Novels like Phoenix Beauty
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Phoenix Beauty, best match first.
- 1 The Sword Rises from the Duckweed 剑起萍生 Like a blade of grass, I reach toward the sun. I have a sword that dances like a dragon and serpent, slaying gods; I have a fist that can shake the heavens and slaughter demons. The road ahead is full of twists and turns. I will cut a path through the mountains and build bridges across the rivers. Life's great road rises and falls, but whatever displeases me, I, Xu Anning, will break through with nothing but a sword and a fist! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Defying Heaven to Cultivate the Dao: Immortal, I Want Eternal Life 逆天修道，仙长我想长生不老 Heaven creates all things to nourish humanity, yet humanity has nothing to offer Heaven in return. Ever since the last cultivator, eight thousand years ago, transcended the tribulation and became an immortal, not a single cultivator has managed to do the same. The protagonist, Lu Changqing, is an ordinary man from Lujiagou. By a stroke of luck, he gets the chance to become a cultivator. Can he break the shackles that have held firm for eight thousand years? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Transmigrated into a Heartless Divine Venerable, and Every Time I Lose My Nerve, My Cultivation Plummets 女穿无情神尊，我心软就狂掉修为 (Quick transmigration + female-to-male transformation + devoted boyfriend + BL romance + emotional push and pull) I, Lin Qingqing, was a 996 office drone at a major tech company in Shenzhen, working overtime late into the night again, when I collapsed onto my keyboard. When I woke up and looked up, I found I'd transmigrated into Shen Duyu, the most aloof god in the Three Realms! I'd watched plenty of transmigration dramas, but I never knew you could transmigrate into a male god! I was glad that 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 My Lord Celestial, Please Behave Yourself 天尊大人，请自重 (Primordial era, slow-paced, no transmigration, no System, not a wish-fulfillment story, a pseudo master-disciple relationship later on, laid-back heroine) “Your Majesty, the Lady has... has run off again?” “Search every corner of the Six Realms and bring her back!” A marriage pact decreed by Heaven, two ancient divine clans who can’t stand each other, three wars between gods and demons, and an ancient demonic artifact that keeps popping up to wreak havoc whenever it gets the chance. She is desc 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 Immortal Luo 洛仙 When a person dies, they are inevitably plunged back into reincarnation, unable to escape the cycle. Legend has it that centuries ago, the Witch-Ghost Way could use the powers of the ghostly arts to attain the Great Dao. But overnight, it vanished without a trace. A crane came from the west to the ruins, and the Celestial Masters' Way emerged in answer to the times. On the day Buddhism fell, chaos spread everywhere, and the lives of ordinary people were worth less than grass. Fang Zhong's own pa 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Chronicles of Wind and Clouds in the Cultivation World 修真世界之风云录 Young Meng Wan dies suddenly after staying up late and getting hooked on novels. When he wakes, he discovers that he has transmigrated into Xiuzhen World, written by Fang Xiang. What kind of story will unfold when a modern young man encounters a world of cultivation? (The title and synopsis aren't my strong suit. I'm a new writer, so welcome and give it a read.) This story leans toward everyday life. You don't need to have read the original to enjoy it! Please ignore the System tag! I want to he 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Candle in My Heart: I Am Your Ladder, You Are My Bait 心上烛：臣为梯，君为饵 [A resilient heroine who grows stronger × a gentle, restrained prime minister × a devoted, kind-hearted crown prince] Yu Manzhu was born and raised in a brothel. From a young age, she learned to read people and see through their hearts. She thought she, too, would spend her life in the brothel, earning her living with a smile. Until, at sixteen, her mother, the brothel’s top courtesan, gripped her hand tightly on her deathbed and said, “A Zhu, you must avenge me!” “How?” “You must become the mos —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Crossing the Line 越界 After getting drunk, I slept with an intern four years younger than me. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Immortal Official 仙官 In ancient times, the Ancient Gods maintained the workings of heaven and earth through their divine authority. Humans were born frail, mere sustenance for all living things. Yet the ancestors of humanity worshiped the Ancient Gods in search of protection. When a god’s gaze turned toward mortal life, the gods were no longer lofty beings looking down upon all creation. In the modern age, a young man carrying a secret gradually lifts the veil concealing the true world. 