Looking for Mortal-Style Cultivation Novels With Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deification 求，练气，筑基，金丹，元婴，化神，类型的凡人流

1. 701 你 You're Just a Useless Spirit Root, So How Did Drawing Talismans Make You Immortal? 你一个废灵根，咋就画符长生了？ Please, Hear Me Out请君听我言Eastern Fantasy262k WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Cautious] [Upright Values] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Intelligent Protagonist] [Slow Burn] Xu Changsheng transmigrated to the cultivation world, becoming a cultivator with a useless Five-Element spirit root. Given a second life, he refused to settle for an ordinary existence and resolved to cultivate by drawing talismans. Heaven rewards diligence. Through sheer determination, he gained the recognition of the [Broken Talisman]. From then on, drawing talismans no lo 241Reads—Score116Shelves

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   I recommend a classic mortal cultivation novel. The story unfolds gently, the characters are vivid, the protagonist is intelligent, and the plot develops steadily, gradually rising to power. Don't miss it if you like this kind of story.

2. 702 九 Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 210.1kReads9.3Score11kShelves

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   These books are all good, quite enjoyable.

3. 703 阴 Yin Immortal 阴仙 Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsOngoing Born inside a coffin, the young man honors the dying wish of the old caretaker of the charity cemetery and personally sends his sworn younger sister to join an immortal sect. After she enters the sect, he accidentally stumbles into the Yin Mountain of a Hundred Ghosts and has no choice but to embark on the path of ghosts… Thus begins the legendary cultivation journey of a ghost cultivator wielding a ghost blade, slaying giant demon overlords and cleaving immortal sect masters in two… 16.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
4. 704 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Chaos Talisman 凡人修仙：开局一张混沌符 I Have a Pot of Milk我有一壶奶Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [No System, ordinary mortal cultivation] A man with a mixed spiritual root containing all ten elements accidentally obtains the supreme treasure, the Chaos Talisman, and embarks on the path of immortal cultivation. He tramples prodigies, slays countless enemies, and leaves mountains of corpses and seas of blood behind. When he looks back, nothing remains but mounds of bones! 33.5kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves

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   No system, a mortal's journey. The protagonist is gradually transformed from being kidnapped and made into a blood slave, then abandoned in the Beast Mountain. He relies on Chaos Talismans to create talismans to increase his strength, and then joins a sect. He proceeds cautiously and step by step to increase his strength!

5. 705 天 Heaven's Chosen Divine Doctor: The Proud Daughter of Heaven Clings to Me 天命神医：天之骄女赖上我 The Wind Has a Shadow风有影子Urban596k WordsCompleted Lin Yun is betrayed by his wife, cuckolded, and stripped of the fortune he spent years building. He is thrown out with nothing. As the saying goes, every misfortune has a blessing hidden within it. Lin Yun turns his bad luck into good fortune when he happens upon his ancestor’s legacy, mastering supreme medical arts and the ways of immortality. From then on, he begins his rise to the top. His ex-wife regrets her actions, while beauties of every kind compete for his attention and pursue him. But 704Reads8.4Score107Shelves
6. 706 天 Immortal Destiny in Tianling Valley 天灵谷仙缘 Long Willow Far Away远方长柳Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as [Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: Finding a Red Stone Necklace from the Start] [Treasures]+ [Beauties]+ [Leveling Up]+ [Formations]+ [Invincible Treasures]+ [A Life with Cheats] The male lead was an ordinary mortal who happened upon a golden finger: a red stone necklace. Inside the necklace was a special being who could talk and called herself Weiwei! Weiwei wasn’t a soul, yet she had always existed! With Weiwei’s help, the male lead struggled to begin his path of cultivation. 215Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book!

