Traditional Cultivation Novels Focused on Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment 正统练气筑基的修仙本

1. 351 我 I Rely on a Deduction System to Cultivate Immortality Safely 我靠推演系统稳健修仙 The Flying Salted Fish咸鱼乃飞天Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Cautious] [No female lead] The key to the Deduction System is the word “deduction.” Deduction can be performed in two directions: upward and downward. Upward deduction raises the rank of any skill you can learn, such as cultivation techniques and spells, making it more powerful and effective. Downward deduction analyzes and breaks down any skill you can learn, such as cultivation techniques and spells, allowing you to master it quickly and thoroughly. The Deduction System is an ou 2.8kReads6.4Score121Shelves

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   A cultivation novel, no female lead, a steady and gradual progression.

2. 352 凡 The Mortal's Path to Transcendence 凡人超脱路 Jing Tiantao惊天涛Eastern Fantasy845k WordsOngoing A friendly note: “Zhou Jingren” is a cameo by a fellow book lover, and “Gui Lianhun” was conceived by a reader. Thank you all for stopping by! So what if my Golden Core is shattered? Why fear losing my spiritual roots? I was nothing more than an ordinary mortal. All I need is another chance. Even if I lose everything, I can still cultivate on my own. If there’s no path, I’ll carve one out myself. With a mortal’s body, I’ll walk a grand and magnificent road to the heavens. For all the ordinary pe 4Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   First torture the protagonist, then torture the female lead, isn't that satisfying?

3. 353 仙 The Path of Immortality: Striving for the Peak, Revised Edition 仙路争锋（精修版） Yuanfen0缘分0Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Protagonist] [Complete, Highly Rated] Cultivating immortality is like crossing a river, with countless horses and armies competing for the sails. The moment you choose this path, you've already entered a race through life that never stops. Winning takes more than the courage to charge ahead: you must also face countless blades of wind and swords of frost, along with bloody storms. The struggle begins even before you embark on the road to immortality... 13.1kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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   [Attention][Attention][Attention] Cultivating immortality is like crossing a river, with countless horses and soldiers vying for control. Therefore, when you choose this path, you embark on a never-ending race in life. To win, you need not only the courage to forge ahead, but also to face countless trials and tribulations. The struggle begins even before you set foot on the path to immortality… [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

4. 354 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. He killed a Void Beast cub in the early stages, seizing the Void Stone, and later mastered the power of space. He is decisive in killing but not indiscriminate, and there is no female lead. He cultivates the Killing Sword Intent and the Death Sword Intent, and possesses the Human Emperor Banner. He is only good to his own sect, maintaining harmony within the sect, and there are no instances of him looking down on others or being plotted against by elders.

5. 355 仙 The Immortal Dao Is Unfathomable 仙道莫测 Cedar on a Distant Mountain远山有杉树Eastern Fantasy97k WordsOngoing A modern archaeologist ventures deep into the Kunlun Mountains, where he unexpectedly encounters a psychic three-tailed white fox. Following it to a hidden cave, he chances upon a mysterious gray orb and is transported body and soul to a vast world of cultivation. From then on, he leaves behind his life as an ordinary mortal and joins a small sect in the martial world. Step by step, he advances on the path to immortality and breaks through one barrier after another. Watch as he defies the heaven 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Serious cultivation of immortality, no unnecessary details, intelligent writing, and good prose.

6. 356 既 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 Overlord Pork Knuckle霸王肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.2kReads7.8Score471Shelves

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   A fairly traditional cultivation novel

7. 357 从 Cultivating Immortality as an Outer-Door Servant 从外门杂役开始修仙 Baby Sea Whale海鲸宝宝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Not Invincible + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] A young man from the modern world accidentally transmigrated and stumbled into the path of immortality, struggling onward in his quest to become an immortal. The road to immortality was harder than ascending to heaven. Faced with countless dangers, his resolve to seek the Dao remained as solid as stone. Fang Qing transmigrated here and started ou 2.3kReads6.2Score109Shelves

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   Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul – a story of ordinary people progressing through cultivation stages. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, the plot is tight and fast-paced with minimal dialogue and unnecessary scenes. The villains are intelligent and well-developed. Worth watching!

