Novels like Rise of the Primitive Age
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- 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 The Rise of Primitive Civilization 原始文明崛起之路 After being reborn in a primitive society and facing the deadly threat of a little ice age, Ma Lin sets out to change his fate, leading all of humanity down a path of civilization and progress. 0Votes804Recs2.2kFans
- 3 Strangle the Bright 绞明 The Wanli Restoration: the Ming Dynasty's final glory. When it thrives, the people suffer. When it falls, the people suffer. Overthrow the local tyrants and divide up the land! To build a better life, a transmigrator resolutely ignites a sweeping land revolution! Reader group: 515, 920, 510 0Votes18kRecs7.4kFans
- 4 Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang's Simulator 大明:朱元璋的模拟器 This book was originally titled The Great Ming: Remonstrating to the Death Every Day, Leaving Zhu Yuanzhang Numb Zhu Yuanzhang obtains a simulator and eagerly simulates the Empress Ma, hoping to see himself and his beloved grow old together. Instead, he sees that the Empress Ma dies in the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era. He simulates Crown Prince Zhu Biao, only to find that Zhu Biao also dies young! He simulates his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying, only to discover that Xiongying was murdered by 0Votes9.8kRecs207kFans
- 5 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
- 6 The Gourmet Empire 吃货大帝国 This is the story of a food lover who arrives at the end of the Sui dynasty, sweeps away the chaos, and builds a great empire. “Your Majesty! The Turks have grown too brazen. They provoke us again and again and invade our borders. We are willing to lead our brave troops and destroy these barbarians, bringing glory to our nation!” With their eyes shining, Li Jing and Xu Shiji made their plea, chewing on lamb skewers with bamboo sticks strewn all around their feet. Their fighting spirit soared to 0Votes18.3kRecs14.7kFans
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 The Unscientific Primitive Man 不科学的原始人 The primitive society Wang Wei finds himself in after transmigrating completely overturns everything he thought he knew. Aren't primitive people supposed to be short, less than 1.6 meters tall? Why is every primitive person I meet someone I have to look up to? Aren't primitive people supposed to be weak and feeble? Why does it seem like you could stand a person on their fists and race horses along their arms? Isn't the birth of primitive humans supposed to be separated from the age of the dinosa 0Votes39kRecs25.8kFans
- 10 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
- 11 The Great Primitive Era 原始大时代 When Lin Luo wakes up, he finds himself in a primitive world. There are primitive people dressed in animal skins, prehistoric beasts that went extinct long ago, and endless, vast primeval forests... There are also wondrous herbs and spirit stones, spirits who protect the tribes, and savage, bloodthirsty beasts... 0Votes44.9kRecs52.7kFans
- 12 I Killed Cao Cao from the Start 开局就杀了曹操 (The protagonist starts out with the might of a legendary overlord.) At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Cao fails to assassinate Dong Zhuo, presents him with the Seven-Star Sword, then flees Luoyang alone... On the way, he stops at his uncle Lü Boshe’s home. Lü Boshe goes out to buy wine and has his family slaughter a pig to treat their guests. Hearing the sound of a knife being sharpened, Cao Cao thinks they mean to kill him, so he and Chen Gong go on a killing spree... Liu Cheng, ca 0Votes47.3kRecs449.6kFans
- 13 The Iron Guard of the Ming Dynasty 大明铁卫 Chen Yu transmigrates and becomes a destitute military household member at the end of the Ming dynasty. He can't make glass or soap, and all he has around him is a group of soldiers' families who can barely afford to eat... With a terrible hand dealt to him, how can he make his life a success? Watch as this slightly devious office director rises step by step to the top, crushing the Tartars and rebel bandits, outmaneuvering the Koreans and Japanese, and turning the tide across all of East Asia. 0Votes26.9kRecs30.3kFans
- 14 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
- 15 The Chongzhen Emperor's First Powerful Minister 大明崇祯第一权臣 Zhang Bin unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a young county magistrate in the late Ming Dynasty. Unwilling to become a subject of a fallen state, he resolves to save the Ming Dynasty. But for a county magistrate, saving the Ming seems incredibly difficult. After all, he has too little power, and nobody pays him any attention. How can he rise quickly and seize power in the late Ming? According to the historical records, the easiest way is to brag. Follow the example of Yuan Chonghuan and 0Votes60.1kRecs96.2kFans
