Novels like Gu Nan: Extra Story
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- 1 Two Thousand Years as a Pauper 穷鬼两千年 Gu Nan suddenly thought that lighting a lantern outside the gates of Wuan Prefecture might make the place feel a little less desolate. Too bad she'd already forgotten the way back. Among all these glowing windows, not one light was hers. 274Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Immortal and Undying: Starting by Tricking Ying Zheng 长生不死：从忽悠嬴政开始 [Historical] [Longevity] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Wits and strategy] I, Chen Xun, an utterly ordinary modern office worker, opened my eyes to find myself an undocumented nobody at the end of the Warring States period. Starving and freezing, I gave my only flatbread to a boy being held down in the mud, his eyes wild as a wolf cub's. Only later did I learn his name was Zhao Zheng, the future... Qin Shi Huang. I taught him math and science; he taught me the art of ruling. I trained alongside 1.6kReads7.2Score18114d adds
- 3 Immortality Begins in the Warring States 长生从战国开始 Is immortality a cruel curse or a heaven-sent reward? A modern-day college student transmigrates to the Qin dynasty and inexplicably gains eternal life. She helps Qin Shi Huang unify the six states and witnesses the fall of the Qin dynasty. What unpredictable events will unfold when she crosses paths with historical figures like Huo Qubing, Wang Mang, Cao Cao, and Li Shimin? To everyone else, history is just a few lines in a book. For her, it is something she has lived through firsthand. 62Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 4 EN The Green Snake Girl's Path to Dragonhood 青蛇少女的成龙之路 [Longevity + history + mythology] [Single! Single! Single!!!] In a single moment, he transmigrated, changing from male to female, and from human to snake! He became a green snake swimming along the banks of the Wei River. He thought he would spend this life drifting aimlessly. Then one day, someone suddenly fished her out of the water! The person who caught her embroidered her onto a totem and went off to conquer far and wide, adorning her with features from the totems of many tribes! He said sh 25.5kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 5 I Transmigrated into a Prince's Mansion and Became Immortal 穿越王府后长生不死 [No heroine, depending on your perspective] + [Monk story] An immortal touches my head, and I receive eternal life when my hair is tied up. Li Changxiao returns to ancient times and gains the talent of immortality. He is a royal grandson of the Great Qin, once learning the sword from the Sword King, drinking with the God of Slaughter, and composing poetry with a Sage. He is a hidden wanderer of the Great Han, traveling north to the Xiongnu and assimilating countless people. He is a physician of 7.6kReads8.6Score42214d adds
- 6 Transformed into an Unparalleled Immortal, I Save the World with Medicine 变身倾世长生仙，我以医术救世人 (Gender-bending, longevity, slow burn, lighthearted comedy, no angst, healing, positive themes, no System) An untitled book records the suffering of all living beings and the darkness of the world. It tells of people caught up in the martial world, unable to control their own fates. After a wondrous dream, she transmigrates into a chaotic age of ancient martial arts, changes from a man into a woman, and becomes a lowly physician’s apprentice at Mirror Lake Manor. She studies under a family of 9.7kReads8.6Score97914d adds
- 7 The Immortal Farm Girl: From Martial Arts to Cultivation 农女长生，从习武到修仙 [Slice of Life] [Slow Burn] [Logical, No Saintly Protagonist] [No CP, Not a Power Fantasy] [Immortality] [Heartless Dao] [Strong Female Lead] Coder Lin Yue ordered fried rice with egg from a delivery app. She had barely taken a couple of bites when everything went black and she transmigrated, waking up as a country girl who had just drowned in a remote mountain village. Small and thin, with a pinched face and never enough to eat, she had only just learned to speak the local dialect when she disc 9kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 8 I Have a Disease. Its Name Is Immortality 我有病，病名，长生 [Longevity] [Daily life] [Eras] [Not really a System] … I was sick, terribly sick. From that day on, I fell into a deep sleep. I slept for so long, then woke up, then fell asleep again, for longer and longer stretches. … I thought medicine would cure me. But it didn’t. … Later, I fell asleep again. And woke up again. I looked around, bewildered. My family was gone, and so was Nancheng. I had come to a strange place, where immortals and immortal sects existed. … I thought cultivating immortality 8.1kReads9.2Score88514d adds
