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. 301 修 The First Great Mess in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一混乱 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted “Sect Master Sun, your sect is now a renowned sword sect in the northern cultivation world. What is your opinion of Dean Xu?” “I often tell people in the know that Dean Xu is my idol. People hunt him down, and he still tries to make friends and strike deals with them. He raises disciples until they reach Foundation Establishment, then stops teaching them and sells them off to other sects. Now his students are everywhere, and his people are all over the place.” “And how do the senior members of 174.2kReads9.5Score30.3kShelves

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   All three books are collectible.

2. 302 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves
3. 303 炼EN Refinement Effects Multiplied Ten Thousandfold: How Will You Respond? 炼化效果翻万倍，阁下如何应对？ Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Cautious] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Invincible] + [Random bonus multipliers] + [Farming] + [Longevity] Han Yuan was reborn in the Cultivation Realm. What could he do about the lack of resources? No need to panic! How about trying out random bonus multipliers? Swallow a Spirit-Gathering Pill, and its effects increase by 300%! Activate a Spirit-Gathering Array, and its efficiency increases tenfold! Understand one spirit script, and get nine more! Cultivate with multipli 32.8kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
4. 304 凡 A Mortal From the Start, With a Cultivation Mega-Model 凡人开局，我有修仙大模型 Fan Sanmeng繁三梦Eastern Fantasy103k WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation, System, decisive and ruthless, no brainless protagonist, no formulaic tropes] I'm Han Ping. In my previous life, I worked myself to death coding. I started out as a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots, but I still made a comeback. A thrilling cultivation power fantasy with a well-reasoned plot! Fellow cultivators, stop and take a look. You'll be hooked in three chapters, says the Immortal Spirit. What? ...You want to know who the Immortal Spirit is...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No plot holes, smooth pacing, typical mortal cultivation, protagonist with a stable personality. The climax of the mortal realm story begins around chapter 20. New book recommendation!

5. 305 仙 Fairy, Stop! If You Keep Trying to Dual Cultivate with Me, I’ll Call for Help 仙子止步，你要再双修我就喊人了 Hall Master of the Gods天神殿主Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 7.8kReads9.0Score728Shelves
6. 306 从 It All Started with a Chili Pepper Trade 从辣椒交易开始 Butterfly Shadows in Flowing Clouds流云蝶影Urban268k WordsCompleted On modern-day Blue Star, in a coastal village in the southwest of Huaguo, the countryside was poor and remote but rich in produce. Chen An, 22, had graduated from high school and spent several years working away from home, but couldn’t make ends meet. He returned to his hometown to help his parents grow chili peppers. That year, they had a bumper crop, but buyers drove the price down to just a few cents per jin, and nobody wanted to buy them. Just as he sat worrying on the ridge between the fiel 3.8kReads6.2Score223Shelves

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   This book is good.

7. 307 稳 Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.4kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
8. 308 蜀 The Sword-Bearing Disciple of Mount Shu 蜀山执剑人 Teenage Sword God少年剑神Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [System + traditional style + invincible + swordsmanship + face-slapping without making anyone stupid] Lu Chen is a young man who transmigrates to a world of strange tales where gods and ghosts run rampant, becoming a disciple of Mount Shu. Cultivating? No chance. All he can do is grind monsters and complete missions, barely making ends meet. Years later, Mount Shu has gained a sword-wielder invincible in the world. Wielding a three-foot sword, he shoulders all of humanity, slaying demons, killi 51.9kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
9. 309 鸿 The Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor 鸿蒙天帝 Faint Hong Qi微微鸿气Eastern Fantasy11.8M WordsCompleted A hundred thousand years ago, humanity reached its peak on the Immortal-Demon Continent. There were nine great holy lands, each in control of one of the nine inheritance tomes. Then a sudden cataclysm struck the continent with devastating force. The heavens collapsed, the earth split apart, and countless lives were lost. Humanity suffered the greatest losses: seven holy lands were destroyed, their legacies lost, and only two of the nine heavenly tomes survived. The young Ling Feng emerged like a 37.1kReads8.5Score4.8kShelves
10. 310 啥 What? I'm the World's Only Cultivator 啥？我是全球唯一修仙者 The Number One Guo on the Yangtze, Ten Thousand Miles Long万里长江第一郭Urban408k WordsCompleted [On modern Earth, I'm the only one in the world who can cultivate immortality!] After unexpectedly inheriting the Qingxuan legacy, Lin Yue embarks on the path of cultivation. Among the billions of mortals on Blue Star, only Lin Yue can absorb spiritual energy and set foot on the great path of cultivation. While others are still practicing ancient martial arts, he has already reached the Qi Refining stage, wielding extraordinary power capable of moving mountains and turning seas. Warriors aboun 8Reads—Score127Shelves

