Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Body Integration, Mahayana, Human Immortal 练气，筑基，金丹，元婴，化神，合体，大乘，人仙

1. 551 没 So What If I Have No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Cultivate Immortality with the Classic of Mountains and Seas 没灵根怎么了？我靠山海图硬修仙 Little Cat Qingya小猫青崖Eastern Fantasy259k WordsOngoing The Heavenly Dao judged me to have no spiritual roots and said I was destined to be useless? Sorry, but the Classic of Mountains and Seas tucked in my arms disagrees! When I used a fragmentary ancient scroll to summon an ancient ferocious beast inside a secret realm... The entire cultivation world went mad. The prodigies with spiritual roots fell to their knees. The six great sacred lands hunted me through the night, and wanted notices spread across the Nine Provinces. They don’t know that I cu 6Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 552 我 I'm Invincible, Yet the System Wants Me to Recruit Chosen Ones! 我无敌了，系统却让我招收天命！ A Man Plays Diao Chan阿瞒戏貂蝉Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Fantasy imagination × epic ensemble cast × no female lead × passionate disciple recruitment] After transmigrating a hundred years ago, Chu Changsheng endured alone until he became the master of a mountain peak. He once believed he was invincible in this world, with all living beings beneath his feet. Until, the strongest Disciple-Recruitment System in the Myriad Worlds descended with a thunderous roar. From then on, his path to invincibility rose toward the heavens. In his left hand, the Prof 187Reads6.9Score126Shelves

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   [Fantasy/Imagination × Passionate Disciple Recruitment × Invincible and Refreshing Novel × No Female Lead] Chu Changsheng transmigrated a century ago, eventually becoming the master of a peak. Just when he thought he was invincible and looked down upon all living beings—the strongest disciple recruitment system in all realms suddenly arrived! From then on, his invincible path began. With the Xuanhuang World Tower in his left hand, he suppressed the fortunes of all directions; with the World Tree in his right hand, he supported the vast sky of all realms. Behind him, ten peerless geniuses stood proudly, their divine light piercing through the eternal night— Eldest Disciple · Xuanyuan Zhanxian: An outcast of the dynasty, born a servant, yet awakened the Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Body in one day! With the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, the universe fell silent, and as Yin and Yang flowed, all the gods and demons bowed their heads. Second Disciple · Jian Tanghuang: The reincarnation of the Divine Phoenix Immortal Emperor, possessing the Divine Phoenix Undying Body, the True Phoenix Treasure Technique burned the eight wastelands! With a single sword strike, decisive and ruthless, the flames of war ignited for her. Third Disciple, Chu Zhanxiao: Possessing the True Dragon Dao Body, he once fought with wild dogs for food, but today his punch shakes the heavens! His battle intent soars to the sky, his dragon roar shakes the world, and his flesh and blood forge an immortal legend. Fourth Disciple, Luo Xiaojiu: On the surface, she is a cute and gluttonous little loli, but in reality, she possesses the Ancient Sacred Body! Her attacks are at the pinnacle of power—the Heavenly Horned Ant Treasure Technique, once unleashed, shatters mountains and rivers, and makes the eternal void tremble. ... The era collapses, and blood stains the heavens. Billions of alien races tear through space and time, surging in like a tide, wanting to devour all living beings in the world. Chu Changsheng slowly rises, his eyes reflecting the flames of war, ten figures lined up behind him, divine light soaring to the heavens, illuminating the gloom for thousands of miles. He rises into the sky, his voice shaking the heavens, each word like thunder: "My lineage does not respect the heavens, nor kneel to the earth." "Today, your master will lead you to slaughter through this infernal hell!"

