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. 201 山 The Mountain and Sea Chronicles: Demon Suppression 山海伏妖记 Golden Grains of Rice金色米粒Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In the Shanhai Realm, sects stood everywhere and demons ran rampant. A human emperor fought to win his people a place to live in peace, founded an unmatched divine dynasty, kept demons at bay on every front, and subdued the sects throughout the realm. But after ten thousand years of rule, the Great Feng Dynasty had no heir to carry on its legacy! Outside Heluo Village, in Qingyang Town on Qingyang Mountain in Qingyang Commandery, a scruffy old Taoist found an infant born under a dreadful streak 6.6kReads8.7Score576Shelves
2. 202 破 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 27kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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   "This woman is too powerful, I'm no match for her!" "Hey, this dark sword of yours looks pretty good. Now, obediently hand it over to me." Miao Yingying's eyes flashed with greed as she stared at the black sword. "If I give you the black sword, will you stop making things difficult for me?" Ye Fan asked hopefully. "Dream on! Now I'll ask you one more time, where is Cao Xing? Answer me now, or I'll sever your head with one stroke!" Miao Yingying's eyes were fierce, staring at Ye Fan like a vicious wolf.

3. 203 六 Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回：乾坤牢笼 The Carp and the Cat鲤鱼与猫Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou 5.8kReads8.9Score513Shelves

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   I highly recommend this new fantasy cultivation novel! It's incredibly good! The characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is meticulously crafted, and the fight scenes are spectacular. The development of the male and female protagonists' story is particularly brilliant; the author's design is simply superb. If you like fantasy, you absolutely must follow the protagonist on a thrilling cultivation journey. You'll regret it if you don't read it! 💕💕🤔😅😅😅

4. 204 光 The Bachelor Cultivator's Tale 光棍修仙传 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted I left home while young, with little affection for my family. I returned in middle age, only to find both my parents gone. Looking back, I was all alone. The road to immortality stretches on, with spirit beasts for company. A bachelor all my life, with no inner demons to torment me. Song Yang went down to the river to catch crabs and unexpectedly found a bead. Afterward, he was found to have a spiritual root and began his journey into the world of cultivation. Once there, he had only loneliness 1.6kReads7.6Score194Shelves

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   Promote his own books.

5. 205 凡 A Mortal's Search for the Immortal Path 凡人觅仙路 Postpartum Care for Sows~母猪产后护理～Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Mortal Realm Arc: 1.48 million words] [Spirit Realm Arc: 2 million words and ongoing] Gu Yuan, a young Daoist from a mountain village, obtains a Chaos Pearl from the start. He walks the path to the Profound Immortal Sect, enters the Heaven-Seeking Secret Realm, joins the war between the righteous and demonic factions, battles Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, forms a Great Dao Golden Core, refines his Natal Treasure, climbs the Immortal Stairway, slays demons, sits beneath t 338Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   Not mindless, the plot is reasonable, it develops step by step, a slow burn, it gets exciting little by little. Please leave your comments and feedback, fellow Daniel Wu fans! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

