Cultivation, No Romance, Smart Leads, No Nonsense, No Everyone-Dotes-on-the-Lead 修仙+无CP+有脑子+不无厘头+不团宠

1. 51 道 Fellow Daoist, It's Time to Take Your Medicine 道友，该吃药了 He Qiao鹤乔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + ensemble cast + chaotic + no romance + lighthearted cultivation] After spending her whole life as a dirt-poor sword cultivator, Huo Qingyao finally came to her senses and resolutely switched to alchemy. She has only one goal now: make money, make money, and make even more money! A ruthless profiteer has emerged among the alchemists. The cultivation world has gone dark. Harmonious Joy Sect disciple: Do you have something that can make a person feel hot right away? Huo Qingyao: Sure thin 12.8kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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   This no-CP (couple pairing) is so refreshing! [Admiration] If you get tired of traditional romance, just enjoy this silly cultivation story with a bunch of crazy guys! It's a great ensemble piece, perfect for watching without thinking. You wouldn't believe how wonderful my ensemble is! [Laughs] (Author's stats aren't good, let's save this one!)

2. 52 当 I Arrived in the Cultivation World with My Online Game Interface 当我带着网游游戏面板到了修仙界 Shu Liang殊良Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted How can a powerless little support survive in the world of immortal cultivation? Should I make a fortune selling spirit weapons, talismans, and red and blue potions? Or start a sect, take in disciples, and build a support corps? Or maybe just latch onto a powerful backer and lie flat, becoming their dedicated healer? Waiting for answers online. It's pretty urgent. 27.3kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
3. 53 师 My Senior Sister’s Ruthless Dao Is Wild and Unrestrained 师姐的无情道又疯又飒 Frostflower Lemon Duck霜花柠檬鸭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + no romance + leveling up + a low-profile System + ensemble cast] After an otherworldly soul occupied her body for sixty years and wrecked the world, Senior Sister finally returned to her own body and was reborn, bound to a low-profile System. Yun Ci, the exceptionally gifted Senior Sister, entered the Dao through love yet cultivated the merciless path, opening up a new way for the world to attain the Dao. I wield a sword that can cleave all things beneath heaven. When dealing with pe 2.6kReads8.9Score291Shelves
4. 54 一 A Very Serious Cultivation Novel 一本非常正经的修仙小说 Cao Rong艹容Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Unhinged faction + ensemble cast + absurdist faction + comedy faction] No couples Not your typical cultivation story. ⚠⚠⚠ Extremely absurd [important point ⚠⚠⚠] Jian Bingwu invites her to see the scenery: Jian Bingwu is good. Jian Bingwu pushes her off the Immortal-Slaying Terrace: Jian Bingwu is bad. Jian Xieyun happily goes to meet her: Jian Xieyun is silly. Jian Xieyun gets pushed off: Jian Xieyun is miserable. But she’s a member of the divine race. Why push her off the Immortal-Slaying Terr 16.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
5. 55 道 Fellow Daoist! That Thief Has Written Another Book 道友！那贼子她又写新书了 Three or Four Times三四番Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + no romance + divination cultivator + light literary borrowing] What do you do when you transmigrate to the cultivation world and are about to starve to death?! I’ve just arrived in the cultivation world, fresh off a mule. Thanks for asking: of course I’ll write stories to make money! . Her quest for immortality could wait. One book, After My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed, I Became the Immortal Venerable’s First Disciple, made her famous. Zhu Wuyou thought she could 8.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
6. 56 这 Are There Any Normal People Left in This Cultivation World? 这个修仙界还有正常人吗 KELJINXAncient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Group Transmigration + Absurd Humor + Lighthearted + Ensemble Cast] [Completed] A shocking incident has recently rocked the cultivation world: several celebrated prodigies have disappeared one after another, their whereabouts unknown. These astonishingly gifted young geniuses all come from extraordinary backgrounds. Among them are sword cultivators from Kunlun Mountain, music cultivators from Wuwang Mountain, and even the Demon Realm has not been spared. Just as everyone laments, “The cultivati 5.9kReads9.1Score818Shelves
7. 57 桃 The Peach Blossom Demon’s Tale 桃妖传 Pigeons Love Grapes白鸽爱吃葡萄Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted 663Reads8.9Score102Shelves
8. 58 穿 Transmigrated as the Foolish Little Sister of the Villainess in a Cultivation Novel 穿越成修仙文中女配的傻妹妹 Bored Heart无聊情心Fantastical Romance511k WordsOngoing (No CP. The female lead is devoted to cultivation.) At thirty-five, Su Jin finally had a home of her own. After her divorce, she had nowhere to live, so she couldn't move her household registration out of her ex-husband's home. She worked hard to save enough to buy a house, but before she had even spent a full day there, she died suddenly while reading a novel on the sofa. When she woke up again, she had become the foolish younger sister of a supporting female character, a tool destined to del 3.7kReads6.7Score333Shelves

