Cultivation Stories About Demonic, Heretical, or Ghost Paths, with a Cold and Ruthless Protagonist 魔道、邪道、鬼道修仙文，主角冷漠无情

1. 1 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 80.7kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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   Superb! Highly recommended!!! The story is about achieving enlightenment through unorthodox means. The protagonist's "Ten Thousand Souls Banner" can collect the souls of enemies for his own use; he carries a red oil-paper umbrella and collects them wherever he goes. The author's ideas are clear and concise, without any unnecessary details. The Taoist magic and combat techniques described in the book are exceptionally well-written. Even someone like me who doesn't understand these techniques found it easy to understand and enjoy reading; it's clear the author is incredibly skilled. Furthermore, He An is the kind of person who is vengeful and ruthless, yet also deeply grateful for kindness; Bang Gu seems like a meat-loving child, but the contrast is striking – he can kill someone with a single blow. Every character is well-developed and memorable.

2. 2 大 The Great Dao Is Mine 大道为己 Bird at the Bottom of the Lake湖底鸟Eastern Fantasy225k WordsOngoing Longevity is not the Great Dao, yet the Great Dao can grant longevity. To know where it lies, you must seek it within your heart. “Why cultivate the Dao?” Ji Yu: “To live is to follow the Dao, and to die is also to follow the Dao. Immortals have their Dao, and mortals have theirs. The Dao is the path beneath our feet. There is no question of whether to cultivate it or not; you simply follow your heart and keep moving forward.” —Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   Character trait: Everyone for themselves, or else they'll be doomed.

3. 3 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   Online IQ Self-interest

4. 4 诡 Proving Immortality with Strange Bones 诡骨证仙 Demon Cultivator Shinichi魔修新一Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Dark fantasy + traditional cultivation! The protagonist follows a sinister path, ruthless and decisive, and is no saint! If that isn't your thing, don't read.] The immortal path is false virtue, built on lives sacrificed to establish one's foundation. Lu Li crawls out of a pit of corpses, using bones as a lamp as he walks a path only a true demon would dare take. From then on: killing, seizing souls, refining bones, devouring the heavens. If I attain the Dao, I will slaughter every immortal. F 83.4kReads8.2Score9.7kShelves

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   This book by Gaga is really good, it's so dark! [Admiration]

5. 5 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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   This novel is absolutely phenomenal! It's incredibly exciting, packed with captivating moments, and leaves those typical wish-fulfillment novels far behind. It's high-energy from beginning to end, with vivid and engaging content—simply a masterpiece! I absolutely love it, and everyone should definitely not miss this amazing work. Highly recommended!

6. 6 凡 The Mortal's Road to Immortality! 凡人升仙路！ Xiaobai Doesn't Eat小白不吃饭Eastern Fantasy380k WordsOngoing [Body Snatching Cultivation] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Villain] [No Female Lead] [No Holds Barred] [Ruthless] [Self-Serving] [Hypocritical] (The protagonist is pure evil from the very start. No redemption arc. Fellow demonic cultivators, enjoy without worry. Kindhearted fellow cultivators, please move along.) Who says mortals know nothing of immortals? I came from evil, and I live in madness! A secret demonic art and a volume of ghost-cultivation techniques became the star 4.8kReads6.8Score508Shelves

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   I highly recommend the protagonist's pure demonic cultivation.

7. 7 修 Cultivation, but I Eat Spirit Roots 修仙，但我吃灵根 A Moment of Wind and Moon一朝风月Eastern Fantasy882k WordsCompleted [No System + no transmigration + ordinary man cultivates demonic powers + lightning + poison refinement + dark tone + ruthless and decisive + self-serving + no female lead (cultivation tools included) + devours spiritual roots] Traditional cultivation fantasy. The protagonist is heartless, and the story contains some unusual acts of violence. The pace is faster than a typical ordinary-man cultivation story, with no unnecessary rambling. Spiritual energy is poisonous. Immortality is a curse! Li W 1.7kReads8.0Score168Shelves

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   This book truly captures the decisive and ruthless nature of demonic cultivators.

