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

1. 401 我 I Own an Invisibility Cloak from the 50th Century 我有件五十世纪的隐身衣 Wandering the World Without a Sword无剑走天涯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted One night in a senior-year dorm, Lei Wanjun was lying in bed playing a mobile game, just like his roommates. At some point, clouds swallowed the bright moonlight outside. Then thunder cracked and rain poured down. Summer weather was so fickle. One moment it was clear, the next it was raining. With a crash of thunder, Lei Wanjun’s phone screen suddenly went black. The battery had died! He was about to sit up and grab his charging cable when a flash of lightning flickered across the dark screen. A 5.4kReads9.5Score604Shelves

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   This book has a high rating and is highly recommended. It's worth reading.

2. 402 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
3. 403 我 My Path to Immortality: Resources as Vast as Mountains 我之修仙，资源如山 Rumors Become Divine流言终成神Ancient Romance608k WordsCompleted A satisfying cultivation story with few over-the-top characters, full of passion and warmth. The protagonist doesn't have to run around chasing cultivation resources or struggle through one hardship after another. Enjoy the warmth, unleash your passion, and set out on a cultivation journey unlike any other! 83Reads8.0Score—Shelves
4. 404 四 Four Bad Friends Join Forces to Turn the Tide, and I Become a Godslayer 四损友组团逆袭，我当戮神 Qing Xiaoxu青小须Eastern Fantasy246k WordsCompleted [No brainless plot + Myriad Worlds + Golden Finger + Immortal battles + Grand-scale magical duels] Wu Xiao... A young genius archaeologist. He is escorting four strange newly unearthed artifacts to the National Archaeological Laboratory. But he accidentally falls off a hundred-meter cliff. He transmigrates to a strange continent of cultivation in another dimension, where he becomes a rather useless inner disciple of the Xuanyun Sect. He and three other inner disciples are known collectively as t 2Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   A pure, authentic fantasy novel, not a formulaic one. A lowly cultivator from a sect rises against all odds, annihilating powerful clans and dominating all the big shots! He will rebuild the stagnant world from its deepest slump! This book isn't mindless; it's logical, has a captivating plot, and features a bizarrely outlandish cheat system. Highly recommended!

5. 405 野 My Wild Big Sister Is a Little Strange 野蛮长姐有点怪 Pomegranate Loves Sweet Potatoes石榴爱番薯Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted Full-cast audiobook [Apocalypse transmigration to ancient times + mountain hunting + fleeing famine and farming + building wealth] Mu Qiyue could wake from her dreams smiling! She had actually transmigrated? She was finally free of her days spent hunting Zombie Kings in the apocalypse, and had suddenly transmigrated to a rural village in ancient times, surrounded by lush green hills and clear waters! She couldn't be happier! It was just that her new circumstances were rather miserable! Her f 2.2kReads8.8Score284Shelves
6. 406 星 The Celestial Realm of the Star River 星河仙域 Nonhuman Spark星火非人Eastern Fantasy421k WordsCompleted Zhang Xing, a visitor from beyond the heavens, arrives in the Great Moon World with a battered supreme spiritual treasure. Knowing he has no hope of returning anytime soon, his first instinct isn't to dress in fine clothes and ride out to explore the world. Instead, he decides to keep a low profile among ordinary folk, quietly farming and building his strength. Before long, the tiny Yuhua Village becomes the center of the Myriad Worlds. Countless supreme beings from immortal realms flock there, 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body Transformation, Spirit Division, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcending, Mahayana...

7. 407 无 The Immortal Path Without Dao 无道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + ordinary mortal protagonist + brutal cultivation; From the Start: A Broken Piece of Jade Reveals the Secrets of Immortality, The Terrifying Road to Immortality, Mystery, Immortal Paths, and the Angler, The Strange Path to Immortality are updated simultaneously] There was no road in the world to begin with. A road appears when enough people walk it. Wudao found a mysterious piece of fine wood glowing with purple light and arrived in the world of cultivation. It was a brutal plac 18.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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   No female lead, no romantic subplots—this is the purest, most orthodox cultivation novel I've ever read. While the plot revolves around cultivation, it doesn't feel overly formulaic. Like traditional cultivation novels, the initial chapters about the sect serve as a transition. However, the plot changes after leaving the sect, unlike other cultivation novels I've read. If you mind this, please don't read.

