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. 101 修 Cultivation: Keep It Real, No Skipping Ranks 修仙：真实一点不许越阶 Cao Fei曹霏Eastern Fantasy155k WordsOngoing The most realistic kind of immortal cultivation: no broken power scaling, and no battles against opponents more than one major realm above. The old monsters don’t pop up everywhere just because the protagonist is growing stronger. Keep a low profile, enjoy life when you can, and stay hidden until the very end. The protagonist, Wang Yuan, was a private-school teacher who accidentally obtained a supreme treasure of space and time and embarked on the path of immortal cultivation. He eventually defi —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 云 Yunhua's Memories 1 云华忆1 Tian Huacai天华彩20k WordsCompleted Memories of Yunhua 1 44Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 化 Turning into a Butterfly, Transcending the Great Dao 化蝶，超脱大道之外 Worry-Free Butterfly无忧无虑的蝶Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Of the three thousand paths, mastering any one lets you become one with the Dao and live forever. All things come from nothing, and return to nothing. The Dao, too, will one day be destroyed. But I eventually transformed into a butterfly and transcended the Dao. (No System) 3.5kReads7.9Score271Shelves
4. 104 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy996k WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.3kReads—Score260Shelves

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   The narrative style is fresh. The foreshadowing is deep. It turns out the throne of the Ninth Court, the King of Equality, belongs to him. He came before, but not in this life. The past life and identity threads are all laid out. The underworld, past lives, the Fire Seed Palace—mysteries layer upon layer.

5. 105 九 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Tian Huacai天华彩9k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 150Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 玄 Xuanhuan: Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes 玄幻：我在百世轮回中长生 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrated to a cultivation world and obtained the Book of a Hundred Lives, which could resurrect him a hundred times. His talent was poor in this life, and he died young. But what if he became an unparalleled genius in his next life? If he can't beat you in this life, no problem. He'll die first and fight you in the next. A gentleman can wait ten years to take revenge. Chen Xuan can take revenge, life after life. Ten thousand years later, His enemies: “Please, stop resurrecting. We 3.7kReads8.2Score197Shelves
7. 107 九 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 Tian Huacai天华彩49k WordsCompleted A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 104Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 云 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 Tian Huacai天华彩Male-Channel Fanfiction35k WordsCompleted The Tale of Yun Yao 113Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 玄 Xuanhuan: Merging Three Thousand Great Dao, I Rule Supreme for Eternity 玄幻：三千大道融一体，横推万古 Shan Dou山斗Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted What would you do if you had heaven-defying comprehension? Go into business and become the richest person in the world. Study, rise to the highest ranks of government, and become The Outcast, second to none and above everyone else. Or... Lin Changqing has been reborn with heaven-defying comprehension. He can master any skill at a glance, draw inferences from a single example, and surpass his teachers. But he has no desire to become just another face in the crowd, lost in the mundane world. He cr 24kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
10. 110 华 Hua Yan: Storm and Strife 2 华炎风雨2 Tian Huacai天华彩Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Hua Yan: Storms and Strife 2 11Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 仙 Tenant Farmer of the Immortal Sect 仙门佃农 Nangong Chenchen南宫沉沉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] + [Farming] + [One female lead or no female lead] Mu Jiuxiao, a tenant farmer in an immortal sect, unexpectedly awakens the wisdom of his past life. At the same time, he awakens his own talent: diligence can make up for a lack of aptitude! After ten years of cultivation, his cultivation talent increases by one! After cultivating the Everlasting Spring Art for ten years, his cultivation speed with the art increases by 200 percent! After growing Golden Spirit Rice for a hundre 13.3kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
12. 112 魔 The Demon Dragon and Diancang 魔龙与点苍 Tian Huacai天华彩6k WordsCompleted The Demon Dragon and Diancang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 苟 The Long Road to Immortality: Starting by Joining the White Lotus Sect 苟道长生：从加入白莲教开始 Fish Farming in a Sea of Clouds云海养鱼Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + cautious cultivation + immortality + no heroine + decisive and ruthless] The Great Qi Kingdom has stood for two hundred years and is now on the verge of collapse. Natural disasters strike, the nation falls into turmoil, and the people are left homeless. Zhou Ming transmigrates into this world and becomes a refugee in a camp. His chest has been stabbed through, and he is on the verge of death. Even the System finds him a lost cause and runs off! Fortunately, he still has an innate ta 2.6kReads8.0Score217Shelves
14. 114 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Have a Hidden Cave Heaven 凡人修仙：我有一方藏海洞天 Lanxi Beneath the Moon月下兰溪Eastern Fantasy147k WordsOngoing (Mortal’s Journey + No System + Decisive and Ruthless + Careful Planning) Lu Chuan was born with four pseudo-spiritual roots. He was considered unfit even for the lowest menial labor in the cultivation world, while his cousin tested as having Dual Spiritual Roots and entered the inner sect as a promising talent. Then a Sea-Hiding Pearl fell into his dantian. It could automatically purify Water-element spiritual energy and form a pocket water realm. From then on, the sinister cold poison of the E 3Reads—Score104Shelves

