Novels like Great Tang: From the Start, I Offer Li Er a Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls
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- 1 Five Hundred Years of the Great Ming Clan 大明世家五百年 In the twenty-third year of Hongwu, Li Qi transmigrated as the son of Li Shanchang. His family was brought down, and he was exiled to Jiangpu. Fortunately, he had a System: after his death, he could become an ancestral spirit and protect his family. From a disgraced clan in the Hongwu era to a newly elevated power in the Yongle era, over the centuries the Li family restored ministerial authority, promoted science, dug up feudalism by the roots, governed the realm, and founded a secret party. At 6Votes56kRecs205.1kFans
- 2 Late Ming: So What If I, Chongzhen, Give Up?! 明末：我崇祯摆烂怎么了？！ After transmigrating into the body of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Youjian, I immediately started slacking off. Other people only pretend to slack off. I'm the real deal. My elder brother, the carpenter emperor, died at twenty-three before even finishing college. My father barely lasted a month as emperor before kicking the bucket. My grandfather, the Wanli Emperor, went thirty years without attending court, was sickly, and still lived to fifty-eight. Isn't it obvious which one I should learn from 8Votes112kRecs359.4kFans
- 3 The Great Song’s Literary Giant 大宋文豪 Jiayou Year One. The fighting between the Song and Xia was dying down, and the Qingli era was already a thing of the past. Lu Beigu, a professor of Chinese language and literature, awoke beside Anle Creek. Before his eyes lay an age of flourishing culture and brilliant talents. That year, Su Shi cried, “A wind from a thousand miles, how exhilarating!” as he traveled from Shu to the capital. Zeng Gong failed the exams time and again, disheartened and destitute, while Zhang Heng waited confidently 805Votes207.8kRecs645.5kFans
- 4 EN National Arts: Gain a Year of Power Every Day! 国术：一天涨一年功力！ “I, Huo Yuanhong, will become the greatest man in Tianjin!” In the year 369 of the Celestial Dynasty, the great families were corrupt, the class system was rigid, and the common folk had no hope of ever rising above their station. Meanwhile, the foreigners’ ironclad ships and cannons were poised to strike. That year, Huo Yuanhong looked up at the lofty aristocratic clans, feeling as insignificant as an ant. To live like a real man, he kindled the fire in his heart and transformed martial arts in 9Votes128.5kRecs496.8kFans
- 5 Commanding the Ancestors: Building an Immortal Clan Since the Eastern Han 操控祖宗，从东汉开始创不朽世家 Gu Yi, who had just graduated, received a strange game console. Then he discovered that the things inside the game console could not only be manifested in reality, but that the characters he controlled within it were all the founding ancestors of his own family. From that moment on, an immortal clan whose legacy had been passed down since the beginning of the Eastern Han began to rise slowly through the river of history. He personally controlled his ancestor as the ancestor conquered the rea 13Votes111.9kRecs556.9kFans
- 6 EN The Secret Buyer 隐秘买家 My name is Zhang Fusheng, an ordinary man in the High Martial Era. But I can buy anything, and sell anything. Innate potential, comprehension, cultivation, luck, lifespan, identity, and destiny. All it takes is a contract. But the other party must enter the deal willingly. So I sell wealth to the poor and buy their health, while selling health to the gravely ill and buying their comprehension. I kept the comprehension for myself. I bought decades of hard-earned swordsmanship from hundreds of swo 0Votes63.4kRecs543.2kFans
- 7 A Nobody Becomes King 草芥称王 The groom is brutally killed on his way to the wedding. To save the marriage alliance between two powerful families, the bride wants me, her family’s advisor and the groom’s lookalike, to take his place? 2.8kVotes618.8kRecs618kFans
