Novels like The New Investigation of Things and the Way
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- 1 The Dao Cultivator 大道修行者 Before Heaven and Earth were divided, the Dao came first; All acquired things return to their innate state. Only today do I understand that life and death are one; I seek only the Great Dao, not immortality. No supreme spiritual roots, no innate spiritual treasures, no overpowered secret manuals. All we have to rely on is a steadfast Daoist heart, as we calmly walk the path of the Great Dao. This book follows a cultivator who comprehends the Great Dao on his journey to immortality in a world lik 0Votes71.9kRecs59.8kFans
- 2 The Immortal Dao of the Yellow Court 黄庭仙道 Contemplating the Yellow Court, the Dao of virtue and non-action, the five skandhas of the Shurangama, the ten stages of the Avatamsaka, all conditioned things are impermanent, all things are without self, stillness and nirvana, perfect awakening and wisdom... This is the story of a killer’s cultivation, a story of seeking the Dharma and attaining the Way... 0Votes92.3kRecs44.3kFans
- 3 The Strange Immortal of Three Cultivations 三修奇仙 He went in for a trial, and somehow ended up running off with a treasure passed down for a thousand years?! The old ancestor went berserk, while Ning Feng became unstoppable. I want to become stronger. I want to defy Heaven. That is the only way to make a name for myself and pick up girls, the genius roared. I want to make a name for myself and pick up girls. That is the only way to become stronger, and, well, defy Heaven while I am at it, Ning Feng thought in loneliness. “I have made enough of 0Votes220.2kRecs97.3kFans
- 4 The Great Way of Pure Yang 纯阳大道 What is pure yang? The universe and space-time endure through the ages, imperishable and indestructible, sharing the lifespan of Heaven and Earth! Witness Jing Younan, who comes from the apocalypse, pursue the Great Way of Pure Yang. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental!) 0Votes30.2kRecs37.2kFans
- 5 Combat Fantasy 格斗狂想 A conventional tale of another world. A veteran who loves martial arts and combat relies on the skills of ancient Chinese martial arts to carve out a place of his own in a world full of magic. Though the subject matter is familiar, I believe I can offer you something fresh. Excerpt: Chen Xing moved around the enormous body of the demon dragon like a slithering snake, striking it again and again with both hands, without making a sound. The dragon raged and attacked relentlessly, but to no avail. 0Votes725.2kRecs448.9kFans
- 6 The Heavenly Roc Soars Across the World 天鹏纵横 I'm torn over what to write next and can't decide which book to start. I'd appreciate it if you readers could give them a look and help me choose. 0Votes226.5kRecs68Fans
- 7 The Sword Stirs the Mountains and Rivers 剑动山河 “You are a once-in-a-million genius with the sword! If you train under me, you could become an unrivaled Immortal King in no more than ten thousand years!” While trying to earn some extra money, Zhuang Wudao abuses his position to resell the academy's discarded weapons. But then a mysterious, rusted sword latches onto him. He can't shake it off, smash it, or suppress it, and it makes his skin crawl. 0Votes75.8kRecs60.1kFans
- 8 The Key to Space and Time Between Planes 位面之时空之匙 Across the starry seas of the heavens and countless planes, a young man faced heavenly tribulations, commanded worlds, and battled in every direction. Zhang Sanfeng: “The beginning of martial arts lies in refining essence into qi.” Tang Zichen: “You little rascal, what martial art are you using?” Ji An: “What, you want to learn? Then come on, do that first.” The First Emperor: “Why do you carry the might of an emperor?” Sun Wukong: “Kid, hurry up and pick a peach for me!” Di Ziyu: “You scoundrel 0Votes44.2kRecs135.1kFans
- 9 The Immortal Path of Dharma Forms 法象仙途 A modern young man is reincarnated by chance into a world of immortal cultivators. He has no astonishing talent, no powerful background, and even the golden finger he happens to acquire is riddled with flaws. How can he rise above the rest? “What makes you think you can transcend countless living beings?” “Science.” “Science and technology? Immortal cultivators can destroy the heavens and the earth. Technology can’t defeat them.” “No, the scientific way of thinking. It’s about discovering, resea 0Votes98.3kRecs103.1kFans
