Novels like Fire Poker
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Fire Poker, best match first.
- 1 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Train in Martial Arts 别人修仙我习武 Fantasy Brainstorming + Otherworld + Passionate Action + Wish Fulfillment + Futuristic Sci-Fi City Have you ever seen a game where you can kill real people? Sword Art Online? No, no, no, no, that’s nothing! You don’t need to wave a sword around to kill someone. Just play a tune, and after they’re dead, no one can even figure out why. Tell me, isn’t that terrifying? A necromancer enters a 3D virtual game and runs into Ye Xingchen: “Stay away from me!” Someone once asked, “Ye Xingchen, why do you —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 From the Start, I Was Ordered to Execute the Demon Emperor, But I’m Learning to Slay Immortals in Another World 开局赐死魔帝，我在异界学斩仙 During a war between gods and demons, the Demon Emperor Ye Xiao unexpectedly transmigrated back to an era before he had begun cultivating. In his previous life, he failed to become a martial artist before the great calamity struck. Powerless to stop the dynasty's fall, he lost his mother and the woman he loved dearly. But given another life, he resolved to change everything. When the princes of the Yongle Dynasty received an imperial decree announcing that whoever safely brought Ye Xiao back fir 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Earth Is Destroyed, and I Set Out on the Path of Cultivation 地球毁灭，我踏上了修行之路 Earth was suddenly destroyed without warning. Yang Xuan and the others arrived in a cultivation world, where he discovered the reason behind Earth's destruction and embarked on the path to becoming a powerful cultivator. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Nine-Dragon Divine Vein 九龙神脉 [Classic fantasy, decisive killing, and pulse-pounding thrills] On the Tianxuan Continent, bloodlines rule: Mortal-grade bloodlines are nothing special. Earth-grade bloodlines are one in a hundred. … Saint-grade bloodlines are exceedingly rare. God-grade bloodlines are unmatched in the world. Ye Chen, the strongest Sword God, carries nine transcendent god-tier bloodlines. He is reborn on the day his king-grade bloodline is taken from him... “In this life, I seek neither invincibility nor immort 106Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 5 I Became a Sword Immortal by Lying Low, Then Split All Laws with One Strike 苟成剑仙，一剑破万法 After transmigrating into a menial servant of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, Ye Cangfeng activated the sign-in System. Sign in at the Sword Pavilion to obtain a Chaos Sword Body; sign in at the Sword Tomb to comprehend the Clear Sword Heart. While others cultivate, he signs in; while others break through, he redeems rewards. Everyone thinks he’s a useless servant, until the day he draws his sword, one sword shatters ten thousand arts. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Great Dao: A Mortal's Life 大道凡生 [No System, no transmigration: classic fantasy and xianxia] {I ran out of books to read, so I thought I’d try writing one myself. If you don’t mind, everyone, please leave a comment.} The author is furiously stockpiling chapters, and has already saved up... In the icy wilderness, there is a swordsman in blue robes. In the spirit mountains’ jade veins, there is a fox-clan girl. By the Qinhuai Lake, beauties abound; across the nine marshes of the Great Wilderness roam all manner of rare birds and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A World of Immortals and Heroes, Steeped in Hardship 道尽沧桑是仙侠 A tale of immortals and heroes that lays bare the vicissitudes of life, cultivating the fate of the universe and a life brought to perfection. The highest spiritual cultivation method in the universe: the fate of the universe. Let go of yesterday. If you cannot let go, each passing day becomes a torment, like the suffering of reincarnation. You will torment yourself or others. Think about it: how many days, how many years have you been unable to let go? When you kick off your blanket in your sle —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Defying Fate 命逆 The world calls me a fiend. But how many can understand why a young man turned gray before his time? I gently stroke the long sword in my hand and look back. The past is gone. A tear of blood stains the frost. Becoming a god, attaining sainthood: is it not just as desolate? Ye Xun sits before a lonely grave as snow swirls all around him. He slowly rises and gazes into the endless darkness. "Damn it, you piece of trash! I'll kill you!" 