Novels like What Is the Dao?
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- 101 Heshen: Master of Power 和珅：权力的玩家 As a miniature reflection of the power structure during the Qianlong era, Heshen's life was forever entangled in the shadow of absolute imperial authority and the deep-rooted ills of the bureaucracy. From a penniless orphan living under another's roof in Lvrou Hutong to rising to the center of power through his gift for languages and financial acumen, his ascent was shaped by both the banner system and the emperor's political machinations. He was once a capable official who cleaned up the Minist 5.2kReads8.7Score418Shelves
- 102 Xuanhuan: The Stronger My Foes, the Stronger I Become, with No Limit to My Cultivation 玄幻：遇强则强，我的修为无上限 [Invincible Protagonist] [Lie Flat, No Rat Race] [Wacky Comedy] [No Female Lead] [Harem Fans Beware]… Ye Junlin, who has a System that makes him stronger whenever he faces a stronger opponent and is on the verge of dying of old age, begins his cheat-fueled journey to unlimited cultivation. Immortal Emperors? Sages? The Heavenly Dao? All of you, step aside! On top of that, he takes several disciples. His eldest disciple is the leader of a demonic cult, ruthless and treacherous, with a rebell 32.2kReads8.4Score4.2kShelves
- 103 Yunhua's Memories 2 云华忆2 Memories of Yunhua 2 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 The Tale of Yun Yao 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣 This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun. 20.4kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
- 106 If You Don't Understand, Don't Talk Nonsense: This Isn't a Mixed Spiritual Root 不懂别乱说，我这不是杂灵根 Xiao Yun transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, convinced that as someone from another world, he must have extraordinary talent. But the test reveals he has a mixed spirit root! He is even rejected as a servant disciple. With no one else willing to take him in, the senior sister of Little Bamboo Peak gives him a home. That very day, he completes the Qi Refining stage, and masters every cultivation technique as soon as he learns it... At the Seven Peaks Tournament six months later, the 42.2kReads7.6Score4.2kShelves
- 107 I’m Only in the God Transformation Stage. Is It Really Appropriate for Me to Take the College Entrance Exam? 我一个化神期，参加高考合理吧？ [Ding! You killed a mutated wild rabbit. Points +3.] [Ding! You killed a first-rank demon beast, the Boar King. Points +20.] [Ding! You killed a second-rank demon beast, the Hyena Queen. Points +50.] Yang Fan transmigrates into a world where spiritual qi has revived and monsters and demons run rampant. From the start, he is the top student at Mengxi High School, but tests show he has no spiritual root, making him a laughingstock throughout the school. He thinks his life is over, but unexpectedly 27.6kReads8.1Score3.5kShelves
- 108 I Have a Pagoda That Buries Immortals, Gods, and All the Myriad Worlds 吾有一塔，葬仙，葬神，葬诸天 [Work by a renowned author + invincible protagonist + thrilling power fantasy + highly recommended] In the eternal river of time stood the supreme treasure, the Heaven-Burying Tower. It had once buried the heavens of ages past and imprisoned the strongest beings of every era. Among them was the Sword Demon, whose swordsmanship had dominated an entire age. The Taixu Alchemy Saint, the greatest alchemist of all time. The Emperor of Refining, who could temper all things in heaven and earth into art 119.5kReads8.8Score11kShelves
- 109 EN After the Empress Divorced Me, I Walked Away with a Millionfold Cultivation Boost 被女帝离婚后，我分走百万倍修为 After proving his Dao through killing and becoming invincible, Lu Qing’an grew tired of endless slaughter and wanted a steady life. He left the Demon Realm, concealed his identity as the Demon Emperor, and became Dao companions with the woman he loved. A thousand years passed. They had two daughters and a son, and lived happily together. Even though he had a divorce System that promised to boost his cultivation a millionfold if he divorced his wife, he paid it no mind. As he put it, he was alrea 200.9kReads8.7Score25.5kShelves
- 110 EN Ascension Record of a Hundred Refinements 百炼飞升录 He was an ordinary boy from a mountain village until he accidentally ate an unknown vermilion fruit and embarked on the path of cultivation. Starting out as a weapon refiner and relying on his talent for crafting talismans, he ventured alone through the perilous world of immortal cultivation. Just as his cultivation was advancing smoothly and success seemed within reach, an unexpected change came over him. Was it a blessing or a curse? 11.7kReads8.7Score438Shelves
