Novels like The Realm of Parting Sorrow
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- 101 A Land Without a Trace 山河无痕 The protagonist, Lin Wuhen, is the only son of Lin Zhentian, a great general of the Donghuang Dynasty. He seems like a dissolute playboy, but in truth, he is exceptionally gifted. After powerful court officials frame his family, Lin Wuhen is forced to flee into the martial world, setting out on a path of revenge and growth. In the martial world, Lin Wuhen befriends heroes from all walks of life and learns peerless martial arts, gradually uncovering the truth behind his family’s downfall. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 I Was a World-Destroying Forbidden Zone, Yet Now I Have to Guard the Nation as a Night Watchman? 我一灭世禁区，竟要做护国更夫？ (No transmigration + no System + investigations + political intrigue + female emperor + ghostly tales) The protagonist, Chen Mu, was beheaded, yet revived from his remains. The nine forbidden zones of annihilation took shape in his dantian. To uncover the truth behind his family's massacre, he lay low for three years and worked as a night watchman for two more. After returning to the imperial capital, he embarked on the path of revenge. First Forbidden Zone: The Blood Sea of the Yellow Springs. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Ming Dynasty 1572 大明1572 In the first year of the Wanli era, the ten-year-old emperor ascended the throne. Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng enforced the Kaocheng system and the Single Whip Reform with an iron hand, filling the dying Ming treasury and securing its borders over the next ten years. But the deeper the reforms went, the fiercer the opposition became; the greater his power, the deeper his loneliness. He had once been the "Teacher Zhang" most respected by the emperor, but ultimately became the person the young so 104Reads—Score714d adds
- 104 Above All Immortals 凌驾诸仙 The journey of life begins differently for everyone, and its end is never certain. We may lack extraordinary talent, but we never lack perseverance. Through storms and upheavals, witnessing rise and fall, we remain determined to defy fate and change our lot. Even when the world is cruel, we press bravely onward, for there is love in our hearts and light in our eyes. I cultivate not to become an immortal, but solely for him! Today, I want to see who dares hurt him. If the sacred lands make a move 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Peerless Sword Maniac 绝世剑狂 Transmigration with no System + traditional fantasy + slow-paced + swordsmanship + revenge + devouring + the Myriad Worlds… 339Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Astronaut’s Path to Immortality 宇航仙途 The world shifted, and a rare treasure emerged, tearing through the sky and breaking across realms. Peerless immortals fought to seize a heaven-defying opportunity. Their battle shook the heavens and changed the color of the sky, while the mortal realm collapsed. Zhou Yuhang's parents died in the catastrophe. The boy, left homeless and bereft of his family, vowed to pursue the path of immortality and avenge his parents. He joined a sect and devoted himself to cultivating its arts, facing one ob 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 World-Eating Code: The Heavenly Dao 噬界代码：天道 [When Game Code Becomes the Law of Godslaying] The moment Ouyang Guangyu logs into Realm, he knows this is no game. “Within 24 hours, eliminate everyone in the real world who shares your name, or you will be completely deleted 72 hours from now.” A blood-red mission panel bursts out of his chest. The death countdown flickering across his retinas matches the one on his real-world phone. Players who refuse their missions drop dead one after another in the real world, their deaths exactly matching 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Working as a Dorm Supervisor at a Remote Factory, Protecting 80,000 Women Workers 在深山大厂做宿管，守护八万女工 Li Xingchen, a descendant of a mysterious family, had just been crowned the nation's top scorer on the college entrance exam when his parents were struck by eighty-one bolts of violet heavenly lightning and vanished without a trace! Believing his parents dead and left with empty pockets, he was forced to drop out of school and dive headfirst into a massive foreign-owned corporation with a hundred thousand employees, taking on a hellishly difficult job: dorm supervisor for eighty thousand female 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Book Six by Fengqi Buyan 风起不言的第6本书 My name is Zhang Ying. By the time you hear it, I will already be dead. A crimson meteor streaked across the sky, and human civilization ground to a halt. People don’t only die at thirty-five. They can die at any time! People often overlook the weight of time, thinking they’ll be able to keep every promise they’ve ever made. How laughable. How tragic. How sad! 