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- 1 Dao Lord Chu Jing 初景道君 Even clouds in the sky can be bound. Even the moon reflected in water can be caught. His clothes are always tinted with rosy clouds; his staff and sandals follow his cloud-and-water form. He plays an iron flute beneath the moon over the vast sea, his paper robe embracing the spring of a hidden paradise. I studied the Dao in my past life, and cultivate in this one. A feathered immortal set his heart on the Dao long ago, with no need to remain attached to worldly ties. Think of the eight hundred 0Votes11kRecs24.3kFans
- 2 The Immortal Toad 仙蟾 After transmigrating to another world for decades, Wang Ze has weathered the chaos of the martial world and practiced the art of flying swords used by cultivators. In his youth, he was fortunate enough to encounter an opportunity through a mysterious sect-affiliated family, and joined its disciples in training at an immortal sect. But twelve years on the immortal mountain passed in a flash. By middle age, Wang Ze’s cultivation had damaged his foundation due to the price of practicing unorthodox 0Votes29.9kRecs73.6kFans
- 3 Penglai Narcissus 蓬莱水仙 Learning the sword on Biyou Island, refining the arts in the Eastern Sea. Immortal mansions on the Three Islands and Ten Continents, where Daoists live carefree and at ease. A story spanning the heavens The First Venerable One, Dao Opens the Nine Heavens, Records of Tribulation Elimination, Taihao... (Order may vary) 0Votes25.7kRecs0Fans
- 4 Liaozhai: The Silent Son 聊斋子不语 The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, chaos, or gods. The Master did not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, chaos, or gods. The lives of all living beings are fodder for every demon, monster, immortal, and god. They are the pastures of the divine and the gardens of the demonic. The Han dynasty has lost the Mandate of Heaven, the imperial regalia have changed hands, the people suffer, and rites and music have fallen into ruin. Who can find a path to liberatio 0Votes25.1kRecs79.5kFans
- 5 The American Comics Planar Trading Device 美漫位面交易器 One morning, Josie woke from a dream to find he had transmigrated from the 21st century to Chicago in 1943, where he had become a poor street kid. World War II? For an underage kid like Josie, it was far too distant to matter. As an orphan, the most important thing was figuring out how to survive in this era. Fortunately, he had a Planar Trading System. He figured he could make a comfortable living as a middleman trading goods across time and space. But a few months later, just as life was start 0Votes79.9kRecs303.7kFans
- 6 I Am the Lord of the Underworld 我是阴间地下主 The Lord of the Underworld was the ancient ruler of the Netherworld. Tang Ping transmigrates into an otherworldly xianxia realm and, relying on the ancient artifact Eastern Han Land-Greeting Register, becomes an insignificant Lord of the Underworld. Demons and evil spirits flourish, while ghosts and monsters run rampant. This is a chaotic mythological world of strange tales without order or law. Deathless feathered people, strange beasts of the mountains and seas; occult alchemists, spirit mediu 0Votes27.4kRecs120.5kFans
- 7 The Billionfold Sea of Bitterness Across the Heavens 诸天之苦海亿万重 In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, I am in the twilight of my life. As the Human Emperor, I must forge a wholly new path to becoming a mortal-world immortal. Cultivate countless layers of the Sea of Bitterness, excavate boundless Springs of Life, cross the River of Time on the Divine Bridge, and reach the far shore of the Sea of Reincarnation. Cultivate a single secret realm and attain a fruit beyond knowing or discussing. Shrouding the Heavens, Perfect World, The World of Deities… (The Sea 2Votes43.4kRecs202.6kFans
- 8 No Memes Allowed Here 此处禁止玩梗 At some point, memes in this world began gradually becoming reality. The East Xuan Nation’s Dragon Group is packed with powerful experts. Someone can face down a tiger with a sliding tackle. A man named Long Aotian is blessed by fate and can vanquish all opposition. A young man whose engagement was broken off can gain thirty years of good fortune simply by saying, “The east bank of the river will prosper for thirty years, and then the west bank for thirty years!” “Let’s hear some applause!” Anyo 0Votes53.5kRecs244.3kFans
- 9 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
