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Temper the Mortal Heart in the Forge of the Sword 凡心淬剑
[Pure mortal cultivation | No System, no wish fulfillment | Slow-burn ascetic cultivation | A journey of character | Proving the Dao with a mortal heart] With a mortal-grade spiritual root, it is hard to draw in qi. He joins an immortal sect, yet no one takes notice. No background, no cheats, no lucky encounters, no heaven-defying talent or fortune. All he has is an old wooden sword and a mortal heart that refuses to admit defeat. People look down on me, laugh at me, bully me, and abandon me, a
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Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说
Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces
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- 103 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Wind and Rain in Huayan 华炎风雨 Huayan Through Wind and Rain 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 400Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 299Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Yunhua's Time Travel 云华时空穿梭 Yunhua's Journey Through Time and Space 62Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道
(No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati
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If There's No Way Forward in This World, Then I'll Take the Heavenly Path 既然人间无路可走，那就走天路
Li Xue was an architect. After losing his job, failing in business, and being abandoned by his wife, he was left with nowhere to turn. With the aid of the Immortal Light Sword, and after a chance meeting with his confidante Zhang Yingxin, he resolutely set off for an alien world. There, he navigated the star systems, battling demons, evildoers, and forces of darkness. After enduring arduous cultivation, he ultimately forged a legend...
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Stars Stir Across a Thousand Clouds 星动千云
Xing Dong is just an ordinary member of the millions of cultivators, or perhaps he doesn't even know that he's a cultivator. If fate exists, then perhaps he was born to toil. If cultivators have prodigies, then perhaps he is just a background character. Beneath the boundless Heavenly Dao, this is the helpless cry of an ordinary cultivator, and the black-and-white battle
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The Way of Cautious Cultivation: My Aloof Senior Sister Wants to Dual Cultivate with Me 苟道修仙：高冷师姐求我和她双修
[Good-for-Nothing from the Start] + [Cultivation] + [Aloof Senior Sister] + [Yin-Yang Sacred Body] + [Reincarnated Big Shot] + [Face-Slapping Passersby] + [Rising to the Top] + [Exorcising Evil and Upholding the Dao] Ding Fan starts out as a good-for-nothing in Cultivation, an errand boy in the outer sect of an orthodox cultivation sect. He possesses the rare Pure Yang Sacred Body, unseen for a thousand years, yet after three years of cultivation, he's still stuck in the early Qi Refining stage
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The Deathly Mandate 死天令
The Heavenly Dao died completely ten thousand years ago. The "heavens" now hanging over all living beings are a gigantic disk that draws from them. Cultivation: The "Dao heart" and "pure spiritual energy" that cultivators pursue are no ladder to ascension. They are "high-concentration fuel and patches for the heavens," cultivated by the upper realm to keep the dead heavens from collapsing.
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Little Coal 小煤
Xiao Mei
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Cultivating Immortality in the Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty 大唐盛世修仙记
[Historical xianxia]+ [mortal cultivation]+ [mystery]+ [Daoist heart] Set against the mystery surrounding Emperor Taizong’s death in the “Cuiwei Palace Case” in the twenty-third year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, this story opens onto a century-long world of immortal cultivation. The protagonist, Ye Fan, is the sole disciple of Yuan Tiangang, the “Heavenly Secrets Diviner.” Acting on the orders of his martial uncle, Li Chunfeng, he enters Chang’an as an unusual piece thrown into a mur
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- 115 Cultivating in the Mortal World: The Path to Enlightenment 红尘修行：证道之路 No System + No Transmigration + Ordinary Mortal’s Journey + Historical Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Detailed Cultivation Techniques + Insights into Cultivation Lin Qingyang was born deep in the Qinling Mountains in the third year of the Jiajing era. Gifted with a “White Jade Physique,” he dreamed of the starry sky from childhood and was guided by an old man with white hair, marking him as extraordinary. At twelve, he became the disciple of the wandering Daoist Li Sanren and began his path of 6kReads9.3Score649Shelves
- 116 EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 (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 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2kShelves
- 117 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 84.5kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
- 118 EN Notes from a Taoist Medicine Clinic 道医馆笔记 [All plotlines in this book are fictional and included solely for the purposes of the story. They do not represent real-life views. Please keep that in mind and don't confuse fiction with reality.] After graduating with a master's degree from an ordinary university of traditional Chinese medicine, the protagonist didn't go to work at a hospital. Instead, they joined a Daoist medical clinic and began recording their encounters with strange and baffling illnesses. 225.5kReads9.5Score81.9kShelves
