Novels like Footprints in the Wilderness
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Footprints in the Wilderness, best match first.
- 1 Upending the Primitive World 颠覆原始 A meteor shower sent Wu Xiaodou transmigrating to primitive society. By a stroke of luck, he became a shaman. Wearing nothing but a pair of underwear, he was panicking inside. "I want to go home..." A mix of farming and fiery adventure, this is the story of a naive young boy whose flight from danger turns primitive society upside down and transforms the wilderness... The protagonist is just a child, and primitive people aren't puppets. The plot won't get too over-the-top. My writing is limited, 0Votes9kRecs3.3kFans
- 2 I Transmigrated to a Primitive World and Became a Shaman 穿越原始成为巫 Wu Yu transmigrates to primitive times and becomes the tribe's shaman. That's right, the women here still haven't... All right, let civilization begin with covering up. “My tribe, my rules.” And so Wu Yu embarks on the glorious path of conquering the primitive world. Fighting heaven, earth, beasts, and mankind: what endless fun. Spread civilization, advance technology, build cities, and wage war on every side. Who else could do it but me? 0Votes10.1kRecs20.7kFans
- 3 The Primitive Farmer 原始小农民 Farmer Chen Hao transmigrates to a prehistoric, primeval world. He arrives in the Neolithic Age, a time of matrilineal clans, and sees people practicing slash-and-burn farming and making tools from stone. For the sake of his clan, he begins observing the stars to create a calendar, dividing the year into seasons to guide farming, making primitive fertilizers and pesticides, crossbreeding crops, growing vegetables and raising fish, domesticating the six kinds of livestock, raising ducks and geese 0Votes6.7kRecs12.2kFans
- 4 Taking a Small City Back to Prehistory 带着小城回史前 Lin Ji transmigrates back ten thousand years into the past, and the small county town where he lives becomes one of his possessions. With the town at his disposal, his prehistoric adventure should be like a vacation: hunting prehistoric beasts and taking in the most beautiful scenery of the ancient world. Unfortunately, he transmigrates into a child and can’t even protect himself in the wilderness. So first, he has to grow up in a small tribe, enduring a rather miserable life. When will it ever 0Votes10.2kRecs18.3kFans
- 5 Reborn into a Primitive Tribe 重生原始部落 When the towering buildings of the past all turned into primeval forests. When prehistoric beasts from the Cretaceous and Jurassic appeared one after another, lost giants such as titanoboa, the king whale, Deinosuchus, Beelzebufo, giant dragonflies, and ancient centipedes once more ruled the earth. Shen Nong, reborn as a primitive man, had nothing but a stone knife and the knowledge from his previous life. To keep himself alive, ensure his bloodline survived, and help his tribe endure and prospe 0Votes4.8kRecs24.1kFans
- 6 A Great Adventure in a Primitive Tribe 原始部落大冒险 What should someone do after transmigrating to a prehistoric tribe? Feng Yun's answer is simple: survive, and live well. Use what you know to make life better, and while you're at it, teach the primitives a thing or two. If possible, get out there, see the world, and go on an adventure. 0Votes7.7kRecs26.7kFans
- 7 The Dragon Totem 龙图腾 A vanished history. A legend about the dragon. By chance, a modern man is transported to primitive society. He becomes the leader of a small tribe. Along the long road ahead, his footprints become history, the history he creates becomes legend, and his undefeated legend becomes myth. Building, conquering, unifying: deer antlers, a horse's head, ox ears, a serpent's body, fish scales, an eagle's claws, and a crocodile's tail. Countless tribes and bloodlines blend together to form the dragon totem 0Votes104.6kRecs23.5kFans
- 8 EN Chronicles of Primitive Civilization 原始文明成长记 His long hair streamed behind him, an animal hide was wrapped around his waist, a wooden stick was in his left hand, and a stone knife in his right. He spotted an old cat up ahead, threw the stick, then hurled the knife, leaving the cat drenched in blood... Luo Chong looked at the people before him and had something he really wanted to say, but nobody could un 4Votes71.8kRecs283.8kFans
- 9 Prehistoric Rise 史前崛起 Prehistoric assassins stalk through the forest; Werewolves smear wolf dung on their bodies and dance with the wolves; Tiger tamers walk with a feline gait and keep company with tigers; Shamans sing by the bonfire about every bountiful fishing and hunting season, believing they have discovered the roots of their heritage; Wang Chuan returns to prehistoric times and makes stone and iron tools himself. He only wants to pass down this tribe, which measures time by the blooming of flowers. The new bo 0Votes18.9kRecs18.6kFans
