Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation: Like A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality 练气，筑基，金丹，元婴，化神，凡人修仙传般，

1. 951 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score105Shelves

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   The author has released a new short story, and I'd like to recommend this one as well. There are several reasons why it's worth reading: first, the premise is excellent (it breaks away from traditional cultivation stories and has an extremely vast world-building); second, the character details are superb (it doesn't follow the usual path); and third, the supporting characters leave a deep impression after reading (their names are all very well-chosen).

2. 952 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 2.2kReads—Score130Shelves
3. 953 啥 What? I'm the World's Only Cultivator 啥？我是全球唯一修仙者 The Number One Guo on the Yangtze, Ten Thousand Miles Long万里长江第一郭Urban408k WordsCompleted [On modern Earth, I'm the only one in the world who can cultivate immortality!] After unexpectedly inheriting the Qingxuan legacy, Lin Yue embarks on the path of cultivation. Among the billions of mortals on Blue Star, only Lin Yue can absorb spiritual energy and set foot on the great path of cultivation. While others are still practicing ancient martial arts, he has already reached the Qi Refining stage, wielding extraordinary power capable of moving mountains and turning seas. Warriors aboun 8Reads—Score127Shelves

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   Cultivate immortality step by step, become invincible step by step.

4. 954 穿 A Transmigrated Rogue Cultivator’s Life in the Cultivation World 穿越修真界的散修生活 The Plagiarist Hidden Among Dragons and Tigers卧虎藏龙的文抄公Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Traditional cultivation fantasy, slow-paced, not a power fantasy, read at your own discretion.) Lin Dahai transmigrated to the cultivation world without a System or a golden finger. Tired of farming life among the outer disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, he decided to leave the sect and become a carefree rogue cultivator. 5.8kReads7.7Score361Shelves

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   The rogue cultivator is really beautiful.

5. 955 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: I Invite Fellow Daoists to Their Doom 凡人修仙之我请道友上路 Cold Rain, Hidden Heart冷雨幽心Eastern Fantasy188k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [Slow burn] [Ghost path and corpse refinement] [A decisive protagonist who kills without hesitation] [No saintly protagonist] He Guang comes from a cultivation family. Not only is his talent heaven-defying, his cultivation has also progressed smoothly. But everything changes when he obtains a corpse of peerless beauty... “He Guang’s rules for surviving in the cultivation world come down to four things: a long lifespan, plenty of magical artifacts, plenty of refined corpses, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Cultivating immortality requires eating people; otherwise, what's the point of cultivating immortality? The protagonist is hypocritical, committing murder, robbery, and all sorts of evil deeds. He ruthlessly refines a female demon into a beautiful corpse.

6. 956 大 Grandmaster Zun 大师尊 Cheng Ru成如Eastern Fantasy505k WordsOngoing A seasoned old hand from the martial world transmigrates into the cultivation world. Thanks to his wife's connections, he gets into an immortal sect. Senior sisters, junior sisters, saintesses, grand elders, sect masters... Pure wish fulfillment, utterly invincible, but not brainless. Overwhelming combat power, a sharp mind, devious beneath a good-guy exterior, and full of schemes. He borrows the tiger's skin to wave a great banner, winning people over with virtue. He throws lime in their eyes a 3.4kReads—Score217Shelves

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   A seasoned veteran of the martial arts world transmigrates to the cultivation world. Through his wife's connections, he enters a celestial sect. Saintess, Grand Elder, Sect Master… Purely refreshing, invincible, not brainless, with explosive martial arts skills and undeniably sharp intelligence, cunning, seemingly a good person but harboring a belly full of evil. He uses his connections to intimidate, manipulate, and win people over with virtue. He uses trickery and surprise attacks to overcome brute force. He's a master of rhetoric, unmatched in his verbal prowess. A pure mortal.

7. 957 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Want to Live Forever 凡人修仙之我要长生 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Cultivator’s Journey] [Fantasy Xianxia] [Traditional Cultivation] [No System] [No Transmigration] [Leveling Up] [Zhou Changsheng] [Human Hearts and Demonic Ways] [Alchemist] [Formation Crafting] [Talisman Making] [Ancient Times] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcendence, Human Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, True Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal Venerable, 693Reads7.0Score105Shelves

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   This book is worth reading.

8. 958 姐 My Sister and I Brave the Cultivation World with Our Space 姐带着空间勇闯修真界 Chubby Little Goose胖小鹅Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted She was once the fearsome Night Asura of the modern world. By a twist of fate, she obtained an ancient ring. But after being betrayed by a close friend, she unexpectedly found herself in another wondrous world. There, she teamed up with a wickedly charming prince for some fun. She killed, and he handed her the knife; she set fires, and he fanned the flames. And so their remarkable lives began. 4.3kReads8.8Score503Shelves

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   A fantasy novel set in another world where you cultivate immortality. I recommend it.