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    New book, protagonist with pseudo-spiritual root, no system.

15. 115 蜀 The Legend of Shushan 蜀山传说 Tian Huacai天华彩14k WordsCompleted The Legend of Shu Mountain 54Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 苟 The Cautious Blade Cultivator 苟刀修 Little Second Brother小小二哥Eastern Fantasy757k WordsCompleted Before him, there were no saber cultivators! Those who wielded sabers were no different from cultivators who wielded other weapons! After him, saber cultivators came into being! Not because he created the Way of the Saber! Nor because he wielded the saber to perfection! But because the saber in his hand struck terror into the hearts of countless cultivators! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 青 Qingyun and Jiange 青云与剑阁 Tian Huacai天华彩7k WordsCompleted Qingyun and the Sword Pavilion 90Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 华 The Legend of Hua Xiang and Ling Zifei 华翔与灵子飞传说 Tian Huacai天华彩15k WordsCompleted The Legend of Huaxiang and Lingzi Fei —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 修 Cultivation: With This Level of Caution, Ascension Is Guaranteed 修仙：如此稳健，必能飞升 The Black Cat at My Home Doesn't Eat Fish我家黑猫不吃鱼Eastern Fantasy476k WordsCompleted Lu Yuan transmigrates to the cultivation world with a late-bloomer fate. The longer he lives, the better his aptitude becomes! He originally wanted to join the Xuanyang Sect, but was ignored outright. So he marries into a cultivation clan, never picking fights, focusing on steady growth and making friends wherever he can. An in-marrying son-in-law, a logistics manager, a medicine garden steward, a talisman hall elder... and eventually, the Supreme Grand Elder. Before he knows it, even this small 862Reads8.2Score103Shelves

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    [Sending heart][Flying kiss] A mortal cultivation novel where the protagonist has a proficiency system; he can become stronger by simply playing it safe. 🍣🍣

20. 120 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Tattered Book 凡人修仙：从一本破书开始 Two Moons Beneath the Clouds云下月成双Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no System, just traditional cultivation to immortality. Follow the protagonist as he rises from humble beginnings, step by step, to the pinnacle of the immortal path. The world knows that books hold beauties and golden houses, but no one ever imagined they might hold immortals, too. 13.2kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
21. 121 破 Financial Ruin 破財 A Lowly, Taciturn Scholar鲰生寡言Xianxia154k WordsOngoing Dead... They're dead. The day the secret sealed away for nine years was revealed, everyone in Yunshui Town died! In the past, Cen Ziyu always thought the mountain demon that ate children was just a bizarre tale the adults had made up to scare them. Until one day, he uneasily remembered something. When he was little... he had eaten a person! Cen Ziyu and his grandmother depend on each other. Their life is hard, but the uncles and aunties in Yunshui Town have always been kind to them, ofte 286Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The secret, sealed for nine years, was revealed, and on the day it was unveiled, everyone in Yunshui Town died! Before, Cen Ziyu had always thought that the mountain demon eating children was just a bizarre story made up by adults to scare kids, until that day he remembered something. When he was a child… he had eaten people.

