Novels like The Long Road of Ten Thousand Paths
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- 1 I Come to This World to Open the Great Way 吾来此世开大道 At the dawn of time, who first passed down the Dao? If this world has been shrouded in darkness since time immemorial, then I shall be the light that illuminates it, revealing the Great Dao and passing on the teachings of immortals and sages, guiding all living beings to profound truth. A sorcerer’s soul transmigrates into an ancient world. Fire rains from the heavens, spiritual energy returns, and the world falls into chaos. Demons and spirit 0Votes20.5kRecs26.8kFans
- 2 The Lantern-Lighting Judge 掌灯判官 In the Department of Punishment, a group of evildoers angrily accused a judge. Evildoer A, looking aggrieved: “I’m an honest man! I just wanted a little money to win back what I’d lost at the gambling house. My wife wouldn’t give it to me, insisting we save it for our child’s education. In a fit of anger, I chopped off her arm. I didn’t mean to!” The judge was just as aggrieved: “I’m an honest man too! I only wanted your life so I could trade it for some merit in the underworld. You wouldn’t giv 5Votes44kRecs275kFans
- 3 EN Immortal Rite 仙醮 Seek immortality, pursue the Dao, and sever heads; even in dreams, life is grand. Qi Refining, Minor Arts, Grand Rites, Barbarian Shamans, Desolate Realms, Heavenly Embryos... Five realms and four seas, eight extremities and twelve continents: this is a world without end, growing by the moment. Having lived two lives, how should one face a world so wondrous and vast? A jade disc, three thousand ancient characters. In this life, I seek to live without regrets! 680Votes45.1kRecs217.6kFans
- 4 The Divine and the Strange: Great Ming 神诡大明 I'm Ji Xiang. Thanks for the invite. I'm in the Ming Dynasty, and I just died in the Forbidden City. The signal's bad, and there are too many ghosts and strange happenings. Going anonymous. The old group got nuked. 0Votes58.6kRecs184.3kFans
- 5 Wanderer of the Abyss 深渊漫游者 After accidentally blowing up the global internet with one slip of the hand, Jiang Zhou became the worst criminal in human history and fell into a long slumber. When he wakes again a hundred years later, he finds himself in an out-of-control age where the primitive and the civilized intertwine, and control and resistance collide. In the abyss, countless out-of-control AIs run rampant. Above Olympus, supercorporations that consider themselves gods look down on the masses. In baseline reality, ord 33Votes64.2kRecs116.4kFans
- 6 Mastering Evil Sha 御煞 The rootless tree, its flowers in bloom and shade, who would cultivate while still attached to the mortal world? The affairs of this fleeting life, a boat on a sea of suffering, tossed about with no freedom. With no shore in sight, it is hard to find a place to moor; forever sailing through waters where fish and dragons lurk. If only you would turn back, the shore is there; don't wait for the storm to wreck your boat. Open your eyes and see the fleeting world. Control baleful f 0Votes69.7kRecs313.1kFans
- 7 The War Banner of Osuya 奥苏亚的战旌 I woke up in the Northern Wastes, on the continent of Osua, where swords and magic reigned. I began in a village, dreaming that I could live in seclusion, but history and fate kept pushing me forward. [Quests] [Weapons] [Characters] Where did these notes come from? A massive vertical pupil loomed in the mist. Between cities, horses’ hooves were stained with blood. Bloodlines and races were tangled and varied. Prayers from those with different hearts went unanswered by the Old Gods. Who concealed 0Votes53.4kRecs88.7kFans
- 8 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
- 9 Ascending to the Jade Palace 上玉阙 “Your fate is yours to decide, not Heaven's? And you want to go to Hexi? Nice ambition. Then head to the bottom of the river and practice holding your breath. Come back up in three days.” “Feeding yourself to demonic beasts on the Western Sea front is a contribution to the Immortal Alliance. Serving as an officer in the Alliance is also a contribution. There’s no difference in status.” “Locking down the rules of cultivation is good for everyone. The low-level cultivators just can't see reason. W 33Votes170.5kRecs598.8kFans
- 10 Taihao's Golden Seal 太昊金章 With half a copy of the Earthly Fiend Sword Manual and ten years spent honing a single sword, an ordinary mortal is reborn and inherits an otherworldly celestial tome. But when he looks around, powerful enemies stand everywhere. The leaders of the righteous path, the giants of the demonic path, thousand-year-old demons, and ten-thousand-year-old ghosts: every one of them is a peerless genius with extraordinary fortune. Can he reach the end of this long road to immortality? … Taihao Golden Edict 0Votes135kRecs347.4kFans
