Novels like I Guide Souls in Traditional Mythology
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- 1 Late Ming: Flesh-and-Blood Ascension Versus Cyber Taoist Arts 明末：血肉飞升大战赛博道术 After transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Huang Yiren thought he’d landed in a Chongzhen Emperor drama. Then he opened the door and found himself in a Cthulhu-punk world. The Ming here doesn’t cultivate immortality. It practices “cybernetic Daoist arts.” And the Later Jin don’t ride horses. They ride “flesh aberrations.” Every transmigrator who came before him had their own System. They all died together in the Battle of Shanhai Pass, breaking the world in the process. Now, ownerless Syst 71Reads—Score14414d adds
- 2 Secretly Married: I Cooked for My CEO Wife for Three Years 隐婚：我给总裁老婆做了三年饭 He is the founder of Deep Blue, a world-leading technology company. Codenamed King, he is worth hundreds of billions and stands at the pinnacle of the tech industry. Three years ago, a conspiracy-driven explosion nearly killed him. To unmask the mastermind and protect the woman he has secretly loved for years, he chose to 'die' in everyone's eyes. Under the assumed name Chen Yu, he married into the Shen family and became a 'useless son-in-law' who lives in a basement and does the cooking and lau —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Bright Official Career: Reborn, Starting as a Selected Graduate 官运亨通，重生从选调生开始 As the saying goes, “First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui.” A successful official career takes three parts luck, five parts connections, and seven parts savvy maneuvering. To thrive in office, you have to go with the flow. Those who know how to ride the tide can rise to the top far more easily than those who scheme against one another. Going with the flow means planning for the whole board instead of fixating on one corner. Read the larger trend like a chess game, and make each move wi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The World Before It Fell into Darkness 陷入黑暗前的世间 [Two Male Leads] + [Ensemble Cast] + [A Love Beyond Everything] After billions of cycles trapped in reincarnation, the world’s end has long been written in stone. Every struggle is just another repetition of the past; no one can escape their fated end. A Demon King destined to destroy the world. A hero destined to save it. When the world is reborn and the hero crowned, only in the endless void beyond the universe lies the gentlest and cruelest truth behind this catastrophe. When everyone is sing 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Reborn: Between Heaven and Earth 重生之人间天上 On the Ancient Wilderness Continent, humans and demons coexist, while ghosts and fiends run rampant. Humans and demons have been enemies for generations, waging war year after year with little hope of peace. Yang Lin and his mother depend on each other to survive in a remote border town. With unyielding determination and an upright, kind heart, he sets out on a path to greatness… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Way of Formation! 阵道！ The protagonist, Wang Zhen, creates the only physique of its kind in the world: the Formation Body, which allows him to cast any formation out of thin air. It first takes shape when the first formation he creates, the Mustard Seed Growth Formation, develops inside his body into a space capable of storing any substance or energy. His second formation, the Spirit Gathering Formation, draws in all the energy and matter in the world, while his third, the Heaven and Earth Formation, can transform any 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 7 With a Broken Sword, I Knock on Heaven’s Gate 我以残剑叩天门 “If you knew your sword would break the moment you drew it, would you still unsheathe it?” Lin Jin's answer was yes. Not only would he draw it, he would make the broken sword's cry echo through the cosmos, turning it into the sharpest challenge against the heartless Heavenly Dao. This is the story of a sword cultivator who, with a life destined to end, writes a long song of destruction for a world doomed to perish. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Great Ming Dynasty, 1644: Chongzhen Zhu Fuming 大明王朝1644：崇祯朱复明 [History has no what-ifs] He transmigrates into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor and refuses to become the ruler who loses his kingdom! Who else but me can restore the strength of the Great Ming? A different premise, a different flavor. The three hundred years of humiliation will never happen... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Two Lives and China's Rise 我的两世与中国崛起 In the sweltering summer of 2003, during the SARS outbreak, epidemic mists blanketed Jieyang. Chen Mei suddenly awakened memories of reincarnations buried across two lifetimes. In her previous life, the fires of war consumed all, and the land was shattered. She lost her home and family. The young general Xiao Yuan devoted himself to his country and guarded its borders, with no failing toward the people of the world, yet he alone failed to return her deep love. By the time he reached her through —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Shen Tingxue: The Grief of an Old Friend 沈庭雪，故人殇 There will always be someone who makes you feel that life isn't worth living, but in the end, there will also be someone who understands