Novels like The Mysteries of Earth Veins
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- 1 Northern and Southern Tomb Raiders 南北派盗墓贼 [Tomb Raiding, Suspense, Jianghu, First Person] In the mysterious underground world, ancient tombs are riddles no one can solve, and a source of treasure in the hearts of countless people. Some raid tombs for money, but I am a tomb raider willing to do whatever it takes to escape my family's curse. In the dark underground world, I embark on a life-or-death race against time. I spent more than eight years in the military. To escape my family's curse, I had no choice but to take this thorn-strewn 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Core Teachings of the Taiyi School 太乙玄门宗旨 A school of Daoist thought: Zhengyi, under the Three Heavens Gate. Cultivate oneself through non-action, and follow the human way. The River Chart, the Luo Writing, the Taiji diagram, and the pre-heaven and post-heaven bagua diagrams. Observe the roots and trace their origins to understand one's own Dao; discern the beginning and clarify the end to grasp the profound mystery. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Tomb Raiding: The Divine Tomb of Nanling 盗墓之南陵神墓 My name is Qin Hao. I was born into a family of tomb raiders, and my grandfather was a legendary successor of the Mojin tradition, famous throughout the trade. On the day I was born, my grandfather made a rule: from then on, he'd quit the trade for good. My father was to leave it behind as well, and the Qin family donated all its wealth and moved to a remote mountain village to make a living. My father said it was all for my sake! When I was born, I had a strange birthmark on my back. They say i 606Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Tracking the Tomb's Shadow 墓影追踪 Tomb raiding and battling corpse-demons, making a living by robbing graves. Across the land of China lie countless coffins and tombs. The secrets of feng shui, the heavens, and the earth are profound and unfathomable, beyond the reach of ordinary people. So we must give it everything we've got and uncover the truth. As for what happens in the tombs, let me tell you the story in full! 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Xiao Liuren Divination Method 小六壬掐算法 Have you ever felt lost when faced with choices in life? Have you ever wished there were a way to quickly foresee how things would unfold? Today, we’ll introduce you to a divination technique passed down through Chinese tradition: Xiao Liu Ren Palm Divination. No tools or birth-date calculations needed. Just extend your left hand, make a few quick finger calculations, and good or ill fortune will be revealed. It’s said that Zhuge Liang used this “Pre-Battle Divination” when leading troops into b 859Reads6.6Score27114d adds
- 6 Learning Plum Blossom Numerology from Scratch 梅花易数零基础学习 A beginner's guide to Plum Blossom Numerology, created especially for newcomers! Forget obscure theory and get straight to the essentials: how to cast a hexagram from scratch, quickly interpret its symbols, and skillfully match the Subject and Object. Every concept comes with hands-on examples, so you can learn by following along. From the basics to simple applications, it's packed with practical information and free of pointless chatter. This guide will help you quickly grasp the fundamentals o 214Reads—Score5714d adds
- 7 The Secret Manual of Zhuge's Divine Numerology, Qimen, and Liu Ren 秘本诸葛神数奇门六壬 The Secret Manual of Zhuge's Divine Calculations (Qimen and Liu Ren). The Great Dao is simple! Whenever something is troubling you or you have a question, think of a few characters at random, then pull out this Secret Manual of Zhuge's Divine Calculations and look them up. You'll find your answer. It's best to print it out and keep it in your pocket so you don't lose it. The Secret Manual of Zhuge's Divine Calculations is an old handwritten text from a series of books. Its pages are all torn and 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I’m Just a Tomb Raider 我就是个盗墓的 [Tomb Raiding + Suspense + True Story + Antiques] Based on real events, this is an oral account of a tomb raider's life, lifting the veil on the truth behind traditional tomb raiding. At the end of the passage, is it civilization's gift, or a tombstone for humanity? 414Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 9 The Rural Tomb-Raiding Gang 乡村盗墓团伙 Lao Zhang, Pin Yu, Wang Youcai, Yi Xiaoling, and Wang Jiabei are drawn into the secret of an ancient tomb sealed away for years deep in Baishan after a chance discovery. Ghost soldiers marching along hidden paths, eerie wormholes, lost tombs, and events from thirty years ago emerge one after another. As the group ventures deeper into Telmo Mountain, they gradually discover that the real danger on this adventure has never been limited to what lies inside the tomb. It also comes from the secrets e 3kReads—Score12214d adds
