Novels like Conquering the High-Martial World, Starting as a Small Landowner
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- 1 Secretly Laying the Groundwork in a County Town, Building a Power That Shakes the World in Ten Years 从县城暗中布局，十年势力天下惊 Reborn into a fantasy world with the Heavenly Derivation Basin. With its help, Lu Yuanjin combines cultivation techniques, boxing styles, sword arts, and more, gradually increasing his own strength. After resolving the threat to his survival, he begins laying plans in secret from the county seat, building up a network of followers. Step by step, he carves his way across the world, leaving mountains of corpses and rivers of blood in his wake. When he finally looks back, he is startled to realize 2.4kReads5.7Score154Shelves
- 2 A Clan Fortune Altar from the Start, Building an Eternal Clan 开局族运祭坛，打造万古世家 With a blink, failed author Yang Tianling transmigrates into a poor villager in another world. From the start, his home is bare, his aptitude is mediocre, and his wife is a refugee who fled here. He thinks this is all his life will ever amount to, until his eldest son is born! [Ding! The Yang family bloodline continues. The Clan Fortune Altar is activated!] [Starting clan fortune: 5 points] [Congratulations, Host! You have received your first family traits: Favorable Weather (+10% harvests) and 129Reads5.1Score—Shelves
- 3 To Defeat the Demon King, I Have No Choice but to Use a Forbidden Skill 为打倒魔王，不得不用出禁忌技能 The demon race has conquered this world. Driven underground, humanity struggles to survive in labyrinths as civilization falls into darkness. I was reincarnated and clearly chose [Hero], so how did I end up as a [Male Actor]?! I open my skill list. I can’t make sense of it, but I’m absolutely stunned. [Mirror Boat] [Shuddering Sword] [Present-Day Offender] [Art of Bondage] [Roleplay] [The Way of the NTR...] To fight the Demon King and save the world, I have no choice but to use forbidden skills! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 My Martial Arts Have Divine Powers 我的武道有神通 No System, and no wish-fulfillment. Martial arts demand hard work and diligent practice; self-discipline is the only shortcut. Cultivation requires talent. If you have money, though, that can work too! You! Born poor, with only average talent, yet you still dream of cultivating immortality? Work hard and stay disciplined. If you've got some insight, stick to martial arts! Lu You'an is a modern man, a 996 office drone who finds himself in a world of immortal cultivation and joins the Taihe Sect. 2kReads6.5Score142Shelves
- 5 Books Are Useless? Why Are You Kneeling When My Words Make the Law? 读书无用？我言出法随你跪什么？ (Slow burn + ensemble cast + not a wish-fulfillment story) For thousands of years, the immortal, martial, and sword paths have flourished across the realm of the Nine Provinces. Here, only the survival of the fittest and the rule of the strong matter. The people at the bottom, the ordinary folk, can only crawl on the ground and survive by accepting handouts. Until one day, a scholar founded an academy. To the court, he said: “Govern with virtue, and you will be like the North Star, fixed in its 13.7kReads7.5Score1.3kShelves
- 6 Purple Mist Manor 紫雾山庄 In the Nine Provinces of the Great Qian, the imperial court and various martial arts factions are all deeply intertwined. Under the protagonist's leadership, a small martial arts group navigates the various factions, gradually growing stronger. This is the story of a small faction's rise. 10.3kReads8.4Score895Shelves
- 7 Reborn in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a Little Demon 重生笑傲之魔崽子 I'm reborn into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and damn, I'm the villain? How am I supposed to deal with this? Ouyang Ming fished out the only ten coins he had, bought and ate three flatbreads, then looked at the street urchins glaring at him with cold eyes. 2.5kReads5.8Score123Shelves
- 8 I Take a Wife and Seek Immortality in a Chaotic World 我在乱世娶妻长生 Xu Lian transmigrates into a chaotic world overrun by the supernatural and gains the golden finger everyone loves to see. It brings him joy while making him stronger. Who wouldn't love a golden finger like that? Seas change into fields, and the years go by. Many years later, he has earned a string of titles: The mayor of Green Bamboo Town. The guardian of order in the town. The head of a prominent household. A contributor to population growth. The godfather of the neighborhood. The good man 7.4kReads7.8Score372Shelves
- 9 Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug 重生异世我的金手指被虫咬过 Also known as: Reborn in Another World, My Golden Finger Had Been Bitten by a Bug. I thought I’d live an ordinary life in another world. But as he gradually explored its mysteries, Zhao Wendong grew stronger with every step. When he finally looked back, he realized that although he’d been cultivating the martial path, somehow it had turned into something much like the immortal path! Damn it! Who cares? The demon path is still a path, and magic is still magic! As long as I can live freely, that’s 3.4kReads7.4Score223Shelves
