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- 1 Honghuang: The Unconventional Xuandu 洪荒：我，不一样的玄都 I transmigrated into the Primordial World and became Xuandu! I became Laozi's disciple, but keeping to a quiet, inactive life? Not a chance! I'll spread the Dao among humankind, become humanity's holy teacher, and challenge the Heavenly Dao. I, Xuandu, swear to fight for humanity's rise! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 EN Desolate Era: Beginning as a Disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun 洪荒：从拜师原始天尊开始 The story of Li Su, who unexpectedly transmigrates to the Primordial World, endures countless hardships to become a disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, and later unexpectedly transmigrates across the myriad heavens. Experience a different Primordial World and a different story of the Three Pure Ones. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Honghuang Era: The Time Demon God Awakens 洪荒时辰：时间魔神初醒 When chaos first opened, the flow of time was born. Modern scientist Xu Luo transmigrates into the primordial chaos and becomes one of the Three Thousand Chaos Gods: Shichen, the God of Time. Wielding the river of time, devouring the source of all laws, and dominating the Dragon-Han Calamity, he stirs up the battle among the Sages! He claims the treasures of chaos, refines the foundations of the Primordial World, proves his Dao through space and time, and shatters the shackles of the Heavenly Da 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Transmigrating to Honghuang as the Three Pure Ones’ Son 穿越到洪荒成三清的儿子 The male lead is so righteous it almost feels wicked. He's an adorable little rice ball. Who wouldn't love someone who's both upright and clever? After transmigrating to the Primordial World, I became everyone's darling. I changed the fate of the Three Pure Ones and made it so every member of humanity could become a dragon. The little one is so cute, so how could he possibly be wrong? 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Honghuang: I Am Taishang Laojun 洪荒之我为太清老子 Because of a copy of the Dao De Jing, Li Dan transmigrated to the Primordial World and became Laozi of the Taiqing lineage. Let's see how he gives the Primordial World an entirely different spin. Luohou: “Impossible! Why didn't the three clans go to war? Who ruined this ancestor's plan?” Hongjun: “Who on earth is this person? I absolutely won't allow anyone to be more powerful than me!” 2.1kReads7.4Score15514d adds
- 6 EN Honghuang: Transmigrated as a Spirit Ginseng, the Three Pure Ones Can’t Stop Pampering Me! 洪荒：穿越灵参，三清争着宠我！ [Primordial World, System, Beloved by All, Adorable, Leveling Up, Lighthearted Comedy] Lin Shen transmigrates into the Primordial World and becomes the first spirit ginseng in existence to take human form. Before he can even start cultivating, the Three Pure Ones find him and bring him home, and somehow he winds up as the disciple they share! He thought he’d have to struggle through cultivation, but then he discovers that simply radiating his source energy can help others break through! He’s als 850Reads6.6Score10814d adds
- 7 Honghuang: I Became the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler from the Start 洪荒：开局成了鸿蒙量天尺 Reborn in the Primordial World, he became the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler, a Merit Supreme Treasure acquired after birth! With Hongjun’s lecture about to begin, he had no hope of taking human form! Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he awakened the Hongmeng Choice System. All he had to do was make a choice to receive a reward! Choice one: Go to the Purple Cloud Palace to listen to the Dao, and receive the ability to take human form! Choice two: Don’t go to the Purple Cloud Palace to listen 4kReads8.0Score14814d adds
- 8 I Was Saved by Tongtian the Moment I Transmigrated to Honghuang 刚穿越洪荒就被通天救了 Qin Yu was an ordinary university student on Blue Star. After dying suddenly while playing League of Legends to climb the ranks, he transmigrates to the Primordial World. As soon as Qin Yu transmigrates, he is attacked by demon beasts. The next moment, a middle-aged Daoist in black robes happens to pass by. He kills the two beasts with a single sword strike, then leaves. After that, Qin Yu awakens the Lie-Flat Sign-In System. When he goes to Mount Kunlun to sign in, he recognizes Tongtian and ch 1.7kReads6.6Score20114d adds
