Engaging Long Fantasy Novels, Not Ones Where the Protagonist Is Invincible from the Start 耐看的长篇玄幻小说，别上来就无敌

1. 401 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.8kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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   The Myriad Soul Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates Yin and Yang, a mortal's journey, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

2. 402 一 One Man and One Mouse on the Path to Immortality 一人一鼠要修仙 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Eastern Fantasy568k WordsCompleted Ding Yu, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, was attacked by a host of immortals while in seclusion, preparing to ascend to Heavenly Venerable. As he fled, he entrusted his primordial spirit to a treasure and escaped, vanishing without a trace... During a flood in the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, an old fisherman surnamed Ding found a little boy in the Huai River and named him Ding Tianci. Though he endured countless hardships, the boy eventually embarked on the path of cultivation. With a rat for a 421Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's captivating, the more you read, the more you enjoy it! The descriptions of cultivation techniques and realms are especially brilliant and detailed! Ding Yu, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, was attacked by a group of immortals while in seclusion to advance to the Heavenly Venerable realm. During his escape, his primordial spirit escaped with a treasure and disappeared without a trace… During a flood in the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, an old fisherman surnamed Ding found a little boy in the Huai River and named him Ding Tianci. Despite many hardships, he eventually embarked on the path of cultivation, accompanied by a rat, practicing both medicine and martial arts. This is the legendary story of a man and a rat cultivating together, enduring countless trials…

3. 403 关 Fierce Snow in Guandong 关东烈雪 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Fierce Snowfall in Kanto 4Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 废 Trash Spirit Root: After Awakening the Sword Bone, I Crush the Entire Sect 废品灵根：觉醒剑骨后踏碎全宗门 Seeking Sound, Seeking Life寻声寻生Eastern Fantasy279k WordsCompleted Lin Jin, a good-for-nothing with a mixed spiritual root, is abandoned by his sect, jilted by his fiancée, and trampled underfoot by everyone. Until he digs up his family grave and uncovers a charred piece of spine. From that moment on, his sword intent reaches the divine, burning through the nine heavens. “You call me worthless?” He smashes through the sect gates and points his sword at the sky. “Today, with mortal bones, I shall prove the eternal Dao.” 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The plot is good, the content is novel and not clichéd, and the characters are intelligent.

5. 405 炽 Blazing Wilds Forbidden Zone: The Beautiful and Dashing Senior 《炽野禁区：学姐她美又飒》 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝8k WordsCompleted Blazing Wilderness Forbidden Zone: The Senior Is Beautiful and Daring 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 梧 Ashes of the Parasol Tree: The Evening Breeze Can't Reach an Old Flame 梧桐烬：晚风不渡旧情人 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝7k WordsCompleted Ashes of the Wutong: The Evening Breeze Cannot Carry an Old Flame 7Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 默 The Silent Sword’s Path to Immortality 默剑长生 Gentle Breeze and Drizzle Rong和风细雨蓉Eastern Fantasy887k WordsOngoing Modern painter Shen Mo transmigrates into the body of a constable’s son in the Great Liang dynasty. Using the Daoist art of ink painting as a key to cultivation, he turns ordinary skills into a path to immortality, practicing amid the everyday bustle of life as he sets foot on the road to becoming an immortal... 4kReads9.3Score348Shelves

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   Finished reading this book.

8. 408 深 Sunward Grain in the Abyss 深渊里的向阳禾 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝12k WordsCompleted Sunward Grain in the Abyss 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 封 Sealing the Heavens, Seeking the Dao 封天觅道 Cheng Zhien程知恩Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [No System, no rebirth, no transmigration + one heroine + genius + decisive and ruthless + alchemy + stockpiling supplies + recruiting talent + building a faction + conquering the heavens + becoming a supreme ruler and emperor + exterminating dark taboos + ultimate transcendence]. A young man awakens an against-heavenly physique, the Shadow Soul Spirit Body, inherits a Heavenly Venerable’s legacy, takes a sacred beast as his sidekick, encounters peerless geniuses, seizes fateful opportunities, r 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Whether you like it or not is up to you. You can give this one a try; it's a traditional fantasy novel. Set in countless worlds, the protagonist is a sword cultivator, a body cultivator, and an alchemist. It's not a typical "trash-to-hero" story; there's no broken engagement, no system, no rebirth, and no backstabbing or scheming within families or sects. It's not mindless or stupid. No extras deliberately target or mock the protagonist; the protagonist is humorous, witty, decisive, and not a saint. The content is relatively light-hearted, with a fast pace and frequent updates. Suggestions are welcome.

