Modern Cultivation, No Male Lead, Like My Supporting Female Character Only Wants to Cultivate 现代修仙，无男主，要像《女配她只想修仙》

1. 1 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this; it's a highly-rated novel! It should be 9.9, but the score is still too low.

2. 2 玄 After Mastering the Mystic Arts, I Take Down Scumbags in the 1970s 玄术满级后，我在70年代虐渣 ASINModern Romance594k WordsCompleted [Mysticism, transmigration, daily life, with a System and no romance. Slow burn, read at your own discretion.] Wen Mo, the notorious fiend everyone feared, transmigrates. She had spent her life doing evil and harming countless people. She already knew she didn't have long to live, but never expected to end up in 1979 in the blink of an eye. To support her younger siblings, she resolves to turn over a new leaf. Exorcisms, summoning souls, funerary rites, spirit control... Anyone from the mystical 42Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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   The first and fifth books are both set in a historical period of cultivation. The second book is a modern cultivation book; it currently has no male protagonist, and the later developments are unknown. The third book features an invincible protagonist from the start, which is quite interesting. The fourth book also features an invincible protagonist from the beginning, but it's mainly for comedic effect! Except for the second book, which requires further verification, all the others are non-romantic (no romantic pairing).

3. 3 都 Urban Rebirth: The Powerful Cultivator Big Sis 都市重生之修真女大佬 Mo Nini茉妮妮Modern Romance833k WordsCompleted Once a powerful figure in the cultivation world, she was betrayed and killed by her beloved disciple just as she was crossing the tribulation to ascend. She thought her soul would be obliterated, but instead she was reborn in the body of a girl with leukemia, bringing along treasures that the whole cultivation world coveted. The girl's background was no simple matter either. She had been switched at birth and hidden by her impostor mother in a remote town, then died before she could learn the tr 3.2kReads8.9Score38914d adds
4. 4 玄 The Metaphysics Master Eats Her Own Gossip Every Day 玄学大佬每天都在吃自己的瓜 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleModern Romance435k WordsCompleted (Metaphysical, no romance, feel-good story, no logic, with showbiz elements, though the heroine won’t enter showbiz) Shen Yu, a great survivalist, was forced into seclusion when a cataclysm struck and the Heavenly Dao perished. By the time she ventures out again, the world has changed. Phones? Surveillance cameras? Airplanes? Cannons? Good heavens, this world is even more dangerous than the cultivation world! No need to panic. She’ll quietly cultivate and keep a low profile until she’s invincibl 7kReads9.3Score70314d adds
5. 5 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.6kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds
6. 6 九 Space in the Nineties: Building Wealth and Cultivating Immortality 九零有空间，修仙致富双管齐下 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Period setting + cultivation + no male lead, not a power fantasy, a coming-of-age story. The early story takes place on Earth, the later story in the cultivation world. Set in a parallel universe.] After being reborn in the 1990s, Lou Yao awakens the Mysterious Spirit Immortal Abode and forms a contract with a space-time silver-feathered falcon, a creature as extraordinary as a dragon, phoenix, or qilin! First, she wipes out the underground nightclub where she was imprisoned for seven years in 1.5kReads8.8Score24414d adds
7. 7 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

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   The male lead appears less frequently in the third book, but it's still very good.

8. 8 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
9. 9 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: What Should I Do About My Terrible Host? 快穿：我家宿主太坏了怎么办 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Heroine] [Satisfying] Synopsis: World One: After the Host brutally murdered the male lead and piled up grave sins, the transit station tried to erase her. When it found it couldn’t, it subjected her to an extremely harsh punishment. For example, striking her with blood-red lightning. For example, piercing her heart with billions of arrows. In the end, it had tried every method it could think of. She couldn’t even be bothered to furrow her brows. She sa 1.9kReads9.3Score22914d adds
11. 11 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 37.9kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds
12. 12 女 The Female Side Character Only Wants to Cultivate 女配她只想修仙 Short on Silver缺点银子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban Cultivation + Spiritual Qi Revival + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good + System] No. 09 did everything it could to explain to Ji Ling how to be a properly wicked female supporting character! Ji Ling wanted to laugh right in its face. Give everything for the male and female leads, and die for them if necessary? You must be dreaming! “Host, follow the plot!” “Isn’t cultivation way better?” … “Host, that’s the female lead. Go pick a fight with her!” “Want me to twist her head off?” … “Host, t 3.4kReads9.0Score37214d adds

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    A very good cultivation novel with a female protagonist and no romantic pairing.

