Seeking a Cultivation Novel With a Hardworking, Growth-Oriented Female Lead 求书，修仙很努力的成长型女主

1. 1 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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   ✨✨Lin Du, the 99th generation disciple of the Supreme Sect, is a disciple of Yan Yexian, the leader of the sword path. Lin Du believes in helping others by first helping herself; while rescuing the sect's love-struck members, she is also rescuing her former self. The female lead is intelligent and wise, not a saint, and the story is very engaging!

2. 2 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score543Shelves

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   The female lead knew from the beginning that she had transmigrated into a book, so she worked hard to cultivate. This is truly a character who grows stronger gradually; you can see her leveling up little by little without any sudden power-ups.

3. 3 退 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Turned the Tables with Bullet Comments 退婚后，修仙女配靠弹幕翻盘了 Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Female Cultivator Turned the Tables with On-Screen Comments [Family bonds + sibling story + strong female lead + progression + no romance + on-screen comments + fake System] Song Jinshu was born into an ancient world. One day, her fiancé came to break off their engagement, and she saw comments scrolling above his head! [This is so infuriating! This is the scene where they force her into marriage, right?] [What a disgusting woman. She look 11.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   Rating: 5 stars. They're all incredibly good; these are my most treasured books.

4. 4 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.8kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves
5. 5 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 247.3kReads9.6Score24.8kShelves
6. 6 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.8kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
7. 7 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves
8. 8 宗 Beloved by the Sect: Junior Sister’s Swordsmanship Is Beyond Compare 宗门团宠，师妹她剑法超神 Zhuo Jiu灼九Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Coming of age / ensemble cast / everyone’s favorite / face-slapping / feel-good revenge / putting scumbags in their place] After being harmed by her elder sister, Yun Zhi suddenly discovers that she is a doomed supporting character who dies early in a book. But this time, she not only survives, she also breaks free of the plot. The eldest senior sister happens to find her and brings her back to the sect, where she becomes the youngest junior sister of the Tenth Peak. Yun Zhi had only wanted to 8.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 抢 Trying to Snatch My Fortunes? The Villainous Princess Will Send You to Your Grave 抢机缘？反派公主送你上路 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Fortuitous Encounters + Pocket Dimension + Palace Intrigue + Cultivation + Transmigration into a Book + Self-Interest [Complete] [The full-cast audiobook version has stopped updating! Please switch to smart narration. It supports dialogue between multiple characters and sounds just as good! We apologize for the inconvenience!] Volume One: Reborn for Revenge! The mortal realm, with palace intrigue. The villain is reborn with memories of her second life! The heroine is reborn with memori 7.3kReads8.2Score770Shelves

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   These two novels featuring a female protagonist who cultivates immortality and undergoes growth are both good and I recommend them.

10. 10 仙 Bait on the Path to Immortality 仙途为饵 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Rating just came out, it’ll go up] Cultivation + Strong Female Lead + Dot-ed-On by Everyone + Transmigrate into a Book + No CP + All-Rounder + Chaos Spirit Root + Space + Family Power Struggles Lin Yueyue unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes Lin Yueyue, the original heroine who dies a tragic death. She knows just how miserable the Lin Yueyue in the book has it. She doesn't want to sit around waiting to die. Her only option is to save herself! But she's only five years old. What ca 30.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves
11. 11 剖 They Cut Out My Golden Core and Dug Up My Spiritual Root. A Hundred Years After My Death, I Was Reborn 剖金丹挖灵根，死后百年我重生了 Nine Sheets of Paper九片纸Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted [A cultivation story with no romance] Sang Yuan always thought she was Heaven’s chosen one. At six, she was found to possess a supreme water spiritual root, and three exceptionally gifted senior brothers doted on her as the jewel of Xuanqing Sect. But on the night she formed her Golden Core, the senior brothers who had once cherished her stabbed a cold core-splitting blade through her dantian. Only then did she understand that their so-called love was nothing more than careful tending: they were 175Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [🪴This is so good!!! 🥳🥳🥳] [Everyone's cremated and their ashes scattered] The black lotus, reborn from the ashes, is going berserk! Sang Yuan transmigrates into the world of cultivation, where her senior brother digs out her spiritual root and crushes her golden core, all to revive her white moonlight in the ice coffin. Ten years of sincere devotion are exchanged for a rebirth and awakening in a mass grave a hundred years later—in this life, she meets a wonderful master and fellow disciples. ...