10. 410 我 I Have a Pot of Ten Thousand Crows 我有一尊万鸦壶 Jing Heng1景珩1Eastern Fantasy34k WordsOngoing Chen Qingxuan, the discarded son of the Chen Clan of the Northern Wasteland, died within the Cold Crow Temple after his soul flame turned on him. When he opened his eyes again, a modern-day wage slave had taken over his body. He should have followed the usual path, clocking in each day to cultivate immortality. Who could have guessed that cultivating immortality would mean becoming an immortal in a monster's belly? Having lived a second life, how could he refine himself into food? If humans cann 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Inside the Cold Crow Temple lies a cold corpse, which awakens as the soul of a modern-day office worker. In this world where humans and demons are indistinguishable and war rages, the ancient pot shrouded in black crows in his hand is his only trump card to survive and reach the pinnacle!

11. 411 凌 Shatter the Celestial Palace 凌霄破 Dream Talk All My Life平生梦话Eastern Fantasy164k WordsCompleted Just practice, my first book. The idea was far too simple. I actually wanted to express a lot, but this book is important to me too. It taught me that writing takes skill and a way of expressing things, rather than just piling up words. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This. Let me see.

12. 412 2 Galaxy 2125 2125星河 Heaven's Way Is Strong6729天行健6729Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted 2125 Star River Lebenswelt is a science-fiction epic set in a quantum universe. It tells the grand story of human civilization seeking a path to “entropy-shadow symbiosis” amid an entropy crisis. The story centers on the young girl Xiao Nuo, chosen by the Programmer Civilization as an “entropy-shadow symbiont.” Bearing a dark-gold totem, she joins her mother Lin Wei, who wields the Chunjun Sword containing constitutional codes; Zhang Ke, a quantum computing genius; Alexei, a descendant of the Pr —Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    A buried novel

13. 413 我 I Protect the World with Silver Needles 我以银针安天下 Fish You Chi鱼宥翅Ancient Romance933k WordsOngoing Mu Huanran, a poor middle-school graduate, unexpectedly acquires a cultivation manual while delivering food. He also masters a lost, miraculous acupuncture technique and begins his journey of cultivation. As he explores the forgotten secrets of the cultivation world, he searches for a glimmer of hope that humanity might not be wiped out. Alongside the women who become his confidantes, he grows through close high-school friendships, youthful and innocent feelings, and a loyal love that lasts unti 78Reads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 414 玄 Mysterious Ascension 玄昇 Leaves Stir Beneath the Asters叶乱满天星Eastern Fantasy704k WordsOngoing The bustling world is no home for a Taoist. To cultivate the Way, one must travel far and wide. If you ask where my Way lies, I’ll point to the sky, the earth, and the eight directions. Sixteen-year-old Gu Xiaobei had never wondered what the world beyond his home was like. Then one day, an old Taoist told him about it, and the people around him began leaving one by one… 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're a loyal reader, come and read my book. I assure you, this book will be the most expansive and richly developed fantasy novel you've ever read, with a vast and vivid world view that is anything but empty. Moreover, the writing is exquisite, and the characters are numerous and well-developed.

15. 415 让 You Want Me as a Side Character? I'll Become the Villain and Destroy the World 让我当配角？我反手当反派灭世 Fleeting Clouds and Mist云烟缥缈Eastern Fantasy99k WordsOngoing Also known as "I Killed the Saintess from the Start, and Became Invincible" (Invincible + no female lead + no golden finger) He Jinchao transmigrates into a fantasy world. He was the most powerful prodigy of the Ye clan, the empire’s foremost family, but an accident destroyed his foundation and left him a cripple, condemned to endure countless humiliations and disdainful looks. Fortunately... Kidding! Being crippled was all an act! He becomes a villain who schemes behind the scenes, slaughters e 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist doesn't have any cheat codes, but with his incredible strength after possessing another body, he refuses to be a supporting character or a hero. He's single-mindedly focused on destroying the world and tearing apart hypocrites who claim to be "righteous." The plot twists are incredibly addictive!

