Any Angsty Cultivation Stories, Especially Set in the Immortal Realm? 有没有修仙虐文，就仙界虐文之类的

1. 1 魔 The Demon God Is Alluring and Irresistible, and Has Me Smitten 魔神【祂】风情万种，撩我春情 Raindrops Splashing Up溅起的雨花Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [Serious drama + the groveling chase for a wife + the groveling chase for a sister + cultivation + heartbreaking + sweet romance + adored by everyone + adorable child series] No transmigrating into a book, no System, no golden finger. To be clear, this isn't a fluffy, simplistic story, nor is it a mindless power fantasy. The plot is intricate, with one twist tightly linked to the next. No elementary schoolers, please. If you like mindless stories, don't read this. If you can't understand it, lea 1.4kReads8.5Score10314d adds

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   In his first life, a celestial being, blinded by love, perished, his soul scattered; [sad] In his second life, a mortal, blinded by love, died, reduced to ashes; [sad] In both lives, he died at the hands of one person. Alas, there was nothing he could do; immortals, demons, and monsters teamed up to undergo tribulations in the mortal realm; [sad] In his third life, he returned to the celestial realm, refusing to forgive. Belated affection was worthless. Fortunately, this time he saw the right person, finally winning her heart. With the three realms as his betrothal gift, he proposed to her. [Heart]

2. 2 桃 Peach Blossoms Falling Into the Water 桃花夭夭落水中 Qianyao Jinyu芊瑶锦钰Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted [Holy Maiden Luo Yaoyao of the Flower Spirit Clan and the Celestial Emperor Murong] [Tearjerker romance] [Fated love] [A sense of destiny] “Peach blossoms drift on the water, and Yaoyao pities all living beings.” That is where my name, Luo Yaoyao, comes from. “Love is important, of course, but I hope that in every life, my love for you will remain unchanged.” “I don't want power. I don't want some Flower Spirit bloodline. I don't want to be the Holy Maiden of the Flower Spirit Clan. Can't I j 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Yes! Ancient Chinese romance novels with slight angst and minor angst.

3. 3 不 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 Persimmon Blossom Blue柿子花蓝Ancient Romance835k WordsOngoing [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 905Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist is a poor student in the cultivation world, born into a wealthy family. Under her father's protection, she can leisurely study and play at the same time. However, even powerful cultivation families need to arrange marriages, and her betrothed is a widower in his forties with two children. Feeling like her world is collapsing, she decisively elopes. She then meets a young demon prince and falls in love at first sight. The two experience many ups and downs, entangled for a long time before finally getting together. But she never knew that this young prince was the future leader of the demon race, and his first target would be her family.

4. 4 做 If I Can't Be the Funny One, I'll Become a Madwoman! 做不成逗比，那就化身疯批吧！ Seventy Strings七十弦Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted Luo Wuqing unexpectedly transmigrates into the role of a villainess, and the System has everything mapped out for her. She thinks that as long as she acts weak and helpless in front of the key characters, she can keep her head down and survive. But as she keeps laying low, the plot seems to go a little off the rails? The male lead refuses to let her go, a powerful figure from the Demon Realm is bent on capturing her, and the aloof immortal lord is gentle only with her... A hidden powerhouse dwel 109Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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   It can be sweet, or it can be heart-wrenching!! The interactions between the characters are all very interesting!

5. 5 剑 Sword and Raccoon 剑与狸 Chu Rong初茸Eastern Fantasy336k WordsOngoing Eight years of heart-wrenching illness have gnawed at his bones; ten years of blood feud have left him thirsting for vengeance. Mu Han, the once celebrated prodigy cast out of his sect, ventures alone into the deadly Valley of Forgetfulness, seeking his sworn younger brother and a slim chance of survival, his body already broken by sickness. At death's door, he is saved by a timid, naive little wildling who lives off raw flesh and blood. He names her Mo Li, and a single piece of candy earns him 90Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is so heart-wrenching it'll break your heart! He defied fate for her, shielding her from a sword and nearly being cleaved in two by his sworn brother; she awakened her bloodline to save him, transforming into a demon and slaughtering all her enemies! When their deep love and protection lead to a predetermined tragedy, can they break free from this blood-soaked destiny? This setup is both agonizing and exhilarating, with a powerful aftertaste! — *The Sickly Sword God and the White-Clad, Black-Hearted Wildcat*

