Urban Cultivation Stories That Start From Scratch 都市从零修真的小说

1. 101 姜 Gingerbread Is a Little Sweet 姜饼有点甜 Zhao ShibaDD赵十八DDModern Romance447k WordsCompleted Original title: A Little Sweet Gingerbread [Northeastern Chinese tough guy ❤ mixed-race sweetheart + straightforward, sweet romance + heartwarming fun] When Jiang Bing was three, his father was sentenced to death for murder. In those days, boys getting into fights was nothing unusual. But Jiang Bing couldn't afford to fight. The moment he threw a punch, some people would call him a little murderer. Luckily, with his grandmother's guidance, he learned to face it all: to ignore the gossip and pay 1.2kReads9.4Score129Shelves
2. 102 天 The Heavenly Realm 天域 Lazy God懒神Eastern Fantasy482k WordsOngoing Shen Dong lives in seclusion deep in the mountains with his alcoholic father. He has made his living chopping wood since he was ten, though his father has secretly taught him a wealth of knowledge. When Shen Dong turns eighteen, his father passes away. Following his father’s dying words, Shen Dong goes down the mountain. At an inn, he meets Cai Qingquan, a transmigrator, who cheats him out of all his money. Later, the head chef arranges for him to enter Shenglin Academy. His outstanding literary 41Reads9.4Score—Shelves
3. 103 短 Our Brief Separation, Our Long-Awaited Reunion 短别重逢的我们 Zhao Shiba Is Pretty Good赵十八还行Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [A woman's journey of growth | Railway nostalgia | Tales of the Northeast | An ensemble cast in Beijing] They first meet on Yangcheng's antique street. He looks down at her, hesitating as he asks, “Are you... Si Lian?” The ever-joking Young Master Dou is completely thrown off balance. Much later, Si Lian brings up this awkward moment to impeach Dou Xiao, asking why he couldn't even speak when he saw her. Dou Xiao lifts his snow-white bare foot and cheekily taps Si Lian's face, which is covered i 225Reads8.9Score—Shelves
4. 104 开 Begging for Alms from the Start, I Walked the Great Path 开局乞讨，走上大道 Old Song, Born in the 80s80后老宋Historical1.8M WordsCompleted In the struggle to survive, there are clashes of strategy, choices that test human nature, surging passion, and all-or-nothing battles. Through hardship and perseverance, they fight their way toward survival. —Reads7.5Score—Shelves
5. 105 死 On the Seventh Day After My Death, I Made the Scumbag and His Mistress Stick Together 死后第七天，我让渣男茶女锁死 Drunk and in Love with the Mortal World醉酒恋红尘Mystery48k WordsCompleted On the Seventh Day After My Death, I Made the Scumbag and His Tea-Green Mistress Stay Together 192Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 极 Extreme Growth 极致生长 The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Urban608k WordsCompleted This is not AI-generated fiction! A special note: This is an extremely slow-burn story. The first two arcs focus mainly on the protagonist's growth and laying the groundwork for the plot. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Many readers who started with the third arc went back to read the first two. A naturally frail child from a mountain village, through his own efforts and various strokes of fate, gains the supernatural ability of the Five Elements Seal. After trying his hand at all kinds of 602Reads9.4Score—Shelves
7. 107 国 The National Destiny Showdown: Ghosts Invade, and I Lead the Dragon Kingdom 国运争夺鬼物入侵由我带领龙国 The Most Beautiful One in the Fan Club万人迷家大漂亮Mystery339k WordsCompleted (National Destiny: Contest and Defense) (Transmigration: Parallel World) (Supernatural: Ghosts and Strange Beasts) (The Myriad Worlds: Crossover of Film and TV) I'm no good at writing introductions, so please come on in, everyone! After accidentally transmigrating to a parallel world, the protagonist is chosen to enter a ghost realm and take part in a dungeon. What could be the reason? A conspiracy? A scheme? Or something else? Step by step, the truth comes to light. From confusion to faith, the 4Reads7.1Score—Shelves
8. 108 大 The Great Su’s First Lady of Power: You May All Kneel Now 大肃第一女权臣，诸位可以跪了 Orange Camellia橙漫山茶花Ancient Romance765k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, Power Struggles, Scheming Heroine, Ruthless, Pocket Dimension] Shen Zhiyao survived the apocalypse as humanity’s last holdout, relying on her medical skills and an eco-friendly safehouse. One day, her soul transmigrates to the Great Su Dynasty. She opens her eyes to find herself in a sea of flames, and promptly sends the arsonist to meet their ancestors. “I just booted up and you’re telling me to shut down? If I don’t burn you, who should I burn?” The marquis household she lives —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 109 啥 What? I'm the World's Only Cultivator 啥？我是全球唯一修仙者 The Number One Guo on the Yangtze, Ten Thousand Miles Long万里长江第一郭Urban408k WordsCompleted [On modern Earth, I'm the only one in the world who can cultivate immortality!] After unexpectedly inheriting the Qingxuan legacy, Lin Yue embarks on the path of cultivation. Among the billions of mortals on Blue Star, only Lin Yue can absorb spiritual energy and set foot on the great path of cultivation. While others are still practicing ancient martial arts, he has already reached the Qi Refining stage, wielding extraordinary power capable of moving mountains and turning seas. Warriors aboun 8Reads—Score127Shelves