22. 122 唐 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 唐小鸣与叶华传说 Tian Huacai天华彩12k WordsCompleted The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 修 Cultivation: My Golden Finger Is a Bit of a Trap 修仙之我的金手指有点坑 A Flash of Terror惊惧一刹Eastern Fantasy966k WordsCompleted [Space Farming + Cautious Cultivation + A Protagonist Who Knows Who Deserves What + Wildly Imaginative Technology] (This isn’t a completely traditional cultivation novel. The protagonist has a golden finger, but he has to put in the effort to develop it himself. He isn’t a bleeding heart and kills decisively. There’s no female lead; he is wholly devoted to proving the Dao and becoming an immortal.) After inexplicably transmigrating to a cultivation world, Chen Ge finds himself without astounding 1.1kReads6.3Score103Shelves
24. 124 吕 The Legend of Lu Hua and Hua Fei 吕华与华飞传说 Tian Huacai天华彩6k WordsCompleted The Legend of Lü Hua and Hua Fei 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 张 Zhang Bufan's Ordinary Path to Immortality 张不凡的平凡修真 Li Douya李豆芽Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Bufan was eight, his entire family consisted of servants. At nine, his father was unjustly killed and his mother imprisoned. To survive, he pretended to be insane and forced himself to eat snakes, insects, rats, and bugs. By chance, he embarked on the path of cultivation. With no overpowered spatial ring and no white-bearded old master to guide him, how will he rise above everyone else and reach the pinnacle? 2.6kReads8.5Score250Shelves
26. 126 碧 The Jade Wave Immortal Lake 碧波仙湖 Tian Huacai天华彩13k WordsCompleted The Emerald Lake of Immortals 21Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 丹 The Alchemist 丹师 Li Douya李豆芽Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted To refine pills, one must calm the mind and steady the breath, letting stillness flow without end as qi enters the dantian. The breath stirs below the navel, flowing continuously. Clasp both hands over the navel, let the pill fire glow warmly, settle the six senses, and forget both self and world. This is the way of pill refinement! At the pinnacle of the pill path, heaven and earth become the furnace, and all creation becomes the herbs! A wisp of essence from the sun and moon, refined into a pi 9.2kReads8.7Score1kShelves
28. 128 华 The Legend of Hua Fei and Hua Xiaoyao 华飞与华逍遥传说 Tian Huacai天华彩12k WordsCompleted The Legend of Hua Fei and Hua Xiaoyao 99Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score437Shelves

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    That's the ceiling for ordinary players; there's no cheat code.

30. 130 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 216.4kReads9.0Score15.4kShelves

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    These new books are all good, especially the first one, which is guaranteed to be good and well-written.

31. 131 修 Only Cultivation Can Save Your Life 修仙才能救命 All-Devouring Daoist通吃道人Eastern Fantasy5.7M WordsCompleted Mortal cultivation + one heroine + characters with their wits about them What would you do if you had only thirty days left to live? Wait quietly for death, or enjoy life while you can? Lin Nan is corrupted by a bronze mirror, enduring pain no one his age should have to bear. Seeking immortality is his only hope of survival, and he resolutely sets out on a path of no return. A bronze mirror changes the life of an ordinary man, while a long sword carves out a bright and open world. The young man 4.8kReads7.5Score526Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment—a mortal with a single female lead and high intelligence. What would someone do if they only had thirty days left to live? Quietly await death, or enjoy life? Lin Nan was corroded by a bronze mirror, enduring pain far beyond his years. Seeking immortality was his only hope for survival, and he resolutely embarked on this path of no return.

32. 132 无 The Unburnt Path of Wonder 无烬妙门 Sitting on a Mountain, Stumbling Upon a Deer坐山遇鹿Eastern Fantasy920k WordsCompleted [Slow Burn + Grounded Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Ordinary Mortal] The young Lu Ming sets out on the path to immortality. Born into humble circumstances, he has only middling talent. Fortunately, his Dao heart is firm, and he does not let the hardships of bottlenecks defeat him. He minds his own affairs and watches dynasties rise and fall, facing the vicissitudes of the immortal path head-on. Even gifted geniuses struggle to withstand life’s twists and turns. He alone remains ordinary, calm 572Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The content is good, and the work is solid and methodical.

