Pure Cultivation, Real Cultivation, No Skipping Levels 纯修仙，真修仙，无跳跃升级

1. 1 修 Are Even the Background Characters in the Cultivation World This Strong? 修仙界路人甲都这么强的吗 Great God Floral Water大神花露水Ancient Romance882k WordsCompleted No romance, just a female-led cultivation growth story. Chen Xiaoman had planned to enjoy a carefree life in ancient times, relying on her medical skills while helping her brother earn an official degree and lead the whole family to prosperity. But after casually rescuing someone in the mountains, she discovers that this is no ordinary mortal world of ancient times. It is the legendary world of cultivation. Even more astonishingly, this is a cultivation world built around a novel featuring a fem 7.4kReads7.9Score635Shelves

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   No romantic pairing. Both female protagonists are highly intelligent and extremely cautious, embodying the "survival of the fittest" trope, especially in the second book, which takes it to the extreme, transitioning from the mortal realm to the cultivation world with rapid time jumps. Verified by a veteran bookworm of over a decade.

2. 2 凡 When Mortal Bones Turn to Ash, Heaven's Talisman Decrees 凡骨烬，敕天符 The Seventh Ray of Light第七缕光Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Sword and Talisman Dual Cultivation + Face-Slapping + Punishing Scumbags + Strong Heroine + Genius] (Lightning and earth spiritual roots + A native cultivator defeats all kinds of cheat abilities) She was the daughter of a princess, but the System secretly switched her out and turned her into a little beggar. Fortunately, she first had a kind-hearted grandfather, and later a master who understood her. She takes back her identity, and while she's at it, kills the System 3.4kReads8.6Score353Shelves

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   Both of these are pure cultivation novels. The female protagonists in both start from a young age (not from birth). In the first book, she begins her cultivation step by step after recognizing a master at the age of six or seven. In the second book, the female protagonist comes from humble beginnings. [OK] The story unfolds gradually and is quite delicate. [Heart]

3. 3 都 Everyone Thinks I’m a Sword Cultivator, So I Turn Around and Save the Whole Sect with Alchemy 都当我是剑修，我反手炼丹救全宗 The Seventh Ray of Light第七缕光Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + alchemy cultivator + sword cultivator + genius + sects + strong heroine + ensemble cast] In her previous life, Bai Wei died protecting her students. In this life, the moment she opens her eyes, her own grandmother throws her on a mountain to feed the wolves, simply because she is a girl. Fortunately, her parents protect her and establish their own household, carving out a chance for her to survive. A single immortal herb leads her to an ancient, remnant soul. From then 16.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
4. 4 农 The Immortal Farm Girl: From Martial Arts to Cultivation 农女长生，从习武到修仙 Looking Up at the Moon举头望月亮Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [Slow Burn] [Logical, No Saintly Protagonist] [No CP, Not a Power Fantasy] [Immortality] [Heartless Dao] [Strong Female Lead] Coder Lin Yue ordered fried rice with egg from a delivery app. She had barely taken a couple of bites when everything went black and she transmigrated, waking up as a country girl who had just drowned in a remote mountain village. Small and thin, with a pinched face and never enough to eat, she had only just learned to speak the local dialect when she disc 8.8kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
5. 5 羽 Ascending to Immortality 羽化飞仙 One Sock一支袜子Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing The road to immortality is lonely; who can know the fleeting turns of life? Years drift by, the mortal world roils. What is the Way? What is the demonic path? I have but one question: “Can one ascend to immortality?” 4.4kReads7.8Score368Shelves

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   The first book is about a rogue cultivator; the second is about someone who obtains a storage ring from a Mahayana cultivator at the start; and the third is about Su Ziyan's ascension to the Immortal Realm.

