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  1. 51 Golden Powder 金粉 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After finally reaching the pinnacle of life, Li Nanfeng never imagined her life would suddenly be cut short by Yan Heng, that black-hearted brat. When she woke up again, she had prepared a forty-page guide to life and was determined to rid herself of the menace... 3Votes777kRecs151.7kFans
  2. 52 Heavenly Fragrance 天芳 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted They say that after hitting her head against a pillar and waking up, the notorious, idle Miss Chi suddenly became reasonable and considerate. Not only is she a master of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she's also outstanding in poetry, literature, etiquette, and decorum. 0Votes1.2MRecs266.5kFans
  3. 53 The Story of Ding Wei 丁薇记事 Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ding Wei, a thirty-two-year-old woman who had just gained a younger brother, was reborn one day and discovered that she had returned to her university's military training in 2005. She felt the six yuan and fifty cents in her pocket and quickly decided to escape her impoverished life. Using her foresight, she would write and publish a book, becoming a legend with a single work! But then a question arose: before 0Votes908.9kRecs226kFans
  4. 54 The Movie Queen's Words Come True 影后的嘴开过光 Modern Romance6.0M WordsCompleted “Jiang Xiaobai’s mouth is a curse that brings trouble!” Grand Talisman Master Jiang Bai was killed in an explosion while developing a Spirit Fortune Talisman. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Xiaobai, a C-list actress, and unexpectedly gained the ability to jinx people. Good things never come true, but bad things always do? The movie queen’s mouth must have been blessed! Everyone in the entertainment industry trembled with fear. “Your Majesty, please don’t say a word!” (No male lea 0Votes1MRecs245.3kFans
  5. 55 Master Has Gone Offline Again 师父又掉线了 Xianxia Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Everyone says Yi Qing is the greatest sword cultivator in the world, with swordsmanship no one can rival. Whether he was cultivating in the lower realm or in the Ten Directions Heavenly Court of the upper realm, he was always invincible. Yi Qing smiled. “That’s because you don’t know my master. When it comes to cultivation, I’m nowhere near her level. Back when she was in the immortal realm, my master beat up nine of the ten Directional Heavenly Emperors. I was the tenth.” “Master? You actually 1Votes812.5kRecs271.5kFans
  6. 56 The Journey Of The Peasant Mother-in-Law 农门婆婆的诰命之路 Ancient Romance3.6M WordsCompleted New novel: My Xiangjiang 1980 has started updating~ Zhu Lan transmigrates into a farming novel where the female supporting character turns her life around, and pulls off a triple leap: getting married, having children, and becoming a mother-in-law. The key point is that she turns the story's wicked mother-in-law into a heroine who fights back. She goes from 26 to 36, and that's not all: she comes with six children, two daughters-in-law, several grandchildren, and a living husband. The key point 1Votes770.3kRecs188.5kFans
  7. 57 After the Big Shot Retired 大佬退休之后 Fantasy Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [New novel, "Step Aside, Let This Empress Handle It", now updating. Fantasy setting, literary hearts and martial courage, power struggles and nation-building] When other people retire, they raise their grandkids and dance in the square. When Pei Ye retires, she spends money raising paper-doll characters. Before spending money: What a trash game. They can't even be bothered to fleece players properly. After spending money: This game is amazing! I can spend money, and I can grind, too! Raising pap 1Votes2.9MRecs1.3MFans
  8. 58 The Simple Days of Ink-Wash Country Living 水墨田居小日子 Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After being injured and collapsing, she dreamed of her unfortunate future. When she awoke, she came to her senses and worked hard to change her fate. Taking her abilities with her, she sought out a place to retreat into the mountains, where she could live a peaceful, uneventful life from then on… (Note: This is not an apocalyptic story.) 0Votes219kRecs52.3kFans