- 10 Divination and Talisman Drawing 术数画符 Use fingers as a brush and magic as ink to drive away evil and avert calamity See the future and discern past and present, search for the number plate in the sea of sand Set the world in order and reshape fate, sign away life and death in the abyss Seize the secrets of heaven, divide yin from yang, seek the dragon and strike at its scales … 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Moon over the Golden Summit 金顶月 Moon on the Golden Summit 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Secrets of the Black Dragon: A Feng Shui Tomb-Raiding Chronicle 玄龙秘藏：风水盗墓录 Beneath the land of Huaxia lies the “Nine Twists of the Dragon Vein.” Deep within each twist are secret burial sites dating from antiquity through the Ming and Qing dynasties, holding the secrets of feng shui, tales of immortality, dynastic treasures, and forbidden curses. Folk feng shui masters are divided into three factions: the “Tomb Guardians,” who protect the dragon veins and the order of ancient tombs; the “Tomb Raiders,” who use feng shui to find tombs and make a living; and the “Evil-Br —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Even Thieves Have Principles: Wu Lao'er's Tomb-Raiding World 盗亦有道：吴老二的盗墓江湖 (Tomb Raiding + Jianghu) (Fictional story, please do not imitate) (Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.) Times are tough, and my pockets are empty. With nowhere else to turn, I shoulder a Luoyang shovel and venture into a remote mountain tomb. Evil spirits in the tomb, unscrupulous fellow tomb raiders, patrolling militia: danger after danger closes in. Everyone says tombs conceal riches, but I know all too well that making money underground usually means gambling with your life. 18.1kReads—Score84214d adds
- 14 A Tomb Raider's Jianghu Memoir 一个盗墓者的江湖自传 A tomb raider with a background in geology uses his knowledge to unravel mechanisms that have baffled people for millennia, yet becomes increasingly ensnared in the labyrinth of human nature. This is his true account of life in the underworld: no ghosts or gods, only greed, honor, and betrayal governed by the laws beneath the earth. When the light reveals the treasure, it also casts the shadows of the soul. After crossing the line between life and death, where does true redemption lie: in the to 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Ten Years Beneath the Northern School's Lantern 北派江湖十年灯 Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself. “A band of tomb raiders spend ten years digging through seven haunted tombs, only to discover that the deepest ‘tomb’ is themselves: a fate buried together with the times, greed, and the code of the underworld.” 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Fool by Day, a Taoist Priest by Night 白天当傻子，夜晚当道士 Who says a Taoist priest has to hunt ghosts? Can’t he flirt with girls? Can’t he be a tomb raider? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Red Lotus Record 紅蓮記 This story is entirely fictional. [Folk Culture + Folk Exorcists + Driving Out Evil and Calamity + Blessings + Magical Showdowns] Legend has it that once White Lotus Sect disciples have mastered their arts, the men can turn invisible, while the women must take off their clothes to hide their forms. The White Lotus Sect is also especially skilled at using Yin magic to harm people. In contrast, the Red Lotus Sect specializes in breaking White Lotus magic and is adept at all kinds of everyday affai —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Beneath Xuanwu Gate 宣武门下 On the sixth day of the fifth month in the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, beneath Xuanwu Gate, I saved someone. My name is Shen Daniu. I’m from Shandong, and I set up a jianbing stall at Caishikou, spending my days rubbing shoulders with peddlers and laborers. Third Master Chang was a clerk in the Six Departments Corridor and a regular customer. He always asked me to add two extra eggs, saying the work at the yamen took a lot of brainpower. I was busy at my stall that day when the sky suddenly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Plum Blossom Numerology Made Simple 梅花易数秒懂 Written in plain, conversational language for the general public, this book explains the ancient divination classic Plum Blossom Numerology. Plum Blossom Numerology Made Easy is an introductory guide to the Book of Changes designed for modern readers. Guided by the principles of “making the complex simple” and “putting knowledge into practice,” it turns the obscure theories of traditional Plum Blossom Numerology into practical, actionable skills. Through everyday examples, modern language, and a 90Reads—Score1714d adds
