The Purest, Most Authentic Mortal Cultivation Novel: The Peak of the Xuanhuan Genre 最纯正，最正宗的凡人流，玄幻界的天花板。

1. 51 修 Cultivation Begins in a Mine 修仙从矿洞开始 Blanched Bok Choy菜心白灼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A pure-mortal cultivation story: no System, no transmigration, a return to the traditional essence of cultivation! The protagonist is an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots who enters a sect to mine spirit stones for a living. By chance, he survives a deadly disaster and awakens the Five-Colored Spiritual Marrow buried underground. This rare treasure, unseen in ten thousand years, reshapes his spiritual roots from within, unexpectedly condensing the rare Five-Element Spiritual Roots! From th 2.4kReads8.7Score188Shelves

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   This book is definitely worth recommending! Its most appealing aspect lies in its hardcore cultivation setting, a pure mortal cultivation journey. There's no system, no time travel; the protagonist, Yun Song, defies fate in a mine, a story that feels incredibly real and engaging. The opening is high-energy: the protagonist, facing a life-or-death situation at the hands of the villain, accidentally activates the underground spiritual essence, the Five-Colored Marrow, with his blood. The Five Elemental Roots setting: the formation process of these rare five-elemental roots is full of suspense. The subsequent cultivation system is solid and logical. Outwitting the villains: there's no mindless cheating; the protagonist relies on strategy and willpower to steadily advance in the cultivation world.

2. 52 争 Striving for Immortality 争仙 I'm Zhang Dapao, Everyone Fears Me我张大炮谁都怕Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [A classic mortal cultivation story + no System + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation] Archaeology expert Wang Zheng transmigrates to the cultivation world, bringing with him a double-sided bronze mirror unearthed from an unknown ancient tomb. While tending cattle one day, he spots a block of ice floating down the stream. To his surprise, someone is sealed inside... 16.9kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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   Highly recommend!!!

3. 53 为 Anything Goes: I Simulate Other People's Lives 为所欲为：我替他人模拟人生 Salt-and-Pepper Coffee Beans椒盐咖啡豆Eastern Fantasy502k WordsCompleted [Otherworld + simulator + Western fantasy + laid-back + nearly invincible + master manipulator + ensemble cast + beautiful women] After transmigrating to another world and falling into danger, Chu Yun activates a simulator that can simulate other people's lives. To survive, he controls every available force in the simulations and makes them work for him. With each simulation, he gradually discovers that the dignified noble girl is secretly a murderous member of a dark organization, while the bea 394Reads7.3Score—Shelves
4. 54 捡 I Found a Pocket Dimension and a Medicinal Herb Garden, and Now I'm Doing Research in the Immortal Realm 捡到空间药田，我在仙界搞研发 Tingting the Gossiper吃瓜的停停Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Portable pocket world with medicinal fields + solo cultivation + building a faction + no female lead + no harem] Lin Feng came across a portable pocket world with medicinal fields that accelerated the growth of spirit herbs. Combining Blue Star technology with the world, he cultivated technical talent and got into product research and development. Later, he discovered that the pocket world’s laws were complete enough to let other people enter, so he moved his people and laboratories inside. Pro 170Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   [Shy] Does this book suit your taste, fellow Daoist? It's a mortal cultivation novel [Smirk], with a portable micro-world, accelerated planting in the herb garden, [Smile] the protagonist is intelligent and builds his own power, [Shocked] leading everyone to level up, and after reaching the Golden Core stage, he can wield the Thousand Spirit Sword magic weapon.

