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  1. 51 Strange Tales of Northern Qi 北齐怪谈 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted In the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Yang, the heroic emperor, began playing a pipa made from a human thigh bone. He sang along to his own accompaniment, and the tune was grotesque, absurd, terrifying, despairing, and agonizing. That year, Liu Taozi, who lived by the Zhang River, caught a few fish, and the story began. 51Votes476.8kRecs942.9kFans
  2. 52 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 145Votes729.7kRecs2MFans
  3. 53 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 Historical2.5M WordsCompleted 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
  4. 54 EN Glitch Utopia 故障乌托邦 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing 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
  5. 55 Hidden Dead Ends 隐秘死角 Sci-Fi2.3M WordsCompleted 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
  6. 56 Ghost Stock 鬼股 Mystery & Supernatural410k WordsCompleted The emerald sea and azure sky lie beneath a deep night, Why ask if the moon waxes or wanes, if fortunes rise or fall? A clear, sharp mirror of frost holds a pure reflection, A bright, polished ice vessel washes a heart clean. Among the flowers, tears fall, yet I raise my cup; Beneath the moon, an oriole sings, and I set my zither aside. In the shade of the parasol tree, I sigh for the noble one, His graceful bearing leaves me moved beyond words. What sort of person is he? Though he possesses no 0Votes51.2kRecs152.4kFans
  7. 57 Spirit Mountain 灵山 Xianxia1.9M WordsCompleted Mei Xi, an undergraduate at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, had wandered the world from a young age. After struggling his way into university and reaching his second year, he transmigrated through an extraordinary chance encounter and arrived in the prosperous Tang dynasty. To his surprise, the world he found was not quite like the one described in history books. Things that existed only in myths and legends were right there before his eyes. How should he make his way in this world? Were 4Votes696.7kRecs484kFans
  8. 58 Peninsula Prosecutor 半岛检察官 Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Xu Jingwen transmigrates into South Korea and, from the start, kills his twin brother, who was plotting to murder him. With their identical faces, he assumes his dead brother's identity and takes his job as a prosecutor, his house, and his fiancée. Having taken the place of one man with another, he decides to be a good person and wipe out every corrupt official and criminal. But on his very first day at work, he discovers that the corrupt official is... himself. PS: The protagonist is a playboy 0Votes184.4kRecs800.1kFans
  9. 59 When Teenage Fantasies Become Reality 当青春幻想具现后 Urban757k WordsCompleted What would you do if time stopped for an hour and you were the only one who could move freely? Thanks for asking, but don't ask me! Ask her instead Yes! The girl who came to me while time was stopped and reached out her hand! Time stopping, growing young again, a phone that calls across time and space, a cat repaying a kindness... When one absurd yet wondrous event after another starts happening in our youth, our story begins. (Keywords: fantasies made real, everyday life, romance) 20Votes151.8kRecs497kFans
  10. 60 The Swordplay Fan in Gu Long's World 古龙世界里的吃瓜剑客 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Let go of your urge to help others, and respect their fate! Those protagonists don't need help. After finally getting the chance to transmigrate, aside from a few unresolved regrets, all that's left is to witness some iconic scenes, watch the drama unfold, and make snarky comments. And, of course... Famous swords, fine wine, and peerless beauties! 4Votes203.1kRecs713.5kFans
  11. 61 This Daoist Is Ascending 道爷要飞升 Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing "Disciple Li Yuan humbly begs the Heavens to bestow upon me a register of divine investiture!" … … Completed works include The First Cause of All Realms, Projections Across the Heavens, and The Chronicle of the Great Dao. 160Votes962.6kRecs3.1MFans
  12. 62 The Supreme Chapters 太上章 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted Born in a wild and untamed land, a young man overcomes every hardship, seeks the source of heaven and earth, ascends to the pinnacle of creation, and becomes the ancestor who founded the Dao! 2Votes2.1MRecs284.9kFans
  13. 63 EN The Corpse Retriever 捞尸人 Urban6.5M WordsCompleted People know that ghosts are terrifying, but ghosts know how cruel the human heart can be. This is a traditional supernatural novel. 6.3kVotes7MRecs21.2MFans
