Single-Minded Pursuit of the Dao, Cultivation to the Extreme: High-Quality Reads 一心求道，极致修仙（高品质好书）

1. 501 修 Cultivation: I Am the Master of Dreams 修仙：我是梦境主宰 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy793k WordsCompleted Elements of this book (as summed up by readers): [Cultivation]+ [World Creation]+ [Behind-the-Scenes]+ [Strategic Gameplay]+ [No System]+ [Online Game]+ Synopsis: After transmigrating to the Cultivation world, you build a unique dream space and create wondrous dream worlds. It has mysterious Soul Crystals, Enlightenment Pagodas that let people break through rapidly, and Ascension Pills that improve one's soul cultivation. Everyone is working for you! You are the master of the dream space! The Dr 2.8kReads8.6Score273Shelves
2. 502 我 I'm a Traditional Medicine Streamer, Master of the I Ching, Physiognomy, Feng Shui, and Martial Arts 我中医主播精通周易面相风水国术 Heavenly Physician's Secret Realm天医秘境Urban271k WordsCompleted The renowned Zhouyi expert and feng shui master Li Changsheng transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes a pitiful orphan who has relied on his grandfather for as long as he can remember. In this world, traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies vanished more than five hundred years ago. But his grandfather has a dream: to revive traditional Chinese medicine. Li Changsheng has read the book The Heavenly Healer’s Secret Realm tens of thousands of times since childhood. His grandfather ho 4.2kReads8.9Score646Shelves
3. 503 仙 An Ordinary Cultivator’s Path to Immortality 仙途凡修 The Scholar Returns书生以归Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted Xu Yi had been an utterly ordinary mortal when he accidentally entered the world of cultivation. With impure spiritual roots and poor talent, he’d be lucky to reach Foundation Establishment in his lifetime. But the will of heaven was unfathomable, and a single painting completely changed the future that had seemed set in stone. He wrote down the basic Qi Refining Art and obtained the mid-grade Breath-Gathering Technique. He wrote down a low-tier Swift Movement Talisman and obtained a mid-tier Di 6.5kReads8.6Score691Shelves
4. 504 证 Proving the Dao in Peach Blossom Ravine 证道桃花涧 Holding On to Prosperity守得住繁华Eastern Fantasy311k WordsOngoing In the final years of the Tang Dynasty, warlords carved up the land and regimes in the Central Plains rose and fell in rapid succession. The Khitans eyed the Central Plains hungrily, demons ran rampant, and the people suffered. Gui Yuannan headed south in search of love, stumbled into an immortal’s destiny, entered the Dao, and cultivated the wondrous methods of the Shangqing tradition. After completing her training, she descended the mountain 18Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 孤 The Lone Shadow's Immortal Path 孤影仙途 Xiao Xuan Who Loves Huopiao Beef爱吃火瓢牛肉的筱萱Eastern Fantasy117k WordsOngoing Ye Chen is an orphan who embarks on the path of cultivation to survive. Along the way, others bully him. Watch as he rises like a phoenix from the ashes and reaches the pinnacle of the world. How can an ordinary person with no connections or backing survive in a world of deceitful cultivators? Stay tuned to find out what happens next. —Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   I highly recommend this book. The protagonist is single-mindedly focused on improving his strength and never stops on his path of cultivation. It's a promising book and well worth reading.

6. 506 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 28kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
7. 507 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia736k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5kReads—Score610Shelves

   Reader note

   A mortal's life, birth, old age, illness, death, and escape into reincarnation is a road that has a beginning and an end. But once you cultivate immortality, fly into the sky and escape from the earth, move mountains and fill seas, the greater the cause and effect involved, and the escape into reincarnation has a beginning and an end, which becomes a luxury. [The masterpiece of bird food]

8. 508 苟 Secretly Becoming an Immortal in the Cultivation World 苟在修真界偷偷成仙 How About a Bowl of Hot and Sour Rice Noodles来碗酸辣粉呗Eastern Fantasy225k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of cultivation, my path to immortality begins. But without a lucky break or a cheat, how could anyone hope to reach the Great Dao? What is cultivation, anyway? It all comes down to the heart! Come and see how Li Qingxuan cultivates his way to immortality! —Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   We are both living in this mortal world, cultivating immortality.

