Golden Core from the Start, Nascent Soul Ancestors 开局金丹，元婴老祖

1. 1 从 Building a Fated Immortal Clan, Starting as a Golden Core Ancestor! 从金丹老祖开始创建命格仙族！ Mu Tingchan暮听蝉Eastern Fantasy856k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation System] [Pseudo-Clan-Building] [Profit Above All] [No System] Lu Guiyuan was reborn into a cultivation world 400 years ago. Forced to flee to the North Sea for two centuries, he remained trapped in the early Golden Core stage. Just as he was losing all hope of revenge, he awakened the "Fate Mirror." It could copy the fate patterns in his descendants' bloodlines and make them his own. So he founded a clan and expanded his bloodline, starting by copying his grandson's [Late Blo 87.8kReads7.6Score9.8kShelves

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   Both books are quite good. The first one features characters with high IQs, which is excellent! The second one is a bit quirky in the beginning, but don't worry about it. I read it quite quickly and didn't think about some parts carefully. Reviews mention many quirks, but I felt the later parts were well-written and the overall style was quite original. I personally think it's good!

2. 2 穿 I Transmigrated as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, So I Might as Well Enjoy Myself 穿越成元婴修士，得好好享受才行 Moonset Palace夕月宫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Multiple heroines] A rogue cultivator undergoing the Nascent Soul heart-demon tribulation is possessed by Luo Chen, who has transmigrated into this world. [Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Great Ascension, True Immortal] 10.5kReads6.3Score612Shelves
3. 3 我 I’m a Nascent Soul Patriarch of the Demonic Path, and I Seize the Golden Finger from the Start 我魔道元婴老祖，开局抢夺金手指 Just Here for the Show看看热闹Eastern Fantasy636k WordsCompleted Jiuyou transmigrated to the cultivation world eight hundred years ago. Born with dual ice-and-fire spiritual roots, he struggled his way through countless hardships, eventually becoming a Nascent Soul Ancestor and founding Soul Isle, where he ruled over the surrounding lands. But no one knew that he had been stuck in the early Nascent Soul stage for centuries. His lifespan was nearly spent, and he could no longer make any progress. Then he discovered that one of the island’s servant disciples po 29.4kReads7.6Score2.3kShelves

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   Both books are by the same author, with the second one being published earlier than the first. The protagonist of the second book is Qing Youzi, and her writing style is quite pleasant, though some may not like it. The first book, however, is far superior to the second; it's more interesting and enjoyable.

4. 4 我 I Am a Nascent Soul Expert 我乃元婴大能 Just Here for the Show看看热闹Eastern Fantasy223k WordsCompleted After transmigrating three hundred years ago, Qing Youzi achieves Nascent Soul through an Appraisal System. But rogue cultivators are poor, and opportunities are hard to come by. See how the poorest Nascent Soul cultivator appraises all things, builds an immeasurable foundation, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of the Great Dao and attains everlasting life. 2kReads7.6Score100Shelves
5. 5 玄 Xuanhuan: I Activate My Ancestral Jade Pendant from the Start 玄幻：我开局激活了祖传玉佩 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy188k WordsOngoing (Traditional fantasy, multiple female leads, fantasy, immortal cultivation) Ye Chen, once the greatest prodigy of the Ye family in Qingyang City, had his spiritual root destroyed by his fiancee Su Rou and an outside clan, leaving him a laughingstock of the family. Three years later, during the family tournament, Su Rou arrives with her new lover and demands to break off their engagement in front of everyone. Just as Ye Chen is backed into a corner, his ancestral jade pendant is accidentally stai 1.2kReads—Score134Shelves

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   Push push push

6. 6 修 Cultivation: A Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root, and You Call Me a Demonic Cultivator? 修仙：雷系天灵根，你叫我魔修？ Xing Daorong刑道戎Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise / ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no suppressing cultivation levels + prodigy-focused + fast-paced power fantasy] A lightning pearl brought Lin Xiao to the cultivation world, and he couldn't help feeling exasperated! On the day his spiritual roots were tested, a flash of purple appeared on the testing stele, revealing his Heavenly Lightning Spiritual Root. A grand ancestor at the Deity Transformation stage personally came to take 36kReads7.1Score2.8kShelves

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   The protagonist possesses a lightning-type celestial spiritual root, is decisive and ruthless in killing, has no female lead, and does not suppress cultivation levels.

