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. 101 都 Cultivation in the City: Seeking the Way in the Mortal World 都市修真：凡尘问道 Rust-Colored Postman锈色邮差Urban448k WordsOngoing This is a long novel about cultivation in a modern city, telling the fantastical story of Lin Feng, a programmer on the brink of death who is unexpectedly drawn into the world of cultivation. By chance, he receives a jade pendant and clues to the Qing Nang Classic from Master Qingxu. From that moment on, his fate is rewritten, and an urban cultivation journey full of wondrous encounters and fiery adventures begins. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is pretty good. The male protagonist starts cultivating immortality in the city, and now I've seen him ascend to the Heavenly Court. He's funny and has a goofy personality. I recommend everyone check it out.

2. 102 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves

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   Both are fine; one is about going down the mountain for training.

3. 103 我 I'm a Cultivator. What's Wrong with Going All In? 我是修士，狂点怎么了？ Pavilion by the Pond池上楼台Urban984k WordsOngoing [Modern Urban Cultivation, Urban Fantasy, Xianxia] After Han Fang’s soul transmigrates into the cultivation world, he transmigrates back. Once he wakes, he deals with the fake young master who turned him into a vegetable, then resumes cultivation using resources he brought back from another world. There’s too little spiritual energy to cultivate these days, but fortunately, he has a soul dimension filled with spirit springs, spirit herbs, and spirit fruits beyond counting. He reaches Foundation 435Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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   He was young when he transmigrated, and he confronted his parents and adopted son; his fighting skills were off the charts.

4. 104 都 The Immortal Path in the City: My Daily Life as a Cultivator 都市仙途：我的修真日常 Clouds and Water, Zen Heart3532云水禅心3532Urban311k WordsCompleted When urban professional Long Yun is unexpectedly caught in a qi outbreak, he is rescued by the adorable young Wu Linger, and from then on enters the world of cultivation. By starting a law firm and developing AI technology, he devotes himself to serving society and improving his cultivation. In the bustling city, Long Yun and Wu Linger join hands as they navigate the path to immortality and its dangers, searching for the truth and a way forward. In the end, the two achieve success in cultivation —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This urban cultivation novel meets the following criteria: 🔥🔥 Super addictive and enjoyable! I can't guarantee everyone will like it, but it will definitely appeal to most people. The plot is novel and the setting is absolutely unique. You can read it with confidence.

5. 105 都 Urban Cultivation Against the Heavens 都市之逆天修仙 Sleep God睡神Urban3.4M WordsCompleted He survived his tribulation, only to face a powerful heavenly calamity and be ambushed by the trusted retainers he relied on most. He didn’t die. He was reborn. In this life, he’ll cultivate the path to immortality anew and forge an unshakably solid foundation. In this life, he’ll make up for the countless regrets of his previous one. He’ll crush everyone who once looked down on him, insulted him, harmed him, or betrayed him! Ancient martial arts clans and inherited mystical arts are nothing but 13.5kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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   By day, they are overwhelmed by work performance; by night, they pick up cinnabar talismans and instantly transform into demon-slaying masters. From a novice who doesn't even know all the talismans to sweeping away evil spirits with a wave of the talismans, behind all the glamour lies hard-earned strength.

6. 106 回 Returning to the Village to Honor My Ancestors, I Unearthed the Myriad Spirits Sect 回村祭祖，石磙炸出个万灵宗 Wild Phoenix 1983乱凤1983Urban266k WordsCompleted [Rural Cultivation, Comeback, Legacy, Divine Doctor, Farming] Unemployed, cut off financially, dumped, in a car accident, and in poor health, Wu Tianbao has become a thirty-year-old failure. He flees to his old family home in the countryside for some peace and quiet. While paying his respects to his ancestors, he bows to the stone roller goddess, only to crack the stone roller open and reveal a legacy token from the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect of the Primordial Era. The sect? Long gone. The legacy 397Reads8.2Score181Shelves

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   I guarantee it's close to real life; I wrote it based on my own village! Disagree? Bring it on! If you don't like it, hit me! Just entered the verification period, about to make my debut!

