A Cultivation Novel with a Selfish, Cold-Blooded Protagonist 主角自私自利冷血的修仙文

1. 1 不 Can You Become an Immortal by Any Means Necessary? 不择手段，可成仙否？ The Kingdra Who Loves Drum Corps喜欢军鼓的海刺龙Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals]+ [No female lead]+ [The middle and later parts get dark, so don't read if that's not your thing] "The weak are always making excuses for their incompetence and failures, but they themselves are the best excuse of all!" (There are a lot of trolls in the comments, so use your own judgment.) Chen Yi transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation and opens his eyes already struggling to survive at the bottom. Five years ag 181kReads8.6Score23.2kShelves

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   Having read the latest chapter, the protagonist is both selfish and calm, able to distinguish what's most important, which aligns well with egoism. However, there haven't been any overtly selfish scenes yet. But if you enjoy cultivation novels with intelligent yet selfish characters, I highly recommend it! I hope the author keeps it up.

2. 2 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.3kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves

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   Canglang, your brother Qing, is ruthless and doesn't talk much. I won't elaborate on the significance of him appearing on the Investiture of the Gods list three times in just 500 chapters. In short, he's a true disciple of the Immortal Venerable.

3. 3 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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   Profit First Looks Good

4. 4 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Servant Disciple to Sword-and-Talisman Dao Ancestor 凡人修仙：从杂役弟子到剑符道祖 Are the Plum Blossoms in My Hometown Blooming?故乡的梅花开了吗Xianxia172k WordsOngoing Spiritual roots are ranked from highest to lowest, and the lives of menial disciples are as insignificant as dust. Chen Mo is the lowest-ranking menial disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. His spiritual root is poor, and his fellow disciples mock him, saying he will never achieve immortality. While cleaning the old Scripture Pavilion one day, he discovers a fragmentary secret manual of sword talismans. Others draw spiritual energy into their bodies and diligently cultivate their dantians; he uses 4.4kReads—Score374Shelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing!

5. 5 鬼 Master of Ghostly Fate 鬼命之主 White Little White Cloud白小白云Eastern Fantasy886k WordsOngoing With a useless System and a ruthless Host, Mo Li, born a villain, will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He has always believed in one creed: either be forsaken by everyone or ascend to the very top. 3.5kReads6.7Score302Shelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing! The main character is selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless.

6. 6 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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   9/10 (Tomato, purely subjective) Invincible, simply invincible. The protagonist is so ruthless he even fools himself. A masterpiece among dark fiction; I can't imagine how unrestrained the author would be if they didn't live in a society governed by law. The author seems to get more and more into it, writing too realistically, which ironically makes it unacceptable to censors. The only problem is that the inspiration seems to wane a bit towards the end, the writing slows down, and it gets a little padded, but it's not a big issue. I hope the author continues to update.

7. 7 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Path to Demonic Cultivation Begins with Murder and Plunder! 凡人修仙：入魔从杀人夺宝开始！ May Every Venture Succeed奇开得胜Eastern Fantasy420k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + shameless scoundrel + demonic cultivator + no System + no heroine + no saintly protagonist] “I stole a pair of Demon Eyes that See Through Illusions.” Why should I be fated to live an ordinary life? Why must I be content with living beneath others from the moment I was born? Why should I be a green leaf that serves only to set off the flowers? After more than eighty years of hardship in another world, faced with temptation and a rare opportunity, Hei Fan crossed the line 300Reads—Score117Shelves

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   Does it feel good to start by killing and looting?

8. 8 万 Immortal Path of Ten Thousand Arts: I Have a Yin-Yang Mirror 万法仙途：我有一面阴阳镜 Steady Chen Moke踏踏实实的陈默可Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing A Yin-Yang Mirror deduces every law under heaven. Tame beasts and spirit insects, master spells and spirit arrays, refine pills and forge artifacts... In the end, become an Immortal of Ten Thousand Arts. The rating just came out, so it's a little low. The first three realms, Spirit Disciple, Liquid Condensation, and Crystal Transformation, are inspired by the great Wang Yu's The Magic Record. 30.9kReads7.9Score2.7kShelves

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   It's alright, at least it's watchable.