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    Classic Xianxia novel

11. 311 山 Guardian of the Realm 山河守 Sigh, I Don't Want to Talk唉不想说Ancient Romance227k WordsOngoing This is a thousand-year catastrophe born of greed, and an epic tale of two lovers who risk their lives to rewrite the “Covenant of Coexistence” between immortals and mortals. When the calamity passes, the land itself will bear witness as spring returns to the world. 83Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Open it and take a look; I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

12. 312 极 The Ultimate Beast Emperor 极道兽皇 Too Happy to Think of Shu乐不思蜀也Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The young Meng Yuan is framed and pushed to the brink of death, where he gains the Beast Emperor’s inheritance and defies fate. He commands the Divine Bestiary, rules over the myriad beasts of the heavens, and ascends to the divine throne of the Beast Emperor. He roams the river of time and reforges heaven and earth. He opens a new world for the beast race, establishes the Dao, and attains divinity! 672Reads7.4Score102Shelves
13. 313 丹 Pill Cultivator 丹修 Nightwalker Moon夜行月Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Gleaming magical treasures, legendary strange beasts, wondrous lands, and all kinds of unusual beings. The protagonist, intent on dying, accidentally wanders into a strange world. By a twist of fate, he obtains a method of cultivating immortality. To survive in this otherworld and return to the familiar world, he embarks on a long road of cultivation... 444Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Spirit Division, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcending, Loose Immortal, Immortal, True Immortal, Celestial Immortal, Golden Immortal, Profound Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal Emperor, Immortal Venerable, Divine Man, True God, Heavenly God, Divine Lord, Divine King, Divine Venerable, Sage, Holy Son, Holy Lord. (Each realm is divided into early, middle, late, and perfect stages.) The cultivation world, immortal world, divine world, and holy world (demon world, monster world, underworld, Buddhist world; divine artifacts, divine techniques, divine beasts, divine pills). The male protagonist is affectionate and devoted; the plot is full of twists and turns and is very engaging. Highly recommended.

14. 314 被 After Getting Laid Off, I Became a Tycoon by Setting Up a Street Stall 被裁后，我靠摆摊逆袭成首富 The Number One Guo on the Yangtze, Ten Thousand Miles Long万里长江第一郭9k WordsCompleted After Getting Laid Off, I Made a Fortune by Selling Food on the Street 13Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 冲 Break Through the Cosmos 冲破寰宇 Sigh, I Don't Want to Talk唉不想说Eastern Fantasy505k WordsOngoing On Ula Star, more than 30 centuries in the future, two factions have emerged, each backed by several powerful families. One faction reveres science. Its members insist on using scientific methods to enhance the human body's combat abilities, drive it to evolve and grow stronger, and extend its lifespan. The other faction believes in the body's natural growth and evolution. Its members use no drugs, instead following the laws of Heaven and cultivating on their own to reach deeper levels of energy 5Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 九 The Nine-Colored Nascent Soul 九色元婴 Traveling on a Snail骑着蜗牛去旅行Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted In the frozen wasteland, an ice coffin appeared, and a young man sealed inside for ten thousand years awoke. He had no idea who he was and remembered nothing else, save for a cultivation technique: the Nine-Colored Nascent Soul! Who sealed him away? Who were his enemies, and who were his friends? Why was he cultivating a cultivation technique in this world of body refinement and profound cultivation? With only a sword at his side, he began sweeping across the continent in search of his lost memo 6.6kReads8.2Score882Shelves
17. 317 天 The Heavenly Bead Calamity 天珠劫 Sigh, I Don't Want to Talk唉不想说Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Every thousand years, the world undergoes a “Heavenly Pearl Tribulation,” selecting those with the potential to defy fate. They either ascend to immortality or become sacrifices. But the true rules have been concealed through an alliance between the top sects and ancient clans... 260Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 太 The Supreme Martial God Art 太上武神诀 Nope不是Eastern Fantasy9.3M WordsOngoing A genius young man is tricked by his fiancée into losing his dantian, leaving him crippled. Then fortune falls from the sky: he obtains a mysterious golden core and inherits the cultivation art of an ancient Martial God, the Supreme Martial God Art. He walks the path of martial arts and defies the heavens! He builds the Nine Heavens, treads across mountains and rivers. Across the Myriad Worlds, I alone am supreme. 13.1kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens; if the heavens wish to destroy me, I will destroy the heavens."

