Novels like The Age of the Yellow Sky
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Age of the Yellow Sky, best match first.
- 1 Reborn as a Heartthrob, Starting with Game Development 重生男神从做游戏开始 A rebirth story with one heroine and no golden finger. Reborn in the year 2000, Cao Yang decides to live life on his own terms this time. At the time, Ma still wants to sell Tencent. NetEase's gaming division has yet to be established. Legend of Mir has just come out, and China's gaming industry is on the brink of a boom. With his extensive game-development experience from his previous life, Cao Yang hopes to beat the major gaming giants to the punch before they monopolize the market. And while 0Votes63.7kRecs206kFans
- 2 Surviving My Way to a Glorious Tang Dynasty 苟出一个盛唐 Prince of Qi Li Maozhen: Where does Your Majesty plan to flee next? Military Governor of Binning Wang Xingyu: I want to be Chancellor. If you refuse, I’ll go into Chang’an and take the position myself. Prince of Jin Li Keyong: I, Old Li, am an honest man. Why does Your Majesty always bully me? No, this won’t do. I’m bringing an army of five hundred thousand to ask Your Majesty what you’re thinking. Prince of Liang Zhu Wen: Your Majesty, I, Old Zhu, am a loyal subject of the Great Tang. Just look 0Votes34.3kRecs75.3kFans
- 3 The Great Warlords of the Late Tang Dynasty 唐末大军阀 In these chaotic times, human lives are as fragile as candles in the wind. It is a bloody, disorderly, and brutal age. Worse still, the most murderous time and place in this troubled era is where he finds himself, and at first he can only struggle to survive alone, taking his chances in danger. In this age of collapsing order and shattered lands, anyone hoping to survive and become a local hero is destined to advance over mountains o 0Votes53.5kRecs100.3kFans
- 4 Hong Yun: Becoming a Saint by Founding Mahayana Buddhism 红云：立大乘佛教成圣 New book: "I Am Kunpeng: Establishing the Heavenly Court from the Start and Cutting Off the Sages’ Holy Destinies". “Above heaven and below heaven, I alone am supreme!” “Seeing the chaos and ceaseless killing in the world, I, Hongyun, vow to redeem all beings and establish the ‘Mahayana Buddhist School.’ I shall teach and transform all living things under heaven. Let the Heavenly Dao bear witness!” Hongyun, Sage of the Mahayana Buddhist School, stood atop Spirit Mountai 0Votes22.5kRecs147.6kFans
- 5 A Carefree Life in 1979 1979闲鱼人生 Luo Tao, a dashing man who is neither black nor white, is reborn before the reforms begin after an unexpected turn of events. See how he rides the tide in this life. Become a capitalist with ties to the Party and a great collector... 0Votes56.6kRecs80.2kFans
- 6 The Rivers, Mountains, Wind, and Moon of the Five Dynasties 五代河山风月 When autumn comes, on the eighth day of the ninth month, my flowers bloom and all others die; their fragrance pierces Chang'an, and the city is clad in golden armor. Huang Chao raises his arm, and the Tang Dynasty, once famed throughout the ages, crumbles. The chaotic era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms begins, when battles are commonplace and victory and defeat vanish like smoke. At the tail end and height of this turbulent tide, in the years between the Later Zhou and Northern Song, Shi 1Votes104.1kRecs146.2kFans
- 7 From Keeper of the Archives to the Supreme One 从守藏室之史到太上 I emerged from the Archive and earned the honorific Supreme. In short, this is the story of a librarian who, with the wisdom of the Hundred Schools of Thought, gradually transforms the world, elevates civilization, and ultimately achieves the state of Supreme. 0Votes32.7kRecs70kFans
- 8 Contending for Wei 争魏 After Zhuge Liang fell at Wuzhang Plains. The great age of rival warlords and rising heroes also drew its curtain. The magnificent Three Kingdoms era entered its final forty years. It seemed that Heaven’s mandate had all gone to the Sima clan. Yet while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole lurks behind. Before the very last moment, how can anyone know who will emerge victorious? 0Votes71.1kRecs201.7kFans
- 9 Three Kingdoms: Xing Daorong, the Mighty General 三国之上将邢道荣 General Xing Daorong, a match for ten thousand men! Could such claims be false? Matching wits with Zhuge Liang, and competing in valor with Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun! Was that not overestimating himself? In the original historical timeline, Xing Daorong became a laughingstock for later generations. But Xing Daorong of a later age was reincarnated into this world, and everything changed! Defeat Liu Bei's army, gain 3 points of martial power? Defeat Zhang Fei, receive a one-hit kill technique? Let's 0Votes54.7kRecs154.9kFans
