Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul 筑基 金丹 元婴

1. 1 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.4kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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   Traditional cultivation of immortality involves Qi refining, foundation building, core formation, nascent soul, spirit transformation, emptiness refinement, body integration, and Mahayana!

2. 2 家 Cultivating Immortality as a Family: The Zhou Clan’s Beginning 家族修仙从周氏开始 Simple Things, Done Simply简单的事简单做法Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The traditional stages of cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... The protagonist will pursue the paths of formations and spirit plants. Spirit plants mainly serve formations, which become more important as the story progresses. In the end, the protagonist will follow the path of formations all the way. 9.5kReads7.0Score629Shelves

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   Calm and uneventful, farming, cultivation, building a family—each stage is a collection of short stories.

3. 3 修 Cultivation Begins in a Mine 修仙从矿洞开始 Blanched Bok Choy菜心白灼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A pure-mortal cultivation story: no System, no transmigration, a return to the traditional essence of cultivation! The protagonist is an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots who enters a sect to mine spirit stones for a living. By chance, he survives a deadly disaster and awakens the Five-Colored Spiritual Marrow buried underground. This rare treasure, unseen in ten thousand years, reshapes his spiritual roots from within, unexpectedly condensing the rare Five-Element Spiritual Roots! From th 2.3kReads8.7Score188Shelves

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   The protagonist starts as an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots. Through a fortuitous encounter with the villain, he receives a great opportunity, allowing him to cultivate five spiritual roots—a rare occurrence even once in ten thousand years—thus embarking on a path of no return. The protagonist does not refine pills, forge weapons, farm, or participate in sect competitions. The story is the primary focus; gathering materials is secondary.

4. 4 仙 Supreme Immortal Path: The Genius Alchemist 仙路至尊之天才炼丹师 The Thorn Bird Sings荆棘鸟在歌唱Xianxia327k WordsOngoing Li Yishan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, chance upon an ancient wonder, the Grand Compendium of Primordial Alchemy. Through alchemy, he rises within the sect, advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world. He competes for supremacy on the immortal path and comes to dominate the continent. 1.7kReads—Score237Shelves
5. 5 长 The Immortal Clan Begins by Cultivating Swords 长生家族从种剑开始 The Way, the Way, the Way道道道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Five-Element Spirit Swords] [Astral Sword Formation] [Sword Cultivator] [United Family] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saintly Hero] [Sharp-Witted] [the Myriad Worlds] [Ensemble Cast] [Sword Seeds in the Dantian] (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification...) A wandering rogue cultivator, a chance encounter with the Sword Dao, and the rise of a family... A different path to ascension. Fellow Daoists, come take a look inside. 21.8kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves

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   The Sword Immortal Clan is worth a look.

6. 6 万 Tower of Ten Thousand Ways to Refine the Spirit 万法炼神塔 Bestow Eternal Life赐长生Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing In the Yue Kingdom, the young master of a tea estate, Mo You, saves an immortal in the mountains and receives a cultivation technique from him. On his path to immortality, Mo You obtains a heaven-defying treasure, and from then on, his era begins. As he cultivates, countless prodigies are trampled beneath his feet, and he fights his way to eternal life. As he cultivates, he meets countless kindred spirits, friends, and companions, leading them all to defy heaven together. The world of cultivatio 2.5kReads8.2Score209Shelves

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   Cultivation realms, weapon crafting, foundation building, core formation, nascent soul, infant transformation, deity transformation; traditional cultivation novel with multiple female protagonists; cultivation methods include magic, body, and sword.

7. 7 九 Divine Emperor of the Nine Heavens 九霄玄天神帝 I Am Formless, Yet I Have Ten Thousand Forms我本无相亦有万相Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The male lead awakens to cultivation after being betrayed by his girlfriend + ascends from the mortal realm to the celestial realm + the divine realm + play the pig to eat the tiger + face-slapping twists + multiple heroines] Ling Xiao was just a college student. His first love, Ye Muqing, mysteriously vanished during his freshman year... After failing to find her, he met Su Yao, who entered his life as his new girlfriend. But just before graduation, she betrayed him... The path of cultivation 828Reads5.6Score102Shelves

