Novels like The Daoist Scripture Reciter
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- 1 The Daoist Tradition in the Modern Age 道门当世 In the thirty-third year of the Yan Kang era, the realm had enjoyed peace for a long time. Last year's official gazette reported that the Great Cheng Empire's capital and thirteen provinces had a population of over seventy million. People praised the sage emperor for ruling effortlessly, calling it an age of prosperity. Yet beyond its borders, Mongolia and Xiliang circled like predators, while within them, disputes over land and people raged. The realm appeared resplendent, but beneath the surfa 0Votes4.3kRecs10.7kFans
- 2 Cultivating Immortality Through the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Arts 修仙从地煞七十二术开始 Originally titled Sign-In: The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts As the dynasty nears its end, monsters run rampant, human hearts are as sinister as ghosts, and lives in this chaotic age are worth no more than blades of grass. The Sign-In System brings Lu Fan to this world. There are talismans and water, swordsmanship, and demon slaying... One strange yet familiar story after another: painted-skin demons, ghost familiars, underworld judges... Can the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts slay every monste 0Votes22.8kRecs111.7kFans
- 3 The Mountain Spirit Listens 山鬼听 Demons take their seats in the hall; golden serpents pay their respects at the gate. A perfected one spits out a sword that cleaves mountains and seas; a scholar roams in a dream and slays a flood dragon. Let me tell you the mountain spirits about eight hundred years of wind and rain. That year, in the Taihang Mountains, a nameless statue slowly opened its eyes inside an ancient temple abandoned for many years… … This book is also known as The Mountain Spirit Listens, The Adventures of a Fake Mo 0Votes11.5kRecs92.5kFans
- 4 This Time, I’ll Be the One Wielding the Blade 这次我要做执刀人 A passionate tale, starting on the battlefield, about a tough man who cultivates. He trains with the bow: beneath a vast sky and river of stars, arrows fly through the bloody aftermath. He learns boxing: his power takes visible form, and his fists embody the law, unleashing great supernatural abilities. He wields a blade: with a single slash, who in all the world would dare refuse to bow? On the battlefield, they live and die together. On the path of cultivation, each must face life and death al 0Votes29.8kRecs80.5kFans
- 5 A Country Dad Returns to Raise Livestock 奶爸回到乡村搞养殖 Jiang Fei unexpectedly obtains a breeding System and returns to his hometown with his daughter Xingxing. Starting with raising quail, he settles into a leisurely, carefree life in the countryside... 0Votes10.9kRecs24.3kFans
- 6 The Immortal Sword Pavilion 仙道剑阁 (A Xianxia classic: this September, defy heaven and fate) Heavenly treasures, fortunate encounters and enlightenment, karmic reincarnation, Earthly Fiends and Heavenly Stems; Countless spells, myriad paths of the Great Dao; Though I wield but one sword, I still seek eternal life. This is a world where sword immortals reign, and a single draw of the sword can cleave through the nine heavens. Now, immortals and demons contend. The world of immortals has already lost a third of its territory 0Votes28.9kRecs61.3kFans
- 7 EN Eerie Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Catastrophe 奇诡航海：召唤第四天灾 This is a world on the verge of falling apart. Endless, icy seawater fills every corner. Under collapsing laws, countless islands drift in every direction. A lonely figure sits upon a rusted throne, while an enfeebled knight keeps watch through the cycle of reincarnation. Everything languishes in agony... To uncover the secrets of this strange and uncanny world, Rogge, who arrived here by accident, must summon creatures known as “Candle Spirits” and make them serve him... Guys, I found a hid 10Votes48.4kRecs156.4kFans
