Novels like Five Years of Cultivation in a Cave, Now I'm Invincible
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- 101 The Laws? One Sword Is All It Takes 法则？一剑破之 My spiritual roots are destroyed? No problem. I have a sword that cuts down laws. A cultivator’s divine ability? Cut. An artificer’s array patterns? Cut. The laws of heaven and earth? Cut those, too. Three heroines, one sword, one pet, and one sharp-tongued sword spirit. From scavenging in a ruined city to becoming a god with one sword. Lu Chen can solve anything with a single strike. If he can’t, he just needs to charge up for a little while. 9.6kReads9.4Score98414d adds
- 102 Zuo Zongtang: The Late Qing Dynasty's Last Hawk 左宗棠：晚清最后的鹰派 At its heart, this book is about a practical-minded reformer amid the upheavals of the late Qing dynasty. Spanning the years from 1812 to 1885, it vividly portrays the extraordinary life of Zuo Zongtang, from a poor scholar in Xiangyin to a high-ranking provincial official. The book recounts his early studies of statecraft and his years of obscurity after failing the metropolitan examination three times. It also details his military career: raising the Chu Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion 16.2kReads8.6Score90114d adds
- 103 Douluo Dalu: The Spirit Hall Saint, Shocking the Pope from the Start 斗罗：武魂殿圣子，开局震惊教皇 After transmigrating to the Douhun Continent, Chu Xuan awakens Twin Martial Souls of divine rank and has Innate Soul Power at level twenty. He becomes Bi Bi Dong's disciple and takes charge of the Soul Hall! Tang San has Twin Martial Souls? So do I, and mine are even stronger! The Grandmaster claims his theories are unrivaled? Then I'll shatter his pride in front of every Soul Master in the world! In this life, the Haotian Sect will be destroyed, Shrek will be defeated, and even the gods will bo 336Reads7.1Score44414d adds
- 104 What Do You Mean, Wicked Heiress? That’s How We’ll Always Love Her 什么恶毒千金，那是我们永远爱她的心 What do you mean, wicked heiress? That's the heart that will always love her. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Emperor Wants to Kill the Mother and Spare the Child, So I Rule from Behind the Curtain with My Son 皇帝欲去母留子，我携子垂帘听政 The Emperor wants to kill the mother and spare the child, so I take my child and rule from behind the curtain. 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 A Tangled Web of Sin 孽乱 A baffling case. One stunning woman after another. A young man from a small town is framed and thrown into prison. How does he rise to the top, step by step, and become a powerful local magnate? Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he rests in the arms of beauties. Chen Fan does it all. A short drama adaptation of this book is now available. Its title is Beauty in Bloom: My Fatal Attraction. Please watch and support it. Thank you! 148.5kReads9.1Score14k14d adds
- 107 Dragon’s Roar in the Northern Frontier 朔北龙吟 Transmigrated into a frontier army scout, he found himself facing tens of thousands of Tiele cavalry from the start. A series of covert battles and mysteries unfolds around a royal secret: twenty years ago, someone tried to force the Grand Princess into marriage. The emperor enters the game himself, pitting his wits against all the powers at play. Schemes within schemes, plots within plots, each conspiracy linked to the next. See how the protagonist faces this treacherous crisis, growing from a 16.9kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds
- 108 The Pregnant Wife Can’t Escape: Her Lover Spoils Her Rotten 孕妻难逃，便宜情人甜宠妻 Pregnant Wife on the Run: Her Convenient Lover Dotes on Her 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 31.8kReads8.0Score2.9k14d adds
- 110 An Alien Country Bumpkin Forces Me to Become a Smirking Dragon King 外星土狗逼我做歪嘴龙王 Magical realism, no System, and not a wish-fulfillment story. A Chinese teacher whose manuscript was rejected secretly studies Dragon King fiction, uncovers the secrets of the universe, gets unbelievably lucky, shocks everyone, and conquers the world! 48.9kReads8.9Score4.7k14d adds
