Looking for Smart Cultivation Novels. I’m Sick of Stupid Stories 修仙文，要高智商的，本人看无脑文看yue了

1. 551 仙 Immortals on the Left, Demons on the Right, and a Madman in the Middle! 仙在左，魔在右，疯子在中间！ Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy903k WordsOngoing My name is Li Zhao: Li as in “malevolent spirit,” Zhao as in “notorious for crimes.” Immortals follow the Dao, demons follow their own path, and I am a madman who walks between good and evil. Caught between immortals and demons, I take madness as my foundation and prove the Dao with blood! I care neither for the rights and wrongs of Heaven’s Dao nor for the rumors of the world. When I ascend to the summit, stand above all living beings, and command Heaven and Earth, great scholars will surely ar 1.2kReads6.4Score110Shelves
2. 552 五 The Five-Spirit Arcane Art 五灵玄法 Wind Passes, Dust Departed风过离尘Eastern Fantasy433k WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship + Mystery + Decisive and Ruthless + Ingenious Moves + Witty and Humorous + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Reborn into a new life, the protagonist begins cultivating at the Qi Refining stage, slays demons and monsters along the way, overcomes countless trials and tribulations, and finally achieves the Great Dao. This book has a pure, sincere romance. This book has the most intense fight scenes. Step into this book and experience the most spectacular world of immortal heroes. 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book has a tight plot full of suspense, and the protagonist is intelligent and decisive.

3. 553 一 One Man and One Mouse on the Path to Immortality 一人一鼠要修仙 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Eastern Fantasy568k WordsCompleted Ding Yu, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, was attacked by a host of immortals while in seclusion, preparing to ascend to Heavenly Venerable. As he fled, he entrusted his primordial spirit to a treasure and escaped, vanishing without a trace... During a flood in the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, an old fisherman surnamed Ding found a little boy in the Huai River and named him Ding Tianci. Though he endured countless hardships, the boy eventually embarked on the path of cultivation. With a rat for a 421Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Exciting, the more you read, the more you enjoy it! Especially the descriptions of cultivation techniques and realms—superb and incredibly detailed! Ding Yu, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, was attacked by a group of immortals while in seclusion to advance to the Heavenly Venerable realm. During his escape, his primordial spirit escaped with a treasure and disappeared without a trace… During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, a flood occurred, and an old fisherman surnamed Ding found a little boy in the Huai River. He named him Ding Tianci. Although he experienced many hardships, he eventually embarked on the path of cultivation, accompanied by a rat, practicing both medicine and martial arts. It is a legendary story of a man and a rat cultivating together, enduring many trials…

4. 554 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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   Look at this, it won't lower your intelligence.

5. 555 刚 I Just Passed the Scholar Exam, and You’re Telling Me This Is a Cultivation World? 刚中秀才，你说这是仙侠？ Qing Zhi青植Eastern Fantasy504k WordsCompleted [No harem + no characters losing their wits + decisive and ruthless + ancient cultivation + doting father + comedy + crafty schemer] Su Yuanchen transmigrates. The good news is that he's a landlord's son and has no worries about food or clothing. The bad news is that his father is an idiot. In other families, fathers and sons may be loving, or the sons may be unruly and give their fathers grief. But in his family, everything is backward: Su Yuanchen has to be both son and father. “Dad, I've left 176Reads6.7Score104Shelves

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   A proper cultivation novel, the protagonist is decisive in killing, doesn't lose his intelligence, and isn't a saint.

6. 556 全 The End of the Universe 全宇宙的尽头 Old Brick Expert老砖家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse307k WordsCompleted Using Earth as its model, this novel depicts the future development of human technology, society, and relationships. No matter how far technological civilization advances, its ultimate pursuit is to push each individual to the limit, much like cultivation, though the methods differ. Einstein once speculated that the end of technology is theology. This book also explores cultivation, but unlike other cultivation novels, it interprets and understands cultivation from the perspective of science and 972Reads8.8Score110Shelves

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   The setting is very meticulous, featuring a technological cultivation system.

