Novels like The Old Daoist Canon
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Old Daoist Canon, best match first.
- 1 Tower Defense Game: My Land of Eternal Life 塔防游戏：我的永生之国 In a dark world overrun with monsters, survival means playing a tower defense game. This is a brutal trial meticulously orchestrated by the gods and spanning more than a thousand years. Tens of thousands of players skilled at tower defense games are chosen at once and transported to a world in chaos. To withstand the endless waves of monster attacks, they have no choice but to build tower after tower. Elemental Towers, Mechanical Towers, Dark Towers, Mythic Towers... But as time goes by, people 0Votes12.8kRecs67.1kFans
- 2 I Can See the Book of Life and Death 我能看到生死簿 He possesses a page from the Book of Life and Death. He cannot see the past, but he can see the next life. He has lived an ordinary life, opening a tavern with his parents using a unique brewing recipe, only to be murdered for their wealth and see his family destroyed. He has hunted demons, righted wrongs, and roamed the world alone. He has wielded a single blade and dominated the land, defeating every opponent in the capital. They called him the Demon Blade. He has fought pirates along the sout 0Votes10.9kRecs110.1kFans
- 3 All My Cringe Writing Came True 这书有毒！ “I don’t get it!” “Why is everyone talking about me transmigrating into the dark-history fantasy novel I wrote and becoming a random villain who gets kicked to death by the protagonist?” “As if my journey in another world is doomed to end in disaster!” Reporter: Mr. Ivan, but you confessed to the heroine who disguised herself as a man, then got involved with the neighboring kingdom’s vampire princess. You even imprisoned the Goddess of Dawn as a doll, and made the villainess you adopted pledge h 289Votes23.4kRecs203.5kFans
- 4 The Witcher in Marvel 漫威中的猎魔人 His body is that of a Super Saiyan God, his soul a mutant blend of a Soul Reaper and an Arrancar. Clad in the Scale of the Sea Emperor and wielding the Godkiller and a golden trident, Bai Jinglan is the most powerful bounty hunter in the Marvel Universe. He hunts down both the wicked, burdened by grave sins, and the demons that emerge from Hell. 0Votes26.1kRecs91.8kFans
- 5 Cybermen Don't Die in the Infinite 赛博人不死于无限 After seeing the dead star directly overhead, Shen Xun thought he had transmigrated into a science-fiction world. After hearing familiar yet unfamiliar terms like electromagnetic sword pellets, artificial acupoints, and fusion Zen techniques, Shen Xun thought he had transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic world of scientific cultivation. After learning that the ancient ancestors of the Old Ones lay sleeping in the crust and the deep sea, Shen Xun thought he had transmigrated into a Lovecraftian wo 0Votes11.5kRecs19.1kFans
- 6 I Became a Martial Saint in Another World 我在异界成武圣 Strange events struck Blue Star, and a mysterious force affected large numbers of its inhabitants, causing their souls to temporarily transmigrate to another world. It was a world shrouded in darkness and crawling with the uncanny. Prices were exorbitant, evil spirits lurked in the shadows, and the various factions fought among themselves, waging vendettas across the martial world. The common folk at the bottom suffered miserably. Yang Fang was a psychiatrist at a mental hospital, and he too tra 0Votes67.6kRecs311.6kFans
- 7 Those Who Steal from Heaven Shall Die 盗天者死 This is a terrible world, where heaven and earth hold the power of life and death over all things. Human lives are born unequal, and cultivators gain a destiny and call themselves Fate Cultivators, reigning unchecked over the age. There is Shen Qing, the great thief who can steal other people's fates. Sect prodigy: “When I was born, dragons and phoenixes appeared in auspicious harmony, and purple qi stretched thirty thousand miles east!” Child of destiny: “When I emerged from obscurity, golden l 0Votes18.6kRecs21.1kFans
- 8 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
- 9 Senior Sister, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore 师姐，我不想努力了 Reborn, Qin Mu Ling happens by chance to join the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, a sect filled with stunning beauties, and becomes the closed-door disciple of its Supreme Sect Leader. He thinks he’s finally on his way to the top, never realizing that his senior sisters, who are both gorgeous and overwhelmingly powerful, will keep him completely under their thumbs. He fights tooth and nail for his dignity, losing time and again, only to be ruthlessly put down by his senior sisters every time. With 0Votes5.6MRecs323.9kFans
