Novels like Still the Mind
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Still the Mind, best match first.
- 1 Ambush on All Sides: The Xiangyang Night Banquet 十面埋伏——襄阳夜宴 Ten-Sided Ambush: The Xiangyang Night Banquet —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Observer of the Cyber World 赛博世界观察者 In a cyber world where advanced technology intertwines the virtual and real, Alex Raven moves through its dazzling, strange landscapes with a unique identity and perspective. He is both a sharp-eyed observer of the cyber world, using his keen gaze to catch every secret hidden behind the numbers, and a fearless independent journalist who wields his pen like a sword, sharing the truths he uncovers with the public through every available channel. More than that, he is a determined activist for soci 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Case Files of Cyber Hades Research 赛博冥界科研事件簿 Liu Zongyuan's life in the Tang Dynasty was full of setbacks, and his ambitions went unfulfilled. After a strange distortion of time and space, his soul left his mortal body and entered a mysterious underworld. This was no traditionally gloomy realm, but a fantastical place where science fiction and the supernatural intertwined. As soon as Liu's soul arrived, he was stunned by the sight before him. Strange, dazzling cyber buildings floated in the air, while lines of blue energy crisscrossed like 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Trading Souls Beneath the Brocade Canopy: The Fox Demon Empress Has Arrived!! 锦帐换魂：狐妖娘娘来了！！ A continuation of The Radiance Above the Pillow, this time with Xiao Jing as the protagonist. Cui Zhiyu, a modern-day script-game host for period dramas, drops dead and opens her eyes to find she has transmigrated into the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Ying’s household in the Great Jing Dynasty. Her original self was a tragic stand-in who tried to win Emperor Xiao Jing’s favor by imitating his unattainable first love, Wen Shuyan, only to end up neglected and framed. Faced with the original —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Nine Extremes of Chaos 混沌九极 Heaven and earth split into nine extremes, and I am chaos... Alchemy, artifact forging, talismans, mechanisms, poisons, swordsmanship, academies... all come from chaos. Can someone with a mixed spiritual root really cultivate immortality? A blind man is actually learning the zither? Are you taking in apprentices or collecting junk? ... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Listen to My Ghost Stories 听我讲鬼事 Welcome to Listen to My Ghost Stories. There are no long-winded backstories here, and no complicated character relationships to keep track of. Every night, every story is a world of its own. You might push open the door of an old house that has been sealed for years, only to face an antique mirror that seeps human silhouettes. Next time, you might find yourself aboard the last subway train, where the passenger beside you has no shadow. Some of these tales come from urban legends, while others st —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Wandering Dragon Revelation 游龙启示录 In this undercurrent-ridden world of lurking emissaries, patrolling hunters, and warring elites, Li Huai is a carefree rogue who seems invincible yet can't stand a hassle. How many plots will his devil-may-care wanderings shatter, and how many hearts will he win? And what astonishing past and identity lie behind his seemingly irreverent facade? The answers slowly unfold with the never-ending fragrance of wine. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Every Daughter of Fortune Is in My Harem, and the Male Lead Begs Me to Stay 气运之女皆是我后宫，男主跪求留 Villainous plundering + multiple women + System + brainless wish fulfillment + scheming protagonist Many years later Male lead: “You’re shameless!” Chosen Daughter of Fortune: “How dare you insult my husband!” Male lead: “????” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Bootleg Disc Trafficking 倒碟 [Trio] [Japan, 1991] [Yakuza] [Purely urban] [No systems, rebirth, or anything like that] [Very little romance] Set in Osaka, among people living on the fringes after the bubble burst. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Tormenting Marriage 虐婚 A Torturous Marriage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Day He Slapped the Divorce Papers in My Face, I Showed Him My Psychiatric Evaluation 他把离婚协议甩我脸上那天，我亮出了精神病鉴定报告 The day he flung the divorce papers in my face, I showed him my psychiatric evaluation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Three Realms: Starlight Burns Forever 三界：星辉永燃 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Cultivation Plane: Technology Changes Your Life 修仙位面：科技改变你的生活 Lu Xuan transmigrated with a System into an outward-expanding cultivation world. Expand, expand! Warhammer 40K, 2077: cultivate immortality while conquering new frontiers. Tech-based cultivation crushes everything! