Cultivation Novels Absolutely Worth Reading 绝对值得一看的修仙文

1. 51 凡 An Ordinary Girl’s Relentless Climb to Ascension 凡女一路卷到飞升 Huayueye dk花月夜dkAncient Romance400k WordsCompleted Lin Yunyao was born into the cultivation world and endured countless hardships, repeatedly walking the line between life and death as she pushed herself all the way to ascension into the Spirit Realm. Along her long path of cultivation, her older brother protects her with his life, while her Dao companion crosses worlds in search of her. After reaching the Spirit Realm, Lin Yunyao discovers that her Dao companion is actually the God of Thunder, who descended to the mortal world to undergo a tria 1.8kReads8.8Score134Shelves

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   A common woman overcomes the machinations of villains and survives perilous trials, including wind blades and spatial blades, to ascend to immortality. This inspirational cultivation novel features a romantic pairing and sibling-like bonds.

2. 52 凡 A Mortal’s Immortal Destiny 凡人仙命 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey] [Traditional xianxia] [No System] [No harem] Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, happened to find a white porcelain bottle in a river, and thus began his path to immortality. The white porcelain bottle can refine ordinary things into supreme treasures: Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Liquid; put in weeds, and they become top-grade spirit herbs; keep ordinary iron inside, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in r 5.1kReads8.1Score594Shelves
3. 53 苟 Staying Low in the Immortal Cultivation World and Gaining Longevity Points 苟在修仙界加点长生 Chi Jianyu池涧鱼Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Keeping a Low Profile + Daily Life + Status Panel + Spending Points + No Female Lead + Slow-Paced + Not a Power Fantasy] Yi Changsheng transmigrates to the cultivation world and is so hungry from the start that he's ready to chew on grass. He's an orphan, just ten years old, and a refugee. He has no food, no drink, and not a penny to his name. Fortunately, the game-like status panel he created and his talent, [Eye of the Virtual Dimension], came with him when he transmigrated. Rel 3.2kReads6.7Score246Shelves

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4. 54 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy595k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 15.3kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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   A microcosm of the story, with vivid characters, normal intelligence, and exciting fight scenes. [Youthful spirit is the most beautiful scenery, and grudges and affections are the intoxicating wine.] What kind of blood and fire will erupt when the Divine Infant Cult, which has been expanding wildly and extending its claws to all parts of the continent, collides with the Qingxuan Sect, which has accumulated the strength of three generations and is determined to make progress?

5. 55 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly strong and goes head-to-head with the heavens. She's beautiful throughout, with no romantic pairings, no Mary Sue tropes, no melodramatic plots, and no forced stupidity. You can also enjoy the ensemble cast; every character has a story.

6. 56 我 Dreaming My Way to Immortality in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界衍梦长生 Night3zzEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Mortal]+ [Cautious Survival]+ [No System]+ [For Veteran Readers]+ [Solid Logic]+ [Traditional Slow Burn]+ [No Transmigration]+ [Female lead early on, mostly absent later; skip if that bothers you] Zhou Wei unexpectedly discovers that he has a unique ability to “dream.” His dreams can not only foretell danger, but also help him deduce spirit medicines, talismans, cultivation techniques, and more... When people look back thousands of years later, who would ever guess that the True Lord o 7.1kReads8.0Score713Shelves
7. 57 灵 The Path of the Spirit 灵途 Searching for Stars in the Dark暗夜寻星Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Are the legendary immortals, gods, demons, and monsters really fictional? Did a glorious civilization once exist on Mars? Can the limits of life really be broken? On humanity’s first journey from Earth to Mars, the lander is destroyed. The pioneers exploring technological civilization narrowly escape death, only to be carried by a colossal Martian statue into the depths of the stars... But this isn’t transmigration. It’s a journey through the cosmos! This is the same universe, but civilization h 1.6kReads7.4Score154Shelves

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   2026030303🔥🔥🔥 I'm recommending the traditional fantasy novel *Ling Tu* for three reasons! First, this is my own fantasy world as a veteran fantasy reader, and what I've written might be exactly what you're looking for. Second, it features a completely new progression system, spanning from Earth to Mars and then to endlessly distant cultivation worlds. The protagonist, like myself, drifts through life, and eight or nine out of ten things don't go as planned. While frustrating, this is a true reflection of most people's lives, and I hope everyone doesn't live in a mindless, self-indulgent fantasy. Third, I've been writing this book for three years, currently at 2.87 Million words. Although there haven't been any recommendations, I want to truly finish this story without regrets; it's a deep-seated conviction. The rallying cry has sounded; we're just waiting for you!

