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- 151 A Million Iron Cavalry: What's Wrong with Making You the Retired Emperor? 铁骑百万，封你太上皇怎么了！ Lin Guye transmigrates into the fifth prince of the Great Li Dynasty, only to be treated as a discarded pawn by the old emperor and exiled to the freezing north. Fortunately, he gets a System, which rewards him with an army of one million from the start. “Ding! Ultimate mission issued: march south, capture the dragon, and seize the realm! Each increase in mission progress will grant enormous rewards!” At 10% progress, his 100,000-strong army is upgraded to the Black Armor Army, and he receives a 3Reads5.5Score514d adds
- 152 The Way of Letters: I Subdue the Ages with Poetry 文道：我以诗词镇万古 Zhao Zheng woke up one day and found he had transmigrated to a world where scholars reigned supreme. Scholars cultivated literary power. Poems could defend a nation, and lyrics could slay its enemies! Songs, odes, and essays could even connect the past and present, from heaven to earth! Armed with all the classics written by the sages of his previous life, Zhao Zheng made his way in this very different Confucian world. Taking the Analects as his foundation and the Song of Righteousness as his gu 29Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 153 Supreme Master of the Written Way 书道至尊 Reborn on the Shengyuan Continent, a world ravaged by demons where scholars rule all, Tao Zhiqian inexplicably finds a library in his mind. He rises from poverty, and his retelling of Little Red Riding Hood sparks a sensation. His Arabian Nights earns him the title of Zhao Kingdom’s prodigy, with sales breaking Jiangling County’s all-time record. His Investiture of the Gods ushers in an age of mythology on the Shengyuan Continent… Every one of his literary masterpieces sets off a trend, and each 85Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 154 After Completing the Heavenly Dao, It Made Me Its Big Brother 补全天道后，天道认我当大哥 [No System] [A Different Take on Confucian Cultivation] [Xianxia] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] Writing carries the Dao, and words can blossom into eloquence. Zhou Ci awakens the wisdom of his past life, only to discover that this world already has Tang poetry and Song lyrics. There's no way he's copying poems. He'll just have to borrow a few novels instead. A short biography of Zhong Kui gives birth to the book spirit Zhong Kui, who destroys the strange creatures. The Legend of the Condor 223Reads6.6Score11714d adds
- 155 A Confucian Scholar Who Knows Martial Arts: Mastering the Art of Verbal Combat from the Start 儒生会武功，开局抡语大成 [No heroine + Confucian smack-talk + peerless talent + peerless background + the only one to cultivate both Confucianism and martial arts] Xu Tian transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty, becoming the only son of the nation’s guardian general and the sole heir to an army of hundreds of thousands of demon-suppressing soldiers. Yet at court, the empress forces him to enter the Confucian path in front of everyone. Under all eyes, Xu Tian uses his peerless talent to reach the third rank in a single s 22Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 156 I Wrote Poems for the Textbooks, and Students Nationwide Were Driven to Despair 我写诗入教材，全国学生背崩溃了 Zhuang Qian is reborn in the examination hall on the day of the college entrance exam. In this world, ancient figures have the same names as those in his old world, but their works are completely different. In a world that reveres classical literature, Zhuang Qian will rely on five thousand years of Chinese civilization to reach the summit. His poem “Drinking Alone Beneath the Moon,” blending loneliness with romance, lets the world witness the rise of a new Immortal Poet! His “Man Jiang Hong” gi 4Reads6.9Score414d adds