16. 416 镜 The Mirrorbound Immortal Calamity 镜相仙劫 Late to Know知迟Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Unlike fantasy cultivation, the methods of the arcane sect have never succeeded. Cold reality does not answer people's desires. But not every world remains unresponsive. Cultivation requires both practice and travel. In an age when travel was difficult and communication unreliable, those seeking to overcome their death tribulations had no choice but to practice on the road in search of a way through them. Hard work paid off. After countless generations had carried on the endeavor, they succeeded 32Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 大 The Demon Catcher of Great Qi 大亓捉妖人 Three Thousand Miles of Spring Breeze春风叁千里Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Demons run rampant across Great Qi, bringing misery to the people. Ding Fan, a demon hunter in the Imperial Demon-Suppression Bureau, is driven by a deep-seated hatred of demons and travels far and wide to hunt them. At first, his cultivation is weak, and powerful demons often abduct him. Though danger lurks everywhere, he also encounters countless opportunities. He joins a sect, obtains a famed sword, and masters the Nine Swords of Tai Bai. From then on, he cuts down demons and cultivates along 3.8kReads9.2Score367Shelves

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    A brand new full-length fantasy novel, featuring a different world of immortals and heroes, and a different kind of demon hunters—definitely worth reading!

18. 418 吾 I Have a Young Girl Who Can Conquer Ten Thousand Mountains and Seas 吾有一少萝，可破万山海 A Day of Strange Tales一天也异闻录Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + growth + beast taming + decisive killing + System + fantasy] This is a world where colossal primordial beasts roam. There is no dazzling magic here, only soul power and martial arts honed to the utmost! This is the Great Wilderness! And his identity? “A fallen disciple, falsely accused, stripped of his cultivation, and expelled from his sect”! But the naive Xiao Qi unexpectedly gains a young girl's golden finger and enters Dongling Academy to study. He masters all kinds of martial art —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Finally someone asked.

19. 419 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 16.9kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    Nine Realms God Emperor is good.

20. 420 重 Reborn: From Livestock to Legend 重生之从牲畜开始逆袭 Twisted Earthworm扭曲的蚯蚓Eastern Fantasy244k WordsCompleted 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take your time! Watch carefully!

21. 421 我 My Sow Is No Ordinary Pig: She Gave Birth to Two Elephants 我家母猪不一般竟然生出两头象 Xiao Xianzi肖仙子Eastern Fantasy227k WordsOngoing In his dream, Lin Bufan sees the beauty in his arms with a pig's head and jolts awake in fright. At dawn, he goes to the pigpen and sees that his sow looks just like the beauty from his dream. She has also given birth to two elephants. Later, he accidentally discovers that the two elephants must be butchered or they will die, and eating their meat can produce spiritual roots. With this heaven-defying opportunity, he enters the Baiyun Sect as a menial disciple, rises through the ranks, crushes co 5kReads—Score521Shelves

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    There is no need to brag about a good book, just read the opening chapter [Blow a kiss] [Like]

22. 422 鸿 Hongmeng Pill God: From Good-for-Nothing to a Big Shot in the Immortal Realm 鸿蒙丹神：从废柴到仙界扛把子 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The supreme alchemist of his previous life, reborn as a good-for-nothing playboy? Xiao Jinran starts from the very hardest difficulty, yet casually revises pill recipes, refines pills with his bare hands, and face-slaps the entire city! His family looks down on him? One slap sends them flying! The Pill God Sect tries to suppress him? He turns around and refines a Primordial Chaos Pill, bringing down heavenly tribulation from the highest skies! From Qingyang City to the pinnacle of the immortal r 653Reads6.4Score104Shelves

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    Postmodern nonsensical style, old monster reborn, endless humor, it's your source of happiness!

23. 423 昊 Haoge 昊歌 Zuo Ma左马Eastern Fantasy311k WordsOngoing (No harem, no invincibility, no System, no transmigration, and no power fantasy. Read at your own discretion.) Haoge is a song of praise. The martial path has declined, and the star domains are sealed off. Everyone says it is so, but does that make it right? Then, one night, immortals and gods descended. Possession and destruction followed one after another, and a dazzling star chart and golden radiance were planted in the young man's heart. By a stroke of fate, an unassuming young man became th 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's roughly the story of a test-taker in a small town in the cultivation world, with a somewhat slow pace. The path to immortality is arduous, the divine path is severed—everyone says so, but is that really true? A young man from a closed star field, by chance, becomes the sole inheritor of martial arts cultivation and begins his exploration of the truth of this world. No system, not a wish-fulfillment novel.