6. 206 玄 The Xuantian Bracelet 玄天镯 Shadow Maker影做Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core... Zhang Yan, an ordinary mortal, obtains the Xuantian Bracelet, which can accelerate time within its spatial realm. Ran Tian, a powerful figure from the True Immortal Realm, uses the spatial treasure Xuantian Bracelet to battle the Dragon King of Ten Thousand Demons and seal him away. But Ran Tian is gravely wounded as well. On the verge of death, fearing the demon dragon might obtain the treasure and break the seal, he tears through space and 21.1kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
7. 207 云 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles of Yun Sheng 云升仙记 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted While Zhu Gouwawa and his friends were taking a dip in the cool water at their secret base, he pulled a snow-white pearl from a crack in the rocks. Later, due to family circumstances, he joined the Yun family through their talent-selection program and changed his name to Yun Sheng. Only after joining did he discover that he'd entered a cultivation clan. After accidentally discovering the pearl's secret, he relied on its help. Step by step, he rose from a cultivator of middling aptitude to join t 8.8kReads7.5Score1.5kShelves
8. 208 修 The First Great Mess in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一混乱 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted “Sect Master Sun, your sect is now a renowned sword sect in the northern cultivation world. What is your opinion of Dean Xu?” “I often tell people in the know that Dean Xu is my idol. People hunt him down, and he still tries to make friends and strike deals with them. He raises disciples until they reach Foundation Establishment, then stops teaching them and sells them off to other sects. Now his students are everywhere, and his people are all over the place.” “And how do the senior members of 174.2kReads9.5Score30.3kShelves
9. 209 穿 I've Transmigrated, and Now I Want to Cultivate Immortality 穿越了，我要修仙 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Yang Ming is accidentally killed by Heaven while slacking off. To make it up to him, Heaven gives him a powerful golden finger that can grow stronger. He then enters the cultivation world thanks to his extraordinary spiritual root. His golden finger helps him earn his first batch of spirit stones, and from then on, he grows more formidable with every battle. But the strong are always envied. Wherever he goes, he inevitably stirs up trouble and ends up wanted. After being wanted for so long, Yang 108Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 遁 Escape 遁 Xuan Zhu玄竹Urban121k WordsOngoing The heavens shifted, divine light shone down, and a baby was born beneath it. Human immortal, sword immortal, earth immortal, divine immortal, celestial immortal: which is the final destination? Taiji lightness skills, the Tiangang Sword Art, traveling a hundred miles in a flash, Five Elements escape techniques, the Netherworld Flame Suppression Array… Which is the key to victory? Even immortals were once mortals. The only question is whether mortals have the resolve to persevere. Witness how Hu 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How could I be absent from the most authentic mortal cultivation novel? [Shy]

11. 211 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 125.9kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation story, traditional immortal cultivation, killing and plundering for cultivation [cool], no showing off, face-slapping, or empty talk!

12. 212 被 Cast Out by My Sect, I Only Want to Roam the World 被逐出师门的我，只想逍遥天下 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship] + [no System] + [not a power fantasy] + [invincible] Thirty years ago, Li Xuanxiao of the Qingyun Sword Sect was the greatest swordsman under heaven. In the campaign to vanquish the demons, Li Xuanxiao traded all his cultivation for the life of the Demon Cult's emperor. Peace returned to the world. Thirty years later, his cultivation was destroyed and he was tainted by a demonic soul, so people came to see him as an ill omen. Having practiced the Dao since childhood, Li 10.5kReads8.3Score714Shelves

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    The Mortal Flow series is also quite good, and Void Tower is really good. The second and third books are also good. It's a step-by-step story, really enjoyable. Although the plot is a bit slow, it's well worth it.

13. 213 那 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年，我们一起砍过的修仙者 Squirrel Under the Mushroom House蘑菇屋下的松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 162.2kReads9.3Score17.1kShelves

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    Zhengzong is a handsome young man who lacks the talent for cultivation but practices martial arts in the cultivation world. Years later, a group of powerful figures in the cultivation world ask him why a martial artist would choose to come to the cultivation world. He replies that he likes it. The powerful figures are stunned. He likes the cultivation world? Yet, he ends up wielding his sword and wreaking havoc on half of the cultivation world, becoming a veritable scourge of the cultivation world. The characters in the entire book are vividly portrayed, making the story captivating.

14. 214 天 Cultivation Tales of the Tianfu Sect 天符门修仙传 Wildly Drunk Celestial狂醉天仙Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story + slow-paced + no female lead. Enter at your own risk if that’s not your thing.] [The story of the Heavenly Talisman Sect in Great Jin after Han Tianzun ascended to the Spirit Realm. Following Han Tianzun’s travels in reverse.] Thunder talismans shatter Nascent Soul bones, sword formations slay Mahayana immortals. A thousand years of meditation temper the true nature; ten thousand years of cultivation make a rogue immortal. Don 2.2kReads8.4Score186Shelves

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    The first book is a novel based on the classic tale of a mortal cultivating immortality, set in the Great Jin Dynasty's Heavenly Talisman Sect. The writing is good, the story flows smoothly, there are no major flaws, and it doesn't feel simplistic.

