Classic Cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Separation, Spirit Division 原始修真，练气，筑基，金丹，元婴，出窍，分神，

1. 401 四 Four Bad Friends Join Forces to Turn the Tide, and I Become a Godslayer 四损友组团逆袭，我当戮神 Qing Xiaoxu青小须Eastern Fantasy246k WordsCompleted [No brainless plot + Myriad Worlds + Golden Finger + Immortal battles + Grand-scale magical duels] Wu Xiao... A young genius archaeologist. He is escorting four strange newly unearthed artifacts to the National Archaeological Laboratory. But he accidentally falls off a hundred-meter cliff. He transmigrates to a strange continent of cultivation in another dimension, where he becomes a rather useless inner disciple of the Xuanyun Sect. He and three other inner disciples are known collectively as t 2Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   Stop reading formulaic novels!! A lowly cultivator from a sect rises against all odds, annihilating powerful clans and crushing all the big shots!!! He will rebuild the stagnant old world from scratch!! This book isn't mindless; it's logical, has a captivating plot, and the plot device is incredibly bizarre. Highly recommended!

2. 402 原 Primitive Cultivation: I’m Invincible 原始修仙我无敌 Kao Nao Hua銬瑙錵Eastern Fantasy124k WordsCompleted The System lets him coast to victory, but he's forced to cultivate immortality among a primitive tribe. He only wanted to farm quietly. With a casual touch, he helps a little girl from the tribe reach enlightenment and become a peerless immortal prodigy. Ferocious beasts surround the city? He lazily rolls over, and one thunderous snore shatters the demonic clouds for a hundred miles. Only when gods and demons descend from beyond the heavens does he slowly take out the “Genesis God's Hoe” gifted 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I don't want to stay up late with you, I just want you to go to bed early.

3. 403 混 The Art of Chaos God Cultivation 混沌修神诀 Li Douya李豆芽Urban1.0M WordsCompleted An utterly ordinary young man from the countryside finally graduates from college after overcoming countless hardships, only to be dumped by his first love just as his beloved grandmother passes away. Heartbroken and despairing, he decides to end his life by jumping into a well, but unexpectedly gains an extraordinary inheritance. While others cultivate immortality, he cultivates godhood directly. From then on, he face-slaps his ex and searches the heavens above and the depths of the underworld, 8.9kReads8.8Score921Shelves
4. 404 千 A Thousand Years, or Ten Thousand? 千年，还是万年 Hermit of Snow Mountain雪山居士Eastern Fantasy207k WordsOngoing A humble young man sets foot on the path to immortality. His talent is mediocre, and all he has is a will to survive. After an unexpected encounter, he and she form an unbreakable bond, and from then on, he no longer walks the cultivation path alone. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An engaging mortal cultivation story; a promising read.

5. 405 练 Qi Refining: From Beginner to Golden Core 练气：入门到结丹 Gu Yue Xutu古月徐途1.1M WordsOngoing In the beginning, the universe was a formless, chaotic void, without clarity or murkiness, yin or yang. Only the “Primordial Breath” existed. Silent and still, it responded when stirred. It had no visible form or discernible shape, yet it was the source of heaven, earth, and all things. Thus the opening of Liezi: The Book of Tianrui says: “That which has form is born from that which has no form. From what, then, could heaven and earth have arisen? It is said that there was the Great Change, the 159Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 凡 A Mortal Asks the Heavens: I Wish to Become an Immortal 凡人问天我欲成仙 Guo Yi Juzi果一桔子Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [No System] Her parents disappeared, and her village was slaughtered. The boy was taken in by an immortal sect out of pity, but his useless spiritual roots earned him nothing but scorn. Even his master was mocked for accepting him. His master gave him a tattered book and told him it was an ancient secret scroll. But word of his useless reputation spread, and he endured humiliation wherever he went. One day, he happened to return home and discovered that the mysterious littl 38.5kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
7. 407 惊 What a Shock! The Superpowered Big Shot Is Won Over by a Rugged Country Man 惊，异能大佬被下乡糙汉征服了 Ping Feng Zhu Yu123萍风竹雨123Modern Romance631k WordsCompleted Lu Chunni, a powerful wood-element ability user in the apocalypse, blows herself up to protect her team. Her soul travels back to the 1970s, where she becomes a young woman who is madly in love with a scumbag and about to be dumped by him. After transmigrating, she kicks the scumbag to the curb without hesitation, deals with the scheming white lotus, leads the villagers to prosperity, and is drawn to a reserved, rugged man sent down to the countryside. She decides to have children with him. The 860Reads9.1Score106Shelves
8. 408 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 6.5kReads9.1Score529Shelves

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   Don't doubt the road ahead; the place you're going will be filled with spring blossoms.