6. 6 仙 Immortal Fate Sword Cultivator 仙缘剑修 Di Shizi第时子Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey + Sword Cultivator] A little beggar accidentally acquires the storage ring of a Mahayana cultivator and embarks on the path of cultivation. A single glass lotus can not only bring medicinal herbs back to life, but also contains a peerless sword cultivation technique. Watch as he dons white robes and wields a three-foot glass sword. He travels alone, walking the line between good and evil, seeking truth and discovering his true self. Note: This is not a harem novel. (He only bec 10.4kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
7. 7 剑 When Sword Cultivation Failed Me, I Took Up Both Alchemy and Cultivation 剑修无望后，我丹法双修 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Cultivation + Reborn in the Womb + Alchemy + Coming of Age + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance Reborn in the womb as an ordinary village girl, I thought I’d live out my life according to plan. But who could have guessed that cultivating immortality was actually possible? From then on, I set foot in the world of cultivation. My spiritual roots and talent are pretty good, but there’s no shortage of people more gifted than me. I don’t have a top-tier cultivation background. I did meet an old ance 37.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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   #😍🤩😆Highly recommend this! 🤩🥰My personal 9.5. Not a Mary Sue story. ❤️👄The female lead transmigrates into a country girl, later discovering she's in a cultivation world. 🍰She grows stronger step by step, with a protective master and like-minded best friends. The female lead is truly beautiful! 😊

8. 8 我 There’s a Chaos Lotus in My Dantian 我的丹田里有朵混沌莲 Di Shizi第时子Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing After cultivating for over sixty thousand years across the mortal and spirit realms, Su Ziyan finally shed his mortal body, underwent a complete transformation, and ascended to the Immortal Realm as an immortal. But after arriving in the Immortal Realm, he discovered that the True Immortals, who were incomparably powerful in the eyes of cultivators, were only at the very bottom of the hierarchy there. Faced with all the unknown dangers of the Immortal Realm, can he overcome one crisis after anot 6.8kReads7.8Score488Shelves
9. 9 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score441Shelves

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   The main storyline is clear. Although there's little focus on romance—basically no female lead—it truly differs from previous cultivation novels. It's a serious take on cultivation, with detailed descriptions of the process. It's not just about absorbing spiritual energy to break through; this is the book's biggest highlight and arguably its unique characteristic. 🙂🙂🙂

10. 10 或 Perhaps I Wasn't Meant to Die 或许我命不该绝 Cherry Leaf Loves Cherries爱吃车厘子的樱桃叶子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Reincarnated into cultivation from birth + no romance + everyday life + slow burn + growing heroine) I was reborn with all my memories intact, only to end up in a frail, sickly body. At least I had a cultivation system to keep me alive as my golden finger. Fang Yue diligently set out on the path of cultivation to prolong her life. But how did her golden finger end up going offline halfway through her cultivation? Still, her lifespan had returned to normal, her aptitude was pretty good, a 2.2kReads8.3Score204Shelves
11. 11 修 Cultivation World Villainess: From the Start, I Snatched the Heroine's Fortuitous Opportunity 修仙女配：开局抢了女主机缘 Tiling Inside a Crystal在水晶里贴瓷砖Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Leveling Up + Status Screen + Genius + Jack of All Trades + No Saintly Heroine] Jiang Luoluo, a modern orphan, accidentally transmigrated into a cultivation novel and became a minor female character destined to be devoured by monsters. Luckily, she came with a status screen. As long as she earned Fate-Changing Points, she could improve her aptitude, luck, comprehension, and more. When the heroine showed up partway through the story, Jiang Luoluo unhesitatingly treated her like a treasure-huntin 11.1kReads8.4Score2.7kShelves
12. 12 开 I Was Sent Flying from the Start, So I Support Myself by Robbing the Rich to Help the Poor 开局被拍飞，我靠劫富济贫养自己 Don't Mess with the Little Rabbit别惹小兔Fantastical Romance135k WordsOngoing [Villainess] [Mortal Cultivation] [Ruthless] [Lone Rogue Cultivator] [Selfish] [Fiercely Competitive and Grabby] At twelve, Shi Zheng was found to have a low-grade lightning spiritual root. The immortal said, "Slow cultivation, short life. I won't take you." Then flicked her two li away with a sleeve. She refused to accept it! She fought her way out of the mortal crowd, stealing cultivation manuals and opportunities, and selling out her teammates. While others worked, she robbed. While others t 612Reads—Score110Shelves

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    You could check this out; it fits the requirements fairly well, though the pacing is a bit slow. The female lead is a rogue cultivator who has to gradually accumulate spirit stones to buy resources.