15. 215 玄 The Xuanlong Clan 玄龙族 Autumn Birds and Cicadas秋鸟与蝉Eastern Fantasy394k WordsCompleted In the final years of antiquity, a hundred clans vied for supremacy, and one great figure after another emerged. Some fell, some went into seclusion, and some reached the very top. Great wars frequently erupted in the process, leaving the world in utter chaos. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Marriage 家族修仙：从娶妻开始觅长生 Vast Heaven and Earth天地光阔Xianxia906k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in. It'll rise later.) [Clan] [Daily Life] [Farming] [Cultivation] [Destiny] [Character Growth] [More Children, More Blessings] [Behind the Scenes] [Ensemble Cast] After transmigrating as a tenant farmer, Chen Yun had a spiritual aperture just 2.9 inches wide, paid 80 percent of his harvest in rent, and owed twelve spirit sand coins. Chen Yun thought heaven was playing a joke on him. That was until he saw the ancient, unadorned seal in his mind: the Origin-Returning Seal. A 73.8kReads8.1Score10.1kShelves

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    Looking for a book to read? Here are two realistic mortal cultivation novels! Neither starts with an overwhelming power; the protagonist begins as a nobody, acquiring resources with difficulty, and navigating the cultivation world with extreme caution. They also involve family management and farming, gradually strengthening the clan; plus, there are multiple female leads with natural and unforced romance. If you enjoy the survival-of-the-fittest, survival-of-the-fittest, and gradual growth of a mortal cultivator, these are perfect for you. The two novels have slightly different styles, so you can enjoy both at once and avoid running out of reading material.

17. 217 万 Evergreen Through the Ages! 万古长青！ Lazy Sword Singer Who Doesn't Write剑歌懒懒不码字Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation + Decisive and ruthless + Sharp-minded protagonist + Spiritual field farming] They say: sow melons and you’ll reap melons; sow beans and you’ll reap beans. If I sow the gods and demons of every heaven, can I reap eternal life? Gu Changqing is an ordinary mortal who enters the Dao with half a mu of immortal farmland. He ventures into immortal mountains, vies for immortal fortune, plants gods and demons, and proves the path to eternal life! 11kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
18. 218 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Reincarnation 家族修仙：我以轮回转世觅长生 Balance and Harmony以中以和Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] [Daily Life] [Mortal's Journey] [Reincarnation] [Farming] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] [Pseudo-Multiple Female Leads] [Reincarnation in this story is not possession. The body is reconstructed through the Soul-Reforging Seal.] [First Life: Scenery of Cuiyun Mountain (Complete)] [Second Life: Rivalry in Nanyue (Ongoing)] After transmigrating into the world of Cultivation, Qi Yuan was lucky enough to receive an inferior five-element spiritual root. He cultivated painstakin 24.1kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves
19. 219 开 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: A Killer Turns to Immortal Cultivation 开局灭门，杀手转行修仙 Wang Fusheng王富生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Play the pig to eat the tiger + serious cultivation + urban System + smart protagonist + always gets revenge) Zhang Ping’an is reborn at the very moment before he is poisoned to death, and binds himself to an unreliable [Reward Good and Punish Evil System]. Keeping a low profile is how you live longer! Raised from childhood in an assassin sect, he knows the art of lying low inside out. At the ripe old age of thirteen, he joins an immortal sect and gets mocked as a “good-for-nothing”? “Sorry, 33Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    No melodramatic face-slapping or mockery; the plot is very engaging. The protagonist has good aptitude, but isn't overpowered; he cultivates immortality step by step in a proper manner. The male lead was born an assassin, outwardly honest but actually cunning. He cultivates quietly, with unwavering resolve. It's very, very good; unlike any other.