9. 409 恒 The Eternal Great Celestial Venerable 恒古大天尊 Thinking While Lying Down躺着思考Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted He rises from a sect in the mortal world, conquering Tianfeng City, battling the imperial dynasty, and reaching the pinnacle of the mortal realm. After ascending to the Cultivation Realm, he forms an alliance with the demon clan, fights the demon clan, and unites the forces resisting them. In the immortal realm, he topples the corrupt Heavenly Court, seeks the inheritance of the Heavenly Venerable, and gathers the blood of primordial chaos and the heart of chaos, uncovering the truth that he is 467Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Mortal Realm: Qi Refining—Foundation Building—Golden Core—Nascent Soul—Deity Transformation Immortal Realm: Celestial Immortal—Golden Immortal—Taiyi Golden Immortal—Daluo Golden Immortal Chaos Realm: Immortal Venerable—Chaos King—Chaos Emperor—Chaos Supreme

10. 410 九 The Nine Heavens' Chaos Sovereign 九天混沌至尊 Thinking While Lying Down躺着思考Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Good-for-nothing Lin Feng triggers the ancestral jade pendant after being gravely wounded while protecting the villagers, awakening the Primordial Chaos Origin Scripture and changing his fate against all odds. From then on, he seizes treasures in secret realms, defeats enemies above his level, and breaks through to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms. In the mortal world, he fights ten thousand demons and unites the righteous path. In the immortal realm, he battles the Heavenly Court and the 11Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 通 The Sky-Piercing Immortal Gourd 通天仙葫 Daughter of the Divine Physician神医之女Eastern Fantasy476k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Zhang Xiaohua, is the orphan of an Immortal Emperor and a maid, left behind in the mortal realm. His parents' whereabouts have been unknown since he was young. By a stroke of luck, he enters the Qingyun Sect to cultivate and accidentally claims the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Gourd as his own through a drop of blood. With the help of the gourd's artifact spirit, Xiao Hong, he obtains an immortal sword, meets his beloved confidante Lin Wan'er, and subdues the spirit pet Six-Headed F 122Reads8.9Score161Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality. From Qi Refining to Nascent Soul, I am invincible in the mortal realm.

12. 412 二 Erga and I Are as Thick as Thieves 二嘎关系杠杠滴 Eating Ice in Midsummer半夏天吃冰Urban229k WordsCompleted With his knack for handling relationships, Erga has been thriving on campus. Whether it is a minor squabble between classmates or a breakdown in communication between teachers and students, he can always find a clever way to smooth things over. The school organized a large academic exchange event, inviting many renowned scholars and industry experts. During preparations, however, the student union members in charge of hosting disagreed with several experts over the schedule. The experts wanted 3Reads7.7Score—Shelves
13. 413 纯 The Pureblood Hongmeng Art 纯血鸿蒙诀 Ninety-Four Normal University Student九四师范生Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation ★ Logical and well-reasoned ★ Foreshadowing everywhere ★ Ingeniously crafted ★ A refreshing plot ★ Delicate prose ★ An expansive world ★ An uplifting theme ★ Come cultivate immortality alongside the hero!] In a village in the mortal realm of Qingyun Continent, a young man named Chu Feng is born with a useless Five-Element Spiritual Root. His path to immortality is thwarted as he seeks to save the girl next door, but then he meets Old Ren, who came from the Spirit Realm, and l 323Reads6.2Score102Shelves

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    The cultivation levels in *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality* are basically the same as in *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*. However, the plot is more intricate and fantastical, with each chapter linked to the next, full of suspense and climaxes. The novel also boasts a grand setting, blending personal dreams with national sentiments. Absolutely a great book! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

