Looking for Urban Cultivation Novels. Nothing Too Over-the-top, Please. 求都市修真小说，太装逼的不想看

1. 51 都 The First Immortal Returns to the City 都市归来第一仙 Wu Xiaowu勿小悟Urban4.1M WordsCompleted After six years of blood and turmoil, he returned as the pinnacle of another world. He had spent sixty thousand years cultivating in that other world, slaying immortals and gods, destroying Buddhas, with a Demon Palace to guard the world and divine weapons to awe the heavens. Even though he was invincible, he could never forget the blood feud of the past. At last, he crossed the cosmos and descended upon the city! The Demon Lord has arrived, his cultivation power shaking the heavens! Those who b 9.9kReads8.3Score896Shelves

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   🔥🔥He weathered 60,000 years of trials and tribulations in another world, becoming an invincible being. Driven by hatred from six years ago, he descends upon the city. With demonic power and divine might, he seeks revenge on his former perpetrators.

2. 52 都 Urban Cultivation: Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain 都市修仙：下山无敌万万年 Uncle Chen辰叔叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Cultivation + Swordsmanship + Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Infinite-Level] Before he turned eighteen, he never wanted for food or clothing. After he turned eighteen, he went hungry nine days out of every three. “Xiao Chen was abducted by a blind Taoist priest and taken to a remote mountain to cultivate immortality for eight years!” Eight years later, he descended the mountain on his sword, and his path to invincibility officially began… Heaven and earth are impartial 20.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
3. 53 我 My Name Is Sun Zei, Not Thief 我叫孙贼，不是贼 The Chubby Guy Who's Always Dieting一直在减肥的胖哥Urban6.4M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st 43kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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   These novels are worth reading.

4. 54 穿 Transmigrating to the Capital to Deliver Takeout 穿越首都送外卖 The Great Righteousness of the Blind瞎之大义Urban2.0M WordsOngoing I transmigrated from the Qin Dynasty to 2024. With a pocket dimension and cultivation techniques, I keep a low profile while delivering takeout in the capital! My identity is ordinary, my job even more so, and every day is plain and uneventful. But somehow, keeping my head down turns me into a big shot. It's not only realistic to read, it's incredibly satisfying! (All stories are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) 23.8kReads8.7Score2kShelves
5. 55 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves
6. 56 沉 After Waking from a Thousand-Year Slumber, Bureau 749 Came Knocking 沉睡千年醒来，749局找上门 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Bureau 749 is a mysterious organization and classified agency, said to specialize in the study of supernatural phenomena and time. Everything that science cannot explain, from supernatural phenomena, ghosts and monsters, and strange or gifted people to those who practice the Dao, falls under the jurisdiction of Bureau 749. As a result, Bureau 749 keeps records of these people who transcend the ordinary world, assesses the danger they pose, and sorts their files into categories. Among them is the 30.3kReads7.5Score3.6kShelves

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   I time-traveled, but it seems I time-traveled a bit too early, so I buried myself. Then, someone dug me out of the Ailao Mountains. 🤤🤤🤤

7. 57 都 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 Snow Flying Across the Page纸上飞雪Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Do immortals really exist? It's hard to say, but there are certainly people in this world who continually cultivate in pursuit of immortality… 626Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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   A decent cultivation fantasy set in an urban setting

8. 58 大 First Year, New Semester: Welcome, Ancestor of the Nascent Soul 大一新学期，恭迎化神老祖 End User最终用户Urban500k WordsOngoing [Cultivator Returns + Technical Mastermind, Unbeatable + Lighthearted and Witty + Calculated Carnage + Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] After accidentally transmigrating to the cultivation world, I weathered three thousand years and finally became an ancestor at the Deity Transformation stage! Who could have guessed that one careless move would get me stabbed in the back by my betrothed Dao companion? With no choice but to grit my teeth, I broke through layer upon layer of encirclement and escaped t 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My new urban fantasy novel is seeking your support!