- 8 Back to the Early Tang Dynasty to Become an Immortal 回到初唐当神仙 Also known as: The Great Tang's High Taoist. For some inexplicable reason, Kong Qing returns to the Tang dynasty and becomes a Taoist priest. Then he discovers that something seems a little off about this world... There's a petite assassin named Yinniang. There's a thief who moonlights as a killer named Kongkong'er, and a Kunlun slave named Moli living in Chang'an. Immortals, gods, ghosts, and monsters are everywhere here. It's downright dangerous! Kong Qing looks at the merit points on his Syst 0Votes89.4kRecs219kFans
- 9 One Man's Daoist Sect 一个人的道门 [Transmigration] [No System] [Political Intrigue] [Daoism] In the Wilds Heaven Domain, demons run rampant. To survive, humanity cultivates the Dao through martial arts, where might makes right, struggling to find a way forward amid the slaughter wrought by the demons. Zhang Yan, the last successor of the Daoist tradition on Mount Longhu, arrives in this world through Transmigration, bringing with him the sect's sacred immortal artifact, the Myriad Forms Pearl. The Golden Light Divine Incantation 0Votes69.4kRecs314.5kFans
- 10 The Path to Longevity Begins with Inner Alchemy 武道长生从内丹术开始 Beneath the starry sky, who can truly attain the Dao? Wang Sheng arrives in a world sealed off from destiny and finds himself in mortal danger. Fortunately, he awakens a progress bar that can break through every limit, turning everything into a possibility! Internal Alchemy: refining essence into qi, the fundamental path to eternal life in the void and the achievement of true immortalit 0Votes56.6kRecs330.4kFans
- 11 Joining the Dao 合道 The path of divine cultivation is elusive and ethereal, mysterious and unfathomable; the path of qi refinement stands above the world, keeping watch over the realm; martial arts flourish across the land as warriors vie for supremacy; demonic sects and wicked factions lurk in the shadows, waiting for a chance to sow chaos. A great calamity is approaching. The realm is growing ever more chaotic, and heroes rise up everywhere. Qin Ziling is reborn in the body of a poor young man from a remote count 0Votes536.6kRecs451.1kFans
- 12 Back to the Roaring Eighties 重返火红年代 Liu Hai transmigrates to the fiery-red era, starting by cobbling together a motorcycle. Motorcycles, cars, trucks, tank engines... Along the way, Liu Hai creates an industrial age of his own. 7Votes166.1kRecs324.7kFans
- 13 The Earth Immortal Only Wants to Farm 地仙只想种田 Lin Donglai found a miraculous Dao seed at the site of a meteor’s fall. It could evolve into blessed grotto-heavens, send roots into the Yellow Springs, and reach its crown to the highest heavens! It could even stabilize the land and purify the spiritual energy of heaven and earth! Even the dewdrops gathering on its leaves had limitless uses! They could accelerate growth, help spiritual medicines advance, and even awaken spiritual plants into the spiritual roots of heaven and earth! While others 436Votes156.7kRecs375.4kFans
- 14 Life Begins with A Soldier’s Story 从士兵突击开始的人生 With the Special Forces King Growth System, military academy student Su Qiyue becomes comrades with Xu Sanduo and Chengcai, beginning his military career. 1Votes234.9kRecs209kFans
- 15 EN Starting as a Mechanical Hunter 从机械猎人开始 1Votes185.8kRecs261.5kFans
- 16 Multiverse Mage, Magic Emperor 综网法师，魔法皇帝 (Crying cat head) "I transmigrated. This is an otherworld during the Second Industrial Revolution. As a lighthouse keeper, I will find a way to fight disease, gangs, and both the old and new aristocracy, and work hard to survive..." [Connecting to the Multiverse Comprehensive Game Network, or the Integrated Network for short. Reading version information] (Aggrieved cat head) "What do you mean, the Multiverse Comprehensive Game Network? My player class is True Name Mage. This world seems to have 0Votes40.3kRecs129.5kFans
- 17 EN Tales of the Mortal World 细说红尘 At a teahouse by the road, silhouettes drift in and out. A couple of cries ring out along the street. Before the crowd, a fan flutters; a wooden clapper strikes the table. Ladies and gentlemen, lend an ear as I tell my tale. The fan opens, and all things blend into the Dao. The heavenly stars and earthly fiends reveal their wondrous transformations. The clapper strikes, and waves rise a thousandfold. All living beings, with their passions, roll on through the mortal world. 8Votes271.6kRecs610.5kFans
