Novels like I Am a Mage
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- 1 The Sorcerer's Happy Life 术士的幸福生活 His name is Ma Liang, and he has no magic brush. He inherited his grandfather’s title and techniques. In the martial world, he is known as the “Underworld Judge Who Never Leaves His Seat.” His grandfather said, “Don’t get into this line of work. You might suffer one of the Five Evils and Three Deficiencies!” His father said, “If you dare take up this line of work, I’ll break your legs!” His mother said, “Son, we’re not going to become spirit mediums. We couldn’t bear the shame…” His family’s wis 0Votes110.5kRecs252.4kFans
- 2 The Mentor of the New Era 新时代导师 After transmigrating to a thriving world of magic, he'd rather work himself to death in an arcane laboratory than stop waving his manuscript and shouting at the top of his voice: “I'll usher in the Information Age!” P.S. This is a fantasy novel featuring a moon landing program, personal computers, the internet... 0Votes25.4kRecs37.4kFans
- 3 Immortal of the Myriad Heavens Mirror 诸天镜仙 I have a mirror That divides yin and yang, and turns life and death The Myriad Worlds lie open to me, and I may come and go as I please 0Votes17.7kRecs35.3kFans
- 4 The Last Cultivator on Earth 地球上最后一个修道者 I was born in the 1980s, and I’m also a cultivator. Sending messages by paper crane, turning stones into gold, creating impenetrable barriers, flying through the sky and burrowing underground... I can do all these magical arts and abilities. But... If I could turn back time by twenty years, I’d rather spend this life as an ordinary mortal raised on melamine-tainted milk powder and gutter oil. Because as my cultivation deepens, the only path left open to me is to leave Earth!!! Damn it, I’m no as 2Votes200.2kRecs92.4kFans
- 5 The Urban Paladin 都市圣骑录 After having a strange dream, a college student struggles to find the path of a holy knight in a modern city. 0Votes205.2kRecs101.5kFans
- 6 Life in the Qing Dynasty 在清朝的生活 [A-level, Class B contracted work from Qidian Girls' Network] This is the story of a woman who knew nothing about history, yet became a woman in the Qing dynasty; This is the story of a woman who wanted nothing more than a peaceful, ordinary life, yet married Yongzheng; Since you're here, make the best of it. See a different side of Niohuru. [The new novel, Zhu Ming Hua Juan, is now being serialized. 0Votes150.8kRecs479.1kFans
- 7 Starting Over in Senior Year 重启高一 Zhang Tan’s mind was in a muddle. It seemed he had been reborn, fifteen years in the past, in Hefei in 2001. But things also seemed a little different. Since when had Hefei gained an extra water radical in its name? … That was the year Beijing won the bid to host the Olympics, and corner shops gave away fizzy drinks. That was the year China qualified for the World Cup, and internet café owners gave everyone an extra hour online. That was the year Legend was all about sieges and capturing strongh 0Votes102.3kRecs117kFans
- 8 A Graduate Student's Life in Cultivation 修真研究生生活录 An outstanding graduate student. A private tutor for a troubled girl. The behind-the-scenes owner of a clothing boutique. A wealthy young master with a mansion beside West Lake. The closed-door disciple of a retired martial arts master. Yet the life he truly longs for is Back to Field, a life devoted to research and teaching others without competing with the world or fighting with anyone. 0Votes691.3kRecs466kFans
- 9 Super Skeleton Soldier 超级骷髅兵 I am a skeleton, one that has no idea how many years it has been alive. Ever since I was awakened by a necromancer of the Livy Alliance during the First Holy War, this has happened seven times now. 0Votes137.6kRecs73.3kFans
- 10 Taoist Scriptures in America 道藏美利坚 The new book, "Get Rich by Keeping a Low Profile", has been reuploaded with a fresh version. Build wealth among the common folk, roam freely across the Nine Provinces, and spread love around the world. A powerful tycoon is reborn in a teacher's body and receives a one-hundred-million-yuan rebirth bonus. This is the story of a life spent making the most of each day. Also known as "The Billionaire's Vietnamese Girlfriend", "The Teacher Has a Hundred Million", and "Now That I'm Rich, I Have to Keep 0Votes182.7kRecs208.7kFans