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   This book is good; it features family and friends, but it mostly focuses on self-cultivation. Welcome to the pit!

9. 59 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Demoness Rewrites the Storyline with Gossip 炮灰魔头她靠八卦修改故事线 Ruthless Tiger Crusher辣手摧虎Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Cultivation + Nontraditional Transmigration Into a Book + Original Worldbuilding] Chen Mingxin, a mortal woman who is three hundred years old, is dug out of her grave and unexpectedly awakens a talent for gossip! What? Just telling stories lets her go toe-to-toe with Nascent Soul cultivators? What? She’s only a cannon-fodder character in a melodramatic romance about cultivation? No worries. From the start, all she needs is her mouth, and she can talk ghosts int 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The author shamelessly promotes this story [shy]: A female protagonist cultivates immortality, no romance! An atypical transmigration story, the female protagonist is highly talented and intelligent, and she beats up the original male protagonist x3!!! There are original and innovative settings in the basic cultivation system, and the world view is gradually unfolding.

10. 60 病 A Root of Illness Counts as a Spiritual Root? 病根也算灵根？ The Wind of Jiang Xiaomiao江小喵的风Eastern Fantasy37k WordsOngoing Lu Wuwei was a peerless talent, unmatched in his brilliance. After enduring countless hardships, he finally reached the spirit-testing stone, only to have his path to immortality cut short: he had no spiritual root. With tears in his eyes, he resigned himself to life as an ordinary mortal. In just a few years, he won over Lin Qingyu, a proud daughter of heaven. But fate envied his talent, and Lu Wuwei contracted a terminal illness. No treatment could cure him, and it left him with a lasting ailm 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Compared to other cultivation novels about farming and the rise of immortal sects, this one is alright.

11. 61 血 Blood Curse: The Eye That Gazes into the Void 血咒，虚空凝望之眼 Mu Gexi木格西Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Pure no-romance story, no women fighting over men, sound values, a grand vision, a powerful female lead! No male lead, no romantic tension, no suffering in silence, no one-sided crushes, no bizarre troublemakers, no love affairs. The story contains no romantic push and pull whatsoever. Fantasy + jianghu + nontraditional cultivation + multiple worlds + immortality, with a heroine who grows into a chivalrous figure. * This world is no small-minded place! From the mortal world, to the world of fles 7.1kReads9.4Score893Shelves

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    I highly recommend this female-centric, no-romance novel. You can check out the synopsis first. All the characters are intelligent throughout. The female lead is clever, kind, principled, humane, loyal, and ruthless towards villains. The lack of female rivalry makes for a super comfortable read. There's no male lead, no ambiguous relationships, no one-sided love, and no romance whatsoever. It's a story of a chivalrous heroine who grows and develops. The female supporting characters are also wonderful, making for a very enjoyable read. I absolutely love the characters created by this author.

12. 62 大 Three Thousand Great Daos, Playing the Zither to Become an Immortal 大道三千，抚琴为仙 No Wind Without Rain不有风兼雨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + no romance, female-led story + strong heroine + not a saint + level-up progression] After disaster struck Zihuang City, its young lord, Sang Zi, was reborn in the Nine Provinces of the lower realm. From then on, her eyes veiled in white silk and a Zihuang zither in hand, she journeyed across the Nine Provinces, seeking the path to immortality and ascending straight into the clouds. Cultivating the Dao and pursuing immortality: a path that defies heaven. Forget the mort 687Reads7.0Score100Shelves