9. 9 长 Longevity: Beginning with the Taiyin Dao Fruit 长生：从太阴道果开始 Immortal in the Realm境中仙Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [The new book's rating has just come out. It'll go up later.] [A mortal's cultivation story, with smart characters] In the world of cultivation, he awakens memories of past wisdom, and a Dao Fruit drops from the heavens right into his arms. The Dao Fruit manifests, allowing him to move concepts and bestow rules. From the moonlight absorbed by ordinary beasts to the demon race's sacred treasure, Imperial Nectar; from the Qi Refining spell Ice Art to the Great Immortal Radiance of Illuminating Col 9.2kReads8.5Score715Shelves
10. 10 毒 The Poison Cauldron 毒鼎 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted (Not the usual mortal-cultivation story, a schemer, multiple women) By a stroke of luck, Lu Lin, a disciple of the Elixir Pavilion, came across a crooked cauldron. It could make him immune to all poisons, and let him refine every poison into something he could use. From then on, he embarked on the path of poison cultivation. Poison cultivators are a sinister, devious lot, and once Lu Lin entered this path, he went all the way. He cultivated blood vines, blood beasts, and secret blood arts all at 49.6kReads8.3Score7.1kShelves
11. 11 开 Starting Out in America: From the Kill Line to a Billionaire 开局美利坚：从斩杀线到亿万富翁 Easy Work c轻松工作cUrban1.6M WordsOngoing [Kill Line + Prisoner A Story + Cultivation + System] Also known as: Wandering America and Becoming the Commander-in-Chief Cheng Long had just arrived in a parallel-world Los Angeles when he was completely dumbfounded. He was at Ding Fatty Plaza, had no legal status, and his pockets were cleaner than a homeless man's face. He was right on the brink of being killed. Just as Cheng Long was about to starve to death, a System activated: [Newbie Mission: Get a bite to eat at Ding Fatty Plaza] [Eas 81.2kReads7.8Score7.9kShelves
12. 12 碧 Biyang Cultivation Realm 碧阳修仙界 Forest Spirit, No Self森灵无我Eastern Fantasy180k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless + Profit Above All + No System + No Fortuitous Opportunities + No Cheats + No Heroine + Ensemble Cast + Slow Pacing + If It's Not for You, Please Don't Read. Thanks!] In the Biyang Cultivation World, everyone has their share of hardships, and everyone ends up behind bars. Protagonist Chu Yuanyu: Neither righteous nor demonic, selfish and self-serving. He'll stop at nothing to grow stronger. Warning: The protagonist may not be to your liking. If you're not into this kind of 298Reads—Score101Shelves

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    A pretty good book

13. 13 杀 Kill the Protagonist, Seize His Fortunes, and Become an Immortal! 杀主角，夺机缘，道爷我成了！ Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Xianxia938k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Shen. Shen, as in cautious.” “You dare oppose me? I won’t be able to sleep until your whole family is dead.” Other people cultivate immortality through years of hard work. I, Lin Shen, do it by seizing what I want! By taking it! Children of Destiny? They’re my walking blood banks! The protagonist’s golden finger? That’s my exclusive spoils of war! On this journey, I kill everyone I meet and take everything from everyone I meet. What order and rules? In the face of overwhelming st 115.2kReads8.2Score11.9kShelves
14. 14 凡 The Mortal's Road to Immortality! 凡人升仙路！ Xiaobai Doesn't Eat小白不吃饭Eastern Fantasy380k WordsOngoing [Body Snatching Cultivation] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Villain] [No Female Lead] [No Holds Barred] [Ruthless] [Self-Serving] [Hypocritical] (The protagonist is pure evil from the very start. No redemption arc. Fellow demonic cultivators, enjoy without worry. Kindhearted fellow cultivators, please move along.) Who says mortals know nothing of immortals? I came from evil, and I live in madness! A secret demonic art and a volume of ghost-cultivation techniques became the star 5kReads6.8Score538Shelves
15. 15 恶 The Evil Immortal's Path: From Cauldron to Enslaving the Entire Sect 恶人仙途：从炉鼎到奴役全宗 Clever Stone Man聪明石头人Eastern Fantasy782k WordsOngoing [Dark Immortal Cultivation | Rise from the Bottom | Multiple Women | Decisive and Ruthless | Utterly Self-Serving] Others cultivate immortality by securing wealth, companions, techniques, and a suitable place, taking every step with care. Xie Wu cultivates by killing, cheating, and seizing what he wants, trading his life for a way forward. The world is cruel. As expendable cauldron material, his life is worth less than an ant's, and he faces death time and again. Each time he dies, a petal falls 4.3kReads8.6Score141Shelves
16. 16 恐 Terror Era: Starting as a Tomb Keeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 88.9kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves
17. 17 幽 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 8.5kReads8.7Score648Shelves
18. 18 全 Gu World for All: From the Start, I Skin People to Refine Gu 全民蛊游：开局剥皮炼蛊 Master Qingxiao青霄先生Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] + [Ruthless and Cruel] + [Villain] + [Gu Insects] Today marks the eighteenth year since the game of Gu descended upon the world, and the second day since Fang Han used the [Primordial Gu] to be reborn. Looking at the familiar blackboard and classroom before him, Fang Han finally understood: in his previous life, his teammates and the major factions had forced him to his death. In a world that devours people like this, with no connections, no resources, no friends, and no one he 20.4kReads7.8Score2.4kShelves
19. 19 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.4kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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    Demonic cultivators, corpse demons, and blood demons are the four paths.

