One of the Most Classic Mortal Cultivation Stories: Smart Characters and Well Worth a Read 最正宗的凡人流之一，智商在线，值得大佬们一看。

1. 1 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves

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   Starts off uneventfully, but becomes a legendary tale later on. Definitely Tomato's most worthwhile cultivation novel. Highly recommended.

2. 2 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 44.4kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   A genius, hilarious cultivation story, combining alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations. Yuanxiao, a mischievous sixth child with a spatial ability, travels with two comical spirit pets, swindling and cheating his way through the land. In short, it's awesome!

3. 3 修 Cultivation: The Dust-Wiping Chronicles 修道：拭尘记 Bean Bean Pudding豆豆布丁Eastern Fantasy262k WordsCompleted Also known as “I'll Say It Again: My Senior Sister Is Invincible Under Heaven” [Multiple heroines + no System + classical prose + layered symbolism + unconventional power fantasy + slow-paced, literary style] What was immortal cultivation really like in actual history? Foundation Establishment, primordial spirits, forming a core? No, that's fiction. In actual history, the path to immortality was a journey of self-cultivation. All kinds of inner demons became obstacles; overcome them, and you rea 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I accidentally clicked on this novel and was truly amazed. It's perfect for bookworms; the writing is quite good.

4. 4 鸦 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Feng Yijuan封一卷Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 84.9kReads8.6Score10.4kShelves

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   Highly recommended! I enjoy stories of ordinary people cultivating their way to immortality, with the protagonist being decisive and ruthless, single-mindedly pursuing the path to eternal life.

5. 5 沙 The Immortal Path Through the Sea of Sand 沙海仙路 Little Hao Boss小皓总Eastern Fantasy395k WordsCompleted This book was originally titled Sands of the Immortal Path. It is a cultivation novel in the ordinary-mortal style, not a cautious, keep-your-head-down cultivation story. An ordinary person transmigrates to a vast and mysterious cultivation world, becoming a lowly cultivator in a cultivation clan. In this endless sea of sand lurk giant sandworms that devour everything and terrifying yakshas that fly through the sky and burrow underground. There are also the magnificent, breathtaking sights of th 278Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Not a Mary Sue story, worth watching. The protagonist is intelligent and has a decent IQ. (Keywords: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation)

6. 6 剑 Sword Cultivators Are Just Too Powerful 剑修实在太强了 Night's Creased Mark夜折痕Xianxia94k WordsCompleted [Eastern cultivation fantasy + grounded mortal's journey + ultimate swordsmanship + sweeping ensemble cast + no transmigration or rebirth + not a mindless power fantasy] Su Changqing is an ordinary man who finds a withered, petrified ancient gourd beside a desolate grave. It is called the Nine Heavens Sword-Nurturing Gourd. At dawn, he gathers dew from the Mystic Heaven Sword, cultivates spirit herbs, and tempers his sword embryo; within it lies a training ground for sword intent, where countle —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 光 Chronicles of Time 光阴录 Sea and Stars沧海与星辰Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Farming and Management] [Ensemble Cast] A black page has drifted through the river of time for as long as anyone can remember. Untouched by the passage of time, it records all kinds of remarkable people, cultivation techniques and martial arts, as well as strange tales and amusing anecdotes. Gradually, it develops intelligence and begins traveling through the river of time to explore countless worlds... After the protagonist, Ye Qi, accidentally exposes one of its pranks, the 642Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Traditional fantasy tale of ordinary people, a step-by-step struggle for supremacy.

8. 8 开 A Chaos Pearl from the Start: No Spiritual Roots, Yet I Can Still Become an Immortal 开局捡到混沌珠，没灵根照样成仙 What If I Could Cultivate Immortality如果可以修真Eastern Fantasy243k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivator | Immortal Cultivation | No System | Decisive and Ruthless | Spatial Dimension | Medicinal Garden] Yao Chen, an orphan from a mountain village, is an ordinary boy with no spiritual roots. In this world of immortal cultivation, where talent is judged by the quality of one’s spiritual roots, he has no right to begin cultivating. But a Chaos Pearl binds him by fate to the ancient power known as the Profound Sword Monastery, and he obtains the cultivation method called the Profoun 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist, a mortal without spiritual roots, embarks on the path to immortality with the help of a Chaos Pearl. He is cautious and prudent, never acting recklessly or losing his intelligence. The protagonist is always intelligent, using trickery, deception, and seizing opportunities and fortunes to gradually increase his strength. In the end, he successfully ascends the ladder to immortality and proves himself to become an immortal.

