Novels like The Splendor of the Great Dao
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- 1 Turn Misfortune into Fortune: Starting with the Nine Dragons' Struggle for the Throne 逢凶化吉,从九龙夺嫡开始 Lu Mingyuan transmigrated into the Sixth Prince of the Great Yan Dynasty. Because his predecessor had been beguiled by a beauty and let a demoness from the Demon Kingdom escape, he committed a grave crime and was confined for thirty years, his hopes of ascending the throne officially dashed. From the start, he was thrown into the hell-difficulty scenario of the Nine Princes’ Succession War. By chance, he obtained a mysterious six-line tortoiseshell that let him see all kinds of divinations, avoi 0Votes23kRecs352kFans
- 2 Attaining the Dao Overnight 一夕得道 A handsome young man transmigrates into another world. On a tranquil evening, he listens to the voice of the Dao, attains enlightenment in a single night, and becomes an immortal! 0Votes114.1kRecs242.8kFans
- 3 Tales of an Earthly Immortal 地仙演义 Question: What does it mean for Heaven and humanity to come into conflict? Answer: Heaven’s way takes from what is abundant to replenish what is lacking. Humanity’s way is different: it takes from what is lacking to serve what is abundant. Thus, as humanity’s way grows stronger, Heaven’s way diminishes. When this continues unchecked, it eventually falls into decline. This is what it means for Heaven and humanity to come into conflict! Another question: When Heaven and humanity have been in confl 0Votes78.5kRecs22.2kFans
- 4 My Divine Pet Keeps Giving Me Cheats 神宠又给我开挂了 The greatest cheat in all eternity! A supreme edict that reaches up through three layers of worlds! Three years ago, three living beings fell from the sky. The Qin King of Xiling obtained one and swept across the Six Kingdoms, unifying Xiling. The Great Zhou's Wu Zhao of the Southern Wilds obtained another, dominating the nineteen sects of the Southern Wilds and ascending to the top. Sun Changming obtained the third, but three years later, he had achieved nothing and remained unchanged. Howe 0Votes125.1kRecs217kFans
- 5 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
- 6 I Work as an Immortal Official in the Heavenly Court 我在天庭做仙官 The Heavenly Court is the sole ruler of the Three Realms and all the heavens! Heaven's laws are the only rules governing all living things! Whoever dares violate Heaven's laws, whether Daoist venerable or Buddha, god or demon, will be shown no mercy! “Enforce Heaven's law! Destroy them with thunder and fire!” 0Votes66.9kRecs331.8kFans
- 7 The New Sword Immortal of Shu Mountain 蜀山新剑侠 Knowing the historical plot by heart, transmigrate into the Mount Shu world and see how an ordinary person transforms into a peerless sword immortal and reaches the supreme summit! 0Votes185.1kRecs47.4kFans
- 8 The Boundless Great Physician 大医无疆 He kills a man with every ten steps, leaving no trace even after a thousand miles! A demonic leader from an evil sect breaks through the barriers of time and space, becoming the descendant of a master physician. It is an era when traditional medicine is waning and successors are few and far between. The healing arts are in decline. The martial arts are disappearing. Humanity is sinking into depravity. Beneath the peaceful surface of a world of song and dance lies another Jianghu, treacherous and 15Votes1.4MRecs734.8kFans
- 9 Cultivating Through Grinding Experience 从刷经验开始修行 Check out my new novel, Dragon Subduing After working at a major tech company for years, Wang An has grown old before his time. By chance, he gets a cheat that lets him grind experience, and leveling up his skills brings him unexpected surprises. It turns out some things are more than just legends. Lightfoot skills really can let you walk across snow without leaving a trace and scale walls with ease. The Indestructible Diamond really can grant diamond-hard strength and a diamond-hard body, imper 0Votes88.6kRecs333.2kFans
- 10 A Coin's Worth of Immortal Destiny 斗米仙缘 An immortal sleeps in the Hidden Dragon Cave, and each time he wakes, nine heavens have passed. Only then does he realize that the cinnabar has acquired three essences, while lead and mercury have already undergone seven refinements. Water and fire complement each other in the furnace, while yin and yang converge to turn creation upside down. Suddenly, the cries of dragons and tigers ring out beyond the mountains. No one knows that I am a true immortal. This is the story of someone who transmig 0Votes64.2kRecs125.9kFans
- 11 The Superbrain Eunuch 超脑太监 Reborn as a little eunuch sent to Xiaoling to grow vegetables, he finds himself in a world where martial arts thrive. His brain has fused with a supercomputer from his original world, giving him thought speeds dozens of times faster than an ordinary person and allowing him to circulate his inner energy just as quickly. One day of cultivation is worth a year for anyone else. ...But I’m not a man anymore! What do I do?! 0Votes357.4kRecs290.4kFans
- 12 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