  9. 59 Hilarious Cultivation: Senior Sister, Hurry and Transform! 爆笑修仙:师姐,快变身 Xianxia Romance4.2M WordsOngoing This is a world where the strong rule. All living beings in the Three Realms can cultivate, shatter the void, and ascend to the Immortal Realm. The path of cultivation is long... 0Votes83.7kRecs22.2kFans
  10. 60 Reborn Zuo Wei 重生左唯 Fantasy Romance6.0M WordsCompleted Three thousand Great Daos fill the starry heavens. Geniuses are everywhere, and the strong are as common as dogs. Buddha says, “Killing people is bad, very bad.” Zuo Wei insists on ruling the world! (Readers, join 0Votes390.1kRecs208.9kFans
  11. 61 Joy Brightens the Brow 喜上眉头 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The new novel, Meeting on a Clear Day, is currently being serialized The emperor and empress of the Great Jing dynasty, a model of monogamy and celebrated as a perfect match, were reborn together after their deaths. This is the story of an emperor who, after being reborn, wants to find a good match for his little empress and play matchmaker, only to end up tying the red thread back around himself... 1Votes408.7kRecs220.2kFans
  12. 62 Interstellar Headlines 星际大头条 Space Sci-Fi1.6M WordsCompleted [Official notice: This is not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel!] Lin Yi transmigrated to the interstellar era. She was dealt a terrible hand, but somehow played it like a champion (not really)! People thought she was showing off, only to be caught off guard when she slapped them in the face. People thought she was about to get face-slapped, but actually, she really was showing off. Her baffling, flamboyant antics keep landi 3Votes613.7kRecs155.1kFans
  13. 63 Zombies Don’t Cultivate Immortality 丧尸不修仙 Xianxia Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Crossing time and space just for love? A misunderstanding. Gaining a divine beast and snatching opportunities? Pointless. Cultivating immortality step by step and defying the heavens? Easy. A different kind of cultivation, a different path to immortality, and an unconventional heroine bring a different kind of brilliance. There are always extraordinary exceptions, and this year, one has come to my home. Renegade Immortal 2Votes528.5kRecs94.9kFans
  14. 64 My Disciple Died Yet Again 我家徒弟又挂了 Xianxia Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yuyan Zunshang, hailed as the greatest cultivator in the world, waited sixteen thousand years before finally taking a disciple. He taught her with care and looked after her devotedly. He watched her slowly come to understand, grow stronger, and seem ready to soar to new heights… then she died! So he took another disciple, taught her with care and looked after her devotedly, and then… she died too! So he took yet another disciple, and then… she died as well! Yuyan: “…” Disciple: “…” (Why is it th 3Votes389.2kRecs268.3kFans
  15. 65 Quick Transmigration: I Just Want to Farm 快穿之我只想种田 Modern Romance5.3M WordsCompleted Don't let the title fool you. The author is terrible at naming things. This is actually a strong female lead story with no romantic pairing, featuring a village girl and a System as she turns her fortunes around. It is also known as a slow-traveling, chaotic transmigration story. It has murder, the apocalypse, martial arts, immortal cultivation, magic, and all sorts of other things. Also, the new book launches on August 20, so don't miss it. Official group: Fans with a support value of at least 4Votes3.7MRecs1.2MFans
  16. 66 Seeking Dan Zhu 问丹朱 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone wants to ask Chen Danzhu: Does your conscience ever hurt? [Not a female-centric power fantasy, romance] 3Votes2.8MRecs656kFans
  17. 67 Heaven’s Finest Gift 天赐一品 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted The moment Wei Yaoqing opened her eyes, she went from being the Zhang family’s cherished darling to an ordinary young woman looked down on because her fiancé was too outstanding... 0Votes338.3kRecs159.6kFans
  18. 68 The Woman Who Rules the Emperor 一女御皇 Fantasy Romance4.9M WordsCompleted The immortal path is ethereal, the demonic path vast and boundless. Passionate cultivation, dark humor, and anyone who tries to stop her from cultivating immortality or fighting demons can just die. How satisfying! A female vampire transmigrates into a xianxia world. To drink or not to drink blood, that is the question! Handsome men and beautiful women, please have some self-control... Don't go offering me your pale necks! Fantasy, a powerful heroine, plenty of gorgeous men and women, and an ima 0Votes212.9kRecs124.8kFans
