The More Cautious, the Better. Stay Home Unless It's Absolutely Necessary. 苟，能多苟就多苟，除了必要的，不出门。

1. 151 修 Cultivation to Immortality Is All About Laying Low 修炼成仙全靠苟 Lantern Lighting Up Mountains and Rivers提灯照山河Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted What? You can only break through when your lifespan is exhausted, but the breakthrough is guaranteed? What kind of bizarre System is this? Wang Li was thoroughly annoyed, but he had no choice but to accept the arrangement. To hold out until the day he could break through, he studied spells, refined pills and magical treasures, took disciples, and latched onto powerful allies... Even if I, Wang Li, am always the last one to break through, I will still stand at the top of this world! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 身 As a Demonic Cultivator, I Have a System of Choices 身为魔修，我有选择系统 The Third Man on the Cautious Path苟道第三人Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + No Female Lead + Staying Under the Radar + Invincible] After being reborn, Chen Ming was taken in as a disciple by the Supreme Elder of the Corpse Yin Sect. He became a demonic cultivator and awakened the golden finger of this life. Though everything went smoothly for Chen Ming from the start, he kept a low profile, lying low in the sect, in the mortal realm, and in the immortal realm. After billions of years, his gaze could look down upon time itself. 4.8kReads6.9Score398Shelves

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   Absolutely play it safe; if you stay hidden and don't leave the mountain, you'll receive generous rewards.

3. 153 玄 Xuanhuan: I Lay Low in the Mountains and Become a Forbidden Lord 玄幻：苟在大山，终成禁主 Drunk Ink and Incense Ashes醉墨烬香Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Another World + Development + No Female Lead + Farming] Li Cheng transmigrates to another world and unexpectedly becomes a little apricot tree! Just as he's about to give up on everything, he unexpectedly awakens a System! The human race is planning to flatten the entire forest. To protect himself, Li Cheng awakens the intelligence of the forest's plants and animals, repeatedly instilling in them the desire to defend their home. A rock? Pour in the essence of the sun and moon, and even a rock c 1.2kReads7.5Score106Shelves

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   The main character is a tree, very timid, taking on apprentices everywhere. At first, he was afraid to leave the mountains because he was afraid of dying. 😂😂😂😂😂

4. 154 修 Cultivation Means Staying Low-Key Until the End of Time 修仙就是要苟到天荒地老 Writing Books Is So Hard写书太难了Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Yun Yi wakes up one day to find he has gained an Immortality System, granting him an endless lifespan! Alas, the brutal world of cultivation is rife with deadly conflicts and danger at every turn. He decides to lie low and quietly cultivate for billions of years. Time flies, and the days and months slip by. —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves
6. 156 我 I’ll Grind My Proficiency Until I Become an Immortal 我以熟练度苟到成仙 Steady, Never Reckless稳不浪Eastern Fantasy763k WordsCompleted In a strange and supernatural world, demons exist and ghosts run rampant. After transmigrating to the outer sect of Hanhai Sect, Gu Changsheng can only rely on a proficiency panel to cultivate immortality. Fishing in his spare time, [Fishing • Experience +1] Slacking off while drawing talismans, [Way of Talismans • Experience +1] Sneaking a peek at a beautiful young Daoist nun, [Unclouded Dao Heart • Experience +1] This is actually working? Gu Changsheng just wants to keep a low profile. He’ll k 186Reads5.6Score—Shelves
7. 157 高 High Martial: The Embroidered Guard's Killer Star, the Emperor Begs Me to Keep Calm 高武：锦衣卫杀星，皇帝求我冷静 New Nightz新夜zEastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and decisive + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + invincible domination + explosive power growth] After transmigrating to a high-martial world teeming with demons and dotted with sects, Ye Beixuan becomes a low-ranking officer in the Dali Imperial Guards. Fortunately, he awakens the Peerless Martial Dao System. All he has to do is sign in each day to instantly gain a year’s worth of power! What’s more, completing the System’s missions earns him all kinds of rewards. The De 44.3kReads7.8Score3kShelves

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   🦅🦅The ultimate in satisfying reads, where you're strong, I'm even stronger ദ്ദി˶ｰ̀֊ｰ́ )✧ The sixth brother is definitely the sixth brother; I'm always a little bit stronger than you think 👻👻