9. 59 满 Max-Level Cultivation: The Demon Descends Upon the Mortal World 满级修为：魔临人间 Shadow Beneath the Moon月下的影子Urban262k WordsCompleted [Invincible from beginning to end + fast-paced + no female lead + doesn’t hide his strength + decisive and ruthless + the Myriad Worlds + no saintly protagonist + no romantic entanglements] Immortal Emperor reborn? System owner? Top tycoon? Ruler of the Underworld? Powerful alien race? With a single thought, I’ll make your souls scatter into oblivion. The Demon Emperor descends. He slaughters until Heaven and Earth run red, wiping out everything in his path. The Demon Emperor descends, and te 150Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   Not pretentious

10. 60 重 Reborn as an Ordinary Cultivator 重生之俗人修真 Super Old Pig超级老猪Urban3.7M WordsCompleted After drifting aimlessly through his thirties, Chen Hao is reborn in 1998. In his previous life, he achieved nothing and faded into the crowd, constantly scrambling to make ends meet and trapped by money. He was nothing but an ordinary, worldly man! In this life, the ordinary Chen Hao starts a business while cultivating immortality, using his advantage of knowing what lies ahead to build a financial empire. Through cultivation, he discovers an astonishing world he never knew existed in his previ 313Reads8.2Score104Shelves
11. 61 都 Urban Cultivation: Starting with an Inherited Taoist Temple 都市修仙：从继承道观开始 Chen Qingzi陈青子Urban547k WordsOngoing [Modern city + End of the Dharma Age + Taoist temple + Cultivation + I’m the only one with magic powers early on + Showing off in public + Spiritual qi revival later on + Invincible...] After transmigrating to a parallel world much like Earth, Peng Changqing inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple and unexpectedly embarks on the path of cultivation! A bag of spirit rice is all it takes to gather true qi for cultivation. An ordinary talisman can cure every illness with a wave of the hand! Practice t 159Reads6.4Score—Shelves
12. 62 都 A Strange Cultivator in the City 都市修仙奇人 Charlie Comfortable-ski查理舒服斯基Urban1.5M WordsCompleted After the protagonist gets bashed in the head, a stroke of luck leads him to open up a mysterious world. There, he finds a spirit spring, spirit herbs, dense spiritual energy, and a thirty-to-one time multiplier, along with powerful cultivation techniques, all kinds of martial arts, talisman-making, alchemy, astrological divination, beast taming, and the art of formations. With such an incredible stroke of fortune, the protagonist's life goes into overdrive. You know what I know, and I even know 12.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
13. 63 狂 Crazy Bro 狂哥 Nowhere to Be Seen神无踪Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [A complete, top-quality novel with decisive action and a thrilling power fantasy] Four years ago, Su Beichen was taken away by a cultivator who said he was a one-in-a-million cultivation prodigy. He was told to train for three years. When those three years were finally up and he was ready to descend the mountain, he was told he had to spend another year in the mortal world tempering his heart. His cultivation and eyesight were sealed. Who could have known that, just as the four years were up an 3.4kReads8.6Score394Shelves

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    This book is all about relentless slaughter, no showing off, just killing enemies as soon as you encounter them.

14. 64 我 I Cultivate Immortality in the City and Crush Anyone Who Dares Defy Me! 我于都市修仙，杀穿一切不服！ Ink Blossom Flow墨花流Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Reborn into a second life, Ye Hao has died twice. In his first life, he died a miserable death. In his second, he rushed into the forbidden Abyssal Rift in pursuit of a higher realm and died with his head held high. Now he has entered a third life, returning to the moment he died in his first. This time, Ye Hao won't be reckless. He is determined to perfect both his cultivation and his life. And so, a god who kills without hesitation arrives in the bustling city. The campus belle throws herself 279Reads7.3Score103Shelves
15. 65 我 I Have an Immortal Mountain in the Countryside 我在乡下有座仙山 Brewing a Pot of Big Red Robe Tea泡杯大红袍Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + rural underdog comeback + thrilling wish fulfillment] Zhang Wei, a poor young man from the depths of the mountains, was patient and devoted to his parents from childhood. But on his third-year college birthday, a rich classmate set him up and beat him to death. He thought his life had ended, but a gray stone slab that gathered souls, hidden in a cave in the backyard vegetable garden of his family home, pulled him back from the morgue. It also unexpectedly unlocked a vast tro 10.3kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    Good novels aren't judged by ratings, but by their writing style and character development. I feel anyone who misses this one is missing out big time. The author's writing is beautiful, the emotions are genuine, and the writing is masterful. The characters are vividly portrayed and fully developed. The plot is full of twists and turns, suspenseful moments, unexpected yet logical. The detailed descriptions are particularly brilliant.