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    ① Traditional cultivation + no romance, strong female lead + strong female lead + no saintly qualities + leveling up. The female lead, Jiang Yue, becomes stronger step by step through her own efforts. The writing is excellent, but the ending feels rushed and some plot holes remain unfilled. ② System + villainous female lead + selfishness + number one genius + semi-invincible feel-good story + no romance. The female lead, Nan Xian, is intelligent, ruthless, and adept at manipulating people. The female lead's character is compelling; outwardly kind and innocent, she's a villain in private. ③

13. 63 修 Cultivating Immortality: This Time, I Finally Got It Right 修仙之这回状态对了 Yue Long Shengsheng月胧笙笙Fantastical Romance168k WordsOngoing [No romance + powerful heroine + golden finger + ensemble cast in the middle and later arcs + money-loving connoisseur of bizarre cooking] Yun Shu never expected that her supernatural ability would send her to the cultivation world. Transmigration was one thing, but who could tell her why she’d ended up saddled with a three-year-old chubby toddler who was always hungry? Even more astonishing, her ability turned out to be a golden seed. This time, it could not only devour spiritual treasures of h 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female-centric cultivation novel with no romantic pairing, not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The female lead is independent and intelligent, possessing ten elemental spiritual roots and a cheat-like ability to devour other elements. She focuses solely on cultivation to continuously grow stronger, and I absolutely love watching her fight scenes. [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

14. 64 逆 The Rebellious Daughter, Xu Yao 逆女许瑶 Shiyou Po礻由婆Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted Transmigration, hunting, strong female lead, leveling up, ruthless and decisive. If you’re interested in this book, you can keep reading Against the Current: Xu Yao in the Cultivation World. The man set down his catch and sat across from Xu Yao as if they were old friends. “When did you learn to hunt? People in the village say you got over your idiocy and then went crazy. Is that true?” Xu Yao gritted her teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy. When I get really crazy, I eat people.” The man grinned. “Heh, I do 821Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books meet your requirements. It's normal for new books to not have ratings yet; they're essentially one book. The female lead is cheerful and lively, decisive, ruthless, not soft-hearted, not a saint, and not someone who's pampered by everyone.

15. 65 逆 The Rebellious Xu Yao in the Cultivation World 逆女许瑶之修仙界 Shiyou Po礻由婆Fantastical Romance444k WordsOngoing Cultivation | No Romance | Transmigrated, Powerful Female Lead | Decisive and Ruthless Ensemble Cast. This is the official sequel to The Rebellious Girl Xu Yao. It’s recommended that you read the original first. Xu Yao and her companions travel through more than a dozen realms, great and small. Starting from nothing, they save up spirit stones, temper their life-bound treasures, master the Sacred Demon Body Art, seize secret realms and formations, unite the Central Island, and are named the Dem 206Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 大EN The Great Emperors' Forbidden Zone: After My Master Died, I Went Mad 大帝禁区：师傅死后，我疯了 Bashu Red Bean巴蜀红豆Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [At the end of the immortal path, who stands supreme? One glimpse of red hair, and the Dao is lost.] (Not a wish-fulfillment novel. A brain-teasing, increasingly captivating long story.) “My eldest senior brother is reborn. In his previous life, he was an ancient-era Great Emperor.” “My second senior brother transmigrated from another world, one where technology and shady shortcuts coexist.” “Our junior sister is the little princess of the Ji family, peerless in swordsmanship and unrivaled in ta 36.4kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    It's good, I recommend it.

17. 67 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder: The Music-Cultivator Junior Aunt Is a Total Workaholic! 穿书成炮灰，音修小师叔她超卷！ Fang Yue Lan Xing方月揽星Fantastical Romance586k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, cultivation + family and friendship, with a small ensemble cast + dual spirit roots, sound cultivator + her spirit roots mutate midway through] Li Nian, a modern theater stagehand, transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character in The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: Don't Cry! Hell mode from the start! A severe drought lasts three years, and countless people starve to death. Eating dirt and tree roots is commonplace. She has no heaven-defying golden finger, an 808Reads6.3Score103Shelves

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    The Sound Cultivation Junior Uncle! A female-centric cultivation novel with no romantic pairing, highly recommended.