24. 424 凌 Lingfeng Sword Song 凌风剑歌 Mu Yang in White木昜白衣Eastern Fantasy299k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + wuxia + swordsmanship + mystery + young hero + slow burn] The world of martial arts is vast, yet it has no place for the young. Yang Yizhi, a young man from Mingxi, enters the martial world full of ambition, only to be repeatedly hunted and manipulated by both the righteous and the wicked. The realm is in turmoil, the martial world is treacherous and unpredictable, and both the imperial court and the distant jianghu sink into darkness and chaos. In an unjust age, with broken rules and 16Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    New author, new book, fantasy martial arts, growth story, not a wish-fulfillment novel, worth reading.

25. 425 小 The Little Monster's Wanderings 小妖怪流浪记 Zuo Ma左马Eastern Fantasy466k WordsCompleted (No System, no transmigration, not a power fantasy) They’re weak and unlucky, but that doesn’t stop them from being the protagonists of their own lives. Two naive but unlucky little demons keep living with optimism and resilience even after losing their good fortune. What will become of them in this world of rampaging demons, sinister hearts, and fantastical gods? Along the way, Tang Sanzang and his disciples travel west. Besides the demon kings who rule their respective territories, there are a 149Reads8.2Score—Shelves
26. 426 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, no tricks, I humbly offer this.

27. 427 代 Code Name: Gardener 代号：园丁 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生16k WordsCompleted Codename: Gardener 26Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 残 The Great Dao of Decay 残蚀大道 So What If I Can Write?我会写文又如何Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing The moment this book came out, the entire fantasy genre was moved to tears? This is traditional fantasy for a new era, the kind of novel the next generation should be reading! All things are governed by fate, and success and failure alike are now dust. Today, let us ride the rising wind and seize the moment to become dragons and stir up the world! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Add it to your bookshelf in advance, it's super good!

29. 429 我 I Can't Believe I Can Read Ancient Divine Script 我居然认得上古神文 Three Preserved Eggs三个皮蛋Eastern Fantasy10.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Zhong Wen is picked up by a little girl and taken to the Piaohua Palace, where every disciple is a woman. The world’s most advanced cultivation techniques, spiritual arts, and knowledge all come from ancient times. As a result, studying ancient texts no one can understand becomes the trend of the age and a symbol of status. By chance, he opens a book written in ancient divine script. To his surprise, he discovers... 3.7kReads7.9Score386Shelves
30. 430 提 After I Resigned, My Boss Became My Subordinate 提交辞呈后，顶头上司成了我下属 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生30k WordsCompleted After I Handed In My Resignation, My Boss Became My Subordinate 17Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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    These books are all fantastic, especially the first one, which gets better and better the more you read it. I've been following it for over forty days now. The author has been releasing tons of insider information in the book world; the characters are well-developed, the plot is fast-paced, and the fight scenes are absolutely superb. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf][A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

32. 432 我 Livestreaming My Way to Survival at Work 我在职场直播续命 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生30k WordsCompleted I Keep Myself Alive by Livestreaming at Work 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 谁EN Who Taught Him to Cultivate Like This? 谁教他这么修仙的？ Ling Duoqing令多情Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Blue Star, evil cultivators, no harem, invincible protagonist, comedy, goofball humor, transmigration. If that bothers you, don't read.] [An established author’s new book, backed by twenty million characters of experience. I like setting up plot threads, so if something seems unreasonable, give it a few chapters.] A new disciple who had just joined the sect rushed in, panicking: “Master, this is terrible! Big Brother robbed someone!” “Don’t make such a fuss. Your senior brother is securing bene 94.1kReads8.8Score8.7kShelves
34. 434 失 The River of Weightlessness 失重之河 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生8k WordsCompleted The River of Weightlessness 5Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 御 Martial Emperor of the Heavens 御天武帝 Xiao Qian晓浅Eastern Fantasy20.5M WordsOngoing The Great Dao has no form, and the Great Dao has no feelings. The young Chu Yan carries a heart of pure innocence. To pursue his dream, he is willing to cross mountains and rivers and shatter three thousand worlds, ultimately becoming a generation-defining Martial Emperor Who Rules Heaven. 12.8kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
36. 436 封 Sealing the Heavenly Dao 封天道 Tianchen Xingyu天辰星语Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The young master of a powerful family has his spiritual roots stripped away, leaving him crippled. Forced to honor a marriage contract and become a live-in son-in-law, he finds that the bride’s family has switched the bride, making her deaf-mute twin sister take her place. On his wedding day, instead of sharing the wedding night, he is thrown into the Spirit Beast Valley, where he must eat and live among spirit beasts. The moment the deaf-mute sister finds him, she is like a ray of sunlight pier 386Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 逆 Reverse Dragon, Burn the Heavens 逆龙焚天 Fragrant Imperial Cauldron御鼎飘香Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing Since time immemorial, people have revered the dragon above all else. They honor dragon marks and cultivate the Way of the Dragon, believing that a glimpse of a true dragon can elevate them beyond the mortal world and free them from life and death. Little do they know that the dragon's might, worshiped by gods and buddhas across the heavens, is nothing but a cage woven by the Heavenly Dao. The path to immortality that all living beings eagerly pursue is, in truth, a deception meant to keep ever 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's packed with exciting moments: breaking free from constraints, acquiring powerful artifacts, and slapping the villains in the face. Every plot point hits my sweet spot, and the story is incredibly immersive. Go for it!