7. 557 一 A Leaf Enters the Dao: The Sages Battle for Heaven 一叶入道：诸圣争天 Master of Yunyu Mountain韫玉山主Xianxia477k WordsOngoing Other cultivators defy the heavens and seize spiritual energy to cultivate. He cultivates by starting a fire and brewing rough tea. This is a cruel cultivation world where the Sages use the universe as a game board and all living beings as their pieces. Lu Yu, an abandoned child of the Buddhist sect with no spiritual roots and a lifelong stutter, nevertheless comprehends a shocking path to cultivation in a traveling theater amid the bustling mortal world. While gods and Buddhas plunder the bount 52Reads6.7Score110Shelves

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   Fans of slow-paced, profound fantasy novels are in for a treat. Lu Yu doesn't compete for opportunities or seize treasures; instead, he travels across mountains and rivers to comprehend the Dao. 📖 *Classic Fantasy*

8. 558 杂 The Servant’s Rise: I Want Both a Career and Romance 杂役逆袭：搞事业和谈恋爱我都要 San San Er三三贰Eastern Fantasy261k WordsCompleted [Female-led + cultivation comeback + concealed identity + mutual devotion + character growth] A Xu, a demonic cultivator's servant, has endured endless hardship and is dismissed as a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots. No one knows that seven years of struggling in the demon caves have made her highly capable, or that she possesses rare Five Elements spiritual roots that have simply been misidentified all along. To escape her miserable life, she changes her appearance, takes the name Yan Q 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Does this count? [Thinking]

9. 559 寻 To Find Flowers, One Must Ask the Willows 寻花需问柳 Tang Tianjie唐天杰Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Transmigration]+ [No System]+ [Invincible from the Start]+ [Senior and Junior Disciples]+ [Sneaky Schemer]+ [Dragon-Ao Tian]+ [Liu Ruyan] Tang Tianjie transmigrates to a cultivation world and starts by tending a spiritual field, then fights monsters and levels up along the way. His senior and junior fellow disciples are all lovey-dovey, and he’s also entangled in a flirtation with Liu Ruyan, the sect’s holy maiden. But when he looks back, he suddenly realizes he’s caught up in a conspiracy that 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very high IQ, as high as seven or eight stories.

10. 560 修 Cultivation: Plundering Longevity Through a Lifespan Pawnshop 修仙：从寿命当铺开始掠夺长生 Fool Li Huowang愚者李火旺Xianxia111k WordsOngoing [Chekhov's Gun System + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Brain-Dead + Not Extreme] Han Qian, an expert cave diver, accidentally drank a mysterious liquid during a diving accident. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, he awakened the Lifespan Pawnshop System. He could revive by sacrificing ten percent of his maximum lifespan. And the first time he died after breaking through a major cultivation realm, he could unlock a death-draw! “Congratulations, Host! You have obtained Heave —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly excellent. The protagonist is highly intelligent and decisive, but not to the point of being ruthless! All the villains are not brainless, and each has their own motives.

11. 561 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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    Give me some recommendations too. I'm panicking and in a panic.

12. 562 我 I Rely on Reincarnation to Build Up Invincibility 我靠转世积累无敌 Popcorn Chicken Without Rice鸡米花不加米Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation]+ [Immortality]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Invincible] Others cultivate immortality, striving to cross the threshold in a single lifetime. Shen Li cultivates immortality. If one lifetime isn't enough, he starts another. He transmigrates to a cultivation world and awakens the supreme treasure, the Primordial Dao Cauldron. Cultivation, skills, reputation, wealth, karma: all can be refined into [Origin Points]. Origin Points can manifest divine arts, forge immort 17kReads7.7Score1.7kShelves

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    It's not mindless and has no bad points, so it's watchable.

13. 563 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
14. 564 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation: Dual Cultivation of Sword and Body 凡人修仙之剑体双修 Murderous Aura Drifting煞气飘飘Eastern Fantasy579k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Slow burn] [Cautious and careful] [No harem] [Driven by self-interest] [Not a bleeding heart] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] Chen Xuan was once an assassin in the Darknight Hall. During a mission, he unexpectedly obtained a cultivation technique. He made the assassin's instinct etched into his very bones, caution, his highest principle. He treaded on thin ice with every step of his cultivation, carefully considering every possibility. He watched and waited whenev 902Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Be cautious, logical, and avoid fighting beyond your level.

