The Ultimate Survivor: A Protagonist Who Lays Low and Grows in Secret 苟中苟，主角猥琐发育的

1. 1 苟 The Way of Caution: I Hide Some of My Cultivation, and Live for Ages! 苟道：藏点修为，活的真的很久！ Shisui, Who Can Use Kotoamatsukami会玩别天神的止水Eastern Fantasy323k WordsCompleted [Fantasy System + Invincible Survivalist + Summoning Showdown + Concealed Cultivation + Lighthearted, No Female Lead] In his previous life, explorer Jiang Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a sect peak master. After awakening his System, he discovered that his System buddy was quite the schemer. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for keeping a low profile for one year. Reward: Immortal Art, Fair Trade.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission. Reward: Divine Skill, 2.3kReads6.4Score100Shelves

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   These three books are incredibly cunning, each one surpassing the last! The entire sect is outlasting the others in their relentless pursuit of survival, with more patriarchs than disciples: the first book is teeming with Great Emperors and patriarchs, the second book hides Super Great Emperors, and the third book is filled with Immortal Emperors and Overlords.

2. 2 玄EN Fantasy: Winning Big—All My Disciples Have Systems 玄幻：赢麻了，我的弟子都有系统 Little Bamboo Meow-Meow小竹子喵喵Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Taking disciples + lighthearted daily life + everyone is a sly schemer + nothing goes by the book] Lu Changzhi transmigrates and finds he can choose a new identity. As a compulsive gambler, he decisively chooses random. The result? He wins so big it’s like Qin Shi Huang touching a live wire: an absolute jackpot. His only limitation is a god-tier disciple-taking System. He never expected its first mission to be… [Detected other Hosts with Systems… Infiltrating… Modifying… Modification complete… 20.9kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
3. 3 开EN Starting as the Peak Master: Signing In for an Ultimate Emperor Armament! 开局成为首座，签到极道帝兵！ Egg-Breaking Expert拆蛋专家Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + Backer Sect + call for reinforcements when unable to win + schemer + no martial ethics + longevity] Because he had died once before, Hua Yunfei always put staying alive first. He had hidden away on Daoyuan Peak for a hundred years, performing sign-in for a hundred years. [Beep, congratulations to the Host on completing one hundred years of sign-in and obtaining the Ultimate Emperor Weapon: the Chaos Bell] The Dark Blood Era arrived, plunging Heaven an 136.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
4. 4 活 Live One More Day, Gain One More Day of Life: I Max Out Longevity and Become Invincible 活一日增寿一日，长生加点我无敌 Too Lazy to Be Lazy懒得不想懒Eastern Fantasy310k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + wipe out every last root + no heroine + occasional everyday moments + occasionally quite ruthless + do as you please] He transmigrates to another world. He becomes a newly initiated disciple of a sect. His golden finger awakens: each day he lives adds another day to his lifespan, granting him effectively infinite immortality. On top of that, he receives one attribute point each year, which he can use to improve his cultivation or raise his technique levels. Gu Han quietl —Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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   Come, come, follow the Way of the Gou, be cautious, live long and mature, and do not diminish your wisdom.