13. 13 家 Cultivating Immortality as a Family: The Zhou Clan’s Beginning 家族修仙从周氏开始 Simple Things, Done Simply简单的事简单做法Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The traditional stages of cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... The protagonist will pursue the paths of formations and spirit plants. Spirit plants mainly serve formations, which become more important as the story progresses. In the end, the protagonist will follow the path of formations all the way. 9.5kReads7.0Score629Shelves

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    This is a pure cultivation story, without any cheat codes. The protagonist's biggest advantage is his considerable talent in formations. The cultivation world is in its prime, and resources are plentiful.

14. 14 穿 How a Transmigrated Supporting Actress Can Change Her Fate 穿书女配如何改变命运 Green Mountain, Green River青山青水Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Warning: More male characters than female ones. The entire sect is male. There is some flirting, but no CP means no fixed pairing. The book contains extensive descriptions of scenery and appearances. If that's not your thing, please don't flame me. If you dislike descriptive writing, just click away in the upper-left corner. There's no need to accuse the author of padding the word count. The pace is rather slow early on, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced plots. There are lots of o 18Reads6.0Score—Shelves
15. 15 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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    The first three books are non-CP (no romantic pairing), the fourth is from the male lead's perspective in the early stages, but later reverts to the female lead's perspective. Those who like aloof and restrained characters can check out our first book, "Little Long Song" [laughs]. Those who like ensemble casts can read the second book [heart emoji]. Those who like shipping can check out the third book [understood emoji].

16. 16 清 The Tale of Qing Ning: The Long Road to Immortality 清宁传之悠悠长生路 Huan Xier幻兮儿Ancient Romance631k WordsOngoing When Su Yue was five, she learned that she lived in a world of immortal cultivation, and it shook her entire worldview. After entering a sect, she met a girl and realized with a shock that she was nothing but a cannon-fodder character. The girl was just like the heroine in a storybook: she found treasures whenever she went out, and people gave her equipment. Su Yue, meanwhile, was the expendable who supplied the heroine with gear. So Su Yue resolved to keep a low profile, stay away from the hero 92Reads6.3Score—Shelves
17. 17 炮 A Cannon Fodder Cultivator: She Kicks the Protagonist Aside and Takes the Throne 炮灰修仙，她踹翻主角自己上位 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + no romance + growing female lead] Jiang Yu is a cannon-fodder character who transmigrated into a cultivation novel. After dutifully completing her part in the plot, she immediately makes a run for it. But then she gets dragged into the battle between the heroine and the supporting female characters. After nearly dying several times, Jiang Yu has had enough. She's going to seize every opportunity from them and claim the top spot. Heroines, supporting characters, all of you can get 3.8kReads9.0Score308Shelves
18. 18 剑 A Dual Cultivator of Sword and Body, I Slay With Words of Power 剑体双修的我，靠言灵杀疯了 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance209k WordsOngoing [Genius from the start + transmigrate into a book + good-for-nothing rises to greatness + female-led power fantasy + a touch of ensemble cast] The day Su Lingxi opened her eyes, the world of cultivation gained a menace. Word spirit? Sword cultivator? Body cultivator? No, she just wanted to quietly be a pretty girl, and maybe talk her opponents to death along the way. The continent’s other geniuses: Shut up! You freak who makes whatever you say come true! … Later: “Help! Who said healers can’t b 2.1kReads—Score404Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