15. 565 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 931Reads9.4Score128Shelves

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    The pinnacle of cultivation novels, encompassing everything from the origin of the universe to the birth of planets, this is a cultivation guide disguised as a novel, involving a vast amount of knowledge beyond the human realm. Supposedly written by celestial beings, it's truly a masterpiece, so astonishing! I've already deleted all bookmarks except for this one.

16. 566 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Fate 凡人仙缘 Floating Dust Master浮尘子Eastern Fantasy6.2M WordsCompleted Main character: Li Yi. [Traditional cultivation] [Mortal's journey] [One female lead] [Spatial powers] [Farming] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] An ordinary boy from a mountain village leaves home to pursue immortality, fighting his way into the cruel, dark world of cultivation. With his clever, decisive, and cautious nature, he cuts down his enemies without hesitation and encounters countless wondrous opportunities for immortality. After passing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment 36.7kReads8.3Score4kShelves
17. 567 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 3.7kReads8.4Score344Shelves

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    This book has a novel plot and is now complete.

18. 568 玄 Xuanhuan: I Awakened a Heavenly Fire Spirit Body from the Start 玄幻：我开局觉醒天火灵体 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy188k WordsOngoing (Classic fantasy, Heavenly Flame Spirit Body, immortal cultivation, fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroine, no System, satisfying power fantasy) After Lin Chen’s parents met with an accident, he awakened the Heavenly Flame Spirit Body. From then on, he defied the heavens, rose to power, and sought revenge for his parents. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 569 大 Great Luo 大罗 Luo Tianxingyu罗天星雨Eastern Fantasy206k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation + cunning schemer + decisive and ruthless + ordinary mortal's journey] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Dao Origin, Dao Union] Lin Yuan unexpectedly finds an ancient tomb containing a jade pendant identical in shape to his family's heirloom, but with the colors reversed. He accidentally enters a dreamscape, where he obtains a cultivation method called the "Primordial Scripture." It allows him to refine all 57Reads—Score118Shelves

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    You can check this out; it's not mindless.

20. 570 焚 The Immortal-Burning Chronicle 焚仙记 Scallion and Egg Soup葱花鸡蛋汤Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Not a wish-fulfillment story! Don’t read if that’s not your thing! Traditional cultivation fantasy, with a slower pace! [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire] [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemy] The Heavenly Fire Glazed Lamp, a supreme treasure of the Immortal Realm, was accidentally shattered during a battle and fell into the lower realm. Tens of thousands of years later, Han Fusheng, magistrate of Longming County in the Yan Kingdom, was framed by villains and d 8.2kReads8.2Score742Shelves
21. 571 开 Sect Founder from the Start: Building the Supreme Dao Tradition 开局宗门老祖，打造无上道统 Writing Books to Play the Stock Market写书来炒股Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [System, Sect Ancestor, cultivation, no female lead, no suppression of cultivation, rapid advancement, feel-good] From the start, he is the sect ancestor, forging an unsurpassed Dao lineage. The Profound Realm, Qing Province, the State of Chu. Lin Sui, ancestor of the Dao Xuan Sect, one of the State of Chu’s five great sects, awakens the Unsurpassed Dao Lineage System from the start. Based on Lin Sui’s current cultivation level, it returns cultivation improvements and insights to the sect member 79Reads5.3Score136Shelves

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    Cultivating immortality requires high intelligence and logic

22. 572 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 46.7kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
23. 573 仙 Love Between Immortal and Mortal: All Spirits as Slaves 仙凡恋：万灵为奴 Pomegranate Doesn't Want to Move石榴不想动Eastern Fantasy69k WordsOngoing [No System, No Harem, No Cliches, No Invincibility, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story, Mind-Bending] The celestial laws are amended, immortals and mortals fall in love, and their children are born. Divinity and humanity collide. Some gods keep to their place and abide by the rules, while others plunder the myriad heavens. Unluckily, I became a scapegoat for an immortal's descendant and was thrown into the Underworld. As my soul was about to dissipate, I stumbled into the realm between life and death, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone in the group is a villain. The protagonist is suppressed by others with strength, but he kills them through scheming.