8. 58 被 After the Immortal Palace Abandoned Me, I Could Read Minds 被仙宫抛弃后我能读心了 The Reasonable Xu You合情合理的许攸Ancient Romance782k WordsOngoing Born of the same mother, twins whose fates were worlds apart. The Ethereal Spirit Lord gave birth to two daughters at once, yet singled out her elder daughter, Hua Zan, as the Moon Princess adored by all. She imprisoned her younger daughter, Hua Jian, in the desolate Shuiyue Pavilion, ignoring her for six years and letting the servants mistreat her. Hungry and cold, Hua Jian became a secret no one in the immortal palace knew. On their sixth birthday, the twins celebrated the same day. Hua Zan wa 50Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 穷 A Poor Girl’s Daily Life as a Rogue Cultivator 穷鬼女散修的修仙日常 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Xiao Han never imagined that she, an ordinary working girl who hadn't even finished middle school, would transmigrate one day. Fine, she transmigrated. But she had neither a pocket dimension nor a System, let alone a handy golden finger. She got none of the perks or welcome gifts that usually came with transmigration. That would have been bad enough, but other transmigrators took over someone else's body and fit right into local society. She, however, arrived in her own body, unable to speak the 49.9kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves

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   Definitely worth reading, every single one is a masterpiece.

10. 60 重 Reborn from the Start, I'm Definitely Becoming This Master's Disciple 重生开局，这个师尊我当定了 Gentle Rain, Sleepy Sleepy轻雨眠眠Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After being a wandering ghost for a hundred years, Li Qingqing discovers that she's actually the cannon-fodder female character in a harem fantasy. In her previous life, the master of Lingqin Peak and her senior sisters all died at the hands of demonic cultivators in a secret realm. She survived and transferred to Spirit Medicine Peak with her junior sister, who was so fat she could barely walk. But who could have guessed that her junior sister had transmigrated into a book? Not only could she r 16.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves
11. 61 吾 Where Is My Sword? 吾剑何在 Pickled Radish Strips萝卜丝咸菜Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing No transmigration into a book! No System! Pure xianxia and fantasy! No mindless power fantasies, no instantly reaching level 999 with one slash. Every battle tests one's character, strategy, and will. The protagonist has faced failure and doubted himself, but he will surely rise again from the ruins and reclaim the Dao in his heart. He will wield conviction as his sword, resolve as its edge, his flesh and blood as his shield, and an unyielding spirit as his bones. He will break through every dem 1.7kReads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely perfect for your style!

12. 62 夏 Second Miss Xia Became an Immortal After Her Divorce 夏二小姐被休后成仙人了 The Pine Nuts Are Ripe松子熟了Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy cultivation + growth and awakening + pocket dimension + strong female lead] 1. This isn’t the kind of wish-fulfillment story where the heroine starts off overpowered, so steer clear if that’s what you’re looking for~ 2. It follows the traditional cultivation system: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core... The story begins in the mortal realm. The heroine doesn’t start cultivating immortality right away; she turns to cultivation only when she’s pushed to the brin 1.2kReads7.2Score118Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's a little angsty at the beginning, but the female protagonist grows and levels up step by step after officially starting her cultivation, becoming decisive and ruthless. The plot is very engaging, neither exaggerated nor simplistic.

13. 63 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: The Azure Lotus Immortal's Trail 凡人修仙，青莲仙踪 Ink-Washed Painting墨染绘丹青Eastern Fantasy326k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation + mortal-protagonist style + a lifelong independent cultivator in the marketplace + decisive and ruthless + master of deception + extremely low-key] [Talisman-making, alchemy, artifact-refining, formations, beast-taming, cooking, and winemaking] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation] At death's door, Chen Yang, a young independent cultivator, awakens memories of his past life. Still dazed and confused, he is fortun 433Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of a mortal cultivating immortality, a wandering cultivator in the marketplace – definitely worth checking out!