5. 5 只EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.3kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
6. 6 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
7. 7 长 Longevity: I Won't Leave the Mountain Until I'm Invincible 长生：不苟到无敌，绝不出山 A Long Song with One Sword一剑长歌Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing After transmigrating and being reborn, Chu Chen obtained an Immortal Dao Fruit, and from then on, the world had another immortal. He laid low among ordinary people, seeking a way to cultivate immortality and witnessing dynasties rise and fall. He laid low in cultivation sects, witnessing the birth of immortal sects. He laid low in a supreme immortal dynasty, witnessing eras change. Millions of years, billions of years: all for the sake of attaining true immortality. 5kReads8.3Score219Shelves
8. 8 长 Immortal for All Eternity: I Lie Low Until I Become Invincible Across All Realms 长生不死，我苟到万界无敌 The Cat at Play in the Water戏水的猫Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Immortality + Resurrection + Lighthearted + No Tragedy + Lying Low + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Multiple Female Leads + Gets Better as It Goes] Lin Bai transmigrated to the cultivation world and obtained an Immortality System. Every year he lived earned him one attribute point, and every thousand years gave him a chance to resurrect! But just after transmigrating, he nearly attracted the Heavenly Dao’s notice. The System could only stay behind to invade and deceive the Heavenly Dao, l 10kReads7.9Score892Shelves
9. 9 长 Longevity: Cultivating Through Martial Arts Until the Immortals Die of Old Age 长生：以武入道熬死修仙者 New Leaves in Spring春上新叶Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The System is unreliable. The moment he transmigrated, the Heavenly Dao killed him. Luckily, the beginner's gift pack he'd received beforehand had already made Li Yuanchang immortal. And so, an ultimate survivor was born. What are peerless prodigies and undefeated emperors? Under the erosion of time, they're all fleeting illusions. No matter how dazzling you are, in the end, you can't withstand the merciless passage of time. He lived through the rise of technology. He also witnessed the sp 24.6kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 市 Immortals Hidden Among the Common Folk 市井藏仙 Flying Flowers in the Fine Rain密雨飞花Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing Zhao Mu transmigrates to the Great Jin dynasty and gains the power to grow young again. Whenever one life reaches its end, he returns to his youth, living forever without ever dying. For fifty years, I serve as an official at the entertainment bureau, leisurely watching celebrated courtesans dance and seeing every beauty the world has to offer. I live through the rise and fall of dynasties, watching wise rulers bring peace and foolish emperors plunge the realm into chaos. I roam the rivers and l 73.3kReads8.4Score6.4kShelves
11. 11 拒 I Refuse to Join the Rat Race of Cultivation. After Ten Thousand Years as a Slacker, I'm Invincible 拒绝内卷修仙，咸鱼万年我无敌了 The Real Boss Kang真正的康总Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortality + Laid-Back Protagonist + No Romance + Invincible + AFK Power Growth] He transmigrates into a cultivation world obsessed with competition. Li Qi binds himself to the Laid-Back System and gains an immortality buff. As long as he stays alive, he gets a random attribute point every day. It's no big deal if he's not strong enough. He'll just lie low for a while. “So you're the Golden Core old monster, huh?” “Give me a hundred years. I'll crush you then!” “So you're an immortal?” 9.3kReads8.5Score667Shelves
12. 12 充 Dual Cultivation Through Charging: Cultivating Immortality in the City 充电十双修：我在都市修个仙 I'm a Lazy Fish我系闲鱼Urban736k WordsCompleted (Also known as: An Uncle’s Low-Key Urban Immortal Cultivation) (The first 60 chapters focus on charging up and cultivating, so progress is slow. In the middle, dual cultivation speeds up advancement, and it gets even faster later on. The plot becomes richer and more varied in the middle and later stages.) An uncle accidentally gained the recognition of a small world and inherited the legacy of an Immortal Realm Dao Ancestor. Charging up replenishes his energy, while dual cultivation raises his 1.7kReads—Score146Shelves

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    These three books are a bit shady, but worth reading!

13. 13 爹 Dad, Stop Hiding and Come Out of the Mountains. You're Truly Invincible! 爹，别苟了出山吧，你真无敌了！ Dream-Chasing Little Kite追梦小纸鸢Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [Laying low] [Empress] [System sign-in] [Raising a daughter] [Everyone’s favorite] [One female lead] When your daughter roams the martial world, you fear she’ll get hurt! When your daughter becomes a big shot, she’ll have your back! My name is Chu Mo, an ordinary man. From the start, my wife and daughter had already left me. I planned to live out my life quietly in the mountains, but who could have guessed my daughter would sneak off to explore the martial world and make me out to b 36.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
14. 14 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!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
15. 15 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7kReads—Score693Shelves