20. 220 帝 Di Yuan A's First Book 帝元啊的第一本书 Di Yuan Ah帝元啊Eastern Fantasy869k WordsCompleted [Traditional Eastern fantasy, star-force xianxia, no heroine] The immortals are elusive, and all beings yearn for them. The power of the immortals is what all beings seek. Yet all immortals take everything in the world and make it their own. Thus it is said: the immortals devour all beings. There was once an ordinary young man. He became an immortal. Then he destroyed the immortals. 23.8kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves

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    A typical mortal cultivation novel, neither exaggerated nor mindless. Worth reading for a long time.

21. 221 举 Ascend by Lifting the Sun 举日飞升 Li Zi Is Here李子到了Eastern Fantasy135k WordsOngoing Across the boundless cosmos, the will of Heaven cuts like a blade. If you cannot set foot on the path to immortality or sever the wheel of fate, how can you transcend to the other shore and ascend at will? Humanity’s eras have turned, and technology has advanced at breakneck speed. Yet the ancestral planet of old has become a wasteland. Humanity has flourished through continuous interstellar migration, discovering new cultivation arts throughout the galaxy. Humanity calls them the New Arts! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The vast universe, the will of heaven like a knife; if one cannot tread this path to immortality, one cannot sever the wheel of destiny. How then can one transcend to the other shore and ascend freely? Human eras have changed, technology has advanced rapidly, yet the ancient stars of yesteryear have become wastelands. Humanity has developed through continuous interstellar migration, constantly discovering new cultivation techniques within star systems. Humanity calls these new techniques! However, ancient legends and the historical excavations of human civilizations have also been passed down: Qi cultivation, ancient arts, witchcraft, immortality. Races constantly discovered in the starry sky seem to share a common origin with ancient cultures. Beneath the vast universe, cultivators of new techniques emerge continuously. Between the ancient arts of the past and the cultivation techniques discovered through star exploration, which is the true path to immortality? How can one rise in the boundless galaxy and become an immortal in the starry sky? Welcome to the vast universe, to exist with Wang Mo in the eternal starry sky, and to ascend to heaven with the sun!

22. 222 修 Cultivation: Gathering in the Mountains and Seas to Ascend Together 修仙：我在山海聚众飞升 Xiao Gao Doesn't Want to Mix Concrete小高不想打灰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + No System + Spiritual Qi Revival + Farming and Management + Pseudo-Ensemble Cast + Sect Leader Story + No Female Lead + Not Mindless Power Fantasy, Long and Slow-Burn, Starts Weak and Gets Better] In the Age of Declining Dharma, the young Tai Shang fell into a river and discovered a Supreme Dao Palace, inheriting the methods of the Dao Venerable from that moment on. Starting from scratch, he founded the Taiqing Immortal Palace, welcoming disciples from all walks of life and t 27.3kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    Classic fantasy, traditional cultivation, no system, no female lead, authentic sect leader management style, slow pace.

23. 223 玄 Xuanhuan System: My Stat-Based Path to Immortality 玄幻自带系统，我的属性修仙人生 Lord of Moon Sun Tower月阳楼主Eastern Fantasy959k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation + fantasy cultivation + System stat allocation + ruthless combat + scheming] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation] Yang Lan unexpectedly transmigrates to the cultivation world. With a System panel from the start, he embarks on a cultivation journey driven by stats. He ignores bottlenecks and keeps breaking through! “Add points! Add points! Max them all out!” Yang Lan mutters as he looks at the long string of numbers on 369Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Classic cultivation stages in the Mortal Realm: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul

24. 224 修 Cultivation Begins with Falling into a Trap 修仙，从掉入陷阱开始 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan] + [Taking disciples] + [One heroine] + [No System] + [Has a pocket dimension] + [Founding his own sect] + [Deriving cultivation techniques]. The protagonist was once a mountain boy who grew up in the twenty-first century. After accidentally falling into a trap, he found a gray book containing three chapters, the Three Scrolls of the Heavenly Book, each with its own remarkable use. After arriving in the cultivation world, he goes from cautiously struggling in weakness to gradually re 12Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Fellow Daoist, please wait, this is what you need. The protagonist, Wang Feng, was originally a village boy born in the 21st century. During a hunting trip, he accidentally fell into a time-space trap, obtaining three volumes of the Heavenly Book, and his physical body transmigrated to the cultivation world. From his cautious beginnings to gradually revealing his talents, he established his own sect, gathered talented disciples, and gradually devoured the resources of the entire cultivation world, all to forge the strongest magical treasure. His path to immortality is long, but he is accompanied by his Daoist partner. He fishes within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, grows vegetables and fruits in the Spirit Garden, and hosts barbecue parties atop Thousand Illusions Peak. When extraterrestrial demons descend, a great calamity begins, but he stands fearlessly before millions in the face of adversity.

