Novels like The Dao Ancestor
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- 101 Peerless Sword Soul 绝世剑魂 Ye Fei obtains an Undying Sword Soul and battles across the nine heavens and ten lands. With a single sword in hand, he slaughters billions of gods and demons. In a fit of fury, he cleaves the boundless galaxy for the woman he loves. For his brothers, he is willing to risk death and stand against the world. The Sword Emperor has lain dormant for countless ages, all for this day. His sword intent will endure forever, and his fame will last for eternity. 12.5kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 102 The Chaos Creation Tribulation 混沌创世劫 Leaping from the Sacred Flame Altar, his body was burned to ashes, while his soul was pulled by an inexplicable force and reborn in another life... Yet time and space fell into disarray. The timelines before and after his rebirth became intertwined, leaving gaps and fractures... Here you'll find a passionate story, lively and witty characters, and tearjerking moments that will strike a chord with you... 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 My Physique Is Just a Little Stronger Than a Genius's 我的体魄，比天才强大亿点点 [Traditional fantasy + imperial son-in-law + slaying gods + father-son conflict + unrivaled through the ages] Lin Yun is treated like an object by his biased father, who favors his legitimate son, and sent to the Great Wilderness to become a live-in son-in-law. He suffers endless humiliation and contempt! Little do they know, Lin Yun possesses a fragment of the Heavenly Dao Scroll. When the winds rise, he transforms into a true dragon! From then on, he cultivates the Dragon-Elephant Golden Bo 7.3kReads8.7Score67114d adds
- 104 The Eternal Evil Emperor 万古邪帝 He died because of the Emperor’s Scripture, and lived because of the Emperor’s Scripture… A reborn alchemy genius, burdened by a blood feud, cultivates the ancient scripture of the Great Emperor and sets out on the path of revenge. He pushes forward through adversity and survives against all odds, ultimately becoming a peerless War Emperor who looks down upon the ages and rules the universe in every direction! He buries his desire for revenge deep within and cultivates power that defies the heav 6.1kReads8.7Score87014d adds
- 105 Spiritual and Martial Conqueror 异世灵武天下 After transmigrating, he becomes the dead young master's good-for-nothing body and meets the mysterious elder Uncle Nan. For family, for the women he loves, and for the people dearest to him, Lu Shaoyou rises step by step from a good-for-nothing to a powerful expert. The road to power is covered in thorns, but nothing can stop a heart set on becoming strong. He sleeps with beauties in his arms and wakes with the fate of the world in his hands. They say that reaching the pinnacle of the Martial D 25.5kReads8.7Score3k14d adds
- 106 Heaven-Defying Emperor 逆天帝皇 Qin Junxie marries into the Su family as a renowned genius, but fate has other plans, and he loses all his cultivation. Ten years later, he awakens in a single moment and embarks on a path of defying the heavens and slaying his foes. 16.5kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 107 Primordial Demon God 太古魔神 The Ten Great Primordial Fiends each possess terrifying power capable of overturning the heavens! Young Su Haotian reverses his bloodline and awakens the Nine-Leaf Demon Lotus. Each petal contains the bloodline of one of the Ten Great Primordial Fiends. With the Undying Phoenix at his side, divine flames burn the sky! Commanding the Devouring Ancestral Dragon, he devours all things under heaven! Riding the Nine Heavens Kunpeng, he soars without end for tens of thousands of miles! Controlling the 6.6kReads8.6Score90714d adds
- 108 Across the Misty Myriad Worlds 缥缈万界 The ages roll on, and the seas change into mulberry fields. After Pangu split the heavens and earth and the primordial age dawned, the primordial world eventually shattered and heaven and earth were overturned. The ancient Heavenly Dao, which had once ruled over all things, collapsed and scattered with them. After endless ages of settling and transformation, the scattered fragments of the Heavenly Dao’s origin finally evolved into the universe’s laws of origin and the countless laws derived fr 282Reads—Score1314d adds