- 8 The Top Scholar 状元郎 A man may rise from a farm boy in the morning to the emperor’s court by night. But when the emperor is away, he spends every night in the Leopard Room. Tang Yin: My adoptive father saved me. Wang Shouren: If he hadn’t saved me, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would have killed me on the way. Yang Shen: Since there is Yu, why must there be Liang? I think he stole my top scholar title and my wife... Yan Song: My adoptive father taught me how to be an official and saved my career. Zhu Shou: Fa 898Votes597.2kRecs694.8kFans
- 9 Illegitimate Son of a Noble House 高门庶子 [Alternate history + over 10,000 first-month subscriptions] I transmigrated to a dynasty called Dayu and became a well-known young nobleman from a powerful family in the capital, Sheng'an. My father is the magistrate of Sheng'an, a third-rank official. My stepmother is from the Cui clan, one of the Five Great Families of the capital, an illustrious noble house. Their son is a dashing young genius, handsome and talented. Before he was even fifteen, he passed the provincial examinations as a juren 11Votes113.2kRecs1.1MFans
- 10 This Celebrity Is Almost Too Righteous 这个明星正得发邪 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Ran had planned to launch his career with an absurd “You’re So Beautiful,” but instead he got bound to the Positive Energy Entertainment System. Doing good deeds made him stronger! While others manufactured celebrity pairings, he cleaned rehearsal rooms to earn points; while others paid to trend, he got inspirational quotes reposted by official media; while others cranked up the electronic beats, his performance of Sailor shot straight to the top of t 132Votes174.8kRecs538.9kFans
- 11 EN Heir to a Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens 十四亿国民的王国继承人 Xia Mingyu accidentally transmigrates from Blue Star to another world that resembles a fantasy medieval era, where everyone has a status label floating above their head. Those labeled commoner: Spend their whole lives struggling for a few pieces of black bread and a cramped house, exhausted all day and living in constant fear. Those labeled noble: Born with wealth, handsome looks, and the power to tear the law to shreds. All they have to do is enjoy life. Those labeled king: I don't eat beef. Af 25Votes142.8kRecs1MFans
- 12 Our Apartment Complex Transmigrated… Again 我们小区又穿越了 [Homesteading, survival, gathering, evolution, development] Overnight, an entire residential complex was transmigrated to a primeval wilderness where life had gone haywire. Survival became the first hurdle. Food, water, disease, ferocious beasts, mutated creatures... Once the residents had struggled to adapt, they discovered in despair that this was only the beginning. After surviving for a certain amount of time, the complex would transmigrate again, this time to an even more dangerous region. 5Votes78.7kRecs298.4kFans
- 13 EN My Overly Unique Class 我的职业太有个性 In a universe buried beneath black fog, towering figures roam the stars, whispers murmur in people's ears, and mountain-sized metal wreckage litters the world. Professionals struggle to survive. Fortunately, Su Chen has a career panel to help him. By collecting career information and meeting the requirements, he can take up a profession. [Stonewall Fighter] advances to [Flesh Emperor]! [Puppeteer] advances to [Mech Saint]! With a clear road ahead, he proceeds cautiously, one step at a time, unti 36Votes165.1kRecs714.9kFans
- 14 EN Beneath the Fist 拳之下 What is martial prowess? The exertion of strength. What is the martial-arts spirit? The exertion of will and courage. … With a raised foot, victory and defeat are decided; beneath a fist, life and death are settled. "I am Lian Youming. Please enlighten me!" 327Votes136.3kRecs507.2kFans
- 15 EN Master Says: Can't Waste the Drawn Traits! 主人说抽到的词条不能浪费 “If you transmigrated to another world and got a System that could draw traits, what would you choose?” “A: Break your family’s curse and restore its former glory.” “B: Bring greedy nobles to justice and earn the admiration of thousands.” “C: Save the lost Saintess.” “D: Go on a grand adventure with your dog.” Bruce wagged his tail excitedly. “I choose C! Save the Saintess!” He Xi smiled and rubbed the dog’s head. “Too bad I already chose D, so you understand what I missed out on, right? You’re 12Votes70kRecs551.3kFans