9. 509 系 The System Turns Me into a Great Demon 系统把我培养成大魔头 Gale's Return疾风归途Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A cultivator of the demonic path who grows stronger over time. The protagonist is put through the wringer: abused, greedy, and arrogant. This is not an invincible-protagonist story. It features dark humor, a demonic powerhouse, the Sect Master of the Heaven-Defying Sect, intelligent and thoughtful supporting characters, a small ensemble cast, no female lead, alchemy, sword cultivation, and the creed that a man with no woman in his heart draws his blade with divine power. Also featuring a Soul-Su 114Reads5.8Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   The protagonist is emotionless, cautious, and ruthless. The antagonist is a demonic cultivator with a summoning banner, a powerful figure who grows in power, possessing innate Daoist traces, and wreaking havoc across six realms. He's a swindler and conman, initially appearing as a minor henchman. There's no female lead. He's a demonic cultivator who grows in power, always making a mental note of what he can't defeat, indiscriminately killing prodigies, swindling, extorting, coercing, and bribing, decisive in killing, and a genius alchemist. The story features humor, logic, ruthlessness, alchemy, Dao attainment, sword cultivation, arrogance, and later, a rise to power, ultimately becoming a sect leader!

10. 510 三 Sanxingdui Express: Sign for a Delivery from Another World 三星堆快递，签收异界 A Breeze Around the Corner转角一缕风Eastern Fantasy444k WordsOngoing When my younger brother Jing Yang and I were visiting Sanxingdui, the moment my fingertips touched the icy patterns on the Bronze Sacred Tree, the world spun around us. When I opened my eyes again, I was in a cultivation-themed alternate dimension. From the start, I got a self-proclaimed “Howling Moon Heavenly Wolf” chuunibyou husky, who demanded 648 spirit stones to activate its bloodline as soon as it opened its mouth. I looked at my phone, with its 3% battery and completely empty payment scre 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 511 修 A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 修仙世界，可我是哥布林 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉32k WordsCompleted A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 606Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 512 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 103.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

    Reader note

    This supernatural cultivation novel is totally my cup of tea! It has a strong Chinese horror atmosphere, many plot twists, well-placed foreshadowing, the protagonist uses his brain to solve problems, solid writing style, and meticulous attention to detail, making it a very enjoyable read.

13. 513 业 The Scales of Karma 业之秤 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉23k WordsCompleted The Scales of Sin 409Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 514 逆 Heaven-Defying Demon Mirror 逆天魔镜 Baili, God of Wind风神百里Eastern Fantasy325k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no System, ruthless and decisive] Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, is framed and turned into a corpse puppet. After his bloodline awakens and activates a magic mirror, he rises from the Ashen Lands of the Demon Realm and carves a path through the worlds of immortals and demons... [Demonic world, survival of the fittest, brutally frank, demonic cultivation, immortal cultivation, the Immortal Way, golden finger magic mirror, golden finger, a world-shaking scheme, all-out co 9Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The ultimate demonic path! Later, the ultimate immortal path. Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, was tricked and turned into a corpse. His bloodline awakened, activating the Demonic Mirror, and from then on, he rose to power, dominating both the immortal and demonic realms in "The Mirror of Rebellion."

15. 515 仙 The Immortal World's Idol 仙界的爱豆 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉9k WordsCompleted The Idol of the Immortal Realm 281Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 516 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 19.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

    Reader note

    ༺༽As evening approaches, may the year pass peacefully༼༻ [Added to bookshelf][Already added to wishlist] My first book 💫 Highly recommend this one! It's the first book written by Wang Yu, the author of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," on Tomato Bookstore. However, some settings and plot points, perhaps to cater to Tomato's environment, don't stand up to scrutiny, but they're still acceptable. It gets better as it goes on. [Please follow] ✨ 🍁The other books are also alright. Interested friends can check them out, just to pass the time. [Learned] 🍁

17. 517 我 I Have a Disease. Its Name Is Immortality 我有病，病名，长生 Si Lingmu司灵木Eastern Fantasy557k WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Daily life] [Eras] [Not really a System] … I was sick, terribly sick. From that day on, I fell into a deep sleep. I slept for so long, then woke up, then fell asleep again, for longer and longer stretches. … I thought medicine would cure me. But it didn’t. … Later, I fell asleep again. And woke up again. I looked around, bewildered. My family was gone, and so was Nancheng. I had come to a strange place, where immortals and immortal sects existed. … I thought cultivating immortality 8.8kReads9.2Score916Shelves
18. 518 言 Words That Never Miss 言出次随 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉37k WordsCompleted Say it, and it happens next time 863Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 519 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Chaos Talisman 凡人修仙：开局一张混沌符 I Have a Pot of Milk我有一壶奶Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [No System, ordinary mortal cultivation] A man with a mixed spiritual root containing all ten elements accidentally obtains the supreme treasure, the Chaos Talisman, and embarks on the path of immortal cultivation. He tramples prodigies, slays countless enemies, and leaves mountains of corpses and seas of blood behind. When he looks back, nothing remains but mounds of bones! 33.5kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves

