Sword Cultivators with Mutated Lightning or Ice Spiritual Roots, Looking for Recommendations 剑修、变异雷（冰）灵根、求文

1. 1 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.4kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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   Mutant Dark Lightning Dual Spiritual Roots, Single Female Lead

2. 2 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 247.9kReads9.1Score20.3kShelves

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   These books all feature individuals with lightning-based spiritual roots, but they are not for sword cultivators.

3. 3 修 Cultivation: This Spear Cultivator Likes to Have His Fortune Told 修仙：这枪修有事喜欢来一卦 A Weeping Willow in the Orchard果园有颗垂杨柳Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Divination Tortoiseshell + Three Spiritual Roots of Thunder, Fire, and Wood + Spear Cultivator + Ruthless and Decisive] After transmigrating to a perilous world of immortal cultivation, Ling Chuan discovers that the damaged tortoiseshell that came with him has given him the ability to divine good and bad fortune. With the tortoiseshell’s power, he can always choose the path most favorable to him at every crossroads of fate! He cultivates the spear, commands the power of thunder, and comprehe 48.5kReads8.2Score5.4kShelves
4. 4 觉EN Awakening Supreme Ice Powers, Then Unrivaled All the Way! 觉醒顶级冰系，然后一路无敌！ Extreme Darkness Is Born of Light极暗诞于光Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Ice element] + [Long spear] + [High-octane thrills] + [Multiple heroines] (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later...) Lu Yuan transmigrates to an ability-user world teeming with ferocious beasts. Just as Lu Yuan expected, at the awakening ceremony, what awakens before his ability is the System, an essential perk for transmigrators! The System not only grants him a rare ability, but also gives him a chance to grow stronger by farming monsters! It’s just that there seems to be something a 50.2kReads7.2Score4.5kShelves
5. 5 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: Forging a Spirit-Ice Dharma Body 凡人修仙，灵冰铸法身 Light Swan Brush and Ink轻鸿笔墨Eastern Fantasy257k WordsCompleted [Ice spirit root][Artifact crafter][Formation master][Cultivates the Dao, body, and spirit] Realms: [Qi Refining - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deification] The Tianhuang Continent is rich in spiritual energy. Mo Yi is reborn in the cultivation world of the Tianhuang Continent. Born with a powerful divine soul, he awakens an ice spirit root, gains an ice spirit body, and cultivates the Dao, body, and spirit. He seizes the blessings of Heaven and Earth and lays the foun 867Reads—Score109Shelves
6. 6 玄 Xuanhuan: Starting with Dual Wind and Thunder Spiritual Roots 玄幻：从风雷双灵根开始 Love Jasmine Honey Tea n爱喝茉莉蜜茶nEastern Fantasy383k WordsOngoing [Slow burn] [Cultivation] [Lighthearted] [Thunder Spirit Root] [Traditional Xianxia] Chen Fang was walking along minding his own business when a stroke of luck sent him transmigrating to a fantasy world. As luck would have it, he also had dual spirit roots. From that moment on, a rising star emerged in the cultivation world. Cultivation realms: Qi Refining Foundation Establishment Golden Core Nascent Soul Deity Transformation 310Reads6.3Score—Shelves
7. 7 凡 The Supreme Sword God of Mortal Cultivation 凡人修仙之无上剑神 Bricks Are Hard to Carry砖头不好搬Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Fellow cultivator, wait up! If you were sent to cultivate in the world of immortal cultivation and given four choices out of twelve from the start, what would you pick? How far do you think you could go in this brutal world of cultivation? Nascent Soul? Deity Transformation? Or even further? 1. Early-stage Golden Core cultivation (random technique, top-grade Golden Core) and two fake-core puppets 2. Early-stage Golden Core cultivation (top-grade Golden Core sword cultivation technique) 3. Profou 1.8kReads5.4Score105Shelves

