Proper Cultivation Stories: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... 正儿八经的修仙，练气，筑基，金丹，元婴……

1. 1001 师 Senior Sister, Stop Hiding. You're Already Invincible 师姐别苟了，你都已经无敌了 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Invincible + Cautious] Tang Shi transmigrated to another world, into a realm of immortal cultivation. With poor aptitude, she couldn’t keep up with the ambitious, but she couldn’t even slack off properly. She was tired of it all. Might as well let the world end. If she was lucky, she’d be dead by tomorrow. “Ding! You have been bound to the Retirement System. For every extra day you live, the System will grant the Host a certain amount of cultivation.” Tang Shi: “I suddenly feel lik 8.5kReads8.2Score748Shelves
2. 1002 穿 Transmigrated: A Violent Couple Spoils Each Other 穿越，暴力夫妻互宠 Rapid1急速1Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Modern-day workplace ace Yang Mengmeng drinks herself to death at a business dinner while celebrating a million-yuan commission. She transmigrates into the body of a girl in the Great Banner Dynasty who shares her name. The girl had been beaten to death by her parents and older brother. Following the principle of not wasting anything and putting useless things to good use, Yang Mengmeng is sold into a ghost marriage. The widower Wang, a hunter from Big Tree Village, buys her as his wife because 3.9kReads9.2Score355Shelves

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   Real voice, real person, fleeing famine in the early stages, cultivating immortality in the later stages.

3. 1003 挖 You Dug Out My Spiritual Root? I'll Prove My Dao with Talent and Slaughter My Way to the Top! 挖我灵根？我靠天赋证道杀疯了！ I Ate Eight Jin of Rice Today今儿吃了八斤饭Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Cautious Cultivation + A Slow Burn + Long-Term Revenge + Power Progression] After transmigrating, Su Muxian becomes the long-lost direct-line young lord of the prestigious Su Clan, a powerful family in the immortal sects, missing for seventy years. He has no fine clothes or lavish meals, and certainly no endless resources for cultivation. All he gets is a father who doesn't care and a sister who doesn't love him, along with cold stares, oppression, and humiliation. All because his spiritual roo 152.6kReads7.1Score18.6kShelves
4. 1004 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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   Immortal cultivation fantasy novels...

5. 1005 好 Phew, I Survived Another Day in the Cultivation World 好险，又在修仙界多活了一天 Mischievous and Cunning刁钻古怪Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + System + genius protagonist + satisfying wish fulfillment + wicked female lead + no main-story romance, though she has a one-sided admirer] Merchants value profit over parting. After successfully eliminating her other illegitimate siblings and inheriting the family business, Ning Zhao pulls an all-nighter and dies of exhaustion. She transmigrates into a female-oriented cultivation novel titled After Proving My Dao by Killing My Husband, I Ascended on the Spot. And she 11.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   This book by the author is amazing! The female lead, Ning Zhao, is so refreshing and beautiful. She cultivates the Dao of Selflessness but has a heart full of love, and her refinement of the divine spark is absolutely stunning! ✨ The regrets of Mu Yuzhong, the protection of Yuan Chu, and the white hair of Yun Che are all very touching~ Her confident and flamboyant charm is just too amazing. It's so enjoyable to read, highly recommended!

6. 1006 吃 A Foodie Extraordinaire, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Single Pot 吃货达人，她靠一口锅玩转修仙界 Retired Salted Fish养老的咸鱼Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted Also known as: Gourmet Girl, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Wok Shocking! The Sword Sect Has a Little Girl Who Carries a Wok [Transmigration] + [Cute Pets] + [Gourmet] + [Foodie] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [No Romance] + [No System, Farming in the Cultivation World] Foodie Zhu Xiaomeng had just finished her college entrance exams and was ready to enjoy a good, long sleep. But when she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl fleeing famine. The gi 2.6kReads8.9Score292Shelves
7. 1007 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Zhou Yu Reincarnated as Jia Lian 红楼之周瑜穿成贾琏 Dreams Come True 2001梦想成真2001Historical2.2M WordsOngoing This novel is for both male and female readers. I'm a fan of Zhou Yu from the CCTV version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and in this alternate world, I let my idol unite Europe, Asia, and Africa. Zhou Yu transmigrates into the frail Jia Lian. He plans to save the Twelve Beauties and restore the Jia family, but Emperor Cao Cao grows so suspicious of him that all he can do is lie flat. But he can't die! If he kicks the bucket, Cao Cao, Cao Zhi, and Liu Zhen will all have to join him. The big 1.7kReads9.5Score192Shelves

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   A fantasy novel about a mortal cultivating immortality is great, with 4 million views!!!

