Looking for Straightforward Cultivation, a Little Talent, and No Idiot Elders in the Sect 正正常常修仙，有点小天才，门派里无弱智长老那种

1. 151 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy595k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 15.3kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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   This one is the classic fantasy cultivation novel, and it gets better as you go on. The protagonist levels up step by step. It's not repetitive, doesn't follow clichés, and doesn't constantly deliver face-slapping moments. Instead, the plot and world-building expand continuously from the protagonist's perspective, becoming vast and mysterious. A diverse cast of characters appears, each unique and well-developed, with their own pursuits. There are things they have to do, figures they have to say goodbye to, and swords they have to wield.

2. 152 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder: The Music-Cultivator Junior Aunt Is a Total Workaholic! 穿书成炮灰，音修小师叔她超卷！ Fang Yue Lan Xing方月揽星Fantastical Romance586k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, cultivation + family and friendship, with a small ensemble cast + dual spirit roots, sound cultivator + her spirit roots mutate midway through] Li Nian, a modern theater stagehand, transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character in The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: Don't Cry! Hell mode from the start! A severe drought lasts three years, and countless people starve to death. Eating dirt and tree roots is commonplace. She has no heaven-defying golden finger, an 808Reads6.3Score103Shelves

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   Traditional cultivation of immortality, the junior master of sound cultivation

3. 153 仙 A Mayfly in the Immortal Sea 仙海蜉蝣 Jian Hanshan剑寒衫Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-mortal cultivation + no System + no harem] A wandering cultivator, a speck of dust. The protagonist, Lu Luan, is a little independent cultivator at the second stage of Qi Refining, wandering among the mountain towns of the mortal world. He is fourteen, and ever since the old master who adopted him died, he has drifted from place to place through this world of cultivation... Note: The protagonist sometimes joins sects, but only as stepping stones, and never stays long. The story focuses 17.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   Fellow Daoist, wait a moment! The cultivation of immortality in mortals is not just about achieving longevity, but also about cultivating the spirit to defy fate! These books, whether depicting dark struggles, heartwarming farming, or the prosperity of sects, all reveal a glimpse of the true nature of the Xianxia world from the perspective of "ordinary people." If you're tired of the typical overpowered protagonist trope, why not savor the bittersweet experiences of grassroots cultivators through these works?

4. 154 六 Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回：乾坤牢笼 The Carp and the Cat鲤鱼与猫Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou 6.1kReads8.9Score543Shelves

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   These books are all highly recommended, especially the first one, which is absolutely fantastic! The characters are well-developed, the plot is fast-paced, and the fight scenes are superb! (✪▽✪) [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post]

5. 155 叫 I Told You to Die, Not to Pull a Stunt 叫你送死，没让你整活 Qing Chen青沉Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Goofy]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Exploit system bugs]+ [Milk the system]+ [Wild imagination] Fang Chen has barely transmigrated to another world when he learns that he has agreed to a fight to the death with a chosen one whose engagement was just broken off. He’s already trembling with fear. His System awakens, and he thinks his savior has arrived. But the System’s very first mission tells Fang Chen to raise his cultivation, give it everything he’s got, bring out the chosen one’s potential, and then di 90.6kReads9.2Score9.8kShelves
6. 156 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
7. 157 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing 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 84.8kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
8. 158 听 I Hear Snakes Speak and Walk Between Yin and Yang 听蛇语，行阴阳 Xixi Loves Vegetables兮兮爱吃菜Mystery3.9M WordsCompleted Supernatural + feng shui + ghost-hunting + Bureau 749 + magic arts + demon-hunting + raising Gu + no System. My father's fate was that of a White Tiger Devouring Its Child. Of my mother's twelve pregnancies, eleven ended in miscarriage when the babies were five or six months along. Only one child was born alive, but that child didn't live to see the age of three. To ensure the Bai family had an heir, my grandfather had no choice but to seek out the White Python Embracing an Egg, a site of three 14.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
9. 159 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves
10. 160 长 The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal Realm 长生剑，红尘仙 Feng Le枫乐Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Steady even in the thick of things, sharp-minded, kind-hearted, skilled in both combat and scholarship.] [Upright values, a conscience, and unmatched strength. Keep a low profile to the extreme, and you can afford to live boldly.] A little Taoist priest who has not yet mastered his skills arrives on the Flowing Cloud Continent. True to his unwavering Taoist convictions, he slays demons, exorcises evil, and upholds justice. This book is also titled The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal 27.7kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
11. 161 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves
12. 162 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 221Reads—Score153Shelves

