Long Cultivation Novels with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Cores, Nascent Souls, and More 长篇修仙小说，有练气筑基金丹元婴等等

1. 1 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 988.6kReads9.4Score105.8kShelves

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   With over 1800 chapters and still being updated, is that long enough?

2. 2 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 79kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves

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   This is a good book; you can read it when you have time. The content is engaging, and the author's writing style is excellent.

3. 3 修 Beyond Immortal Cultivation 修仙之上 Quan San Shuo圈三说Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing Beyond cultivating immortality, is there still a path to becoming an immortal? A young boy from a mountain village stumbles into the world of cultivation after a brush with danger. From that moment on, he embarks on a twisting, treacherous, yet extraordinary path of cultivation... 3.9kReads8.3Score280Shelves

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   This book is excellent; I read it from junior high to university graduation. It's a masterpiece.

4. 4 苟 Raising Pigs in a Cultivation Sect on the Sly 苟在修仙宗门养猪 Bay Chief湾长Xianxia216k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, Chen Mo is guided by a five-colored pearl and begins in a lifeless space of yellow earth. While others toil in cultivation and fight over resources, he quietly raises flower spirit pigs in Spirit Beast Valley. In his space, spiritual springs bubble, spiritual herbs grow in lush patches, and spirit pigs fill the pens. One drop of Origin Spirit Liquid can evolve a village dog into a spirit beast. A hundred-year-old spiritual herb, somethin 18.7kReads—Score2.9kShelves

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   Cultivating Immortality and Farming in a Spatial World

5. 5 剑 Sword, Moon, Zither, and Star 剑月琴星 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 116.7kReads8.9Score7kShelves

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   I really enjoyed reading the first three books; to be honest, I think they're better written than Wang Yu's.

6. 6 截 The Daoist Who Severs Fate 截运道师 Bird of the North北国之鸟Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing Born in a poor mountain village, I ate a dragon fish and gained the destiny of a top scholar. Yet for mortals seeking the Great Dao, joy and sorrow, parting and loss are all unavoidable. Thirty years as beasts of burden among mortals, sixty years as dragons and elephants among Buddhas. How can one reach great enlightenment without enduring a thousand cuts? 12.2kReads8.7Score321Shelves
7. 7 玄 The Profound Heaven Cultivation Chronicle 玄天修仙录 Kong Wei from Zhongang中昂的孔纬Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Yuanjing, an early Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Xuantian Sect, only wants to keep his head down in the cultivation world and live a quiet, stable life. Even when people call him “Rat Daoist” and his peers mock him, he never goes to dangerous places or gets caught up in perilous situations. But without immortality, everything ultimately comes to nothing. With his lifespan nearly at its end and death close at hand, he has no choice but to take a gamble. By luck, he breaks throu 14.7kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
8. 8 镇 God Suppressor 镇神 An Xiu Lan暗丶修兰Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted A deadly evil curse, a Taoist priest ascending to immortality, and a great calamity on the horizon. The Daoist sect's young patriarch has no choice but to descend the mountain and save the world, only to find a greater conspiracy unfolding one after another. 2.8kReads6.9Score183Shelves
9. 9 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Secret 黄帝秘藏 Chanting Sutras to Save Myself诵经渡己Mystery6.0M WordsOngoing With a blood-written deed on my body, I fought hungry dogs for food. In the bitter cold of winter, I was about to be beaten to death on the frozen ground, until someone stood before me and told me I was a dragon in the art of feng shui... 15.5kReads8.9Score600Shelves
10. 10 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score437Shelves
11. 11 凡 A Mortal From the Start, With a Cultivation Mega-Model 凡人开局，我有修仙大模型 Fan Sanmeng繁三梦Eastern Fantasy103k WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation, System, decisive and ruthless, no brainless protagonist, no formulaic tropes] I'm Han Ping. In my previous life, I worked myself to death coding. I started out as a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots, but I still made a comeback. A thrilling cultivation power fantasy with a well-reasoned plot! Fellow cultivators, stop and take a look. You'll be hooked in three chapters, says the Immortal Spirit. What? ...You want to know who the Immortal Spirit is...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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

