Fifteen Years of Reading: Hidden Gems and Great Reads. No Novice-Friendly Books, No Duds, No Mindless Leveling-Up 读书15年的神草良草,拒绝小白,拒毒,拒升级怪
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- 1 The Sword Emerges from the Tang Dynasty 剑出大唐 Zhou Yi woke up to find himself in the Taiping Daoist Temple. The Old Heavenly Master said, “Heaven is dead, and the Yellow Heaven shall rise. From now on, you will be the leader of the Taiping Sect.” Zhou Yi said, “What, me?” … In the world of Twin Dragons of Great Tang, a failed art student sets out to bring order to a chaotic martial world! 34Votes743kRecs1.3MFans
- 2 Am I Ma Dayuan? Even a Fourth-Generation Beggar Can Reach the Summit 我是马大元?丐四代也能登顶巅峰 He transmigrated into the martial-arts world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and became Ma Dayuan, deputy chief of the Beggars’ Guild. He had forty-four days left before someone murdered his wife... Fortunately, the daily sign-in rewards he used to claim while reading for free on the Dian Niang app in his previous life became his golden finger in this one. Its functions and mechanics were a little different, though. But he could sign in, collect fragments, enter lucky draws, and even spend points o 62Votes3.6kRecs18.3kFans
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Liu Song: At Eleven, I’m King of Guanzhong 刘宋:十一岁,是关中王
The bad news: You’ve transmigrated. You’re only eleven years old, and you’ve landed in the chaos of the Eastern and Western Jin dynasties. The good news: You’ve transmigrated. You’re only eleven years old, but your father is Liu Yu! What’s there to be afraid of? Helian Bobo is acting like a big shot? Jinu, take your Northern Frontier Army and wipe him out. Those parasites from the Sima clan refuse to leave? Jinu, seize their throne for me. The Northern Wei’s armored cavalry are throwing their we
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- 4 Great Ming: The Dead Return 大明:亡者归来 In the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, the battered ship of the Great Ming Empire was taking on water at a frantic pace amid wind and rain. Meanwhile, the assembled officials of the court wore mourning clothes and pretended to weep in the Hall of Heavenly Purity, while secretly scheming over how to divide the power of the new dynasty. Then the late Emperor, Zhu Youxiao, kicked open the heavy coffin lid made of golden nanmu and sat up. You want to talk to him about ancestral rules? The sages? G 140Votes12.6kRecs105.7kFans
- 5 I Am Emperor Taizong of Han 朕乃汉太宗 This is an era that captures the imagination. Dynasties usually fell because they were weak, but the Han fell because it was strong! In the winter of the seventh year of Emperor Gao's reign, a newly awakened soul from a later age arrived. From that moment on, the Han gained its strictest father! Emperor Taizong of Han, Liu Ruyi: “The Han commands authority and trust, rules over all nations, and all beneath the sun and moon are its subjects!” 8Votes34.3kRecs145.9kFans
- 6 I Became a Has-Been Martial Arts Legend 我成了过气武林神话 “Let me make one thing clear. The reason I disappeared for thirty-three years wasn’t because I was playing it safe. It’s because I bet everything on the new era.” “But you’ve disappointed me. The title of Martial Arts Legend is too weighty, too profound for you to handle.” “Some say I’m an obsolete relic, and that the rivers and lakes of this new era have no vessel capable of carrying me. Heh, I don’t believe it!” Before the great change… A three-foot wall of energy, plucking leaves and hurling 0Votes148.1kRecs193.6kFans
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Heroes of the World 天下枭雄
This is an age of heroes: Li Shimin, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Li Mi, Xiao Xian, Zhang Xutuo, Li Jing, Su Dingfang… Great figures rise and fall like waves, leaving their names throughout history. It is also an age full of opportunity. At the end of the Sui dynasty, heroes vie for supremacy, beauties are like jade, and the land is a picturesque prize for the strong alone. A soul returns after a thousand years to inhabit the illegitimate son of a powerful family. Through a hundred battles in the
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- 8 The TV Drama World 电视剧世界 A UP creator on a certain video website uploaded a video titled: "The TV Dramas That Those Born in the 1980s and 1990s Once Watched!" With nothing better to do, Song Mingjing clicked in to watch it and, with a whoosh, transmigrated! 0Votes128.8kRecs72.3kFans
- 9 Starting in Yizhou in the Three Kingdoms 三国从益州开始 At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, China faced an upheaval unlike any before. Some carved out territories and declared themselves kings, seeking dominion over all. Some held the Son of Heaven hostage to command the warlords. Some sought to restore the Han dynasty. … The mighty Yangtze flows east, its waves washing away the heroes of ages past. Born in an age of clashing arms and armored steeds, what should a man do? A true hero should wield a three-foot sword, uphold the righteous cause, re 0Votes4.5kRecs23kFans
- 10 Wei Tiger 魏虎 Cao Cao dies at Red Cliffs And once more, the vast realm is swept by turmoil Cao Zhang charges forward, spear in hand Heroes contend for the land, each devising cunning strategies The Emperor Xian launches an unprecedented campaign against the rebels Traditional rules of seniority cannot hold back the iron cavalry Tell me, across this boundless land, Who will command the turning of the sun and moon? 0Votes1.2kRecs3.7kFans
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A Top-Rank Scholar of Humble Birth 上品寒士
A seasoned modern-day backpacker transmigrates to the Eastern Jin dynasty, inhabiting the body of Chen Caozhi, a poor young man. His family’s farmland is about to be seized, and his virtuous widowed sister-in-law is being forced to remarry. How can Chen Caozhi overcome prejudice against his low-born status and change his fate, while protecting the interests of himself and his clan? Watch as this young man rises step by step through the rigid hierarchy of the Nine-Rank Official System, befriends
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- 12 Shrouding the Heavens 遮天 The Shrouding the Heavens animated series airs every Wednesday at 10:00 on Tencent Video. VIP members can watch two episodes early. Ye Fan, the Empress, Wushi, and others will appear before you in three dimensions. Come watch! Deep in a universe where cold and darkness coexist, nine enormous dragon corpses pull an ancient bronze coffin through eternity. This is an astonishing image captured by a space probe in the desolate universe. Did the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin return to ancient times, 594Votes6.3MRecs18.2MFans
- 13 The Great Bandit 大流寇 In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse. Should he surrender to the Qing or resist them? 4Votes181.1kRecs218.2kFans
- 14 King of the World 世界为王 [New book announcement: The Mythic Tide! It still has the same exhilarating mix of martial arts, wuxia, killing, and chivalry. Go check it out!] He once sat with the young Bao Zheng in the Song dynasty to judge cases, competed for the elixir of immortality amid the chaos at the end of the Qin dynasty, and fought the nine-lived cat demon alongside Zhu Fengchun in a small town on the East China Sea, helping Hou Yi shoot down the suns. He also secretly assassinated powerful experts in the Thousand 0Votes57.9kRecs75.7kFans
- 15 A Great Adventure in the Martial Arts World 武侠世界大冒险 I have battled across ninety thousand miles of mountains and rivers, and traveled by sword through three thousand realms at the ends of the earth. Alone, I stride forth and cleave across the firmament. I ask all living beings: who can be my opponent? 3Votes707.8kRecs388.7kFans
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