  19. 69 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Doted on by Two 重生末世之双宠 Space Sci-Fi977k WordsCompleted She wakes up to find a handsome man beside her, and apparently the world has ended... She wakes up to find herself back three years in the past, with a fiancée by her side... Since fate has brought them together, they might as well kill zombies, level up, and enjoy a little romance along the way... 0Votes67.7kRecs61.7kFans
  20. 70 Chronicles of Huai Xia 槐夏记事 Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted This story has no romance. Blurb: I've turned green, and I've gotten stronger. After transforming into a human, the locust tree spirit has to learn how to be a person, raise little ones, and find herself a partner... Most importantly, why is the flower bed that is her true form being demolished?! My completed works include Qing Gui's Records, Ding Wei's Records, The World of Kong Fang, and Chu He's Records. 3Votes746.8kRecs133.4kFans
  21. 71 The Cannon-Fodder Girl's Unorthodox Cultivation 炮灰女的另类修仙 Space Sci-Fi4.0M WordsCompleted Can someone tell her what the Yao Xuan Community is? You can build your own space however you like? Travel through time and space? Live forever? What’s that? You can even return to your own body and start over? A huge, pitch-black preserved egg rolled up to her and shouted, “You won’t get another chance like this!” A feel-good quick-transmigration story, with a heroine who 0Votes355.6kRecs190.1kFans
  22. 72 Quick Transmigration: Don't Worry, My Child 快穿之吾儿莫方 Space Sci-Fi3.2M WordsCompleted My new novel, "My Great-Grand-Aunt Has Returned from Cultivating Immortality", is being updated now. Come give it a read. In all those stories about people who transmigrate or are reborn, there are always one or two unlucky kids... The heroine has this to say: Don't worry, my child. Mother is here! Get out your notebook and write down the key points! 1. The female lead isn't yours! Neither is the supporting female character! Only your mother is yours! 2. The male lead isn't yours! Neither is the 0Votes227.1kRecs89.6kFans
  23. 73 EN Step Aside, Let the Emperor Handle It! 退下,让朕来 Fantasy Romance5.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Shen Tang woke up on the road to exile and discovered that this world made no sense. Divine stones fell from the sky, and a hundred kingdoms fought over them. Scholars cultivated literary talent, making their words come true. Warriors cultivated martial courage, able to split mountains and cleave seas. The pretty boy she’d taken him for recited, “Spear in hand, galloping into battle,” and the next moment armor covered him and a lance appeared in his grasp. On 46Votes4.7MRecs2MFans
  24. 74 The Lucky Little Girl of the Farming Family 农家小福女 Ancient Romance7.4M WordsCompleted The fourth brother of the Zhou family lost money gambling, their mother became seriously ill, and the people from the gambling house even wanted Manbao to repay the debt. The villagers all said that the Zhou family’s precious darling had reached the end of her good days, and even her old mother clutched Manbao’s little hand and sobbed. But Manbao had the System on her side. She led her brothers and sisters-in-law to clear wasteland, farm, grow medicinal herbs, open shops, and more... Their lives 50Votes2.9MRecs541.5kFans
  25. 75 The Immortal Cultivator's Tale 女配修仙记 Xianxia Romance3.0M WordsCompleted On one side is the legendary Mary Sue heroine, blessed with unbeatable opportunities. On the other is the decisive heroine of real life, with luck soaring through the roof. Caught between them, transmigrated cannon-fodder girl Lian Jiajia decides that keeping her distance is essential, leveling up is a must, and playing the fool to catch the tiger is the way to go! New book: The Celestial Master Rises to Power In 3Votes307.1kRecs148.8kFans
