Cultivation Novels with Traditional Ranks Like Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Division, and Integration 修仙小说 传统等级如筑基 金丹 元婴 分神 合体

1. 801 家 Clan Cultivation: An Immortal Sect Lies Deep in the Icy Mountains 家族修仙：冰山深处有仙门 Gui Gui亀亀Eastern Fantasy696k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Xianxia]+ [Farming]+ [Cultivation]+ [A Clan on the Rise] Tens of thousands of years ago, heaven and earth underwent a cataclysmic change. The surface temperature quickly plummeted below minus thirty degrees Celsius. Thus began the Age of Declining Dharma. Several tens of thousands of years later, the Zhou family, an ordinary clan on an iceberg, welcomed a visitor from beyond the heavens. He transmigrated into this world and, with a plot of land inside his body, led his clansmen to break 317Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   These are all good. I highly recommend the first one; it's incredibly exciting and engaging, with fantastic fight scenes.

2. 802 家 Cultivating a Family Clan, I Have a Scroll of a Thousand-Mile Landscape 家族修仙，我有一卷万里江山图 Xuanji Xinde璇玑心德Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Cultivate immortality among the stars, slay the Japanese invaders and seek the Dao. Volume One: Slaying the Invaders Among the Stars Ren Pingsheng, a minor cultivator from a cultivation family on Diyatian Island, accidentally unlocks a spatial treasure and forges a Heavenly Dao Foundation. When Japanese demons wreak havoc across the starry sea, Ren Pingsheng forms the Society of Heaven and Earth, slays the demons, and brings peace to the stars. Volume Two: The Heavenly, Earthly, Divine, and Huma 918Reads7.9Score102Shelves
3. 803 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Was Crippled, Then I Signed In at the Demon-Suppressing Tower for a Hundred Years! 玄幻：开局被废，锁妖塔签到一百年！ Mr. Donkey Hide驴子皮先生Eastern Fantasy363k WordsCompleted Chu Huai wakes to discover that he has transmigrated into a fantasy world. Framed and stripped of his cultivation, he is about to be thrown into the Demon-Suppressing Tower. From the start, it's hell! Chu Huai thought he would become food for the monsters, but then he suddenly awakened a sign-in System. The more unusual the sign-in location, the richer the reward. [Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations, Host, you've obtained the Supreme Chaotic Divine Physique!] [Ding! Sign-in successful. Co 80Reads6.7Score—Shelves
4. 804 大 Great Ming: I Just Became the Richest Man, and Zhu Yuanzhang Wants Me as Emperor 大明：刚成首富，朱元璋求我当皇帝 Er Dai Mu二呆木Historical734k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson, Zhu Yuntong is in over his head. All he wants is to lie flat, keep his distance from trouble, and live as a carefree country landlord. He never expected everyone to think he was just putting on an act! Zhu Yuanzhang: This kid is useless, so why do I like him more and more? Zhu Yunwen: What the heck! So this brat has been setting me up all along! Zhu Di: Stop pretending. I've seen right through you from the start! Zhu Yuntong: ??? Are they all cra 40Reads5.0Score—Shelves
5. 805 离 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 No Wood or Stone无木石Urban608k WordsCompleted A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.7kReads8.2Score169Shelves

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   The game begins with inheriting a Taoist temple.

6. 806 高 High Martial: My Attribute Panel Is All Thanks to Hard Training 高武：我有属性面板全靠苦练 Seeing Shapes Through a Borrowed Mirror借镜观形Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [No Heroine] [The cautious hero pays attention to detail + Slow Timeline + Logical, No Dumbing Down + Not a Fast-Paced, Invincible Power Fantasy] [Not a Playing-It-Safe Story! Not a Playing-It-Safe Story! Not a Playing-It-Safe Story!!!] [The Hero Is a Workaholic and a Competitor, and He’s Got Issues!] Wen Lin transmigrates to a parallel high-martial world of warriors, ferocious beasts, and divine powers, where he discovers he has a stats panel that lets him see his martial arts proficiency. Othe 16.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   A book I think is alright