    Reader note

    The Chinese people's obsession with cultivating immortality has reached an immeasurable level!

20. 520 青 Azure Jade Cultivation 青玉修仙 Classmate Old X老x同学Eastern Fantasy802k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + A Villain Who Isn't Brain-Dead + A Golden Finger + No Romance + Clear-Headed and No Saintly Do-Gooder + Playing It Safe + Decisive and Ruthless + Regular Updates + Plenty to Read] Thinking he had landed in a wuxia novel, modern young man Chen Feng transmigrated into its world, planning to use his natural talent to dominate it. Then he discovered it was actually a cultivation world. He hones his martial arts in the early stages and cultivates immortality later on. With help fro 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Beautiful, needs no further explanation [kissing emoji][kissing emoji]

21. 521 苟 Biding My Time in an Immortal Sect, Seeking Longevity 苟在仙门觅长生 Qian Mo She浅默佘Eastern Fantasy126k WordsCompleted Chen Changsheng transmigrates into a lowly odd-job cultivator of the Qingyun Sect, with the bottom-tier Five-Element Spiritual Roots. He has no heaven-defying treasure or expert to guide him, only a pale white screen that quantifies his cultivation and craft proficiency. With Five-Element Spiritual Roots, he cultivates far more slowly than ordinary people. He even has to pay out spirit stones each season to work the spirit fields, and his lifespan is only sixty-five years. His future seems clear 36Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Slow-paced cultivation of immortality, emphasizing a "light" lifestyle.

22. 522 我 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 24.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
23. 523 长EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 The Rooster Crows, Two and a Half Years Pass雄鸡一唱两年半Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.8kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
24. 524 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (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 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

    Reader note

    This one, the master is one of the strongest in the human world, the protagonist has no system or cheat, the male protagonist is more cunning than a sieve in the later stage, he wields two swords and does not worship gods or kneel to demons, he fights his way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the war between gods and demons, and finally directly cuts down the Heavenly Dao!

25. 525 造 The Sea Shaper 造海者 Summer Bell夏天的铃铛Eastern Fantasy377k WordsOngoing A dragon slave in an underground palace, drained of blood at others' whim, surviving like dust. While others gather qi to cultivate, I can create seas and bestow spiritual energy! Ants, ghosts, and Xirang: anything can form a sea of qi. As immortals compete for the Dao, the immortal sects hold themselves above all others. Once I create countless seas of qi, the immortals who once trampled me will all have to look up to me! 83Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Updates are stable; new readers are welcome to provide feedback.

26. 526 仙 Seeking the Dao in the Immortal Realm 仙宇寻道 Fellow Daoist, Where Are You Looking?道友往哪看Eastern Fantasy313k WordsOngoing A modern rogue cultivator born with a “crippled spirit root” starts out with half a moldy biscuit and struggles to survive amid the clashing forces of rival factions. His path to the Dao isn't granted by an immortal sect; he carves it out for himself in the depths of despair! A fake five-element spirit root? Watch an ordinary man use his wit and grit to stir up the winds of change and forge his own path in search of the Dao! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Novels without a female lead will have some interaction. But still, there's no female lead [laughing emoji].

27. 527 平 The Immortal Doctor of Peace 平安医仙 Peaceful Forest Isle森屿平安Eastern Fantasy950k WordsOngoing You are a character I made up, but I believe you exist in a parallel universe. Your story is wonderful in my mind, but my writing isn't very good, so I can't do your story justice. When the story reaches its conclusion, I'll set you free. You have supreme talent, the help of a mighty expert, and mysterious parents. My writing isn't good enough to capture how wonderful you are in my mind, but I'll keep writing until your story reaches its conclusion. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The male protagonist possesses top-tier bloodline, reaching the peak of Body Refinement at age 9, Spirit Refinement at 13, and becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator at 14. The name Ping An is a nightmare for many veteran players of the Xianjian series, triggering their nightmarish memories. His incredible cheat-like abilities include near-death experiences leading to a breakthrough, awakening his bloodline memories, and discovering a shocking secret hidden behind his parents' disappearance. Highly recommended.