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    I recommend two fantasy novels that are fast-paced and satisfying, featuring decisive and ruthless action with characters who are invincible from start to finish.

13. 163 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
14. 164 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 2.6kReads7.6Score316Shelves
15. 165 剑 Sword, Moon, Zither, and Star 剑月琴星 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 115.6kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves

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    Cultivation + No System + Single Female Lead + Leveling Up + No Stupid Villains + Many Story Twists

16. 166 凡 An Ordinary Woman's Path to Immortality: She Starts an Inner-Palace War in the Immortal Realm 凡女修仙，她在仙界搞内卷 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance900k WordsCompleted [A mortal woman's path to immortality, no System, no romance, a long, traditional cultivation novel] The ordinary girl Ji Lan was born into the everyday bustle of Qingxi Town. She grew up on her father's medicinal decoctions and her mother's tender care, yet an accidental ingestion left a hidden mystery within her constitution. Fortune comes calling when an immortal master appears to recruit disciples. Through sheer perseverance, Ji Lan passes the initial test of immortal affinity. Carrying a pr 2.2kReads6.9Score199Shelves
17. 167 寒 Cultivating Immortality from Humble Beginnings 寒门修仙 Red Leaves, Graceful Branches红叶秀枝Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted (Recommended by Jinxuan) The bloodline of Shaohao cannot produce talent without being tempered. A fortuitous opportunity comes his way. Cultivating both martial arts and the Dao is hard! Struggling against Heaven is hard! Struggling against Earth is hard! Struggling against others is hard! This is the story of an ordinary man's difficult journey to growth. 234Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantasy cultivation story, focusing on the mortal realm. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel; it involves gradual cultivation and leveling up, making it very engaging.

18. 168 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Purple Mansion's Immortal Destiny 凡人修仙：紫府仙缘 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing (A slow-paced mortal’s tale. No mindless decisions, no characters getting dumber, no System. The protagonist is decisive and there’s a little violence. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own risk.) The protagonist unexpectedly acquires an immortal estate and from then on embarks on the path of farming and cultivating immortality. I have a few acres of good farmland, and I watch the world change with a smile. I farm a little, refine some pills, and avoid all that environmentally unfrien 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 我 With My Proficiency Panel, I Grind for Experience and Live Forever 我靠熟练度面板，肝经验长生万古 Liu Shan, Who Loves Dried Cabbage爱吃干白菜的柳珊Ancient Romance943k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and is expected to rise. Proficiency panel + grinding for experience + no romance + power progression + personal growth Lou Xue has spent five years transmigrated in the Qingxuan Continent. She thought she'd landed the role of the leading lady in a farming story. After getting away from her awful relatives and starting a business with her own little skill, she realized she might actually be the real heiress in a fake-heiress story. Just as Lou Xue thinks she's in 2.2kReads6.3Score177Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a skilled cultivator, a scroll king. Although she has no spiritual root, she has first-class comprehension and talent. She enters the Dao through martial arts and has no weaknesses. She is a well-rounded warrior.

