No-Romance Stories Focused on Unorthodox Paths Like Illusions, Poison, and Ghost Taming 主修旁门左道的比如幻术、毒术、御鬼等无cp小说

1. 1 修EN Immortal Cultivation: This Is How the Unorthodox Do It 修仙：旁门左道就是这样的 Fire Cloud Pillar火云柱Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Classical-style cultivation] [No System] [Growth] [The clash between new and old cultivation methods] [The passage of time] [Some farming and management] [No level suppression] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fellow Daoist, rent a set of internal organs and a brain to help you cultivate!] [When you practice the Golden Core, you can dig up your ancestors and have them help you cultivate] [My family has a lineage stretching back ten thousand years, with the bones of a hundred thousand grandmaster martia 146.7kReads8.5Score12.8kShelves

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   This book's descriptions are more in line with traditional Eastern magic, featuring long-range attacks and curses, unlike other cultivation novels that constantly involve close-quarters combat, which is unbearable to read. Cultivation should give people a sense of grandeur and sophistication, so this book is quite good.

2. 2 拜 I Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; I Honor Evil, Not People! 拜鬼不拜神，尊邪不尊人！ A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery378k WordsCompleted (The prequel to Ye Ran is coming soon) [Evil Cultivator with No Bottom Line] + [Unorthodox Methods] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [Corpse Refining and Ghost Controlling] + [The writing may be disturbing, and the protagonist is no hero.] When the justice people believe in cannot be served, unorthodox methods find their way in. “Unorthodox methods” has always been a derogatory term. They may not deliver justice, but they can soothe the anger burning 8.4kReads8.4Score719Shelves

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   Don't be fooled by the low rating of the first book; it's no worse than Zuo An's (the author of "Supporting Flower Taoist") works! Here are 13 recommendations for unorthodox or unconventional novels! I feel Zuo An's later works are a bit less enjoyable to read.

3. 3 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
4. 4 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
5. 5 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 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves

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   1. Li Laomo, the Nine Tribulations Blood Demon who cultivates blood-path techniques (I've read this book multiple times; it's a game-changer compared to other books in this genre, highly recommended). 2. Song Laomo, who refines corpses, raises Gu (a type of poisonous insect), and controls ghosts. 3. Master Ye, a typical unorthodox and evil sorcerer who uses the ashes of the Grass Scroll Taoist to prolong life.

6. 6 在 Becoming an Ancestor in the World of Immortal Cultivation 在修仙世界混成老祖 Beacon Fire烽火Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Sheng's soul transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation. As a family disciple of mediocre talent, how can he make it to the top? Some are devoted to the sword, while others are obsessed with the saber. Lin Sheng alone enjoys listening to music... As a demonic cultivator, isn't it perfectly reasonable to know nothing about formations, artifacts, pills, or talismans, and instead practice cultivation through dual cultivation? (No System!! Not a dark story, and the protagonist is neither 1.1kReads6.8Score100Shelves

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   The first book is about cultivating the Art of Union [Note]. The second book is about cultivating the Daoist Art of White Bones [Masterpiece of Sparrow Devouring]. The last two books are about cultivating corpses [Understood].

