Urban Cultivation, But Not Too Much of a Power Fantasy! 都市修真，不要太爽文了！

1. 51 都 The Strongest Martial Emperor in the City 都市最强武帝 The Wound You Promised Me承诺过的伤Urban19.1M WordsCompleted When Yang Qi wakes up, his life is no longer ordinary. Beautiful women keep barging into it, leaving him at a loss. Since protesting is useless, he might as well accept it! 36.3kReads8.5Score4.4k14d adds
2. 52 刚 Reborn, I Get a Confession from the Cool Campus Beauty 刚重生，就被清冷校花表白 Like Ink, Like Blood如墨似血Urban22.1M WordsOngoing A renowned immortal-world alchemist unexpectedly possesses a spoiled heir from a wealthy family and becomes a transfer student. With his miraculous immortal arts, he moves among beautiful women and makes a name for himself in the city! 12.2kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
3. 53 人 Everyone Gets a Planet: From the Start, I Build a Cultivation Civilization 人人一颗星球：开局打造修仙文明 Carefree Rabbit自在的兔子Urban392k WordsCompleted Yang Fan transmigrates to a parallel world where everyone has the chance to awaken a planet and nurture a civilization. But the more advanced the energy, the harder it is to convert. After being reborn, Yang Fan binds to an Energy Conversion System. While others are still thrilled that the first single-celled organism has appeared on their planets, Yang Fan's planet is already enveloped in dense spiritual energy. The first spirit beast has successfully survived its tribulation, ushering in the a 124Reads8.4Score—14d adds
4. 54 仙 Wrongfully Seized by the Immortal Realm: Abducted on My Wedding Night, I Returned Invincible 仙界错抓：洞房夜掳我，归来无敌 Right-Side Genius右天才Urban361k WordsCompleted [Urban fantasy + cultivation + one heroine + children] The ratings have just come in, President. The story makes perfect sense, and the characters aren’t stupid. … On our wedding night, my beautiful wife laughed and said I wasn’t up to the task. It was my first time! How was I supposed to be any good? I went outside to cool off and told my wife to wait for me! But she waited for two thousand years. The Immortal Realm and Demon Realm were short-handed in their war. The Immortal Emperor pointed h 315Reads7.0Score11214d adds

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   The king of romance novels set in the urban fantasy genre! The male and female leads are each other's destiny, inseparable, and you'll be moved to tears after reading it!

5. 55 铭 Record of Mingmeng 铭梦录 A Thousand Sails at Dusk落暮千帆Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [No Harem + No Invincible Hero + No Saintly Do-Gooder + No Rambling Prose = ?] A wanderer adrift far from home will one day hear the call of his homeland; brilliant feathers will one day paint the colors of a dream. No one could ever know what that eye was watching from behind the emptiness. His story with her began with a rainstorm. That year, he took a purple crystal core through the heart to protect her. Blood stained the petals red, yet she was safe in his arms. When he awoke, he had gained 25Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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   My darlings! The male lead hides his top-tier cultivation level and, in the modern city, no matter what difficulties they encounter, he steadily protects the female lead!

6. 56 绑 Bound to an SSS-Rank Spirit Lord, I Become the Top Celestial Master 绑定SSS级灵主，我成天师之巅 WylKinUrban268k WordsCompleted Yan Jiuli, a 25-year-old good-for-nothing Heavenly Master, had no spiritual power and a bleak future. One night, three deathsworn assassins hunted him down. Just as his life hung by a thread, Yezhou, the ancient master of the Enchanting Spirits, descended from the heavens and forced a pact upon him. From that moment on, his life was turned upside down: An SSS-rank Enchanting Spirit moved in with him, constantly snuggling up and flirting; Qianye, the Supreme Ruler of the Demon Realm, appeared out —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male protagonist, a descendant of a Celestial Master, becomes a useless person due to the sealing of his spiritual core. He is relentlessly pursued by his family's forces, but unexpectedly becomes bound to a Heaven-Defying Spirit Master. From then on, he no longer allows himself to be bullied. While unraveling layers of conspiracies and searching for his missing parents and imprisoned relatives, he cultivates and becomes stronger, eventually rising to become a top Celestial Master.

