Novels like Honghuang: The Empress Becomes a Sage, and I Can’t Keep Laying Low, Master
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- 1 Xuanhuan: All My Disciples Are Peerless Prodigies 玄幻：我的徒弟皆是绝世天骄 Three years ago, Lin Ling transmigrated here and became the master of Lingyun Peak in the Tianling Sect. Now, the Divine-Level Master System has awakened! “What? That destitute beggar up ahead has the one-in-a-million Chaos Saint Physique!” “That useless disciple being mocked by the others during the sect trial actually has the Myriad Dragon Immortal Spirit Physique!” “That scholar who studies hard among ordinary people actually possesses the heart of the literary Dao!” With the Divine-Level Mas 1.9kReads8.4Score101Shelves
- 2 Honghuang: I’m in Honghuang, with a Little Turtle from the Start 洪荒：人在洪荒，开局一只小乌龟 What would you do if you woke up one morning in a completely different world? Wu Feng doesn’t know what others would do, but he knows what he did. First, he had to stay alive! As for everything else? He’d deal with it later… The Calamity of the Ferocious Beasts, the Dragon-Han Calamity, the Dao-Devil War… Careful planning and endless effort! Just as Wu Feng proves the Primordial Unity Dao and begins to feel like he can finally let loose a little, Hongjun suddenly appears, showing Wu Feng a diff 1.3kReads7.3Score109Shelves
- 3 Honghuang: From the Start, I Took Over Hongyun’s Body 洪荒：开局夺舍了红云 In the Zixiao Palace, Hongjun, the first Sage between Heaven and Earth, was preaching. Li Mo discovered that he had possessed Hongyun, the greatest pushover in the Primordial World, who was sitting on one of the six purple-gold cushions reserved for the Sages destined by Heaven. Jieyin and Zhunti were putting on a show of self-sacrifice to try to claim a seat. “Ding! The System has detected your current situation and offers three choices.” “First, give up your seat, make an enemy of the Demon M 7.3kReads8.1Score504Shelves
- 4 Honghuang: As the Qilin Clan Chief, I Choose to Retire from the Start 洪荒：我麒麟族长，开局选择隐退 From the start, he becomes the Primordial Qilin! The Dragon-Han Calamity is underway. Above him, the Heavenly Dao plots against him. Below, Hongjun and Luohou lay traps! Beside him, the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, a pair of backstabbers, provoke him. Qilin collapses and shouts, “Damn it, Heaven! Are you messing with me?” “Ding! System bound!” A mechanical voice rings out. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have escaped the calamity. Reward: an exceptional spiritual treasure.” “Ding! Congratulations 5.9kReads6.8Score263Shelves
- 5 Honghuang: From the Start, Make the Witch Clan and Hongyun Take a Quiz 洪荒：开局让巫族和红云做选择题 Ye Feng wakes up to discover that he has transmigrated into the womb of Houtu and activated a quiz System. The Twelve Ancestral Witches: What? Our Witch Clan is going to be wiped out? Hong Yun: I’m going to be killed by Kunpeng? The Three Pure Ones: The Heavenly Dao Sages are actually lackeys of the Heavenly Dao? … The many mighty beings of the Primordial World: What? Hongjun never taught us the true method for becoming Sages through the Three Corpses? The entire Primordial World has veered off 9kReads8.4Score583Shelves
- 6 Honghuang: Infinite Treasure Chests of Supreme Treasures 洪荒：无限极品宝箱 Zhou Yuan transmigrates to the Primordial World and awakens the Infinite Supreme Treasure Chest System! He doesn’t have to do a thing. Once enough time passes, he can open all kinds of incredible treasure chests! “Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host. You opened a Diamond Treasure Chest and obtained the Child of Heaven’s Dao buff. Luck: 999+. Fortune: 999+. Comprehension: 999+!” “Ding-dong! Congratulations, Host. You opened a Supreme Treasure Chest and obtained Pangu’s Supreme Bones, imbued with the 5kReads8.0Score332Shelves
- 7 Journey to the West: From the Start, I Refuse to Wreak Havoc in Heaven 西游之开局拒绝大闹天宫 Sun Xiaosheng transmigrates to the world of Journey to the West and becomes Sun Wukong. He refuses to be a tool for escorting the scriptures and swears he will never wreak havoc in Heaven. The Bull Demon King says, “Brother, let's storm Heaven and split the Three Realms between us.” Sun Xiaosheng replies, “How dare you show disrespect to Heaven? Our friendship is over!” System: “For refusing to wreak havoc in Heaven for the first time, you receive the Primordial Chaos Treasure, the Soul-Devourin 2.2kReads7.6Score309Shelves