8. 1008 净 Soul-Cleansing Jade: Possessed on the Path to Immortality 净魂玉：被夺舍成仙 Morning Dew Water晨曦水Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [No System] [No Harem] [Body Tempering] After waking up transmigrated as an ordinary mountain village boy, Lin Mu encounters a rogue cultivator trying to possess him from the start. A special treasure, the Soul-Cleansing Jade, awakens within him, allowing him to devour the other man’s soul and acquire his memories and abilities. Thus begins his journey of immortal cultivation. As he continues devouring the memories and abilities of those who try to possess him, Lin Mu masters 3.8kReads5.9Score381Shelves

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   The "golden finger" is special, so the word count can be increased significantly.

9. 1009 青 The Bronze Age: Blade Lord of Reverse Entropy 青铜纪元：逆熵刀主 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生16k WordsCompleted The Bronze Age: Blade Lord of Entropy —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1010 大 The Great God 大神 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing [Xianxia Fantasy + Age of the Great Sects + Ordinary Cultivators’ Path to Immortality + No System or Transmigration + Witty and Humorous + Ensemble Cast + Mystery + Plot-Driven] In an age when cultivation flourishes, Feiyun Sect is a third-rate sect. In the most remote room live the four most hopeless disciples in the entire sect. A sword cultivator who can’t afford a sword, a body cultivator who can never pay off his debts, a pill cultivator without a pill furnace, and a former prodigy whose cu 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality, ensemble cast

11. 1011 一 I Only Want to Cultivate the Dao, but the Favored Daughter of Fortune Wants to Marry Me 一心修道，气运之女却想嫁我 Mo Mu Mo Mo沫沐墨墨Xianxia139k WordsOngoing Su Bai worked himself to death from overtime, then transmigrated into the Cultivation world as a good-for-nothing young master with a white-grade talent. But there was still hope. He found a cultivation manual called the Great Expansion Star Art. Training with it consumed ten times the resources, and surviving tribulation was twice as difficult, but once mastered, it made him invincible among those of the same realm. He only wanted to cultivate quietly and become an immortal as soon as possible. 15.6kReads—Score2.2kShelves

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    A fantastic cultivation novel

12. 1012 九 Ordinary Immortal of the Nine Domains 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

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    Both are traditional fantasy novels with delicate writing and no dull moments.

13. 1013 仙 Immortal Fairy Auntie, I Really Don't Like Demonic Sects 仙子阿姨，我真的不喜欢魔道宗门 Such a Troubled Fate命运如此多愁Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] + [scheming] + [edge-of-your-seat suspense] + [plots and schemes] + [plenty of beautiful women] A young man accidentally obtains a spatial treasure, only to be transported to the scene of a battle between two cultivators. He unintentionally saves a beautiful immortal maiden who has been struck by a deadly poison, and she takes him back to her sect. Thus begins his path of cultivation. Later, he discovers the jade pendant’s heaven-defying abilities, and begins raising spirit 3kReads8.2Score392Shelves

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    These two books are quite good, highly recommended.

14. 1014 山 The Mountain Demon Inn 山妖客栈 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy gods and demons + no System, no transmigration + witty and humorous + ensemble cast + ordinary people cultivating immortality + plot-driven] An ensemble novel blending fantasy gods and demons with the cultivation journey of ordinary people. Told in a witty, humorous style, it follows the strange adventures of an ordinary man with no spiritual power who runs an inn in the demon realm. The story takes place at Mount Muxian, the boundary mountain between humans and demons. The mountain ran 727Reads8.1Score125Shelves
15. 1015 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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    The pinnacle of period fiction, incredibly good! The female lead isn't a saint; she's pregnant and joins the army, but she's clear-headed, slaps down the villains, and the male lead is a rough, tough military officer who dotes on his wife. There's no abuse; it's a lighthearted, sweet, and food-themed novel!