7. 107 人 In the City, I Received a Heaven-Defying Legacy from the Start 人在都市开局获得通天传承 A Stunning Flight Across the Snowfields雪域惊鸿Urban323k WordsOngoing This novel focuses on everyday life in the city, with cultivation serving mainly as a golden finger. If you’re looking for a mindless power fantasy, this may not be for you. A poor nobody from the very bottom of the urban world gets dumped and jumps into a river from the start, only to be dragged off by a goddess to register their marriage. By chance, he receives the legacy of the Lord of the Heavenly Teaching and embarks on a dazzling, colorful life! A little guy claws his way back from despair 25Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 修 Five Years of Cultivation, Invincible the Moment I Descend the Mountain 修仙五年，下山就无敌 Half the Night一半夜色Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [Passionate urban action + decisive and ruthless + funny and lighthearted + no do-gooder heroine] “Dear apprentice.” “Your master is begging you, come down from the mountain.” Five years ago, Ye Fan was abducted by his beautiful master and taken to Kunlun Mountain to cultivate immortality. He became the temple's only male disciple. Five years later, Ye Fan, who had vanished and was believed dead, returns in triumph, possessing peerless powers. A hidden dragon plunges into the depths, stirring up 9.1kReads9.1Score818Shelves
9. 109 牛 The Working Stiff's Cultivation Chronicles 牛马修仙录 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban782k WordsOngoing A nationwide online game turns out to be a path to immortality! Paralyzed from the waist down, he is forced to embark on the path to becoming an immortal! By day, Shi Jin is a food delivery guy, ground down by the hardships of life! By night, Shi Jin is a Great Golden Immortal, and all the gods from every direction had better keep their distance! This book has a bit of everything: spoofing Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and wreaking havoc in the Celestial Court and the Primordi 23.6kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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   If you don't laugh after reading two chapters, I'll convince you to laugh a little harder!

10. 110 我 My Daughter and I Share Eternal Life 我和女儿共长生 OoXianOo闲Urban832k WordsOngoing Jiang Xiuyuan, a guard to Qin Shi Huang, followed Xu Fu in search of the secret to immortality for the First Emperor. He brought along his daughter, Jiang Yiyi, one of the three thousand boys and girls sent on the expedition. Unexpectedly, they were caught in a shipwreck at sea and stumbled into the immortal Penglai Mountain together. The father and daughter received its inheritance, but when they emerged, they found themselves in the modern world of China, more than two thousand years in the fu 30Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    🍀Severely underrated novels✅Highly recommended by a 3,000-hour veteran reader✅Brothers, you can stay up all night to read them✅I'd call them the pinnacle of reading.

11. 111 捡 I Pick Through Trash, Yet I'm the Immortal Sect's Live-In Son-in-Law 捡垃圾的我，竟是仙门赘婿 Immortal of the Common Folk市井仙人Urban3.1M WordsCompleted On my first visit to her home, my future mother-in-law threw ten million at me to make me give up. How do I show her just how formidable I am? Also known as: The Immortal Was Once a Demon and I Can’t Fight, But I’m an Immortal 71.2kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves
12. 112 重 Reborn as a Mad Immortal in the City 重生之都市狂仙 Dream Pen梦中笔丶Urban10.0M WordsCompleted I cleave wind and thunder with my sword, blotting out sun and moon; with a single palm, I command the universe and scour the netherworld. There are six billion people in this world, yet I alone dare call myself proud and unrestrained. The Azure Emperor of the Immortal Realm was reborn ten thousand years in the past and descended upon a bustling city, a world of glittering lights and indulgence. Who gets drunk in the embrace of beauties, lost in luxury, and who stays clearheaded, sword in hand, r 8.3kReads8.8Score672Shelves

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    Urban cultivation, cultivating mind, body, and immortality.

