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1 观 Observe the Mountain! 观山！ Fatty Braised Pork要胖的红烧肉Xianxia1.8M WordsOngoing [True Immortality] + [Vast Spans of Time] The mountain is still that mountain. The people are no longer the same. Xu Ran obtained the Dao Fruit of Immortality and embarked on a cultivation journey with no end in sight. He watched prodigies fall and sects rise and decline. Those who once drank and laughed with him eventually became bones in their graves. On the road to immortality, old friends all depart, and the Great Dao is walked alone. Seas turn to fields and worlds change, but he alone remai 469Votes67.9kRecs568.8kFans

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[True Immortality] + [Large Time Span] The mountain is that mountain. The person is no longer the same as before. Xu Ran obtained the [Longevity Dao Fruit], and from then on embarked on a cultivation journey with no end in sight. He witnessed the fall of geniuses, the rise and fall of sects, and the comrades he once shared wine and laughter with, who ultimately became withered bones in a tomb. On the path to immortality, old friends have all scattered, and I walk the great road alone. Through the changing times and the transformations of dynasties, he remained steadfast, quietly observing the mountain.

2 我EN My Life Selling Knives on Credit 我的赊刀人生 A Blade Cuts the Spring Breeze白刃斩春风Eastern Fantasy661k WordsOngoing Zhou Yang transmigrated to a small village called Guancun. Isolated from the outside world, its neighbors were close-knit, and it was like a paradise. Though the two daily meals were unappetizing and his parents and siblings liked eating raw rice and uncooked food, Zhou Yang had no great appetite for fine food and could make do with simple fare. But whenever he opened the Ledger of Debts Paid in Knives that had come with him, he could always collect the last words of the dead. All these dead had 2.9kVotes82.2kRecs140.4kFans

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Zhou Yang transmigrated to a small village called 'Guan Village', a secluded place where neighbors lived in harmony, like a paradise on earth. Although the two meals a day were not very appetizing, and his parents and siblings liked to eat raw rice and raw food, Zhou Yang did not pursue culinary desires and could accept simple food. However, when Zhou Yang opened the book "The Book of Credit" that had come with him, he always managed to find some of the last words of the deceased. All of these people died in Guancun. Their causes of death were varied, but their manner of dying was always the same. They all died after their internal organs were removed. The people who ripped out their internal organs were the friendly and kind neighbors and villagers in Zhou Yang's eyes. Zhou Yang gradually discovered that most of the "people" in Guancun were not the real people he thought they were. "They are all ghosts!" "I'm the only living person left here!"

3 夺 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 Night Star Moonlight Words夜星月语Historical962k WordsOngoing In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans

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In the 28th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Crown Prince died, leaving the position of heir apparent vacant. The struggle between Yu and Jing involved the lives, honors, and disgrace of countless people. On one side was Prince Yu, Zhu Zaiji, who held the position of eldest son and had a court full of upright officials. In accordance with ancestral rules, he was regarded by the literati as the rightful heir apparent. Meanwhile, Prince Jing, Zhu Zaizhen, had the support of Grand Secretary Yan Song, whose protégés and former officials were pushing for him to become the Crown Prince in order to perpetuate the power of Yan's faction. At this time, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were still in the Hanlin Academy, while Hu Zongxian, Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Zhao Zhenji, and Hai Rui had not yet risen to high positions. The overall situation of the country was still uncertain, and the integrity of these renowned officials had not yet been revealed. The Jiajing Emperor, obsessed with immortality, merely lowered his eyes and cast a cold, scrutinizing gaze upon the smoke rising from the alchemical furnace in the Western Garden.

4 工 Industrial Cthulhu Doesn't Believe in Magic 工业克苏鲁不相信魔法 Lingxu God绫虚神Western Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [D&D-inspired + seafaring + farming + Industrial Revolution] (This book grew from 180 first-day subscriptions to an average of 3,000, with a peak of 8,800. Updates are steady, so read with confidence.) What is magic? If magic truly exists in a material world, what are its fundamental components? In this world, swords and magic still dominate, but steel and steam have begun to show their power. The conflicts brought about by change keep many nations at war, while the great age of geographical dis 41Votes28.7kRecs141.7kFans

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[Pseudo-D&D + Navigation + Farming + Industrial Revolution] (This book has grown from 180 initial subscriptions to an average of 3,000 subscriptions, with a high subscription count of 8,800. Updates are stable, so please feel free to continue reading.) What is magic? If magic truly exists in a material world, what are its constituent elements? In this world, swords and magic still dominate, but steel and steam have also begun to demonstrate their power. The contradictions brought about by change led to endless wars between many countries, and the Age of Discovery further extended this struggle from land to sea. The gods of the Pantheon sit atop the clouds, controlling the heights that mortals can reach. In this turbulent era, Su Wen transmigrated and became a ship slave on an ocean-going merchant ship. To make matters worse, he awoke to find himself being brutally interrogated in a cramped cabin by menacing sailors on charges of theft. Su Wen, a science whiz, is full of curiosity about the world, but first, he needs to survive. One day, he will rise from a ship slave to a captain, president of the Navigation Guild, president of the New Magic Council, and even the chief ruler of the New Magic Empire. He will unravel the essence of magic, bringing about a revolution in this old world of swords and magic, complete with battleships, new magic, and nuclear weapons.