25. 225 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Veins 凡人仙脉 Ye Qiufeng叶愁风Eastern Fantasy847k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System] For mortals to cultivate immortality, they must first plant a spiritual seed, then develop a spiritual vein, and only after that can they refine their qi and establish their foundation. Li Zheng is a displaced commoner with no chance of following the immortal path, but he unexpectedly gets the opportunity to plant a spiritual seed. With the help of a mysterious little cauldron, he enters the cultivation world. Cautious and decisive, he walks alone and fights his 88Reads8.4Score—Shelves
26. 226 炼 From Menial Alchemist to Immortal: I Start by Combining Failed Pills 炼丹房打杂，从废丹合成开始修仙 Three-Year Veteran Smoker三年老烟枪Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Qin Feng transmigrates into a menial worker at the Qinghefang alchemy workshop, where his daily duties are washing medicinal herbs, disposing of failed pills, and cleaning. With a mixed spiritual root, he thought he would never become an immortal in this life, but then he suddenly gains an unlimited synthesis panel. Any item can be synthesized to improve its quality: Discarded pills become low-grade pills, low-grade pills become inferior pills, then medium-grade pills, top-grade pills, and beyon 9.1kReads8.2Score956Shelves

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    Fellow Daoist, wait! Have you ever wondered how a mere mortal can defy fate? Behold, upon entering the world of cultivation, he is entrusted with the task of guarding a discarded alchemy room, where he unexpectedly acquires a miraculous alchemy furnace capable of transforming the rotten into the miraculous. From then on, he embarks on the path of alchemy, each step fraught with peril, as if treading on thin ice, proceeding with utmost caution. On this long and arduous journey to immortality, with only a small alchemy furnace, he forges an extraordinary legend. 💪💫

27. 227 史 The Strongest Qi Refiner in History 史上最强炼气期 Li Daoran李道然Urban14.5M WordsCompleted Fang Yu has been cultivating for nearly five thousand years, yet still hasn’t broken through the Qi Refining stage... “I really am only at the Qi Refining stage, but don’t mess with me!” 42.4kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
28. 228 五 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.4kReads6.6Score211Shelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation story featuring a protagonist with five spiritual roots, born into a humble village with extremely low starting point. The plot is full of scheming, with the protagonist taking every step with meticulous planning and strategic thinking. He's intelligent and capable of achieving anything, mastering the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation stages... It's already at 700,000 words, quite substantial and ready to be devoured. Definitely a must-read when you're looking for something to read! [Under Construction][Under Construction][Under Construction]

29. 229 真 The Nine Transformations of the True Spirit 真灵九变 Sleeping Through Autumn睡秋Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted A conspiracy spanning tens of thousands of years lays down layer upon layer of fog. The passionate struggle of an ordinary cultivator blazes with fervor. The rise of a sect foretells schemes and self-interest. The conflict between humans and demons reveals alliances and betrayal. The approach of a great calamity conceals slaughter and secrets. As one secret after another comes to light, the layers of fog begin to lift. See how Lu Ping, an ordinary cultivator of the True Spirit Sect, makes his ma 237Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    One of them is probably the best I've read. The second one is a truly massive world-building novel with a mortal protagonist, and it's almost a million words long.

