Novels like Behold the Dao in All Its Forms
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- 1 The Great Wall Guard: The Last Glory 长城守卫军之最后的荣耀 On the vast Eastern Continent stands the mysterious and mighty Great Zhou Empire. For generations, the Prince of Qin's household, a family of royal rank but not of the imperial surname, has guarded the northwest against the powerful enemy known as the Great Shi, while remaining mired in the emperor's suspicions. Young hostage Qin Hetu enters the capital's maelstrom carrying out his family's mission, struggling to survive amid political intrigue and his studies. Meanwhile, beyond the Great Wall i 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Seeking the Heart: A Long Road to Immortality 寻心：仙途漫漫 [Xianxia] [No romance] [Not an invincible power fantasy] [Women’s awakening] [Collection of stories] [Satirical novel] Immortals were once mortals, but mortals lack the resolve. Zhang Qingxuan, the third disciple under Yun Xuzi, has only one lifelong ambition: to ascend to immortality. He is also a pioneer who has grown utterly exhausted trudging along the path to immortality, yet stubbornly keeps pressing forward. P.S. This novel tackles plenty of real-world issues, metaphysics, human nature, a 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 True Tales of Everyday Mysticism 生活玄学实录 [A Feng Shui Novel You Can Really Put into Practice] Written by a professional feng shui master with over twenty years of experience, this book weaves real cases he personally encountered or researched into one gripping story after another. Feng shui and destiny analysis aren't superstition. They are the crystallized wisdom of the ancients, who understood the patterns of heaven and earth. 56Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 4 I Can Join the Paranormal Investigation Bureau Too 我也能加入神秘调查局 My new work is here! 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! 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Bureau 749: I Crush All Evil with Thunder 749局：我以雷霆镇万邪 Lin Leichen was an ordinary young man until he awakened an ancient bloodline that gave him control over thunder and made him the natural nemesis of all evil spirits and monsters. He was recruited into the nation’s most secretive force, Bureau 749, which handled the paranormal cases beyond the understanding of ordinary law enforcement. From vengeful spirits that devoured souls through mirrors to elegant, deadly vampires beneath the night sky; from aloof sword immortals flying in from Mount Shu to 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Open a Paper Effigy Shop in the City 我在都市开纸扎店 Li Xiaofan, the owner of a joss-paper shop in Jiangzhou, appears to be an ordinary young man, but is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Age of the Decline of the Dharma. Hidden among the common people, he crafts paper offerings to guide the dead into the afterlife. But after a bizarre incident at a funeral home, where a paper figure swallowed someone's heart, he draws the attention of the secret government agency Dragon Hidden. Dragon Hidden is a mysterious organization that has existed —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Roses and Nightfire 玫瑰与夜火 Shen Qingyan looked at the familiar names on the list and smiled. So this war, fought with emotions as its blade, had always been this way from beginning to end: She was both the hunter wielding the knife and the most beautiful prey in someone else's game. When feigned affection mingles with genuine feelings, and a carefully plotted game turns back on its player, how can she make the winning move on the precipice between love and conspiracy? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Central Special Cases Unit: A Record of the Nation’s Strange Cases 中央特案组：全国诡案实录 > The Ministry of Public Security establishes a special case unit to tackle cold cases nationwide, secretly summoning five extraordinary talents. > Fighting champion Lei Zhen subdues an armed criminal with his bare hands, but knocks over an entire row of file shelves in the process. > Ice-cold forensic pathologist Su Jin looks over the chaotic scene and says, "Next time, please use the correct part of your body to make contact with the suspect." > The smooth-talking Fang Zhe laughs and smooths t 30Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 9 Back to the Apocalypse, I Join Bureau 749 from the Start 重回末世，我开局加入749 Apocalypse + Reborn + Zombies + Superpowers + Stockpiling + Squad Combat + Cute Pets Thanks to his unique abilities, Chu Tian thrived in the apocalypse. But in the end, an alien invasion and humanity’s betrayal backed him into a corner, and he chose to take his enemies down with him. What he never expected was that when he opened his eyes again, he would be reborn ten days before the apocalypse began. In this life, he has spatial powers in his left hand and devouring powers in his right. Superma 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Demon Clan Invades the City, and I Become the Strongest Celestial Master? 