A Reading List for Lean Years: Great Books for a Reading Slump 荒岁阅书录-书荒好书

1 急 Hurry, Hurry, as the Law Commands 急急如律令 Black Mountain Old Ghost黑山老鬼Sci-Fi806k WordsOngoing Your supernatural stuff is only just coming back? I've been haunted by a ghost for over two years! And you're telling me the most vicious spell in the world is one I created? 35.7kVotes159.4kRecs863.7kFans

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Did you recover because of your supernatural powers? I have been haunted by ghosts for more than two years! In addition, you said that the most vicious law in the world was created by me?

2 有 Where There Are Immortals, There Is Renown 有仙则名 Golden Jasmine金色茉莉花Light Novel168k WordsOngoing Lately, I don't know what's gotten into things. First I started seeing spiritual energy in the air. Then a glowing tree mysteriously sprouted in the courtyard of the Taoist temple. A beautiful fox spirit even came by in the middle of the night, and the cat I keep has started talking like a person. But I searched online and couldn't find anything about it. Has spiritual energy really revived? Wait! Why is it all starting around me? 22kVotes97.9kRecs248.2kFans

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I don't know what happened recently. First, I saw spiritual energy in the air. Inexplicably, glowing trees grew in the courtyard of the Taoist temple. A beautiful fox fairy visited me in the middle of the night. Even my cat started to imitate human speech. But I searched online, but couldn't find anything related to it. The spiritual energy seems to be revived? Wrong! Why did it all start with me?

3 玄 The Mystic Dao Scripture 玄浑道章 The Misguided One误道者Xianxia7.2M WordsCompleted The new book, Celestial Atlas, is out now. Please give it your support! … After the world of spirits and monsters passed through its sixth era, the magnificent Celestial Xia descended! … … 298Votes5MRecs889.7kFans

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The new book "Atlas of Heaven and Man" has been released, please support it! … After the sixth era in this world full of gods and monsters, Huanghuang Tianxia has arrived! … …

4 谁 Who Hid My Corpse?! 谁把我的尸体藏起来了！ Eyes of the Demon有妖眼Light Novel1.5M WordsCompleted “You know, I used to be the most powerful person in the world. Even the gods couldn’t do anything to me. If I can get my body back, I can come back to life.” “So?” “So... who hid my corpse!” 46Votes182.8kRecs672.6kFans

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"Do you know? I was once the most powerful person in the world. Even the gods were helpless against me. As long as I can get my body back, I can be resurrected again." "So?" "So... Who hid my body!"

5 覆 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Grenades Fear Water榴弹怕水Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 1.8kVotes2.2MRecs1.4MFans

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Work hard to hear and reach the princes, so that you can survive in troubled times! As a posthumous son, Gongsun Xun received life guidance very early from his mother, who was known as a time traveler. However, as he followed the tide of history year after year, he discovered that something was gradually going wrong! This is the story of a semi-aboriginal man struggling in the great era!

6 国 The National Forensic Doctor 国民法医 Zhi Niaocun志鸟村Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Corpse: Have you no manners? 475Votes4.1MRecs2.4MFans

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Corpse: Could you please be polite?

7 趋 Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster: Starting from the Celestial Master Mansion 趋吉避凶，从天师府开始 August Flying Eagle八月飞鹰Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [He transmigrated and began cultivating at the Daoist holy site, the Celestial Masters' Mansion.] Lei Jun: "Not a bad start." [He started late, began cultivation late, has mediocre natural talent, and makes slow progress.] Lei Jun: "That's not so good." [Seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Your fortune slips foretell the future, and your choices decide your life.] Lei Jun: "My golden finger is pretty powerful." [Good fortune: ...Gain a fifth-grade opportunity. Act discreetly, with no worries 91Votes514.4kRecs1.7MFans

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[I traveled through time and entered the Taoist holy land Tianshi Mansion to practice. Lei Jun: "This is a good start." Late entry, late start to practice, mediocre skills, slow practice. Lei Jun: "This is a bit bad." Seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck, fortune predicts the future, and choices determine life. Lei Jun: "My golden finger is very powerful." [Sign:... Get a fifth-grade opportunity, move in secret, have no worries, good luck. Lei Jun: "This is good, are there any others?" [Lottery: ... Before you gain anything, you will encounter a big disaster, be in danger, and have unpredictable deaths and injuries, which is fierce. Lei Jun: "Very good, I chose to sign the lottery." From now on, the benefits will not be lost, and the trouble will not be involved. Life is in a simple mode, and you can watch others' thrilling clouds rise and fall indifferently.