24. 574 我 I Wasn't Born to Be the Protagonist 我没有主角的命 Boiling Water Diary开水日记Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Cringe points? Toxic points? This book has them all. Enter at your own risk, and be prepared. I’m afraid it might poison you.] In a martial arts world, he’s the miserable guy whose engagement is broken off by the protagonist’s love interest. In an immortal cultivation world, he’s the stepping stone crushed beneath the Holy Son’s foot. In a terrifying game full of demons and strange horrors, he’s the unfortunate person chosen to play. Gu Chuan transmigrates through the myri 3.1kReads8.5Score240Shelves

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    Trust me, this book, though it appears fantastical on the surface, will absolutely fulfill all your fantasies about modern novels.

25. 575 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 85.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    This is a very good Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) novel. The male protagonist has an extremely high IQ, and his battles of wits in the beginner village are unparalleled. The plot holes the author leaves are very captivating, and the literary style is refreshing. It is highly recommended.

26. 576 乙 The Yi Wood Path to Immortality 乙木修仙传 Murong Qianse慕容千色Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing A miserable little beggar from the start, cast adrift through hardship and sorrow. Sold into servitude and registered as a household servant, he endures the trials of the mortal world and sheds his broken past. At last he enters the Dao and leaps through the Dragon Gate. After countless trials and tribulations, he discovers his true self. When he looks back, the world stretches out before him, and carefree freedom naturally finds its way into his heart. 13.4kReads8.7Score820Shelves
27. 577 在 My Years as a Spy in the Cultivation World 在修仙界当特工的那些年 A Little Longer久一分Urban1.6M WordsOngoing Beyond the door are enemies. That was the consensus when humanity first observed the door, after cultivators invaded. They were cruel and powerful, regarding all life as worthless and inflicting an irreconcilable blood debt on human civilization. Humanity recklessly unleashed nuclear weapons in a desperate counterattack, at the cost of devastating the Earth's environment and affecting countless people. Only afterward did they discover that the invader was merely an insignificant member of a vast 44.6kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves

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    An alternative cultivation novel? A different worldview

28. 578 谁 Who’s Calling Heaven? Please Hang Up! 谁在呼叫天界？请挂断！ Star Person Xiansheng星星人显生Urban257k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi is abundant, and everyone can cultivate. Some use spiritual qi to meditate and temper their bodies, simply hoping to live longer. Some study techniques and practice magic, seeking to improve their skills. Others reach for a higher level, seeking to overcome death and explore the possibility of “becoming an immortal.” But everyone who reaches the “Divine Refinement” stage encounters a “bottleneck,” also known as “failing to ascend.” They remain stuck in the mortal realm, unable to ad 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and see "Wisdom!" This isn't just cleverness; it's incredibly brilliant, top-tier intelligence! [Intelligence + Logic + Mystery + Thrilling] "Urban Cultivation" is a potential masterpiece this year, with an extremely novel concept, philosophical dialectics behind the excitement, vividly and three-dimensional characters, and an exceptionally exciting plot that builds layer by layer. After chapters seven or eight, you won't be able to put it down; after chapter 20, you'll be unbeatable; after chapter 40, you'll be unrivaled. It's worth savoring!

29. 579 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 95.1kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves
30. 580 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins as a Laborer 修仙从奴工开始 Prajna Xiaoguo般若小果Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted The path to immortality depends on resources and chance encounters. Liu Yang is a lone cultivator who starts out as a formation slave. How will he fight his way through one difficulty after another, carve out a path to survival, and stand at the pinnacle of cultivation? 850Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Let's eat, fellow Daoists!

31. 581 飞 Ascending to the Immortal Realm: I Became an Eternal Immortal Emperor by Playing It Safe 飞升仙界：我靠腹黑苟成万古仙帝 Stars Shine Across the Sky星耀长空Eastern Fantasy431k WordsOngoing Lin Yuan, from Blue Star, ascends to the Immortal Realm. With his cunning, strategic mind and heaven-defying luck, he changes his fate, starting as a low-ranking immortal servant and rising all the way to the upper echelons of the Immortal Realm. The once-in-a-million-years War of Investiture begins, and the competition among the greatest prodigies of the myriad realms becomes its opening battle. Relying on his wits and formidable strength, Lin Yuan survives the brutal contest across the heavens 49Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A humorous and refreshing cultivation novel featuring a cunning and witty protagonist who showcases the entirety of the immortal realm.