妖族入侵都市，我成了最强天师？ [Urban high-martial arts: I’m invincible, so do whatever you want! So righteous it’s practically evil! Satisfying battles! A whole basket of beautiful monster girls! Bad guys don’t get to live, they only get killed!] Have you ever wondered if the people hurrying along the busy, bustling streets beneath the night sky are actually monsters? Before anyone realized it, the monster clans had launched a full-scale invasion of the city. They’re right there among you and me. The staff on a blood donatio 755Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 11 Sealing Taotie from the Start, Then Bureau 749 Comes Knocking! 开局收容饕餮，749局找上门！ Su Li's ordinary life was turned upside down on the day he graduated from college. A torrential downpour caused the hill behind the school to collapse, revealing five coffins wreathed in black smoke! And that wasn't all: the coffins were actually raising living jiangshi! The students fled in every direction, but Su Li spotted a mysterious, dying beast beside the five black coffins! Just then, his golden finger came online! Kill a beast, and you can contain it and gain its abilities? Well, then, 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 From Civil Engineering to Traditional Chinese Medicine: My Comeback 土木改行：我学中医逆袭 I graduated with a civil engineering degree and immediately became unemployed. I sent out more than two hundred resumes and didn’t get a single interview. Unable to afford rent, I could only keep myself afloat by delivering takeout. That’s me, Lin Yi, a member of the 2024 graduating class, crushed by the harsh realities of life. But nobody knew that my grandfather was a famous folk doctor in our area. I’d been memorizing acupuncture techniques, classical formulas, folk remedies, and therapeutic 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Bureau 749, Section 13 749局13科 Bureau 749 is a mysterious department dedicated to handling supernatural phenomena and incidents. Psychics are peculiar, unknown beings with special abilities that defy explanation. To maintain social stability, Bureau 749's main task is to control and monitor psychics and prevent them from committing crimes. But the darkest things in society aren't psychics or criminal acts. They're the human heart, and the incomprehensibly mysterious, unfathomable force known as fate... A top agent forced into 3.2kReads7.7Score39914d adds
- 14 Hell’s Crucible: The Battle of Okinawa 地狱的熔炉：冲绳岛战役 On April 1, 1945, the Battle of Okinawa officially began. Eighty-three days later, on June 22, the Japanese defenders ceased all organized resistance, and the battle was declared over. Nearly 50,000 American troops and more than 100,000 Japanese troops were killed or wounded. Another 125,000 Okinawan civilians died in the fighting. One veteran struggled to explain everything he had witnessed, calling the battle “a crucible of hell.” Beyond Okinawa, the world had also changed irreversibly in less 277Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 15 The Silk Manuscript of the Tao Te Ching 国学道德经帛书版 The Tao Te Ching is the signature work of the ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi and a cornerstone of Taoist philosophy. In concise yet profound language, it sets out Laozi's unique views on the universe, life, morality, and politics. Laozi believed that the Tao is the source of all things in the universe and the ultimate truth. It transcends words and concepts and cannot be described or named in the ordinary way. The Tao is nameless, the origin from which all things arise. Once things are given 570Reads—Score10314d adds
- 16 Cultivating Immortality in the Womb: I Conquer Other Worlds with the Dao 胎中修仙：我靠道法横推异世 A genius of the Daoist sects on Earth is born into another world, blessed with primordial violet qi. Using orthodox Daoist arts, he overwhelms a savage martial world, founds his own sect, vies for the fortune of the imperial dynasty, and ultimately becomes the supreme Dao Ancestor. 226Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Broken Arrow, Silent Accomplices 断箭，沉默的共犯 A note to all readers: This is a slow-paced story, not a power fantasy! What would you choose if the war game you played were real? After experiencing a real battlefield, would you still think of NPCs as mere data? What would you choose if victory meant sacrificing the civilians in an entire building? A former gaming champion is faced with these questions. This is the story of his choices. I want to know what you would choose. Author’s note: “This book is a completely fictional work of military 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Asia-Pacific 1985 亚太1985 I'll be careful!!!!!! This book is mainly about the Soviet Union, traumatized by the excellent post-’83 marksmen, deciding to strike first. The story focuses on the Ya Tai region, not the Western European front. The Soviet Union gets a buff. See the book for details. 131Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 19 Slay Demons, Exorcise Evil: I’m 749’S Double-Flower Red Staff 斩妖，除魔，吾乃749双花红棍 (Invincible) (No female lead, but female supporting characters) (Golden finger) (If I’m reasoning with you, then that’s what counts as reason.) (If you think you can kill me, you’d better actually be able to do it.) Qin Xuan had been in this world for eighteen years. The old man who had found him had passed away just before the New Year. Qin Xuan took over the old man’s line of work and became a funeral ritual specialist. Who could have guessed that his very first job would involve something sin 865Reads7.2Score11114d adds
- 20 The Heart House: Chen Ping’s Journey to Change His Fate Through Numerology 心宅：陈平的象数改命记 My new work is now available! Please head to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Well-Planned Business Career 谋定商途 Xiao Gu, whose real name is Gu Chen, was once the boy who swept the floors in the valley where Guiguzi lived in seclusion. Though he never formally became Guiguzi’s disciple, he absorbed the teachings of Guiguzi and The Art of War through constant exposure, and was especially skilled at using strategy to solve problems involving the economy and people’s livelihoods. Using the strategies he had taught himself, he helped the fictional kingdom of Zhongshan avert destruction and rapidly revive its e 15Reads—Score1014d adds
- 22 You Asked Me to Explain It, So Why Am I Livestreaming Daily Life at Bureau 749? 让你科普，你直播749局日常？ Su Ran was an obscure little streamer who spent every day telling his viewers about spirits, ghosts, demons, and monsters. Then one day, a golden codex appeared in his mind. He could earn trait rewards by capturing monsters, and the rewards became even more generous if he taught his viewers about the monsters' personalities and appearances! After being invited to join Bureau 749, Su Ran started a streaming career all his own, with the agency's encouragement: “Everyone, take a look! This rock tha 13Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 23 749 Bureau Secret Order: Slay the Gods in Tokyo, Kill Without Mercy 749局密令：东京斩神只杀不度 Under a covert mission ordered by Bureau 749, Gu Youzi, a thousand-year-old snake demon who failed his tribulation, heads alone to a Tokyo rife with hidden currents. Beneath the city’s neon lights lurk countless dangers. The evil practitioners of the Kiku School scheme in secret, the Ten Ancient Demon Commanders lie in wait, and wealthy clans collude with demons and monsters, giving rise to monstrous crimes. When night falls, he tears apart evildoers and absorbs their flesh and blood, along with —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Battle of Midway 死战中途岛 The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war between Japan and the United States in the Pacific. The outnumbered US forces won a decisive victory over the Japanese. After the battle, the Americans gradually gained the initiative, while Japan’s defeat marked the beginning of its decline. What did Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who had hoped to crush the US Pacific Fleet once and for all and gain complete control of the western Pacific, do in the face of this crushing defeat? This book will reve 1.2kReads9.5Score10614d adds
- 25 The Peninsula Crisis: Dawn of Fire 半岛危机：炮火黎明 Winter 2030. A massive battle erupted on the East Asian peninsula, nearly igniting World War III. History would call it the Peninsula War. The players fought and maneuvered like chess masters, while their pawns struggled to distinguish themselves and become the new masters of history. Every nation had its own hidden agenda. How events would unfold, and who would win or lose, would be left to history to judge. An alternate history. 130Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 26 Top Secret: Paranormal Investigation Bureau 绝密：灵异事件调查局 To investigate and handle supernatural incidents, the nation established a special task force. All files, mission reports, and research are classified as the highest level of national secrecy. As a field operative, I was fortunate enough to take part in handling all kinds of cases: the madness of thousand-year-old corpses, the wonders of supernatural abilities, and incidents involving hybrids of spirits, demons, and monsters... 