- 10 I Have a Notebook of Strange Tales 我有怪谈笔记 [This is a notebook that records strange tales] [Anyone who writes anything in this notebook will enter into a contract with it] [The contract will not expire unless the signer dies] [After signing the contract, the signer can use any pen to write a strange tale in the notebook, and whatever they write will come true] [There is only one price for signing the contract: every remaining year of the signer's life] A mysterious notebook, an uncanny tale. Humanity's yearning to explore the unknown wil 0Votes28.8kRecs68.5kFans
- 11 EN Northern Abyss Immortal Clan 北渊仙族 An unremarkable office worker is unexpectedly reborn into a cultivation world, born into a cultivation clan beset by dangers. See how he helps his family overcome its powerful enemies and rise to the top. [Family] [Space] [Farming] My new book, Carefree Earth Immortal: Starting with the Inheritance of the Great Immortal Zhenyuan, is now out. The Divine Path values the soul over the body. Its followers receive investiture from the Divine Court and become gods through the p 5Votes60.1kRecs187.6kFans
- 12 Starting with a Fake University 从冒牌大学开始 Ding Yue had barely transmigrated to a parallel world when he failed the college entrance exam. To avoid getting beaten up by his parents, Ding Yue forged an admission letter, built a fake university website, and rented a plot near the university district. He hastily opened a sham university, hoping to get away with it. But to his surprise, the enrollment fair at his fake university was packed on opening day... P.S. A lighthearted entrepreneurial story with everyday life, a tycoon protagonist, t 0Votes118.7kRecs252.1kFans
- 13 A Journey Through the Myriad Realms Begins with Hung Fist 诸天从洪拳开始 In the world of Ip Man, he learned kung fu and studied the art of strengthening the body by changing the marrow; in Oriental Heroes, he became the disciple of a remarkable martial hero and encountered secret methods of spiritual visualization; in The Taoist Priest Down the Mountain, he learned the Ape Strike Technique and explored the path of qi cultivation; in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, he shattered the world together with Zhang Sanfeng; in Water Moon Cave, he glimpsed the secrets of gods and 0Votes39.9kRecs201.7kFans
- 14 The Age of Cinema 电影的时代 In the summer of 2000, Tang Yan graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and plunged headfirst into the desolate film industry, an era that belonged to cinema. 0Votes119.5kRecs175.1kFans
- 15 Back to the Quick Transmigration World 重返快穿世界 After countless cycles through quick transmigration worlds, playing the tragic supporting man, the mad villain, the protagonist of a tragedy, and more, Xiang Yang feels he has earned the title of “dedicated professional.” He always follows the plot to the letter when doing missions, never straying from the story. When it’s time for his character to die, he dies without hesitation. Even when the protagonist can’t bring himself to kill him, he grabs the protagonist’s hand and thrusts it into his o 0Votes53.7kRecs39.3kFans
- 16 The Tiger Taoist 虎道人 The first step in cultivation is to raise a tiger. Enter Tiger Perch Temple to cultivate and raise tigers, all while keeping a low profile. Then venture into the world to cultivate, earn money, and make a name for yourself. Seek eternal life, travel the world, and become immortal and indestructible. The cultivation world isn’t 0Votes40.2kRecs87.1kFans
- 17 1635: The Han Wind Rises Again 1635汉风再起 A soul from the future merges with the mind of a young man from the late Ming dynasty. Leading a band of scattered pirates, he washes up in Australia and makes it his base, building a brand-new world and sending the spirit of Han culture sweeping across the globe once more. 0Votes105.6kRecs155kFans
- 18 I'm the Late-Game Carry 我乃大后期 Jiang Chen has a zero fate rating, and everyone mistakes him for a jinx. His companions can only abandon him one after another, keeping as far away as possible. But only Jiang Chen knows the truth: he isn't a jinx. Although he has the lowest zero fate rating in history, he possesses a fate-gift that seems useless but is actually quite special. This special fate-gift is different every time he awakens in a world he descends into, but they all have one thing in common. That's right: they only come 0Votes64.5kRecs122.4kFans
- 19 The Three Kingdoms: I Begin by Riding Alone into Jingzhou 三国从单骑入荆州开始 “A son should be like Sun Zhongmou. Liu Jingsheng’s sons are no better than pigs and dogs.” In the first year of Chuping, Liu Qi, whom Cao Cao had called a pig-dog, stood outside the gates of Yicheng and entered Jingzhou on his father Liu Biao’s behalf. How can I avoid being a pig-dog of a son? A good son takes on his father’s burdens. Riding alone into Yicheng to settle matters with the clans is too dangerous. I’ll go in my father’s place. Dealing with Jingzhou’s internal and external troubles 0Votes105.8kRecs209.4kFans