- 10 I Told You I Could Turn Back Time 我说了我会时光倒流 Lin Xing has the ability to turn back time. Whenever his life is in danger, he returns to the past. He falls to his death, and goes back five seconds. He’s crushed to death by falling debris, and goes back one minute. He’s hit by a dump truck, and goes back twenty minutes. Then one day… he discovers that he’s gone back a whole year. 2Votes179kRecs758.1kFans
- 11 Lord of Ashes and Divinity 灰烬神主 My name is Zhang Yanhang. I’m an ordinary awakened one and a part-time college student. Every day, I live the same monotonous routine: school, cultivation, home. I don’t smoke or drink. My only hobby is observing people when time is stopped. I thought this dull, uneventful life would go on forever. But one night, as I lay in bed getting ready to sleep, I unexpectedly stumbled upon something interesting. [Enter the Ashen World?] [Option One: Yes (Successfully enter the Ashen World and gain the ab 0Votes34.1kRecs150.8kFans
- 12 The Great Shaolin of Another World 异世大少林 He arrives in a high-martial world with a bare-bones martial arts System, one that only offers the low-level Shaolin techniques from the Jin Yong novels. Fang Chen is at a loss, especially when he sees that the System has unlocked only a handful of basic techniques: “Eight-Section Brocade,” “Arhat Fist,” “Little Yaksha Staff,” and a few others. He’s utterly despairing… Years later, Fang Chen steps forward with a toothpick in his mouth. “Come on, let’s hurt each other! If you’ve got what it takes 0Votes55.4kRecs59.7kFans
- 13 The Glorious Heavenly Dao's Supreme Sword Sect 煌煌天道无上剑宗 A martial artist can shoot a gun without missing, shatter tanks with a punch, and slice fighter jets apart with a sword. With the power of the mind, they can sense danger and fortune, monitor communications, decipher encryption keys, and obtain nuclear launch codes. No secret in anyone’s heart can remain hidden. This is a clash between human ability and technology! This is a battle between martial arts and steel! … At first, Lu Lianxiao only wanted to become a star, singing songs and practicing 2Votes122.5kRecs189.9kFans
- 14 EN One Man Attains the Dao 一人得道 Chen Cuo arrived in the Chen dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and became a member of the imperial clan. He had thought he would follow the course of history, but unexpectedly, the whole style suddenly went awry. “With qi refinement and cultivation, along with incense offerings and merit, it seems we have no choice but to seek immortality and attain the Dao first.” This is precisely: Beside the willow shade, beneath the pine shadows, straighten your spine and cast aside all worldly 0Votes225.8kRecs265.7kFans
- 15 One Man Cuts Through the Jianghu 一个人砍翻江湖 What do the people of the world and the fate of the realm have to do with me? None of it concerns me. What do grudges and feuds, and revenge upon revenge, matter? Just wipe them all out, and the score is settled. As for putting the greater good first, I agree. Because I am the greater good! And you ask what the rules are? What I say goes! That year, I carried two blades. With every rise and fall of my hands, I hacked away in a frenzy. I hacked at him for three days and three nights, without 0Votes50.9kRecs234kFans
- 16 Strange Puzzle 怪异拼图 Master the jade hairpin, and gain one puzzle piece. Master the embroidered shoes, and gain two puzzle pieces. Master the red bridal veil, and gain three puzzle pieces. Master the scarlet wedding gown, and gain four puzzle pieces. Complete the puzzle and obtain the bridal outfit, reviving the Undying Bride. This is a story about piecing together a puzzle in a bizarre world, fighting the uncanny, and struggling to survive. Monsters and demons are everywhere; strange phenomena abound. Every uncanny 0Votes63.7kRecs71.8kFans
- 17 Exorcising Yokai in Tokyo, Starting with Tamamo-no-Mae 从玉藻前开始东京除妖 In Tokyo, just transmigrated. Both parents dead, a sister and a house. Seven figures in savings, and the sister is adopted. Just as Hanyu Kazuya thinks his second life will play out like a galgame, his little sister sprouts nine fox tails. “I'm Tamamo-no-Mae. Yes, the legendary nine-tailed fox. I killed your ancestors for eighteen generations, and now it's your turn.” Hanyu Kazuya: ??? This isn't how the story is supposed to go. P.S. Also known as “How I Took Tamamo-no-Mae Along to Rule Tokyo's 0Votes69.7kRecs189.6kFans
- 18 The Fire Thief of Tomorrow 明日盗火者 Tomorrow will come at last, as dusk fades and civilization rises and falls. We travel through the mists of time, step beyond the forbidden threshold, and gather the flames of civilization, until at dusk they blaze into a splendor that sets the wilderness alight. 0Votes62kRecs63.5kFans