13. 113 史 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Li Daoran李道然Urban14.5M WordsCompleted Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 42.4kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
14. 114 坐 Cultivating Immortality in the City with My Original Space 坐拥原空间在都市修仙 Lost Little Calf迷途小牛Urban501k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Lin Yi experiences his grandfather’s death and a family dispute over property. During a heated argument, his parents are injured, and he is beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital. By chance, he obtains an ancient space and embarks on the path of cultivation. From then on, he plays the pig to eat the tiger and gets the better of everyone. 589Reads7.0Score109Shelves
15. 115 张 Zhang Tangtang's 31st Book 张躺躺第31本书 Zhang Tangtang张躺躺Urban131k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stop looking for mindless wish-fulfillment novels! This one features a protagonist who awakens a divine eye after being knocked unconscious. He's not a saint, he doesn't drag things out, he takes down the village bully, builds his career, and flirts with beautiful women—it's high-energy from start to finish!

16. 116 绝 The Peerless Master Descends the Mountain and Becomes the Goddesses' Beloved 绝世高手下山成女神们的团宠 The Author's Apprentice作家的徒弟Urban692k WordsOngoing Urban cultivation, multiple heroines, beautiful CEO, super-S-dominant older woman, beautiful assassin, everyday urban life, decisive and ruthless, feel-good power fantasy. Zhang Zifan, an unrivaled cultivation expert who has lived in seclusion on a mountain, is ordered by his master to descend the mountain and protect Chen Xinyi, a CEO. He must also help her bring the "Nirvana" miracle drug she possesses to the world. While protecting her, he also ends up protecting her best friend, saving a bea 12Reads7.2Score—Shelves
17. 117 都 City Celestial Master: I Became a Taoist Priest After College 都市天师之大学毕业我成了道士 The K in Attack进击的小KUrban231k WordsCompleted Lin Zhao graduated from an ordinary second-tier university and is about to become unemployed. On the night of graduation, his roommate talked him into playing with a spirit board, and they really did summon an evil spirit. The broken sword left behind by his grandfather springs into action to protect him. Only then does he learn that the old man who taught him the Purifying Heart Divine Mantra as a child was once the foremost master of the mystic arts. When the ten ancient divine artifacts appea 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Grandpa is the number one master of the Xuanmen sect, his life's cultivation sealed within him! A college graduate uses modern technology combined with Taoist secret techniques to slay demons and protect the human world in the city!

18. 118 高 A Master Descends the Mountain to Cultivate in the City 高手下山之都市修仙 Ninety-Eighth Generation九拾八代Urban5.0M WordsOngoing [Overwhelmingly Satisfying Power Fantasy] [Invincible] [Master Returns from the Mountains] [Urban Cultivation] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Martial Arts] In modern society, spiritual energy is scarce and cultivation is difficult. Yet Jiang Chen spent just ten years on Mount Kunlun cultivating from an ordinary mortal to the late Foundation Establishment stage, demonstrating peerless talent. He was so exceptional that even his mysterious and powerful master couldn't help feeling jealous an 46.6kReads8.2Score3kShelves
19. 119 重 Reborn to Cultivate Immortality in the City 重生都市修仙 Jiang Chu江初Urban1.3M WordsOngoing A mighty immortal who had survived the tribulation, the strongest Immortal Venerable in the Star River, he was betrayed during his tribulation. With inner demons taking hold, he fell and was reborn. His previous life was full of regrets. Now that he has returned, the vast city and tumultuous mortal world await him. Facing the enemies of his past, he swears that this time he will crush them beneath his feet and reclaim his peak. 79Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    These are quite good. ①Gentleness is the eternal light in a dark world ②If I become the Green Emperor in the future, I will avenge the blooming of peach blossoms with an overwhelming aura. ③ A rare gem in the "Useless" series. ④ Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon

20. 120 修 The Abandoned Cultivator in the City 修真弃少在都市 ZF He KuangZF鹤旷Urban5.4M WordsCompleted A good-for-nothing? With one move at my disposal, the world is mine! Ye Tao is reborn and makes his way in the city! The campus belle, the career elites! He rises again, conquers the business world, cultivates immortality, slays demons, and returns to the pinnacle! I may not be a dashing playboy, but I'm easy on the eyes, and beautiful women all like honest guys like me. I'm naturally low-key, but people keep pushing me, so face-slapping and drawing hatred become my path to the heavens; 3.3kReads8.4Score319Shelves
21. 121 修 Seven Hundred Years of Cultivation, Reborn in the City and Invincible 修仙七百年，重生都市我无敌 Ordinary Cloud平凡的云Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The undefeated Immortal Venerable, who cultivated for seven hundred years, returns reborn. Decisive and ruthless, he plays the pig to eat the tiger, makes up for every regret in his heart, and cuts down everything that displeases him! 13.9kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves
22. 122 修 A Cultivation Expert in the City 修真强者在都市 Lingering Back and Forth流连往返Urban5.6M WordsCompleted After his gold-digging girlfriend cheated on him, an ordinary young man from the city unexpectedly inherited the legacy of a mighty cultivator. From then on, he could summon wind and rain, becoming an immortal among mortals. A renowned traditional medicine doctor? My disciple. A gang boss? My underling. A top power player? My subordinate… With one hand, I turn the clouds and bring in endless wealth; with the other, I summon rain and slap faces. Life is this exhilarating, this satisfying! I leave 22kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
23. 123 重 Reborn in the City: The Abandoned Cultivator 重生都市之修真弃少 Beiliang Persimmon北椋柿子Urban956k WordsOngoing [Modern cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Laying low and building strength] Ye Xiu was a rogue cultivator from the Star Origin Continent. After unexpectedly being reborn in the modern world, he becomes the abandoned young master of the Ye family. You may be strong, but what can you possibly do against me? 706Reads8.4Score100Shelves
24. 124 都 The City’s Powerful Cultivator 都市修真强少 Eggs Boiled in Porridge蛋煮粥Urban3.8M WordsCompleted On his very first day reborn on Earth, Lin Zifeng did something huge: he dumped Ye Qingrou, the most beautiful woman in the capital, then voluntarily cut ties with the Lin family. One problem after another soon came his way! Watch as a good-for-nothing climbs to the pinnacle of the world! 968Reads7.0Score102Shelves
25. 125 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Slap the Girlfriend Demanding an Outrageous Bride Price 穿越后，我给天价彩礼女友一耳光 Loves Cloud Toast爱吃云朵吐司Urban329k WordsOngoing My girlfriend demanded 880,000 yuan as a bride price. I turned around and slapped her. A clichéd transmigration story with a fresh twist. Cultivation, demon beasts, secret realms... What lies beyond all this? I'm close to finding out. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban cultivation novel, by a new author

26. 126 山 The Wild Doctor of the Mountains 山野狂医 Little Huangy小黄yUrban4.2M WordsCompleted A country boy is beaten and has his right leg broken after talking back to the dean’s son, forcing him to return to his village to make a living. By chance, he inherits the legacy of a divine physician. From then on, his life takes off, and he rises to power, achieving a spectacular life beyond anyone’s wildest dreams... 7kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    It's been a long time since I've read such a satisfying urban fantasy novel. It's really good; there are extraordinary things happening in an ordinary village.

27. 127 诸 The Legends of the Gods: The Eternal Night Era 诸神传说：永夜纪年 Ye Mu Yu夜木羽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The new book, The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City to Prove His Dao, Taking an Invincible Path of Cultivation from the Start, is now available. [Urban Setting from the Start] [Nearly Invincible] [Cultivation] [Multiple Heroines] [Does Not Hide His Identity] [爽] After successfully slaying a god and seizing the divine essence of the Eternal Night God, one of the world's Seven Great Deities, the assassin Ye Chen returns to Huaxia alone, carrying a "divine artifact" coveted even by the Five Supe 3.7kReads8.6Score280Shelves

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    A 22-year-old Innate Realm expert returned to China alone with the Eternal Night Stone. This divine artifact, which contains the core power of the Dark Star, has long been coveted by various forces in Europe, North America, and India, and the storm of the underworld is sweeping towards China.