7. 57 月 A Monthly Salary of 3,500: I Cultivate Immortality in the Mortal World 月薪3500：我在凡世修仙 Riding a Donkey Across the Tianshan Mountains骑驴走天山Urban617k WordsOngoing Also known as: Chu Er Is Extraordinary! This is a slow-burn, leisurely paced urban cultivation fantasy about the fierce collision between technology and cultivation, after the modern world becomes connected to the spirit realm through the Peach Blossom Cave. Chu Fan is an ordinary young man with a meager monthly salary and a quiet life. Amid the everyday bustle, he quietly embarks on the path of cultivation. Neither arrogant nor impatient, and with no interest in quick results, he tempers his D 227Reads8.7Score1414d adds

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   Even a mortal body can shake the path to immortality; a meager salary cannot contain soaring ambitions. Chu Fan earns a monthly salary of three thousand five hundred, quietly cultivating amidst the mundane world, neither arrogant nor impatient, neither humble nor overbearing, earning a living by day and seeking enlightenment by night. The power of the Nine Cauldrons, the might of spirit control, and the mysteries of the spirit world all unfold in his palm. He achieves godhood in a low-key yet satisfying way, a working-class journey to immortality that gets more and more addictive the more you watch!

8. 58 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 849Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is truly a breath of fresh air in the urban fantasy genre! The Chinese horror atmosphere is spot-on, using folk customs and feng shui to solve strange cases, outsmarting ghosts and monsters with constant plot twists, rigorous logic without being mindless, and solid writing details that keep the reader on the edge of their seat.

9. 59 超 Super Urban Cultivator 超级都市狂修 Luo Lei洛雷Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The Heavenly Realm is divided into numerous factions. Although the Jade Emperor is the ruler of the Heavenly Court, he sometimes has to watch how he treats others. He urgently needs to build up a force of trusted followers. With a demonic calamity that comes once every three thousand years approaching, he secretly descended to the mortal world for eighteen years to train a personal disciple. Faced with the dazzling world before him, Yang Yunyi says: “As the Jade Emperor's one and only personal d 491Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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   I think these three books are good! The first type is a relatively unconventional urban fantasy novel featuring a powerful cultivator. Secondly, the decisive and ruthless approach to dealing with bad elements in society is incredibly satisfying. Thirdly, cultivate immortality, cultivate divinity, cultivate the mind, cultivate the body, and cultivate oneself.

10. 60 妖 The Demon Prodigy Returns to the City 妖孽天尊回都市 Pale Clouds, Gray Dogs白云苍狗Urban894k WordsCompleted Yang Yufei, a revered Celestial Venerable of the God-Demon Continent, gave up everything and exhausted his cultivation just to return to Earth and marry one person. But when he got back, his body was gone, leaving his soul adrift. With no other choice, he was reborn in the body of Yi An, a man on the verge of death. Living under Yi An’s identity, he began a very different life. The young masters of wealthy families trembled at his name, while beauties from every direction flocked to him! Sadly, 19Reads7.3Score—14d adds
11. 61 都 The Heavenly Dao of the City 都市之天道 Hu Pinghui胡萍慧26k WordsCompleted Heaven’s Way in the City —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The short story is now complete! 😍😂😍👍

12. 62 都 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 Ye Xiaocheng邺小城Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The God of War is reborn on Earth to make up for the regrets of his past life and stay true to his loved ones and family. But he unexpectedly discovers that the gods have set up a formation beyond the Milky Way, blocking the universe’s spiritual energy, taking the Investiture of the Gods from the Human Emperor, usurping his throne, and enslaving humankind… 425Reads7.4Score—14d adds
13. 63 回 Returning to the Village to Honor My Ancestors, I Unearthed the Myriad Spirits Sect 回村祭祖，石磙炸出个万灵宗 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Urban266k WordsCompleted [Rural Cultivation, Comeback, Legacy, Divine Doctor, Farming] Unemployed, cut off financially, dumped, in a car accident, and in poor health, Wu Tianbao has become a thirty-year-old failure. He flees to his old family home in the countryside for some peace and quiet. While paying his respects to his ancestors, he bows to the stone roller goddess, only to crack the stone roller open and reveal a legacy token from the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect of the Primordial Era. The sect? Long gone. The legacy 378Reads8.2Score4114d adds

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    Daoist sect? I don't think mine counts... Xuanmen? You mean the Three Pure Ones and their ilk? I don't think so either. Then what is this? The Myriad Spirits Sect, contemporaneous with the Three Pure Ones, a primordial utopia, a harmonious coexistence of all spirits in the primordial world. How about that? It doesn't count as Daoist sect, nor Xuanmen, right? What happened to the Myriad Spirits Sect in the end? They were accidentally injured when the Tongtian Sect Master tried to recreate the world, and were banished from the primordial world. So now you are—the sole inheritor of the Myriad Spirits Sect in this Dharma-ending Age on Earth! Isn't that awesome?!