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 My Minecraft Journey: The Fire Spirit Arc 我的世界之旅：火灵篇 [A Light Ensemble Cast] + [Film and TV Crossover] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Powerful Protagonist] + [Transmigration] After just making it through a tribulation to become a god, Huo Ling Sheng Mu, Star Lord of the Fire Palace, was bored. She split off a wisp of her primordial spirit, took the name Feiyan, tucked the Ledger of Red Dust Merit under her arm, and set off on a cross-world adventure. [Firelight and jade fall into the mortal world, untouched by love's trials and sorrow.] [Three thousand 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 From War God to Asura: Crippled from the Start, I Awaken a Battle Physique 战神到修罗：开局被废，觉醒战体 That night, blood stained the wedding dress red. Special Forces king Lin Zhan returned from his discharge only to watch his fiancée fall in a pool of blood, while a mysterious figure crippled his meridians with a single finger. The words his assailant left behind were like a curse: “Worms don't deserve to know why.” Three years later, an “invalid” with no regard for his life appears in the underground fighting ring. With damaged meridians, he throws the fiercest punches; with a soldier's will, h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Song of Heavenly Craft 天工谣 My heart is an open book, as bright as the sun and moon. Whether in a humble cottage or a glittering palace, The green mountains stand firm, and so does my resolve. Even trapped in the gutter, you are all I see; Even if I ascend to the highest heavens, you are still the one I cherish. Reform and conservatism, entrenched class divisions and breaking monopolies, true love and love’s tribulations, personal dignity and worth, sharing knowledge, sacrifice and growth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Zhiji Immortal Spirit Realm 芷齑仙灵之界 An invincible god was born after ten billion years, invincible from birth! His gaze could instantly slay the Supreme; one glance could kill the God of Creation. He was an omnipotent, omniscient being beyond all limits! No one could understand him. Of course, he was also the sole being who had transcended the Heavenly Dao, emerging from the tribulation flames that split heaven and earth ten billion years ago. He needn't even raise a hand: the laws of destruction swirling in his eyes could scatter —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 What Golden Finger? Me? 什么金手指？我吗？ Your gazes coming together are what set this story in motion. Thank you for reading. If you want it to be, then this is a true story. This is an ensemble story, and everyone's a protagonist. I don't even know if it's aimed at male or female readers. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I Just Took Over a Restaurant, and Guests Are Paying with Their Lifespans 刚接手餐馆，客人结账竟用阳寿 [Urban fantasy + food + feng shui and fortune-telling + one heroine + System + suspense] My parents died mysteriously, and the rundown restaurant I inherited became a death sentence. It wasn't until the ancestral kitchen knife came to life that I learned the customers here weren't all alive. A bowl of noodles can trade away three years of romantic luck; a plate of food can cost ten years of life. To uncover the truth behind my parents' deaths, I reopened the long-sealed [Menu No. 14]. But as the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 God Enters the Mortal World 入世之神 Countless stars stretch to the horizon, the myriad heavens sprawl without end, and the myriad worlds bear the scars of calamity. In the mysterious Heavenly Dao Divine Palace, the only god in existence meets the strongest person of the age. Order and causality speak to one another. A young man from a county town who only wants a peaceful life must decide: will he live an ordinary life, or take up the strongest sword? After the disappearance of Hui Di, the fate of the heavens becomes shrouded in u 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Mortal Bones Cleave the Dark Demons 凡骨斩黑魔 In his previous life, he was the Zhou family's young master, gifted beyond compare. But over a piece of ancestral Hunyuan jade, his own family and demonic cultivators joined forces to betray him. His cultivation was crippled, his meridians shattered, and all 213 members of his family were slaughtered. He died consumed by hatred after enduring endless torment. Reborn in a single moment, he returned to the perilous fifth layer of Qi Refining, carrying with him memories of his past life and a blood 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Fourth Book by Lonely Kelp 孤独的海带的第4本书 A special kind of energy called nether qi appeared on Blue Star. After his wife wanted him to... be with a man? And after dying in battle, the protagonist is reborn and encounters a mysterious System. It seems to have arrived with some kind of purpose. Where did the nether qi come from? Who is the System, and what is its