16. 1016 末 Apocalypse Countdown: I Married the Commander of Time 末世倒计时：我嫁给了时间指挥官 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生17k WordsCompleted Apocalypse Countdown: I Married the Commander of Time 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1017 太 The Great Mystic Prison-Suppressing Scripture 太玄镇狱经 Su Chen酥尘Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Slow Burn] [Lighthearted] [Overwhelming Power] [Slice of Life] [Female Lead] Su Chen, the Third Prince of Great Yan, is regarded as a useless good-for-nothing by the imperial family. Sent alone to Great Xuan as a hostage, he plans to quietly build up his strength at the hostage residence. But the place turns out to be rather different from what he imagined. What do you mean being a hostage is more comfortable than being a prince? What do you mean my maid is actually Great Xuan's elde 54.5kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
18. 1018 修 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with a Pocket Realm 修仙，从有仙府开始 Such a Troubled Fate命运如此多愁Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Mortal]+ [Immortal Abode]+ [Longevity]+ [Monster Hunting and Leveling]+ [All-Around Cultivation] Fellow cultivators, the further you read, the better this book gets. An ordinary man is framed, thrown into a deep dungeon, and eventually escapes by chance. At the most dangerous moment, a jade pendant containing a teleportation array transports him to a cultivation sect. His aptitude is exceptionally poor, and it takes countless hardships before he unlocks the secret of the space inside t 2.8kReads8.2Score230Shelves
19. 1019 抽 Drain Her Blood to Save His Beloved 抽干她的血，救他的白月光 Mr. Sandbag沙袋先生45k WordsCompleted Drain her blood to save his beloved. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1020 流 The Rogue Prodigy 流氓天骄 Genius Brook鬼才布鲁克Xianxia363k WordsOngoing [Cultivating an immortal family | Good-for-nothing rises to greatness | Refining genius | Artifact spirit awakens | Mortal cultivation] In the southwest of Qianyang Continent lies the Chu family of Fangtian City. They rose to prominence as a local clan forty years ago, but their vast estate is protected by just one person: the old clan leader, who has reached the peak of Qi Refining. A man may be innocent, yet his treasures bring him trouble. Without powerful allies or connections, the Chu famil 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Mortal Journey] [Genius] [Family] [Sect] [Monster Beast] [Weapon Refining] [Mountain Bandit] [No Transmigration] [No System] [Realms such as Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Tribulation Crossing] The second-generation disciple of the Chu family, a weapon refining genius, an accidental furnace explosion, a mysterious cultivation technique, and a blessed land rich in spiritual energy led Chu Tianjiao to lead the Chu family onto the path of immortality.

21. 1021 开EN Family Fled at the Start, But My Proficiency Was Just Maxed Out 开局家人跑路，可我熟练度刚刷满 Seeing Shapes Through a Borrowed Mirror借镜观形Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [Cheat-powered cultivation + grinding for immortality + unbeatable workaholic] Heaven rewards diligence! Ten years after transmigrating and reincarnating in a world of immortal cultivation, Yue Shuo finally activated his cultivation character panel. He could see his attributes and proficiency. [Talent: Reborn as a Human (Purple)] (Reborn as a Human: Comprehension +50%, Spiritual Sense +50%) [Taijiquan (Tier One): 500/2000 (Perfect)] (Beginner: Your sluggish body feels a little more 15.2kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    😀😀 "Hey family, as a seasoned reader with 7,000 hours of reading experience, I'm here today to recommend a book that I've read three times and still can't get enough of! Every chapter is like a meticulously crafted story. After reading the first thirty chapters, I knew you would be just like me, completely unable to stop reading! It's truly a treasure trove!"

22. 1022 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 45.7kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
23. 1023 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
24. 1024 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    Slow-burn, hidden-knife-wielding cultivation novel with a touch of fantasy elements.

