Novels like A Wild Man’s Survival Journal
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- 1 Transmigrated to Farm in a Prehistoric Tribe 穿越远古部落种田难 The heroine, Meng Yue, transmigrates to the late Paleolithic era, when early humans lived, and unexpectedly encounters members of the Tu tribe. Together with Chief Afeng, she helps the tribe struggle to survive and protect their homeland. Just as they are about to enjoy a life with enough food and warm clothes, disaster strikes, and they are forced to flee and take up farming... The tender yet fierce man stays by her side throughout their journey, protecting her with eyes for no one but her. As 143Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 2 Back to the Primitive Age 重回原始蛮荒时代 A nuclear explosion wiped out the civilization humanity had built over thousands of years. Climate change and radioactive contamination profoundly altered the planet’s geology and species. The survivors finally recognized the threat posed by humanity’s own corruption and by technology, a double-edged sword. To keep future generations from repeating the same mistakes, they sealed away the limited remnants of civilization for good, turning Earth into a forbidden zone for civilization. Humanity ret 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Transmigrating to a Not-So-Ordinary Primitive Forest 穿越之原始森林不一般 It's all the lottery's fault!!!! Ye Suyi opened her eyes and was stunned by the sight before her! The pitch-black cave was lit only by a little light near its entrance. A little boy was staring intently at her, with leaves wrapped around his upper body and ragged animal hide hanging from his waist. Faced with this fantastical scene, Ye Suyi's first thought was that someone had brought her here to shoot a movie. But no, it was the twenty-first century. Who still made such primitive movies? She ha 326Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 4 Transmigrating to a Primitive World 穿越原始世界 The story follows an ordinary young man from Northeast China who transmigrates to a primitive world with no pocket dimension, no System, and nothing to wear from the start. Using wilderness survival skills he learned from e-books, he conquers primitive society. He learns to make fire, hunt, craft tools, build shelters, make clothes from animal skins, find a wife, and establish a tribe, struggling all the way from being alone to having a whole community around him. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Tribal Frontier: Pioneering the Wilds 部落之开拓莽荒 In a primeval jungle, a boy called Feng ventures alone into a lawless world. Amid countless dangers, he builds his own power, forms a tribe, and begins his quest for supremacy from nothing. At fifteen, he has no System and no mysterious powers. In a primitive society overrun by beasts, he relies on his own hard work and clever mind to carve out a place for himself. During a aimless journey, he finds a wild man who can become his companion. From then on, his dream of venturing into the wilderness 98Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 6 I Slacked Off and Hit Every Wall, So I Have to Work Hard at Primitive Life 我摆烂我碰壁，原始生活要努力 [No romance + primitive society + coming of age + world-building + alternate world + ancient times] Xi Yiqi lies sprawled on the damp ground like the character for “big,” staring blankly at the stalactites above her in the cave. What do you do when you accidentally transmigrate? What if you transmigrate to a primitive society? And what if you transmigrate into someone else's body with nothing at all? * This is an otherworldly place full of strange things. At first, all she wants is to take it ea 216Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 7 Primitive Tribe from the Start: The Rise of a Chieftain in the Classic of Mountains and Seas 开局原始部落：山海经之酋长崛起 Lie Yang is reborn in the Great Wilderness, where he farms, tames beasts, develops his tribe, and fights battles far and wide. He rides black bears, tramples saber-toothed tigers, and battles dinosaurs. He searches for a place to call home among forests, grasslands, snowy plains, and plateaus. (There is witchcraft, but individual combat abilities aren't very strong; not abandoned midway; no harem, with two female leads) 117Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 8 Pioneering the Primitive Age 开荒原始时代 The protagonist's soul transmigrates to prehistoric times. Starting from nothing, he builds and expands his community step by step. He isn't a saint, and he has no godlike abilities. He hunts, gathers, farms, conquers neighboring tribes, and leads the prehistoric people forward, one step at a time, toward civilization. 2.8kReads8.3Score198Shelves
- 9 Earth Expands Ten Thousandfold, and My Family and I Survive in the Wilderness 地球膨胀一万倍我和家人荒野求生 A global earthquake shattered the prosperity of the modern world. When the dust finally settled, people were horrified to discover that the mountains had grown taller, the land had expanded, and the rivers had widened. The technology that had accompanied humanity at every turn had vanished along with the old world, and mankind had returned to a primitive age. People began struggling to survive in the wilderness, until several years later, someone made an astonishing discovery... 1.6kReads7.0Score189Shelves