9. 9 凡 The Path to Immortality 凡成仙路 Mr. Toudou土逗先生Eastern Fantasy853k WordsOngoing Reborn as a good-for-nothing illegitimate son, he has two astonishing souls sealed within him: a carefree Immortal Emperor who once commanded the stars, and Zhou Hua, an alchemy grandmaster who reached the very source of life. When the Immortal Emperor’s memories of alchemy merge with the grandmaster’s life essence in a desperate moment, Meng Fancheng embarks on a path unlike any other. He “steals” the Immortal Emperor’s legacy, reinterprets alchemy through a defiant approach to fate, and estab 313Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   Immortal Cultivation Novels with Top-Tier IQ

10. 10 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 74.3kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    I'm still reading the first one; the pace is a bit slow, but there are no dull moments. Books two, three, four, five, and six are masterpieces. Books seven and eight are hidden gems with slightly lower ratings. Book nine is one I wrote [staring at]; feel free to take a look if you're interested.

11. 11 古 Ancient Token, Immortal Destiny 古令仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, immortal pets, companion story to The Void Tower] An ordinary village boy is worked like an ox by his brother and sister-in-law, who even plan to sell him to bandits as a slave. Luckily, at a critical moment, he awakens the treasure his grandfather left behind and is rescued by a kind Daoist, escaping his life of misery. He thinks he is finally on the road to success, but the path of a mortal cultivating immortality proves far from easy... 8.7kReads8.8Score819Shelves
12. 12 真 The True Mortal's Journey 真凡传 Lan Yu Ming澜雨冥Eastern Fantasy185k WordsCompleted The boy's name was Poli. His father was surnamed Li and his mother Wang. He was born at dawn, on a day filled with auspicious clouds and radiant colors. A passing Taoist priest named him Poli, symbolizing an extraordinary beginning. That day, Poli ran up the mountain to seek an answer from the Taoist... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: "True Mortal's Tale" is highly recommended. It's a story of a mortal cultivating immortality. The protagonist comes from a poor, remote mountain village and, by chance, receives the true teachings of a talkative Taoist priest. However, the young man is not cut out for cultivation. Although he can sense spiritual energy, he has a dead spiritual root; at a certain level, too much spiritual energy will burst his dantian. His peculiar constitution is discovered by the guiding elder of the Xiaoyao Sect, and his possession of a rare treasure also arouses the elder's evil intentions. Forced to use his mortal body and wisdom to assassinate the Foundation Establishment elder, the young man embarks on a journey into the Qiongshan Secret Realm to escape his impending doom. His path to immortality has only just begun. Highly recommended.

13. 13 脚EN Trampling Misfortune, I Seek Immortality in Chaotic Times 脚踩不祥，我于乱世证长生 Yi Chen易尘Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] Chen Changming, a menial disciple of a sect with no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment, discovers that something is seriously off about the body-tempering technique he switches to: the more he practices it, the stronger it gets. After a hundred repetitions, its power increases tenfold, and one punch can shatter a thousand-pound boulder! After a thousand repetitions, its power increases a hundredfold, and his body can withstand a Golden Core magic treasure without a sc 50.9kReads8.3Score4.3kShelves

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    I've been following these two closely; you can try reading them. I highly recommend them.

14. 14 笨 The Foolish Bird's Path to Immortality 笨鸟修仙 Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water镜中有花水中有月Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted He made a wish before the Buddha, hoping to be twenty years younger, and it came true. He transmigrated into the body of a young man who had cultivated immortality, practiced martial arts, studied at an academy, and shaved his head for ordination, only to die after taking a single pill. It wasn’t that he couldn’t make it; he was always just a little short. Other people transmigrate to enjoy the good life, but he gets nothing but hardship. 14.2kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
15. 15 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 228.4kReads9.0Score15.9kShelves

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    These are all pretty good mortal cultivation novels.