8. 408 炼 Bankrupt at the Third Qi Refining Layer: Why Is a Spatial Spirit Root So Hard to Cultivate? 炼气三层就破产，空间灵根这么难 Bookworm Three Geese书虫三鹅Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [No System, Slow-Burn, No Mindless Power-Ups, No Forced Dumbing Down] Spiritual roots are the foundation of every cultivator. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice... Every cultivator has only one spiritual-root attribute. Spiritual roots are also ranked: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The difference in cultivation speed between grades is enormous. Li Zhuoyang has an exceptionally rare spatial spiritual root, one unseen in ten thousand years, yet its grade is the very lowest: 13.3kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
9. 409 修 A Hundred Arts of Cultivation 修仙百艺 Drunk on Beauty醉心红颜Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsCompleted An ordinary boy happens upon the path of immortal cultivation. Through one trial after another, one chance encounter after another, and years of steady effort, he gradually reaches the pinnacle of the Great Dao and looks down upon all heroes. 327Reads8.4Score152Shelves

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   🔥🔥🔥Three super-good cultivation novels you'll definitely love! I especially recommend the first one. The male protagonist, Er Gouzi, has a life goal of getting married, having children, and living a good life! However, the appearance of a gourd changes his life, but it doesn't change his original intention!

10. 410 欲 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 213Reads7.3Score107Shelves

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    Daenerys Targaryen + No Romance + Finding a Bargain + Rebirth + Business + Empress + Stunning Beauty + Hoarding Rat + Cultivation Thrilling Novel + Myriad Realms: A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world, but on her coming-of-age day, she's incubating eggs at the Hehuan Sect!

11. 411 重 Reborn as Han Tianzun 重生之我是韩天尊 Zi Mu Zi Xi子沐子希Male-Channel Fanfiction404k WordsCompleted "No System + not mindless + slow burn + cultivation. Different from the original, so don’t read if that bothers you" With profound arts at his command, he masters the Dao… His body becomes sacred, and he fears neither gods nor demons… … He has leapt beyond the Three Realms and stands outside the Five Elements. But who could have guessed that everything before him is merely a chessboard in someone else’s game… 5Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score441Shelves

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    The descriptions are very detailed, but the updates are slow. However, quite a lot has already been accumulated.

13. 413 我 I Never Forget a Thing, So Making Billions on Stocks Is Only Logical 我过目不忘，炒股挣千亿很合理吧 Shangguan Wudi2上官无敌2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + everyday life + romance + stocks + futures + power players + smart characters] In his previous life, Fang Yang neglected his studies, became depressed, and ruined his health trying to win over the girl of his dreams. When his father was bedridden with a serious illness, he was helpless, with not a penny to his name. In the end, the girl of his dreams heartlessly dumped him for a rich second-generation heir. Now reborn, Fang Yang’s first move is to kick her far out of his life. Al 28.9kReads8.7Score2kShelves
14. 414 赠 Gifts Give Me a Ten-Thousandfold Cash Rebate, and My Yandere Master Begs Me to Let Her Go 赠礼万倍返现，病娇师尊求放过 Drunk Moon, Clear Breeze醉月清风Eastern Fantasy571k WordsCompleted Luo Xiu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes the most dangerous tribute disciple of the Hehuan Sect. “Gift a low-grade Clearheart Talisman and receive tenfold feedback: ten low-grade Clearheart Talismans!” “Gift a Yellow-tier cultivation technique for the Qi Refining stage and receive a hundredfold feedback: a Heaven-tier technique for the Core Formation stage!” “Gift a low-grade Yellow-tier magical treasure and receive a thousandfold feedback: the Heaven-Flipping Seal!” “Gift…” Luo 19Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Some people say this disciple is somewhat innocent.