7. 7 重 Reborn as the Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect? I Have No Choice but to Go All Out 重生成合欢宗老祖？不猛都不行 Yezi Qing叶子青Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines + Unbeatable Wish Fulfillment + System] Chu Fan is reborn in the body of an ancient monster who has lived for thousands of years, only to discover that he has no cultivation… But then, to his surprise, a System arrives. The trouble is, this System seems a little off. It wants him to become the ancestor of the Hehuan Sect and make it flourish! Female disciples, don't be afraid. With your ancestor here, no one dares bully you! 27.1kReads8.2Score3kShelves

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   001 My first book, "What Sect Ancestor Should I Be?", Was really enjoyable, with 56,000 online readers. 002 My second book said I had no cultivation, but people keep saying I'm invincible; it has a 9.4 Rating. As for fantasy and imaginative ideas...

8. 8 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 66.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
9. 9 家 Cultivating Immortality as a Clan: A Golden Core Ancestor from the Start 家族修仙，开局金丹老祖 Delusions Like a Dream妄念如梦Eastern Fantasy489k WordsOngoing [Family cultivation, a Golden Core from the start, Ice Spirit Root, ensemble cast, genius, behind-the-scenes mastermind, big shot] Li Xiangyun accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends two hundred years cultivating to the Golden Core stage, only to suffer a grievous injury that leaves him with little time to live. He thought he was headed for a genius or mortal cultivation story, only to realize that this was a family cultivation story. Except this family cultivation story d 316Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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   001 My first book, "What Sect Ancestor Should I Be?", Was really enjoyable, with 56,000 online readers. 002 My second book said I had no cultivation, but people keep saying I'm invincible; it has a 9.4 rating. As for fantasy and imaginative ideas...

10. 10 家EN Clan Cultivation: Starting as an Aged Patriarch 家族修仙：从暮年老祖开始 Brilliant Three Thousand Provinces璀璨三千州Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System, no female lead, no harem, no regaining youth, not a self-righteous saint, ancestral patriarch story, cruel and dark.] [The early story focuses on the protagonist; later, it shifts to a broad ensemble cast alongside the protagonist.] Reborn into a world of immortal cultivation, we see it through the eyes of a clan patriarch: a true cultivation world rife with deception and danger at every turn! From nurturing the next generation and developing the clan’s businesses to rivalries betwee 13.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves
11. 11 我 I, a Reborn Evil God, Devour the Supernatural Horrors of China 我，重生邪神，吃遍华夏诡异 The Imaginary Writer's Wild Ideas假想作的脑洞Urban744k WordsCompleted [State-sponsored offerings] [Reborn as an indescribable entity] [National Fate] [Cthulhu] [Evil God] [Decisive and ruthless] [No heroine] When Lin Ye woke up, he had become an indescribable, hungry Evil God. He thought his divine life would be bleak from then on, spent counting his tentacles to stave off hunger. Then the Chinese authorities came knocking. “My lord, could we ask a favor? There's something strange we can't deal with. Could you eat it for us?” And so Lin Ye struck a deal with the a 21.1kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    They had a foundation from the start [laughs]