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10. 110 异 Going Undercover in Another World, Only to Find the Gods of All Realms as My Contact 异界搞潜伏，接头人竟是万界神佛 Xiao Xiao Le啸啸乐Urban427k WordsOngoing [High-octane from start to finish] [Maximum contrast] [Decisive and ruthless] [Duality of gods and demons] By day, he’s an ordinary college student. By night, he’s a temp worker who specializes in killing demons. Former top agent Lu Linchuan thought he could become humanity’s savior, until he discovered that within him lay both the Buddha who was the forefather of all Buddhas and the King of Hell. From that day on, he was nearly driven to split personalities: one urged him to save all living bei —Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    College student by day, killer by night

11. 111 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves

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    A story of a responsible male protagonist and multiple female protagonists who help beautiful women cultivate immortality and solve problems. It's an urban high-martial arts story with "no spiritual energy" cultivation. There's no system, no old man, no rebirth, and no time travel. It's a straightforward and enjoyable cultivation experience where you can fight and kill as you please.

12. 112 七 Sevenfold Tribulation, Turning Wheel 七劫转轮 Listening to the Mist in the Bamboo Sea竹海听岚Urban92k WordsOngoing I trace the starry skies to prove the ashes of calamity, as tides swallow the azure heavens and I seek the cycle of rebirth. The Bodhi's shadow shines through countless worlds, while Dharma rain hangs like pearls in a mustard-seed cup. One thought opens the heart, and ten thousand forms collapse; nine layers of heavenly tribulation forge the first mold. All forms are formless, inscribed by the wind; only then do I realize that sacred Mount Ling is where I return. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's been a long time since I've read the last page. This one is really good. The emotions are very delicate, and the plot is intricately connected. Every seemingly insignificant character eventually finds their place. Everything in this story feels very real.

13. 113 山 The Shan Hai Ring 山海戒指 Porcelain Potato瓷薯Urban3.8M WordsOngoing This is a mirror universe, with an Earth-like terrestrial planet called Earthstar. Its planetary system is known as the Xuanyang System, and the stretch of stars overhead is called the Milky Way, though the stars visible through a telescope are not the same ones. For billions of years, this universe has remained sealed off. Lin Qian’an, once a hopeless romantic, naively believed his first relationship was true love. After the breakup, he lost heart. His second relationship, begun on a whim, turn 182Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    The first volume is full of clues about the Daoist sect, exploring the soul-searching questions of living, immortality, and where to go, coupled with bizarre and fantastical cultivation events. If you're looking for something to read, this is definitely worth it.

14. 114 开 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: A Killer Turns to Immortal Cultivation 开局灭门，杀手转行修仙 Wang Fusheng王富生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Play the pig to eat the tiger + serious cultivation + urban System + smart protagonist + always gets revenge) Zhang Ping’an is reborn at the very moment before he is poisoned to death, and binds himself to an unreliable [Reward Good and Punish Evil System]. Keeping a low profile is how you live longer! Raised from childhood in an assassin sect, he knows the art of lying low inside out. At the ripe old age of thirteen, he joins an immortal sect and gets mocked as a “good-for-nothing”? “Sorry, 33Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Urban setting, a cultivation journey from scratch, level by level, no exaggeration, no face-slapping or mockery tropes. Everyone is intelligent, the protagonist is low-key, has great talent, and is vengeful. Self-recommendation.

15. 115 都 The Immortal Path of the City: A World at My Side 都市仙道之随身世界 Brother Fang Makes Dreams Come True圆梦方哥Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The Supreme Immortal of the Immortal Realm is ambushed by a traitor. His body and cultivation are destroyed, and a wisp of his remaining soul transmigrates to the mortal city, where he is reborn and awakens the divine artifact from his past life: the Heaven-Earth Chaos Tower. He opens up a world of his own. Seek treasures, glimpse the heavens, devour all things, refine all things, claim secret realms, gather spiritual materials... Take them all! All of them! The protagonist, Lin Tian, brings his 13.5kReads7.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Urban fantasy web novels, you can read them over and over again without getting tired of them.

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