7. 707 帝 The Immortal Venerable of the Desolate Emperor 帝荒仙尊 Qingtuan and Roujiamo青团与肉夹馍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Chaos gives birth to all things, Yin and Yang fall into disorder. After a million years of planning and preparation, the time has come to reach the summit of the Infinite Dao! The demonic calamity is at hand. A young man possesses the Infinite Dao Body, inherits the primordial legacy, commands countless divine abilities, tempers an unrivaled Dao Body, battles the prodigies of ten thousand races, and ascends to the peak of the Great Dao. 22.8kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
8. 708 开 A Deity Takes Me as His Disciple from the Start 开局神仙收我为徒 Specializes in Tricking Bookworms专坑书友Urban57k WordsCompleted This book was originally called Records of Strange Events in the Cultivation World, but I shamelessly changed the title to ride the wave of popularity. About this book: Out of traffic at the end of the month, so here’s the short version: read it yourself... (Because of piracy issues, I had to start a new book to continue the story. You can finish this one before reading Part Two.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 709 我 I Have a Blade 我有一刀 A Seasoned Goofball资深没溜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted I am Ye Feng, born with an ordinary mortal body to a woodcutter, and I began my life in the army. I have no immortal roots, no treasured physique, no Dao weapon, and no supernatural powers. All I have is a saber, straight and unbending, advancing without retreat. Its blade points forward, slashing immortal roots, destroying treasured physiques, cleaving Dao weapons, and breaking supernatural powers. 2.3kReads8.3Score202Shelves
10. 710 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves

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    There aren't that many ordinary people. Say goodbye to book drought, starting with you and me! A groundbreaking masterpiece, a breath of fresh air unlike anything I've ever read before, an original masterpiece, a new genre, with delicate writing and a tight plot.

11. 711 我 With My Mortal Body, I Slay the Emperor 我以凡躯斩帝尊 The Third Young Master of the Chen Family Is So Handsome陈家三少爷真帅Eastern Fantasy176k WordsOngoing [Xianxia] [No System] [Beauties] [Genius] He was once a cultivation prodigy the likes of which the family saw only once in a century. The moment he showed his brilliance, everyone his age took notice. But then a monstrous conspiracy struck. A family traitor joined forces with an old enemy, and his father died fighting to protect the entire clan. Before his body was even cold, his own relatives ambushed him, shattering his dantian and reducing him to a helpless invalid for anyone to trample on. E —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 712 脚EN Trampling Misfortune, I Seek Immortality in Chaotic Times 脚踩不祥，我于乱世证长生 Yi Chen易尘Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] Chen Changming, a menial disciple of a sect with no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment, discovers that something is seriously off about the body-tempering technique he switches to: the more he practices it, the stronger it gets. After a hundred repetitions, its power increases tenfold, and one punch can shatter a thousand-pound boulder! After a thousand repetitions, its power increases a hundredfold, and his body can withstand a Golden Core magic treasure without a sc 50.9kReads8.3Score4.3kShelves
13. 713 灵 Spirit Spring Space: I Persuaded My Widowed Mother to Split the Family, Then Raised My Younger Siblings 灵泉空间：劝寡母分家后养大弟妹 Autumn Leaves, Yet Not Quite秋离未离Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Spatial Spirit Spring + Farming + Building Wealth + Sweet and Satisfying + Strong Hero and Heroine] Li Yutong had just graduated from police academy when she transmigrated. She decisively cut ties with her awful relatives, taking her widowed mother, younger brother, and younger sister with her. She was happily focused on making money and supporting her family when she happened to save a handsome blind man. With no romantic experience in her past life, she was suddenly hit with an overbearing co 4.7kReads9.2Score704Shelves
14. 714 我 I’m Immortal Anyway, So Do Whatever You Want 我反正长生不死，你们随意 One Week, Seven Days Off一周就断七天更Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (A laid-back story + mastering the art of keeping a low profile + easygoing + humorous everyday life. Enter at your own risk!) Yang Sheng transmigrates to the world of cultivation and awakens an immortal constitution: he’ll never die! He has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, making cultivation difficult. What’s he going to do? No worries. Keep a low profile for a million years, and even a Divine Transformation cultivator will call him Dad! Keep a low profile for billions of years, and even a 35.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    I thought this book was pretty good, but I only realized towards the end that even becoming the strongest doesn't guarantee anything.