12. 12 废 The Good-for-Nothing Senior Sister? No, She’s Terrifyingly Strong 废柴大师姐？不，她简直强得可怕 Yu and An御与桉Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + strong female lead + cultivation + powerful leads + satisfying read + male lead appears later] Ning Zhaoxue has always been the laughingstock of the Qingyun Sect. Her fellow disciples bully her because she has no master, her resources are constantly withheld, and even the Sect Leader's daughter calls her “a disgrace to sword cultivators.” No one knows that she has already mastered the teachings of countless schools in the Scripture Pavilion. At 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this! It's incredibly good—a super satisfying female lead novel!! A must-read for female lead lovers!! The female lead is incredibly strong, a genius!! She's always pretending to be weak while actually being strong! After her master emerges from seclusion and someone supports her, she drops the act! The female lead seems like an all-around genius—the fights are incredibly satisfying, she's decisive, and not a saint! The author updates consistently, two chapters a day!! Please, you guys, get hooked!!

13. 13 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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    This is good, the plot is exciting.

14. 14 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 129.5kReads9.5Score52.2kShelves

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    It leans towards traditional cultivation, with logical character development; it's not a wish-fulfillment story. The original female lead is protected by the Heavenly Dao and is killed multiple times, but this doesn't affect the plot. The pacing is lighthearted and fast-paced. The female lead kills the original female lead from the beginning and does so repeatedly, showing no signs of being a saint. The male and female leads aren't forced into a romantic relationship; their relationship develops naturally.

15. 15 夏 Second Miss Xia Became an Immortal After Her Divorce 夏二小姐被休后成仙人了 The Pine Nuts Are Ripe松子熟了Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy cultivation + growth and awakening + pocket dimension + strong female lead] 1. This isn’t the kind of wish-fulfillment story where the heroine starts off overpowered, so steer clear if that’s what you’re looking for~ 2. It follows the traditional cultivation system: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core... The story begins in the mortal realm. The heroine doesn’t start cultivating immortality right away; she turns to cultivation only when she’s pushed to the brin 1.2kReads7.2Score118Shelves

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    This book features a female protagonist who grows and matures, with a cool and aloof personality and sharp, cutting remarks. It has a very compelling storyline and is quite enjoyable!

16. 16 虐 The Tragic-Romance Heroine Is Obsessed with Cultivation 虐文女主沉迷修仙 A Smile Through the Dust陌尘一笑Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted No romance, strong female lead, and the heroine stays single, single, single. The heroine works hard at cultivation, plays it safe in the early stages, and stays focused on herself. She’s a genius who grows stronger over time. She’s neither wholly good nor wholly evil, and does as she pleases. The System is only useful for transmitting the plot and little else. Tragic-romance scenario one: She becomes the stand-in for a wealthy young master’s true love. The heroine: “I’m going to cultivate immor 4.7kReads9.2Score399Shelves

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    🌶️1. After transmigrating into a book, she discovers she's a supporting female character?! Abandon this trash sect. I'll switch sects and focus on cultivating immortality! Who knew the original female lead would suddenly be reborn?! 🌶️2. Transmigrating into a tragic novel as the female lead, the trashy system runs away at the start. To avoid the plot, the female lead decides to take revenge on the scum and cultivate immortality! Let the plot go to hell! 🫐Book drought + Follow @ Get rich quick +1

17. 17 修 Isn't Cultivation Better? Love-Struck Fools, Back Off! 修炼不香吗？恋爱脑退退退！ Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Traditional Xianxia] [Strong Female Lead] [Genius Protagonist] Ling Yaohan was an ordinary girl until she was tested and found to possess all five spiritual roots. From that day on, she stepped onto the path of immortality and began her journey in search of the Dao... In this life, all I seek is the Dao. I will let nothing else distract me. A friendly reminder: This novel has no CP, romance, or ambiguous relationships. 7.3kReads9.1Score721Shelves
18. 18 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
19. 19 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 147.3kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves

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    A hardworking, growth-oriented female protagonist in the world of cultivation! 1️⃣ Her own sister ripped out her spirit and stole her talent, leaving her like a dog thrown into the Demon Abyss. But unexpectedly, she survived and became the little demon girl in the palm of the monsters' hands. She returned to the Five Continents, slaying her enemies with her sword… 2️⃣ Disciple, Master, do you know them? "No, I don't." The old beggar picked a large piece of booger from his nose and flicked it away, shamelessly saying, "I'll go chat with them for a bit and I'll get to know them, right? Disciple, you wait, Master will go chat with them for a bit." Huh?