- 18 EN The Martial Ming: Reborn as the Court's Hound 高武大明：穿成朝廷鹰犬 Cao Jinxing takes his newly created top-tier character into the full-dive online game Great Rivers and Lakes, becoming a low-ranking Embroidered Uniform Guard in a high-martial-arts version of the Great Ming dynasty. Thanks to his extraordinarily high innate attributes, he discovers that he is light on his feet and strong, with sharp hearing and keen eyesight, a photographic memory, and the ability to divide his attention among several tasks at once... He can learn any martial art at a glance, a 0Votes117.7kRecs493kFans
- 19 EN The Nine-Rank Immortal Path 九品仙路 Eight thousand years ago, Emperor Jinyang joined forces with numerous cultivation clans to establish the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, dividing the clans into nine ranks through the Nine-Rank System. From then on, the cultivation path was almost entirely monopolized by these clans! This is a tale of an ordinary-born man rising step by step on the path to immortality. 0Votes149.3kRecs183.7kFans
- 20 With a Scales of Equivalence, I'm No Demon 拥有等价天平的我不是妖魔 The calamities of time are strange, the calamities of fate are uncanny, and the calamities of destiny are beyond description. When immortal calamities strike, all living beings suffer! Ever wondered what the population dividend is like in the world of cultivation? This book has the answer! Wang Zijia transmigrates and obtains a golden finger that allows him to convert anything into something of equal value, making any transformation to his body 0Votes68.7kRecs355.6kFans
- 21 EN Super Sorcerer: The Weave Crashes Again from the Start 超魔术士：开局魔网又崩了 [Dungeons & Dragons] [Faerun] [High Magic] [Adventure] Anse accidentally transmigrates to Toril, and the Goddess of Magic has run into trouble yet again! Has the Spellplague struck again?! When the claws of the Underdark tear through the night over Baldur's Gate, the never-quiet Faerun erupts into chaos. But this is only the beginning. Elements include: Dungeons & Dragons, the Weave, dragon-blood sorcerers, wizards, leveling up, twenty-sided dice, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter, the Underdar 196Votes116.2kRecs378.1kFans
- 22 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
- 23 Dragon-Tiger Daoist Master 龙虎道主 The world is imbued with spiritual energy, and all things grow by consuming it. All kinds of creatures can become demons, extend their lifespans, and gain supernatural abilities. Humans are the sole exception. The human body is flawed and cannot contain spiritual energy, but the human soul is pure and naturally close to the Dao. Thus, great minds have forged a new path, cultivating immortality through demons and attaining the fruit of eternal life. 0Votes407.2kRecs828.8kFans
- 24 EN Arcane Epoch 秘术纪元 The world of Epoch is one where steam, magic, machinery, alchemy, and supernatural powers coexist. When Luke, who had transmigrated here, found himself with an imperial agent pointing a gun at his head, he decided to tell a lie. And so he became an inspector at the Secret Intelligence Bureau in Cape District of the Golden Shield Empire. Knowing the story's plot, Luke only wants to stay alive in this world on the brink of chaos, and get some money and materials to practice Mystic Words and streng 0Votes91.3kRecs215.3kFans
- 25 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
- 26 Longevity Martial Arts: Starting with the Five Animal Health Fist 长生武道：从五禽养生拳开始 Su Chang Kong woke up one day in a world ravaged by war and overrun by demons. His aptitude for martial arts was mediocre, but he discovered that as long as his [Lifespan] increased, his talent and potential could also improve [Infinitely]! Five-Animal Frolics: Mimic the tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird. Practice it to strengthen your body, sharpen your reflexes, and ward off all illness! Turtle-Breathing True Meditation: A breathing art modeled on the thousand-year-old turtle. Breathe deeply an 1Votes177.8kRecs949.4kFans