8. 358 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Start Up the Machine 别人修仙我开机 Summer Rain on a Fragrant Breeze馨风夏雨Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Overworked office drone Lin Mu is transported into the world of cultivation and becomes a menial disciple of the Qingyun Sect, with pitifully poor aptitude. Is his future bleak? No, his phone has mutated into the [Myriad Worlds Link System]! From then on, the “trash” of the cultivation world becomes coveted merchandise across the Myriad Worlds: a single nightglow flower gets him a miraculous bone-strengthening medicine from a savage tribe; a few chunks of worthless ore earn the heartfelt gratitu 1.3kReads—Score189Shelves

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   This one is pretty good too, I wholeheartedly recommend it 😄😄😂🤦🤦

9. 359 五 Five Spiritual Roots, Good-for-Nothing? My AI Makes Cultivation Lightning-Fast 五灵根废柴？我AI修仙效率拉满 King of Free Meals软饭大王Eastern Fantasy303k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + science + AI assistance + cautious approach + slow burn] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Lin Xuan awakens an AI-assistance System. He thought he could lie flat and take off, only to discover that he had the worst Five-Element Mixed Spiritual Roots. One day of cultivation for someone else takes him ten. But that doesn't matter: You rely on talent; I rely on technology. He uses algorithms to optimize cultivation methods, surpassing those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After Mortals, a masterpiece, if you don't like it, come at me!

10. 360 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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    Start reading cultivation from volume four.

11. 361 三 Three Feet of Chilling Light 三尺寒芒 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Female-Led Story + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Pocket Dimension + Divine Weapon + Growth and Trials] All the splendor of the world turns to dust; sword on my back, I speak drunkenly of the people's suffering. On the winter solstice, with snow covering the mountains and the forests ablaze with color, Father found me by a little stream outside the village. So he named me Ruoxue. Born dark-skinned and ugly, I endured the world's cold stares and learned that true affection is the warmest thing of 61Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    A story featuring a strong female protagonist, inspirational growth, dual-channel narrative (combined male and female voices), unconventional cultivation, blending reality and virtuality, multiple spaces and universes, countless worlds, sword cultivation, martial arts, a strong female lead, no male lead, no romantic pairing, ensemble cast, no system, not a wish-fulfillment story, not a time-travel story, extremely slow-burn, business intrigue, maritime adventure, epic, super long, and featuring intelligent characters. The story is very, very long, depicting all aspects of life and the vicissitudes of the world. Fellow readers, please take the time to read and witness my daughter's journey of growth and trials (I'm a new writer, please be kind!).

12. 362 我 My Secret Weapon Is a Mosquito 我滴杀手锏是只蚊子 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban207k WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Powers + Scheming Protagonist + Spatial Ability] Not long after graduating from college, Luo Feng was hoping to follow in his father's footsteps when his sworn brother and childhood sweetheart joined forces to betray him. A blow to the head left him mentally impaired, then his parents were murdered and his family fortune seized. Fleeing for his life, Luo Feng collapsed in a ruined temple, his blood staining the wooden fish-shaped stone. A s 210Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A Mortal's Journey to Immortality + No System + Divine Wood Cauldron + Fantasy Setting] A brother and sister were foraging for food in the mountains when the sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, the sister saw immortals flying in the sky on swords. "Hey, celestial being, hello!" She called out, and the sister, Ye Yao, was kidnapped, while the brother, Ye Fan, was knocked unconscious. Ye Fan woke up crying, only to encounter a passing fairy sister. "A mixed spiritual root of four elements? You can still cultivate! I'll take you back to the [Lingxu Sect] to cultivate. Whether you can save your sister depends on your fate!" By chance, Ye Fan discovered that the broken wooden cauldron could turn ordinary pills into top-grade pills. Later, he discovered it could also turn waste pills into top-grade pills, ordinary cultivation techniques into top-tier techniques, and even corrupt a common iron sword into a spiritual treasure… "Hey, this isn't just a broken wooden cauldron, it's the [Divine Wood Cauldron]! There's hope of saving my sister!"

13. 363 有 Are There Immortals? I Want to Cultivate Immortality 有仙？修仙我要修仙 Chen Xin Never Tires of the Old陈新不厌旧Eastern Fantasy190k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + slow-paced + demonic cultivation + dark + gradual transformation] One day, Chen Ye transmigrates and becomes a beggar with a name so uncouth it makes your toes curl: Ergouzi. From the start, all he has is a ruined temple and a sniveling little tagalong he picked up. He planned to rely on his modern knowledge to scrape by and wait for death in peace, until he discovered that immortals really existed... From a street urchin, he slowly makes his way to the gates of the stern a 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow Daoist, please wait.