8 灵 Realm Walker 灵境行者 The Young Master Who Sells Newspapers卖报小郎君Sci-Fi4.2M WordsCompleted The animation of "The Spiritual Realm Walker" will stream exclusively across the entire internet on Tencent Video every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. starting September 3. Everyone is welcome to watch~ From ancient times to the present, legends speak of a spiritual realm existing in the world. Throughout the dynasties, famous people and refined scholars offered many different views of the spiritual realm. A poem records: "From Qi to Tang, this mountain grew desolate, the spiritual realm was silent, and 3.6kVotes6.5MRecs26.7MFans

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From ancient times to the present, it is said that there is a spiritual realm in this world. Regarding the interpretation of the spiritual realm, celebrities and scholars of all dynasties have different opinions. The poem records: "From the Qi Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the mountains here were deserted, the spiritual realm was lonely, and few people visited." "The spiritual realm is indescribable, and ghost workers are hard to find."

9 易 The Yi Cauldron 易鼎 Jing Ke Shou荆柯守Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted Dragon aura is the fundamental principle of humanity. An accident brought him back to this world, eighteen years in the past, accompanied by a shattered soul. It was a time of breathtaking landscapes and rival heroes, when the vast land awaited the one who would rule it. With the secret art of dragon aura, he breaks through the limits of his destiny and sets out to “change the dynasty.” 14Votes904.6kRecs364.5kFans

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The dragon spirit is the general outline of human nature. An accident caused him to return to this world eighteen years ago with a broken soul. At that time, the country was picturesque, heroes were vying for the throne, and who was in charge of the ups and downs of the vast land? Relying on the secret technique of dragon energy to break through the fate and do the "Yi Ding" thing

10 兰 Immortal Destiny at Lanruo Temple 兰若仙缘 Sweet-and-Sour Yu糖醋于Xianxia2.0M WordsCompleted New book, Subduing the Dragon. You’re welcome to give it a read! A thousand-year-old tree sways in the wind; a ten-thousand-year-old black mountain lies silent. Withered bones build the Buddhist temple; blood stains the imperial city. Practice Buddhist arts, train with Shushan swords, and command the underworld. At the ancient Lanruo Temple, my dharma name is Wusheng. I don’t beg for alms; I only deliver souls! Readers’ group: 971622783 0Votes241.3kRecs203.9kFans

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Welcome to read the new book "Subduing the Dragon"! Thousand-year-old trees sway with the wind, and the black mountains have been silent for thousands of years. The Buddhist temple is built with dry bones, and the imperial city is stained with blood. Practice Buddhism, practice Shushan Sword, and become the Commander of Palm Yin. The ancient temple Lanruo, the Dharma name has no birth, no alms, only salvation! Book club group: 971622783

11 乌 Wulong Mountain Cultivation Chronicles 乌龙山修行笔记 Eight-Treasure Rice八宝饭Xianxia3.0M WordsOngoing A day-to-day chronicle of a rogue cultivator from Wulong Mountain, recording the little moments of a cultivation life... A woman fears marrying the wrong man; a man fears choosing the wrong career. Since Liu Xiaolou became a lowly rogue cultivator from the start, one from Wulong Mountain, notorious for its bandits, he can only accept his lot and struggle to survive in a world ruled by prestigious sects. He busies himself for a single spirit stone, pill, artifact, or spirit herb. The daily necess 5.4kVotes970.2kRecs615.5kFans

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A daily practice journal of Wulongshan non-religious cultivators records every detail of his practice life... Women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, and men are afraid of joining the wrong profession. Since he became a low-level non-commercial cultivator from the beginning, and is still a Wulongshan non-commercial cultivator known as a bandit, Liu Xiaolou can only accept his fate and struggle hard in a world dominated by famous sects, busy only for a spiritual stone, a spiritual elixir, a magic weapon, and a spiritual grass. The food, rice, oil and salt of life, the ups and downs of spiritual practice, the taste of it is up to oneself to taste. The only thing that remains unchanged is the Taoist heart for eternal life.

12 道 Mysterious Daoist of Madness 道诡异仙 Fox-Tail Pen狐尾的笔Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing An uncanny Heavenly Dao, strange immortals and Buddhas: are they real or false? Lost in confusion, Li Huowang cannot tell. But these aren’t the only things he can’t distinguish. He can’t even make sense of himself. He’s sick, and very seriously so. 2.3kVotes1.8MRecs13.2MFans

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The strange way of heaven and the abnormal immortal Buddha, are they real? Is it false? Li Huowang, who was confused, couldn't tell the difference. But that's not the only thing he couldn't distinguish. And he himself was sick, very sick.

