Novels like The Most Upright Gentleman in the Cultivation World
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- 1 Easy, Empress! I'm Actually Invincible 女帝轻点，我其实很无敌的 This book hasn't been doing well, so I've given up on it… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 If This Floating Life Were Not a Dream 如果浮生不若梦 An ensemble story set in the world of sports Reunion + mutual salvation + a playboy finally settling down + the male lead's well-known secret crush on the female lead Sports star Xia Yusha is clear-headed and determined to carve out her own path. She refuses to get involved in romance and sets her sights on becoming a champion. Playboy CEO Yin Liangzhou humbly learns how to love from the very beginning, transforming into a devoted husband. Family feuds + mysterious identities By revealing the f 3Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 3 I'm the World's Best Archer, So How Am I Blind? 箭术天下第一的我竟然是个瞎子！ Fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. I went blind by accident, and even after transmigrating, I'm still blind! “Ding! The Bullseye System has been bound...” What?! You're telling a blind man to learn archery! Have you been kicked in the head, or have I? One arrow decides the fate of all! Once the bow is drawn, there's no turning back! When the arrow leaves the string, all debts and grudges are settled! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Three Kingdoms: It Begins with Emperor Ling Rising from the Dead 三国：从灵帝诈尸开始 He transmigrates into the Three Kingdoms era and becomes Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of Han, who has already breathed his last. Just as He Jin is about to install a new emperor, Liu Hong suddenly springs back to life. Liu Hong then launches a sweeping reform of the Eastern Han dynasty, now in its twilight years and on the verge of collapse. Cao Cao, once a capable minister in a time of peace, truly becomes one from then on. Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, and the others also dutifully guard the borders for 3Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 5 Extreme Survival: Infinite Travel Through Otherworldly Spaces 极限生存，无限穿梭异度空间 [Infinite-flow, suspense, survival, mild horror, not invincible, not mindless] When Lu Li wakes up, he finds himself aboard a plane that is about to crash. All around him lies an unknown sea, rife with danger. On a deserted island, a campfire left by a mysterious person looks especially eerie. In the dark of night, horrifying creatures pour out in force. The only thing Lu Li can rely on is a silver card that can refresh intelligence reports. But even if he escapes alive, Lu Li will be trapped in 2Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 6 Deep Space: Demons from the Void 深空：来自虚无的恶魔 [Sci-fi apocalypse + insectoid beasts + interstellar war + genetic enhancement + mecha + psionic powers + alien technology] This book has no golden finger, no harem, no rebirth, and no pocket dimension. It is purely a chronicle of humanity in space. Ever since humanity discovered the cosmic void, no one has known how it formed. Even less is known about why it contains almost no stars, planets, or nebulae. When humanity began exploring it, Pandora’s box quietly opened before them. Colossal star 1Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 7 The Mad Daoist of Black and White 黑白癫道 The Heavenly Dao was hidden, order had fallen into chaos, the hundred clans waged war without end, and humanity was weak as fish on a chopping board. Ten thousand years ago, humanity’s most powerful cultivators formed the Dao Alliance and led their people forward with unwavering resolve. Humanity flourished, but three thousand years ago, their campaign against Heaven ended in failure. Since then, a mad Daoist had sat atop Mount Sanqing. After passing his days in a daze for three thousand years, —Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 8 I Woke Up in a Coffin from the Start. Can Running Make Me Stronger? 开局从棺材醒来，跑步就能变强？ [Fast-paced + System + pure power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + System origins will be explained + invincible lead + one female lead] Su Bai transmigrated into the body of a corpse on a different continent. He thought he'd gotten the worst possible start and planned to live out a quiet, ordinary life. Unexpectedly, the System gave him the ability to earn points and boost his stats by running every day, as well as an incredible power that let him grow stronger by devouring other people's cult 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 9 The Concubine’s Old Dream 赘婿旧梦 “Those years... It’s a long story. Heh, all that’s in the past now.” Xiang Fei took off the ten-carat diamond ring on his hand and flung it into the valley. He thought back to those years... Xiang Fei was just a poor country boy from the mountains. He dropped out of school to work, happened to meet a rich, beautiful heiress, and through a twist of fate married into her wealthy family. And lived happily ever after with the beauty?! No. That was only the beginning of the storm. A man’s path h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 An Ordinary Boy's Demon-Slaying Chronicles 一般少年屠魔记 Also known as: Slay Demons: I Can Awaken Without Limit This is a somewhat humorous adventure story about a boy. Someone always has to bear the burden for the sake of a dazzling world. Bian Zheng, a coward who dreams of becoming a superhero, is chosen by chance. "Come on, young man. The world is waiting for you to save it." For ordinary people, the moment their ability awakens, their upper limit is decided. "Then why don't I just awaken a few more times?" —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Nine Realms Cauldron of Heaven and Earth 乾坤九界鼎 In a mysterious xianxia universe, the Nine Realms are in chaos. Liu Qi unexpectedly obtains the Cauldron of the Nine Realms of Heaven and Earth, drawing the covetous attention of all sides. He braves the Sacred Peach Land, battles various factions, and fends off beings from beyond the heavens. Then comes the final battle against chaos. The Four Heavenly Dao Sects establish the Celestial Court. The witches of the Outer Heaven join forces with the Netherworld to create reincarnation. The demon an —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 12 The Unending Legend of Tianyan 天衍未央传 [Eastern Fantasy Adventure + Transmigration into a Game World + An Ensemble of Talented Heroes Leveling Up + Heavenly Dao Restoration Plan + Unveiling Mysterious Principles of the Dao + A Passionate Story Unfolds + Gets Better as It Goes] Lin Han, an ordinary young man from Blue Star (everyone knows where Blue Star is ^_^), was caught in an unexpected rift where two universes converged and accidentally became the Heavenly Dao of another universe! But who could have guessed that this new identity 28Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 13 Amnesia and a Curse: The Royal Grandson with Heavenly Talent Is Abandoned in the Countryside 失忆兼诅咒：天甲资质皇孙落乡野 [Fantasy cultivation + invincible among peers] Lu Lingfan's grandfather, Lu Zhaoli, was a legendary figure who had held a place among the top three on the Martial Might List for sixty years. Lu Zhaoli left behind three supreme cultivation arts capable of making anyone invincible in the world, along with ten medicinal treatments that could keep one's bones, flesh, and skin from rotting or decaying. Then one day, demons invaded. The nation fell, his family perished, and Lu Zhaoli died on the battl 2Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 14 Apocalypse Rebirth: Stockpiling Hundreds of Millions in Supplies Is Such a Thrill 末世重生：囤上亿物资美滋滋 [Spatial Storage, Hoarding, Special Abilities, Rebirth Before the Apocalypse, Natural Disasters, Ruthless, Not a Saint, Pets] Yu Miaomiao is a college senior and a popular livestreamer. After more than three years of hard work, she managed to buy a house and a car before even graduating. She never imagined that a series of disasters would strike just after her new home was renovated: tsunamis, earthquakes, extreme heat, extreme cold, volcanic eruptions, and more. With an exceptionally strong wil 27Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 15 Chronicles of the Otherworldly 异者战纪 (No System, not reborn, no formulaic tropes, one heroine.) Thousands of years ago, Nightmare Beasts descended, and the land of Huaxia teetered on the brink of collapse. The Four Auspicious Beasts made a pact with humanity and the spirits of all living things. Those who inherited the totems of living creatures and gained extraordinary powers came to be known as the Gifted. The Gifted fought bloody battles against the Nightmare Beasts, guarding Huaxia alongside the inheritors of the Four Symbols' 2Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 16 Fated Ties of the God of Matchmaking 缘神宿牵 [Eastern Fantasy + Mystery + Revenge + Cultivation Journey + Human-God Romance + Rekindled Fate] The Moon Goddess, Yue