Novels like Behold the Dao in All Its Forms
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- 51 Tempest over an Ancient Land: A Record of Daoist Enlightenment Through the Interplay of Forces in the Bermuda Triangle 古域惊涛：百慕大的顺逆相生悟道录 Tempest in an Ancient Land: A Record of Seeking the Dao Through the Interplay of Opposites in the Bermuda Triangle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 749 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 749特殊事件调查局 [Based on real experiences. Just listen for fun, and I hope you enjoy it.] [No superpowers + first person + in the style of Strange Tales from the Ministry of Culture. If you like Strange Tales from the Ministry of Culture, jump right in.] At last, I have the chance to write a story about this mysterious department. I don't know how many people have heard of Bureau 749, let alone how many know anything about it, but Bureau 749 has always been shrouded in mystery. Its full name is the Bureau of S 7.2kReads7.5Score47614d adds
- 53 The Third Republic 第三共和国 [Apocalyptic wasteland]+ [underworld]+ [political intrigue]+ [underdog rises]+ [war]+ [no System] After an asteroid strikes Earth, civilization and order disappear without a trace. Resources are scarce, society is in chaos, and corruption runs rampant… Chen Wei makes his way alone from the lawless, chaotic zone to Shanxing City. All he wants at first is enough to get by, but the cutthroat environment, self-serving superiors, and privileged second-generation heirs… force him to transform from 3.7kReads6.0Score37514d adds
- 54 Creation System: I Created Mythical Races in the Modern World 创世系统：我在现代造出神话种族 This world seemed perfectly normal. Then, little by little, strange shadows began to appear, and all sorts of abnormal creatures started coming into being. What? A witness claims they saw a dog holding a shield in its left paw and a knife in its right! It ran along, shouting, “Bibi Labu!” 96Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 55 Spring Mud Ballad: My Noble Son-in-Law Knows Nothing of Perfume 春泥词：贵婿不识调香娘 (Historical Romance + Strong Female Lead + The Hero Chases His Wife After Losing Her + Second Male Lead Wins + Feel-Good Story, a scent genius orphan × a marquis’s heir who has lost his sense of smell × the richest man in Jiangnan) After accidentally transmigrating into a book, I spent ten years as his shadow. On his wedding night, I left him a scent called “Spring Mud’s Ashes,” then became a master of imperial commerce, someone far beyond his reach. It took me ten years to make him the capital’ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Eagles Breaking Through Northern Myanmar: The Chinese Expeditionary Force's Return Home, Compared Through Chinese and Japanese Historical Records 突破缅北的鹰：中日史料对照下的中国驻印军归国之路 On the Asian front of World War II, there were three battles the Japanese called “gyokusai battles,” in which the Japanese army was completely wiped out: the Tengchong Campaign, the Songshan Campaign, and the Myitkyina Campaign. All three took place during the Chinese Expeditionary Force's campaign to return home. In late 1943, the Chinese Expeditionary Force set out from Ledo, India, and began the campaign in northern Burma to open the China-India Road. Sasu, a scholar living in Japan, was the 211Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 57 Department of Paranormal Investigations 神秘事件调查处 The Secret Incident Investigation Bureau, Book One As a child, Zhuge Yun was struck by lightning and branded with a thunder rune. During an archaeological excavation, he accidentally awakened the thunder element within himself. After joining the Ninth Division, under the Huaxia government’s secret agency, Bureau 749, Zhuge Yun and his teammates handled all kinds of supernatural incidents. The mysterious Poyang Lake Delta, ghost soldiers crossing the land, resurrected terracotta warriors in the M 4.4kReads8.4Score23214d adds
- 58 The Gods' Downgrade Game 神明降级游戏 In 2026, an unknown advanced civilization arrived on Earth. Rather than invade directly, they dragged the planet into a brutal trial called The Divine Demotion Game. Humanity was forcibly assigned various “divine offices” and “fates,” such as war, wisdom, life, and void. Everyone had to complete absurd “divine-level KPIs” to maintain their divinity, or face “dimensional erasure.” The entire world was plunged into the absurd anxiety of digital survival. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 A Record of Civil Law Inheritance 民法传承录 The wise sayings of old teach you earnestly. Gather rhymes and expand your knowledge; see and hear more. To understand the present, look to the past: without the past, there can be no present. Pass these teachings down and use them to enlighten the world. Take whatever you wish from all I have learned in my lifetime. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 A True Guide to Cultivating the Spirit Through Ancient Methods 古法养神真解 The True Explanation of the Ancient Method of Nourishing the Spirit 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I Was a High School Freshman When the 749 Bureau Recruited Me to Slay Monsters! 高一的我，被749拐去杀怪！ What? A job with a base salary of 50,000 and seven types of insurance plus three housing funds! Even though I’m only a high school freshman, you’ve asked so earnestly, so I’ll join! Chen Mu officially joins 749! Bound to the Strongest Choice System, he can grow stronger just by making choices. And with the added ability to earn negative emotion points by messing with people, Chen Mu sets off down a path of no return, leaving everyone gnashing their teeth! He insists, “It’s not that I don’t want 2.2kReads8.8Score22914d adds