15. 415 凡 A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Legacy Immortal Mansion 凡人修仙之传承仙府 Have Some Watermelon 6吃个西瓜6Eastern Fantasy618k WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, one female lead, decisive and ruthless.] An ordinary country boy stumbles upon an immortal manor containing a legacy, and from then on, Yang Hao embarks on the path of cultivation. Inside the manor, he can grow spirit crops, craft artifacts and pills, raise spirit pets, and access an unparalleled legacy. See how he rises from humble beginnings, slays demons and vanquishes evil, and steadily becomes the strongest, roaming freely across the Myriad Worlds. 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
16. 416 凡 A Mortal From the Start, With a Cultivation Mega-Model 凡人开局，我有修仙大模型 Fan Sanmeng繁三梦Eastern Fantasy103k WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation, System, decisive and ruthless, no brainless protagonist, no formulaic tropes] I'm Han Ping. In my previous life, I worked myself to death coding. I started out as a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots, but I still made a comeback. A thrilling cultivation power fantasy with a well-reasoned plot! Fellow cultivators, stop and take a look. You'll be hooked in three chapters, says the Immortal Spirit. What? ...You want to know who the Immortal Spirit is...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent and has a stable personality. The pacing is smooth, and it's a typical mortal cultivation story. The climax of the mortal realm story begins around chapter 20. New book recommendation.

17. 417 第 The Eighth Wonder: Growing Stronger Through Compound Interest 第八奇迹：复利变强 Planting Trees Beneath the Southern Mountain种树南山下Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead, no harem] Ye Chunfeng transmigrates to another world and becomes a beggar. After a local bully knocks him unconscious, he finally awakens his System. What? The System’s function is to increase his combat power by 1% every day? The price is that he can’t cultivate and will remain a mortal forever? No problem. If I can’t beat them, I simply won’t fight them! [Day One: Ding! Today’s combat power increased by 0.15] [One year later: Ding! Today’s combat power increased by 520] [Ten y 8.3kReads7.4Score647Shelves
18. 418 迷 Lost on the Path: You Are All Mere Ants 迷途之尔等皆蝼蚁 The Way the Subway Looks地下铁的样子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Heaven granted humanity supreme intelligence, placing us at the top of all creation and allowing us to enjoy every beautiful thing in the world, but it gave us only a limited lifespan. Humans are greedy by nature, and it's hard for us to be content with the happiness we have. After experiencing all the world's delights, people began to resent how swiftly their short lives passed. They sought cultivation and immortality, longing for eternal life, unaware that the Immortal Realm had already fallen 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are alright.

19. 419 九EN Immortal of the Nine Realms 九域凡仙 Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted The path to immortality is uncanny, and humanity is lowly. All living beings are but pagodas, while the immortal heart is cold as frost. The young Fang Chen unexpectedly gains an immortal opportunity, but he has only one wish: to wield the immortal sword in his hand and bring peace to the world for all generations. 63.6kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
20. 420 卧 Undercover? Three Years, Then Three More, and I Became the Demonic Sect's Leader 卧底？三年又三年我成了魔道掌教 Ten Updates a Day一天十更Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Undercover Agent] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Invincible Power Fantasy] + [Hilarious] + [Beautiful Senior Disciple] Li Xing is an oddball in the cultivation world. While everyone else wants to seek the Dao and become an immortal, all he wants is to lie flat and become a peaceful elder. For the sake of a happy sex life, he risked everything to go undercover in a demonic sect. Three years! “Elder, it's been three years. Can I go back now?” “Wait a little longer. The sect is thriving, and we stil 7.3kReads7.9Score796Shelves
21. 421 我 I Have a Harem of Wives and Concubines in Ancient Times 我在古代妻妾成群 Huge Doraemon Fan超爱小叮当Historical474k WordsCompleted [A Nobody's Rise in Ancient Times + A House Full of Wives and Concubines + Imperial Exams + Bringing Honor to the Family] A poor modern nobody somehow gets his soul mistakenly taken, and the Black and White Impermanence even pull a fast one on him. But through a twist of fate, Lu Ze gets an even better opportunity. He becomes a poor scholar in a rural corner of ancient China, and his family is reduced to utter destitution trying to support him. They’re already this poor, yet he even has a child 1.8kReads8.7Score131Shelves
22. 422 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.! 27.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    [Top Post] Follow Me [Please Follow] Don't Get Lost When You're Out of Books [Please Follow] In a corner of this noisy world, there lived an old man who should have been enjoying his twilight years in a rocking chair, but instead embarked on a wondrous journey of cultivation. His hair was white, his face etched with the lines of time, and his body was no longer as agile. However, a heart filled with curiosity and longing for the unknown world led him to resolutely step into the threshold of cultivation…