6. 6 实 I'm Powerful, So Why Do I Have to Hide It? 实力强大的我非要隐藏实力 Li Ping Shang sir李萍裳sirEastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Multiple Heroines, Master and Disciple, Beautiful Auntie, Yandere Martial Aunt Xiao Ning is reborn. He gets the sign-in System as a child and starts growing stronger, but ten years later, the sign-in System turns into a mission System. He has to help the Chosen One complete missions to gain cultivation, and from then on, he sets out on the path to invincibility. His parents are incredibly powerful, his aunt hides her cultivation, the Holy Land’s saintess becomes his servant, and he helps the Gra 895Reads5.5Score10114d adds

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   Harem genre, male protagonist

7. 7 被 After My Sect Tore Out My Heart and Drained My Blood, I Became a Demon on the Spot 被师门掏心放血后，我原地成魔 Watching the Girls from the Wall坐在壁上观姑娘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Angst + Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Cultivation + A Chain of Cause and Effect] The soul-nourishing jade shattered, and out came a “me” who had stolen someone else's place? Luo Li returned with half a broken jade pendant and tore away Ye Qingqing's mask. You stole my royal status and my place in the sect. You even killed the person who saved my life and harmed my loyal servant of ten thousand years! When the brand of “monster” was seared into her heart, and a contract of “until death do us pa 391Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   I'd like to recommend some angst-filled novels, the kind that's mindlessly angsty! [Thinking]

8. 8 徒 Disciple, Your Master Cultivates the Path of Unfeeling 徒儿，为师修的是无情道 Ying Congxin颖从心Fantastical Romance278k WordsOngoing [Female teacher, male student + angsty romance + power struggles + corruption + devoted to each other] (The Demon Realm's princess who cultivates the heartless path & the Celestial prince who descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation) Shocking! The brooding male supporting characters want to steal the spotlight, but the male lead is a hopeless romantic! She is the Demon Realm's princess, a Western Regions dancer, and the much-revered Immortal of a Thousand Faces. Aloof and proud, she i 102Reads—Score—14d adds

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   "Actually, it wasn't me who saved you, it was you who came to save me..." [Crying][sad] The cold, beautiful demon prince and the seemingly innocent but actually cunning celestial prince are such great characters. The beginning might be a bit mind-bending, but as you read on, you'll discover the angst. The author has hidden a really sharp dagger in there. [Crying][crying][crying] A sweet story with hidden angst, the plot is very original!!

9. 9 鹿 Deer Soul Jade: Seven Kills, Shaking Light, Bound for Eternal Tribulation 鹿魂玉：七杀摇光赴永劫 Thick Skin厚实表皮Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Scheming Demon King] [Cold and Aloof Immortal Maiden] [Traditional Xianxia] [Plot-Focused] [Pure Romance] [Love and Kill] Jiang Yanling, king of all demons and monsters, has slaughtered countless lives. Du Yaoguang, a cold and aloof prodigy of the righteous path, lost her master at Jiang Yanling's hands. · A thousand years ago, after Chiyou's defeat, he nursed his hatred and made his descendants into sacrifices, preparing a heavenly calamity that would sweep across the world and purge all life. 3kReads9.2Score31014d adds

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   A reclusive demon king controls the entire situation, defying fate, and is devoted to a cold and aloof fairy. Both are powerful, their paths diverge, they are unlikely to work together, yet their hearts are in perfect harmony.

10. 10 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 460Reads9.4Score11014d adds

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    Novels that are especially tear-jerking

11. 11 十 Ten Lifetimes of Entanglement, All Ending in Tragedy 十世纠缠皆成殇 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads300k WordsOngoing Dual male leads, one-on-one romance, a love full of hatred, cultivation, transmigration, reincarnation, and heartbreak. He transmigrates in a dream, taking over someone else's identity. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds the original owner's enemy standing before him. And that enemy is none other than the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm! At first, Jiang Li thinks it's all a dream. Carefree and sharp-tongued, he eventually enrages Shang Ying and gets a thorough beating. Only then does he rea 147Reads8.9Score10114d adds
12. 12 退 After I Left the Sect, My Senior Brothers Knelt and Begged Me to Return 退宗后，师兄们跪着求我回去 The Night's Cold Wind夜的寒风Fantastical Romance161k WordsOngoing Xianxia angst + half-demon girl + making amends + everyone’s favorite + yandere. The heroine is a little girl with a sharp tongue. If that’s not your thing, don’t read! The year Huan Zichu’s Golden Core was ripped out and her demon core cut from her body, her senior brothers and sisters stood by and watched. Her master condemned her with a single sentence: “A half-demon has no place in this world.” As she fell off the cliff, she thought, In my next life, I won’t cultivate immortality. But she 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is this okay? It's too grueling.