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   Earth → Celestial Realm → Divine Realm → Primordial Chaos Realm. No sycophancy, no dragging things out, decisive and ruthless, multiple female leads. If you really don't want to follow the updates every day, you can add it to your bookshelf and read it later when it's more substantial. It definitely won't disappoint you later on. It's already over 800,000 words long, and I have several hundred thousand more in reserve. I'll be updating frequently in the near future. [Kiss]

8. 8 乾 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 10.3kReads9.2Score897Shelves

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   "The Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth" is a rare and excellent fantasy novel. Its plot, characters, and setting are all top-notch. It will not only bring you joy and enjoyment while reading, but also give you strength and courage. If you are also a fan of fantasy novels, then you definitely shouldn't miss this book! [Admiration][Admiration]

9. 9 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   A lighthearted and humorous cultivation story. Yuanxiao is the sixth son, a genius who, along with two spirit beasts, engages in swindling and cheating. It combines alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and spatial manipulation—in short, it's awesome!

10. 10 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy595k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 15.3kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    I'd like to boldly recommend a book, [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Integration...], A slow-burning yet engaging sect-based cultivation novel. The protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates to a cultivation world with a game panel, possessing the unique ability to create talismans and refine pills with 100% accuracy. He initially believes he can dominate the cultivation path, but countless variables lie ahead. The plot is well-paced, interweaving lighthearted and fun daily life with decisive and ruthless conflicts. The book features exciting scenes of genius competition and sect trials, with a meticulously crafted system of realms and magical artifacts. The characters are also loyal and compassionate, experiencing encounters and partings, joys and sorrows, resulting in well-developed characters. The plot becomes increasingly exciting as you read on; patience will bring surprises.

11. 11 凡 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人修仙之仙途 Solo-Play Lao Zhuang单机老庄Eastern Fantasy759k WordsOngoing “Roots reaching ten inches, transforming mortals into immortals. Build a foundation with the Five Elements, and form a Golden Core aligned with the Heavenly Dao!” Li An was born into an ordinary rural family. After an unexpected calamity struck his village, he was set on the path of cultivating immortality. 280Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 修 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 Deep Autumn in Baili百里深秋Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 43.7kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves

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    Guaranteed 10,000 words daily! Occasionally 20,000 words in a burst! If talent isn't enough, resources will make up for it! No system, no cheat codes, no clichés, no harem, and a strong moral compass! A unified cultivation of Qi, body, and spirit! A master of alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, formations, and puppetry! Research new technologies, develop new products, open trade routes, and build the number one immortal city! Establish chain markets, fully utilize resources to expand wealth, create the strongest sect, and embark on an invincible path!!!

13. 13 开 Certain Death from the Start: I Become a God Through Dual Cultivation with the System 开局必死：我靠系统双修成神 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + System + thrillingly satisfying] Jiang Ping, a transmigrator, accidentally transmigrated into the body of a dying man. Soon afterward, the System arrived too. With the System’s help, he defied fate and sparked a series of romances with one beautiful heroine after another. But a towering tree catches the wind. As his strength continued to grow, trouble kept coming his way. He had no choice but to grow ever stronger. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to protect all the beaut 25.7kReads8.4Score2.9kShelves

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    What an awesome cultivation novel!

14. 14 让 I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Become the Sect's Biggest Freeloader 让你修仙，没让你成为宗门钉子户 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + mortal's journey + multiple heroines + no System] Mo Chuan only wants to cultivate. After enduring countless hardships, he finally enters a sect and begins his arduous path of cultivation. But the path of cultivation is nothing like he imagined. It's a dog-eat-dog world, where one careless mistake can doom him forever. With intelligence, decisiveness, and caution, he cuts through every obstacle along the way. When he looks back, he has become an emperor who reigns acro 48.2kReads8.1Score4.6kShelves
15. 15 凡 A Mortal’s Immortal Destiny 凡人仙命 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey] [Traditional xianxia] [No System] [No harem] Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, happened to find a white porcelain bottle in a river, and thus began his path to immortality. The white porcelain bottle can refine ordinary things into supreme treasures: Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Liquid; put in weeds, and they become top-grade spirit herbs; keep ordinary iron inside, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in r 5.1kReads8.1Score594Shelves

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    Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, stumbles upon a white porcelain bottle in a river, thus embarking on his path to immortality. This bottle can transform ordinary objects into supreme treasures. Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Elixir; add weeds, and they become top-grade spiritual herbs; nurture ordinary iron, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in discarded pills, and they become rare elixirs… A mere mortal, wielding this treasure bottle, ultimately proves his immortality! [Heart][Send Heart][Heart]

