Urban Cultivation Stories Where the Protagonist Keeps to Themself and Doesn't Get Involved in Other People's Business 都市修仙，不管闲事默默自己玩的

1. 1 都 Urban: Ten Years of Cultivation, and I’m Unrivaled the Moment I Descend the Mountain 都市：修仙十年，下山即无敌 Feng Yibing冯一病Urban3.2M WordsCompleted The new book has built up a backlog of chapters and can be found on the author's homepage. It tells the story of the hundred thousand years after this book. [Expert Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive Killing + Multiple Realms] The Great Dao is flawed, and spiritual energy has withered. A mighty cultivator who had survived the tribulation traveled the world. By chance, he discovered a peerless prodigy born with a spiritual physique, forcibly took 245.7kReads9.0Score22.5kShelves

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   The first book is about cultivating immortality in the Dharma-ending Age. While others practice martial arts, I cultivate immortality. Fighting is just a matter of a slap or a sword strike, making me invincible. It's a fast-paced, enjoyable read, with supporting characters mindlessly sacrificing themselves for the protagonist, who is decisive and ruthless. [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] The second book is an urban fantasy novel where Lin Yu is bound to a Taoist temple cultivation system. On the first day of school, he ascends to heaven on a crane. It's funny and lighthearted, shocking the entire internet. On the first day of military training, the instructor asked everyone to perform a program on stage. Lin Yu casually drew a Bagua diagram on the ground: "I don't have any special talents, so I'll perform a rainmaking act for everyone." [Please Follow][Please Follow] The third book is about spiritual energy revival. After the college entrance examination, Lin Mo was unexpectedly admitted to the cultivation department of Peking University. On the day of enrollment, he awakened the Godly Rich Immortal Venerable System. The most luxurious system, the protagonist gets rebates on everything he consumes, has unlimited resources, multiple female leads, and is decisive and ruthless. [Top Post][Top Post] The fourth book is about crossing two worlds. The protagonist learns Taoist magic on Earth in the Dharma-ending Age and cultivates in another world to replenish himself, leading the spiritual energy revival, rebuilding the Taoist sect, and promoting Taoist magic.

2. 2 开 On the First Day of School, I Descend from the Sky on a Crane 开学报道当天，我乘仙鹤从天而降 The Dancing Backpack会跳舞的背包Urban504k WordsCompleted [Modern City + Livestreaming + Entertainment Industry + Immortal Arts + Magical Pets + Comedy] You've seen people arrive at school in luxury cars, and you've seen people arrive by helicopter. But have you ever seen anyone make their first-day arrival by riding a crane down from the sky? Lin Yu binds himself to the Taoist Temple Development System and rides a crane through the sky on his first day of school, shocking the entire internet. On the first day of military training, the instructor asks 2.2kReads7.7Score262Shelves
3. 3 神 Tycoon: After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Accepted by a Cultivation University 神豪：高考后我被修真大学录取了 Yi Chen Blue Star Realm逸尘乾蓝星境Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After the college entrance exams, Lin Mo was admitted to Yanjing University’s Cultivation Department through a schemer’s machinations. On his first day, he awakened the Tycoon Immortal Venerable System. [Ding! The Host used a Nine-Turn Heavenly Fiend Pill, triggering a spending rebate red packet. Open it?] [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You received a 99-fold rebate: 9,900 Nine-Turn Heavenly Fiend Pills.] [Ding! The Host learned the technique, Heart-Calming Art, triggering a random draw. Start th 2.7kReads9.0Score377Shelves
4. 4 玄 I Am the Leader of the Mystic Sect, and the Founding Master in Two Worlds 玄门都领袖我在两界当祖师 Ji Shi Mang Ran季时茫然Urban2.2M WordsOngoing P.S. “Before the spiritual qi revival, you called me a penniless Daoist. I didn’t hold it against you. Now that spiritual qi has revived, tell me, what should you call me?” “~The Supreme Immortal of Purple Pole, the True Man of One Yang, the Great Luo Celestial Immortal of the Most High, the Long-Lived Sage of Purple Pole, the Illustrious and Spiritual Lord Who Governs All Origins, the Jade Void’s Supreme Overseer of the Five Thunders, the Sovereign of the Myriad Longevity Imperial Domain, who P 683Reads7.9Score110Shelves
5. 5 我 I Was Just Enjoying the Gossip, Then I Picked Up a Transmigrator's System 我就吃个瓜，捡走穿越者系统 Half a Step Through the Years半步年华Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Dual Transmigration]+ [Comeback of an old-timer]+ [The sly Sixth]+ [Picking up a transmigrator’s System]+ [Milking the System for all it’s worth before the dumb System catches on] Lin Luo witnessed an old man who’d transmigrated from ancient times being taken away as a lunatic outside the school gates. To his surprise, the transmigrator’s System accidentally mistook him for its Host and bound itself to him. Host: Lin Luo. You are middle-aged and your body is worn out. Heaven has granted you the 44.7kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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   Both are unique and extraordinary. The first one is about a high school student who finds a system at the school gate and frantically collects mission rewards before the system realizes what's happening (even a gecko is a tiger, and an earth dragon is a dragon) [laughs]. The second one is about Lin Mo being reborn and mistakenly binding himself to a cultivation system. The system keeps urging him to cultivate, but Lin Mo remains silent and just focuses on doing practice problems. The sense of relaxation is off the charts. [Learned something]