19. 19 我 I Become Cannon Fodder in an Old-School Cultivation Novel 我在古早修仙文里当炮灰 Braised Pineapple Head红烧菠萝头Ancient Romance4.0M WordsOngoing [The animated comic is out. Thanks to the production team!] [Leveling Up] [Five Elemental Roots] [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemy and Artifact Crafting] [No CP] [Warnings: Slow burn, native-born heroine (not transmigrated or reborn), traditional-leaning cultivation, has a golden finger, somewhat low-key, and a conventional plot!] Jiang Zao is determined to reach the pinnacle of the sword path. Eager to study and join a sect, she arrives at Sword-Questioning Peak full of anticipation. But this peak se 12kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
20. 20 凡 An Ordinary Woman's Path to Immortality: She Starts an Inner-Palace War in the Immortal Realm 凡女修仙，她在仙界搞内卷 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance900k WordsCompleted [A mortal woman's path to immortality, no System, no romance, a long, traditional cultivation novel] The ordinary girl Ji Lan was born into the everyday bustle of Qingxi Town. She grew up on her father's medicinal decoctions and her mother's tender care, yet an accidental ingestion left a hidden mystery within her constitution. Fortune comes calling when an immortal master appears to recruit disciples. Through sheer perseverance, Ji Lan passes the initial test of immortal affinity. Carrying a pr 2.2kReads6.9Score199Shelves
21. 21 云 Yun Chu's Cultivation Record 云初修仙录 Qi Di祈笛Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted The rating has just come in and will rise later. Come take a look, you won't regret it! [Traditional cultivation fantasy + strong heroine + one couple] Gu Yunchu wakes up to find she's become a cannon-fodder supporting character in a cultivation harem novel. According to the plot, she will take advantage of the injured male lead, then get slapped to death by him once he regains his senses, becoming the first stepping stone on his path to enlightenment. Faced with two terrible choices, Gu Yunchu 7.2kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    Beautiful, very beautiful

22. 22 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

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    Pure cultivation novel, slow-paced, no female lead.

23. 23 浮 Among the Three Thousand Worlds, I Embrace the Moon and Become an Immortal 浮世三千，揽月为仙 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance438k WordsOngoing Fuli came from an age when cultivation had all but vanished. After her death, she encountered the Heaven-ordained Three Lives Stone, and her soul transmigrated and was reborn on the Floating World Continent. This was a cultivation realm rich in spiritual energy, where any living thing could cultivate and attain the Dao if fortune favored it. Fuli looked at her Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root and her innate Chaos Body, which could contain every kind of energy, and smiled. Alchemy? Learn it! 2.1kReads9.3Score234Shelves
24. 24 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 19kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
25. 25 凡 Cultivating to Immortality as a Mortal with a System Panel 凡人修仙，我有系统面板 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation] [Strong Female Lead’s Growth] [A Minor Golden Finger: Cultivation Status Panel] [Master of Swordsmanship, Physical Cultivation, and Spells] [Genius Protagonist] [Leveling Up] [Diverse Worlds] [No CP] [Transmigration] Just received a rating. “Ordinary person” means the female lead has no background, no divine office, and no special bloodline. In this story, might makes right! A modern college student starts out mining. What a disastrous beginning. The cruel mine owner i 4.5kReads8.6Score535Shelves

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    Both are traditional cultivation novels without romance, featuring exceptionally gifted protagonists. The first one has a support system, and the female lead possesses high-purity three spiritual roots, cultivating swordsmanship, body techniques, and magic. The cultivation process is described in detail, with no major leaps in leveling up so far. The combat is also decent, making it quite readable. The second one features a female lead with dual spiritual roots and the Golden Crow bloodline, who is a sword cultivator. She has a spatial ability and is a pure monster-slaying and leveling-up story, without any transmigration or reincarnation plots. There are also some enlightenment-related elements, and every step of the female lead's leveling up is traceable.