- 10 The Ming Court 明廷 The Ming dynasty belonged to the Donglin Party, to the eunuch faction, to the Chongzhen Emperor, but in the end, it belongs to me! 0Votes139.7kRecs58kFans
- 11 Back to the Paleolithic Age 回到旧石器时代 Humans have yet to rule the world. Beasts roam through the forests. The tail end of the Ice Age still ravages the globe. If you get a wound, there's no tetanus shot. If a rabid dog kisses you, there's no telling whether you'll complete your “transformation.” Think it's too cold and want a tiger-skin coat? Ha! Buddy, go find a sheep. If you don't want to sacrifice yourself for art and become history's firs 0Votes33.8kRecs64.4kFans
- 12 Back to the Primitive Tribe as Village Chief 回到原始部落当村长 Why does everyone else go back to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, or Qing dynasties? Why does everyone else return as an emperor or prince? How come I transmigrated back to a cave and ended up with two hairy wives? This is so unfair! A university HR administrator from modern times is sent back to the late Neolithic era. He must invent bronze, fishing nets, bows and arrows, pottery, and more, while also carrying out the political work of building villages, towns, and even a nation. Is this a primitiv 0Votes249.2kRecs43.6kFans
- 13 A True Hero of Southern Ming 南明大丈夫 In the eyes of his subordinates, he was a brilliant and mighty general. To his colleagues, he was a shrewd, mercenary little landlord. To Li Zicheng, he was an outsider from another province who might prove useful. To the Chongzhen Emperor, he was a bandit who had seized an imperial fief. To Dorgon, he was a shameless southerner. To Zheng Chenggong, he was a trustworthy ally. At this moment, history’s turning points shifted, and the tides of change surged. Welcome to The Great Husband of Souther 0Votes154.8kRecs27.5kFans
- 14 The Rise of Primitive Man 原始崛起 Modern veterinarian Su Yang transmigrates to the late matriarchal clan era. He makes pottery from clay, finds brine to boil into salt, opens a marketplace for trade, raises tigers, wolves, bears, and leopards, seeks out mysterious shamanic arts, and worships totems amid the flames of war, embarking on the primitive rise of Emperor Su! 0Votes70.8kRecs65.1kFans
- 15 Let That Primitive Man Go 放开那个原始人 Snow-white refined salt and sugar, comfortable cotton cloth, and all sorts of other goods filled every warehouse in the Blackstone Tribe. Beautiful, delicate little products from Yiwu dazzled every tribal chief who came to trade. Radish-sized ginseng and giant ferocious beasts were exchanged for bags of salt and sugar, along with a few small goods. Feeling the few ration coupons left in their pockets, they wondered anxiously whether 0Votes107.7kRecs148.9kFans
- 16 Rise of the Primitive Age 崛起原始时代 [Grand Nation Chronicles: The Legend of Qin essay contest gold medalist] Reborn in the primitive era, he teaches grain cultivation, passes on medical knowledge and martial arts, makes bricks, builds houses and cities, and leads his people to rise upon the land. Note: A primitive-era farming and conquest story, with no mysterious supernatural powers, only the martial arts brought by th 0Votes65kRecs71.5kFans
- 17 Becoming a God Starts with a Primitive Tribe 成神从原始部落开始 We came from the dawn of humanity, bearing the mission of survival and carrying the glory of our tribe. Generation after generation, we passed on the sacred flame. Darkness, passion, ignorance, folly, anguish, despair, panic, valor, resilience, endurance, light, glory, empire, civilization... Beneath the dazzling stars, a primitive man gazes up at the heavens. Behind him, a totem towers. 0Votes80.9kRecs100kFans
- 18 I am a Primitive Man 我是一个原始人 (This is a genuine historical primitive farming novel. I don’t know how the category got changed.) The sky is a clear, flawless blue, sunlight bathes the mountain forest, and the whole world seems peaceful and still, cloaked in a tranquility all its own. Watching the chief, dressed in a sexy tiger-skin miniskirt and carrying a club, lead more than a dozen people in a raucous chase after a woolly rhinoceros, Han Cheng can’t help raising his slightly curled right hand to his parted lips and excl 0Votes190.1kRecs197.2kFans
- 19 The Primitive People Were Stunned 原始人都惊呆了 Wang Hao has absolutely no desire to be a tribal chief. He wants to ride in a car instead of walking, use a computer for entertainment, and cook with a microwave. If enemies show up, he wants to take them out with planes and tanks. Luckily, now that he has the System, it seems his wishes might actually come true. “I’m really not a god, and it’s not some invulnerable divine soldier. It’s just a stupid robot. I’ve taught it the Sichuan-accented line ‘Boss, tea or coffee?’ tens of thousands of time 0Votes77.6kRecs85.9kFans
