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1. 1 凡 A Mortal's Woodcutter: The Boy Who Chops Wood on His Path to Immortality 凡人柴刀：砍柴少年修仙记 Thousand-Year-Old Tree Spirit千年树神Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Highly Recommended] The path to immortality is vast and elusive, and ordinary people can scarcely find it. While digging for wild yams, Wang Daniu unearths an all-iron woodcutter's axe. It looks like an ordinary tool, yet it can cut through magical treasures of any grade. A yam that has been repeatedly pressed against the axe's blade for a long time turns out to cleanse the body and dramatically improve one's talent for cultivation when eaten. From then on, Wang Daniu reveals his extraordinary 7.8kReads8.2Score716Shelves

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2. 2 仙 The Immortal Fetus Mutant 仙胎异种 Jian Hanshan剑寒衫Eastern Fantasy457k WordsOngoing This is a grotesque world controlled by “immortals.” There are immortal pills grown in hearts, where flesh and blood serve as the soil; bone-ash baby formula made by burning corpses; and rich-blood immortal fruits growing from flesh. This is a savage immortal realm that is disgusting, diseased, ugly, and deformed. “I am an aberrant immortal fetus, an apocalyptic calamity that feeds on immortals. My name is Chen Yang, and I’ve had the good fortune to arrive in this filthy, sinister savage immorta 1.7kReads8.8Score127Shelves
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... 3.8kReads8.3Score267Shelves
4. 4 争 Striving for Immortality 争仙 I'm Zhang Dapao, Everyone Fears Me我张大炮谁都怕Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [A classic mortal cultivation story + no System + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation] Archaeology expert Wang Zheng transmigrates to the cultivation world, bringing with him a double-sided bronze mirror unearthed from an unknown ancient tomb. While tending cattle one day, he spots a block of ice floating down the stream. To his surprise, someone is sealed inside... 16.4kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
5. 5 修 My Path to Immortality Begins as a Mine Slave 修仙从矿奴开始 Swim Forward往前游Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted He was stunned to be reborn as a mine slave in the world of cultivation! That would be bad enough, but while everyone else gets to work for their golden finger, he has to do backbreaking work for his first! Did Heaven have it in for him, tossing him into the cultivation world just to be a pack mule? Wang Tianyu: “I never wanted to be a mine slave. I just hate that I'm too slow to run away!” Also, stop complaining that I'm too much of a do-gooder. Keep a positive attitude and believe in the light 14kReads8.5Score770Shelves
6. 6 机 Fortune Returned a Hundredfold, and This Ancestor Goes on a Killing Spree 机缘百倍返还，老祖我杀疯了 Spicy Grilled Fish香辣烤鱼Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + villain + ancestor + invincible] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Wang Jing becomes the ancestor of the Wang family. But one of his granddaughters, Wang Yanran, has just broken off her engagement to a good-for-nothing? And she even says she’ll destroy the Wang family? Isn’t this the Child of Destiny? Wait, why is there also someone whose only ambition is to live forever? Wang Jing is dumbfounded... Fortunately, he awakens the Invincible Ancestor System! Anythin 718Reads8.4Score100Shelves
7. 7 万 A Contest of Empires: I'm the Carefree Prince! You Want to Strip My Fiefs? 万朝争霸：我逍遥王！你要削藩？ Empty Thoughts Startle the Sea空念惊海Eastern Fantasy179k WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrated to a fantasy world and became the abandoned crown prince of the Tianwu Dynasty! From the start, he was exiled to the extreme north as the Carefree Prince, yet his imperial brothers still wouldn't leave him alone! Luckily, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow System activated! What if cultivating is too slow? [Ding! Activate ten-thousandfold cultivation! Become a Saint on the spot!] What if you don't have the money to build up your forces? [Ding! Activate unlimited spirit stones! Sp 1.8kReads8.4Score108Shelves
8. 8 万 The Strongest Sect of All Time 万古最强宗 Little Chubby San小三胖子Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted The sect leader was murdered, and chaos engulfed the sect. All that remained was a group of old, weak, and infirm disciples! Lin Xiao had just transmigrated and was left dumbfounded when he learned what had happened. He would steady their hearts, eliminate the villains, open up new sources of income, crush their powerful enemies, and strengthen the sect. Lin Xiao vowed to build a mighty sect that would make the whole world tremble! 1.4kReads8.3Score173Shelves
9. 9 玄 Xuanhuan: I Rewrite All Things and Stand Supreme Through the Ages! 玄幻：我，修改万物，万古独尊！ Salty Fish Chen咸鱼晨Eastern Fantasy480k WordsCompleted Lin Yang transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes an outsider in a small clan. With no talent, connections, or opportunities, he thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in quiet obscurity. Unexpectedly, he awakens the Myriad Things Editing System. The Body Tempering Pill is edited into a Nine-Aperture Golden Pill! The Wild Ox Force cultivation technique is edited into the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force! The Thousand-Mile Eye divine ability is edited into the Double-Pupil Techniqu 211Reads6.8Score107Shelves
10. 10 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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    The first one is the centerpiece of my bookshelf, one I've read countless times. The others are books I found here that I thought were alright.

