Best Urban Chinese Novels

亏成首富从游戏开始 · Icy Night

Pei Qian receives a system where he must lose money in business, but every venture accidentally becomes wildly successful. A brilliantly comedic business novel.

修真聊天群 · Legend of the Paladin

Song Shuhang, an ordinary college student, is accidentally added to a WeChat group full of ancient cultivators who discuss immortality like everyday chat. A genre-defying comedy that subverts cultivation tropes.

镇魂 · Priest

Zhao Yunlan, the chief of a special investigations division, works alongside the enigmatic Professor Shen Wei to solve supernatural cases. The source material for the hit drama.

武道宗师 · Cuttlefish That Loves Diving

Lou Cheng, an ordinary college student, trains in martial arts with the support of his online girlfriend. A grounded, character-driven martial arts romance from the Lord of the Mysteries author.

顶级管理 · Long Umbrella

Jung Sunwoo, a struggling entertainment manager, gains the ability to see future news headlines. A Korean showbiz novel that's hugely popular across CN/EN platforms.

天才相师 · Wen Chao

A modern detective with extraordinary deductive abilities solves complex criminal cases in contemporary China. A gripping procedural mystery with clever plot twists.

全球高武 · Eagle Eats Chicks

In a world where portals to other dimensions have opened, Fang Ping enrolls in a martial arts university to become a martial artist. Modern setting with cultivation elements.

仙王的日常生活 · Ku Xuan

Wang Ling, an absurdly overpowered cultivator, tries to live a normal school life while hiding his god-level abilities. The source material for the popular donghua adaptation.

我在末世有套房 · Morning Star LL

Jiang Chen discovers a portal between modern Earth and a post-apocalyptic parallel world, using future technology to build a tech empire in the present. Unique dual-world premise.

黑卡 · Xiao Se Cai Dao

Shi Lei receives a mysterious black credit card that forces him to spend a million a week or die, but he cannot use the money for personal gain. An inventive modern comedy.

全职法师 · Chaos

Mo Fan wakes up in a parallel world where magic has replaced science. As the only dual-element mage, he rises through the ranks in a modern setting filled with monsters and magical academies.

抢红包群 · Zhi Xin

Ye Zichen joins a WeChat group of Chinese gods and starts receiving divine red packets. A fun urban cultivation romp where Chinese mythology meets modern smartphone culture.

老公是僵尸 · Qing Yi Yun

A woman discovers her husband is an undead cultivator in modern-day China. A quirky urban romance that combines Chinese folklore with modern life.

我的美女总裁老婆 · Mei Gan Cai Shao Bing

Yang Chen, a Harvard graduate and former special forces operative, poses as a street food seller and accidentally marries Lin Ruoxi, CEO of a multibillion-dollar company.

重生之都市修仙 · Ten Miles Sword God

Chen Fan, a supreme cultivator, is reborn as a high school student and dominates the modern world with immortal cultivation powers. Classic urban cultivation power fantasy.