18. 68 躺 Lie Flat? Not Allowed! Junior Sister, I'm Unrivaled in the World 躺平？不允许！师妹我举世无双 Canghai Zhixuan沧海之泫Fantastical Romance349k WordsOngoing [No romance + traditional cultivation + long-form progression + versatile protagonist + character growth + ensemble cast] Content warning: The story has an unusually high number of positive female characters. No System. Slow burn. After Yi Zhiqing works herself to death from too much overtime, she arrives in another world. She thinks she will enjoy a peaceful pastoral life, with clear mountains, clean waters, and fishermen singing at dusk. But a sudden upheaval in her hometown makes her realize 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this one. The female lead has no romantic partner and is very intelligent. She starts as an ordinary woman who embarks on the path of cultivation due to certain circumstances. The main characters are all female, and the master and other figures are mostly female as well. Moreover, the villains are not unintelligent. I think it's worth a try.

19. 69 欲 Yearning for Immortality 欲求仙 Han Xidi寒兮帝Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Something seems off about this transmigration? If you transmigrate into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary passerby, get a golden finger in the form of a useless panel from the start, get sold to a talisman shop owner to work, and nearly starve to death while in seclusion, is there any hope for a life like that? And does being abandoned count as having your parents sacrificed to the heavens? By the time Fang Mingliao finally reached the Golden Core stage, she realized that ninety-nine 11.9kReads8.8Score957Shelves

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    It fits perfectly, although the author dragged things out a bit in the early stages to avoid data inconsistencies. But the world-building is truly vast, and it's not the kind of story about leveling up by changing maps or grinding for favors. It's about loneliness and ordinariness.

20. 70 师 My Junior Sister Goes Berserk and Gets Rich, Then Reaches Godhood by Courting Death 师妹发癫暴富，作死一路成神 Warm Water Warms Itself温水自温Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted No CP, no System, not a wish-fulfillment story, no brainless plot, no face-slapping, no doting on the protagonist by everyone. Half sweet, half angst. The heroine is weak early on, and there are lots of foreshadowing details. Don't read if that bothers you. Synopsis: After finally winning 300 million in the lottery, she transmigrated into a book without spending a single cent. In a fit of anger, she first destroyed the System, then transmigrated as a villainess. She could go home if she died, so 169Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's worth watching with your brain; there's no romantic pairing and it's not exactly a darling of the group. The female lead is strong. The logic is exceptionally strong, with countless foreshadowing elements; it's a classic example of a long-term strategy to reel in a big fish.

21. 71 修 The Space-Wielding Female Supporting Character: Feng Aotian Is Cool and Powerful 修仙女配有空间凤傲天她又飒又强 Radiant Jade, Fragrant Beauty in a Peaceful World灼灼璞玉静世芳华Ancient Romance409k WordsOngoing [The rating is very low right after launch, but it’ll go up, so please don’t mind. *teary face*] [Strong female lead + no romance + scum-punishing + face-slapping + comeback + fast cultivation progression] “Ye Xuanhuang, fortunes rise and fall. Don’t look down on a poor young man!” “I, Long Aotian, will repay today’s humiliation a hundredfold, a thousandfold, someday!” Ye Xuanhuang opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers. The male lead i 1.1kReads8.2Score115Shelves

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    Cultivation + No romance + Not nonsensical + Strong female lead + Space + Divine beast + Invincible + Abuses the original male lead

22. 72 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.4kReads9.1Score454Shelves

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    No romantic pairing! Embarking on a solitary journey of cultivation, independent of others and unburdened by romantic entanglements, rising from adversity, enduring countless hardships, encountering all aspects of the world, witnessing the good and evil of human nature, overcoming obstacles, and relying on strength to rise step by step and reach the summit!

23. 73 沙 After the Wacky Old Ancestor Emerged from Seclusion, She Discovered She Was Invincible 沙雕老祖出关后，发现自己无敌了 My Name Is Huang Yougeng我叫黄有梗Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Invincible heroine + no romance + hilarious chaos + revenge against scumbags + team leveling] The heroine is greedy, lecherous, morally questionable, biased toward her own people, and utterly shameless. If that bothers you, don't read! Yao Hua was a well-known slacker at Floating Cloud Pavilion. She earned her sect contributions by having children and raised her cultivation by sheer luck. After being gravely injured and going into seclusion, she emerged one day to find that everyone stronger t 3.8kReads8.9Score439Shelves

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    Completed. The female lead is a goofy, lustful, and scheming sixth sister. Her children and relatives are all idiots too. The female lead is invincible from the start and remains invincible in the end. A super good ensemble piece! No romantic pairing but there are children. Very funny, not a cliché story. The female lead's character is consistent, cunning, and ruthless. If you like silly and funny stories, you can jump right in.