- 109 A Startling Glance, Sword Shadows, and the Road to the End of the World 惊鸿，剑影，往天涯 [Traditional Fantasy + One Female Lead + Swordsmanship + Decisive and Ruthless + Highly Recommended!] The young Mu Fan awakens a Supreme Martial Vein and is hailed as a martial arts prodigy. But after an unexpected turn of events, his Supreme Martial Vein is crippled and all his cultivation is destroyed, leaving him a helpless invalid who suffers endless humiliation. A year later, his Supreme Martial Vein is reborn. Having witnessed the harsh realities of the world, Mu Fan grows stronger through 71.2kReads8.6Score9.4k14d adds
- 110 Proud God of Alchemy 傲世丹神 A good-for-nothing young man receives an unparalleled legacy, gains a heaven-defying divine meridian, learns peerless techniques, and masters extraordinary alchemy. From then on, his path in martial arts is smooth sailing, and he looks down on all under heaven! 4.4kReads8.8Score51614d adds
- 111 Across the Far Side of the Stars 跨越星空彼岸 After Chu Wuyi's mother passed away and his father went missing, a mysterious jade pendant left behind by his father began to glow with a strange light during his fourth year of college. In a dream, Chu Wuyi saw The True Explanation of Time and Space. From then on, he embarked on a journey of cultivation and searching for his father... This world isn't as peaceful as it seems on the surface, and humanity isn't its only inhabitant. Who lit the sparks beyond the starry sky? 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 112 The Heaven Devouring Dragon Emperor 噬天龙帝 Jiang Tian is a gifted young man, yet a problem with his bloodline makes him a laughingstock, subjected to relentless oppression! Just when his life seems at its lowest, fate suddenly takes a turn! With a mysterious treasure his mother left behind, Jiang Tian fuses with the bloodline of the Savage Blood Divine Dragon, rises to power, and crushes every genius in his path! But as he continues to grow stronger, he realizes that the people and events around him are not so simple. Even this world is 8.9kReads8.2Score70614d adds
- 113 Spirit Sword Sovereign 灵剑尊 A powerful expert is ambushed and returns to his youth, becoming the weak, useless young master he once was. He will never spare the enemies who wronged him in his previous life! He will make up for every regret he carried into this life! When his spirit sword cries out, he will reign supreme over the three realms of heaven and earth! Anyone who defies him will die by his sword! 7.3kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 114 Invincible with One Sword 一剑无敌 A Sword Dao Heavenly Emperor proved his way by slaying gods, then entered the cycle of reincarnation and was reborn. In this life, he cultivates ancient arts, forges heaven and earth within his body, breaks the shackles of the world, and shatters a deceitful conspiracy. With an invincible presence, he returns to the supreme peak, making the Heavenly Palace tremble and forcing the gods to prostrate themselves! 17.7kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 115 The Poison Sovereign of Myriad Worlds 万界毒尊 A man must be ruthless to achieve greatness. Rule the world with an iron fist, and all will submit! Since I cultivate the way of poison, I shall poison countless worlds and cut down everyone who dares oppose me! When Xiao Yi opens his eyes again, he discovers that he has become the Fang family’s imprisoned live-in son-in-law, locked away by none other than his new bride herself... 1.1kReads8.5Score16314d adds
- 116 Supreme Divine Soul 神魂至尊 On the Heavenly Armor Continent, strength is everything. The weak are as insignificant as ants, while the strong loom like mountains. The mightiest can split rivers and seas, and cleave mountains and boulders; those with divine powers can even shatter the void and sever the cycle of reincarnation! Zhuo Wen, a medical student, happened upon a jade cauldron and transmigrated into the body of a fallen young master. With the endless pill recipes inside the cauldron, he used his mediocre talent to cl 13kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 117 Chaos Immortal Coffin 混沌仙棺 [Satisfying power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Swordsmanship] Young Mu Feng transmigrates, expecting to lead an unremarkable life. But by a twist of fate, an immortal coffin from the sun transforms into his dantian! “Ever since the immortal coffin became my dantian, killing people has made me stronger!” From then on, the youth, armed with a sword and an immortal coffin, embarks on a path of slaughter strewn with blood and bones. 24.1kReads8.9Score2.8k14d adds