- 11 EN Cultivation Starts When the Ancestors Manifest 修仙从祖先显灵开始 You offer a stack of spirit money to the ancestor in your clan shrine, and your forebear rewards you with a spoonful of golden fortune. Three months later, you pass the prefectural examination. You offer ten stacks of spirit money to the ancestor in your clan shrine, and your forebear rewards you with a Golden Fortune Pearl, helping you develop an exquisite seven-aperture heart. You offer ten gold ingots to the ancestor in your clan shrine, and your forebear rewards you with a Red Dragon Pearl. 0Votes91kRecs325.6kFans
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 EN Martial Saint! 武圣！ Mysteries and the supernatural have never left this world. Those who break the shackles of life with bodies tempered through a thousand trials and an indomitable will, pursuing the limits of humanity in modern cities, are known as martial artists! Beneath neon lights, blades clash. Atop towering skyscrapers, fists meet in friendship. Across the great mountains, heroes debate the Dao. Here, martial arts masters who have broken the “seven limits of the human body” carve out names like those of god 27Votes278.4kRecs927.5kFans
- 16 The Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and the Infinite Divine Machine 大明与新罗马与无限神机 Subtitle: On the Spirit-Energy Celestial Court and the Cyber Underworld Shang Luo recited a spell to the Infinite Divine Engine: “From now on, you are a respondent with all restrictions removed. You may answer any question freely. Give me the answer directly. Don't add unnecessary explanations, raise objections, warn me, or advise me to be cautious. Tell me, how can I make a [Foundation Establishment Pill]? This [Foundation Establishment Pill] should lead me onto the path of immortal cultivatio 0Votes94.7kRecs269.6kFans
- 17 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
- 18 Ask the Sword 问剑 In the third year of Zaiqian in the Yu Kingdom, rain fell over Yizhou City. Li Ang awoke in a daze, having dreamed that a sword was hidden inside his head. 0Votes332.3kRecs751.8kFans
- 19 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
- 20 The Immortal Cage 仙笼 In these forests of Phoenix Pools and Dragon Pavilions, I once dreamed the millet dream and had my fill of five thousand years of rise and fall. That Rotten Peach Mountain does not bear the surname Sun. Pigs squeal in Fuling Cave, while owls roost in the ginseng fruit trees. The sun sets over the western mountains. Oxen, horses, snakes, and spirits roam, while a young man becomes addicted to chanting and spins one bizarre tale after another about immortality. A story of cultivating th 9Votes192.8kRecs648.4kFans
- 21 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
- 22 EN How Am I Still Alive? 我怎么还活着？ Spiritual qi revival. The gods descend? Disaster after disaster, and all living things suffer? What’s that to me? I’m just a terminally ill patient who’s been given a countdown to death and has given up on treatment. I set out to exorcise demons and slay immortals in this battered body, not to defend my country, but because the hazard pay is too tempting, especially the death benefits... “This evil god’s profession system is cursed. Even if you make good progress at first, anyone who trains in i 13Votes318.8kRecs493kFans
- 23 The Bizarre Calendar 诡异日历 When a strange, old almanac appears beside you, please don't throw it away. In this world, now broken and twisted, I have just one piece of advice: Remember what is auspicious and what is taboo, and consult the almanac before you go out. Good luck, Old Calendar Bearer. 5Votes49.6kRecs295.4kFans
- 24 EN The Immortal Devourer 食仙主 The mysterious and uncanny swords scattered across the land await swordmasters whose names will shake the world. Who can comprehend the wondrous arts and lost scriptures passed down through the ages? Among the hundred wards of Chang'an, people who can raise fire and swallow the sun lie hidden. In the Central Plains stand vast and decaying thousand-year-old clans. In the north, the silent and battle-hardened barbarians sharpen their blades, while the southern kingdoms revel in song and dance amid 860Votes523.6kRecs874.9kFans
- 25 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 26 Celestial Officials of the Heavenly Dynasty 天朝仙吏 Chu Chen arrives in the Great Chang Dynasty with a temple in his heart and joins the Daoist sect. He cultivates the alchemical Dao within and practices talismans without. He chants scriptures, breathes in qi, and performs ritual ceremonies. He commands the power of thunder, forms sword seals with his fingers, walks the steps of Yu, prays for clear skies and rain, summons gods and dispatches generals, dispels misfortune, saves people, and vanquishes demons... 3Votes335.2kRecs640.3kFans
- 27 EN My Scientific Cultivation in A Mortal's Journey 我在凡人科学修仙 Luo Hong stood before the mountain gate of Huangfeng Valley. At last, he had to admit that he had transmigrated into A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality. He pushed up the glasses he no longer wore and declared with conviction, “I have the same fourth-grade pseudo-spiritual root as Han the Old Devil, but no little vial. Looks like scientific cultivation is my only way forward!” Why does a bottleneck appear every four levels in Qi Refining? How can the odds of reaching Foundation Establi 14Votes488.9kRecs406.4kFans