- 20 A New Order in the Water Margin 水浒新秩序 This Water Margin: Shi Jin isn't tricked by Zhu Wu and the others, Lin Chong no longer has to storm the White Tiger Hall, Wu Yong has schemes but doesn't dare think recklessly, Pan Jinlian doesn't marry Wu Dalang, Iron Ox actually refuses to recognize Black Song Jiang, Li Jun becomes a king early on. “Grandfather Danfu of Gu came to court on horseback, leading the people west a 0Votes83.2kRecs72.2kFans
- 21 Reborn, Starting with E-Commerce 重生从电商开始 A senior executive in e-commerce returns to his college campus. Facing the sweeping, turbulent age of the mobile internet, Luo Xiu sighs and says: “I have face blindness, I’m not interested in money, and I come from an ordinary family. My only distinction is that my house is a little bigger...” 0Votes53.5kRecs91.1kFans
- 22 Journey to the West: The Treasure Vase of the Great Dao 西游之大道宝瓶 After transmigrating into another world, Lu Yu slays demons with his immortal sword. It is only when a monkey calling himself the Handsome Monkey King appears before him that he realizes he has arrived in the world of Journey to the West. The struggle for the Mandate of Heaven, the secrets of Journey to the West, the severing of the connection between Heaven and Earth, and the separation of the Three Realms. 1Votes113.6kRecs179.1kFans
- 23 The Han Dynasty's Lingering Smoke 汉鼎余烟 The great Han Dynasty is gradually nearing its end. Over the course of decades, the human world has become a land of ghosts, its plains shrouded in bones. Dragons and serpents rise throughout the realm, each vying to seize the throne. Amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a young warrior rises with a blade in hand and gazes around in bewilderment, only to see that heroes still stand tall. The Han Dynasty’s cauldron still smolders. Who will carry on its legacy? 11Votes316.9kRecs229.8kFans
- 24 The Bizarre Wizarding World 诡异巫师世界 A mysterious journey into the world of wizards! * * * He transmigrates to a world of wizards. “But... weren’t wizards supposed to be seeking the truth?” “Why are they all greedy bastards chasing power?” I’m aiming for 9,000 average subscriptions. If you’re passing by, come lend me a hand! 0Votes77.5kRecs388.3kFans
- 25 Witnessing the Human World 人世见 The bright moon hangs high, shining down on past and present. The human world is sometimes prosperous, sometimes chaotic. We part with reluctance and cherish every reunion. As the years pass and time moves on, who will be left smiling as they watch this play called life unfold... (This story is a slow burn.) 0Votes104.1kRecs251kFans
- 26 Shu Minister 蜀臣 O heavens above, why have you treated me so cruelly…. This is a story about a chancellor finally fulfilling his lifelong wish. 0Votes101.5kRecs158.8kFans
- 27 EN Saving the Uchiha: Starting as Clan Leader 拯救宇智波从做族长开始 Name: Uchiha Zongxian Innate Skill: Mana Burst (Flame) Noble Phantasms: [Knights Do Not Die with Bare Hands], [Samehada] Target Noble Phantasms: [Ame no Nuhoko], [Sword of Totsuka], [Yata Mirror], [Uchiha Gunbai], [Kusanagi Sword: Sky Blade], and many more… Life Motto: Your things are my things, and my things are still my things!!!, by Some Fat Tiger Chat 0Votes80.8kRecs280.6kFans
- 28 My Taoist Magic Comes from a World of Myths and Strange Tales 我的道法来自神话志怪世界 The Five Turbidities descend upon the world, and demons run rampant. Holding a copy of Strange Tales Illustrated, Song Lin transmigrates into the body of a young acolyte at a remote, unorthodox Daoist temple on the frontier. He sees that the ancient evil miasma of the Six Heavens still lingers in this world, where shamans and ghostly arts run wild. Demons and monsters claim official titles, the Three and Five have lost their order, and the worlds of humans and ghosts have become jumbled together 0Votes61.6kRecs345kFans
- 29 EN The Nine-Rank Immortal Path 九品仙路 Eight thousand years ago, Emperor Jinyang joined forces with numerous cultivation clans to establish the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, dividing the clans into nine ranks through the Nine-Rank System. From then on, the cultivation path was almost entirely monopolized by these clans! This is a tale of an ordinary-born man rising step by step on the path to immortality. 0Votes149.3kRecs183.7kFans
- 30 Starting Out as a Demonic Cultivator 从魔修开始 He transmigrates into the body of a newcomer undergoing reformation by a demonic sect. Faced with overwhelming force, Zhang Changkong, an upstanding young man with ideals, morals, education, and discipline, wants to fight to the death. But when the moment comes and he must choose between his life and his ideals, he shamefully loses his nerve. He can only lament that though he has the will to kill the bandits, he lacks the strength to turn the tide. Going with the flow, he becomes a demonic culti 0Votes171.9kRecs113.5kFans