24. 74 工 An Engineer Transmigrates: With My Health Bar Almost Empty, I Plug Myself In 工程师穿越，血条见底我反手插电 Every Thought Is About Logic思思念念全是理Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted [Engineer transmigrates into another body + cultivating with electricity + scheming righteous path + keeping a low profile + no romance + career-focused strong female lead] Don't mess with the woman who treats spiritual energy like alternating current. She's seriously toxic. On the first day after transmigrating into another body, she was dumped in a mass grave. Using her own blood as a wire, she electrocuted herself back to life. She keeps a low profile, keeps running, and quietly focuses on 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No-CP cultivation

25. 75 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    You can check out male-oriented novels about survival and self-preservation; there's no romantic pairing and no female lead.

26. 76 成 After Becoming a Painting Cultivator, I Was Forced into a Romance by a Sword Spirit 成为画修后，我被剑灵强制爱了 Leng Qiran冷戚然Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + painting cultivator] Bai Xihui transmigrated into a book, specifically a group-favorite novel. The beloved darling in the story was her eldest legitimate sister. And honestly, no wonder: she was a great beauty... I transmigrated. The good news: my nearsightedness was cured. The bad news: why am I nearsighted again? The book spirit System comforted her: “This is the cultivation world. We can cultivate too. Staying young forever and living for eternity isn’t just a dream.” Bai Xihui: “Can 235Reads6.8Score101Shelves

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    These two books are quite good, and both are without romance! (^з^)-☆

27. 77 因 I Feared Pain, So I Forged Myself into the Toughest Woman 因为怕痛，我把自己炼成最硬女人 The Shrimp Invited Me for Tea虾子请我去吃茶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, though the bonus chapters may have a romantic subplot] Chu Jiao was walking along minding her own business when someone who jumped from a building hit her, leaving her covered in blood. She died on the spot. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a xianxia novel as a plot device. In the novel, Chu Jiao was a diligent human shield. Whenever the female lead was in mortal danger, she would show up right on cue and take every blow for her, like a walking shield. Th 25.5kReads8.2Score3.3kShelves
28. 78 古 The Ancient World's Apocalypse: I Become a Deity with Unlimited Supplies 古代末世，我靠无限物资当神明 Orange Express Delivery橘子宅急送Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted [Ancient-era disasters + Pocket dimension + Stockpiling + Farming + Infrastructure + No romance] One pot of mushroom soup leaves the entire Luo family dead as doornails. When Luo Wei opens her eyes again, her whole family has transmigrated into an ancient apocalypse novel, becoming unlucky souls about to have their home confiscated and be exiled. Their home will be confiscated tonight, they'll be exiled tomorrow, and a month later, a catastrophic freeze will hit! “Dad! Mom! There's no time! Hurr 3.2kReads9.0Score419Shelves

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    [Bump][Bump] Most importantly, there's no romantic pairing! [Request for more updates][Request for more updates][Request for more updates] It's a really good novel, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is exciting, and it's the kind of novel that keeps you reading. Don't miss it! I highly recommend it!! [Request for more updates][Request for more updates]