12. 12 欧 The European Phoenix's Cultivation Saga: A Long Road to Immortality, Time for a Shock 欧凰修仙传：仙途漫漫，来点震撼 Author Liu Xingxing作者刘星星Eastern Fantasy176k WordsOngoing Ou Huang transmigrates to a cultivation universe and unexpectedly merges with an Immortal Emperor’s mortal Dao Fruit. After a thousand years, he has become a mighty Nascent Soul cultivator. Along the way, he casually whipped up a few technological gadgets. To deal with the risk of his spirit becoming unstable, he hides his cultivation and slips into the Tianxuan Sect as an ordinary outer disciple. My name is Ou Huang. I’m the Emperor of Luck, and you’re all ants. No System, invincible protagonis 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist appears to be a Qi cultivator but is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator.

13. 13 修 The Immortal Cultivation Clan: Qi Refining for Eternal Life 修仙家族之练气长生 Carefree Bookworm逍遥书书Eastern Fantasy613k WordsCompleted [Xianxia fantasy + fighting monsters and leveling up + united family + decisive killing + one heroine + mysterious jade pendant] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Lin Changsheng was an upstanding young man in the modern world. After getting into a car accident while helping an old woman cross the street, he unexpectedly transmigrated into a cultivation world. He had no Heaven Palming Bottle, but he did have a jade pendant dimen 2.9kReads6.9Score174Shelves

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    The family's cultivation progresses from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation...

14. 14 凡 The Supreme Sword God of Mortal Cultivation 凡人修仙之无上剑神 Bricks Are Hard to Carry砖头不好搬Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Fellow cultivator, wait up! If you were sent to cultivate in the world of immortal cultivation and given four choices out of twelve from the start, what would you pick? How far do you think you could go in this brutal world of cultivation? Nascent Soul? Deity Transformation? Or even further? 1. Early-stage Golden Core cultivation (random technique, top-grade Golden Core) and two fake-core puppets 2. Early-stage Golden Core cultivation (top-grade Golden Core sword cultivation technique) 3. Profou 1.8kReads5.4Score105Shelves

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    In the game "Mortal Cultivation," you start at the Golden Core stage and choose four out of twelve options. What would you choose? 1. Early Golden Core stage cultivation (random cultivation technique - top-tier Golden Core level) with two Pseudo-Golden Core stage puppets. 2. Early Golden Core stage cultivation (sword cultivation technique - top-tier Golden Core level). 3. Mysterious Heaven Puppet Refining Technique (Nascent Soul level technique). 4. Ancient Sword Formation Grand Canon (incomplete, includes ancient sword refining techniques). 5. One mid-Golden Core stage peak puppet with a Six-Talisman Treasure Drill Mountain Cone (Nascent Soul level). 7. Ancient Treasure Black Demon Armor (can withstand one full-force attack from an early-stage cultivator). 8. Ancient Alchemy Technique (incomplete) with twelve Foundation Establishment Pills. 9. One mid-Earth Rank spirit pet (random - mid-Golden Core level). 10. Magic Treasure Black Demon Cloak (Nascent Soul level, damaged version). 11. One set of each of the Five Elements cultivation techniques (top-tier Golden Core level). 12. One set of Nascent Soul level cultivation techniques (matching option one).

15. 15 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.6kReads8.7Score5.1kShelves

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    A traditional cultivation fantasy novel, featuring Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul... 4.5 Million words with no breaks in updates!