- 10 The Big Data World 大数据世界 Human technology has hit a bottleneck and stagnated for years. Tens of billions of people are crammed into the inner solar system, placing society under immense pressure and giving rise to countless conflicts. Virtual reality games have emerged to meet the need, spreading everywhere. Cheaters exploit bugs and disrupt the balance of these games, giving rise to the Orderkeepers. The reason Tang Sanzang and his disciples journeyed west was to learn how to cheat; Judas wasn’t a traitor for betraying 0Votes70.1kRecs70kFans
- 11 My Supergod Space 我的超神空间 An endless journey brings endless knowledge and boundless power! Pressing onward through worlds both familiar and strange... Worlds: Sword Art Online, Accel World, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Dragon Ball, The Sun God, Howl's Moving Castle, Grave of the Fireflies, Wolf Children, Paradise of Humanity... to be continued... Group number: [370.708.396] My Super God Space! Remember to post a screenshot of your subscription... 0Votes95.8kRecs109.7kFans
- 12 Demigod 类神 They’re all around you. Perhaps they’re the mild-mannered, deferential waiter, or the warm and enthusiastic shopkeeper. Somewhere in the night, above the clouds and in the breeze, they look down on the people living in the shining city below. You may go your whole life without realizing how frighteningly powerful those seemingly unremarkable ordinary people really are. But… one day, you’ll discover that beneath your feet lies a vast, peaceful land, where a mighty bloodline pulses. And one day, i 0Votes80.7kRecs85.6kFans
- 13 The Immortal Path of Dharma Forms 法相仙途 Zhang Fan is an ordinary cultivator. What advantage can a second life give him? A rugged path to immortality, a long road to eternal life. Countless geniuses have fallen without a second thought. The masters of the immortal sects, demonic overlords, and thousand-year-old monsters: aren't they all exceptionally gifted and blessed with extraordinary fortunes? How can he trample them all beneath his feet and reach the pinnacle of the world? 0Votes408.5kRecs179.1kFans
- 14 The Immortal Mercenary Corps 仙之雇佣军 A group of the dead, chosen by the gods, become their mercenaries in exchange for a chance to be resurrected. Fighting for their individual faiths, they compete fiercely to grow stronger. The protagonist commands a shadowless flying sword and a million Golden Silkworm Gu, leads an entourage of beauties, and pilots a spaceship belonging to the Atlanteans. For the sake of the Chinese pantheon, he resolutely embarks on a campaign to sweep across the galaxy. He truly kills gods when he meets them an 0Votes577.9kRecs90.9kFans
- 15 Reborn as a Demon 重生成妖 New book: My Uchiha Are Too Cautious As a Naruto fan who's read countless Naruto fanfics, I always felt they never quite scratched the itch. So I decided to suit up and write my own. I'm She Tun Jing, and I'm also Fei Tong Xiao Ke! 0Votes602.7kRecs244.9kFans
- 16 Taihao 太浩 Taihao is heaven. The Great Way is arduous, and the road to immortality is rugged. After a wondrous encounter with the immortal path in a dream as a child, a young man sets out to cultivate the Dao and seek the truth. How deep is the sea? Only the Kun fish knows. How high is the sky? Only the Peng bird understands. How vast is the world? Only I know: the myriad realms beneath the bright heavens and stars. Rise on a whirlwind ninety thousand li, and stir the winds and clouds across the nine heave 10Votes280.9kRecs333.8kFans
- 17 I Do as I Please 我意逍遥 What is cultivation for? To wield power over the world? To fill your home with gold? To lie drunk with beauties on your lap? Sha Ling shook his head. He cultivated his heart and his freedom, so he could take his life into his own hands, so he could drift through life with the easy grace of clouds and cranes, and so he could keep the mirror of his heart clear of dust... Follow an ordinary man as he stumbles upon a fortuitous opportunity and, feeling his way forward, embarks on the path of cultiva 1Votes1.2MRecs120kFans