29. 79 我 I Became the Moon Goddess in Ancient Times 我在古代当月神 Qing Mo轻陌Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Maxed Out from the Start] Please note: this is a female-oriented novel!! Xiyue is bound to a System and transmigrates to ancient times. She must accumulate enough faith points to return home. Using the skills granted by her beginner’s gift pack, she manifests before the people as the Moon Goddess. Paper-making, a focus on agriculture and commerce, imperial examinations, selecting female officials… At first, the people say: The Moon Goddess may be aloof, but she cares about the comm 5.2kReads9.2Score542Shelves
30. 80 系 With the System on My Side, I Really Am a Goddess 系统在手，我真是神女 Cynthia158辛西娅158Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Pretending to Be a God + Cultivation heroine + System shop + No CP] After transmigrating, the heroine is bound to a System that lets her pretend to be a god, and she's powerful from the start. Read the story and decide for yourself what might be a dealbreaker. Pretending to be the supreme heavenly god in a primitive tribal society [Complete] Pretending to be a reincarnated goddess in a matriarchal world [Complete] The Nine Heavens Goddess in a zombie apocalypse [Complete] Pretending to be the d 1kReads6.7Score120Shelves
31. 81 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Goddess Has an Overpowered Golden Finger but Just Wants to Be a Lazy Fish 穿书，神女金手指超强只想当咸鱼 Just a Storyteller只是听书人Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Into a Book + Golden Finger + No Romance + Feel-Good Story] After a car accident, Ji Fuyue transmigrated, only to find herself in the body of the beloved little girl she'd raised in a game for three years. With her game character profile and everything in her inventory and storage warehouse, she fell from the sky in broad daylight and landed right in front of the male lead of a novel she'd read just two days earlier. Faced with the male lead kneeling before her and proclaiming her 3.4kReads8.4Score238Shelves
32. 82 陈 Aunt Chen Is Back from the Cultivation World 陈姨娘从修真界回来了 Yaya Learns to Fly芽芽学羽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Satisfying Revenge] Chen Qingzhu, a prodigy of the Yuqing Sect, is struck back into her previous life by a lightning tribulation during her Golden Core breakthrough. She is now a long-neglected concubine in the Jingnan Marquis's household. The mistress she loyally serves wants to make her the scapegoat, while the husband who once swore eternal love makes no effort to learn the truth before ordering her beaten to death. Even her own son looks down on her servant 14.6kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    A fast-paced, fast-paced cultivation novel.

33. 83 则 Wu Zetian’s Mortal World: A Faint Cultivation Path, Yet I Have No Regrets 则天浮世录：缈缈修真路亦无悔 Mu Daochen沐道尘Ancient Romance526k WordsOngoing She thought she was a heaven-blessed genius, the only woman capable of cultivating spiritual power, yet the whole world hunted her down. Only after returning to Tangluo City did she uncover the shocking truth: Women had always been able to cultivate spiritual power. The claim that they couldn’t was nothing but a lie imposed by the world they lived in! Her father’s madness, Yier’s raging fire, her cousin’s patience, the city lord’s thousand years of support… She thought she was fleeing alone, nev 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly intelligent, yet gentle and funny. The world is unique, with no similar systems; all cultivation methods are newly created, in a world where all things are spirits! It features an ensemble cast, is highly exciting, and the supporting characters are well-developed and not just plot devices. The antagonist is also highly intelligent.

34. 84 我 I'm the Safety Officer in the Cultivation World 我在修真界当安全员 Zi Bu Jinghan子部京涵Urban114k WordsOngoing The path of those who came before cannot be copied. The path of those who come after cannot be predicted. So, do you know which path you should take? Did the gods and Buddhas of the ancient world truly never exist? Is cultivation in the modern world truly impossible? To unravel all these mysteries, you must first enter the factory and investigate them one by one. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The idea of ​​a seemingly weak character pretending to be strong is hilarious, yet people criticize this type of novel.

35. 85 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5kShelves
36. 86 穿 After I Transmigrated to the Interstellar World, I Accidentally Cultivated into a God 穿越星际后，我不小心修炼成神了 Huangpu Qingyu黄埔庆宇Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted (Strong female lead + no romance + interstellar cultivation + fighting insectoids + passing on civilization.) This isn't a modern romance novel. Those are just the tags Tomato added. This is a strong female lead story, a reborn interstellar cultivation novel. In her previous life, she was the sect master of the cultivation world's foremost sect, with unfathomable wisdom and experience. After being reborn, she retains the vast source of her divine soul, meaning an immensely powerful psychic core, 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check out these two books; they have complete storylines, no romantic pairings, and aren't mindless.

37. 87 虹 The Rainbow Lord: A Madman's Path to Immortality Begins with Seeking Death 虹主疯子修仙从找死开始 Sorrow, Again and Again愁几度Eastern Fantasy185k WordsCompleted Synopsis of Rainbow Lord: The Madman Begins Cultivating Immortality by Seeking Death Before transmigrating, he was a mad streamer who chased typhoons. After transmigrating, he became Zhang the Madman, the most reckless cultivator in the world of immortals. A rainbow that shouldn't have existed in the eye of a storm swept him into the world of cultivation, and a trace of rainbow essence that devoured spiritual energy appeared in his dantian. This power defies the heavens and makes him invincibl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is mind-blowing! The protagonist is truly insane, chasing after the eye of a typhoon. And he even gets the power of a rainbow!