20. 20 凡 A Mortal’s Fateful Encounter with Immortal Pu 凡人之仙蒲奇缘 The Crawling Snail蠕动的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy982k WordsOngoing {No System} {Mortal’s journey} {Not a saint} A seven-year-old boy joins a cultivation sect by chance. After ten years of grueling practice, he is still stuck at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Growing disillusioned with the Dao, he leaves the sect and escapes into the secular world, hoping to enjoy an easy life by relying on his cultivator status. But an extraordinary encounter from his childhood keeps driving him forward. As a rogue cultivator, he wanders among the sects and clans of the Hundre 531Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a truly good book; the protagonist is cold-blooded and ruthless, there's no female lead, but there are women.

21. 21 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy492k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 6.4kReads—Score623Shelves

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    Fifteen-year-old cowherd Wu Jiu stumbles upon an immortal's duel, steals from a corpse, and then finishes it off, only to have his brain unexpectedly invaded by an evil crow stone that recognizes him as its master. A venomous crow now inhabits his brain, and a demigod sees through the black aura emanating from his head. He flees in the dead of night only to encounter swordplay from both righteous and evil factions charging towards his village. A nonsensical comedy mixed with the mysteries of cultivation, the lovable but mischievous protagonist pulls off a series of outrageous maneuvers, the pacing is fast, and the action is packed with exciting moments—a must-watch! [Admiring][Pouting]

22. 22 傻 The Fool Cultivates Immortality and Becomes the Demon Lord 傻子修仙成魔尊 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy217k WordsOngoing [No System] [Demonic Cultivator] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Space] [Beast Taming] [Insect Taming] [Bird Taming] Armed with seven crows, a black panther, and a swarm of armored poison cannons, the male lead sweeps through the cultivation world, demon realm, ghost realm, and netherworld. If I become a demon, what can Heaven do to me? A good-for-nothing fool endures every kind of humiliation. Everyone thinks he's a worthless weakling they can push around. No one knows he has top-tier combat technique 130Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 我 Why Is Cultivating Immortality Making Me Crazier? 我这修仙怎么越修越癫？ Pen Name Ye Li笔名夜黎Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Villainous Protagonist + Vengeful + Schemes and Controls Everything from the Shadows + Toys with the World + Pursues Immortality + Cunning + No Female Lead + Those Who Dislike Goody-Two-Shoes, Beware!!!] The once-mighty Li Chen, known by the title “Heaven Thief,” possesses a heaven-defying transformation technique and a forbidden dark art that turns people into puppets, making him the enemy of all. His foundation is unstable due to the tragic events of his childhood, and he is accidentally slai 273Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty good.