16. 16 帝 Di Yuan A's First Book 帝元啊的第一本书 Di Yuan Ah帝元啊Eastern Fantasy869k WordsCompleted [Traditional Eastern fantasy, star-force xianxia, no heroine] The immortals are elusive, and all beings yearn for them. The power of the immortals is what all beings seek. Yet all immortals take everything in the world and make it their own. Thus it is said: the immortals devour all beings. There was once an ordinary young man. He became an immortal. Then he destroyed the immortals. 22.7kReads7.6Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves

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    It must be me, the extremely yin old demon. My score isn't inflated; I'm a protagonist who is decisive in killing, ruthless in achieving my goals, cautious yet cunning—a truly evil cultivator.

18. 18 凡 Even Mortals Can Defy Heaven 凡人亦可抗天 Su Gamo蘇尜鍪Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing From seeking revenge for his family to discovering the darkness of the cultivation world and vowing to overturn the Ascension scam, Lin Chen strives to create a new order where mortals can defy Heaven. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 剑 Sword, Moon, Zither, and Star 剑月琴星 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 116.4kReads8.9Score7kShelves

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    Ever since reading this book, I can't stand mindless cultivation novels anymore.

20. 20 结 I Discovered the World Was Overrun by Demons on the Way to My Wedding 结亲路上，才发现是妖魔乱世 Zhuang Shisan庄十三Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted In the southern reaches of the Lin Kingdom, demons and monsters run rampant, the people are treated like grass, and life is unbearably harsh. The young Jing Chen heads to the Lin Kingdom's southern reaches to honor his family's marriage pact, only to discover that his fiancee and her entire family are fox spirits who eat people. With his life hanging by a thread, what should he do? Give up? Accept his fate? To hell with that! A man born between heaven and earth never bows his head, no matter how 2.3kReads8.5Score124Shelves

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    Don't let the name deter you from watching; it's very good.

21. 21 屠 The Righteous Path to Demon Slaying 屠魔正道 A Little Confused略糊涂Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + no System + ordinary mortal’s journey] Demon cultivators slaughtered her village, but a child on her way into the city to sell medicine escaped the massacre and embarked on the path of cultivation. After awakening her spiritual roots, she swears to use the blade in her hand to slay every demon and monster. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 武 Martial Cultivator 武夫 Never Knew the Cold in This Life平生未知寒Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Across the vast human world, demons lurk everywhere. Human lives are as worthless as weeds, and the people are treated like pigs and dogs. "The world needs to change." Standing by the Wei River, the young man smiled and said, "There are demons in this world, and I have a blade." 341Reads9.2Score—Shelves
23. 23 天 Beneath the Heavenly Gate, All Are Mortals 天阙之下，皆为凡人 Yu Tan愉滩Eastern Fantasy164k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Please visit Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Su Mu, an archaeologist from Earth, touches a blank stone stele and falls into another world, where he becomes a beggar on the brink of death. With no System and no golden finger, he rises from the dirt, fighting wild dogs for scraps as he devises an unorthodox path to power and befriends A Li, a half-demon. But then his sect betrays him, and his closest friend suffers for it. While everyone else pursues ascension, h —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 乾 Heaven and Earth Divine Art 乾坤神诀 Eleven's World十一的世界Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted This is another world that worships martial strength! The protagonist, Ye Tian, unexpectedly transmigrates to Qin Family Town in the Great Qin Empire, where he begins his rise from obscurity. The realms of cultivation in this world are: Body Tempering, Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Venerable, Saint, Emperor, and Divine! Each realm is divided into ten stages. No one has ever glimpsed the Divine Realm throughout the ages! See how this young man cultivates step by step, reaches the peak, and loo 9.7kReads8.2Score993Shelves
25. 25 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: Beginning with Alchemy and Swordflight 凡人修仙【从炼丹御剑开始】 Arctic Fire北极火Eastern Fantasy567k WordsCompleted Traditional xuanhuan / mortal protagonist / no System / alchemy and swordsmanship / slow-paced / mystery and deduction An ordinary young man with no special bloodline or cheat ability, he uses plants as his ladder and sword intent as his blade. Every step is a pitfall; every pill and sword is forged through blood and sweat. He investigates mysteries, following every clue to uncover the dark side of a vast world. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 苟 Cultivating the Dao of Caution: I Find Immortality in the Demonic Sect 苟道修仙：我在魔门长生 Kunlun Fish昆仑鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Whether the righteous path is a foot higher or the demonic path a yard higher, I ask only one thing: “Can I attain immortality?” Qin Feng transmigrated, and was lucky enough to take an ethereal old man as his master. Who knew the old man was an elder of the Demon Sect! The cultivation world was merciless, and the Demon Sect was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. Weak and helpless, Qin Feng could only keep a low profile and lie low if he wanted to survive. Unexpectedly, after keeping hi 11.4kReads8.6Score736Shelves

