Are Cultivation Novels Beyond Saving? 修仙文是没救了吗？

1. 551 反 The Villain's Beloved Little Junior Sister Is No One to Mess With 反派的团宠小师妹惹不起 Long Yue龙跃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved by all + light ensemble cast + feel-good revenge + silly and lighthearted] Si Qingyu transmigrates into a female-oriented harem cultivation novel as the heroine’s doomed senior sister. When the heroine is injured, her lovesick admirer helps dig out Si Qingyu’s golden core to heal her. When Si Qingyu refuses, they take it by force, cripple her spiritual meridians, and cast her out of the sect. Later, Si Qingyu is rescued and joins the largest medical cultivation sect. Her new sect has mo 22.9kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
2. 552 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates into the Cultivation World and Becomes the Pride of the Whole Sect 丧尸穿越修仙界，成了全宗门骄傲 No Mercy Under My Blade刀下不留人Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted [Sang Sang the Zombie: A Fresh Premise + Hilarious, Guaranteed to Cheer You Up + No Romance + Everyone's Favorite + Extraordinary Talent] (Note: The rating is very low because it just opened. This book has a great reputation, so enjoy!) Sang Sang is a genuine, bona fide zombie, but she transmigrates to the unfamiliar world of cultivation. In her eyes, cultivators' brains are the most delicious food. Master's brain is the tastiest. I'll have a bite first. Senior Brother's brain is pretty tasty to 4.2kReads8.7Score454Shelves

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   ✨💓A fresh premise: Sangsang is a genuine zombie, but she transmigrates to a completely unfamiliar world of cultivation. In her eyes, the brains of cultivators are the most delicious food. "Master's brain is the best! I'll have a bite first!" "Senior Brother's brain is also delicious!" "Junior Brother, don't run away!" "Senior Sister, wait for me!" Master: "Put them on! For the safety of the entire Lingyun Sect, I specially crafted these magical helmets to protect against bites." From then on, the entire Lingyun Sect became known as the Helmet Gate. 💓✨

3. 553 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World to Snatch Opportunities 穿到修仙界抢机缘 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted In the prime of her youth, she stayed up all night and worked herself to death. After transmigrating into a cultivation world, Shangguan Liuyue was assigned an important mission by the System as soon as she was born. This world was controlled by a false Heavenly Dao, which had created a Daughter of Fortune. Her mission was to reduce the false Daughter of Fortune's luck. She'd originally planned to follow her own path and avoid getting involved with the so-called Daughter of Fortune. But the Syst 211Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   There's still hope! There's still hope! Ye Qiao, Lin Du, Baili Fuzhi, Shangguan Liuyue, Lou Xu, Jiang Fen, Meng Guiyi, and Jiang Xiaonian are requesting to join the battle! (Each name corresponds to the order in the book) [Kiss][Kiss][Top Post][Top Post][Request for Extra Updates][Request for Extra Updates][Kiss][Kiss]

4. 554 这 Fellow Daoist, Your Sword Has a Filthy Mouth! 这位道友，你的剑骂得好脏啊！ Baiduo Qingsalt白堕青盐Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Bottom Lead + Scientific Cultivation + Both Transmigrate + Two Academic Geniuses + Hilarious and Shameless + Slow, Everyday Progression] Jiang Suye, a working-class king of trash talk who has just finished the college entrance exam. Shen Que, a cold, abstinent academic genius and wealthy young heir. A car accident sends them both into the cultivation world. When he opens his eyes again, Jiang Suye discovers he has become Shen Que’s sword spirit. Worried about how to speak up, h 22.4kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves

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   Despite the low rating, I actually found it quite interesting.

5. 555 小 Little Junior Sister, Cultivate the Demonic Path: Who's Afraid in a World of Immortals? 小师妹，修魔道，修仙世界谁怕谁 Ou Bu Ou Ke欧不欧克Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no romance + invincible + no System + strong female lead] The rating has only just opened and will rise later, so read without worry. The female lead is strong. Very strong. Incredibly strong. Super strong. She never stops striving. Is there a male lead? The path to immortality is a small matter. I can handle it myself, relying on myself 90% of the time. Traditional in style, fast-paced, with no golden finger, but she has memories from a hundred lifetimes of transmigrati 448Reads6.8Score103Shelves
6. 556 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Keep the Male Lead for Myself from the Start 穿成恶毒女配，开局我先圈养男主 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted Does a girl transmigrated into the role of a villainess have to cling to the male lead to survive? Faced with the male lead, covered in wounds and brutally humiliated, Yu Tai smiled faintly and showed everyone how to sleep with the male lead from the start. Worried about getting caught in a romantic rivalry with the original heroine? She glanced at the demon beast she'd raised like a daughter. Yu Tai sighed. How about meeting the heroine who insists on taking a male form? After her identity as a 10.4kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   Double as strong, crazy as a madman, with a sense of excitement, both 12 will have that kind of tense and exciting description scene, I like it. 1. At the beginning, she sleeps with the male lead, the original female lead transforms into a boy and raises him as her son, the female lead is rational but has a bad brain, the male lead BOSS occasionally spouts slutty words. 2. Before the strategy: Isn't it just about seduce a paper doll? Sooner or later she'll make him kneel down and call her her darling. After the strategy: Her survival instinct explodes and she hugs the waist of the sickly fox - "I love you, don't kill me..." The boy with peach blossom eyes raises an eyebrow, "How much do you love me?" "I'll give you children, give you many, many children like you..." The boy lowers his head and looks at her with a light laugh, his eyes full of mockery, "Unfortunately, I don't really like children." It's really outrageous, outrageous to the extreme. As the most difficult character to seduce in the game, Yu Jing is born evil, under the elegant and beautiful skin lies crazy and violent blood. He was the only two-dimensional character in the game to awaken self-awareness, and he had repeatedly self-destructed and ruined the game. He believed that no one in the world would love him. However, one day, someone risked her life to enter his world, kissed his ugly scars, and told him she loved him. The young demon fell in love, and from then on, he was doomed. Later, however, she abandoned him. A year after successfully winning over Yu Jing, Lin Lin saw a video online. In the video, the stunningly beautiful Yu Jing held a humanoid fox cub with features exactly like hers. Facing the host's questions, she calmly replied: "I've come to find my wife. She abandoned me and our child."