14. 64 创 The Creator God's General Store 创世神的杂货铺 Li Baji李八九Urban185k WordsCompleted A story about a shopkeeper who has no idea how powerful the goods in his general store are, and a sword spirit who has taken the form of a cat, embarking on a joyful journey together. Dear reader, all sales are final. 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    College student Chen Mo bought a box of staples for two yuan at a general store. It was an everyday item, but he discovered that the staples could print words of the future and glimpse the secrets of the next three days. This box of staples became the key for him to step into a magical world, and also brought him back to this mysterious general store.

15. 65 随 The Portable Cosmos Pot 随身乾坤壶 Lazy Cat's Tail惫懒的猫尾巴Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Long Fei, codename Dragon Fang, belongs to the Dragon Squad, Huaxia's strongest special forces unit. During a mission, he was unfortunately ambushed by the enemy. Reborn as a boy in the shantytowns of Shanghai during a famine, he was lucky enough to gain control of the Qiankun Pot. For his family to live better lives, and to defend against unknown enemies, he must... 4kReads8.0Score41914d adds
16. 66 孤 The Solitary Emperor Descends Upon the Mortal World 孤帝临尘 Drunk in Ink, Sailing by Boat醉墨行舟Urban394k WordsOngoing Jiang Yu, the Human Emperor who burned his life source to mend the heavens ten thousand years ago, awakens in the modern age. Empowered by all living beings, he ends the abyssal calamity that has lasted ten thousand years and ushers in a new age of spirit energy, where everyone can cultivate. He witnesses civilization's flame passed down from generation to generation, burning on without end. 260Reads9.2Score10514d adds

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    Urban cultivation + high martial arts + superpowers, ensemble cast, action-packed [savor it carefully] A cataclysmic event ten thousand years ago robbed him of all his loved ones, leaving him only with a ten-thousand-year slumber. When he opened his eyes again, the world was a strange metropolis filled with towering buildings. The emperor who once overturned heaven and earth with a single sword could only hide his sharpness and integrate into this era where everyone was cultivating as a mortal.

17. 67 徒 My Disciple, Go Down the Mountain 徒儿，下山去吧 Little Ting Loves to Share小亭爱分享Urban216k WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] + [Urban] + [Divine Doctor] Li Ergou was raised on a mountain by his master, Zhang Yunbiao. When he turned eighteen, his master sent him down the mountain. Just after arriving, Li Ergou met Li Xue, a woman as beautiful as a celestial maiden... 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A refreshing and enjoyable novel set in the city, featuring cultivation and fantasy elements.

18. 68 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 25.9kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds

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    A captivating and addictive urban fantasy novel, so good you won't be able to stop reading. I highly recommend the first one.

19. 69 都 The Mad Immortal of the City 都市狂仙 Had Another Two Taels又喝了二两Urban604k WordsCompleted I once roamed the world with a sword on my back, drunk with beauties in my arms, waking with a killer’s blade in my grasp. Who could have known my female disciple would frame me? Today, I’m reborn in his body. If others bully or humiliate him, I’ll make everyone who wronged him kneel and tremble. I’ll tread the mountains and rivers once more, and punch through the firmament. I’ll break through the Heavenly Dao and cast that evil disciple into the abyss of damnation, where he’ll never be reincarn 95Reads6.4Score10614d adds

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    Book 1: Unlike other urban fantasy novels. Book 2: It returns to a normal cultivation novel later on. Book 3: Neither Modern nor Ancient