38. 88 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 115.6kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves
39. 89 盖 The Peerless Evil Lord 盖世邪君 Nangong Ling南宫凌Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted In life, he was the greatest of evil lords, master of heaven and earth, unrivaled beneath the sun. With a single thought, he could unleash mountains of corpses and seas of blood. After his death, the immortal realm was thrown into turmoil. All manner of beings emerged, ushering in a golden age, while legends of him continued to spread. When his soul was reborn in the body of an ordinary disciple at a small sect in a low-level realm, the world changed overnight. Geniuses? This evil lord came here 315Reads8.6Score101Shelves
40. 90 灵 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, I Climbed to the Ninth Heaven Again 灵根被挖后，再登顶九重天 Feng Ling凤玲Ancient Romance165k WordsOngoing P.S. A growth-focused story. No dying for love, only for the Dao. [No romance + Heavenly Dao + no rebirth or transmigration + no petty rivalry among women + sound values] Things to note: [The heroine has no System. No one in the sect revolves around her, and she is not doted on by everyone. Her master cherishes her, but his cultivation is weak. Read with caution if that bothers you!] [I'm no good at writing summaries, so please move on to the main story.] The first three sect leaders of Qingyun 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No damsel in distress, no romantic pairing, a cultivation novel set on a continent where mortals and cultivators mingle, eventually progressing to a higher-level continent, with a grand scale.

41. 91 在 Preaching in the Cultivation World: I'm Destined to Be This Evil God 在修仙界传教：这个邪神我当定了 Jin Mu Shui of Linzhou麟洲的金木水Eastern Fantasy108k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + cultivation + steady power progression + no romance + shameless to the core] Lin Hai, a fine young man of the 21st century: lazy, greedy, unreasonable, and thoroughly rotten. His greatest hobbies were smoking, drinking, and playing cards. His day job was cheating and swindling people. But if you spend enough time walking by the river, sooner or later your shoes will get wet. Lin Hai got conned and ended up with a bizarre ancient book, which described an evil god so terrifying t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting from scratch, the protagonist builds his own cult in the cultivation world, a fantastical tale of Western Cthulhu mythos mixed with various Nordic and Greek elements, successfully swindling and deceiving numerous cute girls and adorable guys.

42. 92 谁EN Who Taught Him to Cultivate Like This? 谁教他这么修仙的？ Ling Duoqing令多情Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Blue Star, evil cultivators, no harem, invincible protagonist, comedy, goofball humor, transmigration. If that bothers you, don't read.] [An established author’s new book, backed by twenty million characters of experience. I like setting up plot threads, so if something seems unreasonable, give it a few chapters.] A new disciple who had just joined the sect rushed in, panicking: “Master, this is terrible! Big Brother robbed someone!” “Don’t make such a fuss. Your senior brother is securing bene 93.2kReads8.8Score8.6kShelves

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    These two are better looking.

43. 93 暴 My Hotheaded Senior Brother's Electrified Slaps Teach You Face-Slapping in Real Time 暴躁师兄巴掌带电，教你在线打脸 Shu Moming书墨明Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + absurd antics + career-focused male lead + personality correction + main story complete + bonus chapters updating] Jian Shuanghan spent 180 years cultivating and proving the Dao, all to protect his sect from annihilation. But when he finally returned as the youngest Mahayana cultivator, he discovered that the damned Heavenly Dao had forcibly bound his sect to a series of “fortuitous opportunities.” His master had inexplicably lost all sense, while his junior brothers and sisters 4.1kReads8.2Score290Shelves
44. 94 科 Scientific Genius: From the Start, I Wrecked the Immortal Sect 科学鬼才：开局把仙门玩坏了 Flowers Flying Through the Snowy Night雪夜飞花Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing [From Loser to Legend] [Transmigrated to Another World] [Wacky Comedy] [Cultivation World] [No System] Research nerd Lin Yi transmigrates into the world of cultivation, where he becomes a worthless servant and winds up with a genius twin brother, Lin Fan, as his foil. While others cultivate by meditating and swallowing spirit stones, he insists on taking the unconventional route. He uses the principle of leverage to break down the Azure Cloud Art, gas partial-pressure methods to break through cu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommended cultivation novel, the type with a high opinion of oneself.

