Novels like The Waning Moon and the Parasol Tree
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- 51 Overpowering the Martial Dao 横推武道 Extreme martial arts, muscle-bound heroes, original worlds-hopping adventures, martial arts power-ups, and smashing everything in sight… Golden Jade Art + Poison Veil Art + Dragon Lock Art = Scarlet Jade Poison Body Art! Scarlet Jade Poison Body Art: Level Eight (All-round Defense Enhancement Level Nine, Rebound Level Ten, Strength Boost Level Thirteen, Corrosive Poison Level Nine) Eagle Claw Iron Shirt + Iron Armor Art + Nine Ox Reversal Art = Reversed Ox Demon Armor Art! Reversed Ox Demon Armo 0Votes140.5kRecs241.1kFans
- 52 Stealing the Light 窃明 [A premium title signed with Qidian’s Fourth Editorial Team] Transmigration fiction, set during the late Ming dynasty’s struggle for supremacy. The hero bears the hopes of the court and the realm, while the Demon King harbors the ambition to conquer all under heaven. Every battle won, every enemy conquered; reviving the Ming and bringing peace for generations to come. The hero has earned the favor of two emperors. His word is his bond, his deeds are decisive. He makes a name for himself across t 3Votes668.9kRecs77.3kFans
- 53 The Netherworld Skin-Painting Scroll 幽冥画皮卷 The print edition has been published. It is titled Formless and available from platforms such as Qidian and JD.com. Generally speaking, Li Wuxiang gives himself a little maintenance every six months or every five thousand li. The main jobs are tending to his outer layer and renovating his internal organs, with a little fatty fluid added if necessary. When applying a new skin, he has to be careful with the materials. Otherwise, in extreme weather, it might peel or de 171Votes229.8kRecs401.3kFans
- 54 One Piece: A Cultivator Pretending to Be a Devil Fruit User 海贼王:当修仙者伪装成能力者 (Original title: The Pirate King: Blood Emperor) Lang Xiaoming, an ordinary archaeology PhD who grew up in a modern socialist society, never imagined that simply following his advisor into a tomb would lead him to stumble upon two Mahayana cultivators battling from afar! Caught in the crossfire, he falls into the world of the Pirate King, bringing with him all the belongings of another unlucky immortal cultivator. What? I transmigrated? What? I even transmigrated to the world of the Pirate King? 45Votes5.1kRecs14.9kFans
- 55 The Lord Beyond the Mountains 山那边的领主 Soldiers in gleaming armor, fields of green wheat seedlings, nettles covering stone walls, roses beside farmhouses. This is the Middle Ages. When the horn sounded at dawn across the fields; when warriors raised the shattered battle standard; when farmers watched in tears as their land went up in flames. An age of chaos had begun. This was an age of suffering, and an age of heroes. Having witnessed the horrors of war, the first lord chose to settle in a valley and build a paradise far remove 1Votes48.4kRecs47.6kFans
- 56 The Spring and Autumn of the Chu Clan 楚氏春秋 Dragons devour the world, and winds and clouds surge. The Central Plains had enjoyed a hundred years of peace, but the Northern Zhao's Chu clan was rising, the young ruler of the Western Qin was being restored to power, Southern Qi and Eastern Wu were forming an alliance, and the northern barbarians were stirring... In this chaotic age of heroes, who can stand against whom? 0Votes1.8MRecs171.9kFans
- 57 EN Reforming Great Wei: A World of Immortals and Martial Arts 我在仙武大魏搞变革 An age of great upheaval is coming! The Great Wei is rotten from top to bottom. The civil and military officials, the Hundred Schools of Thought, traditional crafts, and demons, ghosts, spirits, and monsters are all emerging in this chaotic age. Some will set the world in order and restore balance. Others will wreak havoc and bring misery to all. And into this world came Lin Ke. “The age of chaos is coming, and change never ceases. Through countless trials, our generation will stand tall!” 0Votes729.6kRecs247.5kFans
- 58 Infinite Boiling 无限沸腾 A woman accidentally sent Tang Zheng a selfie. Just as she asked to meet him, the unlucky Tang Zheng was caught in a bus accident. At the moment of his death, he was transported into a mysterious, sealed room. Inside were many people who should have died: a flight attendant, a schoolteacher, a rich heir, a death-row inmate, a boss, and an employee. A classic infinite-flow novel. 0Votes367.4kRecs249.2kFans