8. 8 被 After Being Abandoned, I Found a Perfect Mom 被弃后，我捡到了满分妈妈 Lemon Mango Fruit柠萌芒菓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After her own mother abandoned her, five-year-old Gu Mengmeng, who was autistic and still unable to speak, was taken in by her stepmother by chance. She thought that living with her biological father would be a little better than living with her mother, but fate has a way of playing cruel tricks. Gu Mengmeng was still deeply hurt, and most of that pain was inflicted in the name of love. After being hurt time and again, she resolutely left the Gu family. By then, she knew that her maternal grandf 4.5kReads9.0Score471Shelves

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   This book tells the story of an adorable little girl named Gu Mengmeng, who was not only abused by her biological mother and suffered from autism, unable to speak even at five years old, but was also abandoned by her biological mother at an amusement park. By chance, she was taken in by actress Ling Luoxin, who was also her stepmother, and from then on, little Mengmeng's life underwent a complete transformation.

9. 9 逐 Cast Out of the Sect, I Became the Demon Emperor. Why Are You Crying? 逐出宗门后，我成魔帝你们哭什么 Xiao Shizi小十子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Demon Emperor + Regret + Scheming + Invincible + Poisonous Plots + No Forgiveness + Villain] “Lin Wuyuan, Chai Kun is my future Dao companion. If you beg for mercy, Brother Kun will spare you… What, you killed him! And now you’re going to kill me too!” Lin Wuyuan, one of Blue Star’s ten greatest demonic cultivators, has transmigrated into this world. When his childhood sweetheart tries to use him, he serves them both a package deal: reduced to ashes and scattered to the winds. Faced with his se 2.9kReads7.1Score219Shelves

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   The demonic path, wielding the Emperor's Banner, slaughters and collects souls. A path of carnage, they rise from the ashes to become righteous. The male protagonist transmigrates here, slapping the faces of powerful sects. He transforms from a beacon of righteousness into a genius of the demonic cult, and establishes a celestial court.

10. 10 正 I Was a Righteous Cultivator, Until One Day I Became a Demon God 正道修士的我，某天成为魔神 Late Autumn in Jiangnan九月江南晚Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortal cultivation + fantasy + supreme demonic cultivator + reborn in another body + no System + decisive and ruthless + heartless demon + fictional universe] For eighteen years, Gu Yuan was a direct disciple of the Sword Venerable of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Blessed with outstanding talent, he devoted himself to guarding the Demon Cave for his sect for years. Time passed, and when he finally returned, everything had changed. His master abandoned him, his senior and junior sisters despised hi 1.2kReads7.3Score101Shelves

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    Trust me, you'll love these two books.

11. 11 你 You Won’t Prove Your Innocence, So Why Are You Killing Everyone? 你不自证清白，怎么直接开杀了？ Green Blade, White Horse青锋白马Eastern Fantasy432k WordsOngoing Gu Yun had once been the leading orthodox cultivator in a world, terrifyingly powerful and capable of destroying heaven and earth with a casual wave of his hand. He was upright and fair, with a kind heart. The righteous aura he carried was so potent it turned purple-black! Countless demonic villains had abandoned evil and turned over a new leaf after falling into his hands. The Human Emperor Banner he forged had taken in countless lonely, homeless ghosts and spirits. Yet the Heavenly Dao slander 850Reads7.1Score105Shelves
12. 12 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: The Purple-Scaled Snake Guides the Way 凡心踏仙紫鳞蛇引道 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy230k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey➕no System➕dual cultivation of thunder and gu➕farming and raising gu] A country boy suffers hardship after hardship, then happens upon a thousand-year-old giant serpent by chance. It teaches him a cultivation technique and gives him a priceless treasure, setting him on the path to immortality. Every step tempers his bones; every gu is cultivated with care. Do not assume you were the first to set out; someone else may have left even earlier. Do not blame the road for being rough. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Ordinary People, No System, High IQ, Highly Recommended: Thunder Magic, Gu Control, Beast Taming, Alchemy, Farming, Space] A thousand-year-old giant serpent imparts its teachings, and a village boy steps onto the path of cultivation. His journey of overcoming adversity is full of suspense and becomes increasingly addictive with each reading. ☪️💓✝️

13. 13 拜 I Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; I Honor Evil, Not People! 拜鬼不拜神，尊邪不尊人！ A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery378k WordsCompleted (The prequel to Ye Ran is coming soon) [Evil Cultivator with No Bottom Line] + [Unorthodox Methods] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [Corpse Refining and Ghost Controlling] + [The writing may be disturbing, and the protagonist is no hero.] When the justice people believe in cannot be served, unorthodox methods find their way in. “Unorthodox methods” has always been a derogatory term. They may not deliver justice, but they can soothe the anger burning 8.2kReads8.4Score678Shelves

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    Everyone who's seen it says it's good.

