Novels like The King of Immortals in the City
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The King of Immortals in the City, best match first.
- 1 Northeastern Spirit Doctor 东北阴医 The Northeast's Yin Healer 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Thirteen Tales: The Yellow Weasel Spirit 十三讲故事之黄大仙 Thirteen Tells a Story: The Yellow Immortal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Passed the Civil Service Exam and Got a Government Job in the Underworld 考公上岸，我进了阴界编制 Si Yan ranked in the city's top ten on the written exam and answered every interview question with ease. He thought he was a shoo-in for a key department at the municipal bureau. Then a reassignment notice dumped him in the Civil Affairs Bureau's most obscure department: Folk Customs Affairs Coordination. A dilapidated little building, crumbling walls, and a department head whose idea of work was steeping goji berries and reading the newspaper. Si Yan thought: A cushy government post, a perfect 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Apocalypse: Unbeatable at Home, I Rule Thanks to the System 末世：宅家无敌，我靠系统成霸主 The apocalypse arrives, and zombies overrun the world, turning it into a living hell. While everyone else risks their lives for a piece of moldy bread and struggles to survive amid zombie hordes, Han Dao lounges in his rented apartment, munching on braised snacks, sipping ice-cold cola, and watching zombies slam against his door. He can't even be bothered to move! Just the day before, he was a low-level office drone: his crooked supervisor stole credit for his work and fired him, his greedy land 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Kill Line: I Slay Gods in America 斩杀线之我在美利坚斩神 Overnight, Bai Yu loses everything, from Beverly Hills to the hell of Epstein's island. His bank accounts are frozen, the IRS comes knocking, and he is put under surveillance, all because he witnessed the darkest secrets of the powerful. When the law becomes a tool for the hunt, the Chinese have only one choice: blood for blood. This is a life-or-death escape that tears the American Dream apart. In America, when you're below the kill line, you either become prey or become the one who slays gods. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 On My Wedding Night, I Discovered My Wife Was a Japanese Spy 新婚夜，我发现妻子是日本间谍 On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered My Wife Was a Japanese Spy 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Prosecutor Brother Was Brutally Murdered, So I Buried the Entire Criminal Underworld with Him 检察官弟弟惨死，我让整个黑恶势力陪葬 My Prosecutor Brother Was Brutally Murdered, So I Made the Entire Criminal Underworld Pay 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Fried Noodle Stall Owner Is a Former Detective 炒粉摊主是前刑警 The Fried Noodle Stall Owner Is a Former Detective 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 To Save My Sister, I Entered the Forbidden Zone of Spirit Artifacts 为救妹妹，我踏足灵物禁区 My little sister is on the brink of death, and the astronomical cost of her medicine has pushed me to my breaking point. Then I discovered that there was something in this world called spirit relics. They can grant wishes, but they always demand a price. And I can see the threads of that price. I traded a Republic-era copper lock for a chance at survival, and bartered with a warped set of scales for a life-saving prescription. The black-market hunters see me as easy prey, while medical giants wa 40Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 10 Vocational High School's Battle God 职高战神 Vocational School's Battle God 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 专杀坏人的大学生 A College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Ringing Bell: Calling the Dead from the Locust Shade 一声铃：我在槐荫里给死人打电话 A Ringing Bell: I Make Phone Calls to the Dead in Huaiyin Lane 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Dragging the Salt Kiln God: Ten Rules for the Sedan Chair Bearers 盐灶拖神：扶轿人十不准 The Salt Kiln’s Spirit Escort: Ten Rules for the Palanquin Bearers 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Hell's Deliveryman 地狱外卖员 Hell's Deliveryman 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 My Archrival Turned Out to Be the Perfect Lover 我的死对头竟是满分恋人 My Archrival Turns Out to Be a Perfect Lover 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 A Bowl of Wild Greens Soup from the Start, and I Became the Ming Dynasty's Culinary Sage 开局一碗野菜汤，我成了大明厨圣 A Bowl of Wild Vegetable Soup from the Start, and I Became the Culinary Sage of the Ming Dynasty 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk Rules to Me, I Save Lives 黄金一小时：别跟我谈规矩，我只救命 The Golden Hour: Don't Talk to Me About Rules, I Only Save Lives 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Funeral Makeup Artist: After Seeing Karma, I Went on a Killing Spree 入殓师：看见业力后我杀疯了 The Mortician: After Seeing Karma, I Went on a Killing Spree 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 My Superpower Is Spending Money: The More I Spend, the Stronger I Get 我的超能力是花钱，花光就变强 My Superpower Is Spending Money: The More I Spend, the Stronger I Get 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Corpse-Driving Rules: The Eighteen Forbidden Charms of Chenzhou 赶尸守则：辰州符十八禁 Corpse-Driving Rules: Eighteen Taboos of the Chenzhou Talismans 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Rule Horror: The Comic Strip Rules of Room 601 规则怪谈：601室的连环画守则 Rule Horror: The Comic-Strip Rules of Room 601 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Dad! Please Stop Trying to Become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader! We're the Villainous Demon Cult! 