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1. 51 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 98kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves

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   The demon-cultivating version of Han Li—you'll never guess what exciting story will unfold next.

2. 52 以 From Mortal to Immortal 以凡封仙 Mingkong溟空Eastern Fantasy156k WordsOngoing [Pure Mortal Cultivation]+ [Independent Rogue Cultivator]+ [Balanced Power Scaling]+ [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul] University student Xu Yan transmigrates to an unknown world. After living there for over a year, his curiosity about this new world has long since faded. He thinks he has simply changed worlds and is living an ordinary life... Until his close friend is injured by a local tyrant. Xu Yan sets out to avenge him, only to be drawn into the world of cu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Reject the saintly ideal! Reject the indecisiveness of those who claim to be on the righteous path! A cultivator should be decisive and ruthless! Self-interest is the root of all evil; decisive action leads to supreme enlightenment!

3. 53 生 The Sacred Emperor of Life and Death 生死圣皇 Traitor in Troubled Times乱世奸臣Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsOngoing In the seventeenth year of the Tianwu Era, Sword Emperor Ren Xiaoyao, one of the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, fell in the Heavenly Demon Mountains. A hundred years later, a young man named Lu Chen emerged from the small city of Tianyuan and embarked on an invincible journey of cultivation. 140.6kReads9.0Score9.6kShelves

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   Nine Stars needs no introduction, it's incredibly satisfying. The second book is a rebirth story where the protagonist can refine pills, and the writing is very delicate. The third book, as you can tell from the title, features a genius. The result isn't important; the process of leveling up and defeating monsters is what matters!

4. 54 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 78.6kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves

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   Qi Refining, Foundation Building, and Immortal Cultivation

5. 55 万 King of Eternity 万古之王 Flying Divine Bull飞天神牛Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsOngoing Ye Wushuang, the young master of a fallen family, was married into his bride’s family. On his wedding night, he was framed for making advances on his sister-in-law and died with hatred in his heart. At the moment of his death, he merged with the memories of his previous life as a Heavenly Emperor and fully awakened. His old enemies now sit securely at the very peak of the heavenly realm. His former disciples have become peerless powerhouses. The women he once loved still wait eagerly for his ret 124.2kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves
6. 56 仙 Immortal Martial Sword Sovereign 仙武剑尊 The Lark Returns to Its Nest云雀归巢Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted There was once a sword called Heaven-Shocker. Whoever mastered it could become an unparalleled Sword God and rule over all things. A hundred years ago, the Supreme powerhouse Emperor Haotian broke into the Sword Prison to obtain it, only to be betrayed by the woman he loved. He was reborn. A hundred years later, a spoiled young lord named Ling Yun reopened the gates of the Sword Prison, and became invincible. 6.6kReads8.7Score718Shelves
7. 57 九 Divine Emperor of the Nine Heavens 九霄玄天神帝 I Am Formless, Yet I Have Ten Thousand Forms我本无相亦有万相Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The male lead awakens to cultivation after being betrayed by his girlfriend + ascends from the mortal realm to the celestial realm + the divine realm + play the pig to eat the tiger + face-slapping twists + multiple heroines] Ling Xiao was just a college student. His first love, Ye Muqing, mysteriously vanished during his freshman year... After failing to find her, he met Su Yao, who entered his life as his new girlfriend. But just before graduation, she betrayed him... The path of cultivation 843Reads5.6Score102Shelves

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   Earth → Celestial Realm → Divine Realm → Primordial Chaos Realm. No sycophancy, no dragging things out, decisive action, multiple female leads. If you really don't want to follow every update, you can add it to your bookshelf and read it later when it's more complete. It definitely won't disappoint you later on! [Salute]

8. 58 步 Every Step Toward Immortality 步步唯仙 Seeking the Way to Immortality问道朝仙Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing What is the point of cultivating immortality? To prove the Great Dao and seek eternal life. If you have to do whatever it takes to get there, being a little underhanded is no big deal!! Ding Xiu: “I’ve always acted with honor and integrity. Those sneaky things were done by other people. What do they have to do with me?” And so begins a story about a sneaky man cultivating immortality. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Incarnation, no saintly figures, no melodramatic plot twists, meets the requirements.