30. 230 还 Give Me Back Chenxin 还我尘心 Jia Xiao Yao甲小幺Eastern Fantasy288k WordsOngoing A traditional ordinary-person cultivation story! Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul... As chaos first formed, all things were divided into yin and yang. The Heavenly Dao and the demonic path have stood opposed to one another since the beginning of chaos. Among the myriad chaos realms, where there is opening, there is closing! After a long period of closing comes opening; after a long period of opening comes closing! When chaos opens, the Heavenly Dao reigns supre —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional mortal cultivation, no crazy antics! No weird behavior! Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul...

31. 231 修 Cultivation: It All Begins with Becoming an Alchemist 修仙：从成为炼丹师开始 Playing in the Water耍水Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted Tang Shaqi unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a newborn in a declining cultivation family in another world. This is a cultivation world unlike Earth. Through cultivation, humans can gain increasingly powerful abilities, and countless powerful demon beasts roam the land. After cultivating for a time, Tang Shaqi becomes an alchemist who never has to worry about finding medicinal herbs, earning himself a fortune in cultivation resources. For various reasons, he also raises many demon beast 1.9kReads6.7Score134Shelves
32. 232 吃 I've Eaten My Last Meal, Now Send These Ghostly Immortals on Their Way 吃了这断头饭，请诸位诡仙上路 A Deer Comes from the East东有鹿来Eastern Fantasy540k WordsOngoing [Plot-Driven] [No System] [Pseudo-Immortality] Xu Ze transmigrates to a bizarre world of cultivation, inherits his father's trade, and becomes an executioner. When a bizarre calamity wipes out his family, Xu Ze dies, only to come back to life. On the night he returns from the dead, a blind crow appears at his home and spends the whole night cawing nonstop from a dead tree in the courtyard. That same night, an ancestor who loves devouring the heads of bizarre creatures moves into a dry well. That 197Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    Not a mortal's path, no system yet sweeping through everything.

33. 233 天 The Ultimate Tribulation of Heaven and Earth 天地至劫 Autumn Birds and Cicadas秋鸟与蝉Eastern Fantasy909k WordsOngoing (No System) + (Xuanhuan) + (Multiple Heroines) + (Multiple Worlds) + (Eastern Fantasy) The spatial battlefield has raged for years. What secrets are hidden within it? Where does the once-mightiest Golden Sacred Dragon Clan of Sirius go from here? —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 无 A Talentless Wretch with No Spiritual Root, Yet All My Dao Companions Are Big Shots from the Immortal Realm 无灵根废材，道侣全是仙界大佬 Yang Wenshi of Fog City雾都杨文仕Eastern Fantasy124k WordsCompleted [Ordinary Mortal + Slow Pace + Multiple Dao Companions + Body Cultivation + Comedy] A man without spiritual roots transmigrates to the Immortal Realm. After joining the Qingyun Sect, he gradually uncovers the mysteries of the Immortal Realm. He chooses to keep a low profile and steadily build his strength as a body cultivator. Temper his sinews and bones, forge an immortal body. Make a grand vow, plant the seed of the Dao. Woo beauties, find powerful allies. Using the Qingyun Sect as a stepping 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mortal ventures into the immortal realm. Lacking spiritual roots, he cultivates his body; multiple female protagonists; he painstakingly develops, forging a golden body, planting a Dao embryo, and eventually becomes a one-punch superman.

35. 235 戮 Path of Slaughter 戮途 That's Just How It Is Ye就是这样業Eastern Fantasy345k WordsOngoing Horror cultivation + graphic violence. An ordinary mortal stumbles into the world of cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive. A highly intelligent villain, a protagonist who returns from the dead to take revenge, and the secrets behind the cultivation world and its immortals are gradually revealed. Why did the ancient Heavenly Court go to war with the Witch Clan? What consequences were left behind when the Soul Clan was wiped out? Are the Divine Clan’s followe 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Horror Cultivation" + "Bloody Violence": A mortal stumbles into a world of cultivation, a world of survival of the fittest, a world of high-IQ villains, and a protagonist who returns after death to seek revenge, gradually uncovering the secrets of the cultivation world and immortals. Why did the ancient Heavenly Court wage war against the Witch Clan? Why was the Soul Clan wiped out, leaving behind karma? Were the lackeys of the God Clan or the Demon Clan? Why hasn't the Underworld Clan shown itself yet? We, the people of this world, have nothing to fear in a battle…

