Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core... Earth, the Cultivation World, the Immortal Realm, the Divine Realm 练气，筑基，金丹……地球，修真界，仙界，神界

1. 551 儒 The Tale of a Confucian Scholar's Immortal Cultivation 儒生修仙传 Nanshan You Ning南山攸宁Eastern Fantasy910k WordsOngoing Tomato Original, traditional cultivation, Eastern fantasy [Ordinary Mortal, Decisive and Ruthless, Cunning, Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] A scholar with no prospects in the imperial examinations might as well cultivate immortality. A scholar who had hoped to continue taking the imperial examinations ended up as an inconspicuous aide in the county office, burying himself in case files every day and thinking that his life would amount to nothing but exhausting paperwork. Who could have guesse 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "The Scholar's Journey to Immortality" is a highly recommended cultivation novel! It's a traditional cultivation story, an Eastern fantasy novel, a mortal-to-human narrative, featuring a ruthless and decisive scholar. Having no future in the imperial examinations, the scholar turns to cultivation. Originally intending to continue taking the exams, he becomes an insignificant staff member in the county government, buried in documents, believing his life is destined to be nothing more than paperwork. However, an unexpected excavation of an ancient tomb leads him to discover an ancient scroll hidden among the dusty stones. Why be a "horse"? Why take a "job"? Cultivate immortality!

2. 552 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.8kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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   The Myriad Souls Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates both Yin and Yang, is a mortal cultivation story, has no system, is not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, and the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

3. 553 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.3kReads6.7Score2.3kShelves
4. 554 永 Eternal Night: The Twelfth Era 永夜：第十二纪 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [No System, no characters suddenly getting stupid, no mindless plot, not a wish-fulfillment novel, slow burn, strategic plotting, an immensely expansive world] [Ancient Xia] [Yin Shang] [Heavenly Zhou] [Divine Han] [Immortal Qin] [Sacred Tang] [Daoist Song] [Demonic Yuan] [Imperial Ming] [Demon Qing]... Fortune-backed dynasties + a struggle for supremacy across the myriad heavens + spatial arts + alchemy + artifact forging + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nasc 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Slaying Gods: I will establish the Immortal Qin Dynasty in the cultivation world. Let the glory of the Immortal Qin Empire shine upon all realms. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana—orthodox cultivation. Not mindless, not mindless, slow-burn beginning. [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged]

5. 555 破 Breaking the Bag, Defying Fate: Cultivating Immortality with a Mixed Spirit Root 破袋逆灵：杂灵根的修仙 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In a brutally harsh world of cultivation, Zhu Bu'er is an ordinary man who stumbles into the cultivation world. With a mixed spiritual root and a broken sack as his only tool, he scavenges for scraps and rummages through rubbish, forging an unconventional path to immortality. 4.2kReads8.6Score334Shelves

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   It's a pretty good novel, "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," everyone should check it out, especially those who can't sleep.

6. 556 凡 An Immortal's Mirror in the Mortal Realm 凡尘仙鉴 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy290k WordsOngoing Inferior spiritual roots, a life as insignificant as grass? Then I’ll defy the heavens! Lin Xuan is the lowest-ranking servant of the Qingyun Sect. Born with mixed Five Element spiritual roots, he cultivates at a snail’s pace and suffers constant bullying from Zhao Mang, a prodigy of the inner sect. Even the few spirit stones he painstakingly saves are taken from him. To Lin Xuan, the path to immortality is an unreachable dream. Everything changes when an ancestral lump of “black coal,” once use 22Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 557 躺 Lie Flat and Slack Off, Yet Crush the Entire Sect 躺平摆烂吊打全宗门 Little Aviator小小飞行家16k WordsCompleted Lie Flat and Slack Off, Then Crush the Entire Sect —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 558 从 Urban Cultivation, Beginning in the Late Nascent Soul Stage 从元婴后期开始的都市修仙 Xuanzhong Mu of the Mountains山中玄木Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban cultivation + Nascent Soul cultivator returns to the city + play the pig to eat the tiger + invincible + campus beauty + enjoying mortal life] After graduating from high school, Lin Xuan sets off on a trip and unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. After a thousand years of arduous cultivation, he finally reaches the great perfection of the late Nascent Soul stage. But during a desperate escape, a streak of white light sends him back to Blue Star. A full thousand years have 3kReads6.4Score287Shelves

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   Traditional urban cultivation novels follow the traditional classification of cultivation realms, from Qi Refining to Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The story usually begins on Earth, except that the protagonist first goes to the cultivation world and then returns to Earth.