26. 26 什 What Sword Spirit? That's My Wife! 什么剑灵，那是我老婆！ Spring Peach春日桃Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: After Becoming the Male Lead's Sword Spirit, the Entire Sect Regretted It My junior sister stole my spiritual root and my fortune, so I crippled her with one strike of my sword. Fu Xi was the eldest senior sister of the Yijian Sect. She trained diligently and was respected by her fellow disciples, but everything changed after their master brought home a junior sister. Her revered master repeatedly put the sect in danger for the sake of the junior sister. Her second junior brother 48.4kReads9.1Score6.4kShelves
27. 27 一 With My Heart Set Only on Immortality 一心只为成仙 Jing Qianhua镜千华Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + no romance + sword cultivator + growth progression] Formal synopsis: Wen Yuzhuo has known since childhood that she isn’t a member of the Wen family. But her adoptive parents have always treated her well, and she thinks living out her life with them would be just fine. Then, one day, she’s tested for spiritual roots and enters an immortal sect. A dazzling, dangerous world invites Wen Yuzhuo in. Her missing birth parents, a mysterious crimson jade bead, and everything el 1.5kReads8.7Score140Shelves
28. 28 逆 The Rebellious Daughter, Xu Yao 逆女许瑶 Shiyou Po礻由婆Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted Transmigration, hunting, strong female lead, leveling up, ruthless and decisive. If you’re interested in this book, you can keep reading Against the Current: Xu Yao in the Cultivation World. The man set down his catch and sat across from Xu Yao as if they were old friends. “When did you learn to hunt? People in the village say you got over your idiocy and then went crazy. Is that true?” Xu Yao gritted her teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy. When I get really crazy, I eat people.” The man grinned. “Heh, I do 821Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A genuine no-romance, time-travel, cultivation, humorous, and satisfying story; decisive and ruthless, not a saint. A solitary cultivator, a strong female protagonist leveling up, foodies, adventure, and treasure hunting. No raising children, no pampered group. Exploring from lower to higher planes.

29. 29 逆 The Rebellious Xu Yao in the Cultivation World 逆女许瑶之修仙界 Shiyou Po礻由婆Fantastical Romance444k WordsOngoing Cultivation | No Romance | Transmigrated, Powerful Female Lead | Decisive and Ruthless Ensemble Cast. This is the official sequel to The Rebellious Girl Xu Yao. It’s recommended that you read the original first. Xu Yao and her companions travel through more than a dozen realms, great and small. Starting from nothing, they save up spirit stones, temper their life-bound treasures, master the Sacred Demon Body Art, seize secret realms and formations, unite the Central Island, and are named the Dem 206Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 穿 Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 穿成修仙界的小老鼠 Shiyou Po礻由婆25k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 419Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigration: This Female Sword Cultivator Can Refine Artifacts 穿越之这个女剑修会炼器 The Moon Rises Above the Eastern Mountain月出于东山之上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy] [Divine deer] [Ice spirit root] [Cool-headed sword cultivator] [No romance] [Coming-of-age, unconventional strong heroine] Shen Qing, a modern craftswoman who forges weapons for an ancient martial arts clan, transmigrates to the cultivation world. She trains hard and fights her way up, wielding a hammer in one hand and a sword in the other. In the end, she becomes a powerhouse, solves the mystery of her transmigration, proves the Great Dao, ascends to the upper 1.8kReads8.4Score145Shelves

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    They didn't have any extraordinary backgrounds; they were all ordinary people who changed their fate step by step through perseverance and hard work in cultivating immortality.