14. 64 鼠 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 A Traveler in a Famine Year荒年客Urban853k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.6kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    A cultivation novel that's definitely worth reading!

15. 65 我 I Rely on a Deduction System to Cultivate Immortality Safely 我靠推演系统稳健修仙 The Flying Salted Fish咸鱼乃飞天Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Cautious] [No female lead] The key to the Deduction System is the word “deduction.” Deduction can be performed in two directions: upward and downward. Upward deduction raises the rank of any skill you can learn, such as cultivation techniques and spells, making it more powerful and effective. Downward deduction analyzes and breaks down any skill you can learn, such as cultivation techniques and spells, allowing you to master it quickly and thoroughly. The Deduction System is an ou 2.8kReads6.4Score121Shelves

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    A cultivation novel, no female lead, a steady and progressive story.

16. 66 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 782Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy – well-developed characters, clear logic, fluent writing, a protagonist with meticulous and thoughtful planning, and villains who are consistently intelligent throughout… [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

17. 67 道 Dao Gui's Path to Immortality 道癸仙途 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy576k WordsOngoing A country boy gains a fortuitous opportunity and sets sail for adventure, then returns in triumph. He catches a glimpse of the colorful world of immortals, yet sees bones littering the path to the Dao. Let’s see what kind of wonders Lin Xuan, a lad from a mountain village, can accomplish in this vast and turbulent world of cultivation~ 582Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 上 The Ancient Ring Spirit 上古戒灵 Quick Blade Li San快刀李三Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, not stupid] The foremost divine craftsman in the Immortal Realm, Lu Ban, spent his entire life forging the Ring Spirit, an immortal artifact hailed as the greatest of the ancient immortal artifacts. Then, all of a sudden, he vanished along with the Ring Spirit. 5.9kReads8.5Score794Shelves
19. 69 开 From the Start, I Refined the Demonic Matriarch of the Hehuan Sect 开局炼化合欢宗女魔头 The Flying Salted Fish咸鱼乃飞天Eastern Fantasy191k WordsCompleted Grab it and refine it in an instant. It sounds like a meme. But for Lin Shuo, it's a cheat ability. Lin Shuo can refine anything he grabs, with no exceptions, once a day. As long as it counts as being grabbed, no matter how briefly, Lin Shuo can instantly refine it completely. And wouldn't you know it, just after he transmigrated, he got the chance to use his refining ability. Who could blame him? He had transmigrated into a human furnace kept by the female demon of the Hehuan Sect. Today was ju 591Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Looking for recommendations for my new Xianxia (cultivation) novel.

20. 70 长 The Immortal Clan Begins by Cultivating Swords 长生家族从种剑开始 The Way, the Way, the Way道道道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Five-Element Spirit Swords] [Astral Sword Formation] [Sword Cultivator] [United Family] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saintly Hero] [Sharp-Witted] [the Myriad Worlds] [Ensemble Cast] [Sword Seeds in the Dantian] (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification...) A wandering rogue cultivator, a chance encounter with the Sword Dao, and the rise of a family... A different path to ascension. Fellow Daoists, come take a look inside. 21.8kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The Sword Immortal Clan is worth a look.