- 59 The True Immortal of Bright Jade 皓玉真仙 (A feel-good power fantasy with a single male lead, not an ensemble cast. The protagonist has already attained the final great realm, True Immortal, so the slaughter can begin.) Heaven and earth are a chessboard, and all things are its pieces. When I take up the pieces, I’ll sweep them all off the board with a single stroke of my sleeve! A mighty cultivator with a false core seizes a spirit and starts cultivating anew. Armed with a supreme treasure, he becomes the greatest True Immortal in the h 29Votes14.4MRecs1.3MFans
- 60 EN Scripture of the Dead 死人经 A book of the dead, half a scripture without the Dao. I have severed a thousand heads and devoured the bones of a hundred bodies. 111Votes380.9kRecs1MFans
- 61 Reborn as an Electronics Empire 重生电子帝国 Li Xuan, a Chinese returnee, has an accident after failing to fasten his seat belt as his plane lands at Hong Kong International Airport. To his surprise, he transmigrates and is reborn as a Hong Kong teenager with the same name in 1979. In 1979, the computer age is just beginning, while the video game era is reaching its peak. Pac-Man, an unassuming arcade game, sells a staggering 100,000 units in a single year and takes 0Votes126.3kRecs85.7kFans
- 62 Literary Luminary of the Han and Wei Dynasties 汉魏文魁 2Votes107kRecs81kFans
- 63 The Dust of History 历史的尘埃 Beneath the sky of history, whether you love it or not, you are only a speck of dust. Whoever you are, the only thing you can truly control is yourself. 9Votes516.2kRecs236.5kFans
- 64 The Greatest Master in the Martial World 江湖第一高手 A martial arts prodigy hailed as the greatest master in the martial world is ensnared by a beauty, framed by a villain, and trapped by powerful enemies. Nineteen years later, he breaks free and returns to the martial world under another identity! He searches for his wife and child, and seeks vengeance. As the world changes, who will be the greatest master in the martial world nineteen years from now? I only wish we had met sooner! Even meeting late is Heaven's mercy. Without meeting you, this ir 0Votes218.1kRecs44.1kFans
- 65 My Sword Saint Wife from Another World 我的异世界剑圣老婆 May I find one heart to call my own, and stay by their side until our hair turns white. In the heavy early-winter snow, a strange girl wielding a greatsword abducted me. I was terrified, yet somehow couldn’t stop my heart from racing. Is this what they call love at first sight? Xu Fei’s simple life under one roof with a beautiful swordswoman from another world begins. “Did that count as me saving a beauty just now?” “No... you saved them...” A gentle breeze lifted the ends of the girl’s hair. Sh 1Votes26.7kRecs171.3kFans
- 66 Autumn of the Seventeenth Year of Chongzhen 崇祯十七年秋 In the Jiashen upheaval, the emperor died for his country, and Wu Sangui led Qing troops through the pass. As the realm descended into chaos and the barbarians sought to seize the imperial throne, could the land of Huaxia truly have no loyal subjects? Beneath the walls of Qingzhou, enemy troops laid siege to the city. He Tuo urged Wang Shiheng to surrender: “Wang Shiheng, give in! You’ve fought your hardest, and there’s nothing more you can do!” In the isolated city of Yangzhou, Dodo shot a surr 0Votes114.7kRecs41.4kFans
- 67 The Azure Wolf's Journey 沧狼行 The zither plays on, carrying us back a thousand years. On the frontier, cattle and sheep graze beneath a promise that will never be fulfilled. In this world, how much love and hate, how many grudges? A mysterious Jinyiwei assassin bears a deep blood feud. Does he strive for love, or for a dream? Entanglements from a past life, a grand conspiracy in this one. The land is beautiful, and the women are as lovely as jade. From a mysterious sect in the north to pirate treasures in the southeast, from 2Votes101kRecs172.2kFans
- 68 Days Spent Growing Herbs in My Spirit Field 苟在灵田里种药的日子 A thousand years of cultivation are needed to attain the Dao and ascend to immortality. Yet three years after he transmigrated, he’s still doing odd jobs. By chance, Lin Fan obtains an extraordinary System, with planting, recycling, and talent boosts! Now he has the chance to change the world. Lin Fan had hoped to keep his head down and live an easy life, but he’s never given the chance. A path to the heavens now lies before him. Become a god? Become an immortal? Neither seems to be the final de 0Votes5.7kRecs96.7kFans
- 69 The Winds Rise over Ziluo Gorge 风起紫罗峡 0Votes197.8kRecs39.9kFans
- 70 The Greatest Sect Leader in History 史上第一掌门 I transmigrated, and even became the leader of a sect! It seems pretty good, except this sect is a little too weak, and there are a few too few people... “Senior Brother, Master said the task of revitalizing our sect is now yours!” my only fellow disciple, a junior sister, said with an annoyed look. “If you can't do it, hurry up and hand the sect leader's position over to me!” 0Votes381.5kRecs228.5kFans