- 111 We’ll Break Up Eventually. Who Are You Talking About? 迟早要分——你说谁？ We’re Bound to Break Up Sooner or Later, Who Are You Talking About? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Dou 2: I Joined the Sun Moon Empire and Snatched Brother Tianmeng from the Start 斗2：投靠日月，开局截胡天梦哥 After transmigrating into Soul Land II, Xu Ling decisively throws in his lot with the Sun Moon Empire. What do Shrek’s glory and the Tang Sect’s destiny have to do with me? From the start, I’ll snatch Huo Yuhao’s Dream Iceworm! I’ll take every one I can get: Electrolux, the Ice Emperor, the Snow Empress. Huo Yuhao rises to power? I’ll beat him down right to his face! Shrek protects its own? Then I’ll bring Shrek crashing down! In this life, I, Xu Ling, will lead the Sun Moon Empire to sweep acro 52Reads—Score11514d adds
- 113 EN The Wei Clan's Cursed Son Becomes Grand Secretary—Now They Beg Me to Return 魏家孽种成首辅，全族跪求我认祖 (Also known as The Wei Fox) [Political Schemes][One Female Lead][Ensemble Cast][The Wei Faction] Condemned from birth, I was given the name Niesheng. On the day I was born, my mother died in childbirth, and my grandfather mourned before the ancestral hall. The whole household looked at me askance, all calling me a disaster star who had stolen another's fate. My biological father hated me like an enemy, my elder half-brother regarded me as an omen of bad luck, and my stepmother hid a knife behind 654.3kReads9.2Score92.2k14d adds
- 114 749 Bureau Paranormal Archives 749局灵异档案 Do you know about Bureau 749? Some say it was a secret organization directly overseen by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, specializing in research on defense technology and the human body. Others say it was actually responsible for all sorts of cutting-edge technology, including alien technology and mysterious powers. Still others say it was a mysterious organization devoted to researching supernatural phenomena. I never knew which of these rumors were tru 2kReads8.0Score22614d adds
- 115 My Mom Regretted It After She Forced Me Into Prison 把我逼进监狱后我妈后悔了 After Driving Me Into Prison, My Mother Regretted It 2.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 116 My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Public, So I Splashed Her with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 婆婆当众骂我不会下蛋，我反手泼了她一身佛跳墙 My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Front of Everyone, So I Doused Her in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 After My Younger Sister Died, I Became His Wife 妹妹死后，我成了他的妻 After my younger sister died, I became his wife. 324Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 I Won the Lottery: One Hundred Million, and a Blind Date Revealed Human Nature 中奖一亿彩票，相亲看到了人性 Wang Ming, a single man well past his prime, wins over a hundred million yuan with a 30-yuan lottery ticket, going from wage earner to tycoon. But good fortune and bad fortune go hand in hand: on the day he claims his prize, he gets cheated on and injured, and ends up in the hospital. There, he sees the legendary red thread of fate. In order to go on blind dates and test people's hearts, he chooses to... 21.2kReads6.7Score55014d adds
- 119 The Southern Border Witch Is So Possessive, She Wants to Marry Me the Moment We Meet 南疆巫女太偏执，奔现就要定终身 Lu Yan, a second-year college student, meets an online friend named A-Wu on an anonymous social platform in his spare time. They hit it off chatting through the screen. Lu Yan is only looking for a bit of entertainment, and casually says plenty of sweet, affectionate things, never imagining anyone would take them seriously. He never could have guessed that the girl on the other side of the screen came from an ancient Nuo-witch village in southern Xinjiang, cut off from the outside world. The vil 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Wicked Cultivator: Abandoned Young Master 妖孽修真弃少 Ye Chen was once a peerless prodigy, but on his tenth birthday, his clan branded him a sinner. They stripped him of his status, and even his own father abandoned him in the wilderness to fend for himself! Eight years later, the prodigy returns, rising to power with unstoppable force. He tramples everyone beneath his feet and sweeps away every obstacle in his path! He reigns supreme, unrivaled in the city. Find it all in this book! 15.2kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 121 Urban Cultivation Against the Heavens 都市之逆天修仙 He survived his tribulation, only to face a powerful heavenly calamity and be ambushed by the trusted retainers he relied on most. He didn’t die. He was reborn. In this life, he’ll cultivate the path to immortality anew and forge an unshakably solid foundation. In this life, he’ll make up for the countless regrets of his previous one. He’ll crush everyone who once looked down on him, insulted him, harmed him, or betrayed him! Ancient martial arts clans and inherited mystical arts are nothing but 14kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 122 God of Chaos! 