19. 319 废 The Spiritless 废灵 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy10.7M WordsCompleted Spiritual roots in this world are divided into three grades: the first belongs to Heaven, the second to Earth, and the third to Man. Everyone else has no hope of attaining the Great Dao. The young A Heng was born with a useless spiritual root. Armed with a fragment of an ancient text and a three-foot Azure Edge, he defied fate, changed his destiny, and fought his way through the Three Realms to carve out a world of his own. 293Reads8.1Score—Shelves
20. 320 丹 My Dantian Was Destroyed, but I Awakened the Heaven-Suppressing Pearl! 丹田被毁，觉醒镇天珠！ Bright Moon on the Water水上明月Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted The martial artist Ning Liang meets a Sword Saint's move with a single punch, and dies without regret! The Sword Saint cleaves a thousand-foot chasm with one slash, its sword energy lingering for ages! The young man fuses with a Heavenly Pearl and masters countless secret arts! One sword sunders heaven and earth; one hand determines the fate of all! He rises amid countless pursuers, standing above them all! The curse of the village... The Sword Tomb Mountain collapses... The Void Palace descends 7.1kReads8.9Score893Shelves

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    The beginning of a cataclysmic event: "A single grain of dust can fill the sea, a single blade of grass can annihilate the sun, moon, and stars."

21. 321 家 Clan Cultivation: From the Qingyuan Chen Clan to Ascension as One 家族修仙：从青元陈氏到举族飞升 The Flyer Can Fly飞人会飞Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Family cultivation + no System + partial ensemble cast, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...] Chen Qingyuan often sighed, “The path to immortality is hard to tread; one must pursue the Dao for a lifetime.” The Qingyuan Chen Clan had once been a Foundation Establishment family, founded upon the Qingyuan Immortal Bamboo. But now the clan patriarch, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was nearing the end of his lifespan. How could the clan preserve its status as a 4.5kReads7.8Score191Shelves
22. 322 仙 On the Road to Immortality: The Strongest Alchemist 仙路争锋之最强炼丹师 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy381k WordsCompleted Lin Xuan, a sword cultivator prodigy born with a Dao-rhythm spirit physique, takes up alchemy to break through the limits imposed by a lack of resources. Building on the way of alchemy and wielding the way of the sword as his edge, he rises amid the whirlpool of sect infighting and the war between humans and demons. Step by step, he advances through Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul, reaching the pinnacle of the human realm and making his mark on the world. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 御 Heavenly Divine Sect 御神天宗 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted A country youth with no connections joins the Yushen Sect and cultivates against all odds. His talent is merely average, so he makes little impression in the sect, but his knack for brewing spiritual wine by himself leads him to uncover the secrets of cultivation by chance. Keep your head down. I can make a comeback! 6.7kReads8.5Score707Shelves
24. 324 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 12.8kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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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!

25. 325 万 Vial of Divine Light for All Spirits 万灵神光瓶 Half-Immortal Zongzi粽半仙Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Thoughtful Plot + No Harem + No System + Comedy + Cautious Cultivation + Cunning Hero + Decisive and Ruthless] The main story is a slow burn. Thirteen-year-old Han Dachui is cutting grass on a mountain when he accidentally discovers a porcelain bottle, without knowing what it is. As he investigates it on his own, he gradually uncovers its purpose and slowly sets foot on the path to immortality. Traditional cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core 17.4kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves

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    This is a good book; you can check it out if you're looking for something to read.

26. 326 聚EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 Tropical Fruit Milk Tea香果味奶茶Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 400.6kReads8.7Score30.8kShelves

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    This one is okay.

27. 327 我 My Martial Arts Rank Second to Last in the World 我的武功天下倒数第二 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Eastern Fantasy132k WordsCompleted He is a swordsman known throughout the martial world as Gu Longfei, half man and half ghost, the greatest of sword masters. His swordsmanship is so fast that it’s impossible to see. Wherever he appears, corrupt officials and crooked villains all lose their heads. Never provoke him. Push him too far, and he can split into hundreds of clones to attack his enemies all at once. He is a terrifying swordsman, and his sword style is called the Yuqi Heavenly Sword, also known as the Living Dead Sword. I 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivating immortality can be accomplished in one go.

28. 328 凡 The Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人化仙诀 Bone-Chilling Cold彻骨寒Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Can an ordinary person without spiritual roots really not cultivate immortality? There are three thousand paths to the Great Dao, and all roads lead to the same destination. Cultivators can choose any path and set foot on the road to immortality, but those without spiritual roots are excluded! That may be the way things are, but it need not be so. Heaven’s workings follow a pattern: the Great Expansion has fifty numbers, of which forty-nine are used, leaving one chance for humanity to contend fo 2.6kReads8.2Score298Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcending, Ascension... The protagonist is decisive in killing and has high intelligence! Worth reading!