32. 582 问 Records of Seeking the Dao 问道笔录 Maple Leaves at Dawn曙光的枫叶Eastern Fantasy325k WordsOngoing 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    While the scions of noble families gloated over their dual spiritual roots, the protagonist, without relying on family background, independently harmonized the five elements of spiritual energy and subsequently successfully completed the microcosmic orbit of cultivation.

33. 583 百EN Ascension Record of a Hundred Refinements 百炼飞升录 Xu Zhen虚眞Eastern Fantasy20.3M WordsOngoing He was an ordinary boy from a mountain village until he accidentally ate an unknown vermilion fruit and embarked on the path of cultivation. Starting out as a weapon refiner and relying on his talent for crafting talismans, he ventured alone through the perilous world of immortal cultivation. Just as his cultivation was advancing smoothly and success seemed within reach, an unexpected change came over him. Was it a blessing or a curse? 11.6kReads8.7Score464Shelves
34. 584 收 Collecting Corpses, Ghosts, and Immortals 收尸，收诡，收仙人 Raincoat Warrior雨衣战神Eastern Fantasy539k WordsOngoing (Supernatural horror, cultivation, ordinary protagonist, no System, no transmigration) A poor young man from a small town becomes a corpse collector to earn enough to marry. Before long, he stumbles into a strange and magnificent world of immortals and gods... 880Reads—Score103Shelves

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    A fantasy cultivation novel featuring a protagonist who is an indigenous person from another world. No system, no transmigration, and a mortal protagonist—from a humble background, with no special bloodline or family history, and no cheat codes.

35. 585 瘸 The Lame Man's Path to Immortality: From the Start, All I Had Was a Bowl 瘸子修仙，开局一个碗 Old Demon Kun鲲老魔Xianxia714k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in and will rise to 9.999) Sword Cultivation + Lighthearted Comedy + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Multiple Heroines + Golden Finger + Power Fantasy + All Handcrafted Lin Li transmigrates into the body of a lame beggar, with nothing but a battered bowl his master gave him. He scrapes by begging every day and lies flat for five years, thinking his life is over. Then an immortal comes to test his spiritual roots, and it turns out he has the lowest-grade Five Element Roots? 2.4kReads6.5Score215Shelves

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    The logic is sound, the foreshadowing is well done, the power levels are consistent, and it's lighthearted and humorous.

36. 586 魔 A Demon’s Days Working at the Escort Agency 魔在镖局打工的日子 Lin Xiaohan林小翰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional xianxia + no System + multiple characters + growth] Twenty years ago, humans, ghosts, immortals, and demons defeated the Demon Lord and restored peace to the Three Realms: The elite of the four races: “What happened to the Demon Lord?” “Probably turned to ashes.” “And his sword?” “Smashed to bits, probably.” “Quit messing around! Hurry up and look!” The escaped Demon Lord: “I’m looking too!” For twenty years, the demonic sword has remained nowhere to be found. The four races hear th 3.3kReads9.5Score342Shelves

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    I think this is good; the logic is clear and it's not mindless.

37. 587 借 Borrowing a Corpse to Return to Life, Restoring My Essence to Cultivate Truth 借尸还魂，返元修真 Below the Supreme One太上之下Eastern Fantasy605k WordsOngoing In pursuit of transcendence, he borrows a corpse to return to life, only to step straight into a deadly trap! With his tribulation imminent, the Dao seeker Li Tianji suffers a terrible calamity. His Yang Spirit shatters, and in his panic, he seizes another body and is reborn. He awakens in a savage world resembling the Yuan dynasty, branded a “dead man” wanted by the empire! The moment he opens his eyes, a blood feud and a pursuit by the Imperial Preceptor close in on him. His predecessor's memo 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A powerful figure reincarnated; the plot is meticulous.

38. 588 万 Master of All Worlds 万界饲主 Tea Tea Daoist茶茶道长Eastern Fantasy208k WordsOngoing [Adorable Little Girl]+ [Dark Cultivation]+ [Deep Master-Disciple Bond]+ [Ascension Scam]+ [Higher-Dimensional Captivity]+ [Devouring and Powering Up]+ [Satisfying Revenge]+ [Adventures in the Mortal World] She looks fifteen or sixteen, with a petite, adorable figure, skin fairer than snow, and delicate features like a painting. Her slender waist seems small enough to fit in one hand, and she is like a tiny fairy who has accidentally wandered into the mortal world, inspiring affection at first —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read Xianxia novel for those looking for something to read. The protagonist uncovers a deception about ascension, hides his true abilities during the Golden Core Ceremony, and makes a stunning comeback. The plot is fast-paced, the setting is novel, and it's high-energy throughout without any major plot holes.