- 18 The Immortal Gourd 仙葫 Countless arts and endless paths to the Great Dao: I ask only one thing, can they grant eternal life? 19Votes2.8MRecs580.5kFans
- 19 Record of Primordial Talismans 洪荒元符录 Talismans embody the wondrous principles of heaven and earth. A talisman cultivator interprets his own Great Way of Primordial Unity amid the primordial world. I didn’t transmigrate to the dawn of chaos, so I can’t become a Chaos Demon God or strike up a friendship with Pangu. I didn’t transmigrate to the ancient era, so I can’t challenge Hongjun alone or wipe out the Dragon and Phoenix clans. I didn’t transmigrate to the primeval era, so I can’t be a guest at Zixiao Palace, punch Yuanshi, kick 0Votes54.1kRecs73kFans
- 20 The Dream World Made Manifest 梦境世界大具现 They say Earthlings created the endless universes and dimensions, so they may run into all kinds of extraordinary opportunities: Systems, transmigration, being reborn, old masters, supernatural powers, and supreme treasures. They’re either cheating or on their way to cheating, and are known as the cheat-code race. Since Earth’s transmigrators and reborn people have been recklessly disrupting the order of the worlds, Chu Bai, one of 0Votes52.7kRecs63.9kFans
- 21 EN The Transmigrator's Agency 穿越者事务所 Unfulfilled wishes? Long-held yearnings that never came true? Looking for rare treasures? Extraordinary powers? As long as both parties agree to a “fair” deal, a transaction can be made. What do you want? No matter who you are or what world you come from, stepping in here may change your fate. What can you offer? Outsiders, if you’re lucky enough to find this place... Still traveling through time and space, but this time with a little more... positive energy? 0Votes100.3kRecs105.7kFans
- 22 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
- 23 Azure Emperor 青帝 The great calamity of heaven and earth is drawing near. Ye Qing, once a mighty powerhouse, returns to the time before it begins. A chance encounter leads him to a Confucian scripture. He cultivates the true arts, befriends a mountain god, ventures into the Dragon Palace, battles all manner of factions, seizes opportunities before anyone else, wins a resounding reputation, tramples the myriad immortals, opens a world, and stands supreme across the Three Realms, attaining the Dao as the Azure Empe 2Votes139.6kRecs162.7kFans
- 24 Extraordinary Noble 超凡贵族 An ordinary man transmigrates to a world where the strong reign supreme. What is the power that determines one's fate? The extraordinary, or the ordinary? 0Votes295kRecs156kFans
- 25 Reborn in a Mythical World 重生在神话世界 The story begins with Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. The unforgettable Nie Xiaoqian, the Judge Lu who swaps people's heads and faces, the painting that separates immortals from mortals, the brilliant and beautiful Xin Shisiniang, Su Xian who transforms into a cicada and flies away, the ridiculous tale of the scolding duck, the tale of crickets and tyranny worse than a tiger... Fox spirits, female ghosts, scholars, officials, kings of hell, immortals: in a world of endless marvels and trans 2Votes249.3kRecs182.9kFans
- 26 God-Tier Reading System 神级阅读系统 Read books and become a god... Everything is in the books. New book: The Daily Life of a Cat I Transmigrated Into 0Votes36.9kRecs65.2kFans
- 27 The Tech Overlord of the Immortal Realm 仙域科技霸主 My 2025 book, I Study Evolution in the Apocalypse, is now officially online. It’s version 3.0 of data cultivation, with several bugs fixed. It explores cultivation and the direction of evolution through science fiction, leading to the creation of pure data life. 0Votes226.4kRecs134.8kFans
- 28 EN The Heaven-Piercing Great Sage 通天大圣 New book: My Uchiha Are So Steady As a Naruto fan, I read every Naruto fanfic and still felt like none of them scratched the itch. So I geared up and got to work myself! 0Votes575kRecs351.5kFans
- 29 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
- 30 Walking Alone on the Great Dao 大道独行 Three thousand heterodox paths, eight hundred unorthodox schools, and one hundred and eight great sects, in an age when cultivators are as numerous as ants! Cultivators should command the Five Elements, tread upon yin and yang, transcend life, death, and reincarnation, and seek the eternal Great Way! Through arduous cultivation, wandering, enlightenment, and desperate battles, enduring countless trials and holding fast to their convictions, they will eventually reach the summit and take in the b 0Votes683.9kRecs665kFans
