Novels like A Taoist's Nighttime Sword
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- 1 The Life Simulator of King Zhou 纣王的人生模拟器 After King Zhou, Di Xin, obtained a life simulator, the world of Investiture of the Gods took a different turn. After years of careful planning, the Great Shang established a mortal dynasty and made the Jie Sect its state religion! The Lord of Heaven, Tongtian, was honored as the Great Shang's Supreme Sage! The Jie Sect's Four Great Disciples were appointed as the Four Sovereigns, while the Four Sages of Kowloon Island were named the Great Shang's Four Heavenly Kings. Shen Gongbao was appointed 0Votes2.8kRecs12.3kFans
- 2 The Mad Lord 疯主 Beneath the calm surface of the real world lurks a vast, eerie iceberg: an unknown place known as the “Strange Domain.” The ancient, wicked rulers of the Seven Deadly Sins reign over the Strange Domain, their greedy eyes fixed on the real world. The mysterious Strange Domain game draws players from the real world into this unknown realm. They can travel freely between reality and the Strange Domain, exploring and searching for treasure as they try to overthrow the Seven Sin Lords and become the 0Votes2kRecs11.5kFans
- 3 I Slay Gods and Ghosts with Martial Arts 我以武道斩鬼神 In the 240th year of Zhuxia, this was an age when a transmigrator had to strive with all his might to save the nation from ruin and preserve its people, daring to make the sun and moon shine on a new world. Wu Dao gazed at the map of Zhuxia's seventy-two provinces. Its lands stretched north to Suwu Sea, south to Li Province, east to Ying Province, and west to the Arabian Sea, covering roughly 24 million square kilometers. He fell silent. It seemed this world no longer needed Wu Dao to work hard 0Votes23.3kRecs290.3kFans
- 4 One Man, One Sword: I Guarded a Lonely City for Seventy Years 一人一剑，我镇守孤城七十年 A lonely fortress in the desert, faded battle flags, grizzled white hair, bloodstained spear tassels... Song Yun transmigrates into a frontier garrison in another world. Taken in by an old soldier, he becomes the only young man in the city. The enemy closes in. Three thousand veteran soldiers are left without aid, and every one of them dies a heroic death. Song Yun picks up a bronze sword and becomes the last defender of the Anxi garrison. One man, one sword, guarding a lonely fortress. Alone, h 0Votes21.1kRecs191.2kFans
- 5 EN Welcome to the Ability Store! 欢迎光临能力商店！ At the age of 26, Chen Xuan acquired a peculiar shop. Suddenly, the familiar world became completely different… Cultivators, historical figures, and rebels from the future all became his customers, all because his shop sold exactly what they needed most: “Abilities.” 111Votes122.5kRecs188.6kFans
- 6 The Seven Gods 七位神 One hundred million people around the world awakened supernatural abilities. And I was just an utterly ordinary high school student. Until one day, I was possessed by a god. And not just one: seven of them at once... 0Votes33.3kRecs274.4kFans
- 7 An Immortal City for Ordinary Folk 市井之徒的仙城 Amid the vast mortal world, one can still cultivate. Who says a hero can’t laugh, curse, and live it up? Why strive for dominion? Why seek to be remembered for a thousand autumns? I just want to protect my little city! And my daily necessities: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea. 3Votes38.6kRecs19kFans
- 8 From Butcher to Godslayer 从杀猪到杀神 A butcher's knife always close at hand, A blood-red apron tied around the waist. Three cups down, his spirit soars: First kill the beasts, then kill the gods. 0Votes37.6kRecs95.8kFans
- 9 The Ming Dynasty's Chief Censor 大明总宪 The Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli reforms were still gaining momentum when the waves of the Age of Exploration came crashing in. A specter, the specter of hereditary clans and powerful families, haunted the lands of the Nine Provinces. Open the history books, and familiar names gradually appear alongside those of the Three Kingdoms and the Sui and Tang dynasties. Xie Qian, of the Chenjun Xie clan, a descendant of Xie An. Wang Shizhen, of the Langya Wang clan, a descendant of Wang Dao. Tao Dalin, 0Votes19.7kRecs110.3kFans
- 10 The Hidden Mysteries of the Great Dao 大道秘辛 The Dao is the ultimate truth of the void; secrets are precious matters unknown to the world. Liu Li, a translator, receives a job translating a strange Daoist scripture into English. A new world begins to reveal itself: Ancient, profound mysteries; a battlefield of black and white woven together above the clouds; raging apes and Daoists; seeds and temples; traders and swindlers; and stars that have yet to be born, but are already shining. 0Votes12.2kRecs59kFans
