Looking for Traditional Cultivation Stories with Gradual Growth and Nothing Too Over-the-Top 想要正宗成长型修仙，不太夸张的。

1. 501 恶 In a Corrupt and Calamitous Age, I Alone Hold a Breath of Pure Qi 恶灾浊世，唯我口含一道清气 Muted Cool Tones澹冷色调Eastern Fantasy285k WordsOngoing The world is sick. Natural disasters rage, spiritual energy has run dry, and ordinary people cling to life like ants, while cultivators think only of ascending to the heavens. Ascend to the Celestial Palace, attain immortality, and live free and happy, deathless and undying. But the deeper their cultivation, the more their bodies decay. Their flesh rots, their souls descend into madness... Even so, cultivators continue to follow one another down this path, treating everything in the world as fue —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Push it, and the protagonist gradually grows stronger.

2. 502 反 Villains? We're Just an Ordinary Couple 反派？我们只是平平无奇小夫妻 Mu Lan Gua Ai沐兰挂艾Ancient Romance757k WordsOngoing (Leans toward traditional fantasy. The pace is a little slow in the first few chapters. A career-focused female protagonist, with a little romance on the side. One-on-one romance.) Oh no, something huge has happened! The memoirs left behind by the venerable Yan Jin before his ascension have surfaced, and may reveal the great secret behind how he dominated an entire realm. The news sent the Canglan Realm into an uproar. Everyone wanted to know how this legendary figure had gone from being a humbl 35Reads9.3Score—Shelves
3. 503 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves

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   First watch Xianwu, then watch Yongheng.

4. 504 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.4kReads6.4Score304Shelves

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   @QQ Are there no good books with low ratings? Has anyone read these books? Have you taken a look and seen if there's anything worthwhile about them?

5. 505 凡 A Mortal Girl Ascends to Immortality: From the Start, I Found a Heaven-Defying Immortal Pearl! 凡女飞仙：开局捡到逆天仙珠！ Xu Ruopingsheng徐若平笙Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted “Mortal’s cultivation + traditional cultivation + slow burn + no CP” Gu Zhi, a naive village girl with a kind and simple nature, is sold off by her grandmother. Her family is then unexpectedly killed by an immortal, and Gu Zhi herself is buried beneath an avalanche. By chance, she obtains a mysterious fruit-shaped pearl. Holding on to the belief that “women can become immortals too,” she sets out in search of a path to immortality. By a twist of fate, Gu Zhi, who possesses all five spiritual roo 1.2kReads8.4Score130Shelves

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   It's super good, definitely worth buying! But the first book is a bit short, so you can leave it on your bookshelf for a while.

6. 506 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
7. 507 开 From the Start, I Ran Into a Taotie and Began Practicing the Longevity Art 开局偶遇饕餮，修炼长生功 Hunyuanzi混元子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Not a Saintly Do-Gooder + Master Schemer + Lighthearted + Daily Life + Well-Reasoned Traditional Daoist Cultivation] After dying unexpectedly, the protagonist encounters an escaped Taotie in the Underworld. Their souls merge, and they transmigrate to another world, where he pursues immortality. The protagonist likes to keep a low profile. The first dozen or so chapters mainly cover traditional Daoist cultivation and the world’s background. The story takes its time to get going and isn’t a power 889Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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   To be honest, this book is absolutely authentic.

8. 508 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.5kReads—Score192Shelves
9. 509 修 Asura Heavenly Emperor 修罗天帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsCompleted Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval struck Thunderclap Ancient City overnight. Qin Ming, the young lord of the city, was sent to Qingyun Sect as a servant, while two hundred thousand residents were driven into the Great Azure Mountain and enslaved. Eight years later, after tempering his spirit and entering the martial path, the unyielding youth awakens as a demon of slaughter and rises against the heavens. Give me a blade, and I can shatter the sky. Give me a sword, and I can point it toward the 27.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
10. 510 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
11. 511 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.2kReads5.9Score192Shelves
12. 512 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.6kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
13. 513 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.2kReads6.4Score293Shelves
14. 514 紫 The Hidden Eastern Treasury of the Violet Palace 紫府东藏 Nine Drunken Reincarnations九醉轮回Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted A thousand cups of wine amid the mortal world, a pot of tea for an everlasting legacy. True love has never lasted since ancient times; only clever schemes can win people's hearts. The sons and daughters of the Jianghu roam the Jianghu, smiling to fulfill old wishes and burying grudges with a laugh. Even when all paths seem lost, shoot an arrow through the clouds, and thousands of troops will come to your aid! 807Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A classic fantasy novel about a mortal's journey to immortality, featuring a growth system and a traditional fantasy setting. It's not a wish-fulfillment story. The protagonist cultivates step by step: Foundation Establishment, Breakthrough, Alchemy, Beast Taming, and Establishing a Sect. It's not mindless or idiotic. With over a million words, it's very readable.

