Novels like The Divine and the Strange: Great Ming
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- 1 Grand Divination 太筮 The Six Sovereigns created the world, cleaving the realms and opening the heavens. They passed down the Three Thousand Great Dao and revealed the paths to immortal offices. Among them was the Yin Talisman, which mastered divination, excelled at numerology, and discerned the Dao through augury. “Yin” means a subtle, mysterious insight. “Talisman” means the power to understand and wield the Dao. This is the story of a young man who holds the immortal office of the “Yin Talisman” and observes the h 0Votes60.4kRecs59.7kFans
- 2 EN The Long Road of Ten Thousand Paths 万道长途 Green weeds grow on a mound of earth. A thousand years bury the bones, but not the shame. In this world, with so many eyes and ears, how many can truly hear and see? Heaven shuts its eyes, and people have no worries. Yet the world insists on keeping its eyes open. The world is a riot of color, impossible to take in all at once. Beyond Mount Wu, how many autumns lie ahead? A few names fill the pages of history; countless barren mounds lie at Beimang. The fields of those who came before are claime 1Votes90.2kRecs225.2kFans
- 3 Xuanqing Guard 玄清卫 In the Jing Dynasty, evil spirits and ghosts run rampant. The Xuanqing Guards are established to oversee the realm, root out treachery, punish evil, exterminate demons, and uphold the Dao. Shen Hao transmigrates here and spends four years rising from an ordinary soldier in the Xuanqing Guards to a junior banner officer. But given his background, there's virtually no chance of advancing further. One day, he suddenly discovers a dragon inside his body, 2Votes116.4kRecs302.1kFans
- 4 The Fruits of Slaughter 杀生道果 “An undying tree hangs from the Nine Heavens; immortal bones are dug from tombs. The Daoist Venerable smacks his lips as he drinks blood; the old Buddha savors dried meat. The six domestic animals and five sacrificial beasts pound the ritual drums; foxes of the city and rats of the shrine are boiled in a pot. The longevity wine reeks of wronged souls; the fruits of the Dao taste bitter at the feast of slaughter!” In this world, the Dao manifests its divine power. The one thing on the minds of co 1Votes116.2kRecs443.1kFans
- 5 The Princess of Marvel Becomes a Queen 漫威的公主终成王 No matter what I do wrong, I'll be forgiven, because I'm just too beautiful! A magical princess's brand-new journey through another world. A Marvel Universe that brings together numerous movies, TV shows, and games. P.S. I'm a veteran author, so the quality is guaranteed. P.S. Group number: 639, 265, 715 0Votes441.1kRecs113.9kFans
- 6 Azure Scroll of Miro 弥罗青卷 Standard version: On the land of Hanxia, Miro Daoist of the Miaoyou Sect awakens memories of a past life while building his foundation. With the Qing Scroll and Treasure Mirror, treasures born alongside him, he pursues the boundless path to immortality. Poetic version one: Miro Miaoyou turns the boat of fate. He enters the Dao, seeking truth. In his hands, the mystic register and azure scroll; the mirror of Heaven and Earth reflects his heart. Purple mist enfolds him as he ascends to the heavens 0Votes95.6kRecs152.2kFans
- 7 Starting Out as the Best in Jinmen 从津门第一开始 A golden-inlaid saber at my waist, the road to the ends of the earth beneath my feet. Ferrying travelers across the myriad worlds, beginning in Tianjin. 0Votes66.8kRecs145kFans
- 8 Your Majesty, Those Wonders Will Ruin the Country! 陛下，奇观误国啊！ Bruno transmigrated to another world and acquired the Wonder Construction System. The Hanging Gardens are used to grow vegetables, The Colosseum is used for playing football, The Great Lighthouse heralded the dawn of the Age of Exploration, The Ruhr factories proclaimed the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, Actually... I'm just an utterly ordinary wonder mover. N years later, "Your Majesty, please reconsider. Wonders can bring ruin to a nation!" 0Votes63.6kRecs251.6kFans
- 9 EN Folklore Horror: It Begins with the Blood God of Xiangxi 民俗从湘西血神开始 Take a little nonsense, then add a pinch of hearsay. Throw in a touch of far-fetched speculation and a dash of sensationalism. On a scorching midsummer day during the summer vacation, Lin Feng received an unexpected package. He opened it. Inside was the newly released Qingshan game console. But when he turned it on, Lin Feng couldn't help wondering: why did this game feel so off? [Sorry, the character you selected has died. Please exit the game and start again.] 0Votes58.4kRecs262.6kFans
