Novels like The Holy Maiden Comes, and No One Pays Grain
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- 1 EN Forge of Ascension 铸命升途 The world is an immense, empty sea. The world is a tiny mote of dust in that sea. Above the heavens hangs the abyss; beneath the dark moon, beings from beyond covet our world. Ancient life forms hack their way through the brambles, using the candlelight of civilization to illuminate the path to ascension. Martial cultivation, Heart Remnants, and Precepts; natural disasters, immortal insects, and Truth... Danger lurks everywhere, but extraordinary encounters and opportunities are just as abundant 3Votes76.9kRecs118.3kFans
- 2 Han Descendants of the Jin Court 晋庭汉裔 The mountains we look back on again and again, the sea we never forget. On the day Jiang Wei died in the flames at Chengdu, the last light of the Han Empire vanished for good. The men of Jin stood beside his corpse and picked up a gallbladder as big as a bucket. They stared at one another in bewilderment. The Western Jin Empire was founded on this victory, but the answer to where the future would lead was a terrible one. Forty years later, mourners would fill the land, the Nine Provinces would l 301Votes131.5kRecs144kFans
- 3 The Empress's Number One Hound 女帝座下第一走狗 [Light political scheming + plot-driven + one heroine + scheming male lead + fake villain] Zhao Du’an, a cautious civil servant, transmigrates and becomes the male favorite of the empress. But after letting a traitor to the realm escape, he faces certain death. With nowhere else to turn, he plans to whisper in the empress’s ear and beg for mercy, only to discover that he isn’t really her male favorite. Worse still, his terrible reputation has earned him the condemnation of the entire court. Righ 9Votes117.5kRecs585.9kFans
- 4 EN You Were Told to Farm, But You Became an Emperor? 让你种田，你成帝国皇帝了？ The Middle Ages, warring knights, dragons, demons, gods, pirates, colossal beasts... Barbaric, ignorant, backward, numb, starvation everywhere, people barely able to survive... Damn it! I'll punch this whole era into submission!! Reclaim wasteland, farm, build bridges, pave roads, mine coal and dig for ore! Grind experience, recruit Apostles, build an army! Raise an army! Sweep across everything! Quack! My steel torrent is invincible in this world! Luo Man: “I am your destiny! Al 0Votes32.8kRecs267.4kFans
- 5 I Have a Sanctuary 我有一个庇护所 George transmigrates to the Middle Ages and becomes a baron. He also inherits the legacy of the God of Sanctuary. But he soon discovers that this world is not only shrouded in a great fog, but also awaits a famine and the apocalypse! [I've eaten the last half-loaf of black bread. If I can't find food today, I'll have no choice but to take this battered hammer and walk int 0Votes55kRecs140.5kFans
- 6 EN Lux's Magic Penetration Rod 拉克丝的法穿棒 The Void Staff, also known as the Magic Penetration Wand, has Darkin attributes, a twisted flesh-and-blood body, and a core of Void power. It's an essential item for every Runeterra household and every journey. Those who transmigrate don't have to get a System. They can become someone else's System instead. [Reward Mission: The Blond Kid Must Die] “See that blond kid named Ezreal? Go on, Lux, beat that thief to 0Votes84.4kRecs220.2kFans
- 7 Lord of the Desolate Sands 荒沙主宰 Many readers have said that compared with the actual story, this book’s blurb is complete garbage. The author can’t think of how to introduce it either. Anyway, the story’s quality is absolutely guaranteed. That’s it. (Original blurb) A mechanical engineer transmigrates to a world where martial arts reign supreme, gaining control over the powers of fire and sand. Water cutters, hang gliders, firearms, aircraft engines, powered armor, floating cannons... Using the knowledge he has 109Votes124.4kRecs180.4kFans
- 8 Psychics Don't Die by Gunfire 灵能者不死于枪火 Song Shi, a free bounty hunter and Fourth-Ring psionic, opened his eyes after dying and discovered that he had been reborn twenty years in the past. The megacorporations of the [Corporate Alliance] look down on all living beings, taking even air and sunlight into their hands and quietly putting a price on them. They are turning the idea of a cybernetic nation into reality, greedily eyeing the free markets they have yet to enter. The [Vanpusta Empire] follows a system in which church and state ar 31Votes103.7kRecs407.9kFans
- 9 I Transmigrated into a Cute Girl, but I Just Want to Have Fun 穿越成萌妹的我只想当乐子人 A troublemaking heroine who loves to stir things up, raised step by step until she becomes a perfect goddess. A feel-good power fantasy with no romance. If you like this kind of story, dive right in 0Votes105.5kRecs194.9kFans
