Novels like Memoirs of the Kunlun Mountains, 1978
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Memoirs of the Kunlun Mountains, 1978, best match first.
- 1 Caves Beneath the Sea of Sand 沙海地窟 To find his brother, who mysteriously vanished six months ago, Xiao Rui sets off on an adventure to the underground caves of the Sand Sea. 20Reads7.3Score614d adds
- 2 The Jiuzhou Investigation Bureau 九州调查局 I’ll use the eyes I have now to tell you stories from the past. From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, through the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, all the way to the present, countless secrets lie hidden in the gaps of history. They wander between reality and illusion, concealed from the world. They are legends who have transcended reincarnation and blended into the mortal realm. A flower blooms with five petals, and the fruit comes naturally. The story of the Jiuzhou Investigation Bureau 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Special Affairs Bureau: I Recruited Gifted Folk from Among the People! 特事局：我招募了民间异人！ After transmigrating into a world where the paranormal has returned, he unexpectedly becomes the director of the Bureau of Special Affairs! Yellow River Corpse Retriever: Once you enter the rivers, you become a traveler in a straw raincoat, wielding inscrutable powers to transform into a jiao dragon. Yin-Yang Master: Between yin and yang, he reads life and death, commands spirits, drives out ghosts, and establishes feng shui. Knife Peddler: The Ghost Valley formations turn eight thousand times, 93Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 4 Interstellar Affairs Investigation Bureau 异星事务调查局 A Chinese take on Men in Black meets The X-Files, focused on dealing with extraterrestrial affairs on Earth. [No harem, no System, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no mindless plot, and no wish-fulfillment. Please read with care if these bother you.] [Urban + aliens + parasites + light horror] Chen Le never imagined... that when he went to the teachers' office to hand in his homework, he would see tentacles emerging from beneath his homeroom teacher's pant leg! As more and more bi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Paranormal Affairs Office 灵异管理处 My name is Yin Yu. I'm a Taoist priest. I used to be just an ordinary person among the masses. By a twist of fate, I joined a special department called the Paranormal Administration. The five arts of mountain, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination; the shamanic spirit mediums of the Northeast; the Hunan and western Hunan arts of gu poison and the Flower-Falling Cave Maidens; reincarnated tulkus of Tibetan Buddhism; protecting a flood dragon as it enters the sea and transforms into a dra 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Gold-Seeking Nightwalker 寻金夜行者 The times are always advancing. If you can't keep up, society will leave you behind. Only by continually working hard and learning can you improve and grow. The harsh realities of human nature forced me to enter this complicated society too soon, where I struggle, face setbacks, and keep moving forward… 4Reads8.3Score214d adds
- 7 Global Paranormal: Mastering the Seventy-Two Earth Fiend Transformations from the Start 全球灵异：开局学会地煞七十二变 [Overpowered protagonist + supernatural horror + urban powers] A bronze mirror whose reflection can never be seen, a black cat that crazily devours its own kind, a willow tree with human skin hanging from its branches and white bones showing through... That day, supernatural horrors descended upon the world. Humanity thought modern weapons would make victory easy, until they saw a scarlet ghostly figure swallow a nuclear bomb... “Damn it, this woman in white is terrifying! We’re going to die her 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Cultivating Immortality with a Mortal Bone 凡骨修仙 Threatened by monsters, the villagers wait helplessly for death. A woodcutter boy unexpectedly embarks on the path to immortality. Demons, yaoguai, and ghosts wage war, then all compete to drain his blood essence. He exterminates the other races and becomes the ruler of heaven and earth! Watch him slay yaoguai, vanquish demons, and subdue ghosts! This is a slow-burn story that strives for a well-reasoned plot. If you're following this novel, please don't drop it too soon! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 749 Bureau: Classified Files 749局秘闻 Have you heard of Bureau 749? Some say it’s a classified agency. Others say it’s a mysterious organization that researches supernatural phenomena. Still others believe Bureau 749 investigates and covers up cases involving extraterrestrial life forms appearing within the country. Which of these rumors is true? I didn’t know either, until I got caught up in a bizarre murder case and became a member of Bureau 749. That’s when I discovered that the bureau was far more complicated than anyone could i 328Reads7.7Score10314d adds