- 19 Adventure Addict! 冒险者重度依赖！ In the world of light, I had just arrived in this fantastical realm when they said I was starting too late, had no talent, and would struggle to become an adventurer. In the world of shadow, I scraped by around the town. They called me a rookie adventurer, one who only took low-level commissions and didn't dare challenge powerful monsters. In the world of darkness, I fought my way through the Underdark, gathered every treasure and relic, and sought the truth of the world. They call 5Votes22.7kRecs131.9kFans
- 20 EN The Mysterious End 神秘尽头 Four years ago, I said I was sick, and nobody believed me. Four years later, I said I wasn't sick, and nobody believed me. Believe it or not, whatever... 0Votes75.6kRecs511.8kFans
- 21 EN Patriarch of Incense 香祖 Those who eat meat are brave, those who eat grain are wise, those who breathe in qi live long, and those who eat nothing do not die. What about those who consume incense? Since ancient times, ordinary people have burned wood and incense to make offerings and prayers, always using incense as their medium. Li Ling was skilled at making incense, a craft meant for the mortal world. He never imagined that his extraordinary gift for consuming incense to refine his soul would let him forge a new path a 0Votes97.6kRecs93.1kFans
- 22 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
- 23 The Higher-Dimensional Hunter 高维猎杀者 In 2020, the continental plates broke apart. Some rose into the sky, while others sank beneath the sea. The world became a scattering of islands, and a strange new era began. Humanity entered a new age. Su Ming transmigrated to this wondrous world, where countless possibilities unfolded before him. And he had to complete a secret mission that even he knew nothing about. 0Votes55kRecs137.5kFans
- 24 EN The Great Creator 大创造者 Develop technology alone, build a civilization with your bare hands. Carry the torch in another world and forge a new mythology. A mastermind-behind-the-scenes story, with some kingdom-building in the early stages. No female lead. I'm not giving you the reader group number. Every single one of you is a spammer. 0Votes15.3kRecs41.2kFans
- 25 Sowing the Seeds of the Heart Demon Dao 心魔种道 Fellow cultivators, masters, Taoist priests, nuns, fairies, demon lords, and sect leaders, welcome to my world. Enjoy the supreme delight and boundless pleasure of traveling through the myriad realms. (Wry smile.) 0Votes161.3kRecs152.5kFans
- 26 The Book of Old Days 旧日之书 [The Book of Otherworlds 2.0: Power-Boosted Edition] The ancient gods have fallen, and the civilizations of old have faded. Forgotten legends have long been lost, and the guardians of antiquity have fallen into corruption. Only the Old Ones remain eternal. One day, they will return from beyond the stars… 1Votes65.2kRecs83.3kFans
- 27 King of Assassins 刺客之王 The steadiest (and most shameless) assassin in history: Gao Xuan. Farm safely until you’re fully geared, then lie in wait and backstab the weak. Don’t fall for me, it won’t end well. I’m an assassin with no feelings. 1Votes484.8kRecs171.3kFans
- 28 A Certain Scientific Pirate 某科学的海贼 “When I first joined the Navy, the marines aboard the ship weren’t battle-ready yet. We lacked cannons, experience, and, most importantly, people. We were a tiny crew, barely more than a handful, and couldn’t even capture a pirate with a ten-million-belly bounty. The ship was small, the sails were tattered, and between the two of us we couldn’t even manage three cannonballs each. I went to Admiral Yuan the Ape to ask for supplies. Guess what the admiral said? ‘No supplies. You can take my life i 0Votes83kRecs107.4kFans
- 29 My Wife Has Her Heart Set on Buddha 我娘子一心向佛 After the Investiture of the Gods, before Journey to the West. The story begins with [Guanyin Attaining the Dao]. 0Votes37.6kRecs91.4kFans
- 30 Dominator of All Factions 众门支配者 Other people have the Sweeping Monk. I'm the Gatekeeper. In a world where the economy determines the number of monsters, this is the story of a diligent security guard who protects powerful and ancient beings. “Oh, sorry, boss! I didn't mean to take you in. Don't stick your face out like that! My hand slipped, really!” Ning Rusi said this to the dark side of a planet, covered in countless tentacles and eyeballs, and glowing with all manner of eerie light. 0Votes33.7kRecs32.3kFans
- 31 Embracing the Moon 抱月 I ride the flying immortal on a carefree flight, and embrace the bright moon for all eternity. 0Votes57.7kRecs190kFans