9. 959 求 Seeking Immortality, Asking the Immortals, Burying the Immortals 求仙问仙葬仙 Between One Person一人之间Eastern Fantasy111k WordsCompleted Immortals stand at the highest realm of cultivation. Cultivators pursue the Immortal Dao, and with a single thought, an immortal can descend like the wrath of Heaven, leaving corpses strewn across the land. Yet how hard it is to become an immortal. The road to immortality is paved with bones; when one becomes an immortal, the bones pile up like an abyss. No one knows whether becoming an immortal is right or wrong, nor why immortals exist. Are immortals truly so wonderful? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A cultivation system based on Qi, designed for ordinary people to grow, with decisive action against those who kill.

10. 960 怒 Rage Beneath the Heavens 怒火苍穹 Solitude独处Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted In a fit of rage, he would turn the heavens upside down for the woman he loves. A man of the Celestial Path must strive without end. No harem, no melodrama. See how the protagonist climbs step by step to the pinnacle of cultivation and looks down upon the heavens. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A practitioner who cultivates both the Dharma body and the demonic path, decisive in killing!

11. 961 三 Thirty and Ferocious 三十如虎 Young Master Liu公子柳Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Qin Nan was working hard away from home when his wife suddenly called. Strange sounds came from the other end. Suspicious, Qin Nan began investigating, only to discover another side of his wife. From then on, his life fell apart. At thirty, he still had the heart of a tiger. After enduring hardship after hardship, Qin Nan returned as a king, determined to make those who had bullied him pay dearly! 318Reads8.5Score152Shelves
12. 962 神 Miracle Doctor Comes Down the Mountain: Senior Sister, Please Behave Yourself! 神医下山：师姐，请自重！ Bu Le卜了Urban13.4M WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy, passionate and invincible! No saintly heroine.] Lin Yang, head of the Divine Healer Sect, is kicked down the mountain by his shifu's wife. He beats up thugs and holds beauties in his arms! He rules the city, settles scores with relish, woos the prettiest women, drinks the strongest liquor, beats the worst villains, and cures the most vicious diseases! Senior Sister: “Sect Leader, we found a wicked woman here. Hurry and subdue her!” Lin Yang walks over and takes one l 34.4kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
13. 963 既 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 Overlord Pork Knuckle霸王肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.2kReads7.8Score471Shelves

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    The Mortal System.

14. 964 高 The Master Returns from the Mountain with Nine Invincible Masters! 高手下山，我有九个无敌师父！ Little Shangshang小殇殇Urban10.8M WordsOngoing [Fiery action + invincible protagonist + senior sister + satisfying face-slapping] Seven years ago, his family was wiped out and he was humiliated. Seven years later, Ye Junlin returns in force, armed with the incredible skills of his masters! You want to compare strength with me? My first master is the Lord of Martial Arts, with cultivation that reaches the divine realm! You want to compare medical skills with me? My second master is a legendary divine physician who can bring the dead back to l 90.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
15. 965 我 Reading Novels in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界读小说 Old Liu from Goose City鹅城老六Xianxia2.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + master of underhanded tricks + clinging to powerful allies + no honor among thieves + longevity] A middle-aged, greasy man's soul transmigrates. He nearly starves to death from the start, so Li Yun resolves not to disgrace all the transmigrators who came before him. He sets his sights on longevity, clings to powerful allies, and claims inheritances, eventually obtaining the Chaos Tower, a divine artifact born alongside him. Born as a demon beast, his main 7.1kReads9.3Score889Shelves

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    The author recommends himself, is honest and reliable, and never stops updating.

16. 966 万 Myriad-Era Dragon-Elephant Art 万古龙象诀 Fashion Designer服装设计师Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Framed? Stripped of my cultivation? That's nothing. The moment I obtained the Myriad Ages Dragon-Elephant Art, my path to supremacy was set. Watch as a lowly errand boy from the Servant Peak breaks through one bottleneck after another and grows into a Supreme Great Emperor. Plucking stars with one hand and blotting out the sky with a flick of his fingers, the martial path can lead all the way to godhood. I don't care if you're a god or Buddha from the heavens. If you stand in my way, be ready to 7.6kReads8.9Score995Shelves

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    ^: A Qin style lacks wonder in bone training / Character traits:

17. 967 凡 The Mortal Cultivator Venerable 凡修尊者 Watching the Sea守望海Eastern Fantasy675k WordsOngoing There are three thousand great paths in the world. Mortals are as insignificant as ants and weeds, while cultivators stand above all. After his grandfather passes away, the ordinary and lonely young Hao Anping enters a sect’s medicinal mountain to cultivate by sheer chance, despite having an inferior mixed spiritual root. From that moment on, the wheels of his fate begin to turn. Mortals and immortals follow different paths, and everything is bound by the laws of Heaven. But Hao Anping is determ 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending a book where the protagonist is about to reach the Nascent Soul stage [laughing and crying emoji]