- 31 The Secret Language of Nature 自然秘语 In the Fourth Era, when magical civilization has reached an advanced stage, Dage only wants to conduct his research in peace. After an accident, his soul transmigrates to the end of the Third Era, and he becomes a bear in the Silvermoon Forest. The Book of Nature recognizes him as its master. A new god of nature? The Bear God is utterly worn out from worrying about the elves of this forest. PS: A slice-of-life fantasy farming novel. 0Votes192.3kRecs116.7kFans
- 32 I Really Have No More Tricks Up My Sleeve 我真没有底牌了 Reborn into the world before the open beta of Ascension, Bai Yin became an utterly ordinary NPC with no System and no player interface. To survive the world-ending disasters of later updates and the players with their chaotic alignments, Bai Yin devotes himself to cultivation, making full use of every advantage to grow stronger and build up his trump cards, just in case! Enemy: “You’ve already played forty-eight trump cards! Are you ever going to run out?” Bai Yin: “I promise this is the last on 0Votes73.3kRecs227.8kFans
- 33 Venerable of the Turbid World 浊世武尊 In the third year of the Great New Republic, the nation is falling apart. The southern government has just been established, while northern warlords carve up the land and fight among themselves. Western ironclads batter at the gates, and the ghosts of the previous dynasty refuse to fade. This is an era when firearms and physical prowess vie for supremacy, and rebels dance alongside evil spirits. Beneath the undercurrents of revolution, folk cults flourish, alongside martial warriors, demons, str 65Votes113kRecs669.3kFans
- 34 A Journey Through the Heavens, Beginning with the Investiture of the Gods 从封神开始的诸天之旅 In the Investiture of the Gods world, immortals, gods, demons, and monsters roam freely. A great calamity is at hand, and there’s nowhere to hide. Feng Yuan commands the Myriad Worlds Mirror, traverses the heavens and the river of time, gathers destiny, builds his strength, and defies fate. The phoenix cries over Mount Qi, yet still falls before the true dragon of humanity... This is a tale of myths spanning the myriad heavens, beginning in the world of Investiture of the Gods. 0Votes204.5kRecs292.2kFans
- 35 Raising the Han Dynasty 举汉 In the second year of Xingping (195 AD), Liu Jing, a young man from Changsha in Jingzhou, died and came back to life. Though he was a descendant of the Han imperial clan, and his ancestors had once served as the Three Excellencies, the family had fallen on hard times by now. His father had died long ago, and his elder brother had just passed away. All that remained were his stepmother and young siblings, his widowed sister-in-law and orphaned nephew. The house was full of women and children, and 0Votes188.2kRecs140.3kFans
- 36 EN Cultivation Starts in the Desert 修仙从沙漠开始 An utterly ordinary office clerk unexpectedly becomes reborn in a mysterious, vast xianxia world, becoming a member of a small cultivation family. The story begins at an oasis called Jade Spring Lake Oasis in a boundless sea of sand. Official full-subscription group: 290883946 (fans with a support level of 2,000 or above may join) [Mortal cultivation, no System, family cultivation, farming] 0Votes281.2kRecs276.8kFans
- 37 Starting Out as the Best in Jinmen 从津门第一开始 A golden-inlaid saber at my waist, the road to the ends of the earth beneath my feet. Ferrying travelers across the myriad worlds, beginning in Tianjin. 0Votes66.8kRecs145kFans
- 38 China Chic 1980 国潮1980 (The author's previous book, I Got Kicked by Time, is complete.) What incredible miracles would a modern-day swindler, notorious for ripping off countless people, create if his soul suddenly transmigrated forty years into the past? What kind of life would he lead? It all begins in 1980, beneath the archway at Qianmen in the capital. It begins with an orphan named Ning Weimin, living in abject poverty... (Important: The main focus isn't collecting antiques, but speculation and business.) 140Votes722.4kRecs298.3kFans
- 39 EN Pursuing the Dao Across the Multiverse 逐道在诸天 Across the endless heavens, seek the Dao and pursue immortality. Confirmed worlds: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, A Chinese Ghost Story, Investiture of the Gods, Journey to the West... My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon and The Holy Roman Empire, have plenty of chapters to keep you satisfied. The group has been sealed again. 0Votes103.1kRecs215.8kFans