11. 11 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
12. 12 万 A Fearsome Name Across Ten Thousand Lifetimes 万世凶名 Moonlight Chills a Thousand Mountains月冷千山Eastern Fantasy808k WordsCompleted I may be someone abandoned by heaven, but in the Ninefold Heavens, who among the humans, demons, and monsters isn't a bird in a cage, a fish in a tank, or a prisoner in a cell? The terrifying thing is that they don't even know it. They fight among themselves by instinct, and brazenly use the excuse, "Those who are not of our kind must have different intentions," to slaughter the living of other races. I, Chu Wudao, was the useless third young master of Liulijin City, and the next sect master of 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mortal cultivates immortality, defying the heavens.

13. 13 凡 The Immortal’s Song Along the Mortal Path 凡途仙歌 Moonlight Chills a Thousand Mountains月冷千山Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, multiple heroines, multiple spirit pets] Great rulers and generals are not born to privilege. Even a nobody can defy fate and forge ahead. Xu Sanqian, a young man suffering from consumption, unexpectedly obtained a mysterious space. He thought it was an incredible stroke of fortune, but never imagined it was part of a scheme laid long ago, countless ages in the past. The young man refused to accept his fate and vowed to fight to the death. I have blades in my hand 4.6kReads8.1Score427Shelves
14. 14 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A lighthearted and humorous cultivation story. Yuanxiao is a bit of a rascal, and so are his two spirit beasts. The two of them engage in swindling, cheating, and robbery, with exciting content including alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and spatial manipulation—a truly exhilarating journey!

15. 15 修 Cultivating Immortality, I Shatter the Firmament 修仙破苍穹 Overlord Blade霸刀Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey + no System + foreign races + immortal pets + supreme secret realm + sect] A young man ventures into the mountains and accidentally obtains a manual. After passing an examination, he joins the local sect, the Azure Dragon Gang. One night, an old man catches him cultivating. The young man becomes his disciple and learns that he has five spiritual roots, which will make cultivation extremely difficult. By chance, he obtains a mysterious little green bottle. The liquid inside cont 12.6kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    This book is incredibly good and very suitable for everyone, full of humor, cruelty, and exhilarating moments. The author's writing style is a bit lacking at the beginning, but it gets better and better as it goes on. The world-building is incredibly vast, encompassing everything from traditional Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation to Immortal Venerable, Dao Ancestor, and Transcendence. I've already tried it and it's very enjoyable; you won't be disappointed.

16. 16 仙 Tenant Farmer of the Immortal Sect 仙门佃农 Nangong Chenchen南宫沉沉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] + [Farming] + [One female lead or no female lead] Mu Jiuxiao, a tenant farmer in an immortal sect, unexpectedly awakens the wisdom of his past life. At the same time, he awakens his own talent: diligence can make up for a lack of aptitude! After ten years of cultivation, his cultivation talent increases by one! After cultivating the Everlasting Spring Art for ten years, his cultivation speed with the art increases by 200 percent! After growing Golden Spirit Rice for a hundre 13kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    As dawn broke, the snow still raged. While most people were sound asleep, wrapped in blankets and huddled by the stove, a boy of about twelve or thirteen approached along the path outside Redstone Town. He wore an old goatskin coat and carried a bamboo basket on his back. The boy wasn't wearing a hat; his face was slightly dark, with a straight nose and square jaw. Snowflakes fell on his face, but he seemed oblivious. Outside Redstone Town flowed a small river, not wide, but it never dried up, its water source the reason the government had built a military camp there.