- 16 EN Hound of the Immortal Dynasty 仙朝鹰犬 The Great Yu Immortal Dynasty has endured for a thousand years. A wise ruler sits on the throne, and a court full of powerful ministers serves him. Beneath this age of prosperity, undercurrents swirl. Gods and demons watch from the shadows, while monstrous beings creep through the land. Born into a momentous upheaval unseen in a thousand years, Lianshan Xin enters the game with his own life, rising above the dynasty to hunt emperors and their ministers, and subdue the true dragons of the mortal 3.6kVotes142.4kRecs703.1kFans
- 17 EN The Heretical Path to Immortality 方仙外道 The young Daoist was sixteen, in the springtime of his life, when desire stirred his troubles. Each day he saw the suffering of aging, sickness, and death, and the pangs of love, hate, anger, obsession, and resentment. I do not want my beauty to wither and fade. I do not want age spots to mark my skin. I do not want my limbs to shrivel, my organs to rot, and my bones to stink. The young Daoist was sixteen, and all he wished for was eternal life. A tale of an ordinary mortal refini 471Votes142.9kRecs473kFans
- 18 Infinite Worlds: Speedrunning Begins 人在无限，开始速通 This is an original fan novel based on the first Infinite Terror. Captain, Captain, your telekinetic, Point-Line Demon Eye build is certainly powerful for speedrunning, but it takes too much skill to use. Any recommendations for a simpler but equally powerful exchange? Sure thing, brother! There are nine more exchanges just as strong as that one, all top-tier 0.5 builds in the Lord God's space. The one among the Nine Jails that masters the highest ceiling: Orthodox Cultivation The one among the 17Votes97.6kRecs380.4kFans
- 19 EN Surviving In A Martial Arts World To Become A Saint 苟在武道世界成圣 With a destiny in hand, survive by keeping a low profile! Chen Qing transmigrates into a chaotic age where martial arts reign supreme and human lives are as worthless as grass. From the start, he is a poor fisherman's son in Yazi Bay. His father was conscripted for forced labor and never returned, leaving a widowed mother and her orphaned child to be squeezed by government taxes and the gang’s “Dragon King incense offerings,” struggling on the brink of starvation. But there’s always a way forwar 1.6kVotes606kRecs2MFans
- 20 Literary Giant 1879: Lone in France 文豪1879：独行法兰西 Victor Hugo: “You all call me ‘the conscience of France,’ but right now it’s beating in Lionel’s chest!” Émile Zola: “‘Naturalism’ or ‘Realism’? No, only Lionel’s ‘Modernism’ belongs to the twentieth century!” Gustave Flaubert: “Maupassant is my finest student. Lionel is my kindred spirit.” Guy de Maupassant: “Lionel’s only flaw is that he hasn’t contracted the noble, virile disease of syphilis.” Anton Chekhov: “What else do we need in this life besides sunshine, air, water, and laughter? Why, L 1.1kVotes127.1kRecs337.9kFans
- 21 Technology Invades the Modern World 科技入侵现代 1960: Lin Ran opens his eyes on a New York street in the 1960s. He has six decades’ worth of future technological data, but no legal identity. He becomes the head of NASA in the 1960s, spending ten percent of America’s GDP every year, taking on Congress in fierce debate, rallying talent from universities around the world, and leading global scientific collaboration. 2020: He returns to China to build a corporate behemoth, establishes a base on Mars, assembles a crew of astronauts bound for Europ 494Votes264.8kRecs475.6kFans
- 22 EN The Mad Demon of Myriad Lives 万生痴魔 Get a bowl, fill it with soil, count one, two, three, four, five. Plant a toad and grow a train, plant a soybean and grow a tiger. Cultivate a fine craft, and you'll enjoy a life of ease, free from hardship. There are three hundred and sixty trades among all living things. Which path is the one to rule them all? That carpenter has real skill, snapping a chalk line to divide yin from yang, joining mortise and tenon to subdue the eight wilds. This blacksmith has a knack, making iron and fire ring 5.3kVotes400.6kRecs723kFans
