Novels like Infinite Journeys: Beginning in the Tomb Raider's Sand Sea
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- 1 Tomb Raiding: Starting from Sand Sea 盗墓：从沙海开始 Tomb Raiding: Starting from Sand Sea 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Sand Sea: Fearless 沙海：fearIess After Er Yuehong's death, Zhang Yiling decides to wipe out the Wang family once and for all. [This story is set at the same time as The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note] Li Cu (played by Wu Lei), a high school student who failed the college entrance exam, is attacked by chance and drawn into a vast plan to reshape the state of the world. He then meets the mastermind behind it all: Wu Xie (played by Qin Hao), who appears under the identity of Guan Gen, a travel photographer and writer. Li Cu becomes the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 When Li Cu Became the Real Young Master Among the Impostors 当黎簇成了真假少爷中的真少爷 When Li Cu becomes the real young master among two boys claiming to be the heir 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 When Chen Pi, Cold-Hearted and Ruthless, Arrived in the Sand Sea Era 当心很手辣的陈皮来到了沙海时期 When the ruthless Chen Pi arrives during the Sand Sea era 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Sand Sea: Li Cu Turns into a Woman 沙海之性转黎簇 Li Cu is a young woman. Li Cu is very fond of Wu Xie. Li Cu has been reborn many times, and in every life she and Wu Xie become enemies. Li Cu only wants to live an ordinary life. But Li Cu forgot that she could never live an ordinary life! In the end, Li Cu thought how wonderful it would be if these endless rebirths could finally come to an end. And so she was finally set free, with no more powerless waiting and no more hatred from becoming enemies. In this life, they had nothing to do with eac —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 My Return to the Game in the Sea of Sand 沙海中重新入局的我 It all began when a tall, powerfully built man carved terrifying, eerie patterns into the backs of the boy Li Cu and the girl Xie Xinlin. A vast plot was already underway. What truth lies buried beneath the endless white sands? What connection do the markings on the young pair's backs have to the secret project beneath the sands? Faced with all this, will they shoulder their responsibilities or give up? Can they fulfill their mission? And what is the connection between Xie Xinlin, who has re-ent 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Childhood Sweethearts 盗笔之竹马绕青梅 A new story is here! Welcome to read my work. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! This is a fanfic about Li Cu. Happy ending + fanfic + Li Cu pairing + primarily set in Sand Sea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After Being Kidnapped to the Sand Sea, I Became Everyone's Favorite 被拐去沙海后我成了团宠 Ming Zhao, an overworked office drone who died suddenly from working overtime, transmigrates into the body of a girl who ran away from an arranged marriage, only to stumble upon a murder scene. Wu Xie forcibly drags her into a desert expedition team. Her teammate Li Cu is still shaken, but she takes everything in stride: she bows her head when threatened, charges in when there's food, doesn't complain when her head gets cracked open, and falls asleep the moment she's tied up in the desert. She j 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Starting from Sand Sea 盗墓笔记：从沙海开始 [Beloved by all + the young Iron Triangle + a pick-your-favorite romance] Lin Yang was just an ordinary high school student. Then one night, she skipped class with that guy, Li Cu, and got swept into a very strange place. After that, memories of things she had never experienced began appearing in her mind all the time. Who were Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling, and Wang Pangzi? Did she know them? Why did they feel so familiar when she didn’t know who they were? Did she really have to take part in this p 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Sea of Sand: I Had No Idea I Was This Powerful! 沙之海原来我这么厉害！ (Unfortunately, this book will be discontinued. I'll start a new one and continue the story there. If you can't find it, never mind.) Liang Yue had only just fallen asleep. When she opened her eyes, she found herself an orphan with the same name in another world! Then she discovered that the older sister who had taken her in for now was called Liang Wan! Could she have transmigrated? When she found out that her new desk mate after transferring schools was called Li Cu, she completely freaked out 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Sand Sea: The Actor 沙海：戏子 [Not invincible] + [A little angst, but there will definitely be sweetness] + [Romance, but more like family] + [Clean romance / both leads are inexperienced] Note: This story contains a lot of original worldbuilding, and the female lead's pairing is Li Cu. The early chapters are honestly so awkward, especially the first and second ones. They made my toes curl so hard I could've dug out a Barbie castle. Apologies for the OOC, apologies for the OOC. The author is just an ordinary elementary schoo 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 In Those Cases of Mistaken Fate 综那些阴差阳错 When nothing goes the way it was meant to, everything changes. Each story is standalone. Part One: The Lost Tomb Part Two: Love O2O Part Three: The Inescapable Love Part Four: The Mystic Nine Part Five: Ashes of Love (with a little bit of The Untamed mixed in midway) 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Sea of Sand: Help! Everyone Around Me Is a Maniac! 