- 16 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
- 17 The Carefree Official 闲臣风流 Year after year, through wind and rain; emerald greens and bright reds, orioles and swallows. A record of a dashing low-ranking official's life in the Great Ming. A commoner turned high minister: a worthy official, or an idle one? 0Votes104.1kRecs40.7kFans
- 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 Legend of Qin: I Want to Become a Warlord 秦时之我要做军阀 Jiang Xu transmigrates to the end of the Warring States period. Through a twist of fate, Li Mu takes him on as a disciple, and he boards the sinking wreck that is the State of Zhao. Starting out as a low-ranking officer, he rises to become a warlord. He lies low until the fall of the Qin under its second emperor, then marches south to vie for the realm against Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. The author has another book running at the same time, Pokemon in My Imagination. If you enjoy stories about Pokemo 0Votes47.6kRecs53.3kFans
- 20 I Become a Dragon God in the Three Kingdoms 我在三国当龙神 The Three Kingdoms era was the most magnificent period in Chinese history, with strategists as numerous as clouds and fierce generals as plentiful as rain. Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande, and Sun Zhongmou contended for supremacy. Liu Dalu says: This has nothing to do with me. I'm just a snake. With the Dragon God System, I can lie low until I outlast all of you. You fight and kill each other. I'll change the world... 0Votes40.9kRecs62.3kFans
- 21 The Low-Budget System Master God 低配版系统主神 Create Systems, spread Systems, and conquer the Myriad Worlds with Systems! I am the System’s Supreme God, the creator of Systems. The Hosts are all working for me! 0Votes81.9kRecs91.7kFans
- 22 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
- 23 The Peerless Commoner 无双庶子 Li Xin, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Pingnan. After his mother died of illness, he followed his great-uncle to the capital to seek out his relatives. The Marquis of Pingnan's household called him a bastard and threw him out. With nowhere to go, the young man froze to death in a ruined temple. When he awoke again, another Li Xin had come to this world. As a proud transmigrator, Li Xin set himself two goals. First, survive. 0Votes293.8kRecs334.9kFans
- 24 Footprints in the Wilderness 蛮荒的足迹 If the mass extinction 65 million years ago had never happened, and the river of time had branched off from that point, where would the world have gone? Would humanity still exist? Would giant beasts still roam the earth? After an accident, Wang Lang arrives in this strange world, on an unfamiliar Earth. Reader group: 558328338 0Votes20kRecs36.9kFans
- 25 Forging the Celestial Dynasty 铸天朝 An unfamiliar world, with a backdrop that seems strangely familiar. Warlords vie for supremacy, the Hundred Schools contend, swords flash and words clash. When I awaken from my dream, the Hundred Schools will take their rightful places, steel will forge a mighty empire, and the dream of a celestial dynasty will come true! Heng Yi's tags: power struggle, farming, industry, low martia 0Votes22kRecs14kFans
- 26 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
- 27 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the rebel bandits broke through the capital, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself for his country. Within, rebel chieftains and roving bandits stole the imperial seal; without, the Tartars and barbarians raised a clamor. The realm had fallen, but its mountains and rivers remained... As the whole nation mourned, a modern soul took possession of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. At this critical moment, Zhu Cilang thundered out a call that shook the heavens: 0Votes157.6kRecs144.5kFans
- 28 Hong Kong Tycoon, 1950 1950香江大亨 This is a story set in 1950s Hong Kong. An ordinary plainclothes detective faces the upheavals of the times, and his life blossoms from humble beginnings into something brilliant. Patriotism, romance, scheming, and a motley mix of people. Amid this turbulent era, Su Jingxian makes his way forward and creates a glorious chapter of his own. 0Votes101.2kRecs43.2kFans
- 29 The Ancestors Are Above 祖宗在上 “Is this a System? My golden finger? I don't freaking get it until after I'm dead?” Lu Qing transmigrated into a cultivation world and spent two hundred years becoming a Golden Core cultivator, taking a wife, having children, and establishing a clan. Only after he died from an unexpected grievous injury did his Clan Ascension System activate. [Improve Spiritual Roots], [Explore Resources], [Pure Yang Body]… Whatever you want, it's yours! I'm your ancestor, so listen up. I'll lead you all to grea 0Votes205kRecs242.1kFans
