A Traditional Fantasy Where the Talented Protagonist Enters a Sect Through Examination Without Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger 主角天赋很高通过考核进入宗门不扮猪吃虎传统玄幻

1. 1 修 Cultivation: Recording the Good Life 修仙：记录美好生活 Six Livers from Head to Toe浑身上下六个肝Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After obtaining the Record System, all Lu Yao has to do is capture interesting moments to earn all kinds of rewards. And so begins his recording journey in the world of cultivation. “This year’s list of prodigies has to have Saint Son Lingyun at the top, right?” “The top swordsman of Beiyuan would be a reasonable choice too.” “The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Demon? It’s a bit of a stretch, but I guess that works too.” “...” “What do you mean some nobody defeated every prodigy single-handedly, and there 103.2kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves

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   A genius protagonist, blessed by four gods: the God of Life and Prosperity, the God of Wisdom and Truth, the God of Courage and Strength, and the God of Love and Virtue. [Smirk] The chosen one is the junior brother, the prodigy is the senior brother, and the protagonist is overpowered.

2. 2 我 I Really Don't Want to Cultivate Immortality! 我真不想修仙啊！ I Seek the Dao吾欲证道Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [A summary gained from reading is ultimately shallow; to know whether it is good or bad, please read the main story] "What did you just ask me?" "Cultivating immortality is difficult. Are you afraid?" "The sentence before that?" "Do you want to cultivate immortality?" Xu Xian pondered briefly. "Cultivating immortality is fine, but suffering is not!" 112kReads7.4Score7.3kShelves

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   It's really good.

3. 3 灵EN 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

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   Meets the requirements: genius, sword cultivator, and a sect protective of its own.

4. 4 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 36.7kReads8.8Score3.6kShelves

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   Both of these books are incredibly good. They feature unparalleled geniuses whose cultivation levels increase rapidly, and both are achieved through their own hard work and trials. They are definitely satisfying and enjoyable cultivation novels with plenty of brainpower.

5. 5 明 Immortal Venerable Mingyang 明阳仙尊 Walk Ten Thousand Miles, Throw a Million Punches行万里路打百万拳Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Proficiency panel] + [Sage Alchemy Body] + [Genius protagonist] + [Female lead] One day, Han Yang woke up to find that he had become the young master of a cultivation family in the Foundation Establishment realm. In his previous life, he had been a low-level civil servant. From the start, he awakened a proficiency panel: every cultivation technique and skill, once mastered, stayed mastered, and the more he practiced, the stronger he became! When he reached Foundation Establishment, he awakened 220.6kReads8.0Score22kShelves

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   He became a core disciple upon entering the sect, a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the age of 15.

6. 6 凌 The Lingxiao Sect Bankruptcy and Restructuring Plan 凌霄宗破产重组计划 Workwear Spinach Dog工装菠菜狗Eastern Fantasy540k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation]+ [Sect farming]+ [Comedic daily life]+ [Passionate battles]+ [Ridiculous antics]+ [System upgrades]+ [Raising disciples] Twenty years in the cultivation world, and still only at Qi Refining. Then the sect System suddenly came online: [Quest: Recruit five disciples within the time limit!] [Failure penalty: Instant death!] A ruined mountaintop, a toxic atmosphere, and no capital from the start. From then on, everything took a sudden turn: Other sects' Alchemy Peaks toil o 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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   May you be blessed with good fortune soon! May you be blessed with good fortune soon! May you be blessed with good fortune soon!

7. 7 全EN Sects for All: My Disciples All Have Rainbow Traits 全民宗门：我的弟子全是七彩词条 Einstein Strong爱因斯强Urban482k WordsOngoing [The animated adaptation, Everyone's Sect: I Turned a Fallen Sect into a Divine Realm, is now available] [Global] [Sects] [Traits] [A Day Like a Year] [Invasion of the Myriad Races] [Clever Uses for Negative Traits] In the Age of Global Sects, everyone can awaken their own sect during their senior year of high school. The higher a sect's initial rating, the greater its potential for future growth. Lin Feng awakened a dilapidated sect with an initial rating of E. Fortunately, he also awakened a 21.2kReads6.3Score2.7kShelves

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   A sect-themed novel for everyone, featuring an entry system where both sect and disciple entries provide double bonuses, making the sect and disciples invincible – an incredibly satisfying experience! A new book with 300,000 words available for easy reading!