15. 715 刚 I Just Hatched, and a Seven-Hundred-Meter Dragon Is Staring at Me 刚破壳，七百多米的巨龙盯着我 Golden Grains of Rice金色米粒Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsCompleted “We came from the starry sky. It is our dream, our ambition, our future, and our home. We are star dragons, and the starry sky means freedom. We were born free!” Newly awakened Viter listens to the one he calls Father teach him, and from that day on, he has a goal in life: the starry sky! But first, he has to grow up safely in this dangerous world known as the Dragon Realm! 53.7kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
16. 716 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 49.5kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
17. 717 长 Strange Tales of Longevity 长生异闻 Seeking and Discovering寻找发现Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing This is the story of an immortal who asks, amid the endless flow of time: What does it truly mean to live forever? If you haven't followed time to its very end, who can claim to be immortal? (Not a power fantasy, not a saintly protagonist, slow progression) In this book, martial artists already fall under the umbrella of cultivators, and martial cultivation is one branch of cultivation. Without a spiritual root, one's true energy will not undergo a transformation. This is a tale of strange occur 4.7kReads8.4Score267Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novel, excellent content.

18. 718 凌 The Record of Slaying Gods Beneath the Heavens 凌天诛神录 Carefree and Drunk in the Breeze逍逸醉清风Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted A heaven-abandoned body, unable to cultivate, is actually a peerless prodigy... He encounters the Empress of the Immortal Realm, subdues a weapon spirit, and gains powerful divine arts. From then on, he turns his fortunes around at every step... Like an immortal, a demon, and a monster all at once, watch how Wang Xuan reaches the pinnacle and uncovers the greatest secret in the world... Also known as: Dual Cultivation of Immortality and Demonic Arts 11.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
19. 719 人 I'm Known as the Dog Sword Immortal 人送外号狗剑仙 Snowy Little Foam雪小沫丷Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Genius Protagonist]+ [Cunning Schemer]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Upright Values]+ [Sword Cultivator] A programmer suddenly dies and accidentally transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation, bringing his pet dog along. By chance, he obtains a peerless legacy that had vanished into the river of time. He cultivates the sword, withstands heavenly tribulations, and saves the woman he loves! Is the Heavenly Dao, which controls the fate of all living beings, truly just? Do immortals at the pinnacle of thi 778Reads8.0Score105Shelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation novel, featuring a man and his dog adventuring in the cultivation world, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Dao Integration, and Mahayana!

20. 720 仙 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Jumping Clown Dark Soy Sauce跳梁老抽Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 183Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 721 纯 Pure Yang Awakens and Meets the Goddess of Luo: Mastering the Universe and Shaping Fate 纯阳觉醒遇洛神，执掌宇宙定乾坤 Young Master of the Xu Family徐家少年郎Eastern Fantasy678k WordsCompleted “Xiao Feng... M-Master is feeling awful...” Lin Xiyao’s beautiful eyes were half closed as she murmured in a daze. Her frail body could no longer hold itself up, and she slowly sank to the cold floor. Her already rosy, stunning face had now taken on a strange, deep flush. Her expression was dazed and pained. As her skirt slipped down, her two long, pale legs were completely exposed, and tiny beads of sweat appeared on her skin from the heat. “Master, please calm down! I... I can’t be disresp 25Reads7.1Score—Shelves
22. 722 修 Cultivation: I Was Born with a Dao Body 修仙：我天生道体 The Red Tree Speaks Not红树不语Xianxia272k WordsOngoing Young man: “What did you say? A Nascent Soul cultivator wants my body!” Young man: “And it's some old geezer?” Old man: “That's right! Think about it, you'd start off with Nascent Soul cultivation. Other people cultivate for hundreds of years and still can't get that!” Young man: “Isn't that freaking body snatching?!” Old man: “Don't make it sound so awful. I'm doing this for your own good. Don't you want to dominate the cultivation world and have beauties at your side?” Young man: “…” Ni 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is great, definitely worth adding to your shelf! [Kiss]