17. 17 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Pigback Ride Up the Mountain 凡人修仙：从骑猪上山开始 Xuanbo Mountain Hermit轩博山人Eastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted [Traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, a mortal's path to immortality] Han Lin, an orphan from Backing Mountain Village, has been bullied and exploited by the landlord Lin Fugui's family since childhood. When fortune finally turns in his favor, he obtains a demonic technique and sets out on the path to immortality. From the moment he gains power, Han Lin knows he must make sure the entire Lin Fugui family dies together. An ancient, unadorned broken pot guards his sea of consciousness, and 41Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 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 115.6kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves
19. 19 修 Cultivation: I Have an Attribute Panel 修仙，我有一个属性面板 A Bookworm Who Reads Web Novels看网文的书虫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-person cultivation, cautious early on and bold later, decisive and ruthless] After gaming all night, Zhang Qingxiao suffers a sudden heart attack and transmigrates to a world of immortals and demons. With mediocre talent, he becomes a servant disciple of the small Changsheng Sect, reaching the third level of Qi Refining only in his thirties. He thinks his hopes of immortality are over, but it turns out he brought a status panel along when he transmigrated. Whether he practices cultivat 9.6kReads7.8Score643Shelves
20. 20 没 I Have No Spiritual Roots, Yet Becoming an Immortal Seems Reasonable, Doesn't It? 没灵根的我，成仙很合理吧？ What If I Could Cultivate Immortality如果可以修真Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation + No System + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Medicine Garden] Chen Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world, only to find himself an ordinary man with no spirit root, and a tenant farmer of extremely low status. By a stroke of fortune, he obtains a mysterious pearl, which creates a world within his sea of consciousness. There, he can grow crops, spirit herbs, and other plants, and it even produces divine water that grants sudden enlightenment. To escape the landlord's bullying 2.4kReads7.7Score228Shelves
21. 21 修 Cultivation: Laying Low in the Herb Garden, Growing Crops and Seeking Immortality 修仙：苟在药园种田求长生 Qiu Guagua秋呱呱Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Leisurely cultivation] + [keeping a low profile] + [no System] + [lighthearted and humorous] Master said: “For twenty years, you've been upholding justice to raise the prestige of our Qingyun sect and win people's hearts... You can't keep helping old folks find their sheep. Go do something proper, like slay demons and exorcise evil!” Jiang Yining: “Master, I'm not up to it. I need to hurry back and forth to tend the medicinal garden...” Junior brother said: “Eldest Senior Brother, let's go down 8kReads8.9Score537Shelves
22. 22 仙 An Ordinary Cultivator’s Path to Immortality 仙途凡修 The Scholar Returns书生以归Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted Xu Yi had been an utterly ordinary mortal when he accidentally entered the world of cultivation. With impure spiritual roots and poor talent, he’d be lucky to reach Foundation Establishment in his lifetime. But the will of heaven was unfathomable, and a single painting completely changed the future that had seemed set in stone. He wrote down the basic Qi Refining Art and obtained the mid-grade Breath-Gathering Technique. He wrote down a low-tier Swift Movement Talisman and obtained a mid-tier Di 6.8kReads8.6Score713Shelves
23. 23 我 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 23.5kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 孤 Chronicles of a Lonely Immortal 孤仙志 Just a Mosquito一只蚊子哦Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Ordinary Mortal + Immortal Abode] Life in the mortal world is lonely to begin with. What is there to rely on? Zhang Zhiwen understood the ways of the world long ago. He set out alone and cultivated immortality alone, not for eternal life or wealth and glory, but simply to survive in this chaotic, demon-ridden era of decline. With a sword and an immortal abode by his side, he traversed the Three Realms, pressing ever forward. 195Reads7.8Score—Shelves
25. 25 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Farming with a Pocket Dimension 凡人修仙：带着空间来种田 Dust Among Fallen Leaves落叶中的尘Eastern Fantasy783k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + No System + Farming + Decisive and ruthless + Not mindless + Comedy] Xiao Yun couldn't remember exactly what happened. He vaguely recalled shouting, "A ghost!" before being dragged into a coffin, and then the lid was shut again... 214Reads8.3Score—Shelves
26. 26 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 10.4kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
27. 27 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Path of Immortal Cultivation Begins with Testing Poisons 凡人修仙：从试毒开始的修仙之路 Brick Chatter砖头闲聊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] + [one female lead]. Ever since transmigrating, the young Lin Ming has carried a mist-shrouded pagoda in his mind. As he gradually discovers its powers, he relies on his Five Elements Spiritual Root and begins by testing poisons before embarking on the path of cultivation. The long road of mortal cultivation is filled with countless hardships and dangers. He never forgets his original resolve, and ultimately attains the Immortal Dao! 350Reads7.8Score—Shelves
28. 28 凡 The Immortal Path of an Ordinary Man 凡路仙途 Clouds at the Edge of the Sky云在天涯Eastern Fantasy831k WordsCompleted “Even if you cultivate beyond the immortal path and become a celestial, living as long as Heaven itself, so what? You still cannot escape the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, the cycle of life and death, the world’s destruction, and the return to chaos!” Ge Qian, a lowly nobody, happens upon the peerless art known as the Six Paths Sword Manual. With unyielding resolve, an indomitable spirit, and ruthless decisiveness, he treats his friends with unwavering loyalty and repays his enemies for every s 25Reads6.6Score—Shelves
29. 29 道 Dao Gui's Path to Immortality 道癸仙途 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy576k WordsOngoing A country boy gains a fortuitous opportunity and sets sail for adventure, then returns in triumph. He catches a glimpse of the colorful world of immortals, yet sees bones littering the path to the Dao. Let’s see what kind of wonders Lin Xuan, a lad from a mountain village, can accomplish in this vast and turbulent world of cultivation~ 582Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 道 The Dao Crumbles: A Carefree Wandering Immortal 道堙，闲散游离仙 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing Thirty thousand years have passed, and immortals are no more in this world. Time wields a mighty force, turning seas into mulberry fields. A carefree Daoist priest, lucky enough to escape the calamity that destroyed the Dao, has spent ten thousand years in seclusion. Now he wanders the mortal world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 上 The Ancient Ring Spirit 上古戒灵 Quick Blade Li San快刀李三Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, not stupid] The foremost divine craftsman in the Immortal Realm, Lu Ban, spent his entire life forging the Ring Spirit, an immortal artifact hailed as the greatest of the ancient immortal artifacts. Then, all of a sudden, he vanished along with the Ring Spirit. 5.9kReads8.5Score794Shelves
32. 32 修 Slave Cultivator 修奴 Feng Laojiu风老九Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Cultivators fish for fun, as a refined hobby. They consider eating fish beneath them. The fish he caught were casually handed over to the kitchen to feed the slaves. In a moment of carelessness, he forgot to remove the hook. And so, a little slave came into possession of that fishhook, setting the stage for a grand and turbulent era. I’ve been writing web novels for over ten years. I take my work seriously and know how to handle a traditional fantasy epic with a sweeping scope. I won’t drop the 3.8kReads8.7Score426Shelves