8. 158 玄 Xuanhuan: I Can Cultivate Automatically 玄幻：我能自动修炼 May There Be No Oxen Under Heaven愿天下无牛Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted “I may not be able to beat you now, but in a few decades, I’ll fight your descendants to the death!” I may not be the greatest under heaven right now, but once I outlive the current greatest, I’ll be the greatest under heaven! This is the story of a long-lived turtle who lives by the way of playing it safe. (P.S. I feel like the blurb and the story are two completely different things.) 22Reads6.5Score—Shelves
9. 159 一 One-Click Plunder: From Mortal to Eternal Dao Venerable! 一键掠夺：从凡人到万古道尊！ Wilderness Bladesman荒野刀客Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Chu Xiu finds himself in a dangerous world crawling with demons and strange horrors, where he has become a disposable constable in the Great Zhou Dynasty. At this point, the Great Zhou Dynasty has stood for five hundred years and reached the height of its splendor, like a fire burning at full blaze. Powerful clans and sects are stirring, while foreign tribes watch like hawks, ready to breach the border and invade the Great Zhou Dynasty at any moment. As a disposable constab 6.1kReads8.8Score484Shelves
10. 160 符 The Talisman Grandmaster Just Wants to Survive Until She's a Thousand 符箓老祖她只想苟到万岁 Loves Peaches超爱吃桃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance, No System, No Pocket Dimension, An Inspiring Journey of Growth] When Lin Xiaoman came to her senses, she discovered she had transmigrated to a bizarre world of immortal cultivation! Fortunately, she had a spiritual root! Unfortunately, with four spiritual roots, she was still just an ordinary person! But ordinary people have aspirations too. Lin Xiaoman embarked on the path of cultivation, practicing, drawing talismans, and growing spiritual rice and spirit plants... Her main goals 8.9kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    The female protagonist, a cultivator, transmigrates to a bizarre and fantastical world of cultivation. Though possessing spiritual roots, she is merely an ordinary person with four spiritual roots. Unwilling to accept her ordinariness, she resolutely embarks on the path of cultivation, practicing martial arts, drawing talismans, and cultivating spiritual plants. Her sole aim is to earn money, enjoy life, and prolong her lifespan—her wish is to live to be ten thousand years old!

11. 161 先 Master the Myriad Heavenly Ways Before Cultivating Immortality 先修诸天万道再修仙 Duck at the Door门前鸭Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Longevity + daily life + farming + keeping a low profile + no angst] Jiang Quan transmigrated to a cultivation world and gained immortality from the start, but he had no aptitude for cultivation. Since that was the case, he decided to master every path under heaven before cultivating to immortality. So Jiang Quan entered the mortal world to experience life's many facets, mastering weapon forging, alchemy, talismans, formations, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, karma, reincarnation... everyt 13.7kReads8.0Score1.6kShelves
12. 162 我 I’m Immortal Anyway, So Do Whatever You Want 我反正长生不死，你们随意 One Week, Seven Days Off一周就断七天更Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (A laid-back story + mastering the art of keeping a low profile + easygoing + humorous everyday life. Enter at your own risk!) Yang Sheng transmigrates to the world of cultivation and awakens an immortal constitution: he’ll never die! He has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, making cultivation difficult. What’s he going to do? No worries. Keep a low profile for a million years, and even a Divine Transformation cultivator will call him Dad! Keep a low profile for billions of years, and even a 35.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    It's so cute, there are sharp edges, but it's really good-looking.

13. 163 长 Longevity: Transmigrated as a Tree, I Built an Immortal Divine Dynasty 长生：穿越成树，我打造不朽神朝 Chuan Yi川易Eastern Fantasy694k WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Low-Key and Cautious] [Plant Protagonist] [Cultivation] [Expanding His Power] [Ensemble Cast] [Schemer] [No Female Lead] [Cunning, Ruthless, Not for the Overly Righteous] After transmigrating into the Great Wilderness as a willow tree, Lin Feng grows stronger by cultivating his forces. From a tiny village to an eternal divine kingdom, from a little beggar to an empress, from a blind man to an unparalleled sword god... Behind each extraordinary individual appears the shadow of a prim 1.7kReads8.7Score142Shelves
14. 164 洪 Honghuang: A Great Dao Space from the Start 洪荒：开局一个大道空间 Big Meat Bun大肉包子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Comedy + No Female Lead + Master of Dirty Tricks] Zhang Hao transmigrated into the primordial world, becoming an ordinary human before the Three Pure Ones had attained sainthood. After meeting Laozi, who was traveling among humanity, he awakened the golden finger called the Great Dao Space, which let him synchronize with others and copy their spiritual treasures. From then on, Zhang Hao went further and further down the path of being a master of dirty tricks. During the Investiture of the Gods 27.5kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    Story Summary: Really a dog, and the sixth one at that.

