Novels like Descendant of Maoshan
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- 1 Dust and Shadow 尘翳 On a winter night in the twelfth year of the Kangxi reign, sandalwood incense drifted through the great hall. Amid the sound of chanting, a gaunt old monk sat cross-legged on a cushion and wrote a verse: “Heaven is broken, earth is broken. Mistake it for your burden, and you will miss your chance. The tongue is already severed; who dares sit?” When he had finished, he gazed at the monks for a long while, then shook his head and let out a long sigh. He tossed down his brush and died. The old monk 0Votes21.4kRecs8kFans
- 2 Sunset on the African Savanna 非洲草原上的落日 As for this story, well, I got the idea while watching Animal World. I really love the variety of creatures featured on the show, so I started writing a few lines in my spare time. I've looked up some information, but I can't guarantee that everything in the story reflects the facts of nature. After all, I'm writing it as a novel, so please bear with me. And if you spot any mistakes, please let me know. Thanks in advance. Thanks to the pur 0Votes4.9kRecs1.7kFans
- 3 My Years as a Taoist Priest 我当道士那些年 From the day I was born, I was “bound by the power of chaos.” It was fated that I would become an immortal cultivator. Slaying demons, snake spirits, and haunted tombs... Such trivial matters. The mysterious south of Sichuan, and the widespread local legends of the “gods” that no one dares discuss? Daoist arts and metaphysics, medicine, divination, fate-reading, and physiognomy: one by one, they unveil their mysteries... Daoism has been passed down for thousands of years. Perhaps not all of it i 0Votes38.7kRecs81.5kFans
- 4 The Happy Firewood-Burning Maid 烧火丫鬟喜洋洋 The Firewood-Burning Maid Is Overjoyed 0Votes146.9kRecs163.5kFans
- 5 Tales by Lamplight 夜灯奇谈 In the late Qing and early Republican era, the Great Qing Dynasty’s mandate was nearing its end. The Seven-Star Fiend Formation, placed beneath the coffins in the imperial mausoleum’s nether palace to suppress ghosts and spirits, was disturbed. As a result, yin spirits and other supernatural beings awoke, took human form, and possessed corpses... But all things have their counterparts and counters. Where ghosts and demons wreaked havoc, righteous warriors also wielded orthodox arts. Buddhist dem 0Votes17.8kRecs42.3kFans
- 6 The Elegant Ways of the Great Clans 门阀风流 Born into an illustrious family, yet helpless as society declined and the flames of war spread. Watch as Wei Jie is slain, as he meets Wang and Ma, and as he gently takes the fair one's hand to her home. Hire mighty retainers, build estates, study the classics, and dance with flying swords beneath the Five Willow Trees. You were born a beauty, yet with a touch to your cap you ascend to the summit. Ask the world beneath heaven: who can contend with you? 0Votes38.8kRecs13.6kFans
- 7 My Years as a Yin-Yang Master 我当阴阳先生的那几年 Our story begins with a young man. Have you heard the many strange tales passed down among the people? Have you ever admired and yearned for the gifted figures in those stories, each possessing extraordinary arts? This book tells the stories of such gifted people scattered throughout the land. They have mastered the arts of Qimen Dunjia. When their abilities are no longer recognized by this age, what choice will they make? 2Votes85.5kRecs545kFans
- 8 A Millennium Later in the City 都市之千年归来 When I was five, I got lost in the mountains, and it changed my life. My name is Fang Nan. … 0Votes23.2kRecs85.8kFans
- 9 Seeking Immortality 觅仙 The path to immortality stretches far and wide; the quest for the Dao goes on without end. A young dreamer who is neither a failure nor a genius arrives in another world with a bronze mirror, beginning an extraordinary quest for immortality, full of remarkable encounters and stirring adventures. 7Votes16.3kRecs33.3kFans
- 10 Back to the Primitive Tribe as Village Chief 回到原始部落当村长 Why does everyone else go back to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, or Qing dynasties? Why does everyone else return as an emperor or prince? How come I transmigrated back to a cave and ended up with two hairy wives? This is so unfair! A university HR administrator from modern times is sent back to the late Neolithic era. He must invent bronze, fishing nets, bows and arrows, pottery, and more, while also carrying out the political work of building villages, towns, and even a nation. Is this a primitiv 0Votes249.2kRecs43.6kFans
