Novels like One Sword Soars Above the Clouds and Rules the Nine Provinces
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as One Sword Soars Above the Clouds and Rules the Nine Provinces, best match first.
- 51 Forty-Eight Taoist Spells and Techniques 道家咒术四十八法 In Taoism, spellcasting is a form of ritual magic that invokes deities through incantations or curses ghosts and demons. It is believed to establish communication with the Celestial Emperor and command spirits, driving away evil, averting calamities, and turning misfortune into good fortune. 2.3kReads6.6Score619Shelves
- 52 I Got the Hongmeng Pearl, and Now My Whole Family Cultivates Immortality 得到鸿蒙珠，我带全家修仙 Truck driver Liang Hai accidentally obtains the Primordial Pearl and sets out on the path of cultivation. “Don't come after me. I just want to cultivate with my family.” But the trees long for peace while the wind refuses to die down! 1.1kReads6.5Score141Shelves
- 53 Qi Cultivation Art 练气决 The Qi Cultivation Method is a cultivation manual that guides beginners into the mysterious world of qi refinement. Starting with the most basic search for a sense of qi, it gradually delves deeper, explaining in detail the many secrets and techniques involved in qi cultivation. In this book, readers follow carefully designed steps to shut out the noise of the outside world and calm both body and mind. Through specific postures, breathing techniques, and concentration exercises, they learn to s 620Reads7.0Score129Shelves
- 54 Master Ni's I Ching Studies 倪师易学 Join Teacher Ni Haixia in studying the Tianji series every day. With this divine gift of the Way of Change, all the world's affairs can be made simple, bringing good fortune, avoiding misfortune, and turning danger into safety. The key to learning is perseverance. I hope everyone makes progress and gains something every day. 5.2kReads8.8Score912Shelves
- 55 The Ten Heavenly Stems: Cultivation’s Secret Code 修真密码十天干 Here, I will reveal the underlying principles behind the flow of time and space, knowledge passed down only to the worthy. I have two junior sisters. They have heavy workloads every day, and still have to cultivate with me. They said they wished they could study while they worked. So I wrote down the most essential parts of what our master taught us in this book. I thought there must be others like them, enduring the same hardships but never giving up on the pursuit of truth. 1.1kReads8.4Score499Shelves
- 56 The Way of Changes Can Reach the Divine 易可通神 If you seek the spark of wisdom, step into this book. It shares only profound teachings, suited to those with spiritual insight and mature minds. These are lessons from my own experience. I will write with care, and you can read with care. That's how fate works: it comes unbidden, sparked by a single thought, and deepens into devotion... May we help one another flourish and find fulfillment. 2.7kReads7.4Score585Shelves
- 57 Mastering the Book of Changes, Rising to the Heavens in One Leap 易学纵横一步登天 Cultivation, Qi Refining, esoteric arts, feng shui, and sacrifice: everything you’ve heard of and everything you haven’t is in this book. Each technique is clearly explained and effective in practice. By the first few chapters, readers in the know have already realized that people outside would charge hundreds of thousands for this information, if they were willing to share it at all. Some readers even exclaimed that after searching for years, they’d finally found a shortcut to cultivation, only 8.2kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
- 58 The Charlatan 神棍 A fortune-teller, one of the oldest professions. An ancient name for a fortune-teller or feng shui master. Knowing the stars above and the earth below; the five elements of yin and yang, the eight trigrams and nine palaces. Physiognomy and feng shui, defying fate and changing one’s destiny: nothing is beyond their power! Huang Zheng, a modern-day fortune-teller. Born under the influence of yin and yang, with the canopy star at his back. With extraordinary skills in reading fortunes and feng shui 1.1kReads8.7Score136Shelves