45. 95 反 Reforming the Villain: I’d Rather Die Than Become One 反派洗白：我打死都不要成为反派 Flowers Flying Through the Snowy Night雪夜飞花Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Passionate cultivation of immortality + Swordsmanship + Transmigrate into a book + Villain’s redemption] Lin Bufan transmigrates into the novel he wrote, becoming its big villain. Once an upstanding citizen, he plans to turn over a new leaf and become a righteous powerhouse everyone admires. Yet it seems that fate has other plans. No matter how hard he fights to change his destiny, he still seems to be following the original character’s old path... But he believes that his fate is his to decide 263Reads8.5Score—Shelves
46. 96 都 City Cultivation: The Female Emperor Is Reborn 都市修仙之女帝重生 Smoke Drifting, Clouds Fading烟飘云渺Urban350k WordsOngoing [Female protagonist in a male-oriented novel, strong heroine, dominant female lead, play the pig to eat the tiger, decisive and ruthless, invincible protagonist, feel-good story, no romance] The Emperor of the Immortal Realm is reborn on Earth. His cultivation techniques, divine abilities, and cultivation level face no bottlenecks or limits. Rising to power from Earth, he rules supreme through the ages, and the Myriad Worlds all submit to him! 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation, strong female lead, invincible

47. 97 修 Cultivating Immortality: It All Starts With Tricking a Treasure-Hoarding Mouse 修仙，从忽悠一只多宝鼠开始 Lazy Glutton Daoist馋懒道人Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted Original work, no romance. One is a fragile college student who loves staying home to play games; one is a housewife out of touch with society; and one is a treasure-hunting mouse raised by a powerful rogue cultivator. There’s also another treasure-hunting mouse, raised by the first mouse, who only knows how to eat. This little team of four has less than two and a half brain cells between them. Their half-mentor, a powerful rogue cultivator and enemy of the cultivation world who has been holed u 160Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This mother and son time-travel cultivation novel is complete.

48. 98 三 Three Feet of Chilling Light 三尺寒芒 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Female-Led Story + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Pocket Dimension + Divine Weapon + Growth and Trials] All the splendor of the world turns to dust; sword on my back, I speak drunkenly of the people's suffering. On the winter solstice, with snow covering the mountains and the forests ablaze with color, Father found me by a little stream outside the village. So he named me Ruoxue. Born dark-skinned and ugly, I endured the world's cold stares and learned that true affection is the warmest thing of 61Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Three female protagonists, sword cultivators, no male lead, no romantic pairing, no system, not a wish-fulfillment story, no time travel, focus on growth and trials across countless worlds, epic political intrigue, a super long novel, not the traditional monster-slaying and leveling-up cultivation genre, all with high intelligence; surely there's something for everyone. [Thinking]

49. 99 五 The Daily Practice of the Five Poisons 五毒修炼日常 Guan Luda关禄达Ancient Romance130k WordsOngoing [Female protagonist's growth, ensemble cast, fantasy cultivation, a secondary couple, some romance but not much] What's it like to transmigrate to a cultivation continent and become a walking disaster? Jiang Buku's answer: Thanks for asking. The first part is great, since you can fly on a sword. The second part, not so much. Jiang Buku had finally dumped her scumbag fiancé, escaped her parasitic uncle, and exposed her fake-sweet frenemy. She was ready to start a new life, but on her way downs —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a coming-of-age story focusing on the female protagonist's growth. Currently, there is no romantic pairing. The protagonist escapes a desperate situation, gains a chance to cultivate, successfully breaks through her basic cultivation level, and joins forces with her companions to investigate past clues within a sect.

50. 100 女 While the Heroine and Her Rival Fight, the Little Junior Sister Sobs and Snatches the Prize 女主女配互掐小师妹哭唧唧捡漏 Tomato Wan Chai番茄湾仔Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After a mutated white tiger tricked her into signing a "contract of indentured servitude," the baffled little dumpling Dou Dou suddenly landed in the cultivation world. Her first thought upon arriving: "Find a master to raise me!" - She got into Qingyun Sect thanks to her rare light spiritual root and became the disciple of a master who loved spanking her. Dou Dou angrily set herself a goal: "Ascend on the spot! Beat up my master!" - Her senior apprentice sister was the Chosen One. One sweep of 10.4kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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