6. 6 重 After I Was Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivating Immortality Was Easy 重生后，系统跟我说修仙很简单 When Free, Go Have Tea得闲去饮茶Urban2.5M WordsOngoing The author has returned as the Dragon King! The college arc is now in full swing! [Extremely Slow Burn] [Multiple Heroines] [Daily Life] [Urban Cultivation] [Laid-Back Vibes] [The High School Arc Was Great] Also known as System, Make Me Cultivate, But Look Where I Am; After Being Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivation Was Easy; and A Cantonese Man's Cultivation Chronicles Good news: I've been reborn. Even better news: I was reborn with a System. So, should I make money or cultivate immortality? 25.9kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
7. 7 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.) 23.9kReads8.7Score2kShelves

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   Urban cultivation, quietly delivering takeout.

8. 8 天 The Way of Heaven's Evolution: Bureau 503 天衍圣道之503局 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban2.1M WordsCompleted A high-speed express train hurtles along its route. An ordinary train conductor gets drunk in a sleeper compartment, breaking the rules, and becomes embroiled in a bizarre tomb-robbing case. When he sobers up, he unexpectedly joins Huaxia’s most mysterious organization, Bureau 503... By chance, he crosses paths with the mysterious Tongji Alliance, setting him on a completely different path in life. 28.3kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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   A must-read masterpiece of urban cultivation.

9. 9 龙 The Dragon Fang Returns to Guard the Fishing Village and Strike Fear into All Enemies 龙牙归来守渔村慑万敌 World Explorer探界者Rural Life316k WordsOngoing [Battle God from the Start] [One Female Lead] [Urban Cultivation] [Cultivation Begins in Chapter Five] [Action-Packed Revenge] The Dragon Fang Battle God, whose name strikes fear overseas, lays down his arms and returns to his hometown, a seaside fishing village. All he wants is to protect his neighbors and the woman he loves, and live a peaceful life. But trouble comes one wave after another, and powerful enemies from every direction keep coming for him. A chance encounter brings him an immorta 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Urban cultivation, starting from scratch. My first new book: Husband and wife cultivate together, giving birth to a genius child with divine power.

10. 10 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 584.5kReads9.7Score73.4kShelves

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    The protagonists of both stories live in modern cities, doing their own thing and seeking their own opportunities. They generally don't meddle in other people's business, and they are invincible.