24. 24 百 A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Will Become an Immortal 百世轮回：我终将成仙 Situ Liu司徒流Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Warning: the protagonist has no moral limits] [Dark story] [Not a saintly protagonist] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Intelligent protagonist] This is the story of a despicable man who reincarnates a hundred times and seeks the path to immortality in the cracks between worlds. 6.9kReads6.9Score422Shelves

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    A cold-blooded and dark novel. The protagonist is a ruthless and treacherous villain who prioritizes profit above all else and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

25. 25 在 Those Years I Spent as Prey in the Ashen Ruins 在烬墟当猎物那些年 Si Si汜巳Fantastical Romance654k WordsOngoing [Just Rated] [Dark cultivation + villains all around + no romance!!!] [No morals, no principles, everyone is a lunatic] [Volatile tempers are the norm, murder and robbery are just business. Allies can never be trusted; only self-interest is real] [Detailed content warnings in the first author's note] [Synopsis in first person, story in third person] My name is Yin Weiye. For no apparent reason, I transmigrated into a cultivation world called Jinxu. There was no ethereal immortal aura here, only 1.5kReads8.4Score202Shelves

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    I recently stumbled upon a book that's absolutely addictive! The protagonist has two souls in one body, giving off a kind of innocent yet wicked charm. It's so cute, I could practically smack of it! [Shy][kiss] The plot flows smoothly, the protagonist is incredibly popular, there's no romantic pairing, and the romance between Narcissus and Narcissus is so sweet!

26. 26 我 I’m a Nascent Soul Patriarch of the Demonic Path, and I Seize the Golden Finger from the Start 我魔道元婴老祖，开局抢夺金手指 Just Here for the Show看看热闹Eastern Fantasy636k WordsCompleted Jiuyou transmigrated to the cultivation world eight hundred years ago. Born with dual ice-and-fire spiritual roots, he struggled his way through countless hardships, eventually becoming a Nascent Soul Ancestor and founding Soul Isle, where he ruled over the surrounding lands. But no one knew that he had been stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for centuries. His lifespan was nearly spent, and he could no longer make any progress. Then he discovered that one of the island’s servant disciples po 30.8kReads7.6Score2.4kShelves
27. 27 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score125Shelves

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    The story is a dark fantasy. The protagonist is born with nothing but a pure heart. At the beginning, he leads his teammates to their deaths in pursuit of a fortuitous opportunity. Later, wanting to monopolize the treasure, he burns his teammates like firewood, and even uses the dead enemies to refine the White Bone Pill. Starting from chapter 35, he gains control over the Five Poisons, and later he uses the Dao Heart Demon Seed to control others.

28. 28 震 Shocking! After I Transmigrated, the System Said It Bound the Wrong Person? 震惊！穿越后系统说它绑错了人？ Liu Qian六迁Ancient Romance779k WordsCompleted [No CP + not a power fantasy + unorthodox cultivator (neither wholly good nor evil) + not invincible + slow burn + unconventional cultivation] Lang Yue transmigrated into the cultivation world and got a golden finger riddled with bugs. She almost died from the pain the moment she arrived. After barely being rescued, she thought she would finally get to see all the rare and wondrous creatures of the cultivation world. Instead, she was shocked to discover she had landed in a den of unorthodox cult 1.5kReads9.1Score203Shelves

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    "The reason they are called 'evil cultivators' is because most of them still believe they are human, not immortals."

29. 29 卧 Undercover in the Hehuan Demon Sect, I Capture the Senior Sister Fairy 卧底合欢魔宗，我抓到仙子大师姐 The Taoist from Qin's Time秦前的道长Eastern Fantasy167k WordsOngoing I went undercover in the Hehuan Demon Sect, never expecting to capture my former senior sister, the once-revered fairy. Day one: “My cultivation has been crippled, and I was captured by mistake. Junior brother, you've become a demonic cultivator? Get on your knees and apologize at once! How dare you! What do you think you're doing?” Day two: “Senior sister, don't come any closer!” Day three: “Senior sister, what happened to those three thousand blond-haired demonic cultivators from the sect outs 159Reads—Score128Shelves
30. 30 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.9kReads5.5Score372Shelves

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    Hahaha, I've gone crazy.