13. 13 别 Don't Panic, My Mother and I Will Ascend to Immortality Together 别慌，我和我阿娘一起成仙了 Shi Xiaofang石小方Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No romance) Song Yue transmigrated to an unfamiliar dynasty and found herself with a beautiful, intellectually disabled mother. Her mother may have seemed a little foolish and clingy, but she doted on Song Yue and always put her first. The mother and daughter had been living in a village nestled against the mountains, making a living by hunting and practicing medicine. But a series of events brought on by a plague forced them to flee. By a twist of fate, they ended up in a town inhabited by cul 2kReads8.7Score25014d adds
14. 14 她 She's Gone Crazy: Reborn and Spending Ten Million on a Game Account 她疯了，重生氪金千万买游戏账号 Mystical Gate Koi玄门锦鲤Sci-Fi & Apocalypse438k WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + Apocalypse + Fighting monsters and leveling up + Game accounts sync with reality + The heroine is always overpowered + Romance pairing to be decided as the story unfolds] In her previous life, Ling Wei Rui was slandered and cyberbullied by a scumbag and his sidekick in the game. Furious, she sold her account and focused on her real life and studies. She never expected the game to invade reality the very next day, allowing everyone to sync their in-game characters. With no game a 11.4kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds

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    The female lead slaps faces all the way.

15. 15 清 After the Cool-Headed Cannon-Fodder Is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, Her CEO Family Panics 清冷炮灰绝症后，全家霸总慌了 White Dog白狗子Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Ongoing] [Powerful heroine + stunning beauty + a battle-worn beauty + exhilarating fantasy] Chu Yan is a cannon-fodder character in an everyone-loves-the-heroine story. Even though she steers clear of the plot, her three CEO brothers still despise her. Then one day, the villainess curses her: whenever an outstanding man shows her affection, her constitution will deteriorate, and she'll cough up blood and pass out! So Chu Yan becomes gravely ill. Yet on the very day her terminal illness is annou 4.3kReads9.4Score59814d adds

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    Both of these are modern cultivation methods.

16. 16 穿 After Becoming the Mary Sue Heroine 穿成玛丽苏女主之后 Lounging in the Saddle, Tuning the White Feathers偏坐金鞍调白羽Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + spiritual qi revival + transmigrate into a book + coming of age + no CP] Being transmigrated as the heroine of a Mary Sue novel where everyone adores her should have been a wonderful thing. That is, until Bai Ruoruo realizes she’s the heroine of a fanfiction based on a Mary Sue novel where everyone adores her. Once she learns that she’s the heroine who will be tortured to death and then have her soul shattered, the world suddenly doesn’t seem so wonderful anymore. Pushing h 327Reads8.7Score—14d adds
17. 17 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.2kReads9.5Score17.7k14d adds

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    Good-looking, no romantic pairing, high score

18. 18 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds
19. 19 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.6kReads9.5Score23.4k14d adds

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    The plot of Fengxi is absolutely amazing and hilarious, you won't regret it!

20. 20 五 The Five-Year-Old Junior Sister Doted on by Four Lunatics 五岁小师妹她是四个疯批的团宠 Three Hundred三百Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Family bonds, raising an adorable child, all kinds of senior brothers, growing up, healing] Bei Wan was kidnapped. At four years old, she was abducted and brought to the Cangyan Sect. But the way the people in this sect get along seems a little strange... Her eldest senior brother is gentle and refined, with a mild smile on his face and kind words on his lips. But when he fights, he takes down one kid with every swing. Her second senior brother was born a harbinger of calamity and is incredibly 11.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    No romance, so watch with confidence! Highly rated and highly recommended. Each senior brother has a distinct personality. Bei Wan was kidnapped at the age of four and forced into the Cangyan Sect. However, the way this sect interacts seems a bit strange. The eldest senior brother is gentle and refined, always wearing a warm smile and preaching kindness, yet he kills everyone with a single strike when fighting. The second senior brother is a born fiend, possessing immense strength, feared by all, and keeps to himself within the sect. The third senior brother is frail and aloof, possessing the power of words, his pronouncements becoming law, but he's often a jinx and rarely leaves his room, essentially a recluse. The fourth senior brother is unruly and untamed, a half-demon, vengeful and ruthless, like a mad dog, constantly fighting with the Qingya Sect and enjoying stealing everything from them.