11. 11 战 War God: Wolf Soul 战神狼魂 World Explorer探界者Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A new book is out. Please check it out: When Ye Yunfan was five, he was kidnapped by human traffickers. Luckily, his master rescued him, kept him by his side, and taught him medicine and martial arts. Ten years later, he enlisted in the army. At eighteen, he was sent to the northern frontier, where he fought his way through one challenge after another. A few years later, he led a special unit renowned around the world, the Wolf Soul. He earned the title of Wolf Emperor, with four Wolf Kings unde 1.8kReads7.3Score189Shelves
12. 12 黑 Tales from the Haunted Inn 黑店诡谈 This Daoist Wants to Quit Smoking道爷要戒烟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing He entered the world of the supernatural and thought he would become a feng shui master one day. But he never expected the unruly Heavenly Yang Essence in his body to win him the favor of several lovely young widows and make him the favored companion of a breathtakingly beautiful female ghost. In the twentieth century, an extraordinarily rare celestial event occurred: the Nine Stars aligned! That night, the Heavenly Yang Essence, unseen for a thousand years, descended upon a boy in a small town. 4.6kReads7.0Score402Shelves

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    It's outrageous that no one is recommending such a good book.

13. 13 重 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Cultivate Immortality in Silence 重生后，我选择默默修仙 Even Mild Spice Is Spicy微辣也辣Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Everyday cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Students] [The one and only immortal] [Daily life] When he opens his eyes again, he's back in the classroom. Xu Qingfeng, a mighty Soul Formation cultivator reborn from the cultivation world, decides that this time he'll take life one day at a time and cultivate to immortality at his own pace. 32.3kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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    This seems acceptable at the moment.

14. 14 修 Cultivating in America: A Life of Romance 修仙美利坚，风流每一天 Bookworm, Don't Rush书虫莫急Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [The Only One with Supernatural Powers + Abroad + Slice of Life + Tycoon + Horse Racing + Farm + Foreign Flair + Blonde Beauties + Living as He Pleases] Also known as: You Asked Me to Cultivate Immortality, But I Fall for Every Tall, Beautiful Foreign Woman I Meet When a cultivator meets a Texas cowboy, is it a clash of civilizations or a crushing technological advantage? Witness how an Eastern cultivator uses immortal arts to conquer America, carving out a path to greatness through gunfire, mon 30.7kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    This urban fantasy novel is definitely not about meddling in other people's business. The protagonist uses his memories from his past life to cultivate immortality in the city, and there are tons of female leads too! [Please follow!][Please follow!][Please follow!]

15. 15 都 Urban: A Beautiful Mature Woman Sets Her Sights on Me from the Start 都市：开局美妇赖上我 Purple Greatsword紫色大宝剑Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Urban dual cultivation + all the beauties + exhilarating plot + decisive and merciless + multiple heroines] Xu Xiaofan is devoted to his girlfriend, but one day, an alluring married woman unexpectedly invites him into her car. Inside, she tells him that his girlfriend has been sleeping with her husband. After learning that his girlfriend has betrayed him, Xu Xiaofan breaks up with her for good. No one knows that he is actually a hidden cultivator. After suffering heartbreak and humiliation, he 60.2kReads7.8Score5.6kShelves

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    Urban cultivation novels with multiple female protagonists are good reads.

16. 16 刚 We Just Broke Up, and Now a Rich Beauty Won’t Leave Me Alone 刚分手，白富美就赖上我 Ant Rowing a Boat蚂蚁划船Urban285k WordsOngoing [Urban cultivation, feel-good, passionate romance, every beauty wins him over, decisive and ruthless, multiple heroines] My girlfriend thinks I'm poor and wants to break up with me, but I've become a cultivator and am about to become invincible. What should I do? Seeking advice online! 2.7kReads—Score201Shelves
17. 17 江 Temptations of the Jianghu 江湖诱惑 Writing Spring and Autumn with Chalk粉笔写春秋Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Underworld + Mature Beauties + Conquest + Feel-Good Action + Multiple Heroines] [The first five chapters take their time, but the story gets thrilling later. Read ten chapters, and if you’re not hooked, come chop me up!] Wang Xiaohu leaves the countryside for Jiangcheng, hoping to live a quiet life, but a clash draws him into the whirlpool of the underworld. He meets Qian Jiajia, gets close to Cui Meng, and is even forcibly h 32.2kReads8.0Score3kShelves
18. 18 重 Reborn as a Carefree Immortal in the City 重生都市休闲仙 Xia Xigong Xier夏溪宫希儿Urban599k WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Daily Life] + [Only I Can Use Magic] + [Modern Cultivation] + [Multiple Heroines] A Great Ascension Immortal Lord fails his tribulation and is reborn in his youth. In modern society, he experiences the human world and enjoys the leisurely life he never got to experience in his previous life. 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivate your own immortality