28. 128 身 A Master of Chinese Martial Arts, Practicing Immortality Through Science 身怀国术，科学修仙 Jiazi the Master甲子上人Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Yang Lin, a mobile phone sales clerk who has studied traditional Chinese martial arts for three years, is transported by a ball of five-colored light to a world of cultivation after an unexpected stroke of fate. See how he uses the math and science knowledge from his previous life to cultivate through science, and rise to prominence in the cultivation world with his martial arts and Tai Chi. A rational, well-founded take on scientific cultivation, with clear logic. 5.9kReads8.7Score466Shelves

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    A different kind of cultivation novel, without clichés or a system.

29. 129 蓝 The Cage of Blue Star, the Purple Star's Calamity 蓝星的牢笼，紫微量劫 Jiazi the Master甲子上人Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Immortals don't interfere in the mortal world, demons don't trouble the people, beasts don't become monsters, and humans never see demons or ghosts. What secrets are hidden in Ailao Mountain, Shennongjia, Kunlun Mountain, and Guixu? Where are the immortal mountains across the sea, the Celestial Court, and the Underworld? Lin Yun, an ancestor whose soul has returned to the Blue Star, begins cultivating in a world drained of spiritual qi. He visits forbidden lands, searches for the Celestial Court 238Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 168.2kReads9.1Score15.8kShelves
31. 131 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Awaken the Heavenly Eye from the Start 灵气复苏，开局觉醒天眼 Green Mountain Couch Potato青山咸鱼Urban269k WordsCompleted [Urban spiritual qi revival + awakened supernatural powers + special abilities + founding a cultivation sect + creating original cultivation arts] Spiritual qi emerges on Earth in the Dharma-Ending Age, and all living things can absorb the energy of heaven and earth. As the most intelligent beings, humans have sought the path to immortality since ancient times. Countless cultivation theories have emerged, along with many ancient texts and handwritten notes on cultivation, but no one has ever ver 3.6kReads7.3Score125Shelves

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    The daily training doesn't involve many face-slapping scenes.

32. 132 尘 The Sealed Path to Immortality 尘封的仙路 Utopia on the Tip of the Tongue舌尖上的乌托邦Urban382k WordsOngoing Lin Yue is struck by a meteorite fragment and fuses with the Five Elements Essence. After his eyes mutate, he embarks on the path of cultivation, and all kinds of strange people and events begin to appear. The secrets of legend begin to reveal the truth. The Wu Clan, lost to history; the elusive path of immortality; Buddhism, flourishing with worshippers; the sunken continent of Atlantis; the ancient people hidden deep within the Earth; the mysterious Moon; and bizarre flying saucers… As all the 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality: an alternative interpretation of history and mythology.

33. 133 万 All Paths Lead to the Netherworld 万法归宗幽冥路 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban441k WordsCompleted The male lead regains his youth and cultivates immortality while working as a gatekeeper at an art school. He has eight immortal senior sisters from the Maoshan School’s Zhengyi Sect, an adorable little fox from Qingqiu Mountain, and Jiegeng, a thousand-year-old demoness. The capital’s number-one Grand Princess comes looking for a hug from him every night. 182Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Urban fantasy/supernatural novels featuring gods and ghosts.