15. 515 恶 The Evil Female Side Character's Path to Immortality 恶毒女配的修仙路 A Little Lamb Ya一只咩吖Ancient Romance427k WordsOngoing This is a slow-paced cultivation story. It follows an ordinary modern woman who transmigrates into a cultivation novel with a strong female lead. The heroine isn't perfect. She grows over time and becomes a better person. No one is born perfect. I hope we can all change and become better people. 120Reads6.0Score—Shelves
16. 516 灵 Spirit Ruins, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [Watch the short drama The Hidden Ruins of Mountains and Seas: The Eyeless One Sees the Heavens on Red Fruit!] [No System] [Swordsmanship prodigy] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has suffered a bitter fate. The sect says: “We’ll protect you.” His brothers say: “We’ll stay by your side.” The sword spirit says: “I... will wait for you.” Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his sight returns. Looking back on the road he has trave 434.4kReads9.2Score45.2kShelves
17. 517 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.1kReads8.7Score603Shelves
18. 518 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Seizing the Way of Heaven 凡人修仙，夺天一道 Shi Ni石逆Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [No System] + [No transmigration] + [Mortal cultivation] + [One heroine or no heroine]. Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation... The realm has been united, and opportunities for advancement are growing scarce. Ding Yi is an ordinary young man setting out into the world. At first, all he wants is to make his way in the martial world, but through a twist of fate, he eventually enters the world of immortal cultivation. With the help of fortuitous 3.1kReads7.9Score186Shelves

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    These three books are quite good, but nobody reads them.

19. 519 修 The Thousand-Year-Old Little Ancestor Returns From Cultivation and Falls in Love 修仙归来的千岁小祖宗恋爱了 Doodle Girl涂鸦姑娘Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [The first part takes place on Earth; later, the story moves to a world of cultivation!] A thousand years ago, when Perfected Qingxu passed by Earth, he came across a little girl with exceptional talent. Thinking it a shame for such a gifted child to be born on Earth, he took her as his disciple and brought her to the cultivation world. A thousand years later, the mighty expert who had survived the tribulation ascends to immortality, while his young disciple, Li Qinglin, cultivates her way to th 1.3kReads6.6Score124Shelves

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    Not authentic?

20. 520 佣 The World of Mercenaries (Complete Five-Volume Edition) 佣兵天下（全五册） Master Can't Say说不得大师Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted One of the ten greatest fantasy works of the past twenty years of online literature! The complete 2.4-million-word commemorative edition! Mercenaries, magic, famed generals, dragons, gods… Does history make heroes, or do heroes make history? Beginning in the year 200 of the Red Moon calendar, the first year of the Magic Era, on this fantastical continent of magic and knights, Amy Haber started out as a lowly mercenary and went on to write a sweeping, epic legend! Mercenaries, magic, famed genera 26kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves

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    A low-key cultivation journey of a mortal, a high-profile and humorous journey of a hero; A Thought Through Eternity.

21. 521 我 I Took My Phone With Me to Cultivate Immortality 我带手机去修仙 Seven Strings Like a Waterfall七弦如瀑Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted I've already reached Foundation Establishment, and you want me to compete in the Olympics!? I've already reached the Golden Core stage, and you want me to go to college!? I travel back and forth between the world of immortal cultivation and Blue Star. Watch me take a nuclear bomb and go fishing with it! Use a magical treasure to freeze the volcano about to erupt on Blue Star; knock aside a meteorite headed for the planet with one hand! This is the story of a modern city boy who takes his 795Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    Foundation building across time and space for the Olympics, the Golden Elixir Academy holds lofty ambitions. A world brimming with the wonders of immortals on Earth, endless fun with nuclear bombs blasting fish, magical treasures bringing miraculous victories, who will reign supreme on this adventurous journey?