19. 19 上 I Handed Over the Cultivation World, Was Betrayed, and Reborn 上交修仙界，被背刺后重生了 Super Heavenly Love Star超级天爱星Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Two Worlds] + [Cultivation] + [righteous male lead] Lu Chen had always thought he was the protagonist of his own story. At eighteen, he found the key to the Cultivation world. He and his father were awarded the Federation's “Highest Honor Medal,” and the whole nation celebrated as everyone dreamed of ascending to immortality. But when cold shackles closed around his wrists, he finally understood: he had never been the protagonist. When profit was at stake, those self-righteous people 34.7kReads6.5Score8.3kShelves

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    Just as his soul was about to completely dissipate, the last remaining wisp of fate protected his remnant soul, carrying him away from the control of those people and plunging him into a perilous place that even conspirators feared. Although this place was full of dangers, it also became the starting point for him to lie low and wait for revenge.

20. 20 都 Reborn in the City with an Immortal Legacy 都市重生之获得仙道传承 Hanike哈尼克Urban1.3M WordsOngoing (An urban slice-of-life story, not pure cultivation.) Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… Synopsis: An ordinary man is reborn in his childhood. In this life, he also gains an inheritance from the Immortal Dao, along with several treasures. With the memories of his past life and the aid of immortal arts, just how far will he go? 29Reads5.7Score—Shelves
21. 21 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 7.6kReads7.6Score583Shelves
22. 22 我 I Just Want to Quietly Cultivate and Become an Immortal 我只想安静的修道成仙 Rossi of Truk Island特鲁克岛的洛西Urban262k WordsCompleted At last, thirty-year-old Gu Zhixuan is no longer left with nothing. He has an illness, and it’s cancer! He wants no fine clothes or lavish meals, no beauty by his side, and no fame. He only wants to cultivate in peace. 4.3kReads6.7Score288Shelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

23. 23 混 The Chaotic Record of Mending the Heavens 混沌补天录 Slender Willow in the Prose文中细柳Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no being reborn, cautious cultivation, sound logic, quotable lines, and hilarious comedy] Please don't expect this to follow the usual formula of some cultivation novels, where the protagonist becomes invincible and starts killing as soon as he begins cultivating. This story follows the protagonist's transformation from an ordinary person, and strives to stay closer to real life, with plenty of introspection and social criticism. Starting as a law-abiding citizen, the protagonist fir 5.7kReads8.6Score602Shelves

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    I laughed so hard my abs hurt in the middle of the night! [Laughing and crying emoji] The mortal Lao Liu (Old Six) obtains a cultivation inheritance and embarks on a cultivation journey in the city, constantly churning out memorable lines, full of realistic criticism and philosophical reflection. Everyone is intelligent, and the psychological descriptions are exquisite. [Thumbs up emoji] A reminder: please do not approach this novel with traditional notions that cultivation equals invincibility or the ability to kill at will. This book is an exploration and growth story, not mindless wish-fulfillment. It teaches you to abide by the law, understand the rules, and then become decisive in killing. [Cool emoji] [thumbs up emoji]

24. 24 欲 To Become a God, First Marry Into a Family. Three Years of Playing the Fool Shock the World 欲化神，先上门，疯傻三年惊世人 Uncle Chen辰叔叔Urban499k WordsOngoing On her way to school, Lin Chen was brutally beaten in the street and abducted by a mad old man wandering the world. He trained in the wilderness, mastering everything from immortal arts, alchemy, formations, medicine, feng shui, and face reading. His strength advanced by leaps and bounds, yet he remained stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage, unable to progress further. "Want to succeed? Go mad first. Want to become a Deity? Come knocking first." While Lin Chen was completely off guard, th 26.1kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves

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    To succeed, you must first go crazy; to become a god, you must first go to someone's door.

