Novels like My 5,000-Year Background
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as My 5,000-Year Background, best match first.
- 1 From the Start, I Was Asked to Compile the Hongwu Canon, and the Emperor Could Not Be More Delighted 开局请编洪武大典，老朱乐崩了 (New book out now: Dad, When It Comes to Governing the Country, You Really Don’t Measure Up) Xiao Han transmigrates into the chaotic final years of the Yuan dynasty and is taken in by Zhu Yuanzhang. Still a young man, he joins Zhu Yuanzhang’s staff and offers countless plans and suggestions. After the Ming dynasty is founded, the Hongwu Emperor rewards his followers according to their achievements, making Xiao Han a marquis and ranking him second among the marquises. The youngest of the founding 0Votes3.9kRecs132.3kFans
- 2 The Water Margin: A Tale of Immortal Heroes 仙侠版水浒 I accidentally transmigrated into the world of Water Margin, where people could summon wind and rain, ride clouds and mist, and turn beans into soldiers. I’d planned to find some sucker to help me show off and carry me to success. Who could have guessed I’d get carried away bragging and end up becoming that sucker myself? What should I do about the three true leaders of Liangshan Marsh: Wang Lun, jealous of anyone more talented than him; Chao Gai, who loved a good brawl; and Song Jiang, who was 0Votes356.3kRecs271.9kFans
- 3 I Am the Imperial Tutor of the Great Ming 我在大明当帝师 Zhang Cheng discovered that he could travel instantly, whenever he wished, by thought alone, to the world of the late Yuan and early Ming. There, he encountered Zhu Yuanzhang, who was just beginning his campaign to conquer the realm. By a stroke of fate, Zhang Cheng began fighting alongside Zhu Yuanzhang. Thanks to his extensive knowledge of historical records, he ultimately became one of the founding heroes of the new Ming dynasty, ennobled as a lord. This truly was a new Ming dynasty, born aft 0Votes7.6kRecs84.3kFans
- 4 This Immortal Cannot Cultivate Anymore 这仙，不能修了 My name is Lin Yuan. I transmigrated. I'm panicking because I've become a cultivator. Cultivation is pretty easy in this world. All you have to do is close your eyes, and you can hear the voice of the Great Dao explaining all kinds of wondrous techniques. High-level cultivation manuals are free. Sword arts and spells come with personalized guidance. But I'm still panicking. Because... you can't cultivate immortality here! 0Votes21.8kRecs131.1kFans
- 5 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
- 6 The Heavenly Demon Begins by Adding Attributes 天魔从属性加点开始 A fierce killing aura, an extreme personality, and an altered bloodline: these are the foundations of secret martial arts and demonic aspects. When terror arrives in silence and the world becomes unfamiliar, all Li Xuan can rely on are the Attribute-Allocation Device and the Bloodline Panel. 0Votes34.5kRecs264.3kFans
- 7 Dreams of Ancient Times? I'm Really Not an Ancient Dao Ancestor 梦境通上古？我真不是古代道祖 In the spring of the year 6823 of the New Calendar, Lu Xuan, an undocumented citizen of the Federation, hid outside a high school classroom and secretly learned a cultivation technique, embarking on the path of cultivation. That same day, he returned home and, as usual, had a dream. In it, he was in the archive chamber of the Spring and Autumn period, where the current Keeper of the Archives was named Li Er. Later, Lu Xuan dreamed that he became the next Keeper of the Archives, the second teache 0Votes56.2kRecs382.8kFans
- 8 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 [The new book, Nine Tripods, is now out. … The Nine Honors are: first, the black bull; second, the imperial robes and crown; third, music and ceremonial instruments; fourth, vermilion doors; fifth, steps into the palace; sixth, the Tiger Guards; seventh, bows and arrows; eighth, axes and halberds; ninth, black millet wine. Those granted the Nine Honors may be praised without being named, enter court without hurrying, and wear a sword and shoes before the throne. Lu 0Votes193.6kRecs572.6kFans
- 9 I’m Not Sick! Neither Are My Other Personalities! 我没病！我的其他人格也是！ "This is the tenth day since I transmigrated, and the world is becoming more and more abnormal······" "I have not been infected, but for some reason, I keep doing things I do not know about······" "I realized I was wrong. I never transmigrated at all!" "I do not know when it started, but the people around me began l 0Votes63.1kRecs304.5kFans
- 10 EN My Cheat System Conquers Dungeon Worlds 拥有外挂的我杀穿副本世界 [Entering dungeon: Crimson Select] [Dungeon type: Solo] [Choose the position you wish to apply for] [1. Delivery driver] [2. Stock clerk] [3. Shipping clerk] [4. Receiving clerk] [5. Loading and unloading worker] [Host detected entering dungeon. Cheat loaded successfully.] [Host, please choose one of the following three cheats] [1. Purification template: You possess the ability to purify and are immune to all contamination.] [2. Superbrain: Perfect memory, ten times the brain's processing power, 0Votes781.8kRecs697.8kFans
