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. 201 虐 The Tragic-Romance Heroine Is Obsessed with Cultivation 虐文女主沉迷修仙 A Smile Through the Dust陌尘一笑Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted No romance, strong female lead, and the heroine stays single, single, single. The heroine works hard at cultivation, plays it safe in the early stages, and stays focused on herself. She’s a genius who grows stronger over time. She’s neither wholly good nor wholly evil, and does as she pleases. The System is only useful for transmitting the plot and little else. Tragic-romance scenario one: She becomes the stand-in for a wealthy young master’s true love. The heroine: “I’m going to cultivate immor 4.6kReads9.2Score391Shelves
2. 202 经 Running a Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic: From the Start, Treating Young Ying Zheng 经营中医药馆，开局救治少年嬴政 Liu Zixian刘子羡Urban670k WordsOngoing Chen Che was a doctor with advanced degrees in both Chinese and Western medicine. After graduating, he joined a top-tier hospital in Chuting, Chuyun City, Nanyue Province, as an emergency medicine clinician. But an accident destroyed his reputation. He was fired and forced to leave the hospital, and all his earnings went to compensating the patient's family. With no other choice, he moved to a village in Yongzhou, Guixi Province, and began practicing traditional Chinese medicine. From then on, h 167Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Auntie is invincible, sister!

3. 203 开 Claiming a Father from the Start! The Cultivation Villainess Doesn't Suffer for Even a Second 开局认爹！修真女配一秒都不被虐 Li Xiaowan利小晚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted From the start, Meng Jiaojiao is being abused, so the moment she transmigrates into a book, she reveals who she is: “Dad, help! I'm your daughter!” The First Sect's leader immediately panics and protects his daughter, while her five villainous senior brothers rush to defend their little sister! The Xuanjian Sect, which punishes criminals, is dumbfounded. How did this orphaned criminal suddenly become the First Sect's beloved treasure? They're in deep trouble now! After claiming her father on 9kReads9.4Score1kShelves
4. 204 我 I’m a Nascent Soul Patriarch of the Demonic Path, and I Seize the Golden Finger from the Start 我魔道元婴老祖，开局抢夺金手指 Just Here for the Show看看热闹Eastern Fantasy636k WordsCompleted Jiuyou transmigrated to the cultivation world eight hundred years ago. Born with dual ice-and-fire spiritual roots, he struggled his way through countless hardships, eventually becoming a Nascent Soul Ancestor and founding Soul Isle, where he ruled over the surrounding lands. But no one knew that he had been stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for centuries. His lifespan was nearly spent, and he could no longer make any progress. Then he discovered that one of the island’s servant disciples po 29.7kReads7.6Score2.3kShelves

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   The first two are standard cultivation novels, well-written with no major flaws, which I found very enjoyable to read. Both are without female leads. The third one is more of a family-oriented story, with a protagonist who is semi-invincible. Aside from being relatively short, it has no downsides. I don't know if there will be a female lead later on, but overall, it's a top-tier read. 👍👍

5. 205 快 Stop Going Clang-Clang-Clang! She's Already Going Bang-Bang-Bang! 快别锵锵锵了，她都哐哐哐了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Fantastical Romance545k WordsCompleted [Violent, adorable executioner × jealous, stone-faced judge] Original title: The Wicked Woman Rules the Heavenly Dao Xie Ling's spiritual root is unique throughout the ages, yet it's dismissed as a worthless false spiritual root. The imperial family oppresses her, the Daoist academy ostracizes her, and the Immortal Alliance mocks her. She acts obedient, then turns around and stirs up trouble under the name “Death God,” earning a fearsome reputation. She's greedy. She wants power, money, and fame 35.8kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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   Named after the Seven Deadly Sins, this story features a protagonist with extraordinary talent and a female lead who achieves remarkable success through hard work. The book has a fast pace and is considered a "feel-good" read; ultimately, the female lead is the most powerful. (There are romantic pairings, but I don't think they detract from the overall experience. Readers who are sensitive to this should proceed with caution.) I'm not very good at writing introductions, so if you're interested, you can check out the synopsis—it's simply divine!