7. 7 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
8. 8 魔 Immortality in the Demonic Sect: A Fated Bond with a Spirit Corpse Immortal 魔门长生之灵尸仙缘 Night Whispers, Mortal Voices夜语凡声Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xuanqing accidentally entered a demonic sect, only to discover that it was nothing like the brutal place of legend. From then on, he refined spirit corpses, sought immortality, and cultivated the sword. A thousand years later, he looked back, having reached the pinnacle. No matter how chaotic the Azure Heavens or shattered the Yellow Earth, all things mourn with the changing seasons! Loneliness like falling snow! My heart endures forever. 837Reads7.2Score—Shelves
9. 9 修 Cultivation: Proving the Dao Through Corpses 修仙：以尸证道 I Want to Be a Couch Potato想成为咸鱼的我Eastern Fantasy562k WordsCompleted “The world misunderstands me far too much. I’m actually a righteous cultivator.” An excerpt from Liu Qing’s collected sayings. Liu Qing was an ordinary rogue cultivator who knew that, with his poor natural aptitude, he had no chance of successfully establishing his foundation. Fortunately, after transmigrating, he got a golden finger. It was mostly broken, but it could still produce corpses. Armed with a demonic cultivation manual, he began his path to immortality. “Blood Devouring Art: absorb v 473Reads6.3Score—Shelves
10. 10 血 A Boat of Flesh and Blood, Ferrying All Gods and Buddhas 血肉为舟，渡尽神佛 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Xianxia600k WordsOngoing (Demons) (Gods and Buddhas) (Incense Offerings) (Fortune) (Corpse-Liberation Immortals) (Cultivation Through Flesh and Blood) (No System) (Decisive and Ruthless) Three thousand continents, humans, demons, and monsters coexist, sustaining the gods and Buddhas... In troubled times, demons and monsters seek cultivation, devouring countless people. Gods and Buddhas coexist and enjoy the incense offerings, indifferent to the world. 76kReads9.1Score7.8kShelves

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    The protagonist took the unorthodox path

11. 11 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    Those who cultivate the ghost path start by refining the system.

12. 12 凡 Mortal Cultivation: I Have a Divine Ability Cauldron 凡人修仙，我有一个神通鼎 A Fei Who Longs for Cats一只想猫的飞Eastern Fantasy572k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Mortal’s Path to Immortality: From the Nine Breaths Technique to a Counterattack. [Mortal-style cultivation] [Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers] [Slow burn] [No harem] [One female lead] [No brainless characters] [Decisive and ruthless] Zhou Yuyan discovers that he has transmigrated into the cultivation world, and starts with a useless spirit root. The spiritual power in his dantian is devoured by a little cauldron. But as long as he spends money on pills, the cauldron returns divine Da 1.4kReads8.0Score105Shelves

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    Does this book, which uses various spells such as the "Seven Arrows of Nailhead" and illusions such as "Nightmare Prayer" to kill enemies, count?

13. 13 年 Sent to the Countryside in the 1970s: Heaven Rewards the Diligent 年代下乡：我有天道酬勤 Naming Is Too Competitive起名太卷了Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Going to the countryside, hunting, farming, gathering herbs, and hunting for treasure! Reborn in the 1970s! He lucks into a girlfriend, only to find out she isn't looking to get married! After moving to the countryside, he hunts, gathers ginseng, searches for treasure, and lives a carefree, comfortable life... 62.5kReads7.9Score5.5kShelves

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    Unorthodox practices, such as refining poisonous insects, refining corpses, raising ghosts, and folding paper figures.