- 10 I Guarded a Top-Secret National Secret on the South China Sea Floor for Eighty Years 我在南海海底守了八十年国家绝密 A deep-sea mystery. A thousand meters beneath the ocean, he saw a sight that defied everything he knew: an ancient stone city, pitch-black from end to end, hanging upside down over the abyss. Its walls bore carvings more than ten thousand years old. Even more terrifying was Peng Lizhen, an American scholar trapped in a time loop in 1939, deep within the city. At last, he learned that this stretch of ocean concealed a rift in time capable of tearing the world apart. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Rural Tomb-Raiding Gang 乡村盗墓团伙 Lao Zhang, Pin Yu, Wang Youcai, Yi Xiaoling, and Wang Jiabei are drawn into the secret of an ancient tomb sealed away for years deep in Baishan after a chance discovery. Ghost soldiers marching along hidden paths, eerie wormholes, lost tombs, and events from thirty years ago emerge one after another. As the group ventures deeper into Telmo Mountain, they gradually discover that the real danger on this adventure has never been limited to what lies inside the tomb. It also comes from the secrets e 3.1kReads—Score12714d adds
- 12 Notes on Searching for Dragons 寻龙笔记 In the early 1980s, everything was about money. It was an era of setting things right, an absurd era, an era of daring and fighting, and above all, an era full of opportunity. It was fate that led me into the world of antiques, where I took up archaeology, exploration, and treasure hunting. This suspenseful, perilous tale of twists and turns begins when the production team organized a river-repair project. 54Reads7.4Score914d adds
- 13 The Dragon Vein of Cangshan 苍山龙脉 A bronze coffin unearthed beneath the Qinling Mountains reveals a secret buried for a thousand years. Shen Ling, a retired soldier and heir to a line of tomb raiders, is forced back into the trade after finding half of a dragon-patterned jade pendant left behind by his uncle before he disappeared. He turns to his childhood friend Jiang Kui, who made his fortune dealing in grave goods at Babaoshan, and meets Gu Qingyan, an archaeologist willing to do anything to find her father. More terrifying s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Haunted Ancient Village 幽灵古村 Read the new book, Yin-Yang Geomancer, now: Chapter 1, The Tomb-Raiding Gang An accident during an expedition led them into a bizarre ancient village. At the village inn, there was a soul-stirring sound in the middle of the night, a strange white figure by the bed, an old woman whose whole family had died horribly, and a girl who kept a mysterious white fox. There was a mysterious spirit-summoning ritual, an ancient and horrifying sacrifice, and an old well shrouded in strange legends. After ret 1.4kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 15 Northern and Southern Tomb Raiders 南北派盗墓贼 [Tomb Raiding, Suspense, Jianghu, First Person] In the mysterious underground world, ancient tombs are riddles no one can solve, and a source of treasure in the hearts of countless people. Some raid tombs for money, but I am a tomb raider willing to do whatever it takes to escape my family's curse. In the dark underground world, I embark on a life-or-death race against time. I spent more than eight years in the military. To escape my family's curse, I had no choice but to take this thorn-strewn 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Haunted Domain Game: Lord of Fate 诡域游戏：司命之主 [No mindless plot, no harem (probably no heroine), not fast-paced, uncanny, supernatural abilities, with a uniquely designed ability system] Thirty years ago, a white mist swept across the globe, opening the door to the supernatural for humanity. Since then, some people have developed what are known as “extraordinary seeds” within their bodies, making them aberrants. Along with the aberrants came the uncanny domains, which appeared with the white mist. Certain “special” places are enveloped in w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Demon-Slaying Journal 除魔手记 Are you sure that everything you see is real? Do you believe that people who live forever really exist? Can everything you've encountered be explained by science? Fortune tellers, Taoist masters, monks who cultivate in temples: they all appear in the mysterious cases of history... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Paranormal Investigation Notes 探灵笔录 A fortune-teller said I was a child sent by a hundred ghosts, and that I was destined to deal with the dead all my life. So I chose to become a forensic pathologist, working at the boundary between life and death. In ancient times, people called this profession a coroner’s. We were considered ill-omened and ranked among the lowest of occupations. Over the years, I’ve handled all kinds of bizarre and uncanny cases. I’ve recorded these terrifying incidents, which no living person should get involv 31Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 19 Joining Bureau 749 from the Start: Slaying Ghosts and Gods with Nothing in My Way 开局加入749，除鬼斩神横着走 [Thrilling power fantasy + fast-paced + plot-driven + tons of monsters + ruthless killing] Director: “I've repeatedly stressed that when you encounter a monster, you should reason with it first. If it loves its country, then we...” Monster: “Yes... I'll negotiate! I'll be patriotic!” Su Ming: “Thinking of negotiating now? Too late!” “Thunder in my left hand, fire in my right. System, aid me!” “Ding!” "You killed the Red-Clothed Girl. Your thunder and fire abilities have evolved!" "F-rank Purple —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Bureau Zero-One 零一局 The Zero-One Bureau handles paranormal incidents. After the protagonist, Liang Yuzhang, was born, an old Daoist recognized his exceptional nature and took him in as an apprentice to learn Daoist arts. Starting in kindergarten, he helped people deal with paranormal incidents, becoming a minor celebrity in the surrounding villages. He joined the Zero-One Bureau in middle school, and after joining, handled all sorts of supernatural cases involving ghosts, demons, and monsters. These events also dre 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 In the Year of Famine, I Take My Three Children to Cultivate Immortality 大荒之年，我带着三个崽崽修仙 [Rebirth + both are each other’s only one + three kids + cultivation] [The early part of the story is set in the mortal world, where there are limitations. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Qin Sangyu died, but when she was reborn, she became the mother of three little rascals in the middle of a famine. Fortunately, she had a pocket dimension, and her days were blissfully spent taking the kids out and slacking off. But the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t allow it and forced her to cultivate! This was 1.8kReads9.0Score23014d adds
- 22 Trails Through the Haunted Domain 诡域迷踪 A personalized writing contest: an obscure underground city, strange flowers that imprison souls, a mysterious lost civilization, an ancient sect stretching across Europe and Asia… Two former soldiers only wanted to work as tour guides and make a little money by tricking tomb raiders. But a twist of fate branded them with a mysterious curse and inexplicably dragged them into a deadly crisis. As the veils of history are lifted one by one, life and death seem to matter less and less… 106Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 23 The Heavenly Tomb's Labyrinth City 天墓迷城 I'm a feng shui master. By chance, I stumbled into a fascinating and mysterious world unlike any other. My goal is to unravel every mystery and uncover the true essence of feng shui! How many secrets are hidden in China's five thousand years of history? How many unknown mysteries lie within its 9.6 million square kilometers? The answer to everything lies in feng shui. 428Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 24 Strange Tales from Hunan 湖南奇闻怪事 Step into mysterious Hunan, where strange tales and uncanny happenings unfold one after another. The corpse-driving legends of western Hunan are shrouded in mystery, as if some unseen force compels the dead to walk by night. Deep in the forests of Zhangjiajie, eerie sounds are often heard, like ancient whispers. Then there are the secret Meishan arts of Xinhua, Loudi, and the peculiar customs of countless ancient villages. Explore the hidden, unfamiliar side of the land of Xiang and Chu, and pee 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Moonlit Mountains and Rivers 明月山河 (One heroine, System, not a wish-fulfillment story, angst, urban fantasy, alternate history, dual transmigration) Proceed