16. 66 都 Urban Cultivation: It Begins in the Freshman Library 都市修仙传，从大一图书馆开始 Tonight Is Not Like the Days of Our Youth今夜不似少年游Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Nie Yan is an ordinary college student. A chance encounter changes the course of his life, sending him down a different path. An unknown, wondrous, and dangerous world awaits him. 651Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 万 All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你 Zi Dan紫萏Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ❤️[May you be blessed immediately] Once a celestial being from the Nine Heavens descended to the mortal world, he experienced all the hardships and tribulations of human life. He remained steadfast in his Daoist heart and grew against the odds. After successfully transcending his tribulations, he returned to the Divine Court.

18. 68 修 A Cultivation Genius in the City 修真天才混都市 Crazy Bullet Comments疯狂弹幕Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Dao Ancestor Zhang Haoran failed to overcome the Chaos Lightning Tribulation and was reborn at eighteen. His medical skills, magical arts, and X-ray vision ability all awakened, letting him thrive in the modern world with no obstacle in his way. 2.5kReads—Score135Shelves
19. 69 守 The Keeper of the Palace 守宫人 Guan Yu Doesn't Brag关羽不吹牛Urban265k WordsCompleted He is the last of three generations of palace guardians at the Forbidden City. According to the ancestral rule, the guardian of the dragon in this generation must suppress all evil across the land and protect the mountains and rivers of China for all time. An ordinary young man joins the National Secret Bureau’s Seventh Division, a clandestine Chinese agency for the supernatural, and becomes a low-ranking probationary investigator. He walks the shadowed streets of the city, suppressing the rese —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    His ancestral teachings commanded him to guard the dragon and suppress evil. The young man roamed the shadows of the city, warding off haunted houses and sealing away malevolent forces, awakening his dragon blood in countless life-or-death battles. When evil cultivators from all directions joined forces to invade, attempting to seize the extraordinary foundation of China, he single-handedly shouldered the weight of the ancient land. A high-octane, non-stop thrill ride!

20. 70 渡 The Tribulation-Surviving Ancestor Is Reborn in College 渡劫老祖重生上大学 Wen Qiao问瞧Urban628k WordsCompleted On the Yun Yao Continent, who can stop someone from surviving tribulation and ascending? Reborn in college, can he make up for his regrets and find fun along the way? Back on Yun Yao, who is the mastermind, and who will control the tides of fate? Ascend to the Immortal Realm and crush the Immortal Emperors: who can stand against him? The protagonist, Zhang Fan, transmigrates from Earth to the cultivation world. After keeping his head down for 200 years, he finally becomes a Tribulation-Surmount 247Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this new book; it's quite good. The protagonist, Zhang Fan, is reborn and returns to Earth. He goes to university, cultivates immortality in the city, returns to the cultivation world to uncover the truth, fights his way to the Immortal Realm, crushes the God Realm, and ultimately becomes invincible!