16. 16 一 A Lifetime of Martial Arts 一生武功 The Road of Donghang东航的路Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing This is the story of Wang Han, who failed the Bayes' theorem exam administered by the God of Physics and Technology and was banished to the mortal realm. There, he became cultivation partners with Huang Zhumiao, one of the Seven Fairy Maidens from Heaven, and underwent trials to advance his cultivation. Wang Han studied the Seven Injuries Fist. Every morning, he did push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, then sat cross-legged and ate Shizhen Yifang ginseng paste for his health before soaking in medici 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chapter 133 High-IQ Scheme: Using Others to Kill, Resurrecting a Corpse, and Removing the Ladder After Reaching the Roof – A Three-Tiered, Chain Scheme. Chapter 134 Removing the Ladder After Reaching the Roof: The Best Strategist is to Enter a Steady Cultivation Path Similar to "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality." Decisive Killing and Destroying the Sect: Revenge is Always Found. Chapter 135 Mathematical Tree Planting Problem: Using a Prescription to Achieve a Long-Term Deal. Mathematical Problems Accompany Your Growth. Chapter 136 Killing Bandits and Seizing Treasure: Planning to Build a Sect on Xuanwu Star. Decisive Killing and Decisive Scheme: Assassinating Bandits. Chapter 137 Using the Bandits' Money to Buy Land and Build a Sect: Like Han Li, Resources are Prepared to Begin Cultivation. Everything is Ready, Time to Cultivate. I write novels using the interest of novels to make learning mathematics enjoyable, because the first teacher in learning is interest. Don't just enjoy it without the motivation to learn. Pure novels are best with only one goal, pure science novels are best with only one goal, science novels are best with two goals, both enjoyable and educational. Martial arts, magical power, and spiritual energy are all illusions of the path to happiness. Wang Han's ultimate goal—to abandon martial arts and choose the path of scientific knowledge that brings happiness—is to understand the true scientific calculations of Euler and Gauss, the Riemann Hypothesis, and relativity. He will become a god, passing the eighteen tests of physics and mathematics to inherit dual divine positions, mastering the final move of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, solving problems without a name, letting go of competitive desires, and pursuing the true knowledge of the Riemann Hypothesis. Later, the god Tianjielan fabricated a story, and the gods, hearing only one side of the story, revoked Wang Han's dual divine positions. One god said, "He's too frightening; the Jade Emperor should kick him out of the divine realm." Another god said, "Without faith, there is no point." As a result, Wang Han tried to explain but was kicked out of the divine realm. He also abandoned his dual divine positions and, along with Jia Wang, sailed through the universe in an aircraft carrier, traversing time and space to find the reincarnated Huang Zhumiao. Chapters 133 to 137 show how Wang Han not only leveraged strategic planning but also learned mathematics and business acumen. He did push-ups, pull-ups, and 100,000 sit-ups on the gravity tower, steadily building his foundation for 290 years.

17. 17 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Reincarnation 家族修仙：我以轮回转世觅长生 Balance and Harmony以中以和Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] [Mortal’s Journey] [Reincarnation] [Farming] [Pseudo-ensemble cast] [Slow burn] [Pseudo-multiple heroines] [Reincarnation in this book is not possession. The body is reconstructed through the Ancestral Seal.] [First Life: Scenery of Cuiyun Mountain (Complete)] [Second Life: Contending in Nanyue (Ongoing)] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Qi Yuan was saddled with an inferior five-element spiritual root. He toiled away for forty years, yet with his sixtieth-year l 25.1kReads8.0Score2.7kShelves

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    Two highly recommended family-based cultivation novels! These don't feature the typical invincible protagonist storyline; instead, they focus on the family's generational inheritance, the survival and reproduction of its members, resource competition, and long-term development strategies. Each generation paves the way, showing how the family gradually grows from a weak mortal household, accumulating resources, cultivating spiritual lands, and exploring secret realms. There are struggles of ordinary people and schemes of cultivators. Readers who enjoy slow-paced, in-depth family-themed novels shouldn't miss these!

18. 18 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Finding a Treasure Map from the Start 凡人修仙：开局捡到藏宝仙图 Bluebird in the Snow雪中青鸟Xianxia83k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Cautious and Steady] [Ruthless] [爽文] Lu Changhe, a lowly cowherd slave in Guyan City, accidentally finds a piece of rag while tending his cows. It turns out to be a treasure map! This treasure map is a cultivation treasure, hiding limitless divine abilities. [Enhance Treasures] Wrap low-grade pills and techniques in it overnight, and they'll turn into top-grade ones, with their effects increased a hundredfold! [Summon Spirits] Kill creatures and seal their souls 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these three books

19. 19 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 222.1kReads9.0Score15.5kShelves

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    I like the "ordinary people" style.

20. 20 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Marriage 家族修仙：从娶妻开始觅长生 Vast Heaven and Earth天地光阔Xianxia900k WordsOngoing (The rating has only just come in, so it will rise later) [Family] [Farming] [Cultivation] [Fate] [Character Growth] [More Children, More Blessings] [Behind the Scenes] [Ensemble Cast] Transmigrated into the body of a tenant farmer, Chen Yun has a spiritual aperture just 2.9 inches wide, owes eighty percent of his harvest in rent, and is twelve spirit-sand coins in debt. Chen Yun thinks the heavens must be playing a joke on him. That is, until he gets a clear look at the archaic seal in his mind 73.9kReads8.1Score10.3kShelves
21. 21 聚EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 Tropical Fruit Milk Tea香果味奶茶Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 400.8kReads8.7Score30.9kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good.

