Suddenly in the Mood for Cultivation Stories, the Kind Without a System 突然想看修仙文，不带系统的那种。

1. 201 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.6kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
2. 202 女 The Side Character’s Guide to Surviving Cultivation 女配的修仙保命指南 Gazing at Mountains and Seas见山海Ancient Romance940k WordsOngoing When Bai Qingwu was eight, she awakened the memories of her past life. She also learned that her soul had transmigrated into a cultivation novel that seemed to be about training, fighting monsters, and leveling up, but was really about the male and female leads flirting regardless of the circumstances. She was a plot device meant to push their romance forward: the wicked supporting woman. She was infatuated with the male lead and did terrible things for him, until she was ultimately obliterated. 330Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   I recommend these three books. The first is about a female protagonist who is reborn; the second is about a female protagonist who transmigrates and a male protagonist who is reborn—the downside is that the updates are a bit slow, but it's still quite good; the third is a very good and unique quick transmigration novel, very exciting, every part is good, and they can be connected, the content is quite varied, very amazing. (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

3. 203 困 Trapped Realm: The Fallen Star Arc 困界：沉星篇 7 Books7书Eastern Fantasy509k WordsOngoing [Not a Power Fantasy] [No System] [Slice of Life] [Transmigration] [Read at Your Own Risk] After transmigrating to the Sunken Star Realm, Lin Yan realized he might not need to work so hard after all. He got into the Tai Xu Heavenly Pivot Academy, where there were pretty girls, the classic mysterious old man, and fellow enthusiasts to visit brothels with. He had food and lodging covered, and could even earn a little pocket money now and then. As for cultivation... that could wait until tomorrow. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He transmigrated to the world of cultivation, wanting only to live a peaceful life, but his unexpected power is revealed time and again, making him a monstrous genius in everyone's eyes. The story is filled with humor, without any melodramatic infighting.

4. 204 红 Cultivating in the Mortal World: The Path to Enlightenment 红尘修行：证道之路 A Jumble of Thoughts乱七八糟的思绪Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted No System + No Transmigration + Ordinary Mortal’s Journey + Historical Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Detailed Cultivation Techniques + Insights into Cultivation Lin Qingyang was born deep in the Qinling Mountains in the third year of the Jiajing era. Gifted with a “White Jade Physique,” he dreamed of the starry sky from childhood and was guided by an old man with white hair, marking him as extraordinary. At twelve, he became the disciple of the wandering Daoist Li Sanren and began his path of 6.1kReads9.3Score686Shelves

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   A true cultivation novel; read it if you like.

5. 205 快 Quick Transmigration Master and Disciple: Feeding the Villain Dog Food Again 快穿师徒：又和反派发狗粮 Meow Emperor Official喵帝官人Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A 1v1 master-disciple romance, with a sweet, adorable heroine and a yandere male lead! Su Dengguo is the ancient ferocious beast Taotie, sent by her master to train in an illusory realm. Her master tells her that if she can reform the great villain, he’ll help heal her injuries. Later, she manages to heal all the great villains, but can’t get rid of any of them! The possessive CEO spoils her rotten: “Just wait. I’ll buy you this star.” The yandere crown prince pulls her into his arms: “If you le 167Reads8.9Score—Shelves
6. 206 凡 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 Chu Dong楚冬Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 63kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
7. 207 大 Cultivating Immortality in the Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty 大唐盛世修仙记 A Jumble of Thoughts乱七八糟的思绪Eastern Fantasy380k WordsCompleted [Historical xianxia]+ [mortal cultivation]+ [mystery]+ [Daoist heart] Set against the mystery surrounding Emperor Taizong’s death in the “Cuiwei Palace Case” in the twenty-third year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, this story opens onto a century-long world of immortal cultivation. The protagonist, Ye Fan, is the sole disciple of Yuan Tiangang, the “Heavenly Secrets Diviner.” Acting on the orders of his martial uncle, Li Chunfeng, he enters Chang’an as an unusual piece thrown into a mur 157Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 重 After Being Reborn Eighteen Times, I Clung to My Sharp-Tongued Master's Coattails 重生十八次后我抱了毒舌师尊大腿 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Only after Yan Xi had died eighteen times did the Heavenly Dao finally give her a cheat. At last, she remembered the woman who had caused her to die and lose her cultivation time and again: Liu Qingyun, the transmigrated heroine with a System cheat who simply wouldn’t stay dead. Yan Xi declared, “Once I finish this pork knuckle, I’ll get up and take her on. After dying so many times, who here can say they’re tougher than me?” Then a certain old ancestor, famous for shamelessness and for remainin 6.6kReads9.4Score852Shelves

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   Rebirth, without a system, I've been following this for almost half a year, it's absolutely amazing!

