Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, and the Like 炼气，筑基，金丹，元婴，分神，合体，渡劫，之类

1. 601 道 Dao Gui's Path to Immortality 道癸仙途 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy576k WordsOngoing A country boy gains a fortuitous opportunity and sets sail for adventure, then returns in triumph. He catches a glimpse of the colorful world of immortals, yet sees bones littering the path to the Dao. Let’s see what kind of wonders Lin Xuan, a lad from a mountain village, can accomplish in this vast and turbulent world of cultivation~ 586Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Traditional cultivation novels

2. 602 猩 Scarlet Sacrifice 猩红祭品 Min Xi忞兮16k WordsCompleted The Scarlet Offering 61Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 603 破 The Calamity of Destruction 破灭之劫 Thousand-Mile Plum千里梅91k WordsCompleted The Calamity of Ruin 19Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 604 上 The Ancient Ring Spirit 上古戒灵 Quick Blade Li San快刀李三Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, not stupid] The foremost divine craftsman in the Immortal Realm, Lu Ban, spent his entire life forging the Ring Spirit, an immortal artifact hailed as the greatest of the ancient immortal artifacts. Then, all of a sudden, he vanished along with the Ring Spirit. 5.9kReads8.5Score800Shelves
5. 605 仙 Fallen Immortal, Corpsebound Path 仙落尸途 Min Xi忞兮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse270k WordsCompleted [Cultivation in a Wasteland] [Zombies Prove the Dao] [Highway Survival] [Immortal Soul Reborn] [High-Action Revenge] [Apocalyptic Cultivation] The Heavenly Dao shatters, the Three Realms are destroyed, and Chen Xuanye, a menial disciple of an immortal sect, falls into the apocalypse as a wisp of lingering soul, possessing a zombie’s body. With no spiritual energy or spiritual roots, he forges a Dao Foundation from zombie essence and blood, and cultivates the soul Dao with the remnants of his imm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 606 长 Stealing Gardenias in the Long Night 长夜偷栀 Min Xi忞兮8k WordsCompleted Stealing Gardenias in the Long Night 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 九 Chronicles of Nine Lifetimes of Cultivation 九世修仙志 Speaking of the Night Rain on Mount Bashan却话巴山夜雨Eastern Fantasy322k WordsOngoing With a ninth-life fate, what does the tenth hold? We are born free. Who dares stand above us? If Heaven presses down on me, I will split it open. If Earth binds me, I will shatter it. I will make sure Heaven can never block my sight again, and Earth can never bury my heart. All living beings will understand my will... A young man turns misfortune into fortune, gains a body with nine spiritual roots and the memories of nine lifetimes of reincarnation, and achieves immortality. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Three great fantasy novels!

8. 608 重 Reborn as a Bandit Cultivator: Defying Heaven from the Age of Two 重生土匪修仙，从两岁逆天开始 A Southern Breeze, a Dream of Xizhou南风意西洲梦Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the body of a bandit's kid, and even named Qin Ritian? Qin Hao wanted no part of that. He had planned to lie low and grow stronger, but when he was seven, a black-clad cultivator suddenly slaughtered his bandit stronghold. His parents and the other bandits died horribly. Amid blood and flames, he clutched a mysterious storage pouch, carried his deep-seated blood feud, and set off alone for an immortal sect. His mutated thunder spirit root shook the sect, and an Nascent Soul 459Reads6.9Score111Shelves

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   It's so good you can't stop watching, it's addictive!