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Building a Sect from Four People 从四个人开始发展宗门 If the sect and clan conspired to have you killed, then build your own sect and crush them! Everyone on the Hungu Continent is born alongside something called a Vein Soul. Yet when you steadily rise to become the strongest and finally avenge yourself, you discover that your enemies are far more complicated than they seem. You were once victimized by your sect, but as you dig into the truth, what you uncover is chilling. Have beings from antiquity returned? Who is righteous, and who is evil? Are 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I'm Really Not the Junior Brother 我真不是小师弟 Xianxia cultivation fantasy + no System + one heroine + ruthless and decisive + war between humans and demons. No saintly do-gooders, no contrived melodrama, no tearjerkers. After transmigrating, Qi Han is struck by his master's tribulation lightning and left a good-for-nothing, unable to cultivate. Forced to become a sword cultivator, he never expects to soar to greatness. Sunlight slants across the Longevity Sword, its nine colors blazing forth to sever all life! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Revolving Wheel, Double Pupils: I Went on a Killing Spree for the Rewards 转轮重眸：为了奖励杀疯了 As heaven and earth are overturned, the laws of the cosmos descend in the form of the Heavenly Dao Divine Rankings. They reveal every special constitution, secret inheritance, formidable faction, and peerless fighter in the world, then impose strict rankings to carve out a path to the Great Emperor for future supremes. Li Yuanyang possesses mysterious Samsara Double Pupils. The moment the Divine Rankings appear, he unexpectedly gains control of a heaven-defying enhancement System. When the ranki 20Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 12 The Way of the Three Realms 三界之道 [Slow burn, unconventional political intrigue and cultivation, a coward's comeback, lying low until the end and scaring you half to death. No tired formulas or mindless plotting.] Among heaven, earth, humanity, gods, and ghosts, those who attain the Great Dao and perfect their cultivation rise to the top. Thus the world is divided into the Upper Realm, the Ghost Domain, and the mortal world. The mortal world venerates cultivation as the orthodox path, a long and arduous road filled with hardship 99Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 13 Xuanhuan: Demons and Monsters, I Have a Status Panel! 玄幻：妖魔，我有一个属性面板！ [Martial arts, immortal cultivation, demons, qi refiners, muscles, stat allocation, System, the strong, reckless heroes, feel-good fiction, sort-of feel-good fiction, scheming, righteous heroes, villains, the Myriad Worlds, the supreme primordial world.] This is a vast world where the strong can pluck stars and seize the moon above, move mountains and fill seas below, and where several kingdoms stand side by side. It is a world where the strong rule, demons run rampant, and human lives are as wo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Chang’an of Chang’an 长安的长安 When Yang Yan was eight, his father died of illness and his mother divorced. His grandfather took him to Chang’an, where they made a home in an old bookshop on a street corner. No one knew that the seemingly ordinary old man had passed down to him a bizarre cultivation art that had been lost for a hundred years. His grandfather never lectured him about the importance of keeping one’s edge concealed. But Yang Yan had been quiet by nature since childhood, and he always kept the spiritual pressure 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Poor Boy's Path to Alchemy 穷小子闯丹道 A genius protagonist, no overpowered golden finger, not a wish-fulfillment story. Smart characters and a realistic feel. Xiyang’s mother died of illness when he was six. Before she passed, she gave him two things, but his vicious aunt sold him into slavery. At a critical moment, an old man rescued him. He joined the Pill Sect as an inner disciple and began a difficult path of cultivation. While out gaining experience, he learns the truth about his origins, discovers the demon race’s plans, and l —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Defying Heaven and Earth 逆天乾坤 [Genius + decisive + female lead in a fanfic] Bearing a blood feud for nine years, the young man returns to Tianyun City to avenge his family. After a great battle with the Heavenly Demon Venerable, his constitution advances, triggering astonishing signs in the heavens and on earth. Factions from every direction flock to recruit Su Chen. And this is where Su