32. 32 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect Is a Sword Cultivator 合欢宗的废材是剑修 Shiyou Po礻由婆22k WordsCompleted The Useless Member of the Hehuan Sect Is a Sword Cultivator 196Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 开 My Spirit Root Was Destroyed from the Start? Watch Me Make a Comeback with Every Skill! 开局灵根被废？看我全能归来！ New Makeup新妆Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Power Progression + Divine Beasts + Pocket Dimension + Alchemy and Talisman-Making + play the pig to eat the tiger] [The heroine has plenty of golden fingers. She isn’t a saintly pushover, and she kills decisively. The male lead appears very, very, very, very, very late and has few scenes.] After an unexpected typhoon, Ji Xinghui found herself in an unfamiliar cultivation world, inhabiting the body of a thirteen-year-old girl with the same name. Not long before, the girl’s 3.4kReads8.5Score404Shelves
34. 34 从 From a Bottom-Tier Rogue Cultivator to a Cultivation Grandmaster 从底层散修开始肝成修仙大佬 Always Helping Elderly Men Cross the Street天天扶老爷爷Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted When Lin Yi wakes up, he has become an unaffiliated Qi Refining cultivator in Huiyuan Immortal City, in the cultivation world. He discovers that he has awakened a stat panel. For any cultivation method, secret technique, supernatural ability, or skill, as long as he performs the required steps once, he gains one guaranteed experience point, regardless of how seriously he tries or what the final result is. “I'm in the perfect position! First, I'll keep my head down and develop quietly for a whil 13kReads6.9Score778Shelves

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    Long novel about cultivating immortality

35. 35 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 20.4kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves
36. 36 桑 Sang Yu's Path to Immortality 桑榆修仙 Ate a Piece of Candy吃了一颗糖Ancient Romance598k WordsOngoing Nie Sangyu had just finished arguing with her scumbag father and felt completely refreshed. Then, in a sudden twist of fate, she transmigrated. Fine! She’d been all alone in the modern world anyway, so she’d just go with the flow. A farming story was easy enough. Hm, wait, that didn’t sound right. Oh, great, it’s not a farming story, it’s a cultivation story! Ah, and there’s more to come… After stumbling upon a mysterious treasure, Nie Sangyu keeps a low profile, no, wait, thanks to her iron wil 153Reads8.3Score—Shelves
37. 37 穿 I Was Reborn as the Villainess, So Why Are You Calling Me the Light of Righteousness? 穿成反派大小姐你叫我正道的光？ Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Pure Power Fantasy] Su Zhuo transmigrates into a book as the fake heiress of an immortal sect. As the protagonist’s sworn enemy, she’s doomed if she stays in the holy land for long. Without hesitation, Su Zhuo joins a villainous sect, saving herself ten years of detours! Her new sect is full of powerful figures: a fiercely protective master, a formidable mistress, genius fellow disciples, and her, who can simply lie flat. Su Zhuo thinks, “The sect’s scenery is so lovely. I’ll take i 17.6kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
38. 38 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10kReads8.6Score800Shelves
39. 39 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.1kReads9.0Score8.5kShelves
40. 40 穿 After Transmigrating, She Chose to Cultivate Immortality 穿越后她选择修仙 Minor Cold, Winter Solstice小满冬至Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted A fire caused Mu Jin to transmigrate unexpectedly. She never expected to end up in a cultivation world, so she chose the path of cultivation. She thought she had four spiritual roots, but it turned out she had a single-element Heavenly Spiritual Root and two special constitutions. She thought the bead she carried was ordinary, but it turned out to be a spatial immortal artifact, containing a wealth of cultivation techniques and divine arts that would drive the cultivation world wild. She thought 4.3kReads8.9Score468Shelves
41. 41 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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    I highly recommend this completed cultivation novel. It doesn't skip levels; it's all about steady, step-by-step cultivation.