21. 21 修 Cultivating and Farming: I Have a Plane Trading System 修仙种田，我有位面交易系统 Ming Qian命千Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Modern Cultivation + Farming + Metaphysics + No Romance] Lin Yuexi spent over a hundred years quietly cultivating in a world of immortality, only to be struck by heavenly lightning and sent back to the modern era while undergoing her Golden Core tribulation. Fortunately, she has a cross-dimensional trading System. She masters top-tier cooking, grows spirit-infused fruit, and learns the five arts of metaphysics. Can she find wondrous spirit pets from the cultivation world, strange plants from th 223Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    It's not good, the ending is wrong.

22. 22 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds

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    The female lead is too funny

23. 23 飞 After Failing to Ascend, I Livestream Fortune-Telling and Leave My Clients Depressed 飞升失败后，直播算命客户抑郁了 Little Witch小巫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No male lead] + [Mysticism] + [Absurd comedy] + [Cultivation] She was one step away from ascending when she was struck dead by heavenly lightning. Was it the mercilessness of the Heavenly Dao, or was she just a terrible person? After taking stock of what happened, Xia Qingzhu decides to accumulate merit properly. Day one of fortune-telling: She gets a streamer who steals electric scooters sentenced to death. Day two: A seller of rock candy gets sentenced to eleven months. Day three: Someone ste 20.2kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

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    I don't have a high threshold for laughter, so the whole thing was just goose-goose-goose...!!!

24. 24 逆 The Heaven-Defying Sword Immortal Who Changed Her Fate 逆天改命女剑仙 The Past Leaves a Fragrant Legacy是昔流芳Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted Chi Xian transmigrates into Immortal Path, a male-oriented xianxia novel on a web-fiction platform, and becomes one of the concubines in the harem of the dragon-proud male lead, Liu Canghuan. According to the plot, the villain will capture her, cut off all four of her limbs, and leave her to die in agony. Who wants to be a stallion hero’s little wife? And end up as a human stump? I’ll defy fate, turn disaster into survival, reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao, and point my sword at the Nine Prov 55Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    There is no male lead, only a male lead who serves as the plot thread throughout the entire story and is the female lead's rival. It's a novel where the female lead transmigrates.

25. 25 大 Boss, Come See the Latest Gossip! There's Another Huge Scandal 大佬，快来吃瓜啊，又有大瓜啦 Perfumed Lemon Iced Black Tea香水柠檬冰红茶Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Alternate universe + no romance + watching the drama unfold + ghost hunting + cultivation + secret realms + pocket space + farming + solving cases Nan Chunxi, a powerful talisman cultivator from the cultivation world, is betrayed by those around her while ascending and ends up in the body of Fan Wei, an ordinary modern office worker. Thus begins the story of a powerful cultivator cultivating in the modern world and earning merit, while also gossiping, watching the drama unfold, hunting 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is a powerful figure who transmigrates to the modern world to continue her cultivation journey. She has no romantic partner and spends her time catching ghosts, gossiping, raising adorable pets, undergoing trials in secret realms, setting up grand formations in the back mountains to cultivate spiritual fruits and plants, running a fruit shop with her best friend, occasionally taking on national missions to earn money for alchemy, helping her best friend's boyfriend solve cases when she's bored, and going on vacation to her own overseas island when she feels like doing nothing, catching seafood, and throwing seafood barbecue parties...

26. 26 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2k14d adds

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    A lighthearted and humorous novel with high ratings, highly recommended!!!

27. 27 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: I Only Want to Be a Music Cultivator 女配修仙：我只想做个音修 Seven Parts Moonlight七分明月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Music cultivator + xiao, guqin, flute, konghou + strong heroine + progression fantasy + water and wood spiritual roots] Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… The heroine is the most beautiful. She starts out with a low cultivation level and has to grow step by step. It’s a satisfying power fantasy, but not a mindless one. In the twenty-fifth century, musician Lin Yin transmigrates into a novel titled The Beloved True Heiress Is Also the Cultivatio 5.2kReads8.9Score55714d adds

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    These are all completed cultivation novels. I particularly enjoy stories about female supporting characters achieving a comeback. If you like that kind of thing, you can check them out; they're all pretty good. Most importantly, they're all completed, so you don't have to worry about them ending halfway through.