14. 14 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: You Gave Me the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation System 重生年代：你给我来魔道祖师系统 Eagle Eating Potatoes老鹰吃土豆Urban435k WordsOngoing Bad news: I got lucky. Good news: I transmigrated. Neither good nor bad news: I have a System, and I'm in a period drama, but the Demon Ancestor System insists we're in the cultivation world! [Host successfully evaded pursuit by Heavenly Dao Alliance disciples (police officers). Reward: one Myriad Souls Banner!] [Host successfully joined a low-ranking sect (a village hunting family). Reward: Blood-Soul Beast-Raising Art!] [Congratulations, Host, on successfully going undercover in a first-rate o 609Reads5.9Score154Shelves
15. 15 年 Period: My Taoist Arts Reach the Divine, and You Call Me Superstitious? 年代：道法通神，你说我迷信？ Boiled Some Water烧了点开水Urban1.3M WordsCompleted 45.8kReads7.9Score3.9kShelves
16. 16 神 A Supernatural World: From the Start, I Contract a Stunning Beauty 神诡世界，开局契约绝色美妇 Eraser Destroyer橡皮毁灭者Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + power fantasy] [American horror + Hong Kong horror + zombies...] Qian Jin unexpectedly obtains the demonic treasure, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and arrives in a world of spirits and horrors. Here, yin and yang overlap, order has collapsed, and the people live in misery. It is a paradise for ghosts and monsters, and a hell for ordinary people… When he encounters vampires, werewolves, witches, demons, ogres… as well as the ugly doll Annabelle, Halloween icon Michael, th 8.8kReads7.0Score792Shelves
17. 17 九 Uncle Nine: Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Smoking Black! 九叔：你这人皇帆，怎么冒黑烟！ The Ma Clan VS Picking Chrysanthemums Beneath the Eastern Fence马氏VS采菊东篱下Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted You raise ghosts and refine corpses, and you tell me you're from the Maoshan Sect? Su Jun stared at his cheap master in shock, his face full of disbelief. His eyes seemed to say, Are you messing with me? Master: “Wild Maoshan is still Maoshan!” After transmigrating into Uncle Nine's world, he becomes the disciple of a villainous feng shui master. The feng shui master plots against him, making him a cannon fodder pawn in the scheme to take down Uncle Nine. See how Su Jun defies fate and changes h 136Reads6.8Score—Shelves
18. 18 没 I'm Not Joking, the Other Side Really Has 1.4 Billion Demon Cultivators! 没开玩笑，对面真有14亿魔修！ Er Nan二楠Urban298k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Everyone Cultivates Demonic Arts]+ [High Martial]+ [Myriad Races Descend]+ [Overwhelming Power]+ [Conquering the Universe] After ten thousand years of reincarnation, Spiritual Qi Revival begins. Blue Star, one of the universe’s ten ancient civilization planets, dormant for ages, finally welcomes the return of a golden age of cultivation. However, when Gu Yan awakens the “Humanity: Kindling System,” he sees not a glorious future, but a blood-soaked calamity... Six mon 1kReads8.4Score101Shelves
19. 19 我 I Work at a Funeral Parlor as a Bone Demon, Looting Corpses and Practicing Evil Arts 我在义庄做骨魔，摸大尸，练邪功 A Sigh at Being Alive有生叹Eastern Fantasy355k WordsOngoing [An unconventional path to longevity + folk legends and strange tales + the world of martial heroes + everyday cultivation] Chen Sinian opened his eyes and discovered that he had become a rotting corpse, nothing but bones. In a world full of supernatural weirdness, if people can bully you, even dogs can bully you, right? Luckily, he stumbled upon a stroke of good fortune and found that he could retrieve all kinds of rewards from corpses. Bone cultivation arts, skin-painting techniques, Bian Que 161Reads7.2Score—Shelves
20. 20 一 The Outcast: Master of Maoshan Dark Arts 一人之下：我为茅山邪术师！ The Blind Man Who Doesn't Carry an Umbrella不打伞的瞎子Male-Channel Fanfiction624k WordsOngoing He transmigrates into The Outcast and becomes a Maoshan outcast who has just joined Quanxing. In this turbulent era, Qin Yifan evades the righteous factions hunting him while using forbidden arts to kill Japanese invaders, becoming a master of dark arts! 2.5kReads7.3Score102Shelves
21. 21 我 I'm a Mighty Demonic Cultivator, So Why Make Me Join an Anime Crossover Chat Group? 我堂堂魔修，让我加综漫聊天群？ Lounging Around and Making a Complete Mess舒舒服服摆大烂Anime Fanfiction237k WordsOngoing [Crossover worlds + chat group + demonic cultivation + invincible protagonist + blunt honesty + pure wish fulfillment, no NTR] [After the, don't read if you mind] Zhou Yi transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation. He becomes an outer sect disciple of the Shengji Sect. He thinks he's about to be thrown into a hellish cultivation ground. Unexpectedly, a crossover-world chat group appears. Every member's world is full of resources. In the Demon Slayer world, refine immortal demons into blo 29Reads8.6Score—Shelves
22. 22 道 Taoist Invades the Myriad Worlds: From the Start, I Craft a Paper Celestial Court by Hand 道士入侵万界：开局手搓纸天庭 Gentleman Among Flowers花间君Eastern Fantasy673k WordsCompleted A parallel civilization on Blue Star, a world ruled by an alliance of Daoist sects. This is the story of a young Taoist who uses paper effigy-making to craft a paper Heavenly Court by hand, then leads paper soldiers and generals to conquer the Myriad Worlds! 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
23. 23 诡 Strange Creatures: I Transmigrated Into a Paper Effigy Maker 诡怪：我穿越成了纸扎匠 That Year, That Summer, Those Cicadas那年那夏那蝉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural horrors + an uncanny family + play the pig to eat the tiger + behind-the-scenes scheming + an army of paper effigies] Su Yu wakes up to find he has transmigrated into a semi-industrialized world where supernatural horrors are part of everyday life. (It's roughly equivalent to the Republican era: big cities are bright and bustling, while villages are still stuck in ancient times.) Lost and alone, he is taken in by Uncle Seven, the owner of a paper effigy shop. During a supernatural 7.9kReads8.8Score732Shelves
24. 24 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 64.6kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves

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    In the Dharma-ending Age, all laws have ceased to exist, making cultivation as difficult as ascending to heaven! Having been a powerful evil lord in his previous life, the protagonist is reborn into a Hong Kong variety show world, only to find it still the Dharma-ending Age. The orthodox paths are impassable, and unorthodox methods are also blocked, leaving him no choice but to continue down his unorthodox path. The cultivation system differs from traditional methods; the protagonist improves his cultivation techniques by participating in the story and earning rewards, using zombies as the core and various ghosts as aids, to cultivate in the Dharma-ending Age.

25. 25 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 9kReads8.2Score770Shelves

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    The main character isn't like other main characters; he's not very good-looking.

26. 26 吾 I Cultivate Immortality Through Unorthodox Ways 吾于旁门，左道成仙 Luo Lan Loves to Cook爱做饭的罗兰Urban726k WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world, Chen Feng joins the Daoist sect as a practitioner of the Left Path after catching a dead fish. At a certain gathering, the sect leaders discuss whether to let rogue cultivators leave the assembly. “I am Daoist Fengdu. Who says practitioners of the Left Path cannot ascend to the Heavenly Gate?!” ...The Soul-Taming Umbrella (Merit Umbrella), the Hundred-Soul Banner (Human Emperor Banner), the Gu-Refining Basin (Treasure-Gathering Basin), and the Spine Sword (Xuanyuan Sw 5.6kReads8.9Score415Shelves

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    In a residential area with unfinished buildings in Xipan City, a simply dressed young man sits quietly under a willow tree by an artificial lake, holding a bamboo pole and fishing.

27. 27 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves
28. 28 长 Immortal Cultivation: From the Start, I Ran a Coffin Shop and Refined Zombies 长生修仙：开局棺材铺炼僵尸 Jiang Yinglong姜应龙Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Long-life cultivation + time-rewinding cloth + zombie refinement + unorthodox cultivation] After transmigrating to a vast world of immortal cultivation, Ji Changqing uses a time-rewinding cloth to repeatedly return to his youth, improve his aptitude, and make up for his shortcomings. He refines numerous zombies to protect his path, and ultimately becomes an immortal ancestor. “This spirit herb hasn’t been growing long enough... Time-Rewinding Cloth, speed it up by a hundred years...” “Why is th 13.7kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    I recommend these 10 books! The main characters all practice unorthodox methods, such as corpse refining, ghost raising, evil magic, and raising insects and concocting poisons!

29. 29 命 Born with the Fate of an Emperor, and You Say the Empress Took Me as Her Slave? 命格应帝王，你说女帝收我为奴？ Pawn马前卒Eastern Fantasy691k WordsOngoing [Court politics, jianghu, decisive and ruthless, vying for supremacy, spiritual qi revival, Snow in the Wind, invincible, an unconventional empress] True court politics, not fantasy martial arts dressed up as something else. A plot-driven story, not a monster-grinding level-up tale. After transmigrating to an ancient, otherworldly realm, Wei Yuan spent thirty years earning fame and fortune, winning glorious victories single-handedly. The Chen Kingdom even bestowed on him the titles of First-Rank 30Reads7.2Score—Shelves
30. 30 恐 The Age of Terror: I Begin as a Gravekeeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 89.2kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
31. 31 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 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    They are all dark-style demonic cultivators, evil cultivators, and practitioners of unorthodox and unorthodox paths.