9. 559 镇 The Heir of the Prince of Zhenbei: From the Start, I Lay Low and Become a Peerless Warlord 镇北王世子，开局苟成绝世枭雄 King White White White White白白白白大王Eastern Fantasy566k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating as the Northern Border King’s only son, and starting out as a notorious playboy?] Zhang Yu woke up one day to discover he had transmigrated into his mother’s womb! He became the precious only son of the Prince of Zhennan’s household. He could have coasted through life, but soon sensed danger closing in on all sides: the imperial court feared him, the great clans coveted his position, and foreign tribes waited at the border. Being the heir was like sitting on a barbecue grill! His —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Starting out as a cunning and resourceful hero

10. 560 黑 Underworld: From Capital City Prince to Prisoner! 黑道：从京城太子爷成为阶下囚！ I Have a Star-Picking Hand我有摘星手Urban142k WordsCompleted (Underworld + capital city young master + invincible + hard-hitting fights + thrilling + explosive + smart protagonist) Ye Tian is known as the young master of the capital. After the Ye family patriarch dies, the family falls apart. Since Ye Tian is blamed for the old man's death, the Ye family casts him out. A hidden dragon enters prison. When he returns, the entire underworld will boil and tremble! My name is Ye Tian. They call me the Underworld Prince! 13kReads7.5Score966Shelves
11. 561 求 You Want Me Back on the Throne? My New Empire Is Bigger Than Yours 求我回去登基？朕的新帝国比你大 Sago Dew西米小露Historical195k WordsCompleted Xiao Chen had served as Crown Prince and regent for eighteen years. To bring peace and prosperity to the realm, he poured his heart and soul into governing, working diligently day after day. He thought his father would see his achievements and all he had done... But in the blink of an eye, everything turned upside down. Emperor Qian grew to despise him, Consort Qi plotted against him, and the eighth prince born to them, Xiao Ruyi, even sought to take his place as crown prince! Eighteen years of 55Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 562 纨 The Playboy Ninth Prince Rises in Beiliang 纨绔九皇子于北凉崛起 Nanming Lixuan南明离玄Eastern Fantasy117k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads—Score103Shelves
13. 563 转 Reincarnated as a Swiftlet, I Started Farming 转生成金丝燕的我开始种田 Lush Lotus Blossoms菡萏葳蕤Urban1.1M WordsCompleted No romance. Gender swap, male to female + spiritual qi revival + farming + demon cultivation + evolution + System College student Yan Hong woke up one day to find he had turned into a swallow! Luckily, he had a System. He thought he was about to start devouring and evolving, but the System told him: “Sorry, we’re a farming System, and the Host is a female swallow~” Yan Hong: ... 3.5kReads9.0Score318Shelves

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    It shouldn't be considered as such.