21. 71 没 I Can’t Afford to Cultivate, So I’ll Rob People. I’ll Take Any Dirty Job in This World 没钱修仙去打劫，此界黑活我来接 Liu Huaqiang1刘华强1Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Spirit Lands are Limited, but Cultivators are Infinite. So Prices Have Always Been Set by Other People.] Thirty-five years after transmigrating to the cultivation world, Niu Er is still an odd-job disciple at the fifth level of Qi Refining. With four spirit roots, the worst possible aptitude, and only a few low-grade spirit stones each month, he has to ration even his fasting pills. At thirty-five, he leaves the mountain penniless. Blackwater City. Rogue cultivators. Dirty jobs. As long as yo 1.5kReads6.4Score121Shelves
22. 72 我 I Made a Pact with a Divine Dragon 我契约了神龙 Lucky Carp Taotao锦鲤淘淘Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (Traditional immortal cultivation + no heroine + adored by all + transmigrate + genius + no romance) The Mortal Realm, the Immortal Cultivation Realm, the Immortal Realm, the Divine Realm, and the Sacred Realm. The protagonist has a Chaos Spiritual Root and excels at everything. This is no story about a good-for-nothing: he leads the sect's elders and fellow disciples all the way to ascension. All things in the world move in cycles. At the other end of the universe, are there omnipotent immortal 336Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    It's entertaining, not just endless killing; it has a sense of life and a progression process, and there's no female lead.

23. 73 一 A Rank-One Mortal Cultivator 一阶凡修 Beacon Fire Sea Sovereign烽火海尊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing A classic mortal's path to immortality. With a mixed Five-Element spiritual root, the protagonist overcomes one obstacle after another through hard work and fortuitous encounters, rising to prominence in the cultivation world. Stages: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Void Refinement → Body Integration → Great Ascension → Tribulation Transcendence 4kReads6.8Score390Shelves

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24. 74 终 The Legend of the Zhongnan Sword Immortal 终南剑仙传 Farmer of Eastern Qin东秦农夫Eastern Fantasy216k WordsCompleted Gu Zhaoran, the Sword Immortal Qingxuan, was reborn after surviving a tribulation. He braved a serpent's lair, battled demonic cultivators, and encountered an evil monk. His path was fraught with danger, and he narrowly escaped death time and again before returning to Zhongnan and rejoining his sect. When his immortal master ascended, Gu Zhaoran was entrusted with leadership in a time of crisis and became the sect's new head. He repelled enemies at the rear cliff, joined the Five Elders in elimi 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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25. 75 既 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 Overlord Pork Knuckle霸王肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.2kReads7.8Score471Shelves
26. 76 从 Cultivating Immortality as an Outer-Door Servant 从外门杂役开始修仙 Baby Sea Whale海鲸宝宝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Not Invincible + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] A young man from the modern world accidentally transmigrated and stumbled into the path of immortality, struggling onward in his quest to become an immortal. The road to immortality was harder than ascending to heaven. Faced with countless dangers, his resolve to seek the Dao remained as solid as stone. Fang Qing transmigrated here and started ou 2.3kReads6.2Score109Shelves

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    (Over a million words, already quite long and ready to be read!) A high-quality mortal cultivation novel, starting from a lowly servant and gradually rising through the ranks. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, while the villains are intelligent. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, with no dull moments. Highly readable and worth reading!

27. 77 我 Me, a Menial, Cultivating into an Immortal Through Lies and Scams 我，杂役，靠坑蒙拐骗修成仙 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMEastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing No System, no transmigration! This book is absurd and hilarious! Li Ergou, a shameless country boy, stumbles upon immortals fighting in the back hills. He avoids getting mixed up in the killing and settles for looting, scoring a space stone that can hold living creatures and a storage ring for free. From then on, he becomes hooked on cultivation. A fortune-teller tricks him into going to the Yihong Brothel to sell himself as a servant. Instead, he meets a down-and-out immortal maiden and learns 45.1kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves

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    A mortal's arduous journey to immortality, fresh and original, with absolutely no predictable tropes! [Thumbs up]

28. 78 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation: Dual Cultivation of Sword and Body 凡人修仙之剑体双修 Murderous Aura Drifting煞气飘飘Eastern Fantasy579k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Slow burn] [Cautious and careful] [No harem] [Driven by self-interest] [Not a bleeding heart] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] Chen Xuan was once an assassin in the Darknight Hall. During a mission, he unexpectedly obtained a cultivation technique. He made the assassin's instinct etched into his very bones, caution, his highest principle. He treaded on thin ice with every step of his cultivation, carefully considering every possibility. He watched and waited whenev 892Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Be cautious, careful, and logically sound.