31. 31 无 Unintentionally Seeking Immortality 无意问仙 Qi-Refining Rogue Potato练气散修土豆子Eastern Fantasy338k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [No System] [Cultivation Through Caution] Li Wuyi was an ordinary man who delivered food part-time after work, until a small silver stone drew a bolt of heavenly lightning that sent him into the cultivation world. With no backing and no one to rely on, he had little access to spirit stones, pills, or magical treasures. Luckily, a small space hidden deep within his sea of consciousness could produce spirit liquid and accelerate the growth of spiritual plants. Qi Refining, Fou 448Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A traditional, ordinary person's story; not mindless, decisive in killing, not a saint [shy][shy][shy]

32. 32 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
33. 33 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 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Mortal cultivation novel

34. 34 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 10.2kReads8.6Score801Shelves
35. 35 问 Aspiring to the Immortal Path 问鼎仙途 Maple Boat Seeks Zen枫舟问禅Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + no System] Su Shier, a village boy of mediocre aptitude, is forced to embark on an endless, arduous path to immortality in pursuit of revenge for a blood feud. It is a world of deceit, the law of the jungle, scheming, and hardship... The road ahead is long, the way fraught with danger. Though this humble mortal must fight through every obstacle, he swears to forge his own path to immortality. 195.4kReads8.9Score16kShelves
36. 36 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 7.9kReads6.8Score515Shelves

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    Selfish and self-serving, with a very flexible moral bottom line, decisive in killing and ruthless, and not a saint!

37. 37 魔 The Demonic Cultivator Sacrifices All Living Beings 魔修祭众生 Half-Mad Drunkard半疯的酒鬼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse227k WordsOngoing [Dark story + blood-path demonic cultivator + no female lead + modern technology combined with demonic cultivation + not mindless + pursues eternal life by any means necessary + everyone is smart] In troubled times, heroes rise up everywhere. I had no intention of fighting for dominion over the world, but the people are suffering. So when the realm descends into chaos, a demonic cultivator emerges. 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even more monstrous than the Great Love Immortal Venerable, the protagonist is a pure dark demonic cultivator with no unspeakable secrets. He kills his comrades to seize the inheritance, seduces a wealthy heiress to plot her downfall, devours his sworn brother to enhance his aptitude, slaughters an entire village for a blood sacrifice to refine pills, and deceives his mentor, framing and killing his classmates. On the surface, he's a hero who saves a wealthy heiress, but in reality, he uses a mind-altering drug to take her virginity, erases her memory, and manipulates her, all to seize resources. On the surface, he's the husband of a pregnant widow and a comrade of a girl's deceased father, wanting to care for them and sacrificing precious pills and cultivation for the sake of the unborn child. In reality, he needs to refine the pregnant woman into a mother-child blood fetus, intending to use the girl as a furnace. On the surface, he's his master's disciple, talented and persevering, able to unite his disciples and help the common people, but in reality, he kills his mentor and slaughters his fellow disciples for the sake of inheritance and aptitude enhancement.

38. 38 极 The Extreme Yin Demon Cultivator 极阴魔修 Qing Xian顷仙Eastern Fantasy195k WordsOngoing [No female lead, decisive and ruthless, demonic cultivator, cultivation in the seas] The path of cultivation means competing with heaven for longevity, wresting treasures from the earth, and fighting people for supremacy! Ascending to immortality is a merciless trial. Of tens of billions of cultivators, only one can attain the Dao. Zhang Ling'an carries a deep blood feud. He clawed his way out of a mass grave and raced up the cultivation ranks with the help of a mysterious crystal that can impro 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Battle Royale on the Island of Demonic Path

39. 39 戏 The Puppet Immortal: I Trap the Immortals with Cursed Arts 戏傀仙，我以咒道困群仙 Eleventh Lord of Yumen玉门十一公Xianxia640k WordsOngoing Synopsis (Eternal life, emotional manipulation, a game of power behind the scenes, dark cultivation) After transmigrating into a useless cultivation body, Wei Han discovers that he is the only “Eternal Immortal Embryo.” He can see the emotions of all living beings: the Celestial Venerable's greed, the Daoist heir's lust, his enemies' fear... All can become invisible threads in his hands. So when the Heavenly Dao spends ten thousand years laying its plans and designates him as a pawn in the destr 249Reads—Score103Shelves

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    Cursed Immortal, It's Good

40. 40 这 This Cultivator Is Rather Cunning 这个修士有点心计 Cigarette Between the Fingers指间香烟Eastern Fantasy421k WordsOngoing This story focuses on schemes, suspense, and plot twists. If you enjoy this style, dive right in with confidence. Her family is wiped out, a bounty is placed on her head, and she is hunted down. She moves among the great clans, repeatedly teetering between life and death. When talent falls short, cunning makes up the difference. So what if I’m only at the Qi Refining stage? I can still scheme a Golden Core cultivator to death. So what if I have a crippled spiritual root? I can still join a major 103Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy/strategy-based stories, involving setting up and breaking schemes, and intrigue and scheming, aren't very popular right now. I'd appreciate any suggestions from experienced readers; the main theme is listening to advice…