- 20 I’m Not a Savage 我不是野人 This time, I'm not asking about the results. I only want to follow my heart. This time, I just want to write a book properly. This time, I'm writing about hope, about the deepest dream in my heart. I truly want to transmigrate for real, just once, and live vividly in a dream. I'm ordinary and unremarkable, but my dreams are anything but. Every night before I fall asleep, I enter the world of my dreams. There, I live it out bit by bit and travel through it inch by inch, starting out naked and bui 1Votes873.4kRecs772.8kFans
- 21 A Pawn in the Game 马前卒 Advertisement: The new book, "Bandit Tamer", is now officially available on Qidian Chinese Webnovel. New and longtime readers alike, please check it out and show your support. 0Votes858kRecs270.3kFans
- 22 King Huai of Chu 大楚怀王 Just after transmigrating and becoming King Huai of Chu, Xiong Huai is visited by Zhang Yi of Qin, who comes bearing a gift: six hundred li of Shangyu land. Xiong Huai says he will rewrite history. He won't be the foolish King Huai of Chu, and he certainly won't break with Qi and ally with Qin. But the next day, after discussing the matter with all his ministers and exchanging arguments through several rounds, the state of Chu reaches a unanimous decision. Full of confidence, Xiong Huai tells Zh 0Votes109.2kRecs88.6kFans
- 23 Zhao of the Warring States 战国赵为王 A soul from two thousand years in the future transmigrates into the body of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, Dan, in 260 BC. To escape the fate of becoming a stepping stone for Qin Shi Huang's unification of the realm, Zhao Dan decides he might as well take the burden of unifying the realm onto his own shoulders. But before that, Zhao Dan has an urgent problem to deal with. The decisive moment of the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao is at hand. So should Zhao Kuo replace Lian Po or not? QQ reader 0Votes189.3kRecs166.6kFans
- 24 Carapace Frenzy 甲壳狂潮 In a single night, an insect disaster descends. As an ordinary person with no invincible supernatural powers and no extraordinary cultivation technique, what path can you take when faced with bloodshed and death, at the crucial moment when your life hangs in the balance? 0Votes336.9kRecs179.5kFans
- 25 King of Engines 动力之王 Chen Geng was kicked back to 1978 by the will of the universe. His story begins again. 0Votes1MRecs327.8kFans
- 26 Reborn into the Legend of the White Snake 重生白蛇传 He wakes up to find himself transmigrated into the world of "Legend of the White Snake", and turned into the world's number-one pretty boy... Xu Xian! Who says humans and demons can't fall in love? 0Votes172kRecs159kFans
- 27 Bright Moon Over the Warring States 战国明月 The sun and moon rush onward, never lingering; spring and autumn take their turns. Time turned back, and a minor civil servant was reborn in the Warring States period as Zhao, the Lord of Chang’an. As the queen dowager’s favorite, he could have enjoyed a life of luxury, tinkered with little inventions, and chatted merrily with the Hundred Schools 1Votes202.6kRecs148.6kFans
- 28 One Piece: The Descent of the Thunder God 海贼之雷神降临 In a grand pirate world built around freedom and dreams, an unexpected guest suddenly makes his entrance! In a world where having no strength means having nothing, should you settle for an ordinary, uneventful life, or wager your life to carve out a path to the very top? “Madness and abandon, exhilaration and thrills! I’m chasing the most spectacular, most regret-free life imaginable!” “Set your sights on the highest peak. Let the others laugh if they want!” 0Votes163.7kRecs154.9kFans
- 29 The Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece 古希腊之地中海霸主 This is an age of rising powers: the vast Persian Empire, Sparta, a nation founded on military might, Athens, dominant in trade, up-and-coming Thebes, ambitious Macedon, the twin powers of the western Mediterranean, and the newly risen Rome... This is an age of brilliant generals: Agesilaus, Sparta's last great king; Epaminondas, the famed general behind Thebes' rise; Philip, the founding king who laid the foundations of Macedon's hegemony; Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse; and Camillus, the di 1Votes281.7kRecs123.1kFans