20. 70 体 With Two Emperors Living Inside Me, Am I Not Invincible? 体内住着双帝，我岂不是无敌了 Qin Jias Shen, Who Loves Yangtao Snails喜欢杨桃螺的秦家沈Urban134k WordsOngoing Liu Mo thought that inheriting the legacies of the two most powerful Celestial Venerables in the world would make him invincible. One taught him to build a solid foundation, while the other taught him to crush everything in his path. But their spiritual energy started fighting inside Liu Mo’s body, and even the slightest attempt to use it made his meridians ache. There’s something wrong with this System. It can’t even provide supplies, and it’s always making snide remarks. The cultivation world —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Other people's dual-emperor inheritance is an invincible cheat, but the protagonist's is just two big shots arguing, and the system can only offer sarcastic remarks. This fantasy path is just too difficult!!!

21. 71 都 The Immortal King of the City 都市仙王 Feng Yuxue风宇雪Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, you treated me with indifference? In this life, I’ll make sure you can never reach me! Baili Yunxiao, a mighty cultivator of the Spirit Sect, is killed by his own wife on their wedding night, only to be reborn in his high school years on Earth. He couldn’t care less about his first love from his previous life. He takes the peerless beauty from his previous life into his arms. He deals with his former enemies by knocking them flying with a single punch. As he follows the path of 516Reads8.3Score—14d adds
22. 72 大 The Great Luo Immortal Venerable Descends to the Mortal World 大罗仙尊落凡尘 A Bai阿白灬Urban533k WordsOngoing My new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads—Score114d adds

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    I haven't watched this in a long time. I'm quite picky, but once I start watching this, I get completely absorbed. It's great.

23. 73 都 Urban Peak Expert 都市巅峰高手 Ming Yao明妖Urban3.1M WordsCompleted A woman inexplicably insisted that I take responsibility for her, and I couldn’t even refuse. 274Reads7.2Score—14d adds
24. 74 彼 The Weaver of Light on the Other Shore 彼岸织光者 The Emperor of Heavenly Timing天时帝立Urban749k WordsOngoing Not a power fantasy. [Ordinary cultivation + slow burn + technology + multiple races + struggle for supremacy] A scientific experiment conducted by the nation accidentally creates a ghost cultivator with a spiritual body. On the path to saving his mother, he becomes the heir to an eternal being. Through a series of fortuitous coincidences, he leads humanity in its struggle for supremacy across the myriad worlds and brings a new generation of gods into being! 38Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    Very beautiful and very unique 👍

25. 75 谁 Who’s Calling Heaven? Please Hang Up! 谁在呼叫天界？请挂断！ Star Person Xiansheng星星人显生Urban257k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi is abundant, and everyone can cultivate. Some use spiritual qi to meditate and temper their bodies, simply hoping to live longer. Some study techniques and practice magic, seeking to improve their skills. Others reach for a higher level, seeking to overcome death and explore the possibility of “becoming an immortal.” But everyone who reaches the “Divine Refinement” stage encounters a “bottleneck,” also known as “failing to ascend.” They remain stuck in the mortal realm, unable to ad 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Book Drought? You Can Stop Reading Now" is a blockbuster! Fellow Daoists, come and check it out, it's absolutely amazing! 🥰🥰🥰 [High IQ + Logic + Mystery + Thrilling] "Urban Cultivation" is a potential masterpiece of the year, with an extremely novel concept, philosophical dialectics behind the excitement, extremely three-dimensional and vivid character development, and an exceptionally exciting plot that builds layer by layer. After chapter 10? You won't be able to put it down. After chapter 20, you'll be unbeatable. After chapter 30, there's no book left to read. Don't believe me? Hehe!

26. 76 都 Urban Super Playboy 都市超级纨绔 Vulture in the Desert沙漠里的雕Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Highly recommended by a bestselling author, a hit across the web] [Exhilarating and hilarious, the ultimate stress relief] An Immortal Emperor returns to find himself a spoiled young heir who cares only about eating, drinking, and having fun. His father hopes he’ll make something of himself, his fiancée has completely lost faith in him, and scheming villains keep stirring up trouble... All right, all right. Starting today, I, Su Yang, am turning my life around. I swear I’ll shatter everyone’s i 62.2kReads8.3Score5.9k14d adds

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    It's alright, I guess. These past few nights I've been talking...