- 111 Two-Faced Cultivation: A Dog in Public, a Ruthless Fiend in Private 双面修仙：人前老狗，人后狠人 [Longevity] + [Cautious cultivation] + [Mortal's journey] + [Transmigrated in body] + [No romance] + [Not celibate] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No self-sacrificing saint] (Fights between any two characters will generally last no more than one chapter. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy. Follow an ordinary man's journey to becoming the ultimate survivor. If that's not for you, don't read.) Lin Xiao transmigrates to another world for reasons unknown. Enjoy wealth and luxury? Surround himself w 20.1kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 112 Hongmeng Pill God: From Good-for-Nothing to a Big Shot in the Immortal Realm 鸿蒙丹神：从废柴到仙界扛把子 The supreme alchemist of his previous life, reborn as a good-for-nothing playboy? Xiao Jinran starts from the very hardest difficulty, yet casually revises pill recipes, refines pills with his bare hands, and face-slaps the entire city! His family looks down on him? One slap sends them flying! The Pill God Sect tries to suppress him? He turns around and refines a Primordial Chaos Pill, bringing down heavenly tribulation from the highest skies! From Qingyang City to the pinnacle of the immortal r 689Reads6.4Score104Shelves
- 113 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66kReads8.6Score5kShelves
- 114 Undercover: Lost in the Shadows 潜伏:暗影迷途 While searching for his missing older sister, Chen Feng is silenced by those who want him dead. Reborn for reasons he cannot explain, he finds himself with an extraordinary range of abilities: medicine, mystic arts, feng shui, face reading... Even his luck with women takes a strange turn. By chance, Chen Feng saves a powerful underworld woman. To find his sister, he uses her trust to infiltrate a deeply concealed criminal organization. Circumstances force him to climb its ranks, step by step, un 2.4kReads7.0Score275Shelves
- 115 The Witch Initiated Me from the Start, So I Applied to Become Her Cultivation Cauldron 开局被魔女开光，我申请成为炉鼎 A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11.5kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 116 Transmigrate to Another World and Start as a Mountain God 穿越异世从山神做起 [Lighthearted and fun] [An otherworldly system of immortals and gods] [The protagonist becomes a mountain god, but is more human than divine. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] [No female lead] Li Yuan is the disgrace of transmigrators. While everyone else transmigrates as a live-in son-in-law, an invincible agent, or an almighty emperor, he transmigrates into a rock and spends several thousand years on a mountain. Until one day... A golden book descends from the heavens, and Li Yuan becomes 41.8kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
- 117 The Countryside Miracle Doctor: The City's Only Cultivator 乡村神医。都市唯一修真者 [Multiple Heroines] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Journeys Across Multiple Worlds] "This time, I'm not asking for a son. I'm asking for you!" His stunningly beautiful boss showed up at his door with all her assets in tow. After Chen Yang brought his drunk boss home, he never expected her to keep him by her side. A few days later, her ex-husband tried to kill him, and he fell off a cliff. He miraculously survived and obtained an ancient legacy of medicine and martial arts in a cave. The Qinglan jade p 46.7kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
- 118 The Marquis Is Unworthy; After Our Divorce, I Became Richer Than a Nation 侯主不贤，和离后我富可敌国 The Marquis Is Incompetent. After Our Divorce, I Became Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 Heavenly Dao Overlord Body Art 天道霸体诀 [Traditional xuanhuan + no System + passionate power progression] On the Eternal Continent, strength rules. Martial artists soar through the skies and burrow beneath the earth, strike across the nine heavens, seize stars and pluck the moon, and stand above all who came before and after. Born into humble circumstances, Ye Qing had his rare Dragon Martial Vein stolen. But what seemed like a misfortune turned into a blessing: he awakened the supreme Martial Vein, unrivaled throughout history, and b 20.7kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