13 有 There Are Ghosts 有诡 A Blade Cuts the Spring Breeze白刃斩春风Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted When humanity still lived by slash-and-burn farming, the thunderbolt that split the sky was both a chance natural phenomenon and the wrath of ghosts and gods. After an old man passed away, the creaking rocking chair on the balcony was both a gust of wind passing through and... his return. The bizarre scenes seen by the mentally ill are illusions turned upside down and warped in the eyes of ordinary people. But turn those illusions right side up, and they are just as real. The woman upstairs bric 42Votes288.4kRecs342.2kFans

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When humans were slashing and burning, the thunder that fell from the sky was an occasional natural phenomenon, and it was also the wrath of ghosts and gods. After the old man passed away, the swaying lounge chair on the balcony was caused by the passing wind, and it was also because he... Had come back. The absurd and bizarre scenes in the eyes of mental patients are inverted and distorted illusions in the eyes of ordinary people, but when this illusion is reversed, it is also real. The woman upstairs built her husband into the wall, the old donkey in the mill chewed the corpse, and in the illustrated magazine, the beautiful woman aired her face. Everything in this world is going crazy every moment. The demon named "Nianxiang" invades the world. How can you survive?

14 间 The Outsider 间客 Mao Ni猫腻Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted There are two things that deeply stir the human soul: the lofty moral law within us, and the brilliant starry sky above us., Kant When Xu Le looked away from these words and saw for the first time the countless stars scattered like sesame seeds beyond the dust, he wasn’t moved. On the contrary, he was furious: the stars beyond the District’s sky were so dazzling, who could stand it? Being blinded by their light every day would turn him into one of those feral cats on the mining roads, brain-fri 129Votes2.8MRecs1.4MFans

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There are two things in the world that can deeply shock people's hearts. One is the lofty moral principles in our hearts, and the other is the brilliant starry sky above our heads - Kant. Being dazzled by these lights every day, I am afraid that I will become one of those wild cats in the mine tunnels that are illuminated by the headlights and become stupid! So Xu Le gave up her dream of becoming a noble female battleship commander's auxiliary officer, and began to degenerate under the influence of gravity, degenerating into a poor foreign boy who cares for the house, a poor man who sells his body, a male nanny who does tedious work... In the magnificent era, with his white teeth exposed, his eyes narrowed and a silly smile covered in inexplicable brilliance, he stepped step by step towards a distance unknown to anyone. … … Xu Le, a citizen of the Donglin Region, left a desolate and semi-abandoned planet. He possessed some strange knowledge in his mind, and his body had power that no one in this world had ever touched before. He was not chaotic, and entered this most boring and interesting world with absurd contentment. The life of Jianke must be wonderful.

15 天 The Genius Club 天才俱乐部 Chengcheng and the Cicada城城与蝉Sci-Fi2.8M WordsCompleted [A work with 100,000 paid subscribers, winner of the 35th Galaxy Award for Chinese Science Fiction] “Ever since I was born, I've had the same dream every day. The same day keeps repeating itself in my dreams.” “What do you do in your dreams?” “Rob banks, blow up buildings, pick up girls, play Grand Theft Auto... They're dreams, after all, so I do all kinds of outrageous things.” “Tell me what you did last night.” “Last night was more interesting. I've been having these dreams for so long, but it 683Votes636.6kRecs5MFans

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[100,000-Order work, won the 35th Science Fiction Galaxy Award] "Since I was born, I have had the same dream every day, and the same day keeps repeating in the dream." "What have you done in the dream?" "Robbing banks, blowing up buildings, picking up girls, Grand Theft Auto... Anyway, in dreams, naturally you have done a lot of lawless things. . " "Tell me what you did last night. " "Yesterday was more interesting. This is the first time I have dreamed about someone I know in real life. She was a very beautiful girl..." "Yes." The policeman nodded while taking notes: "You continue to talk, I'm listening."