Chen’s journey begins: an abundance of beauties, senior sisters, an empress, or a mature older woman... Along the way, he also struggles ag —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Great Yin Emperor 九阴大帝 On Xingyun Continent, martial arts decide everything and rule over life and death. Li Hanxue’s martial meridians have withered, leaving him unable to cultivate, but by chance he obtains a heaven-defying manual from a mysterious figure. From that moment on, he steps onto the path of martial arts, surpassing geniuses and battling the strong as he advances toward its peak. Ever-changing techniques, bizarre and unpredictable secret realms, and exceptionally powerful martial arts prodigies... All the 2kReads8.2Score28614d adds
- 18 I Married the Heavenly Dao to Stay Alive 我为活命嫁给天道 I transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a disposable cauldron, destined to be drained to death by the Demon Venerable in three days. The System told me to save myself, saying I could sell my body to the Heavenly Dao. But the Heavenly Dao was a sickly, twisted lunatic who hadn't been in love for ten thousand years. He sealed my cultivation and forced me to tell him I loved him every day. To stay alive, I put up with it, diligently acting the part and praising his peerless good looks every day 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Starbound Journey Beyond Worlds 破界星途 After going through 9,999 cycles of reincarnation, Li Xianglong finally leaves the Mortal World testing zone and arrives in the Jie Xing world, a place where one can cultivate immortality. It is the human race's stronghold and a cradle for nurturing the powerful. Li Xianglong will grow stronger here, take on formidable foes from within and beyond Jie Xing, and ultimately recover the memories of his 9,999 previous lives and unravel the mystery behind his ten thousand cycles of reincarnation. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Nirvana: The Road to Rise 涅槃：崛起之路 Across a billion years of the human race’s journey, one sword shines through the nine heavens! A tale of an ordinary man’s rise: no saintly do-gooder, no showing off, no mindless antics. A nobody’s reversal of fortune on the path to slaying gods! His master fled, leaving him to struggle to survive. He proves the Dao through killing and relies on no one but himself! 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 21 The Sword Immortals Above Are Clad in White 天上剑仙如白衣 [Traditional Fantasy + Slow-Burn + Swordsmanship + Unbeatable + One Female Lead] (Many of the demon attendants early on are actually her avatars. Please stop asking: there is only one female lead!) I have a sword that can level the countless armors in this world, yet makes the world watch three autumns pass! I have another sword that climbs to the heavens, seals the sword, and beheads the dragon. One sword sends frost across fourteen provinces! The great calamity foretold in prophecy is about to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Don’t Make Me Refine Immortals 别逼我炼仙 [No formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless decisions. It may be a power fantasy. The plot moves forward step by step, with decisive action and no characters getting stupid.] A beloved friend is sacrificed, and the path of cultivation begins! After Jiang You obtains the Creation Stone, all he wants is to focus on cultivating, resurrect his dear friend, take him back to their old world, reunite with their families, and meet up with the woman he loves. A devoted couple, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Watching Chess 观棋 [The Myriad Worlds, traditional fantasy, no golden finger, a slow-paced coming-of-age story, smart characters.] After transmigrating from Earth to a peerless dynasty waging war across the Myriad Worlds, Wei Wuji discovers that this place has not only all kinds of extraordinary cultivation paths from the novels of his previous life, but also gods, transmigrators, reborn people, and Infinite Flow apostles all thrown into the mix. As an ordinary person, how can he survive in this dazzling, colorful 383Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 24 A Gun from the Start: I Awakened a Sacred Physique in Honghuang 开局一把枪，我在洪荒觉醒了圣体 [No System + Multiverse + Myriad Worlds + Primordial World + Chinese Mythology + Traditional Cultivation Progression] Lin Yun, an unparalleled genius of the Kunlun Immortal Sect in the cultivation nation of Shenzhou on Earth, the mother universe, arrives in the Primordial World, one of the four frontier universes and one of the Myriad Worlds’ gateways, in response