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Snowbound Among a Thousand Mountains 千山缚雪 Fantasy Romance + Cultivation + Past and Present Lives (Not Biological Siblings) Yan Zhiwei was doomed to die from the moment she left her mother's womb. She was born to make up for the flaws in her brother Yan Zhixun's spiritual roots, a cure for him. At the age of twenty, her mother, brother, and clan elders trapped her in a formation and stripped her of her spiritual roots. Her body and soul were reduced to nothing, and she became a secret the Yan family could never speak of. Five hundred yea 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Proving the Dao Through Heavenly Fragrance 证道天香 [Ensemble cast + strong women and men + inspirational growth] The trio's journey down the mountain leads the Crown Prince of Qiyuan, Mo Yuan, to unexpectedly discover the powerful truth about his own origins. Faced with the reluctance of his adoptive parents and the ties to his birth parents, what will he choose? As Mo Yuan rises to become Emperor Taichen in a world filled with powerful figures, what will he gain, and what will he lose? What sparks will fly between Mo Yuan, who is sharp in both —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Lingshan 灵山 The wondrous cultivation journey of one who is destined to face a calamity… Different characters, different stories, different realms… All await within Lingshan. 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Seeking You Across Three Lifetimes 寻卿三生 [One Heroine + Strong Character Development + Fast-Paced Plot] Three lifetimes of tribulations in love, souls scattered, and a search and devotion spanning a thousand years. She is Yun Shuyue, the aloof and ethereal eldest disciple of the Shuyu Immortal Sect. Carrying the Moon-Tracing Heart Sutra, she is the heir in whom the sect places its hopes. Yet when she meets him, ripples stir in her heart. He is Ling Zhao, an unrestrained rogue cultivator. Though he seems carefree and irreverent, his eye —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 A Fallen Merfolk and a Nine-Lived Demon Search Everywhere for Their Mother 落魄鲛人带九命妖四处寻母 Completed at 400,000 words. After reading Lost You Forever, I really liked Xiang Liu. It was a shame he didn’t end up with Xiao Yao, so to satisfy my own wish, I wrote a story about Xiang Liu. But to avoid infringing on anyone’s rights, I made it a different kind of story. Ximeng’s name carries the meaning of cherishing this dream. The story features palace intrigue, fantasy, a hard-to-kill princess, a guard, and a struggle for the throne. “I just saved you by the lake. It’s simple: give me the 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Where the Phoenix Will Not Perch 凤不栖 Four thousand five hundred years ago, he killed her with his own hands. Four thousand five hundred years later, she returned reborn. She sets out on her path of revenge, only to unexpectedly encounter him while he is in the mortal realm undergoing a trial, with only meager magical powers. By a twist of fate, the two are forced to face a series of bizarre and uncanny events together, including the Feiyi calamity, the merfolk’s tears, and the nightmare of Nuchou. But when he returns to the heavens 396Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 16 Siming 司命 His beauty is captivating, his figure as graceful as a swaying branch. His proud bearing is stern, his elegance delicate. He is a God of War who slays decisively and protects all living beings. I am a muddleheaded Fate Deity content to enjoy peaceful days. Burdened by baleful energy, he undergoes trials to cultivate himself. He is the Great Li prince who keeps a low profile, while I am a disgraced daughter of a duke’s family, burdened with a heavenly mandate. He loves and protects me, yet I brin 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Flying to the Heavens 飞天 Feixian Ziyao carved her soul into the murals of Dunhuang in search of her lover from a past life, only to die for love in the end. 