- 10 Siheyuan: Back to 1954, Luckily I Have a System 四合院：回到54年，还好带系统 [Siheyuan] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Spatial Interface] [One Female Lead] Transmigrate to a Siheyuan in 1954? Luckily, I've got a skill-upgrade cheat, an boundless space, and a space for growing crops. What? There's also a family lineage stretching back thousands of years behind me, and I'm the clan head? These people from the Siheyuan think they can compete with me? Of course I'll lead my family to become the greatest clan and build the world's number-one village. The fun starts when I buil 12.5kReads8.4Score621Shelves
- 11 Even the Weakest Skeleton Wants to Study Magic 最弱骷髅也想努力学习魔法 [Evolution] + [Dungeon] + [Magic] + [Nonhuman Protagonist] + [One Female Lead] + [System] + [Leveling Up] After unexpectedly transmigrating to a magical world, he turns into a battered skeleton on his very first day. Level up, evolve, allocate attribute points. From a low-level skeleton that crumbles at the slightest touch, to a sturdy skeleton, then fusing with a bone dragon's horns to evolve into an elemental skeleton. Level up, fuse, evolve, grow, step by step. Until he becomes the strongest 27kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
- 12 An Immortal Clan: I Can Change My Descendants' Aptitudes 不朽家族，我能改变子孙资质 [Farming + System + family saga + partial ensemble cast + slow burn + no saintly heroine + not a power fantasy] After Zhou Ping died, he was reborn in a world of cultivation. The Great Dao flourished in this world, where carefree immortals roamed between heaven and earth and mighty beings enjoyed eternal life. Yet it was also rife with endless dangers: demons and beasts ran rampant, while ordinary people were no more than grass or ants. Though he had a System, it was practically useless. After t 83kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves
- 13 Becoming an Immortal Emperor Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Efforts 成就仙帝，全靠敌人的努力 What would it feel like if every side effect of your cultivation were borne by your enemies? And so Liu Shunyi began frantically practicing forbidden arts and life-draining techniques. He even started madly cultivating methods that would wreck his foundation. First, he wanted to raise his strength as quickly as possible. Second, these techniques were powerful. Third, his enemies would bear every cost and adverse effect anyway. What’s more, he could even cultivate using his enemies’ talents. What 37.1kReads8.4Score3.4kShelves
- 14 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.2kReads7.8Score471Shelves
- 15 Maple Fate City 枫缘城 The world is in chaos, rife with deceit and treachery. Evil spirits run rampant, and people are never satisfied. Countless peoples and clans are locked in endless war. The Jiang clan betrayed its allies, ambushing and wiping out the Jian and Hong clans. Only Jian Shu and Jian Hongtian, who were away on a journey, escaped by sheer luck! Thunderous roars, hatred that sears the heart, a blood feud beyond reconciliation: they will fight to the death! At this very moment... Jian Shu, who once revered 506Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 I, the Demon Dao Emperor's Son, Suppress Every Enemy Under Heaven 孤，魔道帝子，镇压世间一切敌 [The year’s most satisfying demonic-path novel] [Scheming + ruthless + smart characters] Chen Nian transmigrates to the Great Thousand Domains and becomes the young lord of the Chen family in the Nine Heavens Demon Realm. His father is ruthless, devious, and invincible, but he absolutely dotes on his son. “Nian’er, even a coin that falls from the sky anywhere in the Great Thousand Domains has to bear the Chen name!” “Understood, Dad!” Chen Nian: “What do I do when my dad is just too invincible?” 42.8kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
- 17 Fantasy World: A Heavenly Secrets Pavilion from the Start 玄幻：开局一座天机阁 Ye Xu transmigrates into a fantasy world and awakens the Heavenly Secrets System, obtaining a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion from the start. He can see the future and understand the past, judge yin and yang, and discern the Five Elements. Beneath the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion can calculate everything in the world. The Great Emperor Ziwei: “I swept across the universe and stood undefeated, yet I rank eleventh on the Great Emperor List?” The Dao King: “The story about me murdering my 4.7kReads8.5Score579Shelves
- 18 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves
- 19 System Crack: I Can Level Up Without Limit 系统破解版，我能无限升级 [Invincible Protagonist + Building a Faction + System + One Heroine] Lu Daosheng transmigrated to a world of cultivation. After years of struggling, he finally rose to the position of city lord, and thought that was how he would spend the rest of his life. Then one day, the System descended. Huh, why does this System seem a little different? “System, are the things in this shop free?” “They’re free.” “System, do I need to cultivate?” “No.” “System, I want a wife.” “I’ll find one for you.” And so 29.9kReads8.6Score2kShelves
- 20 I Get All My Cultivation Techniques by Scavenging 我的功法全靠捡 [Host picked up 10 points of Azure Dragon bloodline] [Host picked up an ancient remnant manual: Chaos Five-Spirit Art.] Pick up the strongest runes from an incomparable beauty? Pick up peerless cultivation techniques just by passing a cave? Lin Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and gains the Heavenly Dao Loot System. In a world teeming with powerful experts, Lin Chen gets everything he needs, from cultivation techniques and combat skills to divine weapons, bloodlines, and runes, simply by pi 4.7kReads9.2Score640Shelves
- 21 EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
- 22 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 98.7kReads8.6Score6.1kShelves
- 23 Growing Strong with the Help of Beautiful Women 成长之红颜助我 Beauty helped me succeed, and I repaid her with ten thousand taels of gold… 962Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Exiled from the Start, I Changed My Fate by Grinding for Experience 开局被流放，我靠肝经验逆天改命 From the Start, Exiled to the Frontier: I Defy Fate by Grinding Experience Lu Chen was a top student in the modern world, but after waking from a nap, he found himself reincarnated as a disgraced heir in a world of immortal cultivation. Exiled to the frontier from the start, with his spiritual roots destroyed, he was also saddled with a frail fiancée and a fallen family. He smiled calmly. “Perfect. Let me show you what scientific cultivation looks like.” While others were still struggling throug 2.7kReads—Score240Shelves
- 25 EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves
- 26 EN My Family Is So Ridiculously Powerful, My System Broke 背景有亿亿亿亿亿点大，系统崩了 A System that makes you invincible from the start? Chen Mu asked, “What can you do?” System: [Complete missions to earn massive rewards: cultivation techniques, money, divine weapons… Everything you need to make the Host invincible!] Cultivation techniques? My uncle is the foremost creator of them. A few casual strokes from him are enough to produce the finest technique in the world! Money? My older sister’s trading company does business throughout the entire Great Azure World. It’s richer than 48kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
- 27 I've Been AFK for a Trillion Years, and I'm Richer Than the Heavenly Dao 挂机万亿年，我比天道还有钱 [Invincible + Building a Faction + Laid-Back + Nurturing] After idling for a trillion years, I built the strongest family! World Will: Dad Ye, I want to reinforce the world's barrier. Could you give me some pocket money? I'll rub your feet. Will of Heaven: Big Boss Ye, someone's been secretly siphoning the world's essence lately. Could you lend me some money? Whenever people mention Ye Suifeng, one word comes to mind. Filthy rich beyond all reason! 49.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
- 28 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves
- 29 EN The Supreme Sage of Alchemy 丹道第一圣 As a max-level alchemist, is it really that unreasonable to eat pills for every meal? And learning martial arts to become invincible for self-defense makes perfect sense, right? The year's breakout hit [No System, genius protagonist, invincible lead, ensemble cast] 186.8kReads9.3Score22.2kShelves
- 30 EN Global Martial Arts: My Martial Arts Can Cultivate on Their Own 全球高武：我的武功能主动修炼 In a world of high martial prowess, my martial arts keep cheating on their own all day... No, wait! I just have moments of enlightenment and train hard for 24 hours a day, that's all! Ning Chuan had only planned to develop steadily and get into a good university. But during the hundred-day countdown ceremony before the college entrance exams, Thunder Sparrows attacked. Ning Chuan drew his blade and killed three in an instant! From then on, he began crushing everything in his path! At the genius 59.6kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
- 31 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 459.8kReads9.1Score46.7kShelves
- 32 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves
- 33 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
- 34 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
- 35 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
- 36 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