14. 364 神 The Legend of Ye Fan in the Kamikaze Continent 神风大陆之叶凡传 Ming Xiaofei名小飞Eastern Fantasy144k WordsCompleted {The martial world is swept up in turmoil, as the righteous and demonic paths clash! The stories of the mortal world are nothing but chaos in an age of divine winds!} On the Divine Wind Continent, countless sects vie for power, while the righteous and demonic paths stand opposed! Ten years ago, the Eastern Emperor Divine Cult came into possession of the Heaven-Flipping Seal, and word soon spread... One female lead, no System, an ordinary protagonist! Traditional xianxia! 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body Experience, Spirit Division, Tribulation Transcending... Absolutely authentic Xianxia novel! For those who like classics, no system, not a mindless wish-fulfillment story! Stable updates...

15. 365 开 From the Start, I Returned to Age Eleven and Cultivated My Body to Sainthood 开局回到十一岁，我炼体成圣 Chaos Bubble混沌泡泡Eastern Fantasy615k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Body Refinement + Temperament + No System + Traditional Xianxia + Everything Earned the Hard Way] Cranes bid farewell to the clouds of Yanyun; dragons rise from Baixi. Qi Jing was a menial servant of the Yanyun Sect. When his term of service ended, he was supposed to retire, but instead he returned to the age of eleven, before his cultivation had even begun. He thought he was merely a servant, watching the sun rise and set over the Yanyun Sect. But he was wrong. His life was never mean 43.2kReads8.1Score5.7kShelves

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    Cranes depart from the clouds, dragons rise from the white stream, the immortal path rewinds, repairing cause and effect [pouting][sad]

16. 366 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with a Broken Stone 凡人修仙：从捡到破石头开始 A Tiny Little Wind一只风小小Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + traditional cultivation] In a village where no immortal had ever been seen, a group of men in black suddenly appeared, seemingly searching for something. By the time they left, the village had already been burned to the ground. Lin Yuan, the sole survivor, set out to hunt down the men in black and take his revenge... 8.1kReads7.5Score601Shelves

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    A novel about a mortal cultivating immortality, three million words long, involving Qi cultivation and foundation building, a traditional fantasy genre, with spatial elements and multiple worlds.

17. 367 鸿 Hongmeng Supreme 2 鸿蒙至尊2 Jin Yuchen金宇辰Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Reborn Immortal Emperor] [Alchemy, Artifacts, Formations, and Talismans] [Multiple Heroines] [Building a Faction] [Invincible] [Spatial Powers] [Small World] When chaos first emerged, the forces of creation gave birth to eight supreme primordial divine artifacts: the Hongmeng Supreme Tower, the Chaos Pearl, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, the Hongmeng Supreme Sword, the Luo River Diagram, the Chaos Bell, the Heaven and Earth Eight Trigrams Mirror, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc. When th 795Reads8.2Score105Shelves

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    Body tempering, Qi refining, and foundation building

18. 368 天 The Heavenly Dao Cauldron 天道鼎 A Clear Heart明白的心Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted A magical little cauldron can store merit energy. Kill a bandit chief and gain a wisp of low-grade merit energy. Kill a Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator and gain a wisp of mid-grade merit energy... I cultivate the Chaos Heavenly Dao Art, which can turn merit energy into cultivation. The more villains I kill, the more merit energy I gain. And the faster my cultivation improves. Scum and demonic cultivators are nourishment on my path to immortality... 2kReads7.9Score241Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul... I'm recommending my own traditional fantasy novel, featuring a decisive and ruthless protagonist. It's currently updated to 1.06 Million words!

19. 369 团 The Little Demon King Everyone Adores: From the Start, I Drove My Germaphobic Senior Sister Crazy 团宠小魔王：开局逼疯洁癖师姐 Cicada in the Poplar Tree杨树上的知了Eastern Fantasy397k WordsCompleted An infant abandoned beside an ancient dragon-blood stone lets out a cry that sends wind and snow swirling in reverse. Passing by at just that moment, Qingyun Sect Master Yun Yan takes him in and names him Yun Shi. Everyone calls him Little Rock. Born with a Daoist body, he has a mischievous streak and loves causing trouble. His senior brother taking the blame for him is an everyday occurrence at the sect, his cleanliness-obsessed second senior sister nearly loses her mind after he drenches her i 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    See? A pretty good cultivation novel.

