Novels like Contending for the Great Dao
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- 101 A Life of Wealth and Glory 一世富贵 After transmigrating to the Northern Song during Emperor Renzong's reign, Xu Ping places first in the imperial examinations. But after offending the Empress Dowager, he is sent to Lingnan to serve as an official. Starting out as a minor border official, he rises step by step until he finally comes into his own, writing his own legend in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song emerged from the chaos of the Five Dynasties, with the great aristocratic clans swept away. The gentry had yet to take shape, 0Votes542.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 102 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 凡人修仙传 An ordinary country boy accidentally joins a small local martial sect and becomes a nominal disciple. With that status, how can he establish himself in the sect? How can he, despite his mediocre talent, enter the ranks of the cultivators and make a name for himself across the Three Realms? Fellow cultivators, the new edition of the print book is now available. Feel free to purchase a copy if you’re interested. Thank you for your support! 696Votes16.2MRecs8.5MFans
- 103 EN I Can't Possibly Be the Sword God 我不可能是剑神 [Overpowered Protagonist] [The Sword God of Ten-Mile Slope] [Absurd Comedy] … Li Chu transmigrated to Ten-Mile Slope and became a little Taoist priest. In this world where gods and ghosts ran rampant and demons wreaked havoc, the weak and helpless Li Chu had originally intended to survive quietly on Ten-Mile Slope for the rest of his life. It was not until one day, when he had no choice but to enter the martial world, that he discovered... There was nothing in this world that could not be solve 29Votes731.5kRecs1.7MFans
- 104 Mythic Primordial Species 神话原生种 Does science ultimately lead to mythology? Now that humanity is like a race of gods, does that mean we’ve reached the edge of the universe? Humans may be like gods, but mythology has no end. What we need is not merely resources, but civilization itself. Feng Linwan: “What do you mean, fake? Who dares call me fake? I’ve lived a spotless life.” Show off, then make a run for it. Heh, what a thrill. I’d also recommend my completed, acclaimed novel Unlimited Myth. If you’re looking for a satisfying r 0Votes231.1kRecs229.3kFans
- 105 The Extraordinary Primordial World 非凡洪荒 “Great Immortal, please take this youngster as your disciple! I will serve you for the rest of my life!” “Oh? Who are you?” “This youngster is Hongjun.” 1Votes341.1kRecs139.4kFans
- 106 Mount Shu 蜀山 Well! Put simply, this is a story about an online game where players wield magical treasures and flying swords… and battle one another over just how shameless and rotten their character is. 0Votes2MRecs183.9kFans
- 107 The Blade Subdues the Starry River 刀镇星河 Three years later, Shangguan Xuanhao, who had died in battle at Guanglin Mountain, once again entered the Tianzhu Mountain estate of the Sun-Moon Profound Sect under the identity of examination disciple Zhang Xin, beginning his path of cutting down the sun and moon with his blade and cleaving the galaxy with his sword! 0Votes1MRecs141.3kFans
- 108 The Great Calamity Lord 大劫主 One volume of the True Meaning of the Dao, three thousand wondrous scriptures of the Great Dao. A poor-born youth sets foot on the path to immortality. Ten years of hard study, yet his heart remains unsatisfied. My name is on the Immortal Roll! Countless prodigies rise, and a single sword defeats every hero. I will not follow the crowd or settle for mediocrity. I only seek to lift my head and behold the heavens. This heart was born for the skies! 0Votes5.7MRecs653.2kFans
- 109 The Ming Dynasty's Literary Champion 大明文魁 Before the Forbidden City stand nine gates in succession. Officials in their caps and finery arrive from the southern gate. With palace flowers tucked in their hats, they face the emperor; in the Golden Hall, their names are announced for all to hear. They ride through the imperial avenue for ten miles, hailed as the Ming dynasty’s top scholar. 6Votes1.6MRecs544.2kFans
- 110 EN Soul of Negary 奈格里之魂 Listen to my summons! Dragon of Eternal Sin, Calamity of Progress, Forerunner, Land of Eternal Peace, Flame That Scorches Souls, Dweller in the Soul's Deep, Voice of the Origin, First Cause of All Things, Law of the Circle... Great Negris, your servant summons you! In the darkness, someone murmured an incantation. He smiled, knowing that one day he would become one with God. And it all began with a remnant soul that was tricked into another world and lost its protagonist aura. My new book, Mirro 2Votes162.8kRecs287.1kFans
