Looking for a Novel About a Buddhist Cultivator 求一个佛修的小说

1. 1 佛 The Buddhist Sect's Biggest Turncoat 佛门最大二五仔 I Was Snatched Away by a Monster Again我又被妖怪抓走了Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted It's not that being a monk isn't a good deal. It's that female benefactors offer better value! Abbot, take a step back. Leave this female benefactor to me! When I'm out in the world, I'm meek and mild. Back at my sect, I hit back hard! Abbot, step aside. Even if the Buddha himself showed up today, he couldn't save you. I said it! 2.5kReads8.0Score154Shelves

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   There are very few novels about Buddhist practices; these two are worth reading.

2. 2 一 One Merit Per Second: The Two Buddhist Saints Are Drooling with Envy 一秒一功德，佛门二圣见我馋哭了 The Person Eating Melon Beneath the Moon月下吃瓜的人Eastern Fantasy466k WordsCompleted Reborn in a vast martial arts world, he becomes a novice monk-in-training at Futu Temple. The moment his head is shaved, he awakens a Merit System. He can spend merit points to instantly level up Buddhist scriptures and martial arts. He thought he would spend the rest of his life as a virtuous, benevolent monk. But then he heard the sound of a wooden fish being struck in his mind. The electronic wooden fish he had used to relieve stress in his previous life had somehow come with him when he tran 2.7kReads7.0Score142Shelves
3. 3 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 37.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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   ❤The first book's female lead is a Buddhist cultivator❤The second book's male lead transmigrates into Tang Sanzang, so how can he not be considered a Buddhist cultivator?! The male lead grows from a weak and helpless holy monk into a Buddha who can wield a staff and break bricks with his bare hands [heart emoji][kiss emoji][attention emoji]

4. 4 西 Journey to the West: Travelogue 西游旅记 Qin Tianming Xuan Niao秦天命玄鸟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary young man wakes up one day to find himself in another world, where everyone calls him the Tang Monk... “I'm doing the Journey to the West? Seriously?” “I'll see all eighty-one thousand miles and laugh my way through eighty-one tribulations?” “I'm just a gentle monk with little fighting ability, but my three disciples are another story.” “Amitabha. I kill to protect life; I destroy karma, not people.” “Wukong, once we've retrieved the scriptures, do you think your master could return 12.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
5. 5 佛 I, Buddha, Am Truly a Good Person 佛爷我真是好人啊 Jiao Lu Zhi蕉鹿之Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Weak System + No Romance + Slow Progression + More Traditional + Saintly Heroine, Don’t Read If You Dislike It, Thanks] When Shi Ran woke up, he had transmigrated to a strange world. There were no aloof immortals in the heavens, pure as the moon, nor compassionate gods and Buddhas filling the skies. Instead, the world was full of deranged, bizarre cultivators. Here, sacred scriptures were laden with taboo costs, and the slightest misstep in cultivation could mean death and the end of one’s path 476Reads8.7Score161Shelves

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   It's a really good show. The protagonist is the kind-hearted but ruthless type, yet possesses the kindest compassion in this bizarre world—the kind of person who won't harm others unless provoked. He struggles to survive in that strange and fantastical world of cultivation. [Admiration]

6. 6 一EN The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟 A Wisp of Clamor一缕喧嚣1.9M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard... 1.7kReads9.2Score120Shelves

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   This book is truly about self-cultivation, it's incredibly powerful! After reading it, I felt like I was on a roll! You'll definitely gain something from it. I gained courage to face life and myself directly, my spirit instantly lifted, I stopped worrying, and I felt so much more carefree, haha! It will shatter all your previous perceptions. Things you thought were good or right before, you'll realize are actually true, and so on. After reading this, you'll be completely overturned. I'm not just bragging. You have to try it yourself before you judge. *Cough cough* The things in this book are so real, so intensely real, that they're almost suppressed. The author was forced to weave the real into the fake, just so you could see and understand what true cultivation is...