9. 209 焚 The Immortal-Burning Chronicle 焚仙记 Scallion and Egg Soup葱花鸡蛋汤Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment story! Don’t read if that’s not your thing! Traditional cultivation fantasy, with a slower pace! [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire] [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemy] The Heavenly Fire Glazed Lamp, a supreme treasure of the Immortal Realm, was accidentally shattered during a battle and fell into the lower realm. Tens of thousands of years later, Han Fusheng, magistrate of Longming County in the Yan Kingdom, was framed by villains and d 8.2kReads8.2Score742Shelves
10. 210 仙 The Long Road to Immortality: No Need to Rush into Cultivation 仙途漫漫之修仙不慌 Long-Legged Bread长腿面包Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, immortal cultivation, no romance, genius protagonist, sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] [An immortal strokes my crown, and I am granted eternal life with my beloved.] [When facing the hardships on the path to a carefree, eternal life, all Zhu Yao can do is grip the sword in her hand.] This is the story of a girl who presses onward with all her might in pursuit of what she truly desires. She may encounter disappointment, regret, and pain, but they are 8.9kReads7.2Score573Shelves

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    They're all great. The first book had a bad ending, but the others were very good.

11. 211 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.8kReads9.2Score4kShelves
12. 212 刘 Liu Li’s Immortal Cultivation Journey 刘璃修仙记 Weiwei Ya威威吖Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Liu Li’s talent earned her a meteoric rise from a village girl to the personal disciple of a powerful sect elder. Only when her life was nearing its end did she realize that it had all been part of a conspiracy. Now reborn, will Liu Li once again be caught in the vast web of conspiracy, or can she break free and soar all the way to the Immortal Realm? 148Reads5.8Score—Shelves
13. 213 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 125.9kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves
14. 214 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    These two books are quite good.

15. 215 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Cultivation novel without a system

16. 216 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10kReads8.6Score801Shelves
17. 217 仙 From Immortal Slave to the Dao 仙奴成道 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted [A true ordinary-protagonist story] [Not a do-gooder] [No brainless characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Repays kindness and vengeance] [No System] This is the story of an ordinary boy who cultivates his way to immortality… The road to immortality is an ocean, and corpses are its boat! (This is a true xianxia novel about an ordinary protagonist. It doesn’t just emphasize the “immortal” side of xianxia, but also its “heroic” side. The story is full of laughs, tears, ruthlessness, and thrilling mo 14.7kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
18. 218 冒 The Fake Junior Uncle 冒牌小师叔 Drunk Through the Years醉经年Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Shameless + no decorum + absolutely no limits] A nobody with the combat skills of a weakling impersonates a peerless prodigy, joins a sect, and even becomes the junior martial uncle everyone admires! The sect’s bigwigs practically put my shoes on for me. The sect’s geniuses all bow at my feet. Even the beautiful senior sister’s pomegranate skirt is at my disposal… Ahem. About all this, the swaggering Ning Xie has just one thing to say: Pretending to be a prodigy is freaking exhausting! 3kReads8.1Score193Shelves

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    No system, a newly published million-word novel that has just been completed. The protagonist is extremely cheeky and a master of deception. There are also many jokes. The ensemble cast is well-written. If you like traditional fantasy novels, you can read it without thinking!

19. 219 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.6kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves
20. 220 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 46kReads8.7Score4.3kShelves

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    A fun and engaging cultivation journey, hilarious growth, no time travel, no system, and no cliché sect infighting. [OK]

21. 221 女 The Queen Comes First: Cultivating Immortality, but Never Forgetting to Spoil My Husband 女君为上：修仙不忘宠夫郎 Phoenix's Wish凤之愿Ancient Romance428k WordsCompleted After struggling for years in the apocalypse, Mu Qiu is betrayed and killed by her boyfriend and best friend. Her soul travels to another world ruled by women, where fortune finally smiles on her. A spiritual spring? Cultivation techniques? A happy life with a pair of handsome twin husbands is about to begin... A gentle nobleman versus a bewitching, ruthless assassin. In the eyes of people in this matriarchal world, she looks like a man, while they look like women. He's an ugly man through and t 8Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    All 8 books are very good.