21. 71 仙 The Immortal Venerable Returns to the City: This Time, I’m Going to Take It Easy! 仙尊重回都市：这次我要摆烂辣！ Liangzai亮崽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban life]+ [School]+ [Students]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Comedy]+ [Modern cultivation]+ [The One and Only Immortal] “Can you really call it indulging in pleasure when you're an immortal cultivator?” The Taiyi Immortal Venerable, who once slew thirty-six great demons in a single day, slammed the table and rose to his feet. After perishing in a tribulation of eons, his ruthless path to immortality shattered, and he returned to his youth. The only human in the Demon God Realm suddenly understood: Immor 3.7kReads8.3Score273Shelves
22. 72 都 Urban Super Playboy 都市超级纨绔 Vulture in the Desert沙漠里的雕Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Highly recommended by a bestselling author, a hit across the web] [Exhilarating and hilarious, the ultimate stress relief] An Immortal Emperor returns to find himself a spoiled young heir who cares only about eating, drinking, and having fun. His father hopes he’ll make something of himself, his fiancée has completely lost faith in him, and scheming villains keep stirring up trouble... All right, all right. Starting today, I, Su Yang, am turning my life around. I swear I’ll shatter everyone’s i 62.6kReads8.3Score5.9kShelves
23. 73 无 The Peerless Divine Doctor 无双神医 Wandering Dragon浪子龙Urban356k WordsCompleted Urban fantasy + traditional Chinese medicine + martial arts + miracle doctor + ancient martial arts + ruthless protagonist He is on the verge of death, with only one month left to live. And yet he is also: A peerless physician who can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bones; An unparalleled martial artist who protects justice single-handedly. He is Ye Fan, the new master of the Dragon Guard Hall. What earth-shattering secret lies behind his dual identity as a physician and martial 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A potentially good book?

24. 74 买 Buy a Rock and Cultivate Immortality 买个石头去修仙 Jingdong Wanderer京东游侠Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Urban + period setting + immortal cultivation] Thanks to a mysterious stone, high school student Zhao Ming unexpectedly begins his journey of immortal cultivation. While his peers are still studying late into the night, worrying about the cost of dating and fretting over their future careers, he has already become a top tycoon, a miracle doctor, and a big shot in a special government agency. 381Reads9.2Score102Shelves

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    If I could exchange my heart for yours, then I would know how deep my longing for you is.

25. 75 会EN The Young Farmer Who Can Cultivate Immortality 会修仙的小农民 Nocturne夜曲Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Urban Cultivation]+ [Everyday Life] On his way home, Su Ye is bound to an unknown pocket dimension that has flown in from beyond the heavens. Inside, he finds not only a legacy of cultivation techniques, but also incredibly rich spiritual energy and a spirit spring! Best of all, time flows faster inside than in the outside world. The medicinal herbs and fruit trees Su Ye transplants into the dimension are transformed by the spiritual energy… 16kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
26. 76 元 Nascent Soul True Lord: Reborn in High School, I Cultivate Immortality Under the Radar 元婴真君，重生高中低调修仙 I'm So Done with You, You Old Trickster俺服了你个老六了Urban323k WordsOngoing It was only a tribulation to become a Deity. If I died, I could just start over. But now I’m back in a modern city where spiritual energy is scarce. What’s Lu Yun supposed to do? As the only cultivator in the world, Lu Yun can only sigh helplessly. He has no choice but to quietly grow stronger, then amaze the entire world. 256Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 都 Carefree Immortal of the City 都市逍遥仙 Zi Buh an子不寒Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Urban + Cultivation + Multiple Heroines + Spiritual Qi Revival] This novel is entirely fictional. Please do not apply it to real life. After an accident, Lin Xiaoyao inherits an Immortal Emperor's legacy and begins an extraordinary new life, burdened with the mission of saving the Immortal Realm. In the mortal world, beautiful chairwomen and stunning sisters flock to his side. In the Immortal Realm, he slays countless enemies, points his sword at the summit, and looks down on all c 52Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Urban cultivation, without excessive showing off.