7. 7 穿 After Transmigrating, I Ascended to Immortality with My Cursed Tongue 穿越后，我靠乌鸦嘴飞升成仙 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Lighthearted + Absurd] Other people when they transmigrate: Invincible luck + handsome men everywhere Liu Yipan when she transmigrates: A brutal beating from the start + a jinx’s mouth Luckily, an immortal master fell from the sky. But when she arrived at his sect, she saw: Endless volumes of Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit, leaving Liu Yipan completely dumbfounded. “You went to all that trouble to bring me here just to make me a nun?!” She wanted to throw her head back and shout 1.2kReads9.2Score163Shelves

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   This novel features a female protagonist who cultivates Buddhism, but she doesn't have a romantic partner yet.

8. 8 万 Immortal for All Time: Saving People, Ghosts, and All Living Things 万古不死，渡人，渡鬼，渡苍生 Golden Lion黄金狮子Eastern Fantasy362k WordsOngoing [Saving all living beings + cautious survival + no heroine + longevity + scheming + Buddha and demon in one] Qiao Damo transmigrates to a mass grave and becomes a skeleton. In this world, where cultivators are everywhere and demons run rampant, he only wants to keep his head down and survive. Unexpectedly, he awakens the Buddha Lord Development System. As long as he keeps guiding living beings toward enlightenment, he can grow stronger without end. Gradually, he discovers that this world is far 93Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   ✨✨✨These books all feature Buddhist cultivators as the main characters. The first one is very good, but I don't know why the rating is so low. The male lead is a skeleton who cultivates Buddhism, with a system to nurture him. He is both a Buddha and a demon, and the setting is quite interesting. [Laughing][Laughing] The second one is a horror + system + comedy book. The male lead is a Buddhist cultivator who saves heaven, earth, and all living beings. The main theme is saving all sentient beings.

9. 9 恐 Horror Revival: I Am Monk Sanzang, Sanzang as in Burying the Dead 恐怖复苏：贫僧三葬，送葬的葬 Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Horror Revival] [Invincible] [System] [Comedy] [This book is entirely fictional and has no connection whatsoever to reality.] After transmigrating into a world where horror had returned, he awakened the System for Delivering All Beings from Suffering. Only, the way it delivered people seemed a little... Namo Gatling Bodhisattva, depleted uranium bullets purify the six senses. Three thousand six hundred revolutions in a single breath, great compassion saves all the world! The Great Mighty Heaven 4.8kReads8.8Score366Shelves
10. 10 前 My Past and Present Lives Exposed? The Whole World Is Shaken 前世今生曝光？举世震撼 Murong Longcheng慕容龙城Eastern Fantasy539k WordsCompleted Ye Changge accidentally transmigrates to the Reincarnation Continent and becomes the owner of a Reincarnation Seal. He also possesses the strongest customizable simulator! First life: For love, he abandons Buddhism and turns to evil, slaughtering the entire Lingshan! Second life: His sister attracts the covetous attention of various factions. To protect her, Ye Changge stands alone with his sword, opposed by the whole world! He severs the path to immortality! Slays the Immortal Gate! Seals away 2.4kReads9.2Score227Shelves
11. 11 佛 Signing In Before the Buddha, Emerging as the Supreme Demon Lord 佛前签到，出关无上魔尊 Take It as It Comes Eggplant随遇而安茄子Eastern Fantasy665k WordsCompleted The transmigrator Ye Ming fell into demonic ways for love and was besieged by everyone. Just as he was on the brink of death, he was reborn a hundred years in the past, once again a young monk striking the bell and chanting sutras in the Bodhi Temple. He also awakened a sign-in System. [Ding! Sign-in successful. You received the Heart Sutra!] [Ding! Sign-in successful. You received the Tathagata Palm!] [Ding! Sign-in successful. You received the Six Buddhist Mantras!] When he watched his bel 431Reads5.9Score—Shelves
12. 12 我 I've Become a Buddha, Do Not Disturb 我成佛了，勿扰 Zisang Fei子桑翡Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanyu died after a brick fell on her while she was working at a construction site. When she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the heroine of a torturous cultivation novel. From the start, she was thrown into hell mode, caught by the white-moonlight rival while confessing her love for the male lead's master. “...” Her master asked, “Do you know what you did wrong?” Her senior brothers, the male supporting characters, cried, “Junior Sister, hurry up and admit your mistake!” The whi 2.5kReads8.7Score237Shelves
13. 13 我 I Took Up Buddhism, and Now You're the Ones Suffering 我修佛了，你们痛了 Zhu Zhu茱祝Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [From universally disliked to universally adored + everyone faces a reckoning + no suffering for the heroine, only the trash men and women torment themselves + no romance + unconventional cultivation story] (After losing everything, the heroine awakens. She lets go of it all, her heart dead and her feelings extinguished. She renounces emotion and severs her ties to love, her heart dwelling in the empty gate.) Ye Miuo used to be the most envied young lady of the Xuantian Sect. She was loved by ev 6.6kReads8.5Score568Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, the story is finished. After the female lead suffers a painful loss, she awakens to the truth, lets go of everything, her heart is dead, love is extinguished, she renounces emotions and severs all attachments, and her heart dwells in a Buddhist monastery. [Sad][Sad][OK]