5 扫 Sweeping the Origin 扫元 Wanderer of the Jianghu江湖野人Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Rise to power at the end of the Yuan dynasty: The protagonist, Shi Shan, transmigrates to Xuzhou in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Zhizheng, six months before Zhu Yuanzhang gets his start. But he is only a lowly soldier guarding the city. Before he can even figure out his identity, the spies have already taken their positions, and Zhima Li is about to attack the city? Overthrow the Yuan, starting from the walls of Xuzhou! 0Votes54.1kRecs62.8kFans

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The struggle for supremacy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty: The protagonist, Shi Shan, travels to Xuzhou City in August of the eleventh year of the Zhizheng era. He started his career half a year earlier than Zhu Yuanzhang, but his identity is that of a lowly soldier guarding the city. As a result, he only realized his own identity after the inside man was already in place and Sesame Li was about to attack the city. Sweeping away the Yuan Dynasty—it begins from the city walls of Xuzhou!

6 从 Becoming a Fox Immortal in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 从聊斋开始做狐仙 Meow Fist Warning喵拳警告Xianxia2.0M WordsOngoing Being human is hard; being a fox is even harder. Gong Mengbi has no choice but to cling to Lady Mount Tai's coattails and become an immortal official first. For a fox, making connections far and wide is the way to cultivate immortality. Only later do people realize that this fox seems to be everywhere, no matter how vast the world is. 166Votes458.9kRecs508.8kFans

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It's hard to be a human, but it's even harder to be a fox. Gong Mengbi had no choice but to cling to the Empress Dowager's coattails and try to pass the imperial examination to become a celestial official. Foxes, after all, need to make many connections in order to cultivate immortality. It was only later that people realized that the fox's shadow could be seen everywhere in the world.

7 魔EN The Demon Lord is Inscrutable 魔王大人深不可测 Morning Star LL晨星LLLight Novel5.1M WordsCompleted Succubus Reporter: “Your Excellency, Demon King, I recall that the Demon God ordered you to spread panic among our enemies. So why have I heard that you bought an entire street in the heart of their city?” Luo Yan: “Fool! Ever heard of a tactical house swap? If I buy up the human city, won’t the humans have to move into my dungeon?” Succubus Reporter: “B-but I heard that when people learned even the Demon King had bought a house in the Holy City, it didn’t cause panic at all. Instead, property p 372Votes1.1MRecs1.4MFans

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Succubus reporter: "Your Majesty, I remember that the Demon God's order to you was to spread panic among our enemies, but I heard that you bought an entire street in the city center of our enemy's territory?" Luo Yan: "Foolish! Don't you understand tactical base swapping? If I buy the human city, then the humans will have no choice but to move to my dungeon to live?" Succubus reporter: "But, but I heard that when humans heard that even the Demon King went to the Holy City to buy a house, it didn't cause panic at all. Instead, it caused the housing prices in the Holy City to double." Luo Yan said smugly. "This just proves that my plan was correct!" Meanwhile, in the dungeon, the skeletons (players) mining are making a ruckus. "You damn planner, come out here!" "Where are the promised divine pets, divine equipment, nurturing, achievements, shop, junior sisters, senior sisters... And system?" "Is this game really only about mining?!"

8 古 A Frail Scholar in the Ancient Apocalypse 古代末世的文弱书生 Chen Ci Lan Diao陈词懒调Eastern Fantasy836k WordsOngoing “He’s a weak scholar, my foot!” “That bastard lied to me!” “Workaholics! Every last one of them!” Hello, the King of Overwork invites you to join the Xinzhou Labor Group. Note: No supernatural abilities, and set in a purely fictional ancient world. Since it involves no real historical dynasties or people, and also contains apocalyptic elements, it isn't classified as historical fiction, so it's been filed under fantasy. 386Votes1.1MRecs257.5kFans

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"He's such a weakling!" "That bastard lied to me!" "Rolling dogs! They're all rolling dogs!" Hello, Juanwang cordially invites you to join Xinzhou Migrant Workers Group. Note: No superpowers, purely fictional ancient setting. Because it does not involve any real historical dynasties or figures, and contains apocalyptic elements, it is not classified as history, but rather as fantasy.