23. 723 穿 Reborn as a Villainess, She Empties the Capital’s Treasuries and Flees into Exile Pregnant 穿成恶女，搬空全京揣孕肚去流放 Xia Wushang夏无殇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Transmigrated into a book + wicked woman + exile + spatial storage + punishing scumbags + satisfying revenge + vicious noblewoman vs. sinister villainous heir] Yun Zhaoxue, a master assassin from the twenty-second century who excelled at both medicine and poison, transmigrated into a book as a wicked, disposable female villain. In the original story, she whipped commoners and was unfaithful to her husband. Known as the capital’s most wicked woman, she was also the third prince’s dev 5.7kReads7.9Score789Shelves
24. 724 长 The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal Realm 长生剑，红尘仙 Feng Le枫乐Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Steady even in the thick of things, sharp-minded, kind-hearted, skilled in both combat and scholarship.] [Upright values, a conscience, and unmatched strength. Keep a low profile to the extreme, and you can afford to live boldly.] A little Taoist priest who has not yet mastered his skills arrives on the Flowing Cloud Continent. True to his unwavering Taoist convictions, he slays demons, exorcises evil, and upholds justice. This book is also titled The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal 28.1kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
25. 725 凡 A Mortal's Glimpse of Heaven 凡人窥天记 Blue Hydrangea蓝色绣球Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Li Village was struck by disaster, but Li Xiao and his father escaped thanks to a mysterious stone bead they had acquired by chance. Later, he stumbled upon an unnamed cultivation art and embarked on the path to immortality. The road to immortality stretches far, with brambles at every turn; The stone bead lays the foundation, and eternal life is finally within reach. See how Li Xiao transforms from an ordinary mortal into a true cultivator, and how he climbs step by step to the peak of the immo 1.9kReads8.6Score188Shelves

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    Mortal Path: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Nascent Soul Transformation.

26. 726 我 I’m an Honest Man. You Want Me to Cultivate Immortality? 我一个老实人，你让我修仙？ That Cat, That Dog那只猫那只狗Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The story of an honest man who transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, fights the forces that seek to destroy it, and works tirelessly to rebuild it until he becomes invincible. Hao Youtian transmigrates to the Dongyang Continent, a world of immortal cultivation, and activates the Honest Man System. Hoping to live a peaceful, steady life as a cultivator, Hao Youtian embarks on a journey full of unexpected encounters. Thus begins his honest, easygoing, and hilarious cultivation adventur 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book; its scope is slightly innovative.

27. 727 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal, Starting with Fish Farming 凡人修仙，从养鱼开始 Song'e忪峨Eastern Fantasy109k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + keeping a low profile + decisive killing + space + traditional cultivation + no System] Chen Li, a transmigrator from the modern world, accidentally transmigrated into the world of a casual mobile game and became the son of a fisherman by Qingze Lake. With his father dead, and only three spiritual roots and the third level of Qi Refining, he had no choice but to risk his life hunting Azure Spirit Fish in the middle of storms to obtain cultivation resources, struggling at th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana!

28. 728 魔 The Boundless Sea of Demons 魔海无涯 Down-and-Out Blossoms潦倒花开Eastern Fantasy360k WordsOngoing A gifted young man, famous from an early age, with a far-reaching reputation as a hero. But because of his unusual constitution, his sect plots against him on his wedding night, stripping away all his cultivation and leaving him as gaunt as a skeleton. Fortunately, fate has not abandoned him. He takes up the demonic path, plunging into a world of bloodshed and vengeance, and begins a unique journey of revenge. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was a genius, but the sect's training was only to steal his Dao foundation. At the height of his glory, he fell to the bottom. He was lucky to survive, but he could never forget that beautiful figure in his heart. He started over, without his physique or resources, and grew step by step from a "withered skeleton" who was not even as good as an ordinary person. He overturned the cycle of reincarnation. Looking back at the desolate place he came from, he really only hoped that life could only be like the first time he met her!

29. 729 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 55.3kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
30. 730 九 Nine Emperors 九帝 Tian Xiaoba天小霸Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] [Overpowered protagonist] In the Forbidden Zone, the Demon Emperor teaches me a divine-grade movement technique, the Pill Emperor teaches me divine-grade alchemy, the Artifact Emperor teaches me divine-grade artifact crafting, and the Medicine Emperor teaches me divine-grade medical skills... The Xuanbing Empress, foremost among the Nine Empresses, gives me a spirit body and Dao fetus outright. After leaving the Forbidden Zone, I discover that I’m invincible across the Fengyue Contin 11.8kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
31. 731 修 Cultivation Takes Strength, but Having a Powerful Backer Sure Is Nice 修仙还需自身强，奈何大腿就是香 Waiting for Wind and Clouds等风云Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted Ling Yue, a modern-day office worker, had her soul transmigrate into the body of the cannon-fodder female master of the male lead in a cultivation novel. She was the male lead’s first stepping stone, and the original owner, who had wasted a winning hand, had failed her tribulation and was about to be killed by the male lead! No way. She had to keep her head down and survive the first three golden chapters! Since cultivation was so slow, she had to make sure she stayed alive first! Ling Yue decid 13Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Do you like female-oriented cultivation novels? Girls can also strive to become stronger on the path of cultivation, clinging to powerful figures along the way, and even falling in love. Isn't that great? I recommend checking this out. You can add it to your bookshelf when you're bored and looking for something to read, let it accumulate, and enjoy a relaxing and entertaining read.