39. 589 无 Unable to Cultivate Normally, I Became the Academy's Dean 无法正常修炼的我成为了学院院长 Golden Ship黄金ShipEastern Fantasy108k WordsCompleted [No System] [Not mindless] [Traditional] [Cautious hero] A moment ago, Li Jie was cursing Capcom to hurry up and optimize its games. The next, he died suddenly and transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. He had hoped to make a name for himself, only to discover that he couldn’t cultivate. He planned to live a quiet life and die of old age, but the benefactor who raised him was already on the verge of death in the very first chapter!! After losing his protector, he followed one clue aft —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this book is good. I've read up to the latest chapter. The main characters all have plans in mind, and everything they do has a reason.

40. 590 四 Chronicles of Demons Across the Four Realms 四方妖魔录 He Wenzhi何问之Eastern Fantasy262k WordsOngoing [Pure-blood Eastern fantasy + starting from zero + no System + no harem + slow burn] The cicadas' song always arrives on cue with a carefree summer day, but the peaceful life young Cheng Lie has always taken for granted is about to quietly change. He was born with “zero spiritual power,” the most useless person in the world. Only when a celestial crane brings calamity and his utopia is reduced to scorched earth does he learn the truth of this world, which is far more terrifying than any demon. F 19Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    🤩This year's dark horse in the fantasy genre! Once you start reading, you'll be hooked! A combination of "High IQ," "Eastern Mysticism," and "Slow Burn." Everyone dislikes the young man for being born with zero spiritual power, but he secretly plots to uncover a shocking conspiracy in the immortal realm disguised as compassion. #TomatoFantasy

41. 591 开 From the Start, I Got a Heaven-Defying Immortal Valley, and a Cowherd Sweeps Across the Heavens 开局得逆天仙谷，放牛娃横扫诸天 Zhan Zhan of Muyuncheng沐运城的湛湛Eastern Fantasy567k WordsCompleted Ling Feng is an orphaned cowherd who dreams of a good life with all the coarse cakes he can eat and clothes that cover his backside. But after he dozes off, his herd carries him to a valley brimming with immortal energy. He discovers that time passes a hundred times faster inside the valley than in the outside world, and that he can raise cattle and grow rice there. A row of mysterious houses stands in the valley, each hiding a secret. Making full use of the valley, he cultivates himself, protec 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not mindless entertainment; the logic is sound, the plot is engaging, and it's worth reading. It's just that I haven't read much yet, and I feel like the author is about to give up [laughing].

42. 592 一 A Rank-One Mortal Cultivator 一阶凡修 Beacon Fire Sea Sovereign烽火海尊Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing A classic mortal's path to immortality. With a mixed Five-Element spiritual root, the protagonist overcomes one obstacle after another through hard work and fortuitous encounters, rising to prominence in the cultivation world. Stages: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Void Refinement → Body Integration → Great Ascension → Tribulation Transcendence 4.1kReads6.8Score403Shelves

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    This book is great; I stayed up all night to finish it when I first started reading it. Highly recommended.

43. 593 官 Officialdom: Starting by Slapping My Boss Twice 官锋：从打领导两巴掌开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Made the scapegoat from the start? Pushed to the margins, with my future and my life ruined? Fine, I’ll remember this. There’s plenty of time to settle the score. My girlfriend breaks up with me, and my love life falls apart. What was I even here for? Fine, I’ll set you free. Don’t regret it. I turn around with power in my hands and return. Li Rui laughs aloud. Those who hurt and slandered me will all pay the price. 31.2kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves

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    I recommend reading these two novels about officialdom.