16. 16 破 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 26.2kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    Miao Yingying's eyebrows shot up, her face full of disgust as she waved her hands repeatedly, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Ye Fan, you good-for-nothing, stop with your fancy tricks to stall for time! What, are you feeling guilty? Trying to use these little tricks to curry favor with everyone so they'll plead for you? Humph, I won't drink your fake spiritual tea!" Ye Fan, however, remained unperturbed. A confident smile played on his lips as he said, "Senior Sister Miao, don't be impatient. If you don't drink this spiritual tea, I won't serve it to you. But the other senior brothers and sisters didn't say they wouldn't drink my spiritual tea!"

17. 17 为 For Immortality, I Practiced the Great Chun Art for a Hundred Thousand Years 为了长生，大椿功我练了十万年 Jinzhu Who Loves Playing the Flute爱吹笛子的矜竹Eastern Fantasy138k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + Mountain-Shaking Fist + Great Chun Art + Slow-Burn Progression + Daily Life + Coming of Age + Human Warmth + Decisive Violence + One Heroine + Keeping a Low Profile] [Stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Void Refinement, Return to Origin, Life Nurturing, Void Return, and 16 levels of Divine Resonance] Qing Yu was admitted to Tsinghua University, but on the way to register, a freight truck brought every 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The initial cultivation levels were Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. Later, a new system emerges: Void Refining, Returning to Origin, Nurturing Life, Returning to Ruins, and Divine Essence (16 levels). It's similar to the "Mortal Cultivation" genre, but not a wish-fulfillment story. [Admiration]

18. 18 误 Mistakenly Entering the Cultivation World, Only to Be Sent Back 误入修真大陆被遣返 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Divine Sense System, spatial divine power, and the power to reshape the world with a thought] Chen Dong is an ordinary nobody who wins five million yuan in the lottery overnight. But after someone schemes against him, he accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates to a mysterious world of cultivation. In this strange, unfamiliar land, he happens upon a mysterious ring, the Qiankun Ring, and gains a pocket world of his own. He inherits the Divine Sense System, which grants him the ability t 3.4kReads7.7Score418Shelves

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    In an instant, the sharp sword energy arrived, and Ye Fan immediately used his teleportation technique to dodge. With a "whoosh," he dodged the Golden Core old rogue's swiftly approaching sword. Next, Ye Fan, wielding the black sword, used his teleportation technique to maneuver around the Golden Core old rogue. He knew that with his Foundation Establishment Level 2 strength, he could only avoid the opponent's attacks and had no power to retaliate. Ye Fan thus dodged left and right amidst the sword energy and shadows, constantly facing danger. "Haha, little brat, in front of me, you can only dodge!"

19. 19 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves

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20. 20 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
21. 21 无 Supreme Creation System 无上造化系统 Don't Laugh When Drunk醉莫笑Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted His spiritual root was torn out, his dantian destroyed, and he was reduced to the lowest of the low, a laborer clearing wasteland. At the moment of crisis, he unlocked the Supreme Fortune System. Other people cleared wasteland and did nothing more, but when he did it, he could unearth countless treasures and refine the land into his own personal territory. “Ding... Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s Ruyi Jingu Bang.” “Ding... Congratulations, Host, you h 4.9kReads8.9Score475Shelves
22. 22 丹 The Alchemist 丹师 Li Douya李豆芽Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted To refine pills, one must calm the mind and steady the breath, letting stillness flow without end as qi enters the dantian. The breath stirs below the navel, flowing continuously. Clasp both hands over the navel, let the pill fire glow warmly, settle the six senses, and forget both self and world. This is the way of pill refinement! At the pinnacle of the pill path, heaven and earth become the furnace, and all creation becomes the herbs! A wisp of essence from the sun and moon, refined into a pi 9.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
23. 23 古 Gu Erhe's Second Book 古二河的第2本书 Gu Erhe古二河Eastern Fantasy500k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads6.7Score101Shelves

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    This is beautiful.