7. 557 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: Two Golden Fingers from the Start 女配修仙，开局拿到两个金手指 Bingbing Doesn't Eat Pastries饼饼不吃饼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Life Simulator + cultivation + supporting heroine + strong female lead + no romance + fantasy + not a saint + comeback + leveling up + wish fulfillment + transmigrate into a book] Bai Lan transmigrates into a fantasy novel as the cannon-fodder supporting heroine who gives the female lead a golden finger, then disappears from the story. Just as she is fretting over how to escape her short-lived cannon-fodder fate, she binds to a life-simulation golden finger. Now she doesn't have to give away he 7.5kReads8.0Score617Shelves

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   This is a long, more traditional cultivation novel, not a comedic or lighthearted one. However, it has a cheat system; the female lead has a simulator.

8. 558 师 Senior Sister, Drop the Act. You're the Tight-Lipped One in the Whole Sect 师姐别装了，整个宗门数你嘴严 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + stronger woman/ weaker man + 1v1 + sweet romance] [Max-level reborn Nether Ancestor Soul Master × arrogant, cheeky young master of the Fox Clan] Everyone knows that the eldest direct disciple accepted by the master of Dragon Transformation Peak in the Lingxiao Sect is a peerless genius of this age, with terrifying talent. She is also respectful toward her master and devoted to her fellow disciples. Every disciple in the Lingxiao Sect admires her wholeheartedly and 34.2kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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9. 559 满 The Max-Level Little Prodigy Is the Sect’s Beloved 满级幼崽是宗门团宠 March Evening Primrose三月夕颜Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Reincarnated as a princess, she collapses every five steps and coughs up blood every seven. Is cultivating immortality the only way to survive? Jiang Fen: “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's!” She finds opportunities, tames divine beasts, and awakens a mutated spiritual root. One day, the youngest Deity Transformation Venerable in the cultivation world meets a fan. “You've always been my role model. May I ask why you took up cultivation?” Jiang Fen: “So idiots will stop running their mo 980Reads8.3Score154Shelves
10. 560 姐 I'm Starting a Cultivation Academy in the Modern World, and I'm Soaring! 姐在现代搞修仙学院，嘎嘎飞！ Two Mao二毛钱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + cultivation academy + national development + ensemble cast + powerful characters + modern fantasy + comedy + family + friendship + unity] (Female lead's perspective! Ensemble story!) After traversing worlds 99 times, Qin Miao finally returned to her own body. As soon as she got back, she learned that spiritual qi revival was underway in the modern world she called home. The System immediately assigned her a mission for the ultimate plane: [Establish a cultivation academy!] Fortunat 2.5kReads8.5Score272Shelves

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    What kind of operation is this? Gu Yuzhi was even more dumbfounded. Was this still his delicate and frail Qianqian? How did she manage to lift a man over 1.8 Meters tall? Wasn't she supposed to be unable to lift even the heaviest object? Ruan Qianshu was even more stunned; she was completely dumbfounded. The most shocked of all was Su Yuanchao, okay? He was being lifted up by a petite girl, and upon realizing this, his handsome face immediately contorted. But, being in public, he dared not struggle too much.