36. 236 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 万EN The Ultimate Underdog 万古第一废材 Little Seventeen the Crybaby爱哭的小十七Eastern Fantasy10.0M WordsOngoing [Invincible, Fiery, Fast-Paced, Constant Updates, Strongly Recommended by Hundreds of Millions of Readers!] A hundred thousand years ago, everyone was like a dragon, and all could cultivate the martial path. After the Calamity Transformation, the Heavenly Dao collapsed and the gods fell, leaving behind only an ancient tower of reincarnation. A hundred thousand years later, martial cultivation had become a matter of bloodline. A trash bloodline was no better than an insect and could not cultivate 270.2kReads9.0Score23.1kShelves
38. 238 仙 Immortal Fate Sword Cultivator 仙缘剑修 Di Shizi第时子Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey + Sword Cultivator] A little beggar accidentally acquires the storage ring of a Mahayana cultivator and embarks on the path of cultivation. A single glass lotus can not only bring medicinal herbs back to life, but also contains a peerless sword cultivation technique. Watch as he dons white robes and wields a three-foot glass sword. He travels alone, walking the line between good and evil, seeking truth and discovering his true self. Note: This is not a harem novel. (He only bec 10.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    A pure and clean cultivation novel, without any messy cultivation elements.

39. 239 血 Immortal Journey Through a Sea of Blood 血海仙途 Forty-Sixth Route Plane Kid四十六路飞机仔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A mortal cultivation story, no System, no female lead, with a touch of Lovecraftian style later on. With both parents dead, persecuted by his relatives, and blessed with poor aptitude, Shen Miao is on the brink of despair when he discovers an inheritance treasure left by his father in their ancestral home, along with an ancient demon who dwells within it. To survive and attain immortality, Shen Miao resolutely steps onto the demonic path. He proceeds with caution, never shying away from killing, 1.8kReads8.2Score153Shelves

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    This is my own writing, a genuine mortal cultivation story, with a background in unorthodox demonic cultivation. Please read and comment.

40. 240 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 981.4kReads9.4Score102.3kShelves
41. 241 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, avoid fighting beyond your level, and develop slowly.

42. 242 魔 The Demon Returns 魔归 Li Han厉寒Eastern Fantasy546k WordsOngoing Mortal + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead (but there are women) + Corpse Refining + Ghost Commanding + Demonic Cultivation … How does human nature change, and how is it preserved, in a cruel environment? Does the distinction between good and evil lie in power itself, or in the purpose of those who wield it? The conflict between survival and morality, and the choices it demands; the journey of revenge and the struggle to move beyond hatred. … All to recreate the cultivation world i 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing style of *Zhu Xian*, the plot of *Fan Ren*, a grand concept, an unparalleled storyline, the unity of opposites between Yin and Yang, and the extremely three-dimensional and full-bodied character development—each character with a thousand faces—the conflict between emotion and reason possesses a strong philosophical dialectic, with no right or wrong, an unimaginable plot full of surprises yet meticulously logical, worthy of careful reading! He arrived riding on auspicious clouds of seven colors; I guessed the beginning, but not the ending. The process was even more wonderful and perfect!

43. 243 大 Tales of a Great Demon 大妖传 Lord of the Desolate Garden荒苑君Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Xianxia + Power Fantasy + Monsters + Leveling Up] I want the heavens to be unable to bury my eyes again. I want the earth to be unable to bury my heart again. I want every god and Buddha in the skies to be reduced to ashes. If you won't let me be human, then I'll become a monster. Across the Three Realms and Six Paths, I alone shall reign supreme. I will stain Xuanyuan with my blood! 18Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    He's going to transfer this book; it should satisfy everyone's demand for the "mortal protagonist" genre. In this world, the human race is dwindling, forcing the protagonist to transform into a demon and cease to be human.