20. 170 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 162.2kReads9.1Score18.7kShelves
21. 171 咸 The Lazy Junior Sister Cultivates by Lying Flat 咸鱼小师妹靠躺平修仙了 Ye Shengzhou叶胜舟Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted Xie Xinxiao is transported into a cultivation novel as the wicked female supporting character, whose original self was killed by her master. She decides to lie flat and live as a slacker, only to discover she has a “reverse comprehension” golden finger: the more she slacks off, the more absurd the skills she grasps become. While others cultivate supreme techniques, she comes up with a charm skill based on square dancing; while others learn sword flight, she suddenly comprehends a flying carpet f 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation. No pretense, no self-deprecation. No morally questionable characters will appear in a reputable and righteous sect.

22. 172 未 Cultivation, Futuristic Style 未来式修仙 A Little Longer久一分Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Centuries after the spiritual qi revival on Earth, spiritual technology reigns supreme. Cultivation no longer requires spiritual roots, talent, or insight. A miniature spiritual qi reactor can be implanted in the dantian, and a chip can be implanted directly in the brain to attain enlightenment. Even the Heavenly Dao is just something that can be observed and exploited by a supercomputer. Yet on this Earth, where even pigs can become immortals, the rampant proliferation of cultivators has caused 12.4kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Stellar Golden Core Cyber ​​Cultivation, worth recommending.

23. 173 云 Yun Qiwei 云栖微 Crooked Tea Crooked歪茶歪Fantastical Romance100k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning was a bit messy, but it should be better after the events in the cultivation world. You can check it out.

24. 174 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
25. 175 我 I Quit My Internet Addiction at the Sword Sect 我在剑宗戒网瘾 Shen Zhanxing沈占星Ancient Romance824k WordsCompleted The animated drama for Season One is now out. Come check it out~ [Ridiculous and satisfying comedy, both leads are devoted to each other, and the heroine becomes even stronger than the hero later on] Assassin senior brother X junior sister who treats cultivation like a game [Warnings: There is a male-male side pairing, so don't go in unprepared!!! This is a silly comedy with exaggerated, amateurish humor. If that's not your thing, don't read. The pacing is fast, including the romance, so proceed 17.4kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
26. 176 魔 A Demon’s Days Working at the Escort Agency 魔在镖局打工的日子 Lin Xiaohan林小翰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional xianxia + no System + multiple characters + growth] Twenty years ago, humans, ghosts, immortals, and demons defeated the Demon Lord and restored peace to the Three Realms: The elite of the four races: “What happened to the Demon Lord?” “Probably turned to ashes.” “And his sword?” “Smashed to bits, probably.” “Quit messing around! Hurry up and look!” The escaped Demon Lord: “I’m looking too!” For twenty years, the demonic sword has remained nowhere to be found. The four races hear th 3.3kReads9.5Score323Shelves

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    This one's pretty good! It's a traditional fantasy novel.

27. 177 锤 The Hammer-Wielding Junior Sister Turns Out to Be a Crybaby 锤修小师妹原来是泪失禁体质 Jin Tang妗糖Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted Note: There is a couple, but romance isn't a major focus! If you really don't like stories with couples, please don't read this. It'll be better for you, me, and everyone. Yun Qian transmigrates into a book, landing inside an old-school cultivation novel she stayed up late reading the night before. She'd stayed up so she wouldn't be completely clueless if the same-name transmigration rule came true. Never did she expect it to actually happen! She becomes the male lead's namesake, his white moonl 4kReads9.0Score602Shelves
28. 178 一 A Leaf Enters the Dao: The Sages Battle for Heaven 一叶入道：诸圣争天 Master of Yunyu Mountain韫玉山主Xianxia477k WordsOngoing Other cultivators defy the heavens and seize spiritual energy to cultivate. He cultivates by starting a fire and brewing rough tea. This is a cruel cultivation world where the Sages use the universe as a game board and all living beings as their pieces. Lu Yu, an abandoned child of the Buddhist sect with no spiritual roots and a lifelong stutter, nevertheless comprehends a shocking path to cultivation in a traveling theater amid the bustling mortal world. While gods and Buddhas plunder the bount 52Reads6.7Score110Shelves

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    Classical Xianxia + The Battle of the Heavens: Unassuming wild tea hides profound secrets of the Great Dao, and a young man from the bottom stirs up the entire world of cultivation with it.