22. 22 灵 Spirit Ruins, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [Watch the short drama The Hidden Ruins of Mountains and Seas: The Eyeless One Sees the Heavens on Red Fruit!] [No System] [Swordsmanship prodigy] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has suffered a bitter fate. The sect says: “We’ll protect you.” His brothers say: “We’ll stay by your side.” The sword spirit says: “I... will wait for you.” Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his sight returns. Looking back on the road he has trave 430.8kReads9.2Score44.6kShelves

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    A mortal's journey to immortality, a grassroots triumph! Industrial fantasy, mathematical and scientific cultivation—engineers crush the cultivation world. Young Qian Duoduo drives a revolution in cultivation civilization. From a barbaric age of plunder and violence, to an era of refined division of labor and cooperation. Obtaining techniques through tools, mastering skills through techniques, and ultimately achieving the Dao—refining heaven, earth, and oneself. Without madness, there is no survival. Twists and turns, and more twists! You'll never guess the ending…

23. 23 九 Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 210.1kReads9.3Score11kShelves
24. 24 仙 Immortal Fate Sword Cultivator 仙缘剑修 Di Shizi第时子Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey + Sword Cultivator] A little beggar accidentally acquires the storage ring of a Mahayana cultivator and embarks on the path of cultivation. A single glass lotus can not only bring medicinal herbs back to life, but also contains a peerless sword cultivation technique. Watch as he dons white robes and wields a three-foot glass sword. He travels alone, walking the line between good and evil, seeking truth and discovering his true self. Note: This is not a harem novel. (He only bec 10.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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

25. 25 凡 Mortal Blood! 凡血！ Ximen Buhuo西门不惑Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted [Exceptional talent] [No brainless characters] [Foundation Establishment] [Golden Core] [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [No harem] Lin Fan is an ordinary mortal born in “Short-Lived Village,” yet he is determined to become an immortal whose life lasts as long as Heaven itself. By a twist of fate, Lin Fan takes part in the Seven Mysteries Sect’s entrance trials. Though he is destined never to become a cultivator, with the help of a mysterious copper bottle in his possession, he works hard one st 32.6kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
26. 26 凡 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 Chu Dong楚冬Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 62.5kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
27. 27 仙 Immortal Jade, Dust, and Destiny 仙玉尘缘 Stubborn Wood顽木Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted Lin Mu, a lowly servant of the Qianyu Sword Sect, accidentally discovers that the jade pendant left to him by his parents contains three mu of spiritual farmland. From then on, he uses the pendant to grow spiritual herbs and medicinal plants, earn a fortune in spirit stones, buy flying swords and magic treasures, and refine miraculous pills. Thus begins his rise in the cultivation world. 346Reads7.7Score101Shelves
28. 28 我 Me, a Menial, Cultivating into an Immortal Through Lies and Scams 我，杂役，靠坑蒙拐骗修成仙 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMEastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing No System, no transmigration! This book is absurd and hilarious! Li Ergou, a shameless country boy, stumbles upon immortals fighting in the back hills. He avoids getting mixed up in the killing and settles for looting, scoring a space stone that can hold living creatures and a storage ring for free. From then on, he becomes hooked on cultivation. A fortune-teller tricks him into going to the Yihong Brothel to sell himself as a servant. Instead, he meets a down-and-out immortal maiden and learns 47.2kReads8.7Score4.5kShelves

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    Tired of sectarian infighting and arrogant playboys in the typical cultivation novel? Come see the real cultivation world of ordinary people! This book is not only down-to-earth but also hilarious! [Laughs]

29. 29 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 56.9kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
30. 30 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 67.7kReads8.5Score4.7kShelves

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    This is pretty good.

