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. 51 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 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 5.5kReads8.3Score415Shelves

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   📖Family, don't worry about running out of books to read! I highly recommend "Wait for Me to Enter the Pass, and Great Confucian Scholars Will Debate the Classics for Me (I Feed on Immortals and Buddhas)"! The protagonist, Zhou Qingfeng, lives in a corrupt and chaotic world, facing countless hardships, yet he always manages to make the best choices at crossroads in his life. He doesn't have a system or any cheat codes; he relies entirely on his wisdom and decisiveness to carve a bloody path through this cruel world. 😎 From being sold into slavery to rising step by step, every step is thrilling. The political intrigue and strategic battles in the book are absolutely captivating, with various factions scheming against each other and the situation changing rapidly. Moreover, the writing style is unique, the plot doesn't follow the usual path, and the absence of a female lead allows the story to focus on the protagonist's growth and adventures. If you like plot-driven stories and decisive male protagonists, go for it! You won't be able to put it down!

3. 53 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 97kReads8.4Score10.9kShelves

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   Aside from being a bit wordy in some places, he's a demonic brat.

4. 54 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.6kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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   They are all demonic, using any means necessary.

5. 55 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.8kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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   That dragon-like figure often haunted her, like a nightmare, driving her almost mad. But now, she had completely let go. Under her Fire Phoenix Seal's suppression, the creature couldn't have escaped; it was probably already a pile of mud. As for her, her injuries had healed, her life essence had reappeared, and she had a bright future ahead of her. Why bother arguing with a dead man? "Phoenix, after ten thousand years, the Void Realm has reopened. Would you like to go?" The face on the paulownia tree smiled. "The Void Realm?" Jiang Jiufeng frowned slightly. "How did the Void Realm reopen?" "A bunch of ignorant humans triggered the Meteorite Array, causing the Ancient Star God to descend and smash open the gates of the Void Realm," the face on the paulownia tree said. Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiufeng shook her head and said, "Indeed, ignorance is bliss. However, this was all within our ancestors' calculations, so it's not surprising!" "Furthermore, there is another important matter." The face remained silent for a moment, then solemnly said, "The Azure Emperor has returned!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiufeng's body trembled violently, as if she had heard something extremely shocking, her eyes widening. Until now, she had never lost her composure. "Is this true?" Jiang Jiufeng's voice was filled with excitement. "That's right! The Azure Emperor has returned, and the wood-elemental laws of this world are being perfected. This is irrefutable proof!" The face on the tree spoke loudly.

6. 56 脚EN Trampling Misfortune, I Seek Immortality in Chaotic Times 脚踩不祥，我于乱世证长生 Yi Chen易尘Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] Chen Changming, a menial disciple of a sect with no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment, discovers that something is seriously off about the body-tempering technique he switches to: the more he practices it, the stronger it gets. After a hundred repetitions, its power increases tenfold, and one punch can shatter a thousand-pound boulder! After a thousand repetitions, its power increases a hundredfold, and his body can withstand a Golden Core magic treasure without a sc 50.9kReads8.3Score4.3kShelves

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   I stayed up all night reading when I was short of books.

7. 57 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
8. 58 修 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 Deep Autumn in Baili百里深秋Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 44.6kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves
9. 59 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.8kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
10. 60 宗 Our Sect Is Dirt Poor, but the Disciples Are Rolling in Money 宗门一贫如洗，弟子富得流油 Qingbixi清碧溪Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + no System + no harem + lighthearted + martial world] “Want to become an inner sect disciple? With free room and board?” Unable to resist the temptation, Jin Xiaochuan charged straight into the Nine-Story Tower, only to discover that it was a demonic sect officially registered with the authorities. 62.7kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves
11. 61 道 Fellow Daoist, Lend Me Some Spirit Stones to Spend 道友借点灵石花花 Thousand-Year Crane千年鹤Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Demonic Path] [No Saintly Goodness] [No Golden Finger] [Establishing a Dark Forbidden Zone] Fellow cultivators stockpile food, while I stockpile guns. My fellow cultivators are my granary. In this cultivation world where human lives are as worthless as grass, Lu Ji happened upon demonic cultivation techniques and became a demonic cultivator hated by all. He betrayed his master and ancestors, slaughtering living beings to break through to the next realm. To survive in this world of the 1.7kReads7.0Score113Shelves