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   In the game "Mortal Cultivation," you start at the Golden Core stage and choose four out of twelve options. What would you choose? 1. Early Golden Core stage cultivation (random cultivation technique - top-tier Golden Core level) with two Pseudo-Golden Core stage puppets. 2. Early Golden Core stage cultivation (sword cultivation technique - top-tier Golden Core level). 3. Mysterious Heaven Puppet Refining Technique (Nascent Soul level technique). 4. Ancient Sword Formation Grand Canon (incomplete, includes ancient sword refining techniques). 5. One mid-Golden Core stage peak puppet with a Six-Talisman Treasure Drill Mountain Cone (Nascent Soul level). 7. Ancient Treasure Black Demon Armor (can withstand one full-force attack from an early-stage cultivator). 8. Ancient Alchemy Technique (incomplete) with twelve Foundation Establishment Pills. 9. One mid-Earth Rank spirit pet (random - mid-Golden Core level). 10. Magic Treasure Black Demon Cloak (Nascent Soul level, damaged version). 11. One set of each of the Five Elements cultivation techniques (top-tier Golden Core level). 12. One set of Nascent Soul level cultivation techniques (matching option one).

8. 8 玄 Xuanhuan: The Number One Sword of Jiuzhou 玄幻：九州第一剑 Gazing Alone at This Starry Sky独仰这星空Eastern Fantasy366k WordsCompleted Gu Linfeng, a young man from a remote border town, awakens an exceptional Heaven-Rank Sword Spirit Root. From then on, he rises to prominence and embarks on the path to becoming a supreme powerhouse. With a single thought, he reaches the heavens, fearing neither immortals nor demons! 72Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   A lighthearted and humorous cultivation novel. The protagonist is a sixth child, who conquers the world with two comical spirit beasts. The story is exciting, and he learns how to be a person in the cultivation world. It includes alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and spatial manipulation.

10. 10 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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    Chaos Spiritual Root, Spatial Spiritual Root, Ten Spiritual Root, Nine Spiritual Root—all are great, hilarious, and intellectually stimulating.

11. 11 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves
12. 12 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.1kReads9.0Score8.5kShelves
13. 13 通 The Immortal-Passing Spirit Diagram 通仙灵图 A Cat Worm一条猫虫Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing Without an invincible System or a mysterious little bottle, with demons surrounding them from outside and a weak clan within, how can a small Foundation Establishment clan weather one crisis after another? Gu Changhuan opens the map: spirit treasures, spirit herbs, and mineral veins are all laid out before him. With this golden finger, what is there to fear about the hardships of cultivation? Still, he has to keep a low profile. Lower and lower. After all, playing the pig to eat the tiger and qu 47.6kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
14. 14 炼 Bankrupt at the Third Qi Refining Layer: Why Is a Spatial Spirit Root So Hard to Cultivate? 炼气三层就破产，空间灵根这么难 Bookworm Three Geese书虫三鹅Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [No System, Slow-Burn, No Mindless Power-Ups, No Forced Dumbing Down] Spiritual roots are the foundation of every cultivator. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, ice... Every cultivator has only one spiritual-root attribute. Spiritual roots are also ranked: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The difference in cultivation speed between grades is enormous. Li Zhuoyang has an exceptionally rare spatial spiritual root, one unseen in ten thousand years, yet its grade is the very lowest: 13.3kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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    The protagonist's mutated lightning spirit root

16. 16 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 17.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    I've read this book three times, and it's truly unbeatable! No romance, just pure cultivation, a very intelligent and long story with lots of ascensions—I really love this kind of plot! The story starts with a continent under lockdown, then the second continent is where everyone knows me, but I don't know everyone (the female lead comes after saving the world), the third is apocalypse, and finally, the outer continent starts at the peak—super awesome! I'm not kidding, I really want to read the next part!

17. 17 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 258.9kReads9.2Score31.4kShelves

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    Five Elements Spiritual Roots. Leading a nation in cultivation, dominating the cultivation world, with tens of thousands urging for updates—a captivating cultivation novel.