28. 78 一 One Moment of Awakening, and I Became a Cultivation Master in the City 一念觉醒，我成了都市修仙大佬 A Cup of Murky Wine浊酒一杯Urban4.1M WordsOngoing Soon-to-be graduate Li Chun inherits the secrets of the mystic arts. With medicine in one hand and occult techniques in the other, his divine eyes reveal fortune and misfortune, and he slays demons and monsters. He wards off evil and suppresses wicked spirits. From then on, his life is a breeze as he trounces spoiled rich heirs and protects beautiful young women with nowhere to go. 313Reads—Score102Shelves
29. 79 重 After Being Reborn, I Became an Invincible Cultivator 重生之后我成了无敌的修仙者 Recluse of Cold Mountain寒山居士Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Experience a different kind of cultivation world: an invincible cultivator reborn, decisive and ruthless, with an entirely original story and no clichés. No saintly do-gooder nonsense, just humorous, down-to-earth writing! Gu Yunfeng, a history teacher, unexpectedly returns to his younger self more than twenty years in the past and acquires an incredibly powerful legacy from an extraterrestrial cultivator, becoming an invincible cultivator himself. Thus begins a remarkable life of invi 1.3kReads8.1Score116Shelves
30. 80 都 The Cultivation System That Helps Me Become an Immortal Emperor 都市之修仙系统助我成就仙帝 Taotie Battles the Black Tortoise饕餮战玄武Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In a modern city where spiritual energy is scarce, Xiao Yuchen accidentally activates a cultivation System with his Primordial Saint Body and embarks on the path of cultivation. By taking on various challenge missions, he gains top-tier alchemy, medical, and artifact-refining skills, along with mastery of the highest-level formations. Along his journey, he helps those who deserve kindness, punishes those who deserve scorn, and saves those worthy of respect. In the end, he marries the person he l 4.5kReads8.9Score386Shelves
31. 81 我 I Taught Myself Cultivation in College! 我上大学时自学修仙！ Chen Tang, the Old Scholar陈唐旧书生Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban xianxia + amorous swordsman + dominating the world in the later stages + saving a collapsing world] Before starting university, the utterly ordinary Chen Xingyu happened to take a one-day trip to another world, where he learned the art of immortal cultivation. After returning to Earth, he planned to keep a low profile and secretly live forever. But an ancient immortal revealed the truth about the world to him: Spiritual energy would eventually revive, and the Demon King was about to desce 1.7kReads8.2Score153Shelves
32. 82 都 I Told You, I’m Not Making Up My Novels! 都说了我写小说不是编的！ Holding Ink, Questioning the Heart执墨问心Urban376k WordsOngoing Yan Linyuan, a student at Xinghai University, has a secret: the cultivation novel he wrote that took the entire internet by storm isn’t made up at all! Ever since he was born, he has had a continuous dream every fifteen days. In it, he is the cultivation world’s undisputed strongest: the Half-Immortal of Dreams. He knows every cultivation technique, pill, and secret from his dreams by heart, but he can’t cultivate in real life. With no other choice, he poured all this “real stuff” into a novel, 34Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Switching to "cultivation mode" every fifteen days, Yan Linyuan wrote his dream experiences into a novel, which unexpectedly became a viral sensation online. However, after a mysterious car accident, he not only gained the ability to smash assassins with his bare hands, but also discovered that the elixirs and talismans from his dreams could materialize in reality!

33. 83 从 Urban Cultivation, Beginning in the Late Nascent Soul Stage 从元婴后期开始的都市修仙 Xuanzhong Mu of the Mountains山中玄木Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban cultivation + Nascent Soul cultivator returns to the city + play the pig to eat the tiger + invincible + campus beauty + enjoying mortal life] After graduating from high school, Lin Xuan sets off on a trip and unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. After a thousand years of arduous cultivation, he finally reaches the great perfection of the late Nascent Soul stage. But during a desperate escape, a streak of white light sends him back to Blue Star. A full thousand years have 3kReads6.4Score289Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The protagonist is a Nascent Soul cultivator who returns to the city, but there isn't much showing off; it's just naturally logical.