混沌之神！ [This book is also known as: Nine Revolutions Profound Art | In the later stages, Xin Mo will overpower the Great Sage and Erlang, because he cultivates the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Art.] [An exceptionally long character-growth arc in the early stages] [Every five chapters form a little story arc. I put my heart into every word, and hope you enjoy it!] Civilization has fallen, a new age of chaos has begun, and humanity's darkest impulses spread without end... He emerged from the chaos 10.2kReads—Score86514d adds
- 123 The Countryside Miracle Doctor: The City's Only Cultivator 乡村神医。都市唯一修真者 [Multiple Heroines] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Journeys Across Multiple Worlds] "This time, I'm not asking for a son. I'm asking for you!" His stunningly beautiful boss showed up at his door with all her assets in tow. After Chen Yang brought his drunk boss home, he never expected her to keep him by her side. A few days later, her ex-husband tried to kill him, and he fell off a cliff. He miraculously survived and obtained an ancient legacy of medicine and martial arts in a cave. The Qinglan jade p 59.5kReads8.5Score4.8k14d adds
- 124 What Are You Jealous About? 你醋什么？ What Are You Jealous About? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 36.1kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
- 126 The First Notebook of a Feng Shui Master Passed Down Through Generations 第一本祖传风水师笔记 [Adapted into a short drama] [A feng shui novel about the world around you] This novel explores feng shui in homes, shops, offices, graves and burial grounds, and people’s personal lives. There’s nothing mysterious or abstruse here, just feng shui stories from everyday life. By the time you come across this book, the gears of fate may already have started turning. Read carefully, and you may find something unexpected... 249kReads9.1Score24.9k14d adds
- 127 Urban Cultivation: Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain 都市修仙：下山无敌万万年 [Urban Cultivation + Swordsmanship + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite-Level] Before he turned eighteen, he never wanted for food or clothing. After he turned eighteen, he went hungry nine days out of every three. “Xiao Chen was abducted by a blind Taoist priest and taken to a remote mountain to cultivate immortality for eight years!” Eight years later, he descended the mountain on his sword, and his path to invincibility officially began… Heaven and earth are impartial 20.2kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
- 128 After My Wife Died, My Life Soared Against the Odds 老婆去世后，我的人生逆风飞扬 My name is Shu Shuang. Shu as in “comfortable,” and Shuang as in “refreshing.” I was twelve when both my parents died, and Cheng Yexiang raised me. When I was twenty-one, Cheng Yexiang’s eldest daughter, Cheng Ke, who was the same age as me, married me. After Cheng Ke and I got married, we opened a small shop in the city called Keshuang Supermarket. Three months later, she died in a tragic car accident. I felt as though the sky had fallen. Life no longer seemed worth living. Cheng Yexiang had lo 12.5kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 129 That Good-for-Nothing Is Me? Then I'll Wipe Them Out 那个窝囊废是我？灭了 That Useless Loser Is Me? Take It Down. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Trembling Kisses in His Arms 于他怀中颤吻 [Unhinged, possessive young master × sweet girl who gets a thorough comeuppance after trying to seduce him] Fu Shaoting is at the very top of the powerful elite in the capital, with an arrogant, handsome face to match. Fang Tang had secretly loved him for eight years, and every time, she tried to come up with an excuse to cover it up. “I had no choice...” - When her lie was exposed, Fu Shaoting proposed a marriage of convenience, and Fang Tang agreed. He sneered: “So you can sleep with me and th 658Reads—Score10614d adds