- 20 The Legend of Lao Wu 老五的传奇 In 1980s China, there was a mysterious and thrilling world: the tomb-raiding underworld. In this world lived a young man named Han Wu, nicknamed Lao Wu. His fate was entwined with tomb raiding from the moment he was abandoned at the age of one. Following his master, Lao Wu saw creatures he'd never encountered before and the legendary zongzi. One tomb after another seemed to follow the workings of fate... So what if the Four Great Families are involved? I'm Lao Wu. My boss taught me how to raid t 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Complete Guide to Taoism 道教知识大全 Taoism is a traditional religion that originated in China. With a long history, it is profound and far-reaching. Its central belief is the Dao, which it regards as the source and essence of all things in the universe: a mysterious force that existed before heaven and earth, is eternal, and operates independently. Taoism has a rich body of canonical works. The Tao Te Ching, written by Laozi, is its foundational text. Though only five thousand words long, it contains profound philosophical ideas. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Tomb Raiders' Sect 盗门 The story begins forty years ago, with the book of Marco Polo’s accounts of the East that Fourth Lin of the Thieves’ Sect obtained. It all traces back to a mysterious ancient tomb known as the Dragon Palace of the Western Sea. Most of those who went looking for it never returned alive, and the lucky few who did came back changed, no longer quite right. Because of a letter, I too embarked on this so-called Road to the Underworld. 378Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 23 My Years on the Path to Daoism 我入道那些年那些事 This novel is purely for entertainment. Any resemblance to real events is coincidental. The story is fictional and not aimed at anyone. All characters, names, and locations are made up. I was once a retired special forces soldier who served my country, but my wife's obsession with “spiritual masters” sent my life spiraling out of control. To uncover the truth, I traveled far and wide, seeking out folk mediums and fortune-tellers. In the end, disillusioned, I retreated to the mountains and went t 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Ghost Lantern: The Secret Mausoleum of the Funeral Home 鬼点灯之义庄秘陵 They say ghost lights often appear in desolate places, among ancient tombs and shadowy woods. As the saying goes, where ghost lights glow, dark shadows fall! They warn anyone who comes near to leave at once. Do not disturb the spirits sleeping in their tombs! 391Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Tomb-Raiding Diary 我的倒斗日记 At eighteen, Zhang Tianniu gets caught up in a mysterious tomb-raiding crew with his childhood friend Gou Dazhi while trying to raise money for his critically ill mother. From an ancient tomb in Yinshan Hall to a Ming dynasty underwater tomb, they face sinister creatures such as black-haired stiff corpses, six-tentacled abyssal octopuses, and thousand-faced corpse centipedes. They also discover that the rumors about his father meeting his end at Yinshan Hall twenty years ago were true. As the cr 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Tomb Raider's True Account 盗墓者的纪实 After thinking it over for a long time, I finally decided to write this book. It is told in the first person. I came into contact with ancient tombs when I was very young, and after becoming addicted to gambling, I plunged into the abyss of tomb raiding to pay off my debts. Our crew traveled far and wide, encountering inexplicable things, as well as human indifference and greed. I also experienced the temptations of money, the ferocity of wild beasts, and every side of society. This book covers 2.7kReads6.9Score17614d adds
- 27 The Town Shrouded in Mist 迷雾锁镇 For a third of every year, a small town is shrouded in fog. Ten years ago, a whole family was murdered there. Wang Juncheng, a sharp and courageous police detective who lived in the town as a child, reopens the long-buried case files and vows to solve the crime and bring peace to the dead. As he follows the clues, the layers of fog gradually begin to lift... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Tomb Raiding: My Years with an Unorthodox Crew 盗墓：我在野路子团队里的那些年 People say tomb raiding has two schools: the southern school specializes in underwater caves, while the northern school handles earthen sites. In fact, there's a third school: the unorthodox kind. People online say that unorthodox tomb raiders are reckless and die young, but that's not always true. Some of them are every bit as good as the professionals. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Roving the Underworld with the Appraisal System 带着鉴宝系统闯江湖 [Antique Appraisal + Martial World + Suspense] Gao Chen, a vocational college student, enters the world of antiques and martial arts with the help of an antique-appraisal System, where he witnesses the ups and downs of human life. Gang wars, martial-world feuds, and contests between martial artists: Gao Chen watches every detail of this world like a recording device. Schemes, traps, and plots within plots: one snare after another proves to Gao Chen that the martial world is far more complicated 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I Bought a Cultivation Manual for Ten Yuan 十块钱买了一本修仙功法 “Young man, wait a moment!” A fortune-teller called out to Wang Lei and told him, “You have a Heavenly Spiritual Root. You’re a once-in-ten-thousand-years cultivation prodigy! I’ve got a cultivation manual here. I’ll sell it to you for just ten yuan!” “How do I pay?” “Scan the WeChat QR code. You pay, I hand it over. Fair deal for young and old alike!” So Wang Lei paid ten yuan and bought the manual. The fortune-teller chuckled. “With this ten yuan, I can get myself a bowl of beef noodles!” And 1.3kReads—Score14814d adds