34. 84 五 Chronicles of the Five Spirits 五灵云志 Idle Pen with No Master无主笔闲Urban624k WordsCompleted [No System, no harem, one female lead, urban cultivation, ready to fight when challenged, an ordinary mortal's rise] In a modern metropolis thousands of years in the future, a mysterious cultivation sect lies hidden in the Kunlun Mountains. It is called the Penglai Immortal Pavilion. Chen Xian never dreamed he would one day find himself in such a dramatic situation: his girlfriend was stolen away, and the moment they broke up, torrential rain began to fall. Nor did he ever imagine that he would 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a modern fantasy novel I recently started reading! The general plot revolves around the aftermath of an ancient war between immortals and demons, after which the immortal realm fell to earth, forming the Kunlun Mirror. The protagonist, Chen Xian, an orphan, accidentally enters the Penglai Immortal Pavilion to cultivate. Possessing the bloodline of the five elements, how will he save the world and carve out his own path? Let's see how the author unfolds the story…

35. 85 都 Urban Cultivation: After Eight Years of Immortality, I Return Invincible 都市修真：修仙八年，归来既无敌 Salty Fish and Eggplant咸鱼茄子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + endless power fantasy + decisive killing] Qin Changqing falls off Mount Tai and accidentally lands in a secret realm of cultivation, where he obtains the legacy of an Immortal Lord. After eight years, he finally breaks through to the Golden Core realm and returns in triumph, beginning a legendary life! One day, Qin Changqing stands above the powerful families and martial clans, clad in white like a young immortal descended from the heavens. Qin Changqing: “I’m invincible. Do 2.7kReads8.1Score235Shelves
36. 86 修 A Cultivation Master on Campus 修真高手在校园 Giving Out Red Envelopes?发红包吗Urban4.9M WordsCompleted I picked up an improper cultivation manual. Should I practice it? Urgent, waiting for answers online! 1.4kReads8.1Score117Shelves
37. 87 魔 A Demonic Cultivator’s Everyday Life on Campus 魔修的青春校园日常 Melancholy Lemon忧郁的柠檬Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Supreme Above All] [Urban Cultivation] [Funny and Entertaining] [Everyday Campus Life] [Lighthearted and Enjoyable] [Ensemble Cast] A Demon Venerable at the Tribulation Crossing stage is hunted down by several righteous Immortal Venerables. When he wakes, he discovers that he has returned to his youth. It's 2018, an era everyone remembers fondly, a time that lives on in people's memories as something beautiful. Against this backdrop, a demonic cultivator experiences the everyday life of a teena 8kReads7.7Score649Shelves
38. 88 风 The Way of Feng Shui Cultivation 风水修行路 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Guan Tianlong, is the heir to the Guan clan of the south. After grasping the essence of his family’s core technique and receiving an infusion of spiritual energy from Heaven and Earth, he soars to greatness, and his clan’s power surges as well. He unexpectedly acquires the Nine Dragons Cauldron, which enables him to pioneer a new method of forming a golden core. With the help of feng shui, formations, alchemy, and artifact forging, he embarks on a legendary journey, even contrib 533Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, Guan Tianlong, is the heir of a powerful family. He comprehends the essence of cultivation techniques, receives a surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and soars to great heights. He also unexpectedly acquires the Nine Dragon Cauldron, thus pioneering a new method of Core Formation. Through the use of feng shui, formations, alchemy, and weapon crafting, he embarks on a legendary journey, further contributing to national defense by establishing an aviation industrial park... The story is meticulously structured, grand, magnificent, exciting, and free of clichés! It's definitely worth reading.

39. 89 都 I’m Already an Immortal Emperor, Spoiling My Kid Is No Problem! 都仙帝了，宠娃没毛病吧！ Professor Dibohei迪波黑教授Urban620k WordsOngoing [Immortal Emperor returns + doting dad + everyday life + heartwarming + not brainless + showing off in public + no System] At forty, bankrupt and two million yuan in debt, Dong Ge decisively jumped into a river to escape it all. But he didn’t escape. Instead, he got a one-year trial pass to the Immortal Realm. From mortal to Immortal Emperor, he outlasted a pile of rivals and mastered the secrets of karma and time and space. The only thing he never figured out was his own wife and child. At last 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    No pretense, no affectation; it's all about relatable everyday life and lighthearted routines. A heartwarming and delightful book about a cute baby and his dad.