11. 561 自 A Straightforward Pursuit Always Wins Over a Tsundere: The Aloof Fox Is Easy to Fluster 自古直球克傲娇，高冷狐狸不经撩 Xing Yebai行夜白Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + yandere + mild coercion + captivity + mutually faithful 1v1] Theatrical Princess × Beautiful, coy, androgynous foxlike man who can be sweet as a kitten or fierce as a wolf Internet-addicted girl Linlin spent all her money to enter an otome game. To get home, she has to win over the yandere hostage prince, whose corruption level has already reached 90%. Before starting: It’s just winning over a fictional character, right? Sooner or later, I’ll make him kneel and call me his darli 4kReads9.2Score682Shelves
12. 562 我 I Have Spiritual Roots of Every Element. You’re All Idiots 我，全系灵根，尔等都是瓜皮 Happy Powder Sprite快乐粉精灵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s darling + ensemble cast, no CP + face-slapping + adorable pets] After Jiang Xiaonian died, she transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a disposable cannon-fodder character. In the novel, the shameless heroine constantly emotionally manipulated the original owner and stole her opportunities. She didn’t have peerless cultivation arts? She’d take the original owner’s. She didn’t have divine weapons? She’d take the original owner’s. Her spiritual roots were d 3.1kReads8.9Score349Shelves
13. 563 修 Cultivation: We’re Serious About Taking Down the Male and Female Leads 修仙，弄死男女主，我们是认真滴 Why Must a General Be a Husband?将军何必是丈夫Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted [Cultivation, ensemble cast, feel-good novel, with a tiny bit of romance near the end; it can also be read as having no couples] The good news: spiritual qi revival has come to Earth, and Su Yunqi has not only awakened an ability, but is also among the most gifted of them all. The bad news: all the students in their Daoyuan class died at the hands of ability users from other countries while protecting ordinary people as they evacuated. The souls of the seven, who had been lamenting their unfa 3.8kReads9.2Score496Shelves

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    🌟It's great! Gaga bullies extraterrestrials, but unfortunately there are too few chapters; it's simply not enough! [Frustrated][frustrated][frustrated]

14. 564 被 After My Fortune Was Stolen, I Made the Entire Cultivation World Cry 被夺气运后，我卷哭了整个修仙界 Guo Xiaomi郭小米Ancient Romance595k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + leveling up + powerful wish-fulfillment + cultivation-focused + ferocious sword cultivator + alchemy + talisman-making] Chu Li was born with great fortune, but her Sword Heart was stolen and her destiny was taken from her. Her family abandoned her, and the eight great sects rejected her. Did they think she would become a good-for-nothing? Ridiculous. Without talent, she would simply outwork every genius until they dropped. Before she knew it, her relentless efforts had 4.3kReads9.0Score388Shelves

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    This book is really good, it's my favorite! The only downside is that it's not finished yet.

15. 565 带 After Raising a Child and Cultivating Immortality, the Wicked Stepmother Turns Over a New Leaf! 带崽修仙后，恶毒后娘她洗白了！ Little A Jin小阿锦Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book, Foil to the Female Lead, Stepmother Raising Kids, Farming, Cultivation, No Romance] Tang Xiang, a modern cultivator, was struck by lightning and sent to ancient times, where she became the foil to the book’s heroine: the wicked stepmother of five future villains. The original heroine was kindhearted, treated her stepchildren as her own, and lived a life of honor and luxury. As the foil, Tang Xiang was selfish and cruel, selling off her children before eventually being 274Reads8.6Score105Shelves
16. 566 我 I Am the White Moonlight of the Entire Sect 我是全宗门的白月光 Yun Cangyu蕴沧玉Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Regret and redemption]+ [Cool-headed heroine, powerful from the start]+ [Misunderstood white moonlight, no forgiveness and no turning back] Xi Heng was the most beautiful sword cultivator in the cultivation world, a paragon of grace and purity who devoted herself to the Dao. Unfortunately, she ultimately died by her disciple’s sword. Several of her disciples said she had disgraced the righteous path and deserved to die. The sect she had given her life to protect said she had failed to act with 6kReads9.1Score713Shelves

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    Twenty books is its limit, not mine. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts] 1. Chi Miao 2. Baili Fuxi 3. Ning Weiyue 4. Lu Xiaojin 5. Su Chanyi 6. Qin Shu 7. Qin Yuan 8. Meng Guiyi 9. Lin Du 10. Ning Ruan 11. Shu Yin 12. Xi Heng 13. Yin Nian 14. Shi Wenyu 15. Wu He 16. Xie Qing 17. Ye Linglong 18. Su Lengyan 19. Ye Qiao 20. Feng Xi

17. 567 仙 Growing Up as a Second-Generation Immortal 仙二代成长记 I Love Roses我爱蔷薇花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Fairy Yunxi was pregnant and fleeing enemies when she reached Daliang Mountain. At the end of her strength, she cut open her own abdomen and took out her baby, entrusting her to Ding Shou, a passing herb gatherer, to raise. She left her daughter a Qi-Guiding and Body-Tempering Manual and a storage pouch so she could embark on the path to immortality one day. Ding Xiang, the second-generation immortal raised in captivity in a mountain village: “I will become powerful. I will find my mother. I wi 6kReads8.4Score706Shelves

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    In the dark world of cultivation, anyone can betray you—it's thrilling! The plot gets more and more exciting as it unfolds, full of suspense and twists, making it far more interesting than typical exploration, questing, fighting, and advancement storylines.