8. 8 游 Game Invasion: From the Start, I’m Sent to Kill the Boss 游戏入侵：开局让我去干BOOS Jia Yunze佳云择Eastern Fantasy364k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion] [Fourth Calamity] [Xuanhuan] [Invincible Water Cultivator] [Lighthearted and Funny] [Many Beautiful Women] [This story has a wild imagination, is completely bonkers, and has an utterly overpowered, generous protagonist. The first few chapters are just setup, but there aren't many of them. Gentlemen, you are all handsome as Takeshi Kaneshiro and beautiful as Liu Yifei! It only gets good starting in Chapter 8. You can start there and read the earlier chapters afterward without miss 1.5kReads—Score321Shelves
9. 9 惊 A Startling Glance, Sword Shadows, and the Road to the End of the World 惊鸿，剑影，往天涯 Li Zhiying李之影Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional Fantasy + One Female Lead + Swordsmanship + Decisive and Ruthless + Highly Recommended!] The young Mu Fan awakens a Supreme Martial Vein and is hailed as a martial arts prodigy. But after an unexpected turn of events, his Supreme Martial Vein is crippled and all his cultivation is destroyed, leaving him a helpless invalid who suffers endless humiliation. A year later, his Supreme Martial Vein is reborn. Having witnessed the harsh realities of the world, Mu Fan grows stronger through 75kReads8.6Score9.9kShelves

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   Isn't this the book Chun Chun mentioned? A peerless genius enters a sect and becomes the sect's divine son through extraordinary talent.

10. 10 开 Playing the Prodigy From the Start, I Became Supreme Across the Ages 开局扮演天骄，终成万古至高 Sipping Lightly on Mild Wine淡酒浅尝Eastern Fantasy904k WordsCompleted [Deception-focused] [Making a splash in front of others] [A sharp mind]! After awakening the divine ability of Karma, Zhang Yan can draw upon the fruits of his future cultivation in advance. To become an immortal, he decides to pose as a prodigy, tricking his sect into giving him resources so he can cultivate more efficiently! And so, to everyone else, Zhang Yan… Comprehends profound, obscure manuals of divine arts in a single breath! Refines supreme-grade mystic pills that even grandmaster alch 8.2kReads8.5Score507Shelves

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    If you have nothing to read, take a look at these books; they'll help you fall asleep.

11. 11 反 Villain: I Really Didn’t Mean to Get My Master Pregnant! 反派：我真没想让师尊怀孕啊！ Maple Seventh Month枫七月Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Master] [Empress] [Rebellious Disciple] “Rebellious disciple, rebellious disciple, you’re completely out of your mind!” Faced with his stunning master’s accusations, Chu Xiu shrugs. “Don’t blame your disciple for being heartless. You’re just too alluring, Master. Aren’t villains supposed to do whatever they please and commit every evil imaginable?” In the Firmament Continent, might makes right. After arriving in this world, Chu Xiu came to understand a few things. A 37.9kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    All of these stories feature protagonists with extraordinary talent who don't hide their abilities. The first book satisfies this by having great talent and not hiding it, but the sect's fortunes aren't good enough, so the protagonist dies [eating melon emoji]. The second book's protagonist becomes a Holy Son directly, okay? The third book's protagonist undergoes the Nine Rings of the Chaos Bell test. The fourth book's protagonist's talent is lacking from the beginning to the end. The fifth book is even more overpowered, all I can say is [smirking emoji][facepalm emoji]