41. 41 窃 The Heavenly Theft Record: All Living Beings Build My Dao Foundation 窃天录：众生筑我道基 Kitty Bro 114514小猫老弟114514Eastern Fantasy160k WordsCompleted Xuanhuan + dark fantasy + no System + ruthless and decisive + ungrateful + no moral constraints + self-interest above all + no female lead + a new premise you’ve definitely never seen before The rating just went live! It’ll go up! Spiritual roots are brands stamped on livestock before slaughter. Ascension is the final ceremony that delivers them to the platters of those above. Lu Jin was born without spiritual roots, yet he is the only “loophole” in this immortal-cultivation farm. He can see 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A boy with no spiritual roots witnesses his hometown being harvested like crops by cultivation sects. He unexpectedly obtains a forbidden cultivation technique that allows him to steal the spiritual power, spiritual roots, and even lives of cultivators. He uses all living beings as ladders to rise up against the odds. This dark and refreshing novel is ruthless and decisive, and the author updates very steadily.

42. 42 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy757k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.1kReads5.4Score311Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation story, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, cunning, and cold-blooded, willing to use any means to achieve his goals. There is no system, no female lead, and it's not a brainless or dark story. [Sending Heart]

43. 43 血 Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道 Maple Waiting for Dawn等待黎明的枫Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race 452Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In a world devoid of spirits, a blood-based, evil cultivation path unfolds, characterized by ruthless killing. No cheat codes, no systems, no golden fingers. A traditional mortal cultivation journey.

44. 44 凡 Cultivating as a Mortal, I Don't Want to Become a Demonic Cultivator Either! 凡人修仙，我也不想当邪修啊！ Shy Cockroach Bully害羞的蟑螂恶霸Eastern Fantasy245k WordsOngoing Mortal cultivation, no System, demonic cultivation. After taking Yang Che as his disciple, his master tells him he is the weakest at his cultivation level, naturally a cut below everyone else! Then don’t blame me, Yang Che, for inheriting your legacy whether I like it or not! Though I’ve inherited the legacy, I’ve lost most of my lifespan! What am I supposed to do now? That’s a tough one. And so, Yang Che officially embarks on the path of cultivating immortality. “You know I don’t want to become 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You'll only know if it's good or not after you see it.

45. 45 既 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 Overlord Pork Knuckle霸王肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.1kReads7.8Score461Shelves

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    A very realistic cultivation novel

46. 46 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 19.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    In this novel, the protagonist only cares about his own affairs and ignores everything else.

47. 47 我 So What If I'm a Demon? What Can You Do About It? 我是魔头又怎样，你能奈我何？ Ji Chengxuan姬承轩Eastern Fantasy105k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Currently, none of the storylines are formulaic.

48. 48 灾 Calamity Gu Master: Starting with Living Human Gu Feed 灾厄蛊师：从活人蛊粮开始 Mighty Beauty Cow Superman大力艳牛超人Eastern Fantasy351k WordsOngoing [Not a saint] + [Decisive and ruthless] Mo Chen claws his way out of the desperate plight of being “food for living Gu.” With cunning and ruthlessness, he advances step by step through the cruel world of cultivation, seizing resources and refining, cultivating, and mutating calamity species, until he becomes the “Calamity Gu Master” who makes the entire Great Calamity Era tremble. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 好 Hao Xiang Lai Gen Yan’s 18th Book 好想来根烟第18本书 Really Want a Cigarette好想来根烟Eastern Fantasy189k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what keep me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.5kReads6.5Score214Shelves
50. 50 从 From the Desolate Realm, I Begin My Rise to Godhood 从天荒界开始成神做祖 Mr. One Leaf一叶先生Eastern Fantasy686k WordsCompleted A single general's success is built on the bones of countless fallen soldiers. The road to an immortal throne must be paved with the flesh and blood of the masses. Yang Yue transmigrates to the Tianhuang Realm and rises from a mere gang disciple, sweeping across the world to attain immortality. (An overpowered, easy-to-read power fantasy with decisive, ruthless action.) 302Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Whether martial arts are effective or not, the protagonist's interests come first.

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