- 10 The Incredible Mountains and Seas 不可思议的山海 Yun Zai said he only wanted the people of his tribe to have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear. He had never thought about anything else. Emperor Yao said the young man was quite impressive. Emperor Shun considered him a rival. Yu the Great wanted to write him a letter of recommendation. Yun Zai: “If the Mandate of Heaven is mine...” A farming story inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas! The old group got nuked. 1Votes302.5kRecs297.6kFans
- 11 EN Henghua 衡华 There are countless paths and crafts in the way of cultivation. Some excel at magical combat, some at alchemy, some enjoy drawing talismans, and others take pleasure in crafting magical artifacts... There are also cultivators who specialize in deducing cultivation techniques. In sects and clans, these technique interpreters are known as “Elders of Transmission.” After transmigrating, Fu Henghua interprets techniques and teaches cultivation to the Fu family, living peacefully as a bookworm. But w 0Votes165.3kRecs177.3kFans
- 12 The Immortal Maiden Is Fierce 仙子很凶 From the moment he was born, Zuo Lingquan had everything an ordinary person could hope for. A son of a prestigious family, peerlessly handsome, fabulously wealthy... But as soon as he was old enough to toddle, he discovered that this world wasn't made for ordinary people. Demons and spirits, soaring through the air, the path to eternal life... It was only natural that Zuo Lingquan would set out in pursuit of immortality. A master once said: The Nine Regions are wild and vast; the Great Void leav 14Votes408.6kRecs914.6kFans
- 13 This Northern Song Dynasty Is a Little Strange 这个北宋有点怪 The protagonist arrives in Northern Song China, only to discover that this era differs from the history he learned. Here stands the Yang Residence of Tianbo, with few able-bodied men and its reputation upheld by widows and orphans. There is also the Residence of Prince Chai, whose owners use an iron certificate of imperial pardon to run rampant among the people. The Eighth Prince and Grand Preceptor Pang trade barbs in court every day. They have split the entire civil officialdom into two factio 0Votes235.2kRecs274.9kFans
- 14 EN Blade of Reckoning 泼刀行 Martial arts, folk customs, strange tales, taboos, the imperial court, the martial world, grandmasters, magical duels, journeys to the underworld, spirit mediums, invoking gods, Nuo opera, esoteric sects, immortality… The martial world is a winding road, filled with all kinds of people and schools. Within the arcane tradition, folk legends and strange tales come in countless forms. This is a turbulent age, one where danger and opportunity go hand in hand. Li Yan strides forth with his blade in h 98Votes425.9kRecs708.7kFans
- 15 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
- 16 EN Lord of the Heretical Path 诡道之主 Two days after arriving in this world, Yu Ziqing watched a great sun blossom across the land. Storms, cold snaps, famine, hungry ghosts, wicked cults, divine dynasties, and demonic overlords came one after another. Yu Ziqing set himself a modest first goal: don’t starve to death. Then he’d find himself a powerful enough patron and cultivate in peace until nobody could kill him. With enough information, there’s no enemy you can’t take down. P.S. If you think this is too short, check out the auth 0Votes256.4kRecs419.6kFans
- 17 EN Jade Palace Golden Seal 玉宸金章 Jade signifies harmony through the four seasons, with the unity of three as its meaning. Those three are Heaven, Earth, and humanity. Chen means the innermost chamber of a house. Later, it came to refer to an emperor’s residence, since emperors lived in the Northern Palace, where Heaven and Earth converge. This is the story of someone who transmigrates to the southern wilderness of the Shaman Xia Divine Dynasty, carrying the true meanings of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers and Seventy-Two 0Votes173.6kRecs156.2kFans