- 9 You Will Fight Alone in the End 你终将孤独地战斗 A crossover with multiple heroines, not a single heroine. Ultraman-inspired, featuring Your Name, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Bocchi the Rock!, My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, and more. Zuogong transmigrated. He transmigrated to Japan in a parallel universe. He became a handsome Chinese student studying in Tokyo. In this unusual parallel universe, there were Shuchiin Academy, Sobu High School, the town of Itomori, the Shinomiya Group, Kessoku Band, and many, many other things tha 7.5kReads9.1Score50114d adds
- 10 EN A Hundred Thousand Years of Immortality 长生十万年 A hundred thousand years ago, Su Yi ended the entire age of gods and demons with a single palm strike. Now he’s stepped onto a university campus to experience life as a student in the modern age. Su Yi: “I want to keep a low profile, but my strength just won’t let me. I’ve tried so hard to be an ordinary person!” 12.8kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds
- 11 I Live Forever Through History 我在历史中长生不死 Li Ping’an transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and gains the ability to live forever. He watches dynasties rise and fall, and rules the martial world for centuries. He experiences the tumult of mortal life and witnesses the rise and decline of spiritual energy. He roams the Myriad Worlds, eventually becoming an Immortal Venerable of his generation... “My name is Li Ping’an. All I want is to live in peace!” 157Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 12 Longevity: I Was Picked Up by Xu Da in the Ming Dynasty 长生：我在大明被徐达捡回家 [Longevity] [Healing] [Feel-good power fantasy] In the fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Yang Xuan met Xu Da, who had returned from a failed northern campaign. To fill his belly, Yang Xuan agreed to become Xu Da’s disciple, beginning his years in the Great Ming dynasty. He lived through the bloodshed of the Hongwu era, witnessed the nations paying court during the Yongle era, and saw the prosperity of the Ren and Xuan reigns. He was Zhu Biao’s close friend and confidant. He was the person Zhu Di t 19.7kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 13 I Cultivate Immortality by Adding Longevity Points. How Will You Respond, Fellow Daoist? 我在长生加点修仙，道友如何应对 [System + Transformation + Playing It Safe + Invincible + Immortality + Little Girls + Cuddling + Yuri] Su Bai unexpectedly arrives in a world of immortal cultivation. From the start, she transmigrates as the daughter of a tenant farmer hired by others. Even after a whole year of hard labor, she can't earn more than a few low-grade spirit stones, and the steward still skims her wages! Fortunately, she carries the Myriad Worlds Cauldron, which can take her between different worlds and let her obt 10.2kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 14 Immortal Longevity Physician: Starting by Treating the Female Emperor 长生仙医：从给女帝治病开始 [Longevity]+ [No System]+ [Uncanny golden finger]+ [Cultivating the heart amid the mortal world] Main synopsis: In the second year of the Qianqi era of the Great Qian, two suns hang in the sky. The Retired Emperor is obsessed with cultivating the Dao, while the young emperor has only just taken the reins of power. Qi Le transmigrates here and becomes a low-ranking physician at the Imperial Medical Academy. He gains the talent [Treat the sick and save lives to increase your lifespan]. [You cured 56.5kReads8.2Score4.8k14d adds
- 15 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 9.4kReads8.7Score68614d adds
- 16 Urban: I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years, and I Can’t Hide It Anymore 都市：长生万年的我瞒不住了 Ye Tian has lived for ten thousand years. He once helped the First Emperor ascend the throne and unite the six kingdoms. He once sat and discussed the Dao with Laozi. He once enlightened the Buddha beneath a bodhi tree. He even traveled across Europe and helped spark the Renaissance. … In modern times, after far too many years and witnessing countless partings and deaths, he decided to return to an ordinary life. He adopted a child and went to live in the countryside. Eighty years passed in the 7.3kReads8.8Score53714d adds
- 17 A Carefree Journey Through Ten Thousand Worlds 万世逍遥游 The Myriad Worlds + Invincible + No female lead He is a traveler who roams the heavens, a mortal who journeys through countless worlds. He is the past that was never forgotten, the future that could never be recalled. The heavens bear his footprints, and the myriad worlds echo his name. His name is Lin Ziyi. An ordinary, supreme being. PS: This is about the Myriad Worlds, not a historical novel... 3.4kReads9.1Score22614d adds