42. 42 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    This is my most recommended cultivation novel so far. It has a bit of a prequel feel to cultivation stories, but it's incredibly good. The author's writing is excellent, the perspective is fresh, the main characters' names fit their destinies perfectly, it has a grand scale, a tight plot, rigorous logic, well-developed characters, and twists and turns... In short, I highly recommend it; once you start, you won't be able to put it down! [Thumbs up]

43. 43 修 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with the Spirit Taming Sect 修仙，从御灵宗开始 Writing Brush Beneath the Sword执笔剑下Eastern Fantasy123k WordsCompleted [No System] [Mortal's Journey] [Cautious Protagonist] A little heads-up: later on, the story features the exploration of a new continent. Fellow cultivators who enjoy this kind of plot, don't miss out! Zhao Ming transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes an inner disciple of the Yuling Sect. From the start, he takes on a dangerous assignment at a mining site. In just a few years, he witnesses the many ups and downs of the cultivation world. He has no golden finger and no heaven-defying o 230Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new book. It has no system, no female lead, and the protagonist mainly climbs the ranks on his own. He has above-average talent, but isn't exceptionally gifted, and doesn't have any particularly great opportunities.

44. 44 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves

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    Highly recommended, the writing is very smooth, it's a cultivation/immortal cultivation story.

45. 45 破 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 26.2kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    He quickly reached out to touch it, finding it icy cold to the touch—indeed, it was cold jade, and of exceptionally high quality. "A cold jade stone bed! It's said that sitting cross-legged on it while cultivating yin-type techniques can yield twice the results with half the effort. This is a wonderful thing! However, why do I feel that the Divine Wood Cauldron doesn't want this cold jade stone bed?" When Ye Fan reached out to touch the cold jade stone bed, the Divine Wood Cauldron didn't react strongly in any further way, which puzzled him.

46. 46 师 Junior Sister, Stop Competing! There's No One at the Summit! 师妹别卷了，山顶真的没人！ Ink-Pen Raw Fish墨笔生鱼Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing The manhua adaptation is now live. [Genius grindmaster + wish fulfillment + goofy comedy + a touch of ensemble cast + bonus chapters with romance] Wang Jingyue has terrible talent and is just about ready to accept her fate and lie flat when she discovers she is a minor cannon-fodder character in a xianxia novel. In the story, which lasts only a single short chapter, she will suffer the gruesome trio of having her kidneys harvested, her corneas gouged out, and her heart ripped from her chest, bef 14.6kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    I'm speechless, it's so beautiful!

47. 47 大 The Big Hippo Family 大河马家 Ink Dyed Jiangnan墨染了江南Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Family clan + mortal cultivation + farming + not a power fantasy] Among the teeming masses and beneath the boundless Great Dao, demons run rampant across the Tian Xuan Continent, slaughtering all under heaven. Clans also rise everywhere, protecting the people. Ma Chao Feng wields a Red Dust Sword, battles peerless prodigies, and concocts astonishing pills. He covets a gentleman's wealth and delights in beautiful scenery. Can he lead the Heng Lang Ma Clan to triumph over its rivals, stand proudl 6.8kReads8.1Score432Shelves

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    The main character possesses three spiritual roots. It's an 800-chapter long novel with a decent rating. Most importantly, it features many hidden abilities, which I particularly enjoyed and read a second time. It's suitable for reading in your spare time and fits the topic criteria.

48. 48 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves

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    Cultivation, ensemble cast, strong female lead! Incredibly powerful!!!

49. 49 苟 Raising Pigs in a Cultivation Sect on the Sly 苟在修仙宗门养猪 Bay Chief湾长Xianxia229k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, Chen Mo is guided by a five-colored pearl and begins in a lifeless space of yellow earth. While others toil in cultivation and fight over resources, he quietly raises flower spirit pigs in Spirit Beast Valley. In his space, spiritual springs bubble, spiritual herbs grow in lush patches, and spirit pigs fill the pens. One drop of Origin Spirit Liquid can evolve a village dog into a spirit beast. A hundred-year-old spiritual herb, somethin 21.3kReads—Score3.2kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality through Taoist practices, developing a low-key life by farming in a virtual space.

50. 50 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 31.8kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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