14. 14 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 98.7kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves

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    Having read books for many years, my favorite genre is dark fiction. These books, unlike others that are all show and no substance, are truly ruthless and decisive, and the more you read, the more captivating and exciting they become. I highly recommend them.

15. 15 家 Family System: I, the Villainous Patriarch, Develop Steadily 家族系统：我，反派家主稳健发育 April Green Gardenia肆月青栀Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Dark Writing, Do Not Read If You're a Goody-Two-Shoes] + [Cautious] + [On the Side of Righteousness, but With a Demonic Heart] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Family Interests Above All] + [Cruel and Merciless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Family Unity] At seventeen, he takes charge of a cultivation clan and forges it into an immortal family through cold-blooded slaughter! “The old family head died suddenly, enemies surround us, and the clan is in panic. I'll take the seat!” Li Xingge was born into a 214.4kReads8.9Score16.1kShelves
16. 16 为 What’s Wrong with Slaughtering a Village to Improve My Talent? 为提升资质屠个村怎么了？ Fried Noodles Conquer the Earth炒拉面占领地球Eastern Fantasy603k WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Not a naive protagonist] [No System] [Villain] [Slow burn] If you want pure wish fulfillment, this isn't for you. The world is in turmoil, and the age is in chaos! Is immortality the end of cultivation, or a lie told by the Heavenly Dao? A young man arrives from another world. Whose design lies behind his arrival? Mighty figures make their moves, while righteous and demonic factions face off. Who is right and who is wrong? Chen Cheng doesn't know. All he wants is to pursue immo 263Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    What kind of garbage books are they recommending? They make me sick just looking at them →_→ But I still have to read this one! The beginning is about eating human flesh just to survive! Later, to improve his aptitude, he kills an entire village to create a blood treasure!

17. 17 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score434Shelves

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    These are all good-looking ghost cultivators and demon cultivators.

18. 18 幽 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 8.5kReads8.7Score648Shelves
19. 19 杀 Kill the Protagonist, Seize His Fortunes, and Become an Immortal! 杀主角，夺机缘，道爷我成了！ Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Xianxia938k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Shen. Shen, as in cautious.” “You dare oppose me? I won’t be able to sleep until your whole family is dead.” Other people cultivate immortality through years of hard work. I, Lin Shen, do it by seizing what I want! By taking it! Children of Destiny? They’re my walking blood banks! The protagonist’s golden finger? That’s my exclusive spoils of war! On this journey, I kill everyone I meet and take everything from everyone I meet. What order and rules? In the face of overwhelming st 115.2kReads8.2Score11.9kShelves
20. 20 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 157.9kReads9.1Score18.5kShelves
21. 21 趋 Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster: With Fate on My Side, How Could I Lose? 趋吉避凶，天命在我怎么输？ Three Thoughts at Night夜间三思Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + both saint and demon + political scheming and battles of wits + no System + divination by lot + progression-focused story + no female lead] In this corrupt world of the Five Turbidities, people are tormented by the eight sufferings. Hearts are wicked, no one cultivates virtue, false views prevail, and heresy flourishes. No living being escapes harm. Whenever Zhou Qingfeng reached a crossroads in life, he would draw a lot and cast a divination, avoiding misfortune and cho 5.5kReads8.3Score407Shelves

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    These two books are definitely ones you haven't read before. They feature entirely new themes, ruthless protagonists who crave power and authority, and no melodramatic plot twists. A seasoned reader with over 8000 hours of reading time on the site sincerely recommends them! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

22. 22 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: I Begin by Refining Corpses 凡人仙途，我从炼尸开始崛起 Yi Ying易鹰Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic ordinary-mortal cultivation + no transmigration + no System + no saintly protagonist + ruthless and merciless + unattached beauties] An orphan caught between life and death is taken in by a fallen evil-path cultivator whose cultivation has been destroyed, and inherits his master's legacy. Thus begins his journey into the cultivation world, where the strong prey on the weak. He bides his time among the major sects and prominent clans, then moves between the demonic and evil paths, gradua 4.1kReads8.6Score331Shelves
23. 23 积 Daoist Ji 积道人 Minotaur弥洛陶洛斯Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted No System + No Transmigration + Not a Power Fantasy “I know nothing can be achieved overnight, so I sacrificed everything from the first half of my life for this long road to immortality.” Pile up earth and it becomes a mountain, where wind and rain arise; Gather water and it becomes an abyss, where dragons are born; Accumulate good deeds and cultivate virtue, and divine wisdom will follow, bringing the heart of a sage to completion. Accumulate the Dao and become an immortal, and none in this wo 81Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The first three are demonic cultivators, and the last one, although on the righteous path, is also a workaholic.