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    It's a complete book, so you can read it all in one go without waiting.

33. 33 修 Cultivation: I Have a Spirit-Gathering Pearl 修仙：我有一颗聚灵珠 Shen Yu, Who Loves Mixed Fried Noodles爱吃杂锦炒面的沈禹Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + rogue cultivator + no heroine + farming + music cultivation + water magic + ice magic + everyday life + alchemy + no System + no transmigration] Lin Yong’s master dies right from the start, leaving him a rogue cultivator living in seclusion on Qingyin Mountain. By chance, he obtains a mysterious spirit pearl, successfully reaches Foundation Establishment, and sets out on a cultivation journey across the Nine Provinces. 1.2kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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    These two books are fine; they cover traditional cultivation themes, but the updates are too slow.

34. 34 修 The Carefree Path to Immortality 修仙之逍遥长生 June Fishing Lights六月渔火Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation, no System, no female lead] Wang Li is captured by bandits and becomes a mine slave. He thinks this is how he’ll spend the rest of his life, but one day, a bandit comes to him carrying a strip of cloth. From that moment on, Wang Li’s world begins to change… 1.5kReads6.6Score140Shelves
35. 35 长 Eternal Life Cultivation, Starting with the Sky-Piercing Cylinder 长生修仙，从通天圆筒开始 No One Can Match Your Generosity有容莫及Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Not invincible, no System, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment story, no harem, no clichés, slow burn. Enter at your own risk!] Fang Yun unexpectedly obtains a cylinder, changing his precarious fate and bringing him into contact with martial and immortal cultivation, things beyond the reach of ordinary people. But he had only ever dreamed of becoming a small-time landowner. Now he is swept into a struggle within the imperial family and ventures into the Savage Plains, the Monster Beast Gorge, 1.4kReads7.7Score156Shelves

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    These two books are good.