28. 528 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation: Dual Cultivation of Sword and Body 凡人修仙之剑体双修 Murderous Aura Drifting煞气飘飘Eastern Fantasy579k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Slow burn] [Cautious and careful] [No harem] [Driven by self-interest] [Not a bleeding heart] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] Chen Xuan was once an assassin in the Darknight Hall. During a mission, he unexpectedly obtained a cultivation technique. He made the assassin's instinct etched into his very bones, caution, his highest principle. He treaded on thin ice with every step of his cultivation, carefully considering every possibility. He watched and waited whenev 902Reads8.0Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These two books are good; they're in the "mortal cultivation" style, focusing on cultivation and being cautious. However, the first fifty chapters are a bit slow in terms of development, but the later chapters are very exciting.

29. 529 开 Reborn from the Start: I'm Just a Scrap Collector 开局重生：我就一个收废品的 Thoughts Without Light念念无明之Urban1.6M WordsOngoing From the start, he collects scrap! Lin Zan, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, wields the Great Dao of Dust, sweeps across the outer realms to crush countless strange beings, personally restrains the Ancestor of World-Destroying Evil, and ascends to the highest peak of the heavens. Though his Great Dao makes him invincible throughout the ages, he cannot protect the loved ones by his side. His wife, children, and kin all perish in the outer-realm calamity. Having seen through the joys and sorrows of m 1.8kReads8.6Score174Shelves

    Reader note

    Lin Zan is reborn as a scrap collector, awakening his martial arts and wandering the mortal world. He only wanted a peaceful life, but gradually uncovered the truth of the world. Breaking free from the shackles of mortal martial arts, he traverses the Kunlun Immortal Realm; stepping into the Primordial Universe, he conquers the Four Realms of the Underworld, confronting the mysterious progenitor behind the scenes. Rising from humble beginnings, the story unfolds with a down-to-earth, everyday feel, followed by multi-dimensional battles and a long-term struggle against the Dark Origin and the Mysterious Race! [Worldview Background]: Great Xia Blue Star, Hengcheng Tianmen Valley, Kunlun Immortal Realm, Myriad Realms, Primordial Universe, Four Realms of the Underworld, Deep Space Beyond the Shore, Ancient Abyss!

30. 530 修 Cultivation: I Lead My Clan to Greatness 修仙：我带领家族飞 Chen Nianzhe陈念者Eastern Fantasy152k WordsCompleted The world is in turmoil, demons and monsters run rampant, and the cultivation world is torn by endless strife. Reborn in this world sixteen years ago, Lin Chen has devoted himself to cultivation in the declining Lin family, reaching the late stage of Qi Refining at just sixteen. His family was once ambushed while fighting for a Foundation Establishment Pill. Its strongest members were injured, its resources severely depleted, and it now teeters on the brink of ruin. A heavy burden falls on th 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is a family-based cultivation novel, it's pretty good, you can check it out.

31. 531 赠 Ten-Thousandfold Gift Returns: I'm the Number One Simp in the Immortal Realm! 赠礼万倍返还：我，仙界第一舔！ Eunuch Yuchen雨晨公公Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing “Gave away a Qi-Gathering Pill, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with a Nine-Turn Golden Pill!” “Gave away a Fireball Spell, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with a World-Destroying Buddha Lotus!” “Gave away a low-grade magical artifact, received a ten-thousandfold return: rewarded with an Axe of Creation!” After Ye Chen obtained the System, giving gifts to female cultivators was all it took to earn rewards. All Ye Chen wanted to say was, I never meant to be a simp. But t 160.4kReads8.6Score15.7kShelves

    Reader note

    I have the urge to keep watching.