15. 165 长EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 The Rooster Crows, Two and a Half Years Pass雄鸡一唱两年半Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.8kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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    A highly-rated, survival-obsessed novel! The epitome of a cunning and ruthless protagonist! 1️⃣ The premise is novel. The male protagonist transmigrates to the cultivation world, becoming a weak, country bumpkin. However, he possesses a cheat ability: helping people with funerals grants him corresponding powers and immortality. So, he frantically begins performing funeral rites, providing a complete one-stop service, while simultaneously cultivating his cultivation—while others fight and struggle in the outside world, he's behind the scenes attending funerals! From the mortal realm, through the cultivation world, and the immortal realm, he finally becomes an emperor! Multiple smaller worlds, an exciting plot, imaginative scenarios, and hilarious humor—highly recommended!

16. 166 大 Senior Brother, You’re Far Too Cunning 大师兄你真太阴险了 Drifting Boat飘荡的舟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Wasn’t he supposed to be devious and deceitful, vile and shameless, selfish and unscrupulous, a scoundrel through and through, two-faced and faithless, a swindler and a cheat, and the greatest menace in the world? Then why was golden merit shining from him? This book is also known as "The Immortal King Wants Me Dead by Three, So I’ll Break Into His House at Two" and "No One Is More Devious Than He Is". 18.4kReads7.8Score1.5kShelves

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    If you survive to the end, you'll have everything you need.

17. 167 苟 Keeping a Low Profile in the Immortal Martial World, I Collect Corpses to Live Forever 苟在仙武，敛尸长生 Hungry Snake贪吃蛇Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted How can you sit back and watch the world change, mountains and rivers shift, and the sun and moon turn, while you remain unchanged? I can tell you from personal experience: one word, lie low! Lie low until the end, and you’ll have everything you could want. I am Chen Changsheng. Changsheng means eternal life. 1.3kReads7.8Score258Shelves
18. 168 天 The Heavenly Rankings Descend, and My System Is Exposed 天榜降世我的系统居然被曝光了 Phage Mound噬菌墩Eastern Fantasy439k WordsOngoing When other people transmigrate into the cultivation world, they either kill decisively or radiate overbearing power. Lu Chen is different. He just wants to cling to his System and keep a low profile, earning points through sign-ins and living a quiet, stable life. Who could have guessed that once the Heavenly Rankings appeared, everything would go haywire! To keep him hidden, the System frantically spends points to block attempts to investigate him. But it fails to conceal itself and instead t 7kReads5.4Score357Shelves

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    The protagonist only wanted to cling to his system and survive until the grand finale of the cultivation world. But then the Heavenly Ranking was released, and to hide him, the system transformed itself into the mysterious ceiling that the entire cultivation world was searching for! The Heavenly Ranking seemed to have legs, following the protagonist wherever he went. All the treasured cultivation techniques in the system shop were thoroughly looted, causing an uproar in the cultivation world. Everyone wanted to latch onto the "system boss's" coattails! Only Lu Chen himself was on the verge of tears: "That's my system! Don't deduct my points! It's not easy for me to accumulate points!"

19. 169 穿EN Transmigrated as an Old Grandfather, I Begin a Life of Taking It Easy 穿越成老爷爷，开启躺平人生 Parachute Loves Slacking Off降落伞爱摸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + lighthearted and witty + no female lead + no angst + king of playing it safe + no System + farming] My name is Lin Yu. I transmigrated as a remnant soul inside a ring. A System? A quest? A workaholic? Not a chance. I live by one rule: keep a low profile and sleep. Until the ring bonded with an innocent young man. When he was about to venture into a secret realm, I said, “Disciple, this place reeks of danger. Go home and sleep.” When he wanted to compete for a magical treasure, 12.9kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    The latest version of Gou Dao