28. 28 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
29. 29 女 The Female Supporting Character’s Path to Immortality 女配修仙之逆流而上 Xiaoxiao Zhuyu潇潇竹予Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Cultivation + Villainess + Comeback + Everyone’s Favorite + Power Couple] Ye Mi is a devoted novel fan. When a friend recommends a book to her, she doesn’t expect to wake up as the villainess in a cultivation novel! A primordial pocket dimension, divine-grade pills, saint-level inheritance, a special constitution, mysterious inscriptions, adorable divine beasts, and all kinds of fortuitous encounters come her way. Should she work hard to turn things around? Or turn things 8.2kReads8.0Score97614d adds
30. 30 剑 The Sword Cultivator Junior Sister Goes Wild Without Burning Out: The Stronger the Opponent, the Stronger She Gets 剑修小师妹发疯不内耗，遇强则强 Jiedun Girl of the Liangyi Hall两仪殿的杰顿娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Wei had merely complained about a harem-cultivation novel she'd read before bed. In the blink of an eye, she transmigrated into it as the unlucky supporting female character whose fortune was stolen by the heroine. “Bai Wei, you said yesterday that everything you own is mine. I think your bracelet is really pretty. Would you give it to me? I'll trade you my favorite earrings.” What a demon beast! Bai Wei hadn't expected the heroine, who had also been reborn not long ago, to start targeting h 7.3kReads8.5Score79514d adds
31. 31 手 [Cultivation] After Tearing Up the Script, the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Becomes Invincible [修真]手撕剧本后，炮灰女配她无敌了 Qian Qian钱钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book + strong heroine + supporting female character + satisfying read + defying fate + the heroine is incredibly cool!] In her previous life, Lin Fei was a hapless cannon-fodder supporting character. The heroine needed talent, so she dug out her own sword bones and gave them to her. The heroine needed someone to make her shine, so Lin Fei played the useless foil. The heroine needed saving, so Lin Fei pulled her out of the mire and sank to her death in her place. After compl 554Reads8.7Score10114d adds
32. 32 重 Reborn as the Supporting Female Lead: My Road to Immortal Ascension 重生女配之逆袭修仙 Little Doughball面团子Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted (Note: This story definitely has multiple male leads!!!) Bai Yuzhen died a horrible death. Only after she died did she discover that she was merely the wicked supporting female character in a cultivation novel, and that her entire life had been nothing but a whetstone for the heroine, Tang Lingling. After being reborn, she swore she would no longer be a stepping stone for the transmigrated heroine, Tang Lingling. She would do her best not to become a disposable character, walk her own path of cu 603Reads6.8Score—14d adds
33. 33 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 16.6kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    The female lead is clear-headed, calm, intelligent, and capable.

34. 34 论 How Sword Cultivators Survive the Apocalypse 论剑修如何在末世生存 Easygoing Bean Bun轻松豆包Sci-Fi & Apocalypse410k WordsCompleted Yan Zhao, the Sword Pavilion master of the Beicang Sect, discovered the truth about having transmigrated into a book. She forcibly altered the female lead, causing the plot to collapse. Struck by lightning, her body was destroyed, and her surviving consciousness transmigrated to another world, where she became Yan Zhaozhao. Then she discovered that this world was no simple place. It was not only an apocalypse, but also a story with two male leads. A lovesick woman like Yan Zhaozhao, who falls fo 948Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    See? They keep saying one thing without saying a word.

35. 35 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.1kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds

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    I stumbled upon this short drama on Douyin, and since it wasn't finished, I started looking for the novel to read. It's great! 🔥 "An Oil-Paper Umbrella Cuts Through the Summer Heat, an Ancient Lamp's Eerie Light Pierces the Scent of Rotting Flesh" 🔥 An uninvited guest arrives late at night at the Zhou family's old mansion. A young woman in a cheongsam, holding an oil-paper umbrella, gently knocks on the door, demanding to see the 92-year-old head of the family. The butler is shocked to discover that this seemingly cold and aloof young woman claims to be an "old acquaintance" of the old man, and sees through the old man's secret as he clings to his last breath—"He won't breathe his last without seeing me." When the Zhou family's descendants are trapped in the grotesque vision of rotting flesh in the mourning hall, Yun Miao arrives in the night with an ancient lamp, crushing the evil spirits with a single word, "Go back," saving Zhou Funian's life. The Lu family, a powerful conglomerate, desperately tries to pledge their loyalty to her, a top-tier family of celestial masters willingly submits, and even the ferocious beasts that devour the heavens and earth grovel in her shadow. This cold beauty, capable of keeping a dying person alive for three months, is she the Yama, the ruler of life and death, or a taboo figure surpassing even immortals and demons? When the black snake coiled in the courtyard, its tongue flicking in greeting, she lowered her eyes and chuckled softly: "Even beasts are more sensible than humans."

36. 36 这 This Female Cultivator Plays by Her Own Rules, and She’s Adored! 这个女修路子野，得宠！ Bean Sprout, Bean Sprout豆芽豆芽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Cultivation + Supporting Female Character + Five-Element Spiritual Roots + Leveling Up + Strong Heroine + Everyone's Favorite] Xiao Lou transmigrates into an unfinished cultivation novel as a supporting female character. Her aptitude is so poor that she nearly gives up, but luckily, she has a hidden bloodline. She levels up and fights monsters along the way, with adorable pets, divine beasts, alchemy, artifact crafting, talismans, and fortuitous opportunities. She's got it a 2.2kReads8.6Score20314d adds

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37. 37 重 Reborn, the Eldest Senior Sister Gets Rich Beyond Measure 重生后，大师姐她凭亿近人 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted Originally titled Reborn, the Senior Sister Is Worth Billions Su Chanyi never claimed to be a good person, but neither was she a vicious villain. Yet in the end, her entire family was wiped out, and her bones were ground to dust. Reborn, she cultivates both spiritual and demonic arts, masters both swordsmanship and formations, and proves the Dao through the Taiji. Her family is powerful, her status exalted, and her talent defies the heavens. With a phoenix and a Bai Ze at her side, she is the on 7.1kReads9.4Score94314d adds

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    The female protagonist is highly intelligent, has no romantic partner, cultivates both immortal and demonic arts, is not a saint, takes revenge quickly and decisively, and focuses on her own development. It's a fantasy cultivation story.

38. 38 重 The Reborn Senior Sister Doesn’t Want to Work Hard 重生大师姐不想努力了 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted As the sect’s senior disciple, Song Wu had always worked diligently, trained hard, and taught her fellow disciples, all to protect the sect’s reputation. But her fiancé thought she wasn’t gentle or considerate enough. Her fellow disciples called her rigid, strict, and lacking in compassion. Even her master, the sect leader, advised her to be more generous and kind. Heartbroken, Song Wu forced a breakthrough and lost her life. She never expected to be reborn at a time before she had even become t 1kReads8.8Score26214d adds

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    Synopsis: The first cultivation novel features a great female lead. The second novel not only has a captivating and exciting plot, but the female lead is also incredibly intelligent; men only hinder her sword-drawing speed. It's a rare and delightful female-centric novel! 😏

39. 39 在 Playing the Black-Hearted Lotus in a Death Game 在逃生游戏中做朵黑心莲 Hope You Cherish Me望君惜Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Bai Youyou is delicate and beautiful, admired by men and called a “green tea bitch” by women. Then one day, she is suddenly captured by a survival game and successfully joins it. Before long, the game has a new black-hearted schemer: early on, she hangs around the experts, whimpering and calling them “big brother.” Later, she has them calling her “Daddy”! 1.6kReads9.1Score19114d adds
40. 40 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds

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    This time-travel spy drama is logically rigorous, well-organized, and gripping. I highly recommend the novel!

41. 41 女 The Supporting Character Cultivates: I Have a Nitpicker System 女配修仙：我有杠精系统 Duck and Vermicelli Soup鸭薛粉丝汤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation, Bickering My Way to Immortality, Driving the Cultivation World Mad, launches on August 23. Wen Yin transmigrated into a book. She became the stepping-stone female character in a male-oriented novel, the one who breaks off her engagement with and humiliates the Dragon Proud Heaven. “I told you back then: in thirty years, the east bank will be the west bank, and the west bank will be the east bank. Never look down on a poor young man! Wen Yin, here’s the divorce letter I pro 31.5kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    Neither of these books has a romantic pairing; they're both definitely female-centric. The plots are intricately woven, and I absolutely love reading them!