36. 36 小 A Nobody's Cultivation Journey 小人物修仙 Mo Xing莫行Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Mortal-focused cultivation + one female lead + no System + Azure Origin Sword Art + Demon Refining Pot + Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc + ruthless and decisive + top-tier battle of wits] Also known as Little Nobody's Cultivation Journey. The Human Realm arc is complete, so you can read with confidence. The Spirit Realm arc is currently being written. This is the story of an ordinary man from the bottom of society struggling to grow in the cultivation world. After inadvertently obtaining the Az 7.1kReads7.9Score563Shelves
37. 37 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves

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    This is a Xianxia novel about ordinary people embarking on the path to immortality. It is a novel without a system, where ordinary people have great opportunities. The level system and other settings conform to traditional Xianxia settings, showcasing a rich and colorful Xianxia world.

38. 38 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation: Dual Cultivation of Sword and Body 凡人修仙之剑体双修 Murderous Aura Drifting煞气飘飘Eastern Fantasy579k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Slow burn] [Cautious and careful] [No harem] [Driven by self-interest] [Not a bleeding heart] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] Chen Xuan was once an assassin in the Darknight Hall. During a mission, he unexpectedly obtained a cultivation technique. He made the assassin's instinct etched into his very bones, caution, his highest principle. He treaded on thin ice with every step of his cultivation, carefully considering every possibility. He watched and waited whenev 892Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended. It's a classic mortal cultivation novel, combining the fighting styles of Mortal Cultivation, Demon's Chronicle, and Seeking Immortality. However, the development in the first fifty chapters is a bit uneventful, but it really picks up after chapter fifty, and the fights become quite exciting!

39. 39 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Chaos Talisman 凡人修仙：开局一张混沌符 I Have a Pot of Milk我有一壶奶Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [No System, ordinary mortal cultivation] A man with a mixed spiritual root containing all ten elements accidentally obtains the supreme treasure, the Chaos Talisman, and embarks on the path of immortal cultivation. He tramples prodigies, slays countless enemies, and leaves mountains of corpses and seas of blood behind. When he looks back, nothing remains but mounds of bones! 33.8kReads8.7Score3.8kShelves

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    Both of these books are good and worth reading for fellow Daoists.

40. 40 开 From the Start, I Had a Chaos Stone, and Forged Myself into a Demon Immortal with a Million Bloodlines 开局一枚混沌石，我以万血铸魔仙 Invincible Young Lady无敌大小姐Eastern Fantasy351k WordsCompleted [Mortal’s Journey + No System + Cultivates Both Immortal and Demonic Arts + Pocket Dimension + Farming + Decisive and Ruthless] The young Li Erniu and his little sister, Xiao Mi’er, have only each other. They work harder than oxen and eat worse than them, all they want is a decent life with enough food and warm clothes, and maybe a plump wife someday. But after his aunt brutally beats him for stealing a steamed bun, he accidentally awakens a mysterious ancestral stone. From then on, he tends spi 65Reads5.7Score—Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn as a Lowly Rogue Cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea 重生乱星海小散修 Expired Jelly Bean过期了的糖豆Eastern Fantasy394k WordsCompleted A wondrous journey and arduous path of cultivation unfold when the soul of a modern young man transmigrates into the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. With no golden finger, no System, and no powerful backer, he climbs the road to immortality one step at a time. 1.3kReads5.9Score101Shelves

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    Here it comes! Here it comes!

42. 42 颍 The Immortal Path of Yingchuan 颍川仙途 Whispering Words文字轻语Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The road to immortality is long and arduous! Ten thousand years ago, the war between immortals and demons shook the lower realm. The spiritual energy of the Yingchuan Continent fell into chaos, and the path to ascension mysteriously broke apart. Ten thousand years later, Qin Yi, a young scholar's attendant, embarks on the path of cultivation. By chance, he inherits his master's legacy and overcomes one obstacle after another, becoming the strongest cultivator in Yingchuan. When he sets out with 2.7kReads7.4Score319Shelves

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    I recommend this one, it's a decent cultivation novel with a commoner/mortal background.