沙海：救命！我身边都是狂徒！ [Occult warning, Zhang family, no golden finger, slight everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe, has a white moonlight, childhood friends.] [Main characters: Li Cu, Wu Xie, Wang Can.] My name is Jiang Nianchu. I'm an ordinary high school student with a peaceful, happy life, everything going smoothly, and parents who love me. I thought things would always stay that way, until one day I saved a boy named Li Cu, and everything changed. Wu Xie twirled the dagger in his hand and looked at Jiang Nianchu w 11.3kReads—Score2.1k14d adds
- 14 Film and TV Crossover: At Last, the Sun Shines on Me 综影视：太阳总算照在了我的身上 “What happened? Didn't I die?” Su Wanning gazed at the stark white ceiling before her and asked in confusion. “Yes, Host. You have died, but your soul is special, so we chose you to become the chosen one.” An electronic voice suddenly sounded in her mind, startling Su Wanning. After thinking over its words, she grew even more confused and asked: “The chosen one?” A cold electronic voice sounded in her mind again. “That's right. We need you to appease the audience's anger and give the characters —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Dockside Stories 碼頭故事 In a parallel version of the Sand Sea world, one protagonist is reborn. Two main characters, with Cuwan as the main pairing and Huohao as the secondary pairing. Pingxie and Heihua are assumed. A bizarre, deadly journey is quietly taking shape behind the calm, peaceful life of campus, and no one knows where the road leads. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 My Bestie and I Reincarnated into Sand Sea 我和冤种闺蜜穿到沙海 Two female university students, one skilled in literature and the other in martial arts, transmigrate to the era of the Evil Emperor. They help him fight the Wang family, hoping to make things easier for him and spare Xiao Hua the loss of 30 billion this time. With them here, can they prevent Li Cu's tragedy and keep Yang Hao from losing his grandmother? Can they stop Li Cu, Yang Hao, and Su Wan from falling out? Zhang Qiling, I want to meet you —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Sand Sea: No End to the Journey Home 沙海：归途无期 Ten years, and you still owe me one last turn. (Don't use your ideas to limit my writing.) ◎ The long road of life, ◎ where does the way home lie? ◎ A blink, and a moment is gone, ◎ ask not when the next day will come. I was once a proud and defiant young man. I believed in neither ghosts nor gods, neither spirits nor people. . 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Sand Sea, I Want to Give Li Cu a Home 盗墓笔记沙海之我想给黎簇一个家 A Wang Lesi fanfic Everyone, I love going off the rails, so don't mind me. If you don't like it, just don't read it, okay? Let's not pick fights. Sneak in, read quietly, and leave quietly. If you don't like it, just back out. There are plenty of stories here with similar material. Read what you like, and if you don't like mine, just say no. (This blurb already tells you the heroine is a total coward. I really love cowardly characters.) A modern Chinese youth who wants to give Li Cu warmth, happi 15Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 19 Sand Sea: Ye Zi’s Observation Journal 沙海：叶子观察日记 What happened to the girl who was asked to leave just before graduating from her senior year? Thanks for asking. I'm in the desert, doing my best to stay alive. Yezi never understood how trying to earn a little money as a tutor somehow turned into an extreme outdoor survival ordeal. She thought that the genuine bonds forged through life-and-death hardships were one of the few ties she had to this world. But she later realized that she, who had been trying so hard to stay alive, was actually th 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Sand Sea: As Long as You’re Well 沙海：你若安好 The male lead is Wu Xie during the Sand Sea era, a desperate little widower without Zhang Qiling by his side, turned dark and full of schemes. The heroine is the granddaughter of Lu Jin of the Lu family from The Outcast, and Lu Linglong’s aunt. (Er, this character was, of course, made up by the author.) For details, see the explanation in the book!!! This is my first time writing a book, so please forgive me if it’s not very good. This little author bows to you all to show my respect. Hahahahaha 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Sand Sea: How Could Li Le Be Fake? 沙海：黎乐还能有假？ A few years ago, Li Cu discovered that someone had been secretly watching him all along. After investigating further, he uncovered the Jiumen, the New Moon Hotel, and another faction that had yet to show itself. Among them, Wu Xie was the one behind the surveillance. After years of strange dreams, Li Cu could no longer ignore them. To force everyone out of the shadows, he decided to turn this whole mess upside down and see what they really wanted. From the moment he began by sabotaging Wu Xie’ 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn in the Sea of Sand as Zhang Weiwei: On the Front Lines of Ship Liang Mountain 魂穿沙海张薇薇之奔走在磕梁山的第一线 Forced into the world of Sand Sea, I waver between shipping couples and going on adventures as I search for a way home... [Signed] [No plagiarism or reposting] 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tomb Raiding: From Sand Sea to Thunderous Rescue 盗墓：从沙海到听雷 The moment Zhang Lan opened his eyes, he never imagined he would transmigrate into the world of tomb raiding, and appear right in the middle of the intensely suspenseful arc of Reunion: Sound of the Providence. Even more shocking, this world seemed to have been adjusted to Hard Mode by some invisible force, filled with danger and mystery. Every step in this world felt like groping through the darkness, never knowing when he might trigger a deadly trap or encounter a terrifying monster. Yet fortu 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Sea of Sand: When I Came to Your World 沙海：当我来到你的世界 [Sweet Girl + Mutual Devotion + Slight Harem Protagonist Vibes + Healing] Fanfic pairing: Li Cu Meng Jin transmigrated. To stay alive, she agreed to the System's offer and traveled to another world to find the Chosen One of Fortune. But finding them didn't just mean helping them. It also meant... After receiving part of the main plot, Meng Jin pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood. She was utterly convinced: “Fine, then. Let me go meet this mysterious ‘love rival.’” No! No! That's comp 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Sand Sea Postman (Vol. 01–Vol. 03) 沙海的邮递员（Vol.01-Vol.03） The world is a sea of sand, and the cities stand isolated above it. In the windswept wastes, transformed into a land of death, monstrous things stir. My assistant and I cross the barren expanse, face down giant beasts, confront the sandstorms, and overcome the deadly wasteland. At the end of our journey are songs and... the heartfelt wishes passed on by the people. A bicycle, a guitar, and a whole pot of sweetened barley tea. This is a postman's tale of the sands. 37Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 26 A Sea of Sand: The Way Home 沙海之回家 An original female lead, based on the TV adaptation of Sand Sea. Please forgive any differences from the original novel! If it's not your thing, please move along. The author is sensitive. If you want to comment, please discuss the TV version's setting or plot. Don't keep bringing up the original novel. To avoid getting banned, some character names in this story have been changed or replaced with homophones. I'm Li Yao. That wasn't my original name. I can't remember what I was called. I had no m 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Tomb Raiding: From Sand Sea to Ultimate Note from the Start 盗墓：开局从沙海到极海听雷 [Female lead + lighthearted + cautious + scheming + no bottom line + humorous] One day, Jiang Bai hit the jackpot and woke up bound to an Infinite Suicide System. Jiang Bai thought the Suicide System was just about doing reckless things. At least it wouldn’t actually kill him, right? But every task the System gives him after that sends him straight to his grave... System: How do you want to die today, Host? Jiang Bai: How the hell should I know how I’m going to die... System: How about getting b 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Tomb Raiding: Why Entrust This Fleeting Life to the Passing Years? 盗墓：何故浮生寄流年 [Tomb Notes fanfiction + no female lead + two male leads (both each other’s only partners) + no System + no breaking up Ping Xie or Hei Hua + happy ending + comedy] [Original male protagonist. His love interest won’t make a proper appearance until later in the story.] Half true, half false, half real, half illusory; half dream, half awake, half a life adrift. Something went wrong with the cycle of reincarnation, and Wu Zheng accidentally became little Wu Tianzhen’s biological older brother. They 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Tomb Raiders: From the Start, Taking Xiao Ge to Sell Cockroach Poison 盗墓之开局带小哥去卖蟑螂药 A new writer, working hard to improve my prose. I hope you'll give me lots of pointers! Jiang Ming is toyed with by higher-dimensional “deities” and forced to transmigrate, livestreaming his adventures in a tomb-raiding world for their entertainment. He goes from resisting and ignoring it, to becoming numb, and finally accepting reality. What happens when two lonely souls meet? (The protagonist is a catboy.) (Please go easy on my personal tastes, I beg you!! (>_<)) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After the Sea of Sand 沙海之后来 I want to give Li Cu a future and see how far he can go. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads8.4Score10814d adds