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    [A Sly and Cunning Male Lead] He slaps beautiful women, picks up scraps, loots corpses, and finishes them off with a swift and decisive move. His quirky and endearing antics are unpredictable, the pacing is fast, and the action is packed with satisfying moments. You won't regret investing in him! [Kiss][Thinking][Pouting]

16. 16 娘 Don't Panic, Wife. I Have a Tiny Bit of Cultivation! 娘子莫慌，其实我有亿点点修为！ Empress666女帝666Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [System + Sign-In + Lying Low + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Leveling up and development] The protagonist, Xiao Fan, was an ordinary Chinese literature graduate who had just left university. His soul transmigrated into the body of a baby who had just died in another world. He became a scholar at thirteen, passed the provincial examination at sixteen, and earned the rank of tribute scholar at seventeen. Then the crown prince selected him to be his study companion. The crown prince, Qin Xuan, w 44.5kReads8.9Score41.1kShelves

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    🎉🎉Book Recommendations🎉🎉 1️⃣"System, System. How can I become stronger?" "Just keep signing in and stay out of the way. As long as you don't show off, you'll keep getting stronger." 2️⃣Everyone thinks Jiang Qiye is just a kept man living off the princess. Actually, Jiang Qiye knows none of these people are any real fighters. Don't they know he can steal cultivation points? I just focus on the Bronze rank. 3️⃣Lu Shaoqing, a disgrace to the sect, spends his days eating, drinking, and having fun, without any ambition, engaging in swindling and cheating. Countless people want to beat him up, but who can blame them when he has a powerful senior brother protecting him? Until his junior sister accidentally discovers that Senior Brother Lu is not so simple after all.

17. 17 大 Demon-Suppressing Envoy of the Great Wilderness 大荒镇魔使 Touching the Dragon God触龙神Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted I thought I was about to live an ordinary life, but then I unexpectedly discovered that I could pick up cultivation. I thought I was about to marry into the family of a commandery princess, but in the blink of an eye, she became an empress, and I became the empress’s man. I thought I could happily live off my wife as an emperor, but somehow I ended up becoming the Human Race’s Demon-Suppression Envoy. For the rest of my life, nothing is forbidden: when I draw my sword, I stand for justice. In th 7.2kReads8.3Score830Shelves
18. 18 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 62.2kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
19. 19 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    He quietly cultivated his skills and never revealed them to others.

20. 20 天 With Unrivaled Talent, All I Want Is to Stay Alive 天赋无敌的我，一心只想苟活 Xi Ruohuang惜若黄Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + Invincible + King of Keeping a Low Profile] Because of his youthful arrogance, Lin Feng paid for it with his life. He arrived in a place called the Nine Provinces Continent and became the useless eldest senior brother of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect. I died after living loudly in my previous life. This time, I want to live quietly. Unfortunately, his master was ambushed by villains, leaving Lin Feng no choice but to reveal a tiny sliver of his talent and shock the w 229.1kReads8.3Score12.9kShelves

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    [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying] First book. The protagonist died last time because he was too arrogant. Being high-profile is definitely not a way to survive. [Smirk][Smirk] After being reborn, he reformed and became a true "survivalist immortal." [Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying] The third book: He spent 300 years in the sect before finally emerging. When he did, he was already a sword immortal. 🍓🍓🍓 The fifth book: The protagonist is a sixth-born. He originally planned to live a life of leisure, but unfortunately, his lifespan was limited. The system then gave him a cheat ability—killing people increases his lifespan—so while living a life of leisure, he still had to go out and kill people. [Thumbs up]

