Urban Rebirth, Cultivation Fantasy, No Doormats or Over-the-top Drama 都市重生，玄幻修真，不舔狗，不狗血

1. 101 重 Reborn, I Help My Beautiful Master Soar! 重生归来，我带飞美女师尊！ Zi Guilai子圭来Urban380k WordsCompleted [Reborn to Cultivate Immortality] [Modern Urban Cultivation] [A Master Who Helps His Disciple Soar] [Overprotective Brother] Li Daoran, at the pinnacle of the Mahayana realm, is struck down by lightning while undergoing tribulation. By a twist of fate, he is reborn on the eve of his high school military training! In his previous life, his master Qing Yao self-destructed to protect him and perished. After thirty thousand years of arduous cultivation, all he had left was a heart full of regret. T —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Rebirth + Urban Cultivation + Single Female Lead (Not a Mary Sue) + Sword Dao Enhancement

2. 102 异 Transmigrating to Another World: I Cultivate Immortality and Ascend to Godhood in the Modern World 异世穿越：我在现代修仙成神 A Vibrant Summer斑斓一夏Urban282k WordsOngoing [A cultivator from another world transmigrates to a modern city, with high school and university life. No brainless plot, no naive protagonist.] Qin Ji has just successfully formed his Golden Core and is about to descend the mountain for some real-world experience when he unexpectedly transmigrates to Blue Star, a modern world filled with ordinary people and almost no spiritual energy. Not only is he a Golden Core cultivator, but his storage ring is packed with magical artifacts, flying swords, 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a new book! The author's writing is excellent; the depiction of campus life is incredibly interesting and immersive. The female characters are also wonderfully portrayed. This is truly a modern-day cultivation novel!! [Thumbs up]

3. 103 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 220.7kReads9.3Score26k14d adds
4. 104 全 Global Military Talismans: Invincible from the Heirloom Imperial Jade Seal 全球兵符：从传国玉玺开始无敌 Su Xiaojin苏小衿Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Lu Yun transmigrates to a world where everyone uses military talismans to summon troops and fight. His military talisman is the Imperial Jade Seal, engraved with the words, “By Heaven’s Mandate, may its reign endure forever.” But then he discovers he’s about to be expelled from school! Even the Imperial Jade Seal is dismissed as a useless military talisman, so Lu Yun summons the ancient people of the Nine Provinces’ elite Qin warriors right from the start! “Fearless Qin, reclaim our rivers and m 10.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
5. 105 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 624Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 106 留 My Kid Is Already Number One in the Galaxy, When Will You Bring Me Home? 留子已是星际第一，啥时接我回家 Gazing at the Stars望望星星Urban419k WordsCompleted A brand-new novel in the interstellar mythology genre. A quick explanation of power fantasies: the protagonist doesn't make empty threats or act like a pushover. As his strength grows, he gets more and more assertive. [Unconventional comeback + metaphysical command + interstellar battles + no female lead] Against all odds, Ling Heli entered the Battle Soul Academy as a double-F good-for-nothing, but remained perfectly calm. Too weak and mocked by everyone? He's working on it. The primal species 1.2kReads9.0Score10014d adds
7. 107 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 108.2kReads8.6Score7.2k14d adds
8. 108 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score27014d adds

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   A story of a responsible male protagonist and multiple female protagonists who help beautiful women cultivate immortality and solve problems. It's an urban high-martial arts story with "no spiritual energy" cultivation. There's no system, no old man, no rebirth, and no time travel. It's a straightforward and enjoyable cultivation experience where you can fight and kill as you please.

9. 109 渡 Reborn After Failing My Tribulation, I Walk In on My Wife Kissing Her White Moonlight 渡劫失败重生妻子献吻白月光现场 Yang Lai's Lemon阳莱的柠檬Urban130k WordsOngoing [No Simping + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless + Showcasing His Power in Public + No Brain-Dead Decisions + No Harem] Lin Yun transmigrated into the cultivation world, where he became a mighty Tribulation Transcender, only to fail his tribulation. By a twist of fate, he returned to his original world on the day of his wedding anniversary. His wife, Han Jingyun, kissed her childhood sweetheart in front of everyone. After five years of devoted care, it had all been wasted on an ungrateful woman. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Urban rebirth cultivation novel, not brainless or simp, and most importantly, the protagonist isn't a saint. New book, worth reading.

10. 110 一 I Opened My Eyes, and My Immortal Master Came Looking for Me 一眼睁开，神仙师父找上我 Carefree Wanderer散散逍遥Urban655k WordsOngoing (Urban cultivation + ruthless action + neither brainless nor invincible + lighthearted comedy) I was walking down the street when a god possessed me? And now he’s teaching me how to cultivate? Of course I’m going to take an opportunity like this! But... why does this world feel so strange? —Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The very first chapter says, "If you don't laugh, come find me!" It's lighthearted and humorous, completely devoid of any sycophantic scenes; it's a bloody, violent, and decisive urban fantasy novel. A truly unconventional work.

11. 111 穿 My Transmigration Failed, So I Can Only Pretend to Be Cultivating Immortality 穿越失败的我只能假装修仙 The Bright Moon Rises over the Ends of the Earth天涯升明月Urban223k WordsOngoing Huang Musong successfully bound himself to a System and was supposed to transmigrate to a cultivation world, but instead he unexpectedly found himself reborn in the summer right after graduating from high school. But the System he bound to is still a cultivation-type one! What is he supposed to do now? The way of life in a world of immortals and the real world have absolutely nothing in common! Is he going to have to fool the System and pretend to cultivate? [System Quest 1: You are about to enc —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend this one; the cover features a rich girl.

12. 112 不 No, I Really Just Want to Cultivate 不是，我真的只是想修仙 Writing Books Is Such a Hassle写书真烦Urban111k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] + [School life] + [Campus beauty] + [Reborn] + [Invincible] After failing his tribulation, Wang Yichen discovers that he has transmigrated back to his high school days in a previous life. His Dao partner, Nishang, has transmigrated back with him. To find Nishang, Wang Yichen swears he’ll restore his cultivation. But first, he has to face Ling Yue, a classmate with whom he shared an endless entanglement in his past life. Then there’s Qin Yun, whose fate changed because he once 2Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 紫 The Purple Heaven Emperor Scripture 紫霄帝经 Back to 1980回到从前1980Urban868k WordsOngoing The Starfall Returns On a stormy night, in the dormitory of an abandoned chemical plant on the western outskirts of Jianghai City, a drenched young man suddenly jolts awake on a metal bunk bed. Violet starlight shimmers in his eyes. He presses his sharply defined right hand against his heaving chest. “This Emperor has actually been reborn three thousand years after failing his tribulation.” Xiao Chen, the Supreme of the Immortal Realm, was ambushed by nine Immortal Kings while fighting for the P —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Custom-made to your specifications, top-quality books.

14. 114 夺 After Taking Over a Lolita Fashion Girl's Body, I Became Invincible 夺舍lo裙少女后，我无敌了 Clear Rain Over a City清雨倾城Urban328k WordsOngoing [Gender swap + return of the gods + spiritual qi revival + fantasy + modern cultivation] As spiritual qi returned, the immortal Chu Xuan, who had lived nine thousand years ago, was reborn after taking over a young girl's body. In a woman's form, she will once again shine across the nine heavens. The evil clans return! The gods awaken! This sword shall slay all gods and demons: Dark Frost. One day, when I, the Emperor, rule the world, I shall find solace in my solitude. 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's incredibly good, with a well-developed and engaging storyline! You won't be able to put it down.

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