32. 532 四 Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things Under Heaven 四合院：垂钓诸天万物 If I Become the Azure Emperor One Day他日我若为青帝Male-Channel Fanfiction7.3M WordsCompleted Lin Shaowen got drunk at a class reunion. After sleeping and waking up, he inexplicably arrived in the world of Love in the Courtyard, becoming Lin Shaowen, an outstanding graduate of Beijing College of Chinese Medicine. He had just graduated from university and now faced a choice: should he become a promising full-time doctor at Union Hospital, or an obscure factory doctor at a steel mill? Without a second thought, Lin Shaowen chose to become a factory doctor. There was no helping it. Sending a 90.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

    Reader note

    This book truly captures the essence of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! It relies entirely on hardcore Taoist magic to overcome supernatural obstacles, and the battle between humans and ghosts sends chills down your spine. The foreshadowing and plot twists are astonishing, and the story gets more and more explosive as it progresses.

33. 533 人 At the Hehuan Sect, My Devotion as a Simp Gets Me Everything 人在合欢宗，舔狗舔到应有尽有 Sweet Potato Eater吃番薯的红苕Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [A day-to-day story in the Hehuan Sect] After sixty years of cultivation, Li Meng has achieved nothing. With his death approaching, he decides to let loose for once. To his surprise, he activates a “System” that arrived late. As the saying goes, when you’re in the Hehuan Sect, how can you not be a lovesick simp? In his twilight years, Li Meng begins a quiet, carefree life of cultivation in the Hehuan Sect. 10.8kReads8.6Score922Shelves
34. 534 思 The Archaeology of Thought: A Handbook of Conceptual Dissection 思维的考古学：概念解剖工具书 Dao Yue Qingchen, Who Likes Stegosauruses喜欢五角龙的道月轻尘12.6M WordsOngoing This is an unconventional “dictionary,” as well as a precision tool for the mind. It offers no standard answers, only a scalpel called the “Three-Layer Archaeological Method,” used to dissect core concepts that shape our understanding and emotions, even though we use them every day without thinking about them, such as “I,” “love,” “perspective,” and “value.” Starting with outrage over the plot of an anime, readers will follow the author’s deeply thought-provoking and practical guidance to treat 162Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It tells the story of the Great Dao

35. 535 北 The Northern Sea Taibai Immortal Sect 北冥太白仙宗 Brewing Tea, Thinking of Shepherd Snow煮茶思牧雪Eastern Fantasy384k WordsOngoing Gongsun Xu, a disciple of mysterious origins, possesses a Chaos Dao foundation and a legacy treasure from Biyou Palace. Amid the baleful energy of Sword Tempering Valley and the desperate conditions of the mines, he quietly rises to prominence. Currents stir both inside and outside the sect: the scrutiny of those who proclaim themselves orthodox members of the Mystic Sect, the question of how to complete the inheritance, and the tangled interests of countless factions together unleash a vast sto 32Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A sequel to the Investiture of the Gods, a promising new book.

36. 536 修 Cultivating Immortality Is a Tough Job 修仙是件苦差事 Three-Foot Study Door三尺轩扉Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing A regular mortal cultivation story! No System, no transmigration! A fragmentary cultivation manual set Mo Xun on the path to immortality. He has no powerful connections and a poor spiritual root, but he does have black soil that can speed up the growth of spirit herbs. A cool head and steady temperament are the only things he can rely on to survive. Later, he even picks up a jokester for a companion, though it isn’t a person! This is a cultivation story about an ordinary mortal, with smart chara 12.7kReads8.7Score883Shelves

    Reader note

    The simplest things in life are the best!