- 131 The Demon Lord Is Here to See His Junior Disciple Again. Quick, Shut the Door 魔尊又来找小师弟了，快关门 The Demon Lord Is Here to See Our Junior Brother Again. Quick, Shut the Door! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Qi Tongwei: Reborn as a PhD Student at Peking University 祁同伟：重生从北大博士开始 After shooting himself, Qi Tongwei unexpectedly returns to the time when he took three bullets while risking his life to capture drug traffickers. Given a second chance, he decides to leave Handong behind, stop circling around the political and legal System, and move on to a bigger stage. 186.1kReads9.4Score23.1k14d adds
- 133 A Hundred Thousand Levels of Qi Refining in the Womb, Invincible from Birth! 娘胎练气十万层，落地即无敌！ Sign-In to 100,000 Levels in the Womb: I Opened My Eyes and My Whole Family Fell to Their Knees! The Xuanwu Continent is about to be turned upside down! Golden light suddenly shoots into the sky from the belly of the Chu family’s good-for-nothing young lady. Three Golden Core elders raid the family home in the dead of night, only to be sent to their graves with a single glance from a newborn baby! “That’s it? You think you can lay a hand on my mother?” Wrapped in swaddling clothes, Chu Chen wigg 2.6kReads7.6Score32514d adds
- 134 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Can Copy All Things 凡人修仙：我能复制万物 [Mortal’s journey, no System, traditional cultivation novel, decisive and ruthless, starts out as a loser but the protagonist is anything but one.] Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation… Chen Erzhu has been an orphan since childhood. Seizing an opportunity, he joins the Spirit Cauldron Immortal Sect as a menial disciple. With a bronze mirror that can copy and enhance anything, he makes his own way in the cultivation world. A 3.5kReads6.9Score34814d adds
- 135 I Turned My Sister into a Doll, Now I Challenge the Gods Above 把妹妹制成人偶，我剑指漫天诸神 [Dystopian + dark comedy + grand worldbuilding + thrills and heartbreak] In the summer of Year 1048 of the Pillar Calendar, Luo Li once again pushed open the glass doors of the Civil Affairs Application Bureau. To obtain a license to kill a girl and use her flesh and blood to awaken a sleeping puppet. “Public Safety Bureau of Laiyin City reminds you: kill without a license and lose everything; kill with a license and benefit your whole family.” “Want to kill someone? Getting a license is har 123.7kReads9.4Score14.8k14d adds
- 136 Reborn as the Holy Venerable, Returned 重生之圣尊归来 An Immortal Venerable is reborn, advancing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and beyond. With a mature state of mind, he overwhelms martial artists. This epic tale features an expansive world, a fast-paced plot, ruthless decisiveness, and an invincible protagonist. Welcome! 9.8kReads7.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 137 EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 395kReads9.4Score62.3k14d adds
- 138 I Told You, I’m Not Making Up My Novels! 都说了我写小说不是编的！ Yan Linyuan, a student at Xinghai University, has a secret: the cultivation novel he wrote that took the entire internet by storm isn’t made up at all! Ever since he was born, he has had a continuous dream every fifteen days. In it, he is the cultivation world’s undisputed strongest: the Half-Immortal of Dreams. He knows every cultivation technique, pill, and secret from his dreams by heart, but he can’t cultivate in real life. With no other choice, he poured all this “real stuff” into a novel, 26Reads8.8Score414d adds
- 139 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Plucked the Male Lead’s Halo Bare 穿书后，我把男主光环薅秃了 [1V1 ultra-sweet + goofy humor and meme references + showbiz + variety shows + face-slapping + career growth] [Unhinged, laid-back showbiz CEO VS upright, brooding law lecturer] Wen Muyun transmigrates into a book. She becomes the brainless, vicious female side character in a domineering CEO novel, obsessed with the male lead and scheming against the heroine. In the end, her father dies, she goes mad, and her company goes bankrupt. Wen Muyun: I’m checking out and doing nothing. Let the cap 7.7kReads—Score88314d adds