32. 32 万 Ten Thousand Insects Shroud the Heavens 万虫遮天 Peanuts Are Drunk and Ready to Drink花生醉下酒Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing From bait for the insects to lord of all insects! A brutal immortal path paved with blood and tears, a struggle for survival amid insects and schemes! Han Qing, a farm boy, sees his fate shattered while serving alongside his father. The cold and ruthless cultivation sect treats mortals like grass, abducting him and his fellow villagers to serve as blood food for spirit insects! Devoured by countless insects and surviving by the narrowest margin, he becomes a lowly insect-feeding slave. After wit 11.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Insect-themed novels, very good. (Insect Cultivation)

33. 33 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The Myriad Soul Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates Yin and Yang, a mortal's journey, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

34. 34 凡 One Thought Between Mortal and Demon 凡魔一念间 User3587082用户3587082Eastern Fantasy156k WordsCompleted Lu Chengying, a hunter from Blackwind Mountain, only wanted to survive. Hunted by his enemies, he fled into a forbidden zone, where he found nothing but a cultivator's corpse and a demonic inheritance called the Black Soul Scripture. Cultivation Method Description: Nurture souls and refine them into banners, plunder all living beings, and strengthen yourself. Warning: Prone to backlash; countless practitioners have died. Lu Chengying put away the cultivation method, his expression calm. Backlash 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist uses the Myriad Souls Banner, acting selfishly and for personal gain.

35. 35 亡EN The Necromancer Supreme 亡灵大法师 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + D&D + mage + no saintly heroine + ruthless and decisive + thrilling combat] Standard version: From the moment he awakened his supernatural powers, Huo Ling knew his path lay ahead of him. Would he choose to be a hero, or a villain? He could fight gnolls in a fortress or plunge into the Nine Hells and consort with devils. He could cut off the head of an Abyssal Lord in the Bottomless Abyss, or conquer Heaven and make the gods bow. Looking back, he realized he had already reached the su 61.5kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
36. 36 血 A Blood-Fed Path to the Ghost Realm 血饲鬼途 Dark Lazy Bug暗懒虫Mystery701k WordsOngoing At a mass grave, I raised a ghost. It was nothing but a tool to help me survive. The essence blood of my clansmen, the flesh and blood of geniuses, the souls of the entire clan... All became fuel for refining ghosts! The stronger the ghost, the fiercer its backlash? Then I’ll use stronger restrictions and deeper schemes to keep it my slave forever! I’ll rob cultivators, slaughter cities, go undercover, kill my master, and refine ghost children... I’ll stop at nothing. With demonic arts that reac 183Reads8.0Score—Shelves
37. 37 诡 In This Bizarre Cultivation World, I Can Train Without Any Cost 诡异修仙，我却可以无代价修炼 Qingjiaoyi青椒一Eastern Fantasy595k WordsCompleted [Eerie Cultivation] Li Fan transmigrates to the Great Yan Dynasty and becomes a young Taoist novice at Qingfeng Temple. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life living an ordinary existence. But gradually, he discovers that this is a world of immortal cultivation. Just as he sets foot on the path to immortality, he learns that every cultivation method comes at a price! Fortunately, Li Fan awakens a golden finger that lets him waive the costs of cultivation methods. This is a world of the unca 1.4kReads6.9Score101Shelves
38. 38 港 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Resonating with Birds与鸟共鸣Mystery891k WordsOngoing Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 2.9kReads5.6Score184Shelves

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    Book review, book review, I want a book review! [Smirking]