- 11 In a World of the Supernatural, My Body Evolves Without Limit 人在神诡，肉身无限推演 After transmigrating to a world where the supernatural and the uncanny coexist, An Le only wants to survive. He unexpectedly awakens the ability to evolve his body through simulation, but finds that the process... isn’t quite right? [Select body part to simulate: Brain] [Day One: Your brain cells become more active, sharpening your mind. You can read ten lines at a glance and never forget what you’ve seen.] [Simulating the body defies the natural order and is rejected by the world.] [Unlocked tr 0Votes20kRecs182.2kFans
- 12 Beginning with the Seven Chapters of Xuan Jun 从玄君七章开始 You open The Seven Secret Chapters of the Dark Lord and begin cultivating the Talisman of Lunar Corpse Liberation and Transformation... You open Dragon's Cry Iron Shirt and master Dragon Descendant Iron Shirt. You open Tiger's Roar Golden Bell Shield and master Tiger Familiar Golden Bell Shield. You begin cultivating Child's Body Skill. Yin energy flows through your body, and you master Lunar Child's Body Skill. You keep cultivating, your physique mutates, and a tide of myriad ghosts surges fort 0Votes32.7kRecs136.6kFans
- 13 My Martial Arts Are Taking the World by Storm 我的武功全球流行 [Urban life + entertainment + martial arts: an entertainment novel unlike anything you’ve ever seen!] Everyone in this world can enter dreams. Li Xing discovers that the laws governing dreams in China are connected to wuxia, and that he can create all the martial arts he remembers. So... The Nine Yin Manual sets a sales record! The Dugu Nine Swords let him lead the trends of his time! The Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms bring him countless fans! “As the youngest superstar in history to reach 0Votes117.5kRecs452.1kFans
- 14 A Vast Immortal Realm 仙寥 The quest for the Dao burns like a flame, and life is its fuel. One's nature is the kindling, never to be extinguished. A treatise titled The Master of Nurturing Life brings Zhou Qing into a fantastical world of immortals and chivalry. From then on, he seeks only to escape the Three Realms and the Five Elements, becoming a being free from every shackle. 0Votes75.6kRecs540.8kFans
- 15 Those Years Farming on the Mountain 山上种田那些年 A little mountain, a humble country shrine, and a fake Taoist priest. He cultivates half an acre of square fields and fences off a vegetable garden. Fishing, growing flowers, gathering herbs, practicing martial arts... and when he has nothing else to do, he can even study a few recipes. The breeze and bright moon keep him company, while peach trees, pear trees, pines, and cypresses are his friends. In short, this is the quiet, ordinary daily life of a stranger in a foreign land. 0Votes37.2kRecs65.9kFans
- 16 Dragon Chewer 嚼龙 A hero’s wild spirit, forged into an eternal blade. One day, he slays the dragon and returns, and the rivers and seas run red for three months. This is a biographical history, a gazetteer, and a study of customs in a mythic world of immortals and martial arts. This is the travelogue of a boy from the wilds who transforms into a crane, soars into the heavens, makes his name heard across the skies, and attains the freedom of the Dao. Along the way, strange wonders and breathtaking 0Votes60.1kRecs88.4kFans
- 17 Steel, Germs, and the Arcane Doctor 钢铁，病菌与奥法医生 These are the best of times, these are the worst of times. But as far as Leon is concerned, these are the stinkiest of times. Leon, formerly an emergency-room doctor and now the only graduate of the Arcane Medicine program, has arrived in a world where arcana and steam coexist. He had planned to use his advanced medical knowledge and the productivity of arcana to moonlight as the “father of modern medicine.” A shield spell from the Abjuration school? Perfect for creating a sterile field. Burning 38Votes13.4kRecs97.1kFans
- 18 I Become a Sword Immortal in the Age of Declining Dharma 我在末法时代做剑仙 A mysterious tide of spiritual energy swept over the world, causing all spiritual energy to vanish in an instant. The cultivation world plunged straight into an age without magic. The mighty immortals of old became blind fortune-tellers scraping by on the streets years later. The peerless fairies of old wound up years later in bright red wedding gowns, shyly and sweetly marrying into mortal royal families. The towering fiends of old ended up years later locked in prison, forced to survive on rat 0Votes68.3kRecs170.2kFans