27. 77 只 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but My Strength Won't Let Me! 只想躺平的我，实力它不允许啊！ Carefree Plum逍遥梅Urban291k WordsOngoing An invincible, feel-good urban cultivation novel built around two things: being unbeatable and delivering pure thrills. The pace is fast, the face-slapping is ruthless, and the protagonist steamrolls everyone from start to finish. There are no frustrating setbacks. Retired big shot Lin Mo keeps a low profile in the city as the Su family's live-in son-in-law. He wants to lie flat, but his mother-in-law is always looking down on him. After he unexpectedly activates a Merit System, he works as a de 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You should check this out! It's an urban fantasy cultivation novel where the protagonist is invincible and enjoys the thrill of victory. The core themes are "invincibility" and "exhilaration." It's fast-paced, ruthless infighting, and the protagonist dominates the entire story, eliminating any frustrating or unpleasant moments.

28. 78 我 There's a Dragon in My Well 我家井里有条龙 Born Ordinary生的平凡Urban3.1M WordsCompleted After failing at a matchmaking meeting, a poor young man stumbles into a Dragon-Suppressing Well, witnesses a dragon’s corpse, and merges with its dragon core. Day One: He gains the ability to see inside his body! His body is cleansed and renewed! He becomes immensely strong! Day Two: He can control and part the water! See underwater! Breathe underwater! Day Three: Catch fish! Scoop up shrimp! Pick crabs! Earn his first fortune! Day Four: He finds an old clam spitting out a pearl and unexpec 11.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
29. 79 道 Fellow Daoist, If You Want to Scam Someone, Find a Living Person 道友，碰瓷请找个阳间的活儿 Three Paths of All Beings三道众Urban313k WordsOngoing My name is Dong Qingyun. I’m an ordinary college student, but I somehow ended up with two ridiculous masters. One has such incredible technique that he uses lightning talismans to zap washing machines and save electricity. The other is a shameless clown who catches ghosts while patrolling the streets and delivering takeout. Then, by a stroke of bad luck, a sorcerer came after me and shoved a pair of yin-yang twins into my soul My masters immediately freaked out: “We’re screwed! This ritual’s goi 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A breath of fresh air in the cultivation world! Two lovable masters lead a team to subdue demons, a water ghost disguises himself as a deliveryman to extort "blood tofu", a river dragon's rampage turns into a teaching session, the male protagonist goes from a novice to a hero who treats evil spirits as snacks, the setting is novel and ingenious, the plot is intricately linked, and the more you read, the more you will appreciate its absurd yet thrilling charm!

30. 80 魔 Lord Demon, Is My Body Any Good? 魔君先生，我的身体好用吗？ He Yu赫余Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted 365Reads8.3Score5314d adds

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    When Jiang Wen awakened his superpowers, his consciousness was unexpectedly taken over by the Demon Lord Zuo En. By the time he realized it, it was too late; they had already become one.

31. 81 修 Cultivation Community: I Manage the Property, and the Big Shots Line Up to Pay 修仙小区：我当物业，大佬排队交 Yu Chen Who Loves Corn and Chicken Breast爱吃玉米鸡胸肉的余晨Urban290k WordsCompleted On the day he is reborn, Qin Changsheng slaps a Nascent Soul grandmaster. The greatest rogue cultivator of his past life is now a property manager earning 3,500 a month. The residents' chat group is full of complaints: sword cultivators report exploding furnaces, while members of the Harmony Sect sob that their bellybands have been cut up. Qin Changsheng picks up a mop. “At Qingyun Tianjing, the property manager is king.” Eventually, even the Heavenly Dao has to pay property fees. 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this era of declining spiritual energy, the only residential community teeming with powerful cultivators from various sects is in a state of utter chaos. Qin Changsheng takes a job at the lowest level of property management, awakening his management system. He faces defaulting Nascent Soul cultivators and volatile sword cultivators without fear, punishing rule-breakers according to regulations, diligently handling disputes among residents, collecting property fees to upgrade the community, and continuously improving his own cultivation level.