- 18 Tales of Immortality 长生志异 Changsheng Dynasty, Year Nine of the Mandate. The land of China is in chaos, and the people are destitute. The imperial court’s rule is crumbling, while barbarians from the West arrive with their pantheon of gods. New-style warlords rise up and carve out territories of their own. Taiping rebels run rampant, leaving the land devastated. Floods, severe droughts, earthquakes, sandstorms, tornadoes, acid rain, blood moons, falling meteorites, and other disasters descend one after another. Countless 7Votes405.1kRecs859.3kFans
- 19 EN Shadow of Konoha 木叶之影流 A new story begins in the world of Naruto, starting with the cremation of a Hokage... 0Votes332.5kRecs282.7kFans
- 20 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
- 21 Starting in Maoshan, Across the Myriad Worlds 诸天从茅山开始 What would you do if you could travel back and forth to a “special” version of Republican-era China? Become the richest man alive and marry a harem of beauties? Take up your brush to serve the nation and become the greatest writer in the land? Prepare for war, then rise to nobility and command armies? Or... Train until your form is as graceful as a crane, with two books beneath a thousand pines. I came to ask the Way, but found nothing left to say: clouds in the blue sky, water in a bottle. P.S. 2Votes246.3kRecs724.5kFans
- 22 EN The Silver Dragon's Black Technology 银龙的黑科技 Newly arrived and freshly hatched, Li Wei found himself bobbing in a steaming pot of soup, surrounded by a ring of kobolds practically drooling with hunger... And our story begins with him flipping the pot and making his escape... A succubus holy paladin? A drow champion of men’s rights? An eye tyrant swashbuckler? An illithid bent on restoring the Galactic Empire? And their ultimate boss, a silver dragon, using all manner of flashy black technology to wreak havoc in a multiverse on the brink of 1Votes190.9kRecs272.6kFans
- 23 True Lord, Please Calm Your Anger 真君请息怒 The military path is a way of engaging with the world: refining baleful energy to temper the body, drilling formations to rout bandits, slaying demons and vanquishing evil, and defending one's home and borders. But those who do not cultivate both body and spirit will live no longer than a hundred years. Wang Xuan's soul transmigrated into the cultivation world, but he has alr 0Votes201.8kRecs406.4kFans
- 24 The Careful Immortal Across the Heavens 诸天苟仙 When the three flowers gather at the crown, essence, energy, and spirit converge; when dragon and tiger meet, the golden core forms. Only by embracing both recklessness and timidity can one achieve longevity and prove the Great Dao. Facing three thousand Chaos Demon Gods, Luo Feng raises the Heaven-Opening Axe and says solemnly, “This humble Daoist really is just a Primordial Daoist~!” As everyone knows, Primordial martial artists are Primordial, Primordial immortals are Primordial, Primordial d 0Votes165.8kRecs362.9kFans
- 25 After I Became a Daoist Physician 成为了道医之后 A traditional Chinese medicine student who stayed up all night cultivating immortality collapsed to the ground. When he woke up, he had somehow arrived in the early Tang dynasty! He soon discovered that this was neither the Tang dynasty in his history textbooks nor the mythical Tang dynasty of Journey to the West. Then an unexpected trip to the Kingdom of Rats lifted the veil on the mysteries of cultivation. Li Dandao, determined to earn a place among the immortals of the Tang dynasty, began his 0Votes149.6kRecs302.1kFans
- 26 Tianlu Star Is Chatting Again Today 天禄星今天又在水群 In the Primordial World, I am Tian Lu, a Star Lord and one of the 48,000 malevolent stars. I'm an old slacker. 1Votes105.8kRecs183.7kFans
- 27 Infinite Splendor 无限辉煌图卷 Divine arts and demonic magic, a hundred realms and countless races; supernatural powers and martial clashes, a wild song across the ages. Monsters and mechanical abominations, all manner of strange creatures; an infinite world stretches out before us. Welcome to a new era of the Main God Space. Worlds gather and disperse like stars. Who can shine as brilliantly as the sun and moon? PS: This is not an original Infinite Flow fanfic. The worlds in the story may include extensive alterations and 12Votes226.4kRecs472.4kFans
- 28 EN Guarding Impel Down for a Hundred Years in One Piece 我在海贼镇守推进城一百年 “What kind of pursuit of freedom is being a pirate and wreaking havoc on the seas? Go on, I’ve left the complete chart there. The brave souls who reach Laugh Tale will earn the right to enter the stars! Our destination is the sea of stars!” With these words from Gaston Figo, the King of Advancement, the Great Pirate Era of space exploration began! … Half pirate fan fiction, half original story. You don’t need to have watched the anime to enjoy it. Over 20,000 average subscriptions, quality gua 2Votes190.2kRecs593.4kFans