32. 732 先 Married First, Fell in Love Later: A Breeze at Dusk Meets Clear Skies 先婚后爱，晚风遇晴空 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼9k WordsCompleted Love After Marriage: The Evening Breeze Meets a Clear Sky 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    @Pingping who likes revitalization

33. 733 开 From the Start, I Have Five Wasted Spiritual Roots, but All My Clones Are Geniuses 开局五灵废根，分身全是天才 Brother Bi Is Crazy逼哥很疯狂Eastern Fantasy344k WordsOngoing A useless Five-Element spiritual root, worthless divine abilities, and a broken engagement. All three came together in one person. Xia Yusheng said nothing. A Heavenly Mandate Token had appeared in his sea of consciousness, able to create clones, each cultivating a different path. Others spent their entire lives cultivating one path. He could cultivate all five at once. The first was alchemy. He took over the Huichun Hall, which was on the verge of closing, and with a single batch of top-grade p 474Reads—Score124Shelves

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    Everyone who's read it says it's great. Anyway, in this book, the protagonist is a good-for-nothing, and all his clones are geniuses. But they can share experience and resources; in the end, will they even share wives? They're all mine!

34. 734 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 70.5kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves

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    Ultimate recommendation! A sword-wielding male protagonist, the sixth brother's quirky tactics, and a Tang sword-wielding female protagonist—the academy battles are incredibly exciting!

35. 735 鄱 The Tale of the Lord of Poyang Lake 鄱阳湖君传 Left-Handed One-Armed Man左断手Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted This book has been published. After an unexpected transmigration, Chen Qinghe became a blackfish spirit in Poyang Lake. Though transformed into a demon, Chen Qinghe never forgot his humanity. He rescued people from drowning, gave aid to those in danger, and lived peacefully alongside humans, who came to revere him as the Great King Wuli. But people have their fortunes and misfortunes, and demons have their tribulations. As various factions schemed over Poyang Lake, Chen Qinghe became the first s 22.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves
36. 736 仙 The Immortal Realm's Divine Calculator 仙界神算子 Master of the Listening Immortal Pavilion听仙亭主Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Feng, a nondescript young man, was a street thug in his previous life. He spent his days roaming the streets and died from injuries he sustained in a fight. An immortal realm elixir triggered the Soul-Swapping Transplantation Technique, and he transmigrated into the body of a young Daoist named Xuanzhen in a cultivation world, inheriting his divination skills and knowledge. Xuanzhen and his master died after saving Bai Yu, the second senior brother of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sect. Chu Feng 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book is great, come check it out! A penniless hoodlum transmigrates into the body of a young Taoist priest, inheriting divination skills. He navigates the rule-abiding world of cultivation, carving out a place for himself through his divination arts. He schemes against heaven and earth to earn a sliver of immortal destiny, exhausting his efforts to glimpse the secrets of heaven. Supernatural power clashes, various trials on the path to immortality, and the intertwining of life-and-death emotions all test his resolve.