- 13 Walking Alone Across the Myriad Worlds 独步大千 A butterfly and a great dream brought a young man to the immortal martial world of Yanfu. This world was dazzling and colorful, yet strangely familiar. True Immortals, Arhats, Sword Immortals, martial artists, demons, ghosts, and monsters... As well as Dao Ancestors, Buddhas, and divine beings from the heavens, whose names he had only heard in his previous life... Across the land 0Votes139.7kRecs153.1kFans
- 14 The First-Rank Elixir Immortal 一品丹仙 “Are you Wu Sheng, the assassin?” “I am Wu Sheng, the assassin!” “Then why did you become an alchemist?” “Well... because alchemy really pays!” “Then why are you wanted?” “Because... the academy doesn't allow me to sell the pills I make in private.” “So how are you supposed to make money?” “The more they forbid me from selling them, the more profitable they are!” 6Votes478.4kRecs508.9kFans
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 Without a Heroic Spirit, I Have to Take the Field Myself 没有英灵的我只能亲自下场 In the Spirit Summoning Age, people can form a bond with a heroic spirit and contract one from another world to fight for them. Jiang He transmigrates into this world, unable to contract with any heroic spirit, but awakens the [Book of Heroic Souls]. With the Book of Heroic Souls, he can travel to the worlds of heroic spirits and, drawing on his own experiences, inscribe myths and legends to shape one invincible heroic spirit after another! He once beheaded a dragon at the execution grounds, its 1Votes78.9kRecs518.1kFans
- 18 EN The Puppet Master's Path to the Dao 偃者道途 (The author has several completed works totaling over ten million words, so feel free to add this to your collection and read at your leisure.) Li Chen transmigrates to another world, where everything he sees and hears is bizarre and fantastical, with a world all its own. The mainstream cultivators here are artificers of the Yanshi sect, skilled in all manner of crafts and in controlling mechanical puppets. Secret techniques for making automatons, ingenious wonders of craftsmanship, countless wa 0Votes126kRecs74.8kFans
- 19 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
- 20 Mythic Card Master 神话制卡师 Standing before you is Mythic Card Maker, president of the [Heavenly Palace] club, founder of the [Netherworld] project, pioneer of the Immortal-and-God Faith card school, and grandmaster of the Folk Customs series… … Ji Nian transmigrated into a world of cards and became a rookie apprentice card maker. By chance, he discovered that the world’s knowledge of mythology had long since vanished. From the start, he was caught in the path of ghost soldiers crossing over. To protect himself, he wasted 0Votes78.7kRecs683.6kFans
- 21 In a World of Gods and Ghosts, I Can Rewrite Fate 神诡世界,我能修改命数 This is a world ruled by a human empire, where those in power command the fate of all! This is a realm of the living and the dead, where the uncanny runs rampant! The ancient immortals and Buddhas have vanished, leaving only Daoist fruits returned to the void. Myths of old are awakening, awaiting the opening of Heaven's Gate. Ten True Dragons, Heaven's Chosen Demon Stars, traitorous factions that bring ruin to the realm, martial saints with sacred physiques... In this magnificent age, where all 0Votes127.9kRecs602.1kFans
- 22 To the Left of Zhulong 烛龙以左 “Once we cross this mountain and reach the next peak, we'll see a vermilion temple with a crimson serpent as thick as a water vat. The old fellow coils up there, waiting to gobble up any mischievous brat who runs around...” In a remote mountain seldom visited by people, someone quietly recited a story. At the end, he began to laugh. “That brat tells it like that? Isn't he afraid I'll come looking for him?” As the voice faded, the silent mountain wilderness rang out with the clank of metal scrapi 1Votes160.1kRecs617.1kFans
- 23 Dr. Chen, Don’t Be a Coward! 陈医生,别怂! [Ding! You've received a malicious complaint from a patient. System compensation reward granted!] If you had a Bad Review Compensation System, what kind of person would you choose to be?! Chen Nan chooses to be a good person. Someone who dares to tell the truth. Someone honest and upright. Someone who fears no powerful authority. Someone who never compromises. Someone who refuses to back down in this age of chaos! Those who gather firewood for the people must not be left to freeze in the snow! T 0Votes380.1kRecs916.5kFans
- 24 EN The Fate Hunter 猎命人 The court of gods and demons, its fortunes in ruins. The martial world seized the Ministry of War, the Demon Sect controlled the Ministry of Justice, heretics occupied the Ministry of Revenue, the Underworld took over the Ministry of Works, and the demon race usurped the provincial governments. The throne hall was packed with nobles in crimson and purple robes, demons, puppets, and monsters. The assembled officials were a den of fiends and specters. The fate diviner Li Qingxian forged a Fate Pal 2Votes531.6kRecs613.8kFans