9. 609 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Long Road to Immortality 凡人修仙：漫漫仙路 Dull Snail钝蜗牛Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing (Traditional cultivation) (No System) (Not a transmigration story) (Slow burn) (No female lead) Lu Yuan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village. When he is ten, his father is injured by someone and dies unexpectedly, leaving him a fragment of an immortal cultivation manual and an ancestral iron piece before he passes away. By cultivating according to the fragment, Lu Yuan escapes the clutches of the wealthy Li Youcai. The iron piece brings him an unexpected “immortal opportunity.” From then o 91.4kReads8.5Score8kShelves
10. 610 游EN The Game Becomes Reality: I Built the Most Ancient Immortal Clan 游戏成真，我打造了万古第一仙族 A Lump of Black Tea一坨红茶Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing Li Xiang happened upon a cultivation-clan simulator. He discovered that the descendants in the game would offer him all kinds of strange sacrifices. “Thank you for your blessing, Ancestor! Our clan has become the greatest family in the world!” “Quick, offer the Ancestor a sacrifice! Please accept this immortal artifact!” “Ancestor, we’ve conquered the Immortal Realm!” “…” Then one day, The members of the Li clan appeared on Earth in flying boats, arriving in a vast procession. Under the astonish 18.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    A cultivation simulator that will definitely catch your eye. The protagonist is an ancestor, and the family grows from one person to thousands of people. Until one day, the family's flying ship comes to Earth to pick up the ancestor.

11. 611 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: The Rogue Cultivator Cao Yan's Road to Ascension 凡人仙途：散修曹琰的登天路 Nest of the Ordinary Bird凡鸟巢Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (Sword cultivator in the early and middle stages, mortal cultivation, no System, starts out in a marketplace, traditional cultivation, slow burn, cautious, decisive and ruthless, talismans) The road to immortality is elusive. I walk it alone. Cao Yan is a bottom-rung rogue cultivator with four spiritual roots in a marketplace. No talent, no backer, no inheritance. Others cultivate immortality through talent. He relies on careful scheming. Someone tries to kill him and steal his treasure? He 5.7kReads6.6Score299Shelves
12. 612 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Ring of Time 凡人修仙之时光戒指 Dao Niu道牛Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey + fantasy cultivation + power fantasy + multiple heroines + treasure appraisal + playing dumb to catch a tiger + ruthless decisiveness] With eight stars aligning, Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival. Li Feng, an antique shop owner carrying a time ring, unexpectedly embarks on another path to immortality. So what if I have five useless spiritual roots? I have a time ring, and I can appraise treasures to earn spirit stones. I have a golden mask, so I can play dumb and cat 6.9kReads8.6Score933Shelves

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    Great book, very enjoyable!!

13. 613 不 The Stone Immortal Who Fears No Lightning Strike 不怕雷劈的石头仙 Colorful Ant彩色蚂蚁Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [No System, No Harem, Traditional Xianxia, Mortal’s Journey] A young martial artist is accidentally bitten hard by a venomous snake. With his life hanging by a thread, he is struck by heavenly lightning. Despite being so unlucky, he somehow survives! Instead, five spiritual meridians inexplicably open within him, turning him into a spirit cultivator capable of practicing spiritual arts. Only then does he learn that beyond martial arts, there are two even more mysterious paths of cultivation: the 16.2kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    These are some well-written fantasy novels to save you from your reading slump; highly recommended!

14. 614 中 I Won the Lottery: One Hundred Million, and a Blind Date Revealed Human Nature 中奖一亿彩票，相亲看到了人性 Dao Niu道牛Urban444k WordsOngoing Wang Ming, a single man well past his prime, wins over a hundred million yuan with a 30-yuan lottery ticket, going from wage earner to tycoon. But good fortune and bad fortune go hand in hand: on the day he claims his prize, he gets cheated on and injured, and ends up in the hospital. There, he sees the legendary red thread of fate. In order to go on blind dates and test people's hearts, he chooses to... 20.7kReads6.7Score510Shelves
15. 615 太 The Primordial Sword Sovereign 太古剑尊 Qing Shi Xi Yu青石细语 著Eastern Fantasy11.1M WordsCompleted A finger points toward the azure clouds, while one’s spirit swallows the netherworld. The Great Dao intertwines, and the sword reigns supreme. This is the story of a man and a sword! Three thousand feet of mortal dust, glazed light dyed with heavenly fragrance. Heroes contend for the throne, while the Sword Venerable commands the world. The truth of the sword, a secret hidden for ten thousand years: forge a path to heaven anew through a boundless sea of blood, and refine the scriptures of the Sw 164.8kReads9.1Score18.3kShelves