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    Aside from the numerous typos, it's actually quite pretty. O(´^`)o

12. 62 他 They Call Me a Demonic Taoist 他们喊我妖道 Upholding the Three Views秉持三观Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted [Lovecraftian Cultivation + Utterly Wicked Unorthodox Path + No Heroine + Light Ensemble Cast + Born Human + Great Goodness, Utter Darkness + All Living Beings as “Foundation”] In an age of the Five Turbidities, bizarre cultivation, and the end of the Dharma... “I, Zhu Ping'an, was just a boy scraping by in a borderland. At first, I only wanted to survive...” Yet as he journeyed on, he discovered that everywhere he looked, this world was written with just two words: “devouring people”! If that's 165Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation in the "Kingdom of Immortality" style: The protagonist achieves the Great Dao by taking all living beings as the foundation.

13. 63 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

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    The first book wasn't as drawn out; it was alright, quite similar to *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*.

14. 64 凡 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 Chu Dong楚冬Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 63kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
15. 65 这 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ Mr. White Robes白衣先生Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 471Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The first book: A thrilling legend set in a myriad of worlds, the plot twists and turns like a surging tide, as the protagonist overcomes all obstacles, writing a breathtaking adventure across the vast universe, delivering exhilarating excitement. The second book: Breaking with convention, the protagonist, an antagonist, shoulders the responsibility of saving the world. A unique perspective, the clash between good and evil, and the protagonist's journey to defy fate are full of twists and surprises, making it highly engaging. The third book: Rich in dark themes, the protagonist's ruthless pursuit of immortality sees humanity and desire locked in a deep struggle. His struggle and striving in the darkness paints a picture of power struggles and ambition, captivating the reader. The fourth book: The villain's wisdom and ambition are on full display as he enters the fray, stirring up trouble and revealing his deep cunning in his schemes. The story revolves around the villain's earth-shattering plan, with a tight plot, full of suspense and tension, drawing readers in for a deeper exploration.

16. 66 主 The Protagonist Is Dead? This Villain Will Save the World 主角战死？由我反派拯救世界 At War with Cilantro与香菜不共戴天Eastern Fantasy552k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [Mostly invincible] [The protagonist has no System] [There is a System in the story] Lu Feng fails his High God tribulation, and the inner demon takes control of his body. He reaches the Divine Universe Realm and becomes a great villain. From then on, mountains and rivers crumble, and countless legacies are wiped out! A protagonist is born in accordance with the will of Heaven and rises rapidly, sealing the demon in Fallen Demon Mountain. The world then enjoys five thousand years o 5kReads9.2Score501Shelves
17. 67 黑 Darkness: I'll Stop at Nothing to Live Forever 黑暗：我不择手段只为永生 Lin Qianye林千也Eastern Fantasy177k WordsCompleted [Dark Style + Cold-Blooded Protagonist + No Female Lead + Profit Above All + No Goody-Two-Shoes] How does one rise above the mortal world? The sky is high, the land vast, and the road stretches far. Sects stand everywhere, myriad races run rampant, and across billions of miles, who will rule over all? Through the ages, kings have vied for supremacy, and with a mere gesture they blot out the sky, proving the eternal Dao. In a chaotic age, he carves a path through bloodshed and wipes out all trace 581Reads5.1Score—Shelves
18. 68 反 The Villain Enters the Game Himself, Scheming Against Heaven, Earth, and All Living Beings 反派以身入局，谋天谋地谋众生 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted [Villain + System + high IQ + scheming + defies destiny + ruthless and decisive] Dongfang Wudao: “Si Hanyue, I saved you right here three years ago!” Si Hanyue: “Did I ask you to save me? Who told you to meddle?” Dongfang Wudao: “I turned your family from a nobody into a first-rate power. You didn't notice that?” Si Hanyue: “What, are you trying to guilt-trip me with that? Wasn't it your duty?” Dongfang Wudao: “You asked me for resources. Did I ever turn you down?” Si Hanyue: “You can't even han 3.8kReads8.5Score390Shelves
19. 69 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-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