34. 134 妻 My Wife Cheated, and I Awakened Memories of a Past Life 妻子出轨觉醒前世记忆 An Xu Jiuhe Xia Shao安墟九河下梢Urban237k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + fantasy + urban + alchemy + medicine + supernatural abilities + treasure appraisal] After his parents, the richest people in Jianghai City, are persecuted and murdered by powerful figures, Xu Fei loses his family and everything he owns. He goes into hiding and scrambles to survive. Fortunately, an ancient corpse, the Immortal Emperor, passes its teachings on to him. He masters the mystical art Yin-Yang Formula, gaining medical knowledge, understanding yin and yang, reading fate an 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good, worth watching! Urban fantasy with cultivation elements 😎👍🥰

35. 135 陪 The Mother Who Came Along as a Student Is a Teacher 陪读妈妈是老师 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban266k WordsCompleted [Urban wish fulfillment] [Multiple heroines] [Superstar] [Older woman] [Auntie] [Fiancee] [Everyday realism] [Nuclear apocalypse] The male lead is sent back to the past after a nuclear explosion. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 返 The Man Who Grew Young Again 返老还童的男人 Yin Qianchen银千臣Urban1.1M WordsOngoing A baby adopted by a widow was born looking seventy years old. Then he began to age backward, slowly growing younger. At eighteen, he looked like he was in his fifties. In the end, he became a baby and died in the arms of the person he loved most. 1.7kReads7.9Score107Shelves
37. 137 游 A Dragon Roams and Plays Among the Flowers 游龙戏花都 Lanling Four Pillars兰陵四柱Urban928k WordsOngoing [Medicine + Antiques Appraisal + Tycoon + Revenge + Family Secrets + Cultivation + Romance] A golden-scaled dragon is no pond-dweller. Long Xiaotian once had a bright future, but accidentally caused someone's death and was wrongly imprisoned. Fortunately, he inherits the teachings of a mad old Taoist, mastering gambling, medicine, cultivation techniques, antiques appraisal, and more... After his release, he sets out on the path of revenge and enjoys the pleasures of the City of Flowers... —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 重 Lao Wang from Chongqing 重庆老王 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban1.6M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.3Score116Shelves
39. 139 都 The Ghost Valley Physician of the City 都市鬼谷医道高手 An Xu Jiuhe Xia Shao安墟九河下梢Urban451k WordsCompleted His wife of four years has been unfaithful. Lin Changfeng, who is suffering from cancer, is devastated, then unexpectedly awakens memories of his past life and inherits the legacy of Guigu. With the profound medical arts of Guigu, he reaches the Dao, understands yin and yang, reads fates and physiognomy, and identifies spiritual treasures... He takes the city by storm, commanding wealth, beauty, and power, and begins his comeback. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 沪 Shanghai Auntie’s AI Male Model 沪上阿姨AI男模 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban857k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Chen, struggles to survive in an apocalyptic world during the Great Depression, then unexpectedly transmigrates to an alternate-world Shanghai in the 1990s. And so Wang Chen’s happy life begins! 4.1kReads7.1Score270Shelves
41. 141 鬼 The Peerless Divine Physician of Ghost Valley 鬼谷盖世神医 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣Urban7.4M WordsCompleted [Tycoon + Urban + Medicine + Invincible + Antiques] My younger sister was gravely ill, my girlfriend betrayed me, and they even forced me to raise another man's child! Chu Xiaotian, legitimate heir of the Chu family of Shangjing, suffered one disaster after another. At the brink of despair, he unexpectedly awakened the legacy of the Ghost Valley Profound Medicine Canon. With miraculous healing hands, he cured intractable illnesses. With a discerning eye, he identified priceless treasures. His ma 49Reads7.4Score—Shelves
42. 142 极 The Irresistible Playboy 极品桃花男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban611k WordsCompleted [Urban feel-good story] [Slice of life] [Set in the 2020s] [Realistic everyday life] [Multiple female leads] [Dongguan Prince Hotel] [Transmigration to the apocalypse] [Genetically enhanced super soldiers] 419Reads8.5Score105Shelves
43. 143 我 My Cool and Elegant Female CEO 我的冷艳女总裁 Gu Yue古月Urban2.0M WordsCompleted When it comes to medicine, he can bring the dead back to life. When it comes to strength, he's at the pinnacle of martial arts. When it comes to connections, he has influence everywhere. When it comes to wealth, he's richer than an entire nation. He comes down from the mountains because of a marriage contract, intending to break off the engagement. Instead, by a twist of fate, he meets a stunning, icy-cold CEO. He thinks calling off the engagement is a sure thing, but then he runs into her again 359Reads8.1Score118Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's fast-paced, not frustrating, the protagonist is all-powerful, and he constantly shows off and slaps faces. It gets better as you go on. It's already completed.