38. 438 武 Martial Master 武神主宰 Dark Mage暗魔师Eastern Fantasy13.5M WordsOngoing Qin Chen, a legendary figure of the Tianwu Continent, dies unexpectedly in the Martial Domain after being betrayed by a friend. Three hundred years later, he is reborn as an illegitimate son of a prince, a boy who has endured endless bullying. Drawing on the mastery he gained in his previous life, he cultivates divine arts and refines divine pills, defies fate, and rises to power. Thus begins an astonishing journey that will shake the entire continent. 20.8kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
39. 439 仙 An Immortal World's Big Shot Enjoys Retirement in the Mortal Realm 仙界大佬在凡人界的养老生活 Woodland Morning Breeze木澜晨风Eastern Fantasy518k WordsCompleted A mighty immortal of the celestial realm has grown tired of his disciples’ endless challenges. By chance, he arrives in the mortal realm at the shabby little Qingyun Sect, applies for a job as a servant, and plans to enjoy a quiet retirement sweeping floors, cooking porridge, and gazing at the moon. But crises keep striking Qingyun Sect. As he deals with them, the shabby little sect, which sometimes can’t even pay its workers, is forced to grow into a major cultivation hub, then becomes a hotbed 49Reads6.4Score112Shelves

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    Unbeatable, captivating. Come and see Qingyun Mountain, a different kind of cultivation, a different kind of emotion.

40. 440 洪 Honghuang: All Things Are Fated to Meet Me 洪荒：万物和我有缘 Turning the Tide of the Mortal World逆转红尘Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 赘 The Divine Emperor's Son-in-Law 赘婿神皇 Old Immortal Tan谭老仙Eastern Fantasy10.1M WordsOngoing [Live-in Son-in-Law + Rise to Power + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Good-for-Nothing Rises + Golden Finger + Son-in-Law Who Marries into His Wife’s Family + Invincible] Xiao Fan, the discarded son of the Xiao family, is ambushed and gravely wounded by his own younger brother, then sent to marry into the Long family in exchange for resources. At the brink of despair, he activates the Diagram of the Celestial Stars. He shatters stars to obtain treasures and tempers his body by cultivating the 2.8kReads8.9Score407Shelves
42. 442 红 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 红尘修士 Tianchen Xingyu天辰星语Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted One day, Yun Xi's soul left Blue Star, and she fell into the vast world of cultivation. She never expected to start out as a lowly nobody, with a life as fragile as a blade of grass. In the face of despair, she seeks out opportunities, rises from the dust, and gradually stirs up the entire cultivation world! 6.1kReads8.5Score589Shelves
43. 443 大 The Great Dark Sky 大黯黑天 Floating Sadness漂浮着的悲伤Eastern Fantasy680k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey + Mild Mystery + Overpowered Hero + Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters + Competent Writing + Expansive World + No Tragedy] A legend has always been told beneath Heaven-Sunder Peak: “Where the sea reaches the horizon, the sky becomes its shore. At the mountain’s summit, I alone am the peak!” For millions of years, countless mighty cultivators who pursued the Great Dao have been obsessed with scaling this summit that towers above the horizon. Yet among tens of millions, only one 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author, new book. A slow-burn, late-game invincible story. Vast world, exciting battles, with a particular emphasis on the logic of combat. No system, no cheat codes, no verbose or overly sentimental writing. The early stages focus on exploration, development, and combat growth, while the later stages emphasize strategic thinking and gameplay.