24. 24 一 A Thousand Faces in One Performance 一戏千面 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy243k WordsOngoing Stabbed through the heart by the master he revered most from the start, I somehow survived! Instead, I transmigrated to another world and awakened the [Thousand-Faced Divine Core]! [Divine Core awakened. Illusory Disguise activated!] [Warning: This Divine Core is widely recognized as the most useless. It can only change your appearance and has no offensive power!] Good-for-nothing? With a B-rank ferocious beast chasing me, I panicked on the spot. [Activating: Illusory Disguise!] [60% of spiritua 470Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Qiankun Dragon Spirit" is a rare and excellent fantasy novel. Its plot, characters, and setting are all top-notch. It will not only bring you joy and enjoyment while reading, but also give you strength and courage. If you are also a fan of fantasy novels, then you definitely shouldn't miss this book! I believe that after reading it, you will be just as full of praise as I am! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

25. 25 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13kReads8.2Score995Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

26. 26 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 6.7kReads7.5Score676Shelves

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    Watch it directly, it's worth watching! [Kissing emoji][Kissing emoji]

27. 27 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.9kReads8.9Score13.3kShelves

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28. 28 补 The Sky-Mending Immortal Gourd 补天仙壶 Wu Nan午南Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Cautious and Slow-Burn] [No Mindless Power Fantasy] [Logical] [Engaging] Lin Feng is a low-ranking laborer disciple of the Xuantian Sect. With a worthless spiritual root and no backing, he can only struggle to survive at the bottom of the sect. By a stroke of luck, he obtains a mysterious, evolving immortal gourd. Put snake bones into the gourd, and they can become spirit snakes; put incomplete cultivation arts into it, and the techniques will complete themselve 14.8kReads7.7Score2.1kShelves

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    Currently at the half-step Golden Core stage, this is a slow-burn, albeit somewhat tedious, story. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel; the logic is clear, the plot is well-developed, and the ensemble cast is distinct. A rare gem.

29. 29 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 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    I recommend this book; it's a traditional approach to cultivation and immortality.

30. 30 修 Cultivation Is Quite the Lark 修仙也风流 Student Xiao Feng, Feng Shensheng小冯同学冯神生Eastern Fantasy378k WordsCompleted Transmigration → Antarctic continent → comedy → no System → dual cultivation Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Earth Immortal “Oh, that matter? City Lord, you don’t know the half of it. You’re so busy with official business, working around the clock…” “Hold on. Who’s this Li Wanji? Why would I sleep with him?” Li Yuan stared at Wang Mang. “You’d better explain yourself, or I’ll deal with you.” Wang Mang was speechless. How could a b 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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31. 31 七 The Seven-Star Path to Immortality 七星仙途 The Great Dao Heads North大道北行Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The Revised Soul Refining the Seven Stars is a monumental fantasy novel newly conceived and written on the basis of the original Soul Refining the Seven Stars. It depicts a world where soul cultivators, spell cultivators, and body cultivators coexist, while ghosts and monsters roam unchecked. It explores profound truths about divination, reincarnation, and the transformations of the universe, and portrays the conflicts and helplessness that come with pursuing love, hatred, passion, and revenge w 3.8kReads8.9Score345Shelves

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    Amazing! A high-IQ cultivation novel with a traditional cultivation system.

32. 32 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The Myriad Soul Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates Yin and Yang, a mortal's journey, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

33. 33 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with Finding a Black Bowl 凡人修仙：从捡到黑碗开始 More Travelers Than Green Mountains青山多过客Xianxia775k WordsOngoing One heroine + ordinary person’s rise + ensemble cast + decisive and ruthless Tian Wa, whose family has lived on Niufeng Mountain for generations, goes up the mountain to find medicine for his sister. He falls into a ravine in the wilderness and unexpectedly finds a mysterious black bowl and a book titled The Art of Deadwood’s Spring Revival on the body of a dead Daoist. From then on, his fate changes. He leaves Niufeng Mountain and enters a world filled with immortals. Whoever I wish to p 4.5kReads8.7Score370Shelves

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    Gathering herbs and refining elixirs, drawing talismans and setting up formations—a mortal's rise to power, step by step ascending to the heavens and entering the Dao.

34. 34 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    [Heart][KISS][KISS][OK][OK][OK]

35. 35 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 very good novel about a mortal's ascension to immortality, you two should check it out.