18. 18 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You think this is urban fantasy? No, this is a massive soap opera combining a "Demon Lord Development Plan" and a "Repentance Pill for Exes." The male lead, dumped when he's down on his luck, immediately signs a contract—no, a cooperation agreement—with the demon lord within him. He absorbs lifespans, imparts cultivation techniques, and woos various genuinely interested women, breaking through to new heights with each cultivation session. They say I'm greedy, wanting both beauty and the world—I laugh: I cultivate karma, who says I can't have it all?

19. 19 修EN Cultivation Starts with Copying Spirit Roots 修仙从复制灵根开始 Kitten Tiger猫咪猛虎Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Announcement: The animated drama adaptation of "Immortal Gift Reflected in the Mirror: From No Spiritual Root to Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Arts" is now streaming! [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemist] [Ordinary Protagonist] [Slow Pace] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Talent Copying] Su Bai transmigrates into the body of an ordinary third prince. But in this world, mortal power is merely a petty path, while cultivating immortality and achieving eternal life is the Great Way! To his dismay, Su Bai discovers 15.2kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves

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    It perfectly meets the requirements, and it's the best I've read among all the cultivation novels.

20. 20 凡 A Mortal? I Have a Water-Type Heavenly Spirit Root 凡人？我水系天灵根 Just Want to Quietly Write Novels只想安静写小说Eastern Fantasy535k WordsOngoing Mo Yuan transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent and becomes the son of an obscure rogue cultivator in the marketplace of Luoxia Sect. Once every ten years, the Ascension Ceremony offers a slim chance to leap from humble origins to immortality. But he unexpectedly awakens a water-type Heavenly Spiritual Root, setting off a sensation throughout the crowd! The elders of Luoxia Sect argue fiercely, each hoping to take him on as a personal disciple. Just as Mo Yuan senses qi for the first time and th 27Reads6.5Score—Shelves
21. 21 炼 Refining Demons into Immortals: Everyone in My Family Is Evil 炼妖成仙：我的家族全员恶人 Fish in the Lava岩浆里的鱼Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Other people cultivate immortality with spiritual roots. The Chen family relies on a demon-refining furnace. Chen Lin transmigrates into the body of a young villager, carrying the ancient divine artifact known as the Demon-Refining Furnace. His father is levelheaded, his eldest brother is honest and simple, his second brother is clever, his fourth sister is frail, and his sister-in-law and nephew are all ordinary mortals. Then one day, his father and eldest brother bring home an immortal. Urged 3.6kReads7.5Score320Shelves
22. 22 重 Reborn: The White Snake’s Tribulation Begins 重生之白蛇劫起 Shang Qi尚启Eastern Fantasy796k WordsCompleted After an explosion in the lab, a modern biology PhD awakens as a remnant soul in the body of a silver-ringed snake. Only then does he realize he is in the vast Earthly Immortal Realm. By a fortunate twist of fate, he becomes a disciple of the Old Mother of Mount Li and a fellow disciple of Bai Suzhen. In an unusual body, he seeks the Great Dao, forging a new path through the wondrous arts of the Daoist sect and unraveling the mysteries of creation. His senior sister Bai Suzhen often sighs, “Juni 477Reads6.8Score107Shelves
23. 23 雷 Cultivating Immortality with a Thunder Spirit Root: I Have a Tenfold Duplication Space 雷灵根修仙，我有十倍复制空间 Yue Ban Ding月半丁Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Worlds: Human Realm (complete), Spirit Realm (complete), Immortal Realm (ongoing, and getting even better) Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation, bringing back the most classic xianxia flavor. Synopsis: Lei Ling was once a protector of the Haiqing Gang, a martial arts sect. When the gang leader offended a cultivator, the Haiqing Gang fell apart. The gang leader's daughter, Yu Bingyao, who was Lei Ling's childhood sweeth 69.2kReads7.5Score7.1kShelves

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    No system, a genius in the path of lightning, single female lead, all for the sake of becoming an immortal! An accident awakens a mutated lightning-attribute spiritual root in Lei Ling. Not only that, he also obtains a mysterious space capable of replicating cultivation resources tenfold. From then on, those who work harder than him don't have his talent; those with higher talent don't have as many resources; and those with more resources aren't as strong as him. "A heavenly spiritual root, is it that powerful?"