- 62 The Legend of Huangtan Cave 黄檀洞传说 The Legend of Huangtan Cave 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Sunset Protector's Record: A Rogue Spirit Boy's Path to Immortality 落霞护生录：杂灵少年的修仙志 Tired of cultivation stories about snatching treasures and devouring people? This one turns the genre on its head! Li Yan, an herb-gathering boy with a mixed spirit root, has no cheat or treasures. With nothing but the Book of Life-Preserving Medicine, he earns merit by healing the sick and saving lives, uses life-preserving talismans to hold off cultivators, and protects his neighbors and their well. No fighting over spiritual veins, no infighting: he believes only that “protecting life is th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Tales from the Corner: A Dream of the Immortal Palace 角落往事之梦落仙宫 People often say that a scary story is one thing, but the words "based on a true story" are what really frighten you. But what if most of the story is raw truth, untouched by embellishment? What is the truth about demons and monsters? Have the legends passed down by word of mouth really left traces in this world? And the dragon: was it merely an ancient totem imagined by people, or did it truly exist? If it did exist, what might it have been like? And where in the world is the mist-shrouded Kunl 3.2kReads9.5Score38214d adds
- 65 The Soul’s Answer 灵魂的答案 In a world of chaos and division, we often ask: Why are some people exceptionally gifted while others lead ordinary lives? Why are some born into wealth while others seem destined for poverty? If reincarnation is real, who writes the script for this life? Did we truly choose all of this? This book is a soul-to-soul conversation that confronts the truth of the universe. It does not shy away from painful questions or gloss over the cost of love. From the choices souls make and the true meaning of 141Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 66 Lin Yu's Chivalrous Journey Through the Martial World 林羽的江湖侠义路 Lin Yu's Chivalrous Journey Through the Martial World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The True Principles of Traditional Body Cultivation 古法养身真解 The True Secrets of Traditional Health Cultivation 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Ye Fashan: Defending the Tang Dynasty with Daoism and Crushing Western Heresies 叶法善：以道镇唐，力挫西域异教 [Transmigration + No System + Tang Dynasty + Immortal Cultivation + Ancient History + Fantasy + Xianxia + Xuanhuan] A modern history graduate student unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Ye Fashan, a Taoist priest in the early Tang Dynasty. Carrying the memories of two lifetimes, he must inherit the talismanic arts and divine abilities of this legendary figure from Taoist history, while viewing an era of coexisting Buddhist and Taoist traditions and the undercurrents of foreign religions 8Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 69 The Traveler in the Faint Light: Turning Ordinary Days into a Blazing River of Stars 微光赶路人：把普通日子，活成滚烫星河 A Wayfarer in the Faint Light: Turning Ordinary Days into a Blaze of Stars 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The True Lord Xu Xun's Tale: When One Attains the Dao, Even Their Chickens and Dogs Ascend 一人得道鸡犬升天许逊真君传 Xu Xun (239–374), courtesy name Jingzhi, was a renowned Daoist figure of the Eastern Jin dynasty. He is honored as “Perfect Lord Xu” or “Xu Jingyang.” He founded the Pure Brightness school of Daoism and is counted alongside Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan, and Sa Shoujian as one of the “Four Great Celestial Masters of Daoism.” The saying “When one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven” refers to him. He lived to the age of 136. This book is adapted from the Perfect Lord’s 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Dewdrops on a Sword Tassel 剑穗上的露珠 Dewdrops on a Sword Tassel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Central Government Selection Cadre 权力之巅：从中央选调生开始 A political novel about an authentic Central Government selection-program official steadily climbing to the pinnacle of power. No System, no mindless wish fulfillment, no stupid decisions, and only one female lead. (If you want to reach the top, you can't fool around with women.) This book is about cautious political maneuvering and officialdom culture. Readers who are genuinely interested are welcome to join the discussion. Good suggestions may be incorporated into the story. Mindless haters, s 732Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 73 Prison Memoirs 监狱回忆录 This is a true account of what happened to me a few years ago. I was a junior college student who went to prison after getting into a fight. In the span of a single thought, I went from student to convict. This is the story of how I grew step by step in prison. Since I was expelled from school after being imprisoned, I never graduated from junior college. I only have a high school education, so please bear with me if my writing is rough. 7.3kReads8.4Score1k14d adds