22. 222 苟 Cultivating the Dao of Caution: I Find Immortality in the Demonic Sect 苟道修仙：我在魔门长生 Kunlun Fish昆仑鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Whether the righteous path is a foot higher or the demonic path a yard higher, I ask only one thing: “Can I attain immortality?” Qin Feng transmigrated, and was lucky enough to take an ethereal old man as his master. Who knew the old man was an elder of the Demon Sect! The cultivation world was merciless, and the Demon Sect was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Weak and helpless, Qin Feng could only keep a low profile and lie low if he wanted to survive. Unexpectedly, after keeping hi 11.4kReads8.6Score736Shelves
23. 223 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Marriage 家族修仙：从娶妻开始觅长生 Vast Heaven and Earth天地光阔Xianxia906k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in. It'll rise later.) [Clan] [Daily Life] [Farming] [Cultivation] [Destiny] [Character Growth] [More Children, More Blessings] [Behind the Scenes] [Ensemble Cast] After transmigrating as a tenant farmer, Chen Yun had a spiritual aperture just 2.9 inches wide, paid 80 percent of his harvest in rent, and owed twelve spirit sand coins. Chen Yun thought heaven was playing a joke on him. That was until he saw the ancient, unadorned seal in his mind: the Origin-Returning Seal. A 73.8kReads8.1Score10.1kShelves

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    Looking for a book to read? Here are two realistic mortal cultivation novels! Neither features a protagonist who crushes the world from the start; instead, the protagonist begins as a nobody, acquiring resources with difficulty and proceeding cautiously on their path to immortality. They also involve family management and farming, gradually strengthening their clan. There are also multiple female leads with natural and unforced romance. If you enjoy the survival-of-the-fittest, survival-of-the-fittest, and gradual growth of mortal cultivation stories, these are perfect for you. The two novels have slightly different styles, so you can enjoy both at once and avoid running out of reading material.

24. 224 瑶 The Immortal Maiden Yaoguang 瑶光女仙 Mili弥狸Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted For more than a thousand years, she helped him conquer the realm, accompanied him into the Golden Palace, and even sacrificed her immortal body, falling into the demonic path... Yet she never expected that another beauty would already be in his arms, leaving her with nothing but a look of scorn and disdain... Chu Yaoguang never imagined that their days of sharing hardship and supporting each other had been nothing but a joke, all part of a conspiracy! With the blood of a God of War, she enters t 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves
25. 225 我 My Senior Brother Is Seriously So Improper 我家大师兄实在是太不正经了 Author Can Shang作者残殇Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted (Invincible + lighthearted comedy + keeping a low profile + transmigration + no System) Everyone else’s senior brother is virtuous and talented, well-mannered, peerlessly elegant, an unrivaled genius, and admired by all, like a dazzling star! But our senior brother is lazy, greedy, and a complete rascal. He has the Chaos Great Dao Sacred Body, yet all he thinks about is making money! Cultivation? Even a dog wouldn’t bother. I’m already invincible, so there’s nothing wrong with making a little mo 18.2kReads7.7Score1.6kShelves

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    Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!

26. 226 开 The Legend of Creation 开天传说 Drawn Green Blade青锋出窍Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [No System + No Transmigration + Spatial Realm + Alchemy + Slow-Paced, Traditional Cultivation] As spiritual energy dwindles, the immortal realm is forced to close the passage through which cultivators from the lower realms ascend. Yet of the fifty ways of the Great Dao, Heaven derives forty-nine, leaving one way to escape. When the immortal realm closed the passage, it also left behind a glimmer of hope. Xiao Yang has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, but unexpectedly acquires the Five Elem 11.7kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcending – normal cultivation, no system. The protagonist carries a jade pendant that accelerates ten years of time, and a mysterious small cauldron assists in alchemy.