to a great tribulation spanning all worlds. He begins searching for a way back to Earth, only to become embroiled in countless secret 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Buried in the Underworld 幽冥葬 [Invincible] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No self-righteous saint] [Clear structure] [play the pig to eat the tiger] Have you ever wondered whether hell truly exists when the ancients passed away? Have you ever wondered whether the immortals in the myths passed down through generations are real? Have you ever wondered whether darkness means nothing more than nightfall after the sun sets each day? Beyond the distant edge of the starry sky, unknown secrets lie hidden. An immense formation exists in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Embracing the Moon, Stirring the Pure Breeze 揽月撼清风 Traditional xianxia, no System, one female lead, written in a dreamlike stream-of-consciousness style. After the Xuanyuan Sword seals the Rift in the Sky, an even greater threat to the mortal world returns with the Red-Eyed Demon Star. The newly chosen Emperor of Earth is a mediocrity. Humans, demons, and immortals are bound by a pact, while secretly waging their own conflicts. With the fate of heaven and earth hanging by a thread, who will emerge victorious? A journey through the jianghu, a jou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Lighthouse Keeper and the Marine Biologist 灯塔守望者与海洋学者之恋 Set in China's Xisha Islands, this is a love story about a young lighthouse keeper who has inherited his ancestors' mission of guarding a remote island lighthouse, and a marine biologist who comes to study coral bleaching. They go from clashing over their beliefs to healing each other and protecting the sea together. The male lead is devoted to tradition, believing that keeping watch matters above all else. The female lead relies on technology, convinced that data can save the ocean. When a powe 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Lord of the Thunder-Smiting Spear 御雷枪主 On a bitter winter night, Old Lin, the gatekeeper at the Ye family estate, found a crying baby in a snowdrift outside the grounds. The child was named Lin Yuan. No one could have imagined that the boy fate had abandoned in the snow would awaken the power of the thunder spirit at the age of seven. Thunder itself bowed to him, cleaving through the countless shackles in his path of cultivation. In a fantasy world teeming with sects and rival races, spiritual veins form the foundation of cultivatio —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Gods Descend Upon the Nine Heavens: Slaying Evil 神临九天：斩邪 She falls off a cliff and finds a fortuitous opportunity, then fights Heaven for its blessings. She learns alchemy and identifies spirit materials; hard work can make you rich. Her stunning, charming junior sister has an invincible Daoist physique. She travels the nine provinces with her sword, free to roam between Heaven and Earth. Her family makes her take the blame, while gods and demons alike target her. An ordinary person with a single sword can still shatter the firmament!!! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Emperor of the Asura Sword 修罗剑帝 An unknown sword, carrying an unknown cultivation technique, transforms the life of Ye Xiao, a good-for-nothing who transmigrated into a body incapable of Cultivation. As he uncovers one mystery after another across the continent and ventures into endless planes, what innate mission does he carry? How will he climb, step by step, to the peak? Follow Ye Xiao into this world of vital energy. 557Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 31 Divine Shells of the Heavens: From Debt Collector to the Divine Venerable's Secretary 诸天神贝：从讨债鬼做到神尊秘书 My father’s posthumous title is the Void God, and they say he was incompetent and cruel. My mother was never seen after she was born, and everyone says she was beyond saving. Born with a debt collector’s fate, I’ll die if I ever stop. I never expected to become a little ghost who collects debts. Did I land the cushiest job around, or was this just another twist of my ill-fated destiny? Who could have guessed I’d become the Divine Sovereign’s secretary? Had I earned boundless honor, or was there 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Big Baby 大娃 Traditional fantasy, transmigration, no System Da Wa, a forty-year-old who has amounted to nothing, gets the chance to be reborn on a continent beyond the known realms! And so begins his journey to defy fate and change his destiny! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Aura of an Apostle 使徒的气息 Chen Tian was one of the Ten Great Heavenly Emperors. He entered the Sumeru Dimension to explore, only to be torn apart by the monsters inside. He should have died, but instead he woke up in a brothel, mistaken for a peeping Tom. The Sumeru Dimension was shrouded in mystery, and even Chen Tian, a Heavenly Emperor, had no idea what secrets it held. “Am I... still alive?” [How does it feel? It's been a long time, hasn't it? Doesn't your blood feel like it's racing, your heart pounding faster, your —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Immortal Rankings 仙榜 He was once the most notorious young scion of a powerful clan. Then, in a single night, his entire family was slaughtered, and he lost everything: his loved ones, his wealth, and the woman he loved. From that day on, he embarked on a path of cultivation and flight unlike any he had known before. Warriors have the Warrior Rankings, spiritual practitioners have the Spiritual Rankings, and immortals have the Immortal Rankings. Who created these lists? Who established the rankings? To get out, you m 563Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 35 Night's Prophecy: Investiture of the Gods 夜谕封神 [Fantasy + action + passionate battles + no System + early foreshadowing] The night hound never rests, the Human King is no fraud, and the gods are powerless. Hundreds of years after the Eight Kings put an end to tyranny, a young man emerges from the Land of the Nameless. The only way to master his fate is to ascend the throne and become a god! —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 36 Cultivation Experience System 修真体验系统 [System-based + Summoning + Sect-building] Meng Fan transmigrates to the cultivation world and awakens a Cultivation Experience System. In this world of cultivators, where ordinary mortals are seen as no more than ants, Meng Fan only wants to be a person who follows his heart, not a heartless cultivator. Looking at those sanctimonious figures who stand above everyone else, Meng Fan grips the System and vows to turn the heavens upside down. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Beneath the Sword 剑之下 Wang Zhan lives by one creed: If someone treats me with an inch of respect, I’ll repay them tenfold! If someone bullies me for a moment, I’ll make their life miserable! Watch as a fallen youth survives against all odds and stirs up trouble once more! Watch as a single sword cleaves mountains, parts seas, splits the heavens, and slays gods! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Twelve Spirits of Chaos: Spirit Beasts in Another World 十二混沌之灵兽异界 On the Hema Continent, powerful warriors abound and spirit beasts roam unchecked. How can a boy who has lost his Hema power rise from the bottom... My fate is mine to control, not Heaven's! I will defy Heaven and change my destiny, becoming the strongest Beast God! I'll make everyone who once looked down on me admire me. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Sealed Realm 封域 A grown man inherits a divine-grade seal and accidentally enters the cycle of reincarnation. But once you enter, there is no way out. He wants to escape the cycle and roam freely through chaos, but instead falls into its trap, becoming entangled with enemies from beyond the worlds. Can he break free from reincarnation at last? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The World Is So Broken, Even the System Wants to Run Away 世界太崩坏，系统都要跑路 [Transmigrator, open your eyes. I'm your golden finger, the System you're about to ditch and run away from. This world is too dark and broken for me to handle. I'm out!] “No, System! You can't leave! How am I supposed to survive without you?!!!” [What does that have to do with me? Poor unlucky soul, you're facing an apocalypse where an Evil Eye devours the sun; dark shadows haunt the world beneath a shroud of gray mist; artificial intelligence goes rogue; bizarre rules are everywhere; the dead r 201Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 41 The Humanoid Multiverse 人形多元宇宙 A flower is a world; a tree is a bodhi. From humanity’s macroscopic point of view, a person is just a person. But from the point of view of microorganisms, the human body is an entire universe. Yet the microscopic world doesn’t end with microorganisms. There are cells, molecules, atoms, electrons, and quarks. Beyond those lies the smallest scale in current scientific theory: the quantum realm. Quantum particles cannot be subdivided any further, but is the quantum realm truly the end of the micro 39Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 42 Tales of the Ancient Wilderness 大话荒古 The protagonist, Li Xuanyi, fell asleep and woke up in a tomb. After crawling out, he discovered he had arrived in the primeval age, where humans and demons danced together and immortals and devils waged war. Countless incredible figures abound. Watch as I, Li Xuanyi, draw my sword and set the winds and clouds churning, startling the sun and moon. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 From the Start, I Obtained the Chaos Sea and Became Immortal and Indestructible! 开局获得混沌海，人已不死不灭！ [No System + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Raising an Empress + Unrivaled + the Myriad Worlds + Tempering the Heart in the Mortal World + Building a Faction + Changing Other People's Fates] He gains the Sea of Chaos from the start, becomes a Primordial Chaos Physique, and obtains countless heaven-defying treasures and resources. After reaching the Immortal Emperor Realm, he begins tempering his heart in the mortal world, roaming freely between heaven and earth. He travels through the Myriad Worlds, 1.2kReads—Score8914d adds
- 44 It All Begins with the Sword Immortal System 一切从剑仙系统开始 Lu Ming obtains a Sword Immortal System. With it, he carves out a path to the supreme, razor-sharp Sword Dao in a dazzling world. 152Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 45 All Beings Wield Swords 众生执剑 In Shenzhou, those who cultivate the spirit of martial arts hone themselves; when the people’s hearts are united, peace reigns beneath the heavens. In the bamboo grove lives a sage who has traversed the Six Realms, wielding a sword that carries Heaven’s judgment. After the link between Heaven and Earth was severed, Shenzhou rose from the dead. First came the Buddhist and Daoist pilgrimage to the West, and Shenzhou revived. Then came the journey north, as all living beings took up their swords! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Wizard: The Pursuit of Truth 巫师：真理追逐 To pursue knowledge and truth by any means necessary: that is a dark wizard. Wizards hold a position of unparalleled prestige across every continent and plane. Mystery, wisdom, curiosity, and research: these are all synonymous with them. After an accident, Chang Jiang transmigrated to this brutal wizarding world, where the strong prey on the weak. To protect himself and survive, he became a dark wizard, determined to live by any means necessary. Slow burn, with the early story focused on accumul 442Reads—Score10114d adds
- 47 From the Start, I Had a Saint's Cultivation 开局获得圣人修为 [Lighthearted + Finishing-Blow King + Invincible + Battle for the Imperial Path] Anyone who harms Mount Shu will be uprooted, and anyone who disrespects Mount Shu will be uprooted... This is Mount Shu ahead. Gods, stand aside or die. 678Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 48 After Seeking Immortality, I Slay Immortals with My Sword 寻仙之后，我一剑斩仙 Swordsmanship + one female lead + high-spirited adventure + genius + companions. No angst. (Slow burn. Please don't give up after reading only the first three chapters. The exciting parts come later, and it only gets better!) The young are young: they don't dislike the spring breeze, grow weary of summer cicadas, grieve over the autumn wind, or sigh at winter snow. That is simply because they are young. With a three-foot green blade in hand, he stands against the world, his youthful spirit surgi 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Ring of Reincarnation 轮回之戒 A long-form infinite-flow novel, an invincible xianxia fantasy, with little romance. The protagonist isn’t an idiot; pets join the cast, fights don’t drag on, and it’s both hilarious and overpowered. Before the primordial spirit emerged, chaos had no beginning. The boundless chaos suppressed the ages. Reincarnation became the Dao; seeking the past and tracing the source. Breaking through the deadlock across a hundred lives, achieving the primordial spirit. Shatter the heavens, enter the Immort 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 All Right, I’ll Come Clean: I Know These Monsters Too Well! 摊牌了，这些怪物我太熟了！ Infinite survival? Zombies, xenomorphs, vampires, werewolves, death angels, living corpses, King Kong, Godzilla, Transformers… A thousand years later, civilization has collapsed, and a strange realm descends. It is filled with terrifying monsters, and killing them can turn you into a superhuman. But Su Bei discovers that he knows all these monsters. They are actually creatures from movies and anime made a thousand years ago! Su Bei: “There’s no one in the whole world who knows these monste 370Reads8.4Score2814d adds