3. 553 我 Dreaming a Long Dream of Immortality in the Taixu Sect 我在太虚宗大梦长生 Seven-Seven Nights七七夜夜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Meng Bai, a fortunate transmigrator, transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a disciple of the Taixu Sect. A copy of the Great Dream Scripture comes with him. Those who cultivate the Great Dream Scripture must train in their dreams, and from then on Meng Bai embarks on a journey of sleep. Sword intent of mountains and seas, domains of divine powers, avatar transformation, creation of a grotto-heaven. He comprehends one astonishing skill after another in his dreams. A thousand years pa 2.6kReads8.0Score172Shelves
4. 554 都 Urban Life: Don’t Mess with Me, I Kill Without Blinking 都市，别惹我，杀人不眨眼 Little Cat Qingya小猫青崖Urban662k WordsCompleted Reborn on the first day of senior year, I saw my ex-girlfriend hanging off the school bully’s arm, laughing at me for being useless. They didn’t know I’d just crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The school bully tried to steal the money I needed to survive? I broke all four of his limbs on the spot. My ex-girlfriend begged to get back together? I showed her the transfer records and kicked her away. They called their parents, reported me to the police, and brought in gangster 249Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 555 仙 Immortal Fate Sword Cultivator 仙缘剑修 Di Shizi第时子Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey + Sword Cultivator] A little beggar accidentally acquires the storage ring of a Mahayana cultivator and embarks on the path of cultivation. A single glass lotus can not only bring medicinal herbs back to life, but also contains a peerless sword cultivation technique. Watch as he dons white robes and wields a three-foot glass sword. He travels alone, walking the line between good and evil, seeking truth and discovering his true self. Note: This is not a harem novel. (He only bec 10.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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   A village boy stumbles upon an ancient black jar, granting him the ability to infinitely replicate a single immortal herb! So what if his spiritual root is useless? He devours pills like candy and scatters talismans like scrap paper! From a humble herb farmer to a supreme immortal, Shu Han, with his mortal body, battles against prodigies, breaks free from shackles, and shatters the cultivation law that prioritizes spiritual roots above all else. A black jar-based cheat system + mortal's rise to power + exhilarating crushing victory—starting with just a herb and a jar, the entire journey is a high-octane face-slapping spectacle! Witness how a lowly mortal uses a resource-rich strategy to carve out his path to immortality!

6. 556 身 A Master of Chinese Martial Arts, Practicing Immortality Through Science 身怀国术，科学修仙 Jiazi the Master甲子上人Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Yang Lin, a mobile phone sales clerk who has studied traditional Chinese martial arts for three years, is transported by a ball of five-colored light to a world of cultivation after an unexpected stroke of fate. See how he uses the math and science knowledge from his previous life to cultivate through science, and rise to prominence in the cultivation world with his martial arts and Tai Chi. A rational, well-founded take on scientific cultivation, with clear logic. 6.1kReads8.7Score475Shelves
7. 557 凡 Mortal Blood! 凡血！ Ximen Buhuo西门不惑Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted [Exceptional talent] [No brainless characters] [Foundation Establishment] [Golden Core] [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [No harem] Lin Fan is an ordinary mortal born in “Short-Lived Village,” yet he is determined to become an immortal whose life lasts as long as Heaven itself. By a twist of fate, Lin Fan takes part in the Seven Mysteries Sect’s entrance trials. Though he is destined never to become a cultivator, with the help of a mysterious copper bottle in his possession, he works hard one st 34.1kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves
8. 558 永 Eternal Overlord 永恒主宰 Lacking Fire缺火Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsCompleted With a divine eye that sees through the ages and a broken sword that sweeps across past and present, the young Chu Feng was once a scion of a family in Qingyun City. But after an accident awakened the Heavenly Mandate Divine Pearl within him, he embarked on the path to power and defied fate to awaken! Facing a boundless trove of treasures and a wondrous, bizarre world, watch as he uses the sword in his hand to claim the path to supreme dominion! 854Reads6.9Score100Shelves
9. 559 韩 Han Li: From the Start, a Little Bottle Takes Me All the Way to Dao Ancestor 韩立：开局小瓶，一路爽到道祖境 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Male-Channel Fanfiction5.6M WordsOngoing Lin Feng, a young man from a mountain village, uses his family's ancestral jade pendant to accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, break through bottlenecks, and decipher cultivation techniques, launching a cheat-fueled path to immortality. In the Qi Refining stage, he instantly kills Foundation Establishment elders. In the Core Formation stage, he sweeps aside his sect's enemies. In the Nascent Soul stage, he rides a Kun across the boundless sea. The moment he ascends to the Spirit Realm, he rul 893Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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10. 560 仙 The Ultimate Way of the Immortal 仙之极道 Holy Finger圣指Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted A beggar of the mortal world finds his destined bond with the Dao, follows the natural way, and ascends to immortality. He once hoped to roam freely across the Three Realms, but the word “love” is hard to let go of. Returning to the mortal world, he rekindles an old romance, only to have his heart troubled by strife among the Five Kingdoms. When the dust settles, he reaches the pinnacle of the Dao, and the Three Realms submit to him as their emperor. --- Shengzhi 62Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 561 巫 The Abyss of Shamanic Rites 巫祭之渊 Ancient Black Azure Emperor古玄青帝Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted The Heaven-Piercing Sacrificial Well, a forbidden place for ten thousand years. Deep in the Forgotten Snowfield, a colossal well built of obsidian squats upon the earth. Its walls are covered in ancient sacrificial inscriptions that glow with an eerie blue light. Beneath the well, the young Wu Yaobin has been imprisoned since childhood. He knows neither where he came from nor where he is going. Strange, dark-red shamanic markings cover his arms and calves. Every inch they spread brings searing —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're tired of formulaic cultivation novels, check out "The Abyss of Witchcraft and Sacrifice." It avoids the clichéd level progression system, centering on the path of witchcraft and sacrifice, interwoven with ancient ruins, mysterious rituals, and tribal power struggles. The writing style is rich and suspenseful, with the plot becoming increasingly intense as it progresses—a promising new serialized book.