14. 414 庶 The Immortal Path of the Mirror-Bound Concubine 庶女修仙之镜缘仙途 Jin Yuji瑾虞姬Fantastical Romance705k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is now available. The young concubine's daughter is gorgeous. The story begins in the mortal realm and only enters the cultivation world later. It combines adorable children, inner-court intrigue, court politics, and cultivation... a fresh tale that blends multiple genres across two tracks. Qiao Xihe, a cultural relic restorer, transmigrates by accident while repairing an ancient mirror and becomes the eight-year-old illegitimate daughter of the Prince of Wu's household in t 2kReads9.3Score274Shelves
15. 415 误 Mistakenly Entering the Cultivation World, Only to Be Sent Back 误入修真大陆被遣返 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Divine Sense System, spatial divine power, and the power to reshape the world with a thought] Chen Dong is an ordinary nobody who wins five million yuan in the lottery overnight. But after someone schemes against him, he accidentally falls off a cliff and transmigrates to a mysterious world of cultivation. In this strange, unfamiliar land, he happens upon a mysterious ring, the Qiankun Ring, and gains a pocket world of his own. He inherits the Divine Sense System, which grants him the ability t 3.4kReads7.7Score418Shelves

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    "Ye Fan..." The white spirit tortoise murmured, then suddenly said, "My former master was named Ye Bufan. Interesting, interesting. Your name differs from his by only one character. Could it be that you also come from Blue Star?..." "Blue Star? Is Blue Star a place name? Where is it?" Ye Fan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. After calming his initial shock, he boldly asked. The white spirit tortoise glanced at Ye Fan, its voice carrying a distant memory, and said softly, "Yes and no. It's in a very, very far place. I think if I have no hope of becoming an immortal in this life, I will never be able to return to my distant home—Blue Star." Ye Fan was completely bewildered.

16. 416 我 My Divine Cauldron Holds a Tree of Enlightenment 我的神鼎有悟道树 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Urban407k WordsCompleted [Spatial Powers + High Martial Arts + Cultivation + Urban Life] Su Tianyou was mysteriously left an idiot after a fall when he was ten. Twelve years later, someone tries to murder him, but fate has other plans. The disaster turns into a blessing when he stumbles upon an ancient Chaos Divine Cauldron and mistakenly enters its inner space. He devours a Fruit of Enlightenment and falls asleep, only to awaken his once peerless talent. He learns the ancient Chaos Art and masters the Chaos Sword Techn 1.2kReads6.8Score133Shelves
17. 417 花 Whispers Among the Flowers: The Peerless Beauty Who Toppled the World 花间语：绝世美人倾覆天下 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + fantasy romance + rebirth + love that grows over time + sweet romance] [An initially warm, later aloof and lovely young wife × a cold-faced, scheming, decisive dragon prince] Legend has it that anyone born with the Fire Phoenix's blessing is destined to have an extraordinary identity. The day her mother was murdered, Jiang Nanyun was forced to flee because of a prophecy that she was a harbinger of disaster. By chance, she saved a mysterious man, never suspecting that he, to 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you don't like it, come and yell at me.

18. 418 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨情长 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Original + sweet romance + a little angst + transmigration + romance + fantasy + strong female lead] Shen Qingyan is deeply in love with Ye Tingchen, but his best friend frames her and sends her to prison. After she gets out, she is determined to take revenge and make them suffer twice as much as she did. But after one unexpected turn after another, she realizes she still loves him. Then she unexpectedly discovers that she has a brain tumor. After Shen Qingyan passes away, she transmigrates to 33Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 大 Grandmaster Zun 大师尊 Cheng Ru成如Eastern Fantasy505k WordsOngoing A seasoned old hand from the martial world transmigrates into the cultivation world. Thanks to his wife's connections, he gets into an immortal sect. Senior sisters, junior sisters, saintesses, grand elders, sect masters... Pure wish fulfillment, utterly invincible, but not brainless. Overwhelming combat power, a sharp mind, devious beneath a good-guy exterior, and full of schemes. He borrows the tiger's skin to wave a great banner, winning people over with virtue. He throws lime in their eyes a 3.3kReads—Score223Shelves

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    A seasoned veteran of the martial arts world transmigrates to the cultivation world. Through his wife's connections, he enters a powerful sect. Senior sisters, junior sisters, holy maidens, grand elders, sect leaders… Purely refreshing, invincible, not brainless, with explosive martial arts skills and undeniably sharp intelligence, cunning, seemingly a good person but harboring a belly full of evil intentions. He uses intimidation, wields power, and wins people over with virtue. He uses trickery, surprise attacks, and skill to overcome brute force. He's a master of rhetoric, unmatched in his verbal prowess. Traditional cultivation.