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Clean God Is Invincible 洁神无敌 A hundred thousand years ago, in the primordial age, demons ran rampant and gods clashed. The world of cultivation flourished, the great deities took their places, and order reigned across the Three Realms. A hundred thousand years later, legends have faded, the Heavenly Dao shows no mercy, and the gods have fallen. In this godless age, on an ordinary day, a divine emperor is reborn into the world amid wondrous portents. He finds himself in the Zhao family, one of the four great clans of Huizho 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 111 After My Engagement Was Called Off, My Powerful Archenemy Took Me Home and Hilariously Spoiled Me Rotten 退婚后，我被死对头大佬捡回家爆笑养废 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Taken In by My Archrival, a Powerful Tycoon, Who Hilariously Spoiled Me Rotten 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Supreme Mad God 无上狂神 Volume Two, the world of Journey to the West, is now underway! The young Su Chen pretended to be a fool for ten years, then awakened his Heaven-Devouring and Immortal bloodlines! He also acquired the Hongmeng Heaven-Devouring Pagoda to rule the world, the peerless Ten Thousand Dragons Seal to command the dragons, and opened nine Dantians and condensed nine clones. Seeking the truth of his origins, he treads the firmament, battles across myriad domains, and breaks through the heavens. With the be 200Reads—Score1514d adds
- 113 The Era of the Primordial Source 源初尊纪 [Tomato Exclusive · Traditional Fantasy · Decisive and Ruthless · the Myriad Worlds · Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Martial Arts] Tang Feng of the Southern Qi clan falls from fortune in a single day, becoming a “good-for-nothing” everyone can bully. At the brink of despair, he accidentally awakens a mysterious stone pagoda and learns a lost art of alchemy from an ancient remnant soul! No System, no way back! He breaks through with alchemy and reaches the divine through martial arts, defying he 1.3kReads8.1Score10814d adds
- 114 The Scarlet Flame Star Lies Barren, and Water Is the World’s Greatest Treasure 赤炎星焦枯，水源即是世间至宝 Crimson Flame Star was once crisscrossed with rivers and lakes, with water in plentiful supply. But for reasons unknown, the entire planet began to bake beneath the relentless sun. The earth cracked and hardened, all surface water vanished, and water became the world's most precious treasure. The great sects and powerful clans fought desperately over underground rivers and hidden springs. Bloodshed and conflict never ceased. The powerful Huang Zheng family forced me to haul water through the des —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The First-Rank County Magistrate of Nongmen 农门一品知县 A university agriculture student transmigrates into the body of Niu Er, a simpleton. Just then, the village beauty Wang Niannian is framed by the landlord Li Erhei’s wife, who sets up a matchmaking challenge. By chance, Niu Er solves the puzzle and wins the beauty’s hand. Armed with agricultural skills and knowledge of medicinal herbs, he slaps down one rival after another and creates miracles at every turn. He wins the emperor’s approval and a princess’s affection, and conquers the greatest bea 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 116 From the Start, I Have Five Wasted Spiritual Roots, but All My Clones Are Geniuses 开局五灵废根，分身全是天才 A useless Five-Element spiritual root, worthless divine abilities, and a broken engagement. All three came together in one person. Xia Yusheng said nothing. A Heavenly Mandate Token had appeared in his sea of consciousness, able to create clones, each cultivating a different path. Others spent their entire lives cultivating one path. He could cultivate all five at once. The first was alchemy. He took over the Huichun Hall, which was on the verge of closing, and with a single batch of top-grade p 484Reads—Score5614d adds