6. 206 管 Forget the Immortal Way or the Heavenly Way: She Follows the Path to Godhood 管他仙道天道，她修的是成神之道 Bai Jiuxin白玖欣Fantastical Romance233k WordsCompleted [A satisfying growth-focused heroine + a match made in heaven + two equally powerful leads + mutual healing + a scheming male lead, with an even more scheming heroine later on] Lin Jiu, from the apocalypse, transmigrates into another world, body and all, with no special abilities. In a cultivation world where strength reigns supreme, she's judged to have an exceptionally poor aptitude, a useless physique, and nothing more than a mortal woman with a bit of luck. Yet this very mortal woman stirs u 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A semi-traditional cultivation story, progressing from Qi Refining to Tribulation Transcending, and finally becoming a god. The female protagonist embarks on her cultivation journey as a mortal, experiencing significant growth, reflection, and transformation along the way.

7. 207 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 98kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves
8. 208 修 Isn't Cultivation Better? Love-Struck Fools, Back Off! 修炼不香吗？恋爱脑退退退！ Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Traditional Xianxia] [Strong Female Lead] [Genius Protagonist] Ling Yaohan was an ordinary girl until she was tested and found to possess all five spiritual roots. From that day on, she stepped onto the path of immortality and began her journey in search of the Dao... In this life, all I seek is the Dao. I will let nothing else distract me. A friendly reminder: This novel has no CP, romance, or ambiguous relationships. 7.7kReads9.1Score719Shelves
9. 209 家 Family System: I, the Villainous Patriarch, Develop Steadily 家族系统：我，反派家主稳健发育 April Green Gardenia肆月青栀Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Dark Writing, Do Not Read If You're a Goody-Two-Shoes] + [Cautious] + [On the Side of Righteousness, but With a Demonic Heart] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Family Interests Above All] + [Cruel and Merciless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Family Unity] At seventeen, he takes charge of a cultivation clan and forges it into an immortal family through cold-blooded slaughter! “The old family head died suddenly, enemies surround us, and the clan is in panic. I'll take the seat!” Li Xingge was born into a 222.1kReads8.9Score17.2kShelves
10. 210 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Survive Until I Become a Cultivation Big Shot 穿书后我苟成了修仙大佬 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + talent cheat, if you don't like it, don't read] After Ruan Lianzui transmigrated into a book, she unexpectedly discovered that she had become the notorious great demon everyone wanted dead. To save her own life, she decided to start over, hide her identity as a great demon, and cultivate immortality anew. She would see all the splendor and grandeur of the cultivation world and make a name for herself! Yet along the path of cultivation, she found family and friendship she could neve 1.4kReads8.9Score154Shelves
11. 211 五 The Five-Year-Old Junior Sister Doted on by Four Lunatics 五岁小师妹她是四个疯批的团宠 Three Hundred三百Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Family bonds, raising an adorable child, all kinds of senior brothers, growing up, healing] Bei Wan was kidnapped. At four years old, she was abducted and brought to the Cangyan Sect. But the way the people in this sect get along seems a little strange... Her eldest senior brother is gentle and refined, with a mild smile on his face and kind words on his lips. But when he fights, he takes down one kid with every swing. Her second senior brother was born a harbinger of calamity and is incredibly 11.6kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
12. 212 灵EN Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 60.7kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    A very engaging novel, a cultivation story with a unique perspective.

