Urban Cultivation Novels Where the Protagonist Minds His Own Business 都市，修真，但不多管闲事的小说

1. 501 我EN I Made Up Cultivation Techniques, So How Did You All Become Great Emperors? 我瞎编功法，你们怎么都成大帝了 Drunk on Wind and Smoke风烟醉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent. Unable to cultivate, he unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he takes on a disciple. To grow stronger, he starts bluffing his way into taking disciples. When he doesn’t know a cultivation technique, he just makes one up. To his complete surprise, every one of his disciples masters their techniques. A hundred years later, Chen Xuan watches as each of his disciples becomes an unparalleled Great Emperor and can’t help 2.7kReads8.9Score653Shelves
2. 502 离 After My Divorce, I Cultivate Longevity by Selling Tea 离婚后，我从卖茶修长生 The Wind Blows Through the Clothes in Yunyang云阳风吹衣Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] [Mortal's Journey] [Fantasy] [Ancient Martial Arts] [Pocket Dimension] [Adventure] Chen Yuan's life hits rock bottom: bankrupt in middle age, his wife has run off, and he has nothing left. Then he unexpectedly gains an immortal inheritance. A spring of spiritual water gushes forth, and a tender shoot at his fingertip becomes spirit tea. One sip sends his cultivation soaring, and selling a pound brings in a fortune! Powerful tycoons line up to hand him money, a policewoman c 14.6kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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3. 503 星 Xinghe Yuan 星河元 Great Ethereal大缥缈Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Global High Martial Arts] [Cosmic Stars] [Burning Passion] [Epic-Length Story] At a certain point in time, a mysterious beam of light from the cosmos pierced the void and entered the body of a newborn baby on Earth. Nangong Zhui was born amid strange omens. As the vessel for this mysterious beam, was his fate decided from the moment he was born? Hi, everyone! I'm an orphan. My parents left me the year I was born. I was originally a member of an ancient sect, but for certain reasons, I was bro 616Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban cultivation, campus

4. 504 让 I Asked You to Write a Diary, Not Spoil the Entire Primordial World 让你写日记，你剧透全洪荒 The Sixth White第六白Eastern Fantasy630k WordsCompleted Mo Yu transmigrated to the primordial world and became a low-ranking soldier in the Witch Tribe. After awakening the Great Dao Diary System, he discovered that the more diary entries he wrote, the stronger he became. Little did he know that his diary entries were unknowingly changing the balance of power in the primordial world. [Instead of spending time listening to the Dao, why not head to Mount Buzhou and snatch the innate gourd vine...] [The Kunpeng Demon Master is a teacher to the demon rac 12.7kReads8.8Score794Shelves
5. 505 人 I'm in the Mahayana Realm, and This Year I'm a College Freshman 人在大乘期，今年上大一 Jun Wuya君无涯Urban525k WordsCompleted I’m invincible in this world. Why bother playing in the mud if I’m not going to slay immortals and saints? Jiang Fan transmigrated to another world, endured a hundred cycles of refinement, and was reborn a hundred times. At last, he gripped the sword in his hand and fought his way to the heavenly realm! During the final battle with the empress of the heavenly realm, space and time twisted, and Jiang Fan returned to his original world. He had cultivated for a thousand years in another world, but 3.5kReads7.9Score247Shelves
6. 506 自 Coming into My Own 自在而来 Scholar Zhang学者张Eastern Fantasy286k WordsOngoing [Transmigration]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Not invincible]+ [One heroine]+ [Steady power progression]+ [Saving the world] This is a world that is periodically harvested. The protagonist, Yang Zizai, transmigrates here from his home planet. Facing this otherworld where martial arts thrive, he discovers that he is the only person in the world who can cultivate immortality. “Have I finally arrived in a higher-dimensional world?” Is this world really powerful? No! It’s far too weak. There isn’t a single combat- —Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   [Time Travel] + [Fantasy] + [Not Invincible] + [Single Female Lead] + [Leveling Up] + [Saving the World] This is a world that has been ravaged. The protagonist, Yang Zizai, transmigrates from his home planet. Faced with this world where martial arts flourish, Yang Zizai discovers that he is the only person in the world capable of cultivating immortality. Yang Zizai, who has transmigrated and has no relatives or friends; Youyou, who has been given a mission by the Meng Po spell and cannot be remembered by anyone.

