a grou 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Profound God of the Firmament 天穹玄神 [Smart protagonist + Decisive and ruthless + Sword cultivation + Contest among prodigies + Unyielding and passionate + Evolving physique] The ancient war among the gods shattered the laws of the world! After endless ages, the wheels of fate quietly turn once more. The Sacred Body, Emperor Body, and Divine Body return to the mortal world. In the realm of radiant light, the Moon Empress shakes the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! In the world shrouded in darkness, the Calamity-Heaven Demon Emperor sch 5.7kReads8.7Score47514d adds
- 6 The Ordeal of Captivity 囚生劫 [Traditional fantasy + slow burn + no System + decisive violence + expansive worldbuilding] A mysterious token, an assassins' organization that vanished, and an assassin struck by a deadly poison. From then on, his only path is to fight for his life... During an assassination mission, Song Ye unexpectedly comes across a mysterious token. Following its guidance, he encounters one cultivation art and fortuitous opportunity after another. He thinks these are bles 979Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Martial God Storm 武神风暴 A boundless continent, vast seas, forbidden lands where life cannot survive, wicked forests, and endless primeval mountains. The world gave rise to ten golden ancient clans, alongside countless sacred lands and empires. They looked down upon all living beings and trampled everything beneath them. One thought could change the color of heaven and earth; one whim could spill blood across the sky. Here, billions of living beings revered martial strength, and empires prospered through the power of th 748Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 8 The Divine Dragon-Phoenix Emperor 龙凰神帝 The tenth son of the mainland’s top tycoon family, the Long family, was unable to awaken his bloodline and had no choice but to marry into a small family as a live-in son-in-law. After enduring humiliation for three years, he finally awakened an unparalleled bloodline: the Ancient Dragon-Phoenix Battle Physique. From then on, he looked down on all rivals, fighting alone against the four seas and eight wastelands, and forced everyone who had once bullied and harmed him to kneel at his feet. Surro 3.7kReads8.9Score46914d adds
- 9 The Undying Divine Heart 不灭神心 At the end of the ancient era, the Supreme Ones perished and the Great Dao shattered! A divine heart pierced the firmament and disappeared into the boundless world. Countless ages later, Jiang Chen, an outer disciple assigned menial duties at Youyun Sect, accidentally awakens the divine heart within him. His talent and strength skyrocket! 3.2kReads8.9Score36714d adds
- 10 The Six Realms: Investiture of the Gods 六界封神 In ancient times, the Six Realms were in chaos. During a struggle for possession of the divine realm's greatest treasure, the Investiture of the Gods, it was shattered into six pieces. From then on, the gods were no longer appointed. Ye Chen is an ordinary young cultivator. When he obtains the ancient divine artifact, the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram, he defies fate and changes the world, triumphing at every turn as he rises ever higher. He climbs from adversity, seizes one opportunity after ano 735Reads8.5Score9414d adds
- 11 The Words of the One Who Buries the Heavens 葬天者说 The myriad races across the heavens face calamity once more. The Heavenly Dao collapses, and another world invades. Across two realms, three skies, and four seas, who can turn the tide? A transmigrator is reborn in this world, and everything begins here. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Lay Low for Sixteen Years, Then Strike and Become Invincible! 苟了十六年，出手就无敌！ [A veteran traditional fantasy author with tens of millions of words to his name. Swordsmanship, decisive killing, invincible hero, multiple female leads.] Lin Chen is a powerful Great Emperor who has reincarnated nine times. To break through his limits, he ventures onto the Ancient Chaos Road, unaware that it is a deadly trap laid long ago. At the end of the road, the Eye of the Deity contains the rules of heaven and earth. It shatters his nine lifetimes of Daoist bodies and their inheritances, 24.5kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 13 Devouring God King 吞噬神王 [Swordsmanship] + [Sabre Arts] + [Devouring All Daos] + [Rivalry Among Prodigies] + [Ruthless and Decisive] + [No System] The down-and-out youth Lin Chen unexpectedly awakens a Devouring Martial Soul and rises against the heavens. From then on, he cultivates both the sword and the sabre, slaying gods who stand in his way and Buddhas who block his path as he embarks on a martial path that pits him against prodigies from countless domains. 22.3kReads8.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 14 Lord of the Great Tribulation 大千劫主 The heavens have nine layers, each one eighty thousand miles high. Beneath the heavens, divine dynasties stand tall, sacred lands vie for supremacy, and the Great Dao is contested! As yin and yang fall into chaos and time and space turn in cycles, Gu Que is summoned as the founding ancestor of a sect. He survives the three tribulations of godhood and the five declines of heaven and man, attaining immortality! Immortality! The supreme path! He walks across the heavens, and with a single though 1.7kReads8.1Score15114d adds