- 30 Online Game: Nation-Building Lords 网游之全民领主 New book: Mythical Three Kingdoms: Lord A farming, summoning, and conquest novel. Players across the globe are trapped in the world of the online game Lords, where various civilizations clash and warlords vie for supremacy. Civil officials and military generals, the Tang Dynasty's Mo Dao troops, the Seven Thousand White Robes, ninja warriors, Roman legions, medieval knights, Indian war elephants, and the iron cavalry of the grasslands all rampage across the land! The protagonist of the Eastern H 1Votes222.9kRecs307.2kFans
- 31 There's a Xianxia World in My Home 我家有个仙侠世界 A portal to a world of immortals and martial arts suddenly appeared in the bedroom! While people cheered over the tiny amount of spiritual energy leaking through the portal, Zhang Qing had already stepped inside to experience a far broader world. While the people on Earth fought over the occasional spirit herb that appeared, Zhang Qing was already stuffing handful after handful into his pockets. When someone broke through the limits of the human body and congratulated himself on his achievement, 0Votes93.2kRecs171.9kFans
- 32 Great Song Super Scholar 大宋超级学霸 That year, the Song Dynasty’s top-tier football league was all the rage, and the people’s heartthrob Su Dongpo placed first in the imperial examinations. That year, property prices in the capital skyrocketed. The old cadre Ouyang Xiu bought a house too late and was kicked out by his wife. That same year, Lord Zhao sneaked a peek at a saucy female wrestling match on the Lantern Festival night, only to be caught red-handed by the neighborhood busybody Sima Guang. That was also the year Wang Laohu 0Votes460.4kRecs163.8kFans
- 33 The Mightiest Tribe of All Time 万古最强部落 After transmigrating to a primeval wilderness, I had a System to help me out. Transmigration plus a System: basically the standard setup. But I accidentally slapped the System to death and turned myself into a downgraded protagonist. Luckily, I still had a totem spirit that could help me control the tribe. And so Xia Tuo became the tribe's chief. Starting with a small, insignificant tribe, he united the clans under the Xia banner, offered sacrifices to Heaven and forged the Nine Tripods, steadil 0Votes306.6kRecs260.4kFans
- 34 Reborn in the Passionate Years 重生燃情年代 When he opened his eyes again, Liang Yifei had returned to the familiar yet strange 1990s. Then he soared to the top! “Every year, all the transmigrators who meet their end in one way or another online could join hands and form a mid-sized city; And the great enterprises they founded could buy the entire Milky Way, all put together! Truth be told, during the first few days after transmigrating, Lu Yuetao 0Votes125.7kRecs125.4kFans
- 35 My Doomsday Territory 我的末世领地 Earth undergoes a cataclysmic transformation. Origin energy returns, and the apocalypse arrives. It is both a disaster and the beginning of a new era. Tang Yu happens upon a Territory System, summons powerful allies, crafts equipment, develops his territory, and lays down rules... When he finally looks back, he is already standing at the crest of the era’s tide. 0Votes160.8kRecs268.8kFans
- 36 The Restaurant Tycoon 餐饮巨头 The journey of transmigrating and being reborn continues. Li Guohao, an ordinary restaurant owner, woke up one day to find his soul in 1970s Hong Kong. Watch as he grows a small cha chaan teng into a global restaurant empire. (This is not simply a food novel.) P.S. 0Votes87.2kRecs96.2kFans
- 37 My Neighbor Is the Emperor 我的邻居是皇帝 Ye Hua saves a prince, and from then on earns the favor of the sages and lives next door to the royal family, watching the winds of change... Guo Wei said: "I was buried in a simple coffin, with a modest funeral. My lifelong frugality deserves praise. Though my reign was not long, I laid a solid foundation for the dynasty." Chai Rong said: "Give me ten years to conquer the realm, ten years to provide for the people, and ten years to bring peace. That will be enough!" Zhao Kuangyin said: "With th 0Votes205.1kRecs150.4kFans
- 38 The Wanli Emperor Has Arrived 万历驾到 You transmigrate into the body of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, and you'll hear a voice announce: “Emperor Wanli has arrived!” I'm no good at writing introductions. It's simply a story about transmigrating into Wanli's body and becoming emperor. 0Votes181.2kRecs167.5kFans