- 10 The Zombie Calamity of 1644 尸祸一六四四 In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen’s reign, a meteor fell over Kaifeng, and the dead began to eat the living. Terrified, the Shun army breached the Majia Kou embankment and flooded Kaifeng, unleashing disaster far and wide. Two years later, Wang Zhiming, a fourteen-year-old eighth-grader, arrived in the chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty, only to discover, to his astonishment, that he had transmigrated into Zhu Cilang and was on his way to Nanjing, accompanied by Mu Hu, a servant of Gao Men 1.5kVotes106.4kRecs365.5kFans
- 11 Ironblooded Late Ming 铁血残明 In the final years of the Ming Dynasty, Spain and Japan gradually restricted the outflow of silver, reversing the capital inflow the Ming had enjoyed since the early sixteenth century. The commercial economy and smallholder farming economy that coexisted under the dynasty were both struck by deflation. The effects of the Little Ice Age piled on, and one domino after another fell into chaos. In the eleventh month of the sixth year of the Chongzhen reign, roving rebels crossed south over the Mianc 789Votes375.3kRecs378.2kFans
- 12 Pillow Blade 枕刀 Resting my head on a blade outside the woodcutter’s gate, listening to cicadas in the evening breeze... It was nothing but a dream of the martial world! (A Gu Long fanfic, set after The Sentimental Swordsman.) 0Votes42.9kRecs240.6kFans
- 13 The Road to Immortality Begins as a Hunter 长生从猎户开始 Li Yuan transmigrated into a martial-arts world where demons and ghosts lay in wait, becoming an ordinary hunter. Struggling simply to survive, he only discovered that his golden finger had finally arrived after he gained a wife. The stars shift, the seas transform into mulberry fields, mountains and rivers change, but I remain unchanged. 0Votes86.6kRecs746.3kFans
- 14 EN Fairy Tail: I Don't Want to Be Guild Master! 妖尾：我才不要当会长 Rhodes fell while walking down the stairs and playing on his phone, and transmigrated into the world of Fairy Tail. He discovered that he could summon various monsters from League of Legends, and also learned Take Over Magic. But none of that was the point. The point was that among a bunch of hotheads, there was someone who liked making contingency plans. Some people said he was sure to become the guild's next master. But Rhodes knew that becoming the master of Fairy Tail meant endless apology l 229Votes378.2kRecs441.6kFans
- 15 EN Dragon Zang 龙藏 Wei Yuan had never harbored great ambitions, but the tide of the times forced him onto the path of conquest and expansion, until he had crossed every mountain pass without ever turning gray. A less serious blurb: Even immortals fear industrialization! This is the story of an Industrial Revolution in a fantasy world. 2.7kVotes2.3MRecs1.5MFans
- 16 Marking the Years with Magic 以魔法纪年 Yan Rui was summoned by a mage, possessed by a devil, transmigrated, and even had his life thrown away. But from this day onward, he has decided that he will no longer be "subjected to" things. Instead, he will take control of everything. 0Votes122.8kRecs89kFans
- 17 EN The First Wizarding World War 第一次魔法世界大战 Charlotte Mecklenburg transmigrates to the Fars Empire and only wants to be a civil servant on another continent. He isn’t even a combatant... But who would have thought that even civil servants have to go to war! Announcement: The physical edition of The First Magical World War goes on presale on May 24. 5Votes347.2kRecs1.6MFans
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 Twenty-Seven Years 二十七载 The world stands at the turbulent turning point between old and new societies, as clashes in politics, economics, ideas, and culture grow ever more intense. Moste Vilak, a photographer from the slums of Zivode City, is reborn two months into the past. Starting by once again posing as the son of a conglomerate, he stirs up everything and turns the world upside down amid rapid industrial growth and wildly expanding ambitions. [This is a fictional world. Please don't compare it to reality.] [The al 4Votes84.8kRecs146.5kFans
- 21 Steel, Gunpowder, and Spellcasters 钢铁火药和施法者 Is magic really just a wish-granting machine? No. In a universe where magic truly exists, it must be as simple and beautiful as the laws of physics. This is the story of a mass-produced, expendable magic-combat specialist who learns the ultimate nature of magic. But so what? Birds can fly without understanding aerodynamics, and mages can use magic without knowing its true nature. Learning magic's ultimate nature doesn't mean an expendable specialist can suddenly become a great mage, either. But 345Votes676kRecs863kFans
- 22 The Shadow of Great Britain 大不列颠之影 “Next, please welcome the most distinguished recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Victoria Cross, and the Order of the Companions of Honour; leader of the anticolonial cause; bell-ringer of the East India Company; hero of the Crimean War; Fellow of the Royal Society; lifelong friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Alexandre Dumas; steadfast supporter of scientific luminar 390Votes289.6kRecs610.1kFans