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    Most of them have online IQs

27. 27 灵 The Five Strokes of the Spirit 灵之五划 Zhang Shiba章十八Eastern Fantasy555k WordsOngoing No one gets to define what web fiction should be! Within books lies a path to heaven; between the lines are the deeds of ten thousand ages. Three thousand great characters, each taking root; roots plunge deep into the earth, branches flourish and pierce the sky. Where does the mystery lie? Where does the fantasy begin? Hold a staff in either hand, swing blades with every stroke, hook your fingers around a cup, and join me for a drink. 3kReads—Score210Shelves

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    This is a great book that will absolutely not disappoint you; please trust me.

28. 28 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 125.9kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves

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    The popularity of the "Ordinary People" genre is undeniable, judging by its ratings and readership. It's been a hit for many years!

29. 29 阴 Yin Immortal 阴仙 Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsOngoing Born inside a coffin, the young man honors the dying wish of the old caretaker of the charity cemetery and personally sends his sworn younger sister to join an immortal sect. After she enters the sect, he accidentally stumbles into the Yin Mountain of a Hundred Ghosts and has no choice but to embark on the path of ghosts… Thus begins the legendary cultivation journey of a ghost cultivator wielding a ghost blade, slaying giant demon overlords and cleaving immortal sect masters in two… 16.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
30. 30 五 Five-Spirit-Root 五灵根 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Seeing through the game is hard. Escaping the game is even harder. Becoming the one who moves the pieces is harder still! A young man from a fallen family finally develops an extraordinary five-element spiritual root, thanks to the sacrifices of ten generations of his family. Yet he is dismissed as the most good-for-nothing of all. Come and see: Mo Luo, the young man, seeking immortality and the Dao, searching for his chance, slaying demons and defying the heavens. Through joys, sorrows, parting 6.2kReads7.7Score481Shelves

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    These are worth checking out; their intelligence is definitely on point! They're all just ordinary people.

31. 31 神 Fate and Calamity 神煞 San Mu w三木wEastern Fantasy428k WordsOngoing This is an educational work about the “deities and malefic influences” in Four Pillars of Destiny. It does not teach you how to calculate your fortune. Instead, it explains how these influences in a destiny chart shape a person’s life. Anyone who achieves great things must first have their destiny tested by baleful forces. [Eastern mysticism + no System + nontraditional xianxia + plot-driven + a touch of ensemble cast] This is a world where deities and malefic influences coexist with ordin 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) novel I've been following closely, with the unresolved issues of the ancient war running throughout. The story between the gods and the demons isn't simply about who's good and who's bad. The male protagonist has a heavy past and constantly wavers between faith and reality. There's no artificially created conflict; the contradictions all stem from the world-building itself, creating a great overall atmosphere, suitable for readers who enjoy grand settings.