- 11 Chronicles Across Time 超时空史记 One day, four uninvited guests showed up at Chu Zhen's home. One was Li Shimin, the second son of the Duke of Tang, who claimed to be a devoted brother. One was the Hongwu Emperor, who snatched the map of China hanging on his wall as soon as they met. One was the young lady Li, who remarked that “Su Shi's lyrics are pretty mediocre.” And one was Lin Daiyu, who dropped from the sky, with smoky brows and cherry-red lips. After Chu Zhen spent some time in warm, friendly, in-depth conversation with 0Votes78.6kRecs262.7kFans
- 12 EN I Just Wanted to Play a Game, How Did I Become an Immortal? 就玩个游戏，怎么成仙了 Mu Ye brought a game System with him as his soul transmigrated to the immortal cultivation world, where he became a menial disciple of a third-rate sect. With no hope of ascending to immortality, he simply gave up and immersed himself in the game, grinding until he exploded. In reality, he was a bottom-tier cultivator who mined, weeded, and farmed every day, living an ordinary immortal-cultivation version of a nine-to-nine-six work schedule. In the game, he slaughtered his way across the world 0Votes63.1kRecs435.7kFans
- 13 The Heavenly Principles Protocol 天理协议 April 6: I confirmed that I'm severely nearsighted. This isn't ordinary myopia. I simply can't tell mythical creatures apart from ordinary humans. To my eyes, the two species look exactly alike! June 14: The news reported a bunch of terrifying creatures lurking outside my shop. Oh my god, I always thought they were just ordinary people. We were chatting and laughing in the shop, arms around each other's shoulders! July 22: I can't tell them apart. I really can't! All the special effects have bee 562Votes124.8kRecs649.8kFans
- 14 EN Wasteland of the Otherworld 异度荒尘 In this otherworld, the top of the food chain is nowhere to be seen. People are no more than grains of sand in a desert. 3Votes320.1kRecs677.5kFans
- 15 I Became a God After Quitting My Job 辞职后我成了神 The moon waxes and wanes, and people know joy and sorrow, meeting and parting. Grant the living their wishes and ease the regrets of the dead. It all begins when a jar that swallows the heavens is obtained from Song ci... Originally titled The Magic Jar, also known as Ferrying Souls in the Mortal World and The Wish Ferryman. Friendly reminder: Please don’t read this book around a crowd, unless you want to die of embarrassment~ 0Votes213.3kRecs301.3kFans
- 16 The Hidden Moth 隐蛾 Have you ever heard of the Hidden Moth? Every era has people like this, as though they can move through the darkness without leaving a trace, appearing out of nowhere and vanishing in an instant. Existing yet unknown, it could be you, or it could be me. 221Votes1MRecs204kFans
- 17 I Wrote a Bug, but It Became the Core Gameplay 当我写了个BUG却变成核心玩法 Also known as: How a Programmer Used One Bug to Turn a Trash Game into an All-Time Classic Recently, Gu Fan, CEO of Inverse Heaven Games, once again rose to legendary status because of a tiny bug in his new game. As one of the industry’s top designers, Gu Fan’s games all share a striking feature: At first, players think these games are monotonous, boring pieces of trash designed purely to torment them. But once players discover a major bug, the gameplay changes beyond recognition, leaving them u 0Votes93.7kRecs333.6kFans
- 18 EN The Urban Horror Game Designer 怪谈游戏设计师 “Doctor, the game I made seems to have become reality.” “Isn't that a good thing? People are under so much pressure at work these days, yet you can escape all that, play at life, and live the life you've always dreamed of.” “But I'm a horror-game designer. I've devised 126 murder cases and created dozens of killers with different personalities. To find material, I've also watched 95 thriller films, read more than 400 horror comics, and collected over 2,000 urban legends. Now they all seem to hav 80Votes1.1MRecs1.5MFans
- 19 My Undead Are Acting Weird 我的亡灵不对劲 After being expelled from the Bone Burial Grounds, Heine summoned two undead creatures at home. But he soon realized that something was off about his undead. They seemed to know each other, chatting away in Chinese inside his head as if no one else were around. They had played a game based on this world and knew it better than he did. Worse still, they said his home would soon be steamrolled, and that it was in imminent danger... Heine decided to pretend he was a clueless local and just do whate 21Votes87.5kRecs424.2kFans