36. 36 凡 The Mortal's Path to Ascension 凡人飞升道 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy362k WordsCompleted A borderland youth with an incomplete Spirit Root accidentally gains a mysterious ability to “devour flaws in cultivation techniques.” Starting from the very bottom of the cultivation world, he gets caught up in the feuds of the martial world, the rise and fall of dynasties, and battles between immortal sects, ultimately uncovering the cultivation world’s greatest secret. “Above mortals lies the path to immortality; along that path lies the martial world.” 215Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.6kReads6.7Score2.4kShelves

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    This one's pretty good! It's about building a foundation for immortality, cultivating supernatural powers, and seeking the metal element! It has the same premise as "Stealing in the Initial Saint Demon Sect" and "Mysterious Mirror"! [Cool][Kiss]

38. 38 扛 Carrying a Coffin on My Way to Cultivate Immortality 扛着棺材去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing A young man from a once-prosperous family accidentally finds a jade seal coiled by a dragon. He never realizes that this powerful seal is not only a formidable weapon, but also a key to a world of advanced civilization… 61.1kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves

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    Cultivation, Completed, Sixth Brother, Comedy, Mortal, Body Refinement

39. 39 坠 The God Who Fell into the Demonic Path 坠入魔道的神 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Legend has it that this world is bound by the Heavenly Dao, and only by devouring it can one empower oneself and rise to a higher plane. One day, a Heavenly Dao tomb from a higher plane descended into the mortal world and chose an infant, entering the child's body. From then on, a vast conspiracy gradually unfolded around this child. A lone star of ill fortune descended to the mortal realm, all living beings suffered, and the Divine Clan was destroyed. See how the heaven-chosen youth navigate 18.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
40. 40 猫 The Demon-Cultivation Tale of Cat Lao Liu 猫老六修妖传 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Demon Cultivation | Immortal Cultivation | Comedy | Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger | Ruthless and Decisive] Mao Laoliu was a wild, unrestrained fellow who accidentally came into possession of the Heavenly Toad, a supreme treasure from the Immortal Realm. The toad carried his soul across time and space to a world of immortal cultivators, where he was reborn in the body of a black cat. And so Mao Laoliu began his life as a demon cultivator… 8.6kReads8.7Score722Shelves
41. 41 修 Cultivation: I Have a Heaven-Devouring Pearl 修仙，我有一颗吞天珠 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted By chance, an ordinary young man obtains the most powerful treasure in the Three Realms, the Heaven-Replenishing Pearl. From then on, he defies fate and changes his destiny, fighting his way from the human realm to the spirit realm, founding the world’s strongest people, then battling his way into the immortal realm for the sake of his obsession. He rises from humble beginnings in the mortal world and brings it all to an end in the immortal realm! 8.8kReads8.7Score597Shelves
42. 42 不 I’ll Do Whatever It Takes to Cultivate Immortality 不择手段去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Feel-Good Story + Comedy + Mortal Cultivation + No Harem + Xuanhuan + No System Belief: If you've got thick skin, you get the meat. Motto: If a problem can be solved by sweet-talking, never resort to force. Principle: If nobody messes with me, I'll mess with them anyway. Specialty: Play the pig to eat the tiger. I'm number one at showing off. A street punk from the 21st century accidentally obtains a rare treasure and transmigrates to a world overrun by immortals, demonic cultivators, and practi 11.1kReads8.8Score914Shelves
43. 43 凡 Mortal Cultivation, Beginning with Starlight 凡人修仙，从星光开始 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary boy is chosen by a star and sent from Earth to another world. His fate is changed forever, and he begins his cultivation journey in this unfamiliar land. He stumbles through cultivation, treading as carefully as if on thin ice, all so he can find his way home. But being reborn was simply a fate that had been ordained... 3.1kReads7.3Score229Shelves
44. 44 为 For That Dream, I Will Split Heaven and Earth 为了那个梦，我要开天辟地 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy598k WordsCompleted Legend has it that everything in this world is an illusion. This world is merely a dream of yours. As long as you exist, this world exists. When you are gone, it will naturally crumble and vanish... Wang Bin lost his world, lost his dream. For the sake of that dream and the person he loved most, he would split open the heavens and cleave the earth. He would create that world... 506Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 修 The Silly Young Cultivator 修仙傻小子 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A powerless man from the mountains, trapped in despair but refusing to give up. The mountains and seas will find their way back; wind and rain will bring us together again. Even the hardest knots in our hearts will eventually be undone, and everything will turn out all right. Everything within sight is the past; everything in the heart is a memory. All that the eyes can see is regret. Look back: the light boat has already passed ten thousand mountains. Look ahead: the road is long, but it shines 826Reads6.5Score104Shelves
46. 46 我 My Divine Cauldron Holds a Tree of Enlightenment 我的神鼎有悟道树 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban407k WordsCompleted [Spatial Powers + High Martial Arts + Cultivation + Urban Life] Su Tianyou was mysteriously left an idiot after a fall when he was ten. Twelve years later, someone tries to murder him, but fate has other plans. The disaster turns into a blessing when he stumbles upon an ancient Chaos Divine Cauldron and mistakenly enters its inner space. He devours a Fruit of Enlightenment and falls asleep, only to awaken his once peerless talent. He learns the ancient Chaos Art and masters the Chaos Sword Techn 1.2kReads6.8Score136Shelves