  26. 76 The Cannon Fodder Cultivator 炮灰修仙 Xianxia Romance2.7M WordsOngoing (Cute version) The sect’s spiritual leyline wants to cling to her? Sure, sure, come grab my leg! The great world wants to bind itself to her? Fine, fine, you can cling to my leg! A divine beast wants to be her accessory? Come on over, you can cling to my leg! (Serious version) A little girl, followed by a string of leg-hugging companions, sets out to shape the destiny of a great age. If the Heavenly Dao won’t recognize her, then she’ll leap beyond the Five Phases and swim against the current! … 0Votes205.2kRecs73.8kFans
  27. 77 My Wife Has Turned Dark 我家娘子已黑化 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Zhou Yanci of Heaven Official's Blessing wants nothing more than to live freely in this life. Whoever gets in her way, she'll take them on! A delicate young woman fights her way to success, and a girl with a split personality brings endless fun. Husband: “My wife's gone dark. I'm so scared!” Your home-protecting little expert has arrived in a blaze of glory, surrounded by blessings as vast as the heavens. 0Votes230.4kRecs92.8kFans
  28. 78 A Guide to Finding Love in the Stars 星际脱单指南 Space Sci-Fi444k WordsCompleted When she woke up, time had raced across the entire planet. Every blood clan in the universe now counted its members in the double digits, and everyone had to call her Ancestor. At last, the lowly had their day. Who would dare call her a weakling now? Come on, let’s hurt each other! If you can’t beat me, I’ll make you call me Father. And so… she gained a father. Yao Si: “…” Mu Xuan: “…” 0Votes218.9kRecs212.2kFans
  29. 79 The Mortal Girl's Immortal Gourd 凡女仙葫 Xianxia Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Mortal girl Mo Qingchen has a low aptitude and a fake four-element spirit root, making every step of her cultivation journey a struggle. Fortunately, the wine gourd she carries can accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, and… open a path to the heavens for her. See how this ordinary girl takes her immortal gourd, turns the cultivation world on its head, and embarks on a journey to ask the heavens! 2Votes273.2kRecs189.8kFans
  30. 80 Quick Transmigration: Somehow, I’m Always the One Taking the Fall 快穿之每次都是我躺枪 Space Sci-Fi4.2M WordsCompleted Qian Qian has a good job as an extra at the World Management Bureau. She never expected such a simple job to lead to all kinds of trouble. That male lead, could you please stay away from me? I am a serious extra. (This really is one-on-one romance. Just because the female lead is muddleheaded does not mean we have to be muddleheaded too.) There are plenty of chapters stockpiled, so feel free to jump in. 0Votes753kRecs194.9kFans
  31. 81 The Female War God's Black Bag Group 女战神的黑包群 Space Sci-Fi6.9M WordsCompleted (New book: The Little Cook of the Imperial Academy is next door~) Dong Shu, the greatest female war god in the interstellar world, suddenly joins a mysterious red-envelope group one day! The war goddess is completely baffled, but gives it a tap anyway! Quick transmigration, no romance (except in the first world). 0Votes1.2MRecs243.3kFans
  32. 82 Rebooting the Wasteland: Life’s a Winner 废土重启之人生赢家 Space Sci-Fi1.9M WordsOngoing A true winner in life can run a farm, outsmart greedy merchants, take down monsters, cut down thugs, deal with obnoxious elites, scale walls, dismantle mechs, smash gigolos, sever romantic entanglements, and tear the bridal chamber apart! Really, it's just a cheerful story about a poker-faced cutie trying to become a winner in life in a wasteland wilderness~╮(╯▽╰)╭~! 0Votes482.3kRecs150.1kFans
  33. 83 The Hunter's World 猎者天下 Competitive Gaming2.1M WordsCompleted The happiest thing in the world is making a mistake and having the chance to regret it. Once stubbornly single-minded when playing games, she is reborn at a time when her parents still dote on her. To take care of her family, she becomes a small-time professional gamer. However, instead of choosing the human mage class she knows so well, she chooses the elven hunter. Can she still become the right hand of God? 0Votes402.5kRecs165.2kFans
  34. 84 The World of Kong Fang 孔方世界 Suspense Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: A slow journey through small worlds, taking a portable dimension to the apocalypse, the interstellar age, and the cultivation world… Then she comes back to help her dad run a noodle shop. Zhou Shuangshuang always thought this was what her life would be like. She never expected the apocalypse to strike her own world one day. As usual, no romance, no awful characters, and no catfights. Warning: Open ending. 0Votes377.7kRecs167.7kFans