27. 227 修 Cultivating Immortality: I'm the Real Female Lead 修仙，我才是女主 A Warm Breeze on Your Face暖风拂面Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yan Qingyang, betrayed, hunted, and imprisoned by her best friend Luo Xing, was reborn as a child. At first, she planned to drive Luo Xing away and begin cultivating immortality again. But then she discovered that their natural aptitudes had switched. Luo Xing had gained the spiritual roots Yan Qingyang possessed in her previous life and become an unparalleled genius. And Yan Qingyang had become an unparalleled good-for-nothing! So, after being reborn, she found herself facing Hell Mode... Yan Q 147Reads8.0Score—Shelves
28. 228 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Reincarnation 家族修仙：我以轮回转世觅长生 Balance and Harmony以中以和Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] [Daily Life] [Mortal's Journey] [Reincarnation] [Farming] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] [Pseudo-Multiple Female Leads] [Reincarnation in this story is not possession. The body is reconstructed through the Soul-Reforging Seal.] [First Life: Scenery of Cuiyun Mountain (Complete)] [Second Life: Rivalry in Nanyue (Ongoing)] After transmigrating into the world of Cultivation, Qi Yuan was lucky enough to receive an inferior five-element spiritual root. He cultivated painstakin 24.1kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves
29. 229 明 Clearly a Powerhouse, Yet He Keeps a Low Profile as the Second-in-Command 明明很强，却苟在势力做老二 Immortal Among Mortals俗尘嫡仙Eastern Fantasy783k WordsCompleted An utterly invincible heroine, Di Yao, in a xianxia fantasy. The Great Qin Dynasty has endured for ten thousand years. At the end of every ruler's life, he takes the crown prince to the Imperial Preceptor's residence to kneel and pay his respects, seeking the Preceptor's protection for the new emperor. This is the ceremony for a Qin ruler's ascension to the throne, and the very foundation of the dynasty's prosperity through ten thousand years. Whether going to war or celebrating a harvest, whene 5.2kReads7.1Score377Shelves
30. 230 重 Reborn with My Whole Family to Cultivate Immortality 重生之带着全家去修仙 Scallions and Tofu青葱拌豆腐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After failing his tribulation, Mulan, Sect Master of the Dragon Gate in the Yuan Realm, is reborn in modern China in the 1990s. This is the story of how he leads his whole family in cultivating immortality. Female lead: As Sect Master of the Dragon Gate, she has never worried about money. In this life, seeing how poor her family is, she is determined to help them all get rich. Short on cash? Sell a century-old ginseng root! Someone’s sick? She’s got pills ready! Someone wants to throw their wei 176Reads8.3Score—Shelves
31. 231 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.4kReads6.4Score304Shelves

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    A 9.9 Rating is required to be worth reading, and multiple readings are needed to be considered a good book? By this standard, how many books actually qualify? And what score would you give these few? [Admiration][Cool][Cool][Making a face][Shy][Cool][Making a face]

32. 232 开 From the Start, I Pinned Down the Stunning Empress and Rose from the Ranks of the Useless! 开局扑倒绝美女帝，我废材逆袭！ Just a Little Noob小菜鸡耶Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Fantasy without a System + one heroine + plenty of time for the heroine] That day, he transmigrated from Blue Star, only to end up accidentally consummating a dual-cultivation bond with a stunning female emperor... That day, he took her as his master. That day, he married her. That day, he woke up in bed and said, “Master, I've actually been in love with you for a long time.” That day, she rolled her eyes and placed her delicate, pale foot on his face. “Hmm? You're still calling me Master?” 2.9kReads8.7Score282Shelves

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    A female empress cultivation novel without a system [You should think about it carefully][You should think about it carefully]

33. 233 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.5kReads—Score192Shelves
34. 234 天 The Chosen One Raises a Child While Cultivating Immortality 天选之女带娃修仙 Pan Luoluo潘洛洛Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted A once-in-a-century super typhoon strikes Changbai Mountain. Amidst the thunder and lightning, an ancient tree is split in two by a bolt, revealing a mysterious cave hidden behind its trunk. During the National Day holiday, the heroine, Qi Xue, accepts a classmate's invitation to explore the cave. By chance, she triggers a long-sealed restriction inside and stumbles into the inheritance grounds of the ancient divine beast Bai Ze. She is forced to become the person who nurtures a jade spirit into 8Reads6.1Score—Shelves
35. 235 神 Gods, Don't Look Down on Poor Mortals. I Dare to Defy Heaven! 神仙莫欺凡人穷，犯上者，我也！ Edamame and Peanut Shells毛豆与花生壳Eastern Fantasy417k WordsOngoing I'm just an ordinary, unfortunate soul who stumbled into the world of cultivation. There's little chivalry in this world, only scheming and the struggle to survive. I don't chase fame or put much stock in loyalty. All I want is to keep my own life in my hands. The road is full of trials and setbacks. While others fight over immortal opportunities, all I want is to stay alive and carve out a path for an ordinary mortal to rise in this deceitful world of cultivation. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Um... This... Is really good... I... I'm not good with words, you'll have to see for yourselves...