- 71 EN The Immortal's Path of the Purple Mansion 紫府仙缘 A boy leaves home to find food during a famine. Starting out as an herb gatherer, he embarks on the path of cultivation, refining medicines, tasting poisonous herbs, and testing remedies... In a world where corpses litter the ground, he survives as tenaciously as a weed. Cultivation, Qi refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul. He cultivates, gathers herbs, makes pills, and crafts artifacts in an immortal realm, while farming and building a community in his Violet Palace 0Votes895.4kRecs345.2kFans
- 72 The Cultured Guest 清客 Fine calligraphy, but no more than ordinary; second-rate talent, kept under wraps; three jin of liquor, yet never drunk; clothes for all four seasons, but never quite right; five stones at Go, without regret; six performances of Kunqu, never turned down; a crooked seven-character poem, written without delay; eight rounds of the card game ma diao, with nothing left unchecked; a rank of ninth grade, never sought; and a full ten parts of geniality, without a trace of vulgarity Travel five hundred y 9Votes99.7kRecs282.1kFans
- 73 EN Rise of an Esoteric Academy Monk 从密修学院僧开始 [Nonsense] [Forced connections] [Far-fetched interpretations] [Poorly expressed] An ancient scripture with no words, a timid monk, centuries of chance encounters, and enlightenment in a single lifetime. It all begins at a scripture academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, with a monk from the Esoteric Cultivation Academy 18Votes222kRecs307.5kFans
- 74 The Dragonwing Elegy of Salafu 萨拉弗的龙翼挽歌 When people thought demons and dark elves were all there was to a fantasy world, Lesathos let out a dragon's roar. “No!” His voice echoed across the Toril universe. The free-spirited, romantic eladrin of the Wilderness heard it; the stern, cold baatezu of the Nine Hells heard it; and the genies of the four elemental planes, each pursuing their own ends, heard it. They sang softly, they howled, and countless races raised their voices in song: The universe is never alone. Countless heroes rise and 2Votes60.8kRecs60.5kFans
- 75 The Search for Immortality 仙道求索 At death's door, he encounters an immortal opportunity, but the path to immortality proves even more perilous! Because a dying cultivator needs someone to test a flawed cultivation method, Xu Fan, a man of poor aptitude, is taken on as a disciple. Yet the Daoist arts produced by this incomplete method are only half as powerful as normal. A blessing or a curse? When he opens his eyes, the world is already a wasteland. Deception, betrayal, schemes, concealment, hypocrites, and outright villains. T 1Votes487.2kRecs113.9kFans
- 76 The Azure Gourd Sword Immortal 青葫剑仙 The gourd holds the sun and moon; the pearl contains yin and yang. A sword cleaves the world beyond the heavens; neither life nor death remains. A classic xianxia tale, a slow-burn power fantasy, with an expansive plot and interlocking schemes. 319Votes32.8MRecs733.3kFans
- 77 The Twenty-Sided Die 二十面骰子 In the era when the Starry Dynasty was declining after reaching its peak, the emergence of the New World became a paradise for the various races to explore and compete over. The sprawling mountain ranges protected the fragile alliance of human lords; the dwarves guarded the gateway to the land of wealth; and the elves continued expanding their forests, trying to recreate the glory of the Silvermoon Age. On the other side of the mountains, dragons ruled the skies, orcs occupied the ground, and ot 0Votes101.9kRecs91.6kFans
- 78 The Demon of the Great Ming 大明妖孽 If gods exist in heaven, why are demons running rampant in the world? If there are no gods in heaven, why is the heart filled with so many doubts? During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, a group of Embroidered Uniform Guard officers known as "fox-born and ghost-raised" are ordered to seek the true gods in a godless world and search for the path to immortality within their brief lives. 7Votes676.6kRecs150.6kFans
- 79 The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader 修真门派掌门路 Fate is bestowed by Heaven, and one's fellow cultivator walks the path alongside. Together they roam free, chanting the Yellow Court Sutra as one. In this boundless world, cultivation brings together spiritual roots, one's innate destiny, and a companion spirit. The protagonist, Qi Xiu, unexpectedly becomes the sect leader and leads his small, struggling sect in its fight to survive. From a middle-aged man in his thirties at the lowest level of Qi Refining to a wise old man who looks down upon a 26Votes895.3kRecs543.6kFans