20. 170 七 Pursuing the Dao in the Seventies: Beginning the Path to Attaining Proof Once and for All 七十逐道：从一证永证开始 I Don’t Believe You你说的我不信Eastern Fantasy681k WordsOngoing Chen Chang'an transmigrates to the cultivation world with no golden finger, no connections, and no talent, and spends fifty years as a spiritual farmer in Baiyun Sect. Just as the years begin to wear him down, he awakens the Perfect Life System. "I'm already seventy. How am I supposed to have a perfect life? Don't look down on an old man's empty pockets!" [At birth, the heavens showed strange signs. You were born beneath a Great Overarching vision, one unseen for tens of millions of years.] 744Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] [Male-oriented + Transmigration + Alchemy + System + Panel + Entry + Four Arts of Cultivation + Steadfast Path + Space + Body Refinement + Hexagonal Cultivation Path] Chen Chang'an, who transmigrated to the cultivation world, worked as a spirit farmer in the Baiyun Sect for fifty years. Just when he was about to give up, he awakened the Perfect Life System. [When you were born, there was an unusual phenomenon in the sky, a Great Luo phenomenon that occurs only once every billion years.] [Congratulations, host, you have obtained the initial entry: [One Certificate, Eternal Proof] [Entry: One Certificate, Eternal Proof] [Effect: Every cultivation and every practice you do will inevitably yield results; there will be no ineffective efforts. The proficiency of the techniques, spells, and skills you master, as well as the cultivation realm you reach, will be permanently solidified, never forgotten, and never declining... From then on, a low-key, steadfast cultivator appeared in the cultivation world, steadily cultivating and reaching the pinnacle of the heavens! [Cool][Top Post][Please Follow]

21. 171 系 The System Says I Get Stronger Just by Staying Alive 系统让我活着就能变强 TianqingBF天晴BFUrban534k WordsOngoing [Urban] [Playing It Safe] [Slightly Behind the Scenes] [Female Lead] [Leveling Up] [System] (The writing is mostly plain and simple, so it may feel basic. Feel free to criticize if it’s not your thing! Also, no AI editing, entirely hand-typed!) This is the story of an ordinary person slowly growing stronger in an extraordinary world. Xie Xuan transmigrates here, activates a System, and focuses on playing it safe as he gradually becomes stronger! This book is sure to give you a different kind of 998Reads—Score—Shelves

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22. 172 词 My Realm Rises One Level Per Day with Each Entry, and I Become an Immortal by the Time I Start College 词条加一天升一境，上大学就成仙 Carrying a Knife on a Rainy Night, and a Spare雨夜带刀还带把Urban1.0M WordsCompleted One trait raises your cultivation by one realm. One trait every day. So, one realm a day? Jiang Xuan answered, "That's right. I'm invincible now, so do as you please!" After transmigrating into the Age of Traits, Jiang Xuan awakened the useless trait [One Trait, One Realm]. He thought he would be stuck as a good-for-nothing at the first realm for the rest of his life, but then he acquired [One New Trait Every Day]. And so began his path to invincibility. When university started, Jiang Xuan was g 16.9kReads6.3Score1.4kShelves
23. 173 吞 I Devour Calamity and Fortune: I Became a Taboo in the Great Jing Dynasty 吞噬劫运的我：成了大景禁忌 Starlit Clouds at the Writing Desk星云执笔Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Takes off after 50 chapters] Han Xuan transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty, where the royal house is in decline and undercurrents have long been churning beneath the calm. With the Fortune Tribulation Panel in hand, he rises from Linjiang Commandery and steadily ascends to the rank of Martial Saint... 3.8kReads6.5Score227Shelves
24. 174 万 Ten Thousand Lifetimes of Reincarnation: Immortals Like Abysses, the Dao Dust 万世轮回：仙如渊，道为尘 One-Man Show Ultra独角戏ultraEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Chen Yan has died countless times. Every time he breathes his last, he is reborn on some day in his long life, bringing his cultivation with him. His cultivation stacks, and so do his memories. But reincarnation is no salvation. Instead, it drives him into an even deeper despair. “Senior Brother, what lies at the end of the Immortal Dao?” Chen Yan has lost count of how many times he has answered this question, and he has never given the same answer twice: “It is a prison, an abyss of reincarnati 67.1kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    Su Yuan was reborn into a world of cultivation, [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm] discovering that cultivation was fraught with difficulties—he lacked aptitude, resources, and background. Fortunately, he activated a system and obtained an amazing affix! [Work-Rest Balance]: You are very good at balancing work and rest. The longer your rest time, the better your cultivation results. While others were diligently cultivating, Su Yuan was leisurely fishing and grilling meat. While others were comprehending Taoist principles, Su Yuan was reading miscellaneous books. While others were tempering their physical bodies, Su Yuan was watching folk dances. While others were honing their skills, Su Yuan was practicing fishing techniques.

