Novels like Marsh Water
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Marsh Water, best match first.
- 1 Shuang Zibai 霜姿白 Jinhe Year Six, high summer. As the whole nation celebrated the Empress Dowager's sixtieth birthday, a bizarre and horrifying murder took place in the Langyu Imperial Palace. All the evidence pointed to Chu Yunshuang, Consort Yun, who spent her days slacking off in the palace. Since marrying into Langyu, Chu Yunshuang had spent more than six years growing vegetables and fishing. Aside from lying flat, she had no way to protect herself and no powerful connections. She collapsed in despair in the 0Votes26.5kRecs32kFans
- 2 The Infinite World Starting from Naruto 从火影开始的无限世界 Shimura Danzo: My darkness makes me look like a rookie compared to Senju Ryuizumi. Hiruzen Sarutobi: He is the true successor to the Will of Fire. Minato Namikaze: He is a true genius ninja. Orochimaru: All of his ninjutsu is unmatched. He is the ninja closest to becoming a god. Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju: He is the Senju clan successor we've always dreamed of. Madara Uchiha: He's just a substitute for Hashirama! Burp, I'm stuffed. Senju Ryuizumi himself: I'm just an ordinary transmigrat 0Votes2.3kRecs0Fans
- 3 Fists Smash Open the Road Between Life and Death 铁拳轰开生死路 Dimension-raising affixes, building an armory. With an ordinary body, he seeks an extraordinary path. A passionate high school student transmigrates his soul into the eternally wronged Yang Naiwu? He raises the banner of rebellion, with a burden tagging along at his side? The realm is in turmoil, the state is in peril, heads roll and blood flows like a river. Watch as these iron fists of mine smash a path to brightness through the dark apocalypse. Traveling through endless reaches of time an 0Votes1.3kRecs8.3kFans
- 4 The Shangqing Register 上清箓 Li Ran transmigrates to another world filled with Daoist arts and demons. Humans, monsters, evil spirits, and fiends all mingle here, yet immortals and Buddhas have vanished without a trace. The ball of light inside him not only lets him learn Daoist arts far faster than ordinary people, but can also take him back to his original world once he has killed enough demons. When he returns, he discovers that his original world is nothing like he imagined. Though it has no spiritual energy, demons and 54Votes20.3kRecs35.4kFans
- 5 The Cultivation Academy 修仙学堂 This is a slow-paced cultivation novel. The protagonist, Liu Yun, starts as an ordinary mortal and enters an immortal sect to cultivate. Even with a spirit-locking root, he is determined to carve out a place for himself. No amount of hardship can stop him from establishing a cultivation academy revered by tens of thousands. P.S. The novel is currently over a million words long, and the protagonist has already reached the Golden Core stage. Is nobody reading it? Sob~~ The story gets even more exc 0Votes76.7kRecs0Fans
- 6 I Wrote a Book of Burial Rites by Exorcising Evil 我靠驱邪写了本葬经 [Mystic Culture + Sinister Supernatural Incidents + Strange Folk Tales + Metaphysics] Qing Lian, a young Maoshan Taoist priestess, bears the heavy trust placed in her by her sect and wields a three-foot peachwood sword. Experience a grand supernatural epic spanning the Nine Provinces, armed with the purest Taoist arts, and revel in hardcore demon-slaying thrills from head to toe! From a thousand-year-old Corpse King in the depths of an ancient forest to a skin-stealing fox spirit in a bustling c 0Votes1.9kRecs2.6kFans
- 7 Period: Starting as a Rickshaw Driver 年代：从人力车夫开始 Feng Baoliang transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a rickshaw puller, running through the streets and alleys of the city of Beijing. He... witnesses the luxurious mansions of the Jin family... the rise and fall of Liulichang, the changing fortunes of the Eight Great Houses, and the joys and sorrows of life in the crowded courtyard compounds. 0Votes425.3kRecs36.7kFans
- 8 The Immortal Fate of the Mystic Umbrella 玄伞仙缘 After spending a night at a desolate temple, Ji Cang steps into a turbulent martial world. He stumbles upon a startling secret: his family's old umbrella holds a whole world within… [Ordinary Protagonist] [Longevity] [Alchemy] [Talisman-Making] [Formation Master] 63Votes26kRecs57.5kFans
- 9 Li Yiyi Goes to War 李依依征战沙场 Li Yiyi arrived in another world engulfed in war. Charging across the battlefield, she stood amid the bloody carnage of war, bloodlust flickering in her eyes. Faced with this turbulent land, could she fight her way to a world of her own on the battlefield, establish herself at the pinnacle of this other world, and become an immortal legend? (Probably a slow-paced coming-of-age story.) I hope everyone enjoys it! 0Votes172.4kRecs0Fans