9. 59 嫌 You Think I Have a Trash Spirit Root? It's a Chaos Spirit Root 嫌我是废灵根？我这可是混沌灵根 Windwalker随风行者Eastern Fantasy359k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, immortality, transmigration, genius, decisive and ruthless, no System] Lu Chuan died suddenly after staying up all night, only to unexpectedly transmigrate to a world of cultivation. At the Ascension Conference, he was found to possess Five-Element Spiritual Roots, universally considered the worst kind of spiritual root in the cultivation world. The major immortal sects treated him like trash and shut their doors in his face. Only Tianyang Sect accepted him, undeterred by his suppo 3Reads6.1Score—Shelves
10. 60 九 The Nine Dragons Return to One Art 九龙归一诀 Mofeng Lie魔风烈Eastern Fantasy11.4M WordsOngoing He gains a treasure of chaos and cultivates the Nine Dragons Returning as One. He cleaves through the sun, moon, and stars, and slays demons from the ages. With Lu Chen's arrival, the winds and clouds stir, and the gods and ghosts of the Myriad Worlds tremble. Drunk in the arms of beautiful women, he brings joy to their faces; with the Three Thousand Great Dao, he saves all living beings. 37.2kReads9.1Score967Shelves
11. 61 开 Certain Death from the Start: I Become a God Through Dual Cultivation with the System 开局必死：我靠系统双修成神 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + System + thrillingly satisfying] Jiang Ping, a transmigrator, accidentally transmigrated into the body of a dying man. Soon afterward, the System arrived too. With the System’s help, he defied fate and sparked a series of romances with one beautiful heroine after another. But a towering tree catches the wind. As his strength continued to grow, trouble kept coming his way. He had no choice but to grow ever stronger. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to protect all the beaut 25.4kReads8.4Score2.8kShelves

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    This cultivation novel is amazing, it's so awesome!

12. 62 逆 Soaring Against the Wind: There's No Way to Defy Heaven 逆风飞翔之逆天是不可能逆天的 The Disillusioned One Reborn颓废的涅槃者Urban336k WordsCompleted Liu Jun, a young man from a mountain village, graduates from university with big dreams and a single-minded desire to make his mark in the big city. But dreams are beautiful, while reality is harsh. Exhausted, Liu Jun has no choice but to return to the small mountain village where he was born and raised. There, he resolutely opens a mysterious box his grandfather left behind. From then on, he cuts his way through every obstacle and soars against the wind! 12Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The top recommendation for cultivation novels is this one. It starts with farming and progresses to the rank of Immortal Venerable. The author's writing is delicate, the plot is clear, and the main storyline is simple and easy to follow without being too complicated. It's definitely not to be missed!

13. 63 让 I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Become the Sect's Biggest Freeloader 让你修仙，没让你成为宗门钉子户 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + mortal's journey + multiple heroines + no System] Mo Chuan only wants to cultivate. After enduring countless hardships, he finally enters a sect and begins his arduous path of cultivation. But the path of cultivation is nothing like he imagined. It's a dog-eat-dog world, where one careless mistake can doom him forever. With intelligence, decisiveness, and caution, he cuts through every obstacle along the way. When he looks back, he has become an emperor who reigns acro 46.3kReads8.1Score4.1kShelves
14. 64 修 Asura Sword God 修罗剑神 Three-Inch Cold Edge三寸寒芒Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing Born with a supreme divine meridian, the youth fell from grace into the mortal world because of his kind heart. His boundless resentment awakened the Divine Demon Token, granting him the legacy of the supreme overlord of the divine realm. His body was tempered with the true blood of the Ten Primordial Ferocious Beasts, and he rose to power against all odds! With a mortal body, he battles the gods and Buddhas who fill the heavens. He asks: how much are worldly bonds worth, and what is the truth o 20.8kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
15. 65 羽 Immortal Ascension and Devouring 羽化吞仙 Aquarium of Oddities异类鱼缸Eastern Fantasy177k WordsCompleted [Traditional Xuanhuan + richly drawn ensemble cast + decisive and ruthless + invincible among his peers] He seeks not to become an immortal. He only wants ordinary people, in a world where every rule has been set and the will of Heaven looms above, to forge a path that defies Heaven and changes their fate! “Immortals won't block the path of mortals. Mortals will open the heavens themselves!” 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [The Mortal Flow] The first classic! The second new book: Not for becoming an immortal, but for mortals to forge a path against fate in this world of established rules and the lofty Dao! It's really good!