25. 25 重 Reborn: A Slice-of-Life Cultivation Journey 重生：日常系修仙人生 The Procrastinating Little Pig摸鱼的小猪Urban212k WordsOngoing [Slice of life, one female lead, no brainless antics, school life, the only immortal under heaven, pseudo-ensemble cast, with a touch of plagiarism] Xia Zhiyu, an overworked office drone who loves reading novels, transmigrates by accident into the cultivation world of Tianyun Realm. After struggling through countless hardships and staying cautious every step of the way, he becomes the youngest cultivator to reach the Great Ascension stage five thousand years later, yet he still longs for his hom 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 全 Magic for All: I’m the Only Cultivator 全民魔法师：我是唯一的修仙者 Tan Wuyan谭无颜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The legend of a generation's Divine Emperor comes to an end, and a new story begins. Ye Feng was reborn in a world without cultivators, where magic was revered. On Blue Star, humans and demons were locked in constant war, and humanity fought for survival. After a lifetime of fighting, all he wanted in this life was to quietly be a shut-in. He looked down on magic and secretly cultivated immortality instead, but his cousin, who lived with him, thought he was a good-for-nothing and urged him to st 20.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    Upon waking up, the female protagonist finds herself transmigrated into a period novel written by her stepsister, becoming the villainous supporting character—unloved by her father and mother, harassed by her stepmother, and having her fiancé stolen. Watch how she turns the tables and rewrites this terrible fate.

27. 27 渡 A Tribulation-Taming Master Reborn: My Laid-Back Campus Diary 渡劫大能重生：悠闲的校园日记 A Heart Free of Worry心无伤烦Urban254k WordsOngoing [Reborn + tempering the heart in the mortal world + one heroine + becoming an immortal unlike any other; not a power fantasy, purely sweet romance] Life rarely goes as you wish, and who can claim they’ve never had regrets? In his previous life, Qin Yi was an unremarkable man. While delivering takeout, a heavy truck sent him to a world of cultivation. Qin Yi made his mark in that world, but he died during his final tribulation to ascend because of his Dao heart. When he opened his eyes again, he 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 师 Has Master Adapted to Modern Society Yet? 师尊今天适应现代社会了吗 A Crab Who Can Barely Save Himself自身难保的螃蟹Urban886k WordsOngoing [Goofy Immortal Venerable + spiritual qi revival + refuses to join the authorities] After failing his tribulation, Li Huaiyuan’s soul travels into the body of a boy on Blue Star who shares his name. He thinks that if he devotes himself to the Dao, he is sure to return to the peak of his power. Then he discovers that this colorful world is far more entertaining than cultivation. Just as he decides to give up cultivation altogether and enjoy life, bizarre monsters descend upon the world! Evil 1kReads8.1Score101Shelves

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    It's very beautiful, it has a very celestial feel to it.

29. 29 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 2.2kReads—Score130Shelves

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    I recommend this cultivation novel for several reasons. First, the premise is excellent (it breaks away from traditional cultivation novels and boasts an extremely vast world); second, the character details are superb (it doesn't follow the usual path); and third, the supporting characters leave a deep impression after reading (even their names are wonderfully chosen).