Shenqing, is the goddess of dreams and destined love. After offending the Creator God Fuxi, she is cast down to the mortal realm. * The common people suffer terribly, and countless villains are forced into servitude. “Demonic death squads with no thoughts of their own, controlled by others.” “Heroes cursed and refined into beings neither human nor ghost.” * Taking the alias Meng 5Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 17 Adventure in the 1970s 探险七零年代 Transported to the 1970s, where gold is everywhere, Ye Nanxing has completely given up trying. She won't go to the countryside to farm, and she won't work in a factory. She's going to hunt for gold. So while the heroine works herself to the bone making money, Ye Nanxing goes beachcombing and finds ambergris, then eats seafood and discovers a Melo pearl; while the heroine painstakingly wins over the male lead, Ye Nanxing specializes in finding villains' forgotten cash boxes, earning money without 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 18 The Inner World of Wuxia 里武侠 A world of Lovecraftian horror with martial arts. (Someone called it a strawberry dumpling today, which was a little…) The hard parts of writing martial arts are the fights and the worldbuilding. For Lovecraftian horror, it's keeping the unknown unknowable. I think I've done a pretty good job with the fights, and I hope everyone enjoys them. As for the Lovecraftian story, all I can say is that this is basically Lovecraftian Musou. After all, the protagonist has a giant alarm clock-like ability s 4Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 19 Qianmen Seal Carver 乾门玺匠 “Comedy first, brainteasers second” “Not a serious novel” “The setting and plot are only here to politely string together cold jokes and raunchy gags” With a whoosh, an axe burst through the window. “Who’s there?” Qian Chen looked in the direction the axe had come from, but there was no one in sight. A note was attached to the axe: “If you want to know the Qian family’s past, meet me by the lake outside the city.” By the lake outside the city, a girl in a black bodysuit was waiting. Her long 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 20 The God Who Swallowed a Cursed Parasite 吞下恶蛊的神明 An urban fantasy novel. The story of a young modern-day woman and traditional Chinese medicine doctor who grows step by step, surpasses herself, and becomes a true god. Because of a grudge she held against the demigod Xuan Jun in her previous life, she was cursed to remain trapped in the cycle of reincarnation forever. In the end, she will stand before Xuan Jun and face him in battle as a mortal. Win or lose, her unwavering conviction will be her greatest weapon. 17Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 21 All-Round Fisherman: Fishing, Foraging, and Hunting for Treasures with Beautiful Women 全能渔民：美女陪我钓鱼赶海鉴宝 [Urban farming + fishing + urban life + offshore fishing + setting out to sea + making a fortune + countryside + campus belle + treasure appraisal + islands + livestreaming + beachcombing] Shen Fei: A Dongzhou University graduate with a degree in history, and heir to the Shen family's Heavenly Eye technique. Song Xiaotong: A Dongzhou University graduate with a degree in finance, heiress to the Song family of Shanghai, and one of the top ten shareholders in Song Holdings. Follow Shen Fei, Song Xi 137Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 Cultivating the Uncanny Way: Kunlun's Lost Trails 诡道修行之昆仑迷踪 [Transmigration + Yinshan Sect Secret Arts + Supernatural + Japanese Kukai Nine Chrysanthemum Evil Arts + Conquest + Zhong Kui's Ghost-Taming Arts + Passionate Action + Shikigami + A Showdown Between the Central Plains and Japan's Island Sorcery] The ancient artifact Kunlun Mirror can travel through time and space and reveal the secrets of Heaven. For a thousand years, a saying has circulated among Daoist sects: "Ninety-nine thunderbolts, and Kunlun's heavenly gate will open." During the Republi 14Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 The Heroes' Legacy Lives On: Liu Bei's Five Tiger Generals and a New Era 英魂不灭，刘备五虎新纪元 [Xuanhuan] + [Three Kingdoms] + [Transmigration] + [One heroine] + [Rakshasa Street setting] + [Summoning heroes from all worlds and nations] When the dust of history settled, the soul of Liu Bei, a great warlord of his age, did not fade away in the cold winds of Baidi City. Instead, it crossed a rift in time and arrived in a fantastical otherworld: the Spirit Domain. Here, the strong