- 27 This Daoist Truly Doesn't Want to Make Money 贫道真不想搞钱啊 This poor Daoist slays demons and vanquishes evil only to uphold Heaven's justice and protect peace in the mortal world. Making money has absolutely nothing to do with it. “Daoist Master Baoshou, we've only built half the temple, and we're out of money again.” “Ha! Then this poor Daoist will go slay a few more demons and bring back the reward money!” What harm could there be in a Taoist who earns money to build houses? Slay demons and vanquish evil for reward money; build the Qingyun Temple aga 0Votes98.7kRecs429.9kFans
- 28 EN Crimson Dragon Emperor 红龙皇帝 New book: The Evil Dragon's Divine Cultivation Record I've transmigrated into a despised evil dragon. What am I supposed to do? Original blurb: A red dragon! The leader of the five-colored evil dragons! The big boss of the evil faction! A creature everyone wants to kill! Jose doesn't want to get beaten up, so he revives his people's natural talent for farming: keep a low profile and quietly build up his strength. Once he's strong enough, he'll come out and make his dreams a real 0Votes102kRecs275.4kFans
- 29 Online Gaming: The Great White-Bone Sage 网游之白骨大圣 Humanity has entered the Starsea Age, a galactic era where myths and magic abound and virtual and real worlds intertwine. The Earthly Immortal Realm has emerged to meet the times. Zhang Fan unexpectedly starts out as a frail White Bone Demon, opening the curtain on a vast new world. Atop Yin Mountain, beneath the White Bone Throne, the demon kings bow and ask, “Great Sage, what do you intend t 0Votes204kRecs178.3kFans
- 30 Dao Lord: Beginning with the Supreme Golden Core 道君：从上品金丹开始 At eight, he began cultivating the Dao. At eighteen, he established his foundation. At thirty, he mastered the arts. By the age of sixty, he had formed a superior-grade Golden Core. Cast away the false and preserve the true, refine pure yang: the fruit of the Celestial Immortal Dao is still a long way off. A story that begins as he forms a superior-grade Golden Core and joins the Daoist sect as a true disciple. 0Votes109.6kRecs349.8kFans
- 31 Celestial Venerable Qingwei 清微天尊 The land of the Ten Continents is vast and boundless. The Three Immortal Isles remain hidden, and immortals and gods are difficult to find. Above the vast azure heavens and beneath the endless Yellow Springs, what kind of places might there be? This book is also known as The Peaceful and Happy Path to Enlightenment of Daoist Master Qingwei and The Life of Qingwei, Wasting Away His Golden Finger in Obscurity 1Votes152.4kRecs193.8kFans
- 32 EN The Grand Supernal Lineage 超凡大谱系 We create gods and establish faith, using them to chart our salvation. We hold the genealogies and decipher the aether, thereby becoming the All-Knowing One. 102Votes117.7kRecs377.2kFans
- 33 Binjiang Police Affairs 滨江警事 Youth is an asset, but a diploma is essential. For Han Yu, who started working at sixteen, being too young is not necessarily a good thing. Because he was so young, the organization he was assigned to nearly sent him right back. Read the story of how the youngest police officer in Linghai Public Security Bureau history turns his fortunes around. 8Votes589.7kRecs302.8kFans
- 34 EN Cultivation: Starting as a Druid 修仙：从就职德鲁伊开始 Human follows Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature. Those who cultivate immortality and seek the Dao must look to nature for answers. What changes might occur when druids, who draw power from the natural world, merge with seekers of the Dao, who follow nature? What happens when Wild Shape meets the art of transforming one's body, when commanding the elements meets the Five Elements Escape, and when regeneration meets bringing the dead back to life... 0Votes140.6kRecs278.7kFans
- 35 EN In the Name of Divine Abilities 以神通之名 In the lunar year 3230, the Cataclysm erupted. Humanity fell from its position as ruler of the world, and Shenzhou became its last refuge. In 3255, Marquis Lu Zhao was under investigation. “By rights, an extraordinary like you, at your level, has no authority to investigate me.” 11.3kVotes377.1kRecs2.1MFans