24. 24 人 Human Emperor Banner: Fellow Daoists, Help Me Become an Immortal 人皇幡：请道友助我成仙 Onion-Skin Yazi洋葱皮牙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + insect control + soul refinement + cultivation + no female lead] Volume One, Li Yi: “Since leaving the mountain, I have slain tiger demons, taken in refugees, established a source base, aided Qingmu, slain fox demons, and saved hundreds of thousands of people.” “I campaigned across foreign lands, wiped out a million of another race, expanded our territory, and stepped over piles of corpses to establish my foundation. Ten thousand cultivators came to congratulate me.” Vol 1.3kReads7.3Score105Shelves
25. 25 魔 Immortal Disciple of the Demonic Path 魔道仙徒 Moonlit Daoist Acolyte明月道童Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No cheat, no transmigration, exceptional comprehension + Genius + Cunning + One female lead + Highly intelligent + Ruthless] If the earlier chapters feel too frustrating, start reading from Chapter 162, Dream 1. (This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a harem, not an invincible protagonist story, and is somewhat dark. The leads love and kill each other. The romance isn't particularly exciting, either. If you prefer sweet romance, multiple heroines, or no heroine, please go easy on me.) [Also 7.7kReads8.5Score617Shelves

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    Think about it carefully, think about it carefully. [Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

26. 26 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 63.3kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves

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    The first book is about a heretical cultivator who transmigrates to the world of a Hong Kong variety show, in the Dharma-ending Age, and begins cultivating anew. He is decisive and ruthless, and his word is his bond. The second book is about a protagonist who transmigrates to a bizarre cultivation world. His cheat ability allows him to avoid the consequences of strange cultivation techniques, and he cultivates numerous techniques, crushing his contemporaries.

27. 27 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66kReads8.6Score5kShelves
28. 28 魔 Survival Rules for Demonic Cultivators 魔修生存守则 An Gou桉苟Eastern Fantasy428k WordsCompleted Decisive and ruthless, no female lead but there are women, and no saintly protagonist. Fang Han, an office worker from the twenty-first century, died unexpectedly and transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation. In this cruel world, he rose from a lowly Qi Refining ant to become the number-one demon who looked down upon the entire realm. 304Reads6.5Score—Shelves
29. 29 诡 In This Bizarre Cultivation World, I Can Train Without Any Cost 诡异修仙，我却可以无代价修炼 Qingjiaoyi青椒一Eastern Fantasy595k WordsCompleted [Eerie Cultivation] Li Fan transmigrates to the Great Yan Dynasty and becomes a young Taoist novice at Qingfeng Temple. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life living an ordinary existence. But gradually, he discovers that this is a world of immortal cultivation. Just as he sets foot on the path to immortality, he learns that every cultivation method comes at a price! Fortunately, Li Fan awakens a golden finger that lets him waive the costs of cultivation methods. This is a world of the unca 1.4kReads6.9Score101Shelves
30. 30 炼 Raising Corpses and Ghosts, Enjoying Wealth in the Mortal World 炼尸养鬼，红尘富贵 Keep the Joy留欢喜Eastern Fantasy667k WordsOngoing [Raising Corpse Ghouls and Ghosts, Living in Worldly Luxury.] [Iron-Clad Corpse, Bronze-Clad Corpse, Silver-Clad Corpse, Gold-Clad Corpse, Corpse Demon.] Ordinary people are born, grow old, fall ill, and die, struggling through the pain of reincarnation. Why should immortals live forever, watching the world change? With his miraculous Yin-Yang Cauldron, Xin Meng absorbs the turbid qi of heaven and earth and turns yin back into yang. He refines zombies and raises female ghosts, embarking on the p 687Reads7.1Score—Shelves
31. 31 获 With Shen Qingqiu's System, I Show Off in the Demonic Sect 获得沈清秋系统的我到魔道装 Yao Yao 42412831姚瑶42412831Two Male Leads634k WordsOngoing Guys, guys, who gets it? I just transmigrated and got the same System as Shen Qingqiu... 😘😘😘 In the world of the Demonic Path... turning everything upside down! I can give everyone a happy ending! CP: Luo Binghe (Bing-ge), not a body double. This is the male lead Bing-ge from The Proud Immortal Demon Way (the version who has seen the happy Bing-mei). Apologies for the OOC 🙇🙇 Transmigrated into the body of the second young master of the Jiang family, I get to raise Jiang Cheng, Wei Wuxian, and Ji 2.2kReads7.3Score218Shelves