- 31 The Song of Qingheng: The Road Home Across the Sea of Sand 青蘅引：沙海归途 Yellow sands bury ancient immortal tombs, and the land is littered with the shattered bones of fallen gods. I am an outcast disciple expelled from an immortal sect. To recover my lost past, I venture into the perilous Sea of Buried Gods. The ancient tomb is filled with deadly mechanisms, and one eerie phenomenon follows another. As if that weren’t enough, I run into my destined nemesis, and we’re forced to join forces and brave one deadly trial after another. On the surface, we scheme against an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Tomb Raiding: Li Cu, I’ve Found You 盗墓：黎簇我见到你了 One thing: the author doesn't recommend reading this book, because they're not planning to update it. It's not for any other reason. I've genuinely run out of inspiration. Once I've finished updating my other book, I'll consider writing the next Sand Sea story. I promise I'll update it like crazy. And the author really can't write romance. I truly feel like I did my best. So go on, then. I don't want to drag you down. Don't get your hopes up about the author. I'm really not going to update this —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Sand Sea: Cheng Yuan'an 沙海之程予安 [Dual Male Leads] I was born into this world as Cheng Yuan, Li Cu’s younger brother. But Li Cu had been reborn. Li Cu never made it out of that white desert again. Cheng Yuan was trapped in that same white desert, too. Li Cu’s nightmare was Wu Xie. Cheng Yuan’s nightmare was Hei Xiazi. So what if we charge ahead without looking back, only to repeat the same mistakes? 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Sand Sea: Wu Xie Lied to Me! Xie Qiu, You Lied to Me Too! 沙海：吴邪骗我！解秋你也骗我！ Apologies for any OOC. Original female lead Xie Qiu, the same age as Li Cu, aka Su Wanning. CP: Li Cu!!!! A hidden agent of the Nine Gates × a boy who failed his exams (double-agent × hot-tempered Li Cu). When school security cameras become a chessboard for a family of tomb raiders, every scar of adolescence marks a coordinate in a thousand-year-old conspiracy. When the observer's camera begins to focus on one particular person by itself, this youth spent on a mission veers completely off course 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 When the Sand Triangle Returns to the Sea of Sand 当沙三角重回沙海 They barely knew each other before the Sea of Sand, and they fell apart after it. Yet they went through the Sea of Sand together at the most extraordinary, golden age of their lives. That is the Sand Triangle. So, if they had the chance to start over... 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Fish for Li Cu in the Sea of Sand 我在沙海捞黎簇 Includes a blend of the Daomu Biji TV adaptation and novels, Lovecraftian elements, a few tabletop role-playing rules, and heavily altered Secret History settings. The author is new and still experimenting. If you can't handle that, run! The author ships characters all over the place, just like the protagonist. All relationships between characters in the story are platonic. OOC warning. P.S. The protagonist isn't from the Zhang family. Her surname is just Zhang, like the one in the list of Chine —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Tomb Raiding: Pear Blossoms Bloom and Fall Again 盗墓：梨花开又落 Li Cu sleeps through a snowy night, then wakes at dawn. Old friends reunite, but familiar faces have changed. People who once barely crossed paths now seem to surround him. This time, can he escape the desert called “Wu Xie”? 339Reads—Score10414d adds
- 38 A Dream Journey Through the Sand Sea Tombs 盗墓沙海梦之旅 My name is Lin Baiwei. When I was fifteen, my parents were killed in a car accident, and I became an orphan. With the huge compensation payout, I muddled through life as best I could. In my senior year of high school, I was admitted early to Huaqing University because of my excellent grades, so I decided to go clear my head in the desert. I never expected a nightmare to begin. I was drawn into a conflict, and there was no way to reset my life. Li Cu: Lin Baiwei, you promised you’d take me home w 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Tomb Raiding: From Sand Sea to Listening for Thunder in the Extreme Sea 盗墓：从沙海到极海听雷 [Cheerful, Funny, and Humorous Protagonist] Zhang Xian transmigrates into the Sand Sea tomb-raiding world and gets a sign-in System, becoming a descendant of the Zhang family. Ding-dong! Sign-in successful. Rewards granted: 1. Hongming Blade 2. Qiongqi bloodline 3. A treasure bag Armed with an arsenal of extraordinary skills, Zhang Xian is free to run wild in the tomb-raiding world. He uses sheer force to overcome every scheme and conspiracy. The Zhang and Wang families have been locked in battl 5Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 40 Tomb Raiding: Did I Become a Ghost After Two Lives? 盗墓：双世后的我成鬼了？ [Tomb Raiding, all pairings, men and women alike, male lead takes the dominant role, System, protagonist is a scumbag with no morals or manners, doing whatever makes him happy, very out of character, female-oriented, wrong audience] “Good grief, seriously, what was I thinking? I was bored out of my mind, so why did I have to go into that tunnel!” That’s right. After living through two lifetimes, just as Xu Shiheng was about to head into his third, he “accidentally” entered a tunnel and transmigr 1.3kReads8.1Score16214d adds