22. 522 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
23. 523 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Find a Mysterious Little Furnace 凡人修仙：开局捡到神秘小炉 Half a Bottle of Immortal Vinegar半瓶神仙醋Eastern Fantasy547k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Descendant of the Han family] [Qi Refining] [Foundation Establishment] [Core Formation] [Nascent Soul] [Deity Transformation] [No brainless protagonist] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel]. The martial world is full of schemes and struggles, and the story is shrouded in mystery. Han Feng, whose meridians have withered, joins the Black Tortoise Sect to survive, but through a twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation. 489Reads7.3Score—Shelves
24. 524 长 The Long Road to Immortality 长生路迢迢 Li Xu李恤Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted A person’s life often passes through three stages. In youth: Who rules the endless void? I’ll write the annals of eternity. In middle age: When the time is right, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune fades, even heroes lose their freedom. In old age: The Dao dies, and demons are born! Many years later, Mu Changsheng looked back on his life and could only sigh: “Immortality is hard to attain. Eternal life is beyond hope!” The Nine Realms are a world where anyone can cultivate, a wor 45Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 525 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 359.9kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves
26. 526 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves
27. 527 废 The Spiritless 废灵 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy10.7M WordsCompleted Spiritual roots in this world are divided into three grades: the first belongs to Heaven, the second to Earth, and the third to Man. Everyone else has no hope of attaining the Great Dao. The young A Heng was born with a useless spiritual root. Armed with a fragment of an ancient text and a three-foot Azure Edge, he defied fate, changed his destiny, and fought his way through the Three Realms to carve out a world of his own. 293Reads8.1Score—Shelves
28. 528 掌 Bell in the Palm 掌心铃 Golden Little Bun Who Raps唱rap的黄金小面包Ancient Romance238k WordsOngoing Before she transmigrated, Fu Ning thought that the path to immortality depended on one's spiritual roots and innate talent. Only when she held a withered branch in her hand and the tree in her heart split apart did she learn that her path was to nourish the tree within her, a tree embodying both withering and flourishing. When Guixu, dormant for a hundred years, swallowed the world, she summoned heavenly thunder, ignited strange flames, and swept out a sword strike that illuminated the Fourteen —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The show has a slow start but gets better as it progresses.

29. 529 罪 City of Sin 罪恶之城 Misty Rain Jiangnan烟雨江南Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted After enduring constant humiliation, Richard learned from childhood to keep his suffering to himself. It wasn’t until his tenth birthday that he discovered his astonishing talent and extraordinary potential. From the moment he watched his mother leave, Richard stepped into another world, one of sin and glory, holiness and filth. In the City of Sin, he struggles to survive. Will he rise from the ashes or fall into depravity? 13.9kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
30. 530 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Senior Sister Took a Child to Cultivate Immortality 穿越后大师姐带崽修仙 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance590k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + ensemble cast + adorable creatures + coming-of-age] [Cool, homebody demon lord who raises a child x straightforward, brave, and bold sword cultivator] A general reply: the male lead isn’t a pig, the female lead isn’t a pig, and the little pig isn’t a pig. This is a story about cultivating, going on adventures, enjoying a happy life together, and saving the world. The characters face life and death and make their own choices. No one is just there to support someone else 876Reads9.1Score103Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novel, female protagonist's growth, ensemble cast.

31. 531 逆 Defying Heaven’s Path: The Firmament 逆天行：苍穹 Thirteen Travelers十三逆旅Eastern Fantasy271k WordsCompleted Lu Chen is a boy born with a crippled constitution. On the day he awakens, he receives three fateful pronouncements: “Your battle constitution is a crippled one. Your beloved is doomed to leave you in sorrow. You will never defy the heavens in this life.” But he refuses to believe in fate. With mortal blood, he battles immortal bones; to protect his childhood sweetheart, one sword strike shakes the Nine Domains. With his beloved by his side, he storms forbidden lands; to break the curse, he sta 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not an exaggeration, it's pretty good 💕 The Qingyun Sect coveted the Heavenly Yin Body, and the clans fawned over it and handed it over without hesitation. Only the young man with the useless body stood up to protect him. He stained the sword monument with blood and awakened the ancient battle body. After breaking through the realm and rebuilding, his combat power soared. He was only at the third level of body tempering when he repelled the sect disciples who were at the seventh level of body tempering. The young man's courage shook the heavens and the earth.