32. 82 华 Hua Sect: Turmoil in the Master and Disciples Arc 华宗风云师门篇 The Polar Bear Who Fishes钓鱼的北极熊Urban476k WordsOngoing This is a cultivation world steeped in Eastern culture, where the Heavenly Dipper Dao Arts, Prajna Buddhist teachings, and the baleful arts of demonic cultivators all exist. From ancient times to the present, the battle between good and evil has never ceased. The disciples who inherited the Dao Arts of the Heavenly Ancestor have quietly protected this world, fighting for thousands of years in places beyond the sight of ordinary people against demonic cultivators who believe that the baleful arts 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fellow Daoists, please wait a moment and take a look at this tattered book I've written.

33. 83 宿 Fated Divine Qi: My Destiny Is Mine, Not Heaven's 宿命神炁：我命由我不由天 Dull Fragments木讷碎片Eastern Fantasy433k WordsCompleted [Fast-paced and intellectually demanding throughout + no perfect characters + ensemble perspectives + visions of multiple parallel worlds] [The differences between past, present, and future are nothing more than a prolonged illusion.] We believe everything can develop sustainably, yet overlook that time is no straight path forward, but an endless cycle, which we call fate. Qin Xiu has gone mad! He dies over and over in the cycle, struggling and suffering, yet never managing to escape. No matter. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A story of urban cultivation, ensemble cast, fast-paced action, spatial elements, and a spirit stone game. The protagonist is trapped in an endless cycle of reincarnation, unable to return to reality. Fate compels him to participate in the spirit stone game to survive. He is the key to unlocking the Nuwa Stone, the cheat code that grants him power. The Nuwa Stone unlocks all his possibilities, but also seals his inescapable destiny.

34. 84 失 After Losing My Job, I Became a Rideshare Driver and Saved the World? 失业后，我开网约车拯救了世界？ Millet Chili Stir-Fried with Ginger小米辣炒生姜丝Urban66k WordsOngoing [Urban fantasy + supernatural + special abilities + the revival of mythology + inherited duty + passionate action] Liu Xuan is an unemployed young man forced by circumstances to become a night-shift driver for an online ride-hailing service. His very first fare is a mysterious woman in a red dress. From then on, he becomes a Yin-Yang ferryman, also known as a Nightwalker, specializing in strange incidents hidden within the real world. Thus begins his fantastic journey of outsmarting people, ghos 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From an unemployed penniless young man to a ferryman in the underworld, this guy quietly levels up, his strength subtly increasing.

35. 85 我 My Eyes of Fortune 我的气运之眼 Fellow Daoist, Please Keep Moving道友请流步Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Su Yang is an ordinary college student, unsure of what the future holds. After an accident, he suddenly gains the bizarre ability to glimpse the “fortune” of all things. From then on, the world looks dazzling and strange through his eyes: golden light for wealth, a rosy haze for romance, blue clouds for official success, gray mists for illness and plague, and black flashes for the calamities of death. The fortunes and misfortunes of human life all appear as clouds above people's heads, clear as 312Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    Su Yang, an ordinary college student filled with uncertainty about the future, suddenly gains the strange ability to glimpse the "fate" of all things after an accident. Watch as this ordinary young man unravels the mysteries of fate, takes control of his destiny, and writes his own urban legend in this turbulent world! ❤️🦕🤣😴😎😎

36. 86 都 Urban Landscape Feng Shui Master 都市园林风水师 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Urban613k WordsCompleted When my construction crew started using a compass to lay out the site and peachwood stakes to mark its boundaries, my peers laughed at me for engaging in feudal superstition. Then... The state media praised the municipal park I built as an “ecological miracle.” The homes in the residential complex I landscaped sold for twice the price of surrounding properties, and you still couldn’t get one. The clients who once mocked me as a “charlatan” now come with checks in hand, begging me to “take a look 187Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Although the rating isn't high, this original book is worth recommending. If you enjoy feng shui and fantasy novels, grab it now! Add it to your bookshelf for easy access later! It's especially valuable for those new to landscape engineering with limited experience...