14. 564 降 Reborn into the Ancient Chu Clan, I Sign In to Get the Spacetime Divine Physique! 降生荒古楚家，签到时空神体！ Mo Tian's Little Sun莫天的小阳Eastern Fantasy661k WordsOngoing Chu Xiaoming transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the Divine Son of an ancient clan. Blessed with peerless talent, a terrifying background, and a sign-in System, he begins his rise to power. Sign in at the Heavenly Emperor Palace and receive a ten-star reward: a Divine Temporal Physique! Sign in at the Rebirth Cave and receive a nine-star reward: the Key of Fate! Sign in at the Chu family's martial arena and receive a nine-star reward: the Body Refining chapter of the Self-Transformation 116Reads6.5Score—Shelves
15. 565 九 The Ninth Prince: After Exile, I Build an Immortal Dynasty 九皇子：被流放后，我打造不朽神朝 Essence of Gold and Jade金精玉液Eastern Fantasy733k WordsCompleted Xiao Yan: “I want to break off our engagement! Name your terms!” Ye Wuchen: “Want to break it off? No problem. Let's discuss it in the back courtyard.” A few hours later, Xiao Yan fulfilled Ye Wuchen's terms in tears, only to receive news that made her see black: the emperor had already issued an edict annulling their engagement! Ye Wuchen was reborn as the Ninth Prince of the Martial God Dynasty. Since he had no talent for martial arts, he decided to live carefree as a good-for-nothing playboy 1.5kReads7.3Score118Shelves
16. 566 我 I, the King of Beiliang, Unite the Nine Provinces 我，北凉王一统九州 Count Fissler菲仕乐伯爵Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing Invincible hero + System + Sign-in cultivation + Multiple heroines Qin Wushuang, a young man on Earth with nothing to his name, transmigrates into the Great World of Jiuzhou. He awakens a sign-in System, is banished to the Cold Palace for ten years, then becomes king of Beiliang. He unifies Jiuzhou and returns to his ancestral homeworld. Then he leads his homeworld back onto the grand stage of the universe. 539Reads6.2Score—Shelves
17. 567 家 Clan Cultivation: I Ascend to Immortality Through My Descendants 家族修仙：我以子嗣登仙 Hardworking Bumblebee勤劳的大蜜蜂Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsOngoing [Family Saga + Farming and Development + No Goody-Two-Shoes + No Army-Spamming + Slow Burn + (Not for readers who dislike romance or prefer a female-free cast)] Chen Jing'an transmigrates into the world of the Immortal Dao and is born into a small Qi Refining immortal clan in Qinghe County. With mediocre aptitude, his prospects on the path to immortality are bleak. He thought he was destined to live an unremarkable life, but then he unexpectedly awakens the “Mother-and-Child Bell.” As long as he 75.6kReads8.8Score6.6kShelves

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    The Chinese people's obsession with cultivating immortality has reached an immeasurable level!

18. 568 元 Nascent Soul Ancestor: Ruling the Otherworld 元婴老祖，异界纵横 Dragon Battle in the Wilds龙战余野Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing The story of a Nascent Soul cultivator who brings the Heavenly Dao Jade with him as he transmigrates to a continent of magic and conquers the world! In short, our protagonist is a veteran who left the military in 2025. By chance, he brings his ancestral jade pendant, the Heavenly Dao Jade, with him as he transmigrates to a world of cultivation. After someone betrays him just as he is breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, he ends up in a continent of magic, where he combines technology and 1.2kReads7.5Score100Shelves
19. 569 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 21.1kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
20. 570 摊 I’ll Come Clean: I’m Done Pretending to Be the Young Master of the Imperial Clan 摊牌了：这帝族少主，老子不装了 Singing Away Sorrow离愁当歌Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted “Pretend to be useless? Suffer humiliation in silence? Not a chance!” Ye Xuan transmigrated as the young lord of an imperial clan in the Upper Realm, with the [Number One Bloodline of the Heavens] in hand from the start and [Nine Imperial Venerables as Protectors] at his beck and call. He had only wanted to keep a low profile and enjoy life, but... A sect in the Lower Realm called him a “bastard”? A Holy Maiden who broke off their engagement laughed at him as an “ant”? A Son of Fortune stole his 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
21. 571 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 3.3kReads—Score223Shelves

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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. Senior sisters, junior sisters, holy maidens, grand elders, sect leaders… 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 others with virtue, and employs clever tactics to overcome brute force. He's a master of rhetoric, unmatched in his verbal prowess. From a son-in-law of a celestial sect, he ultimately becomes a grandmaster. [Smile]

22. 572 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 8.7kReads9.2Score586Shelves

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    I recommend this fantasy novel.

23. 573 对 The Rival Lane? My Stone-Faced Junior Brother Won't Stop Pouting 对抗路？臭脸师弟他不停不哄 Spring Comes Early早生春Two Male Leads808k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Two male leads + younger seme + aloof uke + shameless seme + bickering enemies-to-lovers] A shameless, unruly junior disciple who knows no bounds vs. his aloof, solitary beauty of a senior disciple The Seal Keeper of the Mingdao Sect has two gifted disciples. His senior disciple, Song Mingxue, is the most outstanding disciple of his generation: aloof and proud, like a distant mountain covered in snow. His junior disciple, Xie Qi, is the last surviving scion of the 97.5kReads8.4Score9.1kShelves

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    This book has recently been embroiled in some controversy on social media due to its characters and plot (leading to a drop in ratings, likely due to some readers' dissatisfaction with the author's writing). While the early chapters have a sense of ensemble cast, it's not a typical ensemble story. The main characters have a happy ending. It's humorous, detailed, and well-written! The foreshadowing is very well done.

