Novels like A Bone of Startling Grace
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Bone of Startling Grace, best match first.
- 151 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 150Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Wuxia Crossover Villain: Lin Pingzhi's Extraordinary Life 综武反派：林平之的妖孽人生 (A world combining martial arts stories such as The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.) Lin Pingzi had just started his first job when he tragically fell from a building. After waking up, he found himself in a strange world, reborn as the tragic figure Lin Pingzhi. This was a wondrous world where all the martial heroes Lin Pingzi knew could be found: Guo Jing, the great hero of the land; Yan Nantian; Qia 14.2kReads7.9Score786Shelves
- 153 Reborn in The Return of the Condor Heroes: Dual Cultivation Makes Me Young Again 魂穿神雕双修可返老还童 An accident sends ordinary man Zhou Baitong transmigrating into the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, where he bizarrely swaps souls with the Old Imp Zhou Botong. When he wakes, he possesses peerless martial arts, breaks free of worldly constraints, and roams the jianghu of The Return of the Condor Heroes. Amid the enchanting romance of a turbulent age, he encounters the cool, otherworldly Little Dragon Maiden, the brilliant Huang Rong, the obsessive Li Mochou, and a host of other peerle 20.5kReads—Score1kShelves
- 154 I’m a Fortune-Teller in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: From the Start, I Predict Xuanbei’s Death 我在天龙当神棍，开局算玄悲要死 [Power levels stay consistent + faithful to the original with minimal changes + making up for regrets] Reborn as the junior disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, I took a Longevity Pill and slept for over sixty years. When I woke up, Tianshan Tonglao was my eldest senior sister, and Wuyazi was my second senior brother. The legend of “Qiao Feng in the north, Murong in the south” was spreading across the martial world. I did a quick calculation and came up with a title for myself: Shen Jizi. When Maste 5kReads7.0Score123Shelves
- 155 The Path of the Myriad Spirits Sword 万灵剑途 [Sword Cultivator] [One Female Lead] [Fierce and Passionate] [No System] [Genius] Tens of thousands of years ago, Lu Qingxuan, the greatest Emperor in the Divine Realm, fell in the Far North! Tens of thousands of years later, demons run rampant and the people suffer. Humanity is weak, reduced to livestock for others to feed on. Lu Qingxuan is reborn and once again embarks on the path of cultivation. Rising from humble beginnings, he defies the heavens, slaying demons wherever he finds them and d 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Everyone Else Reincarnated as Gods and Demons, So Why Did I Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty? 都是神魔转生，就我穿越大宋？ From the start, he takes in Duan Yu’s three daughters! Twenty years after Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ends, Water Margin is about to begin, and the Jingkang disaster is counting down. An all-star roster of generals saves the Song Dynasty! This turns out to be a world of gods and demons in the Song Dynasty! Yue Fei is the reincarnation of the Golden-Winged Great Peng! Wanyan Wushu is the reincarnation of the Red-Bearded Dragon! The 108 gods and demons descend into the world, each with an overpowere 2.3kReads—Score143Shelves
- 157 The Jade Wave Immortal Lake 碧波仙湖 The Emerald Lake of Immortals 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 Laughing My Way Through a Perilous Path to Immortality 笑闯凶险仙路 Ye Bufan, a useless mortal unable to cultivate, obtains a Nascent Soul spiritual treasure. Traditional cultivation, slow-burn and cautious, no brainless decisions, no harem, no female lead, the Myriad Worlds, decisive and ruthless, and an invincible protagonist. The cultivation realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond… 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles: A Fated Beginning 缘起成仙传 A naive young man who was pampered from childhood endures youthful arrogance, betrayal, pain, and a crushing defeat that brings him to the brink of death, forging himself into someone patient and ruthless. A realistic cultivation novel with slow-burn growth. Readers who prefer mindless power fantasies may want to steer clear. [The cultivation world is as deep as the sea, and only I, Qin You, can stir its waves!] [Fresh Setting + Epic Length + Slow Burn + Vitality + Growth + Cause-and-Effect and 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Nine Refinements of the Soul, Reaching the Summit of the Immortal Path 神魂九炼，问鼎仙途 Nine Refinements of the Spirit, Ascend to the Immortal Path 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 161 EN Martial Arts Worlds: Training Hard from Smiling, Proud Wanderer 武侠诸天：从笑傲开始刻苦修炼 [Myriad Heavens + Invincible + Wuxia + Transmigrated and Reborn + Golden Finger] Ji Boying transmigrates to a wuxia world and begins his journey to conquer the Myriad Heavens, starting at Mount Hua in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer → The Legend of the Condor Heroes → Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils → ... [Name: Ji Boying] [Skills: Mount Hua Breathing Art (Not yet initiated), Mount Hua Swordsmanship (Not yet initiated)...] [Talent: Skill Simplification. Spend Simplification En 9.3kReads8.3Score339Shelves