25. 1025 太 The Supreme Dao Lord 太上大道君 Long Zijian龙子健Urban1.9M WordsOngoing A meteorite fell onto the snowy plains of the northern lands. No one knew it had brought not a child, but a fragment of the Heavenly Court's great calamity. At sixteen, the orphan Li Yuchen entered Shangqing Zhengyi Palace on Mount Longhu. Three trials, one talisman, nine orphans, and a single promise to stand as fellow disciples made them a family. Snake demons, plague gods, demon kings... One disaster after another struck. When the Jiangxia Nuclear Power Plant was on the verge of meltdown, he 2.1kReads6.7Score223Shelves

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    Heavenly War Between Gods and Demons

26. 1026 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.6kReads9.6Score70.4kShelves
27. 1027 穿 After Transmigrating, I Ascended to Immortality with My Cursed Tongue 穿越后，我靠乌鸦嘴飞升成仙 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Lighthearted + Absurd] Other people when they transmigrate: Invincible luck + handsome men everywhere Liu Yipan when she transmigrates: A brutal beating from the start + a jinx’s mouth Luckily, an immortal master fell from the sky. But when she arrived at his sect, she saw: Endless volumes of Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit, leaving Liu Yipan completely dumbfounded. “You went to all that trouble to bring me here just to make me a nun?!” She wanted to throw her head back and shout 1.2kReads9.2Score162Shelves

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    The female protagonist enters a Buddhist temple to cultivate Buddhism. In the early stages, some people can hear her thoughts, which is somewhat funny.

28. 1028 你 You All Chase After the Heroine? I’ll Marry the Demon Queen! 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 119.6kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    [Got it][Got it] Everyone else who transmigrates goes after the female lead, but this male lead actually picks up the villain's wife and runs away! It's hilarious! [Shocked][Shocked] The female lead was the biggest villain in her past life. The male lead transmigrates to this world and holds this female demon tightly in his arms, showering her with affection. The male lead has many identities, which will be revealed layer by layer, ensuring you won't get bored. [Laugh][Laugh][Laugh]

29. 1029 疯 The Mad Senior Sister Is Rebellious to the Bone, Drawing Her Sword to Slay the Original Story 疯批师姐一身反骨，拔剑创死原著 A Fleeting Moment of Youth芳华刹那Ancient Romance617k WordsOngoing After an accident, Xie Zhao is born into a cultivation novel full of ridiculous Mary Sue clichés. She becomes the hapless senior sister who has her sword bone and spiritual root personally dug out by her master to save the female lead, the child of destiny. Xie Zhao, the designated plot device, smiles faintly. “...Great.” The System curls up its little body and trembles. This has nothing to do with it. In the original novel, the heroine Yu Rongrong has an adorable, sweet face and a somewhat scat 1.2kReads9.1Score182Shelves

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    This book is amazing! It's a strong female protagonist who slays gods and demons! Her path, her sword: "I have a three-foot blade to cut down all injustices, I have a three-foot blade to sweep away all demons, I have a three-foot blade to wish for a world filled with light and brilliance. My heart is resolute; I do not seek to be without shame before all living beings, but only to be without shame before my own heart, and without shame before my sword." Super good!!

30. 1030 开 From the Start: I Have a Bone of Divine Powers 开局：我有一块神通骨 Reflected in the Human World映人世Eastern Fantasy278k WordsCompleted [Clan Cultivation] [Multiple Heroines] [Conquest] The boundless Sea of Chaos holds countless worlds. Li Xuanmin was transmigrated and reborn, blessed by great fortune, though it was not the fortune that made it happen. He arrived in the Tianyuan Realm, a Minor Thousandfold Main World, in Nanling of Donglin Sacred Continent, at the remote frontier home of the Liyang Li Clan. After he began cultivating Qi, a divine ability bone appeared in his chest. It turned out to be a bone fragment he had dug 974Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Family Cultivation, Group Portrait

31. 1031 神 My Divine Jade Grew Too Powerful, So Even the Heavenly Dao Had to Acknowledge Me 神玉养太肥，天道不得不认我 A Glimmer in a Small Town小城微光Eastern Fantasy361k WordsOngoing Lin Yuan, a menial disciple, had his cultivation crippled and was thrown into the graveyard behind the mountain to await death. As he lay dying, a piece of jade appeared on his chest. From then on, the Heavenly Dao owed him a lifetime of debt. The jade could devour fortune, and even “lend” it from the Heavenly Dao. He could then turn around and lend that borrowed fortune to others. A contract decided life and death: anyone who broke it would be plagued by misfortune and lose all their cultiva —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands this?! This book, "The Divine Jade is Too Fat, Heaven Has No Choice But to Recognize Me," has completely mastered the art of the cultivation novel! While others toil for a hundred years, the protagonist can effortlessly win with just a divine jade, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core with unparalleled speed. He even created a unique system of Qi Luck Lending, with the final loan being made to the heavens! It's packed with satisfying moments, so addictive you won't be able to stop reading even if you stay up all night!