  14. 64 EN I Swear I’m Not a Demon Masquerading as a Human 不许没收我的人籍 Light Novel3.4M WordsCompleted “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
  15. 65 Splendor Across the Tang Dynasty 满唐华彩 Historical3.7M WordsCompleted The Tang Dynasty flourishes in all its splendor, but a cataclysmic upheaval is imminent. In the fifth year of Tianbao, he opens his eyes to the majestic prosperity of “radiant Tang, favored by Heaven, with all nations beneath its sway.” Famous generals abound, its borders stretch far and wide; capable ministers are plentiful, its granaries overflowing; poetry shines brilliantly, its culture dazzles; beauties take your breath away, and song and dance fill the land. He also sees a court utterly in 39Votes987.8kRecs2.5MFans
  16. 66 EN Doomsday: My Keyword is One More Than Everyone Else's 末世:我的关键词比别人多一个 Sci-Fi2.2M WordsCompleted Brave, cowardly, kind, cunning, generous, greedy, elegant, cruel, cheerful, perverse, upright, a shameless hypocrite... In this apocalyptic world, resources can only be obtained by winning on alien battlefields, ensuring the survival of civilization. Every warrior entering an alien battlefield is randomly assigned a keyword of their own. When their words and actions match that keyword, their attributes grow rapidly and they gain superhuman abilities. But if they break character, their abilities 11Votes285.2kRecs854.6kFans
  17. 67 EN Celestial Being's Codex 天人图谱 Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing If human life could grow ever stronger without limit, then one day we would reach the heavens! 465Votes3.7MRecs1.8MFans
  18. 68 Divine Journey 神游 Xianxia1.6M WordsCompleted [A contracted work of Qidian's First Editorial Group] I have half a scroll of books, and call my carefree transformation. I wave the immortals and Buddhas away, and send my words for the gods to hear. Fu Mo hears them in song; Can Liao passes them on to the dark and mysterious. One finger veils heaven and earth; seeing all things as equal, I forget desire. When faced with the dazzling array of fantasy in literature and legend, have you ever dreamed of living such a wondrous life? You need not i 13Votes626.9kRecs536.3kFans
  19. 69 EN Shepherd's Secret Covenant 牧者密续 Light Novel4.2M WordsCompleted During a ritual to summon a demon, Aiwass finally recovered his memories of his previous life. This was supposed to be an online game published and operated by his own company for six years. His adoptive father was now the leader of the villainous organization in the latest version. Six years from now, Aiwass would be exposed and, after hesitating on the side of the protagonists, switch sides. In the end, he would decide to take a fatal blow for a player character and be killed by his thoroughly 139Votes489.5kRecs1.2MFans
  20. 70 EN The King 国王 Western Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted Many races coexist, and swords and magic shine side by side. Humans, sea folk, elves, dwarves, beastfolk, and more all vie to let their civilizations shine, composing an epic tale of tragedy and glory! (A slow-paced, warmongering lord story. A little patience is recommended.) If you’re out of books to read, please check out Following the Dao Across the Heavens, The Holy Roman Empire, and The Path to Hegemony in the Mediterranean. Group 1: 906082865 (newly created) Group 3: 8Votes612.3kRecs1.7MFans
  21. 71 Fearsome Farmer 农夫凶猛 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into the body of a farmer? No problem. Heroes come from all walks of life, after all. Besides, I can see my stat panel, and having a golden finger from the start feels amazing. But wait, something seems a little off. What’s that the lord just brought out? A flash of white light, and another farmer appears, standing there dumbfounded with a hoe over his shoulder… 5Votes604.3kRecs388.4kFans
  22. 72 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 Military2.6M WordsCompleted Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a 44Votes7.5MRecs2.1MFans
  23. 73 EN Becoming a God, Starting as a Water Monkey 从水猴子开始成神 Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted [A completed, high-quality novel with an average of over 7,000 paid subscribers. Quality guaranteed, so read with confidence.] Choosing the right path matters more than hard work! Martial masters fight tooth and nail over terrestrial treasure trees, while deepwater divine herbs are ignored. After transmigrating as a fisherman, Liang Qu gains the Cauldron of the Waters. He refines the [Water Monkey] talent, commands aquatic beasts, reaps rewards at every turn, and rises to the top! [Water Monkey] 2kVotes2MRecs3.1MFans
  24. 74 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Light Novel2.8M WordsCompleted 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
