A Veteran Reader’s Picks: Mostly Great Reads, Few Duds

1 从 Beginning as a Monk at the Esoteric Cultivation Academy Peeking Through the Window at MidnightEastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted 76Votes221.7kRecs306.3kFans

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[Nonsense], [coercion], [far-fetched], [words that do not convey the meaning] A wordless ancient scripture, a timid monk, met by chance for hundreds of years, and became a Buddha in one world. All of this started from a Buddhist academy called the Endless White Pagoda Temple, and from the monks of the Tantric Academy——

2 从 Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil Lu Yue NineteenEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted 361Votes995.8kRecs3.9MFans

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Spend life energy to infuse martial arts, and you can perform unlimited deductions. As a mortal, Shen Yi only has a lifespan of less than a hundred years. Fortunately, he can obtain the remaining lifespan of the other party by killing demons. In the troubled times where evil spirits are everywhere, the long sword is revealed, causing these creatures who have lived for thousands of years to have their livers and gallbladders broken! From [Eagle Claw Technique] to [Eight Desolate Split Heaven Hands], from [Demon Subduing Fist] to [Golden Body Prison Suppressing Dharma Appearance]! Shen Yi occasionally ponders, how come this lifespan increases with time? He put the sword into its sheath, raised his eyes to the sky, and heard that there was a Jade Mansion above the clouds. It was filled with thousands of saints, each of whom had experienced endless years. I came to heaven this time just to borrow a million years from the immortals to prove my path to immortality. … This book is also called "Let you spend your life practicing martial arts, but you will live up to someone else's?" ", "Fellow Taoist, please stay, your longevity is destined to be with me."

3 飞 Rising to Power, Starting in Chinatown No Scallions, PleaseHistorical3.6M WordsCompleted 37Votes357.5kRecs643.4kFans

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At the end of the 19th century, Chinese workers in the United States were reduced to third-class status. Discrimination and conflicts among the people against Chinese workers have become more and more intense, and attacks have gradually increased. In San Francisco's Chinatown, there are many opium dens and gambling stalls, and the entrances and guild halls are a mixture of good and bad. Until this day, Chen Zhengwei got off the boat with a bright smile on his face. "I like the smell of gunpowder in the air here." "I came across half the world to come here, not to mine."

4 诡 A Survival Handbook for the Strange World FoldlosMystery & Supernatural1.1M WordsOngoing 188Votes75.1kRecs322.1kFans

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The gods are dead and hell is empty. In the evil world of five turbidities, hundreds of ghosts walk at night. Wearing a human skin and playing tricks, Lighting a red candle confuses people's minds. ... Be careful, there is no one in front of you.

5 夺 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era Night Star Moonlight WordsHistorical892k WordsOngoing 8.6kVotes113.5kRecs423.9kFans

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In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the prince passed away, the throne was vacant, and the battle for Yujing involved the life and death of countless people. On one side is the Yu King Zhu Zaijing, who is in the order of eldest and youngest. He supports the Qing Dynasty and Manchu Dynasty. In the name of ancestral system, he is regarded as the natural crown prince by scholars. On the other side, King Jing Zhu Zaizhen was supported by his chief minister, Yan Song, and his disciples and former officials were pushing for him to ascend to the East Palace in order to continue the power of the Yan Party. At this time, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were still in the Hanlin Academy. Hu Zongxian, Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Zhao Zhenji, and Hai Rui had not yet ascended to high positions. The general trend of the world was uncertain, and the character of famous officials had not yet been revealed. Emperor Jiajing, who was determined to live forever, just lowered his eyes and cast a cold gaze on the green smoke of the alchemy furnace in Xiyuan.

6 我 My Simulated Path to Immortality The Angry CuttlefishCultivation4.8M WordsCompleted 832Votes971.7kRecs2.9MFans

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The path to immortality is so difficult! What's more, this world of immortality has been completely changed by a plague! Once mortals are infected with diseases, and immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation level will be reduced in the slightest case, and in the worst case, they will return to heaven, and the immortals and mortals will be separated forever; Immortal magic cannot be practiced together, and the entire world of immortal cultivation has become a huge dark forest; … Li Fan came through time travel. Although he had great ambitions, he could only wallow in the mortal world and waste his life. Fortunately, when I was dying, I finally awakened to the strange treasure, which was able to turn truth into fiction, turn real life into a dream, and return to the time when I just traveled through time! Thus, Li Fan began his long journey of life! In the second life, Li Fan finally gained power over the world after fifty years, but he searched the world and found no trace of the fairy. Only at the end of life can we see traces of immortals. In the third life, Li Fan tried his best and planned in every possible way, but in the end he was no match for the immortal sword! The fourth life... … I, Li Fan, am a mortal, I will never regret it, but I just want to live forever!

7 家 My Father Is Emperor Gaozu of Han The Historian's WolfHistorical4.4M WordsCompleted 241Votes1.1MRecs3.9MFans

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The new book "I Don't Travel South in Clothes" is currently being serialized. Please support me! A great empire has just been born, and a new era is coming. Liu Chang also thought about whether to fight for the big position and lead this new empire by himself, but he looked around him, Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Liu Ying, Liu Heng... Well, isn't it good to be alive? Ever since, Liu Chang put on the shameful hat of a time traveler and began a life of eating and waiting to die. Also known as "My Stupid Oudou", "Is this baby actually Xiang Yu's?" ", "How can an insect like you cure a big man" and so on.

8 衣 Never Let the Crown Leave the South The Historian's WolfHistorical2.5M WordsCompleted 25Votes402.1kRecs3.4MFans

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The ancient empire has fallen, and the wolves are watching. Cao Mao never wanted to be an emperor, but the Wei and Jin Dynasties were not popular and there were bones everywhere. Thinking of the catastrophe in China fifty years later, Cao Mao could only get on the chariot again and launch the final charge. Han thieves are incompatible! Don't dress well! Sima clan, family members, Wuhu, all those miscellaneous people who want to destroy China, I will fight with you! It is also known as "The Plan to Continue the Han Dynasty with the Tang Dynasty", "Really Has the Style of Wei and Wu", "Your Majesty is the Leader of the Rebels" and so on.