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    [A Mortal's Journey to Immortality + Unified System + Divine Wood Cauldron + Fantasy Setting] A brother and sister were foraging for food in the mountains when the sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, the sister saw immortals flying in the sky on swords. "Hey, celestial being, hello!" She exclaimed, and the sister, Ye Yao, was kidnapped, while the brother, Ye Fan, was knocked unconscious. Ye Fan awoke crying, only to encounter a passing fairy sister. "A mixed spiritual root of four elements? You can still cultivate! I'll take you back to the [Lingxu Sect] to cultivate. Whether you can save your sister depends on your fate!" By chance, Ye Fan discovered that the broken wooden cauldron could turn ordinary pills into top-grade pills. Later, he discovered it could also turn waste pills into top-grade pills, ordinary cultivation techniques into top-tier techniques, and even corrupt a common iron sword into a spiritual treasure… "Hey, this isn't just a broken wooden cauldron, it's the [Divine Wood Cauldron]! There's hope of saving my sister!"

47. 47 我 My Secret Weapon Is a Mosquito 我滴杀手锏是只蚊子 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban207k WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts + Urban Fantasy + Supernatural Powers + Scheming Protagonist + Spatial Ability] Not long after graduating from college, Luo Feng was hoping to follow in his father's footsteps when his sworn brother and childhood sweetheart joined forces to betray him. A blow to the head left him mentally impaired, then his parents were murdered and his family fortune seized. Fleeing for his life, Luo Feng collapsed in a ruined temple, his blood staining the wooden fish-shaped stone. A s 210Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 合 The Forbidden Immortal Body of the Hehuan Sect, Betrayed by a Thankless Disciple 合欢宗仙禁之体，白眼狼背叛师尊 Chatting with a Wild Teen聊8少年狂Eastern Fantasy291k WordsOngoing Su Wu is the fourth disciple of Ye Jianglan, the master of Xuanyin Peak in the Hehuan Sect. Born with an Immortal-Banishing Constitution, he is unable to cultivate. To break through to the Nascent Soul realm, Ye Jianglan enters the Forbidden Ruins of Yin and inhales a large amount of its aura. The profound yin spiritual energy within her spirals out of control, leaving her gravely injured. “Master, I wish to leave Xuanyin Peak and sever our master-disciple relationship. I hope you will grant my 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push push push push push!!!

49. 49 蓝 The Last Cultivator on Blue Star 蓝星最后一个修士 Stir-Fried Milk Candy清炒牛皮糖Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic fantasy] [Urban cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Eastern xianxia] A parallel world. With no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration, Fang Yun was an ordinary country boy who practiced martial arts and cultivated qi. By a twist of fate, he received his master's legacy on his deathbed, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body laid the foundation for cultivation. See how the last cultivator wages war across the lands. 25.4kReads7.8Score1.9kShelves
50. 50 修 Cultivation: My Days at a Women's Sect 修仙：我在女子宗门的那些日子 I Love Eating Fish Without Getting Bones Stuck我爱吃鱼不卡刺Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch, no System, and no brainless decisions. The young Zhou Lin accidentally saves a female cultivator, and from then on enters a cultivation sect. Hidden in his arms is a mysterious pearl of unknown origin, with an unusual power. He proceeds cautiously, not daring to use it lightly. He tries to get answers indirectly, but comes up empty. The sect seems peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are stirring beneath. "Immortal opportunities can only be obtained by 691Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless; the use of cheat abilities is restrained; it's not an invincible story; the logic is sound.

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