18. 968 弥 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 150Reads6.2Score—Shelves
19. 969 茅 The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste 759Reads—Score100Shelves
20. 970 妇 Every Woman’s Best Friend: Mastering Both Cultivation and Superpowers 妇女之友：修仙异能两手抓 Summer on the Brow夏上眉梢Eastern Fantasy101k WordsCompleted No female lead, no mercy, no pointless chatter, no saintly do-gooder. Decisive in action, no characters suddenly getting stupid. The story is funny and dark, so, as a qualified scumbag, what’s the first thing we should do? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is great, highly recommended!

21. 971 执 Wielding the Sword, I Am the Green Lotus 执剑青莲 White Egret Garments白鹭衣裳Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Love began in bloom, yet ended in drifting fluff. How deep are the debts we owe in this life? Is there no way in this world to have it both ways? Through countless turns of rebirth, Through myriad dreams lived anew, May I be true to the Buddha and still be true to you… Amid the chaos of a troubled age, I was born. I wield my sword and roam, like a swaying green lotus. 17Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, a genuine journey of growth, a magnificent legend. The protagonist is a rogue cultivator; the entire book showcases his intelligence, decisiveness, rigorous logic, tight pacing, and exciting plot.

22. 972 开 From the Start, I Fall from the Divine Altar, Then Team Up with the Original Owner to Become Unbeatable 开局跌落神坛，我和原主联手无敌 Xiao Guan Ning小官宁Eastern Fantasy263k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan cultivation, no System, passionate action, plot-driven, decisive and ruthless] On the first day Cheng Dachuan transmigrated to the cultivation world, he became a cultivation prodigy. He was overjoyed. On the first day Cheng Dachuan transmigrated to the cultivation world, he discovered that he had lost all his cultivation. He was devastated. On the first day Cheng Dachuan transmigrated to the cultivation world, he narrowly escaped being murdered by his fellow disciples. He was horrified 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new traditional fantasy novel is recommended. It's a time-travel story without a system. The protagonist is calm, cunning, and scheming, taking every step with care. It's a leveling-up story involving Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation. The early stages are quite slow-paced with a lot of setup. I recommend fellow readers to give it a try!

23. 973 无 The Limitless Immortal Emperor, Starting with the Destruction of My Clan 无极仙帝，从被灭门开始 Dreamlike Journey South梦幻南游Eastern Fantasy217k WordsCompleted [Eastern Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Cultivation] [Passionate] A young man crawls from the ruins of his annihilated clan, carrying blood debts and bonds of affection. Starting as an ordinary mortal, he masters countless skills and tempers his heart in the pursuit of the supreme Dao through slaughter and loss. In the end, he transcends hatred and fate to become the Boundless Immortal Emperor. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 974 炮 What Do You Mean the Cannon Fodder Supporting Lady Became the Heroine? 炮灰女配苟成女主什么鬼 A Candy's Adventure一颗糖的历险Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing A cultivation coming-of-age ensemble story. She transmigrates into a treacherous male-oriented cultivation world full of peril, where everyone is out to deceive everyone else. Weak, pitiful, and helpless, she trembles with fear and desperately clings to powerful people to stay alive. Who knew those lifelines would be poisonous?! She only wants to be a lazy fish, stay hidden in a major sect, and keep a low profile. But why does the male lead seem to like her more and more the longer he looks at h 61Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A cultivation story told from the female protagonist's perspective. Initially, her exceptional beauty leads to numerous undesirable romantic entanglements. Later, she accumulates strength and is drawn into a top-tier sect, where she cultivates a life of quiet desperation. However, she is no longer the naive girl she once was. The story is slow-paced, but everyone is intelligent. It's a ensemble piece about cultivation and growth. What to do when you transmigrate into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character? Urgent! Waiting online!!! Don't force me… I wanted to be a lazy bum, perfectly inconspicuous in a major sect, but the male lead seems to like me more and more! Don't come any closer! I'm so afraid the female lead will kill me… A nobody survives in the cultivation world, trying to cling to powerful figures, silently accumulating strength, and ultimately achieving freedom and ease. There is a romantic pairing, but it's not love-obsessed. The female protagonist is indifferent to romance; men are unimportant, survival is paramount. But her face guarantees a constant stream of suitors, some of whom she can't afford to offend. An atypical female lead, with ordinary talent, a gentle exterior but a strong interior, and excellent acting skills, she is a cunning and resourceful woman who can both survive and fight. Watch as she plots her way from a nobody extra to a powerful figure.