37. 737 重 Reborn into a Life of Jade 重生之翡翠人生 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼26k WordsCompleted A Reborn Life in Jade 18Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 738 九 Nine-Turn Divine Physique Art 九转神体诀 Fallen Leaves, Flying Pig落叶飞猪Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsOngoing [No harem] [Decisive and ruthless] [Lighthearted] [Devouring and leveling up] [Face-slapping] [Playing the fool while hiding one's strength] To master divine arts, you must first cripple your own martial arts! Lin Tian was glad that his dantian had shattered, not that he had been castrated! Once the Immortal Stele appears, who can stand against it? Injured and despondent, Lin Tian's cultivation stalled, leaving him a good-for-nothing. He gave up on himself and was framed by others. His only maid 35.8kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
39. 739 凡 A Mortal Ventures into the Immortal Realm 凡人闯仙界 Lump Dog坨狗Eastern Fantasy517k WordsCompleted Traditional cultivation, not a power fantasy, with smart characters, no female lead, and a journey from Qi Refining to Deification and then Mahayana I am Venerable Shen. Please don’t call me Shen the Runner. The modern-day mortal Shen Mu accidentally stumbles into the immortal realm. With no System, no golden finger, and no old-timer mentor, how does an average-talented man become the revered Venerable Shen? The story of a modern mortal cultivating immortality in the immortal realm. 32Reads6.3Score—Shelves
40. 740 仙 Dual Cultivation of Immortality and Martial Arts in a World in Chaos: Staying Alive Is the Way Home 仙武双修闯乱世：活着，便是归途 Bei Ming Dongdong北冥冬冬Eastern Fantasy181k WordsCompleted [Fantasy with a wild premise] [Multiple heroines] [Golden finger] [Transmigration] [Decisive and merciless] [Passionate] [Multiple worlds] His soul transmigrates to another world, where he’s left with a broken leg and no food, and nearly gets killed by hail. Driven by the will to survive, he eats a poisonous fruit and unexpectedly recovers from his injuries. He goes hunting in the mountains, where a mountain goat gifts him the White Tiger Manual. He had planned to hunt, practice martial arts, ma 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good books for arguing

41. 741 大 The Great Immortal Lord 大仙主 The Sea God Isn't Waterlogged海神不水Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary mortal cultivation] [No System] [No clichés] Born a mortal, yet with a heart set on becoming an immortal! Faced with countless Daoist arts and ever-changing alchemy techniques, I, Xie Xiaofan, ask only one thing: Can they grant eternal life? Xie Xiaofan, an ordinary village boy, obtains a priceless treasure by chance, embarks on the path of cultivation, and becomes one of the undying immortals. 9Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    [Smiling face] I just read it, it's already finished.

42. 742 门 My Sect Was Wiped Out, So I Led My Fellow Disciples in a Desperate Escape 门派被灭，我带同门绝地大逃亡 I Hate the College Entrance Exam讨厌高考Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Authentic Sect Story] [The Entire Sect Ascends] [Ordinary Mortal's Path] [Smart Characters] [Team Battles] [No Harem + No System] There's a sect whose experience of near-annihilation brought everyone together. United as one, they hack their way through the cultivation world! In a world of selfish cultivators, they are a breath of fresh air! This unconventional sect struggles to survive in the cracks. They are decisive killers, audacious to a fault, and every last one of them is a bandit! They a 16.6kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    After reading countless cultivation novels filled with constant intrigue and backstabbing between the main characters and supporting characters, this cultivation novel, where the main and supporting characters unite as one to overcome a crisis, is truly refreshing.

43. 743 特 Special Forces Soldier Transmigrates: A Scout in a Cultivation Dynasty 特种兵穿越：我在修行王朝当斥候 San San Deserves a Drink三三应得酒Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted This novel is also known by its well-loved title, The King of Scouts. [Battle-Hardened Scout] + [Undercover Espionage] + [Fight to the Bitter End] + [Unorthodox Cultivation] + [War Between Humans and Demons] + [Apocalyptic Rampage] + [Immortal Realms Among the Stars] Special forces soldier Yang Zilun travels through time with his gear to the Great Jin Dynasty, where he becomes a military scout. It is an alternate world much like Huaxia, and a dynasty where cultivators exist. “Xue’er, I can’t fin 14.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
44. 744 引 Origin-Drawn Cultivator 引原修者 Stone Hard, Lying Sideways石硬横躺Eastern Fantasy802k WordsCompleted He accidentally enters a teleportation array and is transported to a cultivation world. In a mortal body with a mixed spiritual root, he fearlessly presses on, defying fate all the way to the peak. A traditional tale with no System and no foolishly naive characters. Come experience an extraordinary path to immortality! 343Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    🐉🐉🐉① A grassroots rise to power! From weapon forging to becoming 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 grass, he turns out to be a treasure! ② The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. Mortal bones are inherently unfit for cultivation. But young Xu Taiping will prove to the world: Mortal bones can slay demons! Mortal bones can exorcise monsters! Mortal bones can ascend to immortality!