44. 244 悲 The Sorrowful Immortal 悲仙 Farmer Plants Crops, Chops Wood, Sleeps, and Eats农民种田砍树睡觉吃饭Eastern Fantasy225k WordsOngoing Jiang Zifan gently raised the long sword in his hand and asked, “Why?” The formless presence answered slowly, “That is the Heavenly Dao.” Hearing this, Jiang Zifan gave a sorrowful smile, then slowly lowered his weapon and turned away… Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Return to the Void. A mortal’s journey, no melodrama, and a villain who’s very much in the picture. A young man gradually enters the world of immortal cultivation, where love, 4Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 邪 The Evil Daoist's Tale of Immortal Cultivation 邪道人修仙传 Jun Rufeng君如风Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing P.S. Not an overpowered protagonist! Slow pace! Enter at your own risk! "Ning" carves up all living beings to mend his broken fate; "Xiu" keeps a sliver of kindness in his heart! [Build an Evil Tower] [All-New Setting] [Turn Enemies into Slaves] [Protagonist Ning Xiu]: His personality gradually darkens until he becomes utterly self-serving, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals! [Core elements]: Mountain-and-Sea Pearl + Netherworld Scripture + Five Elements Art. Mountain-and-Sea Pearl: (Cave- 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Slow-burn Mortal Cultivation Journey] · [Grotto-Heaven Treasure Farming Journey] · [Perfected Cultivation Setting] · [Establishment of the Evil Tower] · [Protagonist's Darkening] On his deathbed, "Ning Xiu" inherits a legacy in a dream, but also inherits two deadly crises. One is in the open, where all cultivators want to kill him; the other is in the shadows, hidden deep within the inheritance, like a shadow following him... But "the immortal path values ​​life, the netherworld values ​​killing." A scroll of the [Five Elements Technique] can forge the foundation of the immortal path, advance to the Five Elements Body, and control the Yin and Yang energies. A scroll of the [Netherworld Scripture] can refine the common people as resources, seizing the corpses, bones, blood, and souls of the world for his own use. Unacceptable to the world, he uses the [Mountain and Sea Pearl] to encompass a world, carrying "spiritual fields, spiritual veins, spiritual springs, and spiritual mines" with him, creating his own cultivation ground. From that moment on, the single phrase "Fellow Daoist, please wait!" Turned a thousand miles of mountains and rivers red, withered ten thousand years of Daoist tradition, and cemented his reputation as a "heretical cultivator"! "Do you all know?" The blood-red figure chuckled, "This world is inherently a cauldron of great medicine, but I... Have already taken the spoon." Without divine mandate or the protection of fortune, only meticulous planning and unwavering distrust of others remain. Witness how this sickly youth, step by step, refines the entire cultivation world into the elixir of enlightenment!

46. 246 修 Cultivating Immortality 9 修仙9 Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom666静等花开花666Eastern Fantasy822k WordsOngoing On Lingfeng Continent, there was a naive young man named Wang Xiaoer. His name had a distinctly rustic ring to it. Wang Xiaoer was an ordinary farm boy from Wang Family Village at the foot of the mountain. His greatest pleasure each day was chasing the village's old hens around, dreaming of getting an extra chicken leg for dinner. One day, Wang Xiaoer was wandering aimlessly in the woods behind the village as usual when he suddenly heard a strange clattering sound. His curiosity was instantly p 4Reads7.8Score—Shelves
47. 247 神 Mysterious Tales 1 神秘故事1 Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom666静等花开花666Urban198k WordsOngoing The story follows Lin Yan, with a corroded bronze bell known as the Moon-Eater Bell at its center, linking a series of supernatural incidents and mysteries surrounding his past. Lin Yan is a young man struggling to make ends meet. After discovering the bell by chance in a university district slated for demolition, he encounters one bizarre event after another that defies common sense: a food delivery rider floating in midair, strangers with no shadows, and the revelation that he may be connecte 7Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.9kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    The Chinese people's obsession with cultivating immortality has reached an immeasurable level!

49. 249 8 My Real Life as a Post-80s Kid 80后现实中的我 Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom666静等花开花6667k WordsCompleted The Real Me in My Eighties-Era Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 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

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