with caution. Liu Qi, a high school senior, just wants to get through evening study hall, memorize his vocabulary, finish his fried chicken, and get into college. But the moon keeps growing brighter, the atmosphere grows stranger, his older sister grows more mysterious, and even history starts taking a different turn. He thought his life was all about “the college entrance ex —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Divine Tomb of Kunlun 昆仑神墓 In the Kunlun Ruins, lightning flickers and the magnetic field is in disarray. Who could be powerful enough to bury himself in the legendary palace of the Yellow Emperor? After I barely survived and dug open that tomb, I found my own ancestor lying inside. 394Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Deep-Sea Mystery Map 深海迷图 Retired soldier Jin Zhongyi is tricked by his friend Jiao Ba into boarding a fishing boat under the pretense of going on a deep-sea fishing trip. He has no idea that they're really setting out to salvage an ancient shipwreck. A family heirloom, a nautical chart from the Ming Dynasty, sets off a series of eerie events and a terrifying voyage, launching a thrilling expedition focused on treasure hunting, with exploration as a bonus. Following the family-inherited Ming Dynasty nautical chart, the s 449Reads7.2Score10514d adds
- 28 Top-Secret Files: Bureau 749 绝密档案：749局 [Superpowers + unknown creatures + based on true events] In a desperate situation, I killed my enemies with brain waves. After waking up, I took on a new identity and joined a national special agency, a mysterious organization hidden deep within China: Bureau 749. One unbelievable true case after another, things that should not exist are gradually coming to light… 2.5kReads7.2Score23214d adds
- 29 The Supernatural Incident Investigation Bureau 灵异事件侦探局 I was just an ordinary junior police officer, but I couldn't fight fate's wheel and got swept into a department I'd never heard of: the Paranormal Investigation Bureau. Joining the Bureau opened the door to a whole new and exciting life, but as one bizarre case after another came along, I gradually realized that everything had been predestined. None of it was a coincidence. 14Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 30 Chronicles of Strange Happenings in an Aristocratic Clan 世家诡事录 Why do all the bones in a person’s body disappear after they die? Why can a corpse with no bones still stand like a living person? Why are young women in the city being drained of blood one after another? Why do their bodies become as hard as steel after all their blood is gone? Why do the places where these bodies are found always carry the rich scent of osmanthus? A horde of vengeful ghosts attacks, and their figures are behind it all. Why would they do such a thing? … So many mysteries await —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Dragon Squad Leader's Retired Life 龙组组长的退休日常 That year, he was the head of the Dragon Group, the most mysterious organization in the East. That year, he led the Dragon Group in crushing the Western Dark Council. The vampires submitted to him, and the Japanese ninjas vanished completely. This year, all he wants is to be an ordinary person. But leaving the underworld is easy. Washing your hands of it for good is hard! 336Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After Graduation, You Went to Work, but You Chose a Secure Job at 749 毕业工作，你跑去749端铁饭碗 [Monster Containment]+ [Investigators]+ [Supreme Great Xia]+ [Restricted Zones]+ [Otherworldly Spaces] Feng Fan arrives at the “Good Rebirth” Crematorium and takes a temporary job burning corpses! He never expected an old woman to rise from the dead. Everyone else was so terrified they fled, but Feng Fan excitedly sent her straight into the incinerator! He was born into this world over twenty years ago with a golden finger called the [Anomaly Compendium]. He thought he had transmigrated into the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Secret Burial Heavenly Tome 秘葬天书 Emperors and ministers relied on the Daoist art of geomancy to find their final resting places. Every imperial tomb is a miniature of its age, embodying the highest craftsmanship of that era. My great-grandfather left behind an ancient book called The Secret Burial. It covers an astonishing range of subjects, with especially detailed explanations of feng shui and mountain terrain, finding dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, locating stars, and secret burial customs. By chance, this ancie 58Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 34 Archives of the Unusual 异闻档案 The grand finale of Qing Tai’s “Archive Trilogy,” Strange Case Files, is here! Zhen Nanfang and Xiao Hui join forces with ace detective Ling Li to launch the Strange Case Files, while the once “child prodigy” shows off his skills, exposing bizarre and baffling cases! After Bureau Nine is disbanded, Shu Yi and Mu Qier retreat to the countryside. But can they truly enjoy a peaceful, quiet life? Find out what brings the reclusive master back in a triumphant return to the world... Gratitude and r 365Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 35 There Were No Immortals in This World, Until Too Many People Feared Death 世上本无仙，怕死的多了也就有了 Everyone else seeks immortality with their lives, but I think cultivating immortality is less appealing than dipping ingredients in hot pot. Eternal life? Just an obsession of a bunch of lunatics. Why seek immortality? It'd be more realistic to just ask not to go bald. This is a colossal lie: immortals don't exist. They're all just frauds pretending to have supernatural powers! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Can Join the Paranormal Investigation Bureau Too 我也能加入神秘调查局 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 特殊事件调查局 Heaven has its yin and yang, and the earth has two sides. Our society is no different. Joining the Special Investigations Bureau means living alongside the dark side of this world. Murderous curses, midnight phone calls, Meng Po’s soup... Behind these chilling cases, are we dealing with supernatural forces, or is there a mastermind pulling the strings? The Special Investigations Bureau exists to stir up the turbulent currents of this shadowy world and uncover the black hand reaching out beneath 11Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 38 The Bureau of Foreign Affairs' Strange Tales 外事局诡闻录 All the petty affairs of the world are interactions between people. Whether good or bad, they belong to the realm of internal affairs. Anything beyond ordinary human life, anything ordinary people cannot accept, belongs to external affairs. That is the meaning behind the name of the External Affairs Bureau. Skin-Human Ravine, the Five Barbarians' Ghost Cave, a thousand corpses vying to steal fortune, a mother and daughter possessed by yin spirits, a ghostly yang infant... I experienced all kinds 3.1kReads8.7Score25114d adds
- 39 Bureau of Paranormal Investigations 特异事物调查局 [Mystery + horror + sci-fi + adventure + wild imagination] Before graduating, forensic science student Ren Lin dissects a beautiful female corpse. Not long afterward, he meets a woman who looks exactly like the corpse, with a horrifying scar beneath her neck. A voice keeps echoing in his ear: “Did the corpse you dissect feel pain?” This is only the beginning, just the tip of the iceberg! Ren Lin joins the Bureau of Special Affairs and rises from a low-ranking agent to a legend! 42Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 40 Dragon Seeking 寻龙 Forty years ago, a great flood unearthed an ancient Warring States tomb. Forty years later, a mysterious will from my grandfather leads me back into the tomb. Carve corridors through mountains and hollow them out for tombs! How many secrets lie hidden in the tombs of ancient kings? To find a dragon, seek the mountain's winding folds. Each winding ridge marks another pass; If a gate has a thousand locks, a prince or lord must surely lie within. Only when I opened the coffin did I realize that som 930Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 41 I Open a Paper Effigy Shop in the City 我在都市开纸扎店 Li Xiaofan, the owner of a joss-paper shop in Jiangzhou, appears to be an ordinary young man, but is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Age of the Decline of the Dharma. Hidden among the common people, he crafts paper offerings to guide the dead into the afterlife. But after a bizarre incident at a funeral home, where a paper figure swallowed someone's heart, he draws the attention of the secret government agency Dragon Hidden. Dragon Hidden is a mysterious organization that has existed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I’m Not the God of Theater. If I Can’t Be the Villain, I’ll Just Cheat! 我不是戏神，不像反派那就开挂！ [Urban Slice of Life] [System] [Child of Fortune]... Blessed by good fortune, Kang Senlin has luck on his side. Everything tastes delicious, and he’s in excellent health! After unexpectedly activating the System, he uses its cheat-like assistance to breeze through life. If he can’t win, he cheats! Jokes are jokes, but never mess with the protagonist! Taking down an underground casino is just an appetizer. Busting an international fraud ring is just a sweet treat. Wiping out several major drug de 3Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 43 The Third World You Don't Know 你不知道的第三世界 Have you ever doubted the world you see with your own eyes? Have you ever experienced a supernatural event? Are you curious about unknown creatures? Open this book and step into the mysterious, unknown Third World! 820Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 44 The Underground Secret Vault 地下秘藏 Two thousand years ago, Xiang Yu plundered the Qin Mausoleum and left behind a mysterious underground treasure. In 1998, a once-in-a-century flood submerged the city of Xuzhou and completely changed my ordinary life. I am the last witness to the White Jade Chi Dragon in this era, the keeper of the secret of those who stepped from the treasure into the world of immortality. A dragon’s heart, an immortal herb, the transfer of souls. The Overlord’s treasure, the Isles of Penglai, the polar continen 1.8kReads8.6Score20414d adds
- 45 The Horror Flight Apocalypse 恐怖航班启示录 [Infinite Flow + Thriller + Survival] A strange flight plunges into eternal darkness three minutes after takeoff. The cabin crew vanish, the equipment fails, and beyond the windows lies absolute nothingness. A cold announcement lays down the brutal rules: Welcome aboard the Reincarnation Flight. The only way to survive is to clear an endless series of horror dungeons. The survivors are forced into a dilapidated hospital shrouded in black fog. From the "Midnight Hospital" haunted by vengeful spir 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Bureau 749: Supernatural Investigations 749局之超自然探秘 Tian Yun, endlessly fascinated by supernatural phenomena, receives a mysterious letter that leads him to the enigmatic 749 Bureau. The 749 Bureau is a special institution dedicated to researching supernatural phenomena. It has ancient buildings, strange equipment, and a group of mysterious researchers. From its origins in the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to research the supernatural during the Cold War, the bureau has undergone many changes and developments. After 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 After Grandpa Passed Away, I Read Feng Shui for People in the City 爷爷去世后我在都市给人看风水 [Supernatural] [Maoshan Daoist] [Zombie General Chen] [Cultivation, Godslaying] [This book has been adapted into a live-action audiobook. Give it a listen for an even more thrilling experience!] The Black and White Impermanence are my brothers! Granny Meng actually... I, a Maoshan Daoist, can cross between yin and yang and revisit the past. So what if I face the zombie General Chen? With one sword strike, ten thousand ghosts are annihilated. After searching all three realms, I discover that my b 7.6kReads8.0Score47814d adds
- 48 The Eye Beneath the Earth 入地眼 I was just seven when I crawled out of the tomb. Much later, when I looked back on it, it seemed as if everything had been arranged by fate. Perhaps from that very moment, it was predestined that I, who had crawled out of that tomb, would embark on an adventurous, mysterious, and utterly bizarre legendary journey. The dragon stirs, and the land is shaken! 1.3kReads8.6Score13614d adds
- 49 Investigation Bureau 739 739调查局 A mysterious investigation bureau, a series of inexplicable supernatural events, and a young man who has studied Taoist arts since childhood: together, they set the stage for a strange journey through life. An infant boy is abandoned in the mountains, surrounded by birds and protected by beasts. When the Taoist Qin Xuangguan happens upon this extraordinary sight, he realizes the child is no ordinary person and takes him back to the mountain to raise him and teach him the Yin-Yang arts. By chance 537Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 50 China’s Special Operations Group 华夏特别行动组 Beneath the prosperity of a flourishing age, strange incidents occur one after another. All kinds of hidden, inhuman beings roam the streets, disrupting people's peaceful lives and threatening national security. There is a group of people whose identities are unknown to the public. Yet they are constantly battling the forces of darkness, protecting peace in the world and defending their country's honor with their lives. By chance, Chen Jie, an ordinary young man, awakens a superpower and is recr 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