爹！求你别当武林盟主了！咱魔教是反派啊！ Dad! Please stop trying to become the leader of the martial arts world! We’re the villains here! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Real Heiress Was Sent into a Paranormal Dungeon, and Her Family Regretted It Too Late 真千金被送进诡异副本后，全家悔爆了 After the Real Heiress Was Sent into a Horror Instance, Her Whole Family Regretted It 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Taking Control of the World, Starting with the Patrol Office 从巡检司开始掌控天下 The protagonist, Wang Shisan, is a low-ranking ninth-grade patrol officer in the Yuwo Patrol Office of Luzhou. From the government offices to the martial world, he uses his blade and his wits to break through deadlocks, unite forces, and climb step by step. In the end, he overthrows the decaying imperial regime and ascends the throne. Ruling the world is not his final goal. Leading his loyal and valiant followers, he conquers the globe and puts an end to war through war, until the Dragon Banner 268Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 25 The Tomb Keeper of the Cold Palace: A Fallen Consort’s Memoirs Topple the Throne 冷宫守墓人，我靠废妃自传掀翻了皇权 The Tomb Keeper of the Cold Palace: I Upend Imperial Power with the Autobiographies of Disgraced Consorts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 On the Day I Wed Beneath a Red Coffin, the Mountain Guardian Kicked It Open to Marry Me 红棺拜堂那日，守山人踹棺来娶我 The Day I Married into a Red Coffin, the Mountain Guardian Kicked It Open and Came to Wed Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 At the Parcel Station, I Uncovered My Husband's Affair with a Rich Woman 快递驿站，我扒出老公和富婆的奸情 At the Courier Pickup Station, I Uncovered My Husband’s Affair with a Rich Woman 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu, and My First Customer Was My Mom 我在闲鱼卖挨骂服务，首单是我妈 I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu. My First Customer Was My Mom 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn as a Farmer's Daughter, I Became the Village's Richest with One Bag of Fertilizer 穿成农家女后，我用一包化肥成了全村首富 After Reincarnating as a Farm Girl, I Became the Richest Person in the Village with a Bag of Fertilizer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Silver Tide 白银之潮 In the first year of the Longqing reign (1567), the Ming court lifted the maritime ban, and Yuegang in Fujian opened its port. Silver poured in like a rising tide, quietly ushering in an age of globalization overlooked by the official histories. The down-on-his-luck scholar Lin Mufeng is swept into this tide. Starting as a dockside bookkeeper, he rises step by step to become a customs reformer, striving to bring order to a chaotic age through institutions. At his side, then at odds with him, is 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Female Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up My Marriage Contract and Made a Fortune on the Road 80年代女货车司机：我撕了婚书，跑长途成了万元户 A Woman Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up the Marriage Certificate and Made a Fortune Hauling Freight 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: My Era of Capital and Romance 重生千禧：我的资本与红颜时代 Reborn in 1999, Lin Zhe wants only to make money and make up for the regrets of his past life. But as he invests, twenty-four breathtaking women gather around him: a technical genius, a movie star, a brilliant lawyer, a wealthy heiress, and more. They are not just his lovers, but also the strongest partners in his business empire. This is a high-stakes gamble between capital and love, and he wants it all. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 On the Day of My Divorce, I Sent My Ex-Husband and His Mistress to the Tax Office 离婚当天，我把前夫和小三送进了税务局 On the day of my divorce, I sent my ex-husband and his mistress to the tax office. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 My Cousin Had My Husband's Son, and I Smiled as I Handed Her a Red Envelope 表姐生了我老公的儿子，我笑着递上红包 My Cousin Had My Husband's Son. I Smiled and Handed Her a Red Envelope —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict's Family to Build a Jiangnan Paradise Beyond the Great Wall 流放边疆，我带罪臣全家种出塞上江南 Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict’s Entire Family to Turn the Borderlands into a Land of Plenty 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Day I Was Divorced, I Found a Middle Eastern Prince in Yiwu 被离婚那天，我在义乌捡了个中东王子 The day I got divorced, I picked up a Middle Eastern prince in Yiwu. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Gave the Emperor an Ice-Cold Coke and Became the Tang Dynasty's Greatest Drinker 我给皇上灌了冰可乐，被封大唐第一酒仙 I gave the emperor an ice-cold Coke and was crowned the Tang Dynasty's greatest wine immortal. 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 39 After Seven Days on a Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 广州出差七天，表妹揣着孕肚登了我家门 While I Was Away on a Seven-Day Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Husband Kept Eight Mistresses, but I'm His Trump Card 老公养了8个情人，我才是他的底牌 My Husband Kept Eight Mistresses. I Was the Ace Up His Sleeve 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 I Command You to Defeat the Entire World All by Yourself 我命令你凭一人之力打倒整个世界 [Invincible Protagonist + Player Perspective + the Myriad Worlds + Fast-Paced Thrills + Simulator] On the eve of the college entrance exams, a mysterious game appears in Ji Liu's mind. It offers absolute freedom, and any martial arts skills his character grinds out can be extracted into reality at 100% strength! In this interstellar age where martial arts reign supreme, Ji Liu has an epiphany. He immediately gives his game character the highest-priority command: "Find a secluded corner and grind 116kReads8.5Score14.1k14d adds