13. 213 恶 The Wicked Consort Returns: The Whole Continent Trembles 恶妃归来：整个大陆都在颤抖 Lan Shushu蓝疏疏Ancient Romance5.0M WordsOngoing A legendary figure was betrayed and died with hatred in her heart. In the end, she was reborn in the body of a pitiful girl from the General's Estate in the Blue Yun Empire. She discovers that decades have passed since her death, yet her enemies still sit high above everyone else, enjoying all the glory, power, and treasures they seized from her... Watch as she wields the Seven-Star Space, takes revenge, reclaims what belongs to her, and stirs up a storm across the continent... 16.6kReads9.3Score1kShelves
14. 214 穿 The Transmigrator into a Book’s Female Side Character Worked Herself to the Bone and Accidentally Became a God 穿书女配狂内卷，一不小心成神了 I Borrow a Pen from the Moon我向月亮借支笔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root + Pocket Dimension + Sword Cultivator + Strong Female Lead + Transmigrate Into a Book + Past and Present Lives + The Heroine Becomes the Strongest + One-on-One Romance with a Hero Who’s Just Along for the Ride] One moment, Su Li was in her dorm reading a cultivation novel with a strong female lead. The next, she had died from staying up all night reading and transmigrated. She had transmigrated into the novel as the evil supporting character who shared her name 28.1kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    A fast-paced, action-packed novel featuring a strong female protagonist who levels up throughout the story. It's an ensemble piece with a focus on cultivation and includes a romantic pairing.

15. 215 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 46.7kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    These five novels are among my favorites, and they all have decent ratings. The authors are skilled writers; they're not mindless wish-fulfillment stories. The male protagonists are intelligent and shrewd. Readers looking for something to read might want to check them out.

16. 216 灵 The Qi Thief's Path to Immortality 灵气大盗修仙传 North Without Sorrow北无愁Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing (Traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person, no System! Adapted title: The Mortal's Ring Steals Spiritual Energy) The path to immortality begins beneath your feet. Spiritual roots are the foundation, fortune is the boat, temperament is the rudder, and diligence is the sail. If you've found this book, your journey to immortality begins now! Spiritual energy too scarce? I'll steal it from the surrounding area! Aptitude too poor? I'll transform the energy of the five elements! Gravely w 135.2kReads8.1Score19.3kShelves
17. 217 内 Fighting for Every Inch at the Starting Line 内卷在起跑线上 Lie Flat Xia Zhi躺平的小夏之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Female-led + no romance + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + comeback) As soon as Xia Zhi opened her eyes, she realized she had transmigrated. She thought it was just an ordinary transmigration, but it turned out to be the legendary transmigration into a book, and she had become the original heroine's personal Santa Claus! In the end, she even got killed. No way was she going to put up with that. Just watch me conquer the world of immortal cultivation. Time to get to work. Who needs sle 4.1kReads8.5Score339Shelves

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    💥Cultivation! Serious cultivation!! The best cultivation novel I've read in the last two years!!! The female protagonist transmigrates into a cultivation world! Cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Soul Astral Projection, Tribulation Crossing, Great Ascension; except for Qi Refining, which is divided into twelve levels, the others are divided into four realms: early, middle, late, and perfect. Generally, the possibility of challenging higher-level cultivators gradually decreases above the Golden Core stage! 💥Many opportunities and treasures!! There's a spatial dimension, and you can plant crops!!!

18. 218 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 97kReads8.4Score10.9kShelves

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    In my eyes, Tomato has only two masterpieces: one is currently the best of Tomato's causal theory, and the other is the best. I haven't summarized it yet, but I haven't slept well for three days and just finished reading it today. You can tell from my reading time.