31. 31 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The laws of physics in the world of cultivation, the periodic table of chemical elements along the path of cultivation, the theory of biological evolution among fantasy races... See how the protagonist uses his golden finger, a kaleidoscope of lives, to keep acquiring other people's cultivation realms and venture ever farther into an unknown world of cultivation. The book features a huge cast of supporting characters, including Lord Niu (Newton), Xiao Ai (Einstein), Lord La (Lavoisier), and Lord 9kReads—Score819Shelves

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    This fits quite well. There are several reasons why it's worth watching. First, the premise is excellent (it breaks away from traditional cultivation novels and has an extremely vast world-building); second, the character details are superb (it doesn't follow the usual path); third, the supporting characters leave a deep impression after watching (even their names are wonderfully chosen).

32. 32 修 Cultivation Begins in a Mine 修仙从矿洞开始 Blanched Bok Choy菜心白灼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A pure-mortal cultivation story: no System, no transmigration, a return to the traditional essence of cultivation! The protagonist is an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots who enters a sect to mine spirit stones for a living. By chance, he survives a deadly disaster and awakens the Five-Colored Spiritual Marrow buried underground. This rare treasure, unseen in ten thousand years, reshapes his spiritual roots from within, unexpectedly condensing the rare Five-Element Spiritual Roots! From th 2.4kReads8.7Score195Shelves

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    Need a good read? I highly recommend this cultivation novel! The protagonist starts with no spiritual roots, but a villain in a mine delivers a great opportunity. Years after leaving the sect, he accidentally rediscovers a long-sealed Spirit Guiding Technique, discovering he has spiritual roots. Struggling with spiritual energy, he rejoins the sect [thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up], only to find he has obtained a rare five-elemental root, making him invincible within his realm. It's incredibly exciting and addictive! More importantly, every plot point contains crucial opportunities; you can't skip a single chapter. And most importantly, it's concise and to the point, without any filler or unnecessary details.

33. 33 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 2.2kReads—Score130Shelves
34. 34 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 12.6kReads8.2Score950Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

35. 35 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score105Shelves
36. 36 金 Golden Core Ancestor: I Build the Supreme Immortal Clan with Fortune 金丹老祖：我以气运造就无上仙族 Demon Spirit Spirit魔幽灵灵Xianxia108k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Family Clan + Decisive and Ruthless + Multiple Female Leads] After waking up, Lin Changsheng transmigrated to the cultivation world and became the Lin Clan's patriarch, its only Golden Core cultivator. Unfortunately, disaster struck the Lin Clan. Its powerful members were wiped out, leaving only a group of elderly, weak women and children struggling to survive. Fortunately, the Dao Artifact, the Chaos Fortune Cauldron, awakened. The more prosperous the clan, the deeper its fortune 3.1kReads—Score346Shelves

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37. 37 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 7.3kReads7.5Score761Shelves
38. 38 我 I Evolve the Heavenly Dao with Overwhelming Yang Energy, So, Immortal Maidens and Empresses, Don’t Get Carried Away 我以霸阳衍天道，仙子女帝别太癫 Ji Mo Sen Sen吉墨森森Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Cultivation] + [Multiple Heroines] + [the Myriad Worlds] In his previous life, Chen Bei attained the rank of Immortal Lord, then was reborn after defying his master. In this life, Chen Bei avoids the beauties of the Immortal Realm, willing to give up his chance at immortality. With a mighty Yang physique, he commands the union of Yin and Yang. Fated bonds stretch across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Through karma and reincarnation, he turns the tables across the Myriad Worlds. 12.5kReads8.1Score974Shelves

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    Reborn as a master, he embarks on a fantastic journey of cultivation in the mortal realm; the plot is top-notch and not mindless.

39. 39 只EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 70.3kReads9.3Score6.7kShelves

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    Although it's a lighthearted story, it's not mindless. There are multiple female leads, but not many romantic subplots. The author's writing is excellent, and their pacing is superb. It starts with Qi cultivation and ends with becoming the Heavenly Dao.

40. 40 长 The Changqing Immortal Clan: Starting from Qi Refining 长青仙族从炼气开始 Dream Architect梦想构造Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Family unity + slow-burn growth + decisive and ruthless + ensemble cast + ascension of an entire world] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] The Great Yan Kingdom is dotted with sects and teeming with powerful cultivators. The four great Golden Core sects rule the land above, while the seven great Golden Core clans enforce a rigid hierarchy below. Chen Changqing transmigrates to the Great Yan Kingdom, only to be born into a Q 4.9kReads6.1Score352Shelves

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    These books are all worth reading, you don't have to start with "The Mortal Flow".