43. 43 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 63.4kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves

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    Fans of the "ordinary people as protagonists" genre? Then you definitely shouldn't miss these two! The protagonists in these two books are unpretentious and will absolutely keep you entertained!

44. 44 修 Cultivation: Starting with an Unknown Book 修仙：从无名书籍开始 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy547k WordsCompleted A Dao Lord falls, and a mortal embarks on the path to immortality! The great Immortal Lord Taiguang of Shenya Dao perishes, splitting his divine consciousness into 103 fragments. Carrying three immortal arts, they descend upon the hundred realms of the various races, bestowing immortal opportunities far and wide. Mo Li, an ordinary boy from the Human Realm, unexpectedly receives one of these opportunities and begins his journey to immortality. When he breaks through to the Great Ascension Stage, 639Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending my own novel! It's a pure "mortal cultivation" story, especially popular among those who love the genre. The protagonist, Mo Li, comes from a small mountain village and has pseudo-spiritual root talent. To have a chance to approach a cultivation sect, he willingly becomes a lowly worldly servant, even worse than an outer disciple... The protagonist is intelligent, decisive, and calculating, always looking out for himself and willing to run if trouble arises... Come check it out!

45. 45 修 Cultivation Begins as a Medicine Boy 修仙从药童开始 Young Master Chuan川公子Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted After the death of the grandfather who raised him, Su Yun, a village boy, leaves his mountain home with the family heirloom, the Desolate Cauldron, and enters the wondrous world of immortal cultivation. He begins his training as a lowly medicine apprentice. Put medicinal herbs into the Desolate Cauldron, and it can produce whatever pill you need. Step by step, the humble apprentice finds his own path to immortality in a world of scheming cultivators, a path unlike that of any other ordinary mort 282Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The mortal cultivation journey to immortality is full of captivating stories.

46. 46 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 56.3kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
47. 47 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... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves
48. 48 传 The Great Preacher Zhang Daolin 传道达人张道林 Little A Jun PICC小啊军PICCEastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The xianxia fantasy novel The Dao Preacher Zhang Daolin traces Zhang Daolin's difficult life, his many varied experiences, and a love story of passionate devotion. It also shows the efforts he makes as a successor to the Three Thousand Daoist Sects: slaying demons, upholding justice in the human world, and showing compassion for the suffering of ordinary people. Through it all, he gains immense faith from humanity. From an ordinary newborn who begins cultivating immortality, he rises to become t 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mortal cultivating immortality has reached the Mahayana stage.

49. 49 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Beginning the Nine Heavens of Reincarnation 凡人修仙：从九天轮回开始 Carving the Past雕刻过往Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets, wildly satisfying] Begging you, dear readers, to leave a good review. The author is a maniac who just keeps grinding away. Even mortals can have great opportunities: he gains the ability to return to nine days earlier after dying and creates the Myriad Laws as One technique. Captured by an evil cultivator and used as a cauldron to test a cultivation technique, he unexpectedly turns misfortune into fortune and emba 546Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    I will definitely respond to your request, fellow Daoist. This book is very enjoyable, a true mortal cultivation story with a very fast pace. Although it's a bit slow-paced, it progresses step by step. At two million words, it's already quite a substantial and satisfying read. Please add it to your bookshelf and leave a positive review!

50. 50 戮 Path of Slaughter 戮途 That's Just How It Is Ye就是这样業Eastern Fantasy345k WordsOngoing Horror cultivation + graphic violence. An ordinary mortal stumbles into the world of cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive. A highly intelligent villain, a protagonist who returns from the dead to take revenge, and the secrets behind the cultivation world and its immortals are gradually revealed. Why did the ancient Heavenly Court go to war with the Witch Clan? What consequences were left behind when the Soul Clan was wiped out? Are the Divine Clan’s followe 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Horror Cultivation" + "Bloody Violence": A mortal stumbles into a world of cultivation, a world of survival of the fittest, a world of high-IQ villains, and a protagonist who returns after death to seek revenge, gradually uncovering the secrets of the cultivation world and immortals. Why did the ancient Heavenly Court wage war against the Witch Clan? Why was the Soul Clan wiped out, leaving behind karma? Were the lackeys of the God Clan or the Demon Clan? Why hasn't the Underworld Clan shown itself yet? We, the people of this world, have nothing to fear in a battle…

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