37. 537 成 Idiom Cognition Dictionary: Unlocking the Algorithms That Shape Your Life 成语认知词典：解锁人生底层算法 Dao Yue Qingchen, Who Likes Stegosauruses喜欢五角龙的道月轻尘Modern Romance9.7M WordsOngoing A contemporary urban romance about a woman's growth and rebirth. The story begins on the night of her former lover Lu Chenzhou's lavish engagement party. Su Wan, a jewelry designer, chooses to stay alone in her studio, setting fifty-seven chips of diamond into a platinum base as she begins creating a pair of earrings called “Breaking Free.” Eight years of waiting and the collapse of her family's business have not crushed her. Instead, they have forged a quiet, resilient brilliance within her. W 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 修 Cultivation 修仙 Demon Mage Who Loves Birthday Cake爱吃祝寿蛋糕的法魔Eastern Fantasy8.4M WordsOngoing A story of ordinary mortals, with no System, no harem, and no transmigration. The cultivation stages are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… A young boy shoulders the burden of supporting his family. While gathering herbs, he accidentally falls off a cliff. At the crucial moment, a mysterious pearl appears, turning disaster into fortune and leading him into the world of cultivation. He takes one step at a time on the path to immortality, living freely and at ease. 36.3kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
39. 539 职 Career Leap: A Guide to Going from Rookie to Expert 职场跃迁：菜鸟到大神的认知法 Dao Yue Qingchen, Who Likes Stegosauruses喜欢五角龙的道月轻尘Urban842k WordsOngoing Three months into the job, Ling Che has become the company's most miserable “office tool”: he takes the blame, works overtime, and gets dumped on by other departments. Colleagues steal credit for his hard work, connections get the promotion he deserves, and he earns an entry-level salary while doing core work. He's nearly laid off! At his lowest point, he unexpectedly awakens a Workplace Insight System and unlocks eight smart tools: The Entropy Reduction Engine sorts messy materials in three mi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 凡 Chronicles of an Ordinary Man's Immortality 凡夫长生录 Blood-Colored Suwenxin血色素问心Eastern Fantasy470k WordsOngoing Everyone knows immortals are wonderful, enjoying carefree lives without fear of death. For mortals who wish to become immortals, defying the heavens is a difficult path. Cultivators seek opportunities through countless trials; life and death may hang on a single thought. Unwilling to endure the suffering of endless reincarnation, they live only for the day they become immortals. 118Reads8.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is a book I've been following recently. The protagonist doesn't have spiritual roots, so the pacing might be a bit slow in the early stages. Because he lacks spiritual roots, he gets entangled in some worldly affairs early on. However, the world-building is very well done, and the plot flows smoothly...

41. 541 异 Day of the Beastly Disguise: A Plan to Reset Humanity’s Knowledge 异兽伪装日：全人类认知清零计划 Dao Yue Qingchen, Who Likes Stegosauruses喜欢五角龙的道月轻尘Urban274k WordsOngoing The Day of the Disguised Beasts: A Plan to Erase Humanity's Understanding follows Lu Ming in an inverted world where “humans disguise themselves as beasts, while beasts infiltrate humanity.” He goes from an “ordinary student kept in the dark” to someone who “awakens supernatural powers, sees through disguises, and uncovers the truth about the world.” At the beginning of the novel, Lu Ming lives in “seemingly ordinary Qingteng City”: he goes to school every day, jokes around with his classmates, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 542 底 The Bottom-of-the-Barrel Dictionary 底渣词典 Dao Yue Qingchen, Who Likes Stegosauruses喜欢五角龙的道月轻尘455k WordsOngoing The CEO’s Contract Wife: His White Moonlight Turns Out to Be Me To save her gravely ill younger brother, Pei Yuwei signs a contract and becomes a stand-in for the late wife of business tycoon Jiang Hanzhou. Thirty million yuan, three years: she must live as the shadow of another woman, copying her smile and preferences, even wearing the earrings she left behind. Jiang Hanzhou is cool and cruel. He sleeps beside her every night, yet gazes through her at his lost white moonlight. Day after day, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 543 欲 Yearning for Immortality 欲求仙 Han Xidi寒兮帝Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Something seems off about this transmigration? If you transmigrate into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary passerby, get a golden finger in the form of a useless panel from the start, get sold to a talisman shop owner to work, and nearly starve to death while in seclusion, is there any hope for a life like that? And does being abandoned count as having your parents sacrificed to the heavens? By the time Fang Mingliao finally reached the Golden Core stage, she realized that ninety-nine 12kReads8.8Score982Shelves
44. 544 从 Building a Cultivation Sect from Scratch 从散修开始建立修仙宗门 Three Thousand Sorrows三千忧郁Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Ensemble cast, sort of] [Blood Dao] [No golden finger] [Local-born protagonist] [Slow-burn farming and development] [Not a power fantasy, mediocre aptitude] Mortal cultivation + sect development + demonic path (with an ancient, demon-cultivator flavor) Yin Yuan and his master make their fortune as rogue cultivators who prey on others, build up their foundations, purchase spirit veins, recruit disciples, establish the Yellow Springs Immortal Sect, 239Reads8.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Let's see how fate works.