- 10 Echoes of the Wasteland 废土回响者 [Fantasy + Cthulhu + wasteland + steampunk + misinterpretation-driven plot + ensemble cast + behind-the-scenes] The nightmare whispers of the wasteland and the arcane never cease, while the call of fate toward dawn and fantasy goes unanswered; the fiery mechanical heart throbs with restless unease, and the intoxicating glow of flame overlaps and intertwines. The authority of the Western Continent collapses with a roar, while the curtain of the Eastern Nation quietly rises. This is a journey of t 1Votes66.4kRecs76.2kFans
- 11 My Dad Is a Hidden Billionaire 我的爸爸是隐藏首富 “Xiao Li, can you do the job or not? If you can't, get lost. Plenty of people can do it.” “I'm so fed up.” Xiao Li checked her WeChat chat history. The messages clearly recorded the conversation, so she could confirm whether she'd really made a mistake. Client: “Make a 60-by-90 lightbox panel.” Me: “OK.” A few days later... “Xiao Li, can you do anything right? What did the client actually ask for? Look at what you've made. It's all wrong! They wanted a landscape lightbox panel. What did you make 0Votes271.4kRecs0Fans
- 12 The Flower-Cherishing Sword 惜花剑 He had only just set out into the world when gods and Buddhas began hunting him, making him the most wanted fugitive in the entire world. His heart was kind, yet he was framed by villains and, through a twist of fate, became the leader of the Four Great Flower-Picking Bandits. In the eyes of the world, he ran rampant and committed every evil. Even the boldest girls would tremble in fear upon hearing his name. On the day he first transmigrated into the Yunmeng World, Jiang Chen had absolutely nev 13Votes13.7MRecs213.4kFans
- 13 EN I Have a Two-World Seal 我有一枚两界印 A jade seal lets Lu Zheng transmigrate freely to another world. At first, he thinks it is an utterly ordinary ancient world. With no great ambitions, he plans to become a carefree traveling merchant, enjoy the life of a wealthy man, find a few lovely companions to keep him company, and spend his plain, dull days eating and wandering around. Until... he gives a meal to the beggar at his door, and the jade seal gains a few strands of fortune... Fox women come by day, alluring ghosts visit by night 2Votes406.2kRecs663.3kFans
- 14 EN Just Became a Celestial God, and My Descendants Beg Me to Leave the Mountain 刚成仙神，子孙求我出山 Reborn as the first crown prince of the Jing Dynasty, Jiang Changsheng was switched at birth by a villain and sent to a monastery, where he became an ordinary young Daoist. From crown prince to an obscure Daoist, his life had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Fortunately, Jiang Changsheng awakened a Survival System with an unlimited lifespan. As long as he survived the trials of life, he would receive survival rewards. He nearly died when a senior disciple accidentally struck him while practicin 0Votes236.3kRecs1.2MFans
- 15 From Arms Dealer to King of War 从军火商到战争之王 A magical “all-purpose toolbox” drew Qiao Jia into the arms trade. The turbulent, unpredictable world gradually changed his goals... “Sir, how did you get to where you are today?” “I don’t know. At first, I just wanted to make some money, buy a house, and get married. But little by little, more and more people came into my life, and my goals began to change.” “And what’s your goal now?” “Now, I just want to take my crew and retire in peace. Really!” 32Votes618kRecs854.9kFans
- 16 EN This Is How Immortality Cultivation Works! 修仙就是这样子的 In the world of Jiuzhou, players seething with resentment gathered together, swore a blood oath, and vowed to make the great demon lord vanish forever. In no time, people from every corner joined in. The winds were rising, the clouds were gathering, and everyone could see a brighter future ahead. Everyone except Lu Bei. He was the so-called demon lord. “You call me a demon lord and blame me for screwing you over? I’m an NPC. How could I possibly screw you over? That’s just how cultivating immort 16Votes861.1kRecs1.7MFans
- 17 EN I Am an Eternal Immortal 我为长生仙 Immortals, gods, demons, and monsters; princes, marquises, generals, and ministers. Dragon maidens hold the lamps, while the sea fills the cups. Wild foxes contemplate Zen, fierce tigers comprehend the Dao. They roam the North Sea by morning and traverse Cangwu by evening. Immortals and gods exist in the world, while demons and monsters establish kingdoms. Originally, none of this had anything to do with Qi Wuhuo. Qi Wuhuo, who always saw square characters in his dreams, only wished to take part 30Votes491.5kRecs2.3MFans
