A Relaxing Retirement Story: Keep a Low Profile, Stay Out of Trouble, and Become Invincible Without Ever Showing Yourself 养老文，苟住别浪，不出世就已无敌

52 说 All That Talk About Black Myth: I Just Picked Up a Stick from the Start 说什么黑神话，开局捡根棍子而已 Zuo Xiaoyi左小乙Eastern Fantasy129k WordsOngoing [Immortality + Cultivation + Lighthearted + No Female Lead + A Little Cautious + No Clichés] Chu Jiang transmigrates to a Cultivation world. His System says he can live for 9.3 billion years and has the power to bestow enlightenment. He relies entirely on himself and never asks anyone for help. He never says thank you, because whoever he thanks gets enlightened. Even if Heaven dies, I won't. Even if the Dao is destroyed, I won't be! No weapon? No problem. He picked up a bamboo stick by the roads 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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With a lifespan of 9.3 Billion, minus one day, but gaining 3 points of Enlightenment Power, starting with a broken bamboo stick, which is then transformed into the strongest divine weapon! The kingly way in the path of survival isn't about being all-powerful, but rather about being the mastermind behind the scenes, which is more cost-effective!

53 生 The Emperor of Life and Death 生死帝尊 Ye Lan夜阑Eastern Fantasy17.0M WordsOngoing A bolt of heavenly lightning went astray, and Fang Yue, a stubborn holdout, died in the street. After extorting compensation from the Celestial Court, he was reincarnated. Watch how the great demon king Fang Yue stirs up the world and turns everything upside down. 4.3kReads8.7Score392Shelves

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He can provide for your retirement.

54 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

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61 大 An Old Man Transmigrates: Seventy Is the Prime of Life 大爷穿越：七十岁正当年 Yun Manxiang云曼香Historical622k WordsCompleted (A lighthearted, fun, leisurely story with no political scheming.) When he was first sent to the retirement home, Uncle Xing was against it. All he'd done was sneak out with Uncle Wang next door to go swimming, ride his bike with Uncle Gao to climb a mountain, steal Uncle Yao's dance partner, and beat up the unfilial son who came to take Aunt Yu's pension. How did that make him the retirement home's troublemaker? All right, troublemakers aren't popular, but why did he suddenly transmigrate? Sti 1.3kReads9.0Score107Shelves

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The old man transmigrated and was reborn.

62 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 177.1kReads9.5Score18.3kShelves

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Pretty good. [Smile]

63 封 Investiture of the Gods: I Began by Writing a Poem at Nuwa Palace to Become a Foolish King 封神：从女娲宫题诗开始当昏君 Tang Dynasty Spirit大唐风骨Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Yin Jiao wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the crown prince of Great Shang and awakened a Tyrant System. “Ding! You forcibly seized one hundred thousand mu of fertile farmland. Tyrant points +90,000!” “Ding! You forcibly abducted Su Daji. Tyrant points +990,000!” Di Xin looks up at the sky and sighs. “How did I end up with such a rebellious son?” Not long afterward. “Your Majesty, the crown prince has grown crops that yield a thousand jin per mu!” “Your Majesty, the crown prince has uni 4.2kReads8.7Score466Shelves

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Genre: The first book is about survival, the second is about the prehistoric era.

64 修 After a Thousand Years of Cultivation, I Went Home to Farm and Shocked the Whole Village 修仙千年：回家种田惊爆全村 Chengcheng Loves Orange Juice澄澄爱橙汁Urban325k WordsCompleted [Farming + cuisine + cultivation + pocket dimension + adorable baby + pets + lighthearted] Guo Chu, a modern-day office drone working 996 hours, transmigrated to the cultivation world and spent a thousand years loafing around, causing trouble for everyone nearby. Perhaps even Heaven had had enough, because a bolt of lightning struck him and sent him back! Now that I can cultivate, why would I work 996 hours? I'll go back to a little village, cook delicious food in my spare time, raise small anim 1.5kReads7.2Score100Shelves

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This novel's protagonist is a lazy, retired man.