- 74 Seeking Light in the Mortal World: Spiritual Redemption Through the Cundi Mantra 尘世寻光：准提咒下的心灵救赎 Seeking Light in the Mortal World: Spiritual Redemption Through the Zhunti Mantra 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Awakening: My Road to Soaring Wealth 开窍：我的财富狂飙之路 Why do some people work hard their whole lives and still worry about money? While others make a fortune every day, all with a laugh and a smile? I used to be one of the former, ground into the dirt by life, until the day I finally saw the light. This isn’t mysticism. It’s a shift in how you think. Once you unblock the channels of wealth, you’ll realize that making money is the easiest thing in the world. Understand human nature, and you can handle people. See through the logic, and you can sei 5.7kReads6.7Score29214d adds
- 76 The Mystical Yellow Emperor's Yinfu Scripture 玄学黄帝阴符经 The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan: Leader of the ancient Huaxia tribal alliance and the common ancestor of the Huaxia people in China's remote antiquity. First among the Five Emperors, he is revered as the “cultural progenitor of China.” An emperor embodies virtue, the Way, and Heaven; he holds the highest position. “From ancient times to the present, only our Huaxia endures.” When in doubt, study Daoism at once. Those who observe the past and understand the Way find joy in both the great and the smal 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Ming Dynasty (2 Volumes) 大明王朝（共2册） The novel of the hit drama Ming Dynasty 1566, rated 9.5 on Douban, is essential reading for Taiwan’s political circles and a political reference book for Singapore’s cabinet. It is the celebrated work of Liu Heping, screenwriter of Yongzheng Dynasty and author of No War in Peking. Centered on the downfall of the powerful official Yan Song, the book tells the gripping story of a complex anti-corruption campaign in the Ming Dynasty. It uncovers the mystery behind Jiajing, one of the most unconvent 43.8kReads9.6Score8k14d adds
- 78 The Fake Taoist Comes Down from the Mountain 假道士下山 Jia Bufan is a student at a second-rate university. In today's fiercely competitive job market, he has spent ages without finding suitable work and doesn't want to toil away, so he spends his days wandering around online. But he is naturally bright and deeply interested in traditional Chinese medicine and the occult. By chance, he meets Daoist Longquan, an expert in the occult with profound knowledge of Daoist arts, and becomes his disciple. From then on, his life takes a very different path. Th 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Awaken the Heavenly Eye from the Start 灵气复苏，开局觉醒天眼 [Urban spiritual qi revival + awakened supernatural powers + special abilities + founding a cultivation sect + creating original cultivation arts] Spiritual qi emerges on Earth in the Dharma-Ending Age, and all living things can absorb the energy of heaven and earth. As the most intelligent beings, humans have sought the path to immortality since ancient times. Countless cultivation theories have emerged, along with many ancient texts and handwritten notes on cultivation, but no one has ever ver 3.3kReads7.3Score11814d adds
- 80 Human Nature Is the Cause, Wealth the Effect 人性是因，财富是果 Wealth never exists apart from human nature. Greed and fear, arrogance and humility, stinginess and generosity: qualities that seem unrelated to money are precisely what determine where wealth flows and where it ends up. Some say wealth is a numbers game, but in truth, it is the outward expression of the human heart. Some people chase money all their lives and end up empty-handed, while others focus on creating value and wealth comes to them. Some grow rich overnight only to fall back into pover 13.6kReads6.5Score48814d adds
- 81 Learn Bazi Astrology from Scratch 零基础学习八字命理 Getting started with Four Pillars destiny analysis isn't difficult. It's like learning math: first, you get to know the numbers and formulas. Begin by memorizing the basic symbols, such as the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and the generating and overcoming cycles of the Five Elements. They are like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in math. Next, understand how to construct a Four Pillars chart, converting a birth date into the four pillars. This is like carefully reading 4.5kReads8.6Score98414d adds