- 19 The Azure Immortal Seeks the Dao 青仙问道 Xu Qing is reborn and, with the help of a bronze mirror, rides the ups and downs of the mortal world, avoiding misfortune, seeking good fortune, and pursuing immortality and the Dao! 0Votes45.8kRecs202.1kFans
- 20 The Scholar of the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼读书郎 An imperial-examination novel set in the Dream of the Red Chamber, with a peasant-born protagonist and a slice-of-life focus. The story centers on the protagonist's self-made rise, while he indirectly saves Lin Daiyu. P.S.: Not a single-female-lead novel, and not a harem novel. P.S. The protagonist is not a distant relative of the Jia family and has no connection to the Jia, Shi, Wang, or Xue families. Although this is called the Dream of the Red Chamber, it merely borrows characters from the or 0Votes30.6kRecs99.8kFans
- 21 American Comics: I Found Batman from the Start 美漫：开局捡到蝙蝠侠 With a loud crash, Chen Xi, who had transmigrated less than two days earlier, found a newly debuted Batman on his balcony. He also discovered his golden finger. To survive in this dangerous DC universe, Chen Xi has no choice but to mature alongside Batman, one step at a time. That was the year Batman still hadn't finished assembling his gear. That was the year Superman had only just put on his red underwear. That was the year Wonder Woman had yet to leave Themyscira. That year, Chen Xi threw bac 0Votes1.4kRecs8.2kFans
- 22 Reborn in a Cyberpunk World 赛博世界的重生者 The entire world has entered the cyber age, with conglomerates ruling the nine star zones. Virtual devices, neon lights, mechanical implants… To investigate the mysteries of the human body, the Federation launched a virtual game called "Old Gods" on the market. It became humanity’s second world. In "Old Gods", you can acquire wealth, social status, and... extraordinary powers. Seventh day of the open beta for "Old Gods" in the Sixth Star Zone. Su Fan awakens once more, bringing with h 0Votes46kRecs141.2kFans
- 23 EN Feasting on Mortal Incense: Turns Out I'm in the Underworld 飨食人间香火，我这竟是阴间 A Taoist furnace, three sticks of incense. I accept the offerings of all living beings and endure the tribulations of the mortal world, from hell to the immortal realm, weathering calamity among mortals. … Could it be that we’re poor because no one up there is burning paper offerings for us? They say hell is empty, and the devils are all here in the mortal world. Could it be that this place of ours is… the underworld, an endless realm of darkness? That day, I heard murmurs of incense and paper o 0Votes42.2kRecs221.5kFans
- 24 Walking the Path to Immortality 长生路行 Zhang Shiping, a Qi Refining cultivator from a Foundation Establishment clan, struggles to get by in the cultivation world. My new book, Great Luo Primordial Immortal, has reached 100,000 words. Please show it your support! 0Votes258.7kRecs150.4kFans
- 25 One Breath, Rising Sun 一气朝阳 Demons peer through the eaves at night, while a Daoist sleeps before the deity in a tiny temple. … That day, after the sun set, it never rose again. 0Votes247.7kRecs476.2kFans
- 26 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
- 27 Wasteland Development Diary 废土开发日记 He awoke in the wasteland age after a long slumber. Zhou Yi discovered that, to avoid the daytime dominion of the light-gathering species, the new humans dared only to come out at night. They cowered in the dark, scavenging everywhere. What the XX? How did humanity end up like this? Each generation really is worse than the last. Let me show you how the older generation lived. Transform the wasteland and restore humanity's glory! 0Votes79kRecs244.8kFans
- 28 The Mysterious Ruler 神秘支配者 The Divine Comedy, On the Origin of Species, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the theory of relativity… Masterpieces born from the history of human civilization possess wondrous, unfathomable powers in another world! The power of the Seven Deadly Sins, biological evolution, mastery of every art… Simply read the secret texts from beginning to end, and you can gain all kinds of powers! The only thing troubling the people of this other world is how hard they find it to read Earth’s writing. Then a lib 0Votes70.3kRecs138.8kFans