- 157 The Great Confucian 大儒生 This is an age of flourishing schools of thought, but Confucianism has fallen into decline! Poetry is banned? No problem. I’ve got three hundred Tang poems and Song lyrics, and they’re all original! No powerful patron to protect me? Su Shi, Du Fu, Li Taibai, are you bullying me because no one from Huaxia lives here? In this world, poetry can guard a nation, lyrics can bring peace to the realm, and essays can bring peace to all under heaven! I’ll use “Spring Dawn” to tend my flowers, then admire 3Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 158 The Imperial Exams: Confucian Wisdom Shocks the Sages, Books Reveal Ten Thousand Worlds 科举：儒道惊圣，书演万界 [Confucian cultivation + no System + slow-burn warmth + smart characters] Gu Qingyun, a top graduate in Chinese language and literature, has just graduated when he transmigrates to a Confucian world where literary talent holds divine power. Here, scholars can slay enemies with eloquent words and suppress demons by writing poetry. But Gu Qingyun soon realizes these locals have studied themselves stupid! When they encounter demons, all they can do is shout and attack? I'll fool them senseless with 66.9kReads7.6Score6.1k14d adds
- 159 The Confucian Healer Sage 儒道医圣 Fang Rui, a poor student at a medical university, unexpectedly inherits the medical wisdom of an ancient Confucian sage. From then on, he rises against all odds, saving people with silver needles and sweeping away demons and evil with his righteous spirit. 12Reads8.3Score714d adds
- 160 I Became a Sage of Confucianism and the Dao by Copying Poetry 我靠抄诗成儒道圣人 In the Haoran Realm, scholars’ words become law, and they wield the power of heaven and earth. Those who temper their bodies with righteous energy slay enemies with poetry, destroy kingdoms with verse, and use their writings to command the world’s respect. Ding Erdou transmigrates here carrying five thousand years of Chinese poetry and prose. He will write his way to sainthood, protect humanity, drive out demons, and set a chaotic world right. 2.7kReads8.1Score18714d adds
- 161 Global Literary Cultivation: I Have Three Hundred Tang Poems! 全球文修：我有唐诗三百首！ [Cultural Martial Arts]+ [A Strong Nation]+ [Copying Classics]+ [Showing Off and Face-Slapping] In a world where culture grants martial power and Confucianism and Daoism reign supreme, he is descended from a fallen outcast. His classmates look down on him, everyone rejects him, his grades are at the bottom, and almost everyone wants him gone. Then Ren Daoran transmigrates, and with five thousand years of Chinese culture at his command, he crushes Confucian scholars across the globe! A single poe 1.6kReads7.2Score17414d adds
- 162 A Hundred Schools Contend: Taming Demons 百家争鸣：御妖魔 Chen Hao, a Mission: Impossible agent, dies unexpectedly while on a mission. The Daoist treasure of Blue Star, the Taiji Mirror, takes him to a fantastical and bizarre world! After overcoming countless trials, Chen Hao becomes the giant of the School of Syncretism. Drawing on thousands of years of Chinese culture from Blue Star, he combines Confucianism and Mohism, masters the schools of Names and Law, studies Buddhism and Daoism, and practices military strategy and medicine, cultivating the hun 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Please Stop Writing! Your Essays Are All in the Textbooks 求你别写了，教材全是你作文 After transmigrating into a parallel world where literature is missing, Shen Bai writes the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng for his college entrance exam! One line, “The rosy clouds fly alongside a lone wild duck; the autumn waters merge with the vast sky,” has universities clamoring to recruit him, with Tsinghua and Peking University competing to offer him special admission. It even brings fame to the Pavilion of Prince Teng scenic site! “Unable to see Mount Lu’s true face, simply becaus 15Reads6.8Score514d adds
- 164 The Battlefield of Literary Fortune: A Flourishing China, Where a Hundred Schools Contend 文运战场：我泱泱华夏，百家争鸣 A hundred nations vie for supremacy, and a literary battlefield descends! Ning Yuan transmigrates to a parallel version of Huaxia, where he discovers that its civilization has suffered a break in its history. While contestants from other nations bring out Socrates, Shakyamuni, the Hebrew prophets, and Plato, Ning Yuan awakens the “Contention of a Hundred Schools” System! He interviews the sages, and every word rings with wisdom! He debates the Great Dao and champions the Way of Letters! Facing K 2Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 165 The Sage's Mentor 圣人导师 In a world governed by Confucian principles, scholars are revered from generation to generation. A sage’s gaze can pierce the world’s truths, and can also cut through iron and stone to reap the souls of all living things. A sage’s words stir the resonance of the Heavenly Dao, raising mountains of blades and seas of fire, reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones, and