16. 66 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 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves

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    These two longevity-themed novels are really good. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

17. 67 凡 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 Chu Dong楚冬Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 63kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves

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    The protagonist is a typical mortal cultivation cultivator, practicing both physical and magical cultivation. He develops his character in the early stages and becomes a powerful figure later on. He is cunning yet principled, decisive and methodical in his actions. The novel currently has seven million words and updates are very stable.

18. 68 太 Archaic God Venerable 太古神尊 Chu Changge楚长歌Eastern Fantasy17.7M WordsOngoing Three thousand years ago, Ye Feng, Crown Prince of the Creation Divine Dynasty, was unable to cultivate because he was cursed. When foreign enemies invaded and the dynasty fell, he was powerless to resist and was killed in humiliation. Three thousand years later, the world has changed beyond recognition. His former enemies now stand high above the world like gods, while Crown Prince Ye Feng has unexpectedly revived. Awakening a divine bloodline and breaking the curse, he begins a path of frenzie 84kReads9.0Score29.4kShelves
19. 69 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 575.4kReads9.4Score59.5kShelves
20. 70 五 Five-Element Spiritual Roots: Quietly Refining Pills to Live Forever 五行灵根，悄悄炼丹长生 Silly Goose in an Iron Pot铁锅炖笨鹅Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation, no System, an ordinary mortal's journey! Xiao Xuan has depended on his grandfather since childhood. After his grandfather passes away, Xiao Xuan takes the spiritual-root test at the Qingxuan Sect and, through sheer luck, joins the sect as a menial disciple. By chance, he unlocks the ancient bronze mirror his grandfather left him. As long as he offers up the essence of ores, he can obtain all kinds of cultivation arts, skills, and divine-power inheritances from within! Fr 59.4kReads8.5Score5.9kShelves

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    Both are pretty good. Or maybe "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality is Full of Beauties"?

21. 71 人 In the Demon Cult, I Gained the Fruit of Immortality from the Start 人在魔教，开局融合长生道果 Sword Hidden in the Southern Mountains剑藏南山Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted [Longevity + female demon + female spirit + wealthy woman + female emperor + princess] After merging with the Dao Fruit of the Celestial Venerable of Longevity from the start, he became immortal and gained the ability to accelerate the growth of spiritual herbs. Ye An decided to keep a low profile. But on the very first day after he transmigrated, a female demon barged into his cave dwelling... “When will transmigrators finally get to stand tall? I’m so furious I’m shaking!” 30.9kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
22. 72 武 Heavenly Martial Path 武道凌天 New Red Double Happiness新版红双喜Eastern Fantasy13.2M WordsOngoing In the world of martial arts, the strong rule! Fists and power go hand in hand, and the strong make the rules! A young man defies heaven, rises above his rivals, and forges rules of his own. There’s nothing a single sword can’t settle. If one sword won’t do, use two! The slumbering dragon has awakened; one roar shakes a thousand mountains! With sacred blood in his veins and the sword in his hand, he rises by crushing the geniuses of every world. If you refuse to submit, then fight! This is a pat 14.9kReads8.9Score998Shelves
23. 73 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.6kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
24. 74 武 War God of the World 武神天下 Yu Feng禹枫Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsCompleted The author has completed two novels of over ten million characters, “Spirit Warrior of Another World” and “Cultivator in Another World.” Read with confidence. A young man from a remote border town begins by cultivating a mysterious technique carved into an ancient stone stele. From there, he charges ahead at breakneck speed, forging a world of his own… 19.8kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
25. 75 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 7kReads7.5Score723Shelves