39. 39 邪 Starting as an Evil Cultivator, I Refine Corpse Puppets and Drive Away Evil Spirits to Become a Sword Immortal 邪修开局炼尸傀驱煞鬼想成为剑仙 Offense and Defense攻防Eastern Fantasy681k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a cultivation world, Wang Huan became an abandoned baby. Fortunately, he was taken in by the Corpse Soul Sect. Here, people get along wonderfully. We’re as close as blood mingling in the Blood Refining Pool, as loving as souls bound together to command fierce ghosts, and as good brothers who fight side by side as we’re refined into corpse puppets. In this loving big family, Wang Huan works hard so he won’t become cultivation material. Poor and honest, he even refuses hi 954Reads5.4Score—Shelves
40. 40 异 Survival in Another World: I Get the Devouring Golden Toad from the Start 异界求生：开局获得吞噬金蟾 Drunken Salted Fish咸鱼泡酒Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The luxury cruise ship Sea God is struck by a supernatural typhoon, sending all its passengers transmigrating to the otherworldly realm of Ten Thousand Scars, where ferocious beasts roam. Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons and equipment. From the start, Lin Mo devours a golden toad and awakens the divine skill of Infinite Devouring. Devour flesh and blood to gain attributes; devour runes to acquire talents, then wipe out every race! From surviving on a deserted island to sweep 15.1kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves

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    A luxury cruise ship, the "Poseidon," encounters a supernatural typhoon, transporting all passengers to the monster-infested alternate world, "The Realm of Ten Thousand Marks." Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons. Lin Mo starts by devouring a golden toad, awakening the divine skill of infinite devouring. He consumes flesh and blood to increase attributes; he devours runes to gain talents, annihilating countless races. From surviving on a deserted island to conquering countless alien realms. Others rely on picking up talents; I rely on devouring, becoming invincible! (Transmigrating to Another World: Becoming Stronger by Devouring Everything)

41. 41 直 Livestream: Why Go to Peking University? Come to A University with Dad! 直播：上什么北大，跟爹上A大！ Honest Tom老实的汤姆Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrived, and Ai Chen was reborn. In his previous life, he drove his son away by being too strict. This time, he'll spoil him rotten. During the apocalypse, father and son stay home and play video games. Son: Dad, I want to get into Peking University! Ai Chen: Why go to Peking University? Come to A University with me! With that, he pulled his son into a two-player game. Son: Dad, I'm tired of gaming. I want to do homework for a while... Ai Chen: You finished your homework already. 586Reads9.2Score165Shelves
42. 42 创 Creating an Eternal True World 创造永恒真界 Fantasy Song Journey幻歌行Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Creation] [Heavenly Dao] [World Tree] [Behind-the-scenes scheming] [Dark and eerie] [Unstoppable across the ages] [Ultimate worldbuilding] Ye Yi suffers from a strange headache, and during a sci-fi experiment, unexpectedly awakens a “World Seed”! And so Ye Yi creates the world from nothing, bringing an “Eternal True Realm” into being in his mind! Later, Ye Yi traces back the supersensory factor and successfully travels through a cosmic black hole to another world, where he discovers the foun 98Reads6.8Score—Shelves
43. 43 魔 The Demon Child: I'm a Horned Ant of the Jie Sect, and I Take Shen Zhengdao as My Disciple 魔童：我截教天角蚁，收徒申正道 Medicine Stone药石Anime Fanfiction239k WordsOngoing Demonic Child Nezha + Primordial World + Investiture of the Gods + mythology + Journey to the West + Cult Founder. Jiang Liu thought he had transmigrated to the Primordial World and become Tongtian’s disciple early on. He never expected to run into Shen Zhengdao teaching his disciples in a bamboo grove. That was when he realized he had actually transmigrated into the world of Demonic Child Nezha. Just then, the Cult Founder System finished loading. As long as he expanded his sect and recruited d 3Reads6.6Score—Shelves
44. 44 左 Unorthodox Paths: The Road to Immortality Begins with a Shaman 左道旁门，从巫祝开始的长生大道 A Lifetime of Sharpness一世锋芒Eastern Fantasy146k WordsOngoing Ye Feng, who can travel freely between two worlds, arrives in the strange realm of Yin and Yang. Here, people practice a unique form of shamanic cultivation. But Ye Feng soon discovers that something seems wrong with the way people cultivate in this world. “How can something as serious as cultivation be handled so carelessly?” “I thought I was the only one messing around, but the people of this world take things even further.” “Is my mission after transmigrating here to whip this ramshackle Yin- 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Witchcraft, monsters, zombies, mountain gods