- 10 Corpse Liberation Immortals in the Age of Dharma's Decline 末法时代的尸解仙 Emperors and generals, world-shaking achievements; virtuous scholars and exiles, writings that endure for millennia; fine carriages and beautiful women, heroic spirit… I ask just one thing: Can any of it grant eternal life? This is a story about transmigrating to an ancient age in the declining Dharma era and seeking immortality. Time flies, the years pass; shed the mortal body and ascend, and live forever in this world. 5Votes113.2kRecs446.8kFans
- 11 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
- 12 I Rewrote My Family’s History 我重写了家族历史 We've all seen stories about modern people transmigrating. But what kind of story would it be if a 120-year-old man living in the 21st century were reborn in his own youth? It was the final years of the Qing dynasty, a time of upheaval. Xu Cong was reborn as a wild fox. As a fox immortal, he began guiding his former self and making up for past regrets... “Great-grandpa, did you ever follow a celebrity? I like Jay Chou. The little yellow flower in the story has been drifting since the year I was 0Votes54.1kRecs105.7kFans
- 13 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
- 14 Wuxia: A Max-Level Divine Skill from the Start 武侠：开局奖励满级神功 Su Mo transmigrated to a martial arts world and took over a bodyguard agency on the verge of bankruptcy. The martial world was treacherous and full of danger. He had no desire to get involved, but unexpectedly acquired an Escort System. Every successful escort mission earned him a reward! [Escort mission successful. Reward: Dragon-Elephant Prajna, perfected!] [Escort mission successful. Reward: Thirteen Deadly Swords!] [Escort mission successful. Reward: Tathagata Palm!] Armed with skills that s 10Votes230kRecs3.4MFans
- 15 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
- 16 Exploiting Hollywood, 1980 剥削好莱坞1980 Hollywood has come up with plenty of formulas... What makes a movie a hit? And yet plenty of big-budget films that follow the formula still bomb at the box office. Ronald Lee transmigrates to Hollywood in the 1980s. Can he discover the secret to making a hit movie? After all, he can dream about scenes from movies he watched in his previous life... His knack for making box-office hits and helping actors win awards brings Ronald plenty of friends, enemies, and beautiful women... Let the author tak 3Votes484.8kRecs199.1kFans
- 17 EN Late Bloomer in the Immortal Cultivation World 我在修仙界大器晚成 Mountains and rivers change, and the world grows old. Wei Tu transmigrated to a world of immortals and awakened the Destiny Trait [Late Bloomer]. [Destiny Trait: Late Bloomer.] [Attribute: Persevere without faltering, and you are sure to succeed.] Seeing this Destiny Trait, Wei Tu, whose rough edges had long been worn away, finally felt hope kindle in his heart. But he still didn't know whether he could rise from humble beginnings to become an immortal patriarch. All he could do was seize the pr 82Votes5.5MRecs1.3MFans
- 18 EN Lord of Mysteries: Starting as a Reader 诡秘：从阅读者开始 A Lord of the Mysteries fan fiction about the transmigrator Abner, who gradually grows stronger with the help of his golden finger, the "Pure White Eye," despite being contaminated by a Beyonder Characteristic the moment he arrives. He arrives one month before Zhou Mingrui descends upon Tingen from the Source Castle. The protagonist follows the Reader Pathway in the early stages. Two updates every day, at around 6 p.m. and midnight. 0Votes375.7kRecs411.8kFans
- 19 EN My Eternal Life in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界长生不死 When he wakes up, Zhou Yi has become a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison. He is blessed with the Dao Fruit of Immortality, but has no way to protect himself! With demons and monsters running rampant in the cultivation world, dangers lurk everywhere. Zhou Yi decides to hide away and cultivate for hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years! The tides of fortune shift, and time flows on. The child he let go a century ago becomes the founding sage ancestor of the Great Qian. The young ma 2Votes368.1kRecs1.3MFans
- 20 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