- 80 Journey North 知北游 Sixteen years. You have only sixteen years left to live. These were the words the prophetic master Jiaye of Luoyang spoke to Lin Fei the first time he saw him. That year, Lin Fei was sixteen. A whole new, wondrous world opens up before Lin Fei. This is an Eastern fantasy novel about a young man's growth. If I had to describe its contents, it would be clearer to write about what the book seeks to express: the struggle against fate and the defiance of destiny. Know the North and Journey Beyond. Al 3Votes431.9kRecs286.1kFans
- 81 Ghost Stock 鬼股 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
- 82 Pure Yang 纯阳 The God of Death invades the vast world of immortal cultivation, wielding the laws of death and forming a burial ground, pressing forward step by step. Countless cultivators rush to the outer realms to wage war against the gods. Across the boundless land, who follows the true path, and who commands pure yang? 0Votes457.5kRecs142.9kFans
- 83 An Age of Great Strife 大争之世 Reborn as a young lord, Zhongni is still full of ambition, while Yanzi has grown old. Sun Wu has yet to finish his treatise on war, and the powerful Jin is on the verge of collapse amid the rivalries of its ministers... As a son, peerless in courage, he takes his revenge in a single stroke, shaking the world. What more could a great man ask for? Living in this age, gazing upon the vast reeds: where is the maiden by the autumn waters? In the mulberry grove by the city walls, the lovely girl waits 0Votes1.4MRecs485.8kFans
- 84 EN Mists of the Immortal Path 仙路烟尘 A peerless immortal path, unmatched in the mortal world. A volume of immortal dust, half a lifetime of fate. I pour out my heartfelt feelings to you. Dreams of rosy clouds rise and fall again and again. Water rests in heaven's heart, the moon upon the boat. The immortal road stretches far, through a thousand layers of misty waters. Dusty dreams shatter, and countless bonds of love knot together. The sixth volume of this book's simplified Chinese edition is now available under the published ti 1Votes1.9MRecs115.5kFans
- 85 The Swordstep Court 步剑庭 This is an age when legends grow old: In the north, the Old Dragon King rolls over and the earth shudders. In the west, the peacock lounges amid beauty and has no wish to move. Two old men who wield swords have no grievance against each other, yet must fight to the death. And a poor, miserable scholar tosses aside his books, suddenly draws his blade, and chops apart half the land. This is an age when legends are born anew: The beauty destined to topple kingdoms has yet to learn how to put on mak 2Votes299.2kRecs249.3kFans
- 86 Tales of the Ten Provinces 十州风云志 Seek the Way, press on and search. The human way is there for those who find it. How many rivers and mountains have we crossed? There is no counting. May Heaven never grow old, and may it keep our homeland forever beautiful. Mountains stretch as far as the eye can see, yet everywhere they are beset by arrows of rain and blades of wind. The road home, why does it go on and on without end? The Way of man, the Way of gods: seek the human way for yourself. Demons and monsters all claim they are in t 1Votes174.8kRecs70.6kFans
- 87 Moon-Piling Flute 堆月箫 The unreasonable Young Master Liuguang, the naturally gifted culinary prodigy, the mysterious mastermind behind the scenes, the white horseman in golden robes known as the East Sea God of Slaughter, the immortal eccentric who has lived for millennia... This is a story where the supporting characters shine with peerless brilliance. Everyone has a secret, and in the end, all the secrets become one. The dangers you can see aren't the real dangers. Good and evil are hard to distinguish, and the will 0Votes325.6kRecs101.3kFans
- 88 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
- 89 Exorcising Demons 拔魔 The Daoist flame never dies, and the demonic seed is passed down forever. Defy Heaven to cultivate, follow Heaven to forge pills. This is the story of a young man who was infected by a demonic seed, and who grows stronger as he cultivates within the Daoist sect, where demons are regarded as mortal enemies. Branded as “someone who must be watched,” he is destined for a life unlike anyone else's. 21Votes418.9kRecs212kFans