- 59 The Black Blade Ghost Slayer 黑刀斩鬼人 No System, no clichés, not a naive protagonist, and no livestreaming. Mysticism, the Hetu and Luoshu, yin-yang, the five elements, the eight trigrams, and the nine palaces. Fantasy and supernatural events include a ghostly flood dragon in Changbai Mountain’s Heavenly Lake, a water spirit in the Peach Blossom Spring, a black dragon in Heilongjiang, a serpent transformed in the bamboo forests of southern Sichuan, an ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, a wormhole in Ailao Mountain, an underwater 169Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Three Lives of Spring 春暖三生 No space, no System, just an unfaithful ex-husband, a cold-hearted mother-in-law, and a rebellious son. She had planned to quit for good and lie flat, but then she transmigrated into a miserable life as an orphan, shunned for having a child out of wedlock. An Chunfeng knew when to bend and when to stand firm. She decisively left the wolf's den and set out to make money. With a son and silver in hand, she could live comfortably as a wealthy woman. But that cold-faced man just wouldn't leave her a 26.5kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
- 61 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
- 62 Questions and Answers from the Spirit Realm 灵界问答录 I have nearly ten thousand years of memories from my past lives, so my understanding of the Spirit Realm is fairly comprehensive. In my spare time, I write about the things I’ve encountered in those past lives: mythology, aliens, reincarnation, the heavenly eye, cultivation, liberation, destiny, changing one’s fate, the laws of the universe, the discriminating mind, karma, the Heavenly Dao, and more. Ask me anything, and I’ll answer whatever I can. 327Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 63 A Chronicle of Debut 出道纪事 [No formulaic tropes, no wish fulfillment, no web-novel conventions, traditional supernatural fiction, based on real events. Read with caution if any of this bothers you.] I graduated from high school in 2014 and became a disciple of my master, Li Jingshan. I spent three years studying the Dao and another three learning the arts. Then I spent five years practicing them in the world, occasionally gaining new insights. I enjoy reading novels, but lament that today's books are all baseless fabricat 630Reads8.5Score123Shelves
- 64 Drawing Eyes 画眼睛 Most people are blind in both eyes and heart. They recognize clothes, not people; they see only profit and can’t see cause and effect. The blind are stubborn and foolish. Who will paint eyes for all living beings? 22.6kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
- 65 I Was Common as Dirt, Yet I Became an Immortal 我本庸俗却成仙 [Want to learn immortal cultivation and the Dao? Give it a look!] I yearn to become an immortal. Cultivating the truth and comprehending the Dao have been my lifelong dream, and I practice immortal cultivation in the real world. This is an unknown story, yet one brimming with wonder... Birth, aging, sickness, and death go on without end; cultivate the truth and comprehend the Dao to transcend them. I was once ordinary, yet became an immortal, neither suffering nor indulging in pleasure. I yearn 620Reads—Score148Shelves
- 66 The Eight Characters of Destiny Are the Ancestors of Science 八字是科学它祖宗 Newly released books tend to get low ratings, but everyone who has read this one gives it five stars. Many readers enjoy it so much that they have to read it twice. Some even ask, "Why isn't a book this good popular? Is there no justice?" Haha, thank you for your support. [This book follows the principle of "observing the Way of Heaven and carrying out its course": understand your own fate, find the bugs in your System, stand at the highest point of the Heavenly Way, and look down on all living 12.1kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
- 67 The Record of the Dark Window 玄牗录 [No invincible protagonist + no harem + no sanctimonious saint + traditional fantasy + urban setting] Can old age and illness be cured? Are there immortals and demons? Are there mysterious spirits between heaven and earth? Is national fortune real? Can martial arts dispel confusion? Everything is waiting for us to explore. The people, immortals, and demons described in legends and books may never have disappeared at all. They may simply exist somewhere you don’t know about, perhaps right beside 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Cultivation Is a Philosophy 修仙是门哲学 This is my story of cultivating immortality, an unknown story, a story full of mystery... [Short Story Collection] [At the End of Science Lies the Supernatural] [Understand the stories in this book, and you can cultivate immortality] I am a real cultivator living in the modern world... I seek to become an immortal, free and joyful as the heavens. Cultivate immortality through science, ascend through physics. 350Reads—Score106Shelves