24. 574 修 I've Cultivated to Level 9999, but the Patriarch Is Only Level 100 修炼9999级了，老祖才100级 Eternal Green Lotus万古青莲Eastern Fantasy7.0M WordsCompleted The dog he raised turned out to be a Demon Venerable, sweeping across the demon world. The koi in his pond all leaped over the Dragon Gate and transformed into mighty dragons of the Nine Heavens? The little beggar he took in became an emperor with a casual touch of his finger? Ye Qingyun was at a loss for words. After being trapped deep in the mountains for a full ten years, he finally ventured beyond them, only to discover that he was an unparalleled expert? 7.3kReads9.1Score976Shelves

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    Don't try to reason with a girl, just show her your affection.

25. 575 系 System: From the Start, Taking the Empress as My Disciple! 系统：开局收女帝为徒！ Ah Ran's Little Lamp啊燃小灯Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Synopsis of From the Start, the System Takes an Empress as Its Disciple Ye Yang, a good-for-nothing Qi Refining peak master, faces the ultimate crisis: “Take no disciples and you're out!” To make matters worse, his System gives him an ironclad order: he must take an emperor as his disciple! At the Tianyi Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony, everyone mocks him: “A Qi Refiner thinks he's fit to be a master?” He offers all his resources, but no one shows any interest. Just as all hope seems lost, 10.7kReads6.3Score1.5kShelves
26. 576 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score325Shelves

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    How about trying these two? Absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I also recommend a fantastic isekai novel to my family—a thrilling story with a logically sound plot and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely one of the most worthwhile novels to read this year.

27. 577 挂 I've Been AFK for a Trillion Years, and I'm Richer Than the Heavenly Dao 挂机万亿年，我比天道还有钱 Yang Guifei阳贵妃Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Building a Faction + Laid-Back + Nurturing] After idling for a trillion years, I built the strongest family! World Will: Dad Ye, I want to reinforce the world's barrier. Could you give me some pocket money? I'll rub your feet. Will of Heaven: Big Boss Ye, someone's been secretly siphoning the world's essence lately. Could you lend me some money? Whenever people mention Ye Suifeng, one word comes to mind. Filthy rich beyond all reason! 49.3kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
28. 578 九 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 Xiao Shisanlang Talks About the Three Kingdoms萧十三郎说三国Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 23.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    🐉☯9.1 points☯3.3 million words☯High quality, high score! Satirical and humorous! A mortal's journey to immortality! A grassroots rise to power! Refining weapons to become an emperor! Young Qian Duoduo, though a mortal, has a dark-skinned, thin old man as his spiritual master. The old man takes him as his disciple and roasts him over a fire! Thinking he's just a piece of trash, he turns out to have found a treasure!

29. 579 凡 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality: From Herb Boy to Master of the Heavenly Dao 凡人修仙，从药童入道，执掌天道 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + Immortal Realm + Divine Realm + Hongmeng Realm + Chaos Realm + Primordial Beginning] Even an ordinary person can have a great stroke of fortune. After surviving countless brushes with death, he turns misfortune into a blessing. He sets out on a rough and winding path to immortality. He lives each day with his life on the line. The past is too painful to look back on. When he unifies all the worlds, who would ever have guessed? The ruler of all worlds was once an ordinary per 11.7kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    After reading these two novels, all you can say is "Holy crap!"