23. 423 7 In the 1970s, Did I Help Someone Be Reborn? 70年代，我替人重生了？ A Bookworm Roaming the Sea of Books畅游书海的书虫Urban584k WordsOngoing [Period] + [Pocket Dimension] In his previous life, Lin Sheng never knew why his family treated him like he didn’t belong. He did the most work every day, yet all he got to eat were leftovers, and even those weren’t enough. He worked like an ox all his life, but instead of receiving care and affection from his family, he was subjected to a lifetime of schemes. He thought it was simply his fate, until a conversation outside his hospital room between his ungrateful adopted son and his wife opened 6Reads6.2Score—Shelves
24. 424 废 The Immortal Cultivation Path of a Waste Physique 废体修仙路 The Snail That Never Stops Walking不停行走的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Everyone knows I can't practice martial arts, but I'm actually a powerful immortal cultivator...!!!] Because of his constitution, the protagonist Chen Qun can't practice martial arts. By chance, however, he embarks on the path of immortal cultivation. To the astonishment of his family elders, he uses his strength as an immortal cultivator to easily resolve the crisis facing his family, then gradually enters the world of immortal cultivators to explore and make his way... (Note: The stages of cu 24.4kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
25. 425 仙 Immortal Fate Sword Cultivator 仙缘剑修 Di Shizi第时子Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey + Sword Cultivator] A little beggar accidentally acquires the storage ring of a Mahayana cultivator and embarks on the path of cultivation. A single glass lotus can not only bring medicinal herbs back to life, but also contains a peerless sword cultivation technique. Watch as he dons white robes and wields a three-foot glass sword. He travels alone, walking the line between good and evil, seeking truth and discovering his true self. Note: This is not a harem novel. (He only bec 10.4kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    A mortal beggar defies fate, his crystal lotus heart concealing a universe within! Witness a commoner youth wielding a withered branch as a sword, building his foundation with spiritual herbs, and tempering his sword heart amidst the infighting of immortal sects. On the day his golden core is formed, his three-foot-long blade pierces the heavens, his white robes stained with blood and moonlight. He does not cultivate the path of ruthlessness, nor succumb to the allure of gentle pleasures, but only asks the sword in his hand: What is my true self? (An innovative work in the mortal cultivation genre, with a uniquely crafted sword cultivation system)

26. 426 零 Zero-Degree Intimacy 零度暧昧 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is 79.2kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
27. 427 笑 Laughing My Way Through a Perilous Path to Immortality 笑闯凶险仙路 Holding Smoke, Sleepless in the Night执烟夜无眠Eastern Fantasy391k WordsOngoing Ye Bufan, a useless mortal unable to cultivate, obtains a Nascent Soul spiritual treasure. Traditional cultivation, slow-burn and cautious, no brainless decisions, no harem, no female lead, the Myriad Worlds, decisive and ruthless, and an invincible protagonist. The cultivation realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond… 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 428 修 Cultivation 修仙 Demon Mage Who Loves Birthday Cake爱吃祝寿蛋糕的法魔Eastern Fantasy8.4M WordsOngoing A story of ordinary mortals, with no System, no harem, and no transmigration. The cultivation stages are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… A young boy shoulders the burden of supporting his family. While gathering herbs, he accidentally falls off a cliff. At the crucial moment, a mysterious pearl appears, turning disaster into fortune and leading him into the world of cultivation. He takes one step at a time on the path to immortality, living freely and at ease. 36.3kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥These three best cultivation novels are sure to be a hit! I especially recommend the second one: a kind and simple village boy who, wanting a better life for his family, resolutely joins a martial arts sect! Then, he embarks on the path of cultivation and eventually becomes a powerful figure!

29. 429 大 Great Qin: What a Nasty Trick, the Ancestral Dragon Can Hear My Thoughts! 大秦：夺笋呐，祖龙偷听我心声！ Great Lord Mao毛神大大Historical3.6M WordsOngoing [Hilarious + Wits and Wit] This book is mainly a comedy, with history playing a supporting role. It’s not a dry history textbook. Qin Shi Huang eavesdrops, then gets into a daily battle of wits and insults with the protagonist. If I don’t scam you, I’m letting you down. If I do scam you, I’ll profit at your expense. This book has only one purpose: to make readers laugh and starve the pandas. If it fails, then I guess I’m not good enough! 5.2kReads9.0Score496Shelves
30. 430 联 Cultivating Immortality in the Alliance 联盟修仙 People Are Gone Too Soon斯人易逝Eastern Fantasy143k WordsCompleted From the start, his own father goes missing!! The Wang siblings launch their “Where Did Dad Go?” operation. After finding him, they carry out a plan to monopolize the family fortune, all while striving to get ahead in the cultivation world. So what if he has a five-element divine spirit root? So what if he cultivates slowly? With the modern knowledge system at his disposal, Wang Teng will show the cultivation world the power of concentrating resources. You say cultivation is slow? Then I have th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does alchemy cultivation truly lack offensive capabilities? Holding a giant, discarded pill ball, activating the backup hidden energy source after the furnace explodes, alchemy cultivation's ultimate goal is to unleash the most dazzling fireworks...