- 32 EN Lord of Shenxiu 神秀之主 This is a meticulously crafted cultivation novel spanning the heavens! Watch as Zhong Shenxiu roams the heavens, pursues immortality, beats the System to a pulp, and becomes the ruler of the heavens. Here you’ll find modern martial arts, classical cultivation, a Lovecraftian martial world, horror realms, steampunk… Infinite worlds, infinite possibilities, all in Lord of Shenxiu! 4Votes428.9kRecs504.1kFans
- 33 An Unorthodox Taoist in a World of Strange Tales 志怪世界的旁门道士 This is a world of strange tales, where ritual and music have fallen into disarray and ghosts and spirits roam. Here are strange people and eerie ghosts, green corpse demons and immortal beings, mushroom people and grass horses, wicked cultivators and righteous gods. Here are methods of corpse liberation and qi cultivation, alchemy with lead and mercury, divination by spirit writing and summoning gods, paper soldiers and straw horses. With a mysterious golden manual that improves his proficiency 0Votes67.4kRecs322.3kFans
- 34 I Have Forty-Eight Imperial Arms, Yet I Only Want to Rely on Myself 有四十八件帝具的我却只想靠自己 My name is Ling Ze, and I’m in Akame ga Kill! I have 48 Imperial Arms and can transmigrate between worlds. An infinite crossover journey: Akame ga Kill! → Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal → Akame ga Kill! → Fullmetal Alchemist → Akame ga Kill!: Finale → Fate/Type-Moon → Jujutsu Kaisen → Akame ga Kill!: Interlude → Tokyo Ghoul → One Piece → Saint Seiya → Sword Art Online 0Votes75.5kRecs157.4kFans
- 35 The Wrath of the Undying 不死者之怒 Li Wei: “Is this the Brotherhood? I want to put a bounty on someone. The reward is one million gold coins.” The young woman at the counter: “Please provide information about the assassination target: their name and appearance, and where they might be found. Be as specific as possible.” Li Wei: “I want to put a bounty on myself.” The young woman at the counter: “???” This is the story of a man who grows stronger whenever he is killed. 0Votes33kRecs37kFans
- 36 Simulating the Primordial World, This Is Too Extreme 模拟洪荒，你这也太极端了 After accidentally downloading a prehistoric-world simulator game, I thought it would just be a way to kill time. I never expected to get more and more hooked: [Because you groveled too much before the up-and-coming human race and betrayed your fellow demons, Di Jun meted out righteous justice against you. Through the bitter word of mouth passed down among the ancient demon race, you became the great traitor who sold out your own people. Achievement unlocked: Demon Traitor!] [Because you champio 0Votes21.5kRecs236.4kFans
- 37 The Sword and All Living Beings 剑众生 Young Tang Zhao sets off into the martial world with a pair of glasses, the only keepsake left by his teacher. He still remembers the blessing from his teacher, a failed transmigrator: “Set off wearing my glasses. Maybe they'll give you some cheat abilities?” The blessing comes true in a dry well beneath a ruined temple in the wilderness... Put on the glasses and take a look at this fantastical world! Welcome to the world of swordsmen! You think it's a cat, but it's actually a sword! You think i 0Votes97.5kRecs108.7kFans
- 38 Strange Tales from Beyond the World 方外志异 Practice diligently and never neglect the Golden Elixir; when your cultivation is complete, you must pay your respects to the Jade Sovereign. The Dao's secrets were passed down through the Jade Light; the truth of the scriptures came from the Yellow Stone. Today I roam beyond the world with gourd and bamboo hat; the old place has lost its master amid mist and rosy clouds. From now on, I am a carefree wanderer among clouds and waters; wooden men, flowers, and birds will see me through my youth. A 0Votes80.8kRecs52.8kFans
- 39 Draw the Sword, and Truth Follows 拔剑就是真理 When the evidence falls short, make up for it with firepower! Within firing range, might makes right! For example, if you need to reason with a Golden Core cultivator, you can bring along this two-hundred-megaton hydrogen bomb. If your opponent is a major sect, I recommend buying a ten-kilometer-wide meteorite accelerated to sixty kilometers per second and aiming it at their headquarters. They’ll definitely want to hear you out. Hmm? The enemy controls an entire world and is arrogant and unreaso 0Votes140.4kRecs414.2kFans
- 40 Roaming the Heavens, Starting with Innate Skill 从先天功开始纵横诸天 Xu Lang obtains a money-burning System that lets him grow stronger by spending money. So, in his quest for wealth, Xu Lang draws a circle on the map. Want a mountain of gold? Head to Australia! And so begins a grand voyage of exploration across the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer! Please support the new book, Mixing Things Up Across the Heavens, Earning Immortality Through Merit. 0Votes85.9kRecs372.2kFans