5. 55 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 7kReads7.5Score723Shelves

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   It's great, definitely worth watching! [Kissing emojis]

6. 56 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡人叩仙路 I Love Crab Roe Burgers爱好吃蟹黄堡Eastern Fantasy910k WordsOngoing An ordinary young man with mediocre talent struggles to rise and fall in the brutal world of cultivation, all in pursuit of immortality. With nothing but a heart devoted to the Dao and unwilling to settle for an ordinary life, he struggles to survive in a world where the strong prey on the weak. Talent is a lock, and the path to immortality a prison. How can an ordinary man knock on the gates of eternal life? The path to immortality is treacherous, and eternal life lies far beyond. Can a mere mo 722Reads8.0Score108Shelves
7. 57 青 The Greenwood Path to Heaven 青木通天传 Ascended True Immortal飞升真仙Eastern Fantasy224k WordsOngoing [One who shares life with flesh and tree rings, destined to become master of the World Tree Prison!] When Lin Qingmu’s fingertips touched the violent thousand-year-old banyan, the laws of the entire cultivation world began to crumble. His meridians became gnarled roots burrowing into the earth’s veins, emerald tree rings grew from his bones, and every heartbeat sent a hundred miles of forest into turmoil. The withered-wood boy who crawled out of the southern border’s poisonous marshes never ima 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Traditional Fantasy + Mortal Flow + Genius Flow + Invincible Flow + No Cheat Code + No System] *The Legend of Qingmu Tongtian* [A being whose flesh and blood coexist with the tree rings, ultimately becomes the Lord of the Myriad Realms Tree Prison!] When Lin Qingmu's fingertips touched that violent, thousand-year-old banyan tree, the laws of the entire cultivation world began to collapse—his meridians transformed into gnarled roots that pierced the earth's veins, his bones grew emerald rings, and every heartbeat triggered a riot in the hundred-mile-long forest. The withered wood boy who crawled out of the poisonous swamp of Southern Xinjiang never imagined that he would become the most terrifying [Living Calamity] in the Three Realms. ★Human Realm Tyrant: When he merged with the Ancient Tree of War, the entire mountain range became his armor. ★Spirit Realm Calamity: When he revived the Heavenly Tree of Jianmu, stars flowed within his rings. ★Immortal Realm Hunter: When he devoured the Tree of Origin, the Dao Ancestor's golden body blossomed with peach blossoms. "You cultivate techniques, I cultivate—the entire world." He once coexisted with the mangrove forest on a deserted island in the East Sea for three hundred years. When his natal magic weapon, the [Wan Sen Lun], turned, ten thousand man-eating flowers bloomed in the void. When he shattered the Immortal Realm barrier by driving the Jianmu Secret Realm, the nine Dao Ancestors heard the sound of the rings crushing the laws. While all cultivators were horrified by the emerald sap flowing beneath his increasingly transparent skin, only Lin Qingmu himself knew that within those ancient tree secret realms buried deep in the starry sky, his last three strands of humanity were still locked away. ◇Unique System◇ √ Azure Emperor's Longevity Body: A severed arm becomes a thousand-year-old tree demon upon falling to the ground; scattered strands of hair can transform into spirit-devouring vines. √ Harmony of All Trees: Awakening projections of ancient divine trees with every breath; for every inch increase in cultivation, the summoned ancient trees become ten times more ferocious. √ Defying Heaven's Ascension: Not achieving enlightenment alone, but leading the spirits of all the plants and trees in the lower realm to counterattack the immortal realm. "Be careful of every weed under your feet." "That might be my 36,000th nerve ending." —This is a gentle yet violent revenge; when the Azure Tree Dao Seed blossoms, all the heavens and myriad realms will become nourishment for his roots.

8. 58 大 The Savage Bandit of the Great Wilderness 大荒悍匪 Golden Bull Fragment金牛断章Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing Everyone knows that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a cookbook. Transmigrate across mountains and seas, and stew a Kunpeng with a phoenix, or cook a Zhujian with a black tortoise. In the demon wasteland, the countless great demons are dangers to everyone else, but Zhang Chu sees them as food. One bite of demon meat doubles his strength. One sip of demon blood sends his cultivation soaring. From then on, Zhang Chu goes farther and farther along the path of cultivating by eating demo 105.3kReads9.0Score7.3kShelves

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   I chose it based on my observation.