- 30 The Emperor of the Mountain Valley 山沟皇帝 The protagonist's father had a dream and thought he was the Son of Heaven. Then a Taoist from a run-down temple read his fortune and said he was destined to be emperor. And so, this little landowner, who had never even been to the prefectural city, declared himself emperor and founded a country in a remote mountain valley. (According to reader feedback, this book moves at lightning speed: he becomes emperor in just three chapters, and before you know it, the whole nation is at war…) 0Votes455.9kRecs334.3kFans
- 31 Murder Under Cover of Night 夜幕杀机 Ye Xiao, the unstoppable “King of Assassins” who had reached Rank Eight, transmigrates into Nightfall Murder just as the game launches. Hoping to become the first Rank Nine, he brings with him a head full of skills and gaming experience, only to discover that the game has unexpectedly become rather different from before… A battle of assassins. 0Votes68.4kRecs63kFans
- 32 The Tang Dynasty’s Greatest Playboy 大唐贞观第一纨绔 With a thousand acres of fertile land and mountains and rivers to rely on, the father rises to high office and the son passes the imperial exams. Surrounded by children and grandchildren, they enjoy long lives, living forever without growing old. A modern nobody and homebody, thanks to a judge's mistake, possesses Li Chengqian, Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. Above him is a father who will go down in history as a great emperor; below him, Wei Zheng, a mirror for the ages; in front, his mother, 0Votes246.7kRecs416.5kFans
- 33 Regent of the Ming Dynasty 摄政大明 He transmigrated and became a notorious, corrupt official. The people's curses, the Crown Prince's hostility, the upright officials' slander, the powerful ministers' exclusion... and an emperor intent on killing the hound once the hunt is over. The situation is dire, and the future looks bleak. This is where the story begins. 9Votes779.9kRecs275.5kFans
- 34 The Autocrat of the Ming Dynasty 独断大明 The protagonist is the sixth son of the Ming Emperor Guangzong. He decides he can't let the future Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, ascend the throne. So he shouts in the Forbidden City: I want to be emperor! New novel: Song Dynasty's Elegant Years. 1Votes527.2kRecs459.7kFans
- 35 Reborn in the Primordial Era 重生原始时代 Across the vast wilderness, clouds race for millions of miles; the boundless earth turns through countless ages of change. The ancestral mountain ranges wind majestically toward Kunlun, while clear, surging waters rush ceaselessly into the abyssal sea. Gong Liang came to the Yan tribe by chance and began writing a legend of his own. The book features a giant panda who 0Votes388.1kRecs238.6kFans
- 36 Gongsun the White Wolf 白狼公孙 His soul unexpectedly transmigrated into an age of chaos. Gongsun Zhi raised his curved saber and galloped across the grasslands, his cloak billowing: "Whoever stands in my way dies." A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, while a man travels a thousand miles simply to survive. In the chaotic age of the Three Kingdoms, one either kills or is killed. 0Votes321.1kRecs176.6kFans
- 37 Tomorrow's World 明天下 The history of the late Ming was chaotic and turbulent, a history written by people with powerful personalities. Whether they were rebels like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, rulers like the Chongzhen Emperor and Yuan Chonghuan, or turncoats like Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong, every one of them had a wealth of stories to tell. It was these remarkable stories that made the late Ming such a grand and tumultuous era, full of twists and turns. To tell this part of history well, we must bring each fig 18Votes5.5MRecs1.8MFans
- 38 How Awesome, My Primitive Ancestors! 厉害了我的原始人 This is a brutal prehistoric world where giant Carboniferous insects, Jurassic dinosaurs, and fearsome Paleogene beasts all coexist. In this vast and magnificent land, humans are no longer at the top of the food chain. Instead, they struggle to survive amid the gaps between savage beasts and deadly insects... A primitive-era farming and adventure story. 0Votes669.2kRecs398.4kFans
- 39 Taobao Merchant of the Myriad Worlds 万界淘宝商 Su Ning opens a Taobao shop that connects to the worlds of novels and movies! He can trade goods across different worlds, and even help people there solve their problems! And just like that, Su Ning becomes a big shot! He answers Tony Stark's call for help and helps him find his old flame, Captain America. He gathers the Five Spirit Pearls in the Sword and Fairy world. He helps Bai Suzhen win back her husband! Su Ning's Taobao shop accepts orders from any world and helps people there with their 0Votes224.3kRecs302.2kFans
