Novels like A Fleeting Dream, Crossing West into the Mortal World
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Fleeting Dream, Crossing West into the Mortal World, best match first.
- 1 The Mountains and Rivers Remain, I Journey into the World of Mortal Life 山河如常，赴人间烟火 The mountains and rivers remain, and we journey into the warmth of everyday life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After We Agreed to Date, My Roommate and I Started Falling in Love 和合租室友协议恋爱后 After I Started a Contractual Relationship with My Roommate —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Noodle Shop Downstairs 楼下那家粉面馆 The Noodle Shop Downstairs —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Shunshun Side Story 顺顺外传 Shunshun: An Extra Story —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Handprint, Thursday, and the Knife That Cuts Nothing 手印、星期四与那把不切东西的刀 Hand Signs, Thursday, and the Knife That Won't Cut Anything 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Pool and the Reflections in the Clouds: Let’s Make This More Than a Secret Crush 水池与云影：我们就不止步于暗恋吧 The Pool and the Cloud's Reflection: Let's Make This More Than a Secret Crush 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Qingfeng and Su Nian 清风与苏念 Qing Feng and Su Nian —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 We Just Happened to Live Together 我们只是恰好住在一起 We Just Happen to Live Together —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 On Sunny Days, Sparrows Come Knocking 晴天会有麻雀来敲门 On sunny days, sparrows come to knock on the door —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Li Ang and Zhang Lei 李昂和张磊 Li Ang and Zhang Lei —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Transmigrated into Ma Xiaotiao and Drove the Whole School Crazy 穿越马小跳，全校被我整麻了 (A new author and a new book) [Handcrafted from scratch] [Lighthearted comedy] [Everyday school life] [Goofy male lead] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] (He pulls one over on Tang Yin and the others) Wu Xiaonan never dreamed that an illustration of the Great Fortune in an old book would make him transmigrate. He transmigrates into the world of the mischievous Ma Xiaotiao. His deskmate Lu Manman's Death Note, the Four Heavenly Kings constantly cooking up new antics, Ding Wentao abandoning writing 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Winter Snow Waltz of Love and Faith 光明的信仰冬雪恋舞曲 Many years ago, the Origin Source of the Qiguang Universe suddenly fell. The entire Qiguang Universe was thrown into turmoil, and the so-called Origin inheritance was split into several parts. Qiguang, a girl adopted by Guiyuan and named after the universe, possessed one part of the inheritance. Thus began her thousand-year journey in search of the light. Within the universe, other lightseekers (prospective Origin successors who possess an Origin inheritance) watched her covetously. Beyond it, o 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Matchmaking Immortal Grandpa Brought Together 66 Couples, but 48 of Them Died? 九仙爷撮合66对，死了48对？ [Mystery-solving on the side, comedy at the heart, lighthearted fun, and saving each other] "Jiu Niang, I don't want a materialistic woman who starts by talking terms!" Lin Jiu Si: "Then what should we talk about? How good you are at needlework?" "Jiu Niang, I want a traditional woman who'll share my hardships!" Lin Jiu Si: "Then you'd better go look in the village!" "Jiu Niang, I like fair-skinned women!" Lin Jiu Si: "What, are you hoping to have a panda cub so the country will raise it for you 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Nothing Much Today: Zhou Yuan and Su Wan 今日无事，周远和苏晚 Multiverse theory. Zhou Yuan's character is modeled on Shen Congwen, while Su Wan's is modeled on Lin Huiyin. Most of Volumes One through Four are short stories, while Volume Five is a full-length novel about events in a parallel universe. 1Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 15 Mimi Here, I Found a God with a Soft Heart 咪咪我啊遇到心软的神了 Nan Yi wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from a scruffy little country bumpkin in the year 2000 into a shabby gray tabby cat in 2026. First, children at a construction site chase him around and bully him. Then a vicious dog in the park steals his nest. He is so pitiful he cannot even get a decent meal. With nowhere else to turn, he fixes his eyes on Ning Shiyan, who happens to be passing by. The man has cool, refined features and a handsome face, and looks like a proper gentlema 947Reads—Score155Shelves