- 117 Xuanhuan: I, the Fully Realized Sacred Body, Transmigrate Between Two Worlds 玄幻：我大成圣体穿越两界 Also known as: [Fantasy: Invincible Through the Ages, Starting with Taking the Celestial Emperor as a Disciple] [This Immortal Court Is Insane. Everyone’s an Immortal King?] [Starting with a Fully Grown Sacred Body, All His Disciples Are Celestial Emperors] [Dark Upheaval: The Whole World Begs for the Immortal Emperor’s Return] Su Yun transmigrates into a fantasy world as a fully grown Sacred Body. In the twilight of his life, he binds the Myriad Worlds Disciple-Recruiting System. This gives him 2.1kReads6.3Score10014d adds
- 118 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Started Raising an Empress 被退婚后，我开始养成女帝 [Just got a rating, it will rise later] [Bestselling hit] [Multiple Heroines] [Ultimate Power Fantasy] [A Powerful Background] [The More You Read, the More You'll Love It] Above the path of immortality lies a realm that must be broken through to truly live forever. But this realm is perilous. Even immortals can perish within it, so it is known as the Tribulation Immortal Realm. Legend has it that there is an object in the world called the Immortal-Burying Pearl. Whoever obtains it can control th 2.2kReads6.1Score24514d adds
- 119 Nine Reincarnations: In This Life, I'll Slaughter the Heavens 轮回九世：这一世我要屠尽诸天 The god of high-dimensional games shatters his own divine core and plunges into the cycle of reincarnation! Nuwa made me the God of Games, and Pangu asked me to design a reincarnation game. But I turned reincarnation into a chessboard and overturned the absolute order of the myriad heavens. The Reincarnation Seal is the golden finger I hid for nine lifetimes. The System is a blade raised by the myriad heavens, and the mastermind with the character “Qi” in their name is hiding right beside me! Th 8Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 120 The Assassination of Ke Bi 刺杀轲比 At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, Han Long, a soldier in the Youzhou army, accidentally saved his enemy, Kebineng, the Xianbei chieftain who had long plotted a rebellion. After being rescued, Kebineng not only laid an ambush that killed Han Long’s mentor, but also nearly murdered his uncle. To make amends for his mistake, win the love he longed for, and bring peace to Youzhou, Han Long decided to kill Kebineng with his own hands. He set out from Youzhou for Longcheng, deep in the desert, 53Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 121 I Slay Immortals for the Root of All Evil 我为万恶之源斩仙 “I sent people to slaughter your family,” she said, without a drop of blood on her. Ji Lang thought he could lie flat after transmigrating, but on his very first day, he was met with the massacre of his entire family. His fiancée, Xue Youlan, slaughtered the Ji family, then her own family. Eyes bloodshot, Ji Lang roared at her, demanding a reason. Xue Youlan forced him to go to the Demon-Sealing Hall, promising to tell him when she returned. Inside the hall, two female immortals who had been sea 44Reads—Score214d adds
- 122 The Mohists: Slashing the Heavens 墨家之斩天 The Narrative Art and Worldbuilding in the Latest Updates of The Abyss The recent chapters of The Abyss (Chapters 433–457) present a complete and compelling story arc, from escaping a deadly underground predicament to making an initial foray into the Cloud Dream Marsh. Through a variety of techniques, the author advances the story, deepens the characters, and gradually lifts the veil on the world. Here is an analysis of the craft behind this arc from the author’s perspective: I. Tight, Layered 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Falling Into Darkness Amid the Dust Calamity 尘劫入魔 The immortal path bars my way, so I carve open a demonic one. My sword points to the heavens, ready to sweep away all injustice! Lin Mo was an ordinary boy from the mountains. Then disaster struck: his parents were brutally killed, and the cold stares and humiliation he suffered at the hands of the Qingya Sect revealed the hypocrisy behind the so-called righteous path. No System, no rebirth, no stroke of heaven-sent luck. The world forced a decent man to become a demon. With nothing but the Te 2Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 124 Realm of Immortality: The Quest for Eternal Life 不朽之境：永生的追寻 A young man with sealed, undetectable meridians sets out on the path of cultivation when his father falls gravely ill. Empowered by the Jade of Chaos, he climbs to the pinnacle of the Dao and becomes an immortal being. Though born with a mortal body, his unyielding will lets him defy heaven and cultivate. With a spirit artifact's body, he has attained an eternal form, yet remains tormented by love. Together, they bring this magnificent world to life! Qi Refining, Spirit Void Realm, Origin Mansio 95Reads—Score514d adds