- 31 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Tales from the Future 盗墓笔记之后世之记 Ghost Blows Out the Light is a series of text-based adventure stories, inspired by a fragment of a family-inherited secret manual. In the novel, the author was the first to create the four great tomb-raiding sects in history: Gold-Touching, Ridge-Robbers, Mountain-Movers, and the Faqiu. The Gold-Touching sect is the most technically skilled and has the most rules. “Light a candle when people enter; the ghost blows it out” is a secret technique passed down only within the Gold-Touching sect. It m 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn: Master Daoist, I’m Back Again 重生之道爷我又回来了 After my last book inexplicably flopped, I took a long, hard look at myself! I've decided to make a comeback. Sigh! I won't change a thing, because that's the fun of it. A blessing in disguise. This is the perfect chance to fix what was lacking in the previous book. Come along, and I'll keep showing you this world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I'm Not a Tomb Raider 我不是盗墓者 I'll tell you a secret: history is alive. Li Bai's friends and the emperor's fellow players may still be right here among us. The strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas have never left, either. It all began with an extraordinary encounter I had on the Tianshan Mountains. An old man gave me his memories. Now, the story begins. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 An Extremely Detailed Cultivation Manual, Ready to Use 超详细修真功法及内容，直接拿 An extremely detailed collection of cultivation techniques and related content. Take it and use it as is. —Reads—Score514d adds
- 35 My Life as a Tomb Raider 我盗墓的人生 Don't talk to me about some damn love story. All I want now is to make money! What's the point of envying other people? We need to take action too. Whether it's robbing people or raiding tombs, once the money's in our hands, we'll have everything! Stop worrying all day about who loves you and who cares about you. That's all nonsense. Here's a rule of thumb for you guys: men follow women, women follow money, and money follows men. Keep that cycle going if you want to live like a proper human bein 835Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 36 The Complete Guide to Taoism 道教内容大全 This book covers Daoist cultivation methods, philosophy, rituals, scriptures and incantations, destiny analysis, feng shui, divination, talismans, culture, the pantheon of immortals, religious sects and their lineages, and more. —Reads—Score76514d adds
- 37 Don't Compare Tomb Raiders! The Guanshan Taibao Have No Taboos! 别拿摸金比！观山太保百无禁忌！ My name is Jiang Jiuhe. My ancestors were the Guanshan Taibao, who built and guarded imperial tombs to keep tomb raiders away. But by the time the duty passed down to me, I'd spent twenty-five years on guard and still couldn't get a decent meal. I looked at our ancestral copy of The Guanshan Guide to Mysteries and spat. To hell with the ancestral rules! In this world, starving to death is no better than gambling everything, even your life. But I never imagined that by tearing it up, I would be r 662Reads—Score10614d adds
- 38 Tomb Raiding: The Zhang Family's Secret Legacy 盗墓：张家密传 “Plum Blossom Six-Line Divination: distinguish yin from yang and determine the Eight Trigrams. Sixty-four hexagrams, each one different. It’s not that you can’t see clearly, it’s that you don’t want to...” A curse spanning a thousand years. A “game of chess” painstakingly plotted by generations. A man seeking to defy the will of Heaven... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Invisible Master Thief! 隐形神偷！ The Invisible Master Thief! 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Hidden Dragon's Secret Tomb 藏龙秘葬 (No System, no transmigration, no different people, no harem.) This world is full of unsolved mysteries. The fox-shaped shadow in a pit along the Qinling dragon vein, the mysterious disappearance of the Twin Fish Jade Pendant, the mystery of eternal life surrounding Loulan’s ancient kingdom and its left ear, the eerie mirage at the Gate of Hell in Kunlun… Can you believe it? A stunning beauty drops two sacks of cash on me and says she wants to uncover the truth behind this world and search for t 381Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Tomb Raiding: I Transmigrated into Ghost Blows Out the Light and Hu Bayi Dug Me Up 盗墓：穿越鬼吹灯被胡八一挖出来 What’s it like to transmigrate into the world of Candle in the Tomb and get dug up by the two tomb raiders? Let me tell you: it’s terrifying. I almost... Jiang Xiaofei woke up one day to find himself lying in a coffin, his entire body wrapped in some unknown liquid. He thought someone was playing a joke on him, but when he struggled to reach down and feel... Who knew how long had passed? When he got hungry or thirsty, he took a sip. When he wanted to... He saw the coffin lid being opened, and tw —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Recollections of the Tomb-Raiding Years 追忆盗墓年月 In the early years of the Republic, tomb robbing was all the rage. The trade was split between northern and southern factions, each further divided into more than a dozen gangs, with countless complications within every group. The ancient tombs were strange and uncanny, their twists and turns shrouded in mystery, and every one of them perilous! The suspicious tomb of Fengdu will reveal a hidden chapter of human history... 682Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Tomb Raiding: The Secret Realm of Tianshu and the Seven-Star Lamp 北派盗墓：七星灯之天枢秘境 In 2003, northern China stood at a delicate turning point between old and new. The tide of reform and opening up was reshaping traditional industries, while thousand-year-old tombs buried deep underground still concealed secrets and temptations yet to be unearthed. Across this vast region, stretching from the black soil of the Northeast to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia and the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi and Gansu, a special group of “dragon seekers” plied their trade. They inherited the ancient 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 44 Understanding Ancient Six-Line Divination in Minutes 六爻卜筮古籍秒懂 Some readers may ask, “Why do we have to study in this order? Can’t we learn the practical skills before the theory?” 😤 Of course not! Learning divination is like learning to cook. Theory is the “complete guide to ingredients and cooking principles,” while practice is “getting hands-on at the stove.” If you don’t even know what the ingredients are, how to combine them, or how to control the heat, and you jump straight into cooking a complicated dish, there’s no way it’ll taste good. It’s the sam 92Reads—Score2014d adds
- 45 Tales of Tomb Robbing 盗掘轶事 To find our missing informant, we broke into the “Nine-Orifice Jade Shroud” tomb of a Liao Dynasty imperial consort. Dunzi was poisoned by corpse venom as soon as he touched the coffin. His body began to rot, and he started babbling. Hu Anna searched through ancient texts and cried out, “This isn’t burial jade. It’s soul-locking jade!” Just then, blood began seeping from every jade plug, and a seductive woman’s voice came from inside the coffin: “Three hundred years... At last, a man has come to 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Heavenly Tomb's Labyrinth City 天墓迷城 I'm a feng shui master. By chance, I stumbled into a fascinating and mysterious world unlike any other. My goal is to unravel every mystery and uncover the true essence of feng shui! How many secrets are hidden in China's five thousand years of history? How many unknown mysteries lie within its 9.6 million square kilometers? The answer to everything lies in feng shui. 433Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 47 A Commentary on the Daily Sutra 功课经注解 This book provides a detailed, line-by-line explanation of the Taoist classics, including the Morning Scripture, the Noon Scripture (Scripture of the Three Officials), the Evening Scripture, and the Scripture of the Northern Dipper. It fully explains the meaning and function of these scriptures, making it a rare and valuable textbook. 146Reads—Score5214d adds
- 48 The Secret Record of Tomb Robbing 摸金秘记 [A premium, exclusive Tomb Raiding novel] [Zhang Jia Sishu's latest masterpiece of 2016, set to become the ultimate Tomb Raiding novel!] The appearance of an exceptionally beautiful female corpse shattered my ordinary life. Armed with a family-inherited secret art of Tomb Raiding, I opened an ancient imperial mausoleum sealed for a thousand years, seeking rare treasures buried underground and unraveling a mystery beyond anyone's reach. 189Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 49 Apocalypse 1626 天启1626 The Tianqi Explosion: one of the world’s three great unsolved mysteries. Was it a collision of time and space, or the rebirth of demons? A scientific explanation, a supernatural interpretation. One explosion, different transmigrations. Will the male protagonist, armed with modern memories, change history or fulfill it? Three storylines unfold in parallel: court factional strife, Japanese conspiracies, and the conflict between Taoists and demons. Through a fresh perspective, they reveal the tangl 195Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Stealing Heaven's Heart from the Strange 盗诡天心 [Tomb-raiding adventure + character growth + male lead with extraordinary abilities + conspiracy] Secrets have been passed down since ancient times, and countless people have followed in one another's footsteps to uncover them. I'm just an ordinary man, working at a bookstore owned by a distant relative, but hidden forces draw me into this game. The arrival of an old man sets everything in motion. It begins with the Cat Ghost of Yunhai, and I follow the script into the world of tomb raiding. Yet 12Reads—Score—14d adds