20. 370 修 Cultivation: It All Begins with Becoming an Alchemist 修仙：从成为炼丹师开始 Playing in the Water耍水Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted Tang Shaqi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a newborn in a declining cultivation family in another world. This is a cultivation world unlike Earth. Through cultivation, humans can gain increasingly powerful abilities, and countless powerful demon beasts roam the land. After cultivating for a time, Tang Shaqi becomes an alchemist who never has to worry about finding medicinal herbs, earning himself a fortune in cultivation resources. For various reasons, he also raises many demon beast 2kReads6.7Score135Shelves
21. 371 雷 The Thunder Sword Pill Venerable 雷剑丹尊 Reverse Countdown倒纪时Eastern Fantasy217k WordsCompleted Unable to cultivate, Qin Yuan was expelled from the Profound Sword Academy. To fulfill his mother’s dying wish, Qin Yuan married a beautiful wife, awakened an unparalleled sacred physique, acquired spirit flames, refined spirit pills, and comprehended the Sword Heart of a King… Qin Yuan: “Shh, keep a low profile!” Watch as the despised, useless weakling uncovers the earth-shattering scheme the Demon Realm’s Sovereign has spent ten thousand years devising… And see the dashing young swordsman stir 319Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a book on alchemy.

22. 372 修 The Cultivation World's Biggest Scoundrel 修真界第一大烂人 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Eastern Fantasy267k WordsCompleted [System + loopholes in the rules + comedy + comeback] Li Huaishui has zero cultivation, no spiritual root, and only a “Scoundrel System.” Substitute fighters are forbidden in the sect tournament? He pulls out some itch powder: “The rules don’t say you can’t use it.” The inner sect exam measures cultivation? He smears on some electric shock powder: “The rules don’t say you can’t glow.” An elder uses a blood test to check his background? He sneers: “Red blood cells burst when they come into cont 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A traditional Xianxia novel focusing on Qi Refining and Foundation Building.

23. 373 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves

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    💥Highly recommend *The Mysterious City of Beasts*! Gao Yang's world seems normal on the surface, but it harbors hidden dangers. Here, strange beasts lurk among the people, ready to bare their fangs at any moment. In his quest to uncover the truth, Gao Yang repeatedly finds himself in life-or-death situations. Are those around him friend or foe? Who can survive in this world filled with the unknown and fear? 🤔

24. 374 校 The Campus Queen’s Powerful Cultivator 校花的修仙强者 Falling Leaves and Floating Dust落叶浮尘Urban8.0M WordsCompleted After three hundred years of cultivation, I return, having defied the laws of heaven and earth as a Renegade Immortal, all to send those who humiliated me straight to hell!!! 1.1kReads8.6Score109Shelves

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    You can take a look.

25. 375 都 The Invincible Immortal Venerable of the City 都市不败仙尊 Lan Tielou蓝铁楼Urban5.4M WordsOngoing Chen Ping spent nine thousand years attaining the Dao and becoming an Immortal Venerable. He became the most promising person in millions of years to survive tribulation and ascend. But just as he faced his tribulation, he was treacherously ambushed by Yu Nishang, the woman he'd protected for three thousand years, and died with hatred in his heart! When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn nine thousand years in the past. Chen Ping swore that in this life, he would cultivate one steady s 629Reads8.3Score100Shelves
26. 376 证 Proving the Dao in Peach Blossom Ravine 证道桃花涧 Holding On to Prosperity守得住繁华Eastern Fantasy311k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, warlords carved up the land and regimes in the Central Plains rose and fell in rapid succession. The Khitans eyed the Central Plains hungrily, demons ran rampant, and the people suffered. Gui Yuannan headed south in search of love, stumbled into an immortal’s destiny, entered the Dao, and cultivated the wondrous methods of the Shangqing tradition. After completing her training, she descended the mountain 18Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 庐 Cultivator of Luzhou 庐州修士 Moon Over Luzhou庐州有月Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing They say that if your title, cover, and blurb are bad, your book has no hope. Fine, I admit defeat. Please give it a patient read. As the saying goes, a few words of blurb can't reveal a book's mysteries. You have to step into the story to discover its strangeness! After transmigrating to another world, Chen Fan finds that all the laws of science have collapsed. Some people live for five hundred years and fly through the sky on swords; savage beasts dozens of meters long swallow people whole. No —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates to another world, obtains the legacy of the First Emperor, and begins his search for his way home. Both the protagonist and antagonist are intelligent; it's a long cultivation novel without any cheat codes, relying solely on unwavering perseverance and opportunities bestowed by fate to help the cultivator grow. It's just like life: when fate wants you to be rich, you're sure to be rich.