even reversing the cycle of reincarnation. A sage declares, “When autumn comes on the eighth day of the ninth month, my bloss 15Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 166 The True Confucian Cultivator 真正的儒修 Fake Confucian cultivators: So weak they can't even lift a chicken, yet they fling flashy Confucian spells everywhere. Real Confucian cultivators: With the supreme Confucian art, “The Master Does Not Speak of the Strange, the Powerful, the Supernatural, or the Divine,” they seal away every flashy spell, then beat you to death with their peerless physiques. This is a world where scholars rule the heavens and earth. All trades are base; only scholarship is esteemed. This world has Confucians, Daoi 12Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 167 I Sold Myself to a Brothel to Become a Poet, and the Empress Wants Me in Her Cabinet 卖身青楼做诗仙，皇后求我入内阁 After an accident, Lin Ping'an transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty and becomes a servant who sold himself into a brothel. Every day, he pours tea, carries water, and hand-washes the girls’ embroidered undergarments. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life this way. He may never be rich or powerful, but at least he’ll be surrounded by beautiful women. Three days after transmigrating, however, the God-Tier Wealth System binds itself to him. As long as he makes money, he can draw prizes and e 106Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Transmigrating to Great Xia to Showcase My Poetry 穿越大夏秀诗词 A loser with a technical school diploma from the 21st century transmigrates to an ancient era in a parallel world. He plans to use the poems and various inventions he knows by heart to face-slap the locals, build a harem, and rise to glory. But what he never expected was... 333Reads5.9Score10214d adds
- 169 Great Chu: After My Engagement Was Broken, I Became a Carefree Poet 大楚：退婚后，我成了逍遥诗仙 Mo Chen, a PhD with degrees in both the sciences and humanities, had an accident after staying up all night writing his dissertation and transmigrated into the body of a destitute scholar who shared his name. From the start, his fiancée broke off their engagement. But Mo Chen was no longer the man he used to be, and this was no challenge for him. Watch as his indomitable will and talent turn his fortunes around, making him a carefree poetry immortal renowned throughout the land. 541Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 You Wrote a Perfect Essay on the College Entrance Exam, and Made a Scenic Spot Go Viral 高考写出满分作文，你带火景区 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ren Xing wrote “Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng” for his college entrance exam essay. Once his essay was exposed, the whole internet went wild, and several universities fought tooth and nail to admit Ren Xing outside the usual process. Fudan University: Tuition completely waived! Tsinghua University: Come to our school, and you can go straight from your master’s to your doctorate! Peking University: Name your terms! Yet Ren Xing chose the univ 175Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 171 You Asked Me to Write a Children’s Play, So Why Did I Become the Godfather of Showbiz? 让你写儿童剧，你火成娱乐教父？ Wang Chen unexpectedly finds himself in a parallel world, competing on a live variety show where contestants create works on the spot. [Core premise] The show gives them the prompt: [Children's Play] The other contestants don't think twice before writing what they consider their “masterpieces.” [The Little Kitten Looks for Mommy] [Friends Forever] [Maruko's Fun-Filled Vacation] The adults and children in the audience all fall asleep. Those still awake shout for refunds. [They asked you to write 888Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Dumped After Failing the Exams, I Made My Name Across the Land with Song of the Water Tune 落榜被甩，一首水调歌头名扬天下 What is the true meaning of reading? College student Gu Chen transmigrates to an alternate ancient world, where he becomes a notoriously unsuccessful scholar. The rich young master of Jiangcheng tries to kill him and sneers that he was born poor? Then I'll show him that I decide my own fate, not Heaven! The greatest literary mind of the enemy nation writes an unmatched couplet, and no one in the realm can complete it? Then I'll put pen to paper and