14. 14 什 What Do You Mean, Evil Cultivator? My Junior Sister Is as Righteous as They Come 什么邪修啊？我家师妹超正经的 Burning Books, Burying Myself焚书坑己Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Goofy, transmigration, unhinged, pocket dimension, cultivation with no pretensions] Miao Miaomiao transmigrates into a cultivation harem novel as a disposable side character. After the sect cuts out her heart and lungs, the original owner is dumped in the wilderness. Then she rises from the dead! With a chance to obtain an infinite pocket dimension, she decisively returns to the sect for revenge. The sect is covered in barriers? Miao Miaomiao casts a sinister glance toward the graves behind the 37.7kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves

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    My junior sister said that even the lunatics are gods (Buddha has mercy).

15. 15 龛 Buddha in the Shrine 龛佛 Zi Yi oye恣懿oyeAncient Romance439k WordsCompleted Also titled: The Blind Taoist Nun Enters a Convent and Takes Up the Path of Ruthlessness [Leveling-up progression + serious tone + transmigrate into a book + supporting characters awaken + strong female lead + a touch of ensemble cast] Content warnings in the author’s note of Chapter One [Main story and extras complete] One day, her name resounds beyond the immortal realm; one thought, and she cleaves through the heavens. “May all people, nations, and living things live freely and at ease, wit 1kReads8.8Score147Shelves
16. 16 别 Don't Mess with the Female Taibai, She'll Dare to Make Fangcun Mountain One of Her Trials 别惹女太白，她敢拿方寸山当一难 Little Doctor小医生Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Journey to the West + Openly Defiant, Secretly a Rebel + Goofy Hilarity + Redemption and Healing + Career-Driven Heroine] After transmigrating into the Heavenly Court’s project manager for Journey to the West, she gets a Rebel Investor System. You can bet she throws herself into the work. Li Changguang has divinity, but no humanity. Starting with looking after the monkey, she teaches him to cause havoc in Heaven from the womb. She provides a complete route map and does not offer a single word o 5kReads8.9Score546Shelves
17. 17 蛇 Her Serpent's Tail Teases Only Her Beloved, Luring the Dutiful Monk Into the Mortal World 蛇尾只撩心上人，乖诱佛子入红尘 Day and Night, Always for You为卿朝朝暮暮Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted This novel has been selected for a comic adaptation, which is currently in production. It will be available on Fanqie later. [Some Angst at First, Then All Sweetness] "Master, let's cultivate together." "You audacious demoness! Don't you dare!" That was Qing Shu and the master's first meeting. As they supported each other along the way, the master realized he had fallen deeply in love with Qing Shu. Once he understood his own feelings, he found himself willing to do anything to stay with her for 2.7kReads9.0Score319Shelves
18. 18 穿 Reborn as a High-Risk Master, Sorry, I’m a Narcissus 穿成高危职业师尊，抱歉姐是水仙 Searching for a Thousand Dreams寻梦千因Ancient Romance549k WordsOngoing [Woman transmigrates as a man, transmigrate into a book, cultivation, villain] (Content warning: narcissistic romance, some girl-top-boy-bottom scenes) Please don't rate it. I'll hide it when it's nearly finished, but those who've added it to their shelves can still read it. I'm just indulging my original characters; I never thought anyone would actually read this. Top-tier star Tang Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the villainous Boss, Immortal Venerable Wang Hai: Gu Wang, a univers 35Reads6.3Score—Shelves