- 162 EN Divine Cultivation System 神级修炼系统 An accident sends Qin Shaofeng, a shut-in, to another world, where he is reborn as the eldest young master of the Qin family in Lanjiang City, Lianyang Kingdom. His cultivation has been crippled? His dantian can’t be repaired? No problem. He has a god-tier cultivation System that can repair even the most severely damaged dantian! With the System at his side, he has endless cultivation techniques at his disposal! The Dharma Ancestor’s Muscle-Tendon Transformation Scripture... The Great Sage Equal 3.2kReads7.7Score368Shelves
- 163 Wuxia: Winning Over the Beauties of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Starting with Caring for Gan Baobao 武侠：从照顾甘宝宝开始拥美天龙 [No System + Constant Growth + play the pig to eat the tiger + Innovative Plot] Young Qin Chuan transmigrates to the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He meets Gan Baobao and obtains a sword manual, then encounters Qin Hongmian at Mount Xuannu and acquires the "Twelve Mysterious Maidens’ Heavenly Refining Art". Later, he meets Duan Bai Feng in Dali, as well as Mu Wanqing and Madam Wang in Jiangnan. He grows close to these women, while repeatedly clashing with the mysterious Tianze Society in a 3kReads5.5Score270Shelves
- 164 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 The Immortal Emperor from a Humble Family 寒门仙帝 A hundred years ago, a humble scholar and successful candidate in the imperial examinations, Lin Jiaping, embarked on the path to immortality. A hundred years later, countless continents float in the Chaos Sea, and rolling waves of sound rise from each one. Immortals roar, gods wail, and heavenly demons weep. The powerful beings all share just one thought: Lin Ping’an must die! 19.9kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
- 166 I Was Hunted to the Ends of the Earth for Being Too Handsome 因为长得太帅，被追杀到天涯海角 Liu Paopao, the Northern Hero, was as famous as Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero, because he had mastered an extremely mysterious and terrifying martial art: the Sky-Splitting Sword. This supernaturally fast sword technique was so swift that it was completely invisible. It also allowed him to launch attacks from the sky, blotting out the heavens and the sun. Using his mind’s eye and sword energy, he could fill his enemies with such intense fear that they were unable to move, leaving them helpless at 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 唐小鸣与叶华传说 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 Tales of the Vast Sea 沧海演义 [Wuxia] [Xianxia] [Historical] [Adventure] [Military] A narrative epic of the jianghu and the imperial court, seen through the growth of an ordinary person, where individual heroism and romanticism intertwine with realism! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Half-Closed Door 半掩门 The Half-Open Door 3kReads—Score100Shelves
- 170 Transmigrate and Begin by Saving Wuxia Heroes 穿越从拯救武侠人物开始 Ye Buluo begins transmigrating in a low-martial world, encountering the people of one world after another. Whether good or evil, they all have their own convictions and virtues. Ye Buluo only hopes to live a life where the wind may blow, but the leaves never fall. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils are relatively straightforward. The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, The Storm Riders, Jade Dynasty, Chines 6.7kReads8.7Score212Shelves
- 171 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Wuxia Crossover: The Jade Prince Jiang Feng 综武：玉郎江枫 A modern soul transmigrates into a world where martial arts realms collide after an accident, taking over the body of the dashing Jiang Feng and inheriting everything that was his. He also gains a quest System: completing its missions earns him rewards, and even missions completed by other people count toward his own progress. With such a powerful cheat at his side, Jiang Feng sets out to live a carefree, unrestrained life in this world of mixed martial arts! 25.6kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves
- 173 The Female Emperor Returns After a Hundred Thousand Lifetimes 十万世女帝归来 “Your Majesty, please accept the worship of all living beings.” Ninety thousand years ago, she was the sovereign of the Nine Heavens, the Azure Firmament Empress. “Good-for-nothing, you don't even deserve to stand here.” Ninety thousand years later, she is a lowborn daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei's household, trampled by all. A karmic destiny disk, memories from a hundred thousand lifetimes of reincarnation, and four “fate attendants” willing to entrust their lives to her. When she once agai 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Destiny as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 丝路玉鉴：李烬宿命之长安卧底 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Fate as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 When the Evening Breeze Rises, Love Runs Deep 晚风起o衍情深 A newly appointed boss and I started off at each other's throats. After a long period of adjustment, we went from colleagues to lovers. After we got married, our life together was so sweet, joyful, and happy. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Li Family Jade Pendant, Key to Hexi 丝路玉鉴：李氏玉坠之河西密钥 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Li Clan's Jade Pendant and the Secret Key to Hexi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 177 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 226Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: The Great Ming Embroidered Guard 笑傲江湖之大明锦衣卫 Jiang Yue transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and into The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a notorious low-ranking officer in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Yet he has a handsome, refined face, and keeps stealing the spotlight from the righteous sects at every turn! This novel follows The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as its main storyline, while bringing together stories from other works set in the same era, such as World's Finest and Changfeng Escort Agency. Characters include Ren Yingying, Yue Ling 3.2kReads6.3Score165Shelves
- 179 Myriad Worlds: Solving the Exquisite Chess Puzzle from the Start 诸天：开局破了珍珑棋局 After transmigrating into the body of a scholar, Chu Jinglong learns that Su Xinghe has set up the Exquisite Chess Formation in the Deaf-Mute Valley ahead. Why bother taking the imperial examinations? Chu Jinglong goes straight to break the formation and receives Wuyazi’s seventy years of true instruction in the Beiming Divine Art. From then on, Shaolin Temple loses an unparalleled genius, while the martial world gains a scholar with deadly hands. The Poison-Handed Scholar breaks through the sha 8.7kReads5.3Score589Shelves
- 180 The Female Leader's Top Ace 女领导的最红强人 While working late one night, I accidentally stumbled upon my female boss’s secret. That earned me her favor, and suddenly I could make things happen with a word. I rose rapidly through the ranks and became her most trusted right-hand man. 4.9kReads6.2Score542Shelves
- 181 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.8kReads5.5Score362Shelves
- 182 The Cold Calamity of Doomsday: The Dragon Source's Flame Rekindles 末日寒劫，龙源火种重燃 I, Xie Yan, am still a good-for-nothing in the eyes of my people, three years into the apocalyptic Cold Calamity on the Dragon Source Continent. The Five Northern Clans marched south and besieged the Hua Clan on the southern bank of the Longjiang River for three years. They swore to wipe out the entire clan and seize the warm lands along the river that the Hua Clan controlled. I was born with a cultivation physique unseen in ten thousand years, but on the day I was born, my mother sealed my spir 32Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 183 The Eighteen Handsome Men of Renxiao 人魈十八俊 The hidden kingdom of Lanzhu, concealed for a thousand years, fell into nationwide panic as its people grew weaker and the future of the nation seemed to have no heirs. The queen was especially worried that the peerless martial art known as the “Eighteen Ancient Palace Forms” would be lost. She therefore issued an edict allowing men and women across the country to freely choose their partners and increase the population. At the same time, she secretly ordered eighteen handsome foreign martial ar 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 The Legend of the Descendants After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 天龙八部之后人传 The martial world is once again swept up in turmoil. Murong Chou, a descendant of the Gusu Murong family, harbors the ambition of restoring the Yan kingdom. He takes You Xiaozhi, who survived certain death, as his master and learns sinister, secret techniques. Wielding the merciless and chilling Guanghan Swordsmanship, he wreaks havoc throughout the martial world. Duan He, the fourth son of Duan Yu of Dali, inherits the Six-Finger Sword and unexpectedly learns the Damo Sword Technique as well. W 1.1kReads—Score115Shelves