18. 568 那 She Brought That Down-and-Out Sect Back to Life With Her Paintbrush 那个落魄的宗门被她的画笔整活了 The Little Girl Who Goes Crunch小女孩咯嘣脆Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + painting as her skill + secret identity + carries her sect to victory + nontraditional cultivation + adored by all + not a goofy comedy] To crush the scumbag and the other woman and vent her anger, Tong Lu decided to focus on her career and lead the lowest-ranked sect to first place! She went to her father. “I’m not taking the selection test. I’m going back to inherit our sect.” Her father wept with joy. Afraid she might run off, he held on to her the entire time. Apart fro 346Reads9.1Score101Shelves
19. 569 乞 So What If I’m a Beggar? I’ll Cultivate So Hard I’ll Leave You Stunned 乞丐怎么了，我修仙卷懵你们 Crane Brings Auspicious Clouds鹤引祥云Fantastical Romance592k WordsOngoing [Just started getting ratings, and they'll go up!] [Traditional cultivation, female-led, no romance, ordinary person, progression fantasy, character growth] Shen Li began as a beggar everyone felt free to kick. Then one day, she was found to have a spiritual root and entered a cultivation sect. Three spiritual roots? The universally recognized waste-talent configuration? While her fellow disciples took pills to break through, she crouched in the spiritual fields, practicing cultivation farming. 658Reads8.1Score120Shelves

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    The story features a strong female lead with no romantic partner, no time-travel, cheat-like, or melodramatic rebirth plots, and a reasonable and logically sound storyline.

20. 570 反 My Senior Brother the Villain Is Unreliable, So I'd Better Rely on Myself 反派师兄不靠谱我还是自强不息吧 Watermelon Who Loves Meat爱吃肉肉的西瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A little silly, a little funny, a little too mischievous. If you want serious cultivation fiction, don’t read this] Chu Ge wakes up one day as a cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. In the early stages, when the heroine has no spirit stones, the cannon-fodder villainess becomes her walking cash pouch. In the middle, when the heroine’s spiritual root is damaged, the cannon fodder is made to give hers up. Later, when the heroine is targeted for assassination, the cannon fodder becomes 3.7kReads8.9Score457Shelves
21. 571 修 The Junior Sister Who Cultivates the Heartless Path Cuts Off Her Feelings Every Day 修无情道的师妹每天都要斩断情根 The Grass Turns Green草渐青Ancient Romance382k WordsCompleted No CP The day she transmigrated into a book, the System said one thing and then shut down. “The protagonist cultivates the Ruthless Sword Dao. He is both handsome and talented, and everyone loves him, but he must sever his romantic attachments or he’ll suffer qi deviation and meet a tragic end.” To stay alive, Shi Wenyu keeps her distance from the male cultivators in her sect every day and practices her swordsmanship diligently, hoping to attain the Dao and ascend to immortality as soon as possi 560Reads8.9Score105Shelves
22. 572 捡 After Picking Up a Lucky Pouch, My Ridiculous Luck Went Through the Roof 捡到一个福袋后，我狗屎运爆棚了 The Wind Rises in October十月风起Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted She thought she was an orphan, but her own origins turned out to be a mystery. Her fate changed dramatically when she was eight. After accidentally finding a good-luck pouch, she set out on a winding and eventful path. Cultivating immortality? What did hardship matter? As long as she could control her own fate and avoid living like a weed, at the mercy of others, she could swallow hardship for breakfast. Along her path to immortality, she painstakingly unraveled the clues to find her birth paren 381Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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    These two books are pretty good, each with its own unique features. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so read whichever you like. Don't let the titles or ratings put you off; the content is what matters most! If you're looking for something to read, check them out!

23. 573 青 Elegy for Aoki 青木挽歌 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance268k WordsOngoing The affairs of the world seem to go in circles. Everyone praises the three swordsmen of the Aoki Sect: First Senior Brother, the Sword Immortal Ma Sinan: a humble gentleman, as warm and gentle as jade. His sword, "Trace-Free," sweeps away injustice across the land. Second Senior Brother, the Mad Blade Li Yi: unrestrained and flamboyant, arrogant and unbound. His "Mad Blade" is dedicated to cutting down petty villains. Third Senior Brother, the Wandering Sword Xu Yue: free-spirited, carefree, and 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this novel, a more traditional cultivation story. There's no reincarnation, no time travel, and no cheat codes. I want to create my own unique cultivation world where the chosen ones must strive to cultivate. Talent is just the entry threshold; what truly determines how far one goes is perseverance and hard work. [Under pressure][Under pressure][Under pressure]