19. 19 穿 Reborn as the Buddha's Junior Sister, I Purified My Six Senses and Drove Him Mad 穿成佛子的小师妹，我六根清净逼疯了他 Here Comes Jin Yuanbao来了金元宝16k WordsCompleted I Became the Buddha's Junior Sister, and My Pure Heart Drove Him Crazy 177Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 渎 Blaspheming Buddha 渎佛 A Pot of Wine for Meritorious Deeds勋业一壶酒Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A bewitching woman who tempers her sharp edges and sinks into ruin alongside him x a Buddhist who casts off his cassock and descends into the mortal world The fateful entanglement between Gou Ting, a Buddhist disciple, and Bai Yue, a temptress from the Hehuan Sect, is utterly overturned when he is reborn. He returns to the past bearing memories etched into his bones, determined to sever their ill-fated bond. But she, her soul reborn across two lifetimes, quietly rewrites her destiny and keeps he 194Reads7.9Score—Shelves
21. 21 叮 Ding-Dong! A Demonic Cultivator Invites You to Join the Dual Cultivation Channel 叮咚！魔修邀请您加入双修频道 A Little Good-for-Nothing一只废柴Fantastical Romance649k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Unconventional Cultivation + Villainous Heroine + Dual Cultivation System + 1vN + Character Growth + Slow Burn] The good news: She’s transmigrated into the xianxia novel she stayed up late reading, knows the entire plot, and has become the male lead’s younger sister. The bad news: Her whole family is wiped out, the male lead is rescued by an immortal sect, and she is sold to a demonic sect because of her cauldron physique. The even worse news: The original story begin 1.4kReads8.8Score186Shelves
22. 22 全 The Craziest Man in the Entire Continent, and My Flute Is No Less Deadly 全洲第一疯，我的箫也未尝不利 Grass and Wood One草木甲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Print edition signed] [Divine-grade wood spiritual root + powerful heroine + dual cultivation in array formations and music + subverting expectations + a touch of ensemble cast] “An Avalokitesvara’s face, a voice like colored glass.” That’s how everyone in Qiming Continent describes Wen Xi. Wen Xi died, came back to life, and was about to die again when the System finally piped up in time [System Xiaoming reminds you: complete the world-saving mission and you can bring Mommy back to life, darli 98.5kReads9.5Score14.2kShelves
23. 23 满 The Max-Level Buddhist Maiden Descends the Mountain, and the Big Shots All Kneel 满级佛女下山后，大佬们都跪了 The Rose's Scar玫瑰花的疤Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted My name is Hua Fu. I'm an officially registered Buddhist nun at Dihua Temple. Sweeping is my main job, and guiding spirits to the afterlife is my side gig. My master kicked me down the mountain to gain experience because I care too much about keeping things clean. I have three problems: First, vengeful ghosts keep trying to comb my hair. Their hands are too dirty. Second, the Demon King insists on being my mount. He sheds everywhere. Third, Taoist masters keep asking me for guidance every day. T 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 躲 Dodging Assassins, She Disguises Herself as a Monk and Slays All Who Stand in Her Way 躲杀机，扮和尚她绝杀四方 Life Is Hard Enough, and My Name Isn't Unique我太难还重名Ancient Romance182k WordsCompleted “What do the happy memories between us count for?” “They count as seaweed, and as proof you have a good memory.” The moment Jiang Wei opened her eyes, someone was already trying to kill her. Her spiritual root had been gouged out, and her meridians were shattered. A living hell from the start. With no other choice, and facing the powerful sect of the vicious female lead, she changed her appearance and became a monk. From then on, with a shaved head and a life full of hardships, she traveled acro 29Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves
26. 26 师 My Junior Sister Practices Buddhism! From the Buddhist Sect, She Goes All the Way to Buddhahood! 师妹修佛！从佛门一路颠到佛界！ Moonlight Breeze月轻风Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Cannon Fodder + Beloved by the Whole Sect + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Feel-Good Story] Lu Xianxian was reborn. She was reborn as a three-year-old toddler! In her previous life, her own mother pushed her in front of her sister, Lu Bao'er, to take a sword strike. It pierced her heart, and she died at the age of eighteen. Her father didn't love her, her mother didn't care for her, her older sister was the chosen heroine blessed by fate, and her younger brother was a little menace. 981Reads—Score138Shelves