65 别 Other Immortals Outlast Their Enemies, but You Lose Your Fortune 别的长生者熬死敌人，你却减气运 Four Five Six四伍六Eastern Fantasy234k WordsCompleted [Longevity + Hidden Expert + Survivalist's Way] Li Changqing transmigrated to a small village in a vast cultivation world and awakened the Longevity Reaper System. For every additional year he lived, he gained one attribute point. I, Li Changqing, have no interest in fighting and killing. All I want each day is to sleep in, eat delicious food, get massages from beautiful women, listen to music at the brothels, and raise chickens and tortoises... a life of easy contentment. But he was afraid of p 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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A new book on immortality, featuring Gou Dao Lao Liu's journey to immortality. It's lighthearted, humorous, and worth reading.

66 修 Cultivation: Laying Low in the Herb Garden, Growing Crops and Seeking Immortality 修仙：苟在药园种田求长生 Qiu Guagua秋呱呱Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Leisurely cultivation] + [keeping a low profile] + [no System] + [lighthearted and humorous] Master said: “For twenty years, you've been upholding justice to raise the prestige of our Qingyun sect and win people's hearts... You can't keep helping old folks find their sheep. Go do something proper, like slay demons and exorcise evil!” Jiang Yining: “Master, I'm not up to it. I need to hurry back and forth to tend the medicinal garden...” Junior brother said: “Eldest Senior Brother, let's go down 8kReads8.9Score545Shelves

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They are all people who follow the path of expediency.

67 女 My Daughter Is Actually the Empress's Granddaughter 女儿竟是女帝外孙女 Tiansha Zi天煞子Eastern Fantasy57k WordsCompleted On the day Qin Chen awakened his System, the System sent down the Emperor’s daughter and placed a stunning woman before him. After the woman regained her senses, the two gradually fell in love during the brief time they had together and settled into a peaceful life. Three years later, the woman left him a letter and disappeared from the world. As Qin Chen was showing off, two little girls dropped out of the sky and knocked him flat. Qin Chen: Damn it, who dares attack me? If I hadn’t had my tort 65Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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[Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged]

71 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy580k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 3.9kReads—Score271Shelves

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He's ruthless, self-serving, and never hesitates to fleece women; he's also a master of drama. He has many female leads, and the story follows him from martial arts to cultivation and immortality, making for a plot that's far from mindless. He's cautious, a bit cunning, a true master of cunning, and possesses a great sense of humor.

72 我 I Came to the Temple in Search of Immortality 我来庙里觅长生 The Wandering Guest in Blue青衫远行客Eastern Fantasy274k WordsOngoing Between heaven and earth, life is like a traveler rushing through a distant land. I was once an ordinary man, seeking immortality in a temple. After arriving in an ancient world, Xu Fu planned to take the imperial exams, then settle down and coast through retirement. But he accidentally discovered that worshipping the gods could earn him Yin Virtue, bringing blessings and heaven-defying luck. And so, the imperial court lost a civil official skilled in literary flourishes, while the martial world 67Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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That's all.

73 想 I Just Want to Lay Low, So Why Am I on the List Again? 想苟住的我又被盘点了 Hurry It Up搞快点Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Li Shancang obtained a System that made him stronger as long as he kept a low profile. According to its rules, all he had to do was lie low for ten thousand years to become the strongest person in the world. But just as he reached 9,999 years, a video roundup suddenly appeared. Li Shancang discovered that not only could he no longer keep a low profile, but the video roundup had also thoroughly screwed him over. With no other choice, he transmigrated to another world to keep 981Reads7.8Score106Shelves

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These books are generally okay, but there aren't many of them. I've had them for a while now, and I'd like to recommend them to everyone.

79 长 Immortal and Undying, Invincible for Eternity in the Cultivation World 长生不死，在修仙界万古无敌 The Jujubes Ripened When I Was Six六岁枣熟了Eastern Fantasy629k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted humor + immortality + System + keeping a low profile + one heroine + some decency] Chen Mo transmigrates to the cultivation world, becomes immortal, and obtains a mysterious bronze coffin. Every extra year he lives earns him one Longevity Point, and the amazing thing is that Longevity Points can be used to draw rewards! Delighted, Chen Mo begins a carefree, shameless life of cultivation, even challenging Heaven to see who can live longer… “Draw from Heaven, Earth, ghosts, and gods. 76Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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This one is quite nice.