  25. 75 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 Light Novel2.4M WordsCompleted 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
  26. 76 The Genius Club 天才俱乐部 Sci-Fi2.8M WordsCompleted [A work with 100,000 paid subscribers, winner of the 35th Galaxy Award for Chinese Science Fiction] “Ever since I was born, I've had the same dream every day. The same day keeps repeating itself in my dreams.” “What do you do in your dreams?” “Rob banks, blow up buildings, pick up girls, play Grand Theft Auto... They're dreams, after all, so I do all kinds of outrageous things.” “Tell me what you did last night.” “Last night was more interesting. I've been having these dreams for so long, but it 223Votes638.1kRecs5MFans
  27. 77 Banishing the Dragon 黜龙 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted There are dragons in this world. Dragons take countless forms: some roam rivers and seas, some soar over mountains, some hide in the deepest abysses, and some race among the clouds. When roused, they can swallow the wind and summon snow, divert rivers and carve waterways, summon lightning and breathe fire, split mountains and part seas. There are dragons among mankind, too. The greatest among men have lofty ambitions and brilliant plans. They hold the secrets of the universe within them and aspi 111Votes1.9MRecs1.6MFans
  28. 78 EN I Have a Cultivation World 我有一个修仙世界 Xianxia6.2M WordsCompleted 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
  29. 79 EN Cultivating Immortality in a Chaotic World of Demons and Martial Arts 苟在妖武乱世修仙 Xianxia3.5M WordsCompleted 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
  30. 80 My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 Xianxia4.8M WordsCompleted 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
  31. 81 First Player 第一玩家 Gaming7.5M WordsCompleted [If all of humanity places its hopes in one person, will civilization have an easier road ahead?] “When you read these words, a game of planetary survival, with everything at stake, will already have begun. Only by winning to the very end can you win back your home civilization.” “I am Su Ming’an. I possess the ability to rewind after death, and I alone know it.” “I guard a secret even the planetary invaders don’t know: whenever civilization falls into despair, I’m the only one who can retur 180Votes1.2MRecs2.3MFans
  32. 82 EN Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality! 谁让他修仙的! Xianxia2.9M WordsCompleted (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
  33. 83 EN The Counterfeit Crown Prince 赝太子 Xianxia3.2M WordsCompleted A rosewood hair ornament, mistaking a fox for one's wife, six prophecies, and the question of who the Crown Prince is. A modern-day story about a cat being passed off as a prince. 1Votes10.6MRecs576.7kFans
  34. 84 EN Chronicles of a World in Chaos 乱世书 Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted 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
  35. 85 A Guide to Time-Traveling in the Northern Song 北宋穿越指南 Historical4.1M WordsCompleted If you transmigrate back to the Song Dynasty, should you compose poetry and enjoy romance? Or raise an army and vie for supremacy? Either way, first things first: fill your stomach. 55Votes1.4MRecs2.6MFans
  36. 86 A Hard Road to Immortality 一仙难求 Xianxia Romance2.2M WordsCompleted As a female cultivator, there are countless obstacles to overcome on the path to immortality. Talent, cultivation methods, pills, and magical treasures: you can't do without any of them. Love, weakness, mercy, and greed: you can't afford too much of any of them. Without the former, cultivation is too slow. With too much of the latter, you're doomed too soon. On top of that, your looks must be just right, and your wisdom neither too much nor too little. The new book, Destiny's Chosen Phoen 1Votes814kRecs244.9kFans
  37. 87 The Mirror Legacy 玄鉴仙族 Xianxia6.5M WordsOngoing Lu Jiangxian stayed up all night and died suddenly, but his lingering soul attached itself to a blue-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifted into a vast, boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the perilous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, beside the Mei Chi River, a small village sat in the shadow of a minor clan. When the clan came across the mirror, it began passing down the path of immortality and teaching its arts, ushering in a magnificent new era. (A family’s cultiva 22.9kVotes7.2MRecs21.2MFans
  38. 88 The Laws of the Daoist School 道门法则 Xianxia3.8M WordsCompleted In a world ruled by the Daoist sects, how should one cultivate? Talismans, pills, Daoist priests, spirit demons, ritual ceremonies... Want to cultivate immortality? Great! Start by sweeping the toilets! Where should you stand when an imperial talisman arrives? 6Votes1.1MRecs514.6kFans