30. 30 弃 Abandon the Gods 弃神。 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + not a saint + self-interest above all + satisfying read + invincible protagonist] Spiritual qi revival. Alien races invade the world, and the skies are about to collapse. This is an age of opportunity, because everyone has a chance to enter the realm of the extraordinary and gain power to rival the gods. But it’s also an age of despair, because human life is worth less than grass, and one misstep can mean falling into eternal darkness… Ning Yuan once saved hundreds of thousands of 168.5kReads7.2Score20.9kShelves
31. 31 青 Everyday Life of Qingxia High School Students 青夏高中生日常 Deep-Sea Poetry and Song深海诗曲Urban874k WordsCompleted [Light cultivation + laid-back daily life + Chinese-style school setting + ensemble cast + no System + the only immortal] [An ensemble story about life at a Chinese-style school] The hero who saved the world returns to reality and starts down the path of cultivation again. All right, this is actually the everyday story of a beleaguered hero returning to reality and going back to being a high schooler, stuck at school from seven in the morning until ten at night. 3.5kReads8.4Score232Shelves
32. 32 贫 This Taoist Only Wants to Cultivate in Peace 贫道只想安静修仙 Master of the Cloudwatching Tower观云楼主Urban49k WordsOngoing [One True Path] [End-Times Taoist Master + Dao Master] [No Female Lead] A Taoist priest in the Age of Declining Dharma obtains celestial seals from the Heavenly Palace. He becomes the last immortal official capable of performing spells and divine arts. Starting out as the impoverished master of a remote mountain temple, he administers talisman-infused water, saves the people, expounds the Dao, and commands ghosts and spirits. Step by step, he cultivates to immortality, reshapes the divine and im 511Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a fantastic novel, a Taoist cultivation story [no livestreaming, no female lead, no system]. It starts with a Taoist temple, where you receive immortal incantations and gain the ability to cast supernatural spells in the Dharma-ending Age, eventually becoming the last immortal. You leisurely cultivate immortality, with a plot similar to "The Legend of the Chess Master" and "The Tale of Ji Gong"—it has a strong sense of immortality and Taoism. Absolutely fantastic! Disagree? Let's debate!

33. 33 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 1.1kReads—Score105Shelves
34. 34 特 Special Investigation Bureau 001 特勘局001 Peerless in a Cold World寒笙世无双Urban198k WordsOngoing Spiritual energy is quietly returning to this continent. In this world of humans, demihumans, and elves, why did spiritual energy suddenly disappear, leaving behind a world of cultivation where it is pitifully scarce? The protagonist, Lu Feng, is a university student in Lanjiang City about to graduate. But in the final week before graduation, he gets caught up in a mysterious and bizarre supernatural murder case. Rescued at the brink of death, he joins the mysterious Special Investigation Burea 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Spiritual Awakening 🍉 The female protagonist was just an ordinary student nearing graduation, struggling to find a job, when she suddenly stumbled upon a series of bizarre murders. From a terrifying experience on campus, to escaping imprisonment in a dungeon, she then starts from scratch as a rookie in the Special Investigation Bureau. There's no easy path to success; breakthroughs in core condensation require arduous training, and practical assessments involve danger and mistakes. Supernatural investigations, evil cultivator conspiracies, and daily life within the organization are interwoven, creating a comfortable pace without being overly horrific.

35. 35 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 74kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    In this modern cultivation story, the protagonist inherits a Daoist technique, attending school by day and cultivating immortality by night. He is unassuming and unassuming, cultivating quietly and subtly astonishing everyone. He lives a secluded life in the city, not mindless, but serene and inactive.

36. 36 地 The Underworld: I've Got a Little Background 地府我有亿点背景 Warm Sun on Duckweed暖阳浮萍Urban3.8M WordsOngoing Cultivation? Doesn’t exist! I rode in on a stroke of great fortune, bearing the sun and moon on my shoulders and striding across ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers! When I woke up, I was astonished to discover I was the real deal! … The big shots of the underworld? They’re my ancestors! As the underworld’s number-one rich playboy, I’m completely unfazed. Because spoiling the youngsters runs in my family. The underworld’s ghost officers? They’re my underlings! They can drive me around an 1.5kReads8.9Score150Shelves

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    These are the ones who truly don't meddle in other people's business.

37. 37 闭 Ten Billion Years in Seclusion 闭关修炼十亿年 Yan Gu Chen燕孤尘Urban1.4M WordsCompleted After cultivating in seclusion for a billion years, I rival the heavens in longevity. Who is the boldest in all the world? The universe’s ultimate show-off, Chu Renhuang! Once, Chu Xuan, an emperor who had roamed the stars and defeated the greatest prodigies of countless races, failed to break through to the realm of the Great Emperor and nearly died. Worse still, he lost the love of his life. To undo it all, Chu Xuan was willing to spend a billion years and make a comeback. This time, he would 453Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Immortal cultivation novels, especially the first one you'll regret not reading (a series) + father-and-daughter novels + fantasy novels with imaginative plots