19. 219 同 My Classmates and I Were Transported to a Cultivation World, but I Was Sent to One Extra Immortal Realm 同学群穿修仙界，我多穿一个仙界 Ten Years of Exaggeration浮夸十年Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The young Qi Fan suffered from a strange hunger disorder. With no other choice, he dropped out of high school and became a livestreamed eating host. He unexpectedly discovered that his strength was increasing day by day. He had originally planned to muddle through as a professional boxer and live a wealthy life of fame and glory, but then he received an invitation to a graduation gathering from his high school homeroom teacher, Song Chengmin. That invitation changed his life forever. The mysteri 71.2kReads8.2Score8.7kShelves

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    These are the three cultivation novels I'm currently reading, and they're all very good. The first and third ones feature demonic cultivators, but they both have principles and emotions; they're not the kind of demonic cultivators who have no bottom line. The protagonist of the second one is quite loyal, perhaps a bit too saintly. Those who like this kind of story can check them out according to their own preferences.

20. 220 炮 The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Cultivation Rise to Power 炮灰女配修仙逆袭记 Radiant Jade, Fragrant Beauty in a Peaceful World灼灼璞玉静世芳华Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Building a Career + Taking Down Scumbags + Face-Slapping] Lou Hansi was an ordinary modern college graduate who had only recently started an internship. Apart from work, her main pastime was reading novels. One night, she stayed up late reading a cultivation novel called The White Lotus's Path to Immortality. She discovered that one of the novel's supporting female characters shared her name, and out of curiosity she read the whole thing. The story made her grind her teeth with fur 6.7kReads8.8Score452Shelves
21. 221 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.6kReads8.6Score5kShelves
22. 222 洪 Honghuang: Starting at Buzhou Mountain, I Became a Substitute 洪荒：开局不周山，我成了替身 Leaning on a Slanted Bridge in Spring Clothes春衫倚斜桥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A wisp of soul accidentally transmigrated into the Primordial World and awakened inside the body of the hapless Creation Green Lotus, which had been struck by lightning since the day it first emerged. But he failed to possess the lotus. Instead, he caused the original lotus to develop sentience, transforming it into twin lotuses that grew side by side. He had become a stand-in. With no System or cheats, and too embarrassed to call himself a transmigrator, Qingxuan didn’t dare dream of dominati 36.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    A good book, very refreshing to read. It tells the story of the protagonist who transmigrates to the primordial world and, together with a young lady who shares the same origin as the Chaos Green Lotus, attains the Primordial Fruit Realm.

23. 223 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书后我拒绝被炮灰 Tranquility and Nonaction清静无为Ancient Romance677k WordsCompleted Cherry sat at her computer, working hard on her manuscript. This was her eleventh novel. Its style and subject matter were different from her previous ten novels. These days, lots of readers liked imaginative stories about transmigration and cultivation, probably because they wanted to make more money. Cherry decided to give it a try, too, and wrote a novel titled The Road to Immortality for Susu. After two months of work, Cherry was finally nearing the end. In the story, the heroine, Han Susu, 2.9kReads8.8Score207Shelves
24. 224 这 Is This Right? Why Is My Golden Finger Bound to My Villainous Son? 这对吗？金手指绑定我反派儿子？ Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Fantastical Romance361k WordsOngoing [Cute Baby] [Traditional Cultivation Setting] [Romance] [爽文] [Genius] [Not a Mary Sue] [Scheming Mother and Son] Ye Qing transmigrated. She became the short-lived biological mother of a villainous toddler, and got his villain System as a bonus! Her son does the missions, but she gets all the rewards? Who cares who the Host is? As long as I get all the rewards! "Chenchen, stop poking the anthill. Mom's taking you to cultivate immortality!" [Destined Villain Reformation System] [Host: Ye Chen] [Cu 16.9kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    Serious cultivation of immortality