- 36 Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor 文娱之我只是个演员 I don’t understand music, can’t dance, am no good at writing, know nothing about calligraphy, and can’t paint. I’m an actor, Xu Rong. 3Votes135.9kRecs245.6kFans
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 EN Grinding XP in Another World 我在异界肝经验 A story about someone who transmigrates to another world and relies on a proficiency-based ability, grinding away at experience to grow stronger. 142Votes284.6kRecs873.3kFans
- 41 A Laid-Back Farmer on the Wasteland 荒原闲农 Shi Tou’s new book, Starlight Stables, is now online! After a run of bad luck in Shanghai, Canghai has an extraordinary encounter and returns to his desolate hometown in the west. Faced with endless yellow earth and rolling hills, he digs wells and works the fields, gradually transforming a barren wasteland into a paradise. A yellow dog, a donkey, a few plots of melons, a couple of vegetable patches by the door, and a few acres of fruit trees planted haphazardly beside the house and at the foot 0Votes358.6kRecs170.7kFans
- 42 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 2.1kVotes200.7kRecs994.1kFans
- 43 Demon Painter 画妖师 This Buddhist disciple treads the earth and makes lotuses bloom, changes in size, exhausts his afflictions, and wields wondrous supernatural powers. This Taoist travels a thousand miles with sword in hand, roams in spirit and commands the vital energy, flies free of all traces, and practices marvelous arts. But I have only one brushstroke, with which I portray the human heart and paint across heaven and earth! 1Votes146.1kRecs184.6kFans
- 44 The Scarlet Hero 赤侠 “Brother Wei, you live and study out here all by yourself. How did you manage to make such a feast? Could it be... that you’re hiding a beauty in your cottage?” “Huh? Didn’t you send someone to bring it over every day, Brother Chen?” “Did I?” “Wasn’t that you?” “Perhaps I gave the order to my servant and then forgot about it.” After a few rounds of drinks, Wei Hao saw his guest out. The next day, he shouldered his farm tools and pretended to head for the fields. Halfway there, he turned back hom 2Votes294.5kRecs409.8kFans
- 45 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
- 46 Bringing a Celestial Sect to Scandinavia 带着仙门混北欧 P.S. I've started a new book, Where Have All the Monsters Gone? Please check it out.**** Chen Song waved his hand, opened a door, and stepped through into a cultivation world in the age of declining magic. Then again, cultivating immortality is out of the question. Wouldn't it be better to find a scenic spot in Northern Europe and start a ranch or a plantation? Spend sunny days basking in the light and evenings watching the aurora? Take a boat out to sea when I'm bored? Play with cats and dogs w 0Votes413kRecs178.9kFans
- 47 Falling for My Childhood Friend 恋上青梅这件事 My deskmate is a girl. She’s pretty cute, but she’s just so annoying! She steps on my feet every day, hides my water bottle, pinches me, and tells my mom I sleep in class. And the worst part is, she sticks to me like glue and I can’t shake her off. We’re even in the same class at university?? Great Zhihu users, help me out here. What can I do to teach her a lesson? … “How about trying to confess to her?” Keywords: childhood friends, romance, everyday life, writing, adorable pets 26Votes193.4kRecs517.9kFans
- 48 EN The Mechanical Alchemist 机械炼金术士 In the gloomy underground city lie countless ancient ruins and treasures. The uncanny, mutations, cursed objects... The abyss, underground caverns, Old Gods, mythical races... Mechanics, enchanted implants, colossal cities and black towers... A wild assortment of alchemy, a drop of steampunk, two spoonfuls of arcane supernatural mystery: together, they make a dazzling fantasy world. I am a puppet alchemist. Everything I see is a puppet. One man is an entire army! 2Votes306.5kRecs993.9kFans
- 49 The Swordsman Crosses the River 剑卒过河 Even little people can achieve great things! A pawn crosses the river with no retreat! A sword in hand, a new glory to forge! 9Votes1.4MRecs1.3MFans
- 50 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