29. 79 微 Wind and Rain on the Path of the Dust-Mote Immortal Abode 微尘仙府风雨道途 The Wind Brushes My Hair White风掠须发白Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing The path of immortality comes like wind and rain, then passes like dust. Even with ambitions soaring to the clouds, one still needs fortune's favor. See how a mere junior steward of a sect, aided by an Immortal Lord's estate, stirs up wind and rain and gathers dust, rising from humble beginnings to turn the tides in the heavens. 955Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) system

30. 80 天 Heavenly Sword Ancestor 天行剑祖 Immortal Crane of South Mountain南山鹤仙Eastern Fantasy883k WordsOngoing A mortal's journey, with no System. The human, ghost, and demon races inhabit three separate continents. Though they occasionally clash, their conflicts have never threatened the foundations of their world over countless millennia. That changed when the Demon Lord appeared, intent on destroying the cosmos and claiming its core. Baiyang, the Lord of the Realm, rose to resist him. He fought the Demon Lord Wuxin to a standstill for endless ages, but the crisis was never resolved. The struggle betwe 468Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    An ordinary mortal's journey to immortality

31. 81 尘 Dust at Dusk, Returning to the Ruined Tower 尘暮归残楼 A Returning Traveler Cherishes Simple Joys归客眷清欢Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing A tale of love and hate, a lament for the tragedies of the mortal world. Shen Yichen, a man everyone under heaven believes to be a mere pawn, ventures alone and boldly into the world of cultivation, then roams the martial world in a drunken haze, repaying both kindness and enmity! Love between a human and a demon, romance between a human and a monster, bonds forged by fate, love in this life, rivalry between father and son, loyalty between brothers... A different martial world, a different morta 218Reads6.3Score100Shelves

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    A world of love, hate, and grudges

32. 82 修 The Essence of Cultivation Is Physics 修仙的本质是物理 Wind and Rain风调雨Urban509k WordsOngoing Infinite Flow, hilarious, witty, System, cultivation, physics, wild imagination, decisive and ruthless, play the pig to eat the tiger, another world, the rise of Huaxia, dungeon challenges Cultivation? What’s there to cultivate? Are you good at physics? No? Perfect, neither am I! And I still became an immortal!, Li Kaiqi, True Lord of Peace Through the Annihilation of Enemies I’m the only Huaxia expert in the mission world. It’s not because I have exceptional talent, but because... Hey, hey, hey 1.7kReads9.3Score255Shelves

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    An infinite flow fantasy + physical cultivation + madcap protagonist + revitalizing China. Li Kaiqi uses Schrödinger's equation to derive talismans and quantum tunneling to evade divine punishment. Western magic? Merely low-dimensional physical phenomena! Watch as this mad genius uses science to reshape the cultivation system, letting the roar of the Chinese dragon resound throughout the myriad realms!

33. 83 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Thinking][Thinking]

34. 84 灵 The Five Strokes of the Spirit 灵之五划 Zhang Shiba章十八Eastern Fantasy557k WordsOngoing No one gets to define what web fiction should be! Within books lies a path to heaven; between the lines are the deeds of ten thousand ages. Three thousand great characters, each taking root; roots plunge deep into the earth, branches flourish and pierce the sky. Where does the mystery lie? Where does the fantasy begin? Hold a staff in either hand, swing blades with every stroke, hook your fingers around a cup, and join me for a drink. 3.1kReads—Score210Shelves

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    A great book that will not disappoint you once you open it.

35. 85 九 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 Xiao Shisanlang Talks About the Three Kingdoms萧十三郎说三国Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 23.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    🐉🐉🐉Look! High quality, high score! Million-word novel! Mortal cultivation! Underdog's rise to immortality! Constant adventures! Industrial fantasy, mathematical and physical cultivation, engineers crushing the cultivation world! Young Qian Duoduo, though a mortal, has a dark-skinned, thin old man as his spiritual master. The old man takes him as his disciple and roasts him over a fire! Thinking he's just a nobody, he turns out to be a treasure!