30. 580 九 The Ninth-Rank Heavenly Doctor 九五天医 Liu Yuanxi柳元西Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted What is an emperor worth mentioning? He rules one nation, while this man commands the rulers of countless lands. What is a miracle-working physician worth marveling at? A doctor heals the sick and injured, while this man can cure all the world's ills. He is Hai Bao'er, a man skilled in both letters and arms, with peerless medical knowledge and extraordinary schemes. [Story Synopsis] ■ Overnight, the Lei family of Dongyang Commandery was framed and destroyed by a coalition of enemies. This centur 399Reads8.4Score—Shelves
31. 581 祖 Ancestral Bronze Seal: I Awaken My Bloodline and Become an Immortal Emperor 祖传铜章：我觉醒祖脉成仙帝 Sima Pingguang of Prince Luo's Mansion洛亲王府的司马平光Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Golden finger, passionate and invincible, ruthless, no saintly savior, multiple heroines, multiple worlds, highly recommended…] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Mahayana, Tribulation Crossing…] [Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Three Thousand Minor Worlds, Immortal Realm] Chen Yan cultivated bitterly for three years, stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining, enduring humiliation and mockery. No one knew that what had held him back for three years was 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book covers the following stages in the mortal realm: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation; the spirit realm: Body Integration, Great Chariot, Tribulation Transcending; the immortal realm: Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Golden Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor; and the outer starry sky, the divine realm, the chaotic realm, the primordial realm…

32. 582 都 The City’s Strongest Live-In Son-in-Law 都市最强赘婿 Little Ice-Cold Feet小脚冰冷Urban7.5M WordsCompleted A year ago, he became a live-in son-in-law, earning the honor by saving a wealthy young heiress suffering from leukemia. A year later, after she recovered, the heiress kicked him out of her home. He vowed to become an even more prestigious live-in son-in-law, make the heiress regret her actions, and show her what it means to be utterly out of reach. 12.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    This book is really good. I saw it outside and came all the way to Tomato Bookstore to read it!

33. 583 斩 Turn Sorrow into Song 斩悲伤为歌 Dream-Chasing Traveler趣梦行客Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + youthful heroes + tragic beauty + wuxia style + not a power fantasy + no mindless characters] He was once a spirited young prodigy, the greatest talent in his sect, blessed with the fortune of an ice dragon and the bloodline of an ancient demon emperor dragon. Yet hardship after hardship befell him. His senior brother died saving him. The person who loved him died because of him, and he then killed the one he loved with his own hands. He even became a sinner in the Xuan Zhen Rea 71Reads8.3Score—Shelves
34. 584 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Mine: Unrivaled in the Universe 别人修仙，我挖矿，无敌寰宇 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing Mo Chuan, a bona fide miner of the modern age. An accident struck underground, and he immediately lost consciousness. When he woke again, he found himself lying in a bed. Stranger still, he was clutching the pickaxe he'd used for mining. “My lord, my lord, the young master is awake!” Just then, Mo Chuan felt an excruciating headache as a flood of memories surged into his mind. His head was throbbing, but he quickly realized that not only was he safe and sound, he had also transmigrated. This was —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 顶 Top-Tier Talent: Ascending Through the Game 顶级天赋，游戏飞升 Long-Barreled Grenade Launcher长管加榴炮Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Cultivation Game #Genius Protagonist #Invincible Protagonist #No Heroine #Sword Immortal A cultivation game called Featherfall Heaven suddenly appears in the real world. By entering the game, you can obtain cultivation techniques and embark on the path of cultivation. You may even get the chance to seek immortality and ascend to the Immortal Realm. All the abilities and items players obtain in Featherfall Heaven can be brought directly into the real world. Zhang Yuhe passes the screening and qua 27.5kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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    A top-tier talent in game-based cultivation, 2 million words long and completed.

36. 586 我 My Secret Weapon Is a Mosquito 我滴杀手锏是只蚊子 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban207k WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Powers + Scheming Protagonist + Spatial Ability] Not long after graduating from college, Luo Feng was hoping to follow in his father's footsteps when his sworn brother and childhood sweetheart joined forces to betray him. A blow to the head left him mentally impaired, then his parents were murdered and his family fortune seized. Fleeing for his life, Luo Feng collapsed in a ruined temple, his blood staining the wooden fish-shaped stone. A s 210Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 587 我 My Wife's World 我妻世界 Why Say So Much何必言深Urban2.4M WordsCompleted When worlds descend and the world itself is threatened, no one can stay out of it! Biological anomalies! Climate anomalies! Geological anomalies! Anomalies in the laws of nature! All anomalies must be eliminated! Become the world’s [white blood cells] and devour them! The West: “I will protect our world!” The East: “We will protect our shared home!” Zhang: “I will protect my wife!” Everyone: “???” [Comedic and lighthearted] [Includes hand-drawn monster illustrations] 33.6kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    I haven't watched it, so I don't know if it's good or not. I hope you, the viewers, will try it for yourselves. Thank you.