- 42 Great Qin: I Am the Lord of Black Ice 大秦：我就是黑冰之主 Zhao Bo’s soul transmigrates to 238 BCE. He is the son of a commoner, and Qin is on the verge of unifying the Six States. You think that’s all there is to it? No, no, no. It turns out this is a parallel timeline! It turns out my soul transmigrated into someone else! No System, but I do have cultivation techniques! When Ying Zheng comes calling, I’m no commoner! This is a story about quietly cultivating in the Great Qin. 555Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Devour All Things and Rise to the Top of the Heavens Through Feedback 吞噬万物我靠反馈登顶诸天 An overworked factory hand transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing disciple and awakens the Devour All Things System! Plants and herbs, pills, monsters and enemies, treasures and techniques: whatever he devours makes him stronger, letting him fuse them straight into Heaven-ranked martial skills and high-grade spiritual treasures! He hides his strength in the outer sect and trounces the sect’s geniuses. Eight grand elders compete to take him as their disciple and give him divine weapons 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Transmigrate into a Book and Get Bound to a System? Yeah, No. What’s That Got to Do with Me? 穿书绑定系统？我去你的关我屁事 After dying in a car accident, I transmigrated into the multi-heroine novel The Splendor of Lonely Hearts and Sunlit Days. Was the original male lead in the book Gu Yifan? Given a second life, I recognize only myself: Yuan Pengrong. In my previous life, I was timid and cautious. This time, things are different. The System bound to me keeps tossing out cash rewards, urging me to follow the written script and win over the original heroines. A script? A formula? I don't want to act according to s 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Siheyuan: The Path to Cultivation, Starting as an Engineer 四合院：从工程师开始的修真路 A new story is here. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Zhao Song was born into a wealthy merchant family before the liberation. His parents were murdered by secret agents before the founding of the People’s Republic. At the age of twelve, his father sent him to study in Britain, where he specialized in industrial mechanical design and manufacturing. After awakening a golden finger that simulates mechanical design, he sets ou 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Divine Land Warning 神州警示录 A legend of ten realms, a game of life and death. The land of Shenzhou, spanning the nine provinces. The apocalyptic program of the [Twelve Treasures] legend has restarted. Who is the chosen one? A Shenzhou detective? A colorless-realm power, formed beyond the realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity; an evil capital, the Old City; a sealed warning record, now reopened... An ensemble cast, thrilling adventures that never let up, two souls in one body... When a supernatural detective cultivates, mas 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Cultivating Through Reincarnation: Starting with the Imperial Examinations 轮回修仙：从考科举开始 [The rating has just been released, and will probably rise later...] Changsheng transmigrated to another continent and obtained the golden finger of reincarnation and rebirth. Isn't that the standard package for a protagonist? In another world's immortal cultivation realm, he reincarnates again and again, ultimately embarking on the path of cultivation, reaching the summit, and proving the Dao of immortality. 71kReads8.2Score4.5k14d adds
- 48 The Rhine Operation 莱茵行动 Operation Rhine 123Reads—Score214d adds
- 49 Better to Strive for Yourself Than to Find a Godfather 认义父不如自强不息 (This is a wildly imaginative fantasy novel, dedicated to fellow wage slaves as busy as I am. May life get a little easier for us all!) Lü Bu is reborn in the modern era. No Three Kingdoms this time, but China! It was bad enough being strangled to death at White Gate Tower, but the history books also branded him with the shameful label of “the man who stabbed his foster fathers.” He had only been forced by those powerful old men to do their bidding. He put those scoundrels to death with his own 705Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 50 The Reclusive Peak Master: Gifts for Taking in Disciples, Reaching the Peak of Shrouding the Heavens 苟道峰主：收徒返还，问鼎遮天 (The protagonist is weak at the start. If you can’t stand him playing it safe and holding back, you can skip ahead and start reading when his cultivation reaches the Four Extremes, at Chapter 49.) Lin Xuan transmigrates to the Big Dipper World two thousand years before Ye Fan arrives. He becomes the weakest peak master of Qingyun Sect in the Eastern Wasteland of the Big Dipper Star Region and activates the Disciple-Acquisition Return System. From the start, he picks up a pair of siblings with 59Reads5.5Score614d adds