12. 12 混 The Starforged Dragon King Among the Dragon Clan 混迹在龙族的铸星龙王 A Bouquet for Someone献给某人的花束Male-Channel Fanfiction817k WordsOngoing “My dream is to travel around the world, not drag myself off to college and get up for eight o’clock lectures every day... What? You teach dragon slaying? I’m definitely going to this college!” “Words of Spirit? I don’t know what those are... What! You dare bully Erii? Take this, Starfall Cascade!” “Whatever you have to say, take it up with Aurelion.” “We’re all doing our best to stay alive.” “I’m trying this hard, so how are you still alive!?” “Skyfall! Skyfall! Skyfall! Skyfall!” Standing 3.9kReads7.5Score300Shelves
13. 13 开 Sign-In from the Start for Half-Saint Cultivation, Summoning Two Great Gods and Demons 开局签到半圣修为，召唤两大神魔 Tabby Cat狸花猫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the weakest prince of the dynasty. Xuan Ming plans to give up the fight for the throne and live out his days as a carefree prince. But the late emperor needs to fake his death for a while as he practices a forbidden divine-demon technique. To make it easier to reclaim the throne, he deliberately passes it to the weakest son. The news shocks the court, setting the dynasty in turmoil as undercurrents stir across the land. Just then, the Myriad Realms 46.2kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
14. 14 运 Dynasty-Building: From the Start, I’m at Nascent Soul and Connected to Ten Thousand Worlds 运朝：开局元婴，链接万界 Li Jiaowei Yi Zui李娇唯伊最Eastern Fantasy415k WordsOngoing Lin Yu transmigrated to the middle-tier martial world of the Tianfeng Continent, where rival warlords carved up the land and imperial authority had crumbled. Spiritual energy was scarce, but legends of ascension remained. He awakened the Myriad Heavens Dragon Gate and started with Nascent Soul cultivation. He easily took control of the tiny, dying state of Yu, serving the newly crowned seventeen-year-old emperor. This introduction can't do it justice. Please read the story. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 登 Ascend the Throne and Become Emperor: I Shall Build an Empire With All the Worlds! 登基称帝，朕以万界养帝国！ Puk Gai Xiaojie扑该小杰Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Dark Empire] [Myriad Worlds] [Imperial Dynasty] [Warhammer-inspired from the middle onward] He wakes up as the third prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, only to find himself on the throne? He thought he’d spend his whole life as a puppet emperor. But at the crucial moment, he becomes bound to an artifact called the Seal of Civilization. From then on, he is connected to the nation’s destiny and receives cultivation feedback... And so, an immortal emperor is born in a mortal dynasty... An emperor n 52.8kReads8.0Score5.5kShelves
16. 16 都EN Already an Immortal, Now You Add Me to a Newbie Transmigrator Group? 都快成仙了才拉我进穿越萌新群？ Loves Pickled Fish爱吃酸菜鱼Eastern Fantasy847k WordsOngoing [Chat Group + Invincible + the Myriad Worlds + A Fierce Dragon Crossing the River + Sweeping All Before Him + Unshakable Dao Heart] Chen Yi transmigrated into the cultivation world eight hundred years ago and blazed his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was facing his eighty-first Immortal Ascension Tribulation, trying to outwit it once again, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the Transmigrators' Mutual Aid Group of the Myriad Worlds. The group was full of newb 2.3kReads9.0Score212Shelves
17. 17 开 Nascent Soul from the Start, Yet My Eight Trigrams Immortal-Bodilifying Art Gets Me Called a Demon? 开局元婴，八卦炼仙体说我是魔？ He Kou Che Gan禾口车干Xianxia586k WordsOngoing [No System] + [Multiple Female Leads] Feng Yi struggled to get by in the cultivation world with his poor aptitude, doing whatever it took to finally reach the Nascent Soul realm! But what he formed was the most useless kind of dead infant! He had the realm, but no vitality. His cultivation was sustained entirely by burning his blood essence, and could collapse at any moment, leaving him utterly annihilated. To make matters worse, the enemies he'd provoked earlier came looking for him. As he fled 1.7kReads6.0Score110Shelves

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    The story begins with a blood sacrifice to the entire Nascent Soul Immortal Clan, allowing the protagonist to achieve Nascent Soul status. The subsequent plot is solid, and the protagonist, as the patriarch of a sect, exudes prestige. The writing is delicate, the pacing is tight, the characters are vivid, and the plot is neither mindless nor slow-burning. It's a mortal cultivation story, without a system, starting with Nascent Soul, beast taming, and corpse refining.