32. 1032 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10kReads8.6Score801Shelves

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    It's fairly serious.

33. 1033 窥 Peering into the Spirit Realm, Seeking the Dao and Knocking on the Door to Immortality 窥灵问道叩长生 Seeking the Way in a Quiet Corner隅间问道Eastern Fantasy161k WordsOngoing Deep in the tunnels of the Qingshi Spirit Mine, a sixteen-year-old mine slave was chipping away at the stone. His name was Lin Mo. He had five spiritual roots, considered the worst possible aptitude in the cultivation world. He'd been here for ten years and had seen what the mine slaves looked like when they were carried out: old, sick, or with their legs crushed by cave-ins. He'd never imagined he might make it out alive. Until one day, the dark stone he'd worn around his neck since childhood b 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suitable for readers who enjoy intellectual battles and survival-themed cultivation stories. Without any unexpected backing, the protagonist navigates the mine with extreme caution, dealing with the overseers' exploitation and guarding against investigations by sect cultivators. An unusual shift in the underground spiritual veins causes fragments of bluestone to appear, slowly revealing the past of the old mine. The story unfolds at a steady pace, with numerous foreshadowing elements and logically sound character actions, ensuring a smooth and immersive reading experience.

34. 1034 万 The Immortal Ruins of Ten Thousand Worlds 万界仙墟 Scholar Ma Er书生马二Eastern Fantasy264k WordsOngoing A baby's cry before a ruined temple sounded the countdown to the apocalypse. Lin Fan was born to destroy alien civilizations. The inheritance he received from The Book of the Three Enclosures gave him not only power to command heaven and earth, but also the immense responsibility of watching over the cosmos. When his cultivation reached the threshold between immortality and mortality, he sensed clearly that Shenzhou was like an eggshell on the verge of shattering, with demonic shadows stirring b —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) genres feature strict cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Returning to Emptiness, and Dao Integration. These levels incorporate elements from Confucianism's Righteous Qi Technique, Buddhism's Immovable Mountain and River Seal, Taoism's Five Elements True Qi, and the Penglai Immortal Techniques' Mirror Flower and Water Moon.

35. 1035 轮 The Borderlands of the Wheel Tomb 轮墓边域 Don't Fall for Her别恋她Eastern Fantasy80k WordsOngoing [No System, no transmigration, no rebirth] A spirit-catching net was placed over Mo Heng’s Blue Star, draining the planet of its spiritual qi and trapping the souls of its people. One day, a crack appeared in the sky, tearing open the spirit-catching net. Then came the spiritual qi revival, and the apocalypse descended. Mo Heng began cultivating amid the apocalypse, and ultimately escaped Blue Star. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1036 从 Cultivating Immortality as a Servant of the Ghost-Controlling Sect 从御鬼宗杂役开始修仙 I Want to Be a Couch Potato想成为咸鱼的我Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation + Enlightenment + Talisman Crafting + Alchemy] When Ouyang Zemu wakes up, he discovers that he has become a menial disciple of a demonic sect. Not only does he have to work himself to the bone every day, but one wrong move could cost him his life. Fortunately, he has a treasure that grants him peerless comprehension. With a cheat like this, why stay a menial disciple? Ouyang Zemu decisively leaves the mountain to become a rogue cultivator, starting from the most basic spells 8.1kReads8.3Score545Shelves
37. 1037 合 Hehuan Sect: I Rewind Time to Turn the Whole Sect Against Itself 合欢宗：我读档反推全宗门 Jiang Xiaodao1988姜小刀1988Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing At the Hehuan Sect, if you don't die fast enough, you'll never marry the strongest immortal beauty. Chen Lun awakens the [Reincarnation Cultivation System]. As long as he completes achievements bizarre enough, he can trade them for peerless talents and items. Others cultivate by meditating. I cultivate by courting death and stirring up trouble! He dances wildly on the edge of death, and his cultivation keeps climbing! Before long, he has completely changed the Hehuan Sect's way of doing thin 3kReads6.9Score258Shelves

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    Even though it's the same realm as the Hehuan Sect.