21. 21 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
22. 22 药 Three Hundred Years Sweeping the Medicine Garden, Now I’m a Sword Immortal of Longevity 药园扫地三百年，出山长生剑仙 I, Yan Shisan在下燕十三Eastern Fantasy642k WordsCompleted After enduring two lifetimes of cultivation and reincarnation, Zhao Ping'an is reborn in his third life as a menial disciple responsible for sweeping the Sword Sect. Hoping to quietly and safely reach the realm of a high-level cultivator and unravel the mystery of the wondrous Longevity Pagoda, he begins cultivating the Longevity Sword Art, which can extend one's lifespan. He builds his strength steadily, guards against impatience, and never picks a fight unless someone picks one with him. Time 5.8kReads8.7Score460Shelves
23. 23 杀 Kill One Person, Gain One Year of Life. How Will You Respond? 杀一人增寿一年，阁下如何应对？ Gongzi Yi公子易Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted A long-life cultivation novel: [Proficiency] [Sign-In] [Family] [Sect] [Immortal Officials] A middle-aged, paunchy man transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a young rogue cultivator. Just as he is worrying about rent, he discovers that he has a Proficiency System, and can also claim a sign-in reward every year. Every time the protagonist kills a demon beast or a cultivator, he gains an extra year of life. From then on, immortality is no longer a dream. In the early days, the protago 22.3kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
24. 24 修 Cultivation: I Have an Attribute Panel 修仙，我有一个属性面板 A Bookworm Who Reads Web Novels看网文的书虫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-person cultivation, cautious early on and bold later, decisive and ruthless] After gaming all night, Zhang Qingxiao suffers a sudden heart attack and transmigrates to a world of immortals and demons. With mediocre talent, he becomes a servant disciple of the small Changsheng Sect, reaching the third level of Qi Refining only in his thirties. He thinks his hopes of immortality are over, but it turns out he brought a status panel along when he transmigrated. Whether he practices cultivat 9.6kReads7.8Score643Shelves
25. 25 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 37.6kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    The real Lao Liu, Gou Daowen, is awesome! 👍👍👍

26. 26 我 I Quietly Became the Biggest Boss in the Beginner's Village 我在新手村悄悄苟成了大BOSS Qing Shan Ge青衫格Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where people kill for treasure, scheme against one another, and demonic beasts roam everywhere... No, the outside world is too dangerous. Better to stay put and quietly cultivate in the beginner village. 63.8kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves

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    [Heart] [Transmigration + System + Survival + Single Female Lead + Childcare + Daily Life] Transmigrated to the world of cultivation, killing and robbing, scheming and betrayal, monsters everywhere... No, it's too dangerous outside, I'd better stay in the newbie village and cultivate quietly. [Learned it] Like if you enjoyed it, thank you! [Top Post] [Please Follow]

27. 27 长 Eternal Life: Beginning My Immortal Journey as a Prison Guard 长生万古：从狱卒开始长生不死 Brick Chatter砖头闲聊Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [No System] + [No female lead] + [Immortality] + [Cautious survival] + [Smart characters] + [Story-driven] Lin Ming transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. He has no special talents, except that he lives longer than other people. His starting point is everyone else’s finish line. For him, martial arts and cultivation are merely ways to protect himself, more like side pursuits. To keep the secret of his immortality safe, he never takes a Dao companion, yet he is a reg 17.9kReads7.3Score1.4kShelves

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    This is a story about immortality starting from a prison guard. The protagonist is intelligent, a bit of a cunning idiot, the plot is interesting, he's not a saint, he survives to the end of time, and there are no dramatic conflicts. Worth a read!

28. 28 无 The Immortal Path Without Dao 无道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + ordinary mortal protagonist + brutal cultivation; From the Start: A Broken Piece of Jade Reveals the Secrets of Immortality, The Terrifying Road to Immortality, Mystery, Immortal Paths, and the Angler, The Strange Path to Immortality are updated simultaneously] There was no road in the world to begin with. A road appears when enough people walk it. Wudao found a mysterious piece of fine wood glowing with purple light and arrived in the world of cultivation. It was a brutal plac 18.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The main character has been hiding for over 500 chapters without ever leaving the main body; it's always his clones who go out. [Eating popcorn emoji]