24. 574 我 I Turn the Tide in the Cultivation World with My Cooking 我靠美食在修仙界逆风翻盘 Half a Durian半只榴莲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Food + cultivation + slow-burn growth + lighthearted, witty style] [The heroine is clever and a bit of a goofball. The hero is obsessive and crazy, with a sharp tongue, a soft heart, and a haughty streak.] Living in the apocalypse, Yu Guiwan had imagined all kinds of ways she might die, but never that she, a celebrated chef, would be poisoned to death by a pot of mushroom soup! Humiliated, she realized she had transmigrated. Even more humiliatingly, the moment she came back to life, her husband 2.6kReads8.9Score334Shelves
25. 575 不 I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit 295Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 576 吃 A Foodie Extraordinaire, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Single Pot 吃货达人，她靠一口锅玩转修仙界 Retired Salted Fish养老的咸鱼Ancient Romance756k WordsCompleted Also known as: Gourmet Girl, She Conquers the Cultivation World with a Wok Shocking! The Sword Sect Has a Little Girl Who Carries a Wok [Transmigration] + [Cute Pets] + [Gourmet] + [Foodie] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [No Romance] + [No System, Farming in the Cultivation World] Foodie Zhu Xiaomeng had just finished her college entrance exams and was ready to enjoy a good, long sleep. But when she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl fleeing famine. The gi 2.6kReads8.9Score292Shelves
27. 577 金 Legends of Jinshan 金山遗事 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted This is a little story set in a small mountain village tucked away in the Dragon Kingdom’s secular world. There are no earth-shattering feuds or tangled romances, only a faint sense of regret and melancholy 38Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 女 The Villainess Reverses Her Fate Through the Sword Path 女配她靠剑道逆袭修仙 Frosted Leaves Redder Than Spring Flowers霜叶红于三月花Ancient Romance901k WordsOngoing [No romance + decisive and ruthless + sword cultivator + born with a sword physique + steady power progression + true underdog comeback] Lin Rushuang transmigrated and became the lowliest brothel slave in the mortal realm. She was also the white-lotus supporting female character in a rebirth revenge novel, proudly ranked among the top three on the heroine's revenge list. The spiritual and mortal realms have no connection. If she wants to reach the spiritual realm and cultivate immortality, she c 18.2kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend this one. I've been waiting for updates every day since I finished it! 😭 It's a traditional cultivation novel, with a female protagonist from humble beginnings who focuses on her cultivation step by step. It's totally my cup of tea! (PS: The author updates incredibly slowly, which is frustrating, but it's so addictive I can't find a substitute [crying]. I suggest turning off the paragraph comments for the first 100+ chapters. This novel feels very solid and reliable; overall, it's amazing!!!)

29. 579 重 Reborn, I’m Invincible Thanks to My Past-Life Dao Fruit 重生后我靠前世道果无敌了 Authentic Xuanyi正版轩衣Ancient Romance304k WordsOngoing [Woman disguised as a man, devoted to cultivation] [Traditional strong female lead] [No romance] Gu Mingxian was born a heaven-blessed prodigy, yet was raised as a boy her entire life. Her whole clan’s hopes rested on her, and she had to survive the Yellow Springs tribulation before she could attain the Dao. The golden age arrived, but a traitor pushed her off a sheer cliff into the abyss, destroying her spiritual roots and leaving her disfigured and near death. Fortunately, the prodigy was not 41Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, but comes from a good family, possesses exceptional talent, and is a sword cultivator.

30. 580 炮 A Cannon Fodder Cultivator: She Kicks the Protagonist Aside and Takes the Throne 炮灰修仙，她踹翻主角自己上位 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance537k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + no romance + growing female lead] Jiang Yu is a cannon-fodder character who transmigrated into a cultivation novel. After dutifully completing her part in the plot, she immediately makes a run for it. But then she gets dragged into the battle between the heroine and the supporting female characters. After nearly dying several times, Jiang Yu has had enough. She's going to seize every opportunity from them and claim the top spot. Heroines, supporting characters, all of you can get 3.9kReads9.0Score320Shelves

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    These are all good cultivation novels, except for the first one which is still being serialized. The other two are already completed, so you can use them without worry. I also recommend a book called "Three Thousand Worlds, Embracing the Moon to Become an Immortal." That one is also good.

31. 581 大 Three Thousand Great Daos, Playing the Zither to Become an Immortal 大道三千，抚琴为仙 No Wind Without Rain不有风兼雨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + no romance, female-led story + strong heroine + not a saint + level-up progression] After disaster struck Zihuang City, its young lord, Sang Zi, was reborn in the Nine Provinces of the lower realm. From then on, her eyes veiled in white silk and a Zihuang zither in hand, she journeyed across the Nine Provinces, seeking the path to immortality and ascending straight into the clouds. Cultivating the Dao and pursuing immortality: a path that defies heaven. Forget the mort 696Reads7.0Score100Shelves

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    These two characters are not romantically involved; they are purely career-oriented with a vast world-building that makes them worth watching.