- 118 The Tale of Reincarnation 转生传 [Reincarnation + pocket dimension + cultivation + alchemy + divine beasts + hilarious] The Ancestor Ye of the Danfu Sect has a grandchild! This child fell from the sky, is exceptionally gifted, and is adored by all. The entire sect treats the little one like royalty. The Demon Emperor told Ancestor Ye, “There’s an almighty being behind this child. I keep feeling like a pair of eyes is watching me.” After the little one entered a secret realm for the first time, a life of cheating their way to su 13.3kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 119 The Path to the Venerable of the Spiritglow Heaven 灵耀逆世天尊之路 On the Tianyuan Continent, where strength rules all, Ye Chen of the Ye family was once a prodigy who dazzled everyone. But when his spiritual sea collapsed at the age of ten, he became a good-for-nothing, scorned by all. His family turned their backs on him, and his clansmen constantly humiliated him. Ye Feng went even further, bullying him at every turn. Ye Chen’s fate finally changed when Lingyao Heavenly Venerable emerged from a mysterious ring and taught him the Sacred Tome of Lingyao, helpi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 EN The Greatest Evil God of All Time 万古第一邪神 A thousand years ago, the Chosen One of Heaven's Mandate took his sacred bones, stole his identity, and replaced him. A thousand years later, he had become a titan of the demonic path, only to die in a single day and return to his youth. “In this life, I seek neither fame nor glory. I only want to live freely, settle my grudges, and cut down everyone who has wronged me.” The Taiyin Emperor's Son, Young Master of the Saint-Demon Sect, founder of the Underworld, butcher of purgatory, inheritor of 385Reads8.5Score5514d adds
- 121 The Tribulation-Struck Loose Immortal in Another World 九劫散仙在异界 Shen Xuan was born in the third year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty and studied under Li Chunfeng. At twenty, he entered the world of cultivation, but when he failed to overcome his tribulation, he abandoned his body and became a wandering immortal. After cultivating for a thousand years and enduring nine lightning tribulations, he became a Nine-Tribulation Wandering Immortal. And then, he transmigrated… 4.8kReads7.9Score39314d adds
- 122 Heaven-Defying Supreme 逆天至尊 Once, he shook the myriad divine realms. After countless reincarnations, his entire family was slaughtered! Cursed and burdened by vengeance spanning countless lives, Tan Yun swears he will never sink into despair again. For his beloved and his family, he will climb step by step over the corpses of his enemies and surpass the pinnacle! Defying heaven with slaughter, dominating myriad worlds: I alone am supreme! 1.4kReads8.7Score24014d adds
- 123 Nine Revolutions of the Imperial Lord 九转帝尊 After cultivating the Nine Lives Reincarnation Art, a technique said to be fatal nine times out of ten, Chu Chen finally reaches his ninth life. In this life, he will forge an invincible legend. He is an emperor among the divine, and a supreme among martial artists. Nine Lives Reincarnation Art, Nine-Pattern Rinnegan, Ninefold Great Divine Ability. Across the nine heavens and ten lands, I alone am the Supreme Emperor! 6.7kReads7.9Score76514d adds
- 124 Ultimate Martial Venerable 极限武尊 “Martial artists wield tremendous strength. Qi cultivators are unpredictable. Lu Fan is a practitioner of both martial arts and qi cultivation. I was an ordinary man, but fate had other plans. Yin and yang in my left hand, heaven and earth in my right. Above heaven and below heaven, I alone reign supreme!” 15.8kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 125 I Was a World-Destroying Forbidden Zone, Yet Now I Have to Guard the Nation as a Night Watchman? 我一灭世禁区，竟要做护国更夫？ (No transmigration + no System + investigations + political intrigue + female emperor + ghostly tales) The protagonist, Chen Mu, was beheaded, yet revived from his remains. The nine forbidden zones of annihilation took shape in his dantian. To uncover the truth behind his family's massacre, he lay low for three years and worked as a night watchman for two more. After returning to the imperial capital, he embarked on the path of revenge. First Forbidden Zone: The Blood Sea of the Yellow Springs. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Eternal Emperor 亘古大帝 [A complete epic spanning ten million words, with one heroine, decisive violence, and unstoppable thrills from start to finish] Ten thousand years ago, Lin Yan suppressed the Demon Emperor, only to be betrayed by his brother and saddled with a reputation as a villain for ten thousand years! Now his imperial soul has returned, and his good-for-nothing body has awakened to the power of rebirth! They steal his sacred bones? He'll forge bones that defy heaven! They break off his engagement? He'll ki 6.3kReads8.7Score82114d adds