32. 32 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Want to Live Forever 凡人修仙之我要长生 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Cultivator’s Journey] [Fantasy Xianxia] [Traditional Cultivation] [No System] [No Transmigration] [Leveling Up] [Zhou Changsheng] [Human Hearts and Demonic Ways] [Alchemist] [Formation Crafting] [Talisman Making] [Ancient Times] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcendence, Human Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, True Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal Venerable, 710Reads7.0Score105Shelves
33. 33 开 Five-Colored Divine Light from the Start: From Menial Servant to Immortal 开局五色神光，我从杂役阀天成仙 Huo Deshi火德士Eastern Fantasy377k WordsOngoing A hardworking young man from Huaxia on Blue Star, making food deliveries. While out on a delivery, he was riding his electric scooter a little too fast when a multicolored sports car ran a red light and sent him flying dozens of meters. When he woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated to Feixian Ancient Star, a world of cultivation. He watched cultivators flying on their swords, looking incredibly carefree. Then he looked at himself: dressed in a servant’s uniform, with a huge hole in one clo 69Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 修 The Great Path of Immortal Cultivation 修仙大道 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [The dark side of human nature] [No System] [No transmigration] [No female lead, but there are women and romance] [Cultivation] [Geniuses and good-for-nothings] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...] A real journey in search of immortality and the Dao. Are you ready? Then take the plunge! There is no end to the realms of cultivation. The supreme rulers of this era: are they truly at the very top? In the eyes of cu 408Reads6.5Score—Shelves
35. 35 百 A Hundred Wasted Meridians? I Have a Hundredfold Cultivation Space 百脉废灵根？我有百倍修炼空间 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Xianxia368k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation | Space Upgrades | No System | No Harem] Shen Qing, a good-for-nothing with a hundred-spirit-root constitution, unexpectedly acquires a mysterious space where time flows a hundred times faster: the [Tortoiseshell Cave Heaven]. Time passes a hundred times faster inside, and it also holds the immortal cultivation art "Evergreen Art". Plant a spirit herb for ten years, and it becomes a thousand-year-old immortal herb; Raise a spirit beast for a hundred years, and it becomes a te 13Reads—Score100Shelves

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    [A Mortal's Journey to Immortality | Space Upgrade | No System | No Harem] Shen Qing, a seemingly useless cultivator with a hundred spiritual roots, unexpectedly obtains a mysterious space with a time flow speed a hundred times faster—the [Turtle Shell Cave Heaven]. Within the cave heaven, time flows a hundred times faster, and it also contains the immortal cultivation technique, the "Evergreen Technique." A spiritual herb planted for ten years becomes a thousand-year-old immortal herb; a spiritual beast raised for a hundred years becomes a ten-thousand-year-old divine beast; he cultivated within it for a thousand years, ultimately becoming the Dao Ancestor of countless realms! Time flows on, and the world changes. Those fellow cultivators who mocked him back then have long since turned to dust; while the former seemingly useless cultivator with a hundred spiritual roots now stands alone at the pinnacle of immortality, overlooking the ages! [Heart][Heart]

36. 36 九 The Nine-Dragon Cup 九龙杯 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy503k WordsCompleted [No System] [No Transmigration] [Traditional Fantasy] A traditional fantasy and xianxia story. Zhang Qingshan goes from being a good-for-nothing to embarking on the path of cultivation. He seeks not immortality for himself, but fulfillment of the obsession in his heart. The greatest Heavenly Spiritual Root is hidden beneath the outward appearance of the weakest Five-Element Spiritual Root. The supreme sacred treasure, the Nine-Dragon Cup, is hidden inside an ordinary walnut carving. An unrealis 351Reads8.5Score—Shelves
37. 37 魂 Reborn with Five Spiritual Roots, I Cultivate Immortality with a Street-Stall Stone Bead 魂穿五灵根，我靠地摊石珠修仙 Chen Haoyi辰昊逸Eastern Fantasy168k WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Fantasy] [Spatial Spirit Farm] [Transmigration] [Smart Protagonist] This is part of the A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality series, following the step-by-step growth of its protagonist in the world of the Xuantian Continent, where powerful cultivators abound! Qin Changsheng was an ordinary wage earner on Blue Star. After being tricked into a scam compound, he escaped but died, only to unexpectedly transmigrate into the body of a mortal c 2.3kReads—Score281Shelves

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    Worth collecting! Worth watching!