leave them questioning their entire lives! The 375Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 173 Confucian Immortal Dynasty: I Grind Until I'm Invincible 儒道仙朝：我肝到无敌 [Confucian Dao, ensemble cast, no transmigration, no plagiarized poetry, no cultivation techniques, novel setting, Haoran characters + natal characters, an ideal world of peace for all ages] In the Great Shun Immortal Dynasty, there has been only one emperor in five thousand years! He controls the court, governs spiritual energy, and keeps the great aristocratic clans of the world bowing their heads. He burned every cultivation technique and spell in the world, establishing a brand-new cultivati —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Storyteller From the Start: I Become a Talented Scholar in Another World 开局说书人，我在异世当才子 Li Jin, a classical music teacher from the 21st century, transmigrates to an ancient world in another realm. Poor and destitute from the start, he has no choice but to make a living as a storyteller. He starts by telling the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, quickly making a name for himself. Then the tales of gifted scholars and beautiful women begin. Later generations regard Li Jin as the greatest literary talent in history. Of all the talent in the world, he has twelve tenths, while eve 9Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 175 The Scholar and the Warrior Clash 儒武争锋 A thousand years ago, he transmigrated to another world and became a great Confucian sage, only to be ambushed and killed by the Martial Emperor. A thousand years later, reborn into a new life, he finds the Martial Emperor has wiped out the Confucian legacy, declared himself supreme beneath the heavens, and ascended beyond the heavens. After three cycles of reincarnation, Qin Feng faces the Martial Emperor’s statue and grips the sword in his hand. “The day we meet again beyond the heavens will b 5Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 176 I Inherit Chinese Civilization in Another World 我在异世界传承华夏文明 By a twist of fate, Lin Lei transmigrated to a parallel Earth where China had only 700 years of history. He became bound to the Chinese Civilization Heritage Ambassador System, and from then on began his mission to set the record straight about China. To that end, Lin Lei wrote a book called The Romance of China, but he never expected readers from around the world to gang up on him. Sun Empire netizen (translated): “Haha, what nonsense. The Han people originated in our Sun Empire.” United States 524Reads5.3Score2114d adds
- 177 The Great Xia Scholar: I Use Words to Suppress Ghosts and Gods 大夏读书人：我用文字镇鬼神 [Confucian cultivation, Confucian sages, tales of the strange] Becoming a Martial Saint is beyond reach, but anyone can become a Sage of Letters. The bright moon hangs high over Great Xia, and ghosts and gods watch from three feet above our heads. Evil forces invade, while demons, monsters, spirits, and ghosts infiltrate the human world and seize it by the throat. Dressed in white, he presses on through the darkness, keeping watch over the bonfire of dawn. That day, the young man wrote: “The gre —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 178 Entering Sainthood Through the Confucian Way, Who Says I'm a Spoiled Young Master? 儒道入圣，谁说我是纨绔世子？ [Confucian cultivation➕No System➕No harem➕Becomes a Sage later➕Poetry and the arts] In a world where countless paths of cultivation coexist, there are martial artists, Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, sorcerers, shamans, poison masters, demons, gods and devils... Shen Chen'an's soul transmigrates into the body of a wastrel, and he vows to have nothing to do with gambling, drugs, or women. He thought he would be able to live a carefree, debauched life. But the world is like a game of chess, and he 7.1kReads8.3Score47314d adds