38. 588 凡 The World of Mortals 凡尘的世界 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Urban1.6M WordsCompleted One thought in the mortal world can bring a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood; endless years can bring spring warmth and blooming flowers. Across three thousand star domains, three thousand kinds of Dao fire forge the self and merge with chaos, from which yet more chaos is born, all for the sake of the mortal world. Lin Fan is a technician in modern society, and he and his wife, Lu Xue, have been married for just one year. On an ordinary day, Lin Fan is hospitalized after a car accident and 1.5kReads5.8Score127Shelves

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    The mortal realm is boundless; a single thought can lead to mountains of corpses and seas of blood, while another can bring spring warmth and blooming flowers! From chaos itself, chaos is recreated, and immortality is cultivated to godhood!

39. 589 昆 The Kunlun Rift: Who Said His Cultivation Was Destroyed? 昆仑裂：是谁说他的修为被废了？ Peng Chen朋莀Eastern Fantasy106k WordsOngoing [I Used Modern Military Strategy to Fight a War of National Defense in the Cultivation World!] Lingchen Sect’s God of War, General of Jingnan, has had his cultivation crippled and is left with only seven thousand battered soldiers. Before him stands a coalition of sixty thousand cultivators from the Southern Frontier, with Nascent Soul experts as numerous as raindrops. Behind him lies his homeland, Jingnan, where the lights of countless homes still shine. No spiritual energy? I’ll use spirit st —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation, fantasy, and war—an explosive start, a thrilling read without being mindless. The system was written by the protagonist, and his cultivation was crippled by others, yet he goes on a killing spree on the battlefield!

40. 590 神 The Immortals Treat Me Like Their Ancestor 神仙把我当老祖 Charlie Comfortable-ski查理舒服斯基Urban1.2M WordsCompleted While charging his phone, Tang Zihao finds that WeChat has mysteriously merged with his mind, and a group chat connecting the Three Realms has appeared. Every friend in it is an immortal, and his life changes dramatically. With formidable martial arts and miraculous medical skills, he cultivates spiritual plants while playing the pig to eat the tiger. 5.2kReads9.1Score621Shelves

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    I've been following this author's books for a while now. They feel very stable and comfortable to read. The cultivation levels are Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcending, and Mahayana. First, it's set in the urban world, then the cultivation world, the immortal world, and the universe. If you're interested, you can check it out!

41. 591 蓝 The Last Cultivator on Blue Star 蓝星最后一个修士 Stir-Fried Milk Candy清炒牛皮糖Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic fantasy] [Urban cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Eastern xianxia] A parallel world. With no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration, Fang Yun was an ordinary country boy who practiced martial arts and cultivated qi. By a twist of fate, he received his master's legacy on his deathbed, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body laid the foundation for cultivation. See how the last cultivator wages war across the lands. 26.4kReads7.8Score2kShelves

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    Parallel world. Without a system, without rebirth, without transmigration, Fang Yun, a farmer's son practicing martial arts and internal energy cultivation, is a "three-nothing" individual. By chance, he receives the inheritance bestowed upon him by his dying master, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merge, and his mortal body builds its foundation. Witness how this last cultivator conquers all directions. After resolving worldly ties, he embarks on the ancient starry road long forgotten, following in the footsteps of the sages, venturing into the vast and magnificent myriad worlds. Come and see!

42. 592 从 Starting with the Ability to Copy Animals 从复制动物能力开始 Charlie Comfortable-ski查理舒服斯基Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If one day you discovered you could copy animals’ abilities and upgrade them, which would you choose: strength, agility, flight, invisibility, spatial powers, or something else? The protagonist accidentally obtains a mysterious System. Is it his good fortune, or part of a conspiracy behind a great upheaval in the Heavenly Dao...?! 169Reads8.9Score—Shelves
43. 593 玄 Xuanhuan: Readers Wrecked My Cultivation Storyline 玄幻：我的修仙剧本被读者改崩了 Blue River's Sea Monster蓝河的海魔兽Eastern Fantasy212k WordsOngoing [Transmigrated into a cultivation world] [Readers' comments reveal the future] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Pure wish fulfillment] [Power progression] [No frustrating setbacks] [Snatching opportunities] [Defying fate] [Overwhelming opponents] Shen Du transmigrated into a cultivation world and became a menial disciple with a useless spiritual root. At his darkest moment, he unexpectedly unlocked the comment section used by readers across the myriad heavens! Future opportunities, vil —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bookworm for ten years, feel free to scold me if you don't like it 🤦🤦🤦😘😘😘