- 15 The Heaven-Devouring Emperor 吞天帝尊 Young Lin Xiao is framed by his fellow disciples, has his dantian crippled, and is cast out of the sect. Just then, the Spirit Emperor tries to possess him. Lin Xiao refuses to submit and turns the tables, devouring the Emperor and gaining his memories. From then on, he soars to greatness! He destroys the Heaven Sect, tramples the Firmament, and lives wild and proud! He refines spirit pills and forges divine weapons, nothing is beyond his reach! As the world is thrown into turmoil, watch a peerl 5.1kReads8.7Score63514d adds
- 16 The Mortal World Obscures the Heavens 凡尘遮天 [Traditional Fantasy] [Slow Start, Strong Finish] [Gets More and More Satisfying] [No System] [One Female Lead] Climb the road to heaven, tread the song’s path, and cover the sky with a snap of your fingers. The human race need not cultivate immortality. Cheng Yunfan would use a human body as a seed and defy the Great Dao, cutting it down in reverse. The young man will eventually set foot on the road to heaven. This blurb doesn’t do it justice. Swipe left to go straight to the story. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Eternal Divine Lotus 万古神莲 [Traditional fantasy] The Infernal Fire Red Lotus, Purifying White Lotus, World-Destroying Black Lotus, Reincarnation Purple Lotus, Merit Golden Lotus, and Primordial Green Lotus: these six divine lotuses form the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus within Ye Yunfan’s soul. The world is a chessboard, and the Profound Ancestor, the Longevity Ancestor, and the Lotus Ancestor are all players. Heaven is the one who laid the board. Watch as Ye Yunfan cultivates the Nine Eternal Heavenly Dao, refining the powe 15.1kReads8.3Score2k14d adds
- 18 The Great Dao of Decay 残蚀大道 The moment this book came out, the entire fantasy genre was moved to tears? This is traditional fantasy for a new era, the kind of novel the next generation should be reading! All things are governed by fate, and success and failure alike are now dust. Today, let us ride the rising wind and seize the moment to become dragons and stir up the world! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Supreme Sage of Heaven and Earth 天地至圣 In a world where might makes right, those born with spiritual roots are hailed as innate powerhouses! He was once the target of everyone's ridicule, the famous good-for-nothing of his clan. For seven years, Wu Hui endured in silence and suffered countless humiliations, only to awaken a heaven-defying physique! He unlocked the Five Elements Pearl and gained spiritual roots of all five elements! Command the five elements! Unite yin and yang! Master heaven and earth! Become the supreme sage of the 5.1kReads8.0Score58914d adds
- 20 Against the Heavens 武逆 On the Tianwu Continent, the strong rule. Feng Hao, the eldest young master of the Feng family, was born with a Void Martial body, yet everyone considered him a good-for-nothing at cultivation. He suffered humiliation at every turn! By a twist of fate, Feng Hao obtained a mysterious ancient ring and turned his life around! He tempers his body with exotic crystals, takes the Qilin as his arms, the Vermilion Bird as his wings, the Black Tortoise as his body, the Azure Dragon as his legs, and the W 2.4kReads8.2Score28814d adds
- 21 Divine Emperor of the Nine Realms 九界神帝 There’s nothing one punch can’t solve. And if there is, then two punches will do the trick... Many years later, people divided geniuses into two kinds: ordinary geniuses, and Ye Xiu... 12.2kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 22 The Calamity Furnace 劫炉 Across the Nine Regions, all living things must “borrow power from Heaven” to cultivate. Every time someone breaks through a major cultivation realm, they sign another “tribulation debt” with the Heavenly Dao. When the debt comes due, a heavenly tribulation descends: survive it, and the debt is cleared and the realm secured; fail, and both body and spirit are destroyed, with no chance of reincarnation. That is why cultivators fear tribulations more than powerful enemies. Only one in a hundred su 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Heavenly Creation Heaven-Swallowing Art 造化吞天诀 [A must-read fantasy recommended by Tomato Novel, a sprawling epic, thrilling action, and millions of devoted readers] As a youth, Qin Futian fought for his family at Luofeng Mountain, only to have his dantian shattered. He never expected his clan to turn against him, or his fiancée to betray him when he hit rock bottom. Little did they know, the soul of a God Emperor was awakening within him! Everything he lost, he would reclaim bit by bit, and every humiliation inflicted upon him would one day 30kReads8.8Score3k14d adds