- 20 The King of Myriad Forms 万相之王 There are myriad aspects under heaven, and I, Li Luo, will one day become the King of All Aspects. Following Battle Through the Heavens, Martial Universe, The Great Ruler, and Venerable Yuan, Tian Can Tu Dou brings you another epic fantasy novel. 118Votes1.6MRecs2.5MFans
- 21 EN These Players Are More Sinister Than Ghosts 这群玩家比诡更诡 Monsters run rampant, and evil spirits are everywhere. Ning Zheng, who controls the Sword-Forging Manor, summons a band of lunatic blacksmiths from another world. “This Sword-Forging Manor reminds me of Palworld.” “Mine ore, forge metal, haul bricks, build houses.” “Be a blacksmith in life, become raw materials after death, then die again and become a weapon spirit.” “We didn’t die two or three times. We’re players who advanced to level two and turned into swords, spears, sabers, and halberds.” 4Votes114.7kRecs385.7kFans
- 22 EN Glitch Utopia 故障乌托邦 Metal prosthetics, AI girlfriends, neural networks inside your head, cyberspace. This is a world of ultra-advanced technology, where all kinds of tech can change your life like magic. The terminal cancers that once plagued people are nothing in the face of nanomedical robots. But new levels of technology bring new problems and new troubles, including a new kind of… cyberpsychosis. “What is capitalism, anyway?” Sun Jieke said, hands on his hips, leaning back. 75Votes632kRecs1.6MFans
- 23 EN The More They Oppose, The More I Know I'm Right 他们越反对，越是说明我做对了 “The more the Church supports me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing. The more the heretics oppose me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing.” “Even when the heretics praise me, it proves I’m right. If they say nothing, that proves my work is beyond reproach!” “If the Church opposes me, that proves they’ve all fallen into heresy. The more the heretics oppose me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing.” In 681, Ansu, the youngest pope in the history of the Church, was crown 42Votes135.6kRecs1.1MFans
- 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 No Way, Even a Gentleman Must Be Guarded Against 不是吧君子也防 [Volume Two is complete. The synopsis is halfway done. Save it for later, or dive in now.] In the first year, the Princess of Great Qian met a “gentleman” for the first time. He was righteous and presided over justice. She sneered, “A hypocrite.” In the third year, amid a struggle over the imperial heirs, she lost everything by a single misstep. With her eyes closed, she awaited death. He alone stepped forward, risking his life and fortune to escort her back to the capital. She scoffed, “At leas 54Votes485.7kRecs2.9MFans
- 26 EN Mountains, Rivers, and the Grain Altar 山河稷 Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the smith; yin and yang are the fuel, and all things are the metal. One day, the flames that refine this world will be replaced by a fire of my own. Ji means sacrifice: make offerings to the land and to the grain. 403Votes1.1MRecs3MFans
- 27 The Girl Next Door Is Adorable Today, Too 邻家今天也很可爱 After his parents divorce, Lin Lu starts living on his own. His days are peaceful and uneventful. That is, until one day, an older girl moves in next door. Though they were strangers at first, the two begin sharing a curious connection. The girl next door is so kind. She helps him with his studies and cooks for him. She’s elegant and poised, gentle and thoughtful, and even her occasional absentmindedness is utterly adorable! But somehow, things don’t seem to be going quite as they should... “The 0Votes127.2kRecs324.8kFans
- 28 The Academic Ace's Military Research System 学霸的军工科研系统 Chang Haonan, an arms industry engineer from 2023, is reborn in 1996, back in his university days. At this darkest hour, before China's military industry takes off, he obtains a [Scientific Research Guidance System] that rivals the greatest mentor. Starting with improvements to a fight 21Votes554.6kRecs847.8kFans
- 29 EN Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent 吞噬星空2起源大陆 This is Tomato's twelfth novel. It is also the second novel in the continuation of Swallowed Star. Luo Feng takes Morosa through the cycle of reincarnation and arrives at the Origin Continent... 237Votes3.5MRecs4.6MFans
- 30 EN Ask the Heavens for Eternal Life 阵问长生 Illusion arrays, killing arrays, sword arrays, replication arrays, absolute arrays, grand arrays, immortal arrays: together, they form the myriad paths of arraycraft. Yin and yang, the Three Powers, the Four Symbols, the Five Elements, the Six Lines, the Seven Stars, the Eight Trigrams: from them flow the arrays of the heavens. Prove the Dao through divine sense, comprehend arrays, and ascend to immortality. With a single thought, save all under heaven; seek the Dao and ask for eternal life. 1.4kVotes874.9kRecs1.1MFans