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The 749 Bureau Has Its Eye on Me: One Stick of Incense, and I’ll Smash the Heavens 749局盯上我，焚香一炷夯爆天 Clouds and mist blanket the earth; a youth faces the mortal world! A long incense stick points straight to the sky, while wisps of smoke coil around the entire spiral firmament. A wisp of incense smoke draws the boundary between the lights of the mortal realm and the darkness of the underworld! Watch me guide wandering souls and subdue every demon and specter in the world. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Tao Te Ching in a Nutshell 一句话说清道德经 The road to the Dao does not lie in accumulating knowledge, but in opening the heart. It reminds us of just one thing, again and again: don’t use your mind to turn life into a complicated maze. Governing a country, dealing with the world, gains and losses, keeping healthy… Though these may seem like countless tangled matters, their underlying principle is the same: let go of control and return to what is natural. What is the Dao? It is the way all things are in their original state, unfolding 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Become Rich in 50 Days 50天成为富人 50 Days to Become Rich is a captivating and thought-provoking novel. It tells the story of an ordinary person who, while facing life’s many pressures and difficulties, unexpectedly gets a unique opportunity and embarks on an extraordinary journey from ordinary to wealthy in just 50 days. At first, the protagonist has only a vague idea of what wealth means, with no clear goals or effective methods. However, over the course of those 50 days, he faces challenges and setbacks, while also having the 311Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 30 You've Refined the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, and You Call This Wuxia? 九转金丹都炼成了，你说这是武侠 Mistaking the martial world for an immortal sect and flight for ascension, Li Xuan’s first act after transmigrating was to etch his master’s ascension pose deep into his memory. But the old man had clearly been fleeing his enemies when he jumped off a cliff. To survive in this “dangerous world of cultivation,” Li Xuan trained the Eight Divine Taoist Spells to perfection, transformed a rundown temple into a blessed paradise, and hoodwinked the martial heroes below the mountain into bowing before 3.3kReads6.6Score30714d adds
- 31 A Max-Level Expert in the New Recruit Company 满级大佬在新兵连 This is a fictional world, so don't take it too seriously. There is no System. His golden finger is his physical talent and photographic memory. The protagonist follows his own path and doesn't defy the laws of nature. The protagonist, Li Muyang, was once a lone national weapon with no family or friends. He died heroically saving civilians. In this life, he is reborn as Li Muyang, the son of a military family, in a parallel world that combines many classic military films and TV dramas. Though gi 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Legend of Tiantai's Spirit Ruins 福地·天台灵墟风水传奇 A Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Legend of the Tiantai Spiritual Ruins 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Blessed Land: A Feng Shui Tale of Xiandu Mountain, Where Immortal Charm Gathers at Dinghu Lake 福地·仙都山风水故事——仙都凝玄韵鼎湖蕴真仙 A Blessed Land: The Feng Shui Tale of Xiandu Mountain: Xiandu’s Mysterious Charm, Dinghu’s True Immortals 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Light of the Heart Shines Golden: Li Shouyi's Awakening to the Golden Light Mantra 心光映金——李守一悟金光咒 The Golden Light Reflected in the Heart: Li Shouyi Comprehends the Golden Light Mantra 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Legend of Jia Wen of Langya: Seeking the Dao at Mount Meng, the Crane Returns to the Cloudy Depths 琅琊贾文传奇故事：蒙山问道，鹤归云深 The Legendary Tale of Jia Wen of Langya: Seeking the Dao at Mount Meng, the Crane Returns to the Cloudy Depths —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Feng Shui Insights Beneath the Pyramids: Establishing a Formation Through Action, Merging with the Light Through Inaction 金字塔下的风水道悟：有为立局，无为合光 Feng Shui Insights Beneath the Pyramids: Creating a Formation Through Action, Merging with the Light Through Inaction 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Feng Shui Tale of the Sacred Tree's Revelation: The Art of Soaring Between Action and Inaction at Sanxingdui 神树启道的风水故事：三星堆的有为无为飞天诀 A Feng Shui Tale of the Sacred Tree’s Revelation: The Sanxingdui Flying Technique of Action and Inaction —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Seeking the Dao at Zhongnan: Refining Righteousness from the Sun, Moon, Mountains, and Rivers 终南问道风水故事——日月山河炼浩然 A Feng Shui Tale of Seeking the Dao at Mount Zhongnan: Refining Righteousness with the Sun, Moon, Mountains, and Rivers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Mysterious Shadows of Kunlun: Dual Cultivation and Enlightenment at the Dragon's Source 昆仑玄影：双修悟道遇龙源 Mysterious Shadows of Kunlun: A Dual Cultivation Journey to the Dragon’s Source 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Battles for Guadalcanal 鏖兵瓜岛 The Battle of Guadalcanal was Japan's second major defeat after Midway. After this battle, Japan no longer held the strategic advantage. Japan committed its full strength to an unprecedented struggle against American forces on land, at sea, and in the air. The book's sweeping scenes of warfare reveal the brutal reality of war. One of the books in the “Classic Battles of World War II” series. It brings vivid, realistic scenes of war to life and uncovers the truth of history amid layers of mystery 326Reads9.4Score5014d adds