9 我EN I Became an Ancient God in a Cultivation World 我在修行世界当古神 Fireworks Become a City烟火成城Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Many years later, Xu Yuan would recall the night when he had just transmigrated into this world and was pinned to a bridge by a flying sword. At the time, he thought this was a cultivation world and that, like the other transmigrators, he had obtained a golden finger. He did not know that there was no such thing as a golden finger in this world. What he had obtained was the power of an ancient god... 25Votes157.1kRecs366.1kFans

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Many years later, Xu Yuan would recall the night he was pinned to the bridge by a flying sword when he first transmigrated to this world. At that time, he thought this was a world of cultivation, and that he, like other transmigrators, had obtained a cheat code. He didn't know that there is no such thing as a cheat code in the world. What he received was the power of an ancient god...

10 仙EN The Path to Immortality 仙业 Yuan Fujun鹓扶君Xianxia3.2M WordsOngoing A dream crosses from the sea floor to withered mulberry trees, having witnessed all the Milky Way’s winds and waves. The Nine Provinces and Four Seas, the Mystic Sects and Demon Schools, the Celestial Outsiders and Pure Land Sangha. Refining qi, receiving registers, taking elixirs, divining omens... Enter the Gate of the Infinite, roam the Fields of the Boundless, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and endure as long as heaven and earth. All that came before is but a guest; reborn, I walk t 1.9kVotes710.8kRecs761.6kFans

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My dream journeys from the seabed across withered mulberry trees, witnessing the storms and waves of the Milky Way. Throughout the land, the Xuanzong and the Demonic Sect, the Celestials and Heretics, and the Pure Land and the Sangha. Qi cultivation, ordination, ingestion of elixirs, divination... Enter the gate of infinity, roam the boundless wilderness, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and be as constant as heaven and earth. All past lives are but fleeting memories, a second chance at life. This time. I only wish for immortality!

11 没EN Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That! 没钱修什么仙？ Bear Wolf Dog熊狼狗Xianxia4.4M WordsOngoing The old man asked, “You want revenge?” The boy replied, “I’ve been humiliated again and again by the powerful, and my master considers me trash. How could I not want revenge?” The old man patted the boy’s head and sighed. “Good boy, let me pass my cultivation power on to you.” The boy exclaimed, “Senior! How could I accept that?” The old man held out his hand. “Give me your phone.” Watching the changes on his phone, the boy cried out in shock, “Senior! Where did all this hundred-year cultivation 17.7kVotes4MRecs7.2MFans

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Old man: "You want revenge?" The boy said, "I've been repeatedly humiliated by powerful figures and treated like trash by my master. How could I not want revenge?" The old man patted the boy's head and sighed, "Good child, let me pass on my skills to you." The boy exclaimed in surprise, "Senior! How can this be?" The old man held out his hand: "Give me your phone." The boy looked at the changes on his phone and exclaimed in shock, "Senior! Where did this century's worth of internal energy come from?" The old man smiled slightly: "Good child, this is your reserve power in Heaven. Use it whenever you need it in the future. Don't let yourself be insulted again." The boy frowned: "Isn't this a magic loan? I'm scared..." The old man said, "The Heavenly Court is a large platform. New users can borrow a hundred years of cultivation power with 30 days of interest-free period. The lowest daily interest rate is half a day's cultivation power, which is not even as much as your cultivation power for a week." Zhang Yu snorted and closed the ad.

12 蒸EN Arcane Detective of the Steam Age 蒸汽世界的奥秘侦探 Xi Beimao西贝猫Gaming3.1M WordsOngoing This is an age of infinite possibilities: steam and steel, gears and clockwork. Steam power and differential engines symbolize the boundless future of human civilization. Yet no one notices that beneath the haze of steam, in the shadow of steel, the dark and mysterious arcane has never gone away. A traveler from a distant land will lift the veil shrouding this turbulent, free, dreamlike world, and write a history and legend of his own… A work by Xibei Mao. Completion 239Votes149.4kRecs268kFans

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This is an era of infinite possibilities, filled with steam and steel, gears and springs. Steam power and the difference engine symbolize the boundless future of human civilization. Yet, no one notices that beneath the haze of steam and in the shadow of steel, a dark, mysterious secret has never left. A traveler from afar will unveil the mysteries hidden in the darkness of this turbulent, free, and dreamlike world, writing his own history and legend… Produced by Xibei Cat, completeness guaranteed.