20. 70 作 The Daredevil System: Tricking a Demonic Cult Witch from the Start 作死系统：开局忽悠魔道妖女 Midsummer Night仲夏的夜Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing Zhang Chunan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking disciple who is about to be sacrificed by his sect, and binds himself to a “death-seeking” System. [Tell the Demon Sect Saintess within ten seconds, ‘You have too much demonic aura. Come back to my room with me so I can give you a thorough examination.’ Fail the mission, and your soul will be annihilated!] In desperation, Zhang Chunan looks at the stunning demoness no one dares meet the eyes of. Zhang Chunan: “Demoness, you have way too m 134.8kReads8.8Score17.1kShelves

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    A book to save you from a reading slump, a novel about demonic cultivation. A plot-driven story with many female characters, but no main heroine.

21. 71 魔 Demonic Path: Giving the Cultivation World a Little Shock 魔道：给修仙界一点小小的震撼 A Newbie with Plenty of Experience新人老油条Eastern Fantasy102k WordsOngoing [Traditional xuanhuan]+ [No System]+ [No harem]+ [Not a saint]+ [Transmigration] “Five thousand years is long enough, Ancestor. We really can’t keep freeloading and waiting to die!” “Second Aunt, Third Sister, trust me. There are beauty pills aplenty out there.” “Fourth Uncle, once we’re out, you can drink all the fine wine you want.” “Fifth Uncle, stop drinking pig and sheep’s blood all day. You stink to high heaven!” “Sixth Grandfather, those damned orthodox cultivators! Look how hungry they’v —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 仙 The Most Devoted Man in the Immortal Realm? No, He Cultivates the Way of Unfeeling 仙界第一深情？不，他修无情道的 Owl Monster枭怪兽Eastern Fantasy97k WordsOngoing [Absurd comedy + cunning schemer + play the pig to eat the tiger + showing off and face-slapping + crafty trickster + has a System + plenty of maternal love + never lets a grudge go unanswered] Gu Qingyuan is reborn in Gu Family Town and awakens the Immortal Realm's Number One Devoted Lover System. Every time he moves someone, he earns Affection Points that he can exchange for all kinds of treasures. As a result, Gu Qingyuan earns himself the title of the Gu family's shameless lecher. Combined w 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, please support me.

23. 73 资 Not Gifted Enough? Let Me Borrow Your Spiritual Root! 资质不行？借道友灵根一用！ Dust Is No Immortal尘不似仙Eastern Fantasy105k WordsOngoing [Demonic cultivation + Ruthless and decisive + A sharp mind + Mortal’s path to immortality] The ordinary youth Xiao Chen is forced to set foot in the cultivation world. He has no help, only endless perseverance! His spiritual roots are inadequate? Then he’ll take someone else’s! His comprehension falls short? Blood sacrifice will make up for it! One person is too weak? The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls will show him what it means to have strength in numbers! Thunder can rise from a clear sky. Whe —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can probably guess what kind of character the protagonist is just from the title, and it's not mindless at all; the details are well-developed. I recommend adding it to your bookshelf to read later; it's excellent.

24. 74 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. 75 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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    Oh oh oh oh oh oh