42. 42 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.9kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
43. 43 我 I Made a Comeback on a Horror Variety Show 我在恐怖综艺里完成了逆袭 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Funny Supernatural + Sharp-Tongued Heroine + Showbiz + No Romance] She was a bottom-rung actress, blacklisted across the internet after being framed. Just when she was at the end of her rope, a System appeared inside her. The System told her that if she kept acting arrogant and maintained her haughty persona, she could reach the pinnacle of success. But the day after it finished speaking, it disappeared. She believed what it had told her. After signing up for a horror livestream variety show, h 1kReads9.1Score16914d adds

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    Once you enter the dungeon, try to fool the boss if you can; if you can't, just fight back with your fists.

44. 44 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 78kReads9.5Score12k14d adds

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    Character traits: Male protagonist background

45. 45 玄 Fortune-Telling with the Occult: The Special Administration Keeps Borrowing the Big Shot 玄学算命，大佬又被特管局借走了 Jiang Qingci江轻辞Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No romance + livestream fortune-telling + hands-on ghost hunting + metaphysical expert] Su Ning fails to ascend, and her soul transmigrates into the body of a wealthy family's fake heiress. To return to the cultivation world, she decides to tell fortunes through livestreams. A fortune-telling streamer goes viral. Netizens who've never watched her stream show up to debunk her, while those who've seen it beg her to tell their fortunes. “Master, will my girlfriend and I stay together for the re 3.3kReads7.9Score34114d adds

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    The female protagonist failed to ascend to immortality and, in order to return to the world of cultivation, she starts livestreaming ghost-catching in the modern world to earn merit for her cultivation.

46. 46 关 How I Went from Cannon Fodder to the Proud Phoenix Heroine 关于我是炮灰却当上了凤傲天 Listening to the Wind听风音Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted [Cultivation after transmigrating into a book + strong female lead + satisfying power fantasy + max-level powerhouse + lighthearted comedy] Shen Zhiyao unexpectedly transmigrated into a wildly popular xianxia novel about a beloved heroine. They expect her to play the tragic second senior sister, a cannon-fodder character who gives blood to the scheming heroine every day, only to be killed by the male lead as he advances his cultivation? Dream on! Shen Zhiyao flashed a devil-may-care smile wo 10Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend the last one! The others are also great! ^^^^

47. 47 天 All Male Cultivators Are Fleeting Clouds 天下男修皆浮云 Green Robes in Misty Rain青衫烟雨Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Shi Qiu becomes a tempting morsel in the eyes of male cultivators, with everyone wanting a bite. Even with her naturally gifted spiritual bones, all the men in the world are beneath her notice. 2.9kReads9.0Score36414d adds
48. 48 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score54814d adds
49. 49 杀 Step One in Taking Down the Green-Tea Drama Queen: Cheat My Way to Immortality 杀穿绿茶作精第一步，开挂修仙 Ke Xiaoyao可小妖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dual Systems + sign-in + a little bit of everyone-loving-her + cultivation + no romance] Su Yuenning, the villainess in a cultivation novel, awakens to her own identity. Her green-tea junior sister, a sweet-talking white lotus, speaks in a coquettish voice. “Senior Brother, I'm fine. Don't scold Senior Sister.” Su Yuenning can't be bothered with her. She focuses on figuring out her own System. “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've signed in and received a beloved-by-all aura!” “Ding! Congr 2kReads8.8Score27114d adds
50. 50 修 Cultivation Guide: I Maxed Out the Male Lead’s Affection from the Start 修仙攻略：开局我怒刷男主好感度 The Girl Who Walks Sideways姑娘横着走Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yan Shu transmigrates into a book and gets a bonus package of the male lead’s hatred! In three months, the male lead will kill her so thoroughly that not even ashes remain! He’s Heaven’s own son. She can’t beat him, and every attempt to escape earns her a lightning strike. Yan Shu is furious! If that’s how it is, then don’t blame her for... Going all out to win his favor! Yan Shu: “Disciple, your clothes are a little worn. Take my token and get yourself a few new outfits.” He doesn’t get any clo 1.3kReads8.8Score20214d adds

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    This book is very interesting

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