- 29 EN I Devour Gods 我以神明为食 Thirty years ago, a meteor fell, and the Divine Ruins appeared! Gods emerged from within, feeding on humanity. From that day on, humans became food for the gods, except me! Because I feed on gods. 5Votes399.9kRecs868.8kFans
- 30 Fahai Transmigrates Into Tang Sanzang 法海穿越唐三藏 At the foot of Jinshan, the land had become a vast lake. Waves surged and muddy waters ran rampant. Fahai said, “This disciple’s sins are monstrous and unforgivable. I am willing to fall into the Avici Hell... But the flood at Jinshan has claimed countless innocent souls. I have devoted my life to Buddhism, yet now I have nearly become a fiend. I would give up all my spiritual power and cultivation to drive back the flood and restore peace to the mortal world.” The floodwaters receded. Fahai’s p 0Votes30kRecs220kFans
- 31 Alice in the Land of Steam 蒸汽之国的爱丽丝 The Goddess created the world in six days. On the seventh day, she entrusted fourteen girls with the fourteen royal powers that embody the laws of the world. Thus they came to be known as the Girl Sovereigns. On October 25, 1855, in Linwell, a city in the Kingdom of Great Britain, a young man named Lin Ge finds Alice, a girl from another world who has fallen from the sky. Thus begins his journey of encounters with the Girl Sovereigns. Wouldn’t it be terribly dull if everything in this world foll 28Votes108.5kRecs112kFans
- 32 Ghost Cultivation: From the Start, I Have a Crimson Skull 修鬼：开局就有红粉骷髅 A surge of youthful passion led a young man into the path of ghosts, and he embarked on the road of ghost cultivation. Summon a Blood Stone Demon! Summon a Stone Man! Summon a zombie! Of course, cultivating immortality takes hard work, but it’s also nice to have a group of seniors who look after you at crucial moments. “Mom, save me!” “Mister, save me!” “Big Sis, save me!” 0Votes23.9kRecs49.7kFans
- 33 Half-Demon's Path to Immortality 半妖养仙途 A sea of tribulations has forged me into an immortal. In a cultivation world where humans, demons, and half-demons live side by side, Lu Tong repeatedly risks his life in pursuit of the Way, seizing treasures from the flames. In the end, he rises to become a great power in his own right, despite being a half-demon. 0Votes57.6kRecs78.6kFans
- 34 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
- 35 The Splendor of the Great Dao 大道韶华 Little Xiong, you're too young. Who do you think the ten greatest masters under heaven are? The truth is, they're all me! The Dark Night Demon Lord, Emperor Qin of the Immortal Qin, the Dao Lord of Supreme Oneness, the Ultimate Gu Yi, the Most Holy True Light, the One Qi of Heaven and Earth, the Great Burning Divine Lord, the Water God Emperor, and the Evergreen Azure Wood! They're really all me! Come on, brothers, let's take this guy down together! Heh heh heh! In the brilliance of youth, I wal 0Votes115.2kRecs121.5kFans
- 36 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
- 37 Brimming with Martial Virtue 武德充沛 My surname is Wu, but everyone calls me Xiao Wu. I've seen mobile battle armor beyond human imagination deep underground. I've also seen someone punch a star to pieces in an asteroid belt out in space. Listen up, brother. Here are a few things I've learned about fighting: When fighting dragons, don't listen to a word they say. Just keep fighting until they're dead. Fairies are a little trickier to deal with. It's best not to let them see you. Take them out with a sneak attack. When it comes to b 1Votes316.4kRecs662.2kFans
- 38 EN The Sword Was Demonic All Along 剑本是魔 Hou Ying devotes himself to pursuing the Dao, but through a twist of fate he's sent undercover to a demonic sect's sword school. Every day, he eagerly awaits the chance to earn merit and rewards so he can return to the Daoist sect… Only after becoming a towering master of the sword does he sorrowfully realize that no one is strong enough to bring him in anymore! 32Votes438.6kRecs541.2kFans
- 39 EN I Became an Ancient God in a Cultivation World 我在修行世界当古神 Many years later, Xu Yuan would recall the night when he had just transmigrated into this world and was pinned to a bridge by a flying sword. At the time, he thought this was a cultivation world and that, like the other transmigrators, he had obtained a golden finger. He did not know that there was no such thing as a golden finger in this world. What he had obtained was the power of an ancient god... 25Votes157.1kRecs366.1kFans