- 23 EN The Fourth Natural Disaster Has No Normals 第四天灾就没有正常的 Yue Buqun sighed deeply. “Even if you’d followed the Sword Sect’s path, that would’ve been fine, but you...” Yu Lianzhou said with profound regret, “If I’d known you’d turn out like this, I would’ve taught you the Tiger Claw Hand.” Qiu Chuji said helplessly, “You wretched scoundrel! You... you... Sigh! I’d better go ask your martial uncle for the Nine Yin Manual.” Uncle Jiu rubbed his forehead and shook his head. “This one is the Corpse Refining Method, and this one is the Lunar Form Refining Ar 473Votes144.3kRecs432.4kFans
- 24 EN Journey to the West: The Roadblock! 西游：拦路人！ Transmigrating into Journey to the West, he awakens the Roadblocker System. As long as he stops Tang Sanzang and his disciples from continuing their pilgrimage at each trial, he can receive rewards. Block them for three days, reward: the Art of Moving Mountains Block them for seven days, reward: Six-Turn Golden Elixir Block them for half a month, reward: True Dragon Pearl Block them for one month, reward: Acquired Spirit Treasure: Five-Flame Divine Fan Block them for one season, reward: Divine A 424Votes179kRecs861.5kFans
- 25 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans
- 26 EN This Taoist Is Going to College! 贫道要考大学 Also known as: The Young Daoist Chen Wants to Go to College Chen Shi'an has lived on the mountain for eighteen years. The text he knows best by heart is the Dao De Jing, and the ritual he performs most skillfully is the rite for sending off the dead. It was not until the day his master breathed his last that he learned the truth: in this day and age, funeral rites must be registered, and inheriting a Daoist temple requires a diploma! What is a dropout who slipped through nine years of compulsory 76Votes381.2kRecs904.1kFans
- 27 I Became a Literary Giant in Russia 我在俄国当文豪 (The first foreign-literary-giant novel on Qidian to average over 10,000 monthly subscriptions) Many years later, when Nabokov was teaching Russian literature in America, this was how he did it. In a darkened room, he first switched on a lamp in the corner and said, “Pushkin was the first beacon of Russian literature.” Then he switched on a lamp in the middle of the room and said, “This is Gogol.” He turned on another lamp and declared, “This is Chekhov.” Then he strode to the window, yanked ope 734Votes169.4kRecs430.8kFans
- 28 EN Decaying World 腐朽世界 Mystery, despair, pain, decay. The world is lost, and I have no idea where to turn. I arrived in a world nearing its end, beset by dangers and seemingly without hope. All I can do is rely on the mysterious blood mark on my body, continually simulating and evolving all kinds of skills in an attempt to find a way out of this hopeless situation. 112Votes750.5kRecs1.2MFans
- 29 EN The God Mimic 神的模仿犯 Twelve men and women of different backgrounds are invited into a new world. Here, they must not only decide how to live by voting on proposals, but also keep taking part in deadly games to extend the time on their visas. And the people designing these games of life and death are actually among them. 2.1kVotes523.9kRecs1.4MFans
- 30 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
- 31 I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学 The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song 152Votes553.1kRecs961.2kFans
- 32 EN Cultivating in the Demonic Sect as a Talent 苟在初圣魔门当人材 Lyu Yang transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, only to become a disciple of the First Sacred Sect, a demonic sect. Fortunately, he obtains a wondrous treasure, the Book of a Hundred Lives. When he dies, he can begin a new life and start all over again, while bringing back treasures, cultivation, and even lifespan from his previous life. He can even awaken special talents. Unfortunately, his chances are limited. He is not truly immortal. With chaos about to engulf the cultivation worl 577Votes1.8MRecs4.7MFans
- 33 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
- 34 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