- 11 Twenty-Four Little Corpses 二十四小尸 The sea of consciousness conceals a secret treasure. Contemplate the sea of consciousness to cultivate heavenly arts and gradually transcend the mortal realm! The youth Zhu Jiu forges two Heavenly Dao talismans, one of light and one of darkness, within his sea of consciousness. Their transformations are endless, and their power impossible to fathom. He nurtures demon corpses and refines vengeful ghosts inside the talismans. As the young man grows ever stronger, holding the Spirit Treasure Corpse 0Votes35.3kRecs28.8kFans
- 12 Colonizing Otherworlds 殖民异位面 An accident during a trial run of a massive controlled nuclear fusion reactor unexpectedly opened a doorway to a magical plane. And so began a war between technology and magic. Join group 646713733 if you're interested. 0Votes28.7kRecs25.6kFans
- 13 The Mother Empress 母皇 A shut-in gets a spaceship capable of creating higher life forms. 0Votes870.6kRecs118.7kFans
- 14 Grand Geomancy Master 风水大相师 Su Jiu unexpectedly obtains an ancient golden compass, setting him on a path to unravel mysteries that have endured for a thousand years. Watch as Su Jiu solves one mystery after another and uncovers a culture passed down through the ages. 0Votes69kRecs152.4kFans
- 15 EN War God of Chaos 混乱战神 The weak rarely get to live well. The strong rarely get to die well. So-called fate is choosing between a wretched life and a wretched death. One of the few cultivators living in the modern world, he lost his body in an unfortunate accident, destroyed in a massive explosion that killed both him and his enemy. He fought to preserve a remnant of his soul and arrived in a completely unfamiliar world of magic. Starting over, he rose from a fallen noble to become the Chaos God of War, who ruled the c 0Votes748kRecs635.8kFans
- 16 The Ant Bandit 蚁贼 K lifeforms have invaded, and Earth's insects have mutated. Tang Yu was bitten by a mutated bug and died from his injuries. When he awoke reborn, he discovered that he had become an ant, the world's smallest ant: a thief ant. P.S. 0Votes37.5kRecs43.7kFans
- 17 EN The Assassin's Magic 刺客魔传 A modern assassin with extraordinary skills and abysmal luck dies while eating barbecue, when an iron skewer pierces his throat. His soul is summoned by an evil archmage from another world and inhabits the body of a boy being used as an experiment, freeing him from the curse of misfortune. After successfully assassinating the dark mage who summoned him, he cleverly steps over the man's corpse and climbs toward a lucky break... 0Votes598.1kRecs356.2kFans
- 18 Supreme Treasure Seal 太上宝篆 The Supreme is the Dao. The Supreme is the sovereign of the Great Dao, the highest Dao Ancestor, the origin of all teachings. It existed before the Great Void, arose from the source of the Limitless, and has neither end nor bounds. Born in a world in the Age of Dharma Decline, he carries a mysterious jade talisman and descends upon the vast lands of the Nine Provinces. Thus begins a young man’s cultivation journey as he pursues the rank of the Supreme. Book group: 7-0-9-7-8-1-1-4-2 (Three Pure H 0Votes56.3kRecs62.2kFans
- 19 The Immortal Sword Body 不灭剑体 The swordmaster, first ruling over the Eastern Huaxia Nine Provinces: this is Eastern fantasy. The swordmaster, also known as the sovereign of a hundred weapons, stands above every other sharp implement. This is the Sword God Continent, where a thousand sects stand in profusion. It is a world divided among sects. On this continent, swordmasters gather sword essence, transform it into sword qi, condense sword aura, fuse it into sword radiance, establish sword domains, and eventually cleave mounta 0Votes218.4kRecs101kFans
- 20 The Great Era: A Son of Finance 大时代之金融之子 He dominates the financial markets, wiping out the sharks with a smile. The most successful investor in history, a mysterious figure at the very pinnacle of the field. He is Bridgewater's biggest investor, and his returns surpass those of Renaissance Technologies. He advised John Paulson and brought Long-Term Capital Management to its knees. He kills in ten paces, leaving no trace for a thousand miles: he is the child of finance, the king of hedge funds! 0Votes92.6kRecs128.6kFans
- 21 Casting Spells Across the Heavens 施法诸天 After one night of drunken sleep, the familiar Earth had become a world of magic. Guided by a worn-out piece of parchment, Zhang Cheng traveled between different fantasy worlds, embarking on an incredible journey. In each world, he gained knowledge, skills, and power, gradually uncovering the enormous secret hidden behind it all… 0Votes66.7kRecs97.7kFans