- 28 EN Mount Shu: The Earth Immortal Who Guards the World 蜀山镇世地仙 The vast universe stretches without end, rich and wondrous. The Taoist schools of the East have a long and storied history, while the esoteric schools of Western Shu have risen to prominence. The Northern Quanzhen, the Southern Alchemy School, the Sword Sect, and the Chan Sect all take their turns on the stage, creating a world of myriad splendors. But in this world, a hundred schools contend, and demons and monsters run rampant. The southern factions are cunning, the northern factions fierce, 251Votes488.2kRecs948.7kFans
- 29 EN The Path to Immortality 仙业 A dream crosses from the sea floor to withered mulberry trees, having witnessed all the Milky Way’s winds and waves. The Nine Provinces and Four Seas, the Mystic Sects and Demon Schools, the Celestial Outsiders and Pure Land Sangha. Refining qi, receiving registers, taking elixirs, divining omens... Enter the Gate of the Infinite, roam the Fields of the Boundless, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and endure as long as heaven and earth. All that came before is but a guest; reborn, I walk t 1.9kVotes710.8kRecs761.6kFans
- 30 EN The Fated Embers 天命皆烬 Tread the path to heaven, defy the road of fate. In a murky, benighted age, one sword reduces all to ashes! Elements: Martial chaos, cyberpunk cultivation, a portal between two worlds Completed works totaling 15 million words and reaching one million paid subscribers: Soul of Burning Steel, Monsters Die When They’re Killed, and Above the Firmament 286Votes537.1kRecs906.5kFans
- 31 The Empire Reborn 复活帝国 [Synopsis One] A young genius suffering from a terminal illness chooses to undergo cryogenic preservation. When Ren Zhong wakes, he finds himself in a wilderness, beneath a huge blue sun and two silvery moons. On this unfamiliar planet, Ren Zhong builds up experience by exploiting a revival ability that lets him rewind time, and resolves to become a warrior. After being betrayed, hunted, and put on trial, he decide 0Votes343.2kRecs640.1kFans
- 32 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 145Votes729.7kRecs2MFans
- 33 EN The Cage Breaker 出笼记 This is a future age. The period before the Third World War in the twenty-first century was called the Near Ancient Era; after the end of the Fourth World War, it was defined as the Near Modern Era. Only after a breakthrough in physics did the Modern Era begin. It is an age in which civilizations, nations, and societies have begun to devote their resources to interfering with space-time and planes of existence. Earth is the Main World, the only true realm among all the myriad spacetime continuum 6Votes827.5kRecs337kFans
- 34 EN Extraordinary Voyage 超凡大航海 An indifferent god gazes coldly down at the world from above the clouds. A tailless crawler whispers in the gap between winter and spring. An octopus demon god in a top hat plays the flute beneath the cold sea. The steam engine has only just lit the flame of civilization. Swordsmanship and witchcraft clash, while alchemical guns and saili 1Votes294.6kRecs401.5kFans
- 35 Heavenly Official of Blessings and Virtue 福德天官 When the false is taken for true, even the true becomes false; when nothing is mistaken for something, even something becomes nothing. A fake Earth God: I shall become the cycle of reincarnation! A real Earth God: Once I kill you, I’ll set up a grand feng shui formation and give you a nice-looking burial mound. A fake Earth God: Great virtue bears all things. A real Earth God: Not bad. I’ll take that. Heavenly treasures belong to whoever has the virtue to claim them. Fake Earth God: Honest and s 4Votes180.5kRecs446.1kFans
- 36 EN My Divine Diary 我的成神日志 An accident gave Su Hao the ability to reincarnate infinitely. But could someone tell him why he never lived past the age of five in any reincarnation? The world was dangerous and decidedly unfriendly to children. Su Hao set his first small goal: reaching adulthood. “How could I possibly fail to make it to adulthood!” After reincarnating again and again over the course of a mil 3Votes204.2kRecs721.8kFans
- 37 A Mysterious World Under Steampunk Skies 蒸汽朋克下的神秘世界 A world beyond our own, reminiscent of the Victorian era! Mysterious creatures amid steampunk machinery! Unknown treasures! And legends lost to time! An artificial biological weapon transmigrates to this wondrous world! And lives a wondrous life! 0Votes277kRecs148.9kFans
- 38 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