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Servant Disciple to Sword-and-Talisman Dao Ancestor 凡人修仙：从杂役弟子到剑符道祖
Spiritual roots are ranked from highest to lowest, and the lives of menial disciples are as insignificant as dust. Chen Mo is the lowest-ranking menial disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. His spiritual root is poor, and his fellow disciples mock him, saying he will never achieve immortality. While cleaning the old Scripture Pavilion one day, he discovers a fragmentary secret manual of sword talismans. Others draw spiritual energy into their bodies and diligently cultivate their dantians; he uses
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A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生
[Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith
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Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道
[A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race
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Useless? I Awakened the Eternal Divine Physique from the Start 废物？我开局觉醒了万古神体
(Traditional fantasy, no System, fantasy, underdog's rise, cultivation, Ancient Divine Physique, decisive and ruthless, multiple heroines) Ye Chen, young lord of the Ye family, is unable to cultivate because of his blocked meridians. Mocked as a once-in-a-century failure, he awakens the Ancient Divine Physique and rises against the heavens.
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- 123 The Good-for-Nothing’s Rise: From the Start, I Obtained the Chaos Pearl 废材逆袭，开局获得混沌珠 (Traditional fantasy, no System, good-for-nothing rises to greatness, Chaos Pearl, multiple heroines) Lin Feng, a collateral clan member of the Lin family in Qingyang City, was born with a blocked dantian and branded a good-for-nothing at cultivation. He endured constant bullying from the clan’s direct line. At his darkest hour, he accidentally awakened the mysterious jade pendant he had worn since childhood. It turned out to be the Chaos Pearl. Not only did it repair his dantian, it also create 560Reads—Score112Shelves
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The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击
[Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its
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- 125 EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score214Shelves
- 126 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Mohists: Slashing the Heavens 墨家之斩天
The Narrative Art and Worldbuilding in the Latest Updates of The Abyss The recent chapters of The Abyss (Chapters 433–457) present a complete and compelling story arc, from escaping a deadly underground predicament to making an initial foray into the Cloud Dream Marsh. Through a variety of techniques, the author advances the story, deepens the characters, and gradually lifts the veil on the world. Here is an analysis of the craft behind this arc from the author’s perspective: I. Tight, Layered
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- 129 I Wish to Burn the Heavens 我欲焚天记 Infinite flow. The story takes the Valley of a Hundred Flowers as its starting point, gradually unfolding a vast and chaotic panorama of the Demon Realm. It involves ancient secrets, such as the Azure Emperor of Wood, power struggles among the various demon kings, and the mysteries of the laws governing life, death, and reincarnation. Li Du’s growth and rise will inevitably draw him deeply into the Demon Realm’s power struggles and shape the evolution of its order. From a cripple left for dead 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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Soul-Seizing Immortal Emperor 摄魂仙帝
In my previous life, I proved the Dao with my divine soul and looked down upon all the worlds. In this life, I will use my remnant soul as a guide to forge an invincible path anew. Those who insult me will have their souls seized with a single thought and be tormented by inner demons; those who betray me will have their spirits taken with a flick of my finger and be cast into the underworld for all eternity. In this life, I rise from humble beginnings and endure trials of blood and fire. See how
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- 131 Xuanhuan: I Awakened a Heavenly Fire Spirit Body from the Start 玄幻：我开局觉醒天火灵体 (Classic fantasy, Heavenly Flame Spirit Body, immortal cultivation, fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroine, no System, satisfying power fantasy) After Lin Chen’s parents met with an accident, he awakened the Heavenly Flame Spirit Body. From then on, he defied the heavens, rose to power, and sought revenge for his parents. 120Reads—Score—Shelves
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Found a Cultivation Manual from the Start 凡人修仙：我开局捡到修仙功法
(Traditional Xuanhuan, ruthless and decisive, mortal cultivates immortality, no System, underdog's rise, multiple heroines) Lin Chen, a cowherd boy, suffers constant bullying from a young age. By chance, he obtains a damaged cultivation manual, and from then on steps into the cruel world of immortal cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak.