- 24 Martial Dao Supreme 武道至尊 As long as a breath remains, hope never dies. Wang Chen, born with the Divine Martial bloodline, shoulders a heavy burden and sets out on the path of martial cultivation, carrying his family's hatred and his own dreams. He hunts down his enemies, seeks the Martial Dao, and makes his name known throughout the world. Leading his family and its declining sect, he begins his journey and faces one challenge after another. The road to the summit is unimaginably difficult, and endless slaughter spreads 8kReads8.3Score87514d adds
- 25 War God of the World 武神天下 The author has completed two novels of over ten million characters, “Spirit Warrior of Another World” and “Cultivator in Another World.” Read with confidence. A young man from a remote border town begins by cultivating a mysterious technique carved into an ancient stone stele. From there, he charges ahead at breakneck speed, forging a world of his own… 19.9kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 26 Soul-Reaping Martial Emperor 镇魂武帝 He rises amid silence and returns amid destruction... The young man leaves the Great Wilderness and slays every enemy beneath heaven. The road to the Dao is strewn with bones. I trample the heroes and claim the throne! In this world, I alone stand supreme! 1kReads7.1Score10214d adds
- 27 A Mixed Spiritual Root from the Start 开局杂灵根 Qin Tian was tested at fifteen and found to have a worthless spirit root, becoming synonymous with uselessness. At eighteen, he faced mockery from his family and betrayal by his fiancee. His romantic rival even destroyed his spirit root completely, turning him into an ordinary person. After plunging into the abyss for four months, he returned and embarked on the path of cultivation. [Traditional fantasy + no System + no transmigration + the blurb can't do it justice, read the story] 32kReads8.7Score4.9k14d adds
- 28 EN The Prodigies War 天骄战纪 An abandoned baby raised in the prisons of a mining town unlocks the treasured Heaven-Reaching Secret Realm and defies fate to embark on a path to the heavens! He was born into the Lin clan of the Forbidden City in the Ziyao Empire. At birth, Yun Qingbai stole his source spirit vein and abandoned him in the wilderness. Later, he masters spirit patterns, comprehends the wisdom of the ages, slaughters demons and gods, and bursts onto the scene to write a legend unlike any in history! 236Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 29 Chaos God King 混沌神王 The Eternal Heavenly Stele connects to the primordial source of chaos and bears the countless peerless arts of the Myriad Worlds. The young Qin Ming loses his father, sees his clan destroyed, is betrayed, and has his heart pierced. At the brink of death, he awakens the Eternal Heavenly Stele, connects with chaos, forges an unrivaled Chaotic Divine Body, and cultivates the myriad arts inscribed on the stele! From then on, with nothing but his fists, he takes on the world and contends with the gen 3.1kReads8.6Score29514d adds
- 30 Heavenly Martial God Emperor 天武神帝 Yun Feiyang was a peerless prodigy of his generation. When he protected his fiancée in a secret realm, he lost all his cultivation and became a cripple. He was later expelled from the Tianyang Sect and cast out as a discarded disciple. But the young man's spirit burned bright. Armed with nothing but a three-foot sword, he would fight his way across the world. 133.6kReads8.6Score18.6k14d adds
- 31 Lord of Hidden Scales 隐鳞之主 [Not a power fantasy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines, not for everyone + no System] Who says an ant can't shake the heavens? I will let these three thousand lightning tribulations burn my broken body, and let the flames of the Nine Hells temper my demonic heart! When I finally trample the heavens beneath my feet, you will understand what true destiny is! A naive young man from a run-down market in the north willingly disappears into the darkness to protect himself, struggling to survi 7Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 32 The Eternal Martial Emperor 万古武帝 A hundred years ago, amid a world-shaking war between gods and demons, he was betrayed by his beloved and his sworn brother. His body was reduced to ashes, and his soul sealed away for a century. A hundred years later, he returns to life in another’s body, settling scores with his enemies in a blaze of glory before ascending to the peak once more! Across the eight wildernesses and six directions, I rule over all. Beneath the nine heavens and above the ten lands, who can rival me? I slay gods and 5.1kReads7.9Score51414d adds