25. 175 奇 A Strange and Mysterious World: Selling Medicine with My Left Hand, Wielding Electromagnetism with My Right 奇诡世界：左手卖药，右手超电磁 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Sequences + Martial Artists + Electromagnetic Force + Mad World + Potions] Jiang Yang transmigrates into a strange and uncanny world and joins a gang. Just after becoming the boss of a local branch, he is caught up in an anti-gang crackdown; Later, he becomes an apprentice at a potion shop, embarking on an utterly (grass-growing) life. [Supreme Forbidden Sequences]: Electromagnetic Force, Door, Spotless Void, Magic, Mechanic, Happy Thief, Side-Effect Incantation… [Guardian Sequences]: Snow 23.7kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
26. 176 唯 The One and Only Origami Talent: I Can Fold Anything 唯一折纸天赋，我能折出一切 Su Fifteen宿十五Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + Transmigration + No Saintly Savior + No Romance + Leveling + Playing It Safe + Superpowers + Gets Even Better Later) Zhuang Mo transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the safest wood-type superpower in the apocalypse. His future career is supposed to be farming in a safe zone. Other people grow potatoes with a soft, fluffy texture. His potatoes are as big as soccer balls and rock-hard. Other people grow crisp, juicy, sweet cabbages. His cabbages reach five feet tall and are r 27.4kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
27. 177 梦 Dreaming of Disaster: A Working Girl's Stockpiling Diary 梦见天灾：打工女孩的囤货日常 Time Shift时移Sci-Fi & Apocalypse471k WordsCompleted Hardworking office drone Wen Qian unexpectedly gains a pocket dimension, followed by dreams about natural disasters. So she switches from saving up to buy a home to spending her money on supplies, and transforms from an overworked city employee into a rural food vlogger. Then Wen Qian notices that news reports about disasters around the world are becoming more frequent… 8.7kReads8.9Score703Shelves

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    These are all top-tier books, all genuine and reliable. They're not just empty promises; if you disagree, come and challenge me.

28. 178 稳 A Millennium of Steady Growth: Cultivating Spirit Herbs in the Immortal Realm 稳健发育万年，苟在仙界种灵药 Zhu Qian诸迁Eastern Fantasy225k WordsOngoing [Immortality + Cautious Survival + Hidden Strength + Invincible Protagonist + No Female Lead + No Tragedy + Farming + Nurturing] In the Era of Chaos and Creation, Han Fang advised Pangu on how to open up the primordial world; In the Era of the War Between Witches and Demons, he made a quiet move, becoming the greatest mastermind of all time and making the Western Sect's schemes falter at every turn; In the Era of the Flourishing Sacred Dao, he casually offered guidance to an ordinary blade of gr 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is very cautious; he basically stays in his cave to cultivate and never goes out. [Laughing]

29. 179 修 Cultivation: No Way, I Can Become Invincible by Slacking Off? 修仙：不是吧，摆烂也能无敌 Lone Salty Fish独孤咸鱼Eastern Fantasy601k WordsCompleted [Cultivation by Slacking Off + Keeping a Low Profile + Hidden Expert + Hilarious Daily Life + Invincible] While others rely on talent, powerful backing, and lucky encounters to cultivate, Xu Chu relies on slacking off. He has nothing to do with cultivation at all. Every day, he just eats and sleeps, fishes and reads novels, or visits pleasure quarters to listen to music and drink tea. The thing is, he not only neglects his own cultivation, but also drags other cultivators along to have fun and s 10.1kReads8.7Score805Shelves

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    💥I know Gou Laoliu (a character from a popular Chinese novel) very well! The first male-oriented novel I ever read featured a protagonist who was incredibly cunning, and the entire sect was cunning too. Not only were they cunning, but they also had a huge, generous system, which was incredibly satisfying [laughing][laughing]. Especially in the second book, the protagonist and his disciples all had systems, and they were all incredibly cunning and resourceful [facepalm][facepalm], not the kind where they didn't even leave the sect 😂 This kind of novel is so addictive, it's always on my bookshelf [heart][heart]. Please follow me, let's be friends [follow me][laughing]