31. 431 凡 Mortal Blood! 凡血！ Ximen Buhuo西门不惑Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted [Exceptional talent] [No brainless characters] [Foundation Establishment] [Golden Core] [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [No harem] Lin Fan is an ordinary mortal born in “Short-Lived Village,” yet he is determined to become an immortal whose life lasts as long as Heaven itself. By a twist of fate, Lin Fan takes part in the Seven Mysteries Sect’s entrance trials. Though he is destined never to become a cultivator, with the help of a mysterious copper bottle in his possession, he works hard one st 35.4kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
32. 432 开 From the Start, I Had One Qi-Refining Layer and a Crippled System 开局练气一层，我有阉割版系统 Zhouzhou the Elk麋鹿的周周Eastern Fantasy456k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + Ordinary Mortal + Ruthless + Leveling Up + Power Fantasy] Also known as: Starting at Qi Refining Level One, I Have a Gimped System Wang Teng, a modern college student, works himself to death and transmigrates into a cultivation world, where he becomes the young master of a cultivation clan. But he discovers that he has a five-element mixed spiritual root, the worst possible cultivation aptitude. With his clan surrounded by crises and his own cultivation level pitifully 19Reads6.0Score—Shelves
33. 433 天 The Tribulation Broker 天劫中间商 Midnight Screening零点场Eastern Fantasy185k WordsOngoing He awoke from a heavenly tribulation with no memories, yet wielded power that even the Heavenly Dao feared. Young Lin Xiuzhu rescued a man whose entire body was charred black, never imagining that this seemingly ordinary amnesiac was a monster capable of controlling heavenly tribulations. When Su Xing recovered his memories, he discovered that his past was far darker than he had imagined... Descent into darkness or redemption... A fantasy novel blending xianxia, mystery, redemption, and persona —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist possesses top-tier spiritual roots, has no system, no harem, and is not brainless. The northwest pillar of the sky tilts, blood stains the southern border, gods and demons' bones form mountains, immortals' tears become lakes, souls cannot return, and miasma arises, devouring souls.

34. 434 仙 Immortal Jade, Dust, and Destiny 仙玉尘缘 Stubborn Wood顽木Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted Lin Mu, a lowly servant of the Qianyu Sword Sect, accidentally discovers that the jade pendant left to him by his parents contains three mu of spiritual farmland. From then on, he uses the pendant to grow spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, earn a fortune in spirit stones, buy flying swords and magic treasures, and refine miraculous pills. Thus begins his rise in the cultivation world. 328Reads7.7Score101Shelves
35. 435 八 The 1980s' Most Troublesome Plus-Size Wife Gets Three Babies in One Night After an Arranged Marriage 八零极品肥妻，替嫁后一夜孕三宝 Sang Yiyi桑易易Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [A Plump Wife's Comeback in the 1980s] Nan Xiangwan transmigrates into a book and becomes the foil to her beautiful, scheming younger sister: an overweight, foolish laid-off worker. As soon as she opens her eyes, her job and the man she loves are stolen from her! Her sister, a gold digger, even forces her to marry a poor military officer in her place. In truth, the officer comes from a prestigious family. On their wedding night, unaware of the truth, he is drugged by her sister and takes Nan Xia 3kReads8.8Score350Shelves
36. 436 开 The Legend of Creation 开天传说 Drawn Green Blade青锋出窍Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [No System + No Transmigration + Spatial Realm + Alchemy + Slow-Paced, Traditional Cultivation] As spiritual energy dwindles, the immortal realm is forced to close the passage through which cultivators from the lower realms ascend. Yet of the fifty ways of the Great Dao, Heaven derives forty-nine, leaving one way to escape. When the immortal realm closed the passage, it also left behind a glimmer of hope. Xiao Yang has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, but unexpectedly acquires the Five Elem 11.4kReads8.4Score1kShelves
37. 437 凡 The Mortal’s Immortal Cauldron! 凡人仙鼎！ Bai Huang's Slaughter of the Underworld白凰的屠冥Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [A Few Fresh Twists] [Traditional Xianxia] Lin Yan is a good-for-nothing with five spiritual roots. By chance, he obtains a [Small Black Cauldron] and steps into the world of cultivation. Herbs grow a hundred times faster in the cauldron's space, and clear water is transformed into spirit water. My cultivation resources are limitless. Lin Yan gets started growing immortal herbs, raising spirit beasts, refining pills, and slaying demons. After fifty years, he reaches the G 19.5kReads8.0Score2kShelves
38. 438 通 The Tower of Mystic Secrets 通玄塔 Yi Kuan一宽Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted No System + Decisive and Ruthless + Plot-Driven + Traditional Cultivation Realm Progression Mu You, a village boy, finds a damaged little pagoda and unexpectedly gains a chance to cultivate immortality. Repair the Tongxuan Pagoda. It has seven floors, and every time he breaks through to a new major realm, he unlocks the abilities of another floor. First floor: Accelerates cultivation. Second floor: A portable artifact-forging room. Third floor: A flower bed for spirit plants. Fourth floor: A spa 6.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    Every day at three o'clock, a young boy from a small village begins his path to immortality after finding a broken tower.