16 普 Lord of Pro 普罗之主 Salad Gus沙拉古斯Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted His name is Li Banfeng. Feng as in mountain peak, not as in going crazy. His doctor has told him he isn’t insane. To save a friend’s life, he went to Platform 96, boarded Steam Train 1160, and arrived in Puluo Province, where the world had been stuck in the age of steam. He met a confidante in an old gramophone, peerless beauties on calendar posters, a swaying lady in an antique clock, and a worldly master in a wine gourd. Here, food cultivators grow stronger the more they eat, smoking cultivato 881Votes728.8kRecs2MFans

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His name is Li Banfeng, the peak of the mountain. He is not crazy. The doctor said he is not crazy. In order to save his friend's life, he went to platform 96, boarded the 1160 steam train, and came to Puzhou, which was stuck in the steam age. He met the confidante in the old record player, the peerless beauty in the calendar, the swinging lady in the old clock, and the worldly master in the wine gourd. There are food cultivators who get stronger as they eat, cigarette cultivators who get stronger as they smoke, martial arts cultivators who get more ruthless as they kill, and wine cultivators who get crazier as they drink. There are travel practitioners who want to go anywhere, and there are home practitioners who don't want to go anywhere. There are hundreds of schools in the world, who can compete with them? Provincial, who is the leader. Bian Feng put on a suit, a top hat, a feather duster, and asked seriously: Tell me, who is the Lord of Puro?

17 顽 The Rogue 顽贼 Duke Who Stole the Deer夺鹿侯Historical3.2M WordsOngoing The second year of Chongzhen, Great Ming Empire. The once-powerful empire stood on the verge of collapse. Within its borders, a courier from Yinchuan raised his arm and took up arms, splintering the realm. Beyond them, the new ruler of Jianzhou waged war in every direction, leading his forces through the passes. Amid the drought that swept across Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong strode across the parched, thousand-mile wasteland, head held high. 168Votes465kRecs258.7kFans

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The second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. The once powerful empire was about to collapse. There are Yinchuan post soldiers inside who are waving their arms vigorously, and Kyushu is divided. Outside, the new ruler of Jianzhou was marching eastward and westward, marching his troops into the pass. During the drought that swept through Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong walked thousands of miles on bare ground and walked forward with his head held high.

18 万 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 Crane's Invitation鹤招Historical1.8M WordsOngoing In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 17.2kVotes720kRecs1.6MFans

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In 1572 AD, there were still 72 years before the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the destruction of the country. At this time, the Japanese pirates were rampant in the southeast, the Tatars in the northwest were knocking on the pass, local annexations were becoming more and more serious, the military and government were exhausted and the people were in poverty, and Emperor Longqing had just passed away. At this time, Shi Yue traveled back to the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun who had not been in court for thirty years. The good news is that Zhu Yijun has not yet ascended the throne. There was no time to harm the government. The bad news is that Zhu Yijun has not yet ascended the throne. Feng Bao, the chief minister of rites, wanted to be the spokesperson for imperial power. Gao Gong, the chief minister, wanted to strengthen the cabinet by evading the emperor. The second assistant, Zhang Juzheng, focused on implementing the new law. The only hope was that his biological mother, Mrs. Li, would always make him kneel down and force him to write edicts of sin. … The collapsing building is right in front of you, with the central swords and shadows intertwining from all sides. If you receive bad luck from your country, you will be the king of the world. Now that I have ascended the throne, in this world, if I don't come to save, who will?

19 我 I'm Not a Literary Giant 我不是文豪 Ye Liang野亮Urban1.4M WordsOngoing (This is not a copycat novel. No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and no golden finger.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood at the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony, he would remember that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. Back then, he was a clerk at a public institution in a small city. He had little money, and the literary world was a door he could find no way into. Now, he was the literary world's undisputed leading figure across the lands of three rivers, four lakes, 2.1kVotes147.9kRecs182.8kFans

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(Not a copy. There is no time travel, no rebirth, no system, and no cheats.) Many years later, when Wang Zixu stood on the podium of the Nobel Prize for Literature, he would think of that distant afternoon when his wife cut her hand. At that time, he was still working as a clerk in a public institution in a small city. He had little money and was unable to enter the literary world. Now he has become the leader of the literary world among the three rivers, four lakes and five mountains. Everyone knows his great reputation and is the number one national treasure-level writer in the world. He walked countless roads and paid countless prices. When he stood in front of the podium, he said: I am not a literary giant. I just want to make some money. Romanticism is the most heroic brilliance human beings can aspire to. Humanitarianism is the gentle bottom line for human beings in the most bleak and unspeakable times. This story is about romanticism and humanism.