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    Great, it looks good! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

26. 76 金 Golden Core Ancestor: I Build the Supreme Immortal Clan with Fortune 金丹老祖：我以气运造就无上仙族 Demon Spirit Spirit魔幽灵灵Xianxia118k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Family Clan + Decisive and Ruthless + Multiple Female Leads] After waking up, Lin Changsheng transmigrated to the cultivation world and became the Lin Clan's patriarch, its only Golden Core cultivator. Unfortunately, disaster struck the Lin Clan. Its powerful members were wiped out, leaving only a group of elderly, weak women and children struggling to survive. Fortunately, the Dao Artifact, the Chaos Fortune Cauldron, awakened. The more prosperous the clan, the deeper its fortune 4.6kReads—Score483Shelves
27. 77 我 I Evolve the Heavenly Dao with Overwhelming Yang Energy, So, Immortal Maidens and Empresses, Don’t Get Carried Away 我以霸阳衍天道，仙子女帝别太癫 Ji Mo Sen Sen吉墨森森Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Cultivation] + [Multiple Heroines] + [the Myriad Worlds] In his previous life, Chen Bei attained the rank of Immortal Lord, then was reborn after defying his master. In this life, Chen Bei avoids the beauties of the Immortal Realm, willing to give up his chance at immortality. With a mighty Yang physique, he commands the union of Yin and Yang. Fated bonds stretch across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Through karma and reincarnation, he turns the tables across the Myriad Worlds. 13.1kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality is truly wondrous.

28. 78 石 The Immortal Cave in the Stone 石中仙洞 The Wandering Xianxia仙侠随风漂流Eastern Fantasy140k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] Sui Fengyi has a mixed five-element spiritual root. By chance, he obtains the great opportunity known as the Immortal Cave in the Stone, which can enhance items and greatly increase his comprehension. When others discover it, they hunt him relentlessly. From then on, he embarks on the path of cultivation, establishing himself in the world by combining talismans with formations. 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Mortal Flow][No System] Sui Fengyi, a young boy from a fishing village, has mixed spiritual roots of the five elements. He unexpectedly obtains a great opportunity [Immortal Cave in the Stone], which can enhance items and greatly increases his comprehension. He is discovered and chased all the way, thus embarking on the path of cultivation.

29. 79 签 After 500 Years of Sign-In, I Emerged as the Ancestor 签到五百年出关就是老祖 Poor Beggar讨饭穷苦人Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Chen unexpectedly transmigrated to the world of cultivation and became the tomb keeper of the second-rate Sword Control Sect. After unexpectedly awakening the sign-in System, he thought he could keep a low profile until he ascended. But one incident after another forced him to step in. Five hundred years later: “So much for keeping a low profile. How have I been fighting for five hundred years straight?” (I'm not a great writer, so a one-star rating is fine. Please don't say anything unnecess 5.1kReads8.7Score328Shelves

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    This is a must-read, a satisfying and boastful novel. I followed it from chapter 300 to 1000 without any of the usual annulment of the engagement or rescuing the saintess. I read a thousand chapters and still didn't see the female lead. That's a pretty impressive level of skill we're familiar with. I wouldn't say 100%, but it's definitely at least 85% satisfying.

30. 80 长 The Immortal Clan Begins by Cultivating Swords 长生家族从种剑开始 The Way, the Way, the Way道道道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Five-Element Spirit Swords] [Astral Sword Formation] [Sword Cultivator] [United Family] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saintly Hero] [Sharp-Witted] [the Myriad Worlds] [Ensemble Cast] [Sword Seeds in the Dantian] (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification...) A wandering rogue cultivator, a chance encounter with the Sword Dao, and the rise of a family... A different path to ascension. Fellow Daoists, come take a look inside. 21.5kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The Sword Immortal Clan is quite a sight to behold.