45. 745 奕 An Ordinary Immortal's Path Through the Game of Go 奕道凡仙 Granny Wang Sells Sweet Potatoes王婆婆卖地瓜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation] + [Sword Cultivator] + [One Female Lead] + [Genius Protagonist] + [Slow-Burn] + [Every Plot Thread Gets Resolved] An everlasting azure sky, a single lotus. As the last Chaos Azure Lotus in existence, Wang Yi sets out on a road of no return to restore his incomplete body. He recovers a dark petal and awakens a dark spirit root. He recovers a light petal and awakens a light spirit root. He recovers a lightning petal and awakens a lightning spirit root. As he recov 327Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novel, protagonist is a sword cultivator, super good!

46. 746 凡 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人修仙之仙途 Solo-Play Lao Zhuang单机老庄Eastern Fantasy759k WordsOngoing “Roots reaching ten inches, transforming mortals into immortals. Build a foundation with the Five Elements, and form a Golden Core aligned with the Heavenly Dao!” Li An was born into an ordinary rural family. After an unexpected calamity struck his village, he was set on the path of cultivating immortality. 281Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 747 开 From the Start, I Ran Into a Taotie and Began Practicing the Longevity Art 开局偶遇饕餮，修炼长生功 Hunyuanzi混元子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Not a Saintly Do-Gooder + Master Schemer + Lighthearted + Daily Life + Well-Reasoned Traditional Daoist Cultivation] After dying unexpectedly, the protagonist encounters an escaped Taotie in the Underworld. Their souls merge, and they transmigrate to another world, where he pursues immortality. The protagonist likes to keep a low profile. The first dozen or so chapters mainly cover traditional Daoist cultivation and the world’s background. The story takes its time to get going and isn’t a power 889Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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    The author uses the concept of "refining essence into qi" to explain the processes of Qi cultivation, foundation building, golden elixir, and nascent soul. It seems there's also a concept of "transforming into spirit" later on, but it hasn't been mentioned yet.

48. 748 妖 Demon Soul Martial Emperor 妖魂武帝 March Springtime三月阳春Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Must-read traditional fantasy + no System + decisive and ruthless + thrilling, high-energy story + over a million avid readers] Four years ago, when Ye Wuchen was just twelve, all nine meridians opened throughout his body and his martial soul awakened, shaking the entire Qin Kingdom. However... activating a mysterious tenth meridian caused his blood and qi to flow backward, creating the illusion that he had gone blind and lost all his cultivation. Everyone thought Ye Wuchen had become nothing m 27.6kReads8.4Score3.3kShelves
49. 749 纯 Pure Yang Sacred Physique: Countless Saintesses Are Madly in Love with Me 纯阳圣体，万千圣女为我痴狂 Hermit of Maogou Mountain毛狗山居士Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Classic cultivation fantasy + multiple heroines + dual-cultivation sacred body + invincible + passionate power fantasy + cautious schemer] Also known as Nine Suns Emperor Can heaven hold me back? I'll shatter the firmament! Can fate bind me? I'll defy the universe! I, Ye Feng, have already claimed the throne of Divine Emperor! Even if the Heavenly Dao bars my way and the immortals block my path, nothing can stop me from reaching the summit of the heavens. My words ring out like a bell! After hi 3.6kReads7.3Score303Shelves

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    There are so many beautiful women!

50. 750 我 I Cultivated from Dog King to Immortal King 我从狗王，修成仙王 Sing Over Wine, Let the Cups Keep Flowing对酒当歌杯莫停Eastern Fantasy248k WordsCompleted The good news: Wang Ming transmigrates to a world of cultivation. The bad news: He transmigrates into a dog. Though he gets the worst possible start, though his life is short, though he's only a dog, he will never forget that he is a human being! He never expected fate to be so unpredictable. From then on, the cultivation world had another sought-after treasure and another astonishingly gifted sword cultivator. Many years later, Wang Ming looks back on the past. Those geniuses and the people who 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just made my debut, currently in the Qi Refining stage, the plot is incredibly smooth.

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