- 111 My Back Door Opens into the Primordial World 我家后门通洪荒 Refine a single breath within your chest, and plumb the three vehicles of the mystic and the primordial! (The blurb has me stumped… Well, My Back Door Leads to the Great Wilderness is really good!) (Also by the author: I Can Exchange Merit Templates, I Logged into the Great Wilderness One Dao Epoch Early, and Cultivation Begins When My Ancestors Manifest Their Spirits are all excellent works. The author guarantees quality. The new book, Cultivation World: Beginning by Fusing with a Wizard Charac 0Votes925.8kRecs463.4kFans
- 112 EN Cultivation Through Big Data 大数据修仙 Feng Jun graduated with two degrees, only to find himself unemployed. He struggles to make a living in the city, yet refuses to lower himself, so his predicament is easy to imagine. Then one day, lightning strikes him and his phone, and he suddenly discovers that he can turn into data and enter apps. What can he do as data inside an app? Plenty. Just use your imagination... Wait, the money in his mobile banking account? Stop! Don't change that! Of course, that's not all. He also discovers that h 4Votes6.6MRecs652.7kFans
- 113 EN Daoist Sovereign 道君 The story of an earthling, a god-tier tomb raiding master, who ventures into the world of cultivation... In the Peach Blossom Spring, a song can be heard. Beyond the green hills lies another green hill, then a mountain of bones. Five-flower horses, thousand-gold furs, a Heaven-Piercing Sword. Answer my passion: ghosts chirp and wail, while beauties pout in displeasure. Heaven and earth stretch without end; whose banners and drums resound? The Azure Vault and Yellow Springs, towers that have stoo 28Votes9.9MRecs2.8MFans
- 114 EN The Counterfeit Crown Prince 赝太子 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
- 115 The Homebody Master 宅师 Being a homebody is not merely a way of life, but a state of being! Yin dwellings and yang dwellings, the art of feng shui and geomancy: looking up to observe the celestial phenomena, looking down to examine the terrain, and studying human harmony in between, grasping the profound principles of change between heaven and earth, and foreseeing fortune, calamity, good luck, and misfortune. Not only are there feng shui artifacts worth ten thousand pieces of gold and coveted by ordinary people, but a 0Votes336.8kRecs560.4kFans
- 116 EN Yellow Court Dao Lord 黄庭道主 Lu Qingfeng, a young man from Earth, dies unexpectedly in a car accident and transmigrates to a xianxia world, where he obtains a login ring for Honghuang, a large-scale, fully immersive online game developed by the Earth Federation two thousand years in the future... PS: Regular group: 676084011 (full) 5Votes815.3kRecs653.8kFans
- 117 Eternal Life 永生 The physical body, supernatural powers, immortality, ascension to sainthood, eternal life: five realms of cultivation. How does one humble living being gradually open the door to eternal life? The structure of the physical body between Heaven and Earth, the mysteries of supernatural powers, the freedom of immortality, the power of ascension, and the hope of eternal life are all contained within. Countless wondrous magical treasures, brand-new worlds, immortal sects, humans, monsters, gods, immor 13Votes36.6kRecs414.3kFans
- 118 Immortal Treasury 仙藏 Qin Di, who has wasted his years and is nearing forty, transmigrates to another world. Starting as a young man with his hair tied up, he receives the blessing of the peach blossoms and embarks on the path of cultivation. Along the way, he encounters one fortuitous opportunity after another, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Void Treading, Dao Integration, Earth Immortal, Spirit Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Ancestor Immortal, Golden Immortal, Im 0Votes350.6kRecs273.2kFans
- 119 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
- 120 The Greatest Patriarch in History 史上第一祖师爷 After transmigrating, Lin Feng gets a System, but the pressure is crushing. Main quest: Lin Feng must found a sect, build the greatest sect in history, and become its First Patriarch. So, to become the greatest patriarch in history, Lin Feng gets to work. “Your name is Shi Tianhao? Born with supreme gifts, but your clan brother stole them from you, and now your birth father has left you in the care of a tiny village? Come with me, disciple. Let’s show those people that justice denied must be 4Votes406.1kRecs572.4kFans