33. 133 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Lord Dayan 凡人修仙之大衍神君 Longquan's Low Murmur龙泉低吟Eastern Fantasy985k WordsOngoing Dayan Shenjun was a prodigy blessed with extraordinary talent, yet his obsession with the art of puppetry kept him from reaching the Deity Transformation stage. Now, reborn with his memories intact and presented with a new opportunity, he has steeled his Dao heart. See how he advances to Deity Transformation, stands tall between the mountains and seas, reigns supreme among the hundred races of the Spirit Realm, and sets foot in the Immortal Realm. This is not a brainless power fantasy. The focus 11Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    A pure and authentic mortal cultivation masterpiece. After the reincarnation of the Great Evolution God, the protagonist embarks on a difficult journey of cultivation, progressing from a mortal to Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Transcending. There are no cheat codes, no hacks, and no mindless characters. Ten major cultivation schools are featured: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Ghost, Demon, Monster, Blood, Medicine, Witchcraft, and Gu, each with its own great supernatural powers.

34. 134 长 The Immortal Clan Begins by Cultivating Swords 长生家族从种剑开始 The Way, the Way, the Way道道道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Five-Element Spirit Swords] [Astral Sword Formation] [Sword Cultivator] [United Family] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saintly Hero] [Sharp-Witted] [the Myriad Worlds] [Ensemble Cast] [Sword Seeds in the Dantian] (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification...) A wandering rogue cultivator, a chance encounter with the Sword Dao, and the rise of a family... A different path to ascension. Fellow Daoists, come take a look inside. 21.5kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The Sword Immortal Clan is quite a sight to behold.

35. 135 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 19.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves
36. 136 妖 Demon Refining the Nine Heavens: The Abandoned Cat Devours the Sky 妖炼九霄之废猫噬天 The Rabbit Who Doesn't Like Cat Food不爱吃猫粮的兔子Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Wang Feng was reborn, only to become the most ordinary little kitten. Watch as he sheds his demon form, rises against the odds despite his mediocre aptitude, and enters the ranks of the top cultivators. The name Wang Feng resounds throughout the myriad worlds as he looks down on the Five Elements and roams freely across the nine heavens! Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book, worth reading.

37. 137 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I, Daoist Xiao Yun, Invite You All to Your Deaths 凡人修仙传：贫道萧云请诸位赴死 Born to Be a Workhorse, Updating Over Ten Thousand Words a Day天生牛马圣体日更上万Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing Soul transmigration, talisman cultivation, pill refinement, Writing a good novel is just as hard as proving the Dao and becoming an immortal. I cultivate immortality because I don't want to be an ant! I write novels for the same reason: I don't want to be an ant! On the first day of school, my dream girl got together with someone else. I came across a child who'd been in a car accident. I risked everything to save that child. After I died, my soul actually transmigrated to a cultivation world. A 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 138 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10kReads8.6Score801Shelves
39. 139 遭 My Master's Wife Stabbed Me in the Back, So I Became the Pavilion Master for the Empress and the Demon Venerable 遭师娘背刺反手给女帝魔尊当阁主 Uncle Gazing Eastward across the River望江东的大叔Eastern Fantasy173k WordsOngoing Lin Zhichen was cast out of the sect by his master, who treated him as a disposable pawn. But by chance, he obtained the legacies of an Empress and a Demon Lord from a thousand years ago. Taking his only remaining junior fellow disciple with him, he founded the Xi Ye Chen Pavilion and rose from having nothing to becoming famous throughout the Emperor-Fall Mountain Range. Yet just as his reputation soared, the junior brother he trusted most began to fall into darkness, driven by jealousy and rese 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Definitely worth reading. Unlike typical mindless wish-fulfillment novels, this isn't for beginners and incorporates some martial arts elements. The character details are handled very well, highlighting their personalities. The entire story flows smoothly and naturally, with unexpected twists and turns, a rigorous structure, and sound logic.