7. 507 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Physical book edition now available] [Short drama of the same name is now streaming! Watch it on Hongguo!] [The only martial arts ensemble novel on the entire site with such a wild premise!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Readers, come on in and take a look!] [Ensemble cast + System + traits + martial arts] Chen Ye transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and binds himself to an Orphan Training System. As long as he raises orphans, 116.1kReads8.9Score12.2kShelves
8. 508 欺 You Dare Bully My Disciple? Do You Really Think I Only Know How to Teach? 欺我弟子，你真以为我只会教书？ Yu Laojiu余老九Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (The new novel The True Immortal of the Dao is now serializing. If you’re interested, check out Lao Jiu’s profile.) There is a small school in Longquan Town. And there is a Mr. Xu at the school. In this sealed-off land of Jiuzhou, he steadily pioneers the Way of Letters, passes down the teachings of the Dao, and enlightens otherworldly beings, transforming them into spirit folk. At last, Jiuzhou enters a golden age. Then one day, Jiuzhou shatters, and the Divine Land sinks. Mr. Xu stands alone w 30.1kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
9. 509 贾 Jia Erhu's Extraordinary Life 贾二虎的妖孽人生 Fate Already Known已知天命Urban7.6M WordsCompleted The original story of The Invincible Jia Erhu: Abandoned as a baby 24 years ago, he grew up tough, struggling at the bottom of society. Now he has returned as a king, entering the world that once abandoned him with a towering rage. He shows no mercy to his enemies, killing any god or demon that stands in his way. Powerful figures beg for mercy, while his enemies tremble at his name. In the end, he stands at the pinnacle of power, becoming a legendary warlord! 46.2kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves

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   Stepping into the world of *The Mad Tycoon's Romantic Journey*, you will witness the legendary rise of an abandoned child. Jia Erhu, an ordinary abandoned child, relies on extraordinary wisdom and courage to forge ahead through the undercurrents of the city, overcoming all obstacles and ultimately becoming a powerful and influential figure. His story is a hymn to courage and wisdom, a legend of growth and transformation. Follow Jia Erhu, feel his struggles and fights in a complex society, experience his love and hate relationships with numerous women, and witness his exciting journey of overcoming difficulties and accumulating wealth and power. This is a novel full of passion and dreams, which will take you through the prosperity and undercurrents of urban life, allowing you to experience the complexity of human nature and the dark side of society in a tense and exciting plot.

10. 510 我 I’m a Young Master from a Prestigious Clan, and I’ll Turn My School Beauty Girlfriend into a Big Shot 我！世家少爷，教校花女友成大佬 Cai Xiaoxu菜小栩Urban252k WordsOngoing [Romantic daily life, serious now and then, one heroine, decisive and ruthless] Spiritual qi has been reviving for hundreds of years. Xiao Yu is the eldest young master of a reclusive cultivation family, but everyone else sees him as an ordinary college student. His family arranged a childhood betrothal for him, though, and his fiancée is the campus beauty. The only problem is that this little girl’s spiritual talent was rated the worst possible grade, F. She’s more depressed than the security g 1Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I think it's alright.

11. 511 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
12. 512 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 33.4kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
13. 513 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Story Synopsis: It's quite good; I recommend you check it out. Character Traits: They're all unique. Main Character Relationships: It's rather complicated; it's hard to explain in a short time. You'll understand once you watch it.