  35. 85 Like Brocade 似锦 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Everyone says Fourth Miss Jiang is a peerless beauty. What a shame that the Duke of Anguo’s household plucked this flower for itself. But on the eve of Jiang Si’s wedding, her fiancé jumped into a lake with another woman, intent on dying with her… 0Votes1.5MRecs412.5kFans
  36. 86 Fallout: Rebooting Van Buren 辐射:重启范布伦 Gaming3.1M WordsCompleted On the west coast of a distant continent, a nation rises from the ashes of destruction. The flag of the two-headed bear flies high, and the flame of civilization burns anew across the wasteland. But war never changes. People today are still repeating the mistakes of the past. Will the eastward expansion free this nation from the curse of decline, or sound the death knell of its demise? The shadows of the Old World still flicker faintly in the present. Monstrous, savage creatures are everywhere, 0Votes14.8kRecs25.9kFans
  37. 87 Danger Ahead 前方高能 Fantasy Romance3.9M WordsCompleted Here you'll find the most dangerous missions and the richest rewards. The next moment could bring the end of your life, a bottomless abyss with no way back, or the chance to become a god and stand above all creation! 4Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
  38. 88 One Finger to Immortality 一指成仙 Xianxia Romance5.2M WordsCompleted The new novel, Above the Immortal Path, is now out. Please show it lots of support~^o^~ After more than three hundred years as a little banner ghost, Lu Yue prepares to reincarnate after receiving a drop of spiritual blood from her twin sister. But when a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator from the demonic sect self-destructs beneath a blood moon, Lu Yue is swept into a temporal maelstrom on the path of reincarnation. When she awakens, she has returned to two years before her death. Living a s 3Votes2MRecs297.1kFans
  39. 89 Stargate 星门 Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsCompleted Legend says that deep in the ancient starry sky stands a red gate stained with blood and fire. Legends and myths, darkness and light, countless tales all flow through this ancient portal. Gaze down from the Star Gate: passion lights up heaven and earth, and darkness will eventually fade! The Star Gate comic launches on November 18! If you're interested in the comic, go check it out. 53Votes4.5MRecs5.3MFans
  40. 90 The Prosperous Tang Without Demons 盛唐无妖 Fantasy Romance2.0M WordsCompleted I traveled through the prosperous Tang dynasty, had not even taken a sip of tea in the tea capital before being forced into a bridal sedan, and encountered a mountain village ghost with rather unusual tastes... Old Master: Young lady, never have I seen anyone with bones and features as extraordinary, a destiny as noble, and immunity to every evil spirit as you... Gu Ye: Speak plainly. Old Master: Your fate is hard. You can drive away evil spirits. Go! P.S. My new book, I Only Want to Farm, goes 0Votes696kRecs262.5kFans
  41. 91 The First Marquis 第一侯 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Li Minglou dies a wretched death, then is reborn ten years in the past. But she feels no joy at the prospect of taking revenge for every wrong done to her. If she wants to live like a normal person, she must first keep a low profile. [Romance] 3Votes4.2MRecs677.8kFans
  42. 92 A Hard Road to Immortality 一仙难求 Xianxia Romance2.2M WordsCompleted As a female cultivator, there are countless obstacles to overcome on the path to immortality. Talent, cultivation methods, pills, and magical treasures: you can't do without any of them. Love, weakness, mercy, and greed: you can't afford too much of any of them. Without the former, cultivation is too slow. With too much of the latter, you're doomed too soon. On top of that, your looks must be just right, and your wisdom neither too much nor too little. The new book, Destiny's Chosen Phoen 1Votes814kRecs244.9kFans
  43. 93 Riding the Phoenix 乘鸾 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Mingwei struggled to make ends meet, but in the end she couldn’t change her fate and lost the person dearest to her. When she opened her eyes, she found she had returned to a time seventy years earlier. 1Votes1.5MRecs315.7kFans