29. 179 被 After People Read His Mind, the Real Young Master Saves the Spirit-Pet World by Eavesdropping on Gossip 被读心后真少爷靠吃瓜拯救魂宠界 Yu Mengyan雨濛烟Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + mind reading + gossip + powerful leads + Beast Taming + comedy] Si Er transmigrated into a novel and became the legitimate young master, a cannon-fodder character who had already died before he could even appear. The novel’s adored male lead was the fake young master. The fake young master was a dark-hearted schemer, beautiful and innocent-looking but ruthless. Si Er didn’t dare confront him head-on, so he decided to find an academy that provided room and board and stay there f 6.6kReads9.3Score970Shelves
30. 180 被 Forced to Cultivate: My Fishing Rod Is a Divine Artifact 被迫修仙：我的鱼竿是仙器 Chu Xiaohei储小黑Eastern Fantasy354k WordsOngoing [Casual cultivation + a touch of comedy + brainless System + female lead + don't think too hard] Ling Xian met an orphan in a small village who, after losing both parents, changed their name to Ling Xianyu. Their greatest dream every day was to go fishing and steal sweet potatoes from children. Born with an innate lie-flat immortal root, they were discovered by an elder of an immortal sect. Mistaking it for a peerless immortal root that had developed its own path, the elder took them back to the 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me promote my own book.

31. 181 玄EN Xuanhuan: Taking Children of Destiny as Disciples, Sweeping Through the Ages 玄幻：收徒气运之子，横推万古 Three-Inch Literary Abyss三寸文渊Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Master] + [Taking Disciples] + [Invincible] + [No Female Lead] + [No Romantic Tension] + [Behind-the-Scenes] + [Multiple Protagonists] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Holds Barred] + [Vast Worldbuilding] Jiang Chen transmigrated into a fantasy world with the Supreme Fortune System and became the master of Qingxu Peak in the Zixiao Sacred Land. By taking in numerous sons of fortune, he gained countless heaven-defying rewards and swept across the heavens, reigning supreme through the ages. Chaoti 18kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
32. 182 天 The Daily Life of Ximen Qing, the Heavenly Cannon Star 天炮星西门庆的日常 The Moon Rises, Standing Tall月生立早Eastern Fantasy226k WordsOngoing Ximen Qing, a spoiled young noble from Douluo Continent, is the reincarnation of a divided soul of the Bliss Immortal Venerable. Gifted an immortal seal by a goddess, he cultivates the immortal way, savoring both the loneliness and splendor of the mortal world while living an absurdly carefree and happy life... 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does my cultivation-themed version of Ximen Qing count? [Learned it][Learned it] And there's also Little Silver Poem to read [You savor it][You savor it]

33. 183 修 Cultivation University: She Cultivates the Way of Heaven 修仙大学，她修的是天道 Xiangjun of the North北面湘君Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Modern cultivation with no romance + academy life + spiritual qi revival) Also known as: An Undergraduate’s Daily Life at the Academy of Alchemy Five hundred years ago, a Taoist priest said that people should believe in science, then took off on a flying sword. From that day on, Blue Star officially entered the age of spiritual qi revival. Tang Jian Yue is an undergraduate studying alchemy at Jiangnan University. With only a fire spiritual root, she isn’t particularly outstanding. So Tang Jian 7.8kReads9.1Score2kShelves
34. 184 五 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.3kReads6.6Score216Shelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation story featuring a protagonist with five spiritual roots, a humble villager from a remote mountain village with an extremely low starting point, and a plot full of scheming. The protagonist is calculating, taking every step with ulterior motives, and is intelligent enough to succeed through anything. He cultivates Qi, establishes his foundation, forms his core, and transforms into a Nascent Soul and Deity... It's already 700,000 words long and is quite substantial; definitely worth reading when you're looking for something to read. [Under pressure][Under pressure]