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 The Sword Emerges from the Tang Dynasty 剑出大唐 Zhou Yi woke up to find himself in the Taiping Daoist Temple. The Old Heavenly Master said, “Heaven is dead, and the Yellow Heaven shall rise. From now on, you will be the leader of the Taiping Sect.” Zhou Yi said, “What, me?” … In the world of Twin Dragons of Great Tang, a failed art student sets out to bring order to a chaotic martial world! 34Votes743kRecs1.3MFans
- 26 EN Please Don't Disturb My Cultivation 请不要打扰我修仙 To reincarnate and cultivate immortality, Lin Wen is forced to work in the mortal world. But before he knows it, he becomes the only light in this vast sea of humanity. This is the story of a man who seeks immortality and sweeps across the mortal realm, conquering every direction. - 3Votes114.7kRecs283.7kFans
- 27 Lord of Hailansa 海兰萨领主 Imperial soldier Suldak joined the 57th Heavy Infantry Regiment of the Bena Legion and served for four years on the Warsaw Plane. While clearing a battlefield at a logging camp, he rescued a young man who had been injured and was also mute. Suldak brought him back to the barracks. This is the story of that young man, whose origins were unknown... 23Votes687.9kRecs438.4kFans
- 28 Rebooting Mythology 重启神话 Dawn. The first light of day was long overdue, while the last glow of the setting sun had already faded into darkness. In a city shrouded in mist, a church hid in the shadows, veins clung to cracks in the walls, something gnawed in the sewers, and dark figures murmured in hushed whispers... The lamplighter strolled onward. 3Votes455.2kRecs1MFans
- 29 EN Notes on the Aberrant Studies of Kraft 克拉夫特异态学笔记 “Imagine that in the world we live in, people spend their entire lives facing a white wall...” “But a rare few get to glimpse the vast world beyond it, and enjoy colors ordinary people couldn’t imagine in a lifetime?” “Yeah, exactly. That’s what I’m getting at. They all died or went mad.” 260Votes313.8kRecs308.7kFans
- 30 The Sword Sect’s Unorthodox Branch 剑宗旁门 A young sword sect acolyte who has unexpectedly recovered memories of his past life on Earth is ready to hit the road and go wild! Unfortunately, this world is too cruel. Though he lives in a sword sect, he has no talent for swordsmanship, and in the end can only take up an unorthodox path of cultivation. The Tianlie Sword Sect is famed for its swordsmanship, so naturally, those on unorthodox paths are denied its true teachings. Yet later generations would say: that was the year the Sword Sect w 0Votes199.8kRecs253.5kFans
- 31 EN Lord of Pro 普罗之主 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
- 32 EN Grinding My Stats on a Deserted Island 我在荒岛肝属性 Spiritual qi revival, mysterious forces descend, the rules change, and the times are transformed. I was the first superpowered individual, and I'm also the strongest person in the world. The truth is, I'm not dead. I'm just stranded on a deserted island, searching for a trove of precious treasures from an alien civilization. There's only one last step. I need a rescue team to bring these treasures back. Once I'm back on Earth, I'll make you all billionaires at once. Wealth, prestige, fame, and f 1Votes224.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 33 EN Goblin: Severely Dependent 哥布林重度依赖 “Bro, why did we become adventurers?” “A goblin’s bounty is three silver coins.” “No, you’ve got me wrong, mate. I mean, what’s the ultimate goal of this line of work? We toil away all day long, but what’s it all for?” “One goblin. Three silver coins.” “…” “Three silver coins.” “All right, there’s a job to clear out a goblin nest. You…” “I’m in!” Elements: [down-and-out adventurers], [mash-up setting], [DND-inspired] 1.8kVotes631.9kRecs1.3MFans
- 34 EN The Immortal Devourer 食仙主 The mysterious and uncanny swords scattered across the land await swordmasters whose names will shake the world. Who can comprehend the wondrous arts and lost scriptures passed down through the ages? Among the hundred wards of Chang'an, people who can raise fire and swallow the sun lie hidden. In the Central Plains stand vast and decaying thousand-year-old clans. In the north, the silent and battle-hardened barbarians sharpen their blades, while the southern kingdoms revel in song and dance amid 860Votes523.6kRecs874.9kFans
- 35 EN This Dungeon Grew Mushrooms 这个地下城长蘑菇了 “A wondrous soul stolen away, a hero’s power, and a classic tragic start as the catalyst!” “And with that, a savior is born... Holy crap, why did a mushroom fall in there!?” Lin Jun somehow transmigrated into a mushroom and found herself trapped from the start in the depths of a dungeon, surrounded by all kinds of monsters. With no hands, feet, or eyes, she survives only thanks to a cheat that lets her break down corpses and steal their skills. She even carved out a mushroom garden in the dunge 397Votes668.8kRecs1.7MFans