29. 329 情 Love and Immortality 情缘修仙 Chasing the Moon Through Colorful Clouds彩云追月伴我行Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] + [More Children, More Blessings] + [Exciting Plot] + [An Ordinary Man's Rise] + [Satisfying for Readers Who Value Logic] Making progress in romantic relationships grants him all kinds of cultivation arts, pills, and magical treasures. Li Cang transmigrated to the Xuan Yue Continent as a child and spent his life as a struggling freelance talisman master. Then, at the age of 34, he obtained a magical Romance Pearl. Making progress in his relationships with female cultivators 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all excellent cultivation novels, with a fast pace, vivid and intelligent characters, and captivating content.

30. 330 修 Cultivation: Starting Out as a Cook at a Refining Shop 修仙：从在炼器铺当厨子开始 Just Forget It就这样忘记Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted New Title: The Timid Servant Is Actually a Master Synopsis: An outer-sect servant who’s always rushing around doing odd jobs to earn spirit stones is assigned a mission alongside a beautiful immortal maiden. He’s timid, afraid of dying, unambitious, and cares only about spirit stones, earning him the maiden’s complaints and disdain. But when the situation gets serious, he leaves her utterly stunned: who would have thought this kid was actually a master? [Rise from the Bottom + Humble and Unassum 20.4kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
31. 331 让 You Were Supposed to Contract a Spirit Beast, So Why Did You Contract Your Peerless Senior Sister? 让你契约灵兽，你契约绝美师姐？ Wowo Fishing窝窝渔Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing (Being adapted into a short drama and a comic drama) [Fairy transforms into human form + multiple heroines + lighthearted comedy + unexpected contrasts + master-disciple romance + defying the hierarchy] Three years after transmigrating, Shen Ran has failed to form a spirit-beast contract nine times. He has endured countless scornful looks and become the biggest laughingstock of the Beast Taming Sect. Then, one day, he awakens the “Jade Beast Contract System.” From then on, heaven and earth are t 32.3kReads7.9Score3.5kShelves
32. 332 剑 Sword, Moon, Zither, and Star 剑月琴星 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 116.4kReads8.9Score7kShelves
33. 333 修 The First Step in Cultivation: Win Over My Master's Wife 修仙第一步：攻略师娘 Hai County Qingyi海县清一Eastern Fantasy563k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + multiple heroines + no saintly do-gooder + wish fulfillment] Shen Qi fell off a cliff and died. A golden firefly carried his soul to a world of cultivation. When Shen Qi woke up again, he discovered that he had slept with his cheap master's wife. 1.2kReads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Serious cultivation novel

34. 334 宦 The Official's Path Through the Seas of Bureaucracy 宦海官途 Flirtatious Second Brother风流小二Urban6.5M WordsOngoing Amid the struggles of the workplace and the ways of the world, he holds fast to his sincerity and principles. Through trials and hardships, he handles each matter with calm and steadily moves forward, finding himself through the passage of time and taking each step along the road with care. 500.2kReads9.4Score21.1kShelves

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    These books have well-developed plots and sound logic, making them worth reading.

35. 335 仙 Cultivators of Immortality and Demons 仙魔同修 Wanderer流浪Eastern Fantasy12.8M WordsOngoing The sea of clouds stretches into the distance, and the heavens are boundless. Who among the multitude of living beings does not yearn for them? The Heavenly Way is elusive, beyond anyone’s sight. Amid the endless mortal world, who does not long for eternal life? The grudges of a pair of lovers spanning three lives and seven lifetimes, and the age-old feud between the righteous path and the demonic sect. With one man and one ancient sword, how will he face the entire world...? 10.9kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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    Without further ado, feel free to check them out if you're interested; these are the ones I've seen.

36. 336 杀 The Assassin's Guide to Immortality 杀手好修仙 Wandering Laughing Sage笑林行者Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted This is not an invincible-protagonist story. The first volume focuses on cultivation. Having just arrived in a cultivation world, the protagonist has to be cautious at every turn. If he can’t win, he runs. 2kReads8.7Score122Shelves

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    Recommended high-scoring cultivation novels