- 82 Human Conflict and War 人类冲突与战争 Throughout history, human societies around the world have experienced countless conflicts, wars, and upheavals. These armed conflicts have affected not only individuals, but also profoundly shaped the development of human society. This accessible history book condemns war, upheaval, and killing, and calls on people to cherish peace, love life, value human lives, treat one another with kindness, and stay away from war and bloodshed. The book is divided into six volumes. Volume One, Introduction, 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Xuanyuan’s Great War Against Chiyou 轩辕大战蚩尤 [No System, no harem, no clichés, not a wish-fulfillment story, not for beginners] The legacy of Daoist learning, the turbulent world of mountains and seas, and the ancient struggle for supremacy: this is an epic retelling of the legendary battles between the Chinese ancestors Huangdi, Yandi, and the Great Emperor Chiyou for control of Zhuolu. Based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas and grounded in the Hetu and Luoshu, this novel unravels the origins of yin and yang, the five elements, and th 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Unemployed Right After Graduation? The 749th Bureau Recruited Me at My Door 毕业即失业？我被749上门征召 [Transmigration] [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Upright Values] If you don't like it, don't read. After transmigrating to the parallel world of the Great Xia Kingdom, Qin Yi's golden finger turns out to be a cookbook. This cookbook is strange: its main ingredients all come from supernatural creatures, and eating them makes Qin Yi's strength improve by leaps and bounds. [Raw Hound-Wolf Loin: Gain the spell Wolf Charge after eating. Turn qi into a wolf, and sweep all before you.] [Charc 4.9kReads7.6Score36014d adds
- 85 The Record of Wen Shi’s Attainment of the Dao 文始证道录 The Record of Attaining the Dao through the Way of Wen Shi uses the shifting stars as its guide to tell the story of Yin Xi. After natural and human-made disasters strike Hangu Pass, he follows the stars’ guidance and leads the people in rebuilding their homes. From the Ji star bringing warmth and erasing the scars of an earthquake, to the Shen star shining brightly as the new city walls are built; from the Dipper’s handle pointing west to herald a bountiful harvest, to the Zhen star gleaming a 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Atlas of Mountains and Rivers: Heart’s Mirror 山河图志·心鉴 Illustrated Guide to Mountains and Rivers: Heart Mirror —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Lin Daiyu at Max Level: Reforming the Immortal Dao's Elite Families 满级黛玉：整顿仙道豪门 Lin Shu, a modern prodigy well versed in both the arts and sciences, with knowledge spanning ancient and modern times, died in the prime of her life because of a conspiracy. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the crying infant Lin Daiyu. In this world, the Story of the Stone still existed, but things were far from ordinary! The Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue families were four immortal cultivation clans that dominated China and monopolized its spiritual ley lines. The Grand View Garden was —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Back to 1998: The Dream of a Strong Military 重回九八，强军梦 In the summer of 1998, Lin Shen comes down with a severe cold on the day of the college entrance exam. After doing poorly, he unexpectedly activates the Strong Army Dream System. The System requires him to enlist in the military to unlock all its features, including core modules such as the military technology database and strategic simulation sandbox. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Daoist Record of Crown Prince Xuanyuan 玄元太子修道录 The Crown Prince Xuanyuan is the Great Emperor Zhenwu. He was once a prince of a kingdom, but his devotion to the Dao led him onto the path of cultivation. Born to the royal house, his heart yearned for the Dao; he left his splendid estate for the mountains and springs. By lamplight, he studied the scrolls and sought the true covenant; amid purple mists, he tended the altar and refined cinnabar and lead. He cast off the trappings of the world and turned toward Wudang, dwelling among the cliffs a 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Don’t Call Me a Bagholder, I’m a Stock Market God 别叫我韭菜，我可是股神 [Not for readers under 18] [A harem of three thousand beauties] [How to Become a Stock Market God] [This story is entirely fictional. Do not imitate it] [Stock trading involves risks. Invest with caution] After Lu Shentao's leveraged stock trade was liquidated, he lost a million yuan and hit rock bottom. Then he found a battered button in a garbage heap. It was labeled: [Time Flow Controller]. Pressing it sent him to a parallel world with no stocks, where time flowed at a different pace. One —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 The Years I Spent Curing People's Poverty 我给人治穷病那些年 Not one thing here is true. I made it all up. I don’t understand economics or psychology. I don’t understand anything. I imagine that I’m an economic consultant who has met far too many people trapped