- 16 A Fragrance as Evidence 暗香为证 [Historical mystery + star-crossed love + marriage by contract] A bloodstained jade pendant convinces him that she is the murderer of his younger sister. An investigation with their lives on the line uncovers layer upon layer of scheming in the imperial harem and at court. When the truth finally comes to light, the most painful thing was never revenge, but the truth itself. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 I Became an Anomaly in the Universe 我在宇宙当异常 [Sci-Fi] [Space Opera] [Hardcore Slow Burn] [No System] [No Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] [Bounty Hunters] [Dark Humor] Drake, a modern college student, transmigrates to an unfamiliar universe and is sold into a scam compound. After escaping, he becomes a bounty hunter. One day, he takes on a mysterious bounty that changes his life forever. A sword with no known name, and a conspiracy spanning countless eons. It changes his life forever. What kind of mighty waves can an ordinary person stir up am 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Unbelievable! I Fulfill the Dead's Last Wishes and Inherit Their Skills 离谱！帮逝者圆梦，继承一身技艺 On my first day working at a funeral home, the moment I touched the body of top-tier star Song Ran, a man's voice exploded in my head: "You were so off-key you might as well have been singing on the other side of the world. With skills like yours, you think you're qualified to prepare my body?" Song Ran was dead. But his consciousness remained in my mind. A socially anxious mortician and a sharp-tongued top-tier star were forced to become partners. Whenever I touched a deceased person, I cou 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Best of the Best 上上 Every last one of them is evil! There is no genuine affection, only the most real of interests. As Chu Hongwei watched the book that had appeared out of thin air in his room, he discovered a way to gain supernatural powers. With fate on his side, he stirred up a storm in the world. He thought himself heaven’s chosen one, only to find that everything had been a lie, and that in the end he had paved the way for someone else. If he could start over, what would he do? A beast bearing a soul snarls s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Cultivating the Path of Defiance 修逆道 Snow in the height of summer nearly wiped out this little village. Amid the wailing, he escaped with his life. He no longer wants to mourn. He wants others to mourn, too! Heaven and earth show no mercy, treating all things like straw dogs. Then he will make even Heaven and Earth into fish on the chopping block. He will tread on the Way of Heaven and correct its mistakes. Cultivation? Immortality? Martial arts? Something else? He only wants to set right the upside-down Way of Heaven... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Private Thoughts Across the Screen 屏幕两端的私心 A casual post on social media brings sensitive teacher Xu Nian into contact with three white-coated doctors, each with a completely different personality. An old love, a crush from behind a screen, and a silent protector: little by little, she realizes they don’t have to become lovers. Just chatting is healing enough. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Transmigrating into Boonie Bears: A Bear for Every Year 穿到熊出没之年年有熊这件事 Chen Ping transmigrated. Where to? Anyway, not somewhere in China. You can treat this as a bonus chapter. It's just a tiny bit long. (glances away) One update every Saturday. Coming-of-age | Transmigration | Spans a long period of time | A little angst, but bearable First person Dedicated to all the Bear fans! (｡>∀<｡) 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 After-Sales Service for a Life Gone Wrong 烂尾人生的售后服务 After-Sales Service for a Life Gone Wrong —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 She Said: Let's Not Fall in Love Again in the Next Life 她说：来世别再相恋 No System! No transmigration! No rebirth! An ordinary young man with extraordinary strength! He takes down a bunch of superpowered immortals through sheer muscle! So satisfying! A hitman-turned-novelist leads a lovable male idol and an incredibly cool female police officer in a fight against a mysterious organization that uses supernatural powers to threaten society, all to rescue the angelic little girl they brought back from Siberia. This is the essence of all the storytelling power I've built 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Formatted City: Starting With a Stray Dog 格式化都市：从一只土狗开始 In this age of overwhelming data, no one noticed the stray dog crouching in a corner of the urban village. It doesn't bark or cause trouble. It doesn't even eat leftovers. It just “listens.” It listens to the hum of electricity running through the cables, the sigh of server fans, and every byte collapsing in this forest of steel. Urban cultivation? No. This is my single-player game. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Age of Evof 埃沃夫纪元 [A few things to know first: This is not a wish-fulfillment story. There are no formulas, harem, or System, and the protagonist isn't invincible. If that bothers you, don't read.] I can barely remember when it began. A virus called “Evof” swept across everything, and the United Nations Central Science Council designated this era the “Tombstone Epoch.” All kinds of desperate survival plans emerged. Who knows how long later, the protagonist, Zhou Ang, awakens from a “capsule” hibernation pod. Carr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Rebellious Prodigy: The Invincible Little Miracle Doctor of the City 逆天萌娃：都市无敌小神医 (No transmigration, no rebirth, no power fantasy...) An adorable orphan, and a mysterious treasure. Dou Dou lost both his parents before he was even ten. One day, he accidentally found a pebble. It turned out to be a magical divine stone secretly given to him by Zi Ling, the mountain god's youngest daughter. From then on, Dou Dou's fate changed completely. From a poor child who suffered endless abuse, he blossomed step by step, eventually becoming a famous little miracle doctor in the countrysid 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Fate-Reversing Gu 逆命之蛊 This is a world of raising, controlling, and refining spirit insects. After time turns back six hundred years, Bai Zigu returns to the turning point of his fate. The road ahead is full of danger, and every step is fraught with peril. “Through winter and summer, six hundred years reversed, I swear to protect my kin and quell demons. Dark currents stir, the journey is perilous. Let us see what calamity lies within the secret of reincarnation.” Note: This book is entirely fictional. Please do not 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Eternal Azure Sea 万古沧溟 Dear readers, wait up! Since you're already here, why not try reading a few chapters and see how you like it? A friendly reminder: this novel has no System and is Xuanhuan and Cultivation. In ancient times, there was the Canglan Water Realm, which governed the world's waterways and maintained the cycle of life and death. The gods of the Divine Realm also each established their own immortal sects. But ten thousand years ago, the Water God sacrificed himself to seal the Source of Corruption and fe 902Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The System Is Online? What About My Time-Stop Ability? 系统上线？那我的时停神通咋办？ Urban fantasy + the Myriad Worlds + laugh-out-loud twists + scheming troublemaker + satisfying power-up Also known as Stopped Time? No, You Don’t Need It Anymore! and After the System Sealed My Time-Stop Ability, I Could Only Get Stronger by Stirring Things Up Ever since Qin Shi became an orphan, he had possessed the ability to stop time. It only lasted 60 seconds, but it was enough to ensure that he never lost a group fight, occasionally sneak a peek during exams, rake in money at the casino, a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Saving a Girl in the Great Voyage for All 我在全民大航海中拯救少女 [Invincible protagonist] [Veteran guides rookie] [Global] [Comedy] [Monsters] Lin Xiao arrived decades ago in a world that was almost entirely ocean. Invincible, he eventually got fed up with the unscrupulous Sea God exploiting him and retired to open a tavern. Then one day, his good neighbor, William the octopus, brought him some newcomers who had transmigrated... “Wait, you all transmigrated?” “Why does everyone have a System except me?” “Blah blah blah. I can’t understand you. Go tell it to m 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Undergraduate Bros: Your Demon King Protector Has Arrived 本科兄弟：你们的魔王护来了 When universities open, chaos reigns: Food deliveries are stolen, thuggish young men sexually harass people, and spoiled kids scream and shout in the library... Students from 985 and 211 universities are at their wits’ end. Just then, Su Yu steps forward with the students from his college. “They bully you because you’re cultured undergrads. Let them try that at our vocational college!” Now approaching you are: Twin brothers from a family where everyone else is honored as a martyr, but their fami 12.7kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
- 33 The Moonlit Beauty Is Always Coveted 月亮美人总被觊觎 [Irresponsible 1 x Aloof Beauty 0] [Two Male Leads! Older Man and Younger Man! Both Strong!] Ximen Changge, the most gifted young man of the Ximen clan, is exceptionally talented, cool, and otherworldly. Ji Chen, the son of the Star Palace's master, is carefree and does whatever he pleases. The two first met as boys at Y Rui Palace. Ji Chen's first impression of Ximen Changge: "What a dull, stuffy guy!" Ximen Changge's first impression of Ji Chen: "Loud, unruly, and impossible to reason with!" . 55Reads—Score219Shelves