- 22 Blood Will Tell 将血 Have you not seen Han Zhongjun, who at twenty bound a captive and asked for a long tassel to seize the enemy? Have you not seen Ban Dingyuan, who led light cavalry into distant lands and stirred up the clouds of war? A true man should dare to face danger, not let his scholar’s robes ruin his life. With the nation teetering on the brink, urgent dispatches race back and forth without pause! Zhao Shi’s life was destined to be spent amid slaughter and bloodshed. From the vast northern deserts to the 0Votes501.5kRecs236.4kFans
- 23 Celestial Venerable Qingwei 清微天尊 The land of the Ten Continents is vast and boundless. The Three Immortal Isles remain hidden, and immortals and gods are difficult to find. Above the vast azure heavens and beneath the endless Yellow Springs, what kind of places might there be? This book is also known as The Peaceful and Happy Path to Enlightenment of Daoist Master Qingwei and The Life of Qingwei, Wasting Away His Golden Finger in Obscurity 1Votes152.4kRecs193.8kFans
- 24 Pure Yang Sword Sovereign 纯阳剑尊 The path to immortality is called Pure Yang by the Daoists, Profound Yin by the Demon Sect, and Suchness by the Buddhists. With the sword in his hand, the young Ling Chong strums its strings and sings, laughing as he reigns supreme beneath the heavens! Before Heaven came Yin and Yang; before the Five Virtues came the Way of Virtue. Though one may study the teachings after birth, Pure Yang and Profound Yin still lead to the true fruit. Nine cycles forward and seven in reverse, dragons and tigers 0Votes128.1kRecs102.4kFans
- 25 The Insect Emperor of the City 都市虫皇 Out of nowhere, Li Feng gained the ability to collect blood essence. He raised ants, and they became an Ant King with a command stat that could summon a thousand ants? He raised mosquitoes, and they became a Blood Mosquito King. The king could feed on other people's blood and bring him blood essence? He raised a mantis, and after five rounds of feeding, it actually advanced into a familiar and could share the special traits of its swarm? The strength of ants, the body of a cockroach, the mantis' 0Votes74.7kRecs106.2kFans
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 Doomsday Lord 末日领主 The apocalypse descends, mountains and rivers crumble, and the world is completely gamified. What's more, it's a game that combines city-building, adventure, and everyday life. Cheng Yang, who spent a whole year barely surviving the apocalypse, is reborn two days before it arrives. Watch as he turns Heaven and Earth into a game board and cities into pieces, playing out a very different war against the apocalypse. P.S. Two chapters every day, at 12 noon and 7 p.m. If the support is strong, there' 0Votes84.4kRecs163.7kFans
- 29 Interstellar Tomb Raider 星际盗墓 [A work contracted with Qidian's First Editorial Group] What mystery is hidden within a seven-thousand-year-old tomb? How did the Galactic Superpower undergo such a shocking transformation? Who is the mastermind behind it all? Just how powerful is the ultimate limit of martial cultivators? Yi Shuihan, a small miner from Fengtu Star, encounters Mister Mu in the planetary core and is taken on as his disciple. From then on, he embarks on a journey to explore a series of ancient connected tombs, eng 0Votes672.6kRecs249.7kFans
- 30 Zixiao 紫霄 The Violet Firmament is the source of heaven and earth, the beginning of the Great Dao. In this age, the Immortal Realm has fallen and the Nine Hells have retreated into hiding. There are laws but no Dao, and everlasting life is out of reach. In the human world, the Divine Court rules and the Immortal Heavens loom above. Foreign races watch covetously, while heavenly demons lurk in the shadows. Xie Cheng arrives in this world with a mysterious Daoist palace. He is immortal and indestructible, ab 0Votes87.5kRecs84.2kFans
- 31 The Tokyo Taoist 东京道士 In the heavens stands the White Jade Capital, with twelve towers and five cities. An immortal strokes my crown; with my hair tied up, I receive eternal life. A disciple of Lu Dongbin is reborn as an ordinary sixteen-year-old high school student in Tokyo, Japan. Seeking immortality, he hides among the teeming masses to experience the many faces of humanity and the rolling tide of worldly life once more. Can a Daoist heart, steadfast for centuries, remain true to its original purpose amid the neon 0Votes225.9kRecs157.6kFans
- 32 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