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    A relatively traditional cultivation novel [Already added to wishlist][Already added to wishlist][Already added to wishlist]

16. 616 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
17. 617 女 The Female CEO's Top Expert 女总裁的顶级高手 The World天下Urban8.0M WordsCompleted The King of Warriors returns to the city after being injured and discharged from the military, only to end up living under the same roof as his icy CEO fiancée. Hold hands? Not allowed. Kiss? Absolutely not. Then let’s do it together. Masters from every walk of life come swarming in. Ye Xuan had hoped to live an ordinary life, but he has no choice. For his family, his beloved, and his brothers, he will fight across the land without fear! Watch as a legendary killer makes his mark in the city, wo 6kReads8.7Score485Shelves
18. 618 高 The Master Returns from the Mountain with Nine Invincible Masters! 高手下山，我有九个无敌师父！ Little Shangshang小殇殇Urban10.8M WordsOngoing [Fiery action + invincible protagonist + senior sister + satisfying face-slapping] Seven years ago, his family was wiped out and he was humiliated. Seven years later, Ye Junlin returns in force, armed with the incredible skills of his masters! You want to compare strength with me? My first master is the Lord of Martial Arts, with cultivation that reaches the divine realm! You want to compare medical skills with me? My second master is a legendary divine physician who can bring the dead back to l 90.6kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    Story Summary: Character Traits: Pretty good

19. 619 修 Cultivation: Awakening a Second Spiritual Root 修仙：从觉醒第二条灵根开始 Hao Feng浩枫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mixed Spiritual Roots + Mortal's Journey + Spiritual Root Upgrades + No System + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless!] Yu Tian, a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, made a startling discovery: he had a second spiritual root! This mysterious spiritual root could not only speed up his absorption of spiritual energy, but also devour and evolve! An ancestral spiritual root left behind by the Ancient Emperor? Worthless! I’ll make it mine. Once it evolves, I’ll be able to absorb spiritual en 7.6kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    A book by an established author, a high-quality, exhilarating read, without any sense of injustice or systematic structure.

20. 620 从 From Eunuch to Emperor 从太监到皇帝 Bubble's Cat泡泡的猫Historical5.5M WordsCompleted Long Chen transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the castration chamber, about to be made a eunuch. Luckily, the man wielding the knife is an old acquaintance, and Long Chen narrowly escapes disaster. Using his wits, he rises step by step to the top and becomes the strongest emperor! 43.8kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
21. 621 凡 Cultivating to Immortality as a Mortal: Longevity Begins with Hard Work Rewarded by Heaven 凡人修仙，从天道酬勤开始长生 Ah Xu啊许Eastern Fantasy533k WordsCompleted Lin Tong transmigrates into a world of cultivation and becomes a menial servant in a cultivation sect. Fortunately, he awakens a talent: Heaven Rewards Diligence. From that moment on, there’s no stopping him as he sets out on the path of cultivation! What ordinary people fear most is working hard without getting anything in return. But he’s different. With the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent, hard work always pays off. All he has to do is keep grinding! Heaven Rewards Diligence: Study and train 1.1kReads5.7Score100Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul...

22. 622 蜀 The Shushan Sword Immortal: Nine Netherworld Treasure Pagoda 蜀山剑仙之九幽宝塔 Passing Years流年沫Eastern Fantasy629k WordsCompleted Chen Fan, a young man born into a reclusive clan, lost his entire family because of their ancestral treasure, the Nine Nether Pagoda. A loyal servant gave his life to save Chen Fan and his younger sister, Chen Han. The two siblings joined the Shushan Sword Sect. After unexpectedly activating the family treasure, Chen Fan began rising to greatness with one lucky break after another. He met Bai Yichen, a kindred spirit, and the two became a couple, setting out together on the path to immortality. 305Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This book tells the rich story of a young man whose entire family is wiped out, who, along with his sister, escapes death, accidentally activates a family heirloom, and gradually becomes a powerful figure.