26. 76 开 From the Start, I Castrated Myself: After 999 Resets, I Became the Demon Ancestor 开局自宫，回档999次成魔祖 Lone Boat on the Desert漠上孤舟Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Survive in the Blissful Demon Sect, Starting with Self-Castration] [Survivalist path] [Rewind] [Blissful Sect] [Surviving in a demonic sect] Just after transmigrating to the cultivation world, Zhou Ping is kidnapped and taken to the Blissful Sect to undergo its entrance trials. Within two hours, those whose bones are corroded by love poison will die; those who surrender to lust will die; and those with mediocre potential will die too! To resist the fire consuming his body, Zhou Ping resolutely 1.6kReads8.5Score103Shelves
27. 77 时 Time Rewind: The Giant Claw Torments Me Again and Again 时间回溯：巨爪虐我千百遍 Dai Sanmiao代三秒Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing A gigantic claw descends, blotting out the sky! All things in the world are wiped from existence But it doesn’t matter. I am the Lord of Time, and I wield the heaven-defying ability to turn back time. So what if you slap me to death? I die and come back to life, then you slap me down again! Heh~~~ You puny giant claw, watch me, Immortal Li, make you vanish with a snap of my fingers… Oh no~~~ Sorry, Great Claw! I spoke out of turn… Please go easy on me~~~ Ugh 8.5kReads8.5Score511Shelves
28. 78 修 Cultivation: Starting as a Slave 修真：从奴隶开始 Awake in a Haze梦醒迷离Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted [Longevity + master of staying under the radar] Chen Xin obtains a cultivation modification tool. All he wants is to become an invincible cultivator devoted to pursuing immortality, but a mistaken choice of starter pack leaves him stuck with ten lifetimes of slave origins. A hundred years of effort across ten lifetimes as a slave is not even one ten-thousandth of what those gifted prodigies possess from birth, but Chen Xin will never give up on the path to immortality. “Being born poor is no dis 18.5kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
29. 79 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.8kReads5.5Score362Shelves

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    This is amazing!

30. 80 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 788Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend some books to everyone; the novels on this list are all excellent and well worth reading!

31. 81 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves
32. 82 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 64.6kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves

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    Heretical cultivation of immortality, corpse refining, and ghost raising

33. 83 诡 Cultivating the Weird Way: I Can Devour the Weird and Evolve Without Limit 诡道修仙，我能吞食诡异无限进化 Cold Dog Food冰冷的狗粮Eastern Fantasy154k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Cultivation]+ [Self-Serving and Cunning]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] Fang Sheng’s mind was ill. Every day, he would lose control and sink into bizarre hallucinations. The hallucinations showed a world twisted beyond belief, filled with terror, madness, and things beyond comprehension. Tens of thousands of people in a county knelt before the statue of the Mountain God and burned themselves to death. An old beggar at the entrance to a village gave birth to a monster w 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone should check out this book! It's a dark and eerie cultivation novel, similar to Daoist fantasy, but with cultivation techniques and realms. I think it's really good and I've been following it ever since! [Eating melon emojis]

34. 84 我 I Am Sword Poison: The Cultivation World Trembles 我，剑毒，修仙界颤抖抖 Running Leaves运行叶子Eastern Fantasy170k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of cultivation, Lin Yuan discovers that his sword qi is poisonous. It's not coated in poison: it can corrode spiritual energy and contaminate magical treasures with a true toxin. The righteous path calls it an evil art, while the demonic path calls it a supreme treasure. Lin Yuan just wants to use modern chemistry to turn this “poison” into the key to overturning the old order. Spiritual energy is waning, the upper classes have a monopoly, and those at the botto —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score125Shelves

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    Dark fantasy, the protagonist is born with nothing, initially leading his teammates to their deaths for a chance encounter. Later, wanting to monopolize treasures, he burns his teammates like firewood, even using the dead enemies to refine the White Bone Pill. Starting from chapter 35, he gains control of the Five Poisons, and later even uses the Demon Seed of the Dao Heart to control others. [Licking screen]

36. 86 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
37. 87 阎 The King of Hell Returns: Not to Become an Immortal, but to Cultivate the Ghostly Way 阎君归来，不为成仙，只修鬼道 The Blue Fellow Loves Canned Food蓝胖子吃罐头呀Eastern Fantasy838k WordsOngoing A hundred years ago, the Lord of the Netherworld disassembled his body and passed away. The laws of the underworld collapsed, and reincarnation fell into chaos. A hundred years later, the Nine Stars aligned and the Big Dipper hung upside down. Yan Chuan, a good-for-nothing young clan lord who had been humiliated and jilted, had his spiritual platform shattered by a tribulation of lightning, and memories of his past life came flooding back! He had once been the Netherworld Yama who held power ove 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivating the Ghost Path [Sending Heart]: The Zhao clan colluded with the Demonic Sect to slaughter his entire family, and even dared to use a thousand innocent cultivators as sacrifices to activate a killing array? Enraged, he extracted souls to reveal their crimes, letting the traitors' evil deeds be proclaimed to the world, and then summoned the Netherworld Flames to eternally imprison them in the Avici Hell! Rewarding good and punishing evil is never ambiguous, and the surrounding cultivators, witnessing this divine power, all bowed their heads in submission, willing to follow King Yama to build a new order!