31. 81 仙 From Immortal Slave to the Dao 仙奴成道 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted [A true ordinary-protagonist story] [Not a do-gooder] [No brainless characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Repays kindness and vengeance] [No System] This is the story of an ordinary boy who cultivates his way to immortality… The road to immortality is an ocean, and corpses are its boat! (This is a true xianxia novel about an ordinary protagonist. It doesn’t just emphasize the “immortal” side of xianxia, but also its “heroic” side. The story is full of laughs, tears, ruthlessness, and thrilling mo 14.7kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Perfect, absolutely wonderful, and perfectly legitimate. You'll know once you read ten or so chapters.

32. 82 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.4kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A lighthearted and humorous cultivation story. Yuanxiao is a little rascal, a genius in alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations. He and his two spirit beasts engage in swindling, cheating, and robbery, smashing through the nine heavens of the immortal realm. He has a portable space, making it super fun.

33. 83 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡人寻仙 Reflect on Myself Three Times三省吾心Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey + no System + no harem + no transmigration] Ye Zhou, a village boy, awakens his spiritual root thanks to a small family-inherited gourd that can change the age of medicinal herbs, and embarks on a long journey of cultivation. Everyone schemes against everyone else, danger lurks everywhere, and affection is as thin as paper. Steadfast determination and a sharp mind are his only supports. Millions of years later, he climbs the road to immortality, survives the tribulation of ligh 5.5kReads8.6Score474Shelves

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    I've already fallen into the trap of reading amazing cultivation novels, everyone should check them out!

34. 84 赠 Ten-Thousandfold Gift Returns: I'm the Number One Simp in the Immortal Realm! 赠礼万倍返还：我，仙界第一舔！ Eunuch Yuchen雨晨公公Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing “Gave away a Qi-Gathering Pill, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with a Nine-Turn Golden Pill!” “Gave away a Fireball Spell, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with a World-Destroying Buddha Lotus!” “Gave away a low-grade magical artifact, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with an Axe of Creation!” After Ye Chen obtained the System, giving gifts to female cultivators was all it took to earn rewards. All Ye Chen wanted to say was, I never meant to be a simp. But t 160.4kReads8.6Score15.7kShelves

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    Don't scroll away if you're looking for a cultivation novel! This is a satisfying underdog story with no frustrating moments; it's so addictive you'll want to stay up all night to finish it!

35. 85 这 This Cultivation World Is a Prison 这个修仙界是个牢笼 Return from the Immortal Realm仙界归来Eastern Fantasy201k WordsOngoing A young man unexpectedly transmigrates into a world of cultivation, where his soul enters the body of an old man. But he refuses to give up. After passing a series of trials, Heaven grants him the chance to grow young again. However, a cataclysmic war took place on this cultivation planet tens of thousands of years ago, leaving it in ruins and destroying the ascension passage. Countless top cultivators are trapped on the planet. But the young man thinks differently: if there’s no passage to asc —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to the world of cultivation and becomes an old man. Watch how he defies fate and progresses step by step from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation!