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Legend of Ziqing 子青传说 The earth bears all things. Between the six directions and within the four seas, the sun and moon illuminate them, the stars mark their passage, the four seasons set their order, and the years complete the cycle. Born of the divine, these creatures are unlike ordinary beings: some are demons, others beasts. Only sages can understand their ways. In the boundless lands, legends tell of a divine being who mastered the mysteries of Heaven and Earth, traveled with the moon, and shared the heavens' et 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Madwoman Is Hiding in the Divine Lord's Palace 神君的宫殿里藏了个疯婆子 Xiao Yan, the Heavenly Dregs Divine Lord, is the only child of the ancient gods Jincheng and Anfu, and the only divine scion in the heavens today. Born a god, Xiao Yan possesses boundless power. He is the foremost among the gods and revered by all the immortals. No one would ever have imagined that a madwoman was hiding in the palace of the Heavenly Dregs Divine Lord. Who... was she? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Dark Half-Life: I’ll Never Reconcile with My Family of Origin 灰暗的半生，我与原生家庭永不和解 My bleak first half of life, and my refusal to reconcile with my family of origin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Couldn’t Be Bothered to Keep Pretending 中奖一个亿后，我懒得装了 After winning 100 million yuan, I can’t be bothered to keep pretending 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 You Stole My Elixir of Immortality, So Be My Mount for Three Thousand Years 偷我长生药，做我坐骑三千年 You stole my elixir of immortality, so now be my mount for three thousand years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 How Did My Radiant Male Lead Turn into a Little Boy?! 我光风霁月的男主怎么变正太了！ Thanks to all the lovely readers for your reviews! ❤️ [One Female Lead, One Male Lead, All Male Leads Are Pure, Everyone's Favorite, Absurd, Heaven's Chosen] To enjoy a worry-free retirement, Tan Tianyao decided to win over the male lead. But something seemed off about his character model! Afraid of getting shocked, Tan Tianyao could only scrape together points from other children of fortune. And so... The cool, otherworldly genius of talisman cultivation hid beneath an invisibility cloak with h 8.4kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 24 The Divine Emperor Phoenix 帝凰之神 Who could have guessed that the name “witch” given to Yun Xi by the people of Qingshi Village would come to an end in a blaze? The villagers bound Yun Xi to the execution platform. As the flames consumed her, her last shred of compassion died as well. Fortunately, she escaped into the Misty Forest. There, an ancient divine beast chose her as its master, she discovered she had the talent to cultivate, and she met Mo Yuan, who stirred something in her heart. Having crawled back from hell, the f 43Reads—Score614d adds
- 25 Emperor Qi 帝祁 Di Qi is a True God in the Primordial Spirit Realm, bearing the divine rank of Primordial Venerable. Unfortunately, she is carefree by nature and dislikes constraints. Thus, she has never followed the rules of the Divine Realm, always doing as she pleases. One day, she breaks through the True God realm and ascends to Primordial Venerable. Her close friends Hua Yun and Lan Ze fall to demonic corruption one after another. Driven by the gods, she kills her friends with her own hands and is overcome 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Tales of Love and Strife at Shajiao 沙角纷缘录 [Xianxia] [Romance] Through a twist of fate, the young Diao Hailuo becomes soul-bound with Bai Yao, an unrivaled powerhouse from his past life. Diao Hailuo inherits Bai Yao's heaven-defying gifts, but this draws the covetous attention of powerful figures from every quarter. To stand against his formidable enemies, Diao Hailuo has no choice but to embark on the path of cultivation and forge ahead without hesitation toward the pinnacle. A beautiful and valiant princess from an enemy kingdom, a cut —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Secrets of the Dark Alley 黑暗深巷的秘密 Secrets in the Dark Alley —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Am the World's Female Chancellor, So Who Can't Be My Husband? 我是天下女相，何人不可为我夫婿 [A tribute to Jian Lai]+ [Female chancellor]+ [Immortal fantasy]+ [Nine Continents]+ [Multiple male leads]+ [Ensemble cast] I won't say much. Just two little things~ To the guys: I've had a lot to say, and I want to share my take on the world. I want to write the girl I once loved into a book. In this vast world, I'll create one just for her. To the lovely ladies: Don't you really want to read a female-oriented novel written by a guy? Please, please adopt me~o(╥﹏╥)o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 You Are Not Mustard 子非芥 [Female-oriented] [Traditional fantasy] [Strong female lead power fantasy] [Ensemble cast] What a piece of work, that emperor of the Great Xi Dynasty! He’s single-mindedly searching for the legendary divine guardian, hoping to sit back and reap the benefits? As if! The heroine, Xiao Lin, was born into a general’s family and should have had a happy life. Instead, her mother died when she was young, and