- 10 Soul Transmigration to Primordial Times 魂穿原始 Shi Ming transmigrates to a primitive tribe, but instead of feeling dejected, his mind is full of thoughts about getting a wife and having children. Shi Ming knows that in any era, power and strength are necessary to maintain the life one wants. With no sense of security in this savage world, he can only raise a lion as his mount and lead the Shi tribe to greatness. 1.1kReads7.5Score103Shelves
- 11 Descendant of the Great Shang: Restarting the Divine War 大商后裔之重启神战 From a primitive world to a civilized one, the early story features mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, as people fight for survival. In the middle, dynasties contend for supremacy as the protagonist fights for revenge. In the end, the rulers of heaven and earth vie for power, and the protagonist fights for humanity. 5.8kReads8.1Score473Shelves
- 12 Prehistoric Civilization: The Great Han Tribe 史前文明之大汉部落 (The rating just came out, so it will gradually rise.) Saber-toothed tigers, mammoths, giant prehistoric pigs, prehistoric elk... Jiang Xiaobai was stunned. He'd only fallen into a cave, so what happened to the world while he was asleep? Was this the prehistoric age or a world of ruins? He would have to explore it step by step. First, after joining a tribe, he had to figure out how to solve its food and security problems, then gradually make it stronger! Dear readers, come on in and check out my 1.8kReads7.1Score116Shelves
- 13 Reborn in the Wilderness Era 重生野生时代 This novel is about transmigrating to the age of primitive tribes, into a matriarchal society. Together with the clever and spirited (Grass), the gentle and docile (Butterfly), and the simple-minded (Stone), the protagonist leads a small tribe to become the greatest tribe and unite the Lost Continent. 1.7kReads8.7Score121Shelves
- 14 The Absolute Man 绝对男人 [Traditional] [Realistic + hardship + inspirational] [Some angst] His mother died, his father was paralyzed, his stepmother suffered a mental breakdown, his older siblings kept running into trouble, and his younger siblings were still minors. At just sixteen, this outstanding student had no choice but to become the family’s sole support, shoulder his father’s enormous debts, and endure all kinds of unfairness and setbacks. Still, he refused to give up... This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. Ther 22.2kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 15 A Glimmer of Light in Jing’an 静安微光 A Shanghai love story that takes two people from workplace rivals to soulmates. “Do it right, or don’t do it at all.” With one remark, Cheng Wei, a senior executive parachuted into the company, dismissed three months of Xu Muqing’s hard work and reignited the long-dormant fighting spirit she had kept hidden at work. When a housing crisis forces these workplace rivals to share an old house in Jing’an Temple, they clash by day but catch glimpses of each other’s hidden sides during chance encounter 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Transmigrated to Primitive Society to Become an Immortal 穿越原始社会当神仙 Lu Zilong transmigrated to the primordial era, where humans were like ants before prehistoric beasts. To survive, he developed technology, created a unified faith, established standards of measurement, conquered nearby tribes, and became a regional power. Then the weather changed, and the Ice Age arrived. To adapt to the climate, Lu Zilong led his tribe on a migration. Follow Lu Zilong as he leads his tribe to battle heaven and earth, grow from weakness to strength, sweep across the six directio 412Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 17 The World’s Wayward Son 人间浪子 Old Wei's suicide changed the course of Lin Yifei's life. The Lin Yifei who used to watch everyone's mood and grovel just to make ends meet finally stood up for himself! It turned out that a life of having nothing left to lose could bring so many surprises and unexpected turns! 16.2kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
- 18 The Heavenly Road Stretches Far and Wide 天路纵横 From the Roof of the World to the Pearl of the Orient, the epic rise of a Tibetan boy. In Gangba Village, one of the most remote places in Tibet, the shepherd boy Gonpo Tsering never imagined that the government’s Tibet aid program, the “Tibet Class,” would lead him thousands of miles away to Shanghai. Carrying his gravely ill mother’s silver ring and a vow to “change his destiny,” this Tibetan boy, who could not even speak Chinese, set out on his journey through the neon-lit urban jungle. From 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Tales of Chejiang 车江往事 In the 1930s, the Xiang River flows quietly through Chejiang Town in Hengyang, Hunan, nourishing this ancient settlement built along its banks. The people here make their living from river transport, fishing, and farming. Life is simple, yet marked by a quiet resilience and warmth. But as the times change, the winds of modern civilization begin to blow into this secluded town, bringing new hope as well as inevitable conflict. Zhou Zhaowen, a hydrological surveyor from the provincial capital, ar 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Deep Throat 深喉 This book tells the story of reporters Xu Chen and Du Xiaoou as they expose safety hazards in the city’s water supply system and match wits with powerful factions. My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Hardcore Overachiever Builds a Civilization in the Stone Age 卷王在石器时代搞基建 Li Juanjuan woke from a faint and found his hands and ankles tightly bound with coarse vines. A thick wooden pole, knotted with bumps of bark, had been mercilessly thrust through the gap between his bound limbs, folding his whole body in half and leaving him swaying in midair. At that moment, he looked just like a famous Cantonese dish: roast suckling pig. The kind that's about to go into the oven. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Primordial Journey 原始征程 A fishing enthusiast transmigrated to a primitive world after an accident while fishing, only to find a place that defied everything he knew. All kinds of vicious beasts and terrifying savage creatures constantly threatened his tribe. Humans were no longer masters of the land, but had fallen to the bottom of the food chain. To survive, he could only lead his people in a fight with the beasts for territory… 6.4kReads8.7Score574Shelves
- 23 Primitive Survival: Finding a Wild Woman to Be My Wife 原始求生寻野女做老婆 Male wish fulfillment + female wish fulfillment too + primitive ancient setting + naked survival + seeking wild women to make wives + the finest mountain stronghold + gourmet wild delicacies + funny and touching + beautiful young women. 890Reads8.7Score110Shelves
- 24 I Picked Up a Cute Pet, and It's a Qilin 捡个萌宠是麒麟 I Picked Up a Cute Pet, and It's a Qilin 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Became the Immortal World's Richest Man by Selling Talismans at a Stall 靠摆摊卖符混成仙界首富 I Became the Richest Man in the Immortal Realm by Selling Charms at a Street Stall 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 On the Imperial Throne, the Overworked Employee Reigns Supreme 御座之上，社畜为王 On the Throne, the Overworked Wage Slave Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 I Became the Chief of a Primitive Tribe 我在原始部落当酋长 Mu Feng, a historian, becomes the great chief of a primitive tribe! Armed with historical knowledge and the Chief System, he drills wood to make fire, chisels ice to catch fish, domesticates livestock, and hunts with a bow. Come experience the pastoral life of a primitive tribe! There are also fortifications and battles for territory. It's the same primitive tribe, but with me, its rise will take a different path! 1.8kReads8.8Score224Shelves
- 28 Tianxia Bachang's Tomb-Raiding Legends (Five-Book Set) 天下霸唱摸金传奇（共五册） This series consists of five books: Tracing the Sacred Spring, The Mysterious Tombs of Xiangxi, The Monster Tombs of the Mountains and Seas, The Poisonous Gu of Fuxian, and The Wild Sands of the Treasure Vault. Tracing the Sacred Spring: The greatest tomb-raiding trio in history, Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Shirley Yang, are back in full force. They venture deep into the distant Amazon rainforest to begin a new expedition! The Mysterious Tombs of Xiangxi: The greatest trio of gold-touching experts 21.4kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
- 29 The Immortal Orchard in My Dantian Helps Me Enter the Immortal Sect 丹田仙圃助我入仙门 The Immortal Garden in My Dantian Helps Me Enter the Immortal Sect 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Starting from Scratch in a Primitive Tribe 从零开始穿越原始部落 Note: A versatile, strong heroine with extensive knowledge and practical skills + no romance + early story focused on building up a primitive tribe. When Han Zhi wakes up, she finds herself in a primitive matriarchal society. She eats sour, bitter wild fruit, drinks icy stream water, and lives in a dark, damp cave. She doesn't even have clothes to cover herself! Han Zhi weeps into the wind. “Is this any way for a person to live?” Other people transmigrate with pocket dimensions or Systems, s 57.5kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves
- 31 Does Cultivation Ever End? 修仙有没有尽头 A new story is here! Business prodigy Li Haoran started his own company at eighteen, with his classmate and close friend Mo Xingchen becoming his trusted assistant. In just one year, Haihua Group’s assets reached one hundred million yuan. Just as Li Haoran was about to tell his family... His classmate and trusted assistant joined forces to trick him into going to the outskirts, break all four of his limbs, and throw him off a cliff. By chance, an old Taoist passing through the mountains to gathe 177Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Picking Up a Girl from the Start, My Beast Horde Sweeps the World 开局捡妹，我的兽群横扫天下 [Rousing power-ups + farming and conquest + an invincible beast horde + an overprotective big brother] Lin Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of a borderland boy nicknamed “Dirt Lump.” His parents are both dead, and all he has left are two scrawny little sisters. Just as the cavalry of the Khanate descends on their village, the [Beast-Taming System] awakens in his moment of despair! He starts by communicating with sparrows and rats, then learns to command packs of wol 1.7kReads9.0Score146Shelves