37. 87 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 844Reads6.5Score10414d adds
38. 88 道 Dao Yan: Mystical Dust 道衍玄尘 Zhang Xuran章序然Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Reader’s Note] There are no raging torrents or soaring waterfalls here, only a gentle stream. We recommend settling into it as you would soothing music. What is real and what is fantasy coexist, as do truth and illusion. Any resemblance is purely coincidental, so feel free to smile and let it pass. [Synopsis] An economics PhD is reborn in another world as a village youth. With guidance from an extraordinary master and help from a hidden realm, he cultivates both body and magic, practices medici 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Master Guan searched the mountains and fields for a wet nurse for Guan Shan. He happened to encounter a mother leopard who had lost her cub. Using a body-tempering pill as a catalyst, he tamed her with both kindness and severity, and she nursed Guan Shan. Under Master Guan's guidance and the nourishment of the pill, this ordinary leopard transformed into a demon beast that could absorb spiritual energy. Its body grew to 2.6 meters tall and it became Guan Shan's closest family member and cultivation sparring partner.

39. 89 超 Superpowered Cultivation 超能修仙系 Ten Salted Duck Eggs十颗咸鸭蛋Urban251k WordsOngoing No golden finger, no System, and no big shot to rely on. What do you do? Use your head! Bai Zhe is a sixteen-year-old ordinary high school student who suddenly finds himself in the world of cultivation. Other cultivators rely on talent, family connections, or magic treasures and pills left behind by their ancestors. He has none of those. Spiritual energy is scarce, his aptitude is mediocre, and he even gets beaten to the ground during the entrance exam. But he has one advantage: he thinks a lot. 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Finally, a cultivation novel that doesn't treat readers like idiots! Spiritual energy revival? No, it's intellectual crushing. The male protagonist uses pure logic to deduce the loopholes in cultivation, dissecting cultivation like math and science, and every time he turns the tables, it's so satisfying I want to slap my thigh. No mindless lucky encounters, just solid, high-octane calculations. The face-slapping is swift and to the point; this book is right up my alley—a must-read when you're looking for something to read. #UrbanCultivation #AcademicGenius #IntelligenceOnline

40. 90 全 Global Awakening: But I’m Containing the Gods 全球觉醒：我却在收容神明 Cola Cap可乐盖Urban253k WordsCompleted “You say you're Sun Wukong? Fine, show me your somersault cloud.” “Even the Jade Emperor has to pay rent. Those are the rules.” “Other people awaken with a cheat ability. I awaken with a shelter, and they don't even damn well pay me.” “Can you gods stop wrecking my home when you fight? I rent this place, and I had to pay three months' rent upfront.” The gods of the entire world are being hunted by an unknown presence, and the protagonist is the only “vessel” capable of containing divine essences 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Listen to me, this one is a must-read! The protagonist failed to awaken six times and thought he was beyond saving, but then Sun Wukong came knocking on his door, saying that he was an ancient divine artifact!

41. 91 都 The Immortal Emperor of the City 都市之修真仙帝 Jimo Himself挤墨本尊Urban8.4M WordsCompleted My name is Li Mo, and I’m an Immortal Emperor. You ask what an Immortal Emperor even is? Let me tell you: I’ll beat up the rich young masters you don’t dare touch, and woo the girls you don’t dare pursue. In short, I’ll do what you can do, and I’ll do what you can’t do even more. With a thought, I can shatter the heavens. I look down upon the world. That’s what it means to be an Immortal Emperor. In my previous life, I was set up by my beloved disciple, the Nanhai Fairy. In this life, I swear I’ 1.7kReads8.7Score17714d adds

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    These books all have a score of 9 or higher.

42. 92 职 Cultivating in the Workplace: I Refined My Boss into a Pill 职场修仙传：我把老板炼成了丹 This Nickname Has Been Used Again该昵称又被使用了啊Urban219k WordsOngoing Ding! Host detected experiencing malicious psychological manipulation. The “Equal Pay for Equal Work” passive has been activated! Read the story and try the first chapter. If it doesn’t work for you, you can quit after that and cut your losses in time. If you like it, add it to your bookshelf. —Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 傲 Diary of an Arrogant Taoist Heiress 傲娇道门大小姐的日记 The Clouds Are Deep, and No One Knows the Crane Has Returned云深不知鹤归去Urban203k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead] + [Slice of Life] + [Subverting Expectations] + [Taoist Arts] China Has Ghosts China has had ghosts since ancient times, and people have always kept watch through the night. Ever since the first soul-suppressing sigil was carved onto a Shang dynasty tortoise shell, the night in this land has never been empty. Resentment takes shape, obsessions wander, and those who died unjustly haunt the waterside. Yet there is always a group of people hidden away in famous mountains and gr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is an urban cultivation novel, not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The development is gradual, step-by-step, with the female protagonist also growing stronger gradually. The female protagonist is introduced in the very first chapter.