- 69 A Handy Guide to I Ching Ramblings 易学碎碎念宝典 [A practical guide to the I Ching + fortune-telling + feng shui + luck + arrangement + adjustment + psychology] How can you harness good fortune and make life better with every step? How can the I Ching move beyond ancient books and become an everyday tool for seeing through patterns and solving problems? This is my open-source I Ching project. I'm sharing the underlying principles of Bazi, feng shui, Plum Blossom numerology, and physiognomy with you. Practical and verifiable. No obscure termi 434Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 70 I Am the Leader of the Mystic Sect, and the Founding Master in Two Worlds 玄门都领袖我在两界当祖师 P.S. “Before the spiritual qi revival, you called me a penniless Daoist. I didn’t hold it against you. Now that spiritual qi has revived, tell me, what should you call me?” “~The Supreme Immortal of Purple Pole, the True Man of One Yang, the Great Luo Celestial Immortal of the Most High, the Long-Lived Sage of Purple Pole, the Illustrious and Spiritual Lord Who Governs All Origins, the Jade Void’s Supreme Overseer of the Five Thunders, the Sovereign of the Myriad Longevity Imperial Domain, who P 710Reads7.9Score110Shelves
- 71 The Divine Schemes of Guiguzi 鬼谷神谋 [Historical Fiction Writing Contest] Other people are reborn into wealth and privilege, but I came back as a stalk of rice. No, a stalk of rice growing on a grave! A lovesick woman ate me, and became my mother. I became Guigu Wang Chan, whom later generations called Guiguzi, the founding patriarch of the Vertical and Horizontal School. In this turbulent age, watch me stir up the world once more and make my mark on the battlefields of the Warring States! 554Reads6.6Score102Shelves
- 72 The Art of Reading Qi 望气术 Introduction to The Art of Qi Reading This book delves into the mysterious art of qi reading. Qi reading involves interpreting people's fortunes and predicting good or bad luck by observing the colors, shapes, and changes of clouds and qi fields. It can be used to assess the auspiciousness of a home or burial site. Golden yellow signifies great fortune, prosperity, and success; purple is also auspicious, signaling academic honors and an official career. Practicing qi reading requires a foundati 1.7kReads—Score605Shelves
- 73 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! 15.3kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
- 74 Surviving the Ordeal 熬过劫难 First, be certain that you can reach the summit. Then believe this book can rewrite your fate, and believe in the power of belief. By the time you read this book, the identity you have now will already have begun to loosen its grip. The moment you choose to begin, you have already left mediocrity behind. Can my story help you find your own path to salvation? May words reveal the power they truly hold. 63.7kReads9.2Score13.3kShelves
- 75 I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Three Sweet Kids 穿成三个乖乖崽的恶毒后娘 [Space + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good] Hua Qianmian was a space-wielding esper in a modern special abilities department. She died in an accident on a mission and transmigrated into another world, inhabiting the body of a stepmother with the same name. Her former self was lazy, greedy, and shameless, with a worldview that beggared belief. Looking at three sweet children who were so well-behaved they broke her heart, and a mother-in-law who genuinely stood up for her, she decided to 4.9kReads9.3Score798Shelves
- 76 The Message from the People of the Earth's Core 地心人的传话 This is a science fiction novel, inspired by an unusual dream I had and written after I collected some information. Please read it as science fiction. It is purely fictional, so don’t take it seriously. Another reason I wrote it is that I hope human civilization can truly unite, live in harmony, and advance science and technology together until we reach an early-stage civilization and enter the golden age we dream of. Finally, I want to tell everyone that I have never encountered the so-called s 4.1kReads9.4Score488Shelves
- 77 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 3.5kReads7.9Score251Shelves
- 78 I Own an Invisibility Cloak from the 50th Century 我有件五十世纪的隐身衣 One night in a senior-year dorm, Lei Wanjun was lying in bed playing a mobile game, just like his roommates. At some point, clouds swallowed the bright moonlight outside. Then thunder cracked and rain poured down. Summer weather was so fickle. One moment it was clear, the next it was raining. With a crash of thunder, Lei Wanjun’s phone screen suddenly went black. The battery had died! He was about to sit up and grab his charging cable when a flash of lightning flickered across the dark screen. A 5.2kReads9.5Score575Shelves