37. 337 临 Journey to the Immortal Realm 临仙行 Riding a Bull to Herd the Stars骑牛牧星Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [Traditional xianxia] Seeking immortality is like walking by night along the edge of an abyss. When Ning Ping was young, his village was utterly destroyed in a battle between immortals. Born with a mystical soul, he was even abducted and presented to someone as a gift. Fortunately, while fleeing for his life, he came upon the mysterious treasure known as the Tianyan Cauldron. It not only helped him escape, but also let him rise to even greater heights and embark 12.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
38. 338 逃 Escaping Through Time and Space 逃离穿越的时空 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After an unexpected transmigration to 1972, he became an educated youth sent to the countryside, where life was harsh and impoverished, and the future bleak. At his lowest point, he unexpectedly awakened an ancient cultivation legacy. From then on, he defied fate and embarked on the path of cultivation. Making his way through a difficult era, he took down vile villains, protected his loved ones and friends, and quietly built up his strength; traveling between the modern world and the past, he c 239Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 339 争 Striving for Immortality 争仙 I'm Zhang Dapao, Everyone Fears Me我张大炮谁都怕Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [A classic mortal cultivation story + no System + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation] Archaeology expert Wang Zheng transmigrates to the cultivation world, bringing with him a double-sided bronze mirror unearthed from an unknown ancient tomb. While tending cattle one day, he spots a block of ice floating down the stream. To his surprise, someone is sealed inside... 16.9kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    The pinnacle of fantasy, you disagree? Go see for yourself!

40. 340 净 Soul-Cleansing Jade: Possessed on the Path to Immortality 净魂玉：被夺舍成仙 Morning Dew Water晨曦水Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [No System] [No Harem] [Body Tempering] After waking up transmigrated as an ordinary mountain village boy, Lin Mu encounters a rogue cultivator trying to possess him from the start. A special treasure, the Soul-Cleansing Jade, awakens within him, allowing him to devour the other man’s soul and acquire his memories and abilities. Thus begins his journey of immortal cultivation. As he continues devouring the memories and abilities of those who try to possess him, Lin Mu masters 3.8kReads5.9Score381Shelves

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    Being possessed at the start? Lin Mu activated the supreme treasure within his body, devouring his possessor completely. He discovered that he could perfectly inherit everything about the possessor: memories, cultivation level, and even identity. From then on, a mysterious legend was added to the cultivation world: the seemingly easiest target was actually a walking "possession black hole." Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators flocked to him, helping him advance by leaps and bounds on his path to immortality.

41. 341 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins With Artificial Intelligence 修真从人工智能开始 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Deng Qi transmigrated to another world, bringing with him advanced AI chat technology. His arrival sparked a palace coup, and the prime minister hunted him down, forcing him to flee. By chance, he learned that beyond the Divine Wall lay the Immortal Spirit Realm. After countless hardships, he crossed the wall and entered the realm, joining a sect to study cultivation. He started as a servant and eventually mastered his art. When he returned to his original world, he discovered that his enemies w 213Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 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 19.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    I recommend this traditional Daoist cultivation novel, featuring a lone wolf's cultivation journey with no female protagonist.

43. 343 斩 Break Free of the Prison City and Awaken 斩破牢城，悟了 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Urban539k WordsCompleted In the otherworldly Great Xia, Bai Mifan of Great Xia Medical University steals an ancient medical formula to save his mother, who is suffering from a terminal illness. But someone frames him, landing him in a situation where he faces the harshest punishment. After dying, he is reborn. Torn between family ties and the law, he takes the wrong path, but at last comes to his senses... 148Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

45. 345 一 One Step, One Look Back 一步一回头 Lin Xi临傒Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted Traditional cultivation, with no cheats, no golden finger, and no idiotic characters. Every step of cultivation is earned, and life is calm and unhurried... A fresh take on cultivation, with rigorous logic. What sets this work apart is its focus on enlightenment. Cultivate the Dao, cultivate the heart... 5.9kReads8.5Score472Shelves
46. 346 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 347 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 216.4kReads9.0Score15.4kShelves
48. 348 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 349 流 Immortal Fate of the Flowing Clouds 流云仙缘 Mr. Wuhen无痕先生Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Family] + [Power Fantasy] Across the boundless seas, countless sea beasts roam. The strong can turn the world upside down, while the weak struggle even to meet their most basic needs. Everyone has to fight against heaven and earth. Follow an ordinary young member of a small family as he travels farther and farther along the path of Cultivation! 276Reads7.3Score137Shelves

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    These are all Foundation Establishment editions; they're quite interesting.

50. 350 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Seizing the Way of Heaven 凡人修仙，夺天一道 Shi Ni石逆Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [No System] + [No transmigration] + [Mortal cultivation] + [One heroine or no heroine]. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation... The realm has been united, and opportunities for advancement are growing scarce. Ding Yi is an ordinary young man setting out into the world. At first, all he wants is to make his way in the martial world, but through a twist of fate, he eventually enters the world of immortal cultivation. With the help of fortuitous 3.1kReads7.9Score186Shelves

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