- 179 One Poem Can Hold Back a Million: I Guard the Nation's Borders with My Talent! 一诗可挡百万，我以才气守国门！ The National Destiny Battlefield appears, and several people from each country are randomly selected to enter, with their experiences livestreamed. As Great Xia gradually falls into decline, Gu Liang is unexpectedly chosen for the National Destiny Battlefield. As soon as he enters, he receives the talent of the Supreme Sage of Literature. With the line, “I’ve fought three thousand miles in a single journey, and with one sword once faced a million foes,” he wipes out a million invading foreign ra 276Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 180 Confucian Dao: I Write to Suppress Ghosts and Gods 儒道：我提笔镇鬼神 Chu He, an avid reader for eight years, unexpectedly transmigrated into a world where Confucianism and the Dao reigned supreme. "My father was framed for cheating as an exam proctor, and I'm forbidden from publishing poetry or entering the literary world?" "I've only just transmigrated, and already a bewitching ghost woman and a seductive fox demon have set their sights on me?" "No problem! I can enter the Dao through miscellaneous books. I can manifest accumulated literary energy, cultivation t 4kReads7.3Score36314d adds
- 181 My Identity as the Poetry Immortal Is Revealed, and Goddesses and Empresses Beg to Get Close 诗仙身份曝光，女神女帝们求贴贴 [Poetry and the Way of Letters] [Multiple Heroines] [Words Become Law] Carry on the legacy of poetic culture and appreciate the beauty of poetry. Cao Da Qi transmigrates to a world without Tang poetry or Song lyrics! Then he awakens the Charismatic Poet System! As long as he writes immortal poems and wins the favor of goddesses, he will grow stronger! He writes the Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River, and Yan Luo Shen, the Confucian Half-Saint who is his master, falls for him! He writes, “An imm 400Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 182 If I Could Transmigrate, I'd Bask in Beauty and Become a Little Poet Sage 若我穿越，倚红偎翠，做个小诗仙 [Literary Plagiarism + Poetic Duels Between Talents + Multiple Heroines + Poetry] Su Qinghuan wakes up to find himself in a bandit stronghold, about to be executed. The absurd part is that he manages to survive by reciting a few poems. To his astonishment, although the Great Qian Empire reveres poetry and prose, there is no Li Bai, no Du Fu, no Yuan Zhen, and no Bai Juyi. Does that mean he can recite their poems whenever he likes? From there, Su Qinghuan becomes a tutor in poetry and prose, atte 372Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 183 The Confucian Blade Wielder 儒家执刀人 [Confucian Cultivation] [Heart-Pounding Action] A thousand years ago, the demon race wreaked havoc, and humanity stood on the brink of ruin. Liu Ci took up his brush and wrote three thousand volumes on the Great Dao. Golden light shot into the sky from every page, and an army of three hundred thousand demons crumbled in an instant, their wails filling the land. Eight hundred years ago, the evil path slaughtered its way across the world, leaving fewer than one in ten scholars alive. Liu Ci, alrea 237Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 184 Writing Her Disappearance from the Start, I Cure the Internet's Hopeless Romantics 开局写消失的她，治疗全网恋爱脑 [Slice of Life] [Lighthearted] [No Harem] [System] Zhang He joins a live-streamed variety show where contestants write scripts based on themes provided by the production team. It starts out as a perfectly respectable show, but the moment Zhang He puts pen to paper, things go completely off the rails! They ask him to write a love story, and he insists on writing The Vanished, claiming it can cure people who are blinded by love... They ask him to write about saving lives, and he insists on writing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Usurping Glory and Decline 僭枯荣 Across thousands of miles of the Nine Provinces, mountains and rivers are shattered and remade. Dynasties contend for supremacy; princes, nobles, generals, and ministers rise and fall; the schools of thought clash, and the tides of power surge. Yet the young man seeks neither banquets and wine nor to stand before a mountain with sword in hand. After death comes life; after life, the ascent to heaven. Heaven bestows sweet rain, And each stalk withers and flourishes in turn. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The Greatest Sage and Teacher 至圣先师 Du Yu transmigrates into an age of collapsing rites and warring schools of thought. The knights break the law with their martial prowess; the legalists rule the people with cruelty; soldiers wage war to end war; demons act with brutal strength; barbarians conquer through bloodshed; the Yin-Yang school schemes against all; the strategists twist words and corrupt virtue; the Dao drains living beings in its pursuit of ascension; Buddhism sucks them dry to attain Buddhahood; demons devour blood and 2.3kReads7.8Score18714d adds