9. 59 从 From Wandering Cultivator to Clan Founder 从散修到建立家族 Greedy Little Brat贪吃小屁孩Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing (This is not a mortal-focused cultivation novel, but a family-clan story, though the protagonist starts out as a rogue cultivator.) The playful child Zhou Yang gets lost while playing in the woods with his companions and comes across a seriously injured cultivator who has passed out. Though Zhou Yang looks after him, nothing helps. Before dying, the cultivator passes on the way of cultivation to Zhou Yang. From then on, Zhou Yang embarks on the path of cultivation, rising from a lone rogue culti 29kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
10. 60 道 The World of Dao 道界天下 Nightwalker Moon夜行月Eastern Fantasy24.7M WordsOngoing A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 38.1kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
11. 61 云 Chronicles of the Cloud Tribulation 云劫录 Xiao Long Er小龙珥Eastern Fantasy291k WordsOngoing His sect was destroyed, and his Dao companion imprisoned. The young Yun Mo fell into the demonic path and began cultivating the forbidden ancient art, Myriad Dao Return to the Void Formula. This technique devours heaven and earth, plundering the myriad Dao. Starting as a lowly Qi Refining cultivator, he carved his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, devoured Golden Cores and Nascent Souls, then founded the Myriad Void Palace on the frontier and became the ruler of Xi Kingdom. To 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book can be considered a masterpiece of the "mortal cultivation" genre. The beginning is a classic scene where the male protagonist is chosen by an immortal who comes down to test his spiritual roots. What's different is that the male protagonist is determined to leave the village and not waste his time there. His parents take out their savings to support him. It has both youthful passion and a lot of warmth!

12. 62 剑 Swordbone 剑骨 The Panda Who Trips会摔跤的熊猫Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted In an age when frost withered every blade of grass, a young man walked out of the Temple of the Bodhisattva and took up the heaviest sword in all the world. Facing the mortal realm, he carved out a glimmer of light. 595Reads9.0Score—Shelves
13. 63 仙 Supreme Immortal Path: The Genius Alchemist 仙路至尊之天才炼丹师 The Thorn Bird Sings荆棘鸟在歌唱Xianxia319k WordsOngoing Li Yishan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, chance upon an ancient wonder, the Grand Compendium of Primordial Alchemy. Through alchemy, he rises within the sect, advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world. He competes for supremacy on the immortal path and comes to dominate the continent. 1.7kReads—Score237Shelves
14. 64 五 Five-Spirit-Root 五灵根 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted Seeing through the game is hard. Escaping the game is even harder. Becoming the one who moves the pieces is harder still! A young man from a fallen family finally develops an extraordinary five-element spiritual root, thanks to the sacrifices of ten generations of his family. Yet he is dismissed as the most good-for-nothing of all. Come and see: Mo Luo, the young man, seeking immortality and the Dao, searching for his chance, slaying demons and defying the heavens. Through joys, sorrows, parting 6.2kReads7.7Score481Shelves

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    I also recommend a few books, especially the first two, they are really good and worth reading!

15. 65 九 The Nine-Dragon Cup 九龙杯 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy503k WordsCompleted [No System] [No Transmigration] [Traditional Fantasy] A traditional fantasy and xianxia story. Zhang Qingshan goes from being a good-for-nothing to embarking on the path of cultivation. He seeks not immortality for himself, but fulfillment of the obsession in his heart. The greatest Heavenly Spiritual Root is hidden beneath the outward appearance of the weakest Five-Element Spiritual Root. The supreme sacred treasure, the Nine-Dragon Cup, is hidden inside an ordinary walnut carving. An unrealis 351Reads8.5Score—Shelves
16. 66 聚EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 Tropical Fruit Milk Tea香果味奶茶Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 400.6kReads8.7Score30.8kShelves

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    I'll eat it if it doesn't look good.