rule, and spirits are symbols of power. Qin Qiong, Li Yuanba, Sun Wukong, Wu Song, and Bai Qi have all gathered 34Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 24 The Princess Who Protects the Nation Prays with Her Left Hand and Wields a Monk's Staff with Her Right 护国公主左手念佛右手禅杖 [Not a feel-good power fantasy, but the heroine is a force to be reckoned with. (The title ought to be: Li Yushan, You're One Tough Woman.) The current title is too refined.] A palace-intrigue ensemble novel about the history of Southern Tang, written for an ancient-text contest. Readers interested in lesser-known history are welcome to give it a try. There is one volume for each of the three emperors, Li Bian, Li Jing, and Li Yu. Li Bian's volume is complete. [Pure historical fiction (no transm 12Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 25 The Blood of Youth: Dashing Youth: The Legend of Baili Dongjun 少年歌行白马醉春风：百里东君传 Lighthearted comedy + wuxia fan fiction + System. Also known as: Baili Dongjun, Please Just Graduate Already! After transmigrating into the world of The Blood of Youth and Dashing Youth, Baili Dongjun activated the Carefree Rebel System. As long as he rebelled, he would receive rewards. For a time, Jixia Academy became livelier than ever. Xiao Ruofeng: “A student life without breaking the academy's rules is incomplete. But Baili Dongjun, don't you think you've gone a little too far?” Li Changshe 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Sect Leader's Path to Conquest 掌门的王霸之路 Zhao Fan transmigrates into the leader of a small, weak cultivation sect and is forced to move to the harsh southern frontier, where he struggles to survive. Caught in a maelstrom of competing factions, life is cheap, and on a stage where plots and schemes unfold, everyone is a puppet. The Heavenly Way is heartless. Resistance is the only choice. Born with an ancient primordial destiny, he evolves into a force capable of transforming heaven and earth. He battles others and fights fate itself, be 37Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 27 Virtual Reality: This NPC Isn't Exactly Proper 虚拟现实：这个NPC不是太正经 [Online Game Transmigration + Virtual Reality + Real World + StarCraft + Greatswords and Cannons + Comedy + No Heroines + Goofball + Survivalist Style + Sneaky Player + System? + Urban? ...] Zhang Erdan loves money. He's a crooked merchant, a stand-up comedian, a goofball, and a shameless scoundrel, with a sense of justice... though not much of one! “I've transmigrated! Who am I supposed to act proper for?” The seniors who were reborn or transmigrated all ended up in ancient times, surrounded by 431Reads8.1Score10614d adds
- 28 Beyond the Extraordinary 奇人之上 [Not a power fantasy] [Comeback] [Carefully laid groundwork] [Schemes within schemes] [Mystery] [Growing protagonist] [Ensemble cast] [High martial arts] [Transmigration] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Devouring and sacrifice] [Alternate world] [Technology] [No limits] [Everyone is unhinged] [Heartbreak after heartbreak] What exactly is up there? Lu Lin was blind for half his life, then got lucky and regained his sight. The world lit up, and he was left numb. From then on, ghosts and spirits o 1.7kReads9.3Score15114d adds
- 29 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 912Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 30 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score37014d adds
- 31 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 10.3kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 32 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 31.2kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds
- 33 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 133.8kReads9.2Score13.1k14d adds
- 34 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 226.6kReads9.5Score27.3k14d adds
- 35 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 174.6kReads9.4Score15.5k14d adds
- 36 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 177.9kReads9.7Score21.5k14d adds
- 37 EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds
- 38 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 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds
- 39 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
- 40 EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
- 41 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
- 42 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 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