20. 20 神 A Guide to Leveling Up the Twin Prodigies of Shenzhou 神州双骄升级指南 The Sound of Scorched Fish灼鱼之音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] (Many personal interpretations; do not apply a formula) [Teaming up with my nemesis to carve through the cultivation world + a couple with incredible chemistry and real personality + two powerful genius leads growing together + grand overarching plot + explosive tension + a touch of ensemble cast + Jiang Lang Cai Jin HE] A violent, arrogant woman vs. a sharp-tongued, scheming man Fiery! Battle-focused! A cultivation novel driven by plot and brains, with a hero and heroin 34.7kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
21. 21 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.5kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves
22. 22 白 Bai Qinghe’s Bumpy Road to Immortality 白清禾的坎坷仙途 Grandma Ningning宁宁外婆Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted Her father was eaten by a beast, her younger brother was swept away by the river, and her grandmother died from shock and grief. In an instant, her happy family was shattered. Her mother, the only family she had left, sold her into a squalid den for the sake of her own happiness! Bai Qinghe jumped from a cliff in despair. But she survived against all odds. By a twist of fate, she saved a Golden Core cultivator and gained entry to the vast, wondrous world of immortal cultivation. A Five-Spirit Ro 3.6kReads8.4Score349Shelves

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    The Growing Up Story of an Orphan Girl

23. 23 穿 I Transmigrated Into the Wicked Supporting Character Whose Whole Family Gets Wiped Out, and I’m Panicking 穿成被灭满门的恶毒女配，我慌了 Lemon Lemonade柠檬柠檬水Ancient Romance893k WordsOngoing [Dear readers, the rating is low because the book just launched, so please don’t let that affect your decision] {Reincarnated in the womb + Transmigrate into a book + Fantasy cultivation + Villainess + Pocket dimension + Strong heroine + Leveling up + Character growth} After dying suddenly, Chen Zhixia wakes up as the wicked supporting character in a book, doomed to have her whole family wiped out. Luckily, she was reincarnated in the womb and hasn’t crossed paths with the heroine yet, so there 1.1kReads7.0Score112Shelves

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    This novel features a female protagonist with exceptional talent, possessing a single wood elemental root. She cultivates diligently and is quite captivating. It's a female-centric novel with a strong growth theme, primarily revolving around the female lead. While there are supporting characters, they aren't described as extensively as the protagonist.

24. 24 宗 At the Sect Tournament, I Dig Up My Bones and Cut Ties for Fun 宗门大会，我挖骨断亲助助兴 Soft and Subtle浅浅淡淡Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Only after Jiang Shiyou died did she learn that she was the most tragic cannon-fodder character in a cultivation novel. And the female lead, a notorious heartbreaker, was her half-sister. Reborn into a second life, she returned to the moment her sister framed her and her parents and senior brothers joined forces to betray her, stabbing her in the back and pushing her out to take the blame. This time, in front of the entire sect, she dug out her own bones to repay her parents’ kindness and severe 15.3kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    🙋①Who else can compare to the female lead of this book? She refines pills by day and cultivates by night, with absolutely no time to rest!! And yet, everyone admires her immensely! 🍋But what everyone doesn't know is that the female lead is doing this to escape a calamity that will befall her a few years later!!

25. 25 被 Spoiled by Her Unhinged Sect, the Immortal Venerable Is Green with Jealousy 被疯批师门团宠后，仙尊他醋疯了 The Cat Returns to Moonlit Alley月巷猫归Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Love Triangle Showdown] [Reborn] [Ensemble Cast] [Unhinged Yandere] [Winning Her Back] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within] [Not a Strong Female Lead] Rumor has it that Yun Yi, the Sword Sovereign, is so powerful that no one in the cultivation world can rival him. With his celestial beauty and cold, abstinent air, he looks like a god descended from heaven. "Be good~ Do as you're told." Lu You is pinned against the wall by the waist, kissed until she can barely breathe. As she looks at the blo 3.6kReads9.0Score520Shelves
26. 26 小 The Little Mortal Girl's Cultivation Tale 小小凡女修仙记 Nan Qianqiu南千秋Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing [Female-led, mortal cultivation, no romance, slow burn, long-form, mild girls' love, no golden finger, no System] “Evergreen peaks wear clouds like gauze, gazing down on all the mortal world.” “Jade peaks wreathed in mist, where forest vapors rise. I dwell in the mortal world, yet ascend to immortality!” “Big sisters, you’re both amazing. You can even write a couple of lines of poetry while admiring the scenery!” “You’re the one who never studies!” “Hahaha!” … “You two don’t worry. I’ll cultivat 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female-centric, light-hearted cultivation novel featuring ordinary people. Welcome to read! (๑ゝω╹๑)