12. 12 身 As the Beloved Eldest Disciple, I Just Want to Get Off Work 身为万人迷大师兄的我只想下班 Sleepy Potato Chip Butterfly眠眠薯条蝶Eastern Fantasy265k WordsOngoing Lu Fengmian transmigrates and gets bound to the Max-Level Senior Brother System. He thinks he's about to enter a supreme-protagonist power fantasy, but the System's goal is actually to become the perfect senior brother to the entire sect?! - Everyone in the sect knows that Senior Brother Lu Fengmian is the very model of perfection. His cultivation is unfathomably deep, he treats others with gentle courtesy, and he is fair and selfless. He's the sect leader's favorite, the light of his fellow dis 67.7kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves
13. 13 把 Bringing Bad Habits to the Cultivation World 把不正之风吹向修仙界 Hua Maofeng花毛峰Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted [Peerless sword cultivator, succubus immortal physique, cultivation-world friends constantly sabotaging one another, lighthearted comedy] Chu He, a disciple of a Nine Provinces immortal sect. He possesses a sword spirit root, an unparalleled immortal eye, and a world-reaching immortal body. Countless mighty figures have already picked him as a future paragon of the righteous path. But after meeting a shameless master, he sets off down a strange and increasingly bizarre road from which there is n 37.2kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
14. 14 靠 Backer System: Quick, Call the Senior Brother 靠山系统：快请大师兄 Little Buddha Dizang地藏小佛Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Shen Xuansheng obtains the Backer System. As long as he becomes someone else's backer, he can earn rewards. And so: Junior brother in danger: “Eldest Senior Brother, come save me, quick!!” Junior sister in danger: “Eldest Senior Brother, help me!!” Master: “Disciple, come help your master!” Martial uncle: “Nephew, I'm in danger. Get here, now!” Holy maiden from another sect: “Brother Shen, save me!” Saint from another sect: “If you don't mind, I wou 147Reads5.5Score111Shelves
15. 15 开 A Sacred Land's Daoist Heir from the Start, and You Want Me to Follow the Trash Talent Route? 开局圣地道子，你让我走废材流？ The Boss of East Street东大街一霸Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted (Cultivation prodigy, decisive and ruthless, lighthearted, System, play the pig to eat the tiger, master of bullying the weak, fishing expert, multiple women) After transmigrating to a xianxia world, Qi Yuan never awakened a golden finger, but everything still went smoothly for him. He established his foundation in one year and formed his core in three. His peerless talent caused a sensation at the Taixuan Sacred Land, and he became its Daoist Heir at a young age, enjoying lofty status and unpar 91.7kReads8.6Score9.9kShelves
16. 16 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 981.4kReads9.4Score102.3kShelves

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    You absolutely have to check this out! With over a million reads, it's undeniably a top-tier read. The plot is excellent, clear, and flows smoothly without any dragging. Moreover, the supporting characters are seamlessly integrated into the story, avoiding the abrupt plot holes often found in wish-fulfillment novels. Everything feels natural and orderly, just like everyday life, making it well worth reading.

17. 17 开 Transmigrated Into the Womb From the Start, Forced to Be Aborted 开局穿越娘胎，被逼堕胎 Chen Mutong陈木同Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 5.5kReads7.6Score408Shelves

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    Reborn after transmigrating, I find myself still in my mother's womb. The eldest son of the Prince of Zhenbei, from a family with a dragon bloodline. Not bad, not bad! What! They say I'm congenitally deficient? They want to force my mother to abort! What am I supposed to do then? System, save me! Dragon bloodline? I don't need it! I'll sacrifice my dragon bloodline to exchange for the essence of the Ancestral Witch.

18. 18 癫 Madness Is Great: I'm a Medicine Vessel from the Start! 癫点好啊：开局就是药人圣体！ Madman Tianxing疯子天行Eastern Fantasy276k WordsOngoing [Fantasy Brainstorming] [Unhinged] [Unorthodox Cultivation] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Shameless] While everyone else transmigrates and gets to be a genius from the start, he transmigrates into the cultivation world's biggest pyramid scheme: the Myriad Medicine Sect. Here, every disciple is short-lived, the elders are leading the charge in going crazy, and the slogan is, "Cultivate with pills, reach the top of the world." Just as he's about to grab his bucket and run, the System awakens. He sw 235Reads—Score153Shelves

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    I know you'll be in a rush after reading this, but don't worry, I'm just taking this opportunity to recommend two fantasy novels...