13 红 Beneath the Red Dragon 红龙之下 White Crane by the Reeds苇边白鹤Western Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted Some say that dragons, a race whose innate gifts far surpass those of all mortal beings, are nevertheless beastlike for the most part. Some say that dragons have never possessed a true civilization or order, even when they battled through the nine heavens, roamed the astral realms, and dwelled in the Abyss. That is because the poison of chaos was doomed from its very source, as all the world's races turned against one another in hatred and slaughter. Then a special soul entered this world and gr 0Votes28.8kRecs150.3kFans

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Some people say that dragons, a race whose innate talents far surpass those of mortals, are mostly like wild beasts. Some say that dragons never had true civilization and order, even when they soared through the skies, roamed the stars, and dwelled in the abyss. Because the pernicious influence of chaos was destined from the very beginning, people of all kinds in the world fought and killed each other, harboring hatred and enmity. When a special soul enters this world, it gradually begins to make its own voice heard. "I came, I saw, I conquered!" "I destroy, I create, I define!" "What's so great about acting like a beast?" He defined the true dragon, he shaped civilization, and he initiated order. He is the tyrant of the five-colored dragons, the mighty king of the metal dragons, the Garugsingo, the iron dragon... He is also the emperor of all dragons and scaled creatures in the mortal world! From the king of earth and metal, to the tyrant who controls flames and molten lava. To the supreme ruler of the most supreme, greatest, and most magnificent kingdom. Or perhaps it is a dragon that shapes all things in the universe, a dragon with a thousand faces and a thousand forms... These titles are merely embellishments on the crown of power of this red dragon. The world was changed because of him. Cultural thought and ideology are his fluttering banner; The mage tower complex and the floating city are his war fortresses; Countless races and strange creatures are his warband soldiers; The wildly dancing dragon is his commander; This is a civilization founded by dragons, a dragon kingdom that rules over the multiverse.

14 魏 The Wei and Jin Dynasties Don’t Bow to Zhou 魏晋不服周 Carrying a Sword on a Distant Journey携剑远行Historical2.8M WordsOngoing In the turbulent era between the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Sima clan held absolute power, their every word law. Some people floored the accelerator, keeping the music playing and the party going; others slammed on the brakes, killing and starting rebellions. Aristocratic clans monopolized government posts, while the people languished in stagnation, silenced beneath a grim and desolate sky. But one man who refused to bow to the Zhou dynasty fell from the heavens. He would write a song proclaimin 241Votes86kRecs65.7kFans

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In the transitional period between the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Sima clan held absolute power, their word carrying immense weight. Some relentlessly pressed the accelerator, continuing the revelry and celebrations; others slammed on the brakes, continuing the killings and the destruction. Powerful families monopolized official positions, the common people stagnated, and the silence of the people was truly lamentable. But then, a man "disobeying the Zhou" descended from the heavens, determined to compose a song of "Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"

15 大 The Ming Dynasty, 1627 大明王朝1627 A Piece of Firewood一橛柴Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In 1627, in the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 taels per shi, and millet cost 0.5 taels per shi. In 1627, the Ming central government collected roughly 10 million taels of silver and 4 million shi of grain tax. Local revenues from corvee levies, militia levies, community levies, and relay-station levies amounted to around 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population was around 150 to 200 million, still far short of the 400 million it would reach 32Votes223kRecs810.3kFans

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In 1627, during the Ming Dynasty, pig iron cost 9 wen per jin, wheat cost 0.7 Liang per shi, and millet cost 0.5 Liang per shi. In 1627, the central government's tax revenue was approximately 10 million taels of silver plus 4 million shi of grain. Local revenues, including corvée labor tax, militia tax, village head tax, and post station tax, amounted to approximately 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver per county. In 1627, the population of the Ming Dynasty was approximately 150 to 200 million, far from the 400 million of the Qing Dynasty. Large tracts of land in Beizhili, Henan, and Shandong were left uncultivated, while Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan were far from reaching their development limits. In 1627, after three consecutive years of favorable weather, Shaanxi finally experienced a slight drought. Overall, the south experienced slight flooding, while the north experienced slight drought; large-scale natural disasters had not yet begun. In 1627, just one year after the ascension of the Later Jin Taiji to the throne, he alleviated the famine in his homeland by attacking Korea. However, this also made the Fourth Prince Amin, who was in charge of the invasion of Korea, too powerful to be controlled, and the situation of the four princes jointly ruling seemed unbreakable. So, what exactly caused such a perfect start to lead to utter collapse? So, how difficult would it be for a time traveler to turn the tide when they arrive at this point in time? Is it really true, as many people say, that the Ming Dynasty in 1627 was already on the verge of collapse and beyond saving? —If you also have questions, why not join this large-scale historical simulation game based entirely on real historical materials? To date, this paper references 531 academic papers, 7,188 Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations) after the eighth year of the Wanli reign, and 4,657 Juren (successful candidates in the provincial imperial examinations) whose biographies can be found.