38. 88 葬 The God-Burying Demon 葬神魔 Zanglong Yuxie葬龙羽邪Eastern Fantasy356k WordsOngoing A demon cultivates the Way for himself with grit and perseverance; a demon kills without mercy to protect those closest to him; a demon sacrifices himself for the greater good, bringing light to heaven and earth. A demon is a ruler! He embodies an unyielding will and the spirit of pressing forward without fear, acting and cultivating as his heart desires. Watch as the demonic cultivator Shen Tu Ming sets the continent ablaze with a passionate wave of demonic cultivation. 181Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivating demonic powers, wielding a long spear, decisive in killing, not a saint, building power, subduing subordinates, body tempering, traditional fantasy.

39. 89 潋 A Bewitching Romance 潋滟情 Fu Shuiyuan符水鸢Fantastical Romance302k WordsCompleted White hair and violet eyes + one-sided crushes (ship whoever you like) + a touch of universal adoration A top-tier heiress from a powerful family, she was once a top corporate heiress and a shadowy assassin. Reborn into a cultivation world, she becomes the beloved youngest legitimate daughter of her clan. Born with white hair and violet eyes, she is secretly mocked throughout the Nine Provinces. People sneer that the Mo Clan, one of the five most powerful cultivation families, has given birth to 3.5kReads—Score726Shelves

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    The female lead is truly ruthless; she possesses top-tier talent in the Supreme Ruthless Path, you should know that, even her writing style is cold and detached.

40. 90 他 They All Want Me Dead, Yet I Attain Eternal Life 他们都希望我死，而我证道永生 Light Rain ey微雨eyEastern Fantasy152k WordsOngoing (Villain protagonist + no female lead + ensemble cast. Some parts challenge conventional values, so read with caution. The opening chapters are a slow burn.) Lingzhou Ming, one of the Eight Venerables, was erased amid the chaos across the heavens after stealing the inheritance of the Longevity Clan, an act the world could not tolerate. Everyone believed Lingzhou Ming was dead. But ten years later, he returned. Who says good and evil cannot be cultivated together? Some people are so good they see —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Demonic Cultivator Villain Protagonist

41. 91 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗废材 Qin Gengxin秦更新Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + traditional fantasy + multiple heroines + espionage + battles of wits] Ye Huan is a disciple so disappointing that even the Hehuan Sect wants nothing to do with him. By chance, he obtains an inheritance, and from then on becomes a man who can hold up the heavens. One way for men to survive in the Hehuan Sect is to become spies. As it happens, Ye Huan is an espionage enthusiast, and with his exceptional powers of logical deduction, he matches wits with all sides on the covert fro 1.8kReads7.2Score173Shelves

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    [Laugh][Cool][What][Smiling][What][Pouting][Cool][Making a face][Pouting][Cool][Awkward laugh][Shy]

42. 92 港 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Resonating with Birds与鸟共鸣Mystery889k WordsOngoing Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 2.8kReads5.6Score150Shelves

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    Book review, book review, please write a book review [smirking]

43. 93 天 Lord of the Tianyuan Pavilion 天渊阁主 Classmate Little Sugar, Your Candy Isn't Sweet小糖同学糖不甜哦Eastern Fantasy164k WordsCompleted Zhao Yichuan, who rose from Qingzhou City, takes charge of the Tianyuan Pavilion amid the chaotic age of the immortal heroes. With a single sword, he breaks all techniques. Decisive and ruthless, he never dithers, taking one step straight to godhood. With no romantic entanglements to hold him back and only his Dao heart eternal, watch him forge a legend worthy of the Pavilion Master of Tianyuan in an Eastern fantasy world. 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no right or wrong.