goal? Why did everything change after he was reborn? And how can people from the future keep reaching back to alter the past? Can a protagonist who keeps dying break free of hi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 I Play Matchmaker for Ghosts 我给阿飘当红娘 I Play Matchmaker for Ghosts —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Darkest Dungeon: A Fallen Young Master's Family Redemption 暗黑地牢：落魄公子的家族救赎 Fan fiction + transmigration + medieval setting + no System You're a young man on the brink of desperation. One day, you receive a letter informing you that your family has fallen into decline and asking you to return and inherit everything there. You thought you were finally going to enjoy a better life, but when you arrive, you realize you may have been tricked. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Global Cataclysm: I Played It Safe All the Way to Becoming an Emperor-Level Powerhouse 全球灾变：我一路苟成了大帝强者 An unprecedented heatwave strikes. A young man who unexpectedly obtains the Calamity System rises from obscurity, survives one catastrophe after another, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of the human race! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Hear the Dao at Dawn, and You Can Die at Dusk 朝闻道，夕不死 [Chinese-style Lovecraftian horror] [Everyone's smart] [A little unhinged] This world has no sun or moon, only stars shining overhead. The stars rule the path, and every path leads to immortality. The divide between immortals and mortals is like the sea from the river, while the line between a fated life and a defiant one is as thin as the boundary between heaven and humanity. Fang Xu transmigrated into this world and became a Blood-Killing Fated One on the spot. You say you're a Blood-Killin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Immortal from the Start: From Cultivation to a Technological Civilization 开局长生不老：从修仙到科技文明 [The Immortal Dao Fruit Goes Nuclear! An Old Farmer Punches a Hole Through the Cultivation World!] Eighteen years after transmigrating, Zhou Fan has kept his head down and lived as an old farmer on the Xuantian Continent. He farms, hunts, and builds a body packed with muscle, only for the mysterious fruit seed in his mind to detonate: the Immortal Dao Fruit, granting eternal life and agelessness! Others cultivate with spiritual roots. He cultivates with his lifespan. “Qi Refining too slow? I’l 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Tracing the Heavenly Palace 天阙溯 [Global manhunt + lone wanderer in the dark + neon lights + cyberpunk dystopia + ensemble cast growth] By day, they are demon generals whom everyone wants dead. By night, they are blades hunting dragons. The cities are under surveillance, the networks are ruled by algorithms, and the people’s minds are being brainwashed. They have no choice but to hide in the shadows, using blood and fire to slowly burn the truth into the world’s view. Before dawn comes the deepest darkness. But will dawn really —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 White Stained Marsh 白污沼 First person | Psychological suspense | Dark | Psychological distortion | Villainess’s perspective | Twisted values | No romance Also known as: White Silt. My name is Zheng Ningbai. It’s a fine name: cool and pure. Yet others see me as filth. I hate Jiang Yu more than anything. Because there’s something wrong with her personality. Or perhaps the unforgivable provocation is simply that she appears in my sight and breathes the air that belongs to me. She’s like a cold, damp snake, burrowing into 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The General’s Legitimate Daughter: A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix 将门嫡女：百鸟朝凤 [Strong heroine, political intrigue, ambition, true love, devoted couple, ensemble cast] Heroine: Situ Qingzhao, a brilliant physician who is determined to master martial arts. Kindhearted but no pushover, she always has extra patience for the women around her. [Four key allies: Bai Su, Nan Xing, Yuan Hua, and Mu Jin. Note: All their names are drawn from Chinese medicinal herbs.] Why must a woman’s life always depend on someone else? Why was the reward for a mother who fought countless battle 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Jingchen Enters the World 惊尘临世 Modern-day delivery rider Chen Jingchen makes his living amid a forest of steel and concrete. After an accident, his soul travels to the Tianyuan Continent, where martial arts reign supreme and the strong prey on the weak. There, he becomes the good-for-nothing young master of the Chen family in Qingyang City, Great Yan Dynasty, despised by everyone. His meridians are blocked from birth, leaving him unable to cultivate martial arts. He has endured mockery and bullying since childhood. His family 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu's Hooves Conquer the World 三国吕布之马踏天下 Pilot 81192 transmigrates and is born as Lu Bu. A collision between the civilization of the future and the weighty history of the Three Kingdoms. He leads the people of Bingzhou on a journey to conquer the world on horseback. He crushes the Xianbei, defeats the Xiongnu, and vies for supremacy with heroes from every side... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Crystal of Desire 欲望晶石 Ling Ming: “Nothing in the world can stop me from bringing Qian Xue back to life. I live only to resurrect her and seek revenge.” “You are my endless light. I will dance for you until the end of time.” Qian Xue Ding Mulan: “Those who bask in the light must carry its meaning forward.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Western Fantasy: I Transmigrated Next Door to a Murderer and Became a God 西幻：穿越杀人犯隔壁后我成神了 [No romance + secret identity + growth arc] Lin Anxi transmigrates, and not only has her name changed and her parents disappeared, she also discovers two realities: The bad news: she has transmigrated to the scene of a murder, and it looks like she's next. Worse news: There is no System and no golden finger on this trip. She's utterly alone, and the whole world is a vast, empty wasteland. Years later, already seated upon the divine throne, she asks the heavens in exasperation and tearfully deliv 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Radiance Unfolds Upon the Pillow 枕上衍清辉 He is the Third Prince, unloved by both parents and cast off to the northern frontier to fend for himself. But his military achievements in pacifying the frontier bring him no honor; they only make him a more conspicuous target. He has to find a powerful ally, and Wen Shuyan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhen's household, becomes the “fallback” he chooses. At their first meeting, he keeps his distance as he tests her, while she weighs her family's interests. Like pieces on a che 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Grass on the Grave, Seedlings in Dreams 坟头草，梦里苗 Grass on the Grave, Seedlings in Dreams —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Clock Stopped at 3:07 钟停三点零七分 The Clock Stopped at 3:07 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 You Chose the Blonde, So I Walked Away. Why Are You Crying? 你选择黄毛，我退出了你哭什么 “Lu Miao, I don’t like you. You can’t give me what I want.” “You’re nothing but a simp!” Lu Miao spent years pursuing Ji Tianling, only to lose to a blond guy she’d known for a few days. After finally accepting defeat, Lu Miao gradually came to his senses. With the universe’s most awesome System, he began growing stronger. Ji Tianling: “Can you love me like you used to?” Lu Miao: “Impossible.” The next second, Ji Tianling began to sob. Wait, you chose the blond guy, and I was willing to walk awa 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Heavenly Book of Nine Words 九字天书 Heaven, earth, birth, old age, illness, death, injury, disability, emptiness. Legend has it that when the Nine-Character Heavenly Tome appears, all living beings in the world will enter the next cycle of reincarnation. Yet no one can unravel the secrets of its nine characters. Even so, countless cultivators pursue it relentlessly, fighting over it without end. War rages, and countless innocent lives are lost. Later, many come to believe the Nine-Character Heavenly Tome is a demonic book and seek 33Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 40 Flame Dimension 燚次元 People often say that those who are not of our kind must have different hearts, as if the universe could contain only one race. When humanity encounters other powers in the cosmos, humans and countless other races clash in a chaotic struggle. Humanity’s weapons are called Divine Machines, the Jiedunsi use Killing Seals, the Gutian use Punitive Restraints, the Tianyujuan use Sacred Authority, and the Qiexiu La use Demonic Artifacts. Humanity can stand against them by fusing the cells and genes of 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I'm a Big Shot in Zootopia 我在疯狂动物城当大佬 [A legendary Animal City tale combining crime-solving, gangsters, business warfare, and cross-dimensional team-ups. See how the most inconspicuous Pallas's cat leads the most “outrageous” allies to break the city's dark rules!] In an alley, he saw a fox from the Bliss Gang selling “happy pills” to a little rabbit. Blood-soaked memories from his previous life suddenly stirred. Some things deserve to be crushed, no matter what world you're in! While Director Niu was still stressing “the importa 83Reads—Score108Shelves