- 18 Great Tang: I Transmigrated to the Zhenguan Era and Became the Unbeatable Commander! 大唐：我，穿越贞观，成不良帅！ [Derivative Work + No System + Fan Creation + Alternate History + Author’s Imagination + Speculation + Wuxia] Li Yunxiao transmigrates to the first year of the Zhenguan era, where he happens upon Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang as they return after arranging for Li Yuanji’s severed head to be laid to rest. Unable to see through Li Yunxiao, the two men become sworn brothers with him. Along the way, Li Yunxiao uses skills from more than a thousand years in the future to earn people’s admiration. Whi 23.3kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 19 Immortals Hidden Among the Common Folk 市井藏仙 Zhao Mu transmigrates to the Great Jin dynasty and gains the power to grow young again. Whenever one life reaches its end, he returns to his youth, living forever without ever dying. For fifty years, I serve as an official at the entertainment bureau, leisurely watching celebrated courtesans dance and seeing every beauty the world has to offer. I live through the rise and fall of dynasties, watching wise rulers bring peace and foolish emperors plunge the realm into chaos. I roam the rivers and l 71kReads8.4Score6.1k14d adds
- 20 Immortality 长生 Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.7kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
- 21 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 249kReads9.4Score19.7k14d adds
- 22 The Great Dao Dies, but I Live On; Even as Spiritual Energy Dries Up, I Remain Evergreen 大道死而我不死，灵气枯竭我长青 [Immortality + no System + not a power fantasy + fictional setting + slow-paced] [The story mainly follows the protagonist as he travels and witnesses the changes after spiritual energy dries up.] Have you seen an age of prosperity, when spiritual energy was abundant, countless races rose to prominence, and geniuses shone like stars in the sky? But have you ever lived through an era when spiritual energy ran dry, all magic withered, and the Great Dao died? Have you seen a vast immortal dynasty g 40.6kReads8.9Score3.5k14d adds
- 23 Please, Sir, Save Me 请先生救我 A book of forgetting sorrow, a page of breathtaking tales. Its ink is black and white, its stories full of twists and turns. [Page One: How can one cure lovesickness that cuts to the bone? One cup of water that forgets sorrow, and love is severed between you and me.] [Page Two: Where can one seek the path to immortality? In the White Jade Capital in the heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities. Surely the answer lies in the skies.] [Page Three: Your Majesty, what troubles you? Will you 230.9kReads8.8Score34.1k14d adds
- 24 Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久，就没人是我对手 [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What 10.4kReads9.0Score90114d adds
- 25 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 19.8kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 26 EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 50.8kReads8.9Score4.1k14d adds
- 27 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 217.1kReads9.0Score15.3k14d adds
- 28 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 152.8kReads9.6Score24.6k14d adds
- 29 Great Qin: Emperor Qin Shi Huang, I Really Don't Want to Live Off You! 大秦：始皇帝，我真不吃软饭啊！ [The Analects + Hilarious + Cunning + Lighthearted + His Majesty Zheng + Shamelessly Stealing + Absolutely Outrageous] Qin Feng inexplicably transmigrates to the Qin dynasty before Qin unifies the six states, and the First Emperor overhears his thoughts. The two then embark on a hilarious daily battle of wits. “Qin Feng, tell me, what does ‘The Master does not speak of prodigies, force, disorder, or spirits’ mean?” “It means the Master doesn’t want to talk to you, and will use brute force to bea 45kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 30 EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.9kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 31 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 26.5kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds
- 32 EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 585.5kReads9.4Score60.3k14d adds
- 33 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 195.2kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds
- 34 EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 492.8kReads9.7Score69.4k14d adds
- 35 EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 984.6kReads9.9Score161.8k14d adds