28. 378 祖 Ancestral Bronze Seal: I Awaken My Bloodline and Become an Immortal Emperor 祖传铜章：我觉醒祖脉成仙帝 Sima Pingguang of Prince Luo's Mansion洛亲王府的司马平光Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Golden finger, passionate and invincible, ruthless, no saintly savior, multiple heroines, multiple worlds, highly recommended…] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Mahayana, Tribulation Crossing…] [Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Three Thousand Minor Worlds, Immortal Realm] Chen Yan cultivated bitterly for three years, stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining, enduring humiliation and mockery. No one knew that what had held him back for three years was 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Orthodox cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... Great Ascension, Tribulation Transcending to the Immortal Realm, God Realm, Chaos Realm... Ultimate Sword Cultivation: Laws of Space and Time, Inner World... Devouring External Energy

29. 379 砚 The Immortal Path of Yanshan 砚山仙途 Liu Feng of Beishan County北善郡的刘峰Eastern Fantasy502k WordsOngoing The Immortal Path of Yanshan Synopsis Lin Yan, an ordinary young man from the foot of Yanshan, has an unremarkable aptitude and an ordinary spiritual root. In the eyes of others, his life will amount to nothing more than farming, chopping wood, and living in peace. But he is steadfast and never slacks off. He rises early to cultivate and studies diligently at night, hoping only to rely on his own strength to protect his family and live in peace. One day, while gathering herbs in the mountain —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 仙 The Path to Immortality 仙途 Bright Sea Moon海月明Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted His origins gradually come to light, revealing a tale from the cultivation world that stretches back through the ages... Thus, human cultivators, yao cultivators, yao beasts, heavenly demons, immortals, and all manner of other figures emerge. Driven by love, treasures, the pursuit of immortality, world domination, tearing open the Immortal Realm, understanding the true meaning of life, or seeing through the endless Heavenly Dao, they bring one little-known, thrilling story after another to life. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 偷 A Peeping System? I Envision Ten Thousand Immortals and Attain Supreme Enlightenment 偷窥系统？我观想万仙！证道成尊 Mud Glass泥玻璃Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [“Peeping” System + Classic Xianxia + Fighting Above Your Level Without Being Invincible] Xiao Yun transmigrates into the world of cultivation and awakens the Visualization System. Whenever he successfully visualizes a target, he can choose to gain attribute points or copy their talents, techniques, and more. Watching a village woman do laundry earns him attribute points. Observing a hunter practice archery lets him copy tracking skills. Even beating up a street thug unexpectedly reveals the spi 30.4kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves

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    The protagonist can visually perceive others to obtain rewards. While this is a wildly imaginative concept, the writing style and plot lean towards traditional fantasy, which is partly responsible for the low rating.

32. 382 凡 Mortal Bloodline 凡人血脉 Juice果汁Eastern Fantasy324k WordsCompleted A mere mortal, a divine artifact, and a divine soul! With no laws to hold me back and no powerful backers, there's only one rule: the strong reign supreme! I don't seek invincibility. I just want no one to dare bully me! 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mortal cultivates to become an immortal.

33. 383 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Fate 凡人仙缘 Floating Dust Master浮尘子Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted Main character: Li Yi. [Traditional cultivation] [Mortal's journey] [One female lead] [Spatial powers] [Farming] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] An ordinary boy from a mountain village leaves home to pursue immortality, fighting his way into the cruel, dark world of cultivation. With his clever, decisive, and cautious nature, he cuts down his enemies without hesitation and encounters countless wondrous opportunities for immortality. After passing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment 36kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    Cultivation novels!!! I'm getting old! Here are a few recommendations! My first new book, a million words long, is about a character who travels to the Warring States period to find Xiang Shaolong, unexpectedly encounters a monkey, obtains a wordless book, and embarks on the path of cultivation! It has many bizarre and absurd settings, which I found amusing! It combines fantasy and history, a good concept!