- 40 The Edge of Pure Land 净土边缘 The Earth Chronicles record: December 2534: Suffering from a terminal illness, Lu Bu'er secretly dabbled in forbidden powers. By studying the life structure of the specters, he used his own illness to create the ability to devour them. Such an act forsook the dignity of being human, and he deserves to be executed by all! August 2535: The world's tragedy: a demon ascends the throne. May 2536: Tragic news: the rebel king Lu Bu'er is closing in on the City of the Lord! July 2537: Let us welcome the 0Votes76.1kRecs587.2kFans
- 41 From Kengan to Beating the One Piece World 从拳愿暴打海贼王开始 Armed with a secret realm mutual aid plan, Guan Yi can use the skills of one secret realm to conquer another secret realm that is still awaiting conquest. Can the martial arts of Kengan Ashura make a name for themselves in the world of One Piece? After a century of cultivating techniques in The Outcast, could he take on Bleach? Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Naruto, The Seven Deadly Sins, Hunter x Hunter: what sparks will fly when skills from different worlds come together? Secret realm against 0Votes76.2kRecs123.8kFans
- 42 The Last Building on Earth 地球上最后一幢楼 Wang Xuan entered Longmao Plaza and became trapped inside. By the time he finally managed to get out, he discovered that... It was the last building left on Earth. I've completed seven novels. Feel free to check them out if you're interested. 0Votes104.8kRecs482kFans
- 43 As a Mage, I Only Want to Pursue the Truth 身为法师的我只想追求真理 A mage accidentally ends up stranded on Blue Star. The intelligent life there cannot use their will to manipulate dark matter and affect reality, so the mage loses the ability to cast spells. To regain his powers, the mage has no choice but to bring out all kinds of cutting-edge technology to acquire resources. The metaverse, brain-computer integration, and biological computers bring tremendous changes to Blue Star's technology. Note: This is a pure sci-fi tech novel, with ideas you've absolutel 0Votes31.9kRecs126.8kFans
- 44 The Merit of Qin 秦功 A young man’s soul transmigrates to the late Warring States period, where he finds himself in Qi, born into a life of suspicion and mockery. Fortunately, he has lived two lives, and can therefore see the spirits of the dead. Yet the “achievements” of the seven Warring States amounted to little more than hereditary privileges, the preserve of the nobility. He had thought that, for all his life, he would struggle to shake off the contempt others felt for him, let alone become a high-ranking offici 3Votes240.8kRecs907.4kFans
- 45 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
- 46 EN Return from a Low-Magic World: Creating an Artificial Intelligence 从低魔世界归来，先做人工智能 Wang Yi, who has just returned from a low-magic world after achieving legendary status, decides that he should first build an artificial intelligence to serve as his butler... Also known as My Skeletons Can Tighten Screws, There’s Something Wrong with Your Game, The Threat of Resident Evil to Necromancers, When the Abyss Invaded, the Mage Tower Lit Up the Whole World, and Eight Billion 0Votes167.8kRecs285.9kFans
- 47 EN Whispers of the Ancient Gods 古神在低语 This is a war between humanity and the Ancient Gods. It reaches back to primordial times and stretches into the future, spanning the river of history and becoming an epic. The Ancient Gods invade reality, bringing shattered worlds with them. Ancient, hidden myths reveal the truth. The Ascendants travel through the gaps in time and space, journeying between two worlds. Reality and the supernatural, blades and swords, blood and fire. When the apocalypse arrives, the Ancient Gods awaken from their 0Votes191.7kRecs1.5MFans
- 48 I Have a Pupil That Sees Immortality 我有一颗长生瞳 0Votes82.7kRecs353.4kFans
- 49 My Organs Are Monsters 我的器官是妖怪 The world is a prison, forever filled with the suffering of life and death, parting and separation, and turmoil. The human body is like a candle, easily subjected to the punishments of blades and weapons, disease, wind, and frost. Here, warlords divide the land, battles erupt constantly, and dark clouds obscure the blue sky. Yet dragons and snakes also rise in competition, striving for reform, while sparks kindle amid the lowliest beginnings. Here, skeletons steal lives and hanged ghosts seek ju 0Votes23kRecs87kFans
- 50 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