18. 18 洪EN Primordial Chaos: I, the Time Demon God, Rewrite the Creation Tribulation 洪荒：我时间魔神，改写开天量劫 A Thread of Autumn Rain秋雨一缕Eastern Fantasy745k WordsCompleted I transmigrated as the Time Demon God, Shichen, and learned that when Pangu created the world, all the Demon Gods were destined to die in the calamity. But Pangu became my closest friend. The calamity of creation? I'll rewrite it with my own hands! I joined forces with Yang Mei and talked Fate into turning all three thousand Demon Gods to my side. When the primordial world was born, everything was under my control. Then a group of transmigrators claiming to be “Children of Destiny” flooded i 69.9kReads8.3Score7.9kShelves

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    They're all very beautiful.

19. 19 是 You Chose to Stay with Your Childhood Friend, So Why Am I Crying Now That I'm the Sword God? 是你要陪竹马，我成剑神又哭什么 Nightmare Giant梦魇巨Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts] [Pure Power Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Sword God] In his previous life, Xiao Feng had a natural talent for martial arts, but gave up his chance to attend university for the campus belle, Li Qingya. He worked himself to the bone delivering food, washing dishes, and handing out flyers to earn money, and eventually won her heart. After they married, however, Li Qingya gradually grew tired of that life and regretted choosing Xiao Feng over her childhood sweetheart, w 33.8kReads7.2Score5kShelves
20. 20 提EN Logged In Early, and I’m Really Not a Plant! 提前登录，我真不是托！ The Macaque Has No Peaches猕猴没有桃Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Early Login + Game Descends into Reality + Invincible + Wish Fulfillment + No Female Lead] A game called Abyss of Sin appears. But a year later, the game descends into reality. Countless sinbeasts invade, and humanity is plunged into despair. When Lin An wakes up again, he discovers that he has transmigrated into the game as a native. Not only does he have a game interface, but players won’t enter the game for another year. Transmigration + rebirth + early login? All the buffs, stacked to the m 18kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
21. 21 八 I'm Doomed to Die in Eight Years? I Start Simulating Immortal Cultivation! 八年后必死？我开启模拟修仙！ Moonlight Shines at the Edge of the World天涯月明Eastern Fantasy877k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + simulator + cautious protagonist + plot-driven + leveling] After finally transmigrating to a cultivation world and succeeding in cultivation, you’re telling me I’m destined to die in eight years? Impossible. Absolutely impossible. I’m this handsome. How could I possibly die in eight years? After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Wang Li worked diligently at his cultivation for years, expecting to make a name for himself. But then an old Daoist at the market told him he was goin 37.1kReads7.9Score2.5kShelves
22. 22 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves

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    My first new novel: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana – orthodox cultivation. My second novel: not mindless, not mindless, a slow-burn story. Establishing the Immortal Qin Empire in the cultivation world, letting its glory shine throughout all realms. (Cultivation novel)