32. 582 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 136.7kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves

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    ❶ The first book features a protagonist with mediocre innate talent, lacking both divine favor and powerful backing, placing him at the very bottom of the cruel cultivation world. There's no easy path of effortless dominance; the entire journey is a struggle for survival, every step forward hard-won and arduous. There are no outrageous cheat codes or unexpected opportunities; everything is achieved through sheer willpower and perseverance. The writing style is simple, the world-building realistic, and the hardships of cultivation are thoroughly explored. Compared to those overpowered, wish-fulfillment novels, this book returns to the inherent difficulty of cultivation. The protagonist is insignificant and ordinary, facing limitations at every turn; the plot is well-paced, the content is substantial, and the characters are vividly portrayed. It perfectly illustrates that ordinary people cultivate not through talent, but through unwavering perseverance and an indomitable spirit. ❷ The second book differs from most formulaic fantasy novels. The protagonist is blind from the start, in dire straits, without any powerful backing or exaggerated lucky breaks. He relies entirely on his keen senses and calm demeanor to navigate the world alone. The story mainly revolves around the protagonist's travels and experiences. The writing style is gentle and comfortable, combining the carefree chivalry of the martial arts world with the everyday realities of life. The author realistically portrays the blind protagonist's senses, inner thoughts, and interpersonal relationships, narrating the warmth and coldness of human relationships, the grudges and conflicts of the martial arts world, and the myriad aspects of life along the way. The overall plot pace is leisurely, without mindless monster-slaying or arbitrarily stupid villains; the characters' actions are all logical. The protagonist, wandering alone and in dire straits, still retains his integrity. The more you read, the more enjoyable it becomes. The setting is novel, the writing is solid, and it's an underrated gem of a novel. ❸ The third book: Tired of those overpowered, action-packed novels where the protagonist is invincible from the start? This novel is truly exceptional. The protagonist unexpectedly awakens an immortality system, possessing infinite lifespan and never dying. He doesn't need to fight desperately everywhere, nor does he receive any heaven-defying opportunities, and he doesn't need to compete with others. The system's rules are simple: as long as you live, your strength will automatically increase; the longer you live, the more invincible you will become. In the early stages, all the geniuses are highly skilled and exceptionally talented, while the protagonist appears ordinary and unremarkable, looked down upon by everyone. But no one knows that with the passage of time, even the most powerful geniuses will die, and ancient masters and gods will eventually perish; only the protagonist lives on forever. While others vie for a fleeting peak, the protagonist only needs to patiently endure the long years. As time goes by, all the former powerhouses fade away, and the world constantly changes, but the protagonist survives, his strength growing stronger step by step. From an ordinary person no one cares about, he slowly crushes all the world's powerful figures, reaching the pinnacle of the world. The overall feeling of developing while remaining passive is incredibly satisfying, the plot pacing is comfortable, there's no sense of frustration or oppression throughout, the world-building is grand, and it possesses an atmosphere imbued with the vicissitudes of time. It perfectly illustrates that immortality is the strongest reliance; as long as you live, you will ultimately be invincible. ● ● ● ● ● ●

33. 583 远 I Ignore the Plot and Focus on Eating, Yet I Rule the Cultivation World 远离剧情一心干饭的我称霸修真界 Roasted Sweet Potato Skin Is Here烤苕皮来喽Fantastical Romance126k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + cultivation + golden finger + zany daily life + ensemble cast + no romance] After Ye Lan is stabbed, she wakes up inside a book. Guided by the fine virtues of the Flower-Growing Nation, she figures that since she's here, she might as well look around. So she decisively sets out on the path of cultivation. First comes the near-hostile welcome from her sect, then a cultivation journey with friends by her side... The world is vast, and the heavens are within reach. * “Wo 6Reads—Score144Shelves

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    Both one and three are very good, it's just that they have a few low ratings.

34. 584 修 Cultivation Academy: The New Student Is Cheating Again! 修真学院：新生她又开挂！ A Mirror and Half-Summer一镜半夏Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance] [Light ensemble cast] [Modern cultivation] [Growing heroine] [Five Realms team tournament in the later arc] [Happy ending] Cheng Qing, a high school graduate about to start college, transmigrates to another world. The university acceptance letter in her hand sends her straight to a cultivation academy there, and from then on, the students who have yet to graduate lead chaotic lives. Cheng Qing: Hehe, handsome guys and pretty girls, here I come!!! Senior sword cultivator: You mean t 6.4kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
35. 585 小 My Junior Sister Fishes All Day, Yet She's Supposed to Save the Cultivation World? 小师妹成天摸鱼，她拯救修真界？ Have a Bowl of Soup喝碗汤吧Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted [No CP + strong female lead + adored by everyone + goofy comedy + ensemble cast + satisfying power fantasy + all-around heroine + unity across the Nine Provinces] The rating just came out, and it'll go up! One prodigy led the entire cultivation world astray. “Little Junior Sister, when you say saber cultivator, you mean a cultivator who uses kitchen knives?” The Nine Provinces has only one little junior sister this benevolent! She transmigrates into a cultivation novel as an ordinary passerby wi 3.2kReads8.4Score531Shelves

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    These books are all great, super enjoyable, and the humorous language makes them perfect for entertainment.