24. 24 道 The Dao’s Nemesis 道仇 Slayking斩kingEastern Fantasy140k WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship] [No System] [Genius] The world is divided into two realms: the upper realm, known as the Immortal Spirit Realm, and the lower realm, the Lingyun Continent, where sects abound and the law of the jungle reigns eternal. Can Chu Hanxing save the Ten Thousand Swords Sect from peril? Can he unravel the mysteries of his childhood? The road ahead is long, treacherous, and arduous. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The sect's main sword cultivator, with a lightning spiritual root, cultivates the Free and Unfettered Sword Intent.

25. 25 九 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy174k WordsCompleted Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 400Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Legendary tales of the Nine Provinces Cloud Flower Immortal World

26. 26 沧 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 299Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 九 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 Tian Huacai天华彩49k WordsCompleted A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 106Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 云 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 Tian Huacai天华彩Male-Channel Fanfiction35k WordsCompleted The Tale of Yun Yao 113Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 九 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Tian Huacai天华彩9k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 223Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 蜀 The Legend of Shushan 蜀山传说 Tian Huacai天华彩14k WordsCompleted The Legend of Shu Mountain 66Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 青 Qingyun and Jiange 青云与剑阁 Tian Huacai天华彩7k WordsCompleted Qingyun and the Sword Pavilion 139Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 魔 The Demon Dragon and Diancang 魔龙与点苍 Tian Huacai天华彩6k WordsCompleted The Demon Dragon and Diancang 8Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 乾 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 10.3kReads9.2Score897Shelves

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    "Qiankun Dragon Spirit" is a rare and excellent fantasy novel. Its plot, characters, and setting are all top-notch. It will not only bring you joy and enjoyment while reading, but also give you strength and courage. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

34. 34 暴 My Hotheaded Senior Brother's Electrified Slaps Teach You Face-Slapping in Real Time 暴躁师兄巴掌带电，教你在线打脸 Shu Moming书墨明Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + absurd antics + career-focused male lead + personality correction + main story complete + bonus chapters updating] Jian Shuanghan spent 180 years cultivating and proving the Dao, all to protect his sect from annihilation. But when he finally returned as the youngest Mahayana cultivator, he discovered that the damned Heavenly Dao had forcibly bound his sect to a series of “fortuitous opportunities.” His master had inexplicably lost all sense, while his junior brothers and sisters 4.1kReads8.2Score290Shelves
35. 35 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. He cultivates the Killing Sword Intent and the Death Sword Intent... Early on, he kills Void Beast cubs to obtain Void Stones, and later comprehends the power of space. No female lead, no ambiguous relationships. The sect is harmonious, with no internal strife, and no plot points that look down on or mock the protagonist; he is only kind to his own sect members.

36. 36 无 The Art of the Wuji Sword 无极剑术 Tears Fall on the Stars泪洒星辰Eastern Fantasy180k WordsOngoing Ye Chen, the sole survivor of a catastrophe, is rescued by an immortal master and introduced to the path of cultivation. The immortal sect lies silent, but the sword sings on! He devotes himself to the sword and gains the supreme inheritance of the Boundless Sword Dao between life and death. I have a sword, named Boundless! I have a technique, named the Boundless Sword Art! This sword can split the heavens, shatter the earth, slay gods, and vanquish demons! This art encompasses every variation o 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book.

37. 37 异EN The Path of the Otherworldly Mage 异世法师路 Luo La Er Duo猡腊耳朵Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating for more than a decade, Jialan, who has lived two lives, becomes a military spellcaster thanks to his powerful mental strength. But simply coveting a spell model pulls him into endless conflicts: the empire, the church, the nobility, the struggle for the throne... He can't fight them. There's simply no way... until he gets his hands on a miraculous little green bottle... 23kReads8.3Score2kShelves
38. 38 仙 The Wandering Record of the Immortal Path 仙路飘遥录 Firewood Stoker烧火混子Eastern Fantasy773k WordsOngoing The world of cultivation is just as full of the ways of the jianghu as the mortal realm, a place shaped by human relationships and worldly affairs. A woodcutter from a mountain village activates the immortal sect’s “Debt of Gratitude Token,” passed down by his ancestors. He thought he’d be living like an immortal from then on, but when he arrives at the sect, he’s completely dumbfounded… 239Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Mutant ice spirit root and no farming cheat.