36. 86 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 77.8kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves
37. 87 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: I Begin by Refining Corpses 凡人仙途，我从炼尸开始崛起 Yi Ying易鹰Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic ordinary-mortal cultivation + no transmigration + no System + no saintly protagonist + ruthless and merciless + unattached beauties] An orphan caught between life and death is taken in by a fallen evil-path cultivator whose cultivation has been destroyed, and inherits his master's legacy. Thus begins his journey into the cultivation world, where the strong prey on the weak. He bides his time among the major sects and prominent clans, then moves between the demonic and evil paths, gradua 4kReads8.6Score324Shelves
38. 88 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: My Clones Awaken and Train Alongside Me 凡人修仙，觉醒分身一起修炼 Ou the Great Buddha欧大佛爷Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Alchemy] [Farming] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] Ye Chunyang, a humble chef, is brought into the world of cultivation by the young lady of his household. The young lady he thought he could rely on has other plans for him. Caught in mortal danger, Ye Chunyang, whose aptitude is considered worthless, awakens a gifted clone. He powers up by taking pills, and his original body can benefit from the clone’s progress, too. Ye Chunyang also discovers that the big spoo 2.8kReads6.8Score242Shelves
39. 89 混 Chaos Yin-Yang Art: Bloodthirsty Blade 混沌阴阳诀之嗜血狂刃 Little Dragon Seeking Love觅爱的小龙Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] This novel is closely connected to Prideful Sword Across the Firmament. A lone star appears, and the Dragon Taotie emerges! The Void Transformation arrives, and chaos is quelled! With divine weapons in hand, the world is mine! Raised by a pack of wolves, the coffin-born boy takes up a wondrous weapon and ventures into a chaotic age. He stirs up towering waves and draws countless powerful figures eager to seize it. Strife erupts across the martial world, and the human, demo 15Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 嫌 You Mock My Mixed Spirit Roots? I'm Ascending, So Don't Cry About It 嫌我杂灵根？我飞升了你们别哭啊 Sort Through My Thoughts捋一捋思绪Eastern Fantasy135k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [Fast-paced] The cultivation world has one ironclad rule: the fewer a person’s spiritual roots, the faster they cultivate. Those with five mixed spiritual roots are good-for-nothings for all eternity. Lin Chen has five mixed spiritual roots. On the day his roots were tested, he was assigned to the laborer disciples. Everyone laughed that he would never break through to the second level of Qi Refining in his entire life. But they didn’t know that his comprehension —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 仙 The Everlasting Immortal Path: Starting with Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Disaster 仙道长青：从趋吉避凶开始 The Cursed Crow被诅咒的乌鸦Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted [Living on Rice Bran] [Insect Plague] [Growth] [Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster] After arriving in the world of cultivation, Li Changqing was so poor that he ate rice bran every day just to fill his stomach. His family had three mu of rice paddies, but after paying the exorbitant taxes and levies, nothing was left. The autumn harvest was just around the corner. Red locusts appeared in the rice fields. An insect plague broke out, and life was about to hit rock bottom. At last, he a 165Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 修 Cultivation Begins in a Mine 修仙从矿洞开始 Blanched Bok Choy菜心白灼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A pure-mortal cultivation story: no System, no transmigration, a return to the traditional essence of cultivation! The protagonist is an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots who enters a sect to mine spirit stones for a living. By chance, he survives a deadly disaster and awakens the Five-Colored Spiritual Marrow buried underground. This rare treasure, unseen in ten thousand years, reshapes his spiritual roots from within, unexpectedly condensing the rare Five-Element Spiritual Roots! From th 2.4kReads8.7Score188Shelves

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    "Cultivation Begins in the Mine" tells the story of a mortal protagonist with no spiritual roots who unexpectedly obtains a treasure while mining, condensing a rare five-elemental root. A pure work of the traditional mortal cultivation genre, it doesn't involve farming or alchemy.

43. 93 九 The Divine Emperor of the Nine Dragons 九龙神帝 One Who Attains the Dao证道者Eastern Fantasy5.7M WordsCompleted Emperor Su Chen, ranked first among the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, was invincible and unrivaled throughout the ages. Just as he was about to ascend and become a god, he was betrayed and killed by a close friend. By a stroke of fate, he was reborn as a young man five hundred years in the past, beginning an against-all-odds legend as he swept aside countless prodigies! In this life, every regret must be made right! In this life, every enemy must be crushed beneath my feet! In this life, I will r 25.7kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    This is highly recommended.

44. 94 牛 The Working Stiff's Cultivation Chronicles 牛马修仙录 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban780k WordsOngoing A nationwide online game turns out to be a path to immortality! Paralyzed from the waist down, he is forced to embark on the path to becoming an immortal! By day, Shi Jin is a food delivery guy, ground down by the hardships of life! By night, Shi Jin is a Great Golden Immortal, and all the gods from every direction had better keep their distance! This book has a bit of everything: spoofing Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and wreaking havoc in the Celestial Court and the Primordi 22.8kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    Many readers said they stayed up until 3 a. M.!

