A Hundred Arts of Cultivation

Finished Masterpieces with Satisfying Endings

Fellow Daoists, I failed to break through the 5,000th cultivation bottleneck. Please recommend a book or two to help me on my path. I would be deeply grateful. Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

Proper Cultivation Stories: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...

To help others, first help yourself. To cultivate, first cultivate your heart.

Cultivation Stories with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Integration, and Great Ascension

Please recommend some books!

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, and the Like

Here are a few books by the author E Shi Lao Wu: Three Lives Dao Resolution, The Gate of Good Fortune, The Ninth World, and The Immortal Mortal.

Suddenly in the Mood for Cultivation Stories, the Kind Without a System

I'm out of books to read. Looking for something that holds up well.

One of the Most Classic Mortal Cultivation Stories: Smart Characters and Well Worth a Read

"The Mortal's Path to Immortality" is one of the purest examples of the mortal cultivation genre: five-element spiritual roots, classic cultivation realms, a smooth plot, constant suspense, vivid characters, and a passionate martial world. Definitely worth reading.

Urban Fantasy Cultivation

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation

A fallen young man

(A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Name Is Lu Qichen) Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...

↑ The title and author are recommending their own work ↑ Traditional cultivation is on the decline, while System stories with wild ideas are all the rage. I made this post specifically to ask people to recommend traditional xianxia and fantasy novels.

Cultivation Novels with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deification

Traditional Eastern Xianxia Novels

At least three million words. Ideally, the cultivation levels should be Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension, and Immortal Ascension, followed by True Immortal and then godhood or something, with room to advance further.

Novels Featuring Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Clones, and Body Integration

Novels with cultivation realms such as Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Body Integration, Tribulation Crossing, and Great Ascension

The Way of Spiritual Roots Is Ultimately a Minor Path; Traditional Cultivation Alone Leads to the Great Way

No spiritual-root fantasy. It’s too monotonous. I want traditional fantasy.

Looking for Books About Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul Only. Don’t Recommend Anything Else, Even If It’s Rated 10.0

The protagonist shouldn't be too stupid, reckless, or saintly.

Please Read the Fairy Tales

Seek to cultivate immortal literature

Looking for Mortal-Style Cultivation Novels, Nothing Too Over-the-Top

Please don't jump straight to the Deity Transformation or Body Integration stages. I'd like something longer. Thanks, fellow cultivators.

Looking for Immortal Cultivation Novels Rooted in Orthodox Daoism

Cultivation Stories, Preferably with Both Alchemy and Martial Arts

I suddenly feel like reading something where there's an old man living inside the protagonist or in a ring. Thanks, everyone!

There Are No Decent Fantasy Novels Left. Prove Me Wrong and Recommend a Masterpiece!

Looking for Traditional Cultivation Novels With Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul

Traditional cultivation, progressing from the cultivation world to the immortal realm and then the divine realm.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation: Like A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

A solid story with a strict hierarchy.

From Mortal to Cultivator: Joining a Cultivation Sect

Novels Progressing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, and Mahayana

Xianxia novels.

Any Books Similar to A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality?

No showing off, no brainless decisions, and don't have the protagonist level up every time they lose a fight. The protagonist and supporting characters should be intelligent, and the plot should make sense.