25. 225 挖 You Want to Steal My Jade Bones? I’ll Smash That Scumbag’s Head! 挖我玲珑玉骨？我锤爆渣男狗头 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted One day, Mingmei wakes up as the delicate heroine of an old-school angst novel. The heroine in the book is beautiful, kind, and capable, yet she falls for the wrong man and ends up with both her body and heart broken. Her wicked older sister pretends to be innocent? She gets a slap right across the face, enough to teach her what it means to get burned! The scumbag male lead treats her as a stand-in? She steals his opportunities, destroys his cultivation, and makes him wish he were dead! A derang 1.2kReads8.8Score100Shelves
26. 226 斩 Slaying Immortals for Eternal Life: I Came from the Mortal World 斩仙长生，我自凡尘来 Zhang Writes Articles张写文章Eastern Fantasy76k WordsOngoing [A high-martial-arts world, ruthless and decisive, no bleeding-heart heroics; smart, calm, patient, with a golden finger] The protagonist transmigrates and is reborn on the Tianyuan Continent, gaining a golden finger called the Immortal-Slaying Platform. This continent has no nations. It is a high-martial-arts world where sects rule over the people. At first, the protagonist investigates the mystery of his father's disappearance. Later, he discovers that the Tianyuan Continent is a prison for th 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book recommendation for those looking for something to read! A different kind of fantasy, a different kind of cultivation novel. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and takes revenge without hesitation. A very satisfying read! 👍

27. 227 穿 Transmigrating? Love Can't Hold a Candle to Sword Training 穿越，恋爱哪有练剑香 This Little Fish Is Quite Carefree这辆小鱼很自在Fantastical Romance860k WordsOngoing [No CP + sword cultivator + genius + fantasy + many standout female characters + heroine with unwavering Daoist resolve, no romantic entanglements, decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Ye Ling becomes a nobody of a cousin, fated to be a mere supporting character in a book. No top-tier talent? No mysterious inheritance? No problem! Her golden finger, Heaven Rewards Hard Work, has awakened. Every bit of effort brings several times the reward, allowing her to quickly ma 15.1kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    It's a very traditional cultivation novel. Although the levels are different, the female protagonist is exceptionally hardworking and powerful, and she's also very meticulous, fully showcasing her talent.

28. 228 凡EN The Mortal's Cultivation Journey: Ancestor of Talismans 凡人修仙之符祖 Tomatoes Dipped in Soybean Paste番茄蘸大酱Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal's journey, no System.] Xu Changshou, a young cowherd, is brought into the world of cultivation after saving an errand disciple of the Green Immortal Sect. He later awakens a bloodline jade talisman and obtains a legacy in the Dao of Talismans. Starting with the art of drawing talismans, he steps onto the path of cultivation, ascends to immortality, slays demons, attains eternal life, questions the heavens, creates the Great Dao of Talismans, and achieves the rank of Talisman Ancestor. 226.1kReads8.8Score17.2kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality, cultivating immortality—a romance unique to the Chinese. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation…

29. 229 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Cultivation Novel and Use My System to Cash In on the Heroine 穿书修仙，我带系统薅女主羊毛 Haven’t Seen the Yellow River未见黄河Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a book + System + strong female lead + revenge + everyday cultivation] After being killed by her hopeless romanticism, Wei Shuling transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a disposable villain barely mentioned in passing. A jackpot right from the start. Her spiritual roots have been stolen, and she’s only one breath away from dying. After finally escaping her predicament, she awakens a System. But the System opens with: “Host, you have less than one day to live. Please pay 77Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The first and sixth books are my favorites; they're about winning over the female lead.