45. 95 多 More Children, More Blessings: Leaving the Qingyun Sect 多子多福：从青云门下山开始 Traveler on a Car汽车上的旅人Xianxia798k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation and became a Qingyun Sect disciple at the third level of Qi Refining. Poor aptitude, a strange temper, and more than half my lifespan already gone. From the start, it was hell mode. [Ding! Descendants' Fortune System successfully bound!] [Function: When your descendants cultivate, the Host receives ten percent of their cultivation as feedback, with no limit!] I get it now! Why cultivate immortality or practice martial arts? Going home to marry 365Reads5.7Score104Shelves
46. 96 我 I, Liu Xiu, Have a Crippled Spiritual Root 我，刘秀，废灵根 How Much Is Xiaomi?小米几多钱Eastern Fantasy295k WordsCompleted A useless spirit root? What do you mean, useless? It’s proof of the road I’ve traveled! Watch Liu Xiu, starting out as an ordinary mortal with a useless spirit root, climb step by step to the very top. Then we’ll see who the real immortal is! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting as an ordinary person, without any cheat codes or powerful backers.

47. 97 修 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 Deep Autumn in Baili百里深秋Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 44.6kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    [Modified Short Drama Now Available] [Over 5 million words, never missed an update! No AI] [Mortal Flow + No System + No Cheat Codes + Rely on Abilities! No Harem! No Clichés! Positive Morals! Guaranteed 10,000 words per day! No breaks! No leave! Occasionally 20,000-word bursts! Tomato's most fan-loving author, releasing extra chapters during holidays!!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrates to the cultivation world, becoming a lowly disciple with no talent or background. However, he uses his Earthling knowledge, experience, and courage to successfully latch onto the sect's most powerful backer, then embarks on massive reforms and research! [Inventing a Detection Radar]: Capable of detecting various rare treasures, demonic beasts, and poisonous insects, opening up huge sources of revenue for the sect, its power easily surpassing the treasure-hunting spirit beasts of the cultivation world! [Vigorously Developing Foreign Trade]: Developing commerce, vigorously promoting foreign trade, significantly increasing sect revenue, and improving cultivator welfare! [Invented New Dantian Technology]: Establishes a dantian in each of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, forming the Five Elements Dantian, greatly increasing endurance and strength, with profound effects. [Invented the Three-in-One Cultivation Path]: Research revealed the root cause of breakthrough failures, finding a method that guarantees breakthroughs without assistance. [Invented the Physical Acupoint Opening Method]: Opens the body's acupoints throughout the body, forging the strongest foundation for humanity! [Developed the Azure Cloud Warship]: Superior firepower coverage, a devastating weapon of war! [Developed Targeted Spatial Teleportation Technology]: Instant delivery service like online shopping! Ammunition precisely delivered to the enemy camp! [Developed Fully Automated Talisman Printing Technology]: Talisman printing, production capacity skyrockets! [Invented the Demon Refining Tower]: Refines and processes demon souls, creating top-tier artificial Heavenly Soul Liquid, enhancing divine soul power. [Invented the Demon Refining Pot]: Purifies the demonic power and remnant souls within the essence blood of demon beasts, increasing body refining cultivation speed tenfold. [Builded the Demon Locking Tower]: Imprisons high-level demons, continuously extracting their blood! [Inventing the Azure Cloud Armor]: Not only is it exquisitely designed, but it also integrates offense and defense, explosively increasing movement speed and attack power. [Inventing Satellite Communication]: Eliminating the outdated communication technology of the cultivation world, it can also monitor the entire world, creating huge wealth for sects. [Developing the Financial Industry]: Issuing credit currency, strengthening financial control, developing consumer loan business, and promoting the rapid development of the cultivation world! [Inventing Cultivation Space]: Creating a high-pressure spirit-gathering cultivation room, greatly increasing cultivation speed. [Creating Inheritance Space]: Developing and creating inheritance spaces, completely simplifying inheritance comprehension, and revolutionizing inheritance methods! [Inventing External Dantian]: Refining the inner core of demon beasts into spirit-filling treasures, greatly increasing the endurance of true qi! [Inventing Artificial Spirit Stones]: Inventing artificial spirit stones, promoting economic development, and greatly increasing cultivation speed! [Simplified Space Teleportation Array]: Simplifying space teleportation arrays through technology, strengthening communication within the cultivation world! [Inventing a Super Intelligent Computing Center]: Building an intelligent computing center in the heavens, creating a cultivation world version of the internet, and using supercomputing to assist research! [Establish a Lightning Protection Array]: Utilize the principle of lightning rods to weaken lightning tribulations, increasing the success rate of tribulation transcendence, while simultaneously channeling the power of the lightning tribulation into the lightning pool for reuse! [Conduct Trade with the Demon Race]: Utilize controlled demons to conduct trade, simultaneously accumulating vast resources, instigating wars among the demon race, setting traps for them, and gathering intelligence on the human continent! [Build the Qingyun Academy]: Standardize teaching materials and methods, further reforming education in the cultivation world, providing compulsory education, and promoting the development of the cultivation world! [Develop Artificial Spiritual Root Technology]: Develop artificial spiritual root technology to build the foundation for humanity's eternal existence! [Build a Trans-Interdimensional Starship]: Utilize advanced technology to build a trans-interdimensional starship for direct ascension to the Spirit Realm! [Create a Virtual Reality Space]: Create a virtual reality space to enhance humanity's combat experience and increase its combat power! Building the foundation of the mortal world, reforming education, establishing a unique immortal city, promoting the financial industry, and developing the communications industry, Sun Yi, with the knowledge and wisdom of an Earthling, led his sect to explosive growth, single-handedly changing the entire cultivation world and waging a fierce battle against the demon race with the power of his sect!