38. 38 失 After Losing My Job, I Became a Rideshare Driver and Saved the World? 失业后，我开网约车拯救了世界？ Millet Chili Stir-Fried with Ginger小米辣炒生姜丝Urban66k WordsOngoing [Urban fantasy + supernatural + special abilities + the revival of mythology + inherited duty + passionate action] Liu Xuan is an unemployed young man forced by circumstances to become a night-shift driver for an online ride-hailing service. His very first fare is a mysterious woman in a red dress. From then on, he becomes a Yin-Yang ferryman, also known as a Nightwalker, specializing in strange incidents hidden within the real world. Thus begins his fantastic journey of outsmarting people, ghos 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A seemingly ordinary ride-hailing service hides a secret: all the passengers are special, and the drivers unlock their own unique superpowers through this.

39. 39 我EN I've Already Ascended, Yet You're Telling Me to Take the College Entrance Exam? 我都飞升了，你叫我去高考？ Step by Step to the Clouds步步青云Urban4.8M WordsCompleted Ning Wangshu transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends nearly ten thousand years becoming the greatest cultivator in the immortal path, before finally ascending to immortality. But after ascending, he discovers that he hasn't entered the Immortal Realm at all. He's returned to Earth, where only a little over three months have passed, and the college entrance exams are just around the corner... And so, this year's graduating class gains an invincible immortal who has ascended to the highe 63.5kReads8.3Score7.9kShelves
40. 40 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score344Shelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

41. 41 成 Returning as an Immortal, I Wiped Out an Aircraft Carrier Fleet from the Start! 成仙归来，开局覆灭航母舰队！ Old Bookboy老书童Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Two short dramas adapted from this book are now available. Feel free to check them out if you're interested.] Zhao Xinghe suddenly transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. After successfully surviving the tribulation, he ascended. He had assumed he would ascend to the Immortal Realm, but when he arrived in the new world, he discovered that this wasn't the Immortal Realm at all. He had returned to his original world. Zhao Xinghe was dumbfounded. I'd become an immortal, and you still won 12.9kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves
42. 42 签EN My Invincible Cultivation: Bringing My Wife and Child to the Immortal Realm 签到无敌修为，我带妻儿闯仙界 The Green Lamp Has Its Charm青灯有味Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Mu Feiyang dies in an accident, and his soul transmigrates to the True Spirit Realm, possessing an orphan with the same name. After spending a year in fear and anxiety, Mu Feiyang gets an unexpected visitor: the Empress of the Immortal Realm has been attacked and falls into the True Spirit Realm, crashing right into his home. The two end up together by chance, and he binds himself to the strongest sign-in System, gaining an invincible cultivation base through its rewards. Just when he thinks he 4.2kReads7.7Score355Shelves
43. 43 签 Ten Thousand Years of Sign-In: From the Start, My Younger Sister Exposed Me on Livestream 签到万年：开局就被妹妹直播曝光 Eating Egg Tarts吃蛋挞Urban2.1M WordsCompleted At eighteen, Ye Qiu spent ten thousand years in another world, taking tens of thousands of disciples. When he woke again, he had finally returned to the world he had left ten thousand years earlier. His streamer sister: “Brother, the viewers in my livestream are asking what that little pill you gave me was.” Livestream viewers: “I love listening to your brother brag. He's lived for ten thousand years and can make pills? I'm obsessed.” From then on, Ye Xiyao's livestream had a crowd of viewers wa 8.2kReads8.8Score978Shelves

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    ⚠️⚠️Invincible from the start! [Laughing] 🌈🌈① Eighteen-year-old Ye Qiu has been signing in for ten thousand years in another world, taking on countless disciples. When he wakes up again, he returns to his original world! ② After ten years of seclusion, he emerges invincible! ③ Ahead lies the Great Xia Dynasty, forbidden to even the gods! ④ He traverses the ancient continent, beginning his sign-in life! ⑤ Being invincible is truly exhilarating, and being invincible all the time is even more exhilarating! ⑥ With beautiful women around, he must cultivate immortality!

44. 44 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 988.6kReads9.4Score105.8kShelves

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    All of these are excellent books with scores of 9 or higher. There are comedies, time-travel stories, and nonsensical ones. If you're looking for something to read, check them out—they're all fantastic!