23. 23 永 Eternal Night: The Twelfth Era 永夜：第十二纪 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [No System, no characters suddenly getting stupid, no mindless plot, not a wish-fulfillment novel, slow burn, strategic plotting, an immensely expansive world] [Ancient Xia] [Yin Shang] [Heavenly Zhou] [Divine Han] [Immortal Qin] [Sacred Tang] [Daoist Song] [Demonic Yuan] [Imperial Ming] [Demon Qing]... Fortune-backed dynasties + a struggle for supremacy across the myriad heavens + spatial arts + alchemy + artifact forging + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nasc 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 极 Extreme Survival Begins with Eagle Claw Kung Fu 极限求生从鹰爪功开始 Seven Walkers七人行走Eastern Fantasy376k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a miniature world resembling ancient China, where demons, ghosts, spirits, gods, and immortals roam, Zhuang Meng brings along the cheat he had in his previous life: the Extreme Battle Talisman. He overcomes every challenge, fights his way through countless worlds, and ultimately reaches heights no one else can approach, living the life he wants. Other people's secret techniques and cultivation methods can double their strength. With his cheat, Zhuang Meng can multiply his 192Reads5.9Score—Shelves
25. 25 芜 Wuqian 芜阙 Swift as Fire掠如火Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Barren Realm] [This is not a story where a golden finger or System solves every problem for the protagonist. She has no useful allies from the start, and she is no arrogant chosen one. The author does not want to write a female version of an Immortal Venerable, but a villain who is not entirely selfish, can justify herself with reason, and cares not about good or evil, only about where people stand.] [Gender-bender, decisive and ruthless, kind-hearted, slow-burn, villain] 3.5kReads9.4Score379Shelves
26. 26 末 The Apocalypse: Reborn with a Modifier, I’m Invincible 末世，带着修改器重生，我无敌了 Twenty-Eight Mu of Land二十八亩田Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Post-apocalyptic survival + modifier + infinite storage + trillions in supplies + infinite talents + ruthless and decisive + nonstop thrills] Reborn in the apocalypse, he uses a modifier to change his attributes: strength +… constitution +… mental power +… agility +… He stockpiles trillions of supplies in an infinite inventory. With no weapons or equipment, he sneaks into 6.4kReads8.4Score576Shelves
27. 27 长 Longing for You: This Life, I'll Be the One to Find You 长相思之今生换我寻你 Zhong Xiaoyao仲小妖Female-Channel Fanfiction275k WordsCompleted After learning everything Xiang Liu had done, Xiao Yao begged the Queen Mother to give her another chance to find him. But even if she manages to, Xiang Liu has already forgotten her. Can Xiao Yao, through her own efforts, make Xiang Liu fall in love with her again? If you enjoy modern-day Yao-Liu stories, come on in. 135Reads8.8Score—Shelves
28. 28 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
29. 29 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
30. 30 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
31. 31 百 At One Hundred, My Talent Begins to Become Unmatched 百岁的我，天赋开始无敌 Drunk on the Passing Years醉光阴Eastern Fantasy578k WordsCompleted High martial arts + martial world + family saga Chen Jie transmigrated to a world of martial arts. He thought he'd spend his days roaming the world with a sword, but with only average talent, he ended up settling down in a small city, marrying, and raising a family. But on his hundredth birthday, Chen Jie suddenly awakened a God-Tier Talent System, and his talent and comprehension began improving without limit! So what if his vital energy was dwindling, his lifespan was running out, his talent w 5kReads7.8Score253Shelves