- 34 Possessing a Haunted Apartment, I Livestream Scaring the Entire Internet 附身凶楼，我直播恐吓全网 [Livestreaming to Stay Alive] [Building Incarnation] [Turning the Tables with Pranks] [Influencer Feuds] [Urban Supernatural] When other people transmigrate, they become emperors or tycoons. Wu Shen, though, transmigrates into an abandoned building. The good news is that he can control all the facilities inside the building. The bad news is that all he can control are the facilities inside the building. To keep living, he unlocks a livestreamed exploration feature. He gathers energy from his vie 467Reads5.5Score103Shelves
- 35 I Entered an Infinite-Dimensional World and Became a Weapon 进入无限空间的我变成了武器 [Original Instance] Also known as Bound to Me, You Can't Lose How a Proper Spirit Artifact Tricks People into Working for Him Qi Ling may have been born under an unlucky star. First, a truck hit him and sent him to a parallel world. He had barely opened his eyes in his new world, and hadn't even had time to celebrate, when another “fateful” truck sent him into an infinite space that had just started up as a business. As a veteran newbie, he got one chance to draw a prize and, with incredible luc 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Double Ice Cream 双冰淇淋 He waited three years for her, but when they reunited, she said, “Who are you? I don’t know you.” She had lost her memory. She forgot him, forgot the nickname “Ice Cream,” and forgot everything they had shared. He was Hu Mingle, a devoted and obsessive man. He spent the night writing her name over and over and sticking it all over a tree, only for her to coldly say, “That’s so childish.” The colder she was, the harder he pursued her. He carved wooden figures, hauled water to block her way, an 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Shipping Couples on a Dating Show 在恋综里磕cp [Love at First Sight + Secret Crush + Dating Show + Livestream + Mutual Pining] [Romance-Loving Female Streamer & Slightly Socially Anxious Comic Artist] A lighthearted, everyday romance featuring several couples. If this sounds like your kind of story, come give it a try. Thank you! While paying a visit to a temple, she accidentally opened the donation box. Oh no, had she just taken a bite out of Buddha's cake?! She thought Buddha would punish her for the disturbance, but was told it was a s 279Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A New Tale of Journey to the West 新说西游 An adaptation of Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West. Journey to the West, Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong, Handsome Monkey King, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, Patriarch Bodhi, Tathagata Buddha, Jade Emperor, Taishang Laojun, Guanyin Bodhisattva Sun Wukong in the Celestial Palace Imprisoned beneath Five Elements Mountain Rescued by Tang Sanzang The Golden Cicada is banished Born from an egg, nearly killed Abandoned by the river at the full moon The difficult quest to find his family and avenge hi 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Journey to the West Inn: Only the Departing Find Passage 西游客栈：只渡不归客 My name is Si Daming. I opened an inn in the cracks between the Three Realms. It only takes in the souls of the dead from Journey to the West. This inn is mine, and what I say goes. Whether you’re a demon, a devil, or the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, once you step through this door, you follow my rules. Most of them arrive carrying resentment, hatred, and regrets, But I only do three things: serve tea, listen to their stories, and then… tell them the truth. Don’t use the Journey to the West you k —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Not Enough Time to Confess 时间不够告白 Lin Chuxie finds a dusty old diary in a shabby rental apartment. Using a QQ number, she unexpectedly gets to know Song Shenghan, who lives a thousand miles away. Lin Chuxie never imagined that a stranger a thousand miles away could heal the dark, suffocating world of her eighteenth year. They share their innermost thoughts through a screen, healing one another across mountains and seas, and quietly fall for each other in a time no one else knows about. In this vast sea of people, to meet among m 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Love for Purple Baby's Breath 爱给紫色满天星 A wish that went completely wrong somehow led me into the one-of-a-kind tenderness of Wen Ziqian. He wears soft purple hoodies and is quiet and aloof, the unattainable dream boy everyone else can only admire from afar. He ignores everyone’s advances, but gives all his affection to me. He gives me the desserts girls bring him, and, wanting to protect me with his jealous little schemes, creates a special prize so I’m the only one who can win. He helps my mom get her flower shop back on its feet, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 An Arranged Marriage Is Fine, but My Career Comes First 联姻无妨，事业为王 [Business Marriage + Married First, Love Later + Equally Matched + One-Sided Love + 1v1, Both Pure] A calm, sharp-minded career woman CEO vs. a scheming, devoted tycoon with a surprising side After an upheaval, Xu Yiyao is transferred back to a headquarters beset by internal and external troubles. The deal they had already agreed on now comes with an extra condition? “I want you to marry me.” “Fine. I accept.” Xu Yiyao can’t marry whoever she wants. Her marriage has to benefit her family, so an 755Reads—Score101Shelves