41. 41 家 Clan Cultivation: From the Qingyuan Chen Clan to Ascension as One 家族修仙：从青元陈氏到举族飞升 The Flyer Can Fly飞人会飞Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Family cultivation + no System + partial ensemble cast, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...] Chen Qingyuan often sighed, “The path to immortality is hard to tread; one must pursue the Dao for a lifetime.” The Qingyuan Chen Clan had once been a Foundation Establishment family, founded upon the Qingyuan Immortal Bamboo. But now the clan patriarch, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was nearing the end of his lifespan. How could the clan preserve its status as a 4.4kReads7.8Score189Shelves
42. 42 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 78.3kReads8.2Score5.9kShelves
43. 43 家 Cultivating Immortality with My Clan: I Have a Boundary-Breaking Pearl 家族修仙，我有一颗破境珠 Three Thousand Regrets三千遗憾Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] + [Swordsmanship] + [Invincible] + [Body Tempering] + [Soul Tempering] + [One Female Lead] In the Jiuyi Realm, humans and demons stand side by side, while monsters and fiends run rampant, locked in endless warfare! Zhang Huaijin transmigrated, reincarnating into a Qi Refining clan in Langya County. The path to immortality is incredibly cruel. The bottlenecks between cultivation realms are like chasms, all but impossible to cross. Countless prodigies and heroes have met their e 82.8kReads7.9Score7.2kShelves
44. 44 不 An Immortal Clan: I Can Change My Descendants' Aptitudes 不朽家族，我能改变子孙资质 Tongtong Rushing Like a Mountain通通如山Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing [Farming + System + family saga + partial ensemble cast + slow burn + no saintly heroine + not a power fantasy] After Zhou Ping died, he was reborn in a world of cultivation. The Great Dao flourished in this world, where carefree immortals roamed between heaven and earth and mighty beings enjoyed eternal life. Yet it was also rife with endless dangers: demons and beasts ran rampant, while ordinary people were no more than grass or ants. Though he had a System, it was practically useless. After t 83.5kReads8.4Score6.2kShelves

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45. 45 修 Cultivation Begins with Being Reborn 修真从重生开始 The Great Kun Swallows the Dark Clouds大鲲吞乌云Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Golden Core rebirth] [No System] [Slow start, strong payoff] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Insight into human nature] [Decisive and ruthless] [A new cultivation system] [A more realistic cultivation world] Chen Xuansheng dies while fighting for an immortal opportunity, but a wisp of his soul unexpectedly returns through reincarnation, and he is reborn! In this life, I will reach the pinnacle of the immortal path! I will forge a peerless legend! I will shatter the darkness of the cultivation 4.1kReads7.2Score286Shelves
46. 46 北EN In the North Is an Immortal Clan: Its Name Is Qin! 北有仙族：其名为秦！ Daoist of the Vast Sea沧海道人Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Clan Cultivation] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Mortal's Journey] [No System or Cheats] [Farming Novel] A wage slave in my past life, a cultivator lord in this one. I worked hard all my life, only to be nothing but a pack animal. This time, I'm determined to live well. Take a wife, have children, enjoy a comfortable life, and cultivate immortality. The road ahead is long and winding; I shall seek my way up and down... Cultivation realms: Zhenwu Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Dao Foundation Realm, Gold 16.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
47. 47 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 61.8kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
48. 48 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 41.5kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
49. 49 仙 Tales of an Immortal Official! It All Begins with Hearing Intel About Immortal Destiny! 仙官物语！从听到仙缘情报开始！ I'll Go Up There and Slash You我上去就是一刀Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing A sprawling epic! A sprawling epic! A prodigy’s rise Not traditional classical cultivation. The jokes can get a bit excessive at times, so just enjoy the ride! Shen Li transmigrated to a world of immortal martial arts, and he had a secret. When he was a child, he was knocked over by a five-colored horse. Ever since, strange messages had appeared in his mind! [At midnight tonight, a drop of Moonlight Spirit Water will appear in Crescent Lake. Use it as bait to lure out a Streamswimming Carp. Rewa 76kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves
50. 50 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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