- 33 Primordial Chaos Overlord Body Art 鸿蒙霸体诀 [Decisive and ruthless, always repays a grudge, heaven-defying divine artifact, supreme legacy] Lin Xuan, an outcast of his sect, stumbles upon the Hongmeng Emperor Scripture! The scripture contains all things: the supreme art, the Hongmeng Tyrant Body Art; a furnace of heaven and earth that incinerates all creation; a battle-domain illusion that compresses space and time; the supreme swordmaster who holds down the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; an alluring and wicked ancient Demon Ancestor; primo 1.5kReads8.4Score21514d adds
- 34 The Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor 鸿蒙天帝 A hundred thousand years ago, humanity reached its peak on the Immortal-Demon Continent. There were nine great holy lands, each in control of one of the nine inheritance tomes. Then a sudden cataclysm struck the continent with devastating force. The heavens collapsed, the earth split apart, and countless lives were lost. Humanity suffered the greatest losses: seven holy lands were destroyed, their legacies lost, and only two of the nine heavenly tomes survived. The young Ling Feng emerged like a 37.7kReads8.5Score4.9k14d adds
- 35 World-Destroying Martial Cultivator 灭世武修 A single shackle binds countless star realms. A single heart rises and falls with the break of dawn. Across countless planes and continents, sects stand everywhere. Those at the pinnacle can laugh at the heavens and look down upon the earth. He was born with a divine physique, yet inherited a legacy capable of destroying the world. Will he sink into slaughter, or take the path to the summit? See what choice Wu Heng makes. 6.2kReads8.3Score60414d adds
- 36 The Vast Sky Ten Feet Above 十尺苍天 Not many people have rated this, so the score is low. Don’t let the rating fool you! [Bearing the inheritances of countless great powers, I shall establish a sect and its legacy, protecting the heavens, humanity, and all races!] The Martial Aperture roams heaven and earth; divine illumination brings transcendence; twin transformations awaken the spirit and reveal life and death; creation returns to emptiness, where the Dao is no longer seen. Mortals have three realms, immortals nine. These twelv 163Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 37 Hongmeng Overlord 鸿蒙主宰 “Beg me. Beg me, and I’ll give it back!” Yun Hu crushed the only hope Qin Yu had of cultivating right before his eyes. That was the last time Qin Yu ever bowed his head. That night, his parents sealed themselves away in the heavens, the Dragon Martial Guards’ blood stained the sky, and the Prince of the Side-by-Side’s mansion stood empty. His father left him only one sentence: “From the day you begin cultivating, you’ll have to face the pursuit of cultivators across the world!” After ten ye 1.9kReads7.2Score17014d adds
- 38 The Undying Overlord Technique 不灭霸体诀 A lowly young man unexpectedly awakens memories of his past life. He cultivates the Indestructible Overlord Body Art and gains the ability to awaken bloodlines after birth. Others can awaken only one bloodline in their lifetime, but he can awaken ten, a hundred, and even fuse them at will, ultimately forging an indestructible Overlord Body! I forge an Overlord Body from a mortal frame, shielding the heavens with one hand as I suppress the world! The Nine Extremes Sacred Body? The Desolate Heaven 14.7kReads8.5Score2.1k14d adds
- 39 God-Eater Tower 噬神塔 [The short drama Tower of God-Eating is available on Hongguo] I have a tower that devours every god in the world. The young Qin Yi is framed, his Heavenly Meridian ripped out, and treated with contempt by everyone. Fortunately, he obtains an unparalleled divine tower, awakens the ancient bloodline that devours gods, reforges his divine meridians, tempers the Supreme Laws, and cultivates the ultimate Great Dao. Watch as he rises from obscurity, subdues heaven and earth, tramples across the Ten De 44.8kReads9.0Score3.7k14d adds
- 40 The Immortal Venerable of the Desolate Emperor 帝荒仙尊 Chaos gives birth to all things, Yin and Yang fall into disorder. After a million years of planning and preparation, the time has come to reach the summit of the Infinite Dao! The demonic calamity is at hand. A young man possesses the Infinite Dao Body, inherits the primordial legacy, commands countless divine abilities, tempers an unrivaled Dao Body, battles the prodigies of ten thousand races, and ascends to the peak of the Great Dao. 23.6kReads8.3Score2.1k14d adds
- 41 Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords 万剑天尊 A human body forged by Pangu, a body of ten thousand swords! Supreme of the sword dao, one sword splits the heavens! A young Asura King who emerged from a blood-soaked arena cultivates the body of ten thousand swords and opens the Gates of Heaven with ten thousand blades, becoming invincible with a single sword! 11.5kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 42 Immortal Martial Sword Sovereign 仙武剑尊 There was once a sword called Heaven-Shocker. Whoever mastered it could become an unparalleled Sword God and rule over all things. A hundred years ago, the Supreme powerhouse Emperor Haotian broke into the Sword Prison to obtain it, only to be betrayed by the woman he loved. He was reborn. A hundred years later, a spoiled young lord named Ling Yun reopened the gates of the Sword Prison, and became invincible. 6.6kReads8.7Score70314d adds