14. 514 灭 On the Night My Clan Was Wiped Out, My Descendants Summoned Me, the Great Emperor 灭族之夜，大帝的我被后人召唤 Snow Falls on the Parasol Tree雪落梧痕Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Great Emperor + Invincible + Satisfying Read + Sweeps All Before Him + Decisive and Ruthless] One hundred thousand years ago, invaders from another realm descended. The land was laid waste, and countless lives were lost! The Great Emperor Lu Xuan entered the Heavenly Abyss alone to protect all living beings. He used himself as a vessel to seal the entrance to the other realm! But one hundred thousand years later, he suddenly received a summons from his descendants! “Ancestor, are you still aliv 22.3kReads7.8Score2.5kShelves
15. 515 陨 My Cultivation Survived My Fall: Slaying Everyone Who Dares Defy Me 陨落后修为还在：杀穿各种不服 Shadow Beneath the Moon月下的影子Urban244k WordsCompleted Chen Mu, the Divine Emperor who suppressed the Myriad Worlds, obtained the supreme treasure known as the Void-Splitting Sword. As he faced the heavenly tribulation and ascended to godhood, his beloved Qingyi Fairy and seven cherished disciples summoned ten Demon Emperors and five Divine Emperors, laying the Ten Directions Immortal-Trapping Formation to seize his treasure. Under the final bolt of heavenly lightning, Chen Mu vanished. From then on, the God Realm lost a Divine Emperor who had subdu 33Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    I couldn't sleep while reading it; my mind was filled with images. It's definitely a satisfying read! [Laughing emoji]

16. 516 双 Twin God-Tier Martial Souls, Shocking the Demon Emperor's Wife! 双生神级武魂，震惊妖帝老婆！ The White Dragon Is No Dragon白龙非龙Eastern Fantasy7.3M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + shocking, passionate action + fairies and demons with unexpected sides + hilarious, outrageous “filial sons”] The thrills never stop after he leaves the mountains, and neither do the schemes. Luo Fanchen, a legendary heartbreaker and “playboy,” transmigrates and is dragged back to a village by his demoness wife from the very start. He awakens two heaven-defying, mysterious martial souls, encounters fairies and demonesses, and pulls one outrageous stunt after another… In this 222.9kReads9.5Score18kShelves
17. 517 我 I Survived Tribulation in the Teaching Building 我在教学楼渡劫 You Tuopi Ya由托匹亚Urban183k WordsOngoing Everyone knows that Wei Ke of Class 1, Grade 11, is not only handsome and smart, but also excels at all kinds of sports. He’s practically perfect. But he has one strange habit: before every major exam, he suddenly falls ill and disappears for a while. When he comes back, he always gets astonishingly high marks. Some people say he goes to study with a famous tutor. The truth is… Wei Ke: Heh. Every time I undergo tribulation, it happens to be exam time. [Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundatio —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a campus cultivation story. The male protagonist is single-mindedly focused on cultivation and studies, spending all his time studying and meditating to improve his cultivation level instead of sleeping. The cheat-like abilities are quite reasonable. There are also scenes of him competing in tournaments later on. He's basically the type who gets stronger when facing stronger opponents, leading his team to victory. The fight scenes are also very exciting! [Licking screen][licking screen] It's just a bit short; it's not enough to keep reading. I stayed up all night to finish the latest episodes, so you might want to bookmark it.

18. 518 发 I Launched the Immortal Realm Version of Douyin, and the Holy Land Ancestors Lost It 发布抖音仙界版，圣地老祖破防了 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Cultural invasion of the cultivation world] + [Lighthearted comedy] Lin Ye transmigrates into a cultivation world where righteous and demonic factions are locked in mortal opposition, becoming a demonic overlord who has gone undercover in the righteous path. If war breaks out between the two sides, he’s as good as dead. Fortunately, he awakens the God-Tier Entertainment System. It gives the entire cultivation world access to the internet and brings over a host of entertainment devices and apps 30.7kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
19. 519 放 I Fly My Sword Home After School, Leaving the Campus Belle in White Stockings Stunned 放学御剑飞行，白丝校花惊呆了 Red Dress, Yeah红装呀Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This book is also known as: “The Age of Declining Dharma: I’m the Only Cultivator Left on Earth!”, “The Day I Checked In at University, I Descended from the Heavens on a Seven-Colored Cloud!”, “Exposed as an Immortal in My First Year of College, I Shocked Goddesses Around the World!”, and “The City’s Only Qi Refiner: I Lead the Entire Dragon Nation in Invading the Myriad Worlds!” On the eve of the college entrance exam, Cai Shaofan unexpectedly discovered that his girlfriend, the class belle he 3.9kReads8.0Score420Shelves