- 41 Tomb Raiding: Sand Sea, They All Love the Alternate Personality 盗墓沙海：他们都爱副人格 The first twelve chapters are all setup. The twist begins in Chapter 13, so you can start there. The earlier chapters follow the original Sand Sea storyline with very few changes, so feel free to skip them. (Original female lead + All pairings + A little angst + Mainly Ping, Hei, Xie, and Hua, with others in supporting roles + Winning hearts is the priority) Chu Ci'an binds herself to a Love-Gathering System and learns that the world she lives in is actually a novel. Everything that has happened 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Sand Sea: Yang Hao 【沙海】杨好 On the way back from a mission, I was unfortunately intercepted and ended up here. There's no way to quit now, so I can only make the best of it. Huh! Why does this person look just like the target from my last world? 81Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 43 A Tomb-Raiding Crossover: What's Wrong with Being Socially Anxious?! 综盗墓：社恐怎么了？！ The Ghost Blows Out the Light + The Grave Robbers' Chronicles + No Romance [Hello, Host. I am your assistant. Please complete this mission in accordance with the terms.] A voice, stiff and mechanical, broke the silence of the pure white space. The young man lying on the ground, almost blending into the space around him, opened his eyes. His empty, pure-gold eyes were the only spot of color here. [Please rest assured, the System will never do anything to harm the Host.] [The mission will begin on 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: In Search of Memories 盗墓笔记之寻忆 [Boys’ Love] I am the clan leader’s guardian spirit. All I can do is find the clan leader before he loses his memory again, then help him recover the memories we lost. The Zhang Clan has only one Qiling left. All I can do is protect Zhang Qiling, so please wait for me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Sea of Sand: Actually, I’m a Good Person 沙海：其实我真的是个好人 Transmigration comes with risks, so be careful when you transmigrate. Wu Yuwei was caught in a space-time turbulence while traveling through a time tunnel and accidentally wound up in a parallel world. Staring at an endless desert, she thought it was enough to drive even the best navigator crazy. At last, she found people she recognized, but they had no idea who she was. Their similar personalities kept reminding her of the times they had spent together in the past. Wu Yuwei: Wu Xie, actually, I 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Tomb Raiding: Li Cu's Unconventional Life 盗墓：黎蔟的另类人生 What would happen if Li Cu from Sand Sea were reborn when Wu Xie entered the Queen Mother of the West’s tomb? “You made me with your own hands. Why did you abandon me?” “You were the one who brought all this upon me, so why are you acting like nothing ever happened?” “You’re not him. Who are you, really?” “A god? Hmph. You’re nothing special.” “Are you going to lie to me along with him?” “Who are you? How do you know about me and him?” 154Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 47 Tomb Raiding: Starting in the Sea of Sand Arc 盗墓：开到沙海篇 [No romance] The energetic young Zhong Ruoheng wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated into the Sand Sea arc, and is so distraught she could cry. What sparks will fly between the two student council members and Wu Xie on their desert journey? 1.8kReads6.5Score16114d adds
- 48 What If Li Cu Were a Mixed-Blood? 假如黎簇是混血种 What if Li Cu were a mixed-blood? What if his letting Wu Xie kidnap him was all part of his plan, meant to answer a question that had haunted him for so long? What kind of life would Li Cu have after the Sand Sea incident ended? I pieced this together from around Chapter 34. Thanks. I really can’t write romance, so I rewrote it. You can skip everything before Chapter 34. 234Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 49 Quick Transmigration: They’re All Pretending to Be Pitiful Around Me 快穿之他们都在跟我装可怜 [Two male leads + shou protagonist + fast-paced + romance-focused + not a 1v1 pairing + includes love at first sight + no mission-based plot + the Host doesn't retain the original body's personality] Li Cu: They were the ones who came on to me. It's got nothing to do with me. Codename: I can vouch for that! World One: Black-hearted young master with a sweet facade × cannon-fodder undercover bodyguard (Complete) “Back then, the hibiscus bloomed; this fleeting life goes on”, Ye Mujin. Eighteen-yea 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Sea of Sand: I Took a Trip, and My Nephew Was Kidnapped While I Was Gone 沙海：出趟远门回来大外甥被拐了 [The Lost Tomb + The Outcast + original male and female leads + original plot + powerful, morally gray heroine + OOC + everyday child-rearing + reboot] After Nan Xianyue went through hell to shatter the infinite-flow world, she finally returned to her own world and laid her teammates' ashes to rest. Not long afterward, she found out that her best friend's beloved nephew was about to be raised to death by his own father. So she launched a dramatic child-snatching operation. Nan Xianyue: “Tsk, do 2.4kReads6.3Score21814d adds