29. 29 开 Everlasting Life Formula from the Start: My Health Increases Every Day 开局长生诀，我的生命值每天提升 In May, Wandering Beyond the Heavens五月神游天外Eastern Fantasy612k WordsCompleted While choosing martial arts in a game, Li Qingsan unexpectedly draws the Longevity Secret, and ends up transmigrating into a wuxia world. After living in the wuxia world for eighteen years, Li Qingsan attains immortality. During that time, his health and inner power increase by one point every day. Li Qingsan, immortal and ageless, witnesses the changing seas and shifting world, watching dynasties rise and fall as he enjoys a long life. 4.3kReads6.9Score369Shelves
30. 30 人 In the World of Cultivation, I Played It Safe and Became a Cultivation Big Shot 人在修仙界，我苟成了修仙大佬 Fish Who Likes Pickles喜欢咸菜的鱼Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Playing it safe + master of survival + survival above all + don't overthink it] (The early story focuses mainly on cultivation and staying alive, with things gradually changing later.) Han Yu transmigrated into an extremely dangerous cultivation world and became an errand boy in a small sect. He thought this would be his life forever, until a mysterious thing suddenly appeared in his mind. It allowed him to master any cultivation technique or spell with ease. Knowing that possessing a treasure 9.2kReads7.5Score489Shelves

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    ☘️① Not only the protagonist is playing it safe, but the entire sect is too. If it weren't for the arrival of the Dark Ages, you would have no idea about the sect's true strength...

31. 31 我 I Have Billions of Clones, So Why Are You Making Me Mine? 我有亿万分身，你抓我去挖矿 Slightly Tipsy Every Day日日微醺Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Exploding Clones + Invincibility + Playing It Safe + Master Schemer + If I Can't Beat Them, I'll Call for Backup + No Rules] My name is Fang Yun. I had just transmigrated when I ascended to the Immortal Realm. Turns out, the ascension was a trap! I became a lowly mine slave in the Immortal Realm, digging for five hundred years. Then! I awakened the Infinite Clone System in the mine. These clones not only share my cultivation level, they can also help me cultivate. Best of all, they can change t 43kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    The protagonist not only develops in a sneaky way, but is also very sneaky.

32. 32 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 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    The protagonist is truly cunning; he's immortal and invincible, yet he still spends all his time taking on disciples on Peach Blossom Mountain, and his disciples have aged several bags already. 🌈🌈

33. 33 混 The Chaotic Record of Mending the Heavens 混沌补天录 Slender Willow in the Prose文中细柳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no being reborn, cautious cultivation, sound logic, quotable lines, and hilarious comedy] Please don't expect this to follow the usual formula of some cultivation novels, where the protagonist becomes invincible and starts killing as soon as he begins cultivating. This story follows the protagonist's transformation from an ordinary person, and strives to stay closer to real life, with plenty of introspection and social criticism. Starting as a law-abiding citizen, the protagonist fir 5.7kReads8.6Score614Shelves

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    I laughed so hard my abs hurt in the middle of the night! [Laughing and crying emoji] The mortal Lao Liu obtains a cultivation inheritance and embarks on a cultivation journey from the city, hiding his true nature. The story is full of memorable quotes, realistic critiques, and philosophical reflections. Everyone is intelligent, and the psychological descriptions are exquisite. [Thumbs up emoji]

34. 34 末 Apocalypse: I Can Freely Transmigrate Between Two Worlds 末世之我能自由穿越两界 The Running Bug and Bean会跑的虫与豆Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Shuo transmigrates. He can’t die and now has a pocket dimension, but he still can’t guarantee his own safety! So if I can’t find anything supernatural on Tianqin Star, I’ll go look in the Cultivation Realm! As luck would have it, I can go there!!! I’m no good at writing a synopsis! I’m a newbie! Please go easy on me, everyone!! 14.3kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves

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    A true master of the art of survival, possessing extraordinary abilities yet remaining unassuming, with sharp intellect, and always striking only when absolutely certain of victory. He always has a backup plan. Even by the end of the book, no one knows his true nature.

35. 35 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.3kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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    This is a good book and everyone should read it.