36. 586 万 The Most Hated Junior Sister Is the Big Shots’ Beloved 万人嫌小师妹是大佬们的白月光 Xu Xiao须笑Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse + everyone is a maniac + cultivation + regret and atonement + universally adored] Only after her death did the Demon Venerable Jiang Sui learn that she had been the despised and detested villainess in a book. She had been nothing but a stepping stone for the heroine, then suffered emotional and physical torment at the hands of the female leads' admirers. After they pulled out her tendons and bones and squeezed every last bit of value from her, Jiang Sui died beneath the lig 263Reads8.8Score107Shelves
37. 587 这 This Generation of Personal Disciples Never Does Anything Right 这届亲传从不干人事 Zhi Ziyan栀紫妍Fantastical Romance113k WordsOngoing With a thunderous crash, Shen Qi'an made her dazzling entrance: she had transmigrated into a book, becoming a female supporting character in a cultivation novel. At first, she was all about her career; later, she became obsessed with romance, and Yun Lili had her beheaded while competing for favor. Luckily, she had a System. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lasted ten episodes before kicking the bucket. But can someone explain why the third female lead, Yun Lili, became a disciple so early? And wasn 29Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 空 Space: The Beloved All-Around Physician 空间：团宠全能医妃 Tang Ruoqian唐若浅Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Spirit Spring Space + Miracle Doctor + Beloved by the Whole Family + All-Rounder + Two Powerful Leads + No Saintly Heroine + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] She was a useless girl whom her father didn't cherish and her mother didn't love. In her previous life, she was a medical doctor at the very top of her field. After transmigrating, with a new soul in her body, she set about both taking revenge and cultivating. When it came to her enemies, she believed in pulling weeds out by the roots: leave one 4.9kReads9.3Score689Shelves
39. 589 人 In the Cultivation World, My White Moonlight Chooses to Side with the Villain 人在修仙界，白月光选择跟反派混 Durian-Flavored Cheese榴莲味奶酪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female lead: slyly keeping a low profile while thinking she's the hunter / Male lead: sweet on the outside, dark within, and willing to be the prey] Gu Nanyan transmigrated into a cultivation novel about a stand-in and was forced to play the supporting role for an entire lifetime. After painstakingly following the plot to the end, she never expected to be reborn in the novel's world. Gu Nanyan: “I really can't thank you enough!” Thinking back on the previous life's plot, she had barely made it 38.6kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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    It's super good-looking and has a very high rating, 9.5 out of 10.

40. 590 我 I'm the Sect's Biggest Pest in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界当老鼠屎 A Little Novice Monk一个小沙弥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Classic Fantasy + Growth + Sneaky Schemer + Shameless Green Tea + Underhanded + Female Rivalry + Large Cast] The heroine isn't very moral. This is a growth story. Don't read if that's not your thing, don't read if that's not your thing! The Starsea Realm is teeming with spiritual energy and rich in cultivation resources, and every major sect is full of outstanding talents. Mu Jiuchuan transmigrated into a menial disciple of the Taichu Sect, saddled with a worthless five-element spirit root. She 2.5kReads8.5Score329Shelves

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    1. The villainous female lead is right up my alley. 2. It's alright. 3. Superb! A vibrant and diverse world of cultivation. 4. A top-tier, satisfying read. 5. If you're looking for something to read and have the patience, this is worth checking out; the female lead doesn't have any special abilities.

41. 591 狂 The Mad Princess Is Here: The Bewitching Demon Lord Won't Stop Clinging to Her 狂妃上线：绝色魔尊痴缠不休 Lan Shushu蓝疏疏Ancient Romance4.7M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + strong hero + doting romance + no angst + comedy] She was once the most beloved princess of the empire. Everyone knew she was stunningly beautiful and extraordinarily gifted, the cherished darling of the emperor and the retired emperor. But everything changed on the day she came of age! The emperor's usual adoring expression turned greedy. “Xi'er, I've spoiled you for fifteen years. Now it's time for you to repay me.” The retired emperor's former kindness vanished. “Xi'er, you 16.1kReads9.4Score2kShelves
42. 592 诸 Even the Gods Fear Her, Yet You Dared to Dig Out Her Golden Core 诸神都不敢惹她，你竟然挖她金丹 Yu Linlin玉临临Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted [No CP + reborn + sect regret arc + absolutely no forgiveness + scumbags get what they deserve] In her previous life, Mu Lingxi made herself lower than dirt to win her senior brothers' favor. She grew spirit herbs and prepared spirit meals for them, helped them overcome inner demons, and searched for spirit treasures, yet they trampled all over her sincere devotion. The eldest senior brother she had risked her life to save despised her. The second accused her of stealing spirit herbs. The third 7.3kReads8.5Score723Shelves

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    It's super good-looking and has a very high rating, 9.5 Out of 10.

43. 593 觉 I Awakened a Heaven-Defying Martial Soul, and the Jilted Hero Won't Leave Me Alone 觉醒逆天武魂，退婚男主赖上我了 A Cartload of Gold一车金子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + talented female lead’s rise to power + overwhelmingly powerful martial soul + pocket dimension + no suffering] [The female lead is no saint. She’ll do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. There is a male lead, but he has little screen time.] Yun Shang, the notorious Night Empress of the 21st-century Blue Star, the world’s top assassin and number-one international mercenary, is betrayed and transmigrates into a book. And not just any book, but a wish-fulfillment fantasy 7.6kReads8.9Score793Shelves

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    The first two books had somewhat ambiguous endings, while the third one was one of the few long novels I've ever finished reading 🤣.