- 33 The Splendor of the High Tang 盛唐风月 I recall the glorious days of Kaiyuan, when even small towns held thousands of households. Rice gleamed with fat, millet was white, and public and private granaries alike were full. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, the Tang Empire stood at the height of its power, and the capital, Chang'an, was the world's most prosperous city, bar none. Yao Chong, Song Jing, Li Bai, Wang Wei, Zhang Xu, Wu Daozi, Yan Zhenqing, Gongsun Daniang, Pei Min, Guo Ziyi... The skies of the High Tang were bright with stars. 0Votes50.6kRecs80.3kFans
- 34 Interstellar Necromancer Empire 星际之亡灵帝国 Highly recommended: The Warring States Strategist, Lu Buwei A different Warring States period! A different world of the Hundred Schools of Thought! Different historical figures and events! All of this… Because Lu Buwei is different! Did I change the world, or did the world change me? A new author and a new book. The story is guaranteed to be completed, so read with confidence! One, two… one hundred thousand. Millions, tens of millions… hundreds of millions. Billions of 0Votes1.2MRecs311.4kFans
- 35 Online Gaming: King of the Three Kingdoms 网游之三国王者 A game called The World changed everything. Yang Tian wasn't doing well in the game, but after waking up one day, he discovers that he has returned to ten days before the game launched, a year ago... Who says famous generals from history have to be the strongest? Who says the System factions can't be shaken? Who says the world has to belong to the Sima family? Who says our great China can't dominate the seas? 0Votes219.6kRecs181.6kFans
- 36 EN The Legend of Chiba in Konoha 木叶之千叶传说 Transmigrate into the world of Hokage and become one of the many ninjas. The Eight Gates, the secrets of ninja arts... It turns out that transmigration does not mean bringing no talents along, but simply that they have not been discovered yet! The strongest ninja in Konoha's history begins his legendary journey... Uh... don't say I'm being modest. I'm just keeping a low profile... [This bo 0Votes86.2kRecs198.7kFans
- 37 Mad Immortal 狂仙 Workplace version: How does a newcomer survive and thrive when veteran employees try to hold him back? Inspirational version: How does a young migrant worker from the countryside adapt to city life and make it his own through hard work? E-commerce version: How does a fledgling shopkeeper carve out a place for himself among countless competing stores? This is a xianxia novel, not an urban story. It tells of a young man who ascends from the lower realm and, through his own hard work, rises rapidly 0Votes1.5MRecs186.6kFans
- 38 The Ultimate Little Farm 极品小农场 Leaving behind the noisy city and its restless grind, he set off for a foreign land to live the easygoing life of a small-time farmer. Drink beer, whip up a few dishes, feast on grilled beef and lamb, and raise fish in a little pond. Catch a few fish and shrimp, then make a pot of delicious soup. In spring, flowers bloom in every shade; in autumn, the bright moon shines across the vast sky. In summer, cool breezes stir the green shade; in winter, pristine white snow blankets the land. Build a li 0Votes1.2MRecs221.6kFans
- 39 The Fierce General 悍戚 I would gladly lead the finest cavalry under heaven across these vast lands. For a warrior, dying on the battlefield, wrapped in his horse’s hide, is a worthy end! In the name of Liu Chuang, imperial uncle of the Great Han, I will trample flat any obstacle ahead, be it a mountain of blades or a sea of fire! I am Liu Chuang. This is my story! +++++++++++++++++++++++++ The final installment of the Three Kingdoms trilogy, The Fierce Warrior, makes its grand debut in 2013. Let’s revisit that age of 0Votes834kRecs219.6kFans
- 40 The Brainiac Dragon of Another World 异界之光脑威龙 Highly recommended: Lü Buwei, the Warring States Strategist Was it I who changed the world, or the world that changed me! ※※※※※※※※※※※※※ The sudden arrival of a UFO brought with it a magical learning device. Time runs at a different rate: while others cultivate for one hour, I can cultivate for twice, five times, or ten times as long in a virtual space. Endless time will give rise to the greatest new-generation mage. ※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Ultimate W 1Votes1.3MRecs319.3kFans
- 41 EN Greetings, Headmaster 拜见校长大人 After transmigrating to a magical world, Chen Mo discovers that he can grow stronger and stronger by exploring the truth of the world and receiving rewards in return. And so the former top student sparks an academic revolution in another world: igniting the combustion revolution, building geometric towers, establishing the order of the elements... and discovering the Theory of Everything! Standing at the lectern and facing his critics, Chen Mo gives a scornful smile: “Your paper isn’t even falsi 2Votes114kRecs184.8kFans
