Hidden Gems for Reading 小众精品阅读

1 大 The Great Painter 大画家 Quan Shi醛石Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Van Gogh: I dream of painting, and then I paint my dream. Fang Yi: I dream of painting, but your life story is terrifying. I don’t paint my dreams. I capture the moments that stir my heart. Matisse: I had long since mastered my craft, but now, as I study my means of expression, I feel as though I’m only just beginning to learn. Fang Yi: I’ve raised my skills to a level others can hardly reach. Often, I can’t help showing them off, even flaunting them. As for means of expression? To me, painting 0Votes197.9kRecs126.9kFans

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Van Gogh: I dream of painting, and I paint my dream. Fang Yi: I dream of painting, but your experience is too frightening. I don't paint my dreams, I only depict the moments that stir my heart. Mattis: I have long since reached a level of mastery, but now, when I study my own performance techniques, it seems as if I am just beginning to learn. Fang Yi: I elevate my skills to a level that is difficult for others to reach. Many times, I can't help but showcase these skills, even flaunt them. As for the means of expression? For me, painting is the means. My new book, *The Little Rich Farmer in the Mountain Valley*, has been uploaded! I hope you'll all support it and add it to your favorites! http://book.qidian.com/info/1004929121

2 天 The Daoist World 天下道门 Collecting Ancient Characters集古字Xianxia751k WordsCompleted A year has twelve months, a month has thirty days, and a day has one hundred ke. That makes three thousand ke in a month and thirty thousand ke in ten months. Within, one refines elixirs for thirty thousand ke each year; without, one wrests thirty thousand years from one's own body. On a grand scale, one forms a fetus in a day through thirteen thousand five hundred breaths; on a smaller scale, one circulates eighty-four thousand li of qi in twelve double-hours. Thus it is said: seize a mote of y 0Votes38.7kRecs13.7kFans

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A year has twelve months, a month has thirty days, and a day has one hundred quarters; a month has a total of three thousand quarters, and ten months have a total of thirty thousand quarters. Internally, one can refine elixir for 30,000 ke a year; externally, one can live for 30,000 years. On a grand scale, one can form an embryo for 13,500 breaths a day; on a small scale, one can travel 84,000 li of qi in 12 hours. Therefore, it is said that one seizes the yang energy of heaven and earth, gathers the qi of the sun and moon, circulates true water in the lead furnace, and moves true fire in the mercury cauldron. The world is a land of Taoist sects, with its alchemical elixirs and talismans. Amidst the suffering of the mortal world, one must return to one's original nature.

3 奥 The Seat of Arcane Arts 奥术神座 The Squid Who Loves Diving爱潜水的乌贼Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted “Knowledge is power.” “Gods are nothing more than especially powerful arcanists.” Xia Feng has transmigrated, bringing a mountain of knowledge with him. 94Votes1.9MRecs1.7MFans

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"Knowledge is power." "So-called gods are nothing more than more powerful arcane sorcerers." Summer breeze, carrying a wealth of knowledge, has arrived from another time.

6 蜀 The Divine Lord of Heavenly Law of Shu Mountain 蜀山之天宪神君 Fox Immortal of Qingqiu青丘仙狐Xianxia749k WordsOngoing This is the story of an ordinary person cultivating and struggling to survive in the world of Shushan. A remarkable person can succeed in any circumstances, but an ordinary person can't expect to master the world of Shushan just because they know a little about what's to come. Pang Xian considers himself an ordinary man. Faced with an unprecedented catastrophe in the world of Shushan, he knows he lacks the power to stir up trouble, so he does everything he can to keep a low profile. Now and t 0Votes88.2kRecs36.6kFans

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This is the story of an ordinary person's cultivation and struggle for survival in the world of Shushan. An outstanding person can succeed in any environment, while an ordinary person cannot master the Shu Mountain just because of a little foresight. Pang Xian considered himself an ordinary person. Faced with an unprecedented calamity in the Shu Mountain world, he had no ability to stir up trouble, so he did his best to keep a low profile. Occasionally, I'll guide a few lost souls; sometimes, I'll do something underhanded. If someone crosses my bottom line, I won't hesitate to step in and demand justice. It wasn't until one day that I realized that my past life experiences were my greatest wealth, and that I could also achieve extraordinary things by standing on the shoulders of giants. To restore the world to its original state and to establish the laws of heaven for all immortals, he was destined to be a generation of Heavenly Ruler.