45. 545 凡 Mortal Snake Immortal: From a Chaotic Martial World to Devouring Snakes and Swallowing the Heavens 凡人蛇仙：从混乱江湖到噬蛇吞天 Half-Wild Cultivator Wang Fugui半野生修仙者王富贵Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Mortal cultivation + devouring everything + snake-raising spirit pets + no System + decisive and ruthless In a chaotic martial world, a poor boy from a family of snake catchers loses his father early. His mother falls ill and is bedridden while trying to raise him and his younger sister. To put food on the table and keep his family from starving, Jiang Mingyue heads into the mountains to catch snakes, and gradually becomes a cultivator! 88Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A proper cultivation novel, with a slow pace depicting insect and snake raising—this is a truly excellent book in the "mortal cultivation" genre. The foreshadowing is intricate, and there's absolutely no filler. Each chapter ends with a satisfying cliffhanger! It's so good! Besides "absolutely amazing," I don't know what other word to use to describe it. I was completely captivated from the very beginning; the pacing is tight, the climaxes are numerous, and the reading experience is top-notch. If I had to point out a flaw, it would be that the updates (or the entire book) are too frequent—I never got enough!

46. 546 凡 The Mortal Gu Immortal: From a Wasted Spiritual Root to Lord of Ten Thousand Gu 凡人虫仙：从废灵根到万蛊之主 Half-Wild Cultivator Wang Fugui半野生修仙者王富贵Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsOngoing How can an insect keeper find a glimmer of hope in the cultivation world? Just rated Mortal-style cultivation + raising spirit insects + decisive and ruthless + no System + not a wish-fulfillment novel + slow-paced + long novel. Please leave a rating! > I transmigrated into a menial worker at a small cultivation sect. With my poor aptitude and barren spirit fields, the Great Dao seemed beyond my reach. > Then I found a strange insect, half-dead, in a pile of manure behind the mountain. It fed o 7.3kReads7.3Score975Shelves
47. 547 长 Immortality Begins with Qi-Gazing 长生从望气术开始 Li Chengyun李乘云Eastern Fantasy229k WordsOngoing [Transmigration cultivation, no System, genius protagonist] The world is filled with strange energies. Refine them, and you can enter the Dao. For example, [the verdant energy of pines and cypresses] can open the immortal foundation [Long Life and Prosperity], which brings greater fortune and longevity, and belongs to the [orthodox wood] tradition. For example, [the chill of a secluded valley] can cultivate the immortal foundation [Ice Blocking the River]. It clears the mind, grants insight, dis 457Reads8.2Score—Shelves
48. 548 贫 I Only Want to Cultivate Immortality, So Why Force Me to Kill? 贫道只想修仙，非要逼我杀人 Meat for Me This Year今年要吃肉Eastern Fantasy98k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation + Farming + Intelligent Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + No Female Lead] A slow burn. Don't read if that's not your thing. Others cultivate immortality with spiritual roots. I do it by planting trees. Chu Feng, a village boy with the good-for-nothing aptitude of four spiritual roots, ends up as a menial disciple in an immortal sect. He thinks he'll spend his whole life languishing in the sect, until a mysterious seed sprouts and a divine tree grows inside his dantian! B 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    He devoted himself to cultivating immortality and avoided provoking others.

49. 549 长 The Immortal Clan: The Incense System Helps Me Prove the Dao 长生仙族：香火系统助我证道 Thirty Years of Survival苟活三十载Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Farming] [Family Saga] [System] [No Saintly Protagonist] [More Children, More Blessings] If you enjoy family cultivation stories with an incense System, follow along. The opening has a few rough spots, but overall it's pretty good. The story moves at a steady pace. If you like it, please show your support. The author will see it through to the end! Wei Qingxuan, a ghost from the pleasure quarter, transmigrates into the body of a groom in a cultivation world. After a night of passion in a dream 16.2kReads6.4Score1.8kShelves

    Reader note

    I recommend a traditional family cultivation novel that follows a character's journey from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of power; it's definitely worth reading.

50. 550 我 I Attained Immortality Through My Senior Brother 我靠师兄实现了长生 Attain the Dao by Gazing at Mountains望山得道Eastern Fantasy130k WordsOngoing You have an ancient divine artifact? Sorry, I have a senior brother, a walking treasure shop who can wholesale magical weapons. You have an immortal beast guarding your mountain? Sorry, I have a senior brother, who comes with a lucky aura and even provides meals. You have a peerless cultivation manual? What a coincidence, my senior brother can memorize it backwards after one glance, then improve and refine it. While everyone in the cultivation world works themselves to the bone, I, Li Changsheng 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Junior brother, do you want to live forever? Senior brother can help you.

Other lists with Cultivation: I Am the Master of Dreams