44. 144 寒 A Poor Scholar's Tribulation of Great Tang's Beauties 寒门状元大唐红颜劫 Yin Qianchen银千臣Historical356k WordsCompleted Li Guo’er, the Tang Dynasty’s most beautiful woman, is Princess Anning and the youngest, most beloved daughter of Emperor Zhongzong, Li Xian. The most seductive princess in the Tang Dynasty, she is strikingly similar to the protagonist’s wife. After the male lead transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, he discovers that Li Guo’er looks exactly like his wife. Determined to save the only person in this world who reminds him of family, he works tirelessly and vows to save Li Guo’er, who was killed at ju 361Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 十 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban767k WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 251Reads6.9Score145Shelves
46. 146 都 The Mad Immortal of the City 都市狂仙 Had Another Two Taels又喝了二两Urban604k WordsCompleted I once roamed the world with a sword on my back, drunk with beauties in my arms, waking with a killer’s blade in my grasp. Who could have known my female disciple would frame me? Today, I’m reborn in his body. If others bully or humiliate him, I’ll make everyone who wronged him kneel and tremble. I’ll tread the mountains and rivers once more, and punch through the firmament. I’ll break through the Heavenly Dao and cast that evil disciple into the abyss of damnation, where he’ll never be reincarn 95Reads6.4Score106Shelves

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    I think these three books are good! First, it's different from other urban fantasy novels. Secondly, gentleness is the eternal light in a dark world. Thirdly, it feels comfortable to the touch and looks beautiful.

47. 147 现EN Modern Immortal Cultivation, Starting with Handmade Spiritual Energy 现代修仙，从手搓灵气开始 A Clear Moon Left a Red Fan in the Little Tower小楼清月遗红扇Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Modern setting + scientific cultivation + rigorous worldbuilding + building a cultivation system from scratch] After obtaining a cultivation System, Li Xingkong thought he would soon be living the life of showing off, face-slapping his enemies, and ruling over everyone. But after years of studying, the System tells him there's no spiritual energy in this world? How is he supposed to cultivate like that? If he wants to cultivate, he'll have to make spiritual energy with his own hands! 2.5kReads7.6Score178Shelves

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    A modern-day cultivation story with a system, no female lead, involving the development of the solar system and the creation of various wonders. The plot is logically sound and well-written.

48. 148 上 Ancient Arcane Arts 上古秘术 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban914k WordsCompleted With an ancient secret art in hand, Qing Feng thrives in the world, gaining both fame and fortune. At last, he gets to live out the dream of becoming a great hero he had as a boy. Many secret arts originated in mysterious, distant eras, carrying ancient wisdom and endless mysteries. They are like mysterious gateways through time, leading us into a world filled with wonder and intrigue. The origins of these ancient secret arts can be traced back to the distant past. In that era, people used their 199Reads6.8Score—Shelves
49. 149 重 Reborn as the Silent Immortal Venerable 重生之沉默仙尊 The Yellow Springs Demon Saint of the Other Shore Temple in Qingzhou青州彼岸寺的黄泉妖圣Urban205k WordsOngoing Chen Mo, an Immortal Venerable, transmigrated into a body on Earth. On his journey through three thousand minor worlds, the Immortal Domain Beyond the Universe, and the ascended Divine Realm, he was invincible. Just as his name suggested, Chen Mo was not one for words. He killed anyone who crossed him, mortal or god, and ultimately stood at the summit of all gods, immortal and indestructible. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The novel brings the mindset of immortals to modern life in a remarkably realistic way. From conflicts in homeowner groups and workplace blame-shifting to family feuds, the protagonist uses the strategies of the cultivation world to handle human affairs, with sound logic and without being exaggerated.

50. 150 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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