- 120 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 How Can I Cultivate Without Cheats? 不开挂我修什么仙 [Signed for publication] [Two male leads + cultivation + ensemble cast + equally matched leads + transmigrate into a book + hilarious, passionate wish-fulfillment story] A goofy, flashy show-off who always has a trick up his sleeve, 0 × the cultivation world's number-one prodigy, a cold-faced, adorable natural-born airhead, 1 Unconventionally handsome 0 and beautiful 1, mutual devotion, powerful leads, and a protagonist team with cheat abilities who never have to suffer Xie Weixing was an FPS ( 314.6kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
- 122 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载，商界弃子强势归来 Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Don't Panic, Wife. I Have a Tiny Bit of Cultivation! 娘子莫慌，其实我有亿点点修为！ [System + Sign-In + Lying Low + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Leveling up and development] The protagonist, Xiao Fan, was an ordinary Chinese literature graduate who had just left university. His soul transmigrated into the body of a baby who had just died in another world. He became a scholar at thirteen, passed the provincial examination at sixteen, and earned the rank of tribute scholar at seventeen. Then the crown prince selected him to be his study companion. The crown prince, Qin Xuan, w 43.6kReads8.9Score46.7kShelves
- 124 Heaven-Slaying Blade 斩天刀 [High-octane action + ruthless killing + devour everything + invincible blade mastery] Awaken an Overlord Physique from the start, capable of devouring anything! With the Great Desolate Cauldron in hand, refine your enemies in an instant! The vast land becomes a furnace, even absorbing the heavenly tribulations! Absorb, absorb, absorb! Devour, devour, devour! Whoever wins is the one in the right! 26kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
- 125 Urban Cultivation: Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain 都市修仙：下山无敌万万年 [Urban Cultivation + Swordsmanship + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite-Level] Before he turned eighteen, he never wanted for food or clothing. After he turned eighteen, he went hungry nine days out of every three. “Xiao Chen was abducted by a blind Taoist priest and taken to a remote mountain to cultivate immortality for eight years!” Eight years later, he descended the mountain on his sword, and his path to invincibility officially began… Heaven and earth are impartial 20.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves
- 126 Sharp-Tongued and Trouble-Seeking, the Saintess Turns the Cultivation World Upside Down 嘴贱手又欠，圣女她撩翻修仙界 She has a sharp tongue, sticky fingers, and a weakness for handsome men... After Yu Xiaoxiao was killed with a single stab, she transmigrated to the world of cultivation and embarked on a strange and hilarious journey to immortality. There were plenty of handsome men in the cultivation world, and every one of them was exactly her type... Yu Xiaoxiao was in heaven. She happily cultivated and happily admired the handsome men... Most of the time, she couldn't resist flirting with them a little, too 13.5kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
- 127 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 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
- 130 I Am the Evil God, and This World Will Treat Me as a Forbidden Taboo for All Eternity 吾为邪神，此世当做万古禁忌 “I want you to cast aside every last bit of kindness and sink completely into the swamp of evil!” Amid a field of ruins, a boy reborn from death, a coffin bearer above the stars, a supreme body of gods and demons! A strange mask of gods and demons, a mysterious broken black sword, a person reborn with a burden of sin! Only after enduring every evil the world has to offer does one realize how many sinners there are! After countless trials, the boy takes up his sword, sees through the mortal world 3.8kReads9.0Score311Shelves
- 131 The World of Dao 道界天下 A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 38kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
- 132 My Senior Brother the Villain Is Unreliable, So I'd Better Rely on Myself 反派师兄不靠谱我还是自强不息吧 [A little silly, a little funny, a little too mischievous. If you want serious cultivation fiction, don’t read this] Chu Ge wakes up one day as a cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. In the early stages, when the heroine has no spirit stones, the cannon-fodder villainess becomes her walking cash pouch. In the middle, when the heroine’s spiritual root is damaged, the cannon fodder is made to give hers up. Later, when the heroine is targeted for assassination, the cannon fodder becomes 3.7kReads8.9Score457Shelves