36. 86 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2kShelves
37. 87 凡 A Minor Cultivator's Return Home 凡人小修归乡录 Sour, Bitter, Spicy, and Salty酸我苦辣咸Eastern Fantasy787k WordsCompleted Mortal cultivation + no System + a protagonist who grows over time + slow burn A change of pace: the path of cultivation isn’t all fighting and killing. Examining your heart along the way is also a form of cultivation. Gu Xin thinks he has simply become lost in some unknown fragment of ancient history. Instead, his soul has transmigrated to another continent, where he must survive alone. Amid the endless mortal world, all I ask is for a roof over my head and a patch of earth beneath my feet. I s 355Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Simple and very traditional

38. 88 缘 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles: A Fated Beginning 缘起成仙传 Prime Qi No. 2原气2号Eastern Fantasy686k WordsOngoing A naive young man who was pampered from childhood endures youthful arrogance, betrayal, pain, and a crushing defeat that brings him to the brink of death, forging himself into someone patient and ruthless. A realistic cultivation novel with slow-burn growth. Readers who prefer mindless power fantasies may want to steer clear. [The cultivation world is as deep as the sea, and only I, Qin You, can stir its waves!] [Fresh Setting + Epic Length + Slow Burn + Vitality + Growth + Cause-and-Effect and 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you finish reading and don't want to urge me to update, then feel free to criticize.

39. 89 逆 Defying Heaven, Slaying Gods: Starting With Restoring a Taoist Temple 逆天伐神：从修缮道观开始 Silver Saddle, White Horse, Spring Breeze银鞍白马踏春风Eastern Fantasy488k WordsCompleted [Reborn cultivator + witty and humorous + sharp-minded + ruthless + behind-the-scenes scheming] The Heavenly Tribulation was coming. The mighty cultivators had exhausted every scheme, yet still found themselves prostrate beneath the Celestial Court. Even the Celestial Emperor never imagined that Wang Zhenyi, who refused an official position and only wanted to be a wandering immortal, would be reborn and carve his way through the Three Realms with a single sword. Some hated and envied him, claimi 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 90 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

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    The protagonist has a very strong moral compass, doesn't hold grudges, and seeks revenge on the spot. The chapter where one person fights seven geniuses was especially satisfying! It avoids the clichés of traditional fantasy, the protagonist is very shrewd, and it's not just mindless wish-fulfillment.

41. 91 六 Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回：乾坤牢笼 The Carp and the Cat鲤鱼与猫Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou 6.1kReads8.9Score543Shelves

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    How can you not read the first book in the fantasy cultivation genre? It's absolutely a masterpiece by Tomato (the author), and I've been following it for almost 5 months! The character development, plot design, and fight scenes are all superb. It's clearly a work of dedication, especially the descriptions of the inner turmoil of human nature, which I think is the most brilliant part of the book. Fans of fantasy definitely need to read it! (O^-^o)📖[Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Shocked][Shocked][Shocked]

42. 92 蓝 The Last Cultivator on Blue Star 蓝星最后一个修士 Stir-Fried Milk Candy清炒牛皮糖Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic fantasy] [Urban cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Eastern xianxia] A parallel world. With no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration, Fang Yun was an ordinary country boy who practiced martial arts and cultivated qi. By a twist of fate, he received his master's legacy on his deathbed, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body laid the foundation for cultivation. See how the last cultivator wages war across the lands. 25.4kReads7.8Score1.9kShelves

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    Parallel world. Without a system, without rebirth, without transmigration, Fang Yun, a farmer's son practicing martial arts and internal energy cultivation, is a "three-nothing" individual. By chance, he receives the inheritance bestowed upon him by his dying master, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merge, and his mortal body builds its foundation. Witness how this last cultivator conquers all directions. After resolving worldly ties, he embarks on the ancient starry road long forgotten, following in the footsteps of the sages, venturing into the magnificent myriad worlds. Everyone, come and see!

43. 93 仙 The Immortal Path Rings True 仙路铮铮 Soybeans Don't Eat Fish大豆不吃鱼Eastern Fantasy73k WordsOngoing This is a circular-sky, square-earth continent one light-year in diameter, floating in the universe. Its immense gravity and mass draw no fewer than three stars into orbit around it. This is a vast world of cultivation, known as the Tianlan Realm. This is the story of Lin Lu, who begins as an ordinary mortal, endures countless trials, and ultimately becomes an immortal. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcend —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself. Feel free to take a look if you're interested. It's a cultivation novel.