23. 623 徒 Disciple, Go Down the Mountain and Wreak Havoc on Your Gorgeous Junior Sister 徒儿，下山祸害你绝色师妹去吧 Bitter Coconut Milk Candy苦涩椰奶糖Urban428k WordsCompleted [Invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless + domineering senior disciple + tricking junior sisters + exhilarating action] Master: “Disciple, you're about to die. Hurry down the mountain and find your junior sisters. They're the only ones who can save you!” Ye Gaoyuan: “Master, is there no other way? I'm the dignified senior disciple. How could I...” Master: “Well, there's this Sunflower Manual...” Ye Gaoyuan: “Master, I've already packed my things. I'm heading down the mountain right now!” 82Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Invincible, ruthless and decisive, sweeping all before him, killing gods and Buddhas alike!

24. 624 鹿 The Road to Luyi 鹿邑之路 Top of the Seventh Floor七楼之颠Eastern Fantasy386k WordsCompleted Tired of reading cultivation novels where the hero fights monsters and levels up? Doesn’t it all feel a little stale? This cultivation novel skips the clichés and offers a far more challenging path to advancement. Fighting monsters to level up is boring. For Lu Yi, the well-resourced and well-connected protagonist, advancing is as simple as going into seclusion once. When he discovers that the cultivation world is nothing more than a farm in another dimension... Dimensions are his path, and time 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are traditional fantasy/martial arts stories no longer popular?

25. 625 徒 Disciple, You're Invincible. Hurry Down the Mountain! 徒儿你无敌了，快下山去吧 Bitter Coconut Milk Candy苦涩椰奶糖Urban505k WordsCompleted [An invincible hero, insanely satisfying, fast-paced and action-packed, with no dragging plot and decisive kills] Five years ago, his parents were brutally murdered and his family was wiped out. Five years later, reborn through fire, he returns as a king! Think you can match my strength? One slash of my sword splits the void and makes countless powerful figures bow! Think you can match my medical skills? I wield heaven-defying medicine, able to bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to ba 108Reads6.6Score—Shelves
26. 626 寒 Cold Territory 寒领 Young Master Dongfang东方少爷Eastern Fantasy441k WordsOngoing Dongfang Hanling should have been the eldest son of the Dongfang family, but the clan was ambushed by villains and utterly destroyed. Dongfang Hanling's mother and two sisters survived, but an accident separated them. And so Dongfang Hanling began his path of revenge. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 627 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves
28. 628 打EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 Qian Li Tongfeng千李同风Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 55.1kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves
29. 629 长 Longevity: I Won't Leave the Mountain Until I'm Invincible 长生：不苟到无敌，绝不出山 A Long Song with One Sword一剑长歌Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing After transmigrating and being reborn, Chu Chen obtained an Immortal Dao Fruit, and from then on, the world had another immortal. He laid low among ordinary people, seeking a way to cultivate immortality and witnessing dynasties rise and fall. He laid low in cultivation sects, witnessing the birth of immortal sects. He laid low in a supreme immortal dynasty, witnessing eras change. Millions of years, billions of years: all for the sake of attaining true immortality. 5kReads8.3Score219Shelves
30. 630 表 You Rejected My Confession, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Gone? 表白你不接受，我走你哭啥？ One-of-a-Kind Bee不二蜜蜂Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Mo was reborn on the night after the 2004 college entrance exams. Looking at the campus belle, Jiang Luohan, passed out drunk on the bed, he knew better than to entertain any improper thoughts this time. In his previous life, her father had caught him red-handed while he was trying to steal, ruining his reputation and costing him his chance to go to college. He had no intention of making the same mistake again. This time, he would simply focus on starting a business and making money. When Ji 44.4kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    I've read quite a few books over the years, and I've finished these two.