- 29 Patriarch of Emei 峨眉祖师 Amid the passing years, atop Cloudrock, Li Pichen sat facing a young boy in white robes. The immortal mountain was quiet. Four monkeys peered out. The white-robed boy held up a scripture. “When did the Grandmaster come to Emei?” Li Pichen raised one finger and smiled without a word. A lost stretch of time was utterly changed by Li Pichen's arrival. He lost his name, and so later generations called him... “Taishang.” “Taishang is the ultimate 0Votes277.2kRecs235.1kFans
- 30 The Immortal Qin Multiverse Empire 仙秦多元宇宙帝国 Long live Brother Zheng! This is the story of Brother Zheng, who chances upon a fragment of the Great Luo Heaven, bringing Qin law to the Myriad Worlds, restoring order across the heavens, standardizing written language and axle widths, and unifying currency, weights, and measures. One day, I shall plant the black-water dragon banners of Great Qin in every corner of the Myriad Worlds: Ancestral Dragon, First Emperor, Lord of Immortal Qin, Ying Zheng of the Zhao clan. Your Majesty, your infamy is 0Votes289.8kRecs1.6MFans
- 31 I Train the Big Shots Behind the Scenes 我在幕后调教大佬 New synopsis This is a story about turning the false into the real. In a world of cultivation where danger lurks at every turn, one must tread carefully. Familiar myths become reality. In an unfamiliar golden age of cultivation, the Heavenly Court becomes the central power of the Three Realms, and the Underworld rules the netherworld. The Human Emperor wields Xuanyuan’s sword to protect all living things, while scholars at Jixia spread the teachings across the Nine Provinces. When I look back, t 2Votes378.2kRecs521.8kFans
- 32 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 33 Bright One 明尊 Great is the primal origin: all things receive their beginning from it, and through it the heavens are governed. Supreme and exalted Lord, at times riding the Six Dragons, never straying from the path. This is the story of a transmigrator's old man awakening in a world with a native protagonist, and the golden finger gaining a mind of its own. I've made it this far, Qian Chen, relying on no one but myself! Great Lord Taishang, save me! 731Votes1.7MRecs785.8kFans
- 34 A Skeleton's Frontier Farming in a Foreign Land 种菜骷髅的异域开荒 A thousand years after the Undying Empire vanished, the little skeleton who used to grow vegetables was still tending his farm, until the summoning portal opened again. “Are you hungry? I’ve been growing vegetables for a thousand years. I’ve got a tiny bit of food saved up.” “Are all these fields abandoned? Can I grow things here?” “The princess’s city is up in the mountains, so I can’t grow vegetables there? Then I’m not going.” “They’re going to tax me and won’t even let me grow vegetables? Wi 36Votes755.5kRecs638.8kFans
- 35 EN Cultivating in the Demonic Sect as a Talent 苟在初圣魔门当人材 Lyu Yang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to become a disciple of the First Sacred Sect, a demonic sect. Fortunately, he obtains a wondrous treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lives. When he dies, he can begin a new life and start all over again, while bringing back treasures, cultivation, and even lifespan from his previous life. He can even awaken special talents. Unfortunately, his chances are limited. He is not truly immortal. With chaos about to engulf the cultivation worl 577Votes1.8MRecs4.7MFans
- 36 EN The Immortal's Unyielding Seriousness 这个人仙太过正经 A demigod's body, standing shoulder to shoulder with mortals! A proper human immortal, harvesting gods in the wilds of mountains and seas! (Serious synopsis) The sky stretches ninety thousand miles high, and the earth is home to countless kingdoms. The human path is fraught with hardship, while the mountains and seas are nothing but desolate wastes. 8Votes12.6MRecs3.3MFans
- 37 EN I Can't Possibly Be the Sword God 我不可能是剑神 [Overpowered Protagonist] [The Sword God of Ten-Mile Slope] [Absurd Comedy] … Li Chu transmigrated to Ten-Mile Slope and became a little Taoist priest. In this world where gods and ghosts ran rampant and demons wreaked havoc, the weak and helpless Li Chu had originally intended to survive quietly on Ten-Mile Slope for the rest of his life. It was not until one day, when he had no choice but to enter the martial world, that he discovered... There was nothing in this world that could not be solve 29Votes731.5kRecs1.7MFans