13. 13 关 On Becoming a Scum Villain 关于穿成人渣反派的那件事 I Want to Eat a Chocolate Sundae想吃巧克力圣代Two Male Leads668k WordsCompleted Liu Wang is an ordinary college student whose graduation was delayed because of physics. He transmigrates into a brainless, feel-good cultivation novel, becoming a scum villain with the same name. As the usual plot goes, years later, the powerful male lead will cut him to pieces. Yep, he'll be dead for good. However, that's not Liu Wang's most urgent problem right now. His mental state was already precarious, and now the System wants him to win over the male lead!!! Both leads are devoted to ea 58Reads—Score214d adds

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    The author's work is quite tragic; 600,000 words have gone unread.

14. 14 凤 The Phoenix's Hidden Battle Hymn 凤隐战歌 Shattered Snow雪碎Ancient Romance479k WordsOngoing Yun Xiang is a peerless female war god who forged glory amid the flames of war and protected her country with her own flesh and blood. Her fate is tragic: she has been through ten cycles of reincarnation, each time giving her life heroically, yet never meeting a good end. Meng Chen is an immortal who roams the highest heavens, untouched by the dust of the mortal world. Clad in a white robe, he is as pure as the first snow, his features exuding a lofty, otherworldly coolness and elegance. One day —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Rebirth of a Female War Goddess (Angst Novel)

15. 15 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 17.8kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds

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    You can always trust Dao Ziyin [smirk]

16. 16 仙 The Candle-Bearing Immortal of the Night 仙夜秉烛人 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted I wield a sword that cuts through the mortal world's roads. I hold a lamp that illuminates the sorrows of past and present. I make a wish for suffering to vanish from the world. I have a heart... to investigate things, extend knowledge, make my intentions sincere, set my heart right, cultivate myself, bring order to my family, govern the state, and bring peace to all under Heaven! “Heaven's movement is vigorous; the noble-minded person strives without cease.” “The earth's nature is receptive; th 12.3kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
17. 17 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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    Did the passing wind tell you that I love you so much?

18. 18 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds
19. 19 逆 Northern Wind Falls Upon a Turbulent World 逆乱寰宇北风落 Feng Chen Xuan Mo风辰玄墨Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Epic Saga + the Myriad Worlds + Partly Wish-Fulfillment + One Heroine + Traditional Fantasy + Rebirth] When the barriers between realms become a prison and blood feuds are carved into his very bones, a young man challenges the heavens with his mortal body, vowing to rekindle the last sparks of the crumbling Dragon Domain. “The Nine Heavens have fallen and the Dragon Domain lies adrift? Then I will make myself the Dragon Domain's final line of defense!” In the Dragon Domain, the young man sets o 77Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel is highly recommended. It's destined to hold a place among masterpieces. The world-building is unprecedentedly grand, it's not a formulaic story, all characters are intelligent, the battle scenes are magnificent and thrilling, and every character is vividly portrayed. It will definitely have thousands of chapters to run.

20. 20 两 Lights Across Both Shores 两岸灯火眠 Zhan Lingling战玲玲Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Loving you is instinct. Hurting you is fate. He is Yun Heng, Crown Prince of the Celestial Realm, who governs the “cause” of karma. With a single thought, he can decide life and death, but not the feelings in his own heart. She is Tu Li, a Red Spider Lily spirit from the Netherworld, who devours the “effect” of karma. With a wave of her hand, she can reverse calamities, but not the fate written for her. Their encounter marks the beginning of disaster. When Yun Heng falls in love, a seed of cal 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Love is an instinct, and also a curse. The deeper his love, the more she teetered on the brink of death; the more she tried to save herself, the more unbearable his pain became!