- 9 Mythical Grand Luo, Beginning with the Great Dao of Time 从时间大道开始的神话大罗 Shichen was once the Time Demon God among the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods, the Daoist Shichen. He was an ordinary human named Shichen, and he was also a Primordial Unity Great Golden Immortal in the Honghuang world. What changes would occur when a soul from a later age collided with the body of the Time Demon God in the Chaos Realm? The me of the past is me, the me of the future is me, or is only the me of the present truly me? I am myself, yet I am not myself. All the answers must be sought 4.6kReads7.1Score18414d adds
- 10 Honghuang: The Second Disciple of the Human Sect Demands the Three Pure Ones Step Down 洪荒：人教二弟子，请三清退位 Transmigrating to the Primordial World, he became the first spark of fire created by Suiren Shi through Drilling Wood to Make Fire. He gained merit from the Heavenly Dao, then took shape from the undying flame of acquired merit. Without a golden finger, he relied on foresight to fight for what he wanted, laying plans and making his moves until he became a major power. He found Xuandu and joined him in becoming disciples of Taiqing, making him the second disciple of the Human Sect. He mastered La 2.2kReads8.6Score15614d adds
- 11 In the Primordial World: I, Master of All Waters 人在洪荒：我，掌控万水 [No System] [No Female Lead] [Traditional Primordial World] [No Conspiracy Theories] [More of a Cautious Cultivation Story] [Ensemble Cast] A wisp of a wandering soul transmigrates into the Primordial World, emerging in Yuan Continent, one of the Three Islands and Ten Continents, in the form of an innate source of Ren Water. The first calamity of the Dragon and Phoenix Tribulation has passed, but Hongjun has yet to become a sage, and the balance of power remains unsettled. Can he compete for a s 12kReads6.8Score64114d adds
- 12 EN Honghuang: The Interception Sect's Senior Disciple, Crushing the Immortals of Both Sects 洪荒：阐教大师兄，完虐阐截仙 [Heartwarming + no scheming + funny + Primordial World + wild imagination + emotional] The whole family’s darling, family affection, no romance! I transmigrated to the Primordial World and became the eldest disciple of the Chan Sect: Antarctic Immortal! First disciple of the Three Pure Ones, grand-disciple of Hongjun! Wearing a little statue of Grandmaster Hongjun, who grants every request, on my head is just part of my everyday routine! “Grandmaster, tell me: am I your favorite grand-disciple?” 14.5kReads7.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 13 Honghuang: From the Start, I Compete with Hongjun for Destiny 洪荒：开局我与鸿钧争夺气运 As soon as Xu Qingxuan transmigrates to the Primordial World, he obtains the Divine Manifestation System. But using the System requires him to pay with karmic fortune. Just as Xu Qingxuan is worrying about this, a voice suddenly rings out from the horizon. “The Great Dao has fifty paths, while Heaven’s evolution reveals forty-nine. Since attaining sainthood, I have preached the Dao three times over a span of nine thousand years. Yet the Heavenly Dao is incomplete. In a thousand years, I shall me 25.3kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 14 Honghuang: I Preached the Dao Before Hongjun 洪荒：我比鸿钧先讲道 [Misunderstandings + Comedy + Lighthearted + Wish fulfillment] Chen Qing was walking his husky when, somehow, he wandered all the way back to the prehistoric era when Pangu split the heavens from the earth. “Ding!” “Congratulations, Host! You have awakened the Prehistoric Slacker System. The lazier you are, the stronger you become!” “Option One: Help Pangu split the heavens and earth. Reward: Hongmeng Dao Body and the innate quasi-sage realm!” “Option Two: Observe Pangu splitting the heavens and 1.4kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 15 Honghuang: I Was Raised by the Ancestral Daoist 洪荒，我被道祖养大 I transmigrated, and into a world of the highest order, the Primordial World. But... I’ve got powerful connections! The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Two Sages of the West are all tied to me. But my strongest backer... is naturally Ancestor Hongjun. This book doesn’t vilify Hongjun or the Three Pure Ones, and has one female lead. 5.3kReads7.3Score28914d adds