- 25 Transcendent Martial Immortal 超维武仙 “The Great Min has lost the Mandate of Heaven. The divine throne must pass to another. This is Heaven's will!” “The Emperor has subdued an entire nation by himself, reaching the pinnacle of martial arts. But… a martial artist has limits. Why defy Heaven through martial prowess and resist the Mandate of Heaven?” High above the nine heavens, a youth as ethereal as an immortal slowly lowered his head. Looking down upon the allied armies beneath him, he felt the two resonating [Divine] attribute mar 0Votes237.2kRecs507.1kFans
- 26 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
- 27 Pure Yang Sword Sovereign 纯阳剑尊 The path to immortality is called Pure Yang by the Daoists, Profound Yin by the Demon Sect, and Suchness by the Buddhists. With the sword in his hand, the young Ling Chong strums its strings and sings, laughing as he reigns supreme beneath the heavens! Before Heaven came Yin and Yang; before the Five Virtues came the Way of Virtue. Though one may study the teachings after birth, Pure Yang and Profound Yin still lead to the true fruit. Nine cycles forward and seven in reverse, dragons and tigers 0Votes128.1kRecs102.4kFans
- 28 The Consumerist Heartthrob 消费系男神 As the tides of the times surge forward, Han Lie obtains a consumption System and swims against the current. 0Votes605.2kRecs762.8kFans
- 29 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
- 30 I Descended into the Myriad Worlds 我降临于诸天世界 New book: You're Cultivating Immortality All Wrong has started serializing! Welcome, readers! Lately, rumors have been spreading through the myriad worlds that I, Chen Chushi, am devious and treacherous, cruel in my methods, and willing to do anything to get what I want... Slander! I'm an upright man who stands up to bullies and helps the weak! The Descent of Kui, The Curse, The First Rule, Seven Days After the Zombie Rebirth, The Great Zombie Era, The Tag-Along, The Haunted School, The Ten Curs 1Votes147.2kRecs758.7kFans
- 31 EN One Man Attains the Dao 一人得道 Chen Cuo arrived in the Chen dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and became a member of the imperial clan. He had thought he would follow the course of history, but unexpectedly, the whole style suddenly went awry. “With qi refinement and cultivation, along with incense offerings and merit, it seems we have no choice but to seek immortality and attain the Dao first.” This is precisely: Beside the willow shade, beneath the pine shadows, straighten your spine and cast aside all worldly 0Votes225.8kRecs265.7kFans
- 32 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
- 33 Men and Women, Food and Drink 饮食男女 Eldest Uncle: The funeral arrangements are hard to settle Second Uncle: Holding office and enjoying good food Third Uncle: Careful budgeting Qin Huairu: A pretty face He Yuzhu: Fighting and cooking Lou Xiaoe: Unable to escape the courtyard Once Li Xuewu shows up, the uncles' years of effort go down the drain, and even Silly Zhu wishes he could trade places with him. 654Votes925.6kRecs909kFans
- 34 Taiyi 太乙 They set jade seats for the assembled immortals and burn incense in the Taiyi Palace. … At the decisive moment in the collision and devouring of two universes, Ye Jiangchuan arrived here. After transmigrating to this place, he often finds himself in a small tavern that changes in countless ways. The tavern seems to take on endless forms: sometimes an ancient tavern in the East, sometimes a bar in a modern city, sometimes a mechanical inn from the future... Heroes, dwarves, evil spirits, mechani 0Votes981.4kRecs795.2kFans
- 35 EN The Sword Saint Should Go Tank 剑圣就该出肉装 The false Sword Saint: an ethereal body technique, peerless swordsmanship, killing one man every ten steps and leaving no trace after traveling a thousand miles. The true Sword Saint: overwhelming vitality, invincible strength, using endless vital energy to hack everything apart. This is the story of a Sword Saint who stacks defensive gear and hacks everything apart. 0Votes284.4kRecs329.5kFans
- 36 EN Abyssal Heavenly Venerable 渊天尊 The world is vast, the path to immortality elusive. The supreme beings of the Nine Domains are known as Celestial Venerables. PS: A story about a genius! No System! PS: The author has already completed the long novels The Frostbound Emperor and The Great Flood Lord, both of which have over 20,000 premium subscribers. Read with confidence! 8Votes441.8kRecs2.2MFans
- 37 EN Bastion of Light 光明壁垒 The psychic network known as the Deep Sea connects five continents. Human civilization is advancing at breakneck speed, unaware that an eternal night is about to descend. The extraordinary awaken, and the world teeters on the brink of collapse. Frail flesh and blood: how can one ascend to immortality? The story begins when someone takes up a ruler that bears the truth. Gu Shen, an utterly ordinary young man, uncovers a corner of the truth about this extraordinary world. He also becomes the bigge 10Votes279.7kRecs2MFans