21. 21 敖 Ao Guang's Tale: The Love Tribulation of the Rainmaking Sea God 敖光传：司雨镇海之神的情劫 Armor and Fish铠甲和鱼Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted [Not a Nezha story + set after the War of the Witches and Demons + love tribulation + divided divine soul + vast difference in status + bittersweet romance + joy after hardship + rekindled love] Dragon King Ao Guang rules over the Four Seas and the Eight Wastelands, commanding the Four Seas and earning the respect of the Three Realms. Ao Guang's love is the love of a god: powerful, domineering, and eternal. But he always looks down at her from on high, never truly entering her world to understan 89Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    It's really good; everyone is intelligent, no one does anything evil, but it's incredibly heart-wrenching.

22. 22 三 Three Lives in One Coffin 三世同棺 Listening to the Night听聆夜Eastern Fantasy124k WordsOngoing (No harem, no invincible protagonist, no System) At the end of the Anping era, Emperor Suihe passed away. His second son, Min Yuexing, seized sole control of the government, allied with the barbarians, and drenched the dynasty in blood. After purging the old guard in a single year, he immediately began a relentless hunt for the Jiang clan. Jiang Zhou was still a child, but his parents fought to protect him and get him out... On the verge of death, he grasped the only lifeline he could find. He d 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A clear sky shrouded in mist, children returning home won't get lost; three lifetimes in the mortal world, a single bronze coffin, burying all love, hate, and the world; tears welling in my eyes, but my heart is not bitter.

23. 23 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
24. 24 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
25. 25 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score17214d adds

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    This book is for you.

26. 26 墨 The Chronicles of Mo Yue 墨玥记 Zhi Mo秩墨Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted He is cold and calculating, a ruler in his own domain. She is shrouded in mystery and possesses exceptional alchemy skills. They are bound by a feud spanning generations, yet fate has tied them together for just as long. After meeting across three lifetimes, can they finally find a happy ending? 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You have to see it to understand! It really is! I stayed up all night to finish it!

27. 27 墨 The Tale of Mo Yue [2] 墨玥记【2】 Zhi Mo秩墨Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing He was a king across generations, calculating and domineering. She possessed miraculous medical skills and was cold, her origins shrouded in mystery. Their meeting was both a love destined across three lifetimes and a collision between enemies bound by worldly grudges. Could they find their way to a happy ending? —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 阿 A Lan Defies Fate to Become Empress 阿岚逆命当女皇 Saga LonglongSaga隆隆Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [Main story complete + sweet and bittersweet romance + strong female lead + a touch of ensemble cast] The bonus chapters are even better! Highly recommend the bonus story, "The Phoenix Cries Across the Starry River in Search of an Old Friend." She is the princess with the purest divine bloodline, but no one knows she is also a tool the Divine Emperor intends to use in his pursuit of eternal life. At the Celestial Academy, she assumes the name Qingshan to escape her fate. Instead, she unexpectedl 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fantasy romance, strong female lead, all characters have tragic endings, extremely heart-wrenching romance.

29. 29 堕 Fallen into the Abyss, Unaware of the Pain of Parting 堕渊不谙离恨苦 Luo Li Nan Wei洛璃楠微Eastern Fantasy161k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Xianxia] [Some Angst] [Pursuing His Lover After Losing Him] [Reconciliation and a Happy Ending] An unpredictable, deranged Venerable Lord x a gentle, refined young master Mu Mianchen wanted to honor his engagement and help his junior sister, so he went to the Demon Realm, hoping to make his death seem justified. But Liu Cheny you did not kill him. Instead, he refined him into a puppet. Controlled in the Realm of Rebirth, Mu Mianchen was made to seize a sword. 706Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Ancient style angst novels with two male protagonists

30. 30 你 Your Inner Demon Loves Me More Than You Do 你的心魔比你更爱我 Tomato Tofu Egg番茄豆腐蛋Two Female Leads232k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] [Cultivation] [Sweet romance early on] [Switch] [A guaranteed happy ending!!] [One-on-one] [Both are each other's only love] A lover isn't really a lover; she only has to be with her to resolve her inner demons. A friend isn't really a friend. They made a pact and still claim they're just friends. How disgusting. Even the master she thought had always meant well for her had ulterior motives. Qu Yan thought for a long time about why she had to go through all this, but she could 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Friends turned lovers, each believing the other was true love, until one learned the truth and the other suddenly woke up to reality.