30. 230 家 Clan Cultivation: I Ascend to Immortality Through My Descendants 家族修仙：我以子嗣登仙 Hardworking Bumblebee勤劳的大蜜蜂Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsOngoing [Family Saga + Farming and Development + No Goody-Two-Shoes + No Army-Spamming + Slow Burn + (Not for readers who dislike romance or prefer a female-free cast)] Chen Jing'an transmigrates into the world of the Immortal Dao and is born into a small Qi Refining immortal clan in Qinghe County. With mediocre aptitude, his prospects on the path to immortality are bleak. He thought he was destined to live an unremarkable life, but then he unexpectedly awakens the “Mother-and-Child Bell.” As long as he 75.6kReads8.8Score6.6kShelves
31. 231 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.1kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
32. 232 问 Aspiring to the Immortal Path 问鼎仙途 Maple Boat Seeks Zen枫舟问禅Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + no System] Su Shier, a village boy of mediocre aptitude, is forced to embark on an endless, arduous path to immortality in pursuit of revenge for a blood feud. It is a world of deceit, the law of the jungle, scheming, and hardship... The road ahead is long, the way fraught with danger. Though this humble mortal must fight through every obstacle, he swears to forge his own path to immortality. 195.4kReads8.9Score16kShelves
33. 233 修 Cultivation: Everyone Thinks She Has Powerful Backing 修仙，所有人都以为她背景很强 A Lovestruck Soul Among Flowers花语人痴Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No romance, heroine’s growth + five-element spiritual roots + single-minded pursuit of immortality] Wu Weiyang is determined to cultivate the Dao and become an immortal, but she was born with five-element spiritual roots, considered the worst talent in the cultivation world. She refuses to give up. If her aptitude is poor, she’ll make up for it with hard work. If hard work isn’t enough, she’ll add a little luck and a little perseverance. When she gradually begins to stand out, everyone says, “H 21.9kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
34. 234 帮 After I Cured My Senior Sister's Poison, She Wanted to Become My Dao Companion 帮师姐解毒后她竟想做我的道侣 Old Hao Chen陈年老皓Eastern Fantasy598k WordsOngoing [One Heroine] [Two Strong Leads, Both Devoted] [Lots of Heroine Scenes] [Sweet Everyday Interactions] [Gradual Romance] Chen Hao transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation with an incomplete spiritual root. Assigned to the menial workers' quarters of the Wandao Sect, he is bullied by everyone. Fortunately, his System activates and repairs his spiritual root, finally setting him on the path to immortality. One day, Luo Fanshuang, the sect's aloof and otherworldly senior sister and a Golden 4.2kReads8.1Score483Shelves

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    [Single Female Lead][Strong Male and Female Leads][Romantic Slice of Life][Unconventional][Extremely Plot-Rich Female Lead!][Supporting Characters Also Have Romantic Stories] Luo Fanshuang is the senior disciple of the Wandao Sect, aloof and ethereal, a once-in-a-millennium cultivation prodigy, universally acknowledged as the "Heavenly Moon." However, this fairy-like figure falls for a seemingly useless junior brother from the menial labor quarters, whose spiritual roots are incomplete. Only Luo Fanshuang herself knows the earth-shattering secret hidden within that seemingly insignificant junior brother. When her life hangs in the balance due to the outbreak of cold poison, he is the one who saves her. When the demons break the seal and the sect is destroyed, he, with his Qi Refining body, single-handedly protects the entire Wandao Sect. The world sighs at the senior disciple's protectiveness, spoiling this menial junior brother rotten. But they don't know that from beginning to end, it was that seemingly useless junior brother who stood before her, shielding her from all the storms. And Chen Hao can only say: At first, I really just wanted to help my senior sister detoxify!

35. 235 跨 Across the Far Side of the Stars 跨越星空彼岸 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Urban314k WordsOngoing After Chu Wuyi's mother passed away and his father went missing, a mysterious jade pendant left behind by his father began to glow with a strange light during his fourth year of college. In a dream, Chu Wuyi saw The True Explanation of Time and Space. From then on, he embarked on a journey of cultivation and searching for his father... This world isn't as peaceful as it seems on the surface, and humanity isn't its only inhabitant. Who lit the sparks beyond the starry sky? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 180.1kReads9.1Score16.5kShelves
37. 237 退 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Turned the Tables with Bullet Comments 退婚后，修仙女配靠弹幕翻盘了 Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Female Cultivator Turned the Tables with On-Screen Comments [Family bonds + sibling story + strong female lead + progression + no romance + on-screen comments + fake System] Song Jinshu was born into an ancient world. One day, her fiancé came to break off their engagement, and she saw comments scrolling above his head! [This is so infuriating! This is the scene where they force her into marriage, right?] [What a disgusting woman. She look 11.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
38. 238 财 The Path of Wealth, Magic, and Immortality 财法仙途 Mu Jing木井Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted After Lin Xi reached the pinnacle of immortality and became invincible in the world, he looked back on his past and couldn’t help but sigh: “The life of a cultivator is so plain and unremarkable, and so boring.” Everyone else: “You despicable rich guy, shut up! Go find out how hard and heartbreaking life is for a real cultivator!” This is the story of a rich man who used money to pave himself a smooth road to immortality. 3.6kReads8.2Score333Shelves