44. 594 没 Cultivating Immortality Without a Golden Finger 没有金手指的修仙日子 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Li Ling was a modern-day homebody. After she died, she took over another person's body and was reborn in a world of cultivation. Watch her keep her feet on the ground and work hard, step by step, to cultivate immortality. 828Reads8.9Score132Shelves
45. 595 逍 Carefree Cultivation: Mastering Sword, Qi, and Body from the Start 逍遥，从音剑法体全修开始 Hugging a Tangerine抱个橘子Ancient Romance645k WordsOngoing [No romance + wind spiritual root + innate astral body + pocket dimension + transmigrate into a book] Gu Ningyun transmigrates into a book. What should you do when you transmigrate as a cannon-fodder rival who's supposed to have her spiritual root ripped out by the heroine from the start? Gu Ningyun promptly packs up and runs. What, you say the heroine is going crazy looking for her? No worries. She's having a blast snatching the heroine's resources! Gu Ningyun joins the number one se 23kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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    I've learned it! [I've learned it!] [I've learned it!] [I've learned it!]

46. 596 凡 When Mortal Bones Turn to Ash, Heaven's Talisman Decrees 凡骨烬，敕天符 The Seventh Ray of Light第七缕光Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Sword and Talisman Dual Cultivation + Face-Slapping + Punishing Scumbags + Strong Heroine + Genius] (Lightning and earth spiritual roots + A native cultivator defeats all kinds of cheat abilities) She was the daughter of a princess, but the System secretly switched her out and turned her into a little beggar. Fortunately, she first had a kind-hearted grandfather, and later a master who understood her. She takes back her identity, and while she's at it, kills the System 3.5kReads8.6Score371Shelves
47. 597 我 I’m Really Not Cultivating Alone 我真不是一个人在修仙 The Cat That Became a Spirit白猫成精Eastern Fantasy260k WordsCompleted Chu Tianyu of Blue Star awakens in the immortal realm and enters the Dao through martial arts, claiming four heaven-defying opportunities on his path to immortality. The Profound Heaven Pot contains a world of its own. The Spirit Ruins Immortal Sword can slay demons and evil. A mysterious Dao Seed holds the Great Dao of endless life. A spirit-attuned divine ape stays by his side year after year. He dominates the Profound Heaven Pot Realm and bathes the Spirit Ruins Sword Domain in blood. With e 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Others cultivate immortality seeking eternal life, but he doesn't. Others view mortals as ants, but he protects them. Others cultivate only to reach higher worlds, but he longs to return to his home planet, devoid of spiritual energy. Slow-burn, not mindless, no wish-fulfillment, single female lead. The beginnings may be early, so please read slowly.

48. 598 邪 The Evil King’s Obsession: The Genius Madwoman Slays Her Way Through the Three Realms 邪王嗜宠：天才狂妃杀遍三界 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Spirit spring space + all attributes + unmatched healer and poison master + no saintly heroine + two powerful leads + sweet, satisfying romance] She was an heir to an ancient martial arts family, a woman who once commanded the world. One transmigration later, she becomes an ugly good-for-nothing. After repairing her dantian, she awakens a five-element spiritual root, breaks through to the innate sacred body, bonds with divine beasts, concocts divine pills, forges divine artifacts, and builds he 24.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
49. 599 和 You Want Me to Rot with You? This Time, I’m Switching Sects 和你们烂一锅？这一世我换宗门了 There's a Carrot in Every Book书中自有胡萝卜Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Qing joined the Cloud Sword Sect, a small sword sect in the Gobi Desert. Her elder half-sister, Su Ruoshan, joined the Profound Spirit Sect, one of the five great sects on the Wuyuan Continent. At the Cloud Sword Sect, Su Qing endured torment day after day, suffering abuse from her master and fellow disciples as she trained hard. She reached Foundation Establishment, formed her Golden Core, and then achieved Nascent Soul. At last, she killed all her evil fellow disciples 2.1kReads8.2Score160Shelves
50. 600 魔 The Demon Lord Is Being Fed by His Sect Again Today 魔头今天又被师门投喂了 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fierce but actually easy-to-appease world-ending junior sister vs a sect full of people wearing rose-colored glasses] [No CP] The venerable master takes one look: An ordinary genius, and she’ll save me money too. She belongs in my sect. Jiang Huai: …? Maybe you should take another look? Eldest Senior Brother: Junior Sister has a bad temper, but she wears the ugly bone hairpin he gave her every day. She’s kindhearted and softhearted, just not good at expressing herself. Jiang 1.6kReads8.7Score386Shelves

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    The past self has planned everything for the present self. ⭐⭐ No romance, cultivation, the female lead can use demonic energy and spiritual energy, the master is a professional scapegoat for the female lead, the relationship between the master and disciple is particularly comfortable, pure mutual sabotage, the sect is united, funny, not too many weirdos, and there are no excessive descriptions of food in the book, so you won't get hungry in the middle of the night while reading.

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