- 127 Pill Emperor, Martial Emperor 丹皇武帝 A hundred thousand white-clad warriors raise their blades to defend Heaven’s Gate! A million evil spirits carry coffins to wage war on Kunlun! Phoenix coronets and bridal robes, bloodied gowns and withered faces, bone lanterns and bloody candles illuminate the cycle of reincarnation! A thousand years ago, a divine emperor fought his way to supremacy on the battlefield of a hundred clans, founding an eternal divine dynasty and striving for the supreme imperial throne, hoping to establish the Nint 15.3kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 128 The Path of the Spirit 灵途 Are the legendary immortals, gods, demons, and monsters really fictional? Did a glorious civilization once exist on Mars? Can the limits of life really be broken? On humanity’s first journey from Earth to Mars, the lander is destroyed. The pioneers exploring technological civilization narrowly escape death, only to be carried by a colossal Martian statue into the depths of the stars... But this isn’t transmigration. It’s a journey through the cosmos! This is the same universe, but civilization h 1.6kReads7.4Score16514d adds
- 129 Supreme Asura 至尊修罗 Prove the path of love through slaughter, and write the name of the Asura in blood! Corrupt villains rule, and chaos engulfs the age. A steel-hearted young man rises through sheer perseverance. After his father is murdered by a traitor and two hundred thousand brothers-in-arms give their lives with courage, Mu Feng, a battle-hardened youth raised amid the army's bloody campaigns, obtains the Asura Scripture and begins an against-all-odds journey of revenge. Slay the petty and destroy the wicked, 2.7kReads8.8Score34014d adds
- 130 The Great Wilderness’s Illegitimate Son 大荒私生子 Across a hundred thousand miles of wilderness, not a soul can be found for a thousand miles. A young man searching for his mother sets out for the Great Thousand Dao Province. "The Great Thousand Dao Province is full of outstanding people and blessed lands. May I ask, miss, have you seen my mother? Oh, you haven't? Then why are you glaring at me?" At the women's bathhouse, Li Huang got a nosebleed and a beating. 8.6kReads7.6Score72614d adds
- 131 EN Primordial Divine Lord 太古神主 Jiang Chen's fiancée destroys his dantian, stripping him of all his cultivation. But he obtains the Heaven-Devouring Dragon Pearl, which becomes his new dantian, and cultivates the heavens' foremost forbidden art, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Dragon Art. He rises to power, declaring: “Anyone who bullies me, I will kill.” The Heaven-Devouring Demon Dragon fed on the stars of the heavens billions of years ago. It was a forbidden being of the primordial age. With the inheritance of the Heaven-Devouri 21.9kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 132 The Greatest Sword God of All Time 万古第一剑神 Every time my sword is drawn, blood is spilled. Every enemy I kill is reduced to ash. The battle across the myriad heavens shakes the divine path, and the demonic sword in my hand is still wet with blood! I am the greatest swordsman of all time! 14kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
- 133 The Undying Martial Venerable 不灭武尊 A cultivation technique dismissed as worthless, and a cultivation fanatic whom his fellow disciples regarded as a cripple: everything changed completely after he obtained a Yin-Yang jade pendant. With a cultivation speed ten times faster, Gu Fei repeatedly broke through the limits of martial arts. On the Tenglong Continent, where martial arts had fallen into decline and their true mysteries had been lost, see how Gu Fei defies the heavens with his fists, tramples Daoist arts and divine powers be 10.1kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 134 Chaotic Sword God 混沌剑神 He looks down on all heroes and surveys the masses below, becoming an unparalleled, carefree Sword God of his generation! Jian Chen is widely recognized as the greatest martial artist in the pugilist world. His lightning-fast swordsmanship is so masterful that no one can