35. 185 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
36. 186 凡 A Cultivator in the Mortal World 凡间修士 Chen Juan陈涓Eastern Fantasy212k WordsCompleted Cultivation + no System + ordinary protagonist + humorous everyday life + mind games and political intrigue + expansive worldbuilding + romance + one heroine (sweet, no angst). The protagonist is not an arrogant chosen one, and the characters feel real. We mortals have nothing to our name, yet leave our pure spirit filling the world. Chen Fan, a top student in engineering, transmigrated to the world of cultivation after a quantum experiment went wrong. It hurts! It hurts so much!! “Why?! Jus 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Cultivation + Romance + Single Female Lead + Slice of Life + No System, Sweet Romance with No Cuts! A realistic cultivation world, not a typical overpowered protagonist story, with realistically portrayed characters and high intelligence!] This story focuses on viewing the cultivation world from the perspective of ordinary people, offering an absolutely authentic experience.

37. 187 身 Everyone Around Me Is a Liability. How Am I Supposed to Cultivate? 身边全是坑货，让我怎么修仙 Only Star in the Azure Sea苍海只星Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing “You bastard! I just won five million, and before I could even enjoy it, you blew my head off. What, you killed me and now you want to share my body? What about my money? My wife? You want it all? You son of a, ” A shameless protagonist, teammates who are a pain in the ass, unlucky enemies, and a mysterious world. Bai Jian picks up a minor character who even sabotages himself, then stages one hilarious and absurd adventure after another in a wondrous cultivation world, gradually uncovering its g 704Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look. Add a bookshelf. Excerpt from Chapter 131: I was an orphan, orphaned from childhood. I was taken in by two elderly people who pitied my plight and raised me. They also had a young daughter, Lotus, my childhood sweetheart. We had meager land and a humble home, with no savings, yet my parents toiled tirelessly without complaint. Time flew by, and eighteen years passed in a flash. Though our days were simple and hard, Lotus warmed my heart. My daughter grew into a beautiful and talented young woman, stunning all others. Lotus and I fell in love and pledged our lives to each other. One day, I encountered a cultivator who said of my unparalleled talent and wanted to take me as a disciple to pass on his teachings. He said that if I attained enlightenment, the world would be astonished. I had no desire for immortality, only to grow old with Lotus. However, my family was poor and my parents were ill, so I had to become their disciple to repay their kindness. I gave them elixirs and miraculous medicines, and they recovered completely. I followed my master to seek immortality. At our parting, we were heartbroken, vowing never to forget each other, and to return together in immortality. Reluctant to part, the fragrant grass seems to understand my heart. Six years have passed since we parted, night after night I think of you, day after day. My master, seeing my mortal heart stirred, ordered me to descend the mountain to face the trials of love. Returning home, I collapsed to the ground, my house destroyed, my fields barren, my parents dead, their bones withered. Lotus committed suicide in the mass grave. Only then did I learn the reason, and anger rose within me, a wicked heart ignited. A wealthy man, heartless and lustful, took Lotus into his household. Lotus refused, her beauty ruined, my parents heartbroken, losing their lives. Lotus cried out to heaven, but received no answer, and followed him to the underworld. I searched for Lotus's remains that night, only to be torn apart by wolves and dogs, my heart breaking. The path to immortality is severed, life is meaningless, I vow revenge for my beloved. Kill! ...

38. 188 苟 Laying Low in the Sect: I Became an Immortal by Copying Entries 苟在宗门：我靠复制词条成仙了 Not Bad不孬Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + cultivation + easygoing + talent-trait copying + slow-paced, everyday life + not invincible in the first half + the protagonist only becomes invincible much later] Bai Chen transmigrated to a cultivation continent with no connections, no money, and no background. Fortunately, he activated a talent-trait copying System. So he decided to keep his head down. [Pill Dao Source] [Artifact Dao Source] [Spirit Plant Physique] [Talisman Soul Resonance] [Myriad Beasts Pay Homage]... Tale 60.3kReads7.9Score5.8kShelves