32. 532 武 Martial Master 武神主宰 Dark Mage暗魔师Eastern Fantasy13.5M WordsOngoing Qin Chen, a legendary figure of the Tianwu Continent, dies unexpectedly in the Martial Domain after being betrayed by a friend. Three hundred years later, he is reborn as an illegitimate son of a prince, a boy who has endured endless bullying. Drawing on the mastery he gained in his previous life, he cultivates divine arts and refines divine pills, defies fate, and rises to power. Thus begins an astonishing journey that will shake the entire continent. 20.8kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
33. 533 凡 A Mortal Soul Cultivator: The Red Elephant as My Pillar, All Souls Return to Me 凡人魂修，赤象为梁魂归我处 Carrying Wine担酒Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing A mortal's journey to immortality # No Five Elements # Soul Cultivation # Formation Cultivation # Slow Burn # Becoming a God # Not a Mindless Power Fantasy; read at your own discretion A country boy with no affinity for any of the Five Elements and no spiritual roots carves out a new path in the world of cultivation, founding a school of soul cultivation. "The black fox drags its tail; bones rot and the soul is wounded. The red elephant becomes a beam; let the soul return to me." An ordinary boy 82Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This one won't disappoint you; it's a traditional fantasy novel that gets better the more you read.

34. 534 无 Boundless Freedom 无尽逍遥 Words That Aren't Speech流语非言Eastern Fantasy247k WordsOngoing While searching for his ox, Ye Chen, a young cowherd, sees someone about to leap off a cliff and rescues him. In return, the man recommends Ye Chen to Mount Shu to study the Dao. Ye Chen had only wanted to be a carefree cowherd, but once he steps through the Daoist gates, the path proves too deep to turn back from. Even so, he lives freely and does as he pleases within the Daoist world. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the real book request post. Is showing off and getting slapped in the face what you call growth? I'll shamelessly recommend my own book, "Endless Freedom," where the protagonist finally gains enlightenment after experiencing many hardships.

35. 535 情 Love Runs Deep, Longing for the Immortal Is Poison 情深不重，思仙有毒 Qian Qiao Qi Ying千巧奇樱Ancient Romance110k WordsOngoing Su Ya never expected that simply loving novels would get her killed. After staying up all night reading, she suddenly died and found herself inside the very novel she’d been reading, in the body of its protagonist, Shen Qianying, who was also a great villain. Everyone said protagonists had a plot armor, but where was hers? She was either fleeing or on her way to flee. To escape this fantastical world, Su Ya set out to find the original heroine. By a twist of fate, she discovered that it had all —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who can rival the heroine's resilience? Let her be strong as she may, the fog of mystery remains unresolved; only life and death can bring a decisive moment. [Smirk] Synopsis: This is a journey of a heroine on the run, searching for her way home. There is no competition among women. Character traits: Beautiful but tragic heroine; the heroine needs to develop in a cunning and underhanded manner. Genre: Transmigration/Cultivation Novel

36. 536 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
37. 537 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Cultivation World and Picked Up a Fool Who Was Actually a Big Shot 穿越修仙之我捡的傻子是大佬 Dig a Pit in Spring, Jump In in Winter春天挖坑冬天跳Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [Not a dual-female-lead story!] + [Each has their own love interest] + [Female lead: Su Yao] + [Male lead: Nalan Jingyue] Here’s the story: Su Yao transmigrates, and her best friend comes along too. On a training trip, she even brings a fool back to the sect. He hugs her, holds her hand, and even climbs into her bed in the middle of the night?! When she pushes him off, he looks so aggrieved? She’s the one getting the raw end of the deal here! During a later training trip, the gulf between her an 38Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This book has a very interesting premise: the protagonist and her best friend travel to another world to cultivate immortality. The plot unfolds logically, and the author's writing is quite good. It's a growth-oriented cultivation story, not one where the protagonist is overpowered from the start. The romance between the main characters and the second male and female leads is something to look forward to.