38. 1038 诅 Cursed with Immortality, Defying Heaven to Rewrite Fate 诅咒长生逆天改命 Scholar Ma Er书生马二Eastern Fantasy28k WordsCompleted After the Primordial Realm shattered, it became three thousand star domains! The Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the laws fell into chaos. The fallen primordial qi, along with seas of blood formed from the bones of gods and demons, became secret realms, strange treasures, cursed lands, and blessed grotto-heavens. The boy Lin Chen awoke on a humble little star. He had been born in a cursed land, on an ominous day and in an ominous month. For generations, the prophecy had been passed down: this child —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1039 女 The Supporting Actress Makes Great Pills, and the Male Lead Is Her Power Bank 女配丹药炼的好，男主是她充电宝 Cherry Ignites樱桃点火Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming and cultivation + alchemy and saving money + fighting monsters and leveling up + married life] Chi Jiujiu transmigrated from the apocalypse to a world of cultivation. After binding herself to an alchemy System, she also signed a Dao Companion contract and became bound to a husband. The good news: Her husband was as beautiful as a porcelain doll. The bad news: Her husband was a Long Aotian type, the sort who kills his wife to prove his Dao... To stay alive, Chi Jiujiu had no choice but 4.5kReads8.1Score482Shelves

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    Cultivation + Alchemy + Strong Male Lead & Strong Female Lead + Extremely Doting Male Lead + Extremely Doting Female Lead [Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts]

40. 1040 我 I Somehow Became a Big Shot in the Cultivation World by Playing It Safe 我在修仙界竟然苟成大佬 Tangerine Pomelo Kitty橘柚小猫Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong female lead power fantasy] [No CP] (The book has a low rating because it’s new, which is normal for new books. The rating will rise later. If you don’t like it, please don’t bash it. Go easy on me!!!) “Other people transmigrate as princesses or rich young ladies, but Ning Zhichu becomes a five-year-old country girl! She’s just rolled up her sleeves to start farming her way to prosperity when she suddenly discovers that cultivation is possible in this world?! Watching the big shots flying 3.5kReads7.3Score325Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to cultivate immortality in a proper and authentic way.

41. 1041 兄 Bro, Stop Simping. You're Already at the Nascent Soul Stage 兄弟别再舔了，你都元婴了 The Wall Street Sheep华尔街之羊Eastern Fantasy263k WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads] [Not mindless] [Forbidden master-disciple romance] [Tormented love] Lin Qiu and Guo Chong are the best of brothers. They transmigrate together to the cultivation world of Cang Xuan Continent, where they both awaken Systems. Lin Qiu awakens the Get-Beaten System: taking a beating makes him stronger, and the harder the beating, the stronger he gets. Guo Chong awakens the Simp System: win over one cultivation partner, and become invincible within one major cultivation realm. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slow-paced, master-disciple relationship, dual-account operation, and harem element.

42. 1042 修 Cultivation: Starting as a Guardian Envoy 修仙：从镇守使开始 May the Elderly Find Peace老者安之Eastern Fantasy905k WordsOngoing At the sixth level of Qi Refining, fifty years old, and exiled to the frontier: by the standards of the cultivation world, he was the perfect example of a useless nobody. His fellow disciples looked down on him, his superiors bullied him, and even his cave dwelling was on the shady side of the mountain. Xiao Han didn't care. After all, in his previous life, he'd gotten used to being bullied and manipulated at work. But he never expected that on the night he was sent off to die, the Great Dao Lot 19.6kReads7.3Score2.6kShelves

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    A decent mortal cultivation novel, quite realistic. It doesn't jump straight to breakthroughs; the protagonist is still in the Foundation Establishment stage.