12. 562 阴 Yin-Yang Finger 阴阳指 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Yin and yang are the way of Heaven and Earth, the guiding principles of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, and the dwelling place of the divine. The power of life and death begins with yin and yang. The Five Elements generate and overcome one another; yin gives rise to yang and brings death, while yang gives rise to yin and brings destruction. This is the natural way of things. As the old saying goes: A doctor doesn't call at your door, the Dao is not lightly passed 97Reads6.7Score—Shelves
13. 563 宁 Ning Rongrong's Soul Transmigrates Into a Mortal, Making Her Han Li's Little Sister 宁荣荣魂穿凡人成韩立小妹 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing [Farming]+ [Secret-realm exploration]+ [Conspiracies and power struggles]+ [Robbery and leveling up]+ [Scheming young lady Ning Rongrong]+ [Ten-thousand-year-old expert at keeping a low profile, Han Li] Who could have imagined that Ning Rongrong, the pampered young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan in Douluo, would wake up in the body of Han Li’s own little sister in the Mortal World? Even more absurdly, while everyone else has to rely on luck when testing their spiritual roots, she tu 243Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 太 Archaic God Venerable 太古神尊 Chu Changge楚长歌Eastern Fantasy17.7M WordsOngoing Three thousand years ago, Ye Feng, Crown Prince of the Creation Divine Dynasty, was unable to cultivate because he was cursed. When foreign enemies invaded and the dynasty fell, he was powerless to resist and was killed in humiliation. Three thousand years later, the world has changed beyond recognition. His former enemies now stand high above the world like gods, while Crown Prince Ye Feng has unexpectedly revived. Awakening a divine bloodline and breaking the curse, he begins a path of frenzie 84kReads9.0Score29.4kShelves
15. 565 重 Reborn as Liu Yu: From the Start, I Refuse Han Li's Apprenticeship 重生柳玉：开局拒绝韩立收徒 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [An unconventional story from the start] + [Seize a spiritual vein] + [Devour true spirits] + [Mastermind behind the scenes] + [Cultivation equal to the combined strength of the sect] + [Refine the entire sect into a pocket world treasure] + [Ascend as a group] Reborn for a second life, Liu Yu tore up the script before she ever met Han Li. She refused to be a well-behaved disciple and instead devoured her own spirit pet, the Six-Winged Frost Centipede! It was because Han Li had once revealed tha 478Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 566 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery621k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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17. 567 混 Primal Chaos Heavenly Body 混沌天体 Traveling on a Snail骑着蜗牛去旅行Eastern Fantasy7.2M WordsCompleted A good-for-nothing? Unable to cultivate? No! Murong Yu has a rare constitution, the most powerful Chaos Body in all creation! He punches flying swords out of the sky, tramples immortal artifacts underfoot, has a body comparable to divine weapons, and withstands heavenly tribulations without a scratch! Great cultivation sects? Famous prodigies? Dare to provoke this menace, and their entire clans will be wiped out! He strides across the earth, shoulders mountains, and holds up the sky! Watch a goo 7.2kReads8.4Score949Shelves
18. 568 别 Don't Call Me Ancestor, I'm Just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator 别叫我老祖，我只是个筑基修士 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation] + [No heroine] + [No System] + [No golden finger] + [A naturally gifted talent] + [Careful, step-by-step planning] + [Smart characters]. Also known as: "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Xiang Zhili" At the age of six, Xiang Zhili of the Xiang family in Great Jin is found to possess a Metal Heavenly Spiritual Root. From then on, he sets out on a cultivation path, vying with fate itself. Ambushed during Foundation Establishment, he learns that “guarding a 16Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 569 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 秒 Instant Kill 秒杀 Xiao Qian萧潜Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted The moment his soul awakens, a new world appears before him. It is an unfamiliar world, a world of talismans. There are countless secret realms and talisman beasts, and even higher-level worlds of talismans. Guo Shier is like a pawn crossing the river, instantly killing any enemy that stands in the way of his survival. He must keep growing stronger and find more powerful talismans. But when he reaches the summit of the talisman world, will he still be able to go further? 23.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