20. 420 开 Certain Death from the Start: I Become a God Through Dual Cultivation with the System 开局必死：我靠系统双修成神 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + System + thrillingly satisfying] Jiang Ping, a transmigrator, accidentally transmigrated into the body of a dying man. Soon afterward, the System arrived too. With the System’s help, he defied fate and sparked a series of romances with one beautiful heroine after another. But a towering tree catches the wind. As his strength continued to grow, trouble kept coming his way. He had no choice but to grow ever stronger. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to protect all the beaut 25.4kReads8.4Score2.8kShelves

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    Reading cultivation novels that will make your balls hurt

21. 421 开 Nascent Soul from the Start, Yet My Eight Trigrams Immortal-Bodilifying Art Gets Me Called a Demon? 开局元婴，八卦炼仙体说我是魔？ He Kou Che Gan禾口车干Xianxia586k WordsOngoing [No System] + [Multiple Female Leads] Feng Yi struggled to get by in the cultivation world with his poor aptitude, doing whatever it took to finally reach the Nascent Soul realm! But what he formed was the most useless kind of dead infant! He had the realm, but no vitality. His cultivation was sustained entirely by burning his blood essence, and could collapse at any moment, leaving him utterly annihilated. To make matters worse, the enemies he'd provoked earlier came looking for him. As he fled 1.7kReads6.0Score110Shelves

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    The protagonist begins by sacrificing the entire Core Formation Immortal Clan to achieve Nascent Soul cultivation, and the subsequent plot is solid. The protagonist, as the patriarch of a sect, exudes a high level of prestige.

22. 422 凡 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality: From Herb Boy to Master of the Heavenly Dao 凡人修仙，从药童入道，执掌天道 The Finger in the Mouth嘴里的手指Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + Immortal Realm + Divine Realm + Hongmeng Realm + Chaos Realm + Primordial Beginning] Even an ordinary person can have a great stroke of fortune. After surviving countless brushes with death, he turns misfortune into a blessing. He sets out on a rough and winding path to immortality. He lives each day with his life on the line. The past is too painful to look back on. When he unifies all the worlds, who would ever have guessed? The ruler of all worlds was once an ordinary per 11.7kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
23. 423 不 Wait, Why Is This Titan Beast Calling You Master? 不是，这泰坦巨兽怎么喊你主人？ A Play That Is No Play戏非戏Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Giant beasts descend, and apocalyptic disasters strike. To survive, humanity takes up martial arts, yet continues to suffer defeat after defeat. Lu Yu has maxed-out martial arts talent, but resolutely changes class to become the one and only Beastmaster! A Beastmaster commands every kind of beast! No matter how powerful a giant beast is, it's still a beast! The Starry Sky Titan is powerful? Even martial arts supreme masters are killed in one move? Great! Come guard my home! The Nine-Headed Fire 16kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book.

24. 424 一 One Man, One Blade: Unrivaled Under Heaven 一人一刀，举世无敌 Little A Zhang小阿张Eastern Fantasy536k WordsCompleted What does it mean to be a supreme prodigy? Any cultivation technique, supernatural art, or secret Dao technique can be comprehended in an instant! What does it mean to be a wielder of the blade? Gods, demons, immortals, Buddhas, and heirs of the Heavenly Dao: one slash takes them all! I, Ji Xuan, with just one man and one blade, am invincible beneath the heavens! 1.9kReads8.5Score111Shelves

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    Yesterday's update was a whopping 120,000 words, and it's still going strong today. The protagonist has an invincible background, unparalleled talent, and is an unmatched fiend. Starting by devouring a five-clawed blood dragon, he cleaves through countless realms with his blade, becoming invincible throughout the world.