7. 807 我 I Simulate a Life of Immortal Cultivation Without End 我，无限模拟修仙人生 Muttering Immortal呓语仙人Eastern Fantasy530k WordsCompleted Li Chen transmigrates to a world of Cultivation and gains a System: the Life Simulator. At the end of each simulation, he can choose either a martial arts realm or memories of a cultivation technique. [After three years of arduous sword training, your mastery of the Two Poles Sword has reached the master level!] [You found an unnamed sword manual in a bandit den you wiped out, and have been obsessed with sword training ever since.] [You have become a mighty force in your own right, and the major 170Reads8.0Score104Shelves
8. 808 无 The Supreme Sword Immortal 无上剑仙 He Buyu何不语Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Jiang Cen, a high school senior, discovers that he is trapped in an inescapable time loop. Whenever he falls asleep, he travels into the world of cultivation in his dreams. And whenever he dies in that world, he returns to the beginning, where everything starts over. So all he has to do is stay alive and slowly unravel the mystery! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 809 六 Winds of the Six Realms: The All-Seeing Eye 六界风云：慧眼照万象 Jin Qi今柒Urban309k WordsCompleted In the vast world of Shenzhou, a divine object descends from the heavens! A boy emerges from the mountains and seas! A story of hard cultivation and the journey to become strong! Cultivate the mortal body, refine magical power, open the divine eye, forge a spirit pill, master formations, and craft weapons! There’s a journey of learning and growing filled with laughter, a brutal battlefield awash in blood, and beautiful companions who stand by you through life and death. Bearing mountains, chasin 1Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this traditional cultivation novel. The protagonist, a mortal, enters the world of cultivation, slaying demons and monsters along the way, seeking victory amidst danger. It has passion, warmth, and fantastical scenery of the land of China!

10. 810 玄 Cultivating as a Black Tortoise Made Me a Billionaire 玄武修仙修成大富翁 The Black Tortoise Dad Hauls Bricks at West Lake?玄武老爹在西湖搬砖？Urban175k WordsOngoing A good-for-nothing, Xuan Wu. After two thousand years at the fifth stage of Qi Refining, he gets lucky and breaks through… From then on, he lives a life of financial freedom… with mountains of spirit stones. A record of his years spent defying fate… … —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In short: It looks good. In other words: It looks really good! 👀

11. 811 苟 Keeping a Low Profile While Cultivating Immortality in the City 苟在都市修个仙 Lonely and Unbeatable孤独不胜Urban565k WordsOngoing This is not a wish-fulfillment novel!!! A major homebody stays in, captures the soul of a cultivator from the cultivation world, and begins cultivating immortality. He is cautious and puts safety first, all so he can live longer and play games for a few more years. But circumstances force him to travel through all kinds of bizarre worlds, and in the end, he becomes the Lord of Time and Space, the Hongmeng Supreme. 74Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I recommend "The Silly Pillar's Journey to Godhood in the Courtyard," give it a try...

12. 812 叶 Ye Fan’s Immortal Cultivation Saga 叶凡修仙传 The Black Tortoise Dad Hauls Bricks at West Lake?玄武老爹在西湖搬砖？Eastern Fantasy357k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, decisive and ruthless when there’s something to gain, hunter’s son, companion: little black tiger, light and satisfying, no transmigration, mystery] Once he left the mountain hollow, cruel and merciless reality came crashing down on him. Oh, what a kick! Er Dan... Ye Er Dan... Ye Fan was completely bewildered. What was he supposed to do? Ordinary, yet extraordinary; the true recluse hides in the city! Ye Fan was the auspicious name of Ye Er Dan. Little Er Dan, Ye Er Dan, kept watch 48Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 813 凡 Mortal Body, Immortal Seed 凡胎仙种 Old Blade, Not a Treasure老刀未宝Eastern Fantasy874k WordsCompleted Cultivators' innate physiques are divided into five ranks: Mortal Body, Qi Spirit Body, Origin Spirit Body, Immortal Spirit Body, and Dao Embryo. After his soul transmigrates to a cultivation world, Chu Chen finds himself with nothing but a Mortal Body and no hope of cultivating. By chance, however, he discovers that he possesses an immortal seed... Gradually, the immortal seed, capable of devouring all forms of energy, sprouts within Chu Chen and blossoms into a wondrous immortal flower! 558Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality includes Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcending, and Mahayana.

14. 814 三 The Three-Lives Pearl 三生珠 Six Vertical Strokes六竖Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted The biggest, most explosive news in the Divine Mechanism Sword Domain, right on the front page: “An errand boy from the Divine Mechanism Sect got Peak Master Jiyue pregnant, and the two are eloping with the child!” Oh my gosh, I can’t even imagine! I really can’t! Good heavens! He brought a kid along to cultivate. What a legend! (This isn’t a mindless power fantasy, and there’s no System. Leaders looking for brainless System-powered wish fulfillment, please take a detour! The early pacing is slo 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation realms and such are all fleeting; what matters is catching people off guard and ensuring their own downfall. The path of cultivation is inherently arduous, but to unexpectedly become pregnant and start cultivating while raising a child—have you ever seen anything like that?

15. 815 修 Cultivation: What Do I Do with Too Many Spirit Herbs? 修仙：灵药太多怎么办？ Guan Hao观昊Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + ordinary-person cultivation + invincible among peers + body tempering + swordsmanship] A menial disciple gets a pocket dimension from the start. It evolves whenever it devours spirit stones, and time inside passes ten times faster than outside. He can speed up his cultivation and grow medicinal herbs faster, so he never runs short of pills or spirit stones again. An ordinary-person cultivation story. The early chapters are somewhat subdued, and progress is sl 2kReads8.2Score141Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... Cultivation is accelerated tenfold by the personal space. You can enter to plant spiritual herbs to accelerate their growth, refine pills and make talismans, and there is no shortage of pills and spirit stones.