31. 631 修 Cultivation Begins with the Family’s Move South 修仙从家族南迁开始 Discussing the Dao Over Wine and Laughing at the Warlords煮酒论道笑诸侯Eastern Fantasy175k WordsOngoing An ordinary life, until fate brings him into the mortal world. When heroes gather and ascend to the Immortal Realm, he will outshine them all and reign supreme! The protagonist, Li Changsheng, transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent. After his clan is struck by disaster, the whole family migrates to the Southern Wilderness. With no System to help him and no benefactor to support him, he relies on a copy of the Daodejing from his previous life to defy fate, despite being born with a fifth-grade, 420Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't worry! This book will definitely meet your requirements! A highly recommended new book: a mortal cultivation family novel. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent, just as his family undergoes a major upheaval, migrating to the Southern Wilderness. Without a system or benefactors, this fifth-grade mixed spiritual root cultivator, relying on a copy of the Tao Te Ching from his past life, defies fate, changes the landscape of the Southern Wilderness, and creates a magnificent and grand scene... Traditional cultivation: Qi Refining - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deity Transformation - Mahayana... No saintly characters, no brainless characters, various foreshadowing elements, various grudges and affections, single female lead...

32. 632 玄 Xuanhuan: The Great Dao Choice System 玄幻:大道选择系统 Tiger-Skin Green Pepper虎皮大青椒Eastern Fantasy276k WordsCompleted Lin Fan transmigrated to a brutal world of immortal cultivation and became an errand disciple of the Falling Blossom Sword Sect, one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects. Clinging to the belief that a bad life is better than no life, he kept a low profile and slowly built up his strength, then unexpectedly bound himself to an Immortal Dao Choice System. “Option One: Only usable during the Qi Refining stage. Ancient body cultivation perfected: Undying Immortal Body. Option Two: Obtain the supreme spir 91Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... Traditional cultivation systems remain classics! I must say, the novels of the past were truly amazing!

33. 633 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 28kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Three super-good mortal cultivation novels, add them to your bookshelf now! I especially recommend the second one, the protagonist is already quite old when he starts cultivating! He only started cultivating at 50, isn't that very old?

34. 634 我 I’m Just an Outer Sect Disciple 我只是外门弟子 Salty and Nothing to Do咸来无事Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted What if the sect promotes you to an inner disciple? No thanks. I’d rather stay an outer disciple. How about a true disciple, then? Being an outer disciple is better. Fine, we’ll make you an elder. Happy now? No, no. I’m not worthy. I’ll stay an outer disciple. Do you want to be sect master, then? Please, don’t joke. I just want to be an outer disciple. Watch an outer disciple take the entire cultivation world by storm. 3.2kReads8.7Score357Shelves
35. 635 七 The Seven-Star Path to Immortality 七星仙途 The Great Dao Heads North大道北行Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The Revised Soul Refining the Seven Stars is a monumental fantasy novel newly conceived and written on the basis of the original Soul Refining the Seven Stars. It depicts a world where soul cultivators, spell cultivators, and body cultivators coexist, while ghosts and monsters roam unchecked. It explores profound truths about divination, reincarnation, and the transformations of the universe, and portrays the conflicts and helplessness that come with pursuing love, hatred, passion, and revenge w 3.8kReads8.9Score350Shelves

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    Amazing! A new system, high-IQ, and innovative approach to cultivation novels!

36. 636 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: A Farm Boy's Path to Immortality 凡人修仙：农家少年修仙记 Here to Sharpen Scissors and Knives磨剪子来戗菜刀Eastern Fantasy618k WordsCompleted [The Ultimate Ordinary Cultivator: V5.0 + Fast-Growing Protagonist + Thrilling Plot + Clever Characters + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning Humor] My name is Han Muyu, though people also call me Han the Little Devil. Don't call me sinister or cunning; that's just envy of my intelligence. The truth is, I'm a good person. I was born a poor farmer, but I'm ambitious too. Wanting to get stronger isn't a crime, is it? Don't doubt how decisive I am. Lying low isn't in my nature. I'm not here to play the 350Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body Transformation, Spirit Refining, Body Integration, Void Penetration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcending. Immortal, Mortal Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Daluo Golden Immortal, Supreme Immortal, Undying Immortal, Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, Immortal Lord, Ancestor of All Immortals.