27. 27 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Made It Big Through Legal Education 穿越后我靠普法做大做强 Yuan Fu爰复Ancient Romance223k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + cultivation + strong female lead + growing heroine + ensemble cast] Practicing lawyer Lin Jian Yue transmigrates to a cultivation world and brings along a divine beast System that rewards her with magical treasures, pills, spirit stones, and more whenever she teaches people the law. Talk about a perfect match for her expertise! … Lin Jian Yue: “I don’t know anything about cultivation!! (•'╻'• ۶)۶ But nobody knows the law better than me ^_^. Hit a cultivation bottlene 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sure-fire investment! [Transmigration + System + Cultivation + Professional Legal Education + Face-Slapping + Growing Female Lead] Lin Jianyue, a practicing lawyer, transmigrates to a cultivation world, complete with a system beast that provides magical treasures, pills, and spirit stones just for her legal education… Isn't that a perfect match for her profession?! Lin Jianyue: "I don't understand cultivation! (•'╻'• ۶)۶, But no one understands law better than me! ^_^ Hit a cultivation bottleneck? Lacking pills, magical treasures, and spirit stones? Encountering someone you can't beat? Don't panic, let me educate you on law and give you a free cheat code! ^_^ Alchemy Association: "Our alchemy cultivation has produced a once-in-a-millennium genius! Let's see if the Weapon Forging Alliance dares to look down on us anymore!" Weapon Forging Alliance: "The revival of our weapon forging path is promising! With a prodigy like Ghost Axe Master, we can surpass the Talisman Association!" "Talisman Association: 'Our Talisman Association has produced an unparalleled genius! They will surely make talismans a path everyone aspires to!'" Lin Jianyue: Sorry, it's all my fault ╮( •́ω•̀ )╭ Wuji Sect Leader: 'That impoverished Tianyan Sect has led Cangzhou to surpass us and become the largest economy?' Wuji Sect Disciple: 'I heard their sect has formulated a grand policy of integrated legal and economic development…' Lin Jianyue: 'The system serves economic development; with a sound legal system, economic development will naturally be faster! ^_^'

28. 28 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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    Ye Qiao, Sang Nian, Bai Huang, Qin Shu, Yin Nian, Bai Ran, Man Shu, Rong Yi, Ye Linglong, and Yao Wan are all my favorites. I've read through their books one by one, cried, laughed, and in the end, it's still them.