- 90 Beware the Half-Demon 小心半妖 The human world lies to the left, and the demon realm to the right. Whether human or demon, everyone must beware of half-demons. In a city overrun by monsters, you must take great care to protect yourself whenever you go out. This is the story of a weak little nobody who stumbled into the vast world of monsters! When it comes to being human, one should keep a low profile in everything, especially Mu Yun, who has mastered the art of keeping a low (from) profile (being cautious)! 0Votes40.3kRecs19.8kFans
- 91 The Investiture of the Gods of the Mystic Sect 玄门封神 I transmigrated to a world where immortal arts flourished, and worked hard at my cultivation. I thought that after arriving in this world, I would spend my whole life getting to know it. But one day, when I commanded Yin and Yang and ruled over all beneath the heavens, I learned that this world knew me, too. For half a lifetime, I cultivated in obscurity. In a single day, I mastered the way, and the whole world was stunned. 0Votes232.8kRecs106.4kFans
- 92 The Heavens: Master of the Celestial Court 诸天之掌控天庭 Chang Wei inexplicably found himself outside the silent Heavenly Court’s Southern Heavenly Gate, only to discover that it connected to countless worlds and allowed travel through time and space! Heroes of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, The Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Fate/stay night, Legend of the Sanctuary… He travels between fantasy and reality, forging an immortal legend that reigns above the nine heavens! 0Votes302.6kRecs211.3kFans
- 93 Ascending to Immortality 升邪 For nine days, the sun has failed to rise after setting. On the tenth day, Su Jing makes a name for himself far and wide. 7Votes817.7kRecs499.4kFans
- 94 Late Ming 晚明 In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the northern frontier is shrouded in the smoke of war, with mountains of corpses, while the south of the Yangtze enjoys tranquil streams, stone bridges, song, and dance. Amid the internal strife and external threats of a dynasty on the brink of collapse, a calculating office director rises to power and sounds the last call for China. A true hero can change fate. Brutal, bloody ancient wars and authentic scenes of everyday life in the Ming, where ordinary p 93Votes767.7kRecs829.1kFans
- 95 A Good Man in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝好男人 [A celebrated title signed by Qidian’s First Editorial Group] Our ancestors passed down the things they considered most precious. They meant well, but their descendants didn’t seem to appreciate it, and so transmigration happened. People who set out to correct their forebears’ mistakes, presume they can become turning points in history, or arrogantly join those pushing the wheels of history onward appeared one after another, and alternate history was born. Wang Zihao is no exception. But what is 0Votes1.2MRecs94.2kFans
- 96 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
- 97 The All-Round Martial God 全职武神 This is a story full of chivalry… 1Votes10.1MRecs344.5kFans
- 98 The Human Emperor 人皇 This is an unknown age of antiquity, from a time when our ancestors lived far beyond the era of Yan and Huang. The land stretched vast and desolate, and bloodlust filled the skies. This is a tragic chapter in the history of humanity. The hundred races were more savage than evil spirits, cities burned in blazing fires, and battlefields ran red with blood. This is the tale of a mighty soul that slumbered for countless ages, its passion more fierce than sunlight, fighting across the eight wilds and 0Votes226.2kRecs174kFans
- 99 Alien Parasite 天外寄生 Black technology originally referred to scientific technology developed independently by nonhuman beings, far beyond humanity's current technological and intellectual capabilities, and even lacking scientific basis or violating the laws of nature. Used for good, this technology from beyond its time can advance human civilization; used for evil, it can destroy it. Chen Yang, a regular human from Earth, has been parasitized by an extraterrestrial creature. Now he faces a difficult question: having 0Votes118.5kRecs144.5kFans
- 100 Solo Play 独游 Important tips for adventuring on the continent of Falvey: 1. Never give anything of value to the city gate guards. 2. Chickens are vicious creatures. 3. Your life is worth no more than a chicken's. 4. A skilled archer is a companion you can count on in battle. But not every archer is skilled, so... good luck. 5. Treasure your life and love living. Don't try making an atomic bomb on a whim. 6. Don't be fooled by appearances. 7. Knowing a few extra languages is useful. 8. Don't fear death. Most p 0Votes138.4kRecs69.8kFans

















