- 42 Logging In from Fantasy to the Modern City 从玄幻登录到都市 This book is about a native of a fantasy continent who can log in to a modern city. While others shut themselves away to cultivate, Shanyu shuts himself away to play video games. Hit a bottleneck and unable to break through for ages? Shanyu levels up in a game, then breaks through as soon as he gets back. Badly injured and forced to rest for a week or two? Shanyu is left wondering: Should he drink a red potion and recover instantly, or level up and restore himself to full health? In the city: “W 0Votes42.4kRecs42.9kFans
- 43 EN Summon Holy Sword 召唤圣剑 It is a chaotic age. The shadows of darkness devour all things. The continent is shrouded in despair and emptiness, as people struggle amid fire and death. The boundary between reality and fantasy grows blurred. When that lone star shines in the night sky, can it change the fate of this doomed world and restore its lost glory? Rhode was once the leader of Starlight, the most powerful players' guild in the online game Dragon Soul Continent. After leading its members to defeat the Void Dragon, the 7Votes352.6kRecs507.7kFans
- 44 Reborn in 2003 重生2003 A guy who writes web novels returns to 2003, where everything starts over. Let's see what kind of waves this small-time nobody can make! 0Votes126.5kRecs201.2kFans
- 45 When Games Invade Reality 游戏降临现实 The Great Dao Game, where the world is the server! One day, Earth was chosen as the game's “new server.” With it came terrifying monsters bent on endless slaughter. Modern civilization was destroyed within days, and all of humanity faced the threat of extinction. Only by accepting the new age of gaming could people gain power from the game and fight back. Gao Ang was one of the lucky ones. Blessed with boundless fortune, he rose rapidly and forged his own myths and legends! (P.S. This is a strai 0Votes47.4kRecs70.8kFans
- 46 The Wandering Daoist Immortal 游方道仙 When dragon and tiger unite, the elixir completes its ninth refinement. I wield a single Dao sword, enough to slay immortals and butcher gods. A sword hidden within the belly, a breath dwelling on the ancestral mountain. A word stirs wind and rain, a sword slays ghosts and gods. This is the story of a young Daoist priest seeking immortality and the Way. 0Votes56.1kRecs115.2kFans
- 47 EN The Throne of the End Times 末法王座 A world that gave birth to a peak magical civilization is nearing destruction. Its last survivor returns to a time ten million years in the past, when magical civilization was only just taking root and countless mages were still struggling to find their way along a thorn-covered path. He comes from the age when magic faded, and sets out for the highest throne. 0Votes903.4kRecs320.5kFans
- 48 The Super Military-Industrial Hegemon 超级军工霸主 The military industry is the foundation of a powerful army, the guarantee of a prosperous nation, and the key to a nation’s invincibility. Lu Jiadong, a military technology expert at the General Armament Department, is reborn in a small third-tier military factory in the southwest. From then on, Lu Jiadong leads the workers in the military industry, toiling under the sun as they embark on a path to change their fate and surpass the world, rising to dominance in the industry. From 40 mm under-bar 0Votes351.4kRecs224.4kFans
- 49 The Great Immortal Farmer 大仙农 After graduating from university, a young man returns to his hometown and unexpectedly discovers that his old radio can pick up sounds from another xianxia world, and even bring items from that world into reality. With the help of objects from the xianxia world, Zhou Yu begins a happy life back home. He tends flowers and trees, with a few animals always by his side. Complete novels: The Great Appraiser, 4.76 million words, and Golden Escape, 4 million words. Great reads if you're short on books 1Votes201.2kRecs192.3kFans
- 50 Chronicles of the Realm and Its Beauties 江山美人志 A wondrous continent, countless peoples, and nations locked in a struggle for supremacy. Throughout history, countless heroes have risen, but the greatest are yet to come. After long unity comes division, and after long division comes unity. For the survival of their people, the strength of their nations, and the realization of their ideals, countless heroes and prodigies make their mark in these turbulent times. Who will emerge victorious? Time will tell. Behold how Li Wufeng, a peerless hero a 0Votes7.3MRecs651.6kFans