80 生 Born to Be King, I Only Want to Cultivate in Peace 生而为王，我只想低调修仙 Bricklaying Coder搬砖码农Eastern Fantasy684k WordsOngoing All I did was watch a meteor shower. How did things get so melodramatic? A plane crash sent me plunging into the Pacific, where I was stranded alone on a deserted island. I struggled to survive for five years, clinging to hope. In the despair of my loneliness, I went mad, and rescue never came. In the end, I chose to throw myself off a cliff. I really did die, but my soul transmigrated to the source of the meteor shower: the Draco constellation. There was a continent called Tianlong there, and H 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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A low-key cultivation story, lighthearted daily life, humorous and funny—it might be worth a look.

81 开 Immortality System from the Start: Unlimited Lifespan Boosts 开局长生系统，寿命无限加持 Ling Xin808凌心808Eastern Fantasy165k WordsCompleted [System]+ [Everyday Life]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Keeping a Low Profile] Ding Xiaofan accidentally transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation and obtained the Longevity System. As long as he kept completing System tasks, he could increase his lifespan without limit. “Let go of that beauty and let me handle this.” Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have completed the task of rescuing a beauty. Your lifespan has increased by one month. “Don't come any closer! I really don't know martial arts.” Ding 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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How about this book, everyone take a look.

82 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.8kReads8.7Score380Shelves

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Books one, two, and three are all retirement novels, but they're unconventional, including both male and female genres. It just depends on your preference. I personally quite liked the third book; it's readable and has a good rating.

84 在 In the Face of Strength, What Does a Big Shot Even Matter? 在实力面前，大佬算什么东西 Everything Is Awful百事可恶Eastern Fantasy489k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + Everyday Life + Immortality + Transmigration + System] From the start, Jiang You is immortal and ageless, and awakens a Lifespan System. He has already won at the starting line the moment he transmigrates. Isn't cultivation ultimately just a matter of who can live longer? If your talent is lacking, just grind harder. Add a little technology and some ruthless tricks, and as long as you keep pushing yourself, success is bound to come. This is the story of a cultivator's rise to gre 1.2kReads9.2Score100Shelves

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The first and second books were alright, the third book was so-so, and the fourth and fifth books were very good.

88 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 179kReads9.4Score27.2kShelves

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Story summary: These four books seem to fit the bill well, I recommend them.

89 修 There's a Fat Guy in the Cultivation World Who's Ridiculously Cautious 修仙界有个胖子超苟 Lucky Chubby Big Brother好运胖哥哥Eastern Fantasy903k WordsCompleted (Beast-taming cultivation, unlimited leveling, power fantasy, stronger against strong foes and stronger still against the weak) Zhang Baiwang is a very fat young man from a small frontier city in the Xia Kingdom. His father is a merchant who had him late in life and spoils him, so Zhang Baiwang is both ignorant and uneducated. However, having grown up around his father's business, he's picked up some knack for reading people. By a stroke of luck, he obtains an ancient divine artifact, the Demon- 672Reads—Score—Shelves

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The fat cultivator is having a blast, wielding beasts and ghosts...

91 洪 Honghuang: I, Hongjun, Am Really Not the Villain 洪荒：我鸿钧真不是反派 Meow Little Jun喵小小君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead] Tongtian One: I am Tongtian. I will never found a sect. Tongtian Two: I am Tongtian. I will never become a saint. Tongtian Three: I am Tongtian. I will never confer the gods. King Father of the East: I will build the strongest Heavenly Court. Zhao Gongming: I will expose Hongjun's conspiracy. The transmigrators descend upon the Primordial World, naturally believing themselves righteous and making it their mission to overthrow Hongjun's rule. All Hon 14.1kReads9.3Score887Shelves

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These few books are worth reading...

93 修 Rising to Power Through Cultivation with My Own Pocket Dimension 修仙从自带空间开始崛起 I Stir Up Competition in the Web Novel World我在网文界搞内卷Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating with a Five-Element mixed spirit root, he relies on his own personal space to grow step by step, from planting crops to making talismans, refining pills, and crafting artifacts. The cultivation world is too cruel. Every step is a fight against fate, and the slightest mistake can mean death and the destruction of one’s Dao. Zhao Chen is cautious every single day, eventually becoming a mighty immortal cultivator. 1.9kReads5.9Score108Shelves

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Recommended by a seasoned bookworm, definitely worth reading.