- 125 The Lin Tombs Beneath Heaven 天下林墓 (Reborn: I Stand Against the Strange Before the Myriad Worlds) (Light ensemble cast) The Boundless Realm has emerged once more, reigniting a war spanning the Myriad Worlds. As the heavens descend into chaos, all our old companions have perished... "How am I supposed to find you...?" Lin Xiao stood amid the chaos, eyes vacant as he murmured to himself. "I'm back, but where have you gone? Why am I forgetting you...?" Kong Feng whispered through her tears. Our old companions have all returned, but 1Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 126 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Awaken the Chaos Dao Body from the Start 凡人修仙：我开局觉醒混沌道体 (Classic fantasy, Chaotic Dao Body, ordinary man's rise, mortal cultivation, multiple female leads.) Ordinary man Lin Chen loses both parents in an accident and awakens the Chaotic Dao Body. From then on, he defies the heavens, rises to power, and avenges his parents. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Day My Cultivation Was Destroyed, the System Rewarded Me with a Godslayer Physique 修为被废当天，系统奖励杀戮神体 The Day His Cultivation Was Destroyed, the System Rewarded Him with a Godly Slaughter Physique 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Dreaming of the Immortal Venerable 梦寐仙尊 It began with a dream. One day, Zhang Feng had a strange dream in which he was reborn in an unfamiliar dynasty and embarked on the path of cultivation. There, he encountered many people and experiences. Eventually, after awakening to the truth of this life, the dream ended, and he returned to modern life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Mortal Cultivation: I Found a Chaos Spirit Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局捡到混沌灵珠 (Traditional fantasy, mortal cultivation, Chaos Spirit Pearl, multiple heroines, an underdog’s rise, immortal cultivation) Ye Chen of Qingshi Town was gathering herbs in the back mountains when he was unexpectedly pushed off a cliff by a Zhao family disciple. By sheer luck, he obtained the Chaos Spirit Pearl and began his rise against the heavens. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Day I Got Out of Prison, I Picked Up a Stunning Beauty as My Wife 出狱当天，捡了个绝色美女当老婆 After a passionate night, he was framed and thrown into prison. What he never expected was that she would give birth to his daughter. Six years later, he emerged from prison as a peerless national hero, his power unmatched. The God of War of the Northern Frontier came to welcome him in person and even offered him his breathtakingly beautiful granddaughter. He could only reply helplessly, “I already have a daughter. Isn't that a little inappropriate?” The blurb can't do it justice. Read the story 3.3kReads9.1Score39614d adds
- 131 Heaven's Secrets 天道玄机 Heavenly Secrets 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 My Master's Wife Stabbed Me in the Back, So I Became the Pavilion Master for the Empress and the Demon Venerable 遭师娘背刺反手给女帝魔尊当阁主 Lin Zhichen was cast out of the sect by his master, who treated him as a disposable pawn. But by chance, he obtained the legacies of an Empress and a Demon Lord from a thousand years ago. Taking his only remaining junior fellow disciple with him, he founded the Xi Ye Chen Pavilion and rose from having nothing to becoming famous throughout the Emperor-Fall Mountain Range. Yet just as his reputation soared, the junior brother he trusted most began to fall into darkness, driven by jealousy and rese 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Record of Returning to Mortality and Attaining the Dao 归凡证道录 [Earth - Cultivation Realm - Immortal Realm - Divine Realm - Saint Realm - Multiverse] He seeks the Dao with an ordinary heart and breaks free of fate’s cycle. He burns with a lifetime of conviction, trading it for a path home for all living beings! From the Golden