- 21 Becoming a Fox Immortal in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 从聊斋开始做狐仙 Being human is hard; being a fox is even harder. Gong Mengbi has no choice but to cling to Lady Mount Tai's coattails and become an immortal official first. For a fox, making connections far and wide is the way to cultivate immortality. Only later do people realize that this fox seems to be everywhere, no matter how vast the world is. 166Votes458.9kRecs508.8kFans
- 22 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
- 23 EN I Have a Cultivation World 我有一个修仙世界 Chen Mobai, a third-year high school student at the Immortal Sect, was studying hard for the entrance exam to the Great Dao Academy. His biggest dream in life had always been to successfully establish his Foundation, until he gained the ability to transmigrate to another world of cultivation. Then his dream changed... 31Votes1.4MRecs2.1MFans
- 24 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
- 25 EN Cultivating Immortality in a Chaotic World of Demons and Martial Arts 苟在妖武乱世修仙 Fang Xi transmigrated, and this is his second time! In the cultivation world, he keeps his head down; in another world, he hits back hard! Who would have thought that thousands of years later, he would become a big shot in the cultivation world too? (Cautious cultivation and longevity + infinite worlds. A Wen Chao production: every book is a gem. Readers, feel free to add this to your library and enjoy.) 38Votes1.2MRecs3.6MFans
- 26 My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 How difficult is the path to immortality! And all the more so in this cultivation world, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry disease. If immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation may decline in mild cases, or they may return to the heavens in severe ones. Thus mortals and immortals are forever divided. Immortals cannot cultivate together, and the entire cultivation world has become one vast dark forest. Li Fan transmigrated into this world with soaring ambitions, ye 508Votes975.7kRecs2.9MFans
- 27 My Father Is Emperor Gaozu of Han 家父汉高祖 The new book The Court Does Not Move South is now being serialized. Your support is appreciated! A great empire has just been born, and a new era is about to begin. Liu Chang once wondered whether he should compete for the throne and lead this brand-new empire himself. But then he looked at the people around him: Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Liu Ying, Liu Heng... Well, isn’t it better to stay alive? And so Liu Chang earned himself the title of the most shameful transmigrator and settled into 160Votes1.1MRecs3.9MFans
- 28 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth 192Votes1.2MRecs4.1MFans
- 29 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
- 30 The Qin Empire's Bailiff 秦吏 At the end of the Warring States period, China faced an upheaval unlike any in a thousand years. Some were born into hereditary nobility. Some were princes of noble rank. But he was reborn as Heifu, a lowly Qin soldier and an obscure figure in the Qin bamboo slips from Yunmeng. To avoid dying in a ditch and take control of his own fate, he fought his way up. Fortunately 131Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
- 31 Great Doctor Ling Ran 大医凌然 Ling Ran, a medical student, had a modest goal: to become the greatest doctor in the world. Then, by accident, he achieved it. 53Votes8.5MRecs2.1MFans
- 32 EN The Top Student's Black Tech System 学霸的黑科技系统 “System, can I exchange points for money?” “No.” “Damn, then what use are you to me?” “I can make you a top student.” - From mathematical conjectures to controlled nuclear fusion, from a single blackboard to the boundless starry sky. This is a story about a top student. 31Votes6.6MRecs3MFans
- 33 Gu Dao's Immortal Life 顾道长生 I thought this was going to be a realistic urban-life story, but then the setting changed without warning! Spiritual qi revival, the return of Taoist arts: this is probably a story about modern civilization transforming into a cultivation civilization. This book still takes its time. Reader group: 666-464-52. VIP group: 465-455-757 14Votes2.5MRecs1MFans
- 34 EN Lord of Mysteries 诡秘之主 Amid the tide of steam and machinery, who can reach the extraordinary? In the fog of history and darkness, who is whispering? I awoke from the mysteries and opened my eyes to see this world: Guns, cannons, battleships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, the Hanged Man, Sealed Artifacts... Light still shines, and the mysterious has never left. This is the legend of th 11kVotes37.4MRecs37.6MFans