36. 36 鼠 Awakening My Rat Nature, I Who Raise Cats Am Truly Cautious 鼠性觉醒，养猫的我是真的苟 Wipe the Dust Off the Keyboard擦掉键盘上灰尘Urban648k WordsOngoing Cautious, calculating, greedy, and lecherous: the most timid superhuman awakens his inner rat. A black cat bites a rat's head clean off right in front of Li Xiu, crunching it with a satisfying snap. Then Li Xiu awakens a soul-based superpower, at the cost of inheriting a third of the rat's nature: greedy, lecherous, cowardly, and vindictive. His power can devour souls to grow stronger. It lets him eavesdrop and spy, and gives him a photographic memory. But he's so timid that he second-guesses 3.1kReads6.7Score297Shelves

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    Urban cunning and ruthless

37. 37 闲 Carving in My Spare Time: Don't Mess with the Woodcarver 闲来雕刻：别惹那个雕木头的 Wipe the Dust Off the Keyboard擦掉键盘上灰尘Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Li Xian is anything but idle: a master woodcarver who has carved the Way of Caution into his very bones. He conceals his edge behind his carving knife, glimpsing the extraordinary through an ordinary body. On the surface, he focuses on carving wood; behind the scenes, he calculates every move. He is often accompanied by a wealthy brother, a martial arts senior sister, and a psychic cat. Around him are a cool, alluring older woman, a talented scholar of Chinese classics, and a campus goddess. Ye 801Reads7.4Score110Shelves
38. 38 高 High Martial World: I Become Invincible by Keeping a Low Profile 高武世界：我苟着就无敌 Lone Loyalist Overseas海外孤忠Urban235k WordsOngoing Reborn into a New Life, Chen Fan Has Only One Wish: Keep a Low Profile, Stay Safe, and Live in Peace. In his previous life, he was alone and had no one to rely on. This time, both his parents are alive, and his sisters are by his side. His family runs a little shop, and his father guards the northern frontier walls. Surrounded by the warmth of everyday life, he is already content. At seventeen, Chen Fan seems utterly ordinary to outsiders: His cultivation is barely at the first rank, and his gra 232Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was cowardly, very cowardly, extremely cowardly.

39. 39 开 From the Start, the Sky Screen Spoiled That I Would Become an Emperor for the Ages 开局天幕剧透我居然成了千古一帝 Summer Heat, Winter Chill夏燥冬寒Historical531k WordsCompleted [Sky Screen + Alternate History + Cunning Trickster + Lighthearted + Goofy + Ensemble Cast + System] Gu Qin transmigrated into the ninth prince of the Jing Dynasty, a sickly child doomed to die young. His mother had passed away early, and his maternal relatives held little influence. By the time he was a toddler, a great Confucian scholar had already judged him to have mediocre talent and no learning whatsoever. With no one in the palace to protect him, and a tongue too clumsy to speak well, he 13.2kReads7.7Score584Shelves

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    [Sky Screen + Alternate Universe + Sixth Prince + Lighthearted + Silly + Ensemble Cast + System] Gu Qin transmigrated into the body of the young and deceased Ninth Prince of the Jing Dynasty. His mother had died early, and his relatives were obscure. Even in his childhood, a renowned scholar deemed him mediocre and unlearned. With no one to protect him in the palace, and being clumsy with words, he was naturally extremely unfavored. Just as Gu Qin continued to act as the palace's number one nobody, a sky screen descended from the heavens, and a familiar voice rang in his ears: [Hello everyone, today we'll talk about Gu Qin, the emperor who expanded the Jing Dynasty's territory dozens of times and unified the world!] Gu Qin, his scalp tingling under the gaze of his courtier brothers, was utterly bewildered. Huh? You mean… punching the Huns, kicking the Japanese. Conquering all directions, unifying the nine provinces. Overthrowing the official selection system, massacring aristocratic families. Breeding high-yield varieties, creating the miraculous drug, garlic extract. ... Easily escaped the royal massacre, led troops to quell the Xiongnu, and even stormed into Luoyang, not forgetting to chop up his humanoid brothers and make dumplings. The Holy Emperor Shuntian, who reigned for over seventy years... It was actually me?! Wait, is this even Chinese?! Gu Qin gasped, recalling the emperor's grueling schedule of sleeping at midnight and waking at four. Heavens, this tonic is killing me! He, Gu Qin, was just an ordinary, unambitious, lazy bum!