- 43 Fantasy Getaway 幻游假期 [Male-male leads + interstellar adventure + beastfolk] (For those who want to skip straight to the romance, start at Chapter 20) Yan Yushao: A top student with strong leadership skills. He likes Sui Yanqing, and after they get together, he becomes increasingly prone to jealousy. Sui Yanqing: A little introverted but calm under pressure, he perfectly complements Yan Yushao. Guan Xin: Loves studying and reading, with the air of a literary scholar. Peng Shang: Strong and fit, with years of martial 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Infinite Flow: Big Shot, Please Act Like a Human 无限流：大佬求求你干点人事吧 [No Female Lead + Mild Horror + Comedy + Power Fantasy] When night falls, an unfamiliar world instantly becomes a strange forbidden zone where no living person should venture. Lu Qiguang discovers that he has been drawn into a deadly survival game. Here, day and night are cleaved into two entirely different worlds: daytime seems normal, while nighttime becomes a terrifying hunting ground governed by strict rules. Even more despairing, this cursed space is teeming with indescribable monsters and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Origin’s Dominant Path: The Eternal Holy Throne 起源霸途：永恒的神圣王座 Lin Yu was once nothing more than a fallen noble, abandoned by his family. Then an accident granted him a blessing from an evil god. He could control blood, devour flesh, strengthen himself, and even corrupt other living beings, driving them into madness and turning them into monsters. In this world, which had been locked in a war against the Fallen Gods for tens of thousands of years, the revelation of such power should have earned him a trial by the Holy Church. But when Lin Yu was actually dr 82Reads—Score181Shelves
- 46 Transmigrate Into a Pathetic Starlet, and My Courage Explodes 穿成窝囊废女明星，直接勇气大爆发 Transmigrating as a spineless actress, she unleashes a burst of courage right away 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Assassin's Creed: The Starved 刺客信条：饿殍 (The first half of this book reimagines The Plague of the Late Ming: A Thousand-Mile Journey through the lens of the Assassin's Creed universe. After that, it will move into an original story, with some elements from The Lament of the Wild Geese woven in. As for whether the ending will be HE or BD... I'll leave that for you, dear readers, to decide :)) The land lies shattered, famine victims litter the fields. We till the soil in darkness and serve the light. Gao Liang and Man Sui travel a thous 359Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 There Are Treasures in the Human World 人间有器 Hope, compassion, benevolence, life, courage, protection, judgment, tolerance... Are these the laws of Heaven, or the order of humanity? Heaven's laws are constant, while humanity's order is flawed, in a society where everyone has selfish desires. If one day Heaven's laws were to judge the order of the human world, would you, an ordinary person wielding a divine artifact, look out only for yourself or stand against Heaven? And all for the sake of the very ordinary people who are just like you. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Wind, Ink, Clouds, and Qiao 风墨云乔 [Cold, sharp-tongued hero vs. cheerful, level-headed heroine] In a world at war among five kingdoms, the Xia family has four sons. People say they are all of mediocre talent? She is an invisible ghost. Trapped in the Xia manor with no way out, she spends her days watching them, living like a running commentary on their lives. Oh, come on! Take a good look. How are these four ordinary? One is as gentle as jade, another as proud as frost. One stands straight as a peak, another is as free and spi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Letter from the Living, Sent to the Underworld 人间信，送黄泉 A letter from the Yellow Springs, a lone green lamp sinking into the River of Forgetfulness. Through the long, slow night and the vast ancient underworld, Fang Yan becomes a one-of-a-kind messenger. But the letters he delivers seem not to be meant for the living. Though words may be heartless and life and death may divide us, letters preserve the feelings people have for one another, regardless of whether they live or die. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