19. 19 娘 A Hundred Thousand Levels of Qi Refining in the Womb, Invincible from Birth! 娘胎练气十万层，落地即无敌！ Madman Tianxing疯子天行Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Sign-In to 100,000 Levels in the Womb: I Opened My Eyes and My Whole Family Fell to Their Knees! The Xuanwu Continent is about to be turned upside down! Golden light suddenly shoots into the sky from the belly of the Chu family’s good-for-nothing young lady. Three Golden Core elders raid the family home in the dead of night, only to be sent to their graves with a single glance from a newborn baby! “That’s it? You think you can lay a hand on my mother?” Wrapped in swaddling clothes, Chu Chen wigg 2.5kReads7.6Score328Shelves
20. 20 无 No System, No Cultivation: Even Immortals Are Commonplace 无系统，不修仙，大罗神仙皆路边 The Lord's Glory主的荣耀Eastern Fantasy516k WordsOngoing Entirely handwritten, with no AI. Three chapters every weekend and holiday! Transmigrate into the second generation of an immortal clan +爽, talented-genius story + [Super Cultivation System] + [Attribute Panel] + [Traditional Cultivation Realms] + romance with different beautiful older-sister figures (multiple heroines, lots of flirtation) + settling scores clearly + ensemble cast + [Hundreds of thousands of words already written] [Summary: This is a cultivation novel focused on growth. The over 453Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "No System, No Cultivation, Even Great Immortals Are Just Roadside" is a transmigration novel with a system, featuring a protagonist from a wealthy immortal clan, traditional cultivation stages like Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation, plus many beautiful women... A new book recommendation! Hope the platform will give it some traffic, and wishing it reaches a million words soon. May the path of immortality never die, and may the mystical sect endure forever! [Thumbs up]

21. 21 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 77.8kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves

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    Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... Starting from a Qi Refining family, possessing three spiritual roots from the start, an innate spiritual body, a steady and reliable personality, extremely cautious, often using multiple aliases when out in public, decisive in killing, not a saint, and not a sycophant. A genius in talismanic arts, a genius in all disciplines.

22. 22 神EN Divine Ability Wielder 神通者 Tiancan Tudou天蚕土豆Eastern Fantasy550k WordsOngoing Among the living things of this world, some are born with strange bones. These bones can be inscribed with wondrous arts, granting their bearers immense power: conjuring fire and wind, summoning thunder and lightning, swallowing the sun and plucking stars, suppressing demons and imprisoning gods. These are Divine Ability Bones. Those born with such bones are called... Divine Ability Users. 2.6MReads9.5Score377.2kShelves

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    Oh, talent? Talent is just the threshold to meeting them.

23. 23 让 I Told You to Comprehend the Dao, Not Carry the Great Dao Into the Sky 让你悟道，没让你扛着大道起飞啊 Three Thousand Years of Bowing Before the Buddha佛前顿首三千年Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [The new book by Laofu, "After the System Ran Away, My Junior Brother Robs People Every Day!", is out! It has a similarly large cast and is lighthearted and hilarious!] Lin Yu transmigrates to the Great Luo World and awakens the Tree of the Great Dao, which can distill the dazzling pasts of all things and living beings to forge Dao Fruits! With one glance at the basic cultivation manual, "Qi Circulation Art," he distills the dazzling past of its founder, the Venerable Three Treasures, who create 30.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    Both of these books feature protagonists with systems, but the systems don't appear very often. The protagonists are both highly talented; the first one is a bit cunning, while the second one is a particularly likable and gentle young master—both are spirited and dashing young men.

24. 24 大 This Is Bad! One More Cup and He’ll Reach the Heavenly Dao Realm 大事不妙！喝完这杯他该天道级了 Three Thousand Years of Bowing Before the Buddha佛前顿首三千年Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Yi! He transmigrates to the Spirit Realm and obtains the Wine Soul System. Drinking wine can make him immortal. Born in the mortal world, he becomes the greatest martial artist under heaven at the age of sixteen, a living legend of the martial world. He founds the top force in Daqian's martial world: the Yiguang Society. But soon, mortal wine can no longer satisfy Lin Yi, so he goes into seclusion in Qingping City and becomes a wine seller. All so he can brew wine and lure immortals! Hard wo 7.1kReads9.1Score744Shelves
25. 25 长EN Eternal Life: This Isn't a Forbidden Art, It's an Invincible Technique! 长生：这哪是禁术，明明是无敌术 Seeds of Time时光火种Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted [Immortal Longevity + Invincible + Pure Thrills] Su Fan transmigrates and, from the start, gets dumped by his fiancée, cast aside, and confined by his sect to the Cliff of Reflection. But he doesn’t panic at all: his transmigrator-exclusive cheat has activated. “Unlimited Lifespan System activated. Host will have an endless lifespan…” An endless lifespan means he won’t die of old age, but with such lousy cultivation, someone could easily kill him. Luckily, that’s when Su Fan discovers a forbidde 4.5kReads8.1Score370Shelves

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    The first two books, although not about entering a sect right from the start, depict characters overwhelming their fellow disciples' geniuses from the outset. The third book, about a family whose innate talent is unparalleled, is also highly recommended and worth reading.