27. 27 悟 I Awakened the First Sword of the Passionate Dao, So I'll Strike Down My Dao Companion First 悟多情道第一剑，先砍我道侣 Those Days of Picking Corn那些扒苞米的日子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no romance + everyone is ridiculously goofy] [What! The original female lead actually got into a fight with the original male lead for me!] [The days the original female lead and I racked our brains to kill the original male lead] [The days my senior brothers, junior brothers, and sisters and I threw our weight around in the cultivation world] [The entire cultivation world loves me] Jiang Wen transmigrated into the book as the contract partner of the arrogant male lead. The He 1.4kReads8.9Score210Shelves
28. 28 小 Why Is the Junior Sister Always Being Hunted by the Heavenly Dao? 小师妹为什么总在被天道追杀 Fu Yue Zhao孚月昭Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted Once a renowned diviner, Chujiu transmigrates into the body of a penniless little beggar. No need to worry: she has plenty of experience being a beggar. Her identity is a mystery, and a demonic cultivator comes to claim her life, but luckily, an immortal comes to her aid. From the Mortal Continent to the Cultivation Realm, Chujiu is found to have a useless spiritual root and is so poor she can barely scrape together a few coins. Luckily, the cheapest path available is sword cultivation. Later, t 1.9kReads8.4Score318Shelves
29. 29 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 37.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
30. 30 拐 I Snagged a Buddhist Monk as My Dao Companion 拐个佛修做道侣 Those Who Know Each Other Through Wind and Moon风月长相知Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [Amnesia trope, marriage before love, revenge, both leads chaste, irreverent cultivation story, irreverent monk story, yandere black-lotus heroine, gentle white-lotus hero] The heroine is delicate and frail but resourceful. She is both the hero’s moonlight in his heart and the cinnabar mark etched into it. She always holds the upper hand emotionally, but she has inner demons and emotional difficulties, and is rather detached when it comes to love. The hero is less knowledgeable and strategic tha 67Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 我 I'm a Cultivator of the Joyous Union Sect, and the Buddhist Cultivators Think I'm Too Repressed 我，合欢宗女修，佛修嫌我太保守 Rong Wen容问11k WordsCompleted I'm a female cultivator of the Hehuan Sect, and the Buddhist cultivators think I'm too prudish 798Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 佛 The Darkened Buddha Disciple Is Too Unhinged, So the Quirky Mystic Draws Her Blade 佛子黑化太疯批，玄学沙雕来拔刀 Rong Wen容问Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted [A deranged, villainous dark-moonlight Buddhist monk X an irreverent, gorgeous seventh senior sister. The rating is low because there are few reviews.] [Transmigrate into a book + cultivation and metaphysics + exorcising the uncanny + dark moonlight + both leads are inexperienced + love grows over time] [Also known as: Ten Thousand Ghosts Pay Homage, The Metaphysical Senior Sister Seduces a Corrupted Buddhist Monk ★ Original title: The Buddhist Monk’s Corruption Is Too Unhinged, So the Goofy Met 135Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a male protagonist who is a Buddhist disciple, and a female protagonist who is a talisman cultivator from another sect. The second book is a short transmigration story, a nurturing type, where the male protagonist is a junior Buddhist cultivator, and the female protagonist is a female cultivator from the Joyful Union Sect.