- 40 If You're Reborn, Be a Little Harder on Yourself 重生就要对自己狠一点 I came back from that glorious era to walk the road again, not to make up for any regrets, but to find out what my true limits are. If you’re ruthless enough with yourself, even Heaven will lend you a hand! 0Votes526.1kRecs366.2kFans
- 41 EN Quest for the Immortal Path 叩问仙道 A young mortal accidentally stumbles onto the path of immortality and struggles onward in his pursuit of the Dao. The road to immortality is harder than climbing to heaven, but no obstacle can diminish his resolve to seek the Dao. Looking back, the green mountains remain, while all his old friends have become bones. Here are two QQ groups. Feel free to join whichever suits you. Muted group: 710441068 (To prevent the chat group from being shut down, notices and announcements may be posted there. 487Votes1.2MRecs979.6kFans
- 42 Buried Origin 葬元 A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
- 43 EN Homo Sapiens 智人 The spiral that runs through the evolution of life. The base pairs that hold the secrets of evolution. A mutation at a single moment, millions of years ago, bestowed the prefix “wise” upon an ape beneath the order of primates. But the true power of evolution seems to remain hidden within those pairs of bases. 2Votes185.5kRecs254.4kFans
- 44 EN Recording Anomalies with My Wood Carvings 我用木雕记录异常 This world has never been ordinary. Places and objects that seem normal are actually filled with the eerie, the mysterious, the absurd, and the bizarre. They might be a strand of hair, a flight of stairs, or a newspaper... Or perhaps just a thought that suddenly comes to you, though it was actually forced into your mind. Then one day, Shen Xing suddenly discovered that his wooden carvings could contain these things. A real and eerie world opened up before him! The 0Votes118kRecs322.4kFans
- 45 The Crowned Emperor of Tang 冠冕唐皇 In the fourth year of Chuigong in the Tang dynasty, Li Tong arrived in this world. A noble young master, handsome as jade, yet unfortunate enough to be born into the imperial family. A woman rules from the throne, and the Zhou revolution is underway. Either you are the meat on the chopping block, or you hold the knife. I will not let others claim the throne. I will shape a golden age with my own hands. A tale of remarkable figures and unrestrained verse, recounting sixty years of tumult from the 1Votes608.9kRecs298.1kFans
- 46 Rising to Power, Starting in Chinatown 飞扬跋扈，从唐人街开始 At the end of the nineteenth century, Chinese laborers in America had fallen to the status of third-class people. Discrimination against and conflicts with Chinese laborers grew increasingly fierce, and attacks became more frequent. In San Francisco's Chinatown, opium dens and gambling houses stood everywhere, while gangs and associations made the area a chaotic mix of all kinds of people. Until one day, Chen Zhengwei stepped off a ship, his face radiant with a brilliant smile. “I like the smell 9Votes357.9kRecs643.4kFans
- 47 Demon Painter 画妖师 This Buddhist disciple treads the earth and makes lotuses bloom, changes in size, exhausts his afflictions, and wields wondrous supernatural powers. This Taoist travels a thousand miles with sword in hand, roams in spirit and commands the vital energy, flies free of all traces, and practices marvelous arts. But I have only one brushstroke, with which I portray the human heart and paint across heaven and earth! 1Votes146.1kRecs184.6kFans
- 48 EN Rise of an Esoteric Academy Monk 从密修学院僧开始 [Nonsense] [Forced connections] [Far-fetched interpretations] [Poorly expressed] An ancient scripture with no words, a timid monk, centuries of chance encounters, and enlightenment in a single lifetime. It all begins at a scripture academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, with a monk from the Esoteric Cultivation Academy 18Votes222kRecs307.5kFans
- 49 EN My Scientific Cultivation in A Mortal's Journey 我在凡人科学修仙 Luo Hong stood before the mountain gate of Huangfeng Valley. At last, he had to admit that he had transmigrated into A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality. He pushed up the glasses he no longer wore and declared with conviction, “I have the same fourth-grade pseudo-spiritual root as Han the Old Devil, but no little vial. Looks like scientific cultivation is my only way forward!” Why does a bottleneck appear every four levels in Qi Refining? How can the odds of reaching Foundation Establi 14Votes488.9kRecs406.4kFans
- 50 Chinese Entertainment, 1997 华娱1997 In early 1997, Cao Xuan, who has the memories of a seasoned entertainment writer from the future, appears in Water Margin, the last of CCTV’s Four Great Classical Novels adaptations. The most handsome Ximen Qing in history is born... 2Votes386.2kRecs749.9kFans