26. 26 我 My Master Is So Protective of Me. Dare to Hit Me and See What Happens? 我家师尊超护短，你敢打我试试？ Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No CP + sword cultivator + powerful master] Are sword cultivators unbeatable among those of the same rank? No. The way to go is to take on higher-ranked opponents without breaking a sweat. Competing in talent? An eighth-grade sword bone and an extraordinary bloodline. Competing in backing? Her master can crush the strongest experts across countless realms. No one can match him. Competing in combat strength? Her swordsmanship leaves everyone in the dust. She takes on opponents above her rank wit 2.3kReads9.0Score229Shelves

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    The female protagonist is highly talented, has a powerful master, and a mother who is a Sword Emperor (who appears later). She herself is also a very talented sword cultivator and possesses two extremely powerful bloodlines. There is no romantic pairing; it's a traditional fantasy cultivation novel.

27. 27 玄 Xuanhuan: I'm Doomed! How Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：夭寿了！我怎么就无敌了？ Passing By, Never Forgetting陌往莫忘Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sign-In + Invincibility + Multiple Worlds + System + Divine Son + Prodigy + No Female Lead] Zhang Chen is born in the Beiming Dao Domain. His father was the previous Divine Son of the Ancient Zhang Clan, and his mother was once a monster-level talent on the Prodigy Rankings. From the start, he awakens the Indestructible Hongmeng Physique and is named the clan’s Divine Son! After that... Sign in for the Forgotten Life Blade Art: one slash sends all into reincarnation, where life 21.8kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    Here are a few great fantasy novels, all rated 9 or higher.

28. 28 玄EN Fantasy: My Sudden Enlightenment of the Chaos Physique 玄幻，我顿悟了混沌体 Ye Dadao叶大刀Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Yun's System has only one function: epiphany! Ordinary constitution? Have an epiphany and gain the Chaos Body! Cultivation technique too difficult? Have an epiphany and reach perfection! Divine ability too difficult? Have an epiphany and reach perfection! There's nothing an epiphany can't solve. And if there is, then have an epiphany ten times, a hundred times... 63.8kReads9.1Score8kShelves
29. 29 全EN Can’t This Entire Sect Scrounge Up a Single Decent Person? 全宗上下，拼不出一个好人？ The Little Fish Swimming Underwater潜泳的小鱼Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted [System + invincible + the Myriad Worlds + fiercely protective + sect fiercely protective + decisive and ruthless + master schemer] Chu Luo, a disciple of the Forbidden Sect, has maxed out his comprehension and mastered a whole arsenal of forbidden techniques. But an accident leads him into the sect’s forbidden grounds. Just as he is about to be expelled for breaking the rules, his master, who has been in seclusion for ages, breaks through to the Great Emperor realm and emerges in time! Master: 147.6kReads9.2Score14.6kShelves
30. 30 谁 Who Let Him Become a Ghost Constable? 谁让他当鬼差的？ A Hundred Flowers万花丛Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted After dying, Su Fan transmigrates into the body of a spirit in the Three Realms and becomes a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld. From then on, the whole culture of the Underworld changes. “First of all, let me make this clear: I’m not the one who corrupted the culture of the Underworld. Ghost constables are supposed to reap souls. I’m just doing my job.” “If you can’t keep up with me, don’t blame me for changing the culture.” With that, Su Fan walks out through the Gate of Hell, car 77.1kReads9.3Score6kShelves
31. 31 玄 Xuanhuan: When Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：我什么时候无敌了 Mr. Playing with Willows戏柳先生Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted Also known as When Did I Become a Legend of the Cultivation World? Chen Ping'an transmigrates to the world of cultivation and spends several years striving to cultivate. When he sees that he still has no cultivation at all, he decides he's not cut out for it. So every day, he follows the System's instructions, feeding the chickens and fish, washing clothes, and growing vegetables. But one day, the arrival of a breathtakingly beautiful immortal upends his orderly, ordinary life. “Immortal maiden, 13.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
32. 32 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.1kReads9.2Score40kShelves

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    I haven't read the first book yet. The second book features a protagonist whose innate talent has reached the Spirit Transformation stage, the highest cultivation level among his peers, and a true disciple of the sect leader, highlighting the sect's internal unity.