33. 33 洪EN Honghuang: From the Primordial Spirit Bamboo to Tongtian Jianmu 洪荒：从先天灵竹到通天建木 Fireworks Vanish in an Instant刹那烟火消亡Eastern Fantasy869k WordsOngoing [Primordial World + Farming + World Ascension + Faction Building + Slow Burn] Reborn as an innate cloud bamboo in the western reaches of the Primordial World, I make Jieyin my patron, unite everyone I can, and devote myself to farming in the west, avoiding calamities and trouble. While everyone else is fighting to the death over a little land and spiritual fortune, I’m the only one doing real work, helping perfect Heaven and Earth and making the whole pie bigger! Under my influence, my fellow d 3.9kReads7.5Score151Shelves

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    Reborn as a primordial cloud bamboo in the western wilderness, he found a guide to protect him and focused on cultivating the land, avoiding any major calamities. Unexpectedly, under his influence, his fellow disciples followed suit, no longer needing to seek sustenance in the east or scheme against him. By repairing and mending the land, they helped the primordial world ascend in dimensionality, ultimately overcoming numerous tribulations to become the Primordial Heaven-Reaching Jianmu! This is a story about cultivating and building infrastructure in the primordial world, and watching the west gradually improve is quite fulfilling.

34. 34 西EN Journey to the West: Master Wants to Tell Another Story 西游：师父又要讲故事了 Hermit Xia Mu夏木山人Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Type]: Journey to the West / historical Xuanzang / retracing the Journey to the West / Buddhist cultivation / not the Primordial World / only a great calamity setting / no conspiracy-driven plot. Guanyin Bodhisattva had been having a terrible headache lately. A great calamity was about to begin, and the Buddha had ordered him to find a Pilgrim and bring him to the Western Heaven to undertake the Journey to the West. Everything had originally been arranged. But this Pilgrim seemed a little stran 129kReads9.3Score13.6kShelves
35. 35 圣 The Boundless Sacred Buddha 圣佛无边 Silver Sycee银元宝Eastern Fantasy210k WordsCompleted The Nine-Turn Sacred Buddha was born amid golden light that filled the sky like daylight. On his fifth day, he entered the Buddhist faith in an infant's body. With a pure Buddha heart, he felt the suffering of the common people, sought the highest Buddhist teachings, and entered the mortal world. In Fengdu City, he saved the people, only to be harmed by them; In Huangtang City, he subdued demons, only to be framed for breaking the precepts; In Baidi City, he sought worldly ties, only to have tho 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good; it contains many Buddhist principles.

36. 36 打 Crafting the Persona of a Holy Monk 打造圣僧人设 I Was Snatched Away by a Monster Again我又被妖怪抓走了Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted “Junior uncle, I saw you going out to drink and chase women that day. I’m going to tell the abbot.” “What cultivation technique do I practice? Answer me!!!” “Look in my eyes!!! Tell me, why? Speak!!!” “J-Junior uncle practices the Boy’s Cultivation.” “Exactly! How could a monk like me have any bad intentions???” “But, Junior Uncle, I clearly saw you drinking.” “Those who have left the secular world hold a cup close to their hearts. I was drunk, truly drunk!” “Junior Uncle, you’re so drunk your t 24.9kReads7.1Score1.9kShelves

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    It's good, written by the same author.

37. 37 愿 I Wish to Save the World. No? Well, This Monk Knows a Thing or Two About Fighting! 愿渡世人，不听，贫僧略懂拳脚！ Thousand Faces of the Bright Moon皓月千面Ancient Romance228k WordsOngoing (The heroine is somewhat self-serving. She won’t save the world or sacrifice herself for others. She’s a little mean, but not too much. She’s a Buddhist cultivator who shaves her head, so if that bothers you, this may not be for you.) A spirit child descends from heaven, bearing Buddha’s bones in her hands. With Buddha in her heart and the Way in her body, she vows to purge the world of every evil! Yin Ling was an abandoned baby found by the roadside. As far back as she could remember, she had l 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in the first, second, and third books is a Buddhist cultivator.