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    The plot is original! Updates are consistent! This book is absolutely fantastic!!! [Smirk]

20. 520 开 Become a Wild God from the Start? I Prove Myself a True God Through Worship! 开局成野神？我靠香火证道真神！ Have a Tangerine吃个橘子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Slow-Burn] After an accident, Song Xuanqing transmigrated to a strange world where immortals no longer existed and gods and Buddhas had vanished. In this world, monsters and evil spirits ran rampant, ghosts devoured people, wicked arts flourished across the land, and immortal mountains, gods, and Buddhas were nowhere to be found. Demons wreaked havoc, ghosts caused chaos, and heretical practitioners used evil arts to eat people and refine pills. Ordinary folk lived in constan 108.8kReads9.1Score8.9kShelves
21. 521 我 I Strengthen One Body Part Every Day! 我每天强化一个身体部位！ New Dust, Old Beginnings新尘初旧Urban581k WordsOngoing Brain enhancement +1 (Superhuman intelligence acquired!) Facial enhancement +1 (Stunning looks acquired!) Blood enhancement +1 (The bloodline of the ancient human ancestors Yan and Huang acquired!) Throat enhancement +1 (A voice fit for the grandest concert halls acquired!) Muscle enhancement +1 (Terrifying strength acquired!) Eye enhancement +1 (Yin-Yang Eyes acquired!) Ear enhancement +1 (Superhuman hearing acquired!) Tongue enhancement +1 (Terrifyingly keen taste acquired!) Nose enhancement + 1.5kReads8.7Score104Shelves

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    Invincible, then heading towards the universe.

22. 522 五 Before the Five-Thousand-Year Cataclysm, I Found an Immortal Emperor’s Cultivation Manual 五千年浩劫前！我捡到了仙帝功法 Wood, Rain, and Gold木雨生金Urban225k WordsCompleted On his way home, high school senior Chu Mo unexpectedly picks up a mysterious hexagonal stone. Hidden inside it is a mysterious cultivation art called the “Immortal Emperor's” technique. From then on, Chu Mo embarks on a journey of cultivation in the city… Though Chu Mo believes himself invincible, he accidentally opens a mysterious gate, bringing down an apocalyptic calamity… [Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Please don't draw parallels to real life. Many thanks!] 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    !! Urban cultivation, featuring immortality, martial arts, and unconventional paths, with distinct and not mindless characters!

23. 523 徒 Disciple, Go Down the Mountain and Make Trouble for Your Fiancée 徒弟，下山祸害你未婚妻去吧 Hard Labor苦力活Urban4.9M WordsCompleted [Five-million-word masterpiece + Decisive and ruthless + Multiple heroines] Everyone says women are made of water, but I suspect my master's wife is made of chili peppers. Her temper is fiery, and her figure is even hotter... “Get lost! Go down the mountain and bother your fiancée!” Lin Feng had no choice but to pack his bags and head down the mountain to find his fiancée. But with a fiancée that hot, how much blood does Lin Feng have left to spill? Young man, lust is a knife that scrapes the bo 3.2kReads9.2Score464Shelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] The male protagonist is pampered by his master's wives after transmigrating, and encounters all sorts of amazing adventures. The lighthearted and humorous style runs throughout, and the characters are vividly portrayed. It features both funny everyday moments and exciting fantasy elements, with a plot full of twists and turns. [Please Follow][Please Follow][Please Follow][Please Follow]