- 79 The Mountain Spirit Seeks Immortality 山鬼问仙 “They used my blood to sacrifice to the mountain god, never knowing that I am the true god.” “Humanity is written with two strokes: one writes your fate, the other your fortune.” “I’ll carve out my own fate.” In Qingyan Village, in the Realm of the Nine Provinces, Lu Ziqing is an orphan whom the villagers regard as an ill omen. But hidden within him is a shocking bloodline: that of a mountain demon. His life was supposed to be a tragedy arranged in advance. The lowest of the low in the entire vi 4Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 80 A Female Feng Shui Master's Work Diary 一个女风水师的工作日志 The author met a feng shui master and exchanged contact information with her. After seeing her work journal, the author found some of its contents worth reading. They also carry on traditional culture, so the author is sharing them here with her permission. 434Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 81 The Medical and Martial World 医武江湖 What is Chinese medicine? Is it a technique or a Way? What is the world of the jianghu? Is it black or white? This story tells of the first half of a life spent entering the Way through medicine, taking you into the real jianghu and revealing the most mysterious parts of traditional culture, as well as the good and evil buried deep in human nature. 1.9kReads8.9Score247Shelves
- 82 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 844Reads6.5Score104Shelves
- 83 The Great Song Dynasty Medicine Merchant 北宋大药商 Who says transmigration stories have to come with a System, a pocket dimension, or cheat-level cultivation? After a dreamlike brush with a life that felt like a mirage, Lu Sheng returns from the modern world of concrete and steel to the Northern Song dynasty. Drawing on years of experience working with medicinal herbs, he learns to identify hundreds of plants, make pills, process medicinal ingredients, develop herbal cosmetics, and cook medicinal dishes. More than two hundred Chinese medicina 18kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
- 84 The Great Path of Cultivation 修行大道 Hello, all those who are destined to cross paths with me! I am Mr. Qian Kun. I write The Way of Cultivation to promote the ancient cultivation culture of China. Those who feel a connection are welcome to follow along and cultivate together. 996Reads6.7Score130Shelves
- 85 The Art of Reading People 观人有道 The Daoist Five Arts are Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination, representing Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Ghosts, and Immortals respectively. The Immortal Way is Mountain: focusing on cultivation, talismans, martial arts, geography, and feng shui. The Human Way is Medicine: focusing on healing, Daoist medicine, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, and prescriptions. The Divine Way is Destiny: focusing on fortune-telling, the Eight Characters, Zi Wei astrology, and more. 13.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
- 86 A Complete Guide to Bazi 八字通晓 Eight Characters Made Clear is really just two names put together. Whose names are they? Tan Bazi, a man, and Jiang Tongxiao, a woman. At Tangfeng Cave, Guan Jixu and Fang Zhinan received the true teachings of Immortal Masters Xu and Guan, among others. They founded the Taihua East Peak School of Destiny Studies, enthroning as its patriarch and as deputy patriarch. From then on, Tangfeng Cave and Taihua East Peak became two important forums for destiny studies. The st 999Reads8.1Score220Shelves
- 87 Duke Zhou's Dream Interpretation 周公解梦 Everyone dreams, but few people know what their dreams truly mean. Even fewer understand that dreams are actually omens, warning us whether the things about to happen in our lives will bring good fortune or disaster! Just as cats and dogs behave strangely before an earthquake, and ants tirelessly move house in the days before a flood, our dreams guide us whenever a major change is about to take place in our lives… 19.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves
- 88 Seaside Town: The Carefree Fisherman 滨海小镇：逍遥渔夫 Just after the new manager fired him, he walked into a lottery shop and scratched off a 400,000-yuan jackpot. Tired of the grind of city life, Chen Xiaoyun headed straight back to his hometown, a fishing village on the coast of Nangguang Province. There, he was lucky enough to find a Shanhai Pearl by the sea. From then on, he enjoyed a leisurely life fishing, going out to sea, and raising chickens and ducks. The carefree fisherman sets sail at last! (This is entirely fictional. Just think of it 33.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 89 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves
- 90 Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行 A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth 137Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 91 EN The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟 [Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard... 1.7kReads9.2Score120Shelves
- 92 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.8kReads8.2Score170Shelves
- 93 I Spoke with the Ancients, and the Secret of My Immortality Was Exposed 对话千古，我长生的秘密被曝光了 My name is Zhang Liang. I’m a fine young man from the 21st century: I love good food, beautiful women, and having fun. I’ve just transmigrated, and now I’m in an ancient age of myth, where evil spirits roam everywhere, countless strange beasts lurk, and mysterious shamans hold sway. But I’m not afraid. I’ve got a video game character template, so I can level up and change classes, and I come with countless resurrection tokens. I can live forever! My name 6.9kReads8.9Score447Shelves
- 94 Defying Fate, I Return to Before My Wife and Daughter Died 逆世重修，回到妻女死亡前 After cultivating for ten thousand years and becoming an Immortal Emperor, Ling Yi chose to defy fate and return to the world. In this life, the King of Hell says my daughter must die before midnight, but I will keep her alive for eternity! In this life, I alone will stand above every powerful family in the world! In this life, I will make the heavens tremble before me! 33.3kReads8.3Score4.3kShelves
- 95 The Vast and Empty Cosmos 苍茫虚霩 🔥 The epic Eastern fantasy novel The Vast Expanse is available to read in full for free! Across the three thousand great worlds, the Vast Expanse is the only “cleansing ground.” The four clans of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind stand guard, suppressing the endless resentment of the Demonheart Planet. Beneath the Rift of the Void lies the secret of destruction and rebirth. For every sacrificial rite, the strongest must offer themselves up to ensure the world’s survival. The boy Nan Fa appears ordina 127Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 96 The Great Ming Surveillance Court 大明道察院 [See the epic history of the Daoist sects in the early Ming through the eyes of a transmigrator] In the third year of Hongwu, the Hongwu Emperor established the mysterious Dao Investigation Bureau to rein in Daoist sorcerers who could turn the tide at will. There is no carefree Daoist life here, only the ironclad rule that “magic must be bounded by law, and the Dao restrained by regulations.” Even mighty cultivators who can fly through the skies and burrow through the earth must face execution i 3.3kReads9.3Score492Shelves
- 97 I Had Just Mastered the Purple Sky Divine Thunder When a Hundred Ghosts Appeared at Night 刚修成紫霄神雷，就遇到百鬼夜行 “Young man, you’re a cultivation genius the likes of which appears once in a thousand years. Come with me, and I’ll give you an incredible opportunity.” When Gu Changsheng met a charlatan in the park, he planned to play along and expose him. But as soon as the Daoist reached the mountain, he started flying on a sword. Uh-oh. Looks like this one’s the real deal. Gu Changsheng was filled with anticipation, imagining himself living the life of an immortal in white robes. Instead, on his very f 19.1kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
- 98 The Age of Declining Dharma: Seeking the Path to Immortality 末法时代：求证长生大道 [Modern-Day Grind King]+ [Superhuman High Martial]+ [Invincible]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [The Schemer]+ [Infinite Chaos] After unexpectedly acquiring a personal status panel, Su Ming practiced all kinds of techniques to continually strengthen his body and extend his lifespan. Embracing the best of everything, he entered the superhuman realm and advanced step by step toward immortality. [Personal Status Panel] Name: Su Ming Lifespan: 23/800 Constitution: 20 [Astral Body] Spirit: 20 [Astral Dhar 15kReads8.8Score877Shelves
- 99 Beyond the Extraordinary 奇人之上 [Not a power fantasy] [Comeback] [Carefully laid groundwork] [Schemes within schemes] [Mystery] [Growing protagonist] [Ensemble cast] [High martial arts] [Transmigration] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Devouring and sacrifice] [Alternate world] [Technology] [No limits] [Everyone is unhinged] [Heartbreak after heartbreak] What exactly is up there? Lu Lin was blind for half his life, then got lucky and regained his sight. The world lit up, and he was left numb. From then on, ghosts and spirits o 1.7kReads9.3Score151Shelves
- 100 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score690Shelves