44. 594 一 I Opened My Eyes, and My Immortal Master Came Looking for Me 一眼睁开，神仙师父找上我 Carefree Wanderer散散逍遥Urban655k WordsOngoing (Urban cultivation + ruthless action + neither brainless nor invincible + lighthearted comedy) I was walking down the street when a god possessed me? And now he’s teaching me how to cultivate? Of course I’m going to take an opportunity like this! But... why does this world feel so strange? —Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This book perfectly fits the bill. The author has a vast world-building, with numerous maps throughout. It's lighthearted and humorous, yet retains the satisfying elements of urban fantasy without being mindless or overpowered. The protagonist's thinking is relatable, so you won't find him silly.

45. 595 圣EN The Holy White Crown 圣白冠冕 Feng Xiao Ya枫潇呀Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced] [Explosive Action] [Emperor] [From Eaglefolk Tribe to Angel Empire] [Ascend to Godhood from the Throne] [Gods' War for Supremacy] [Early Transmigration] [Minor System] [Single Female Lead] [The Animated Adaptation Is Out, Come Watch] Demon God: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! Jiang You: Wrong. Abyss, when you gaze at Heaven, Heaven gazes back at you! The First Chapter: The Primordial Age of Chaos. Humanity did not yet exist. The ancestors of the elves were 118.6kReads9.0Score10.9kShelves
46. 596 五 Immortal Ties Across the Five Realms 五域仙缘 One Degree Above Zero零上1度Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted A winding journey from mortal to immortal, exploring a world of cultivation where one constantly strives to defy the heavens. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... Human Immortal. Lin Qingfeng, a mortal boy, embarks on the path of cultivation with the help of the reincarnated divine consciousness of an Immortal King’s son. His road is fraught with danger: he cultivates a Five-Elemental Core, forms a seven-colored Chaos Nascent Soul, and forges an invincible golden b 379Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    "The Five Elements Immortal Cultivation Chronicle" is another cultivation novel without a system that was held back by its low ratings, following "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality". It is definitely worth reading, no kidding.

47. 597 你EN Why Provoke Him? Even the Weakest in His Sect Is a Great Emperor 你惹他干嘛？他宗门最弱都是大帝 Mihoyo, Watch Out米忽悠看刀Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing (Invincible protagonist + taking disciples + sect upgrades + ruthless and decisive + expansive worldbuilding + ensemble cast + gradual build-up + the pacing is a little slow for the first 200,000 words, then becomes explosively fast) “You have to pay to cultivate immortality?” “You even have to grease palms to get a spot?” “And pay the sect thirty taels of silver every month?” “You have to serve as a menial for half a year before you can even get a chance to study immortal arts?” “You came first 131.4kReads8.5Score9.7kShelves
48. 598 符 Talisman Emperor 符皇 Xiao Jinyu萧瑾瑜Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted He crafts divine talismans, tempers his body, cultivates the supreme sword path, and comprehends the mysteries of the laws… With extraordinary courage and heaven-defying fortune, Chen Xi ultimately reaches the pinnacle of the endless Great Dao in a vast world teeming with gods and demons, and takes control of all beneath the heavens! 238Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Several very good books, all highly rated, and very enjoyable to read.

49. 599 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves
50. 600 人EN In the Cultivation World, I Can Go 50-50 with Anyone 人在修仙世界，和谁都能五五开 May Spring Bring You Happiness春风要开心Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted In Li Zhoujun's fortieth year after transmigrating to become the mountain lord of an immortal sect, he finally obtained a System that let him match anyone fifty-fifty. Are you a ten-thousand-year-old monster who has spent ages hidden from the world? I'm your equal. Are you an unparalleled Immortal Emperor of peerless elegance? I'm your equal. Are you a demonic fiend whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts? I'm your equal. 66.5kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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