34. 384 丹 A Strange Romance in the World of Alchemy 丹尘奇缘 Blue Pursuit蓝色追逐Eastern Fantasy319k WordsCompleted A menial disciple, busy doing odd jobs to earn a few spirit stones, is timid, afraid of death, and cares only about spirit stones. Everyone looks down on him, even his childhood sweetheart and cultivation partner, who abandons him. Then one day, he gets his hands on an iron gourd, and his life changes forever. A rise from humble beginnings + modest and low-key + immortal mansion realm + hidden depths + emotionally dense male lead + inspirational + xianxia + cultivation 2.8kReads8.9Score261Shelves

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    Orthodox cultivation of immortality

35. 385 属 The Cultivation Manual of Attributes 属性修仙录 wisdom Liu lzcwisdom柳lzcEastern Fantasy284k WordsCompleted A Useless Five-Element Spirit Root? Watch me add points! Li Chen is a menial disciple of the Tianxuan Sect. After three years in the sect, he is still at the first level of Qi Refining. His Five-Element Spirit Root is impure, making his cultivation efficiency just one-twentieth that of an ordinary person. Bullied by fellow disciples, harassed by the steward, and with no future in sight, he reaches the day when a translucent blue panel appears before his eyes. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 长 Immortal for Eternity, Healing the Cultivation World 长生不死，我在修仙界悬壶济世 Gazing at the Stars1949仰望星空1949Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A slow-burn, heartwarming story that only gets better as it goes. Gu Bai transmigrated into a cultivation world. Though his aptitude was ordinary, he gained the ability to live forever. The road to immortality was long, and Gu Bai didn’t want to provoke anyone. He only wanted to keep his head down in the cultivation world and witness its prosperity. But as he watched his friends and loved ones grow old around him, he could do nothing to help them. Gu Bai decided to cultivate the way of medicine. 8.1kReads8.7Score517Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels and foundation building novels

37. 387 快 Quick Transmigration: Saving the Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic White Moonlight Who Died Young 快穿：拯救早逝的美强惨白月光 Moon Zhi Zhi Zhi月之之之Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Comic adaptation in production] [Complete] [Cool, independent, capable heroine + devoted hero who respects her completely] [1v1, both pure, both strong + not self-righteous + sweet romance + top-tier romantic tension + both characters are smart and logical] A quick transmigration story. Due to the characters' backgrounds, in some of the small worlds neither of them has their memories. Every small world is a fragment of the heroine's soul: they are all Shen Zhining. The hero transmigrates betwe 4.7kReads9.5Score513Shelves
38. 388 五 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.3kReads6.6Score216Shelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation story featuring a protagonist with five spiritual roots, born into a humble village with extremely low starting point. The plot is full of scheming, with the protagonist taking every step with meticulous planning and strategic thinking. He's intelligent and capable of achieving anything, mastering the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation stages... It's already at 700,000 words, quite substantial and ready to be devoured. Definitely a must-read when you're looking for something to read! [Under Construction][Under Construction][Under Construction]

39. 389 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 77.3kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... A family specializing in Qi Refining, with high intelligence, geniuses in talismanic arts, alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations...

40. 390 别 Don’t Make Me Refine Immortals 别逼我炼仙 Jin Mingyang金名羊Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing [No formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless decisions. It may be a power fantasy. The plot moves forward step by step, with decisive action and no characters getting stupid.] A beloved friend is sacrificed, and the path of cultivation begins! After Jiang You obtains the Creation Stone, all he wants is to focus on cultivating, resurrect his dear friend, take him back to their old world, reunite with their families, and meet up with the woman he loves. A devoted couple, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are good.

41. 391 洛 The Luo Immortal Clan 洛氏仙族 Pen Falls to the Mortal World笔落尘凡Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Clan Cultivation] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Spiritual Roots] [Swordsmanship] [One Female Lead] [No Do-Gooders] The Eastern Wilderness spans hundreds of domains and thousands of provinces, vast and boundless! Sects stand everywhere, immortal clans hold sway, and humans, demons, and outer-domain fiends vie for power. In the Eastern Wilderness Calendar, year 14,436, Dan Xi vanished and the sun and moon lost their light. Falling stars streaked down as demonic energy blotted out the sky. Plants withe 16kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
42. 392 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 56.3kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
43. 393 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels, featuring Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul incarnation, with protagonists who are decisive, ruthless, and unscrupulous in achieving their goals. This is a novel with a female protagonist and a system, but without the brainless dark side.