21. 571 噬 Gold-Eating Beetle: From the Start, a Sign-In Gets Me Hunted by Han Li 噬金虫：开局签到被韩立追杀 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn as an insect cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Devour and evolve] + [Multiple heroines] + [Overpowered] + [No saintly do-gooder] Li Mo never imagined that one disastrous job interview would turn him into a lone wild “seven-star ladybug” on the Tian Nan Continent! Struggling inside his egg, he faces hungry demon sparrows. Weak and helpless, all he can do is tremble on the brink of death. At his most desperate moment, the [Sign-In System] awakens, granting him divine techniques and 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 老 They Stole My Family Home. I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave Those Ungrateful Wretches a Thorough Face-Slapping 老宅被抢，我觉醒真话系统，狠狠打脸白眼狼 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩15k WordsCompleted My Ancestral Home Was Seized, So I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave the Ungrateful Backstabbers a Thorough Face-Slapping 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 剑 The Sword Way Slays the Heavens 剑道诛天 Wind Saint Great Roc风圣大鹏Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted When a useless scholar finally sets aside the Four Books and Five Classics, his sword qi stretches thirty thousand miles, and a single flash of steel chills the Nine Provinces. His brush strokes dance like dragons, his sword points to his heart, and amid the flash of blades, old grudges and tangled passions intertwine. I never wished to hurt anyone, but I'll let my joy defy the heavens! 891Reads7.0Score103Shelves
24. 574 修 Cultivation Begins with Falling into a Trap 修仙，从掉入陷阱开始 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan] + [Taking disciples] + [One heroine] + [No System] + [Has a pocket dimension] + [Founding his own sect] + [Deriving cultivation techniques]. The protagonist was once a mountain boy who grew up in the twenty-first century. After accidentally falling into a trap, he found a gray book containing three chapters, the Three Scrolls of the Heavenly Book, each with its own remarkable use. After arriving in the cultivation world, he goes from cautiously struggling in weakness to gradually re 12Reads6.8Score—Shelves
25. 575 大 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Arrives 大秦：雄主临世 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical70k WordsCompleted Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Takes the Stage 9Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 576 反 A Villain? I Forge Sequences into Godhood! 反派？我炼序列成神！ Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Male-Channel Fanfiction761k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Han Li] [Magic Bottle] [Fervent Adventure] [Ensemble Cast] [Villain's Comeback] [Sequence Evolution] [Mutant Spiritual Root] [Decisive and Ruthless] > First thing to do after transmigrating into Mo Juren: destroy Zhang Tie's puppet and steal Han Li's opportunity! > No small green bottle under the cliff, but I dug up a rusty demonic bottle instead > From then on, everything took a wild turn: > Mix poison and you get a phantom assassin; refine discarded pills into a mountain 37Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 鸿 Hongmeng Sovereign 鸿蒙主宰 Cultivating Truth with Sword in Hand仗剑修真Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Reborn in another world, Qin Lang possesses the Jade Disc of Creation. He rises to his feet in a single bound, shattering the legend that he is a good-for-nothing. From then on, he cleaves a grand path through heaven's barriers, destroys gods and demons, and becomes the supreme ruler for all eternity. 67Reads6.6Score—Shelves
28. 578 规 Rule Horror: Something Is Wrong with My Old Family Home 规则怪谈：我家老宅有问题 A Thousand Flying Leaves千千飞叶28k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: There's Something Wrong with My Family's Old House —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 重 Reborn as King Zhou: Fighting the Saints with the Power of the Human Emperor 重生成纣王，以人皇之力对抗圣人 The Snail That Never Stops Walking不停行走的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy423k WordsCompleted Just as the Shang Dynasty is on the brink of collapse, Wang Zhou is reborn as King Zhou of Shang and embarks on a journey to change the dynasty's history: executing Daji, abolishing the torture of the heated bronze pillar, recruiting worthy officials, and more... With the power of the Human Emperor, he stands against the Sages and turns the tide of fate... 4kReads8.7Score178Shelves