24. 524 人 Writing a Diary in the Jie Sect, Tongtian Gets Played for a Fool 人在截教写日记，通天被玩坏了 Rampaging Portuguese Egg Tart暴走的葡式蛋挞Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Ying Yuan woke up one day to find that he had transmigrated to Mount Kunlun in the Primordial World. He had become an evil dragon, formed from the power of wickedness at the dawn of creation. As an innate evil dragon, he was steeped in wickedness and burdened by karma. The Human Religion refused to take him in, the Chan Sect despised him and called for his death, and the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas wanted nothing to do with him. With no other choice, he joined the Jie Sect as an outer sect disc 75.7kReads9.2Score8.2kShelves
25. 525 这EN This Cultivator Comes from Earth 这位修士来自地球 Claw Claw's Pot in This Life爪爪此世之锅Urban4.2M WordsCompleted [Cyber cultivation] [Hardcore cultivation techniques] [the Myriad Worlds] A grand epic with a very long buildup. Readers who prefer fast-paced, feel-good stories may want to steer clear. The story reaches the stars in Volume Three. The cyberpunk element in this book chronicles how Shenzhou gradually evolves from a modern civilization into a cyber-cultivation civilization. It doesn't start out in a cyberpunk world. The setting unfolds gradually, and the cyber-cultivation theory doesn't begin unti 27.3kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    Today's recommendation is this urban cultivation novel, featuring time travel, cyberpunk cultivation, high martial arts, a grand epic, and multiple worlds. It boasts a vast world view, is not mindless or idiotic, has a very engaging plot, and is rich and diverse in content. Five-star recommendation!

26. 526 我 I Returned from the Immortal Realm, and You're Telling Me You Want to Break Off Our Engagement? 我从仙界归来，你跟我说要退婚 A Leaf Skimming the Sea一叶掠海Urban697k WordsCompleted [Invincible cultivation, decisive and merciless, explosive wish fulfillment, multiple worlds, crushing everything in his path] Back then, Ye Chaochen was trampled into the dirt. On his wedding day, his older brother was buried alive, his younger sister was abused, and his family was destroyed. Now, having reached the supreme heights of the Immortal Realm, he reverses time and returns to Earth. Armed with countless immortal arts, he is invincible in the mortal world. But then his enemies show up 647Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    The protagonist returns from the immortal realm, without any saintly qualities or sycophantic tendencies, sweeping all before him in an incredibly satisfying and invincible manner, even shattering the heavens.

27. 527 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 273.3kReads9.5Score22.8kShelves

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    What did you say? Do you dare say it again? [Heavy punch]

28. 528 请 Please, Sir, Save Me 请先生救我 A Skiff Glides on the River小河泛轻舟Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted A book of forgetting sorrow, a page of breathtaking tales. Its ink is black and white, its stories full of twists and turns. [Page One: How can one cure lovesickness that cuts to the bone? One cup of water that forgets sorrow, and love is severed between you and me.] [Page Two: Where can one seek the path to immortality? In the White Jade Capital in the heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities. Surely the answer lies in the skies.] [Page Three: Your Majesty, what troubles you? Will you 257.5kReads8.8Score37.8kShelves
29. 529 神 The Divine Emperor Returns 神帝归来 Xiu Guo修果Urban3.1M WordsCompleted After sleeping for a billion years, he awakens one day in search of a beauty. He returns to the city, and the flames of an ancient war ignite once more. The author’s completed novel, The Immortal Emperor Returns, is available. No dropped updates, no abandoning the story, so feel free to dive in. 39Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    I wouldn't recommend any unfinished ones. This one I'm currently reading has positive values, the protagonist doesn't fawn over others, and I personally found it readable.

30. 530 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 136.7kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves
31. 531 投EN Investment Rewards Made Me the Top-Ranked Empress 投资返利，我成女帝榜一 Ginseng Rooster人参公鸡Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a martial arts world, Li Mo bound himself to an Investment System that let him see his targets' natural talents, destiny, and future. The better their destiny, the richer the rewards he received. Then he discovered that the aloof girl he'd grown up with had the highest-tier red destiny. She was destined to become an Empress who would rule the Nine Heavens and the Ten Lands. Lately, she seemed troubled about how to unblock her sealed meridians and reveal her talent ahead 21.2kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
32. 532 女 The Female Lead Is My First Book 女主就是偶的第1本书 The Protagonist Is Me女主就是偶Urban807k WordsOngoing Modern cultivation + imaginative fantasy + tomb-raiding adventures + extreme yang bloodline + immortal cultivation + treasure appraisal Betrayed by his girlfriend from the start and forced to open a black box, he relies on the notes on immortal tombs left behind by his grandfather. By exploring immortal tombs, he gradually embarks on the path of cultivation. Long Yang and Wang Pangzi explore the Qinling Mountains, Shennongjia, Ailao Mountain, the northwestern deserts, and secret places in Antar 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you have no books to read, try this one.