17. 67 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Want to Live Forever 凡人修仙之我要长生 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Cultivator’s Journey] [Fantasy Xianxia] [Traditional Cultivation] [No System] [No Transmigration] [Leveling Up] [Zhou Changsheng] [Human Hearts and Demonic Ways] [Alchemist] [Formation Crafting] [Talisman Making] [Ancient Times] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcendence, Human Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, True Immortal, Immortal Lord, Immortal Venerable, 710Reads7.0Score105Shelves
18. 68 龙 Dragon Talisman 龙符 Meng Ru Shen Ji梦入神机Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted Across this vast land, the future is changing. In the chaos, heroes and villains rise together. Who is the true dragon, and who is merely a serpent? Or can every living being beneath heaven become a dragon? The imperial court, martial sects, reclusive immortal orders, thousand-year-old clans, barbarian tribes, demons, yaoguai, ancient shamanic traditions: countless powers intertwine, bound together by fate and circumstance. 499Reads8.5Score—Shelves
19. 69 废 So What If I Have a Crippled Spiritual Root? I Have a Myriad Things Exchange System 废灵根又如何？我有万物兑换系统 Mr. Fan Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的凡先生Eastern Fantasy221k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivator] [Fast-Paced] [System] [Decisive and Ruthless] After transmigrating into the cultivation world, Min Fan becomes a lowly servant of the Xuantian Sect. His previous self was a lovesick fool, publicly humiliated by a scheming woman. Just as rage boils over, the Everything Exchange System awakens! [Frustration Points]: Make someone so furious they lose their cool, and you’ll earn points to exchange for any resource in the cultivation world! The beginner’s gift pack includes a tenf 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel, "Ordinary People's Journey," is particularly good.

20. 70 神 Shenxiao Immortal Sect 神霄仙宗 Jiu Xiao玖笑Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing The Divine Firmament Immortal Sect is an eccentric sect. Yue Chen transmigrated here with extraordinary talent and the innate spiritual treasure, the List of Good and Evil Across the Heavens, and joined the sect. From then on, this immortal sect named after the Divine Firmament kept shattering his expectations and lowering his standards. Here, he found both confidantes and brothers who would live and die with him. In the name of the Divine Firmament, help me attain immortality! 1.5kReads7.5Score176Shelves
21. 71 修 The Great Path of Immortal Cultivation 修仙大道 Yi Nan Tian翊男天Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [The dark side of human nature] [No System] [No transmigration] [No female lead, but there are women and romance] [Cultivation] [Geniuses and good-for-nothings] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...] A real journey in search of immortality and the Dao. Are you ready? Then take the plunge! There is no end to the realms of cultivation. The supreme rulers of this era: are they truly at the very top? In the eyes of cu 408Reads6.5Score—Shelves
22. 72 五 The Five Elements Chaos Scripture 五行混沌经 Master Bricklayer搬砖圣手Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted (A comic adaptation of the same name is now available) [Mortal Cultivator + No System + No Harem] A village boy with five spiritual roots accidentally embarks on the path to immortality. First, he obtains an ancient mirror left behind by an Immortal Emperor, then he acquires cultivation arts from the immortal realm. But who could have guessed that the mirror contains an immortal estate, hidden within chaos? And the immortal arts transform the five elements into chaos. The two fit together perfec 48.9kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves
23. 73 凡 A Mortal Woodcutter's Path to the Dao 凡木问道 Yu Zi Mao予子矛Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Good-for-Nothing’s Comeback] [Ruthless] [Cautious] [No System] The young Lin Mu stumbled upon a mysterious jade pendant. Just as the Liuyun Sect was recruiting disciples, he was found to possess the poor aptitude of four spiritual roots and became a menial disciple. The counterfeit spirit stones issued by the sect were riddled with impurities and harmful to the body, making progress in cultivation extremely difficult. Desperate, Lin Mu discovered that the jade pendant could 6.9kReads7.2Score590Shelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent, it's a classic "ordinary people saga" (or "commoner's life" story), the plot is detailed and very enjoyable.