38. 38 师 My Junior Sister Doesn't Understand Compassion, but She Knows Her Way Around a Fist 师妹她不懂慈悲，但她略懂拳脚 Awakening from Memory忆醒Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing Jiang Yi was the toughest kid in the orphanage from the time she was little. Other kids snatched her toys? She hit them! Other kids called her stupid? She hit them! Her prospective adoptive parents said she was fierce? She hit them! So when she woke up one day to find someone pointing at her and calling her an idiot, she charged over and punched them. A Buddhist cultivator said she had too much malice, then turned around and whisked her off to the Buddhist sect. Who says our junior sister isn't 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 施 Lay Buddhist, Please Behave: No Kissing Here! 施主请自重，这里不能亲亲！ Severe Delusional Disorder Patient臆想症重症患者Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Soft, Delicate Beauty Like a White Flower VS Cold, Proud Buddhist Monk] [Both Leads Are Chaste + Mutual Secret Crushes + A Touch of Mystery + Healing Each Other] From the start, she narrowly escapes death. In a deep, old forest, crows shriek in the cold. To stay alive, she climbs a seemingly endless flight of stone steps into the mountains beneath the pitch-black night sky. She thinks she’s found hope of survival, only to hear the young monk say, “The living climb the mountain by day to make t 116Reads8.1Score107Shelves
40. 40 首 The Chiefs' Daily Lives in the Cultivation World 首席们的修仙界日常 Wang Tong罔桐Ancient Romance200k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Ensemble Cast] [Chief] As everyone knows, the cultivation world selects a new Chief every hundred years. It’s just that this year’s Chiefs... Fumi Palace Chief Nan Si: a righteous cultivator who doesn’t seem righteous Dan Medical Valley Chief Yu Niao: a “delicate” healer who knows a thing or two about throwing punches Buddha Temple Chief Mingwu, birth name Song Mingji: a monk who’s far too rebellious Zhefeng Sect Chief Yi Junxing: a block of wood with a greedy streak Butian Pavilion Chi 8.5kReads7.4Score2kShelves
41. 41 魔 The Six-and-a-Half-Year-Old Junior Sister Is a Demon Cultivator, Tiny but Mighty! 魔修小师妹六岁半，小小只但超强！ You Sheng呦笙Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted Reborn in the body of Xiao Xige, the great demon she killed in her previous life, she has no idea what deranged, heinous things this demon did. She spent her whole life as the righteous chosen one, only to learn before dying that she was nothing but an executioner, clearing away every unsavory obstacle on someone else’s path. Xiao Xige declares that she’ll be a proper great demon and make the entire cultivation world pay for it: she’ll bring chaos to everything! Her senior brother loves cultivat 18Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 桃 Peach Blossoms in Bloom: The Young Saintly Monk Enters the Mortal World 桃花夭夭：少年圣僧入了尘 The Witch of the Teahouse茶茶屋的女巫Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, strong male and female leads, sweet romance] [A monk who has withdrawn from the world + a thousand-year-old peach blossom tree spirit; they start off fighting, then accompany each other on a little cultivation journey] The peach blossom spirit Yaoyao spent a thousand years cultivating before taking human form. She’d been mooching off people for nearly a decade when she ran into trouble with a young Daoist priest. Later, Yaoyao clutched her aching waist and glared at him. “You’re a m 31Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 小 Little Martial Uncle Is So Gentle. She’s Just Pretending 小师叔好温柔，她装的 Zhi Mu Ye Mu稚沐也暮Ancient Romance380k WordsOngoing [Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] [Happy Ending] A young man should stand atop the peaks, fearing neither gods nor envying immortals. Zhi Mo was pulled into this world by the Heavenly Dao from the novel she had written. The Heavenly Dao told her that the Great Dao was compassionate, and hoped she could rewrite the ending. Watching the images, Zhi Mo saw a scene of bloodstained robes and blood-soaked mountains, frozen at the moment a young man in white, now clad in blood, took his own life. She stood 286Reads—Score103Shelves