39. 39 星 Rising Among the Stars, Starting from Blue Star 星空崛起，从蓝星开始 May You Pluck the Immortal Osmanthus仙桂愿君折Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [No System, one heroine, multiple viewpoints, slow burn, high martial arts, outer space later, no mindless pretending. Skip if you’re not into that.] Two hundred years after spiritual qi revival, the entire world had changed beyond recognition. Fang He, an ordinary student at Jiangling High School, endured a year of nightmares before the clouds finally parted. He merged with the soul of another version of himself from a parallel timeline. Soon, people everywhere began talking about him. First, h 38kReads8.5Score2.7kShelves
40. 40 凡 Sword Cultivator of the Mortal Body 凡体剑修 Juice果汁Xianxia693k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive, Blood-Pumping] + [No System] During the sect tournament, Lin Xuan was publicly humiliated and demoted to an outer disciple. Elder Wu declared that if he failed to reach the eighth level of Qi Condensation in three months, he would be expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect. Everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing in the immortal path, someone whose life was worth less than grass. Who could have guessed that as soon as he arrived at the oute 41.7kReads8.0Score3kShelves

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    Ultimate swordsmanship, decisive and ruthless.

41. 41 修 Cultivation: A Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root, and You Call Me a Demonic Cultivator? 修仙：雷系天灵根，你叫我魔修？ Xing Daorong刑道戎Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise / ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no suppressing cultivation levels + prodigy-focused + fast-paced power fantasy] A lightning pearl brought Lin Xiao to the cultivation world, and he couldn't help feeling exasperated! On the day his spiritual roots were tested, a flash of purple appeared on the testing stele, revealing his Heavenly Lightning Spiritual Root. A grand ancestor at the Deity Transformation stage personally came to take 36kReads7.1Score2.8kShelves
42. 42 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 69.7kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves

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    Highly recommend the sword-cultivation genre! The male protagonist takes an unconventional approach with his sword, while the female protagonist paves the way with her Tang sword. Amidst the heated battles between various races within the academy, the single female lead is decisive and ruthless! [Admiration]

43. 43 修 Cultivation: I Seem Refined and Gentle, Yet I'm Actually Rotten to the Core 修仙：文质彬彬的我，竟然坏透了 The Day After Tomorrow Is the Eighth Day of the Week后天星期八Eastern Fantasy123k WordsCompleted [No Saintly Heroics] [No System] [Mortal’s Journey] [Cautious and Patient] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Knows When to Yield and When to Stand Firm] [No Need to Worry About a Good-for-Nothing] [Transmigration is already a path to invincibility. Why borrow a System’s bones?] Su Jiabao’s soul transmigrates into the cultivation world. He has no desire to be a paragon of virtue or a pure demon. All he wants is immortality. Taking advantage of the situation: He stirs up a war between the righteous and dem 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wind Spirit Root, Ice Spirit Root, Dual-Elemental Spirit Root, No System

44. 44 一 I Accidentally Started Cultivating Immortality 一不小心就开始修仙了 Eat Less, Sleep Better少吃睡眠好Eastern Fantasy571k WordsOngoing Chen Xuan is garrisoning the frontier when he receives a special mission. By chance, he obtains an immortal root for cultivation, leaving his mortal body behind to face life-and-death struggles in the cultivation world, where he eventually becomes an immortal sovereign of his age! 408Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sword cultivator, all attributes, ice and lightning techniques!