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    The new book by the family members is absolutely fantastic.

32. 32 在 It’s Just Too Satisfying to Cultivate Demonic Arts in a Doomsday World 在末日世界修魔也太爽了吧 Set Sail for the Eastern Sky启航东天Eastern Fantasy956k WordsOngoing When five billion people transmigrated to a cultivation world, each became a low-level demonic cultivator teetering on the edge of death. And when tens of millions were dying every day... What would you do if you were one of them? Lie low for a thousand years, become invincible, then finally emerge? Or charge ahead and fight until heaven and earth were turned upside down, and the sun and moon lost their light? Luckily, you discovered a door in your sea of consciousness leading to a zombie wo 40.2kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
33. 33 我 I Really Don't Want to Be the Dark Ancestor 我真的不想当黑暗老祖 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Invincible + Villain] After Ye Feng, who died suddenly, wakes up again, he discovers that he has become the patriarch of a top-tier immortal clan. He thinks his luck has finally changed and that he can enjoy a carefree life at last, but memories surfacing in his mind reveal that something is wrong. The beings of countless worlds regard his clan as taboo. He himself is known to all the worlds as the source of darkness. Every living being hates him, fears him, and wants to tear him ap 13kReads8.4Score895Shelves

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    The protagonist is an invincible villain, somewhat dark, who will stop at nothing to break through his cultivation level.

34. 34 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.6kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. He dropped out of school at 13 to work as a chef until he opened a hot pot restaurant at 19, catering exclusively to ghost messengers. All the diners are ghost messengers. Through a series of coincidences, the protagonist comes into contact with unorthodox practices. His sole purpose is to enjoy these unorthodox methods. He becomes the apprentice of a master, then betrays and kills his master. The rating is exceptionally high. There are no major flaws. The protagonist is intelligent. It's a very enjoyable read with no romantic pairing.

35. 35 吾 I Cultivate Immortality Through Unorthodox Ways 吾于旁门，左道成仙 Luo Lan Loves to Cook爱做饭的罗兰Urban726k WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world, Chen Feng joins the Daoist sect as a practitioner of the Left Path after catching a dead fish. At a certain gathering, the sect leaders discuss whether to let rogue cultivators leave the assembly. “I am Daoist Fengdu. Who says practitioners of the Left Path cannot ascend to the Heavenly Gate?!” ...The Soul-Taming Umbrella (Merit Umbrella), the Hundred-Soul Banner (Human Emperor Banner), the Gu-Refining Basin (Treasure-Gathering Basin), and the Spine Sword (Xuanyuan Sw 5.8kReads8.9Score426Shelves

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    Good books need no introduction.

36. 36 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 90.5kReads9.4Score10.6kShelves

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    No need for further explanation, just read on. This is a breath of fresh air in this genre, a whole new realm. The world-building combined with the author's unparalleled imagination makes it a must-read. If you don't like it, I'll curse your dad to death downstairs.

37. 37 听 Heard His Senior Brother Was Going Down the Mountain, the Demon Ancestor Practiced Buddhist Teachings All Night 听说师兄要下山，魔祖连夜修佛法 I Just Love Bewitching Women就喜欢妖女Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Huitian is a self-conscious man with no spiritual roots, yet his swordsmanship is divine. From the moment he leaves the mountain, the world knows no peace! Demon Ancestor: “What? He’s going down the mountain? Quick, bring me my kasaya!” Demon Clan: “Damn it, my son’s meat is tender. Hurry and hide him!” Forbidden Grounds: “We’re doing a deep clean today. Tomorrow, everyone must stay silent. Anyone who dares disobey will be thrown onto the mountain.” He demands a title from heaven and earth, 12.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Demonic cultivators, evil cultivators, decisive and ruthless, intelligent, with women, but no female lead, incredibly satisfying.