all your hardships, crosses a sea of people to hold you, and never leaves again. Shen Qingwan saves fifteen-year-old Xiao Yuan and takes in six-year-old Shen Chen. Like a lamp of warmth, she lights the way for the two lonely boys, never knowing that her brief life will become the deepest longing binding the three of them through their reincarnations. Gazing t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Archive of a Reversed World 逆世归档 (The novel’s outline has been extensively revised. The early chapters may feel slow, but please don’t give up on it.) (This novel has no System, and I don’t plan to write System novels in the future either.) (There are some mild yuri leanings, but no clear romance or pairings. It’s a matter of personal style, so please don’t criticize me for it if it’s not to your taste.) (I’m writing a novel with a simpler worldbuilding setup to practice. I’d love some feedback from readers. Even a bad review i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Something Alive Crawled Into My Leg: After Meeting Someone in the Know at a Doomsday Gas Station, I Fled Overnight With My Whole Team 腿里钻进活物，末日加油站撞见知情者我连夜带全队跑路 Something Alive Crawled Into My Leg. At an Apocalypse-Era Gas Station, I Ran Into Someone Who Knew the Truth, So I Took My Whole Team and Fled Overnight 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Heir Clears His Name: From the Start, He Meets a Sword Immortal 世子洗白：开局就遇女剑仙 [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] I, Chu Zhaojin, transmigrated into the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, a man reviled by the whole city and guilty of every crime imaginable. From the start, I was beaten to death by the common people. When I woke up, I was bound to the Merit Furnace System. If I didn’t do good deeds to atone for my sins, my life and soul would be extinguished. There would be no crushing victories or public face-slapping. I could only admit my mistakes and make amends step by step, s 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 The Healing Five: Dreams Come True in the Old Warehouse 暖愈五人组：旧仓圆梦记 [No contrived angst | No heavy abuse | Healing everyday life | Five friends bound together | Episodic stories] In 2006, in a small coastal city in southern China, five young people who grew up in an orphanage each set off to pursue a dream, only to see it fall apart: a painter who gave up painting, a woman who quit teaching kindergarten, a tough guy who left the fire service, a homebody who abandoned his bass guitar, and a sunny soul who stopped traveling. Jiang Yu spends all his savings to buy 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Now That I’m Reborn, Who Wouldn’t Live It Up? 都重生了，谁还不浪得飞起啊？ In this world of rampant materialism, what's real and what's fake...? Reborn for a second life, Su Yifeng thinks the goddess of his previous life seemed pretty real. So did his college counselor, and even the glamorous movie stars on TV. Wait, why do they all seem so real? It all comes down to fame and fortune. Maybe there is such a thing as true love, but it only grows with time. 1kReads7.6Score10114d adds
- 16 Commanding the Lords with AI 携AI以令诸侯 At the Battle of Changping, I said I could do just as well if I were in charge. The AI actually sent me there. One step into the Warring States era, and I couldn't speak the language and had no one to turn to. My life was directly tied to the AI's battery, so I could die at any moment. Watch as the protagonist uses modern knowledge to start from scratch, outmaneuver the Seven Warring States, and defy fate! This is a more grounded story for male readers, not a brainless power fantasy. It features —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Wandering Cultivator’s Path of Chivalry 修仙界散修的侠义之路 The Chivalrous Path of a Rogue Cultivator 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Taiyi Xuan Zhen 太乙玄真 Taiyi Xuanzhen 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Legend of the Zhen Dan Star Lord 震旦星君传 The Great Way is vast and elusive, its two aspects both worth their song; nonaction and action each hold a place in the heart. Nature runs its course, turning through the seasons; sun rises, moon sets, without need of a zither. Wildflowers flourish and fade with the seasons; rivers flow east, beyond all restraint. The sage rules the world with a robe hanging loose; the people thrive, forgetting past and present. This is nature's wondrous truth: wind bends the grass, while the roots of the Way ru 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Mortal in the Modern World, Seeking Immortality 人在现实，求仙问道 [Behind-the-Scenes Style] [Almost Invincible] [A Fake Immortal Cultivation] Do you often feel that life has no meaning? If everything in the world can be predicted, what can prove that “you” exist? “Turns out not using my phone makes it easy to overthink. How to prove I exist? Is that really something I should be thinking about?” Like a boulder dropping into water, ripples suddenly spread across his once-peaceful life. System binding complete. Newbie gift pack: Growth Path 1 Yang Linxian: Isn’t 841Reads5.5Score12314d adds