24. 74 毒 Legend of the Poison Sovereign 毒尊传 Pineapple University菠萝大学Eastern Fantasy152k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation + No System + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core...] Geologist Xia Changge encounters a mysterious bronze cauldron and transmigrates to a world inhabited by cultivators. One day, an immortal falls from the sky, gravely wounded, and changes his world forever. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pure mortal protagonist starts with a mysterious bronze cauldron; the main character is intelligent and there is no system.

25. 75 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Servant Disciple to Sword-and-Talisman Dao Ancestor 凡人修仙：从杂役弟子到剑符道祖 Are the Plum Blossoms in My Hometown Blooming?故乡的梅花开了吗Xianxia172k WordsOngoing Spiritual roots are ranked from highest to lowest, and the lives of menial disciples are as insignificant as dust. Chen Mo is the lowest-ranking menial disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. His spiritual root is poor, and his fellow disciples mock him, saying he will never achieve immortality. While cleaning the old Scripture Pavilion one day, he discovers a fragmentary secret manual of sword talismans. Others draw spiritual energy into their bodies and diligently cultivate their dantians; he uses 4.4kReads—Score374Shelves

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    This book gives you a refreshing feeling

26. 76 把 You Sent Me to Be Your Cultivation Furnace. Now You Regret It? 把我送去做炉鼎，现在你后悔了？ Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Wang Ritian was originally a cultivator with five spiritual roots. His clan believed he had no hope of advancing, so they sent him to a witch's home to serve as her cultivation furnace. Later, he awakened an against-heaven talent, and the clan's cultivators regretted their decision bitterly. They begged him on their knees to return to the clan! Wang Ritian simply said, "You only know to turn around after you've banged your head against a wall, and only know to wipe your nose when the snot reache 3.3kReads8.6Score338Shelves

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    The protagonist progresses step by step through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Dao Integration, and Mahayana, in a three-million-word epic novel with explosive content! Even men will love it! Highly recommended!!!

27. 77 穿 Transmigrating to Pasture the Wilds of Cangxuan 穿越之牧游苍玄 A Splash of Ink摔墨一点Eastern Fantasy457k WordsCompleted Xiao Jin: “Get in there, Master! There’s treasure up ahead. When we get it, we’ll split it two and five: you get one, I get five!” Chu Feng’s face turned livid. He kept tapping Xiao Jin on the nose. “Which one of us is the master here, you or me?” “Oh, you’re the master? Does that mean you want me to go in?” Xiao Jin blinked, looking utterly confused. “Forget it. I’ll go in myself!” This is a very traditional fantasy novel, with a slow-burn pace. There’s no System; the protagonist relies entirel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An absolute grassroots rise, the whole book is not witty, and the score of the new book has never been higher!

28. 78 通 The Immortal-Passing Spirit Diagram 通仙灵图 A Cat Worm一条猫虫Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing Without an invincible System or a mysterious little bottle, with demons surrounding them from outside and a weak clan within, how can a small Foundation Establishment clan weather one crisis after another? Gu Changhuan opens the map: spirit treasures, spirit herbs, and mineral veins are all laid out before him. With this golden finger, what is there to fear about the hardships of cultivation? Still, he has to keep a low profile. Lower and lower. After all, playing the pig to eat the tiger and qu 47.7kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
29. 79 修 Cultivation: My Days at a Women's Sect 修仙：我在女子宗门的那些日子 I Love Eating Fish Without Getting Bones Stuck我爱吃鱼不卡刺Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch, no System, and no brainless decisions. The young Zhou Lin accidentally saves a female cultivator, and from then on enters a cultivation sect. Hidden in his arms is a mysterious pearl of unknown origin, with an unusual power. He proceeds cautiously, not daring to use it lightly. He tries to get answers indirectly, but comes up empty. The sect seems peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are stirring beneath. "Immortal opportunities can only be obtained by 691Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless; both righteous and evil; not a saint.