38. 38 砍 Hack Through the Cultivation World 砍翻修真文明 In the Human Realm, Big Oranges Rule人界大橘为重Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Wang Qiye transmigrates into a cultivation civilization and wants nothing more than to cultivate in peace, keep his head down, survive, and make pills. But fate has other plans, and he never gets the life he dreamed of. Instead, he’s left scrambling for meager spirit stones… Only when Wang Qiye first descends the mountain does he realize that “justice isn’t in people’s hearts. It’s in my hands, as I question Heaven.” What lies above the immortals? Wang Qiye grips the Heaven-Questioning Sword and 33Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book is not a demonic cultivator, but he does things that are even darker than those in demonic cultivation. He has a dark heart, is vengeful, and doesn't even spare women.

39. 39 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves
40. 40 烂 The Rotten-Flesh Buddha 烂肉佛 Romance of Dry Bones枯骨浪漫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Things get interesting when all the good people receive the punishment they deserve. A mass of rotting flesh crawls with maggots. The maggots raise their heads and look at Chou Zhengchu. “Chou Zhengchu, what do we look like to you?” “You look like Buddha to me!” 2.1kReads8.2Score254Shelves
41. 41 献 Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch 3kReads8.6Score315Shelves

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    Highly recommended by avid bookworms! These are all excellent books with few flaws, practically ready for reading. Enjoy!

42. 42 开 From the Start: The System Locked Me Up Until I Became Mentally Ill 开局：被系统关成了精神病 A Little Chicken一条幺鸡Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Sword God + beating up the System + fast-paced] Lu Chuan was supposed to transmigrate to a high-martial world, but a screw-up by his goofy System sent him to a world of cultivation instead. To keep its Host from getting killed, the goofy System forcibly locked Lu Chuan away for a hundred thousand years. Unable to find a suitable template for the cultivation world, the goofy System could only have Lu Chuan practice swordsmanship from the high-martial world. A hundred thousand years. 116kReads9.0Score9.7kShelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The only book on the entire internet with over 30,000 reads! A must-read for veteran bookworms! 🔥🐎 Wow! This book is absolutely hilarious! I seriously suspect the author wants to inherit my Alipay account!!!! 💥 Hahaha! Incredibly satisfying! 🍁 Lu Chuan awakens a ridiculous system. He should have been a powerful figure in the high-martial arts world! 🔥 Unexpectedly, the system malfunctioned, and he appeared in a cultivation world. 🔥🔥 This system is really strange!! To prevent its host from being killed, it forcibly imprisoned Lu Chuan for 100,000 years. For a full 100,000 years, he became stronger, but also became a psychopath. Hahahaha, it's absolutely hilarious!

43. 43 穿 Transmigrated into a Royal Jiangshi: From the Start, I Instantly Defeat Daoist Master Qianhe 穿越皇族僵尸，开局秒杀千鹤道长 Brave Bull Who Loves Writing热爱码字的勇敢牛牛Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a royal zombie, weaving together classic zombie movies: royal zombies, Taoist Priest Qianhe, Uncle Jiu... A cautious zombie survival story, with a laid-back Qing dynasty protagonist] [Purple zombies, white zombies, green zombies, hairy zombies, flying zombies, unrotting skeletons, buried corpses, wandering corpses...] [A story told from the perspective of a royal zombie, weaving together numerous classic zombie movies. No dumbing down, no System, no loss of humanity. It stick 2.8kReads6.2Score184Shelves

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    Come on, let's go!