39. 439 室 My Roommate Has Absolutely No Sense of Boundaries 室友边界感为0 Your Excellency, Torrential Rain大暴雨阁下11k WordsCompleted My Roommate Has Zero Boundaries 1.3kReads—Score103Shelves
40. 440 凡 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人修仙之仙途 Solo-Play Lao Zhuang单机老庄Eastern Fantasy759k WordsOngoing “Roots reaching ten inches, transforming mortals into immortals. Build a foundation with the Five Elements, and form a Golden Core aligned with the Heavenly Dao!” Li An was born into an ordinary rural family. After an unexpected calamity struck his village, he was set on the path of cultivating immortality. 280Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 山 The Mountain and Sea Chronicles: Demon Suppression 山海伏妖记 Golden Grains of Rice金色米粒Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In the Shanhai Realm, sects stood everywhere and demons ran rampant. A human emperor fought to win his people a place to live in peace, founded an unmatched divine dynasty, kept demons at bay on every front, and subdued the sects throughout the realm. But after ten thousand years of rule, the Great Feng Dynasty had no heir to carry on its legacy! Outside Heluo Village, in Qingyang Town on Qingyang Mountain in Qingyang Commandery, a scruffy old Taoist found an infant born under a dreadful streak 6.7kReads8.7Score576Shelves

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    Not bad, the romance plot hasn't been finalized yet, but at least I'm still online, right? [Smirk]

42. 442 差 I Nearly Starved to Death in the 1960s 差点饿死在60年代 Jian Ke Sheng Sheng剑客生生Male-Channel Fanfiction188k WordsOngoing (Everyday life, everyday life, everyday life. No dramatic twists, no grand adventures, just an ordinary story set in a bygone era. If that's not your thing, don't read it!!!) Chen Bowen closed his eyes and opened them again, only to wake up transmigrated into the 1960s. The moment he awoke, he suspected his previous self had starved to death, and soon he would be following in his footsteps... —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 长 Longevity: Building a Heavenly Dao Clan in the Cultivation Realm 长生：从修仙界开始打造天道家族 Gu Yuetang古月堂Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, talisman drawing, taking a wife, no System, golden finger, farming and growing stronger, mighty figures across the myriad heavens] (Also known as: Eternal Life Through the Ages: Starting by Looking After a Fellow Cultivator’s Wife) Lu Chengfeng transmigrates to a cultivation world where the Heavenly Dao is incomplete. Once cultivators reach a certain realm, they can no longer break through. Instead, they face tribulations and die, their spiritual energy and cultivation returning to 2.2kReads7.7Score139Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels. As a long-time bookworm, I'd like to recommend one. There aren't many novels that I've followed from beginning to end. If you're looking for something to read, give it a try. I don't know why no one has recommended it before; it's really well-written. If you like it, leave a comment.