33. 533 灵 Spiritual Zen 灵禅 Luo Diying骆狄影Urban144k WordsOngoing At the summit of Ku Wu Mountain, Lingchan Sect was once a giant of the cultivation world, with immortals flocking to pay homage. Now it has become a national 5A-rated tourist attraction. In this age of declining magic, the spiritual veins have dried up and all living things are destined for the grave. Only security guard Xu Xian has cultivated himself into the one and only immortal of the age, using nothing but a mouthful of wasted energy. See how this security guard of the age of declining mag 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the darkest era when spiritual veins were severed, cultivating immortals became an unattainable legend! Xu Xian used his waste energy to temper his immortal bones and became a god against the rules of heaven and earth. After attaining enlightenment, he played in the world of mortals and silently guarded the spiritual Zen with all his immortal power.

34. 534 都 Urban Cultivation: The Ancient Divine Artifact, the Tower Through Heaven 都市修真：上古神器通天塔 Xingquan Shike星泉十刻Urban324k WordsOngoing [Urban + campus + otherworld + strong female lead] The female lead’s picture is out now! This novel has none of those formulaic plotlines. It’s a cultivation story with characters who can think and a plot that makes sense. The protagonists begin their trials at the Pavilion of Literary Depths on the first floor of the Sky-Piercing Tower. Watch as they grow. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The only recommended new book

35. 535 百 The Hundred Wonders Medical Dao Talisman 百妙道医箓 Hundred-Second Taoist百秒道人Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A serious urban cultivation fantasy novel. No transmigration, no wish fulfillment, and plenty of logical consistency. Every character is smart, and there’s both Daoist magic and medicine. You’re all welcome to give it a read! Cultivation takes time, so why the rush? Honestly... I’m a humble Daoist with superb medical skills and profound mastery of the Dao. There’s no need to hurry... “Master Zhao, please save my life!” “I can’t. This humble Daoist doesn’t have a medical license!” “Master Zhao 703Reads8.0Score105Shelves

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    A modern fantasy novel with normal logic, not a wish-fulfillment story, no system, no time travel, and all characters are intelligent. It includes Taoist practices and medical knowledge, and is suitable for those who are not in a hurry and can read it slowly!

36. 536 天 Heavenly Thunder Ghost Path 天雷鬼道 Ask the Heavens About Love情问苍天Urban720k WordsCompleted [No System] Fantasy, Urban, Wild Imagination Li Yitian (Tianyu) leads a nine-to-five life. Who could have guessed that he'd be killed while rescuing a girl in the name of justice? Good people are rewarded. He gets struck by lightning while saving someone, yet survives. Follow his journey after death, as he becomes a ghost cultivator with thunder at his command... 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm especially following the first book!

37. 537 仙 The Immortal Emperor Returns to Learn Magic 仙帝归来学魔法 I Don't Want to Work Today今天不想上班Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Enemy: We’re all at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, standing at the very summit of cultivation. What makes you so much stronger than us? Yun Hao: The peak of the Immortal Emperor realm is the summit of cultivation, not my summit. If I so choose, I can destroy peak Immortal Emperors with a wave of my hand. 417Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Returning invincible, I'll train with my brothers!