38. 38 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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    "The Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth" 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. If you are also a fan of fantasy novels, then you definitely shouldn't miss this book! I believe that after reading it, you will be just as full of praise as I am! 😳🤔

39. 39 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Marriage 家族修仙：从娶妻开始觅长生 Vast Heaven and Earth天地光阔Xianxia906k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in. It'll rise later.) [Clan] [Daily Life] [Farming] [Cultivation] [Destiny] [Character Growth] [More Children, More Blessings] [Behind the Scenes] [Ensemble Cast] After transmigrating as a tenant farmer, Chen Yun had a spiritual aperture just 2.9 inches wide, paid 80 percent of his harvest in rent, and owed twelve spirit sand coins. Chen Yun thought heaven was playing a joke on him. That was until he saw the ancient, unadorned seal in his mind: the Origin-Returning Seal. A 73.8kReads8.1Score10.1kShelves

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    Looking for a book to read? Here are two realistic mortal cultivation novels! They don't feature an overpowered protagonist from the start; instead, the protagonist starts as a nobody, acquiring resources with difficulty and proceeding cautiously on their path to immortality. They also involve family management and farming, gradually strengthening the clan; plus, there are multiple female leads with natural and unforced romance. If you enjoy the survival-of-the-fittest, survival-of-the-fittest, and gradual power-building tropes of mortal cultivation novels, these are perfect for you. The two novels have slightly different styles, so you can enjoy both at once and avoid running out of reading material.

40. 40 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Reincarnation 家族修仙：我以轮回转世觅长生 Balance and Harmony以中以和Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] [Daily Life] [Mortal's Journey] [Reincarnation] [Farming] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] [Pseudo-Multiple Female Leads] [Reincarnation in this story is not possession. The body is reconstructed through the Soul-Reforging Seal.] [First Life: Scenery of Cuiyun Mountain (Complete)] [Second Life: Rivalry in Nanyue (Ongoing)] After transmigrating into the world of Cultivation, Qi Yuan was lucky enough to receive an inferior five-element spiritual root. He cultivated painstakin 24.1kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves
41. 41 一 A Thousand Faces in One Performance 一戏千面 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy243k WordsOngoing Stabbed through the heart by the master he revered most from the start, I somehow survived! Instead, I transmigrated to another world and awakened the [Thousand-Faced Divine Core]! [Divine Core awakened. Illusory Disguise activated!] [Warning: This Divine Core is widely recognized as the most useless. It can only change your appearance and has no offensive power!] Good-for-nothing? With a B-rank ferocious beast chasing me, I panicked on the spot. [Activating: Illusory Disguise!] [60% of spiritua 470Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth" 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. If you are also a fan of fantasy novels, then you definitely shouldn't miss this book! I believe that after reading it, you will be just as full of praise as I am! [Shy][thinking]

42. 42 步 Stepping Into the Clouds 步入云巅 Heartless Sword无心剑Eastern Fantasy150k WordsCompleted The young Lu Xiaoyang leaves the mountains and enters the world of cultivation. The three heroines, Ye Xiaoxiao, Dongfang Xue, and Ren Yiyi, stand by him through life and death, while the divine beast Little Huang never leaves his side. After the Gates Between Worlds open wide, he continues to grow as he travels through countless realms. His journey brings struggles over unexpected treasures, trials of character, and deadly tribulations. In time, he comprehends the ultimate Dao of the Myriad Wor 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story follows Lu Xiaoyang, the male protagonist, as he leaves the mountains and embarks on a journey of cultivation and growth. It is set against the backdrop of three female protagonists and the opening of the gates to countless realms. His loyal companion is a divine wolf named Xiao Huang. Ultimately, he comprehends the Great Dao of all realms and becomes the ruler of all worlds.