- 40 Engineer in the Late Ming Dynasty 明末工程师 Li Zhi, an industrial designer, transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty. No money? Build a flying-shuttle loom and make a fortune in no time. Can’t stand the filthy conditions of the late Ming? Invent soap and toothpaste to clean up the whole dynasty! Peasant rebellions? Life is cheap in chaotic times? Bastions of concrete will keep you safe! The Manchus are marching south, leaving devastation in their wake? Let’s see who dares say no when they face my rifles! Everything within range of my cannon 11Votes480.1kRecs319.6kFans
- 41 Break Out of the Matrix: Origin 杀出矩阵：起源 Matrix, in its original sense, is the place where life is nurtured, the beginning of all origins. When all kinds of virtual monsters that should not exist in reality appear in the real world, and humanity faces the unprecedented supernatural object known as the Matrix Game, an unprecedented human crisis is about to return. On the eve of this crisis, Lu Li is accidentally trapped inside the Matrix Game. There, he must survive against all odds and overcome one deadly game after another, gaining th 0Votes273.6kRecs135.4kFans
- 42 Journey to the West: Transmigrating Through the Heavens 西游之穿越诸天 He woke up to find himself the illegitimate son of the Dragon King of the North Sea in the world of Journey to the West. He had no cultivation techniques, no treasures, and a weak bloodline... Fortunately, he could still transmigrate through the Myriad Worlds. Calabash Brothers, A Chinese Ghost Story, Chinese Paladin, Lotus Lantern... This is the story of someone who travels through the Myriad Worlds from the world of Journey to the 0Votes245.8kRecs285.7kFans
- 43 The Strange Three Kingdoms 诡三国 An ordinary man’s journey through the Three Kingdoms. A thousand years of Chinese wisdom is the weapon that cuts through every obstacle. A gleaming blade flashes between white teeth. Bright red blood flows through the night. Cowards lurk in the shadows of heroes; pain hides behind bold smiles. Without a System, is it impossible to move forward? Without quests, is it impossible to think? Raise your head and press on. Wherever the heart leads becomes the frontier of the Han Empire! 37Votes1.5MRecs534.9kFans
- 44 A Spy's War 间谍的战争 If an ordinary person wants to declare war on spies, the best way is to become a spy too. If a spy wants to take on a powerful espionage organization, they should join one just as powerful. If they can't join any powerful espionage organization, then they should build one themselves and fight until they are destroyed or win. This is a spy's war, a story about how a group of ordinary people accomplish extraordinary things. 1Votes2.2MRecs467.2kFans
- 45 Transmigrating Across the Myriad Worlds 穿越诸天万界 One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi. Water Margin, Three Kingdoms, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Legend of the White Snake, Shu Mountain, Battle Through the Heavens, Shrouding the Heavens, Investiture of the Gods, the Primordial Wilderness, the Myriad Worlds... I travel through the Myriad Worlds and become the master of worlds! QQ group: 487, 914, 153. Everyone is welcome. (The author has already completed a two-million-word novel, The Daoist in the World of Wuxia and Xianxia. Feel 0Votes188kRecs320.2kFans
- 46 The Southern Ming Continues 续南明 “The Great Ming has unified the four seas, surpassed the Three Dynasties and outshone the Han and Tang. Its reach extends to the ends of the earth, and all under Heaven bow as its subjects...” In the sixth year of the Xuande era, Zheng He set sail on his seventh voyage to the Western Ocean. He proudly proclaimed these words on the Stele of the Heavenly Consort’s Divine Manifestations. At the time, the might of the Ming dynasty was at its height. But by the end of the Chongzhen era, the great edi 2Votes722.2kRecs228.1kFans
- 47 The Helping Ghosts System 助鬼为乐系统 After being falsely accused for rescuing someone, Chen Hao roared at the sky: “If I ever help anyone again, may lightning strike me dead!” Ding-dong: The Helping Spirits System has activated. 0Votes517.2kRecs393.1kFans
- 48 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 49 I Want to Become a Powerful Clan 我要做门阀 In the middle of the Western Han dynasty, the people were struggling to make ends meet, and the nation was in decline. Countless celebrated scholars cried out: "If Zhang Sheng does not emerge, what will become of the world?!" And so the saying went: "Zhang and Liu share the realm." 0Votes1.3MRecs474.3kFans
- 50 EN The Rejuvenating Uzumaki 火影之活久见 You wouldn’t believe it if I told you, but I founded Konoha and raised the Uzumaki Clan. Oh, wait. I guess it’s called the Land of Whirlpools now. 0Votes535.4kRecs542.6kFans