31. 31 惟 Wei Qisu 惟七溯 I'm Not a Wizard我不是魔法师Ancient Romance527k WordsOngoing She was born with the Heart of Ten Thousand Blossoms, the most precious secret of the Se Xian Clan. The Celestial Emperor imprisoned her in the Ninth Heaven, binding her with the Milky Way and caging her in clouds and rosy mists. Then War God Zhan Qi cleaved open the gates of heaven with his giant axe. At the sight of his resolute gaze, she turned into a rain of countless blossoms and scattered across the world. A hundred years passed. She awoke once more at the Source of Life, but had forgotten 15Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    A tragic fantasy novel set in the immortal realm—how could we forget this one?

32. 32 霓 Rainbow Garments 霓裳 Sunset ChenSunset晨Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted She was the Star-Moon Goddess above the Nine Heavens. One moment of misguided judgment sent her leaping from the Floating Ballad Terrace, where she paid for her sins with her life. “Only by severing your karmic ties with your own hands can your stellar power shine again. I’ll stay here, where you cannot see me, watching the years pass and waiting for your return…” He defied the forbidden arts, sending her soul into the cycle of reincarnation as he waited for her to be reborn. In this life, she 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A goddess, by a single misstep, fell into the mortal realm, undergoing trials and rebirths. From a celestial goddess of the stars and moon high above, to a princess of a fallen kingdom, and then to a concubine's daughter in a secluded mansion—having traversed two lifetimes, she finally understood: all beings suffer, and compassion is not something viewed from the clouds, but rather the willingness to reach out to those behind you after falling into the mud and rising again. There is intrigue within the mansion, battles between celestial sects, entanglements of love and hate, and an unresolved destiny from ten thousand years ago.

33. 33 半 Half a Lifetime of Faded Memories, Fallen to the Mortal World 半世残忆落凡尘 Qiu Diei萩楪iFantastical Romance465k WordsOngoing The day the imperial capital fell, Feng Linyue clung desperately to her mother's sleeve. Crying, she asked, “Are you going to leave me?” Feng Zhaoning said nothing. She pried her daughter's fingers loose one by one, sent her into an escape tunnel, and stayed behind outside the city. Later, the imperial capital sank, and her mother never came back. Fifty years later, Lin Che and Qin Shuying entered the sunken ancient city and found a little phoenix who had lost her memory. She remembered neither —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The imperial city falls, and the female emperor sacrifices her personal love to protect the common people. Her hasty separation from her daughter becomes an eternal regret. A lone sword cultivator encounters a time-traveling male protagonist and they travel together. A demonic calamity in the village exposes the prejudices of human nature. The ancient gods and demons storyline and the modern time-traveling storyline intertwine, making it incredibly addictive.

34. 34 倒 After the Unlucky Foil Suddenly Awakens 倒霉对照组突然觉醒后 The Passerby Heroine Snacking on Sunflower Seeds嗑瓜子的路人女主Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Story + Secret Crush + Time Loop Sen Pi'en realized early on that she was living inside a huge, melodramatic xianxia novel, and that she was the all-purpose female supporting character. She was both the brainless supporting girl in a tragic master-disciple romance and the useless supporting girl in a talent-focused story, and might even end up as one of the nameless lackeys sucking up to the male lead... In short, Pi'en was a brick, used wherever she was needed. She rea —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    For Wu Chen, Sen Pi'en was a magical existence. She was so vibrant, seemingly not of this world, so alive, that she drew him close. Like a red lotus blooming in stagnant water, she was his only solace amidst his struggles. Meeting her caused him physical heartache; it seemed to have become instinctive. Yet, the pain was mixed with pleasure; he loved her. "Even if life cycles a thousand times, I will still fall in love with you a thousand times over. For me, it's an endless cycle, but I'm willing to suffer a thousand times over." For a certain dynasty, Sen Pi'en was merely a brainless, vicious female supporting character in his novel, an insignificant tool. But because of her awakening, he was forced into this novel's world. Yet, this damnably yandere female supporting character, damnably, made his heart flutter. "I poured my unfounded hatred into my writing, but one day I fell in love with you, unable to change the ending, watching helplessly as you walked towards the fate I maliciously wrote for you." For Sen Pi'en, slowly awakening, she was so happy! She could control her body again, so happy! The person I like happens to like me back, how wonderful! The author is being tortured again, how wonderful! She's getting better and better at it, how wonderful! From the female lead's perspective, this is undoubtedly a sweet and satisfying story, but from the male lead's and second male lead's perspectives, it's quite heart-wrenching.

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