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    Sneaky development, cultivation novel

39. 239 凡 The World of Mortals 凡尘的世界 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Urban1.6M WordsCompleted One thought in the mortal world can bring a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood; endless years can bring spring warmth and blooming flowers. Across three thousand star domains, three thousand kinds of Dao fire forge the self and merge with chaos, from which yet more chaos is born, all for the sake of the mortal world. Lin Fan is a technician in modern society, and he and his wife, Lu Xue, have been married for just one year. On an ordinary day, Lin Fan is hospitalized after a car accident and 1.5kReads5.8Score127Shelves
40. 240 豪 Young Master of a Powerful Family: The System Sends Me After the Chosen Protagonist 豪门少主：系统让我围猎天命主角 The White Ghost Walks at Night白鬼行夜Eastern Fantasy102k WordsOngoing Villain + System + Hunting the Children of Destiny Ling Chen, a wage slave, transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and finds himself transformed into the young sect master of a top sect with power over an entire region. With a Heavenly Spirit Root and endless resources at his disposal, he thinks he can lie flat and spend his life enjoying fine wine and beautiful women. Who knew the [Strongest Villain System of the Myriad Heavens] would suddenly activate! Only then does he learn that he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The best book I've ever read

41. 241 我 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 24.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
42. 242 开 Awakening from the Start: I Steal Opportunities by Reading the Female Lead's On-Screen Comments 开局觉醒我靠偷看女主弹幕抢机缘 Beautiful Years锦色流年Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation Story Without Rebirth or Transmigration, with Power Progression + Romance + Space + Snatching Every Opportunity] As Su Zhuo enters the Wuji Sect and climbs the Immortal Ascension Steps, she accidentally hits her head, and a dense mass of strange subtitles appears before her eyes. Using the subtitles, she glimpses the heroine’s opportunities and snatches them one by one. The subtitles say the heroine is the chosen one. Su Zhuo thinks: “Just because you talk so much, the chosen one’s 9.3kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
43. 243 我EN I'm an Impostor, the Only Prophet in a Horror World 我是伪人惊悚世界唯一预言家 Mushrooms Stewed with Pig's Head蘑菇炖猪头Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Adapted into an animated series of the same name by Hongguo] [Not Mindless] [Dark Horror] [Prophet] [Impostors] [Survival] Impostors lurk among the people, while anomalous entities roam everywhere. This is the terrifying world of what comes after. Later generations call it the "Afterworld," or the "Backrooms." No one can find the impostors hidden among the crowds. All they can do is wait for the slaughter! Fortunately, Lin Yang received the role of [Prophet]. [Each day, you may check one person 387.2kReads8.2Score51.4kShelves
44. 244 诸 The Gods' Ruins: The Cycle of Life and Death 诸神遗迹生死轮转 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lin Nian inherited the legacy of a deity by chance as a child, but, too young to understand it, kept it buried deep within himself. It was not until university that he gradually awakened the dormant power inside him and uncovered cultivation rituals sealed away for a thousand years. Beneath the facade of the modern city, he witnessed one divine ruin after another emerge, as foreign forces and secret organizations maneuvered in the shadows to seize the inheritance. Recruited by a special state ag 114Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 步 Every Step Toward Immortality 步步唯仙 Seeking the Way to Immortality问道朝仙Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing What is the point of cultivating immortality? To prove the Great Dao and seek eternal life. If you have to do whatever it takes to get there, being a little underhanded is no big deal!! Ding Xiu: “I’ve always acted with honor and integrity. Those sneaky things were done by other people. What do they have to do with me?” And so begins a story about a sneaky man cultivating immortality. —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 远 The Immortal Path of Yuanqing 远青仙途 Step by Step, the Low-End Learning Machine步步低点读机Eastern Fantasy82k WordsOngoing Born into a declining family of rogue cultivators, he has only mediocre talent with three spiritual roots. Yet he holds fast to caution, conceals his edge, and keeps a low profile. On the perilous path of cultivation, he sees through the cunning and deceit in people’s hearts, always acting carefully and knowing when to advance or retreat. He navigates one dangerous situation after another, biding his time amid endless conflict, and spends his long years of cultivation desperately seeking the cha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are very good.