40. 40 苟 The Way of the Cautious, Becoming a God 苟道为神 Chen Zhenzhen陈真真Eastern Fantasy470k WordsCompleted The God of Caution: A Qi Refining Servant Turns Dark Li Hai is a lowly servant at the first level of Qi Refining. His daily chore is shoveling the inner sect’s immortal cranes’ droppings. He knows all too well that the cultivation world is ruled by the survival of the fittest, so he trains day and night, keeping eight hundred tricks up his sleeve and staying on guard at all times. During the sect tournament, he deliberately loses to his opponent just to avoid drawing attention. Then one day, the 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very sneaky, extremely sneaky

41. 41 卑 The Villain Who Barely Scrapes By 卑微苟活的反派 A Trace Left by a Thought一念留痕Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Fang Yao leaned against a long couch. Her fiery red hair fell over her chest, and her bright eyes could steal a soul. With skin like white jade, a graceful figure, and a gauzy veil that only made her more alluring, she was a born beauty. Her beautiful eyes gazed at the young man kneeling below. “Lin Fan, if you dare look at me like that again, I’ll kill you!” A month later: “Lin Fan, please, don’t come any closer.” Three months later: “Lin Fan, why haven’t you come over yet?” Six months later: “ 390Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Lin Fan, as a mortal, could only humbly pray for survival in the martial arts world. Yet, for some reason, all those who had bullied him died. The story's premise is intriguing, the plot is full of twists and turns, and it fills one with curiosity about Lin Fan's growth and changes; one will also be drawn in by the characters' emotions and relationships. It's simply captivating; the author has written it exceptionally well! [Admiration]

42. 42 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    Despite its humble beginnings, it's not cowardly. In another world, it promotes the Chinese language, engages in a price war for elixirs, and transforms tribulations into furnaces. This book has an incredibly imaginative concept, a unique setting, and it's a huge success on Tomato Books. It slowly develops from a small border army into a top-tier power. Rune computers, communication talismans, internet, computer-generated cultivation techniques, an online library of cultivation arts… The so-called spiritual power setting is very scientific, the logic is sound, and there are no major flaws. It's very well written! The novel constructs a unique narrative of technological cultivation, showcasing a very exciting story of workshop management and technological innovation in a cultivation world. It blends cultivation elements with ancient social changes, and the main storyline of the collision between science and cultivation civilization has the potential to develop a unique cultivation worldview… No female lead, no cheat codes, no system, no powerful backer—how can it subvert the cultivation genre?

43. 43 苟 Survive Until the Era Reboots 苟到纪元重启 Jin Ge Night Walk锦歌夜行Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing Qian Shouzhuo was saving someone when a freight truck sent him flying. When he opened his eyes, he had become a menial disciple with the worst possible aptitude in the Canglan Sect. Worse still, sealed inside this body was an astonishing treasure even the Immortal Emperor would covet. The seal was beginning to awaken, devouring his lifespan at a terrifying rate. He had only three days left to live. The sect tournament? He wasn't going. Secret realm treasure hunt? Not interested. Grudges and ro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The logic is sound!

44. 44 证 You Chose to Prove Your Dao and Become an Emperor, While I Choose Eternal Life. What Are You Losing It For? 证道成帝你选的，我长生你疯啥？ I'm Sorry for Being Handsome不帅我有罪Eastern Fantasy540k WordsCompleted [Great Emperor trope, immortal and invincible, no female lead, endless ages, proving the Dao and becoming an emperor] In his previous life, the elder brother Wang Teng chose eternal life, while Wang Mu chose to prove the Dao and become an emperor. Wang Teng grew insanely jealous and triggered a dark upheaval. Though Wang Mu killed most of the forbidden beings, he ultimately died alongside Wang Teng. Reborn on the day they had to choose their Systems, Wang Teng's eyes turned red as he lunged ahea 5.4kReads6.3Score276Shelves
45. 45 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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    This one is the epitome of a cunning and ruthless female protagonist in a historical fiction novel! But she has incredibly high emotional and intellectual intelligence! Every character in the book has a very distinct personality. The female protagonist, originally a cannon fodder, also risked her life to change her predetermined fate. I really like her personality; she is decisive and efficient, knows what she wants, and moves forward step by step.