- 121 The Grandmaster of Martial Arts 武道宗师 Here, martial arts are no longer an ethereal legend but a tangible tradition. After weathering its clash with technology, martial arts have become fully integrated into society, giving rise to all kinds of competitions. There may be no clear winner in literature, but in martial arts, there can only be one champion! After inheriting a lineage from one of the major martial arts schools, now on the brink of extinction, Lou Cheng takes one step at a time toward his childhood dream and the glory in h 22Votes5.8MRecs1.2MFans
- 122 Renegade Immortal 仙逆 Follow the natural order, and you remain mortal; defy it, and you become immortal. It all comes down to a single thought... The Renegade Immortal anime premieres on Tencent Video on September 25. New episodes air every Monday at 10:00, with VIP members getting two episodes early. Join us in the anime to witness Wang Lin’s lifelong devotion all over again! 164Votes4.2MRecs5.7MFans
- 123 The Strange Cultivation World 诡异修仙世界 If he had a choice, Zhou Fan would never have come to this world, because he could feel its immense malice toward him! The lifespan displayed over his heart was like a ticking time bomb, counting down the days he had left. When his time ran out, a terrifying entity would claim his life. As a short-lived species, he had to join the village patrol, a dangerous job with a high death rate. Faced with one strange and monstrous threat after another, he struggled to survive each day. By day, he was wat 8Votes795kRecs501.2kFans
- 124 The Otherworldly Life Assistant God 异界生活助理神 With the body, mental power, consciousness, and heart forming a “cross system,” Fang Tian journeys onward. From magic apprentice to mage, from archmage to the Sanctuary, and finally to the Divine Realm. His experiences in his previous life gradually become the nourishment for this one, while his efforts in the present lead him, step by step, toward the legendary existence. And when the truth is finally revealed, the newly born Child of the Plane faces two choices: Leave without a care, or take r 0Votes292.1kRecs194.3kFans
- 125 EN Supreme Sword Path 剑道独尊 On the True Spirit Continent, countless sects flourish, and powerful experts abound. After an extraordinary twist of fate, a scion of a great family transforms from an ordinary talent into a genius. With a photographic memory, keen senses, and comprehension that soars to the heavens, he becomes a monstrous prodigy. Fierce, blood-pumping duels. Clashes between the greatest geniuses. Martial arts are no longer confined to the mortal realm: they can stir rivers and seas, soar into the heavens, and 10Votes668.6kRecs523.7kFans
- 126 EN The Amber Sword 琥珀之剑 Before my eyes, fate split into two unrelated, straight paths. One led to palaces and cities burning fiercely in flames, to a fallen kingdom and a suffering land, where all living things endured the torment of fire, doomed to eternal darkness. The other led to the summit where the ancient kings stood. The gods crowned me with their own hands among the clouds. I donned the laurel wreath and basked in the cheers of the crowd. My gaze pierced the mists of history. My knights expanded my realm, and 15Votes1.7MRecs592.5kFans
- 127 EN Demon Seeking 求魔 I bowed before the Demon three thousand times. Looking back at the mortal world, I refuse to become an immortal, all for her... to hold the fate of life and death in my hands. Read Gu Gen's work, Renegade. 30Votes3.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 128 EN Rise of the Main God 主神崛起 I woke up transmigrated into the role of a villain? This isn’t how the story’s supposed to go! I even stole someone else’s girl? And now there’s a domineering older sister too? This story’s getting even more wrong! There’s a main god’s space and the Myriad Worlds, too? I must be dreaming! Wu Ming kept a calm, blank expression and continued on his journey. 2Votes1.4MRecs627.3kFans
- 129 I Possessed the Demon Emperor 我夺舍了魔皇 Chen Luoyang felt he had transmigrated the wrong way. He had transmigrated straight into the body of the world’s mightiest figure, the cult leader known by the title of Demon Emperor. Wasn’t it usually some powerful expert who met with an accident, leaving behind an unyielding wisp of spirit that possessed the body of some miserable nobody, was reborn, then made a comeback all the way to the top? Or else, didn’t people transmigrate into the body of a poor young man, get a golden finger, and e 0Votes1MRecs813.4kFans