20 蜀 Mount Shu: The Earth Immortal Who Guards the World 蜀山镇世地仙 Guardian of the Eastern Sea东海镇守Xianxia3.1M WordsCompleted The vast universe stretches without end, rich and wondrous. The Taoist schools of the East have a long and storied history, while the esoteric schools of Western Shu have risen to prominence. The Northern Quanzhen, the Southern Alchemy School, the Sword Sect, and the Chan Sect all take their turns on the stage, creating a world of myriad splendors. But in this world, a hundred schools contend, and demons and monsters run rampant. The southern factions are cunning, the northern factions fierce, 1.6kVotes487kRecs943.1kFans

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The world is vast and infinite, with beautiful bells and bells. There are Eastern Taoist sects that have a long history, and there are also Western Shu Taoist sects that have suddenly emerged, such as the Quanzhen sect of the North, the Danding sect of the South, the Sword sect, and the Zen sect. However, in this world there are hundreds of schools of thought contending, and there are also demons causing trouble. The southern faction is cunning, the northern faction is ferocious, and there are also a group of overseas monsters watching with eager eyes. Even among the decent sects, there are also disputes between Daoxuan and Daoxuan, and the differences between north and south are surging undercurrents. In this land, calamities, killings, and demons take turns taking turns, and there has never been any real peace. Until one day, on the border of Dongfang Yuzhang, a fifteen-year-old boy worshiped at the Sanqing Fairy Mountain and advanced all the way, practicing the Hunyuan of Ten Thousand Dharma. Taoist priests do not seek to ascend, and are not subject to heaven's decrees. They only wish to be a resident immortal, vowing to control the world forever and eliminate all harmful insects. As a result, the four seas were turbulent and the five continents were shaken. A wise man is invincible.

21 蜀 Biographies of the Sword Immortals of Shu Mountain 蜀山剑仙列传 Demon Slayer of Immortals天魔诛仙Xianxia1.1M WordsOngoing Since ancient times, outstanding talents have loved to flaunt their arrogance, never knowing that Heaven's will cannot be fathomed. Beneath the Executioner's Immortal Sword, no innocent souls remain. On this journey to the Nether River, do not lose your way. 141Votes63.4kRecs184.9kFans

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Since ancient times, talented people have been arrogant and arrogant, but they don't know that God's will is immeasurable. There are no wronged souls under the Zhuxian Sword, so don't hesitate when you go to the River Styx.

22 万 The Mad Demon of Myriad Lives 万生痴魔 Salad Gus沙拉古斯Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing Get a bowl, fill it with soil, count one, two, three, four, five. Plant a toad and grow a train, plant a soybean and grow a tiger. Cultivate a fine craft, and you'll enjoy a life of ease, free from hardship. There are three hundred and sixty trades among all living things. Which path is the one to rule them all? That carpenter has real skill, snapping a chalk line to divide yin from yang, joining mortise and tenon to subdue the eight wilds. This blacksmith has a knack, making iron and fire ring 20.6kVotes385.5kRecs712.7kFans

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Take a bowl, fill it with soil, and count one, two, three, four, five. Plant a toad and turn it into a train; plant an edamame and turn it into a tiger. Plant a good craft and enjoy a lifetime of happiness without suffering. Wan Sheng has three hundred and six paths to follow. Who decides on all roads? The carpenter is very talented. He can divide the yin and yang with the flick of the ink line, and the mortise and tenon joints can tie together the eight wastes. This blacksmith has skills. A furnace of iron fire can make the universe roar, and a thousand forging hammers can crack the morning and dusk. There are also tailors who are very ambitious, tailoring the world every inch of their lives, and connecting every embroidery needle in every direction. There is also a cruel cook who burns the earth in the iron stove and stirs up wind, thunder and bones for fuel. Wanshengzhou, thousands of people, thousands of faces, ever-changing lives. Zhang Laifu stood in the sea of ​​people and said with a proud smile: "Come, follow us and enjoy the blessings!"

23 玄 The Mirror Legacy 玄鉴仙族 Ji Yueren季越人Xianxia6.5M WordsOngoing Lu Jiangxian stayed up all night and died suddenly, but his lingering soul attached itself to a blue-gray bronze mirror covered in cracks. The mirror drifted into a vast, boundless world of immortal cultivation. In the perilous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, beside the Mei Chi River, a small village sat in the shadow of a minor clan. When the clan came across the mirror, it began passing down the path of immortality and teaching its arts, ushering in a magnificent new era. (A family’s cultiva 105.1kVotes7MRecs20.9MFans

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Lu Jiangxian died suddenly after staying up late, but his remaining soul was attached to a cracked blue-gray bronze mirror and fell into the vast world of immortality. In the dangerous and unpredictable Dali Mountains, in a small village beside the Meichi River, a small family picked up this mirror, and then spread the immortal way and taught the immortal method, ushering in a magnificent new era. (Family cultivating immortality, not having a holy mother, farming, no system, group portrait)