- 185 The Secrets of Feng Shui: The Green Crow's Dragon-Seeking Scroll 风水秘术：青乌寻龙卷 The Secret Art of Feng Shui: The Qingwu Dragon-Seeking Scroll 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 From Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils to The Legend of the Condor Heroes: A Century of Heroes 天龙到射雕：百年英雄志 After Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils comes to an end, what new stories will unfold among the characters, martial arts, and legends left behind in the jianghu? What new twists of fate await Shen Yikui, a heaven-blessed prodigy? Read Tomato's latest martial arts masterpiece, the pinnacle of the genre. 2Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 187 Hua Yan, Heaven and Earth 华炎天与地 Huayan Heaven and Earth 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Record of Covering the Heavens 遮天记 This is the world of Tianyuan, where Tianyuan can take the form of all things. Above Tianyuan lies the 'Fate Wheel,' found among those with special bloodlines. Lu An is an abandoned baby, yet he possesses the unprecedented 'Three Fate Wheels'! With holy fire in one hand and ice in the other, his eyes glowing red, he emerges from a slave pit and then rises to command the heavens! 11.4kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
- 189 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 62.6kReads7.9Score6.9kShelves
- 190 The Poison Cauldron 毒鼎 (Not the usual mortal-cultivation story, a schemer, multiple women) By a stroke of luck, Lu Lin, a disciple of the Elixir Pavilion, came across a crooked cauldron. It could make him immune to all poisons, and let him refine every poison into something he could use. From then on, he embarked on the path of poison cultivation. Poison cultivators are a sinister, devious lot, and once Lu Lin entered this path, he went all the way. He cultivated blood vines, blood beasts, and secret blood arts all at 49.3kReads8.3Score7kShelves
- 191 I Really Just Want to Survive: Gou Xiaoqing’s Path to Immortality 我真的只是想活命啊：苟小庆修仙 This is a “cultivation romance wrapped in comedy.” At first, you’ll laugh at Gou Xiaoqing’s cowardice. In the middle, you’ll ache for everything he loses. By the end, Yun Wuyue’s steadfast devotion will move you. This isn’t a feel-good power fantasy that makes you laugh from beginning to end. It’s a story that leaves you remembering “It’s a little salty, but I like it,” “Just right,” and “You have to be afraid to stay alive.” If you want a purely comedic cultivation novel, the first half will sa 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 The Legend of Lu Hua and Hua Fei 吕华与华飞传说 The Legend of Lü Hua and Hua Fei 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 309Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 The Invincible Little Farmer of the Countryside 乡村无敌小农民 Cao Xiaofeng, an orphan from Niuhuang Village, endured endless bullying before going to his grandfather's grave to pour out his heart. His tears fell on a miraculous spirit stone, which granted him extraordinary powers. From then on, his life became a spectacular success! 91Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 195 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 6.4kReads—Score623Shelves
- 196 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Zhao Clan's Spells and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 丝路玉鉴：赵氏符咒之安西秘宝 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Zhao Clan's Talismans and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: The Purple-Scaled Snake Guides the Way 凡心踏仙紫鳞蛇引道 [Mortal’s journey➕no System➕dual cultivation of thunder and gu➕farming and raising gu] A country boy suffers hardship after hardship, then happens upon a thousand-year-old giant serpent by chance. It teaches him a cultivation technique and gives him a priceless treasure, setting him on the path to immortality. Every step tempers his bones; every gu is cultivated with care. Do not assume you were the first to set out; someone else may have left even earlier. Do not blame the road for being rough. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 The Peerless Dao Lord 绝世道君 After seventeen years, Lu Yu finally devoured the Heavenly Emperor’s soul and took a fresh look at the world. Since heaven and earth were remade and spiritual energy returned, countless people had pursued immortality, drawing on fortune to rise above the rest. Gather true qi, and you can split mountains and shatter stone, traveling a thousand miles in a day. Master spells, and you can summon wind and rain, soar through the clouds and mist. A tiger roars through the mountains; a dragon swims in s 7.7kReads8.4Score397Shelves
- 199 The Dream King of the Divine Fantasy Universe, Written by Meng Wang Luchuang 神幻宇宙梦王橹窗著 The universe is vast and boundless, with no distinction between male- and female-oriented fiction, or between gods, immortals, demons, and monsters. Multiple heroines and heroes, both delicate and bold, overwhelmingly sweet or brutally cruel, unconventional and diverse in style: this fantasy epic has it all, a singular work in the literary world. Cloud Dream Celestial Gate + Dreadful Snow Dai + The Unknown Beginning + A Fall into Ten Thousand Calamities + Crouching Dragon Divine Tree + The Realm 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 218Reads7.3Score107Shelves