38. 538 捡 Finding a Divine Realm Communicator Made Me Rich Overnight 捡个神界通讯器，一夜暴富 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After his girlfriend betrays him, a loser throws away his ring in a fit of rage, only for a member of the Divine Realm to fall from the sky. Fatally wounded, the visitor leaves behind a Divine Realm communicator. Using the communicator, the protagonist gets rich overnight, turns his life around, and embarks on a mega-rich lifestyle. But in the process, he also racks up a mountain of romantic debts. 139Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Urban Tycoon Recommendation

39. 539 渡 The Tribulation-Surviving Ancestor Is Reborn in College 渡劫老祖重生上大学 Wen Qiao问瞧Urban628k WordsCompleted On the Yun Yao Continent, who can stop someone from surviving tribulation and ascending? Reborn in college, can he make up for his regrets and find fun along the way? Back on Yun Yao, who is the mastermind, and who will control the tides of fate? Ascend to the Immortal Realm and crush the Immortal Emperors: who can stand against him? The protagonist, Zhang Fan, transmigrates from Earth to the cultivation world. After keeping his head down for 200 years, he finally becomes a Tribulation-Surmount 248Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this new book; it's quite good. The protagonist, Zhang Fan, is reborn back on Earth, goes to university, and engages in urban cultivation. He returns to the cultivation world to uncover the truth, conquers the immortal realm, and crushes the god realm! It touches on family, friendship, and love!

40. 540 学 Expelled from the Academy, My Mom Signs Me into Servitude 学院开除，被老妈签了卖身契 Blue Wind蓝色的风Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A black-market hitman unexpectedly enters the arena of an elite academy competition, leading an ordinary team to compete for the continental championship and then take on the world tournament. When his childhood sweetheart dies a tragic death because of him, Wang Ning’s hidden talent awakens. He transforms into a ruthless avenger, unafraid to take on the entire world. 810Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    Synopsis: Cold-blooded, ruthless, decisive in killing; a student on the surface, a professional assassin in secret.

41. 541 破 Breaking the Bag, Defying Fate: Cultivating Immortality with a Mixed Spirit Root 破袋逆灵：杂灵根的修仙 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In a brutally harsh world of cultivation, Zhu Bu'er is an ordinary man who stumbles into the cultivation world. With a mixed spiritual root and a broken sack as his only tool, he scavenges for scraps and rummages through rubbish, forging an unconventional path to immortality. 4.2kReads8.6Score334Shelves

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    A mortal's journey to immortality, traditional cultivation, not bad!

42. 542 重 Reborn as a Powerful Figure in the City 重生之都市大能 Chrysanthemum Lang菊花朗Urban334k WordsCompleted [Dark] [One heroine] [A satisfying life] Gu Chen, the Eternal Demon Venerable, was ambushed by the woman he loved. His disciple, whom he had spent hundreds of years cultivating, had joined forces with his lover. To seize the great fortune, they joined an Immortal Venerable to set up the Emperor-Slaying Array and killed Gu Chen as he broke through to the Emperor realm. He was reborn in his youth, back on Earth. My principle in life, Gu Chen, is this: I will repay my benefactors a hundredfold, and 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Single female lead, focused solely on improving her strength and career.

43. 543 重 Reborn in the City: The Immortal Venerable Descends 重生都市之仙尊降临 Tang Xiaojie唐小戒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Fan, a cultivator from the cultivation world, is ensnared by the karmic burdens of the mortal realm and cannot take the final step. He therefore reincarnates in the human world to sever his ties of love and attachment. When he resumes his cultivation, however, he discovers that this human world conceals an unknown world of supreme martial arts, as well as humanity’s greatest enemy: the alien race from the Abyss... And all of this seems to be part of a massive conspiracy! In my previous life, 12Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is meddlesome, ruthless, and full of satisfying moments.

44. 544 另 An Unconventional Rise: Cultivating the Dao in Officialdom 另类升迁，我在仕途修真 Daoist Miaoyi道人妙一Urban512k WordsCompleted Yang Guang had always cultivated in secret, keeping a low profile. But a disturbance involving a thousand people thrust him into the heart of power struggles in both government and business. Relying on extraordinary abilities and astonishing intelligence, he carved a path through the thorns. The same kind of cultivation novel, yet with a different sky of wonders; the same realm, yet a different understanding; the same fantasy, yet a different interpretation! Blurring the line between reality and 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of cultivating immortality in officialdom, where highly accomplished individuals practice in seclusion within the bureaucracy, using their skills to alleviate the suffering of the people and their wisdom to revitalize the economy, makes the mystical aspects of metaphysics more accessible and understandable. It is a story worth reading and appreciating carefully.