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- 133 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: I Awaken the Chaos Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局觉醒混沌珠 (Traditional fantasy, Chaos Pearl, ordinary person strikes back, mortal cultivation, Eastern xianxia, cultivation.) Lin Chen, an ordinary man, is framed and has his dantian destroyed. By chance, he obtains the Chaos Pearl, and from then on rises against the heavens. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Collecting Corpses, Ghosts, and Immortals 收尸，收诡，收仙人
(Supernatural horror, cultivation, ordinary protagonist, no System, no transmigration) A poor young man from a small town becomes a corpse collector to earn enough to marry. Before long, he stumbles into a strange and magnificent world of immortals and gods...
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A Hundred Wasted Meridians? I Have a Hundredfold Cultivation Space 百脉废灵根？我有百倍修炼空间
[Mortal Cultivation | Space Upgrades | No System | No Harem] Shen Qing, a good-for-nothing with a hundred-spirit-root constitution, unexpectedly acquires a mysterious space where time flows a hundred times faster: the [Tortoiseshell Cave Heaven]. Time passes a hundred times faster inside, and it also holds the immortal cultivation art "Evergreen Art". Plant a spirit herb for ten years, and it becomes a thousand-year-old immortal herb; Raise a spirit beast for a hundred years, and it becomes a te
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After Daybreak 破晓过后
I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another.
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Mortal Cultivation: I Found a Chaos Spirit Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局捡到混沌灵珠
(Traditional fantasy, mortal cultivation, Chaos Spirit Pearl, multiple heroines, an underdog’s rise, immortal cultivation) Ye Chen of Qingshi Town was gathering herbs in the back mountains when he was unexpectedly pushed off a cliff by a Zhao family disciple. By sheer luck, he obtained the Chaos Spirit Pearl and began his rise against the heavens.
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All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你
Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo
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Moonlight Flying Sword 月光飞剑
This novel blends elements of history, wuxia, cultivation, and mythology. The protagonist, Gongsun Shan, is a wretched young man born into an ordinary family. Disaster strikes his family, and his father is killed by soldiers. The soldiers seize him as a dwarf slave to be sent as tribute. He escapes by jumping off a cliff along the way, and is saved by the wandering swordsman Zi Ruoshui. With nowhere else to go, Gongsun Shan makes his savior Zi Ruoshui his master, follows him to study martial art
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- 140 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Awaken the Chaos Dao Body from the Start 凡人修仙：我开局觉醒混沌道体 (Classic fantasy, Chaotic Dao Body, ordinary man's rise, mortal cultivation, multiple female leads.) Ordinary man Lin Chen loses both parents in an accident and awakens the Chaotic Dao Body. From then on, he defies the heavens, rises to power, and avenges his parents. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Immortal Path: Road of the Demon Star 仙途妖星路
[Xianxia + Lighthearted + Ordinary Mortal + Uplifting] An insignificant cultivator rises step by step from the bottom of his sect. There’s plenty to enjoy, including laughs, tears, chance encounters, political scheming, and bloody battles. See how he rides the wind and transforms into a dragon, becoming a legendary figure and founding an immortal dynasty that will endure for eternity. A masterpiece from a veteran reader of ten years. Don’t miss it.