40. 90 赵 The Immortal Cultivation Chronicles of Zhao Hao 赵昊修仙传 Dragon Tornado Maple龙卷枫Urban115k WordsOngoing With spiritual qi revival, mysterious transmigrators, and all sorts of bizarre events unfolding before Zhao Hao, he may be an ordinary person, but he resolves to seek out his own opportunities amid the hustle and bustle of the city and embark on a journey to explore the path of cultivation. His heart is full of anticipation and longing for the unknown, and countless trials and hardships lie ahead. But he firmly believes that as long as he stays true to himself and bravely presses on, he will eve —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban cultivation, no boasting. The protagonist was originally an ordinary working-class man, but he unexpectedly encountered a powerful figure who had transmigrated from the primordial era, successfully attracting the attention of the Heavenly Dao and nearly getting beaten up. However, he still managed to embark on a cultivation journey without serious injury. Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Dao then sent a clone of the Crooked-Mouthed War God to hunt him down.

41. 91 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves

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    This is a slice-of-life story with multiple female protagonists. The protagonist helps beautiful women solve their problems and cultivates immortality. It's an urban high-martial arts story with "no spiritual energy" cultivation. There's no system, no old man, no rebirth, and no time travel. It's a straightforward, easy way to cultivate immortality. You can fight or kill as you please.

42. 92 离 After My Divorce, I Cultivate Longevity by Selling Tea 离婚后，我从卖茶修长生 The Wind Blows Through the Clothes in Yunyang云阳风吹衣Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] [Mortal's Journey] [Fantasy] [Ancient Martial Arts] [Pocket Dimension] [Adventure] Chen Yuan's life hits rock bottom: bankrupt in middle age, his wife has run off, and he has nothing left. Then he unexpectedly gains an immortal inheritance. A spring of spiritual water gushes forth, and a tender shoot at his fingertip becomes spirit tea. One sip sends his cultivation soaring, and selling a pound brings in a fortune! Powerful tycoons line up to hand him money, a policewoman c 14.9kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Urban cultivation, Qi refining, Foundation building... Not mindless pretense.

43. 93 穿 The Live-In Son-in-Law’s Road to Comeback 穿成豪门赘婿的逆袭之路 Pouting Bro翘嘴哥Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Learn from the live-in son-in-law how to create a hit [Transmigration] + [face-slapping] + [thrillingly satisfying] + [comedy] “A wage slave wakes up as the live-in son-in-law of a wealthy family? His father-in-law, the richest man in town, slams the table and calls him ‘useless.’ His icy wife throws a divorce agreement at him, and even the maid pities him for ‘living off the Chen family’! But no one could have imagined that this son-in-law, trampled into the dirt, actually has eyes that can see 3Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a satisfying underdog story, don't miss "The Son-in-Law." He starts out looking down on everyone, but then pulls out all the stops to deliver a stunning comeback and prove them wrong. The plot is incredibly exciting!

44. 94 维 There's a Leaderboard at the End of the Dimension 维度的尽头有个榜单 If I Were to Leave若归去Urban149k WordsOngoing This novel’s main focus is ascending to higher dimensions, with plenty of material involving time and planes of existence. I’ve been developing this idea for three years. It shouldn’t be too bad... right? Those who support a new author are early investors. Thank you, everyone! Scene break After gaining the authority of a fourth-dimensional life-form, Zhao Yu gazed into spacetime for the first time. So... The possibilities of the fifth —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great novel. It tells the story of a powerful figure who seems to have amnesia at the beginning, transmigrates to another world, and rises from weakness to the top. The plot is humorous and engaging; highly recommended.