25. 975 天 Battle of the Celestials 天仙斗 Yao Momo姚墨墨Eastern Fantasy431k WordsCompleted From Qi Refining all the way to Dao Ancestor! After being reborn, Li Chaoran starts his path to immortality anew. What he doesn't know is that a powerful being is searching for him every moment. The road to immortality is already fraught with hardship, and danger comes one after another. How can he make it safely to the end? He can only fight against Heaven! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have a deep sense of nostalgia for "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality" ★★★★★

26. 976 烽 The Smoke of War Rises: The Dragon Roars Across the World 烽烟起之龙啸天下 Carrots and Greens love萝卜青菜loveHistorical600k WordsCompleted Heaven is not benevolent; all things are but straw dogs. War fires rage across the land, and heroes rise in droves. The king is weak, while treacherous ministers hold power. Flames fill the skies, and the capital falls. Warlords scheme against one another. The emperor rises up, his roar shaking the realm. A seal of office in his left hand, a beauty leaning against him. A sword in his right, as he sweeps across the six directions. An eastern emperor, a western sovereign, and a central royal cou 144Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 977 葬 The Words of the One Who Buries the Heavens 葬天者说 Lan Ming蓝溟Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing The myriad races across the heavens face calamity once more. The Heavenly Dao collapses, and another world invades. Across two realms, three skies, and four seas, who can turn the tide? A transmigrator is reborn in this world, and everything begins here. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The opening world is grand, with numerous magical beasts, perfectly matching my imagination of a cultivation world, reminiscent of works like "Covering the Sky," "Perfect World," and even "Ghost Blows Out the Light"... The illustrations are beautiful too! I'm about to achieve perfect foundation building!

28. 978 开 A Mixed Spiritual Root from the Start 开局杂灵根 Mo He, Who Loves Braised Redfin Culter爱吃红烧玉秃鱼的莫何Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted Qin Tian was tested at fifteen and found to have a worthless spirit root, becoming synonymous with uselessness. At eighteen, he faced mockery from his family and betrayal by his fiancee. His romantic rival even destroyed his spirit root completely, turning him into an ordinary person. After plunging into the abyss for four months, he returned and embarked on the path of cultivation. [Traditional fantasy + no System + no transmigration + the blurb can't do it justice, read the story] 32kReads8.7Score5kShelves
29. 979 九 The Nine Heavens Sword of Dark Fiends 九天玄煞剑 Black Third Old Demon黑三老妖Eastern Fantasy643k WordsCompleted Lin Ye, a protagonist with a useless spiritual root, unexpectedly finds that the baleful energy of an ancient sword tomb’s legacy resonates with his counterfeit five-element spiritual root, which is considered good-for-nothing. He creates a unique cultivation path of “proving the Dao through baleful energy” and defies fate. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... The protagonist is purely a sword cultivator. Lacking spiritual roots, he compensates with diligence, using demonic energy to refine his body and increase his defense. Each breakthrough is a near-death experience; the protagonist is truly suffering! Hahaha!

30. 980 镇 I Guarded the Demon Abyss for a Hundred Years. Why Are You Crying Now That I've Left the Sect? 镇守魔渊百年，弃宗后你哭什么 Crazy Skull疯狂骷髅头Eastern Fantasy194k WordsCompleted Gu Xuan guarded the Demon Abyss alone for a hundred years for the sake of his sect, only to be ambushed by a demon expert while undergoing the Supreme Thunder Tribulation... With his foundation ruined and all his cultivation lost, he struggled back to the sect to ask for help, only to be falsely accused of colluding with the demons! His master abandoned him, his junior sisters despised him, and his master's newly accepted direct disciple took his place in every way! A hundred years guarding the 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has all the realms required for cultivating immortality!

31. 981 竹 The Immortal Path of Bamboo Fortune 竹运仙途 Dreamlike and Unmatched梦幻无双Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted A century ago, a cataclysm transformed the heavens and the earth, and two worlds began to merge. One was a world of cultivation, with imperial dynasties and immortal sects, clans and families, immortals and gods, demons and ghosts, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and the demonic path... The other held technology above all else, with genetic engineering and mecha technology... For a time, the two worlds collided: cultivation and technology, nations and dynasties, humanity and monsters... And on t 917Reads6.8Score127Shelves
32. 982 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Seeking Eternal Life, Not Becoming a Withered Skeleton 凡人修仙：觅长生，不枯骨 A Single Frog蛙蛙一只Xianxia256k WordsCompleted Yun Yang had three spiritual roots and was accepted as an outer disciple of the Xianling Sect. Thus began his journey of cultivating immortality in another world. “What? I’m standing right next to you, and you’re planning how to kill me!” “What should I do? Two big shots are fighting right over my head, and neither can detect me. Should I risk it all for a fortune…?” “The man standing before you is the future Supreme of the Survival Path, the Demon Emperor who embodies boundless love.” “Zhao Rit 170Reads—Score—Shelves

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