stand against him! But an accident leaves him reborn in another world. He cultivates holy power and sword intent, comprehends entirely new techniques that let him slay enemies from a thousand miles away, and shakes the world as 32kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 135 Peerless Battle Soul 绝世战魂 On the Canglan Continent, the only way to become a martial artist is to awaken one’s own martial soul. Only through a martial soul can one commune with the heavens and earth, absorb spiritual energy, and cultivate. Martial souls come in countless forms and varieties. They are divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, with ten grades in each rank. The higher the rank of a martial soul, the greater one’s cultivation speed, abilities, and potential, and the better one’s chances 2.2kReads8.4Score39514d adds
- 136 The Nine Dragons Return to One Art 九龙归一诀 He gains a treasure of chaos and cultivates the Nine Dragons Returning as One. He cleaves through the sun, moon, and stars, and slays demons from the ages. With Lu Chen's arrival, the winds and clouds stir, and the gods and ghosts of the Myriad Worlds tremble. Drunk in the arms of beautiful women, he brings joy to their faces; with the Three Thousand Great Dao, he saves all living beings. 36.6kReads9.1Score96614d adds
- 137 The Unrivaled Sword Emperor 绝世剑帝 A golden age of martial arts, with geniuses emerging one after another! Lin Yu, a peerless prodigy of his generation, burst onto the scene from the Age of Declining Dharma and swept all before him, undefeated beneath the heavens. His swordsmanship reached the pinnacle, making him a supreme being! Demons, monsters, and heretics will cower and tremble at the sight of my sword. The mighty of myriad worlds will bow their heads and hail me as their sovereign. In this mad world where the strong prey o 15.4kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 138 I Have a Pagoda That Buries Immortals, Gods, and All the Myriad Worlds 吾有一塔，葬仙，葬神，葬诸天 [Work by a renowned author + invincible protagonist + thrilling power fantasy + highly recommended] In the eternal river of time stood the supreme treasure, the Heaven-Burying Tower. It had once buried the heavens of ages past and imprisoned the strongest beings of every era. Among them was the Sword Demon, whose swordsmanship had dominated an entire age. The Taixu Alchemy Saint, the greatest alchemist of all time. The Emperor of Refining, who could temper all things in heaven and earth into art 99.3kReads8.8Score8.5k14d adds
- 139 The River of Weightlessness 失重之河 The River of Weightlessness 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Ten Years Left to Live, Yet I Still Draw My Sword for Shu Mountain 命剩十年，我仍为蜀山拔剑 The sword cultivators of Mount Shu wield their blades to defend the world. Kunlun, the Celestial Masters, the Puppet Path, and other sects each display their gifts, together ushering in a glorious age of immortal cultivation. Yet beneath this golden age, dark currents surge. The Nether Abyss Palace lies in wait, plotting rebellion. The Nether Clan watches humanity from the Boundless Sea, while fierce and cunning monsters and demons wreak havoc across the land. Schisms within the Daoist sects, ri —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Path to a Thousand Dao 万道成神 With a sweep of his sleeve, he stirs the clouds and turns the rain; with a single punch, heaven and earth crumble! This is a magnificent world, a world of martial artists where the strong rule supreme. An ancient battle to confer the gods enraged the heavens, unleashing celestial thunder and earthly fire. The continent shattered into nine regions and eighteen provinces, ushering in an era of decline. After the battle, the peak experts vanished without a trace, and the cultivation and development 3.5kReads8.5Score44114d adds