- 187 A Hundred Schools of Thought Clash over My Poetry 写诗引起的百家争鸣 The mighty Yangtze flows east, and sorrow fills my heart as I transmigrate. My soul arrives, yet my memories are lost; still, the poems remain in my mind. Sun Shangzhi transmigrates to an ancient world parallel to Earth, but he does not inherit the original owner’s memories, leaving him completely lost and unsure what to do. As he stands bewildered, he recites a poem that is overheard by the daughter of the great scholar Sima. From then on, he begins a life of passing off copied poems as his own 7.2kReads8.1Score54814d adds
- 188 The Music Bureau Director of Great Wei 大魏乐府令 Transmigration + Alternate World + Fantasy + Confucian Cultivation I, Li Yi, am a walking music library of Chinese pop, a master of cinematic effects, a human projector, a portable gramophone, and a world-class show-off. Just watch me steal the spotlight in this age when Liang, Chu, and Wei stand as rival kingdoms! The four great paths: Confucianism, Buddhism, Martial Arts, and the Dao If you like transmigration stories, bookmark this. If you like Confucian cultivation, bookmark this. If you lik 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 A Cultural Gap: One Poem About the Shu Road Shakes the Heavens 文化断层：一首蜀道惊天绝 After transmigrating to a world where its culture has been lost, Zhang Ziliu only wants to show these people how glorious their ancestors' future once was! In literature, one can make immortals swoon and white clouds crumble! In battle, one can sweep across the Six Directions and look down on the world! The civilization of Great Xia has the elegance of a little bridge over flowing water, as well as the might to hunt down its enemies to the ends of the earth! Great Xia is a sleeping dragon. If yo 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Reborn as a Concubine-Born Daughter of a Marquis's Household, I Become a Sage Through Poetry 传成侯府庶女，我靠诗词成圣 Xiaomi, an elite HR professional in the modern workplace, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Su Nianwei, a concubine-born daughter of the Jingyuan Marquis's household in the Great Jing Dynasty. She expects to spend her days in the lonely confines of the inner quarters, but at a poetry gathering, she casually recites Lin Bu's “Sparse shadows slant across clear, shallow waters; a faint fragrance drifts beneath the moon at dusk.” Her verse stirs the talent of Heaven and Earth, unexpectedly 48Reads6.5Score1014d adds
- 191 A Top Scorer Becomes a Star: Are You Trying to Outwork the Pretty Boys? 高考状元当明星，你卷死小鲜肉？ (Entertainment-focused + power fantasy with no angst + absurd humor + all business) “An outstanding gaokao graduate becomes a celebrity? Are you trying to crush all the pretty-boy stars?” “You got a perfect score on your essay and you’re not going to Peking University or Tsinghua? The principal’s probably fainted in the restroom!” When the college entrance exam choices of Chen Hang, the top liberal arts student, were revealed, the whole internet was stunned. Reporter: “Chen, why did you apply to 134Reads6.0Score10214d adds
- 192 Two Worlds: I Became an Apocalypse Overlord and United the Nine Provinces 两界：成为末世大佬我一统九州 [Two-World Portal] + [Otherworldly Continent] + [Apocalypse] + [Beauties] + [Zombies] + [Face-Slapping] + [Emotional Points] + [Gacha] This is the story of someone who levels up and fights monsters in the apocalypse, gradually becomes a big shot, then uses all kinds of modern firearms to sweep across another world. The protagonist, Cao Bin, transmigrates to another world and becomes the ninth prince of the Great Chu Empire. Like most transmigrators, he also gets a golden finger: as long as he co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Supreme Confucian Warrior: The Great Emperor of the Military School 儒道至尊之兵家大帝 Xia Xian was a college student in his previous life who loved studying military strategy. After an accident, his soul transmigrates to a world where people cultivate through literary talent: the Tianxuan Continent, where Confucianism reigns supreme and the Hundred Schools of Thought contend. Xia Xian transmigrates into the body of a condemned prisoner named Fang Yan. It is the parallel world's Northern Song era, when the Military School is weak and suppressed by the Confucians at court. The Conf 7Reads—Score214d adds