33. 33 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.3kReads8.9Score845Shelves

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    The first book features a male protagonist with no romantic partner, no saintly qualities, decisive in killing, and a definite villain. The second book features a male protagonist who is incredibly capable, the epitome of being capable. The third book features a male protagonist with an immaculate immortal body, extreme fastidiousness, and maxed-out talent points. None of them have a system, and the first and third books have no romantic partners.

34. 34 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.4kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A lighthearted and humorous cultivation story. The sixth son of the Lantern Festival defies fate, a genius in alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations. Two spirit beasts robbed his way through the land, leading him to the richest man in the immortal realm and a peak powerhouse. A thoroughly enjoyable and exhilarating experience!

35. 35 星 Crossing the Star River: A Mortal's Path to Immortality 星河渡，凡人修仙 The Great Tribulation of Ninety-Nine九九大劫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Qi Refining... Deity Transformation... Tribulation Transcendence] [Traditional Cultivation] [A Weak Golden Finger] [Thunder, Darkness, Fire, Metal, and Water Spiritual Roots] Ning Zhe, a person from Blue Star, possesses mutated spiritual roots of all five elements. Three mighty cultivators who had drifted into the Solar System chose him as a medium for locating the cultivation world, setting him on the path to immortality. While being transported from Blue Star to the cultivation world, Ning Zh 65Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 从 From Wood Virtue Cultivator to Master of Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations 从木德修士到掌三灾御九劫 Knows Not the Vastness of Heaven and Earth不识乾坤大Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Advance in Rank, Master Divine Powers, Attain the Great Dao] [Each Realm Is a World Apart] [Genius] [Attainment-Based Cultivation] [No System] [When your status is higher than everyone else's, you can do whatever you want. What do you think, young friend?] People say that True Immortals are like gods and saints, True Lords stand high above like the heavens, and Dao Lords are beyond description. All three are hard to attain. But Gu Qingtong refuses to believe that's how things have to be! If a r 48.3kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    He immediately joined the Donghua Miluo Sect, one of the "Six Mysteries and Six Demons".

37. 37 我 I Really Am a Genius 我还真是天才 Self-Disciplined Corgi克己的柯基Eastern Fantasy74k WordsCompleted Zhou Kai transmigrated to another world. In this world, a person's physical constitution determines their limits. Fortunately, Zhou Kai really is a genius. He awakened the Favored by All Worlds Sacred Constitution, and the Heavenly Daos of countless worlds pamper him like their own son. “I’ve got guts and connections. Everyone across the myriad worlds is my friend!” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The outline for "Genius + Strongest Physique + No Pretending to be Weak to Deceive Others + Joining a Sect + Traditional Cultivation Without a System" is already available, but the detailed outline is not yet out. If you have any plot points you'd like to see, please let me know. Thank you for your support!

38. 38 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 97kReads8.4Score10.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book. The worldview is unconventional; the Nascent Soul stage is that of a celestial being, and it's all about human relationships and worldly affairs. [Laughs]

39. 39 青 The Azure Emperor, Immortal of Eternal Life 青帝长生仙 No Autumn Between Spring and Winter春夏冬没有秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Eastern Azure Emperor] [Primordial Azure Lotus] [Genius Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [No Romance] The pacing is a little slow. The rating just came out, so it should rise. An ordinary college student transmigrates into one of the top three cultivation worlds among the three thousand great worlds. An orphan from the start, he is brought to the Sumeru Grotto-Heaven by the supreme elder of a top sect whose legacy comes from the Immortal Realm, and raised personally. At ten, he takes the spiritual 30kReads7.3Score3.1kShelves
40. 40 万 A Thousand Years for All the People 万民成岁 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Historical449k WordsCompleted Can nine sacks of seeds topple a dynasty? With 117 living people written into the death registers, Xin Ye flees into the White Salt Wasteland and takes up the path of cultivation through farming once more. By farming with his own hands, he glimpses the earth's ley lines. When many people farm together, the furrows become an array. He wants the iron cavalry coming to collect grain to see that the ridges beneath their feet can trap an army, the hundred wells in the village can suspend rivers, and 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reading in a slump? Come and experience three different traditional Chinese-style reading experiences: ✅ *The People's Year*: In dire straits, without divine power, ordinary people unite to rebuild a peaceful world. ✅ *Heaven's Way, Please Prove It Yourself*: Breaking free from the shackles of destiny, traversing mountains and rivers to explore the truth behind the Great Way. ✅ *Thirteen Fortune Tellers for Passersby*: Passersby navigate the mortal world, fortune telling tales of the past; short and concise, leaving a lingering aftertaste. Farming and infrastructure development, philosophical inquiry, and tales of the martial arts world—there's bound to be a book that resonates with you.