43. 1043 天 The World's Number One Must Be Pretty Fast at Running Away 天下第一跑路一定很快吧 Luo Jin洛荩Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + Lighthearted + One Heroine + Sweet Romance] There is a young swordswoman, so poor she can barely get by, leading a skinny horse and determined to right every wrong in the world; A young wanderer tries to make a living by the roadside; A naive monster and an innkeeper; To the east is an elegant young gentleman who cares far too much about saving face; And a legitimate princess who became a nun halfway through life to avenge the man stolen from her; This is the story of t 15.7kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    I stayed up all night to finish these cultivation novels! The traditional Foundation Establishment to Nascent Soul setting is super exciting, the sword cultivator protagonist breaking through all laws with one sword is so satisfying, and the time-travel concept is refreshing. After reading them, I was completely out of books to read!

44. 1044 谁EN Who Says a Spiritless Can't Cultivate? 谁说没灵根不能修仙的？ Kiss a Mango亲一下芒果Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsOngoing Fang Chen was born without a spiritual root and thought he would never be able to cultivate. But everything changed after he obtained a broken sword. He discovered that every time he used it to chop something, his cultivation increased. You have a Heavenly Spirit Root? No wonder my cultivation shoots up so fast when I chop you! There’s no spiritual energy in the forbidden zone? No problem. I can absorb power just by chopping rocks! A cultivation technique is hard to master? What a joke. I can re 115.5kReads8.3Score7.2kShelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… Five million words already, no system, but it's pretty good. I recommend it to everyone! [Kissing emoji][eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

45. 1045 我 I Seek Longevity in the World of Immortal Cultivation 我在修仙世界求长生 I'm a Woof-Woof Dog我嘎嘎狗Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Cao Tianming transmigrates to a world of cultivation and discovers that he has a proficiency panel. Though his spiritual root is utterly poor, he still wants to witness how the world changes, to shine alongside the sun and moon, endure with the mountains and rivers, and live as long as heaven and earth. Otherwise, after going to all the trouble of reaching this world of cultivation, not giving it a try would be too much to bear. 680Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A serious cultivation novel, too serious.

46. 1046 修 Cultivation Begins at the Pawnshop 修仙从当铺开始 Deep Courtyard深院Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The male lead transmigrates for reasons unknown, and gains a special talent bestowed by a powerful expert. He starts out as a farmer's son, becomes a pawnshop errand boy amid the chaos of war, and eventually sets out on the path of cultivation. The male lead has good fortune, but there are no status screens or attributes. This isn't a System story; it leans toward traditional cultivation fantasy. 908Reads7.7Score103Shelves
47. 1047 修 The Heart-Cultivation Record 修心录 Bamboo Is Naturally Hollow竹本无心Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsCompleted He was just an ordinary cowherd boy, but an unexpected encounter with an immortal changed everything. He left home, abandoned his parents, and set out on the path of cultivation. What does it mean to be an immortal? A white-robed immortal, a thousand years later, answered it all... 32Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Personally, I think the first book is better, and the second one is a fast-paced, exciting read!

48. 1048 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 171.3kReads9.6Score22.1kShelves
49. 1049 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: I Begin by Refining Corpses 凡人仙途，我从炼尸开始崛起 Yi Ying易鹰Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic ordinary-mortal cultivation + no transmigration + no System + no saintly protagonist + ruthless and merciless + unattached beauties] An orphan caught between life and death is taken in by a fallen evil-path cultivator whose cultivation has been destroyed, and inherits his master's legacy. Thus begins his journey into the cultivation world, where the strong prey on the weak. He bides his time among the major sects and prominent clans, then moves between the demonic and evil paths, gradua 4kReads8.6Score324Shelves
50. 1050 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Purple Mansion's Immortal Destiny 凡人修仙：紫府仙缘 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing (A slow-paced mortal’s tale. No mindless decisions, no characters getting dumber, no System. The protagonist is decisive and there’s a little violence. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own risk.) The protagonist unexpectedly acquires an immortal estate and from then on embarks on the path of farming and cultivating immortality. I have a few acres of good farmland, and I watch the world change with a smile. I farm a little, refine some pills, and avoid all that environmentally unfrien 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first novel by Wang Yu, a work by the author, combines elements from the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and various other dynasties. It explores the cultivation paths of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, and Mahayana. The second novel, "Mortal Cultivation," is not mindless or lacking in intelligence, but has a slow-burn beginning. The third novel establishes the Qin Empire in the cultivation world, allowing its glory to shine throughout all realms. A truly serious cultivation novel.

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