37. 637 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
38. 638 修 Cultivating Immortality Is a Tough Job 修仙是件苦差事 Three-Foot Study Door三尺轩扉Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing A regular mortal cultivation story! No System, no transmigration! A fragmentary cultivation manual set Mo Xun on the path to immortality. He has no powerful connections and a poor spiritual root, but he does have black soil that can speed up the growth of spirit herbs. A cool head and steady temperament are the only things he can rely on to survive. Later, he even picks up a jokester for a companion, though it isn’t a person! This is a cultivation story about an ordinary mortal, with smart chara 12.7kReads8.7Score883Shelves
39. 639 修 Cultivation Begins After I Get Hit on the Head 修仙从被人敲闷棍开始 Uncle of the Zhou Clan周氏族叔Eastern Fantasy867k WordsOngoing Zhou Bufan is a fortune-teller in a park, a man at the very bottom of society who barely scrapes by through scams and deception. After making an unwanted advance out of lust and getting knocked out from behind, he unexpectedly transmigrates to a corner of the Jiuzhou Continent. There, he finds a cultivation manual and a storage pouch, and accidentally activates the space inside his ancestral jade pendant. From then on, he begins a carefree life of immortal cultivation. See how this former con ma 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss out if you're passing by!

40. 640 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 70.5kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves

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    Top-tier system-based game! Sword cultivator + Sixth Brother System + Tang Dynasty swordswoman, an academic-style battle of myriad races that's incredibly exhilarating!

41. 641 灵 Immortal Fate Through Spirit Eyes 灵眼仙缘 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s Journey] One step onto the path of cultivation, and after ten thousand years, one becomes an immortal! By a stroke of fate, a country bumpkin stumbles into the world of cultivation, a world beyond the wildest imaginings of ordinary people. He cultivates his power and awakens his spiritual sense, farming as he trains, gradually finding his footing in the complicated and treacherous cultivation world. After thousands upon thousands of years, he ultimately rises above the vast worlds and 4.5kReads8.8Score280Shelves
42. 642 丹 Dan Slave 丹奴 Small Target, Single Bet小目单关Eastern Fantasy215k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan, traditional cultivation fantasy] If there were a cultivation technique that let you advance without a single bottleneck, from Qi Gathering to Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Severing, all the way to Great Golden Immortal, would it plunge the cultivation world into chaos and bloodshed? Ouyang Fei, who possesses a Wood Essence Constitution, is persecuted and forced to become an alchemy slave at Wuxia Mountain. Every day, he makes pills for others, agin 16Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    If there were a cultivation technique that had no bottlenecks from Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Division, all the way to True Immortal Realm, wouldn't it cause a bloodbath in the cultivation world?

43. 643 青 With the Azure Dragon on My Arm, Who Dares Defy Me? 青龙在臂，谁敢不服 Uncle of the Zhou Clan周氏族叔18k WordsCompleted With a Green Dragon on His Arm, Who Would Dare Defy Him? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 644 独 The Lone Path to Immortality 独行修仙路 Blue Hydrangea蓝色绣球Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary young man from Linjia Village, he is kind and simple-hearted. Determined to give his family a better life, he resolutely joins a sect in the martial world. Through his own hard work, he earns the guidance of Elder Huo, who is undergoing mortal trials, and eventually embarks on the path of cultivation. By chance, he obtains the heaven-defying treasure known as the Qiankun Mirror. But his nature is at odds with the cultivation world, and he suffers greatly for it, even nearly losing hi 16.2kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
45. 645 妖 The Wicked Cultivator: Abandoned Young Master 妖孽修真弃少 Qing Cang擎苍Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen was once a peerless prodigy, but on his tenth birthday, his clan branded him a sinner. They stripped him of his status, and even his own father abandoned him in the wilderness to fend for himself! Eight years later, the prodigy returns, rising to power with unstoppable force. He tramples everyone beneath his feet and sweeps away every obstacle in his path! He reigns supreme, unrivaled in the city. Find it all in this book! 15kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    Two incredibly enjoyable cultivation novels; the second one is a sequel to the first.