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39. 189 魔 The Demon Venerable Senior Brother Below: The Immortal Venerable Junior Brother Goes Heh Heh Heh 魔尊师兄在下：仙尊师弟桀桀桀 Zi Xing子醒Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [This! Is! A! Women’s! Fiction! Male-male leads! Romance! Male readers, proceed with caution!! Who else! Who else doesn’t read the blurb or tags! Ah!! Who else!!!] [Goofy, awkward, absurdly satisfying, unconventional and ridiculous. Two old men, neither grows as a person. Invincible from the start, with no rivals or pressure. No cultivation, no fighting, no humiliating the opposition. They’re just playing around, playing around, playing around!! Ah!!! Everyone, read the blurb!!!] (The blurb belo 5.8kReads9.5Score827Shelves
40. 190 沙 My Hilarious Junior Sister Is a Laid-Back Cultivator 沙雕师妹咸鱼修仙 Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia + comedy + immortal cultivation + suona] Yun Qiqi spent her whole life as a happy slacker in the modern world. She never expected that after dying, she'd transmigrate to an immortal cultivation world where everyone was a workaholic. But she still refused to work! When choosing a master, Yun Qiqi thought it over for a long time. Sword cultivators worked too hard and had no money. Talisman cultivators drew talismans all day, and she couldn't even write properly, let alone draw talismans. 30.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves
41. 191 证 Proving the Dao as the Thunder God 证道雷神 Summit of the Tianshan Mountains天山之巅Eastern Fantasy512k WordsOngoing An ordinary mortal’s journey to immortality. This is not a power fantasy: no harem, no transmigration, no System, and no cheat artifacts. The path of cultivation is full of thorns, and one careless step can leave you utterly broken. The protagonist is like a modern-day wage slave, giving everything he has and ending up covered in scars, yet never giving up. Like a blade of grass, he endures hardship after hardship and stubbornly keeps growing, until, without even realizing it, he becomes a tower 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just like you, I couldn't help but complain about the mindless settings I read in books, and since they were all mindless settings, I couldn't help but write my own book with what I thought were reasonable settings!

42. 192 神 The Ruins of the Divine Burial 神葬之墟 Luffy-san路飞桑Eastern Fantasy685k WordsOngoing [Unbeatable Genius] [Witty and Cunning] [Smart Protagonist] [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [One Heroine] The world has undergone a cataclysmic change. The laws are incomplete, true dragons have gone extinct, and phoenixes have vanished. A lost truth and a blank stretch of history remain. Young Qin Ming bears the burden of his clan's death curse. He had planned to lie flat at Thunder Mountain, but after a younger clansman provokes him, he has no choice but to fight. This unexpectedly loosens the 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy, no system, genius protagonist, not mindless and exciting, nor frustrating, all characters are intelligent, ensemble piece, innovative setting, clear main plot, the story is already reaching its climax, you can watch with confidence.

43. 193 默 The Silent Sword’s Path to Immortality 默剑长生 Gentle Breeze and Drizzle Rong和风细雨蓉Eastern Fantasy887k WordsOngoing Modern painter Shen Mo transmigrates into the body of a constable’s son in the Great Liang dynasty. Using the Daoist art of ink painting as a key to cultivation, he turns ordinary skills into a path to immortality, practicing amid the everyday bustle of life as he sets foot on the road to becoming an immortal... 4kReads9.3Score348Shelves

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    I haven't joined a sect yet.

44. 194 牛 The Working Stiff's Cultivation Chronicles 牛马修仙录 Mi Duxiu觅独秀Urban782k WordsOngoing A nationwide online game turns out to be a path to immortality! Paralyzed from the waist down, he is forced to embark on the path to becoming an immortal! By day, Shi Jin is a food delivery guy, ground down by the hardships of life! By night, Shi Jin is a Great Golden Immortal, and all the gods from every direction had better keep their distance! This book has a bit of everything: spoofing Investiture of the Gods and Journey to the West, and wreaking havoc in the Celestial Court and the Primordi 23.6kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    Two sentences and one joke will make you laugh non-stop after reading it!