- 38 EN My Cellular Prison 我的细胞监狱 Reborn as a cell, carrying the power of the Yudian, I arrive in a parallel world where the Ancients have awakened. Steam civilization, a realm of terror, eternal night's old kings, demons beyond the city. The Gate of Destiny has opened. The Crusaders, the Library, Control, Machinery, and Mysticism will become brand-new growth systems for humanity's development. Humanity's anthem is an anthem of courage! The fearless order of knights gallops across a world ruled by ancient kings, reclaiming the f 38Votes969.8kRecs1.2MFans
- 39 My Back Door Opens into the Primordial World 我家后门通洪荒 Refine a single breath within your chest, and plumb the three vehicles of the mystic and the primordial! (The blurb has me stumped… Well, My Back Door Leads to the Great Wilderness is really good!) (Also by the author: I Can Exchange Merit Templates, I Logged into the Great Wilderness One Dao Epoch Early, and Cultivation Begins When My Ancestors Manifest Their Spirits are all excellent works. The author guarantees quality. The new book, Cultivation World: Beginning by Fusing with a Wizard Charac 0Votes925.8kRecs463.4kFans
- 40 EN The Mind Mentor of Marvel and DC 在美漫当心灵导师的日子 Up next is Great Sage and Founding Master of Hydra, Chief Pontiff of the Purple Potato Freak Psychiatrist to the Avengers, financial advisor to S.H.I.E.L.D. Thesis-slayer of Batman, kindred spirit of the Joker Attending physician at Arkham Asylum, universally acclaimed professor at Gotham University Recipient of the Red Banner Medal, bearer of God's blessing The Iron Curtain of New York, the spring breeze of Gotham Schiller Rodriguez! (All the titles above have been earned in the story. New ones 1.7kVotes1.3MRecs1.2MFans
- 41 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
- 42 Monsters Die When They're Killed 怪物被杀就会死 Anyone who is different from ordinary people is a monster Born with supernatural powers, he can make a hundred ghosts flee wherever he goes. Crushing bones is no different from crushing butter cookies. Being so extraordinary isn't necessarily a good thing. For ten years, Su Zhou traveled far and wide searching for others like himself in this seemingly ordinary world, but found nothing… until the sudden sp 17Votes1.2MRecs1.7MFans
- 43 Players Are Brutal 玩家凶猛 This is a real game that transcends dimensions, a fierce competition across the Myriad Worlds, a sweeping epic mythology, and a fantastical, winding tale of otherworldly adventures. The players are ferocious! 14Votes1.1MRecs2MFans
- 44 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 45 I, the Emperor 朕 Back in the late Ming, reduced to slavery. If an emperor can be a beggar, a Manchu invader, a rebel, or a household slave, why can’t a household slave become emperor? 30Votes1.5MRecs3MFans
- 46 EN Rebirth of the Dominator 重生支配者 He becomes the master of the world and brings about a spiritual qi revival across the entire planet. Using all living beings as pieces on a chessboard, he forges a path to immortality. (Disciples must show their fan status to join. A screenshot is required, and fan status from the author's older books is also accepted.) 0Votes382.8kRecs382.1kFans
- 47 A Certain Hogwarts Professor of Runes 某霍格沃茨的魔文教授 Three years after graduating from Hogwarts, Felix walks into the magical school once more, but this time he is a professor! What sparks will fly when Muggle ingenuity meets magic? PS1: Professor of Ancient Runes; PS2: The timeline is set in the trio's second year; 33Votes483.9kRecs845.5kFans
- 48 EN 13 Mink Street 明克街13号 I like sitting alone on an empty street at night, listening to “them” whisper and enjoying “their” clamor. 73Votes3.4MRecs5MFans
- 49 EN The Sorcerer's Manual 术师手册 In 1668, the city I lived in was named the safest place in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. Because I got caught. 100Votes1.1MRecs2.9MFans
- 50 I Am God! 我就是神！ Five hundred million years ago. The Cambrian Period. Yin Shen descended upon the most ancient wilderness and primordial oceans. He was the beginning of all things. He created life and intelligence, the Creator of all living beings. As time passed, stories became epics, epics became myths, and in the end, even myths were buried by the ages. Only the divine is eternal. 23Votes2.7MRecs1.7MFans