- 16 Honghuang: Becoming Taiyi’s Disciple and Inheriting a Vast Fortune 洪荒：拜师太一，继承大笔遗产 Born in the Primordial World as an immortal gourd, I have never been one to downplay my origins. Once I ascend to the Hall of Clouds, even profound mysteries seem like child's play. Three flowers gather above my crown as I pay homage to the North Sea; the five qi within my chest reach through to the Southern Underworld. I forge the Dao Fruit from primordial unity, and command the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams in the palm of my hand. 276Reads6.3Score11414d adds
- 17 EN Primordial Chaos: Jie Sect's Senior Brother—Strength Grows When You Take Apprentices 洪荒：截教大师兄，收徒就能变强 Qing Yuan transmigrates into the Primordial World as a naturally formed Azure Lotus. By a twist of fate, he becomes Sect Master Tongtian's first disciple. As the Jie Sect gains more disciples, Qing Yuan is challenged by his own sect members to give up his position. Fortunately, he activates the Disciple-Accepting System. Accepting a disciple and teaching them grants him critical bonus rewards. Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have accepted Hong Yun's remnant soul, Yun Zhongzi, as a disciple. Rew 23.1kReads7.9Score2k14d adds
- 18 Honghuang: The Three Pure Ones Are Reborn, and Fate Must Change 洪荒：三清重生，大势得改 During the Investiture of the Gods calamity, the Three Pure Ones turned against each other and their brotherly bond shattered. Hongjun bestowed the Saint-Slaying Pill upon them and forbade the Saints from revealing their true forms in the Primordial World. The Three Pure Ones were despondent, each filled with regret. But what was done was done, and the great trend had been set. What could they do, no matter how unwilling they were? Looking back on the past, it all seemed like a dream. When they 964Reads—Score10314d adds
- 19 Honghuang: I’m the One with the Truly Invincible Connections 洪荒：我才是真正的无敌关系户 Xuan Yi transmigrated to the Primordial World, merging the bloodlines of many great powers, including the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun, Yangmei, and Luohou. He became kin to these mighty figures. See how he stirs up the tides of the Primordial World! 3.4kReads8.6Score29114d adds
- 20 I Began at the Dawn of Creation and Gradually Ruined Honghuang 我从开天之初开始，逐渐玩坏洪荒 New synopsis. Pangu: I created the primordial world, but that guy wrecked it! Heaven’s Will: I rule the primordial world, but that guy wrecked me! Hongjun: I command Heaven’s Will, but that guy figured me out! Shen Ni: He played me until I coughed up blood and died! Lunhui: He played me until I was torn to pieces! Luohou: He blew me to bits! Ancestor Qiankun: He played off with my Qiankun Cauldron! The leaders of the three clans: We’d just like to say, we got played pretty badly too! Sanqing, th 9kReads7.4Score36914d adds
- 21 Honghuang: I'm a Female Version of Tongtian, with Infinite Charm 洪荒：我女版通天，魅力无限 Primordial World. Don't like it? Don't complain. After transmigrating into the Primordial World, she becomes Tongtian. Once her eldest brother takes human form, he becomes an old man; once her second brother takes human form, he becomes a middle-aged man. But when she takes human form, she becomes an absolutely stunning mature beauty. Can someone tell her why? But she discovers that this Primordial World isn't what she expected. The innate divine beings all dutifully do their part, devoting them 3kReads8.1Score26414d adds
- 22 Honghuang: Challenging the Dao Ancestor from the Start 洪荒：开局挑战道祖 Ye Chen transmigrates into the Primordial World and becomes a primordial divine being from the start, appearing inside the Purple Cloud Palace. His God-Tier Choice System activates. As long as he makes a choice, he can become invincible! It just so happens that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun is giving his first lecture. But the God-Tier System wants him to challenge the Dao Ancestor in front of all the primordial divine beings. Watching the Dao Ancestor gaze at him with a smile, Ye Chen wonders: Is th 13.9kReads6.9Score92314d adds
- 23 Honghuang: The Myriad Immortals Formation Is Broken, and the Jie School Summons Me Back 洪荒：万仙阵被破，截教召我归来 Gu Changsheng transmigrated into the Primordial World, became Tongtian’s chief disciple, and activated the Mission System. At the start of the Witch-Demon Tribulation, he went beyond the realms to cultivate. … At the end of the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, after the battle at the Myriad Immortals Formation and the Jie Sect’s crushing defeat, Tongtian finally remembered his chief disciple. When Gu Changsheng returned to the Primordial World, he discovered that the Jie Sect had been all bu 12.5kReads8.0Score71814d adds