- 33 The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Grandmaster 天眼风水大宗师 The Grandmaster of Feng Shui with the Heavenly Eye 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Pioneering the Wilderness: The Invincible Clan Chief 拓荒：无敌大族长 (War Among the Myriad Races) + (Tribal Warfare) + (Battle of the Gods) + (Blood-Pumping) + (Lighthearted Comedy) This is a mysterious, primordial world. The human tribes here are weak, kept like livestock by the myriad races and treated as lambs for the slaughter. That day, he transmigrated to this world and founded the mightiest tribe. He feasted on the fiercest divine beasts and slew the most ferocious ancient gods, blazing a bloody trail for humanity through the Great Wilderness. Along the wa 18.7kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
- 35 Immortal Destiny: Entering the Dao Through the Furnace 仙缘，以炉入道 [Cold and Ruthless] + [Intelligence] + [Emotional Intelligence] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Beautiful Prose] + [Astonishing] + [No Clear-Cut Good or Evil] A good book deserves to be savored. This is a gradual, slow-burning story. First appreciate the prose, then absorb the atmosphere, feel the emotions, and grasp the wisdom. Only then will the story truly begin to shine. He arrives riding a seven-colored auspicious cloud, and you may think you have glimpsed the beginning of the plot. The initial charac 763Reads9.2Score106Shelves
- 36 Ten Thousand Tentacles to Eternal Life: From Octopus to Overlord of Heaven and Earth 万触长生：从章鱼到天地霸主 Ten Thousand Touches to Immortality: From Octopus to Lord of Heaven and Earth 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 From the Start: The Beautiful CEO Hires a Bodyguard 开局：美女总裁招保镖 New novel: Urban power fantasy + soldier king + miracle doctor + ancient martial arts + martial sage master + miracle doctor master After the soldier king returns to the city, he discovers that the woman his two masters arranged for him to marry is the very person his former commander ordered him to protect. His urban life remains tense... 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 After I Transmigrate, I Become Both a Physician and an Agricultural Scholar 穿越后成为医农双卿 After Transmigrating, I Became a Dual Physician of Medicine and Agriculture 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Charlatan Stirs Up Heaven 神棍搅天 Master says disciples of the Way of the Sublime must not marry. But Master has a whole harem of lovers. At just eighteen, this young Taoist is cursed with irresistible charm. Beautiful women of the mortal world, seductive ghosts from the underworld, and celestial maidens keep him constantly occupied. Watch him get face-slapped by reality as he transforms from a simple, honest man into a shameless Taoist. He plays at life, and toys with people, ghosts, and immortals. Have a laugh, and don't take 1.6kReads6.6Score152Shelves
- 40 Awakening to the Dao in the Ten Thousand Mountains, Returning to the Mortal World 十万大山悟道归凡尘 After gaining enlightenment in the Ten Thousand Mountains, he returns to the mortal world. 506Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Chronicles of the Primordial Chaos: Mystic Dust 洪荒玄尘录 Chronicles of Primordial Dust 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Beijing Drifter Xiuxiu 北漂修修 I’m Wu Qi, an utterly ordinary poor kid. After graduating from high school, I ended up in Yanbei at a third-rate diploma mill where you could earn a degree through self-study exams. Then, in one night, I unexpectedly inherited a legacy, completed the Foundation Establishment stage, and reached the Golden Core stage in a month... From then on, I cultivated my mind, character, and practice in the mortal world... I started working part-time in Yanbei, selling things at street stalls, looking for jo 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Sword Immortal Rises 剑仙崛起了 The story follows Mo Wuchen, a once-gifted genius whose talents are crippled. Rising from the bottom, he defeats everyone who stands in his way and eventually becomes the ruler of an entire continent. 419Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Myriad Worlds: Taking Charge of Reincarnation, Starting with the Primordial World 诸天：从洪荒开始执掌轮回 Myriad Worlds: Taking Charge of Reincarnation, Starting from the Primordial World 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Heavenly Beast Taming Art 万兽御天诀 Heavenly Beast Taming Art 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 After Eight Years of War, the Dragon King Returns 征战八年龙王回归 The battlefield is cruel, but it is a soldier’s duty to defend home and country. The Dragon King returns to protect his family, his friends, and his homeland... Because of what happened eight years ago, the Dragon King now has a child of his own... 488Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
- 48 Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Way of the Elixir 中医丹道 Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Alchemical Way 338Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Wilds’ Ninth Squad 荒野九队 In the Qinghai Yadan badlands, local police discover a burned corpse. Hanging around its neck is the ID tag of Cang Yunfeng, a member of Wilderness Team Nine. But at that very moment, Cang Yunfeng is lounging on his sofa at home, watching TV. Only when a policewoman calls does he suddenly realize... he seems to have been missing for a very long time... 92.1kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves
- 50 EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 398.9kReads8.7Score30.5kShelves