44. 444 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: The Azure Lotus Immortal's Trail 凡人修仙，青莲仙踪 Ink-Washed Painting墨染绘丹青Eastern Fantasy326k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation + mortal-protagonist style + a lifelong independent cultivator in the marketplace + decisive and ruthless + master of deception + extremely low-key] [Talisman-making, alchemy, artifact-refining, formations, beast-taming, cooking, and winemaking] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation] At death's door, Chen Yang, a young independent cultivator, awakens memories of his past life. Still dazed and confused, he is fortun 433Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Orthodox cultivation of immortality: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation. (Also, it's about independent cultivators in the marketplace.)

45. 445 阵 Array Mastery Reaches the Heavens: My Golden Bowl Can Copy Anything! 阵法通天：我的金碗能复制万物！ Earn Five Bucks a Day每日赚五块Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing Chen Chen transmigrated by accident and discovered a golden bowl in his sea of consciousness. The bowl could endlessly duplicate anything in existence... Aba aba aba... Aba aba aba... —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 笑 The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: Becoming Yue Buqun's Disciple 笑傲江湖，拜师岳不群 Naming Things Gives Me a Headache想名字好头痛Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted (No female lead. The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart and never pulls his punches. He has a compassionate heart and an iron fist.) The children of powerful families abduct common women, and your authorities do nothing? The Demon Cult terrorizes the people, and you Wudang and Shaolin do nothing? I'll take care of it! The Huashan Sect will take care of it! If the righteous path of this world has fallen silent, then I'll be the first ray of light to pierce the darkness. There's no need to wait fo 65.6kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves

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    Here are a few novels I recommend from 2015. Each novel has its own strengths. I think the 8.7 Rating for "The Legend of Zhuang Lao Xie's Cultivation" is too low. It's similar to "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," but some of its plot descriptions are even better.

47. 447 开 From the Start, I Refined the Demonic Matriarch of the Hehuan Sect 开局炼化合欢宗女魔头 The Flying Salted Fish咸鱼乃飞天Eastern Fantasy191k WordsCompleted Grab it and refine it in an instant. It sounds like a meme. But for Lin Shuo, it's a cheat ability. Lin Shuo can refine anything he grabs, with no exceptions, once a day. As long as it counts as being grabbed, no matter how briefly, Lin Shuo can instantly refine it completely. And wouldn't you know it, just after he transmigrated, he got the chance to use his refining ability. Who could blame him? He had transmigrated into a human furnace kept by the female demon of the Hehuan Sect. Today was ju 591Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    It's a classic Xianxia novel; I'm looking for recommendations for my new book.

48. 448 相 My Blind Date Turned Out to Be My High School Chinese Teacher 相亲对象竟是曾经高中语文老师 A Bowl of Cold Noodles with Extra Chili一碗凉面多放辣Urban749k WordsCompleted His blind date turns out to be his former Chinese teacher. “Teacher, what a coincidence. Are you here on a blind date too? We’re just going through the motions, right? I get it.” “Teacher, want to see a movie?” “Teacher, let me take you home.” “Teacher, your hands are so small.” “Teacher, you smell so lovely.” 23.1kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
49. 449 天 The Tribulation Dao Lord: Reincarnation Across the Three Realms 天劫道主之三界轮回 Destined Second Uncle天命二舅Eastern Fantasy483k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was the Purple Heaven Dao Lord who mended the heavens and saved the world. But just as he was about to fulfill his mission, his closest friend betrayed him, scattering his soul into oblivion. In this life, he is reborn as the disgraced son of a military family. An ancient seal locks his dantian, and he suffers one humiliation after another. In the Immortal Burial Valley, the dying youth touches a bloodstained jade slip. Memories of the Primordial Chaos awaken, and his C —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chaos, reincarnation, fate, spacetime, time, cause and effect, the Way of Heaven, creation, destruction, the Way of the Sword, light, darkness—the world-building is vast, with many plot holes. Take your time reading it.

50. 450 对 Sorry, We Don't Talk About Love After Dark 对不起，夜深不说爱 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban1.6M WordsCompleted I didn’t care that people said I’d married up by latching onto a goddess, and I didn’t care that they called me a poor country boy who’d married into wealth. But when my wife’s best friend’s husband came looking for me, I realized I’d been naive. My wife, it turned out, really knew how to “enjoy” life… 12.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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