- 31 Geomancer 地师 Youfang is a drifter in Beijing. He once sold pirated discs in Zhongguancun and ran a stall at Panjiayuan. Born into one of the Eight Sects of the Jianghu, he learned the ways of the underworld at a young age. He was particularly skilled in feng shui and geomancy, though he never believed in the supernatural. The first time his conscience was stirred was when he set out to avenge an elder. He posed as a feng shui master and infiltrated a tomb-robbing gang, hoping to find a chance to strike. Inst 5Votes806.6kRecs742.3kFans
- 32 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
- 33 The Unnamable Cyberpunk 不可名状的赛博朋克 If you’re interested, go check it out~ 0Votes180.4kRecs241.1kFans
- 34 The Mysterious Kingdom 诡秘国度 The company Xia Tianqi worked for offered a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, an Audi, and a villa as a dormitory, even during the probation period. It was a mysterious company. He thought joining it would finally turn his luck around, but soon discovered that the truth was nothing like he had imagined. One strange and bizarre incident after another unfolded, and one mystery after another came to light. By the tim 0Votes364.5kRecs190.3kFans
- 35 The Gate of Wonders 惊门 Cheng Tianle is just like his name suggests: over twenty years old, with nothing to show for it, yet cheerful every day, as if he didn’t have a care in the world. He drifted to Suzhou, scraping by on free food and lodging, when by accident and sheer luck he inherited the cultivation arts of a demon. By the time he came to his senses, it was as if a wondrous door to the world had swung open before him. It turned out that all kinds of demons were living among us, in our daily lives, on city stre 1Votes874.2kRecs248.4kFans
- 36 EN Heavenly Tech 仙界科技 “Lord Laozi, why are you guarding that golden elixir? I won't take it... I'll just take this furnace, okay?” A cultivation mobile game Shen Bing was playing suddenly connected to the immortal realm. Cultivation and all that was just window dressing. The items he obtained from the immortal realm could be analyzed to reveal cutting-edge technology. One novice teleportation talisman led to quantum teleportation technology. This was going to let him crush the whole world! Over-the-horizon telescope 1Votes306.4kRecs262kFans
- 37 Enshrined as an Immortal 封仙 Heaven and earth have taken shape, but the Great Dao remains without order. Now, the immortals have jointly established the Investiture of the Gods to set the order of heaven and earth, raise the Heavenly Court of the Nine Heavens and the Netherworld, and appoint the gods of all realms. Qing Yuan, a Daoist attendant under the Purple Cloud Palace, was born without good fortune, a good fate, or an immortal root. Because he devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, he was sent down to the mort 0Votes167.9kRecs96.9kFans
- 38 My Magical Era 我的魔法时代 When I woke up, I found myself lying on the back of a jostling Thunderhorn Rhino. A caravan stretching for several kilometers was moving slowly ahead. The Thunder Rhinos, each as tall as a three-story house, snorted heavily as they lumbered along beneath mountains of cargo. 4Votes855.3kRecs309.6kFans
- 39 The Endless Path of Martial Arts 无限道武者路 As a combat instructor for China's most elite special forces, he had already reached the pinnacle of practical martial arts. Yet he could not help feeling regret. Human strength was limited. Though traditional martial arts were refined, they were still a finite “technique,” not an infinite “way.” He stood atop the summit, but could go no farther and make no further progress. Until he came to this world filled with infinite possibilities... This is a fan work, but it absolutely will not be a p 4Votes709.5kRecs285kFans
- 40 The Omnipotent Cultivation Supreme 全能修炼至尊 After transmigrating and merging with a mobile phone, he gains every function the phone possesses: a true multi-core brain capable of parallel processing, scanning and recording books, calculating and analyzing cultivation techniques, connecting to mechanical avatars... Jiang Xiaobai is going to turn his life around and soar to greatness! 0Votes202.9kRecs208.2kFans