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32. 32 长 Longevity: Starting by Adding Points to My Family's Fortune 长生，从加点家族气运开始 I Don't Know How to Fake It我不会作假Eastern Fantasy811k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + Transmigration to Another World + No Female Lead + Martial World] A wage slave in his past life, an ancestor in this one. Pei Qingyun transmigrates, expecting a dream start, only to discover that his lifespan is almost up. With no other choice, Pei Qingyun can only stir up the world. Step by step, he walks the path to immortality. 4.1kReads7.7Score136Shelves
33. 33 七 After Turning Seventy, I Restarted My Perfect Life 七十岁后，我重启完美人生 Big February贰月大大Eastern Fantasy516k WordsOngoing [Hot-Blooded Story About an Old Man + Slow Burn + Cultivation + Wuxia Style + Mission-Based] Jiang Xuan transmigrates into a fantasy world with no cheats and no golden finger. He spends his whole life as a wage slave in a rich household, living a dull, unremarkable existence. Just as he's about to accept his fate at seventy, he awakens a System. [Ding! Congratulations, you've been bound to the Peerless Prodigy template!] [You were born with immortal bones. Heaven and earth displayed wondrous sig 62Reads8.0Score—Shelves
34. 34 人 In My Twilight Years, I Reunite with My Son from the Start 人已暮年，开局父子相认 Immortal Venerable Rice大米仙尊Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [No Harem: Readers Who Like Womanizers with Lots of Children, Stay Away] [System Novel] [Father-and-Son Story] [Gradually Escalating Thrills] [Behind-the-Scenes Focus] [Pragmatic Self-Interest] [Older Protagonist] As life entered its twilight years, most people waited for their final chapter. Yun Ze was no exception. Just as he thought the curtain was about to fall on his life, he got hit by a truck. The cultivation world was still the same cultivation world, but from that moment on, it looked f 6.8kReads8.2Score295Shelves
35. 35 妖 Demons Run Rampant: From the Start as a County Magistrate, I Build an Immortal Dynasty 妖魔乱世：开局县令，缔造仙朝 Brilliant Three Thousand Provinces璀璨三千州Eastern Fantasy112k WordsCompleted [No System; ensemble cast; building a faction; vying for supremacy; traditional growth arc.] From the start, he became a county magistrate at the end of a dynasty. Monsters roamed the wilderness, while demons lurked in the depths of the mountains... The dynasty's order collapsed, and warlords fought for supremacy! After Li Mu'an merged with the memories of his previous life, he awakened an immortal dynasty's supreme treasure. Beginning as the ruler of a single county, he trained troops, spread t 116Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 万 A Ten-Thousandfold Rebate: When My Disciple Builds His Foundation, I Ascend Straight to Immortality 万倍返还：徒弟筑基我直接成仙 Feng Lingbei风凌北Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Invincible + System + Funny + Easygoing + Ruthless + No Saintly Hero] Zhong Qing transmigrates into a minor peak master of one of Pingjiang Sect's seven peaks. He plans to coast through life and take it easy, but then he activates the strongest Bond System. Take in two useless disciples: Activate the Useless Duo Bond. His disciples go from dead weight to geniuses, and their cultivation is returned to the protagonist a thousandfold. Take in a catgirl and a foxgirl: Activate the Allure Bond. The 28.1kReads8.8Score4.9kShelves
37. 37 反 Villain: The Nascent Soul Ancestor Whose Clan Thinks He's Only at Foundation Establishment 反派：元婴老祖，族人以为刚筑基 Apple Burger苹果汉堡Eastern Fantasy174k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Patriarch] [No Female Lead] [the Myriad Worlds] From the start, he transmigrates into the soul of a minor Villain Patriarch and gains Nascent Soul cultivation. As long as he suppresses the Chosen One, he can make progress in his cultivation. He even gets a son thrown in for free. His son is bullied, but the elders stop him from taking revenge. While building up his clan, he also has to suppress the Sons of Fortune. The System can even awaken and let him travel through the planes of th 722Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist starts as a Nascent Soul cultivator, and all his clansmen are at the Foundation Establishment stage.

38. 38 天 Heaven's Chosen Villainous Ancestor, Seizing Everything by Force From the Start! 天命反派老祖，开局强取豪夺！ Before Nightfall不入夜Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Villainous ancestor] [Multiple heroines] [The Chosen Ones have luck on their side and won't all be killed. Some will be kept around to be exploited and brought into the Great Love Alliance. Skip this if that bothers you.] [Also known as: Ancestor of the Great Love Alliance] He transmigrates into the body of a Nascent Soul ancestor, only for his son to be killed right away?! The original heroine is kneeling at his door, begging for mercy? And the Chosen One has already begun defying fate and cha 38.1kReads8.0Score4.3kShelves

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    This book is quite popular; I've read over 20 or 30 chapters so far, and it's pretty good (depending on personal preference). How it goes later is unknown and pending. It starts with a villainous Nascent Soul cultivator. If you prefer novels without a harem (like those about stealing the Chosen One's harem), please don't read this.