44. 44 何 What Is an Immortal? What Is a Demon? 何为仙！何为魔！ Beyond the Mortal World逸于凡尘Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing In the shadowy reaches of the demonic path, he cultivated for thousands of years. At last, hunted by the Immortal Realm, he had no choice but to open a secret realm: the Heavenly River Pavilion. He returns to the past! Schemes against all heroes! Decisive and ruthless! Profit above all else!!! All to find the Dao he seeks. The world may seem ever-shifting, but it is your own heart that lacks resolve. This world changes endlessly and without warning. How can you know whether what lies ahead is 2.1kReads9.3Score204Shelves

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    Here you go. This is a traditional novel without a systematic plot. Even the common clichés and mindless plots found in ordinary books are completely absent. It's a rebirth story featuring a high-IQ protagonist with excellent writing. The plot is completely different from those formulaic novels. The protagonist's intelligence is consistently high, his thinking is clear, and his logic is coherent. It's a true male-oriented novel; you have to use your brain to read it. The protagonist is self-serving! He truly utilizes future events to plan from the beginning, unlike other mindless novels where the protagonist is reborn and constantly provokes others. This book completely avoids such brainless plots. The protagonist's intelligence is also exceptional. Although he plans his future path based on his past life's memories, his actions are skillful and sophisticated, always demonstrating caution and high wisdom. Plus, there are no mindless plots; the logic is rigorous. The protagonist is an extremely self-interested person. This is not a mindless novel! Not a mindless novel! Not a mindless novel! I'm saying it three times because it's important. If you're looking for a mindless, feel-good novel, look elsewhere! If you don't read this carefully, you'll miss a lot of foreshadowing. Be mindful while reading and don't skip ahead; every word or sentence might be a key element related to later plot developments. Also, the author's hidden clues will be explained later, perhaps in one, two, or even many chapters. From what I've read so far, there are practically no major problems, so you can read it with confidence. One more thing: don't read this without thinking, because some of the exciting moments are on the surface, while others are not. If you don't understand them, don't waste your time.

45. 45 金 The Ferocious Golden Scale 金鳞凶猛 Sweet Potato Monster红薯怪Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted “Heroine, wait!” “Be quiet!” … “Immortal maiden, don’t be afraid. I’m not a demon.” “I am.” … At first, Li Su only wanted to cultivate in peace. But the women in this world are too fierce, so he’ll just have to be a little bit more ferocious~ 16.3kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
46. 46 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 8.7kReads8.2Score693Shelves

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    [Sending a Heart] ①: An old snake in the village accidentally ate a human pill and gained sentience. From then on, the cultivation world also had a snake ancestor. [Sending a Heart] ②: In the terrifying world of cultivation, humans are the most intelligent beings in the world and the best spiritual medicine. Therefore, people eat each other...

47. 47 从 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as a Villain 从反派开始修仙 Shen Jiuyu沈九裕Eastern Fantasy679k WordsOngoing [No female lead + villain protagonist + no sanctimoniousness + ruthless and decisive + no System + handsome, white-haired male lead] A guide to this book: The protagonist is a thoroughly evil person. It's dark, so please stay away if that's not your thing. Thank you. To obtain purer and more powerful strength, and to live forever, Xin Wuyu murdered his father and brother, wiped out his clan, and slaughtered entire cities. He committed every evil imaginable for his own selfish ends, making every 1.2kReads8.2Score101Shelves
48. 48 梦 Nightmare Game: This Hunter Is Way Too Terrifying 梦魇游戏：这个狩猎者也太吓人了 Armed Swimming Across the River of Forgetfulness忘川河里武装泅渡Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [1v4 Mode + Horror Worlds + Fusion with Dangerous Personalities + No Female Lead (Though if there has to be one, it's the Evil God Cthulhu)] The mysterious online game Midnight Nightmare was released. Players could enter horror worlds and tackle dungeons, or choose between the Hunter and Runner factions for an asymmetric 1v4 showdown. Ling Yichuan awakened the Character Template Fusion System. From then on, he fused with one terrifying boss after another, becoming the nightmare of every player! 1.6kReads9.4Score192Shelves
49. 49 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 16.4kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] I've read it once, twice, three times, four times! It's a novel I can never get enough of, and I can read it a hundred times over! The very beginning is so captivating, it made me explode! Oh my god, it's so intense, so good! I can't take it anymore! My friends, it's so good, please save me! [Please Follow][Please Follow][Please Follow]

50. 50 魔 The Demon Emperor’s Steward 魔皇大管家 Night Owl夜枭Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted Demon Emperor Zhuo Yifan incurred a deadly calamity after obtaining the legacy of an ancient Demon Emperor. After being reborn, he was plagued by his inner demons and had no choice but to become the steward of a fallen clan. Watch as this ruthless Demon Emperor leads a small family to the pinnacle of power. 2.1kReads9.1Score263Shelves

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