94 激 Activating the Data Panel, I Lay Low Until the Ages Flourish 激活数据面板，苟到万古长青 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy535k WordsCompleted Sequel: From Coasting to Tribulation and Ascension, Tell Me, Doesn't That Make You Jealous? [Slow Burn, Not a Power Fantasy + Survivalist Ways + Immortality + Daily Life + No Female Lead + Not a Saint + Behind the Scenes] Xu Chang'an transmigrates to Yellow Sand City in the cultivation world and activates an Attribute Panel, gaining one free attribute point each year. He isn't sure whether something went wrong during transmigration, but he wakes up in a brothel with a woman sitting on top of him 1.8kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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All three are cultivation novels about the path of survival, pure and authentic, without any careless behavior.

95 从 From Kung Fu Superstar to Ruling the Entertainment World 从功夫巨星开始制霸娱乐圈 A Crane's Cry in the Azure Sky鹤唳青空Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Xu Lang has barely transmigrated when someone urges him to jump off a building! Poor guy, he was only an extra. How did he end up as a stuntman taking on life-threatening risks? To his utter surprise, the System arrives. Xu Lang takes a mighty leap and lands on his feet from the third floor, stunning everyone! From then on, a kung fu superstar rises in the film world! "Enter the Dragon": The highest level of martial arts is to make technique invisible! "Fist of Legend": We Chinese are not the si 3.1kReads8.9Score212Shelves

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Suitable for retirement

97 审 The Corpse Examiner 审尸官 Returning the Next Day翌日归来Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Decisive and ruthless, a master of keeping a low profile] After Chen Yang transmigrated, he gained the ability to interrogate the souls of the dead. By touching someone's corpse, he could question their soul. Not only could he read the soul's memories of its life, he could also acquire the cultivation techniques it had learned while alive. Martial arts techniques came easily; immortal cultivation powers were his to claim; even the inheritances of 1.7kReads7.8Score125Shelves

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98 长 Longevity: I Reincarnated as a Prison Guard and Kept a Low Profile Until I Became Invincible 长生：穿成狱警，我苟到无敌 A Lifetime of Fame Is All Illusion半生浮名皆虚妄Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Republican Era in Another World + Martial Arts and Daoist Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Not a Fast-Paced Power Fantasy] In the parallel world's year 913 of the Republic, Lin Mo transmigrated into this world. He became a low-ranking prison guard at Kyoto's Evil Dragon Prison. It was a time of great turmoil. Foreign powers surrounded the nation, watching hungrily from all sides. At home, warlords carved up the land, and flames of war blazed everywhere. And remnants of the old regime 22.9kReads7.8Score1.9kShelves

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[Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] [Alternate World Republic of China + Martial Arts Cultivation + Decisive Killing + Survival Strategist + Proficiency + Sinful Record] In the parallel world of 1913, there is martial arts and Taoist arts, the martial world and the imperial court, the supernatural and immortal cultivation... Lin Mo transmigrated here and became a lowly prison guard in the Evil Dragon Prison of Kyoto City. His cheat code arrived: the Sinful Record adds skills and experience. From then on, "Kyoto Sword Saint," "Sin Buster," "Bloody Hand Butcher"... Appeared among the people. [Cool][Top Post][Please Follow]

99 全 Global Survival: I Become a Big Shot the Moment I Die 全球生存：死后立马变大佬 Yumin羽民Sports720k WordsCompleted Also known as Global Survival: I Was This Close to Becoming a Big Shot [Survival + Plot Twists + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Su Jun, known as Brother Jun, enters a game called Myriad Worlds Survival alongside everyone else in the world. The game begins with survival at sea, and he has the divine talent of reincarnation: as soon as he dies in battle, he can reincarnate as the strongest god. To become a god, Su Jun keeps throwing himself into danger, hoping to get himself killed. But the more reckles 218Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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100 苟 After Three Thousand Years of Barely Surviving, I Set Out on a Quest for Death 苟活三千年，踏上寻死路 Know Nothing知无Eastern Fantasy47k WordsOngoing [Unpleasant protagonist + sharp tongue + all kinds of attempts to die + comedy + no System + no romance] Good-for-nothing young man Sheng Tianyi died in an accident. But beyond that accident, he was reborn in another world. Along with being reborn, he gained the immortality countless people dream of. But how could ordinary people understand the troubles of living forever? The world outside was too dangerous, so he planned to hide in the mountains and keep himself alive. But that would be far too —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Having survived for three thousand years at the beginning, I am now invincible after descending the mountain.