48. 98 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Path to Ascension 凡人：羽化成仙路 I Was Already Full明明就吃饱了Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey + one female lead] A young man goes up the mountain to gather herbs and accidentally finds a glazed cup. On his way home, he meets an injured cultivator. On the first day, the cultivator poisons the boy. “Kid, heal my wounds, or die!” A few days later, the cultivator gradually lets down his guard. “Kid, you might have three spiritual roots!” On the final day, the cultivator's fate takes a turn for the worse. “This is a storage ring. You can keep things in it. Watch...” The cult 215Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    🌟 [The Path of Cultivation]📚 "Starting by Poisoning Cultivators"🔪Ning Fanyu, an ordinary mortal, dares to poison cultivators, seize immortal techniques, and embark on his own path of cultivation. 🧐Exploring the world of cultivation, how will Ning Fanyu use his wisdom and courage to write an extraordinary legend? 🔗Click to uncover the secrets and embark on your cultivation journey! #CultivationLegend

49. 99 空 The Empty-Eyed Witness Sees the Saint 空瞳见圣 Wu Ya Works Hard to Make Porridge吴涯苦作粥Eastern Fantasy514k WordsOngoing [Entirely handmade, no AI] [One female lead] [Daoist partners] [Together from beginning to end] [The female lead gets a great deal of screen time] [Teamwork + friendship] [Sword-and-shield style] [No System] Lin Yi was only a hair's breadth away from witnessing an unparalleled miracle, and it happened twice! Great talents are always born in the same era, yet they stand on opposing sides. Why does the Heavenly Dao repeatedly choose the outcome that leaves everyone with the most regret? 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please leave a quick reply or like, I'll try to accumulate 99 likes. As for the novel, it's a proper recommendation, matching the title. Read it if you like, otherwise leave it for later. Thanks!

50. 100 修 Maxed-Out Cultivation, but the System Forces Me to Take in Trash 修为满级，系统逼我收废物 Ziyi with the Pen执笔的子艺Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted [System] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment... Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension] [Overprotective] [Explosive Diarrhea Comedy] Ye Xuan transmigrates to the cultivation world with a System. His cultivation has already been raised to the maximum, though he doesn't know it. But the System's mission is to take on the most useless disciples, and the more useless they are, the greater the rewards. What kind of tragic mission is this? 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come quickly, it suits your taste, it's your dish.

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