- 39 The Matrix Game 矩阵游戏 Plato said: The true world exists only in our imagination. Perhaps each of us has had doubts like these: perhaps this world was designed for me; perhaps everything ceased to exist whenever I was unable to perceive it; perhaps one day I will “wake up.” Perhaps the world is nested without end. Perhaps reality can never be touched. I think, therefore I am, but who knows? Perhaps worldly happiness comes precisely from ignorance Yet it is precisely because it is uncertain and unknown that it possesse 0Votes149.8kRecs104.1kFans
- 40 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
- 41 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
- 42 The Rise of a Military Strategist in the Warring States 战国之军师崛起 Transmigrating into the Warring States period, Bai Hui finds himself on the front lines of a battlefield. He’s never even killed a chicken, and now he has three choices: kill someone, get killed, or refuse to fight and be executed under Qin law. How can he escape the fate of killing or being killed? Then he learns his elder brother’s name is Bai Qi! Bai Qi: “I’m fortunate to have my younger brother! Now I have nothing to worry about!” King of Qin: “The Bai brothers are a great blessing to Qin!” 0Votes206.9kRecs153.9kFans
- 43 EN Nano Rise 纳米崛起 The struggle of a man with hyperthymesia. This is the age of nanotechnology. It began with a memory from the future. He seized an opportunity in the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. He laid his foundation in nanomaterials technology. He rose through the resource recycling industry. 0Votes217.3kRecs223kFans
- 44 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
- 45 Reborn: The Strongest Tycoon 重生之最强大亨 In 1978, Li Ka-shing was not yet the richest Chinese man. In 1978, Hollywood still had its eight major studios. In 1978, Apple had yet to take a bite from the apple. It was the best of times: technology was poised to take off, and gold was everywhere. It was the worst of times: profit came first, and capital ruled all. It was an age of chaos, when dragons and snakes danced and warlords rose everywhere. The story begins in a small fishing village in Hong Kong in 1978... Born on a rainy day, the f 2Votes526.9kRecs339.6kFans
- 46 New Wind Territory 新风领地 There are no dazzling martial arts techniques or profound cultivation arts. This is the story of a transmigrator gradually transforming the life, culture, and entertainment of another world. It's also the story of turning a territory into a modern city and ushering in a new trend across the land. There may be a little passion and conflict, but the focus is on the birth of one new thing after another, and on a small village slowly growing into an entertainment empire. (My new book, Greetings, Gre 0Votes144.8kRecs130.1kFans
- 47 This World Is Terrifying 这个世界好可怕 Following the Panic Trilogy, Yi Xiao's fifth supernatural novel, World of Panic, arrives with a bang! Fate Academy claims to train human psychics to resist evil spirits. Only those with spiritual energy are selected and sent an admission letter. Once students pass the entrance assessment and enroll, they receive not only a generous stipend and a villa dormitory, but also the chance to cultivate spiritual power and master mighty psychic abilities. Qin Ming, whose college entrance exam results wer 0Votes200.7kRecs130.4kFans
- 48 EN Path to Mediterranean Hegemony 地中海霸主之路 The birth of the Bulgarian Empire, and the struggle of a small Balkan nation! The protagonist transmigrates into Ferdinand I and leads Bulgaria on the road to greatness. A carefully reasoned alternate history, with no brainless characters! A must-read for history fans, and not to be missed by anyone who loves foreign history! Check out my new book, The King. It's a new seedling in need of care! My completed classics, The Road to the Hegemony of the Mediterranean and The Holy Roman Empire, are bo 0Votes211.9kRecs147.2kFans
- 49 Liu Bei's Daily Life 刘备的日常 Please check out the new book, Great Villainy Has Its Bright Side 2. Zan: Hey! Liu Bei. Shao: Ha! Liu Bei. Shu: Hmph! Liu Bei. Cao: Pah! Liu Bei. All the beauties: Ah! Liu Bei. The serious synopsis: His soul transmigrates into the body of the young Liu Bei. Starting with a change to his family’s old home in Lousang Village, he and his nineteen-year-old widowed mother rely on each other, while his Liu clan brothers from the village lend a hand. He s 0Votes290.8kRecs111.6kFans
- 50 The Great Immortal Official 大仙官 With a brush, he writes the path to immortality and longevity; laughing, he roams freely beneath heaven and earth. A dream of an age-old golden millet brought Chu Xian, a poor scholar, memories of a later age. In this vast world where gods and Buddhas reign supreme, the only way to avoid being treated like an insect and enslaved is to keep striving for self-improvement. 0Votes272.6kRecs172kFans

















