16. 816 这 This Cultivation Is Absurd 这个修仙太离谱 Tofu Must Be Eaten on Both Sides豆腐要吃二面黄Eastern Fantasy509k WordsOngoing After passing the test at Xuanyun Valley, Lin Zhou became an entry-level disciple. But this cultivation thing was completely absurd. … What? You’re telling me this is a Foundation Establishment Pill? It’s clearly an egg! What? The Golden Core stage is that bug spinning a cocoon inside my dantian? And the Nascent Soul stage is when the bug breaks out of its cocoon and turns into a baby that looks exactly like me? Are you sure this bug isn’t some kind of parasite? 94Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This book DDDD

17. 817 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Heaven-Piercing Tower 凡人修仙：通天塔 Typing to Success键入佳境Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [The animated series A Great Rogue Cultivator: My Quest to Reach the Heavens is currently a hit on Hongguo Short Drama] [No transmigration, sensible plot, traditional cultivation, mortal cultivator, no System] "Are there really immortals in this world?" "Of course!" "Old man, when are you finally going to take me as your disciple?" The boy has lost count of how many times he's begged by now... After a great upheaval, a boy from Lanxian Town embarks on a long journey of cultivation. A mysterious 8.7kReads7.9Score660Shelves

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    I have to mention this book, it's absolutely amazing, don't force me to beg you to read it!

18. 818 玄EN Xuanhuan Fantasy: The System Grants Me a Chaos Pearl 玄幻：系统送我混沌珠 Strolling Through Wind and Rain风雨中漫步Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + System + Wild Imagination + Traditional Style + Power Progression + Transmigration + the Myriad Worlds + Decisive and Ruthless + Domineering] Yang Lingtian was so hooked on fantasy novels that he stayed awake for five days and nights. He longed to soar through the sky like a protagonist, hold mountains and rivers in his hands, shatter the stars, and look down on the nine heavens. But just as excitement surged through him, everything suddenly went black, and he thought he saw his great 4.3kReads7.6Score365Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Nascent Soul Transformation...

19. 819 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation Begins in the Abyss Beneath the Sea 凡人修仙从海底深渊开始 A Mustard Seed Holds Mount Sumeru芥子须弥Eastern Fantasy251k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Traditional Xianxia] [One Female Lead] [Not Mindless] A young man who makes his living by the sea is accidentally swept into an underwater abyss. He obtains a mysterious azure pearl, and from then on, his cultivation technique cycles endlessly on its own. His spiritual roots may be poor, but with my Heaven-Seizing Pearl and the supreme alchemy talent known as “Divine Refining True Elixirs,” I contend not only with heaven and earth and other people, but also with time itself, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A classic fantasy RPG, reminiscent of Han Yu's style, a masterpiece worth watching.

20. 820 王 Wang Xiaohu’s Years of Cultivation 王小虎的修真岁月 Chasing Clouds Like the Wind似风追云Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted All are ants before an immortal! A village boy accidentally embarks on the path of cultivation. He faces bloodshed, intrigue, and treachery, yet never forgets his original aspirations... With a heart firm as stone, I seek the peak of the Dao. I would gladly die a hundred times for it! My will cannot be broken. No man can bully me, and no heaven can keep me down! My ambition is invincible. Above or below the heavens, none can defeat me! Those who offend me shall die! Die! Die!!! 1.2kReads8.5Score167Shelves

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    That's incredibly awesome!

21. 821 修 Strange Tales from the Cultivation World: It Begins with Mining 修真界异闻录之修真从挖矿开始 Three Updates a Day, Come Rain or Shine雷打不动一日三更Eastern Fantasy82k WordsOngoing Cultivation has never been about fighting and killing. It is about attaining immortality and the Dao, and living forever. “Swallow a golden pill, and you know your fate is no longer in Heaven’s hands.” An ordinary Earthling accidentally ends up on a planet inhabited by cultivators. With no money, no power, and no cultivation, he can’t even find work carrying plates or washing dishes. With no other choice, he begins cultivating by mining. Mining is a profession, and though it is dangerous, it pay 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation is never about fighting and killing; it's about becoming an immortal, achieving immortality, and swallowing a golden elixir. "Only then do I realize my fate is not in the hands of heaven." An ordinary Earthling accidentally enters a planet of cultivators. Penniless, powerless, and lacking cultivation level, he can't even find work as a waiter or dishwasher. Left with no other choice, he begins his cultivation journey by mining. Mining is a profession, dangerous yet highly rewarding. A completely new cultivation concept, a completely new cultivation world, with rare and exotic beasts, elixirs, magical treasures, immortal artifacts, and divine weapons—everything you could want! (This story is purely fictional; any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.) Please do not blindly cultivate on your own.

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