44. 94 种 Farming and Cultivating Immortality, His Spells Are All Wrong 种田修仙，他的法术不对劲 Bread Crumbs Aren't Sweet面包糠不甜Eastern Fantasy403k WordsOngoing A top-tier tale of farming and immortal cultivation, traditional cultivation, and mutated spells Others cultivate immortality by riding the wind on flying swords, slaying demons and vanquishing evil. Chen Shuisheng cultivates immortality by summoning clouds and rain, hoeing weeds and planting crops. Within the sect, he is a three-spirit-root disciple who spends his days tending spirit fields. Until one day, his golden finger awakens. When Cloud Control reaches mastery, it mutates into Cloudstep. 74.2kReads8.1Score10.3kShelves

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    I recommend this site for mortal farming and cultivation novels.

45. 95 五 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.3kReads6.6Score216Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... The protagonist has mediocre talent and starts from a very low point. Entering the world of cultivation, he is rational and self-interested, not a saint, and has no protagonist halo. He grows step by step through sheer hard work. It's a true tale of an ordinary person's cultivation journey. A good read when you're looking for something to read, but it's a slow burn. Those who mind this should not read. [Heart][heart]

46. 96 以 I Am Supreme: Slaying My Way Through the Cultivation World 以吾为尊：杀遍修仙界 Author Liu Xingxing作者刘星星Eastern Fantasy862k WordsCompleted As I write, I realize my skills aren't good enough. I'd better keep working hard! Yang Dian, a young nobody from Black Ox Village, embarks on the path of immortal cultivation after his entire family is slaughtered. With an invincible Five Elements Chaos physique and an invincible granny at his side, he slays any god who stands in his way. No need to think too hard, just sit back and enjoy the ride~ An invincible power fantasy where he crushes everyone in his path! No explanations for the power-u 524Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Those who don't want to see the cultivation process can take a look; it's better than a system even without one, the whole thing is just for fun! [Petrified][petrified]

47. 97 开 Invincible from the Start: Please, Someone Kill Me 开局无敌，求求你们打死我 Author Liu Xingxing作者刘星星Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Yang Dian is the protagonist of the neighboring novel, After My Family Was Wiped Out, Grandma Took Me on a Rampage Through the Cultivation World. This book, ummmm, just isn't working out. I've run out of inspiration, and the story feels too one-note, so there's no need to read this one. I don't want to waste your time. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 我 My Swordsmanship Is Unrivaled 我剑道无敌了 The Handsomest Bubble Dragon最帅的泡泡龙Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Yi grew up in a mountain village. By chance, he stumbled upon a remarkable opportunity, and from then on, there was no stopping him. You're only at the first Qi Refining stage? Sorry, I'm already at the Foundation Establishment stage. Pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger? No need. My talent is unrivaled, and my mastery of the sword reaches the heavens. Anyone who provokes or hurts me gets cut down with a single stroke. With my three-foot azure blade, I, Lin Yi, will wipe out every injustice 2.9kReads7.1Score211Shelves

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49. 99 清 The Pure Mystery Daoist Scripture 清玄道经 Dock and Head Home靠岸回家Eastern Fantasy307k WordsCompleted A fantasy cultivation novel full of romance and humorous comedy. The protagonist, Lin Fu, sets out on a journey of cultivation with Su Mei, a beautiful Daoist with fair skin and a curvy figure. New chapters of over 6,000 words every day. Hope you enjoy it! —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 陪 I'll Accompany You on the Path to Immortality 陪你一起去修仙 Dock and Head Home靠岸回家Eastern Fantasy372k WordsCompleted Lin Yue, a man from Earth, transmigrates into the body of a servant disciple who has just been beaten to death in a third-rate cultivation sect in the Vast World of Cangxuan. Driven by a desperate will to survive, he binds himself to the Ten Thousand Swords Invincible Level-Up System. And so begins an extraordinary, unforgettable journey of cultivation. 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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