- 142 Tianyan Divine City 天衍神城 [Xuanhuan] [No System] [Smart Protagonist] [Resolute and Passionate] [One Female Lead] A village boy finds a mysterious divine city in the depths of his mind. By chance, he is drawn into a battle between a sacred cultivation ground and the divine beast Black Tortoise. He tempers his Yin-Yang Dao Body, awakens an unparalleled ancient scripture, and discovers that he carries the bloodline born of the union of Heaven's Dao in the realms of gods and demons. Cultivating both divine and demonic arts, 253Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 143 Cold-Blooded, Yet Kind: Night Seventeen 冷血，有情，夜十七 (No System) (No harem) (No mindless protagonist) (No tired tropes) (Character growth) (Immortal martial arts) (Cold-blooded) (Compassionate) (Decisive and ruthless) At six, Ye Shiqi's family was struck by disaster. A mysterious organization took him in and trained him. Through one perilous ordeal after another in an environment of brutal competition, he steadily grew into a dark assassin whose name made the whole world tremble. Calm, composed, and brilliant, he moved like a ghost. Though cold-bl 27.4kReads8.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 144 The Sword Dynasty 剑朝 The Martial World Continent stretches without end. Four supreme races dwell here. Humanity battles the gods with magic, fights demons hand to hand, and clashes with immortals. Blood dyes the heavens, yet they fear nothing. A reborn young man rises from the endless mountains, carving a path through every obstacle as he climbs step by step to the summit. With nothing but the three-foot sword in his hand, his sharp edge can reac 19.8kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 145 The Corrupt Yuan Descends: I Use Blood Jade to Suppress the Heavens 秽元降世：我以血玉镇诸天 In the primordial chaos, the Genesis Azure Lotus perished alongside a monstrous beast representing ultimate nothingness as it created the universe. The Azure Lotus broke into eighteen fragments and scattered, awaiting someone destined to inherit its legacy. The beast’s remaining darkness and corruption, meanwhile, quietly spread. Li Yun, the Blood Spear General, was betrayed by his sworn brother and leapt from a cliff to die for his country. When he opened his eyes again, he had been saved by 994Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 146 Mortal Roots 凡根 He was once a boy in the mountains. He never knew why people were born into different ranks, but because he was told he had no immortal roots, he was doomed to remain beneath others forever, without even the right to dream of changing his fate. His only family left him to seek the path to eternal life, and he had to smile as he sent them off, only to turn away with tears in his eyes. Yet he firmly believed: Heaven and earth are the board, and I am a pawn. My steps may be slow, but I will never r 5.4kReads8.6Score46014d adds
- 147 Asura Sword God 修罗剑神 Born with a supreme divine meridian, the youth fell from grace into the mortal world because of his kind heart. His boundless resentment awakened the Divine Demon Token, granting him the legacy of the supreme overlord of the divine realm. His body was tempered with the true blood of the Ten Primordial Ferocious Beasts, and he rose to power against all odds! With a mortal body, he battles the gods and Buddhas who fill the heavens. He asks: how much are worldly bonds worth, and what is the truth o 21.4kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 148 The Wrath of the Eight-Star Heavens 八星天之怒 [Underworld King] [Dragon Ball] [Slay the Gods] [Body Cultivation] [Invincible Physique] [Fists That Shatter Everything] I, originally a commoner, farmed in an ancient city, scraping by to stay alive in the Eight-Star Heavens. I never sought fame among the mighty of the myriad heavens, but this world is seriously messed up, so I have no choice but to smash it to pieces! This book draws inspiration from the solar system as its blueprint, crafting an entirely new world. The protagonist achieves on 1.2kReads9.3Score10814d adds
- 149 Sword Abyss 剑墟 As countless demons descend upon the world, chaos is about to erupt. A worthless young man accidentally awakens the soul power of the Ruins Realm, and from then on sets out to roam the world with his sword and contend with the geniuses of countless realms. His sword intent endures as he strides across the land, an undefeated legend through the ages. With a sword in hand, he reaches for the Nine Heavens above and breaks into the Netherworld below, conquering another world and bringing every sword 9.5kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 150 The Venerable of the Divine Dao 神道帝尊 The genius Qin Chen had his Star Gate stolen and his cultivation crippled, but this awakened the memories of his nine past lives and set him on the path of his tenth. His former disciple became the Azure Cloud Heavenly King. His former mount transformed into a mighty divine beast. His cultivation companion was revered as a goddess of the myriad worlds. In this life, I am the Emperor Supreme. Who dares defy me? 6.5kReads8.9Score71314d adds