- 43 My Dantian Was Destroyed, but I Awakened the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl! 丹田被毁，觉醒镇天珠！ The martial artist Ning Liang meets a Sword Saint's move with a single punch, and dies without regret! The Sword Saint cleaves a thousand-foot chasm with one slash, its sword energy lingering for ages! The young man fuses with a Heavenly Pearl and masters countless secret arts! One sword sunders heaven and earth; one hand determines the fate of all! He rises amid countless pursuers, standing above them all! The curse of the village... The Sword Tomb Mountain collapses... The Void Palace descends 7.3kReads8.9Score90714d adds
- 44 Primal Chaos Heavenly Body 混沌天体 A good-for-nothing? Unable to cultivate? No! Murong Yu has a rare constitution, the most powerful Chaos Body in all creation! He punches flying swords out of the sky, tramples immortal artifacts underfoot, has a body comparable to divine weapons, and withstands heavenly tribulations without a scratch! Great cultivation sects? Famous prodigies? Dare to provoke this menace, and their entire clans will be wiped out! He strides across the earth, shoulders mountains, and holds up the sky! Watch a goo 7.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 45 Nine Extremes War God 九极战神 Legends of the Innate Dao Body have been passed down across the Ling Tian Continent for ages. Ancient texts record: “Once the Dao Body awakens, none under heaven can stand against it.” A youth born with the Innate Dao Body came from the Eastern Wilderness, dazzling the world with his unrivaled talent and putting countless prodigies to shame. Years later, the Ling Tian Continent would divide geniuses into two kinds: geniuses, and Yun Yi... 15.8kReads8.1Score2k14d adds
- 46 Emperor 帝 Those who absorb qi can live for a hundred years, while those who become immortals live as long as Heaven itself. This... is the path of cultivation! Luo Chen joins the Immortal Heavenly Mountain, awakens an immortal root, and stirs the Supreme Divine Body. From then on, he slays prodigies and defeats monsters, becoming invincible beneath Heaven. Cultivation is divided into the following realms: Qi Attraction, Sea Opening, Unity, Ascending Heaven, Void Insight, Longevity, Lesser Sage, Sage, Grea 5.9kReads7.7Score50114d adds
- 47 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with Stealing Chickens 从偷鸡开始修仙 [Mortal cultivation, no System] This is a world of cultivators, where all cultivation techniques are based on spiritual energy. By a twist of fate, Xie Fan, a lonely young man, comes into possession of a bronze figurine capable of cultivating true qi. From then on, he embarks on a path to immortality unlike anyone else's. He meets a lovely woman, learns extraordinary techniques, suffers betrayal, and braves perilous dangers. He saves his beloved, explores secret realms, ventures through the Cent 508Reads7.6Score10414d adds
- 48 Thunder Martial 雷武 The young Zi Chen gave his life to see his brother’s true nature. By chance, he encountered the origin of thunder and was reborn, obtaining a body-tempering art and setting out on the path to becoming a powerhouse. Lightning tempers the Saint Body, while creation forges the path to heaven! With an unyielding heart, he will ascend to the peak of Thunder Martial Dao! 2.1kReads8.3Score14214d adds
- 49 Dual Cultivating with the Empress Awakened My Supreme Imperial Bloodline 和女帝双修，我觉醒无上帝血 Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless + no System + invincible + swordsmanship + the universe's strongest bloodline Billions of years ago, the Lord of the Hongmeng Universe entered the cycle of reincarnation and lived another life, all to cultivate the universe's strongest Imperial Bloodline to its peak and face countless powerful enemies from beyond the domain. Billions of years later, the young Ye Fan is born into humble circumstances. After a fateful encounter with two immor 1.3kReads8.9Score14214d adds
- 50 The Nine-Colored Nascent Soul 九色元婴 In the frozen wasteland, an ice coffin appeared, and a young man sealed inside for ten thousand years awoke. He had no idea who he was and remembered nothing else, save for a cultivation technique: the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul! Who sealed him away? Who were his enemies, and who were his friends? Why was he cultivating a cultivation technique in this world of body refinement and profound cultivation? With only a sword at his side, he began sweeping across the continent in search of his lost memo 6.3kReads8.2Score83814d adds