44. 94 护 The Demon Venerable Who Dotes on His Little Sister 护妹魔尊 Can't Stop Updating断不了更Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing "Unorthodox Cultivation + No Female Lead + Mortal's Journey + Decisive and Ruthless + Troubled Times + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + Nurturing" Year One of the Human Era: The war between humans and demons ended in humanity's victory. The common folk at the bottom of society thought the world would finally know peace, but they had no idea that the real disasters were only just beginning. Powerful rogue cultivators began forming clans. The cultivation families grew stronger, while rogue cultivato 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cold-blooded, unsystematic, and unreborn.

45. 95 魔 The Demonic Cultivator Sacrifices All Living Beings 魔修祭众生 Half-Mad Drunkard半疯的酒鬼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse227k WordsOngoing [Dark story + blood-path demonic cultivator + no female lead + modern technology combined with demonic cultivation + not mindless + pursues eternal life by any means necessary + everyone is smart] In troubled times, heroes rise up everywhere. I had no intention of fighting for dominion over the world, but the people are suffering. So when the realm descends into chaos, a demonic cultivator emerges. 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even more monstrous than the Great Love Immortal Venerable, the protagonist is a pure dark demonic cultivator with no unspeakable secrets. He kills and manipulates people for amusement, kills his comrades to seize their inheritance, seduces wealthy heiresses to plot for their fortune, devours his sworn brother to enhance his aptitude, slaughters an entire village for a blood sacrifice to refine pills, and deceives his mentor and frames and kills his classmates. His divine power is the Nine-Nine Blood Silkworm, a blood sacrifice for all living beings.

46. 96 我 I Took My Phone With Me to Cultivate Immortality 我带手机去修仙 Seven Strings Like a Waterfall七弦如瀑Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted I've already reached Foundation Establishment, and you want me to compete in the Olympics!? I've already reached the Golden Core stage, and you want me to go to college!? I travel back and forth between the world of immortal cultivation and Blue Star. Watch me take a nuclear bomb and go fishing with it! Use a magical treasure to freeze the volcano about to erupt on Blue Star; knock aside a meteorite headed for the planet with one hand! This is the story of a modern city boy who takes his 795Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    A shocking event is coming! He participated in the Olympics after achieving Foundation Establishment, went to university after reaching Golden Core, travels between the two worlds, uses nuclear bombs to blast fish and magical artifacts to deal with crises. Come and see!

47. 97 以 Proving Heaven and Earth Through Magic 以魔证天地 A Blunt Knife温钝的刀Eastern Fantasy92k WordsOngoing (Ordinary-person progression) (No System) (Demonic cultivation) (Decisive and ruthless) (Pure romance) Zhao Qingtian was rejected by heaven and earth and cast aside by his family, yet he ultimately became an Immortal Venerable. He traveled through the Three Realms, using an entire world to forge a cauldron. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    First, I know the author; second, I recommend this book—partly because it's very good, and secondly because it was written by my brother.

48. 98 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy492k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 6.4kReads—Score623Shelves

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    The cunning protagonist forces the male lead to scavenge for scraps, loot corpses, deliver the final blow, and imprison a young beauty. His actions are consistently outrageous, the pace is fast, and the action is packed with thrilling moments – a must-watch! [Shy][what][shocked]

49. 99 陆 Lu Chen’s Cultivation Chronicle 陆辰修真记 An Alpha-Centaurian Going Back and Forth一来二去的阿尔法星人Eastern Fantasy105k WordsOngoing The male lead transmigrates to a world of cultivation and takes things one step at a time. No golden finger, just an ordinary mortal cultivating to immortality... I’d be very happy if I didn’t have to write an introduction. If you have any suggestions after reading, feel free to leave a comment. I’m new to this. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm just writing this for fun. I'd appreciate any suggestions, including plot development routes and alternative paths for the mortal cultivation genre.

50. 100 血 Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道 Maple Waiting for Dawn等待黎明的枫Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race 461Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A world without spirits, a world of blood-based evil cultivation. Dark fantasy, high-energy throughout. No system, no cheat codes, no special abilities. Traditional mortal cultivation.

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