- 130 When the Demon Tide Rises 魔潮起时 As the magical tide surged, he unexpectedly entered the world of dreams, guided by his talent. Veiled in layers of mist, what connection is there between dreams and reality? What sparks will fly when the two worlds collide? For the weak, this is an age of despair, like the end of the world. For the strong, it is the beginning of a magnificent journey, the dawn of myth. Some call him the darling of the era, favored by fate. But only he knows that, in the end, he is merely a mayfly struggling to s 0Votes202kRecs143.6kFans
- 131 I Shall Seal the Heavens 我欲封天 If I want something to exist, Heaven cannot let it vanish. If I want something gone, Heaven cannot let it remain! This story begins between the Eighth Mountain and the Ninth Mountain, in a world where “my fate is as monstrous as a demon, and I shall seal the heavens”! This is I Shall Seal the Heavens, the third full-length novel by Er Gen, following Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth. 16Votes4.6MRecs2.7MFans
- 132 Soaring Through the Heavens 飞天 Beneath the heavens, the world is harsh and cold; demons and ghosts cannot withstand the warmth of human kindness! Delicate hands, beauties like jade, yet sword energy blazes like a rainbow between heaven and earth! Vast starry skies, the seven emotions and six desires, greed, anger, and delusion, Buddhist truths and the Tathagata: your magic may be boundless! The teeming masses offered their heartfelt prayers, only to be met with a sea of blood! Ghosts wail and gods howl, the sea of blood stret 27Votes2.9MRecs957.9kFans
- 133 Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons 万妖之祖 [A new book needs support more than ever. Whether you’re a reader or just passing by, I hope you’ll visit the book page and click “Add to Bookshelf” on the left. Find the recommendation section and recommend it a few times. Every vote is a little encouragement for me. Piaoliu thanks you sincerely.] A human in my previous life, a demon in this one! Are the demonfolk born to be weak, destined to serve as stepping stones for cultivators seeking fame and pillaging their inner cores to grow stronger? 1Votes257.3kRecs276.6kFans
- 134 The Han Legacy and the Noble Houses 汉祚高门 Shen Zhezhi arrives in the early Eastern Jin dynasty and takes over the body of a son from a powerful family in Jiangnan. He has ten thousand mu of fertile land, a fortune in wealth, and servants by the dozen. It’s an exceptionally privileged start for someone who transmigrates, but unfortunately, his father is a habitual rebel. The aristocracy flees south, the Five Barbarians wreak havoc across China: a dirge for the land of Hua Xia, a lament for the Han dynasty. The great clans can’t be truste 0Votes825.6kRecs424.6kFans
- 135 EN First-Rate Immortal Cultivation 一品修仙 New book: "Lord of the Uncanny Path." Please give it your support. In an ancient immortal cultivation world, the old is constantly renewed. Generation after generation of prodigies and heroes take the stage, each replacing the last. Just as a great era had lain dormant for a long time, a transmigrated youth extended his sinful hand into Huliang, once famous throughout the world but abandoned for a long time now. "I'm telling you, only skills that come with a lev 2Votes1.6MRecs910.3kFans
- 136 Soul of Burning Steel 燃钢之魂 This is the story of a former legendary warrior who transmigrates into a game world with a System, thrashes all kinds of wild monsters, takes on Bosses single-handedly, and saves the world with basic attacks. “Kill the enemy first, then think about why the fight started.” Born of fire, forged in steel. The soul is kindling, the body is fuel. May wisdom never perish and order endure fo 4Votes731.2kRecs668.4kFans
- 137 Forty Millennia of Cultivation (The Star Domain: Forty Millennia) 修真四万年（《星域四万年》） It isn't easy for a little seedling to grow, so it needs the care of all you brothers and sisters. This fresh-faced newcomer, Xiao Niu, asks for your support! I'll be sure to summon the spirit of a newborn calf that fears no tiger, work hard, and do everything I can! “Even if this universe really is a cruel, blood-soaked dark forest, we cultivators will still burn our lives to make a faint spark! 23Votes2.4MRecs1.9MFans
- 138 EN Carefree Dream Path 逍遥梦路 A homebody in the mountains spends his days farming, raising fish, and daydreaming, while growing at his own leisurely pace. Huh? How did I accidentally conquer the Myriad Worlds and become the big boss? Could I still be dreaming? 1Votes1.4MRecs492.5kFans
- 139 EN Chronicles of the Old Days 旧日篇章 I exist in darkness, vanish beneath the light, and will one day devour the sun, becoming the shadow of all things... The being known as the indescribable terror of the black; the Lord of Shadows; the Dark Sun; the Shadow of the World is, for now, merely an ordinary person with a few unusual traits, facing a strange game... Naimus transmigrates t 0Votes120.1kRecs212.9kFans