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30. 580 天 Profound God of the Firmament 天穹玄神 Not Fading with the Frost不随冰霜消Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + Decisive and ruthless + Sword cultivation + Contest among prodigies + Unyielding and passionate + Evolving physique] The ancient war among the gods shattered the laws of the world! After endless ages, the wheels of fate quietly turn once more. The Sacred Body, Emperor Body, and Divine Body return to the mortal world. In the realm of radiant light, the Moon Empress shakes the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! In the world shrouded in darkness, the Calamity-Heaven Demon Emperor sch 6.3kReads8.7Score599Shelves
31. 581 修 Cultivation: From the Start, I Activate the Mysterious Jade and Become Invincible 修仙：开局激活神秘玄玉我无敌了 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy245k WordsCompleted Ling Chen, from a remote border town, was an ordinary cultivator who had been stuck at the Qi Refining stage for three years. As he hovered on the brink of death, the mysterious black jade at his chest unexpectedly awakened. Three days to break through Qi Refining, half a month to establish his foundation, three months to form his core. No cultivator of the same rank can withstand even one move from him! When a Golden Core cultivator covets his sect, Ling Chen uses the “Hongmeng Defense Array,” 11Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 岁 The Legend of Sui Xian 岁仙传 Unpressed不压Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted Ten thousand years ago, Zhongtu swept across the Xiaonan Realm, destroyed the Tower to Heaven, wiped out its legacy, and created a vast sea within a bottle, stretching ten thousand li. Ten thousand years later, Duan Qing, born in the Woliu Inn of the Xiaonan Realm, unexpectedly embarked on the path of cultivation. Braving countless dangers and matching wits with his foes, he made his way back to Zhongtu. What waves will he stir up this time? 5.5kReads8.6Score579Shelves
34. 584 苟 Laying Low in the Mechanism City 苟在机关城 Sailing Boat, Listening to Rain and Sheng Music行舟听雨笙Eastern Fantasy508k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a world where mechanical arts reign supreme, Lin Mo just wants to keep his head down. While others cultivate, he waters flowers. While others fight for supremacy, he drinks tea. Everyone thinks he's useless. No one knows he has an ancient mechanical core hidden in his arms. Even fewer know that while watering flowers in the most dilapidated courtyard in Mechanical City, he's already assessed every faction in the entire city. A powerful being from beyond the heavens arrive 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Avoid the typical assembly-line sweet romance cultivation novels! This book, *Surviving in the Mechanical City*, has a style that's incredibly appealing. For those who are tired of tangled and melodramatic love stories, this one completely subverts the formula. The protagonist is insightful and doesn't let past grievances cause internal conflict; instead, he focuses solely on mastering mechanical arts to achieve a peaceful and long life. There's no power struggle, no vying for the throne, and no pairing up characters. He's single-mindedly managing his mechanical city, using strategy and formations to avoid all dangers. The logic of his survival strategy is rigorous and meticulous, and the world-building is very complete. It's a slow-burn, long-term narrative with restrained and clean writing, free of unnecessary melodramatic plot twists. It's suitable for readers who are willing to patiently appreciate a long-term story. The serialization is stable and you can follow it!