44. 594 我 I Have a Spirit Ring That Can Grow Crops 我有灵戒能种田 Youtiao Tomato油条番茄Eastern Fantasy263k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [Inspirational] [No Female Lead] [Clever Protagonist] A strange illness in a mountain village and a peculiar ring changed Ye Qing’s life forever. The world is full of surprises. Who says an ordinary mortal can’t become an immortal? 238Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 官 The Road to Power: A Clash of Ambition and Desire 官途从权欲交锋开始 Little Lotus Breeze小荷风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Political Revenge] + [Career Advancement] + [Alliances of Mutual Interest] + [Romantic Entanglements] + [Political Scheming and Wits] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Ensemble Cast] [The male lead keeps a low profile without being creepy early on, reveals his sharp edge with a roguish charm in the middle, and takes revenge on all his enemies later.] Wang Maoyuan is a "golden phoenix" who flew out of the countryside. The year he graduated from college, he passed the civil service exam and joined the la 17.1kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
46. 596 桃 Immortals and Mortals of Taowu 桃坞仙凡 The Official’s Journey官人行Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [The Greatest Xuanhuan Novel of All Time] [Its title did it a disservice. More than ten outside sites have already pirated it. Veteran fantasy readers, jump right in.] The master is invincible, and the protagonist starts out with a cheat... The Cangyuan Continent, with its vast lands and mysterious seas. Wang Xiaoshi, a young islander, stumbled onto the path of immortal cultivation by chance. But his first attempt ended in failure, and from that day onward, a rainbow hung across the sky. When th 141Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    A cultivation novel without a system but with a brain, unmatched by any other book on Tomato (a popular Chinese web novel platform) [you'll see for yourself]. The master is invincible, and the protagonist is dead from the start; the three powers of the Central Continent, the Sea Region, and the Earth's Core, one sect, two factions, four sects, Western Region Zen and Tantric Buddhism—it's full of Eastern fantasy elements. The plot is fast-paced, the characters are vividly portrayed, and there are foreshadowing and plot twists everywhere. It was pirated by ten thousand websites as soon as it was released, so the quality is absolutely guaranteed. Go for it! [Salute][Salute]

47. 597 一 One Glance at the Universe 一目乾坤 February's Dolphin二月的海豚Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (Beast Taming, Insect Command, No Harem, No System, Decisive and Ruthless) He merged with an immortal pupil from the start and stepped onto the path of immortality. He can see through all things, leaving nowhere for treasures to hide. He can shift places and reverse the flow of time. Most of all, he possesses the supreme art of beast taming, commanding countless creatures as he sweeps across the immortal realm. Is he merely a mutant spirit root? No. His mutant spirit root can evolve, too. He is 1.7kReads8.7Score152Shelves
48. 598 时 Master of Time 时师 Jian Lin Zai Tian剑林在天Urban232k WordsOngoing The novel is also known as “I Have a Spacetime Disk.” I came up with the name Shishi on a whim and didn't give it much thought. Li Xiang was an ordinary person. One night, while he was resting at home, a suspicious package showed up. When he fell asleep, he found himself in a strange space. Four large characters, glowing pale green, appeared in the space: “Illusion Space.” Li Xiang was puzzled. Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared, and he was back outside the Illusion Space. But then he hea 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give this a try; it's not mindless, and every plot point is logically conceived.

49. 599 重 Reborn: Ascending to Heaven by the Mortal Path 重生之凡道登天 Golden Arhat of the Twin Towers双塔的金罗古尊Eastern Fantasy285k WordsOngoing Chen Xuan, a modern young man, is unexpectedly killed in a car accident and reborn as a boy in Luoxia Village, Qingzhou, inheriting the "Heaven-Abandoned Body" that had been discovered in the original host. He awakens two sets of memories: his past life's knowledge of cultivation and the original host's memories of being humiliated after a broken engagement. He discovers that his ancestral jade pendant is actually a fragment of the "Chaos Green Lotus," capable of absorbing baleful energy for cul —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 600 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Transformation 凡仙变 Mo Qiu 2019莫求2019Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted I entered the Immortal Dao for one reason: to reach the summit! Zhou Mu, a village boy with no aptitude, stumbles upon a treasure and enters an immortal sect. From an ignorant novice, he grows into a mighty figure in the Immortal Dao. The treasure is both his aid and a threat, so he has no choice but to move faster. The road to immortality is treacherous and strewn with thorns. Whatever happens, Zhou Mu holds fast to one conviction: survive, not for eternal life, but for freedom. (A new cultivat 780Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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