44. 44 当 When a Crow-Mouthed Book Cultivator Meets a Layman Who Practices the Mute Vow 当乌鸦嘴书修遇上闭口禅俗家子 Jin Tang妗糖Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted Synopsis: What sparks will fly when a doom-speaking scholar cultivator meets a lay disciple of the Silent Speech Zen school? After the war between immortals and demons, the mortal realm recovered and regained its former prosperity after a century of peace. The most renowned institution of the past hundred years was the Four Seasons Academy, founded in the mortal realm by immortals. Everyone is born with spiritual gifts. The Four Seasons Academy accepts those in the mortal realm who possess one 28Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 这 Are There Any Normal People Left in This Cultivation World? 这个修仙界还有正常人吗 KELJINXAncient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Group Transmigration + Absurd Humor + Lighthearted + Ensemble Cast] [Completed] A shocking incident has recently rocked the cultivation world: several celebrated prodigies have disappeared one after another, their whereabouts unknown. These astonishingly gifted young geniuses all come from extraordinary backgrounds. Among them are sword cultivators from Kunlun Mountain, music cultivators from Wuwang Mountain, and even the Demon Realm has not been spared. Just as everyone laments, “The cultivati 5.9kReads9.1Score818Shelves
46. 46 与 Fated for Buddhism, Sent to Cultivate Immortality 与佛有缘，送去修仙 Bing Jingling冰静灵Ancient Romance483k WordsOngoing After an accident, Li Xue became a servant girl in the Li household. When she learned this was a world of cultivation, she decided to give it her all. Her spiritual roots are neither good nor bad. She has a cool temperament, though she looks lively and adorable. Can Li Xue solve the mystery of her origins? How will she face the many dangers of the cultivation world? She doesn’t know if she can reach the pinnacle through cultivation, but she’ll give it everything she’s got. She’s waiting for you 205Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
48. 48 渡 Crossing to Buddhahood: The Demoness Has No Restraint 渡佛：妖女肆无忌惮 Keep Charging Ahead一直冲冲冲Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted He destroyed his indestructible body for me and broke his vows of abstinence. Yet all I wanted was to destroy the divine-demon barrier he guarded, and I even left him behind, making him bear a crime he never committed… Bai Yu, tell me, how can I be such a terrible person? Zhenzhu asks. Her words are clearly full of sorrow, yet she speaks with an utterly indifferent expression, as if she had never fallen for that eminent monk. Bai Yu is silent, but the monk says: “You are the ruler of the demon r 110Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 快 Run! The Frail Musician Is Swinging Her Zither at People! 快跑！病秧子音修拿琴抡人啦 A Cat Who Really Loves Fish超爱吃鱼的猫Ancient Romance273k WordsCompleted [No CP + Coming of Age + Ensemble Cast + Cultivation + System] In her previous life, Chu Qingyin was a fake heiress who served as a stepping stone for the frail true heiress. After transmigrating, she became the frail true heiress who was supposed to pave the way for the fake one. Born with a weak heart, she can't form a core? Why should she accept that? She'll give it a try anyway! And she'll fight for the heroine's good fortune, too! … Who can relate to the helplessness the Tianyan Sect discip 143Reads5.4Score—Shelves
50. 50 大 Bold Demon! I Am Monk Fahai 大胆妖孽，贫僧法海 Night Rain and Wind夜雨风声Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Reborn in a vast mythical world, he becomes a disciple at Jinshan Temple and takes on the identity of Fahai. Blessed with heavenly wisdom and extraordinary insight, he instantly comprehends Buddhist teachings and divine powers, opening the Five Eyes and attaining the Six Supernatural Powers. His Arhat’s golden body suppresses every evil under heaven, unmoving as a mountain. With the Great Freedom Contemplation, he beholds the Buddhas and deities of the heavens and comprehends divine powers. The 78Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    Becoming a disciple of Jinshan Temple, I faced the crisis of my entire family's annihilation at the beginning. Later, I broke through my limits and awakened a system. In order to defend the justice in my heart, I entered the game with my own body and broke the deadlock to create new life! I transmigrated to another world, but this world had no Buddha and I had no awakened system. So I became the preacher of that other world. Later, I gradually spread from a small mountain village to all the heavens and worlds, letting everyone know about Buddha!

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