- 24 Honghuang: The System Urged Me to Fight Hongjun 洪荒：系统教唆我打鸿钧 [Honghuang] [System] [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Scheming] After transmigrating to the Honghuang era, Ye Fan binds himself to a System and discovers that acting like a charlatan can earn him power, divine abilities, and Innate Spiritual Treasures! The only problem is that this lousy System keeps egging him on to pick fights with Honghuang big shots like Hongjun! Ye Fan says: You think you can harm your Host? The lousy System must be dreaming! “Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all t 1.8kReads8.6Score11714d adds
- 25 Honghuang: I Am Taishang 洪荒之我为太上 When I woke up, I had somehow arrived at the dawn of creation and become Taishang, the eldest of the Three Pure Ones. I still remembered how, during the Investiture of the Gods calamity, my brothers had fought one another inside the Immortal Slaying Formation. The Jie Sect had been destroyed, the Chan Sect had fallen into decline, and the Western religion had risen to power. I absolutely cannot let that tragedy happen again. The three of us brothers must love and support each other. “What? Easte 2kReads8.3Score14014d adds
- 26 A Lucky Immortal Leapt Out of a Gourd in Honghuang 洪荒之葫芦里蹦出来个福禄仙 My soul transmigrated into a gourd vine in the primordial chaos, and by good fortune I became the belt of Lady Taiyuan, wife of the great Pangu. But when heaven and earth were created, my true form was split in two as I helped my master bring forth creation. The main body, following Qingwei’s innermost wishes, became a Chaos spiritual root guarding the primordial world’s ancient starry skies, while a small fragment fell somewhere in the primordial world. Just when I had finally regained consciou 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Honghuang: The Three Pure Ones' First Disciple Refuses to Split Up 洪荒：三清首徒，拒绝分家 Chen Xuan wakes up to find himself in the Primordial World, transformed into the supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the twelve-petaled Pure World White Lotus. The Dao Ancestor grants him a name, the Three Pure Ones accept him as their disciple, and he enjoys their protection, inherits the fortune of the Xuanmen, and becomes its first disciple! What? The Three Pure Ones are splitting up? Impossible! What? The Investiture of the Gods calamity? No such thing! Hongjun: “With Qing Xuan Zi in the Xuan 13.1kReads8.6Score97214d adds
- 28 Honghuang: Purifying Heaven and Earth, I Gain the Blessings of Fortune 洪荒：净化天地，我气运加身 Synopsis: Chen Xuan transmigrated into the primordial world and became a turtle egg. Before he could even hatch, other beings were already eyeing him covetously. His essence was devoured, and he thought his life was hopeless. Fortunately, on the day he hatched, Dao phrases came to him as a natural gift. [Spiked Shell] [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [Indestructible Body] [Fear of Giant Things] See how the little black tortoise seizes a sliver of hope amid the calamities. 9.3kReads8.4Score45714d adds
- 29 EN Primordial Era: My Witch Clan Doesn't Vie for Hegemony, Hongjun is Stunned 洪荒：我巫族不争霸，鸿钧人麻了 This novel has been adapted into a comic drama. If you're interested, check it out on Hongguo by searching for the title. Synopsis: [Honghuang] [Rise of the Witch Clan] [No struggle for supremacy] [Sacrifice the System] After transmigrating to Honghuang, Zhou Ming became the leader of the Witch Clan. With memories of the future, he knew full well that the Witch-Demon Calamity was a death trap. The System? It was refined away by Great God Pangu right from the start, leaving behind only a core ess 62.8kReads7.4Score4.4k14d adds