- 133 Treading the Heavens to Become a God 踏天封神 [A pure ensemble-cast story, written entirely by hand. Aside from the first chapter, which has a lot of filler to set things up, the rest is absolutely exciting. If you don’t like it, feel free to criticize me.] “When the primordial chaos was divided, three great beings appeared between heaven and earth: humans, ferocious beasts, and demons. Humans developed intelligence early, but their bodies were frail, leaving them at the bottom of the pecking order. Ferocious beasts were unenlightened, bu 813Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Speedrunning Immortality: I Have the Great Dao’s Word List 速通修仙：我有大道词条 [Super Genius + Comedy + Cultivation + Traits + Witty + Decisive] Chen Fan transmigrates to a world of cultivation, accompanied by a highly intelligent donkey, and obtains a ridiculous trait System. From then on, eighty million stars blaze across the heavens, while he shoulders the sorrows of ages past and present! [Never Come Back Empty-Handed While Fishing: You always catch something] One cast of the net brings up a Nine-Orifice Golden Core? The undying bones of a demonic giant? A nail-headed 19.7kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 135 Cultivation 修仙 A story of ordinary mortals, with no System, no harem, and no transmigration. The cultivation stages are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… A young boy shoulders the burden of supporting his family. While gathering herbs, he accidentally falls off a cliff. At the crucial moment, a mysterious pearl appears, turning disaster into fortune and leading him into the world of cultivation. He takes one step at a time on the path to immortality, living freely and at ease. 35.8kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
- 136 Hehuan Sect: Deep Blue Lets Me Add Points Until I Become the Demonic Path's Leader 合欢宗：深蓝加点被逼成魔道魁首 Everyone condemns those who practice the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art as depraved and lecherous. But no one knows that I was born less gifted than others, and can only sustain my life through the union of yin and yang. As a disciple of the Hehuan Hall of the Hehuan Sect, I awakened a Deep Blue enhancement panel. The righteous sects close in, my fellow disciples turn on one another, and the ambitious Gu Yue Fang Yuan waits for his chance to strike. To find a chance at survival, I travel far to Q 1.2kReads—Score211Shelves
- 137 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
- 138 The Sacred Emperor of Life and Death 生死圣皇 In the seventeenth year of the Tianwu Era, Sword Emperor Ren Xiaoyao, one of the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, fell in the Heavenly Demon Mountains. A hundred years later, a young man named Lu Chen emerged from the small city of Tianyuan and embarked on an invincible journey of cultivation. 144.2kReads9.0Score10kShelves
- 139 The Hero on the Left, the Sword on the Right 侠左，剑右 [Passion, strategy, and chivalry] In Great Chu, there was a town called Shili. Shili Town had a cripple named Lu Tianming. Since he pushed a little cart around the streets every day, writing letters home for people, the townsfolk liked to call him Scholar. One day, the top fighter in Shili Town died. Scholar reported it to the authorities, only to get caught up in a power struggle with undercurrents running deep. After that, a Sword God appeared in Shili Town. No one knew who he was. They only k 36.6kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
- 140 King of Eternity 万古之王 Ye Wushuang, the young master of a fallen family, was married into his bride’s family. On his wedding night, he was framed for making advances on his sister-in-law and died with hatred in his heart. At the moment of his death, he merged with the memories of his previous life as a Heavenly Emperor and fully awakened. His old enemies now sit securely at the very peak of the heavenly realm. His former disciples have become peerless powerhouses. The women he once loved still wait eagerly for his ret 123.7kReads9.1Score8.9kShelves