her father fell on the battlefield! She is determined to find her father’s killer, but an unexp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After Winning Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Became His Most Cherished One 攻略疯批魔尊后，我成了心尖宠 [Unhinged, Brooding Villain VS Quirky Little Ray of Sunshine] [Transmigrate into a book + 1v1 + Mutually Faithful + Sweet Romance] Shen Qingqing wakes up to find that she has become the vicious supporting female character in a xianxia novel, one who won't survive past the third chapter. To make matters worse, things are in hell mode from the start: she not only forced a kiss on the villain, she also beat him half to death. Thinking about how she'll meet her end, Shen Qingqing wants to run away, 1.9kReads—Score24414d adds
- 31 When I Met My Ex-Husband Again, He Was a Beggar Still Obsessed with Winning Me Back 再遇前夫后他成了乞丐还追妻成瘾 [When Zhu Xiaoyao runs into her ex-husband Wen Wuju again, she thinks it's all about hate, only to find that he's become obsessed with winning her back.] Zhu Xiaoyao is merely a Luoshen rose fairy with meager immortal powers, yet she is fiercely pursued by Wen Wuju, the number-one God of War in the immortal realm. She thinks she's finally found the true love of legend, only to discover that this supposed true love rebels against the immortal realm just when she loves him most, becomes a general 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 Banished to the Underworld, I Was Begged by the Gods of Heaven to Return 贬入地府后，天界众神求我回归 Fantasy + cultivation + comedy + redemption. Lin Qinghe was a wandering ghost with no memories who inexplicably appeared at Meng Po's Manor. Unable to be reincarnated normally, she stayed at the manor. Her tongue could distinguish every flavor, so for decades she helped Meng Po concoct the Soup of Forgetfulness. But after so many years, even that life became unbearable. One day, in a fit of frustration, she toppled the Seven-Star Cauldron and wrecked Meng Po's Manor. The First Prince of the Unde 5.1kReads8.5Score34314d adds
- 33 The Unhinged Divine Venerable: The Chaos Goddess Is Too Irresistible 疯批神尊：混沌神女太撩人 [Strong female lead + strong male lead + feel-good revenge + pocket dimension + putting scumbags in their place] The most powerful head of the Mu family in the twenty-first century met her untimely end. When she opened her eyes again, she found she had transmigrated into the body of a useless young woman. Hah, useless? She had the Chaos Bracelet’s pocket dimension. She could absorb spiritual energy to her heart’s content and grow spirit herbs at will. Refining artifacts and drawing talismans too 1.7kReads7.4Score21214d adds
- 34 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Went Straight for My Master 穿书后我直接倒追师尊 [Transmigrate into a Book + Secret Identity + Beloved by All + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] In the original book, Jiang Zao always thinks her master is a stern, icy man who has no desires, has renounced all worldly attachments, and wears an emotionless expression. But Jiang Zao, who has transmigrated into the book, loudly cries, “No!” Completely! Totally! Wrong! Don't waste such a treasure! How is this man a stern ice block? He's a deeply devoted male lead, considerate to the utmost, quietly self- 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Snow Pearl of the Domain 域雪珠 (This story includes character illustrations, but they couldn’t be inserted because the data was too unwieldy, so they’ve been posted in the chapter comments. The story itself has prompts.) [Princess + Deity + Trials of Tribulation + Devoted Couple + Angst] The little princess of the Ice Realm had always been pampered and sheltered by her mother. But after her mother’s divine fall, her own sister sent assassins after her to seize the throne. With no choice, she fled the Ice Realm alone and set o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Yaoguang Realm 瑶光界 No one could have imagined that the stars, moon, and sun we see every day contain a certain kind of energy. It can improve the constitutions of people with special physical traits, allowing them to wield immense power. College student Chen Wu is brought to the Yaoguang Immortal Realm, and war among the Six Realms is about to begin... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Don't Mess with the Little Junior Sister, She Uses Soul Annihilation as Her Basic Attack 别惹小师妹啊，她拿灭魂当平A使 Lin Canyu is the newest junior sister at the Qingxuan Sect. She seems sweet and delicate, but her strength is absurdly overpowered. A six-hundred-million-year-old monster with the appearance of an eighteen-year-old. The secret techniques that take others ten years of cultivation to master, she learns with a single glance. The breakthroughs others struggle desperately to achieve, she gets just by taking a nap. Everyone in the sect thinks she got in through connections, until one day A foolish sen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 After Marrying for Love, I Cut My Wretched Life Short with My Own Hands 为爱下嫁后，我亲手斩断烂人生 After Marrying for Love, I Cut My Ruined Life Short with My Own Hands 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn and Cutting Ties! I Stomp My Leech of a Man into the Mud 重生决裂！我把吸血凤凰男踩进泥里 Reborn and Breaking Ties! I Crush the Parasite Phoenix Man into the Dirt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Bureau Seven of Abnormal Events: The Person in the Mirror at Midnight 异常事件第七局之午夜镜中人 Bureau Seven of Anomalous Affairs: The Figure in the Midnight Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Finding Peace in an Ordinary Life: An Ordinary Girl's Redemption 庸人自安：普通女孩的救赎 Finding Peace in an Ordinary Life: An Ordinary Girl’s Redemption —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Bureau Seven of Abnormal Events: The Red Delivery 异常事件第七局之红色快递 Bureau Seven of Anomalous Affairs: The Red Package —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I'm Awu, and My Master Avenge Me 我是阿呜，主人为我复仇 I’m Awu, and my Master Avenge Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn, I Refuse to Marry Lu Jingchen, Lin Zhixia Steals the Show 重生拒嫁陆景琛，林知夏飒翻了 Reborn, I Refuse to Marry Lu Jingchen, and Lin Zhixia Takes the World by Storm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Aloof Immortal Lord and the Lovely Princess 清冷仙君俏公主 Also known as "Twin Gods, Twin Blades" *Bold, badass goddess of war x aloof beauty on a high peak *Yushan White Tiger Princess Zhige x Second Prince, son of the Heavenly Emperor [Both virgins] [She pursues him] [Both powerful] [First-person POV] [Not sweet, with a little angst] [Happy ending] (Listening to the audiobook may make for a better experience) She was the most unruly Princess Zhige of Yushan, while he was the loneliest Vermilion Bird Lord in the Celestial Realm. Bound by a debt of grat 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Three Thousand Years Without Seeing the Divine Lord 不见神君三千年 [Feel-good, romance, devoted couple, equally matched leads] Qi Huang, the most beautiful young woman in all the Nine Provinces and Eight Wastelands, has been feeling rather troubled lately. Her scumbag ex brought his mistress to break off their engagement, so she blew up the bridal chamber with a single palm strike and gravely wounded him and his pack of good-for-nothing friends. After that, there was no way she could stay in the Immortal Realm, so she had no choice but to head to the Demon Real 29Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 47 The Records of the Tang Immortal 棠仙录 (Traditional fantasy xianxia + proud, devoted male lead and quirky female lead + sweet romance and light angst + easygoing humor + personal growth) Bai Tang, a carefree disciple of the Xunshan Sect, thought she would spend her life happily wandering around Yelan City. Who could have guessed she'd run into the one person destined to be her lifelong nemesis? She looked him over and thought, He'd be good for helping the junior disciples practice their self-control... He looked her over, wondering h 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Reborn: The Bloodstained Phoenix 重生之血色凰图 Once a genius girl, Ling Xue, also known as Ling Wushuang, embarks on a path of revenge after her family is thrown into turmoil, only to be unexpectedly swept into a calamity that engulfs the world... At this moment of peril, what choice will Ling Xue make? How will she overcome the hardships that lie ahead? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Heavenly Venerable’s Demon King Husband: Where Are You Going, Wife? 天尊的魔王小夫君：娘子，去哪呢 [Girl Disguised as a Man, Narcissistic Celestial Venerable + 1v1 + Yandere Fallen Immortal, Green Tea Demon King] “Everyone knows I’m a man who loves men. Why have you come here to marry me?” [Sultry Romance + Flirting and Spoiling + Power Couple + Both Pure + Hilarious] Female lead Qiongtian: Crown Prince of the Celestial Clan. Strong and well aware of it, narcissistic and scheming. The seventh daughter of the Boundless Celestial Venerable. Her mother didn’t want the Boundless Celestial Venerab —Reads8.7Score314d adds
- 50 Wandering Without End 浪迹无停 Fists strike like dragons, but cannot dispel the chaos and separation of troubled times. A sword can split the heavens, but cannot sever the bonds of the human heart. Resentment, parting from those we love, yearning for what we cannot have: This is simply a story about what it means to be free. —Reads—Score—14d adds