45. 45 死EN Necromancer? No, Call Me Archaeologist 死灵法师：不，请叫我考古学者 That Year, That Summer, Those Cicadas那年那夏那蝉Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Necromancer+Lord+Farming+Skeletal Tide+Sainthood Through Archaeology] Mediwen was a renowned archaeologist on Earth. After a car accident, he is reborn in a fantastical world. Thanks to the blessing of the God of Light, necromancers are a cursed profession in this world, regarded by everyone as the scum of society. In this world, Mediwen becomes a necromancer and awakens a strange talent for archaeology. History is knowledge, and time is power! “This is a human skeleton that is 137 years old. I 8kReads8.1Score690Shelves

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    Beautiful and good works

46. 46 洪 Honghuang: A Primordial Yin-Yang Flood Dragon, So There Is No More Golden Flood Dragon Scissors 洪荒：先天阴阳蛟，再无金蛟剪 Leaning on a Slanted Bridge in Spring Clothes春衫倚斜桥Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] [Has a Heroine] [Slow-Burn] [Traditional Style] [Sound Logic] [No Conspiracy Theories] [Creative Liberties] I transmigrated into the Primordial World. The good news: I’m a primordial lifeform, and later generations will remember me as a legendary figure. The bad news: the source of that legendary reputation is the treasure made from my corpse, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, not me while I’m alive, the Yin-Yang Flood Dragon born of primordial yin and yang energy. The convergence of 53.8kReads8.9Score5kShelves
47. 47 系 The System Is Getting Creepier, What Does That Have to Do with Me, a Priest? 系统越来越诡异关我牧师什么事 Hu Dao胡叨Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [A System That Makes You Stronger by Talking People into Things] [Cthulhu] [Western Fantasy] [Comedy] [No Harem] Teammate A: Rupert, you have the priest’s [Blessing], right? Rupert: I’ll play the [Demon’s Murmurs] on repeat for you. It’s basically the same thing. You’ll be fearless. Teammate B: Rupert, you must have the priest’s [Holy Shield], right? Rupert: I’ll stick a [Void Tentacle] into you. Don’t mind its looks, it’ll protect you. Teammate C: Rupert, you have the priest’s [Holy Healing Aur 21.8kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
48. 48 天 Lord of Celestial Phenomena: Starting with Fog Manipulation 天象之主：从御雾开始 Lost in the Mist茫茫然归Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Vast worldbuilding + somewhat dark + celestial phenomena and natural disasters + no holding back on power levels] This is a world where people cultivate the Dao through martial arts, but advancing as a martial artist is like opening a mystery box: everyone undergoes a mutation. Some grow three eyes, some get two heads, some change sex, some become covered in scales, and some end up with crane heads and human bodies... Chen Qiu transmigrated as a deaf-mute with authority over celestial phenomena 5.4kReads7.9Score496Shelves
49. 49 洪 Honghuang: I'm a Primordial Deity, and I'm Ready to Run 洪荒：我是先天神圣，准备跑路 Passing Innate Divine Being路过的先天神圣Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Heaven and earth, dark and yellow; the cosmos, vast and primeval. Li Fan transmigrates and becomes a primordial divine being, specializing in reincarnation. Great God Pangu spares me when he splits the heavens and the earth, and I successfully sneak through. My primordial inheritance tells me that the Laws of Reincarnation already have an owner: his daughter, Houtu. The Reincarnation Demon God isn’t completely dead after all. Pangu, feed me peanuts and tell me to work hard. I’m crying. A primord 24.5kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
50. 50 赤 Crimson Sun Sword Immortal 赤阳剑仙 The Eastern Sun Rises东日启明Eastern Fantasy239k WordsCompleted Sword cultivator + genius + Scarlet Sun Divine Physique + power fantasy + humans and demons vie for supremacy + descendant of the Human Emperor Li Yan awakens the Scarlet Sun Divine Physique, inherits the Sword Saint's legacy, cultivates supreme techniques, and sweeps across the world! Supreme Body Tempering technique: Sword One: Severance! Supreme Qi Sea technique: Daoist Canon: Northern Darkness Chapter! Supreme Acupoint Opening technique: Record of the Solar God: Great Zhoutian Stellar Meth 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-proclaimed, sword cultivator, high-level martial arts, enjoyable read.

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