41. 41 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 67.8kReads8.5Score4.7kShelves

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    The protagonist has superior talent and levels up extremely quickly.

42. 42 天 Heavenly Dao, Prove Yourself 天道，请自证 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事Eastern Fantasy252k WordsCompleted You saved them, but he was the one enshrined in gold. After he has basked in the incense of countless worshippers, even your name will be erased without a trace. Su Yan is determined to tear down that golden statue. He tempers his bones with the dust of monuments, opens a realm with an old inkstone, and reveals the truth through white stone. Carrying fragments of masterworks, he uses evidence to break divine powers and strips away, layer by layer, the merit stolen by the powerful. From reclaimin 54Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 科 The Age of Technological Cultivation: I Can Boost Comprehension 科技修仙纪元：我能加持悟性 Wang with a Dream有梦想的汪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Technology] + [Cultivation System] [Prodigy] + [Cheat-Level Comprehension] + [Power Fantasy] + [The Sword That Breaks All Laws] A ring with folded-space storage, a complete collection of circuit-integrated talismans, supreme immortal bones enhanced with ultra-fine nanotechnology, spirit treasures worn as armor, technology-based foundation building… When the world of technology collides with the world of cultivation, feathered immortals clash with starships, and planet-destroying warsh 22.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    The protagonist is a genius, and the sect highly values ​​him, paving the way for him all the way.

44. 44 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves
45. 45 高 The Master Sent Me Down the Mountain to Break Off My Engagement and Marry My Senior Sister 高手下山，师父让我退了婚娶师姐 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来Urban474k WordsOngoing Little Taoist Lu Xuan is ordered by his master to go down the mountain and break off his engagement. His fiancée, the Su family, gives him a hard time, but his senior sisters arrive to help. They also reveal a secret from eighteen years ago: his parents' deaths were no accident. His fiancée's grandfather, Su Zhenhai, was responsible... 1.9kReads—Score100Shelves

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    An invincible story, invincible from the start, decisive and ruthless, no saintly sentimentality, unstoppable by gods or Buddhas, super satisfying, no angst, no dragging, unstoppable by gods.

46. 46 盛 The Prosperous Era's Medical Detective 盛世谋医神探 Xiaoyao Lingzi逍遥凌子Ancient Romance423k WordsOngoing Tang Wei, a top modern forensic pathologist, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an ancient criminal's daughter who shares her name. The original Tang Wei's family was confiscated after her father became embroiled in an imperial examination cheating scandal. She was reduced to a government servant and took her own life in despair. When Tang Wei wakes up, she is immediately trapped in a desperate situation: her status as a government servant leaves her as lowly as dust, and the shadow of 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! Witness the heroine's legendary journey of overcoming adversity and achieving success! I really enjoyed it and would recommend it!

47. 47 赤 There's No Water Left on Red Sun Star 赤阳星没水了 Yang Menqing杨门庆Eastern Fantasy321k WordsCompleted 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has a novel theme and no meal replacements.

48. 48 过 Thirteen Lots for the Wayfarer: The Volume of Love, The Person Behind the Mirror 过客十三签·爱之卷·镜背人 The Little Dolphin's Story小海豚的故事8k WordsCompleted Thirteen Lots for Passersby: Volume of Love: The Person Behind the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 玄 Xuanhuan: I Have a Sacred Body, and from the Start I Marry a Born Dao Embryo 玄幻：我圣体，开局迎娶先天道胎 Stunned Dog Belt目瞪狗带Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Yuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes a collateral clansman of the Lu family, a top clan in the Eastern Wilderness. Though his birth isn't lowly, the tragedy is that he possesses the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body. In this Age of the End of Dharma, this constitution makes cultivation impossible. It's practically no different from a crippled body, a hellish start from the very beginning. Just as Lu Yuan thinks he'll spend his life in obscurity, the family elders suddenly arrange a 54.3kReads8.7Score4.8kShelves

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    Not brainless, not a saint, overpowered, just pure "awesome"! [Licking screen][thumbs up][angry]

50. 50 长 The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 长安禾火之沈禾传奇 Xiaoyao Lingzi逍遥凌子Historical17k WordsCompleted The Legend of Shen He of Chang'an 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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