- 31 The Bizarre Calendar 诡异日历 When a strange, old almanac appears beside you, please don't throw it away. In this world, now broken and twisted, I have just one piece of advice: Remember what is auspicious and what is taboo, and consult the almanac before you go out. Good luck, Old Calendar Bearer. 5Votes49.6kRecs295.4kFans
- 32 The Peace Order 太平令 The land has been in turmoil for more than three hundred years. Music and dance never cease in the Central Plains, foreign tribes sharpen their weapons and prepare for war, sword immortals roam the martial world, and famed generals hold the four corners of the realm in check. With five years left until all-under-heaven descends into chaos, young Apothecary Li Guanyi kills a man on a rainy night. At last, he opens his eyes and sees this chaotic human world. Beneath horses' hooves lie heaps of bon 38Votes561.2kRecs2.6MFans
- 33 EN The Fated Embers 天命皆烬 Tread the path to heaven, defy the road of fate. In a murky, benighted age, one sword reduces all to ashes! Elements: Martial chaos, cyberpunk cultivation, a portal between two worlds Completed works totaling 15 million words and reaching one million paid subscribers: Soul of Burning Steel, Monsters Die When They’re Killed, and Above the Firmament 286Votes537.1kRecs906.5kFans
- 34 EN Night Without End 夜无疆 That day, the sun set and never rose again… 25.2kVotes12.7MRecs8.1MFans
- 35 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 The ancient empire has fallen, and jackals watch hungrily from the sidelines. Cao Mao never wanted to become an emperor. It is just that the Wei and Jin dynasties know no elegance, and white bones lie everywhere. Thinking of the great catastrophe that will befall Huaxia fifty years from now, Cao Mao can only mount the war chariot once more and launch a final charge. The Han and its traitors cannot coexist! The cultured people must not flee south! Sima clan, aristocratic families, Five Barbarian 6Votes403.4kRecs3.4MFans
- 36 EN Hold Your Blade, Heroine! 女侠且慢 “Hold on, heroine. Do you know who I am?” “I do. You’re the empress’s favorite courtier, the rebel leader’s lover, and the young master of a prestigious martial arts clan. You’re playing all three sides. You’re exactly the kind of person I cut down!” The author has completed two novels with over 10,000 paid subscribers, “The Heir Is Fierce” and “The Immortal Maiden Is Fierce.” You can count on their quality and the author’s integrity. Interested readers are welcome to check out their earli 119Votes1.3MRecs2.8MFans
- 37 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower refreshed once a week. In the first week, he saw a red number hanging over every living thing, ranging from hundreds and thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he'd ever seen was above a teddy bear: 0.00001. The next second, it was crushed to death by a large truck. In the second week, he discovered he could hear other people's thoughts, and he couldn't control it. Whatever was on their minds streamed straight into his head, so he no longer d 153Votes484.1kRecs2.9MFans
- 38 EN Reborn 99 Days Before the College Entrance Exam 重生高考前99天 Chen Zhe, a provincial civil servant, unexpectedly returns to the year he was in his final year of high school. Once a wooden, shy student who blushed whenever he spoke to a girl and knew nothing but studying, he suddenly becomes adept at handling people and situations, always saying and doing just the right thing. Not only does he change the course of his life, he also draws more and more attention from girls. Girl: Chen Zhe, what are your strong points? Chen Zhe: I’m honest, and I don’t talk m 4.3kVotes2.7MRecs4.6MFans
- 39 I’m No Detective 我可不是侦探 A clever and handsome young man accidentally transmigrates to Hokkaido, where he meets a calm, brilliant, long-haired, straight-haired girl who loves solving mysteries. In a world where the Japanese police are known as “a bunch of useless salary collectors,” the two team up to solve countless baffling cases with their ingenious deductions... Of course, that’s impossible. This is actually the story of a boy who gets struck by lightning and transmigrates to Hokkaido. By sheer coincidence, he meets 3Votes425.1kRecs490kFans
- 40 EN I Swear I’m Not a Demon Masquerading as a Human 不许没收我的人籍 “She was a demon to begin with. How could meeting a human like me have turned her bad? Those critics are always saying the most ridiculous things.” In 1798, Cardinal Lanci was asked by a reporter about his past with the exiled princess, the last scion of the demon race, and the recent signs of the demons’ resurgence. He replied: “I’ve done far too much to defend world peace. I’m quite certain that, under her leadership, the demon race has no chance of restoring its kingdom.” … In the winter of 301Votes505kRecs2.5MFans