46. 646 拒 I Refuse to Be Heaven's Will: I Forge the Supreme Dao Fruit with a Mortal Body 拒做天道：我以凡躯筑无上道果 Little Zhao the Tomato番茄小赵呀Eastern Fantasy348k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Xu Fengnian, was born in Qingxi Town among ordinary folk and bears the Five-Element Waste Root, scorned by all. By chance, he learns a method for drawing in qi and invents his own secret farming techniques. At the Ascension Ceremony, he defies fate and earns an exceptional place among the outer disciples of Qingmu Sect. As a newcomer, he endures the disdain and exclusion of the sect's gifted elites, while veteran laborers use their seniority to bully the new arrivals. Xu Fengnia 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unlike traditional cultivation stories where spiritual roots are overwhelming and geniuses vie for supremacy, the protagonist is born with a useless spiritual root in all five elements, considered the bottom of the cultivation world. He unexpectedly finds a mysterious, cracked ancient seed at a street stall, possessing the lost ancient agricultural Dao, and creates his own unique Harvest Technique.

47. 647 紫EN Purple Cauldron Immortal Fate 紫鼎仙缘 Ma Dafugui马大富贵Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted Ye Han, a poor cowherd, accidentally loses his cattle, but what seems like a misfortune turns out to be a blessing: he obtains a mysterious purple cauldron that devours the heavens. Watch as he rises against fate with nothing but an ordinary talent, enters the ranks of the top cultivators, and makes the name Ye Han resound across countless worlds. He looks down upon the Five Elements and roams freely through the Nine Heavens! Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core 56.7kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
48. 648 北 The Mad Dragon of the Northern Prison 北狱狂龙 Qing Cang擎苍Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, he was invincible in Huaguo. He founded the Sacred Dragon Palace, earned the title of War God, and kept the surrounding nations in check. Eight years ago, he lost the love of his life and abandoned all his glory and power, retreating to a quiet life in the countryside. Who could have guessed that eight years later, a woman who looked strikingly like “her” would seek him out by chance and ask him to enter into a marriage of convenience… In my presence, who dares claim invincibility 91Reads8.8Score—Shelves
49. 649 轩 Emperor Xuanwu 轩武大帝 Zhou Yuan, Who Loves Tofu Stuffed with Meat爱吃豆腐酿的周元Eastern Fantasy255k WordsOngoing [Invincible, Passionate, Fast-Paced, Frequent Updates, Recommended by Millions of Readers!] A hundred thousand years ago, everyone was as mighty as a dragon, and anyone could cultivate into an emperor. Then came the Calamity. The Heavenly Dao collapsed, the gods fell, and the First Keeper sacrificed himself, transforming into the Three Thousand Great Dao Seals to protect this small world. Now the seals are starting to crumble, and martial cultivation has ground to a halt. He is the reincarnation 392Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The book "Emperor Xuanwu" is good; you can take a look.

50. 650 都 The Reborn Immortal King of the City 都市之仙王重生 Loves Blue Robes恋青衣Urban2.7M WordsCompleted An immortal king is reborn and returns with all the divine abilities and secret arts from his previous life, dominating the city. What’s the problem with being too powerful? Medicine? I can make a divine pill that keeps every illness at bay, so why would I need medical skills! Martial arts? I practice the Way and immortal arts! 9.8kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage... First Level Blood Condensation Realm Immortal... Ninth Level Immortal Emperor Realm Immortal

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