- 194 A Scholar from a Faraway Land in This World 天下有个远方书生 “Can you become an immortal through reading?” “If there are no immortals in books, then I’ll become one.” “Ming Li is sure to become an immortal beyond compare.” “Why is Ming Li the only person in the world without a destiny? She said I was a genius unlike any other!” “Hahaha... Someone with the purest Yang thunder power imaginable actually claims to have entered the Way through books.” At dawn, I pore over the classics; at dusk, I meditate. My bold spirit and lofty ambition fill the pages. My m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Book Transmigration: Three Hundred Tang Poems, and Even Li Bai and Du Fu Shake Their Heads at Me 穿书：唐诗三百，李杜见我都摇头 [Lighthearted + funny + great Tang Dynasty poets + poetry] Bai Xingjian transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty and, thanks to his skill at roasting sweet potatoes, became the roasted-sweet-potato poet famous throughout the glorious Tang era. He set off a gathering storm of poets across the entire Tang Empire. Wang Bo: “Brother Bai, your talent is outstanding. You’re sure to become famous throughout the land!” Meng Haoran: “I’m dead set on becoming your little brother!” Li Bai: “If he were a few years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 I Became a Sage Through Poetry and Prose in a Confucian World 我在儒道世界以诗词文章成圣人 [Transmigration] [Confucian Path] [Imperial Examinations] [Rags-to-Riches] [Literary Battles] His soul transmigrates to a world ruled by the Confucian path. The poor young scholar Lin Qingyun carries a thousand years of Chinese poetry and prose within him! Here, Confucianism reigns supreme. Poetry can slay enemies, ideas can make sages, and the Hundred Schools of Thought endlessly contend! At the county examinations, his poems become classics and stun the literary world. In court debates over 375kReads8.4Score45k14d adds
- 197 The Confucian Dao Son-in-Law: I Become a Sage by Wielding the Analects 儒道赘婿：我靠抡语成圣 [Confucian cultivation + hilarious power fantasy + subverting expectations] Modern-day underachiever Kong Lang is a top-tier jokester who’s a master of Fist-Analects memes. He lives by the creed, “If I have no morals, no one can guilt-trip me.” Then he opens his eyes in a Confucian cultivation world, reincarnated as a good-for-nothing. Thanks to his looks, he marries into the Princess’s household, where the scholars of the capital sneer at him as a useless freeloader. Who could have guessed he’ 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 I Studied for a Hundred Years, Then Left as an Earthbound Immortal 我读书百年，出门陆地神仙 [Invincible + feel-good power fantasy + System + Confucian cultivation] In the Great Yu Dynasty, demons and monsters roam alongside immortals and Buddhas. There are sword immortals, Daoist patriarchs, and things beyond comprehension. Ye Han transmigrates to the Great Yu Dynasty. After a hundred years of studying, he finally steps outside, already a terrestrial immortal! His poems and books can become combat techniques. With “Bring in the Wine,” he becomes a sword immortal. I seek Buddha, and Bud 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 A Servant at the Academy, Proving the Dao from Humble Beginnings 书院杂役，寒门证道 [No System + Ordinary-Person Cultivation + No Saintly Protagonist + No Harem + Every Grudge Repaid + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead] Heaven and earth have an end. What becomes of all living beings? Jiang Xia transmigrates into a world governed by the so-called “Literary Dao,” only to discover that everything is part of a scheme laid over ten thousand years. The Literary Dao’s “Heavenly Rankings” bear the cultivation of hundreds of millions of humans. They slaughter the myriad races and 1.4kReads8.1Score10014d adds
- 200 Battlegrounds Across the Heavens: Recovering China's Lost Heritage and Boosting National Fortune 诸天战场：拾遗华夏，带飞国运 A parallel world, a battlefield spanning all the heavens. On the battlefield, Summon figures from history to serve as “heroes” and boost your army's combat strength! Awaken sleeping cultural relics to turn them into “divine artifacts,” capable of taking on a thousand foes and changing the tide of battle! With myths and legends, you can even summon “gods”! On top of that, cuisines from different civilizations can increase your “stats,” poetry can provide “buffs,” and medicine can... … “What do y 62Reads6.1Score—14d adds