30. 80 至 Supreme Dragon Emperor 至尊龙帝 Dragon Binder缚龙Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted A young man tumbles into the mortal world from a divine and demonic mausoleum sealed away for a hundred thousand years. He clashes with the peerless prodigies of the Myriad Worlds, forging an immortal legend. Now that I have been born, no supreme being will ever rule the worlds again! 189Reads7.5Score—Shelves
31. 81 我 I Raise Livestock in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界玩养殖 Myself自个儿Eastern Fantasy479k WordsCompleted [New Author] [Slow Burn] [No Cheats] [Cautious] As spiritual qi revival takes hold, Wang Yu raises rare spirit chickens that take two and a half years to mature, relying on them to lay spirit eggs. He also raises spirit sheep with three horns and a swarm of spirit bees, using them to brew spirit honey. Wang Yu runs a business selling the rare spirit chicken eggs, spirit honey, and other products from his livestock, trading them for precious spirit stones. Eventually, Wang Yu brings a pack of w 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The "mortal cultivation" novels, spearheaded by Wang Yu, are they truly mortal or not?

32. 82 九 Ordinary Immortal of the Nine Domains 九域凡仙 Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted The path to immortality is uncanny, and humanity is lowly. All living beings are but pagodas, while the immortal heart is cold as frost. The young Fang Chen unexpectedly gains an immortal opportunity, but he has only one wish: to wield the immortal sword in his hand and bring peace to the world for all generations. 63.6kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
33. 83 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
34. 84 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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35. 85 仙 Xianxia: A Dog Owner's Life of Cultivation 仙侠：养狗人的修仙生活 The White Wolf Who Eats Greens吃青菜的白狼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (Beast Taming + Farming + Clan Building + Ordinary Protagonist + No System) (No female lead; female characters are all just tools.) In a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, Zhang Tian starts from the very bottom as an ordinary young cultivator at the Qi Refining stage. To pursue the path to immortality, he begins raising spirit dogs, spirit bees, and spirit insects, building spirit fields, spirit lakes, and spirit orchards, and establishing a power of his own. Step by step, he c 112Reads8.3Score101Shelves
36. 86 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.6kReads8.8Score194Shelves
37. 87 龟 Tortoise, My Longevity Is Just a Bonus 龟龟我啊，长生只是顺带 Autumn in a Word一言秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Immortality + farming with exotic beasts + island management + maxed-out support skills + cautious survival + no female lead] When Mo An wakes up, he discovers that he has become a turtle. Fortunately, he isn’t an ordinary turtle, but a legendary Yin-Yang Longevity Turtle from the cultivation world: a turtle who has been immortal since birth, already standing at the end of every cultivator’s journey, with support abilities maxed out. * Innate Talent: Endless lifespan, immortality Divine Talents 13.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
38. 88 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 953Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 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
40. 90 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 28kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
41. 91 绝 Juedi Tiantong: I Created the Age of Fading Dharma 绝地天通：我创造了末法时代 Set Sail with the Sun阳帆启航Eastern Fantasy696k WordsCompleted [Heaven-defying comprehension + Decisive and ruthless + Transmigration + Self-created cultivation techniques + Behind-the-scenes schemer + Slow burn] From mortal to cultivator, from martial arts to immortal cultivation, from the cultivation world to the Myriad Worlds. After transmigrating, he finds himself in an old, frail, depleted body. Fortunately, he has heaven-defying comprehension. Surviving in the mortal world To regain his youth, Qin Wuzhou creates a health-preserving breathing technique 1.8kReads7.2Score107Shelves

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    Classic Mortal Cultivation Novels: Book 1: The protagonist, Zhuang Yu, an ordinary mortal, becomes a disciple of Liu Ding, who bestows upon him the mysterious cultivation technique, the Ascension Technique. He cultivates discreetly, developing his skills in a low-key manner. He cultivates the Six Ding Divine Fire in the Qi Refining stage, the Nine Flavors True Fire in the Foundation Establishment stage, the Illusory World Demon Fire in the Golden Core stage, the Southern Bright Fire in the Nascent Soul stage, and the Heavenly Spirit Fire in the Deity Transformation stage. In this world, only these five can be considered supreme divine fires. By cultivating each one, he can surely reach the Deity Transformation realm and ascend to the upper realm. Book 2: A soul transmigrates to another world, possessing astonishing comprehension. The protagonist, Qin Wuzhou, hides in the cultivation world, creating his own Qi and Blood Flow technique. Later, he merges with the Vajra Indestructible Body, forging an invincible physique and quietly rising among the immortals.