39. 39 开 Sign-In from the Start: Nascent Soul Cultivation 开局签到，元婴修为 Heavenly Realm Huating天界华庭Eastern Fantasy100k WordsCompleted Liu Fan was an ordinary wage earner who accidentally transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation and obtained a sign-in System. From the start, he signed in and became a Nascent Soul Ancestor. [Invincible] The five realms of the cultivation world: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation The four realms of the Spirit Realm: Void Refining, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, Great Ascension. The four realms of the Immortal Realm: Tr 1.2kReads5.3Score—Shelves

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    A meteoric rise to power! The male protagonist achieves Nascent Soul cultivation, embarking on a journey of showing off and slapping faces in the cultivation world, eventually becoming a revered Nascent Soul Ancestor. Knowing the art of humility, he acts discreetly and cautiously, a model of "sixth place" in the cultivation world, steadily advancing on his path to invincibility. Meanwhile, the Immortal Emperor is reborn with overwhelming power. Although he has only stepped into the Golden Core stage, he is accompanied by his beautiful school beauty wife, and they will undoubtedly stir up a storm on their cultivation journey, writing their own legendary chapter. 💥

40. 40 获 After Gaining Nascent Soul Cultivation, I Embark on the Path to Invincibility 获得元婴修为后，开启无敌路 Black-Hearted Sweet Potato黑芯番薯Eastern Fantasy276k WordsCompleted [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification] [Wish-fulfillment + Rogue cultivator + Survivalist approach + Cautious + Sneaky + No sect + Overwhelming superiority in cultivation] Chu Yue transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and accidentally obtains a jade bottle that can make spirit herbs grow faster. He thought he was following the cautious survivalist path of an ordinary mortal, but then, at the age of thirty, he activates a System. In a single mom 1.9kReads5.0Score109Shelves
41. 41 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 6.7kReads7.5Score676Shelves

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    It's pretty good, worth watching! [Kissing emojis]

42. 42 金 Golden Core Ancestor: I Build the Supreme Immortal Clan with Fortune 金丹老祖：我以气运造就无上仙族 Demon Spirit Spirit魔幽灵灵Xianxia118k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Family Clan + Decisive and Ruthless + Multiple Female Leads] After waking up, Lin Changsheng transmigrated to the cultivation world and became the Lin Clan's patriarch, its only Golden Core cultivator. Unfortunately, disaster struck the Lin Clan. Its powerful members were wiped out, leaving only a group of elderly, weak women and children struggling to survive. Fortunately, the Dao Artifact, the Chaos Fortune Cauldron, awakened. The more prosperous the clan, the deeper its fortune 4.6kReads—Score483Shelves

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    Not bad, you can check it out! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

43. 43 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13kReads8.2Score995Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

44. 44 开 From the Start, I Became a Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivator with a Taobao Shop 开局成为元婴散修，我有个淘宝店 Unemployed Young Lord失业小郎君Eastern Fantasy471k WordsOngoing Zhou Ping'an transmigrated. The good news: he became a Nascent Soul Ancestor. The bad news: this Nascent Soul Ancestor is an unaffiliated cultivator, so poor he can barely scrape by. Then he discovers a special supply channel hidden in his sea of consciousness. It has all the scarce resources of the cultivation world, though the important ones must be bought with spirit stones. From then on, while others shut themselves away and painstakingly cultivate, he starts stocking up. While others fight 5.7kReads5.1Score554Shelves

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    It has to be good-looking!

45. 45 我 I’m Already at the Nascent Soul Stage, and You’re Telling Me It’s Time to Start School? 我都元婴期了，你跟我说开学？ Miaomiao Jiang妙妙酱丷Urban5.4M WordsOngoing During his summer vacation, Ning Chen went traveling and accidentally stumbled into a teleportation array that opened once every two thousand years, transmigrating to the world of cultivation. After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he returned, thinking the world must have changed beyond recognition. To his surprise, only one summer had passed... And so, among the incoming freshmen at Qingzhou University was an old monster at the Nascent Soul stage. “You have no idea how powerful a Nascent Soul 136.2kReads8.3Score12kShelves

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    Starting with Golden Core, becoming a Nascent Soul Ancestor, cultivating in a family, and ascending to immortality.