- 42 The Toughest Man in Daqing: He Read Himself into a Mental Breakdown 大庆第一狠人：读书读出个神经病 [Comedy + Misinterpretation + System + Ridiculous Schemes + Invincibility] Lu Changsheng transmigrates to a high-martial world and becomes a low-ranking official in the Court of State Ceremonial, whose only job is to take the blame. A Northern Barbarian delegation brings an ancient ferocious beast to the capital and specifically demands that he receive them. If he messes up, he'll be sacrificed to Heaven on the spot! At the end of his rope, he binds himself to the [Divine Reading System]. Readin 430Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 43 Cyberpunk Tales of the Strange 赛博志异 Cyberpunk Tales: A thoughtfully crafted collection of short stories. It cleverly blends ancient tales of the strange with cyber elements, like opening the door to a fantastical journey across time and space. In this unique world, spirits and fox demons transform into cybernetic beings, moving between the borders of virtuality and reality. Through these bizarre tales, the book takes a deep look at modern technology. When traditional mystical forces encounter cold machines and torrents of data, co 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Thousand Orders to Ascend to Godhood 千单封神 Interstellar fleet commander Lin Feng is gravely wounded and stranded on Earth, his powers sealed away. The ridiculous condition for unlocking them: deliver 1,000 orders that earn five-star reviews! Climb to the 21st floor, take on thugs, rescue the stunning heiress Su Qing... Bad reviews eat away at him like poison, while good reviews send life-saving warmth coursing through him! A bully of a station manager gives him a hard time? The mastermind, Chairman Zhang, tries to assassinate him? A mech 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 To the Empty Throne, We Who Should Never Have Existed 致以虚位之有，本不应存在的我们 Hun Chen is an ordinary college student whose only dream is to graduate without a hitch. But when monsters that warp reality appear on campus, he discovers that his peaceful life has been one enormous lie. His bold, big-sister-type friend Huan Yue can shatter stars with a single punch; His composed teacher Xuan Ying can negate all things with a single word; His cool and aloof classmate Tian Ling can strip the consciousness from every living being. And he himself is one of the Creation Gods, se —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Thousand Mechanisms Manual: Assorted Tales 千机册：什锦 [Xuanhuan] [Demons and spirits] [Beautiful shou] [Loyal dog gong] [Multiple couples] A Shi (gong) × Su Fujin (shou) Three hundred years ago, Mu Liushu suddenly died. To investigate his teacher's death, Su Fujin faked his own death and went into hiding. Following a lead, he headed to the Southern Wilderness, where he picked up a wild boy and brought him home, naming him A Shi. The boy isn't as innocent as he seems… Schemes and counter-schemes, forces stirring beneath the surface, and a vast plan —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Treasure Hunt: I Have a Book of Monsters 夺宝：我有一本妖怪录 (The tags for this book were entered incorrectly and can’t be changed. They should actually be [folk horror + alternate history + transmigration]. Apologies if this caused any confusion.) Wu Qi has just arrived in an unfamiliar world when a mysterious old man attempts to possess his body a second time. The attempt fails, but leaves behind a mark that devours spiritual energy. With his life on the line, Wu Qi has no choice but to embark on a journey in search of spiritual treasures. In a world fi —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I Stir Up Trouble in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界搞反差 Fang Bai transmigrates to a cultivation world with a modern-era setting, where he is bound to the [Contrarian System]: the more hated and obnoxious he is in public, the more invincible he becomes behind closed doors. While others cultivate by popping pills and mechanically ascending, he cultivates by spreading “righteous energy.” The System wants me to spread it to good people, and tries all sorts of verbal inducements. So, who counts as good? And who is bad? He takes out a loan for fifty millio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Phoenix’s Cry Across the Land: The Princess Consort in His Highness’s Palm 凤唳山河：殿下掌心宠 In her previous life, Qiao Chiyu was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household, and she gave her heart to the wrong man. On her wedding night, her husband, the Third Prince, and her white-lotus stepsister teamed up to poison her. Her maternal family was wiped out, and she died full of hatred. When she opens her eyes again, she has returned to three days before the turning point of her fate. In this life, she rises from the ashes, vowing to repay blood with blood. Outwardly, she i 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Twin-Tower Wonder 双塔奇人 In this world, arcane arts reign supreme, and mysterious towers soar through the skies. High schools teach arcane arts, and students dream of ascending the towers to look down upon all living beings. Yuansha energy is invisible and colorless. Arcane practitioners draw it in to summon the wind and rain, or turn beans into soldiers. Outside the cities, monsters lie in wait. Within them, practitioners of dark arts plot against one another. And I, Luo Yixing, have returned reborn. My parents are bot 1Reads—Score—Shelves