45. 45 闭 After Ten Years in Seclusion, I Start by Forcing a Marriage with the Demon Clan's Female Emperor 闭关十年，开局逼婚妖族女帝 Lazy Cat on the Roof屋上懒猫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as My Wife Keeps Trying to Kill Me and Ten Years in Seclusion, Invincible the Moment I Emerge [Human-demon romance + one female lead + devoted husband + invincible] Humans and demons have been sworn enemies since ancient times, locked in conflict for thousands of years. Xia Changming transmigrates here by accident, blessed with an immortal’s grace and jade-like bones. He gains the legacy of a Sword Immortal, and after ten years of seclusion, rises to the pinnacle of the world! When he 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
46. 46 运 Building a Dynasty: Rising to Power After Being Sent to the Fiefdom 运朝：从就蕃后开始崛起 Masked Swordsman蒙面侠客Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Fantasy · System · Summoning · Imperial dynasty building · Conquest · Emperor] Ying Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the sixth prince of the Great Qin Dynasty... At the age of eighteen, the princes of the Great Qin Dynasty must leave the capital to govern their own fiefs. Fortunately, the System awakens just days before Ying Chen is due to depart... “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Eternal Divine Emperor Art!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained o 20.5kReads7.7Score1.3kShelves
47. 47 开 The Reincarnation System From the Start: I’m Invincible 开局获得轮回系统：我无敌了 Heavenly Emperor of the Nine Heavens九霄天帝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Ahead lies Great Xia, where gods and demons dare not tread. The Heavenly Court of Great Xia: I am the Celestial Emperor. After transmigrating to the Jiuzhou Continent and becoming the Crown Prince of Great Xia, Xia Lingtian obtained a reincarnation System from the start. From then on, Xia Lingtian was invincible, sweeping through the Myriad Worlds. “You claim to be a peerless genius who can fight above your level?” “Zhao Yun, show him what a peerless genius looks like.” “You claim to be an etern 17.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
48. 48 天 The Heavenly Venerable Returns: Protecting My Wife, Daughter, and Disciple on the Path to Immortality 天尊归来：护妻女徒弟一起修仙 A Book to Become a God一书封神Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The cultivation dad Bu Fan tore through the void and returned, only to find his wife dying after falling from a building, while his daughter knelt on the ground with a bleeding gash on her forehead, begging for help. In his fury, he crushed the evil young master, slaughtered his way through the underworld, wreaked havoc on Spirit Mountain, annihilated the ghost enforcers with a flick of his finger, and subdued Tathagata with one hand. From the mortal world to the realm of myth, no matter how man 396Reads8.6Score103Shelves
49. 49 开 From a Fallen Prince to the Supreme Immortal Court of the Myriad Worlds 开局落魄藩王，打造万界无上仙庭 I Write the Books of the Sages with All My Heart一心自写圣贤书Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Summoning + Faction Wars + Invincible + Myriad Worlds] [Kingdom + Imperial Dynasty + Venerable Dynasty + Emperor Dynasty + Sacred Dynasty + ...] [Slow-paced at first, then the story gets more and more exciting!] Xiao He unexpectedly transmigrated to the Xuantian World, becoming a frontier prince of the Great Xia Kingdom who was about to take up his fief. But on the journey to his fief, he was ambushed. At the brink of life and death, he unexpectedly activated the Eternal China Compendium. Civil 9.8kReads7.2Score578Shelves
50. 50 开 From the Start, I Became the Peak Master and Signed In to Obtain Saint-Realm Cultivation! 开局成为峰主，签到圣境修为！ Rabbit Eats Watermelon兔子吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Lighthearted + Everyday Life + Invincible + Sign-in + System + Taking Disciples] Chen Luo transmigrates to the Desolate Ancient Continent and becomes the master of Tianzhu Peak in the Daotian Sect. He awakens the Strongest Peak Master System. As long as he takes in disciples and develops Tianzhu Peak, he can earn all kinds of rewards. From then on, the Desolate Ancient Continent has one more utterly ordinary peak master. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on your first sign-in. 39.5kReads8.1Score2.6kShelves

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