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Cultivation: In the Name of the Artifact 修仙：以器为名
Transmigration ╬ Cultivation (not traditional) ╬ Power struggles ╬ Purging traitors ╬ Multiple dynasties ╬ No System ╬ Unorthodox cultivator ╬ Beggar leader ╬ Business tycoon ╬ Tomb exploration ╬ Medical authority... Ying Ye, a twenty-first-century expert in restoring cold weapons, unexpectedly transmigrates to the world of cultivation during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. He becomes a retainer of the renowned Qin general Meng Ao. While forging swords, he unexpectedly realize
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Join an All-Female Sect 凡人修仙：开局拜入全女宗门
[Lighthearted Style + Ordinary Protagonist + Sect Life + No System] (Although the protagonist changes sex, he’s still a man. There may be some fan service.) Hao Long received an immortal’s blessing and was granted the True Essence of Qianyang. He was born into another world, only to discover that he was a girl. Later, in her female body, she joined a cultivation sect. Gather the Frostflame and burn the evil! Find a supreme treasure and forge a happy match! The immortal maiden Yang Baifeng will
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- 144 Xuanhuan: I Awakened the Chaos Dao Body from the Start 玄幻：我开局觉醒混沌道体 (Classic fantasy, Chaos Dao Body, cultivation, fantasy, decisive and ruthless, not a naive do-gooder, no System, power fantasy) Lin Chen's parents are murdered, and he awakens the Chaos Dao Body. From then on, he rises against the heavens. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Falling Into Darkness Amid the Dust Calamity 尘劫入魔
The immortal path bars my way, so I carve open a demonic one. My sword points to the heavens, ready to sweep away all injustice! Lin Mo was an ordinary boy from the mountains. Then disaster struck: his parents were brutally killed, and the cold stares and humiliation he suffered at the hands of the Qingya Sect revealed the hypocrisy behind the so-called righteous path. No System, no rebirth, no stroke of heaven-sent luck. The world forced a decent man to become a demon. With nothing but the Te
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Cultivation: Does My Spiritual Root Want to Eat Me? 修仙：我的灵根要吃我？
Mortal-style cultivation + no System + no transmigration + steady growth + decisive and ruthless + no mindless decisions (at least one million characters) Before his grandfather died, he said, “Eat it. Survive. Don't look back.” On that rainy night, sixteen-year-old Chen Tianling swallowed the foul, earth-scented Tai Sui whole to keep his uncle from poisoning him to death. From that moment on, he was no longer mortal, but he had become something different, too. Carrying a fake “spiritual root” t
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A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Have a Spirit-Gathering Pearl 凡人修仙：我有一颗聚灵珠
[Mortal cultivation, five-element spiritual roots, Spirit Gathering Pearl, one heroine, sword cultivator, skilled alchemist!] After transmigrating, Lu Qingyang is born into a family of Foundation Establishment cultivators, but his aptitude is the worst possible: five-element spiritual roots. He is destined never to achieve Foundation Establishment or form a Golden Core! Yet after reaching the first level of Qi Refining, he discovers a Spirit Gathering Pearl hidden in his dantian, capable of gath
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Fell Off a Cliff and Began a Journey to Immortality 坠崖，开启修仙之旅
Wang Shan, a country boy, entered the cultivation world carrying a mysterious legacy. He fought his way to prominence in the boundless sea, then became embroiled in a world-shaking opportunity on Penglai Immortal Island. With his Core Formation cultivation, he maneuvered among mighty Nascent Soul cultivators, tested his heart, dispelled illusions, and snatched treasure from the flames. Within the Clear Void Realm, a battle erupted over a spirit pill that could extend one’s lifespan, while the Ex
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Cultivation: Decisive Battle of the Three Realms 修仙：决战三界
Across the Myriad Worlds, countless races stand in their ranks. The universe is vast and boundless. Each world has developed its own civilization and character: a flap of the insect race’s wings can unleash thunder across the heavens; the scaled race can stir up wind and rain as they swim; the winged race spreads its wings and cuts through the clouds of the highest skies; and as magical flowers and strange plants breathe, they bring forth immortal light across the land. In this age of countless
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Defying Heaven on the Path to Immortality: The System Helps Me Conquer the World 逆世仙途：系统助我斩乾坤
Ling Yu, a menial disciple of the Qingyuan Sect, has an unimpressive three-spirit-root aptitude. He struggles to survive amid scarce resources and bullying from his fellow disciples. On his sixteenth birthday, at the brink of despair, he awakens the “Path to Immortality” sign-in System and gains Fangcun Mountain, a cultivation space where time can be accelerated. From then on, he uses this little realm to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, study pills and talismans, and cultivate forbidd
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