- 141 Archaic God Venerable 太古神尊 Three thousand years ago, Ye Feng, Crown Prince of the Creation Divine Dynasty, was unable to cultivate because he was cursed. When foreign enemies invaded and the dynasty fell, he was powerless to resist and was killed in humiliation. Three thousand years later, the world has changed beyond recognition. His former enemies now stand high above the world like gods, while Crown Prince Ye Feng has unexpectedly revived. Awakening a divine bloodline and breaking the curse, he begins a path of frenzie 83.5kReads9.0Score26.3kShelves
- 142 Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor 吞天妖帝 [Red Fruit Short Drama: Dark Style, Watch The Little Cultivator Monster Season 1 Fun Style, Watch The Little Cultivator Monster: Mo Fan's Story, Live Action [Monsters Cultivating the Dao] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Unconventional Xianxia] The same xianxia, a different story. A little monster refuses to settle for an ordinary life. Even a toad can dream of swallowing the sky! This is the story of a little monster who refuses to be ordinary and rises against all odds. Mo Fan was reborn, only to beco 129.9kReads8.7Score15.4kShelves
- 143 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
- 144 After I Cured My Senior Sister's Poison, She Wanted to Become My Dao Companion 帮师姐解毒后她竟想做我的道侣 [One Heroine] [Two Strong Leads, Both Devoted] [Lots of Heroine Scenes] [Sweet Everyday Interactions] [Gradual Romance] Chen Hao transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation with an incomplete spiritual root. Assigned to the menial workers' quarters of the Wandao Sect, he is bullied by everyone. Fortunately, his System activates and repairs his spiritual root, finally setting him on the path to immortality. One day, Luo Fanshuang, the sect's aloof and otherworldly senior sister and a Golden 4.1kReads8.1Score477Shelves
- 145 EN Building the Qingyun Immortal Sect, With an Emperor Ancestor Arriving from the Start 打造青云仙宗，开局大帝老祖降临 The hit short drama based on Who Dares Invade My Qingyun Sect is now streaming on Hongguo. Be sure to search for it by name! [Invincible + sect building + taking disciples + nonstop thrills + summoning + no female lead + straight to the action] With no one to support my lofty ambitions, I'll climb the mountain and establish an imperial sect myself! This novel is also known as: “Everyone in and around our sect is a Great Emperor. How will you respond?” “The path to immortality is hard? What's wit 25.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 146 A Mortal Asks the Heavens: I Wish to Become an Immortal 凡人问天我欲成仙 [Traditional fantasy] [No System] Her parents disappeared, and her village was slaughtered. The boy was taken in by an immortal sect out of pity, but his useless spiritual roots earned him nothing but scorn. Even his master was mocked for accepting him. His master gave him a tattered book and told him it was an ancient secret scroll. But word of his useless reputation spread, and he endured humiliation wherever he went. One day, he happened to return home and discovered that the mysterious littl 38.3kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
- 147 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 82.9kReads8.6Score10.1kShelves
- 148 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 12.5kReads8.2Score946Shelves
- 149 The Wind Rises Among the Clouds 风从云间起 #CultivationNovel #RebornWebNovel #Multi-HeroinesCultivation #MustReadForReadersInASlump #High-RatedWebNovel #XianxiaRecommendations #ComebackPowerTrip Reborn cultivation | Rise against the odds across the heavens | A cast of stunning heroines | Mutual salvation | Hero protects beauties | Classic xianxia | Pure power fantasy with no tired formulas Highly recommended reborn xianxia | An exhilarating read! In his past life, the solitary immortal had no attachments. In this life, he devotes everyt 1.2kReads8.2Score103Shelves
- 150 An Immortal Clan: I Can Change My Descendants' Aptitudes 不朽家族，我能改变子孙资质 [Farming + System + family saga + partial ensemble cast + slow burn + no saintly heroine + not a power fantasy] After Zhou Ping died, he was reborn in a world of cultivation. The Great Dao flourished in this world, where carefree immortals roamed between heaven and earth and mighty beings enjoyed eternal life. Yet it was also rife with endless dangers: demons and beasts ran rampant, while ordinary people were no more than grass or ants. Though he had a System, it was practically useless. After t 83.5kReads8.4Score6.2kShelves