30. 180 末 Apocalyptic Calamity: Building a Shelter from the Start 末世天灾，开局打造避难所 Old Country Dog农村老狗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse356k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Shelter + Stockpiling Supplies] [The animated comic adaptation of the same name is out now. Go check it out!] The apocalypse struck without warning. An asteroid hit Earth, setting off a series of disasters: tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, acid rain, earthquakes, extreme heat, and bitter cold. Zhang Xun couldn't do anything for anyone else. He only wanted himself and his family to make it through their lives in safety. No grand ambitions, just peace and s 18.8kReads8.8Score967Shelves
31. 181 末 Apocalypse: I Looted Trillions in Overseas Assets, and Now I'm Invincible 末世：洗劫海外万亿物资我无敌了 Night of June 19六月十九夜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted Apocalypse + reborn + infinite space + hoarding supplies + revenge + no saintly heroine + survival In 2050, a sunspot eruption triggers extreme global heat. Plants and animals die out in huge numbers, and half of humanity perishes. In 2051, an asteroid strikes the United States, triggering tectonic activity and massive volcanic eruptions. Ash enters the stratosphere and blocks out the sun, plunging the world into an ice age. In 2052, the ash gradually settles and the glaciers melt, flooding the 33kReads7.8Score2.4kShelves
32. 182 隐 A Hidden Mortal Buries Time and Becomes an Immortal Emperor 隐世凡人，埋葬时光，终成仙帝！ May Dawn Never Come黎明莫要来Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Epic-length] [Many interwoven foreshadowed clues] [Decisive and ruthless] Gu Qing transmigrates to a cultivation world and gains a body that can live forever! But although he has an immortal body... Gu Qing has no strength to match it! So in this cultivation world, Gu Qing lives as an ordinary mortal. He doesn't compete, doesn't fight, makes no enemies, and never enters secret realms! He takes caution to the absolute limit! As time passes, Gu Qing 353Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    "Eternal Life Through the Path of Self-Preservation!" If you enjoy slow-paced, foreshadowing-rich, and expansive cultivation novels, then "Starting with Eternal Life, I Just Want to Quietly Cultivate in Seclusion!" Is definitely worth reading! The protagonist, Gu Qing, transmigrates to the cultivation world with the innate ability to "live forever." While others fight and kill, vying for secret realms and opportunities, he embodies the principle of "self-preservation" to the fullest—retreating to his own Green Bamboo Island, never participating in conflicts, and focusing solely on quiet cultivation. He witnesses the rise and fall of countless exceptionally talented cultivators: Golden Core cultivators, Tribulation Transcending experts, even Golden Immortals and Immortal Emperors, all turning to dust in the river of time. Only he remains unmoved, witnessing the changing of eras from the Dark Ages to the Burning Heaven Era before his very eyes. This "I have witnessed the vicissitudes of life from the perspective of immortality" vividly portrays the magnificent world of cultivation and the ruthlessness of time. If you like the mortal cultivation and farming genres, and also prefer long novels with decisive battles but a slow pace, don't miss it!

33. 183 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 199.2kReads9.5Score24.5kShelves

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    Oh my god! Perfectly fitting! The protagonist is immortal, extremely cautious, and just takes on disciples, rarely leaves the house—a lighthearted slice-of-life story. The master serves food while you turn the table; the master chants incantations while you chat; the master rests while you sing. I absolutely love it, highly recommended! (Pot...)

34. 184 天 A Nobody Stockpiles Supplies and Escapes with Beauties in the Apocalypse 天灾末世小人物囤货带美女跑路了 Seventeen-Hand Tea Peddler十七手茶叶贩子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse909k WordsCompleted Apocalypse, natural disasters, storage space only, grounded in reality, not a do-gooder, decisive, no special abilities, no evolution, no zombies, smart characters, one female lead. A tea merchant’s journey of stockpiling supplies and surviving after awakening memories of his past life. Calm and low-key, not a power fantasy. 1.8kReads8.3Score101Shelves

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    It's a disaster story, and I'll run away if anything seems off. So far, it's not bad.

35. 185 穿 Transmigrate to Another World as a Slave? I'll Show Those Masters What a Rebellious Slave Can Do 穿越异界当奴隶？我上演恶奴欺主 Dark Gaze暗望Eastern Fantasy173k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to another world, I had the worst possible talent and became the lowest of slaves, with a collar that could decide whether I lived or died. I activated the Villain System: the more people hate me, the stronger I become! Most ordinary people endure and scrape by. I prefer to run wild and do evil. The young master who bullied me? I'll send him to his grave with my own hands. The young lady from the clan who wanted to feed me to a demon beast? I'll destroy everything she relies —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is very cunning.