38. 538 星 Starblessed Ancient Threads 星佑纤古 Green Pea Who Loves Barbecue吃烧烤的青豆Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted He is Xuan Xing, the Supreme Divine King... She is Gu Xiaoqian, an ordinary girl of mediocre talent... He said, “As long as I am here, I will protect you for a thousand lifetimes and all eternity...” She said, “I will contend with Heaven and Earth, not for eternal life, but so I can stay by his side...” Perhaps in the eyes of mortals, he is a true god enthroned in the Heavenly Palace, unmatched in power and feared throughout the Nine Heavens. In the eyes of cultivators, he is a death god whom ev 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A serious cultivation novel [eating melon emoji]. The female lead is just an ordinary student who transmigrates to the Immortal Spirit Continent because of a decorative coffin. She then slowly grows from a prisoner. The male lead is powerful, but doesn't have much screen time. The main focus is on the female lead's growth. It's a fairly traditional cultivation novel, and the beginning is slow-burn.

39. 539 咸 The Lazy Junior Sister Cultivates by Lying Flat 咸鱼小师妹靠躺平修仙了 Ye Shengzhou叶胜舟Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted Xie Xinxiao is transported into a cultivation novel as the wicked female supporting character, whose original self was killed by her master. She decides to lie flat and live as a slacker, only to discover she has a “reverse comprehension” golden finger: the more she slacks off, the more absurd the skills she grasps become. While others cultivate supreme techniques, she comes up with a charm skill based on square dancing; while others learn sword flight, she suddenly comprehends a flying carpet f 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation perfectly meets the requirements of the questioner.

40. 540 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.6kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves
41. 541 仙 Immortal Gall 仙胆 One-Brow Taoist一眉道长Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Gu Zhixuan, an illegitimate son in the General’s Estate of the Great Wei, had exceptional martial talent, but was framed and left with shattered bones. He never imagined that his twin brother, missing since childhood, had become a powerful figure in the cultivation world and would send him a great opportunity! Without spirit bones, no one in the cultivation world can practice. Gu Zhixuan refuses to believe it: “I have the heart of an immortal. Tell me, can I seek eternal life?” 3.3kReads8.1Score398Shelves

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42. 542 重 Reborn: My Clones Embark on the Path to Invincibility 重生之分身走上无敌路 The Needle and Thread引线的针Eastern Fantasy170k WordsOngoing Zhou Ji, the strongest rogue cultivator, meticulously schemes his way into a ninth-rank secret realm and claims its greatest fortune. This draws the envy of countless powerful figures, who hunt him all the way to the summit of Mount Buzhou. Little do they know that Zhou Ji has already refined a clone and used reincarnation to fade from everyone’s sight. After that, a young man named Ji Zhou, who has refined the “Wordless Heavenly Book,” sets out on the path to invincibility with the cultivation 4Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    A decade-long dream of writing a novel culminates in this triumphant moment. Zhou Ji, the strongest rogue cultivator, is besieged by powerful righteous cultivators. Forced into a corner, he triggers a heavenly tribulation atop Mount Buzhou, annihilating all his enemies. Simultaneously, he secretly uses the "Turning Technique" to achieve his goals. From this moment on, the world gains a disciple of the Holy Cloud Sect named Ji Zhou, who, carrying the memories of his previous life's cultivation, embarks on an invincible path…

43. 543 带 Reborn with a Coffin, from Heavenly Spiritual Root to Ordinary Mortal 带棺重生，从天灵根沦为一介凡人 Snow Fills the Wind, Lightly雪满风轻Eastern Fantasy785k WordsOngoing The title isn't quite right, and the opening is slow, but I'll stick with it and finish the story! [Mortals + Righteous and Demonic Cultivators + Multiple Female Leads] The protagonist is murdered from the start in a conspiracy between his Dao companion and his junior brother! With the help of a mysterious stone coffin, he is reborn as Gu Yi, a foolish boy with no spiritual roots. He thought his path to immortality was over and revenge was out of reach, leaving him no choice but to live as an or 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Original, normal mortal cultivation story! Fellow Daoist, please wait! Body refinement, Qi refinement, Foundation Establishment at the extreme realm, Dispersing Power to Form the Core, Dividing the Spirit and Nascent Soul—you name it, it's all here. He's in a righteous sect but cultivates demonic techniques, using every means possible, including dual cultivation, corpse refining, poison making, and blood sacrifice!