25. 425 天 Tianyan Divine City 天衍神城 Tempering the Heart in the Wilds焚野砺心Xianxia635k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [No System] [Smart Protagonist] [Resolute and Passionate] [One Female Lead] A village boy finds a mysterious divine city in the depths of his mind. By chance, he is drawn into a battle between a sacred cultivation ground and the divine beast Black Tortoise. He tempers his Yin-Yang Dao Body, awakens an unparalleled ancient scripture, and discovers that he carries the bloodline born of the union of Heaven's Dao in the realms of gods and demons. Cultivating both divine and demonic arts, 252Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    A captivating tale of legend, already quite long, with a top-notch plot and logic—guaranteed to be a satisfying read.

26. 426 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy757k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.1kReads5.4Score311Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Awkward laugh]

27. 427 在 Life as an Extra in a Cultivation World 在修仙世界做路人日子 Xuan Peng of Panlong Island盘龙岛的宣鹏Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Li Xiaoniu is an ordinary passerby, as ordinary as they come. So why do I have a spiritual root? Why was I assigned to live with the male lead? Why do I have to take the blame for him? And why do I have to deliver a letter from the female lead to him? Please stop treating me like a useful tool. Even passersby have their dignity… Years later, looking at the male and female leads living in blissful wedded harmony, and the pile of gorgeous supporting heroines tossed my way, I suddenly think this is 6kReads8.1Score475Shelves

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    I recommend an alternative cultivation novel; readers looking for a change of pace should check it out.

28. 428 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Forcefully Take in the Demon Empress 玄幻：开局强收妖族女帝 Han Qingru韩清如Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No mindless decisions] [Lighthearted comedy] [Multiple heroines] Chen Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world, where the mount given to him by the sect turns out to be the Demon Empress. “I'd rather die than be your mount!” To survive, Chen Fan can only train this mature beauty with a whip, tears in his eyes. From then on, Chen Fan follows her and learns body cultivation, divine abilities, and spirit pill refining, forging his own path to invincibility. The protagonist is not a tradit 2.9kReads8.0Score385Shelves

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    Classic Xianxia (cultivation) novel

29. 429 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 2.4kReads6.6Score211Shelves

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    This book has a retro feel, starting as a mortal, with a cheat system similar to Han Li's little green bottle, but with more effects. The protagonist is intelligent and cunning, growing step by step in the treacherous and calculating world of cultivation. Cultivation system: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... Slightly slow-paced. Those who enjoy the mortal cultivation genre can give it a try; those who mind this should not read!

30. 430 乞 The Beggar Boy Wields the Primordial Heaven and Earth Cauldron 乞讨少年，我掌先天天地鼎 Dark Lone Boat黑暗孤舟Eastern Fantasy611k WordsCompleted Once the Dao Ancestor of the ages, he was betrayed by his closest friend, besieged by the heavens, and killed in the mortal realm. He was reborn as Lin Yu, an ordinary young man from Lin Family Town. On the day he turned eighteen, his fiancée climbed the social ladder by tearing up their engagement contract in front of everyone. Lin Yu was beaten to death. As he hovered on the brink of death, his ancient divine soul awakened, resonating with a fragment of the innate supreme treasure, the Heaven —Reads—Score—Shelves