40. 140 自 Cultivation Begins with the Clan 自家族开始修仙 Melancholy Hammer忧郁的锤子Eastern Fantasy503k WordsOngoing A 400,000-character cultivation novel, plenty to binge [No Golden Finger]+ [Grand Schemes]+ [A Different Kind of Cultivation Novel]+ [Not Brain-Dead]+ [Strategic Maneuvering]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Slow Start, Strong Finish]+ [Major Twists]+ [Superior Cultivation System] (After writing over a hundred chapters, this old author has found his rhythm. It's guaranteed to be good.) The path to immortality stretches wide, and the Dao has no end. Why do people spend a lifetime toiling away at cultivation? 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a good book. The author has a good grasp of the plot, but his writing skills are still developing. It's also different from any other cultivation novels on the market. If you're tired of the old-fashioned cultivation novels, you can give it a try.

41. 141 苟 The Cautious Path to Immortality: Starting with a Hundred Cultivation Crafts 苟道长生：从修仙百艺开始 Black Ant蚂蚁黑Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Xianxia + Mortal's Journey + Pseudo-Immortality + Cautious Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Sound Values + No System + No Female Lead Lin Changqing transmigrates to a cultivation world and, using the starry light of enlightenment in his sea of consciousness, masters the many arts of cultivation and cultivates with caution. Throughout his long years of cultivation, he watches countless prodigies rise and fall with a smile. Before he knows it, he has endured for countless ages and stands at t 4.9kReads7.3Score279Shelves

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    Traditional Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) mortal flow

42. 142 天 The Heavenly Book: The Imperial Star Descends to the Mortal World, One Sword Proves the Dao 天书：帝星化凡，一剑证道 Master Wuwei Chen Zhifei无为子陈知非Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [A golden-scaled dragon is no pond-dweller. Soon, the Heavenly Book will descend from the ninth heaven!] What would happen if Dugu Qiubai lived for a thousand years? A Heavenly Book spans a thousand years of China’s history, bringing him into contact with humans, demons, immortals, and Buddhas. (A historical cultivation novel about immortality, featuring Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas that may be difficult for most readers. Not a wish-fulfillment story; slow burn, so read with care.) [Imm 282Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The 64 Tribulations of the Purple Star, the Path of Cultivation Through Tribulations, A Dream of the Song Dynasty: My Romantic Adventures in the Northern Song Dynasty: The story begins with the Purple Star descending to earth, transforming into the mortal realm of the Northern Song Dynasty, becoming the Sword Demon Dugu. It features encounters with the Divine Condor and the slaying of the Heavenly Dragon, a tale of a mortal cultivating immortality. It's a fictional historical setting: encounters with various famous historical figures, exploration of historical events, various historical stories and legends, and ancient poems and songs. The Purple Star Emperor, descending to the Northern Song Dynasty: Featuring the Divine Condor, the Heavenly Dragon, the Nameless Sword, the Purple Soft Sword, the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword, Huang Shang's Nine Yin Divine Skill, Dugu's Swordplay, Zhou Tong, Yue Fei, Wu Song, Water Margin, mortal enlightenment, the art of slaying dragons, proving one's Dao in the world… It includes martial arts, fantasy, history, and fictional cultivation: Fanfiction featuring martial arts characters who have never appeared before, witnessing how the Sword Demon Dugu seeks to defeat the world of martial arts. See how the Sword Demon Dugu Xiuwen approaches the path of sword cultivation... A philosophical work encompassing traditional Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist thought...

43. 143 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 39.1kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
44. 144 修 Cultivation Begins with the Family’s Move South 修仙从家族南迁开始 Discussing the Dao Over Wine and Laughing at the Warlords煮酒论道笑诸侯Eastern Fantasy175k WordsOngoing An ordinary life, until fate brings him into the mortal world. When heroes gather and ascend to the Immortal Realm, he will outshine them all and reign supreme! The protagonist, Li Changsheng, transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent. After his clan is struck by disaster, the whole family migrates to the Southern Wilderness. With no System to help him and no benefactor to support him, he relies on a copy of the Daodejing from his previous life to defy fate, despite being born with a fifth-grade, 420Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't worry! This book will definitely meet your requirements! A highly recommended new book: a mortal cultivation family novel. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent, just as his family undergoes a major upheaval, migrating to the Southern Wilderness. Without a system or benefactors, this fifth-grade mixed spiritual root cultivator, relying on a copy of the Tao Te Ching from his past life, defies fate, changes the landscape of the Southern Wilderness, and creates a magnificent and grand scene... Traditional cultivation: Qi Refining - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deity Transformation - Mahayana... No saintly characters, no brainless characters, various foreshadowing elements, various grudges and affections, single female lead...