Core tribulation to the “Three Realms Beyond the Dao” (Void Shattering, Return to the Ruins, and Boundlessness), traditional cultivation collides with philosophical reflection, revealing a defiant path to enlightenment that proves one 43Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 134 After My Master Left, I Bore the Weight of the World Alone 师尊走后，我一个人扛起了天下 This story will gradually shift from campus life to society... Zhou Yun, an ordinary high school student, catches the eye of an old man... The old man watches him for three years, then trains him for one... One ordinary afternoon, when Zhou Yun goes to see his master, he discovers that his master has already left... All that remains is a letter and a key... 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Transmigrated: My Soul Swap with the Empress 穿越之我和女帝灵魂互换 Transmigrating: My Soul Swap with the Female Emperor 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Reborn: The Empress, Me, and Cultivation 重生之我、女帝、修炼 Reborn: Me, the Female Emperor, and Cultivation 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Ninth Door 第九扇门 The Ninth Door 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Twin Mirror Era 双镜纪元 The Twin-Mirror Era 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 I Restore Cultural Relics in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界修文物 I Restore Cultural Relics in the Immortal Realm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 After I Transmigrated, My System Started Acting Strange 穿越后，我的系统不太对劲 An Unexpected Transmigration: After a car accident, modern young man Qin Mo transmigrates to the cultivation world of the Xuanxiao Continent and obtains the mysterious Heavenly Dao Correction System. The System promises to help him reach the pinnacle of cultivation, but its true purpose is unknown. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 A Taoist's Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 道士捉鬼录 A Daoist’s Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Poison Doctor's Red Phoenix Tribulation 毒医红鸾劫 The Poison Doctor’s Red-Luan Tribulation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Reborn in Guixu: I Am the Sword Keeper 重生归墟之我是饲剑人 Reborn in the Ruins: I Am the Sword Tender 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Defying Fate, Destined for Greatness 逆命不凡 Defying Fate, Unordinary —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Defying Fate Beneath the Heavens 逆命苍穹 Defying Fate, Beneath the Vast Sky 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Tale of Ice Soul Burning the Heavens 冰魄焚天记 The Tale of the Ice Soul That Scorched the Heavens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Strongest Cultivation Method: Stellar Evolution 最强修仙法星辰衍变 A new kind of high-IQ cultivation novel, bringing together the best elements of the genre. After tens of billions of years, the universe gradually evolved from primordial chaos into a world imbued with spirit and suitable for life. In their quest for power and immortality, living beings embarked on the long path of cultivation. By the Primordial Era, the cultivation world had reached its peak. A cultivator accidentally obtained a divine treasure born of nature. It recorded the universe’s creati 278Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 148 Legends of Jiuzhou Yunhua: Storms 2 九州云华风雨传说2 Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 2 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Xuanhuan: I Awakened a Heavenly Fire Spirit Body from the Start 玄幻：我开局觉醒天火灵体 (Classic fantasy, Heavenly Flame Spirit Body, immortal cultivation, fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroine, no System, satisfying power fantasy) After Lin Chen’s parents met with an accident, he awakened the Heavenly Flame Spirit Body. From then on, he defied the heavens, rose to power, and sought revenge for his parents. 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 The Chaos Devouring Heaven Art 混沌吞天诀 [Passionate Fantasy + Over-the-Top Action] Lu Chenxuan, a God of War in the Immortal Realm, is punished for his outstanding service and framed, stripped of his immortal meridians, and banished to the mortal world. By a twist of fate, he obtains the Chaos Heaven-Devouring Art! Nothing in this world is beyond its power to devour. I, Lu Chenxuan, shall soar above the nine heavens 31.4kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