- 11 The Last Tomb Raider 最后一个摸金校尉 The Touching Gold Order, the Demon-Transforming Talisman, pinpointing acupoints and tracing dragon veins to locate corpse demons. The Human-Fat Candle, the Ten-Thousand-Year Lamp, the Netherworld Treasure Pagoda and the Demon-Quelling Stele. White-Haired Fingers, Peachwood Spikes, a vast sea of sand and a stone temple of meditation. The Blackwood Coffin, the Cicada-Silk Shroud, a hero’s parting from his beloved beauty, drowned in wine. The Sutra of the Dead, the Three-Water Tomb, one general’s s 0Votes17.9kRecs126.7kFans
- 12 A True Hero of Southern Ming 南明大丈夫 In the eyes of his subordinates, he was a brilliant and mighty general. To his colleagues, he was a shrewd, mercenary little landlord. To Li Zicheng, he was an outsider from another province who might prove useful. To the Chongzhen Emperor, he was a bandit who had seized an imperial fief. To Dorgon, he was a shameless southerner. To Zheng Chenggong, he was a trustworthy ally. At this moment, history’s turning points shifted, and the tides of change surged. Welcome to The Great Husband of Souther 0Votes154.8kRecs27.5kFans
- 13 Trail of the Immortal Through the Sea of Clouds 云海仙踪 In the early years of the Southern Song, the land is in turmoil. Buddhists and Daoists clash, while the Demon Sect runs rampant. Xu Xian, the son of a Hangzhou medicine merchant, is swept against his will into the world of martial arts and forced to embark on a wondrous journey among immortals and demons. Bound by bloody vendettas and tangled passions, he is fated to stand alone against the world. A new classicist wuxia fantasy novel, a White Snake Legend retelling by Shuye Yehu, taking you into 0Votes12.9kRecs23.6kFans
- 14 Huanglong Zhenren’s Adventures in Another World 黄龙真人异界游 After the Investiture of the Gods, Huanglong Zhenren, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan School, inexplicably transmigrates to another world. Having failed to make a name for himself in the Chan School, he begins a formidable new life there. Divine beasts think they’re impressive? I’ll toss a spirit beast collar around one and make it guard my door. Twelve-winged angels acting all high and mighty? I’ll tie one up with an Immortal-Binding Rope and keep it like a pet bird. The dragon c 1Votes167.4kRecs152.1kFans
- 15 Sword-Wielding Art 仗剑诀 . [Synopsis of The Sword Art] The jianghu in The Sword Art is authentic. The government and the era take a back seat; everything in the jianghu is maintained by its own people, and they are the ones who disrupt it as well. “Profit” and “order” are the themes of this jianghu. This is a martial world of powerful cl 1Votes277.3kRecs55.8kFans
- 16 Ten Dragons Vie for the Throne 十龙夺嫡 I transmigrated, and it turns out to be the Qing dynasty. Of all people I could have become, I ended up as the sixth prince, Yinzhuo. Fight for the throne? Too dangerous! Become emperor? Too exhausting! After going to all this trouble to transmigrate, I'd be happy just to live quietly as a prince. But life is full of surprises, and even being a peaceful prince isn't easy. You need money, and you need power. Get too much of either, and you can't remain a prince. So then... I might as well become 0Votes282.1kRecs179.2kFans
- 17 The Maoshan Ghost Catcher 茅山捉鬼人 [The most popular] Ye Shaoyang, a Maoshan exorcist, ventures into the city, battling people, ghosts, demons, and seductive fox spirits. The Corpse King of western Hunan, an undying evil god, a deadly spirit summoned by a dish, and ghost bandits from all four corners. A celebrity who keeps a child ghost, a blood-drinking royal princess, and a female CEO haunted by a fox demon. With Maoshan magic, he takes them all on! (This has been revised back to the original version.) 0Votes155.6kRecs324.4kFans
- 18 I Really Don’t Want to Do This 我真不想这么搞 [The Hottest New Hit] When Xia Feng woke up, he discovered that something called the Strongest Horror System had inexplicably appeared in his mind. This System could not only exchange for all kinds of amazing cards, but also strengthen him, teach him skills, and even… “create worlds.” Now he was unstoppable. From then on, he roamed the city, vanquished demons and ghosts, rose to great heights, and traveled the world. The only awkward thing was, why had all the outrageous things he used to brag a 0Votes107.4kRecs108.2kFans
- 19 Demon God 妖神 Across the Myriad Worlds, I alone reign supreme After transmigrating to another world, he finds himself a punching bag, a living target who can only take a beating. He thinks his miserable life will simply go on like this. Who could have guessed he would stumble upon an incredible opportunity and become an unkillable cockroach? With his freakishly powerful, unique ability, he finally becomes the supreme ruler. His declaration, “Across the Myriad Worlds, I alone reign supreme,” resounds 0Votes144.7kRecs191.4kFans