  39. 89 EN Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That! 没钱修什么仙? Xianxia4.4M WordsOngoing 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
  40. 90 EN The Tribulation Stage is When the System Arrives 大乘期才有逆袭系统 Xianxia1.6M WordsCompleted After Jiang Li transmigrated here, he discovered that he had no golden finger and could only cultivate the old-fashioned way. Five hundred years later, he became the strongest person in Jiuzhou. Then a System suddenly appeared, claiming it could help its Host rise from the Qi Refining stage to become the number one person in Jiuzhou. Jiang Li looked at the first task and fell into deep thought. “Please defeat your co 107Votes325.7kRecs3.1MFans
  41. 91 Bright One 明尊 Infinite Myriad Worlds5.8M WordsOngoing Great is the primal origin: all things receive their beginning from it, and through it the heavens are governed. Supreme and exalted Lord, at times riding the Six Dragons, never straying from the path. This is the story of a transmigrator's old man awakening in a world with a native protagonist, and the golden finger gaining a mind of its own. I've made it this far, Qian Chen, relying on no one but myself! Great Lord Taishang, save me! 731Votes1.7MRecs785.8kFans
  42. 92 A Certain Hogwarts Professor of Runes 某霍格沃茨的魔文教授 Light Novel2.4M WordsCompleted Three years after graduating from Hogwarts, Felix walks into the magical school once more, but this time he is a professor! What sparks will fly when Muggle ingenuity meets magic? PS1: Professor of Ancient Runes; PS2: The timeline is set in the trio's second year; 33Votes483.9kRecs845.5kFans
  43. 93 EN Circle of Inevitability 宿命之环 Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted 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
  44. 94 Lord of the Stars 众星之主 Sci-Fi4.0M WordsCompleted This is a wondrous world where everyone pursues martial arts. Legend says that martial arts, cultivated to their utmost, can move mountains, divide seas, soar through the sky, and burrow beneath the earth. Ancient biographies even tell of people who transcended mortality, became immortals, and lived forever. An ordinary young man from Earth is brought to this world by a mysterious beam of light, starting over as a baby. This world closely resembles the Earth of his previous life, but martial art 0Votes311.5kRecs288.2kFans
  45. 95 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 Mystery & Supernatural5.1M WordsCompleted What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
  46. 96 My Father Is Emperor Gaozu of Han 家父汉高祖 Historical4.4M WordsCompleted 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
  47. 97 EN Red Heart Patrols the Sky 赤心巡天 Xianxia11.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Redhearted Path is now available everywhere. In ancient times, the demon race vanished without a trace. In the near-antiquity era, the dragon race disappeared. The age when the divine path flourished has faded like smoke, and the age of flying swords at their peak has finally fallen into decline... What happened to this world? Who will listen to the truth of history buried in the river of time? Across a thousand miles of mountains and rivers, I write of corpses lying low 2.1kVotes8.2MRecs8.1MFans
  48. 98 Embers Ad Infinitum 长夜余火 Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted Everyone on the Gray Soil believes that somewhere deep within a ruin buried beneath danger and famine lies a road to a new world. All they need is a unique key to open the door and enter that world. There, the land is fertile, flowing with milk and honey, and the sunlight is brilliant, as if it could wash away the cold and gloom. People no longer have to face wastelands, monsters, infection, mutations, or all manner of dangers. There, children are joyful, adults are happy, and everything is wond 71Votes7.9MRecs3.6MFans
  49. 99 EN Mysterious Daoist of Madness 道诡异仙 Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing An uncanny Heavenly Dao, strange immortals and Buddhas: are they real or false? Lost in confusion, Li Huowang cannot tell. But these aren’t the only things he can’t distinguish. He can’t even make sense of himself. He’s sick, and very seriously so. 650Votes1.8MRecs13.2MFans
  50. 100 EN Record of Mortal Cultivation's Demise 灭运图录 Xianxia2.9M WordsCompleted Cultivation means discarding the false and preserving the true, seeing one’s own nature clearly. Those who achieve this are called “Perfected Ones.” They attain the Primordial Spirit and transcend life and death. The Record of Fate’s Demise, the Dao Seed of Fate’s Demise? The cultivation story of a transmigrator who happens upon an ancient immortal art and journeys through the Myriad Worlds and countless vast realms. Group numbers: Group One: 213933048 (full) 26Votes473.7kRecs642.1kFans

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