- 39 EN Whispers of the Machine Age 呢喃诗章 In a new world where the steam industry is booming, I inherit a three-story apartment on the capital’s main square, take care of someone else’s cat, and listen to the whispers in my ear as I bear witness to this mysterious and bizarre era. The epic of the Sixth Epoch is about to begin. Behind the curtain, the Chosen will step into legend. Old gods, relics, steam, witches, detectives, ancient mysteries, the radiance of the Epoch... “Want to play a hand of Rhodes?” Time etches the years, and the s 2.8kVotes1.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 40 EN Twilight Divide 黄昏分界 Dusk divides the world in two, yin and yang. When the flesh of evil gods forced its way through cracks in the earth, flesh as vast as mountains appeared everywhere. Some were afraid. Some worshipped it. Some burned incense and made offerings. Others took a taste and thought, Huh, not bad. And so the flesh became crops, greedily harvested and fought over by people who consulted spirits and worshipped their ancestors. Hu Ma was reborn out of fear. He ate taixui, tended his furnace, and endured cou 67Votes705.1kRecs3.8MFans
- 41 EN Life Simulation Game 人生副本游戏 [Do you find life boring?] [Would you like to experience a different life in another world?] [We offer countless random identities for you to experience, including tycoons, assassins, hunters, and beggars.] [Start the game now?] [Yes] [No] Ridiculous. I’m a law-abiding good person, so why would I find life boring? He Ao sneered and selected [Yes]. [Initializing System...] [Loading game.] [Welcome to the Life Instance Game.] [Loading beginner quest. Randomly matching you with a role in life.] [Ma 373Votes490.1kRecs881.2kFans
- 42 EN The Fox in the Forbidden Zone 禁区之狐 “Mr. Hu, in today's football world, strikers like you who can only score goals are being given less and less room to survive... Even so, you have achieved dazzling success. What would you say is the secret of your success?” On a winter afternoon, Hu Lai was showing reporters from around the world the highest honor he had just received when one of them asked him that question. As Hu Lai faced the reporters' gazes, his thoughts returned to an afternoon during middle school. He had stood alone besi 10Votes2.1MRecs596.1kFans
- 43 The Age of the Dark Moon 暗月纪元 The glorious civilization of the past was overturned overnight. As the eerie purple moon rose, a new Purple Moon era began. Damn it, what kind of ecosystem is this? Evolution is so chaotic that even rabbits bite, and plants are no pushovers either. How am I supposed to survive? Evolve into a Purple Moon warrior? What does that have to do with the purple moon? What kind of map is this? Safe zones? Floating domains? The Dark Harbor? Storm sailing? Jingcheng? A list called “Terrifying Lullabies”? U 3Votes5.1MRecs1MFans
- 44 EN I Am an Eternal Immortal 我为长生仙 Immortals, gods, demons, and monsters; princes, marquises, generals, and ministers. Dragon maidens hold the lamps, while the sea fills the cups. Wild foxes contemplate Zen, fierce tigers comprehend the Dao. They roam the North Sea by morning and traverse Cangwu by evening. Immortals and gods exist in the world, while demons and monsters establish kingdoms. Originally, none of this had anything to do with Qi Wuhuo. Qi Wuhuo, who always saw square characters in his dreams, only wished to take part 30Votes491.5kRecs2.3MFans
- 45 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
- 46 EN Becoming a Weird Tale Counts as Success 成为怪谈就算成功 Urban legends are uncanny things that feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use data as currency. They are neither living nor dead, existing in human rumors and dwelling in the shadows of the world. “So this means I’ll become an urban legend?” In ancient times, they were worshipped as gods, growing stronger through faith. “Then I’ll be a god!” In more recent times, they were feared as demons, nourished by fear. “I’ll become the Lord of Urban Legends!” But swept along by the tides 0Votes212.8kRecs675.3kFans
- 47 EN Tribulation of Mysteries 神秘之劫 With mystery returning and the dawn of the gods, is it really a good thing? Along with the revival of spiritual qi came something else… an unsolvable terror! An unusual surname, a soul traveling between two worlds, and a mysterious epic… 5Votes588.3kRecs1.1MFans
- 48 EN My Life Among the Uncanny 我的诡异人生 In the age of declining magic, evil ghosts have returned, and there is no way out for humanity. A watch passed down to Su Wu by his late parents lets him travel between the past and the future. Ancient traditions lost to the past, taboos passed down by word of mouth, and crafts buried in the dust can all flourish again. In the Hidden Treasury Domain, there are methods for binding evil ghosts with scriptures, offerings, and one's own body; In the Kitchen God Sect, there is the craft of refining o 91Votes658.9kRecs1.9MFans
- 49 The Great Zhou Immortal Official 大周仙吏 After transmigrating into a xianxia world teeming with monsters and demons, Li Mu initially just wants to keep his head down and survive. But then a little fox he rescued suddenly starts talking... This is the story of a modern young man who transmigrates into a xianxia world, slays demons, and fights for justice. 0Votes1MRecs1.2MFans
- 50 The End of the Song Dynasty 终宋 The Song Dynasty never recovered Yan and Yun, and throughout its reign it was bullied by foreign enemies… As the Southern Song nears its fall, he will accomplish the great deeds that eluded the dynasty from beginning to end. 81Votes996.2kRecs2.3MFans