- 8 Are You Crazy? The Female Emperor's Disciple Wants to Live With Me? 疯了吧？女帝徒儿要跟我同居？ (Anime and short-drama adaptations are currently in talks. Please feel free to enjoy the story!) Lu Changge transmigrated to a fantasy world after an accident and even became the head of a sect. But then Lu Changge realized something: he was a leader with no followers at all. The entire sect consisted of him alone! What was he supposed to do? Just as Lu Changge was despairing, he awakened the Grandmaster System. As long as he took on disciples and made them stronger, he could grow stronger too! 1kReads8.6Score111Shelves
- 9 The Whole Journey to the West Is in a Panic: All My Disciples Have Become Saints 全西游都慌了，我的徒弟都成圣了 After transmigrating into the world of Journey to the West, Su Xuan gets a bookstore from the System. He was planning to lie flat, but soon discovers that whenever someone reads one of his books, they might gain a divine ability or magical treasure, and he can gain the same thing himself. One powerful figure after another from the Three Realms visits Su Xuan's bookstore and gains enormous benefits from his books. Before long, they all revere him as an Immortal Master. Until one day, the Ston 1.5kReads8.9Score208Shelves
- 10 The Fire Qilin Proves the Dao 火麟证道 Qin Lin was reborn in the Primordial World as a young qilin of the Qilin Clan. The Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation was underway, but luckily, he had bound himself to a God-Tier Choice System. The System kept triggering missions: the Primordial Qilin begged him to save his life? Hongjun invited him to listen to the Dao? Tongtian wanted to become sworn brothers with him? Thanks for the invitation. I'll cultivate in seclusion for a million years, and won't come out until I've become a Saint. “Ding! 8kReads8.5Score737Shelves
- 11 Global Lord: A Random Super Dragon from the Start 全民领主：开局随机超级巨龙 In an age when the metaverse has reached an advanced stage, one day, billions of people arrive on the Continent of Myriad Races as city lords and take part in the struggle for supremacy among the races. Upon arrival, every city lord is randomly assigned an initial troop type. Recruit troops, plunder resources, and fight for supremacy among the myriad races. Island Nation: “Hahaha! My troops are Ultraman, who specialize in fighting monsters. You ants from Huaxia, tremble!” America: “The Eternals. 9.3kReads8.5Score732Shelves
- 12 Honghuang: From the Start, I Sign In at Buzhou Mountain for Five Million Years 洪荒：开局不周山签到五百万年 By a stroke of fate, he transmigrates to the Primordial Continent. Gu Tian is instantly panicked, but thankfully he has bound the Super Refining System. Everything in the world can be refined. Refine the God-Slaying Spear, cultivate the Great Dao of Slaughter, and obtain the inheritance of Luo Hou. Refine Buzhou Mountain, forge a body of a Chaos God-Demon, and obtain the inheritance of the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique. He accidentally takes Hou Tu's hand, then instinctively taps th 29.2kReads8.6Score2kShelves
- 13 EN Honghuang: Hiding in the Primordial Phoenix's Womb, I Play It Safe and Never Emerge 洪荒：我苟在元凤腹中，稳健不出 Ling Tian transmigrates to the Primordial World and, from the start, chooses to become a fetus in Yuanfeng’s womb, staying safely hidden. “Ding! Don’t be born before the calamity erupts, and you’ll receive the [Chaos Green Lotus Fusion Method]!” “Ding! Stop Yuanfeng from vying for dominion over the world, and you’ll receive the Chaos treasure [Chaos Bead]!” Keep lying low, keep getting stronger! Until one day, Demon Ancestor Luohu launches his conquest, and the Phoenix Clan is on the brink of de 13.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 14 Honghuang: Please, Don't Kill Nuwa 洪荒：求求你，别杀女娲 Luo Hao accidentally transmigrated to the Primordial World and became the younger brother of Demon Ancestor Luohu. While traveling around the Primordial World, he encountered a mysterious snake demon in the form of a beautiful woman. As the Dragon-Han Tribulation was about to begin, the Four Great Demon Lords hurried in to report: “Demon Ancestor, Nüwa is here to attack us!” Ha! Does the Demon Clan look like an easy target? Luo Hao stormed down to the foot of Mount Sumeru, only to see a scene li 6.3kReads8.6Score915Shelves