- 30 Navigation: A Different Honghuang 导航：不一样的洪荒 (There are no traditional heroes or villains here, nor much scheming and plotting. Compared with other Primordial novels, things are simply a little more reasonable.) Have you ever used a navigation app? Yang Hao, a driver whose navigation app stranded him in the Primordial era, was just as lucky as other transmigrators: he awakened a System too... Yang Hao: System, can you improve my bloodline? System: No! Yang Hao: System, can you increase my cultivation? System: No! Yang Hao: System, can you 404Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Patriarch Bodhi: From the Southern Heavenly Gate to Honghuang 菩提老祖，从南天门打到洪荒 Wukong was crushed beneath Five-Finger Mountain? The truth is, it wasn’t because the demon monkey had wreaked havoc. The Tathagata wanted to seize the fortune of the Three Realms from him! The instant the mountain fell Patriarch Bodhi stormed Mount Ling: “Bald donkey, you dare touch my beloved disciple? Today, I’ll bring down your Western Heaven!” One spear pierces ten thousand Buddhas; one furious roar shakes the Three Realms! Rescue Wukong and seize all the fortune. From now on, I call the s 2.7kReads8.8Score19014d adds
- 32 Honghuang: I Took Over Sect Master Tongtian From the Start 洪荒：开局夺舍了通天教主 Chu Feng transmigrates to the Primordial Era, takes over Sect Master Tongtian’s body, and becomes a Heaven-Appointed Sage! He awakens the Invincible Sign-In System! From the start, he opens a grand prize pack and obtains a Primordial Dao Embryo, a million portions of Great Dao merit, and the peerless weapon Great Luo Sword Embryo! He signs in at Kunlun Mountain and obtains the Three Purities’ Origin Qi, reassembling Pangu's Primordial Spirit. He signs in at the Heavenly Court, suppresses Di Jun 35.7kReads8.7Score3.2k14d adds
- 33 Transmigrating as the Antarctic Immortal: Turning the Tables and Attaining the Dao in the Primordial World 穿越南极仙翁：我在洪荒逆袭证道 [Initial setup: Golden Immortals can enter Chaos; the protagonist won’t start out as a Great Encompassment Golden Immortal; the Lich Tribulation will reach the Quasi-Sage stage; no heroine, don’t read if that’s not your thing] Chang Shou transmigrates into the Primordial World and becomes Antarctic Immortal. He plans to lie flat, but happens to arrive just as Hongjun begins preaching to the myriad worlds. The Primordial World is about to enter a golden age, when Golden Immortals are as common as 6.1kReads6.6Score25814d adds
- 34 Honghuang: Didi Dispatch, Always Here to Help 洪荒：滴滴代打，有求必应 This book is also known as: Primordial Era: Didi Hires Hitmen, No Request Goes Unanswered [An unconventional take on the Primordial Era, where everyone in the group chat is a total goofball] [No female lead + everyday group chat antics + characters acting out of character] While reading a novel, Pan Jun somehow transmigrates into the brother of Pangu, only to find himself being beaten up by three thousand Demon Gods! After the battle that split the heavens and earth, Pan Jun sleeps until the end 1.9kReads9.3Score15414d adds
- 35 Honghuang: I Slept for Countless Years, and My Disciple Exposed Me 洪荒：沉睡无数年，被弟子曝光了 Chen Xuan transmigrates to the primordial world and sleeps for countless years. From the start, he signs in and gains the cultivation of the Great Dao of Hongmeng, yet has no idea. Countless beings gather around him to comprehend the Great Dao and call themselves his disciples. Chen Xuan only wants to lie low until he can return to the modern world, but his disciples expose him when they leave the mountain. From then on, legends of him spread throughout the primordial world. Tongtian breaks the 15kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 36 Honghuang: I Am the Daoist Sect's First Disciple 洪荒：我为道门首徒 Lu Qing transmigrated to the Primordial World and transformed into an innate spiritual root. On the day he took human form, the Six Saints gathered and the Great Dao itself came to celebrate. In the end, he became a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, their shared disciple and the foremost disciple of the Daoist school. In the Zixiao Palace, the Dao Ancestor asked the Six Saints, “Who among you believes is fit to rule the Heavenly Court?” Taishang: “Lu Qing is steady in his conduct and kind by natu 32.5kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 37 EN Primordial Styx: Blood God Avatars Spread Across the World 洪荒冥河之血神分身遍天下 The short drama The Strongest Styx Rewrites the Primordial World is complete. Fellow Daoist fans of short dramas, feel free to click in and check it out. A soul from the future transmigrates to the Primordial World and becomes Minghe. He awakens before anyone else and uses billions of clones to lay down a grand formation that morally coerces the entire Primordial World. He attains the Dao before Hongjun. A golden wheel of Great Dao merit shines across the Primordial World. The Heavenly Dao is so 29.6kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