- 41 I Really Am a Great Druid 我真是大德鲁伊 Luo Yun Windwhisper, a great druid, has become a single father in the city. He also has a daughter with druidic talents. His daughter is a handful, a mischievous little rascal. Besides having extraordinary talent and turning into a bear to cause trouble for her dad whenever she gets the chance, her greatest passion is crowning herself empress. “Yao Yao is the Empress of the Seven Seas. No one can take her throne, not even my little sister 0Votes149.4kRecs117.4kFans
- 42 EN Record of Mortal Cultivation's Demise 灭运图录 Cultivation means discarding the false and preserving the true, seeing one’s own nature clearly. Those who achieve this are called “Perfected Ones.” They attain the Primordial Spirit and transcend life and death. The Record of Fate’s Demise, the Dao Seed of Fate’s Demise? The cultivation story of a transmigrator who happens upon an ancient immortal art and journeys through the Myriad Worlds and countless vast realms. Group numbers: Group One: 213933048 (full) 34Votes473.8kRecs642.3kFans
- 43 Unrivaled Under Heaven 独步天下 The Primordial Spirit is innate. Anyone who reaches the innate realm of martial arts before the age of thirty and possesses a sufficiently powerful Primordial Spirit can communicate with the heavens, earn the recognition of the Heavenly Dao, and receive its inheritance. The Heavenly Dao will bestow a jade tower or pagoda containing the corresponding cultivation methods and shamanic arts. Those who achieve this become shamans, wielding vast supernatural powers and transcending the ordinary! Ye Xu 18Votes401.1kRecs358.7kFans
- 44 The Bandit's Path 寇道 A bandit is an invader! Those who follow the bandit's path have hearts as hard as iron and stone, and stand firm through fire and water. Neither heaven and earth can stop them, nor ghosts and gods confuse them. They do what others cannot. Born without the makings of a fighter, he sets his sights on martial arts and the gates of immortality. But with rebellion in his bones, the only path to eternal life is the bandit's way. New book: Daoist Arts Master. 0Votes213.3kRecs99.7kFans
- 45 Chronicle of the Tyrant Emperor 霸皇纪 My enemies come in only two kinds: those on their knees and those lying down. My name is Gao Zhengyang, the most domineering and willful man in the Myriad Worlds. 0Votes805.2kRecs153.4kFans
- 46 Mecha Storm 机动风暴 Crush miracles, Rule the heavens with one hand, An eternal passion and burning spirit, The immortal legend of a tyrant! 4Votes1.8MRecs630.5kFans
- 47 The Psychological Restricted Zone 心理禁区 This book has been officially published, and 150 limited-edition signed copies are now available for preorder. The limited edition is sold at Manyu Culture's Tmall store. Search for Psychological Forbidden Zone on Tmall and grab your copy now! Lu Ran was an intern psychological counselor. By chance, he came across a strange collection of bizarre psychological case files. It contained many absurd, bizarre, and terrifying missions, yet completing them brought great rewards. During his tense and th 0Votes38kRecs103.9kFans
- 48 Spirit Mountain 灵山 Mei Xi, an undergraduate at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, had wandered the world from a young age. After struggling his way into university and reaching his second year, he transmigrated through an extraordinary chance encounter and arrived in the prosperous Tang dynasty. To his surprise, the world he found was not quite like the one described in history books. Things that existed only in myths and legends were right there before his eyes. How should he make his way in this world? Were 5Votes696.7kRecs484kFans
- 49 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. 9Votes516.2kRecs236.6kFans
- 50 Lotus Treasure Mirror 莲花宝鉴 If you fail, I’ll help you castrate yourself: The Lotus Treasure Mirror. This is a story about a boy’s martial arts technique. A poor man is forced to learn a sinister art. Until he masters it, he must stay away from women, or The Lotus Treasure Mirror will snip him into a eunuch with a single “click”! 0Votes1.5MRecs482.3kFans