29. 29 弃 The Reckless Abandoned Daughter: The Poisonous Consort Strikes Hard 弃女轻狂：毒妃狠嚣张 Seven Sunflowers七葵Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted A 21st-century all-around agent transmigrates and nearly falls victim to her own mother’s murderous hand. They call her a good-for-nothing who can’t cultivate, worse than a beggar? Bai Huang gives a cold laugh. With a rare treasure in hand, all five of her elemental talents are unleashed. Even the War God has to step aside if he wants to take her as a disciple. She adopts adorable spirit pets, and all beasts bow to her as a crowd of underlings eagerly awaits her favor. A master of both medicine 18.6kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
30. 30 逆 The Heaven-Defying Poison Master: The Mad Demon Lord's Beloved 逆天毒妃，疯批魔尊心尖宠 Little Canary金丝雀儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Secret Identity + Medicine and Poison + Sweet Romance + Genius + Spatial Dimension] After transmigrating into a good-for-nothing fool overnight, her life as the leading lady began. She refined pills, controlled beasts, and mastered both medicine and poison. She became the Ghost King, commanding countless demon clans. Her secret identities were exposed, one after another. With a body of gods and demons, she became the daughter of the Heavenly Dao. “I don’t really understand love 13.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
31. 31 圣 The Holy Spirit Emerges! The Eight Petals Appear! She Unleashes Ferocious Beasts Upon the Divine Realm 圣灵出！八叶现！她携凶兽掀神界 Jiang Li将璃Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete. Read with confidence] [Comic adaptation now available] Also known as: Evil Emperor’s Favorite: The Useless Young Lady Reigns Supreme Across the Nine Heavens [Feel-good female-led story + strong heroine and hero + putting scumbags in their place + divine beasts + ferocious beasts + leveling up and fighting monsters] A little warning before you dive in: [This is not traditional cultivation. The heroine is cold and unsentimental, not a self-sacrificing saint, and ruthless when it comes t 18.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves
32. 32 全 The Whole Sect Is Unlucky, but the Lucky Carp Junior Sister Is Spoiled by Everyone and Makes It Through 全宗倒霉蛋，锦鲤小师妹团宠上岸 Little Ink Bell墨铃小铛Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Rong Yi discovered that she had become the world's biggest fool, helping the heroine achieve success. No matter what opportunities came her way, whether rare spirit herbs, ancient swords, or ancient divine beast eggs, all it took was a few words from the heroine, her senior sister, or her senior brothers and master, and she'd naively hand them over. In the end, she died taking a fatal blow from an evil fiend meant for the heroine. Then, after just a couple of wo 25.8kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
33. 33 主 So What If You're the Protagonist? The Senior Sister Takes You Down With One Sword 主角了不起？大师姐一剑一个 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Only after Yao Wan dies does she realize she was living in a harem novel about a domineering male lead. The good news: she isn't part of his harem. The bad news: she's dead from the start. In the book, she exists as a corpse for the male lead to use and as the junior sisters' beloved. The four junior sisters are tricked by the male lead into giving up their money and virtue to bring her back, and none of them meets a happy end. On the seventh day after her death, Yao Wan rises from the grave. Fr 4.5kReads9.4Score678Shelves
34. 34 从 From Kung Fu to Immortality, My Clam Sister Wants to Ascend to Heaven 从功夫到修仙，有个蚬妹想上天 Old Dog in the Wall墙中老狗Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Reader's Guide: Mortal cultivation, no System, no transmigration, female-led, coming-of-age, pragmatism, making money, supporting a family, martial arts, changing one's fate, cultivating immortality, seeking the Dao, upholding gender equality, unafraid to address the struggles women, men, humanity, and the universe faced in the old days, criticizing bourgeois-style feminism and the demonization of LGBT people, supporting men and women who come together for love From the very beginning, Yu Sa 10.4kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Mortals, try it without cheats.

35. 35 重 Reborn to the Day My Best Friend and I Chose Which World to Transmigrate Into 重生回到和闺蜜选择穿越世界时 Space Station太空站Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Reborn + System + girl disguised as a man with multiple secret identities + Villain + heroine with a heart of iron vs. hero who’s cold on the outside but obedient inside + powerful heroine in a cultivation world] Have you ever read a cultivation novel with a demon-clan heroine? By a twist of fate, Yun Shan and her best friend are chosen by the System. They each choose a different world to transmigrate into and complete a mission to come back to life. In her first life, her best friend cho 71Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Have you ever read a cultivation novel where the female lead is a demon? [Please follow!] This is a novel with a fresh and imaginative theme, combining action and heartwarming moments. The female lead is constantly cultivating, disguised as a man, and accidentally wins over the Demon Lord, eventually vying for the Demon Lord's throne…

36. 36 你 Why Are You Messing with Her? The Little Junior Sister Has the Heavenly Dao’s Favor 你们惹她干嘛，小师妹有天道宠着 Saving Up for Stickers努力攒钱买贴纸Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Print Edition: I Hope You’ll Come in Person] [No Romance, Strong Female Lead] Tian Ning was the long-lost blood descendant of the Wenren family, a prominent clan in the cultivation world. When she was fifteen, they brought her back home. Everyone thought she was just a country bumpkin from the mortal world, nowhere near as good as the fake heiress, Wenren Xue, who had been raised in luxury and treated like royalty. Wenren Xue was exceptionally talented. At a young age, she had successfully form 41.6kReads9.4Score5kShelves

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    I absolutely loved the first three books. The first one wasn't a mindless wish-fulfillment novel; it featured a female protagonist who grows through challenges and had a vast world-building. The second one had a bit of humor, and the third one, in my opinion, was particularly heartwarming.