35. 585 1 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 586 道 The World of Dao 道界天下 Nightwalker Moon夜行月Eastern Fantasy24.7M WordsOngoing A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 38.1kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
37. 587 仙 Immortal Destiny: Entering the Dao Through the Furnace 仙缘，以炉入道 Three Cigars三支雪茄Eastern Fantasy590k WordsOngoing [Cold and Ruthless] + [Intelligence] + [Emotional Intelligence] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Beautiful Prose] + [Astonishing] + [No Clear-Cut Good or Evil] A good book deserves to be savored. This is a gradual, slow-burning story. First appreciate the prose, then absorb the atmosphere, feel the emotions, and grasp the wisdom. Only then will the story truly begin to shine. He arrives riding a seven-colored auspicious cloud, and you may think you have glimpsed the beginning of the plot. The initial charac 741Reads9.2Score106Shelves

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    A classic cultivation novel, the writing is superb, a rare find. The male protagonist is intelligent, calm, composed, and decisive. Everyone in the cast is intelligent; it's a well-rounded ensemble piece. Good books are slow-burning, getting more exciting as you go on. Read at least forty or fifty chapters before making any judgments about cultivation novels.

38. 588 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy757k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.1kReads5.4Score311Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation story, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, cunning, cold-blooded, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. There is no system, no female lead, and it's not a brainless or dark story. [Thinking]

39. 589 欲 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 218Reads7.3Score107Shelves

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    Daenerys Targaryen + No Romance + Pickup + Rebirth + Stunning Beauty + Hoarding Rat + Cultivation Thriller + Multiverse + Business Prodigy + Unrivaled Emperor of All Ages, a sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world, but on her coming-of-age day, she's incubating eggs at the Hehuan Sect!

40. 590 混 Chaotic Sword God 混沌剑神 Heartstar at Ease心星逍遥Eastern Fantasy10.9M WordsOngoing He looks down on all heroes and surveys the masses below, becoming an unparalleled, carefree Sword God of his generation! Jian Chen is widely recognized as the greatest martial artist in the pugilist world. His lightning-fast swordsmanship is so masterful that no one can stand against him! But an accident leaves him reborn in another world. He cultivates holy power and sword intent, comprehends entirely new techniques that let him slay enemies from a thousand miles away, and shakes the world as 31.8kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
41. 591 噬 Spirit-Devouring Tribulation Fire: I Slay Immortals in a Mortal's Body 噬灵劫火：我以凡人之躯弑仙 An Ignorant Crab无知的螃蟹Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted When his family was destroyed and his loved ones were killed, Wang Mu clutched the black wooden pendant his mother had left behind and plunged into the river, only to unexpectedly inherit the Devouring Dao... This power can swallow spiritual energy, devour souls, and destroy immortals and demons... He threw back his head and roared, “Anyone who stands in the way of my revenge will die! You say mortals are mere weeds? Then I'll devour the very heavens of this cultivation world!” But Su Haimei, so 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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42. 592 凌 Chronicles of Cultivation in the Clouds 凌云修真录 An Ignorant Crab无知的螃蟹Eastern Fantasy955k WordsCompleted On the Lingyun Continent, cultivation sects stood everywhere, and the open and covert struggles between factions never ceased. When disaster struck the Yun family, only Yun Fei, still an infant, escaped the sea of blood under the desperate protection of the loyal servant Gu An, vanishing into the vast darkness of night... —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 593 玄 The Mystic Heaven Immortal Realm 玄天仙域 Fearless Sound of the Waves涛声无畏Eastern Fantasy192k WordsOngoing The world is on the verge of collapse. To save his people, Feng Wushang, an ordinary boy driven into a desperate situation, sets out on the path to immortality. With his wit and courage, he overcomes one obstacle after another, slaying demons and vanquishing monsters. Along the way, he meets a group of friends, including Ling Tian, who is also trapped in adversity and struggling to survive, and Qian Zhen'er, a kind and brave girl whose past is shrouded in mystery. They each carry their own ideal —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivating Qi and Immortality, cultivating immortality with brothers, updates very quickly.

44. 594 清 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Recluse of the Void虚中散人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 6.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The story of the Qingwei School Taoist priests, who strive to achieve harmony between the Five Elements and the Tao, is entirely based on true events and is a masterpiece of urban cultivation fiction.

45. 595 饥 From the Start of the Famine, I Led My Whole Family to Ascension 饥荒开局：我带全家修到飞升 I'm a Goose at Ease鹅是逍遥Historical703k WordsCompleted Wang Xiao, a soil scientist who died suddenly in his laboratory, opened his eyes to find himself reborn as a notorious lazybones in a year of famine. A dilapidated hut, a sickly mother, a timid wife, Li Wanniang, who had suffered for six years, and a frail daughter without even a proper name... His family owned nothing but a mountain of debt. “Survive.” That thought became his sole support. Using modern knowledge, he distilled clean water, made traps, and improved farming tools. Starting with 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation Realm: Qi Refining → Foundation Building → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Deity Transformation → Void Refining → Body Integration → Mahayana → Tribulation Transcending → Immortal Cultivation Realm: Earth Immortal → Golden Immortal → Mysterious Immortal → Great Yi Immortal → Great Luo Immortal → Immortal Lord → Immortal King → Immortal Venerable → Immortal Emperor → Higher Interfaces and Higher Realms.