- 41 Seeking the Dao with Ge Xianweng at Mount Luofu: A Path of Cultivation Forged in the Alchemy Furnace and a Benevolent Heart 葛仙翁罗浮问道：丹炉与仁心共炼的修行路 Ge Xianweng Seeks the Dao at Mount Luofu: A Path of Cultivation Forged in the Alchemy Furnace and a Benevolent Heart 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Wood Gives Birth to Spring and Autumn 木生春秋 [Classic old-school style] [Multiple heroines] [The world] [Cultivation] [No brainless characters] [Xuanhuan] When other people transmigrate, they're granted titles like heir to the throne, royal scion, or great general. A golden finger, wealth and glory, and the pinnacle of life all come one after another. When Mu Sheng transmigrates, all he gets is a ruined temple, a broken bowl, and a battered beggar's staff. Hunger and poverty follow him like a shadow, and he has no cheats whatsoever. What i 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 From Construction Site Technician to Investigator of Unknown Creatures 从工地技术员到未知生物调查员 Fresh out of college and working at a construction site, I stumbled upon an unknown creature! Magnetic claw marks, low-frequency brain waves, fluorescent skin... All those demons and monsters from local legends are unusual species that science can explain. I was specially recruited by a secret military agency. From technician to investigator, I travel the country, using my expertise to unravel every mystery! Hard-hitting realism, no supernatural elements. Every case involves scientific investiga 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Cage of Despair 牢笼困境 Trapped in a Cage 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Love at Jiahe Wanggang 嘉禾望岗之恋 Love at Jiahe Wanggang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Way Ahead of the Curve: Starting with the Launch of Curved-Screen Phones 遥遥领先，从发布曲面屏手机开始 Want to get rich? Make phones. Want to save face? Handcraft a triple-fold concept phone. Launch a new model and you get cutting-edge tech, plus a search-and-recruit cheat that brings in a whole bunch of oddballs from the tech world. Wang Kun transmigrates and takes over his family's failing business. Watch him build a mobile phone empire in just three years. Huang Zhang of Meizu exclaimed, “He stole my title as the number one smartphone maker in Huaxia. He and I are sworn enemies.” Lei Jun of 1.7kReads9.3Score—14d adds
- 47 Luoyang's Tempering 洛阳砺 August, 694 AD. Wu Zetian has quelled wars with Tibet, the Turks, the Shiwei, and other peoples, bringing the surrounding nations to heel. To showcase the splendor of “all nations coming to pay tribute,” envoys from across the realm, led by Persian chieftain Arhan, pool a fortune of a hundred trillion and request that the Tianshu Monument be built outside Duanmen, the southern gate of Luoyang’s imperial city, along the central avenue. It is to “record achievements and virtues, cast down the Tang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Book of Seven Lifetimes of Karma 七世因果书 The Age of the End of the Dharma has arrived. The Demon King Bo Xun holds sway, stirring up trouble in the mortal world. Disasters run rampant, and people’s hearts have turned wicked. The Primordial Heavenly Venerable invites his junior brother, the Supreme Lord Lao, along with the Queen Mother of the West, Buddha Tathagata, Patriarch Bodhi, the Great Immortal Zhenyuan, Bodhisattva Guanyin, and a host of other immortals to discuss how to save the world. They decide that the immortals will each s 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Woman of Destiny in the Village 天命村妇 The Heaven-Chosen Village Woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Transmigrated to 1923: I Lead a Fleet South to Save the Nation 魂穿1923，我率舰队南下救国 Transmigration + soul transmigration + Republic of China navy + War of Resistance + Northern Expedition + resisting Japan to save the nation + military industry + industrialization + hybrid rice + tomb raiding The rating has only just come in. It will rise later. I'm Chen Shaokuan, and I'm in a real panic. I've transmigrated. It's April 9, 1923 (the 12th year of the Republic of China). Yesterday, the Beiyang Navy's Shanghai office joined forces with its Shanghai-based fleet to break away from th 167Reads6.9Score10914d adds