- 140 I Rule in the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋我为王 Reborn in the Spring and Autumn period as an illegitimate son of a noble clan, I was sent to live with the cattle and horses in the stables. Little did anyone know that this would lay the foundation for my hegemony. What does the partition of Jin matter? Watch as my Zhao clan takes its place! Laozi rides west on an ox, Confucius is full of ambition, and Wu and 7Votes688.3kRecs389.2kFans
- 141 After Ascension 飞升之后 The Demon Realm, the Blood Clan, the Angel Clan, and humanity stand as four great powers in a vast universe. After the first War of Gods and Demons, humanity is defeated and forced to sign the humiliating Ancient Pact. Humanity begins its degrading policy of mere survival, quietly recovering its strength... Countless eons later, an unremarkable human master ascends to this realm. Gazing at the desolate lands of antiquity and the ruined mountains and rivers, he lets out a furious roar. The mighty 1Votes1.5MRecs836.2kFans
- 142 EN The Tribulation Stage is When the System Arrives 大乘期才有逆袭系统 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
- 143 EN Gate of the Mystic Realm 玄界之门 A divine treasure descends from the heavens! An extraordinary bloodline takes possession of its host! Immortals tremble in fear! Demons flee in terror! A young man who came from the Eastern Continent. A beautiful skeleton bound to him in life and death. A story about one who aspires to become the strongest. A legend of shaking the stars and raising chaos in all three realms. 18Votes7.7MRecs4MFans
- 144 EN Master of the Secret Witch 秘巫之主 My new book, “Strange Tales of Immortality: From the Start, Beheaded at the Vegetable Market,” is now out! As the vanished spiritual energy begins to revive, magic, supernatural creatures, and more appear one after another... A story of the mysterious set in the modern era. 0Votes569.4kRecs520.1kFans
- 145 Regent of the Ming Dynasty 摄政大明 He transmigrated and became a notorious, corrupt official. The people's curses, the Crown Prince's hostility, the upright officials' slander, the powerful ministers' exclusion... and an emperor intent on killing the hound once the hunt is over. The situation is dire, and the future looks bleak. This is where the story begins. 9Votes779.8kRecs275.5kFans
- 146 Grandmaster of All Professions in Another World 异界全职业大师 A storage alt from an online game accidentally ended up in another world. Not only did he bring countless top-grade materials with him, he was also skilled in almost every crafting profession. Most terrifying of all, this guy was an unparalleled magical genius! 4Votes1.1MRecs577.6kFans
- 147 EN Applied Immortality 走进修仙 Standard Version: When a researcher transmigrates to a world that uses scientific methods to explore the heavens and the earth... Wang Qi: Our motto is: Master math, physics, and chemistry, and you'll have nothing to fear on the path to immortality! CCTV-10 Version: Why is the “Illustrated Record of Heavenly Evolution” related to the theory of evolution? What do the ethereal, shifting Cloud Swords have to do with probability clouds? How can cultivators build an atomic bomb? How is quantum mechan 9Votes1.5MRecs551.1kFans
- 148 Silver Overlord 白银霸主 The most precious things in the world are free, yet ordinary people always overlook them. Besides such priceless things as air, sunlight, and family, there is another precious thing right beside you, within easy reach. I wonder if you’ve noticed it? 0Votes1.9MRecs391.9kFans
- 149 EN Star Hunter 星级猎人 The universe, this endless expanse of stars, is every hunter’s dream. For hunters who roam between the stars, only the universe can be their limit. Does the universe have a limit? And where does it lie? After accidentally obtaining a strange chip, Xilin, a young Shadow Hunter, begins his journey into this endless sea of stars. My new book, The Future’s O 4Votes174.7kRecs207.8kFans
- 150 Flying Sword, Seeking the Dao 飞剑问道 The ninth novel by Tomato after Swallowed Star, Desolate Era, and Lord Snow Eagle. In this world, there are fox spirits, river gods, water monsters, and great demons, as well as cultivators who seek eternal life. Cultivators open their spiritual eyes to see demons and ghosts, forge a flying sword to slay enemies from a thousand miles away, and use far-seeing eyes and keen ears to scout their surroundings. The Qin family's second young master, Qin Yun, is one such cultivator... 16Votes17.9MRecs3.5MFans