45. 195 很 A Very Detailed Guide to Cultivation 很细的修仙 Should Seek Truth from Facts应实事求是Eastern Fantasy892k WordsOngoing This is a cultivation novel about proving the Dao, and it is unlike other books! A world of cultivation, fantasy cultivation This is cultivation, but more than that, it is the cultivation of the heart… This book blazes a distinctive new trail for cultivation novels. After it, a whole new kind of cultivation story focused on cultivating the heart and attaining enlightenment will emerge. (The names of the cultivation stages in this book remain unchanged: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, 317Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The most normal and reasonable cultivation method in the world!

46. 196 仙 The Immortal Path Is Severed: I Am the Greatest Immortal in the Mortal World 仙路断绝：我为人间第一仙 Qiu Shanji丘山纪Eastern Fantasy106k WordsOngoing The path to immortality has collapsed, and ascension is no longer possible. On the night countless stars fell, no one in the world could draw in spiritual energy ever again. The immortal sects fell apart, while the martial world flourished. One day, Jiang Cheng wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the body of a young Daoist at Qingming Temple. The Age of Declining Dharma has arrived, and the path to immortality is severed. Yet with the help of his family's heirloom from his previous life, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality + does not reduce intelligence + slow-burn

47. 197 烬 Ashen Snow, Crossing into Spring 烬雪渡春 Frozen Salt盐冻Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + cultivation world + ensemble cast + good-for-nothing rises to the top + growing heroine + not a transmigration or rebirth story + romance] After the war between immortals and demons, the immortal clans and humanity came to share one world, known as the Nine Heavens Domain. The demons occupied the surrounding lands, watching for an opportunity to invade. To protect the Nine Heavens Domain from being devoured, eight great sects were established at its eight boundaries to safe 4kReads8.8Score466Shelves

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    I'm begging you, after watching this, I can't watch anything else. I've been searching for meal replacements for almost a week. If you have any recommendations, please send them to me. I'm so incredibly bored.

48. 198 修 Cultivation: A Fake Core from the Start, Ruler of the Northern Snowfields 修仙：开局假丹，称霸北域雪原 Mo Yi墨億Eastern Fantasy133k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to this world two hundred years ago, Chen Lin has only just managed to reach the False Core Realm, despite possessing four mixed spiritual roots. The righteous path is hard to walk, so he lies low and struggles to survive on the desolate, bitterly cold northern snowfields. He gathers displaced rogue cultivators, builds up his forces, expands his territory, and slowly makes a life for himself across thousands of miles of frozen land. Everyone believes he will spend his whol 19Reads—Score101Shelves

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49. 199 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: The Azure Lotus Immortal's Trail 凡人修仙，青莲仙踪 Ink-Washed Painting墨染绘丹青Eastern Fantasy326k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation + mortal-protagonist style + a lifelong independent cultivator in the marketplace + decisive and ruthless + master of deception + extremely low-key] [Talisman-making, alchemy, artifact-refining, formations, beast-taming, cooking, and winemaking] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation] At death's door, Chen Yang, a young independent cultivator, awakens memories of his past life. Still dazed and confused, he is fortun 433Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation in the marketplace, the protagonist has three spiritual roots

50. 200 苟 Raising Pigs in a Cultivation Sect on the Sly 苟在修仙宗门养猪 Bay Chief湾长Xianxia229k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, Chen Mo is guided by a five-colored pearl and begins in a lifeless space of yellow earth. While others toil in cultivation and fight over resources, he quietly raises flower spirit pigs in Spirit Beast Valley. In his space, spiritual springs bubble, spiritual herbs grow in lush patches, and spirit pigs fill the pens. One drop of Origin Spirit Liquid can evolve a village dog into a spirit beast. A hundred-year-old spiritual herb, somethin 21.3kReads—Score3.2kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality through Taoist practices and farming in a spatial realm.

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