- 20 The Three Paths 三途志 The story begins one day a thousand years ago, when an ominous star that had been brewing for a long time suddenly appeared in the sky. The transformation of this star chart signaled both the end of the rise and fall of dynasties and the beginning of the young people’s journey to seek the Dao and pursue immortality. They say that demons and evil spirits emerge in chaotic times, and chaos truly did bring forth a world of ghosts and gods beyond the reach of ordinary people. In the heart of the wil 0Votes63.5kRecs58.9kFans
- 21 Song Shixing 宋时行 In the sixth year of the Xuanhe era, he arrived in Tokyo, the city of Bianliang! With two years still to go before the Jingkang Incident, Yu Yin stood by the Wuzhang River, bewildered and at a loss. Was the splendor of Tokyo real, or just an illusion? As the great empire tottered on the brink of collapse, people drowned themselves in pleasure, while the streets brimmed with prosperity... Yu Yin stumbled through this world on the verge of ruin. When he suddenly looked back, he discovered that his 0Votes536.6kRecs278kFans
- 22 Rebirth in the Online Game 网游之复活 Prophecy rises again in a tumultuous world: Evil claws its way out of the City of Death, and the apocalypse draws near! A fallen angel appears on the Demon God Continent. Lucifer’s army is reborn, unleashing bloodshed and chaos! By the Creator’s divine command, the heroes of ancient times are reborn! I’m just a low-level office worker, but now my own legendary tale is beginning. As my identity in the game keeps changing, the person I am in real life begins to transform as well! 0Votes497.5kRecs304.1kFans
- 23 A Strange Journey 怪异之旅 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Perhaps you believe it wholeheartedly, or perhaps you don't. But what I have to say is that ghosts are real in this story. One bizarre and terrifying incident after another unfolds. What is the truth behind it all, and who opened that forbidden door leading to hell? Somewhere out of sight, it seems an evil pair of eyes is watching this world. Who is “he,” and what is his purpose? The 0Votes63.1kRecs102kFans
- 24 This World Is Terrifying 这个世界好可怕 Following the Panic Trilogy, Yi Xiao's fifth supernatural novel, World of Panic, arrives with a bang! Fate Academy claims to train human psychics to resist evil spirits. Only those with spiritual energy are selected and sent an admission letter. Once students pass the entrance assessment and enroll, they receive not only a generous stipend and a villa dormitory, but also the chance to cultivate spiritual power and master mighty psychic abilities. Qin Ming, whose college entrance exam results wer 0Votes200.7kRecs130.4kFans
- 25 The Fragrance of the City 香色倾城 We eat and drink to live, and to live well, we must first eat and drink well. Put more elegantly, that means satisfying every aspect: appearance, aroma, taste, texture, meaning, and nourishment. But though we eat and drink to live, we shouldn't live just to eat and drink. Fun and pleasure matter, too. Even the sages said, “Food and sex are human nature.” In plain language, that means that after enjoying good food and drink, we shouldn't forget to find a pretty girl to keep us company. That way, 0Votes274.8kRecs54.7kFans
- 26 Seeking the Dao at Mount Emei 问道峨眉 After transmigrating decades ago, Lu Xuan spent half his life seeking the Dao. Before he knew it, he had reached old age, yet he still hadn’t found the way in. With his vitality fading and his essence depleted, he decided to return to his hometown and use what little time he had left to benefit the local community. But after many twists and turns, he came upon a copy of Notes on the Waterways and Rivers of Jiujiang at the place where he was born... 0Votes134.5kRecs127.1kFans
- 27 I Am the Goddess of the People 我是全民女神 As a shut-in, I often find myself thinking If I were a writer, then surely... If I were a singer, then surely... If I were an actor, then surely... If I were a comic artist, then surely... If I were... Now none of that is a problem anymore. Unfortunately, something went slightly wrong. Although I am still devastatingly beautiful, I can never become a male idol again... 0Votes48.6kRecs93.3kFans
- 28 Reborn in Journey to the West 重生西游 Here’s the portal. It’s high-tech: click once and you’re there... 0Votes373.7kRecs680.5kFans