44. 444 画 The World Inside the Painting 画中世界 Leng Yue Beast, Who Loves Stir-Fried Bok Choy爱吃炒小青菜的冷月兽Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 天 The Heavenly Eye Reveals the Cultivation Scam 天降法眼，看穿修仙骗局 Master Pipi Shrimp师傅皮皮虾Eastern Fantasy216k WordsOngoing Lovecraftian horror + cultivation + alternate history + classic fantasy I once thought being blind was a curse, until I “saw” that the immortals filling the skies were monsters born by feeding on the mortal world. I also saw the ancient bronze tree inside me, its branches concealing nine altars. So I tore apart the lies of cultivation and, with nothing but an ordinary mortal’s martial body, carved a bloody path for humanity. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Using hexagrams to open the veins, using hexagrams to forge the treasures.

46. 446 绝 The Unrivaled Sword Emperor 绝世剑帝 Wanderer of the Nine Realms九界散人Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted A golden age of martial arts, with geniuses emerging one after another! Lin Yu, a peerless prodigy of his generation, burst onto the scene from the Age of Declining Dharma and swept all before him, undefeated beneath the heavens. His swordsmanship reached the pinnacle, making him a supreme being! Demons, monsters, and heretics will cower and tremble at the sight of my sword. The mighty of myriad worlds will bow their heads and hail me as their sovereign. In this mad world where the strong prey o 15.6kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
47. 447 神 The Divine Sword Wanderer 神剑游侠 Little Sesame Sheep小麻羊Martial Arts146k WordsCompleted Blades flash beneath the moon, while storms wreak havoc across the martial world. A mysterious force lurks in the shadows, and leaders of the great sects are murdered one after another. The once-peaceful martial world is suddenly rife with deadly peril... Divine Sword Wanderer Dongfang Yun rescues Murong Xue when he comes upon her in danger. Their chance encounter plunges him into a crisis! With a divine sword and a beautiful woman by his side, watch as he turns the tide and dispels the darkness 3.1kReads6.9Score180Shelves
48. 448 仙 Immortal Destiny: Entering the Dao Through the Furnace 仙缘，以炉入道 Three Cigars三支雪茄Eastern Fantasy590k WordsOngoing [Cold and Ruthless] + [Intelligence] + [Emotional Intelligence] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Beautiful Prose] + [Astonishing] + [No Clear-Cut Good or Evil] A good book deserves to be savored. This is a gradual, slow-burning story. First appreciate the prose, then absorb the atmosphere, feel the emotions, and grasp the wisdom. Only then will the story truly begin to shine. He arrives riding a seven-colored auspicious cloud, and you may think you have glimpsed the beginning of the plot. The initial charac 741Reads9.2Score106Shelves

    Reader note

    A traditional fantasy novel where the male protagonist is intelligent, decisive, capable, and knows how to conduct himself appropriately. He starts with a Bagua furnace in his consciousness, tasked with awakening eight divine beasts within it, but the furnace holds far more secrets than that. Various adventures, mysteries, demons, and monsters ensue... The writing is exceptionally good, instantly recognizable as classic fantasy. A slow-burning but highly readable book, the later parts are incredibly exciting.

49. 449 微 Wind and Rain on the Path of the Dust-Mote Immortal Abode 微尘仙府风雨道途 The Wind Brushes My Hair White风掠须发白Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing The path of immortality comes like wind and rain, then passes like dust. Even with ambitions soaring to the clouds, one still needs fortune's favor. See how a mere junior steward of a sect, aided by an Immortal Lord's estate, stirs up wind and rain and gathers dust, rising from humble beginnings to turn the tides in the heavens. 936Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It seems there are quite a few like-minded people here. [Laughs] Every protagonist needs their own journey, full of warmth and hardship, love and hate. In fact, only the journey can carry the plot.

50. 450 峨 Emei 峨眉 The Emperor's Robe and the Opera's Leading Lady帝衣戏旦Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted He cultivates through wind and snow, seeking the Dao and questioning immortality. A young tavern boy sets out from Shu with the last wishes of an elder. The jianghu and the imperial court, love and hate, joy and sorrow. Behind the path to immortality, a shocking secret about Mount Emei slowly comes to light... 660Reads7.1Score101Shelves

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