- 36 EN Secretly Cultivating Beside the Demoness 苟在女魔头身边偷偷修炼 Jiang Hao transmigrates into an ordinary family, is forced to be sold to a demonic sect, and becomes one of its disciples. He only wants to focus on cultivation and grow stronger bit by bit, so he can survive in the world of cultivation. But a female demonic cultivator “humiliates him in every way.” Outmatched by a vast difference in strength, all he can do is endure and stay alive, hoping never to encounter her again. With no one to rely on, he earns the favor of the demonic sect’s leader and i 24Votes846.1kRecs1.6MFans
- 37 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
- 38 My Wife, Something's Not Right 我家娘子，不对劲 When he woke up, Luo Qingzhou had become a lowly illegitimate son of the Luo family, a powerful clan in the Chengguo Duke's residence of the Great Yan Empire. To help the Luo family's second young master break off his engagement, Luo Qingzhou was forced to marry into another family, wedding a supposedly mute, expressionless fool. Only after the wedding ceremony and their wedding night did he suddenly realize: "Something's not right about my wife!" But it wasn't just his wife. Her two little maid 38Votes676.2kRecs4.8MFans
- 39 EN From Slaying Demons to Eternal Life 从斩妖除魔开始长生不死 You can spend your lifespan to infuse martial arts techniques, allowing you to develop them endlessly. Shen Yi is a mortal, with a life expectancy of less than a hundred years. Fortunately, he can gain the remaining years of the demons he slays. In a chaotic age overrun with evil spirits, he draws his long blade and sends these beings, who have lived for centuries or millennia, into a panic! From Eagle Claw Kung Fu to Eight Desolations Sky-Splitting Hands, from Demon-Subduing Fist to Golden Body 593Votes999.5kRecs3.9MFans
- 40 The Sword Leaves Hengshan 剑出衡山 As a member of the Hengshan Sect, Zhao Rong's determination to reform the workplace grew ever stronger. As the saying goes, the jianghu is treacherous and people's hearts are complicated. When it comes to artistry, our Hengshan Sect is packed with big names. We have Xiaoxiang Night Rain and research the Guangling San. Our voices are very loud. But when it comes to combat power, who can afford to check their DPS? Even Shangguan Yun, the demonic cult elder who drops dead in a single second, has so 25Votes241.4kRecs861.7kFans
- 41 Splendor Across the Tang Dynasty 满唐华彩 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
- 42 EN The King 国王 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
- 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 EN Twilight Divide 黄昏分界 Dusk divides the world in two, yin and yang. When the flesh of evil gods forced its way through cracks in the earth, flesh as vast as mountains appeared everywhere. Some were afraid. Some worshipped it. Some burned incense and made offerings. Others took a taste and thought, Huh, not bad. And so the flesh became crops, greedily harvested and fought over by people who consulted spirits and worshipped their ancestors. Hu Ma was reborn out of fear. He ate taixui, tended his furnace, and endured cou 67Votes705.1kRecs3.8MFans
- 45 King of the Wall at the End of the World 绝境长城上的王者 After transmigrating into the world of Game of Thrones, or A Song of Ice and Fire, what should you do? Build a harem? Fight for the throne? Farm? Poor Edd had no choice, because the Night's Watch drafted him right from the start. [True Dragon Bloodline Series - 4] 0Votes349.9kRecs166.4kFans
- 46 Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线 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
- 47 I Train the Big Shots Behind the Scenes 我在幕后调教大佬 New synopsis This is a story about turning the false into the real. In a world of cultivation where danger lurks at every turn, one must tread carefully. Familiar myths become reality. In an unfamiliar golden age of cultivation, the Heavenly Court becomes the central power of the Three Realms, and the Underworld rules the netherworld. The Human Emperor wields Xuanyuan’s sword to protect all living things, while scholars at Jixia spread the teachings across the Nine Provinces. When I look back, t 2Votes378.2kRecs521.8kFans
- 48 EN Becoming a Weird Tale Counts as Success 成为怪谈就算成功 Urban legends are uncanny things that feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use data as currency. They are neither living nor dead, existing in human rumors and dwelling in the shadows of the world. “So this means I’ll become an urban legend?” In ancient times, they were worshipped as gods, growing stronger through faith. “Then I’ll be a god!” In more recent times, they were feared as demons, nourished by fear. “I’ll become the Lord of Urban Legends!” But swept along by the tides 0Votes212.8kRecs675.3kFans
- 49 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
- 50 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