36. 236 吾 I Shall Open the Heavens 吾欲开天 Pu Yiwei浦一苇Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Long ago, the sage Confucius set an elaborate plan in motion, wagering his own life as part of it. In this life, he is Kong Qiu of the State of Lu. Watch as he finds a way through the bewildering twists and turns, step by step climbing back to the summit of the Great Dao. 8Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    We have it here! Come and see Confucius's cultivation of immortality. You won't believe it until you see it. He's an old man who can't be forgotten. It's really well written!

37. 237 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 156.4kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves

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    These books are super good! Ye Wanwan, Ye Qiao, Ye Linglong, Jiang Que—the characters are vivid, the emotions are rich, and there are both funny and touching moments.

38. 238 归 All Things Return to One 归一万象 Xu Qianyu徐虔郁Eastern Fantasy162k WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + One Male and One Female Lead + A Deceptive Wish-Fulfillment Story + Ancient Times + Cultivation World + No System + No Mindless Plot + Disaster + Spirit Pets + Human Race + Demon Race + Monster Race] In Earth's ancient past. Back then, Earth was not yet called Earth. It was known as Nightstar. The Human, Demon, and Monster races were locked in endless conflict. Tens of thousands of years ago, the Human race finally defeated the other two and established many cultivatio 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this

39. 239 李 The Adventures of Li Ergou in Another World 李二狗异界闯荡录 Fire Crystal Fruit from Dancheng丹城的火晶果Xianxia983k WordsOngoing The Eastern and Western Continents, the four realms of humans, demons, dragons, and gods, nine great domains of the void, countless worlds, and a vast universe from time immemorial. A whole new world system, a completely different experience. Humans and demons clash, dragons and gods wage war. From earth to heaven, the battle against gods and demons begins! 284Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No operating system included!

40. 240 修 Cultivation: I Dare to Rewrite an Immortal’s Fate 修仙：我敢改仙人的命 Cang Zhu Meets San Qi苍术见三七Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted Lu Changsheng collects corpses at a funeral home and can glimpse the deadly calamities awaiting the living. He once destroyed a bag of poisoned flour, saving an old man from a fatal calamity. Another time, armed with an iron shovel, he barged into a deadly trap capable of killing even an immortal. The immortal’s calamity was averted, and heaven and earth recorded Lu Changsheng’s name. But though he has changed other people’s fates, he still cannot see how much longer he himself will live. The ma 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy cultivation novels that are a bit gloomy, suspenseful, yet also have a touch of humanity, you might want to give this one a try.

41. 241 沉 After Ten Thousand Years Asleep, She Became the Invincible Ancestor 沉睡一万年，她成了无敌老祖 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation + no romance + strong female lead + satisfying read + punishing scum + face-slapping + lighthearted] Qiao Ran fell asleep while meditating in seclusion. Ten thousand years later, she woke up beside a grave. She hadn't ascended, her sect was gone, and there was no sign of her senior sister, her disciples, or anyone else from the sect. What had happened over the past ten thousand years? And why was she already saddled with a blood debt the moment she woke up? A myste 7kReads9.0Score764Shelves

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    Who else, after failing to ascend to immortality, would so enraged that they devoured all the rarest treasures and fell into a ten-thousand-year slumber, only to awaken to find their sect turned into a vegetable garden? The female lead is incredibly decisive, there's no romantic partner, and while it's not inherently funny, you can't help but laugh.

42. 242 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 23.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    A mortal's journey to immortality, a grassroots triumph! Industrial fantasy, mathematical and scientific cultivation—engineers crush the cultivation world. Young Qian Duoduo drives a revolution in cultivation civilization. From a barbaric age of plunder and violence, to an era of refined division of labor and cooperation. Obtaining techniques through tools, mastering skills through techniques, and ultimately achieving the Dao—refining heaven, earth, and oneself. Without madness, there is no survival. Twists and turns, and more twists! You'll never guess the ending…

43. 243 苟 Raising Pigs in a Cultivation Sect on the Sly 苟在修仙宗门养猪 Bay Chief湾长Xianxia216k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, Chen Mo is guided by a five-colored pearl and begins in a lifeless space of yellow earth. While others toil in cultivation and fight over resources, he quietly raises flower spirit pigs in Spirit Beast Valley. In his space, spiritual springs bubble, spiritual herbs grow in lush patches, and spirit pigs fill the pens. One drop of Origin Spirit Liquid can evolve a village dog into a spirit beast. A hundred-year-old spiritual herb, somethin 18.7kReads—Score2.9kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality through Taoist practices, farming in a virtual space, developing in a low-key manner, and progressing the plot step by step.