43. 43 玄 The Profound Heaven Cultivation Chronicle 玄天修仙录 Kong Wei from Zhongang中昂的孔纬Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Yuanjing, an early Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Xuantian Sect, only wants to keep his head down in the cultivation world and live a quiet, stable life. Even when people call him “Rat Daoist” and his peers mock him, he never goes to dangerous places or gets caught up in perilous situations. But without immortality, everything ultimately comes to nothing. With his lifespan nearly at its end and death close at hand, he has no choice but to take a gamble. By luck, he breaks throu 14.3kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    I'm watching Mortal Flow.

44. 44 七 The Seven-Star Path to Immortality 七星仙途 The Great Dao Heads North大道北行Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The Revised Soul Refining the Seven Stars is a monumental fantasy novel newly conceived and written on the basis of the original Soul Refining the Seven Stars. It depicts a world where soul cultivators, spell cultivators, and body cultivators coexist, while ghosts and monsters roam unchecked. It explores profound truths about divination, reincarnation, and the transformations of the universe, and portrays the conflicts and helplessness that come with pursuing love, hatred, passion, and revenge w 3.8kReads8.9Score350Shelves

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    A stunningly good book! A traditional cultivation novel! A protagonist with high intelligence. The human realm, the immortal realm, the divine realm... Cultivators of magic, body, soul, demon, monster, and ghost!

45. 45 我 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 24.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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    A genuine ordinary person's story, not mindless.

46. 46 双 Dual Cultivation Medicine Body: I Prove Yin and Yang With My Blood 双修药体：我以我血证阴阳 Wilds of Southern Hunan湘南之野Eastern Fantasy230k WordsOngoing [No System] [Xianxia Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Simulated Spiritual Roots] [Slow Burn] [Multiple Female Leads] As soon as Si Nan transmigrates into a cultivation world, he is captured and sent to a slave camp. His refined, handsome looks lead them to train him as a rather unusual kind of slave. Fortunately, the slave training camp gives each slave a spiritual fruit every day. By chance, this awakens his innate medicinal physique. After joining a sect, he is found to have no spiritual root —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, lacking spiritual roots, possesses an extremely rapid cultivation physique but has no offensive capabilities, making him a walking cultivation vessel? Fortunately, this physique has its uses. The cultivation system is rigorous, never mindless leveling up; resources, companions, methods, and land are all essential.

47. 47 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Refining Qi to Attain Immortality 凡人修仙，炼气长生 Aconite and Aconitum乌头附子Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [One female lead who serves as a supporting character] [This book has already been adapted into two animated manhua] [Nearly four million characters so far] Su Chen was born a commoner. After both his parents died, he made a living herding cattle for a landlord. One day, soldiers and bandits came through, killing people and wiping out his village. He barely escaped, and a cultivator who happened to pass by took him into an immortal sect. From then on, he embarked on the path 79.1kReads8.4Score7.8kShelves
48. 48 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 56.6kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
49. 49 李 Li Chengdao 李承道 Happy Golden Fish快乐的黄金鱼Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao unexpectedly transmigrates to a strange valley. He transforms the valley and makes his way out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he builds his own Heavenly Dao Group in the world of immortal cultivation. He establishes the Li Family Medical Hall and heals the sick. He makes his fortune with spiritual-root wine, branches into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes a free Heavenly Dao Academy and cultivates a great 1.1kReads9.2Score245Shelves

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    The exciting story of a mortal cultivating immortality continues!!! [Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

50. 50 天 The Heavenly Realm 天域 Lazy God懒神Eastern Fantasy482k WordsOngoing Shen Dong lives in seclusion deep in the mountains with his alcoholic father. He has made his living chopping wood since he was ten, though his father has secretly taught him a wealth of knowledge. When Shen Dong turns eighteen, his father passes away. Following his father’s dying words, Shen Dong goes down the mountain. At an inn, he meets Cai Qingquan, a transmigrator, who cheats him out of all his money. Later, the head chef arranges for him to enter Shenglin Academy. His outstanding literary 41Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Anyone else like me? I'm so engrossed in watching "Tianyu" that I'm even shouting "Go, Zhulong!" In my dreams, and the first thing I do when I wake up is check Tomato TV for updates. This kind of lingering effect is amazing!

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