- 41 The First Blade of the Jianghu 江湖风云第一刀 The jianghu is stirring beneath the surface, and the winds of change are rising once more. The finest blades in the land flash their edges beneath the moonlight. An adventure through one martial-arts world after another, countless brushes with death, and struggle after struggle against human nature. The Blood Saber, the Mandarin Duck Blades, the Dragon-Slaying Saber, the Deer-Cutting Saber, the Cold Moon Saber, Little Li’s Flying Dagger, the Crescent Moon Saber, the Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sab 0Votes50kRecs70.8kFans
- 42 When Another Dimension Descends 异度降临时 The stars fall, and all things perish. At this moment, another dimension descends. 0Votes126.1kRecs143.7kFans
- 43 EN Calamity of Tomorrow 明日之劫 A meteor streaked across the sky, shattering the world's tranquility. Supernatural powers descended upon the mortal realm. Who lurked in the darkness, and who whispered in my ear? When roars shattered the firmament, when power crushed the abyss, when every life and death was under my command... they called me a god. 7Votes1.3MRecs1.1MFans
- 44 The Great Player of the Immortal-Demon Three Kingdoms 仙魔三国大玩家 The ideal Three Kingdoms transmigration: Lying drunk with Diao Chan on my lap, waking to command all under heaven... The reality of transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms: Hundreds of thousands of self-important transmigrators are crammed into a world of demons and monsters, where famous generals gather, playing a live-action version of an online game. Starting from scratch, they struggle up from the bottom. Da Chun, a forthright man, seizes an opportunity to obtain a five-star “Azure Dragon Guan 0Votes579.2kRecs278.5kFans
- 45 The Great Saint of the Northern Yin 北阴大圣 The apocalypse arrives, and the myriad worlds fall into ruin! An accident during an outing brings Zhou Jia to this world, trapped in the Nine Netherworlds, sooner than expected. Now he must struggle to survive. 0Votes150.9kRecs343.5kFans
- 46 EN In the Divine Realm, I Became a Humanoid Anomaly 人在神国，刚成人间收容物 I came from the mortal world to the Divine Kingdom, then fell from the Divine Kingdom back to the mortal world. Wherever the light of my lantern reaches, all supernatural things are contained. Who am I? I am the black-eyed outsider whom the people of the Divine Kingdom shun and fear. I am the reality warper whom the people of the mortal world fear and depend on. I am the Keeper of the Lamp. I am ████. (Lovecraftian horror + Lord of the Mysteries, no System.) [Warning: With your SAN below 70, rea 4Votes78.2kRecs387.1kFans
- 47 The White-Haired Demon Master 白首妖师 A cruel and utterly inhuman person is called a “human fiend”! A worldly, smooth operator who understands the ways of people is called a “people person”! A vicious, bloodthirsty killer is called a “butcher”! Then what would you call someone whose schemes are as unpredictable as shifting clouds and who is as cunning as a demon...? … … 0Votes1MRecs279.1kFans
- 48 EN Reborn as a Behind-the-Scenes Noble Mage 重生幕后贵族法师 After preparing to transmigrate, Xia Yuan, a high-level player known for his plot-focused mage builds in his previous life, transmigrated into an NPC, and not just any NPC: he was the newly born fourth son of the Empire's Grand Duke! He had intended to embrace a dull aristocratic life, but unexpectedly, the times were changing! His family, the final obstacle, had already been branded villains by the new aristocracy and was about to be crushed beneath the inexorable wheels of history! With no oth 1Votes173.8kRecs303.6kFans
- 49 EN Crown of Souls 灵魂冠冕 His soul arrived naked in this world, beginning with a werewolf bloodline and setting out to crown it. P.S. P.S. 2: If you want more to read, check out the author's other books. 0Votes165.4kRecs157.3kFans
- 50 I Became a Has-Been Martial Arts Legend 我成了过气武林神话 “Let me make one thing clear. The reason I disappeared for thirty-three years wasn’t because I was playing it safe. It’s because I bet everything on the new era.” “But you’ve disappointed me. The title of Martial Arts Legend is too weighty, too profound for you to handle.” “Some say I’m an obsolete relic, and that the rivers and lakes of this new era have no vessel capable of carrying me. Heh, I don’t believe it!” Before the great change… A three-foot wall of energy, plucking leaves and hurling 0Votes148.1kRecs193.6kFans