- 29 Online Game Judgment 网游审判 My new book, Breath of the Undead, has plenty of chapters now. I hope you'll show it lots of support! 0Votes530.9kRecs73.8kFans
- 30 Ghost Blows Out the Light II 鬼吹灯II The original novel behind the hit web series Return to the South Sea! An age-old mystery of life, death, and reincarnation; civilizations lost over thousands of years; ancient ruins sealed away from the world. A colossal dragon lies coiled across this vast land, guarding it all. Raging rivers, rolling yellow sands, or oceans turned to fields: what exactly is hidden here? The souls of the lives buried beneath the earth wander and struggle. Where is the passageway to the exit from the Gate of Eter 3Votes444.1kRecs716.9kFans
- 31 Heaven's Pivot 天枢 If God created the human world, then who created God? Amon stood before the ruins of an ancient statue of a god, listening as an old man told passersby the distant legend of Amon the God. No one knew that this silent young man was Amon himself. The battered ruins lying in the sand before him had once been a statue worshiping him. This magnificent statue had suffered ruin throughout the wars of countless ages. The people who fought and killed one another all claimed to be doing so for their fai 0Votes405.6kRecs287.5kFans
- 32 Airo's Life in Dream of the Red Chamber 艾若的红楼生活 After transmigrating, she accidentally stumbles into an illusion... The Grand View Garden hasn't been built, Cao Xueqin hasn't finished his book, and the world of Dream of the Red Chamber has yet to take shape. As the one destined to be “pregnant with jade,” should I leave the Rong and Ning Mansions to forge a life of my own, or stay within this great household and await the fate that is about to come? Knowing t 0Votes263.1kRecs65.7kFans
- 33 Summoning a Thousand Armies 召唤千军 While everyone else is congratulating themselves on summoning a second contracted creature, Wang Wei is busy crafting suitable equipment for his ten-thousandth one. 0Votes1.1MRecs577.8kFans
- 34 Super Ghost Doppelganger 超级猛鬼分身 After having a fever for several days, Meng Gui unexpectedly obtained an incredibly powerful ghostly doppelganger! Now this should be fun. Meng Gui has never had much moral restraint... Why aren’t you sleeping in the middle of the night? Why are you running around scaring people everywhere? Just what are you trying to pull? 0Votes263.8kRecs161.3kFans
- 35 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
- 36 I Walk Alone in the Martial World 江湖我独行 You can check out My Path to Crafting Artifacts in the Cultivation World. Zhang Fang only ever wanted to become a professional life-skill player. By a twist of fate, he became the counterfeit prodigy of Zhenyuan Escort Agency, one of the lowest-ranking forces in the martial world. And so the poor nobody embarked on a grassroots path that defied the heavens. 0Votes175.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 37 Reborn to Burn the Eight Desolations 重生之焚尽八荒 Before he was reborn, he had exceptional skills and lofty ambitions, but no chance to realize them. In the end, he became a struggling, half-baked professional gamer, scraping by on a meager income lower than that of even players with non-combat professions. After being reborn, he has memories of the future that put him ahead of every other player, making him an extraordinary existence. In the eyes of players, he represents elegance, fluidity, strength, and the ultimate limits of skill. He has p 0Votes59.4kRecs102.7kFans
- 38 Hell Apartment 地狱公寓 They become an actor in a real horror movie, struggling to survive in a virtual world! Entering this apartment means setting foot on a road of no return. Only those chosen by it can see it and enter it. And once someone is chosen to become a tenant, they have no say in the matter. Whenever bloody words appear on the walls of a room in the apartment, the tenant must follow their instructions, go to the designated location, and stay there for the specified number of days. Even if they survive and 7Votes95.5kRecs453.3kFans
- 39 The Beauty Is Fierce 美人凶猛 Reborn after death, she resolves either never to marry or to take a husband who will join her family. To fight the former husband who killed her and protect her family's property, she gets involved in the family's silk and brocade business, then uses everything she once learned from him against him! . . I've completed four books, so you can count on me to finish this one too. Come on in^^ 0Votes338.6kRecs346kFans