44. 544 太 Primordial Divine Lord 太古神主 Uncle Nineteen十九叔Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Jiang Chen's fiancée destroys his dantian, stripping him of all his cultivation. But he obtains the Heaven-Devouring Dragon Pearl, which becomes his new dantian, and cultivates the heavens' foremost forbidden art, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Dragon Art. He rises to power, declaring: “Anyone who bullies me, I will kill.” The Heaven-Devouring Demon Dragon fed on the stars of the heavens billions of years ago. It was a forbidden being of the primordial age. With the inheritance of the Heaven-Devouri 21.5kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
45. 545 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 74kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    The protagonist inherits a Daoist magic, attending school by day and cultivating immortality by night. He is unassuming and unassuming, cultivating quietly and subtly astonishing everyone. He develops his abilities discreetly, gradually rising to power, eventually pushing his abilities to their limits. The story is emotionally resonant and deeply moving; you won't regret watching it.

46. 546 震 Shocking! After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Wasn’t Human Anymore 震惊！穿书后我不是人了 Foodies Never Say Die干饭人永不言败Ancient Romance274k WordsCompleted Yan Ning transmigrated into a book, becoming a young villain who dies early and lives a lonely life in a cultivation novel. That would be bad enough, but she didn't even transmigrate as a human! Not human? No problem! The heroine picks a fight? I'll take her head-on! Bloodline suppression? I'll mutate! But, Little Demon King, what's gotten into you? You're giving up causing trouble to fall in love? That won't do! Can't you have a little ambition, like me? Little Demon King: Whether I can or n 22Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is constantly setting traps; she's either trapping others or on her way to being trapped herself.

47. 547 长 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 A Bleak Place in the Mortal World人间萧瑟处Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 67.9kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves

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    Authentic growth-oriented cultivation, with a high-level talent that's fast and skillful, yet not over the top.

48. 548 肆 Cultivating as I Please, Starting with the Breeze! 肆意修行，从得到清风开始！ The Little Taoist Who's Given Up开摆的小道Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Heaven-grade Wind Spirit Root] [No taunting and face-slapping] [No System, transmigration] [One heroine] [Sword cultivator] [Wind cultivator] [Classical xianxia] [Traditional fantasy] The protagonist appears in Chapter Three. When everything in the world is predetermined, the disciples of every powerful faction are set in stone. Their fates are decided before they are even born, and everything that lies ahead is likewise controlled by a small number of cultivators. Powerful cultivators continuo 230Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    A story featuring a top-tier wind spirit root, a single female protagonist, a sword cultivator, a wind cultivator, and an invincible background.

49. 549 元 The Legends of Yuanmeng 元梦演义 Zimeng Shuangyu子梦双鱼Urban30k WordsOngoing The planet where Yuxiu lives undergoes an unprecedented change that comes “suddenly.” By a twist of fate, he takes a trip through a parallel space. After returning, Yuxiu begins a life of “seclusion,” experiencing stories in other parallel spaces and encountering a few “legendary” events that even he can’t explain... Some say he’s dreaming... But he firmly believes this is no dream... He’s convinced that, by a twist of fate, his special abilities have awakened, allowing him to transmigrate back —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first fantasy novel

50. 550 我 With a Pocket Dimension, I’m Unbeatable at Cultivation and Farming 我有空间在手，修仙种田无敌手 A Free Little Bird自由的小小鸟Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted [A power-up journey + farming + cultivation + sweet and satisfying + one-on-one romance + a little chuunibyou] Yan Qingyan survived the apocalypse for three years, only to be dumped into the cultivation world by her suddenly upgraded space. She was already dull-witted by nature, and then she had the bad luck to offend a brainless second-generation cultivator who bullied men and oppressed women. Her dantian was destroyed in a single day, and eighteen years of cultivation went up in smoke! You wan 4.9kReads8.9Score492Shelves

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    This book is simply phenomenal! The female lead is reborn into a new world, only regaining her memories of her past life eighteen years later. She gets herself into trouble while watching a spectacle, and the male lead is crippled because of someone else's declaration of love! After they get together, they're a constant source of attention on every continent, always being chased, killed, or on their way to being chased and killed! Even after becoming "gods," they still get killed!!! 🤣🤣

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