44. 94 都 Urban Ancient Immortal Physician 都市古仙医 Super Smooth Black Beer超爽黑啤Urban9.6M WordsCompleted Ye Bufan, a college junior, stages a fake accident to raise money for his mother's medical bills, but runs into a female driver who refuses to play along. After she hits him, he inherits the legacy of an ancient school of medicine. From then on, he masters medical arts, cultivates powerful techniques, takes the city by storm, and wins the favor of countless beautiful women. 1.9kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
45. 95 下 Reckless Rogue Down the Mountain: Miss, Please Behave Yourself 下山狂徒：姑娘，请自重 Not Drunk不醉Urban7.7M WordsCompleted [Master’s wife + Urban setting + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Invincible] Chen Xuan, a young man from a tiny mountain village, arrives in the city and has the underworld of the world bowing before him, while powerful elites compete to flatter him. Just what makes him so compelling? 3.2kReads9.2Score82214d adds
46. 96 轮 Through Nine Reincarnations, I Enter the Dao Through Medicine in This Life 轮回九世这一世我以医入道 The Masked Kamen Rider Scorpion of the Netherworld Pavilion幽冥阁的假面骑士剑蝎Urban626k WordsOngoing The Ninth Reincarnation: In This Life, I Enter the Dao Through Medicine (Wellness + Hilarious + Cultivation) Ling Wuji, a once-in-ten-thousand-years cultivation genius, has gone through eight reincarnations in pursuit of perfect ascension: dominating the martial world, saving all beings with compassion, and dazzling the imperial court with his writing. Yet each time, he has fallen just short. In his ninth life, he entered the Dao through medicine and reached its threshold, only to be told that h 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this urban fantasy novel; both the writing style and the plot are top-notch.

47. 97 小 The Little Divine Doctor Comes Down from the Mountain, and My Senior Sisters Dote on Me 小神医下山，我家师姐太宠我了 One Leaf Hides the Sky一叶遮天Urban3.8M WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Story + Shameless Hero + Senior Sisters + Hilarious] The Kunlun miracle doctor specializes in calling out big talkers! With a divine needle that defies heaven in one hand and a sword to defeat his enemies in the other, he returns to the city and roars across the nine heavens! “There’s no one Zhang Xiaofan can’t treat, and no illness I can’t cure! There are only people I don’t want to treat!”, Zhang Xiaofan I command wealth and power. No matter how rich or influential you are, you’ll f 2kReads9.1Score31014d adds
48. 98 鼠 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 A Traveler in a Famine Year荒年客Urban862k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.7kReads8.1Score1.3k14d adds

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    In short: the protagonist is responsible for lounging around, the rats are responsible for carrying the team, and the fire spirit is responsible for fighting. It's easy, fun, and hilarious.

49. 99 都 The City's Ultimate Expert 都市巅峰高手 Holding the Pen执笔Urban4.9M WordsCompleted “I'm not sharing a room with him!” The campus beauty points at me... I came from the wilderness and was raised by five grandparents with extraordinary powers. To uncover the truth behind my parents' murder, I return to the city and move in with the campus beauty. With just a dog for company, I begin a shameless life of swindling and scheming. I cross the Yangtze on a reed and livestream a challenge at the Southern Heavenly Gate; To save the woman I love, I surround Mount Taihang all by myself; I 3.8kReads8.7Score84214d adds
50. 100 山 The Shan Hai Ring 山海戒指 Porcelain Potato瓷薯Urban3.8M WordsOngoing This is a mirror universe, with an Earth-like terrestrial planet called Earthstar. Its planetary system is known as the Xuanyang System, and the stretch of stars overhead is called the Milky Way, though the stars visible through a telescope are not the same ones. For billions of years, this universe has remained sealed off. Lin Qian’an, once a hopeless romantic, naively believed his first relationship was true love. After the breakup, he lost heart. His second relationship, begun on a whim, turn 173Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    The first volume, "The Daoist Sect," is filled with clues. Behind every bizarre event lies a microcosm of the clash of civilizations, prompting you to contemplate life, immortality, and the destination.

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