46. 596 修 A Good Young Man’s Path to Immortality 修真良好少年 A Slow Little Snail一只慢慢蜗牛Eastern Fantasy96k WordsOngoing A model citizen from Blue Star and a System spirit with the appearance of a big-headed television. “Damn big-headed TV, get over here! I'll beat the hell out of you!” Qin Yun arrives in the world of cultivation. Everyone else is a “dirty immortal,” they say, and he's accused of being less than human. Even the stuff that should flow downstream through the body's natural cycle somehow flows upstream. Qin Yun cackles like a demonic cultivator, and the entire cultivation world is terrified of him. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You deserve to be the comedic relief!

47. 597 大 Grandmaster Zun 大师尊 Cheng Ru成如Eastern Fantasy505k WordsOngoing A seasoned old hand from the martial world transmigrates into the cultivation world. Thanks to his wife's connections, he gets into an immortal sect. Senior sisters, junior sisters, saintesses, grand elders, sect masters... Pure wish fulfillment, utterly invincible, but not brainless. Overwhelming combat power, a sharp mind, devious beneath a good-guy exterior, and full of schemes. He borrows the tiger's skin to wave a great banner, winning people over with virtue. He throws lime in their eyes a 3.3kReads—Score223Shelves

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    A seasoned veteran of the martial arts world transmigrates to the cultivation world. Through his wife's connections, he enters a celestial sect. Senior sisters, junior sisters, holy maidens, grand elders, sect leaders… Purely refreshing, invincible, not brainless, with explosive martial arts skills and undeniably sharp intelligence, cunning, seemingly a good person but harboring a belly full of evil. He uses his connections to intimidate, manipulate others with virtue, and employs clever tactics to overcome brute force. He's a master of rhetoric, unmatched in his verbal prowess. From a son-in-law of a celestial sect, he ultimately becomes a grandmaster. [Makes a face]

48. 598 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 162.6kReads9.1Score17.1kShelves

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    🌯🌯Cultivation Realm Divisions: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation… After transmigrating, Li Qingyuan fortuitously obtained a mysterious internal space, a truly immense stroke of luck. Spirit stones, spiritual plants, talismans, pills, magical artifacts… all cultivation resources can be multiplied here. With this heaven-defying advantage, he thrived in the Immortal Realm, his cultivation path flowing smoothly, rising step by step.

49. 599 我 I’m Only in the God Transformation Stage. Is It Really Appropriate for Me to Take the College Entrance Exam? 我一个化神期，参加高考合理吧？ Selling Flowers with Wine提酒卖花Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Ding! You killed a mutated wild rabbit. Points +3.] [Ding! You killed a first-rank demon beast, the Boar King. Points +20.] [Ding! You killed a second-rank demon beast, the Hyena Queen. Points +50.] Yang Fan transmigrates into a world where spiritual qi has revived and monsters and demons run rampant. From the start, he is the top student at Mengxi High School, but tests show he has no spiritual root, making him a laughingstock throughout the school. He thinks his life is over, but unexpectedly 27.2kReads8.1Score3.4kShelves
50. 600 我 I’m Already at the Nascent Soul Stage, and You’re Telling Me It’s Time to Start School? 我都元婴期了，你跟我说开学？ Miaomiao Jiang妙妙酱丷Urban5.4M WordsOngoing During his summer vacation, Ning Chen went traveling and accidentally stumbled into a teleportation array that opened once every two thousand years, transmigrating to the world of cultivation. After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he returned, thinking the world must have changed beyond recognition. To his surprise, only one summer had passed... And so, among the incoming freshmen at Qingzhou University was an old monster at the Nascent Soul stage. “You have no idea how powerful a Nascent Soul 137.4kReads8.3Score12.3kShelves

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    These are all traditional fantasy novels, following the progression of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation. Some are set in urban settings where the protagonist starts at the Nascent Soul stage but has to go to school, while others are traditional Eastern fantasy novels.

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