36. 186 人 Writing a Diary in the Jie Sect, Tongtian Gets Played for a Fool 人在截教写日记，通天被玩坏了 Rampaging Portuguese Egg Tart暴走的葡式蛋挞Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Ying Yuan woke up one day to find that he had transmigrated to Mount Kunlun in the Primordial World. He had become an evil dragon, formed from the power of wickedness at the dawn of creation. As an innate evil dragon, he was steeped in wickedness and burdened by karma. The Human Religion refused to take him in, the Chan Sect despised him and called for his death, and the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas wanted nothing to do with him. With no other choice, he joined the Jie Sect as an outer sect disc 75.7kReads9.2Score8.2kShelves

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    They are all people who follow the path of expediency.

37. 187 开 From the Start, I Report the System and Transcend Beyond It 开局举报系统，我超脱了 Zhu Pangyi朱旁逸Urban2.3M WordsCompleted “Attention, passengers. The train is about to arrive at Tai'an Station. Passengers getting off at Tai'an Station, please prepare your luggage and get ready to disembark.” “Attention, passengers...” Zhou Zheng carried his luggage out of the station with the surging crowd, then boarded the Number 1 bus without hurry. Out of habit, he walked to the back of the bus and took a window seat in the last row. He closed his eyes to rest and silently thought to himself: “System!” A screen of light invisibl 6.6kReads7.9Score403Shelves

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    "The Sixth Master Behind the Scenes" is a deeply hidden gem, truly a masterpiece whose title doesn't do it justice. It's a book worth staying up all night to read. The first 15 chapters feature the protagonist on the verge of transcendence, and from chapter 18 onwards, the hidden machinations begin, driving the revival of spiritual energy in the world. It's an ensemble piece with several systems and numerous "Sixth Masters." The book's debates on cultivation realms and other theories are particularly captivating!

38. 188 修 Cultivating Immortality with Five Spiritual Roots: We’re Set, We’re Set 修仙，五灵根，稳啦稳啦 Dark Gaze暗望Eastern Fantasy355k WordsCompleted [The Cautious Path] Zhao Feilong obtains a secret art his father traded years of his life to acquire, and begins cultivating the Blazing Sun Spirit Body. But before the spirit body is complete, the forces of yin and yang attract a girl with a Profound Yin Spirit Body. She claims she fell in love with him at first sight and wants to elope with him. What’s he supposed to do about that? … Also known as Cultivating Immortality and Longevity: Diligence Makes Up for Weakness, Cautious Cultivation Kee 238Reads8.1Score—Shelves
39. 189 师 Senior Sister, Stop Hiding. You're Already Invincible 师姐别苟了，你都已经无敌了 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Invincible + Cautious] Tang Shi transmigrated to another world, into a realm of immortal cultivation. With poor aptitude, she couldn’t keep up with the ambitious, but she couldn’t even slack off properly. She was tired of it all. Might as well let the world end. If she was lucky, she’d be dead by tomorrow. “Ding! You have been bound to the Retirement System. For every extra day you live, the System will grant the Host a certain amount of cultivation.” Tang Shi: “I suddenly feel lik 8.5kReads8.2Score748Shelves

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    Very beautiful, super beautiful

40. 190 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 123.8kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves
41. 191 我 My Sister Is the Emperor’s Favorite Consort 我姐姐是后宫宠妃 Only Eats Three Bowls只吃三碗Historical832k WordsCompleted [Comedy + fictional setting + one heroine + little romance + heroine appears late] Ji Jinxiao, the only younger brother of Consort Ji, the emperor's favorite, was notorious in the capital for being a playboy. The court officials roared: “Ji Jinxiao has no regard for the law, disrespects his elders, neglects his studies, and exploits the people for profit!” Having just hidden away a chest of treasures her younger brother had given her as bribes, Consort Ji burst into tears and secretly pinched h 12.9kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    The novel I've been following

42. 192 人 I'm in the Apocalypse: Whoever Wants to Open This Broken Door Can Do It! 人在末日：这破门谁爱开谁开吧！ The Way of Heaven, Ah天之道啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse470k WordsCompleted After the apocalypse began, Li Hanwen opened the door out of a moment of kindness, only for his entire family to be robbed and himself beaten to the brink of death. In the depths of despair, he awakened a sign-in System. By signing in every day, he could obtain all sorts of benefits: supplies, home upgrades, weapons... Having come back to life, Li Hanwen declared that whoever wanted to open the door could do it themselves. He wasn't opening it again. Until the apocalypse was over, he wouldn't le 1.4kReads6.3Score108Shelves

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    After the apocalypse, Li Hanwen opened a door out of kindness, resulting in his entire family being robbed and him being beaten to the point of near death. In despair, Li Hanwen awakened a sign-in system. By signing in every day, he could obtain various benefits, such as supplies, house renovations, and weapons. Having been resurrected, Li Hanwen declared, "Let whoever wants to open this door open it, I'm not opening it. I won't leave this safe house until the apocalypse ends!"