- 40 The Exorcist 驱魔人 Synopsis: Life is like a game of chess, nothing more than a game. But what if you find yourself facing one deadly setup after another: sinister traps, baffling mysteries, crises, and dead ends? Clues fit together piece by piece as each layer of mystery is peeled away: long hair twisting beneath the water, a young woman stripped of her face before a mirror, a vicious and uncanny “seal man,” an inexplicable shadow in the basement... They will send a bone-deep chill through you on a summer day. Rea 1Votes254.2kRecs338.9kFans
- 41 Tending the Tang Dynasty 牧唐 A modern man returns to the early Tang dynasty. He knows how to farm. He knows how to raise horses. He is also a veterinarian. Under the flap of his butterfly wings, the Tang dynasty’s golden age arrives ahead of schedule. The Zhenguan-era anthem begins to ring out early. The Tang dynasty’s agriculture and animal husbandry also reach unprecedented heights. 0Votes464kRecs226.8kFans
- 42 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
- 43 Online Gaming: Simulated City 网游之模拟城市 A groundbreaking new online game about business management! Join the protagonist in enjoying a whole new kind of online game! Zhao Yun battling Yue Yun is no longer a fantasy, Sun Wu facing off against Han Xin is no longer an impossible dream, Lü Buwei and Ji Xiaolan serving as ministers in the same court, Napoleon and Washington shaking hands and making peace, regrets from the real world made right in the game, five thousand years of history brought to life in the game. When all is said and don 0Votes1MRecs503.9kFans
- 44 The Ultimate Con Artist 超级大忽悠 The simplified Chinese edition of The Super Bluffer has been published under the title The Expert by China Drama Press. It is available from online bookstores and major bookshops. 0Votes238.8kRecs99kFans
- 45 Level One Security 一级安保 Bai Ran, known as the Eagle of Asia, is framed by a mysterious person. Taking the alias Li Qi, he travels to Tinghai, China, and becomes an ordinary security guard in search of the truth. Without high-tech weapons or logistical support, is he still the Eagle of Asia? As China develops, international thieves, violent organizations, assassin groups, and others begin to eye the business opportunities it holds. Chinese security firms, strong on the outside but weak within, face unprecedented challen 3Votes265.6kRecs88kFans
- 46 The Splendor of the Great Song 大宋风华 Standing at the crossroads of history, Zhou Quan’s gaze grew resolute. For the people of Huaxia, descendants of Yan and Huang, he would seize this opportunity. As the tide swept through time, he would outshine the entire Song Dynasty! 0Votes123.4kRecs85kFans
- 47 The Never-Fading Skull Flag 永不褪色的骷髅旗 This is a world where civilization and barbarism, rudeness and refinement coexist. Skull-and-crossbones flags fly, The smell of gunpowder hangs in the air, And there are gold coins and muskets! There are women and rum! Set sail! For freedom! P.S. This novel was inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean. The author has never watched One Piece!!! 0Votes49.9kRecs51.7kFans
- 48 Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Tomb Raider's Tale 鬼吹灯（盗墓者的经历） The television adaptation of Yunnan Worm Valley premieres on August 30. The official licensed original story can be found in Chapters 101 to 176~ Ancient civilizations, lost treasures, mysterious and unfathomable tombs. Guided by a fragment of a secret manual passed down through the protagonist's family, three modern-day tomb raiders uncover layer after layer of ancient mysteries in a bizarre and eerie underground world. What exactly is the nine-story Demon Tower beneath the great glacier of the 7Votes811.8kRecs1.6MFans
- 49 Chronicles of the Warring States' Lucky Star 战国福星大事记 A bowl of cold leftovers fried countless times has been put back on the stove by Old Bear. An ordinary Beijing high school student has arrived in Japan's Warring States period, maneuvering among such gaming celebrities as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and so on. It is certain that he will change this era, but how much will this era change him? Let us wait and see! 1Votes1.3MRecs52.8kFans
- 50 The Devil's Exam 魔鬼考卷 To gain immortality, Gao Ying, the male lead, and Zhu Sunling, the female lead, enter two extraordinary classrooms and must sit for a series of exams. But these aren't ordinary school tests. They are sent to parallel worlds, where they encounter countless demons and answer questions on their exam papers about demonic phenomena. Anyone who scores below 60 is eliminated! To gain immortality, they must keep journeying alongside demons until the moment they are destined to meet arrives... Black Fire 0Votes147.5kRecs140.1kFans