- 140 Heaven Has Granted Me a Powerful Minister for a Husband 天官赐我权臣夫 To clear her family’s name and enter the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, Fang Qinyu, daughter of a disgraced official, carefully plots her way into marriage with Qu Xinan, a Vice Minister of Rites who fell in love with her at first sight. She intends to use marriage as a stepping stone, unaware that her cool calculations will soon be met with a battle of devotion. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Her Camera Tells a Story 她的镜头会说话 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 A Dad from the Start: My Wife Betrayed Me, So I Fought Back 开局当奶爸，妻子背叛我强势逆袭 Lin Chen is a devoted dad. He and his wife went from college sweethearts to a married couple, and she’s a venture-banking executive. They have a house and a car. But once their life improved, he discovered that his wife had been refusing to let him touch her for years. Whenever she returned from a business trip, her shirt often carried another man’s cigarette smell, and she would bring home a bottle of premium ginseng liquor, a supposed tonic for men. It all hinted that she was seeing someone el 3.4kReads5.9Score22714d adds
- 143 A Lovebird in Captivity, a Prison of Desire 爱之囚鸟，欲之樊笼 [The rating will go up] [A realistic story] [If you still believe in love] Xu Lin suddenly remembers that today is the anniversary of his wife Zhao Siyan's death. A year ago, his wife Zhao Siyan and his mother-in-law Feng Bailu were in a car accident. Zhao Siyan died mysteriously, while Feng Bailu was left paralyzed in bed. 21.5kReads6.6Score1k14d adds
- 144 The Righteous Sect's Leader Slacks Off, and the Female Demon Comes Knocking 正道第一宗摆烂，女魔头找上门了 [Defying the master and seducing the disciple + multiple heroines + a touch of yandere + System + daydream simulations + angst and sweetness, but overwhelmingly sweet] [Also known as: Daydream Simulation: Why Are the Fairies Showing Up at My Door?] My name is Xie Ci. I was raised by a beautiful master and grew up in the foremost sect of the righteous path. But my talent is mediocre. Okay, it's terrible. After eighteen years of cultivation, I'm only at the ninth level of Qi Refining and just can' 20Reads—Score114d adds
- 145 After Failing the Teacher Qualification Exam Again and Again, I Wrecked the Three Realms 师资多次考不过后，我轰了三界 After Failing the Teacher Certification Exam Time and Again, I Wreaked Havoc Across the Three Realms 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Hao Tian Yang and Tian Xin Ting: Ting Hao's Greatest Love 灏天阳与天心婷，婷灏至爱 [Single Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] [1+1] [Female Lead Is the One That Got Away] [Campus Romance] [Sweet Interstellar Romance] Written to commemorate Tingbao, the author's dearly departed one that got away. Where there is love, there is wonder. My heart holds Ting! The female lead died young, so the author could only write a book to commemorate her. She was the true one that got away, and I hope I can capture how wonderful she was. She wasn't just beautiful; she was truly kind, too. Everyone is 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 My Little Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Died 我妹福宝，死了老公之后 My Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Dies 3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Tales of the Shanhai Tomb 4 山海惊墓录4 A low, eerie chuckle drifted from deep within the desolate woods. The red cloth that had been offered in worship swayed from a branch. Ancient paper ash and dying incense lay scattered on the ground, and faded red cords hung deep in the forest. It looked up at me, its mouth splitting into a grin. 424Reads—Score24014d adds
- 149 Records of the Shocking Tombs of Shan Hai 3 山海惊墓录3 Some hear breathing but cannot find its source; some see a shadow but cannot tell whether it is their own or some being from the sea. It feels neither anger nor joy. The moment you step inside, it remembers you, and you will never be able to leave. 512Reads—Score26514d adds
- 150 Bad Brother and Sister 坏兄妹 [Print edition signed] [Jerk of a brother vs. sweet little sister] In the first few years after meeting Yu Chizhou, Chen Er didn't want a brother. In the years that followed, Chen Er didn't want Yu Chizhou to be her brother. On a typhoon day, Chen Er followed her mother to the Yu home. She hid behind the adults, drenched from head to toe and as pitiful as a little flower. After the adults urged her again and again, she softly called the boy sitting on the sofa “Brother.” The boy scoffed. At 77kReads9.5Score13k14d adds