44. 394 抢 Trying to Snatch My Fortunes? The Villainous Princess Will Send You to Your Grave 抢机缘？反派公主送你上路 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Fortuitous Encounters + Pocket Dimension + Palace Intrigue + Cultivation + Transmigration into a Book + Self-Interest [Complete] [The full-cast audiobook version has stopped updating! Please switch to smart narration. It supports dialogue between multiple characters and sounds just as good! We apologize for the inconvenience!] Volume One: Reborn for Revenge! The mortal realm, with palace intrigue. The villain is reborn with memories of her second life! The heroine is reborn with memori 7.3kReads8.2Score770Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novel, Qi Refining and Foundation Building, strong female lead, growth story, completed and recommended.

45. 395 家 Clan Cultivation: I Can Upgrade Magical Artifacts 家族修仙：我能升级法器 Wild Geese on Southern Branches雁南枝Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing Across the vast sea of stars, demons devour the heavens, while humanity struggles to survive. Chen Qingyun transmigrates into this world and becomes a Qi Refining cultivator in a tiny family among the stars. He thinks the path to immortality is hopelessly distant, and that he is destined to live an ordinary, unremarkable life. Fortunately, he gains a talent for enhancing magical artifacts. He can dismantle, enhance, and fuse artifacts that belong to him... Dismantle the Azure Condensation Mirror 28.6kReads8.0Score2.6kShelves
46. 396 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Forcefully Take in the Demon Empress 玄幻：开局强收妖族女帝 Han Qingru韩清如Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No mindless decisions] [Lighthearted comedy] [Multiple heroines] Chen Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world, where the mount given to him by the sect turns out to be the Demon Empress. “I'd rather die than be your mount!” To survive, Chen Fan can only train this mature beauty with a whip, tears in his eyes. From then on, Chen Fan follows her and learns body cultivation, divine abilities, and spirit pill refining, forging his own path to invincibility. The protagonist is not a tradit 3kReads8.0Score407Shelves

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    A proper, traditional, non-systematic cultivation novel with solid logic and not mindless plot twists.

47. 397 长 Immortality 长生 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Ever since he was young, the boy Changsheng has inexplicably been struck by heavenly lightning time and again. He is saved by Daoist Lin, who takes him in as his final disciple. Daoist Lin was an abandoned disciple of Gezao Mountain, with the Daoist title Luoyangzi. For years, he explored tombs not for wealth, but to find treasures that could extend the life of the woman he loved. Before his death, he divides the secret manuals taken from the tomb among his five disciples and entrusts Changsheng 28.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Step into a world of immortals and heroes, cultivate your Dao heart, experience the Joyful Skill, and explore the mysteries of mortal cultivation. From spiritual herbs to Dao Ancestors, pursue immortality and witness the ultimate legend of the Qi Refining stage. "The System Grants Me Immortality, Living Will Ultimately Make Me Invincible," a novel with 1.332 Million readers, takes you to the limits of soul transmigration and imagination. A 9.8-Rated masterpiece, it will save you from your reading slump and start your cultivation journey!

48. 398 乱 The Han Immortal Clan of the Chaotic Star Sea: Invincible Since Its Founding on a Small Island 乱星海韩氏仙族，从小岛开始无敌 Plum Ancestor杨梅老祖Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Family cultivation, decisive and ruthless, no System, fast-paced, lighthearted, exploration, growth] The Daoists and Buddhists have vanished; gods and ghosts are nowhere to be found. The Starfall Sea stretches beyond the horizon. As the years roll on, how many heroes have been swept away by its mighty waves? Han Tianming, head of the Han family on Qingling Island, happens upon a map brimming with opportunities. From then on, the Han family begins its rise! Seek hidden treasures, explore opport 9.2kReads8.6Score546Shelves
49. 399 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    The protagonist, Lao Liu, is a cunning and immoral character who is ruthless and decisive in killing, but not a saint (he has already reached the Nascent Soul stage and is ready to be overthrown).

50. 400 凡 Mortal Cultivation, Beginning with Starlight 凡人修仙，从星光开始 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary boy is chosen by a star and sent from Earth to another world. His fate is changed forever, and he begins his cultivation journey in this unfamiliar land. He stumbles through cultivation, treading as carefully as if on thin ice, all so he can find his way home. But being reborn was simply a fate that had been ordained... 3.1kReads7.3Score229Shelves

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    Ending, body training, mortal, funny, cultivating immortals, Lao Liu

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