47. 247 修 After Cultivating the Heartless Path, the Little Junior Sister Is Unbelievably Powerful 修了无情道后，小师妹她强的过分 Xia Yu Who Loves Hami爱哈米的夏欲Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted After Xia Ling was struck dead by lightning, she transmigrated into a melodramatic novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character who died horribly. Other people transmigrate to face-slap their way to success and reach the pinnacle of life. She transmigrated only to have her spiritual roots ripped out, her meridians severed, and her dantian crippled… But it was fine. She could always go crazy, so who cares? * After leaving Yinmiao Sect, a gathering place for exploited workhorses, Xia Ling infiltra 5.3kReads8.9Score900Shelves
48. 248 我 With a Pocket Dimension, I’m Unbeatable at Cultivation and Farming 我有空间在手，修仙种田无敌手 A Free Little Bird自由的小小鸟Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted [A power-up journey + farming + cultivation + sweet and satisfying + one-on-one romance + a little chuunibyou] Yan Qingyan survived the apocalypse for three years, only to be dumped into the cultivation world by her suddenly upgraded space. She was already dull-witted by nature, and then she had the bad luck to offend a brainless second-generation cultivator who bullied men and oppressed women. Her dantian was destroyed in a single day, and eighteen years of cultivation went up in smoke! You wan 4.9kReads8.9Score492Shelves

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    ① From the female protagonist's perspective, she and her Daoist partner rebuild their cultivation from a shattered dantian, starting from the Qi Refining stage. The female protagonist possesses wood-type supernatural abilities and is a talisman master, while the male protagonist is an alchemist. ② From the male protagonist's perspective, he is the former head of a small island family, a Qi Refining cultivator over a hundred years old at the start. He has a system, and spirit stones can upgrade treasures.

49. 249 从 From Sect Servant to Immortal Cultivator 从宗门杂役开始修炼成仙 Feng Si封四Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Cautious cultivation + proficiency panel + beast taming + no heroine or one heroine] Lu Feng transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and becomes a village boy. Through a series of misunderstandings, he ends up as an odd-job disciple of the Qingyang Sect. He starts out as an odd-job disciple. All Lu Feng wants is to cultivate quietly with the help of his panel and live forever by keeping a low profile. With the panel, he cultivates quietly all the way. Time passes, and long years go by. 2.1kReads6.1Score126Shelves
50. 250 幽 The Myriad Forms of the Netherworld 幽墟万象 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Sci-Fi & Apocalypse831k WordsOngoing A shroud of mist blankets the world, and technology lies in ruins. Humanity, eking out a living within lighthouses, never imagined that beneath the shadows at their feet lay a secret buried for countless ages: the present world is merely a phantom of the Ruin Realm. A devouring cycle that repeats once every 129,600 years has already ground countless eras to dust. Every 129,600 years, the Ruin Realm devours the world, and the cycle begins anew. The bones of countless civilizations lie buried deep 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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