46. 46 苟 Cautious Cultivation: Biding My Time to Survive and Defy Heaven to Become an Immortal 苟道修仙：隐忍求存，逆天成仙 Ghost Dragon Courtyard Satsuki of Ancient Luo Island古罗岛的鬼龙院皐月Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted Chen Cheng is an orphan with a mixed spiritual root and mediocre aptitude. He is extremely cautious and steady, meticulous, no saintly do-gooder, and always repays a grudge. He never goes looking for trouble. In public, he is always a lowly servant or an inept cultivator; behind the scenes, he rises at breakneck speed through unorthodox methods. He excels at patience and scheming, acting only when cornered or when the rewards are worth it. Golden finger The Fragmentary Spirit-Nurturing Scroll: 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This allows the protagonist to cultivate in a low-key manner, and he also raises Gu poison, possesses paper-cutting skills, and is adept at unorthodox methods.

47. 47 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score274Shelves

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    Ruthless Bro is someone who has "profit above all else" etched into his DNA! He's a master at fleecing people, a drama queen with top-notch acting skills, a row of female leads, a wildly unconventional path to martial arts advancement, and the most ruthless one who survives to the end. The plot is mind-bending and entertaining, with humor stacked high. He's definitely the king of survivalists you've never seen before!

48. 48 双 Two-Faced Cultivation: A Dog in Public, a Ruthless Fiend in Private 双面修仙：人前老狗，人后狠人 Tanghulu from Mi Li's Home米粒家的糖葫芦Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Longevity] + [Cautious cultivation] + [Mortal's journey] + [Transmigrated in body] + [No romance] + [Not celibate] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No self-sacrificing saint] (Fights between any two characters will generally last no more than one chapter. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy. Follow an ordinary man's journey to becoming the ultimate survivor. If that's not for you, don't read.) Lin Xiao transmigrates to another world for reasons unknown. Enjoy wealth and luxury? Surround himself w 19.7kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Great! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

49. 49 仙 The Immortal Realm Is Dangerous: I Lay Low in a Chaotic High Martial World Until I Make My Mark! 仙界凶险：我苟在高武乱世显圣！ Little Pen Tip笔尖小思Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy + no System + travel between two worlds + invincible protagonist + beautiful women] Luo Yuan can transmigrate between two worlds! He can travel back and forth between a cultivation world and a high-martial world! By making use of the resources in both, trading what each world lacks, he secures a wealth of cultivation resources. Medicinal herbs, refined iron, rare stones, and heavenly demons from the high-martial world bring unexpected benefits when he takes them to t 15kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Great book alert! Follow me and you'll never run out of reading material! The protagonist transmigrates to a high-martial arts world, starting as an ordinary person but gaining a special talent. He quietly develops his strength, eventually becoming invincible and a celestial being. The beginning is a bit rough, but his ability to travel between worlds allows him to continuously grow stronger, avoiding danger and achieving legendary status.

50. 50 龟 Tortoise, My Longevity Is Just a Bonus 龟龟我啊，长生只是顺带 Autumn in a Word一言秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Immortality + farming with exotic beasts + island management + maxed-out support skills + cautious survival + no female lead] When Mo An wakes up, he discovers that he has become a turtle. Fortunately, he isn’t an ordinary turtle, but a legendary Yin-Yang Longevity Turtle from the cultivation world: a turtle who has been immortal since birth, already standing at the end of every cultivator’s journey, with support abilities maxed out. * Innate Talent: Endless lifespan, immortality Divine Talents 13.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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