- 21 Everyone Brags at New Year, So How Did Yours Come True? 过年都吹牛，你咋成真了？ Chen Chen was an ordinary office worker. After a year of hard work, one bout of illness left him with only 2,000 yuan in pathetic savings. With the New Year approaching, he had no choice but to catch a ride home with his colleague Lin Wei. Little did he know she had also brought along Mei Qian, a hometown acquaintance who loved to show off. As Chen Chen listened to Mei Qian’s greasy boasts and attempts to pick up women, feeling like life was no longer worth living, he awakened a Boasts Come True 45.6kReads7.0Score5.6k14d adds
- 22 You Want This Maoshan Apprentice Immortal to Fight That Demoness? 让我茅山预备仙打这妖女？ Keywords: The only two supernatural beings in the city. The story focuses mainly on the male lead falling in love with his older sister and the two of them battling supernatural threats together. Rules-based horror is just a side dish, with short comedic skits for seasoning. There are basically no official organizations involved. The two leads are not a couple. The male lead has a love interest, while the female lead will probably stay single for life. Chen Anqiu: My name is Chen Anqiu, and I’ve 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Night City, This Time I'll Save Everyone 夜之城，这次我会保住所有人 “They say I think I can light the sun with a match.” Facing his followers and the neon-lit steel jungle, Booker raised a nearly brazen grin. “But history tells us that you can cross the Pacific by starting a washing machine, and reach the moon on a bicycle. Why can't we be the ones to light the next sun?!” 6.4kReads6.3Score58714d adds
- 24 Temple of Mars 火星神殿 On a foggy Paris morning, a routine technology demonstration suddenly goes off the rails, ending with the founder’s blood on the floor and an investor left paralyzed. But that is only the first domino. The world of technology prodigy Cheng Ming comes crashing down around him. His career, family, and former life are shattered in the disaster’s aftermath. As the chain reaction spirals out of control, countless seemingly unrelated lives become bound together in ways they can neither foresee nor res 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Chronicles of Yunhuang: From Nightmare to Eternity 云荒纪：从梦魇到永恒 If the whole world were a dream, what would happen when you woke up? If you dreamed during your lunch break that you’d transmigrated to a cultivation world, then woke up and discovered you’d brought spiritual energy back to reality, what would you do? The nine apertures connect to the heavens, but not just to the heavens: they connect two worlds! After waking up, his physical body sits at an office cubicle while his consciousness guards Wumeng, keeping watch over both worlds! He chose to become —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Tales of the Phantom Butterfly: The Story of a Yu Mei 幻蝶传：一个俞梅的故事 This is a fanfic based on the Xiaoshui arc of The Seventy-Two Earthly Changes, an attempt to answer some questions left unresolved in the original. For example: What path led the True Person Yu Mei to become such an utterly formidable female lead? 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I'm on Blue Star, but the System Says I'm in the Cultivation Realm 人在蓝星，系统说我在修仙界 Chen Ge: “My dream is to travel the jianghu with hawks and hounds at my side, cats for company, crows perched on my shoulder, and mice nestled by my temples. My sword gleams with cold light, flowers drift on the evening breeze. The jianghu stretches far and wide, and anything can be a friend.” System: “In plain English.” Chen Ge: “Lie flat. Don’t get a job.” [The pacing is slow, and there are a few questionable elements. The early chapters lean toward realistic everyday life. If that’s not your 69Reads—Score814d adds
- 28 Alliance Leader Xihai: Eternity as the Blade 熙骸盟主：永恒为锋 The legendary paradise above turned out to be Earth! After ascending there, he was stripped of his cultivation and reduced to an ordinary man by its rules. To earn enough to get by, he started livestreaming combat sports, built up a million followers, and put his sect's secret techniques up for sale in the online shop. 🔥 A rift in spacetime stirred by chance, and his cultivation returned in an instant. Seizing the opportunity, he escaped Earth. 🐜 Those who followed him and crossed over into the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After a Century of Cultivation, I Built a Computer 修炼百年，我造出一台电脑 [Almost Invincible] The protagonist rarely meets anyone he can't beat, and he's no pushover himself. [Sci-Fi and Fantasy] He'll eventually combine science fiction with fantasy. [Slice-of-Life Farming Style] He'll build up his own forces and increase production. [Genius and All-Rounder] He'll eventually evolve himself. He accidentally transmigrated to a world of cultivation. Wang Ke had no grand ambitions. He just wanted to cure his internet addiction. Then he spent a hundred years. And built a 207Reads6.2Score10514d adds
- 30 Reborn in a Cultivation World, I Prove the Dao as a Woman 重生在修仙世界，我以女儿身证道 Su Xiaofeng was an ordinary college student, but while sketching outdoors one day, he was hit by a car and died on the spot. Unexpectedly, after his death, he transmigrated to a fantastical world of immortal cultivation. His soul possessed the body of a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl on the verge of death. After inheriting the original owner's memories, he learned that she was Shen Xuanyao, the second daughter of the Prince's residence in Shangnan City. He also discovered that she had been pois 5Reads—Score10014d adds