- 38 A Taoist's Nighttime Sword 道士夜仗剑 Travel far to attend a wondrous feast in the mortal world, and behold the splendor of the red dust! … Wielding a sword and walking alone, I shall meet the ghosts and gods of the world! 0Votes343.8kRecs758.3kFans
- 39 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
- 40 EN Starting from the Dao Fruit 从道果开始 Chen Jichuan, a young man from Earth, dies in a car accident and transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where he obtains the supreme magical art known as the Dao Fruit. It all begins with the Dao Fruit… … P.S. The author has already completed the novel The Yellow Court Taoist Master, which averaged over ten thousand paid subscribers. Give it a read if you're interested. P.S. Two reader groups have been set up. Feel free to join: Full Subscription Group: 486411676 (open to full su 0Votes319.6kRecs389.6kFans
- 41 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
- 42 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
- 43 EN Incense Path to Godhood 香火成神道 After the protagonist Fang Ming is struck by the statue of the Earth God at a local shrine, his soul transmigrates to the Great Qian dynasty, where he becomes a ghost and gains a divine talisman from the Earth God. Starting as the patron deity of a single village, he gathers incense offerings, rises through the ranks of the gods, claims the realm, and ultimately becomes the Celestial Emperor. 0Votes70.7kRecs102.4kFans
- 44 EN The Heaven-Piercing Great Sage 通天大圣 New book: My Uchiha Are So Steady As a Naruto fan, I read every Naruto fanfic and still felt like none of them scratched the itch. So I geared up and got to work myself! 0Votes575kRecs351.5kFans
- 45 Walking Alone on the Great Dao 大道独行 Three thousand heterodox paths, eight hundred unorthodox schools, and one hundred and eight great sects, in an age when cultivators are as numerous as ants! Cultivators should command the Five Elements, tread upon yin and yang, transcend life, death, and reincarnation, and seek the eternal Great Way! Through arduous cultivation, wandering, enlightenment, and desperate battles, enduring countless trials and holding fast to their convictions, they will eventually reach the summit and take in the b 0Votes683.9kRecs665kFans
- 46 The First Cause of All Realms 诸界第一因 The vast world is coming back to life, and the gods and demons who departed are about to return. Holding a Gluttony Cauldron, law student Yang Yu transmigrates into this world and opens his eyes in a remote border town, gazing upon a realm that seems both familiar and strange. He sees an ancient dynasty nearing its end across an endless land, with dragons and snakes rising everywhere amid the beacons of war. He sees ceaseless warfare leaving the people destitute. Lands containing a thousand hous 6Votes676.1kRecs1.7MFans
- 47 EN Thirty Years of Slaying Demons in the Demon-Slaying Bureau 我在斩妖司除魔三十年 When Zhou Yi woke up, he had become an executioner in the Demon-Slaying Bureau of the Great Qian Empire. Demons ran rampant, ghosts stalked the land, and heaven and earth were undergoing a cataclysmic transformation. Zhou Yi hid away in the Demon-Slaying Bureau, executing demons every day to earn all kinds of rewards. The Yellow Court Scripture, the Ziying Immortal Sword, a Peach of Immortality tree, a Five-Colored Divine Ox, the Tiangang arts, the Disha powers… Across the nine heavens and ten 1Votes450.3kRecs885.9kFans
- 48 Starting with an Escape Room Game Shop 从剧本杀店开始 The print edition of From Script-Killing Shop to Theme Park is now crowdfunding. . Question: How do you run a script-killing shop? Jiang Qi: Easy. You just need to start with a script-killing shop, then bring the characters from the scripts out to work as your game masters. That's how you run a script-killing shop properly. At first, Jiang Qi thought he was playing a card-based management game, and the business he was running was a script-killing shop. Later, he realized it was actually a restau 11Votes514.1kRecs428.4kFans
- 49 EN Above the High Heavens 高天之上 The crowdfunding campaign for the physical edition of Above the Heavens 3: The Abyss of Ruins is officially underway! The rewards include postcards, character stickers, a badge set, and holographic bookmarks. More stretch goals are on the way! As before, you can find us on the WeChat mini-program Dimension Core. The quality is excellent, so give it a try! == Every star shining high above has endured billions of years. Most lives are not even as long as the briefest glimmer of a star, and even th 52Votes734.6kRecs6MFans
- 50 The Returning Sword Immortal 归藏剑仙 When fortune favors you, all heaven and earth lend their strength. When fortune turns, even heroes lose their freedom. Song Mingting, a thirty-second-generation disciple of the Guizang Sword Pavilion, had mediocre talent and dull comprehension. Yet through sheer perseverance and resolve, he gradually caught up with his fellow disciples. Just as he began to overtake them, the Guizang Sword Pavilion was ambushed by the Demon Sect. In a single night, the mountain gate was destroyed and his fellow d 0Votes291.7kRecs141kFans

















