46. 46 被 Dumped by My Nascent Soul Ex-Wife? I’ll Rely on Women to Become Immortal 被元婴前妻抛弃？我靠女人长生无敌 Monologue1025独白1025Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing For his Nascent Soul Dao companion, Su Wanli, Lu Feng broke into a forbidden zone and destroyed his spiritual roots. In his later years, she cast him aside like trash, and even his adopted daughter turned against him. Who could have guessed that one final dual cultivation session would activate the Longevity System? He can exchange women’s affection for cultivation points, extending his life, improving his cultivation, and enhancing everything! My name is Lu Feng. I keep my edge sheathed, but I 327.3kReads8.5Score49.1kShelves
47. 47 隐 I Vanished into the Mortal World for a Hundred Thousand Years, Only to Return and Find My Sect Gone 隐入凡尘十万年，归来道统没了 A Weary Wanderer in This World人间倦游者Eastern Fantasy285k WordsOngoing [Invincible + Wandering the World + Supreme Presence + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + Ruthless + Power Trip, all about the thrill] A hundred thousand years ago, Li Changqing transmigrated into the Bilu Immortal Realm and awakened a System. He proved the Dao through the sword, unraveled the highest secrets of swordsmanship, and ascended to the Immortal King realm. His fearsome reputation defined an entire era in the Immortal Realm. Weary of a life of endless fighting, he decided to lie flat and g 22Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 观 Gazing at the Sun Led Me to the Immortal Realm 观日观出个仙界 A Thousand Miles on the Wind风起一千里Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Invincible + Red-Dusted Sword Immortal + Transmigration + Xianxia + Supernatural Legends + One Heroine Breaking Through Eight Realms in One Day, but All I Want Is to Fish Li Xiuyuan transmigrates. With one step from the summit of Mount Tai, he enters the world of immortal cultivation. The old blind man calls him the “Key to the Realm” and the “Chosen One,” and tells him to mend the boundaries between worlds. Instead, he breaks through eight realms in a single day, reaching the Celestial Realm. H 13.4kReads7.0Score1.1kShelves
49. 49 无 Invincible Imperial Astrologer: From the Start, I Guarded the Mortal Realm for a Hundred Years 无敌监正，开局镇守人间百年 The Way Is Thus道如是Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Ye Bai transmigrates into the body of the youngest Imperial Astronomer in history and awakens forbidden powers. From the start, he is tasked with guarding the mortal realm for a hundred years. He slays demons, quells chaos, and shatters the firmament with a single thought. He fells immortals in an instant, subdues the myriad heavens, and tears through the void with a wave of his hand. When his hundred-year term ends, a calamity descends. A game of strategy spanning the ages, designed specificall 10.8kReads7.2Score678Shelves
50. 50 仙 Immortal Maidens as Cauldrons, Demonic Cauldrons Refining Corpses, Demon Banners Capturing Souls 仙子炉鼎，魔鼎炼尸，魔幡收魂 Old Wang Catches Chicks老王抓小鸡Eastern Fantasy256k WordsCompleted [Invincible Power Fantasy] + [Fairy Maidens as Cultivation Cauldrons] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Soul Collection and Corpse Refining] Lin Yuan transmigrates to the Xuanhuang Continent and becomes the senior disciple of the Immortal Cloud Sect, the foremost young cultivator of the immortal path, with unparalleled talent. His fellow disciples grow jealous and conspire with his childhood sweetheart and fiancée to frame him for colluding with the demonic sect. His spiritual root and cultivation are 1.2kReads7.2Score116Shelves

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