- 15 EN Primordial Era: Yang Jian Becomes a Saint, His Master Can't Stay Hidden Anymore 洪荒：杨戬成圣，师傅的我苟不住 After transmigrating into the Investiture of the Gods world, Chen Changsheng binds a System and becomes stronger with every disciple he takes. His eldest disciple, Yang Jian, cultivates the Double Pupils, storms the Celestial Court, and splits open a mountain to save his mother. His second disciple, Di Xin, builds the Great Shang Sacred Dynasty, transforms into a Sacred Emperor, and dares to challenge the Six Saints! His third disciple, the Little White Dragon, storms the Western Paradise, trans 16.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 16 Journey to the West? No! Hear My Decree, Monks: March West to Spirit Mountain 西游？不！传贫僧法旨，西征灵山 At Little Leiyin Temple, Tang Sanzang recites a rebellious poem. At Eagle Sorrow Stream, the White Dragon sends a false letter? At Lion Camel Ridge, the demons arrange themselves by rank, while Tang Sanzang speaks fervently of his lifelong ambition? What would happen at the end of Journey to the West if Tang Sanzang grew stronger every time he took on a new disciple? Sun Wukong: “I'll storm Leiyin Temple and destroy Mount Ling. If I leave and never return, then so be it!” Zhu Bajie: “Tathagata's 8.5kReads9.0Score828Shelves
- 17 Honghuang: Didi Dispatch, Always Here to Help 洪荒：滴滴代打，有求必应 This book is also known as: Primordial Era: Didi Hires Hitmen, No Request Goes Unanswered [An unconventional take on the Primordial Era, where everyone in the group chat is a total goofball] [No female lead + everyday group chat antics + characters acting out of character] While reading a novel, Pan Jun somehow transmigrates into the brother of Pangu, only to find himself being beaten up by three thousand Demon Gods! After the battle that split the heavens and earth, Pan Jun sleeps until the end 1.9kReads9.3Score156Shelves
- 18 Honghuang: I Slept for Countless Years, and My Disciple Exposed Me 洪荒：沉睡无数年，被弟子曝光了 Chen Xuan transmigrates to the primordial world and sleeps for countless years. From the start, he signs in and gains the cultivation of the Great Dao of Hongmeng, yet has no idea. Countless beings gather around him to comprehend the Great Dao and call themselves his disciples. Chen Xuan only wants to lie low until he can return to the modern world, but his disciples expose him when they leave the mountain. From then on, legends of him spread throughout the primordial world. Tongtian breaks the 14.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
- 19 Honghuang: I Am Lu Ya, the Demon Emperor, and I Roam the Hundred Thousand Mountains 洪荒：吾妖皇陆压，转战十万大山 Lu Yu transmigrated into the Primordial World and became Lu Ya, the Demon Clan's tenth crown prince. He also awakened the Campaign System. After the War Between the Wu and the Demons, Lu Ya was the only Golden Crow left in the Primordial World. Lu Ya became the sole legitimate heir to the Demon Emperor. After the Demon Clan's defeat, it was forced into exile. As its crown prince, Lu Ya led the clan on a campaign through the Hundred Thousand Mountains. [Claim the Demon Emperor's legacy and ob 17.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
- 20 Honghuang: I, Hongjun, Am Really Not the Villain 洪荒：我鸿钧真不是反派 [Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead] Tongtian One: I am Tongtian. I will never found a sect. Tongtian Two: I am Tongtian. I will never become a saint. Tongtian Three: I am Tongtian. I will never confer the gods. King Father of the East: I will build the strongest Heavenly Court. Zhao Gongming: I will expose Hongjun's conspiracy. The transmigrators descend upon the Primordial World, naturally believing themselves righteous and making it their mission to overthrow Hongjun's rule. All Hon 14.1kReads9.3Score913Shelves
- 21 Honghuang: From the Start, I Spoil the Plot for Nuwa 洪荒：开局给女娲剧透 [Primordial world + behind-the-scenes scheming + wild imagination] Chen Xuan transmigrates into the Primordial World as a little white dragon. His arrival sends the whole world wildly off course... Nuwa: “Becoming a saint through merit isn’t what I want. I’m going to sever the Three Corpses!” The Two from the West: “The West is far too barren. Starting today, we’re joining the East!” Tongtian: “The calamity of the Investiture of the Gods is upon us. All Jie Sect Disciples, follow me onto the Inv 43.3kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
- 22 EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35.2kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
- 23 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