44. 244 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves

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    This humble one, Qingyuan, established his foundation at 23, formed his core at 45, and condensed his infant spirit at 117. After 450 years, he finally entered the realm of Deity Transformation. As the saying goes: Human years pass in the blink of an eye, and countless eons have passed since then. Congratulations to Daoist Qingyuan! And best wishes to Old Demon Gu for reaching the realm of Deity Transformation! [Top Post]

45. 245 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 216.4kReads9.0Score15.4kShelves

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    This is pretty good. The protagonist dies suddenly and is transported to another world, starting as an infant while retaining his original memories. There's no system, no romantic pairing, and it's a slow-paced, immortality-themed story.

46. 246 欲 Yearning for Immortality 欲求仙 Han Xidi寒兮帝Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Something seems off about this transmigration? If you transmigrate into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary passerby, get a golden finger in the form of a useless panel from the start, get sold to a talisman shop owner to work, and nearly starve to death while in seclusion, is there any hope for a life like that? And does being abandoned count as having your parents sacrificed to the heavens? By the time Fang Mingliao finally reached the Golden Core stage, she realized that ninety-nine 12kReads8.8Score982Shelves

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    It's super, super, super good! It's authentic Xianxia (Chinese fantasy)! Not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel!!! The author is also incredibly cute. There's only one small, almost nonexistent cheat system panel.

47. 247 大 The Great God 大神 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing [Xianxia Fantasy + Age of the Great Sects + Ordinary Cultivators’ Path to Immortality + No System or Transmigration + Witty and Humorous + Ensemble Cast + Mystery + Plot-Driven] In an age when cultivation flourishes, Feiyun Sect is a third-rate sect. In the most remote room live the four most hopeless disciples in the entire sect. A sword cultivator who can’t afford a sword, a body cultivator who can never pay off his debts, a pill cultivator without a pill furnace, and a former prodigy whose cu 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation without a system, unconventional, and without clichés.

48. 248 快 Stop Going Clang-Clang-Clang! She's Already Going Bang-Bang-Bang! 快别锵锵锵了，她都哐哐哐了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Fantastical Romance545k WordsCompleted [Violent, adorable executioner × jealous, stone-faced judge] Original title: The Wicked Woman Rules the Heavenly Dao Xie Ling's spiritual root is unique throughout the ages, yet it's dismissed as a worthless false spiritual root. The imperial family oppresses her, the Daoist academy ostracizes her, and the Immortal Alliance mocks her. She acts obedient, then turns around and stirs up trouble under the name “Death God,” earning a fearsome reputation. She's greedy. She wants power, money, and fame 35.8kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    Neither of them has a system; I highly recommend the first and fourth books. The writing is excellent, and the plots are fresh.

49. 249 山 The Mountain Demon Inn 山妖客栈 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy gods and demons + no System, no transmigration + witty and humorous + ensemble cast + ordinary people cultivating immortality + plot-driven] An ensemble novel blending fantasy gods and demons with the cultivation journey of ordinary people. Told in a witty, humorous style, it follows the strange adventures of an ordinary man with no spiritual power who runs an inn in the demon realm. The story takes place at Mount Muxian, the boundary mountain between humans and demons. The mountain ran 727Reads8.1Score125Shelves
50. 250 从 After Retiring from the Cultivation World, I Found a Spiritual Mountain to Retire On 从修仙界退隐后我找了座灵山养老 Round Taro圆芋头Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] + [A well-rounded female cultivator] + [Female master, male disciple] Which of the three sisters has it the worst? The answer is obviously the second one! Everyone knows the Two Beauties of Wanhua, but no one knows that the sect leader of Wanhua Sect has three personal disciples. The eldest senior sister has extraordinary talent and makes rapid progress in cultivation. The youngest junior sister is a rising star, too. Together, the two have become the living symbols of Wanhua Sec 349Reads8.3Score105Shelves

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