in difficult circumstances, and knows that there is always a reason people remain poor for so long. Wealth and status have never been predestined, nor are they simply a matter of luck. More often, people find themselves constrained at every turn and unable to escape poverty because of mistaken perc 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The Great Scripture of the Mystic Truth 玄真大道经 Li Xuanxin was abandoned at birth on Mount Zhongnan, but fortunately, the reclusive Daoist master Qingxu took him in. He thought he could devote himself to cultivation in peace, far from worldly affairs. But then the funeral bells of Yongjia rang. The Five Barbarians’ cavalry trampled across the Central Plains, Luoyang fell, and bones lay exposed in the wilderness. Before ascending, his master left him a prophecy: “Heaven and Earth are sealed, and the laws are incomplete. To seek the Great Way, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Tales of Feng Shui, Tomb Raiding, and the Supernatural 风水盗墓灵异录 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, tomb raiding, feng shui, the supernatural, tomb exploration, retrieving corpses from water, suspense, pranks, ghost hunting, coffins, ghosts and monsters, the Eight Trigrams and other esoteric arts, dragon seeking and acupoint locating, sorcery, adventure, warding off evil, metaphysics His grandfather left Li Qing an old tomb-raiding journal, a bronze compass, a soul-suppressing staff, and a jade gourd. At midnight, at the bottom of the corpse-filled valley in Yang 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Seeking the Dao in the Sea of Qi 气海问道 Qi Sea: The Way is a systematic treatise on Qi cultivation that transcends any single school or tradition. It does not rely on any particular religious or metaphysical system. Instead, drawing on the intersection of human life sciences, traditional energy philosophy, and modern mind-body practices, it builds a complete system of Qi cultivation that is logically rigorous, clearly structured, and amenable to practical verification. The book presents Qi as the common origin of the universe and all 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 History That'll Make You Laugh 笑翻文史 A one-of-a-kind approach to telling stories about history and literature, a “Swiss Army knife” for broadening your knowledge and enriching your inner life. History itself is a master storyteller. Come on, let's listen to five thousand years of stories! 6Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 96 A Tranquil Heart 此心湛然 At seven, he heard the words “The mind itself is principle” and was deeply moved. At forty, he met Wang Yangming and became his sworn friend at first sight. He resigned from the post of Minister three times in his life, was still lecturing at ninety-five, and founded dozens of academies. Together with Wang Yangming, he was known as one half of the pair “Wang and Zhan.” This novella tells the story of Zhan Ruoshui, a great Confucian scholar from Lingnan, and his lifelong journey of learning and c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Thirty-Six Stratagems of Seduction 泡妞撩妹之三十六计 My new work is here! Everyone is 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! 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Record of Laozi’s Westward Journey and the Passing of the Lamp 老君西行传灯录 In ancient China, at the end of the Zhou dynasty, royal authority was waning, the lords were at war with one another, and the realm had fallen into chaos. At this time, a wise man quietly appeared: the founder of Daoism, the Supreme Lord Lao. Seeing the turmoil in the world, Lao decided to travel west and spread the Dao, hoping to ease humanity’s suffering and strife. Along the way, Lao rode a green ox, crossing towering mountains and enduring countless hardships and dangers. At Hangu Pass, he 66Reads—Score1614d adds
- 99 The I Ching in Everyday Life: My Journey to Enlightenment 生活中的易经：我的悟道实录 Which path should I take in life? Why am I still unhappy despite all my hard work? Will that person come back? Will next year be any better? We have all paused at a crossroads in life, wondering what fate has in store for us. While I was writing this series, someone asked me, “Do people actually read what you write? These days, everyone likes feel-good stories.” I smiled and said nothing. Feel-good stories can make you happy for a while, but once you finish them, you're still left feeling lost. 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 100 Flames of War: Raising a New Army Corps 烽火：增设兵团 A group of drafted reserve soldiers, all civilians until recently, arrive on the battlefield carrying outdated weapons. They get none of the privileges of the main force, yet are assigned the most dangerous defensive missions. On one side is the privileged elite who exploit them; on the other are their families and homeland. They resent the elite, yet love their families and country. They bargain with their superiors, then charge without hesitation into a battlefield roaring with artillery... 111Reads8.0Score—14d adds