- 41 EN Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster: Starting from the Celestial Master Mansion 趋吉避凶，从天师府开始 [He transmigrated and began cultivating at the Daoist holy site, the Celestial Masters' Mansion.] Lei Jun: "Not a bad start." [He started late, began cultivation late, has mediocre natural talent, and makes slow progress.] Lei Jun: "That's not so good." [Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Your fortune slips foretell the future, and your choices decide your life.] Lei Jun: "My golden finger is pretty powerful." [Good fortune: ...Gain a fifth-grade opportunity. Act discreetly, with no worries 27Votes514.8kRecs1.7MFans
- 42 EN After the Immortals Vanished 仙人消失之后 Entirely original, written and polished without AI. Plot-driven storytelling, no System. +++++ Three thousand years ago, the Heavenly Demon descended. The immortals intervened and drove it away after winning the battle. Then cataclysmic changes weakened the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the immortals vanished. The Heavenly Demon, however, took on the guise of a god and began infiltrating the mortal world once more. More than 160 years ago, a divine relic descended. The fertile Chipa 443Votes63MRecs2MFans
- 43 Necromancer 死灵法师 The divine kingdom falls, and heaven and earth are torn asunder! I walk the boundary between life and death, uncover secrets buried for countless millennia, and wield the powers of nature and immortality. In an age when order has collapsed, I will become a legend. This is the fate of a Guardian. And the path to my own legend! Part One, Mark of the Dead, is complete. Part Two, Odd-Day Upheaval, is ongoing. Original blurb: After transmigrating into the world of a game, Matthew discovers that somet 7Votes335.1kRecs1.5MFans
- 44 Hidden Dead Ends 隐秘死角 New book: The Desperate Night: I Alone Am Immortal in a Strange World. Search for it if you're interested. Have you heard? If, late at night when all is quiet, you open a music player, put on your headphones, curl up under the covers with your head tucked in, and listen to the same song on repeat, then fall asleep after the forty-fourth play, you might wake up somewhere other than your own bed. You will have entered a strange space completely cut off from reality. That space... at first glance, 11Votes812kRecs2MFans
- 45 EN Reborn, Who Needs Romance? 都重生了谁谈恋爱啊 After struggling all the way to the age of thirty-eight without being able to afford a home, he is told that getting married requires paying a bride price of three hundred thousand yuan first. He has scrimped and saved for most of his life, worked himself to the bone, but where did all the money go? Who exactly earned it all? Jiang Qin, reborn at eighteen with countless grievances weighing on him, opens his eyes with only one thought: start a business and make money. Step one: take back the lo 275Votes1.4MRecs11MFans
- 46 EN Chronicles of a World in Chaos 乱世书 Sword at my side, wine in hand, I roam the rivers and lakes; her slender waist, so light in my grasp. A young man strides forward, a long saber over his shoulder and wine at his waist, yet the rivers and lakes in his heart remain a distant blur. Turn a page in the chronicles of a troubled age, and decades pass in the night rain of the martial world. When I suddenly look back, I have already cleaved the world of men apart. 142Votes1.5MRecs6.7MFans
- 47 EN Circle of Inevitability 宿命之环 The second installment of the Mysterious World series. In the year 1368, at the end of July, crimson will descend from the sky. 3.2kVotes13.7MRecs10.3MFans
- 48 EN Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality! 谁让他修仙的！ (The new book, Please Don’t Transcend Tribulation During the College Entrance Exam, is now out.) “I’ve said it again and again: the cultivation world was crooked to begin with. I didn’t corrupt it. They say history is written by the victors, so why are people still framing me when I won?” Sword Immortal Lu Yang said during an interview with reporters, clearly furious. The next day. “I’ve said it again and again: I’m the one who corrupted the cultivation world. History is written by the victors, 359Votes2.3MRecs7.4MFans
- 49 EN Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That! 没钱修什么仙？ The old man asked, “You want revenge?” The boy replied, “I’ve been humiliated again and again by the powerful, and my master considers me trash. How could I not want revenge?” The old man patted the boy’s head and sighed. “Good boy, let me pass my cultivation power on to you.” The boy exclaimed, “Senior! How could I accept that?” The old man held out his hand. “Give me your phone.” Watching the changes on his phone, the boy cried out in shock, “Senior! Where did all this hundred-year cultivation 17.7kVotes4MRecs7.2MFans
- 50 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