45. 545 东 Eastern Romance 东方浪漫 Wu Yang v伍洋vModern Romance173k WordsOngoing No striving, no youth. Experience life to the fullest, embracing everything it has to offer. Without love, life is empty. The art of happiness brings the world's most romantic moments to life. Nan Hao, a handsome and dashing heir to the Xingyi martial arts tradition, and Yani, a Latin dance goddess of breathtaking beauty. Their encounter sets in motion a kaleidoscope of bizarre romances and opens Pandora's box of tangled interests. An Eastern beauty makes a dazzling entrance; business strategies —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stopping war is true martial prowess; Wuchang brings national fortune. Let us examine the worldly affairs of Taoist successors.

46. 546 惟 Only I Am Immortal: Slaying My Way Through the Heavens from Earth 惟我独仙：从地球杀穿诸天 The Eccentric of Bai Palace柏宫的异人Urban298k WordsCompleted I once ruled the Myriad Worlds. They called me the Profound Emperor. But just as I glimpsed the path to transcendence, the Epoch Sovereigns of the so-called Upper Realm joined forces to erase me, shattering my imperial body. But how could my Dao ever perish? A drop of [Unique True Blood], carrying my indestructible Imperial Soul, deceived the heavens and slipped into Earth, the end-of-law prison forgotten by the heavens. In this life, I awaken amid the mortal bustle of the city. My audacity lies 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban novels, absolutely nothing else.

47. 547 道 Tales of the Taoist Sect 道门往事 Xia Yi夏忆Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Cha Wenbin holds the ancestral seal of the Maoshan sect and is the last heir to the position of sect leader in the Orthodox Way. He saves people caught between yin and yang, but brings disaster upon himself and suffers Heaven’s punishment. With a chivalrous heart and a mastery of Taoist arts, he rescues the living from the cracks between worlds and guides the dead through the endless hellish roads! Who are the ancient Di people clad in fish scales, the mysterious king brought back to life, and t 23.7kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
48. 548 都 Make Way, This Emperor Is Just Passing Through 都让开，本帝只是路过 The Eccentric of Bai Palace柏宫的异人Urban375k WordsCompleted The Immortal Emperor returns, only to be humiliated at school and forced to crawl between someone’s legs? I crippled the school bully with a single counterattack. His clan elder arrived in a towering rage: “Brat, do you know your crime?” I laughed. “A crime? One step from me could crush the entire city of Yuncheng.” Three days later, the clan was annihilated, and I stood at the summit of Yuncheng. The hidden sects dared defy me? One finger was all it took to level their gates. Western gods invad —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 549 诸 The Legends of the Gods: The Eternal Night Era 诸神传说：永夜纪年 Ye Mu Yu夜木羽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The new book, The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City to Prove His Dao, Taking an Invincible Path of Cultivation from the Start, is now available. [Urban Setting from the Start] [Nearly Invincible] [Cultivation] [Multiple Heroines] [Does Not Hide His Identity] [爽] After successfully slaying a god and seizing the divine essence of the Eternal Night God, one of the world's Seven Great Deities, the assassin Ye Chen returns to Huaxia alone, carrying a "divine artifact" coveted even by the Five Supe 3.9kReads8.6Score300Shelves

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    It is never easy to reach the innate state of Chinese internal strength. It took the Dragon King decades to break through this state, but the twenty-two-year-old Ye Chen has already achieved it. What is even more rare is that he has taken the path of both internal and external cultivation. Both his physical body and Qi have reached their peak, and the strength of one arm has reached the limit of human physiology.

50. 550 重 Reborn: The Immortal Emperor Chen Mo Returns to Campus 重生之仙帝归来之校园陈默 Chen Nanbei0陈南北0Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing Immortal Emperor Chen Mo is betrayed by his closest friend and beloved during a great battle in the Immortal Realm. His body and cultivation are destroyed, but his consciousness unexpectedly returns reborn to when he was 17, in the body of a boy with the same name who ranks last in his class at Qingyun High School. Watch him climb back to the throne of Immortal Emperor, one step at a time! 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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