- 31 The New Ancestor of the Skysea 穹海新祖 [World-centered | Epic of the End of Antiquity | Creation from the Source] The Sea of Worlds shatters, the old order awakens, and the baptism of the End of Antiquity descends amid countless calamities. No chosen one, no cheats: only flesh and blood standing guard over the world's roots. Particles of the Sunken Ruins, tributes to the old order, and the Ten Sons of Calamity slowly close in. Xu Yue, the Nine Phoenixes, and the Nine-Person Group seek fire in the darkness and forge a new origin ami —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Azure Firmament 苍宸 [Growth] [Passion] [Characters] The firmament cracks, and Chen falls with it! Ever since birth, the boy Wu Ang has been possessed by an evil force, changing the course of his fate. To save himself and uncover the truth about this world, he shoulders a grueling mission, with a fire in his eyes fierce enough to burn gods and demons alike. But as the world teeters on the brink of despair and destruction, can he become the light that pierces the firmament? Turn this page and witness how a young 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Immortal Art Across Myriad Paths 万道仙绘 [Cultivation at a Cost] + [Fateful Ensemble Cast] + [Sinister Immortal Fantasy] Lu Sen falls into a rift in the void and picks up two sticks, only to awaken a bizarre illustrated scroll he cannot comprehend. His brush becomes a blade, and the scroll devours the heavens! Paint fire, and flames consume the sky; paint a sword, and the stars are cut down! But every ounce of this heaven-defying power comes at a clearly stated price: At the Spirit Transformation Realm, he can no longer taste food; A —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Dreams of Huaide 怀德梦华录 In the third year of Taixing (320), the Eastern Jin court established an émigré county, Huaide County, in Danyang Commandery to settle the aristocrats and commoners of the Langya Kingdom who had migrated south. Wang Song, an aristocrat from the north, and Lu Qingwu, an aristocrat from the south, are drawn into a vortex by a nightmare. As the boundary between reality and dreams grows blurred, the tensions between northern and southern clans, the power struggles behind the establishment of émigré —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 In the Clouds, I Know Immortality 云深知长生 Immortality, xianxia, slow-burn, imaginative, no saintly heroine, no System, alternate history A journey that can only be reached after death, and a meeting of forgetting and farewell. A nameless boy strays into the Flower Realm of the Divine Realm, where he meets a flower fairy imprisoned for a thousand years and Lu Shanshan, a girl who is always smiling. During half a year of wandering, he sees all the splendor and desolation of the Divine Realm, yet can never remember who he is. Until the day —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Lost in the Dreamlands 梦域迷津 Lost Crossing is like a box sealed around nightmares and eerie tales, a chaotic realm where reality and illusion intertwine, and terrifying evil spirits lie in wait. When night falls, Lost Crossing automatically selects those who will descend into dreams. Whether they are people long trapped in the torment of anxiety and depression, or those whose hearts are scarred by trauma, their souls may find their way here... Fortunately, there has always been a team willing to venture without hesitation i 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Awakening in the Asylum: My Health Bar Can Slay Gods 精神病院觉醒：我的血条能弑神 I worked myself to death, and the moment I opened my eyes, I was labeled insane and thrown into Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital. All because I can see the health bars above everyone's heads. No one believes me. The nurse says I'm delusional, and the guards think I'm crazy. But I know better than anyone that there isn't a single sane person in this gloomy hospital. The director is a false god who devours resentment, The doctors are villains who control the darkness, Even the old man who sweeps t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Collection of Ideals 理想集 This is a collection of short stories about idealism. In this day and age, it may seem out of place. But that is precisely why it exists. Eight stories, one voice: “Idealism is not dead, and it never will be!” If you have ever carried a torch through the darkness, this book was written for you. 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Ten Days of Rain: The Bewitching God of Theater 十日雨夜之戏神凄迷 The midnight downpour blurred everything around her. A tall, powerfully built man kicked Bai Shuangshuang out of a speeding business car and into the rain. Thunder and lightning, together with the torrential rain, soaked her frail body and shattered her fragile nerves. That first night of rain! A delicate woman lay on the ground, using all her strength to open her eyes and mouth wide, yet she could see nothing and cry out nothing. Even the God of Drama's heart broke at such utter desolation. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 May the Fireworks Never Grow Cold, and Youth Never Fade 盼烟花不冷韶华不逝 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Apocalypse Descends: I Become the Civilization-Rebuilding System 末世降临：我成为文明重建系统 [Farming] + [Multiple Worlds] + [Heavy Industry and Technology] + [AI as the Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist] + [Upright and Noble] The apocalypse arrives, order collapses, and the flame of civilization is extinguished amid cries of despair. Infection hosts in a zombie world, evil spirits in a supernatural world, demons in a Western fantasy world, old gods in the depths of space... Everything seems utterly hopeless. Then a surviving System for Rebuilding Human Civilization randomly selects Zhang H 311Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 42 After Waking from Lunar Hibernation, I Judged the World 月球冬眠醒来后，我审判了全世界 (Includes sci-fi elements, no harem, no System, no brainless characters, not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, an independent world setting, and a completely new power system.) (Keywords: time reversal, killing in dreams, dystopia, outsmarting the opposition, dark revenge, supernatural powers and fantasy, light mystery, organization-building.) Feldman, a great inventor from the previous era, is dug out of a lunar cryo-pod. He casually gives them his name, only for the patrol officer across from 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 How Galgames Can Save the World Galgame如何拯救世界 Also known as: This Is Just How Galgame Works Huangfu Longdou gets bound to a Galgame System. Looking at his classmates, all of whom have astonishing identities, powerful Systems, and golden fingers maxed out, from Emperor Liu Ruyan and Kang the Conqueror to the Director of the Time Management Bureau, the Director of the 1984 Censorship Bureau, and the Deep Blue Stat-Allocation System, among others, he looks at his own romance conquest panel, then at everyone else's powerful identities and golde 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Seeking Immortality, Starting in the Detention Center 从拘留所开始寻找长生 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I, Han Xiangzi, Raise Hell in Chang'an 我韩湘子大闹长安 Without connections, people are like duckweed; without a backer, an immortal is a good-for-nothing! Han Xiangzi had an unbelievably miserable childhood. Though born with immortal bones, he became a boy everyone could bully. With nowhere else to turn, he set off for Chang’an! But the moment he stepped into the bustling city, his bloodline suddenly awakened and his immortal powers surged! He listens to music in pleasure houses and charms beauties, hunts demons in the streets and shows off his divi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Hazbin Hotel: Is He a Paladin? 地狱客栈：是圣骑士吗？ Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Out of character, brainless, adapted. Shali: “You mean Andre? He’s a good person. I just don’t know why he ended up in hell.” Vicky: “He’s just an idiot who’d sacrifice himself for other people.” Angel: “If it were Sir Knight, I’d do it for free, darling.” Andre: “I don’t know what I should do, and I don’t care what I can do for them. I only know that they need me.” 13.1kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
- 47 Gobbling Away in a Haunted Restaurant 我在诡异餐厅里吃吃吃 [Creepy + Lovecraftian + No Romance + Ruthless + Information Advantage + Food + Light Ensemble] After transmigrating to a world of the uncanny, Su Ye gained a pair of eyes that could see through the strange. Rules, abilities, weaknesses, even how to prepare ingredients: he could see everything at a glance, along with the best advice. While others risked their lives fighting, he only needed one look to know where to strike. While others painstakingly cultivated to advance, one good meal made him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Complete Record of 100 UFO Sightings! 100个UFO目击事件全纪录！ [Nobody else would dare write this!] [A fresh new genre] [A hot new topic] Ever wondered where UFOs come from? Ever wondered where they go? Want to know the top-secret UFO intelligence gathered by countries around the world? This is the most entertaining UFO story ever! A dead-serious exploration of UFOs. UFO sightings are happening all over the world. Is it coincidence? Misunderstanding? Someone is hiding the truth. The questions began with those twelve alien corpses in 1947. It could all b 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Conquering the Ming Dynasty with a Thousand Yuan 一千元杀穿大明 [The System Goes Offline from the Start + No Identity or Status + The First Priority Is Saving as Many People as Possible + Character Growth] Three days to prepare, a budget of one thousand yuan, supplies of your choice. Transmigrate to the collapsing late Ming dynasty with nothing to your name. No System, no identity, no influential backers. Rise against the odds in the desperate final days of the Ming. If you transmigrate into history without developing technology, how is that any different fr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Legend of the Water and Fire Dragonfeather 水火龙羽传 [No System + Not Your Typical Overpowered Protagonist + Patriotism + Ensemble Cast] If you’re tired of traditional face-slapping power fantasies, family infighting, and stupid villains, we welcome you to read and leave a comment! Water and fire abilities appeared in this world a hundred years ago, but they were so weak that nobody wanted to use them. Then a great disaster quietly changed the way people saw the past. Behind this upheaval in understanding lies a struggle that will drag the world i 4Reads—Score—14d adds