43. 193 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 187.4kReads9.5Score20.5kShelves
44. 194 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 8kReads8.9Score545Shelves

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    The main characters in these books are pretty cunning, and the worst part is they're actually pretty good. Isn't that infuriating?

45. 195 全 The Whole World Is Stunned! You Call This an Ordinary Man? 全球震惊！你管这叫普通男人？ Dapeng Takes Flight大鹏飞Urban2.2M WordsCompleted After Lin Wuyue obtained the sign-in System, in just a few short years he mastered cooking, combat, investing, programming, painting, and countless other skills, reaching the human limit in every field. He also amassed immense wealth and power. But only then did he realize that a simple life was what mattered most. He stepped behind the scenes, married his childhood sweetheart, and settled down to an ordinary life! But then his wife was chosen to appear on a reality show called Getting to Know Y 2.3kReads7.5Score236Shelves

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    💥This book is incredibly funny and hilarious, guaranteed to make you laugh! [Facepalm] The protagonist is bound to a daily login system, maxing out countless skills, gaining immense wealth, and becoming incredibly rich! 🌟🌟Then, wanting to live a normal life, the protagonist retires from the limelight, hides his identity, and marries his childhood sweetheart. However, unexpectedly, his wife's appearance on a TV show exposes her identity live…! [Drooling][Drooling]

46. 196 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.0M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 130.7kReads9.2Score12.8kShelves
47. 197 三 Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao Overheard My Inner Thoughts, Though I Was Just Trying to Keep My Head Down 三国：苟神的我被曹操偷听了心声 Fined Into Bankruptcy for Being Handsome因帅被罚破产Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [System] + [cautious survival] + [laid-back] + [farming] + [dual protagonists] + [comedy] My name is Xiahou Zhe, Xiahou Dun’s younger brother. From the start, I became a low-ranking civil official in Cao Cao’s camp and awakened the power of Xiang Yu. But fighting battles is a high-risk job. What’s the difference between having only a 98 percent chance of winning and throwing your life away? My goal in life is to keep my head down, stay safe, and be a lazy fish by Cao Cao’s side, enjoying a quiet 15.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    🔥🔥These books are all pretty good, especially the last one!🔥🔥Daughter's a Wanderer, Father's Afraid She'll Get Stabbed! Daughter Becomes a Big Shot, Father Has Her Backing! At the beginning, his wife and daughter ran away. He wanted to live a quiet life in the mountains, but his daughter secretly ran off to make her way in the world, and even bragged about him like a god. Looking at this room full of big shots who've come all this way because of my reputation, I'm really panicking! How can I intimidate them? Waiting for an answer online, it's urgent!

48. 198 师 Spare Me, Senior Sister! I’m Really a Total Nobody 师姐饶命，我真是小趴菜 A Yu Mumu阿雨木木Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + comedy + transmigration + daily life + group chat + three-pronged strategy] After transmigrating to a world of immortal cultivation, Su Xiao starts with a book, and all his spells are stolen. What? The saintess of the righteous path's greatest immortal palace? Hand over those spells! An eighth-rank Sovereign Emperor? A ninth-rank Sage? Hand over every trick you've got! I admit you're strong, but your strength is my strength! Become The King's Avatar, starting with an ancient blac 535Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    The first book is about cultivating treasures in a medicinal garden to improve one's cultivation level; each character is vividly portrayed with their own distinct personality. The second book is about a mountain peak where everyone practices the "path of survival" (or "survival"), with the protagonist being both cunning and shrewd; the overall tone is lighthearted and humorous.

49. 199 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 34kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    Modern Urban Gouwen

50. 200 逃 Before We Flee Famine, After My Plan to Recruit a Live-in Son-in-Law Fails, I Find Another Protector 逃荒前，赘爹失败后，我另抱大腿 Misty Place雾处Ancient Romance818k WordsOngoing Fleeing famine + farming + intelligence System + family life + no romance An Xi transmigrates. No slaying her way through the world, no luxurious clothes and fine food. All she gets are endless bites of coarse cornbread and a good-for-nothing father. They say people who transmigrate to ancient times don’t last ten episodes. She did a little better, making it to her early teens before she was chopped into pieces and eaten. Oh, and her father was right there with her. They couldn’t be born on the 32.7kReads8.8Score5kShelves

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