  44. 94 The Marquis's Daughter's Life in Showbiz 侯府小姐的娱乐圈生涯 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The young lady of the marquis’s household has a strange experience: whenever she falls asleep, she becomes an ordinary girl in the modern world. A System that calls itself “Raising an Entertainment Industry Superstar” falls from the sky and lands on Lin Baiyu. From then on, the young lady of the marquis’s household sets out to hone her acting skills… In the modern world, Miss Lin has just played a delicate, innocent heroine. In the ancient world, when her sisters in the household make things dif 0Votes405.5kRecs78.1kFans
  45. 95 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character's Villainous Boss Is Poisonous 快穿女配之反派BOSS有毒 Space Sci-Fi4.2M WordsCompleted [Now published, available for preorder at Dangdang and Taobao...] System: Host, what's that thing in the sky? Shi Sheng: A spaceship. System: ...This is a cultivation world. Where would a spaceship come from?! System: Host, what's that in your hand? Shi Sheng: The Xuanyuan Sword. System: This is a tech world. Where would an ancient divine weapon come from?! Wait... Host, what are you doing? Σ(°△°|||)︴ Shi Sheng: Breaking up CPsヾ(^▽^*))) #My Host is ridiculously awesome, breaking up CPs with her 1Votes118.5kRecs132.3kFans
  46. 96 Too Rich to Be Silenced 富贵不能吟 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Prince of Zhenbei Yan Tang was a paragon of propriety, chaste and virtuous. Then he slipped up, and his life didn’t just have a blemish on it. It turned into a whole ink-wash painting... 1Votes574.6kRecs238.5kFans
  47. 97 The Empress’s Livestream Strategy Guide 女帝直播攻略 Fantasy Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel, Step Aside, Let Me Take the Throne, is being serialized] [A different story, just as exciting] Jiang Pengji acquired something called a palace-intrigue livestream System. Jiang Pengji: “All right, System. No problem, System!” Many years later, Jiang Pengji finally achieved her goal: she became the emperor’s woman, the female emperor. Jiang Pengji: “Praise me!” System: “(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I told you to fight for favor in the palace! Who told you to conquer the world?” #The future’s top g 14Votes3.7MRecs1.5MFans
  48. 98 Destined to Be a Queen 天命为凰 Xianxia Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Mingshu has never believed in fate. Not when her father remarried and her family fell apart, nor when she was abandoned in a mountain valley to fend for herself. Not when she lacked the resources to cultivate, and even less when everyone turned against her. She clawed her way up from the dust, and in a single day soared to the clouds, drawing the world’s attention! If justice won’t come to me, I’ll take it for myself. If fate won’t grant me a way forward, I’ll carve one out. So what if fate h 0Votes1.3MRecs821.6kFans
  49. 99 Doomsday Wonderland 末日乐园 Space Sci-Fi7.2M WordsCompleted [The author’s 2024 new novel, False Image Report, is being serialized.] [The author’s 2023 new novel, Wild Deer Convenience Store, a horror novella, is complete and ready to read.] “I think... my boyfriend might be trying to kill me.” Lin Sanjiu murmured. Thinking of her wealthy, handsome, and gentle boyfriend, she couldn’t help shivering all over. The apocalypse, a living hell ushered in by the people around her, was hurtling toward her. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. 159Votes9.4MRecs3.2MFans
  50. 100 Transmigrating to the Future: It's Tough Being a Man 穿越未来之男人不好当 Space Sci-Fi4.1M WordsOngoing To inherit her father’s military honors, she embarked on a miserable journey of growth. At long last, she reached adulthood and could choose whom to marry, only for her father, who had come back from the dead, to throw her into the Federation’s First Men’s Military Academy. Through a twist of fate, Ling Lan kept straying further down the road to becoming cold, domineering, and wickedly cool... I’ve created a few groups: Lan Shao VIP Group: 392111243 (only for readers with a paid subscription); L 6Votes2.9MRecs253kFans

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