45. 145 苟 The Cunning Plot That Came After Playing It Safe 苟后奇谋 Daoist Sanxiang三象道人Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Those skilled in attack move above the ninth heaven; those skilled in defense hide beneath the ninth earth. In an unknown world, you can never know how many life-saving trump cards your opponent has. Unless the stakes are truly grave, there is no need to fight over who is better in the moment. Hold on until the clouds part, and the moon will shine. Choosing to lie low does not mean doing nothing. Plan carefully before you act, then strike once for the kill. 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The "Ordinary People" genre has some highlights in its plot, the protagonist's survival skills are unique, and the supporting characters are intelligent. I recommend checking it out.

46. 146 易 Cultivating Immortality Through the Way of Changes 易道修仙 Jin Ming Ji Mie金明继灭Eastern Fantasy361k WordsOngoing Also known as: Turning the Tide in the Age of Dharma Decline As spiritual energy wanes in the age of Dharma decline, all beings seek the Dao. Even when qi is exhausted, the Great Dao remains. The old Dharma fades, the new Dharma emerges. How can this truly be the end? This is not a story of despair, but of all beings rising up to turn the tide in the age of Dharma decline. The paths of spellcraft and divine powers, Yin and Yang spirits, golden cores and nascent souls, medicinal elixirs and inge 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 碧 The Emerald Jade Immortal Estate 碧玉仙府 Taiji Bookworm太极书虫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey] + [No System] A transmigrated village boy. He unlocks the space inside his ancestral jade pendant. He grows spirit plants, cultivates the immortal path, and quietly works toward his own ascension, ultimately becoming an immortal. 2kReads6.7Score315Shelves

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    Whether it's right or wrong is up to you.

48. 148 万 Thief of All Things 万物之贼 Future Jia未来嘉Xianxia2.0M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Wilderness] [High Martial Arts] [High Intelligence] [Mythical Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Immortals, Ghosts, Gods, Demons, and Monsters Run Amok! What exactly is the ability that lets Black Mountain sense the malice in the world? The heavens and earth are blades, reaping human lives. All things stir into life, yet none can escape reincarnation. Like wild grass, he was born to pursue the Dao. His Black Mountain tribe was wiped out, leaving him the sole survivor. Liv 7.6kReads8.9Score975Shelves

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    I recommend a novel about extreme martial arts: no one is invincible, and no one can escape being killed!

49. 149 步 Every Step Toward Immortality 步步唯仙 Seeking the Way to Immortality问道朝仙Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing What is the point of cultivating immortality? To prove the Great Dao and seek eternal life. If you have to do whatever it takes to get there, being a little underhanded is no big deal!! Ding Xiu: “I’ve always acted with honor and integrity. Those sneaky things were done by other people. What do they have to do with me?” And so begins a story about a sneaky man cultivating immortality. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato (the author) is disgusted by the "mortal cultivation" genre. They've written hundreds of chapters on Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, and so on, and I have no idea when it will end. The worst thing about following an update is when it's abruptly discontinued or abandoned. They just drag on with too much unnecessary rambling, the plot doesn't develop properly, and it feels like they're all self-taught in cultivation. What's with all this talk about Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, spiritual roots, and cultivation? I bet the authors don't even understand the difference between cultivation and immortality.

50. 150 修 Cultivating Immortality Is a Tough Job 修仙是件苦差事 Three-Foot Study Door三尺轩扉Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing A regular mortal cultivation story! No System, no transmigration! A fragmentary cultivation manual set Mo Xun on the path to immortality. He has no powerful connections and a poor spiritual root, but he does have black soil that can speed up the growth of spirit herbs. A cool head and steady temperament are the only things he can rely on to survive. Later, he even picks up a jokester for a companion, though it isn’t a person! This is a cultivation story about an ordinary mortal, with smart chara 12.7kReads8.7Score883Shelves

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    The purest cultivation of immortality + protagonist's decisive killing + villain's extreme survival skills + fast-paced, action-packed fighting + the seemingly weak but actually strong character.

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