42. 92 笑 Laughing My Way Through a Perilous Path to Immortality 笑闯凶险仙路 Holding Smoke, Sleepless in the Night执烟夜无眠Eastern Fantasy391k WordsOngoing Ye Bufan, a useless mortal unable to cultivate, obtains a Nascent Soul spiritual treasure. Traditional cultivation, slow-burn and cautious, no brainless decisions, no harem, no female lead, the Myriad Worlds, decisive and ruthless, and an invincible protagonist. The cultivation realms are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond… 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 93 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 16.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
44. 94 修 Beyond Immortal Cultivation 修仙之上 Quan San Shuo圈三说Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing Beyond cultivating immortality, is there still a path to becoming an immortal? A young boy from a mountain village stumbles into the world of cultivation after a brush with danger. From that moment on, he embarks on a twisting, treacherous, yet extraordinary path of cultivation... 3.9kReads8.3Score286Shelves

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    Based on your requirements, I think this is the only one. In the early stages, there are no cheat codes, no spatial treasures, no 10 times the cultivation time, no Mahayana ghosts to help, and the protagonist is not a top-grade spiritual root, but only a dual spiritual root. However, he has the talent to make talismans, and he makes the lost talismans reappear one by one. He is known as the Talisman Demon. He is not afraid of death and dares to venture into all kinds of dangerous places to collect all kinds of rare herbs to exchange for cultivation resources. If he can't beat someone, he will run away. He doesn't show off.

45. 95 独 Dugu Heavenly Venerable 独孤天尊 Gu Yue Zhifeng古月之峰Eastern Fantasy649k WordsOngoing Dugu Feng, a peerless young prodigy of the Northern Qin Kingdom on the Ancient Wilderness Continent and the young sect master of the Beixuan Sect, is betrayed by a traitor within the sect. His dantian is crippled, he is beaten nearly to death, and he is thrown into a lake. Against all odds, he survives and awakens the treasured Black Profound Pearl. In a secret realm, he encounters an ancient ancestor who has lived for ten thousand years, and from then on his fortunes soar. His power grows rapid 21Reads8.6Score—Shelves
46. 96 沧 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy characters set off

47. 97 九 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy174k WordsCompleted Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 309Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 从 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as an Outer Sect Disciple 从外门弟子开始修仙 Diligent Housekeeper勤劳的家政人Eastern Fantasy320k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no heroine, not saintly, has principles] The cultivation world is filled with spiritual energy. All things that obtain it can hope for longer lives and the power to command wind and rain. Zhang Li, a young man from Blue Star, unexpectedly transmigrates into the cultivation world and becomes an outer servant disciple of the Luocheng Sect. He sets out on the path of cultivation without hesitation. The world is vast, the Immortal Dao elusive, and the path of cultivatio 3Reads6.3Score—Shelves
49. 99 云 Yunhua's Memories 2 云华忆2 Tian Huacai天华彩15k WordsCompleted Memories of Yunhua 2 52Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 凡 Mortal Cultivation: A Mysterious Stone from the Start 凡人修仙，开局得奇石 Purple Dust Garden紫尘花园Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation | No System | No female lead | Powering up by defeating monsters | Everyday life in the cultivation world] Lin Shisan, a country boy, is found to be a cultivation waste with the weakest spiritual root. A stone passed down through his family opens the path to cultivation, and his determination carries him forward. The road ahead is shrouded in uncertainty, but the boy stands tall and walks with firm steps. The protagonist is kind-hearted, resilient, cautious, and decisive. If 4.8kReads8.7Score503Shelves

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    Purely mortal stream.

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