45. 95 修 Cultivation? My Skills Are Maxed Out 修仙？我技能满级 Jiu Li Shen Shen九黎深深Urban440k WordsOngoing Lin Ye, born with an F-grade crippled meridian, awakens max-level comprehension. Any cultivation technique he gets his hands on becomes perfected at once. While others toil away at their training, he has already deduced the perfect techniques and embarked on an invincible journey from campus to the abyss. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will definitely suit your taste! The author's writing style is quite original; so far, I haven't seen any overly exaggerated boasting or face-slapping projects.

46. 96 天 The Heavenly Realm 天域 Lazy God懒神Eastern Fantasy482k WordsOngoing Shen Dong lives in seclusion deep in the mountains with his alcoholic father. He has made his living chopping wood since he was ten, though his father has secretly taught him a wealth of knowledge. When Shen Dong turns eighteen, his father passes away. Following his father’s dying words, Shen Dong goes down the mountain. At an inn, he meets Cai Qingquan, a transmigrator, who cheats him out of all his money. Later, the head chef arranges for him to enter Shenglin Academy. His outstanding literary 47Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    I can't believe my eyes! The immortal genius from *Heavenly Realm*, who once bullied his junior brother, saw him knock out the demon army and immediately knelt down, begging to be taken as a disciple.

47. 97 全 Global Awakening: But I’m Containing the Gods 全球觉醒：我却在收容神明 Cola Cap可乐盖Urban253k WordsCompleted “You say you're Sun Wukong? Fine, show me your somersault cloud.” “Even the Jade Emperor has to pay rent. Those are the rules.” “Other people awaken with a cheat ability. I awaken with a shelter, and they don't even damn well pay me.” “Can you gods stop wrecking my home when you fight? I rent this place, and I had to pay three months' rent upfront.” The gods of the entire world are being hunted by an unknown presence, and the protagonist is the only “vessel” capable of containing divine essences 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Help! While others successfully awaken their powers and reach the pinnacle of life, the protagonist fails to awaken and ends up as a refuge for Sun Wukong? This modern mythological slice-of-life is just too interesting!

48. 98 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    It's a really good novel. It's about daily life in the city, and it covers various aspects of martial arts, including the development of internal strength, bone-strengthening techniques, tendon-strengthening techniques, and marrow-washing techniques. The writing is delicate, and the audiobook version is also very well done.

49. 99 高 Every Master Starts as a Food Delivery Rider 高手都是从送外卖开始的 Orange Second Brother橘子老二Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In a modern city that is prosperous yet fiercely competitive, an ordinary teenage delivery rider spends every day hustling to make ends meet, worn down by the pressures of work. By chance, he helps a woman who has lost her way, and the two gradually fall for each other. But the gap between the boy’s humble life and the woman’s background seems impossible to bridge. Then the boy unexpectedly awakens a supernatural ability, and this secret attracts the attention of a hostile organization of abilit 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Awakening of superpowers leads to disaster! A delivery boy is hunted down, his resources are stolen, he has to sabotage a relationship, and fend off monsters from another world! With his resilience and cunning, he levels up from the Foundation Establishment stage, ultimately saving the city, winning the heart of a beauty, and setting new rules!

50. 100 刚 Just Came Down the Mountain, and a Fertile Goddess Dragged Me Off to Get Married 刚下山，被幸孕女神拉去领证 Flowers Like Brocade花似锦Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Complete and highly recommended] [X-ray vision] [Ruthless action] [A goddess shows up with a child] Five years after that night, the goddess Luo Xuejing brings a child along to meet Li Feng on a blind date! Li Feng thinks a beautiful woman bringing a child to a blind date is a bad sign, only to discover that she’s the very woman he spent that wild night with five years ago! Daughter: “Dad, I want the stars!” Luo Xuejing: “Honey, I want them too!” Li Feng: “Wait a moment. I’ll knock the stars do 18.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Five years later, the goddess goes on a blind date with her child, only to discover she's the woman from her one-night stand years ago! Her daughter wants a star, and Luo Xuejing follows suit, to which Li Feng responds with a domineering "Take it down!" A montage of scenes involving infiltration, action, and childcare, packed with thrills, watch how this invincible dad spoils his wife and child—a perfect blend of sweetness and excitement!

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