45. 45 我 I Cultivate Immortality by Raising Corpses and Farming 我靠炼尸种地成仙 Doesn't Eat Little Piggies不吃小猪猪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Corpse Refining]+ [Beast Taming]+ [Cultivation] The world of cultivation is perilous day and night. The four seasons have vanished, and calamities run rampant. Cultivators harbor spiritual energy within their bodies. If buried, their remains may be absorbed by plants and give rise to spiritual fruit; if eaten by beasts, they may give rise to strange creatures. And if a corpse is not handled properly, the erosion of the [Solar Eclipse] and [Lunar Eclipse] may even cause a terrifying anomaly to e 4.2kReads7.7Score357Shelves

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    Recommended for those seeking to refine corpses and control ghosts!! [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Cool]! The world of cultivation is fraught with danger, with no seasons and rampant calamities. Cultivators possess spiritual energy within their bodies. If buried, this energy might be absorbed by plants and trees, giving rise to spiritual fruits; if eaten by wild beasts, it might give birth to strange creatures. If a corpse is not handled properly, the combined effects of solar and night eclipses could directly create a great monster! Chen Li transmigrates to Shennong Valley seeking immortality, awakening a corpse-refining furnace along the way. Refining corpses grants lifespan. Spiritual fruit corpses, refined. Strange beast corpses, refined. Monster corpses, refined. Cultivator corpses, also refined. The corpse-refining furnace can refine any corpse.

46. 46 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
47. 47 无 Infinite Fusion: My Bonded Gu Have All Become Immortals 无限融合，我的本命蛊都成仙了 The Bearing of a Sixty-Year-Old Hall六十岁殿堂之姿Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted A bloody catastrophe shattered a dynasty that had ruled for a thousand years. Li Yuan, its sole surviving prince, concealed his identity and fled to the southern frontier, where he joined the Gu Master lineage and unexpectedly awakened a Gu-Insect Synthesis System. Lords from every corner of the land, demons and monsters, and the various martial-world factions were all looking for him. They wanted to use his bloodline as the key to unlock the Martial God treasure left behind by the founding empe 93.8kReads9.0Score11kShelves
48. 48 废 The Good-for-Nothing Beauty and the Asura Bone 废柴美男修罗骨 Geng Metal Bathes in White庚金沐白Eastern Fantasy317k WordsOngoing Tags: Two souls in one body, taking an unorthodox path to sainthood, dark cultivation, ruthless, beautiful and tragic Everyone mocks him as the sect’s top “pretty face,” with nothing but stunning looks to his name. He has a fake Five Elements spiritual root, and ten years of hard cultivation have only brought him to the second layer of Qi Refining. Then, as he lay dying in a frigid pool, a fragment of the Reincarnation Pearl and a wisp of a Void Refining True Lord’s remnant soul entered his body —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 荒 The Primordial Insect Sovereign 荒古虫尊 Maoxing Xuemo猫星雪墨Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Spirit Insect Companions + Beast Taming + Traditional Cultivation + No Transmigration + No System] An unparalleled secret has circulated through the world: the Ancient Devourer of the Dao Divine Insect is peerless, able to consume corpses and refine immortal arts and secret techniques. The immortal sects of the heavens and the gods and Buddhas of the Western Heaven all fight desperately to claim it, seeing it as an extraordinary opportunity to attain the Great Dao. Yet no one knows that the anc 1.7kReads—Score244Shelves

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    Controlling insects and devouring corpses, embarking on an extraordinary path of cultivation!

50. 50 次 Dimensional Invasion: My Clones and I Rule the World 次元入侵：我与分身共天下 Li the Cavity蛀牙李Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In a parallel Blue Star, dimensional invasions, spiritual qi revival, and fantasies made real brought forth countless things from novels, anime, and films. Lin Xiao transmigrated to this world with his clones. Gazing at this bizarre, dazzling world teeming with stars, he made a single wish: to become the sun. 4.8kReads—Score455Shelves

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    It has clones, and these clones follow various cultivation systems.

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