37. 37 小 The Little Villainess Has a Mind of Her Own 小反派她有自己的想法 Luo Shui's Voice洛水声声Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Fake System] + [Everyone’s Darling] + [Also Known As: How Am I Supposed to Save You, My Master?] Probably no romance. The System told Shen Ya, “We’re the villains. Our goal is to apprentice ourselves to the most powerful master, beat up the male lead, kick the female lead, and become the most hated villains in the cultivation world.” Little Shen Ya nodded, then threw her arms around the legs of a passerby with peerless beauty. Along with her brain-addled System, she joined a sma 14kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
38. 38 我 I Dig the Pits, You Fill Them In. Everyone in Our Sect Is a Rebel 我挖坑，你填土，师门全是反骨 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Original title: I Became the Beloved Little Junior Sister and Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down] Xie Sisi transmigrated and became the cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel she’d once mocked, a character with the exact same name. The supporting character’s role was to bring the heroine to an immortal sect, dutifully serve as her medicine human, and ultimately die after being used to test the heroine’s medicines. Xie Sisi, who knew the plot: “Bah! Whoever wants to be a medicine hu 62.5kReads9.4Score8.1kShelves
39. 39 在 One Heart for Cultivation Amid the Frantic Flirting of Seven Villains 在七个反派的狂撩下一心修仙 Mountain Demon山魅Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a book as cannon fodder, and all the male leads want to win her over and get 100% of her favorability! Luo Qingyan was inexplicably hit on by all kinds of powerful men: a twisted senior brother from the immortal sect, a licentious young master of the demon clan, a gorgeous Peacock King, and the mysterious ruler of the Ghost Realm. They pulled out every trick in the book, leaving her utterly baffled. Luo Qingyan: ??? After thinking it over, she suddenly understood. “Good th 20.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
40. 40 卷 The Workaholic Junior Sister Is the Hardest to Kill in the Cultivation World 卷王小师妹修仙界第一难杀 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Ancient Romance569k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + mostly friendship and family bonds + multiple team battles] No one at Qingwu Sect expected their junior sister, who had always meekly gone along with everything and cried to win their favor, to suddenly rebel, drug them herself, and escape the sect. Even less did they expect to meet her again on the opposing side. The noisy, boisterous, rough-and-tumble young men and women of Yueming Sect surrounded her protectively and cleared a path for her. “Make way! Can’t you see our Die-di 15kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
41. 41 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 9.1kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
42. 42 百 A Hundred-Meter Greatsword on Her Shoulder, Her Junior Sister Is the Queen of Giving Up 百米大刀肩上扛，师妹她是摆烂王 Sui Yuan岁圆Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Can't get ahead by lying flat + can't win by working myself to the bone + devoted couple + absurd comedy + everyone gets corrupted + ensemble cast] [Money-obsessed heroine VS refined, sickly-sweet male lead] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Nie Baili was reborn all over again! Before transmigrating, she worked herself to the bone, pulling all-nighters every day for a heartless boss. After transmigrating, she pushed the entire cultivation world into a vicious cycle of competition t 8.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
44. 44 修 She Rules the Cultivation World, While Her Disciple Turns into a Puppy 修仙界她横着走，徒弟养成哈巴狗 My Orange Cat Weighs Twelve Jin我家橘猫十二斤Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted As his master lay dying, he stroked Gu Gugu's head. “My life's ambition was to mend relations between humanity and the demon race.” “Legend has it that in ancient times, humanity lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning for a member of the demon race, the highest honor they could bestow.” “Gugu, I want you to become someone humanity will lower its flags to half-mast for.” After her master died, Gu Gugu charged alone into the human race's prodigy trial grounds and slaughtered 468 human prodigie 12.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
45. 45 满 Everyone in the Sect Is Crazy, So I Max Out My Luck Instead 满门皆疯批，小师妹反手气运拉满 A Pound of White Tea一斤白茶Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + No Love Rivals + System] After Yun Yici transmigrates into a book, she's bound to a damnable fortune System. By earning the favor of those destined for great things, she can exchange their affection for fortune points and unlock draws. But after finally joining the sect at the heart of the story, she discovers that she's arrived two hundred years before the plot begins. Fortunately, her ethereal yet unreliable master has impossibly high standa 15.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
46. 46 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.4kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
48. 48 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 37.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
49. 49 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 20.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
50. 50 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves

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