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31. 431 镇 Ancient Immortal-Suppressing Pagoda: From the Start, My Clan Owes a Blood Debt 镇仙古塔：开局家族满门血债 Dark Lone Boat黑暗孤舟Eastern Fantasy773k WordsCompleted Gongsun Yu, young master of the Gongsun family of Guiyuan City, was framed during the family tournament. His loved ones were slaughtered, his engagement was torn up in public, and his entire foundation was crippled before he was abandoned in a deadly valley of ferocious beasts. At death’s door, the ancient Immortal-Suppressing Tower and Heaven-Slaying Sword awakened. He returned carrying a boundless hatred, crossed mountains of corpses and seas of blood to settle accounts with his sworn enemies, 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 一 One Bell Subdues Ten Thousand Arts, One Sword Slays a Thousand Foes 一钟镇万法，一剑斩千仇 The Kite Flies Far Away风筝飞向远方Eastern Fantasy600k WordsCompleted Though Pang Long was born with a flawed spiritual root, he had an exceptionally kind heart. His father therefore named him heir, and his older brother willingly stepped aside. Yet the family’s resources were continually seized by collateral branches; Liu Yanran tore up their engagement in public; sect prodigies repeatedly trampled and humiliated him in the street; and, hoping to curry favor with a top sect, the family elders joined forces with a great sect’s young master to slaughter Pang Long’s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 混 The Primordial Treasure Cauldron 混沌宝鼎 The Kite Flies Far Away风筝飞向远方Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Qin Tian, a genius from Yong'an City in the Mortal Realm, was betrayed because of his peerless talent by his clan elders, patriarch, and the father and daughter who were his fiancée and future father-in-law. They drained his bloodline, shattered his bones, and cast him into Soul Devouring Valley. His sister and old servant died protecting him. On the verge of death, the Chaos Cauldron in his dantian awakened. He unlocked the Chaos Sword Body and obtained the Heaven-Devouring Sword, his bonded we 131Reads7.0Score116Shelves
34. 434 风 Autumn Sun Rises with the Wind 风起秋阳 Let the Sound Speak for Itself且听声默Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey] [No golden finger] [No System] [No face-slapping] [Farming and cautious growth] After transmigrating to another world, the protagonist cultivates steadily, one step at a time. Drawing on his past life experience and modern knowledge, he practices scientific cultivation, averts crises, and attains the Great Dao. Wind spiritual roots are among the least discussed attributes in cultivation novels. Plenty of people don't know what they're good for. Their offense isn't as powerful 12Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    New author's novel, a typical mortal cultivation story, no system, no cheat codes, pure mortal cultivation, one step at a time, single-attribute wind spirit root, scientific cultivation, intelligent protagonist.

35. 435 葬 Burial of the World 葬天下 Herding Cows and Eating Melons放牛吃瓜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist + no System + no saintly do-gooder + ruthless and decisive + dominates the era + sweeps through the ages] If the Chaos Physique had never been born, the divine path would have languished in darkness for eternity! Lin Tian transmigrates into the body of a soul in the Divine Province Continent. Born at the peak of life, he has the Immortal Lin Clan at his back and possesses the one and only Chaos Saint Physique. He sleeps for a hundred thousand years. When he awakens, his 9.8kReads8.2Score975Shelves
36. 436 混 The Primal Chaos Cauldron 混沌元鼎 Dark Lone Boat黑暗孤舟Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing “Lin Yu, you useless piece of trash! The family supported your cultivation for five years, yet you haven’t even broken through to the first level of Qi Refining. And you still dared to steal the family’s most precious treasure!” “Lin Yu, our engagement was arranged by our fathers. Now that you’ve become a cripple, I, Su Qingyao, would never marry a worthless man like you. From this day on, we are through!” “I refuse to accept this... I can’t die...” Summoning his last ounce of strength, he roare 188Reads7.0Score110Shelves
37. 437 修 Cultivation Is Quite the Lark 修仙也风流 Student Xiao Feng, Feng Shensheng小冯同学冯神生Eastern Fantasy378k WordsCompleted Transmigration → Antarctic continent → comedy → no System → dual cultivation Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Earth Immortal “Oh, that matter? City Lord, you don’t know the half of it. You’re so busy with official business, working around the clock…” “Hold on. Who’s this Li Wanji? Why would I sleep with him?” Li Yuan stared at Wang Mang. “You’d better explain yourself, or I’ll deal with you.” Wang Mang was speechless. How could a b 70Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 438 九 Venerable God of the Nine Netherworlds 九幽神尊 Huo Bigfoot霍大脚Eastern Fantasy345k WordsCompleted [Reborn + satisfying revenge + genius protagonist + not a goody-goody + not a simp + traditional fantasy + playing the pig to eat the tiger + ruthless and decisive + ruthless and cunning] I am Du Chaolin, from Earth, and I was a top student at a prestigious university. I have a Chaos Spiritual Root. I’m a born genius and king, reaching Nascent Soul in five years and Great Ascension in a century. I possess a divine cauldron that can collect all things and destroy all immortals. I’m ruthless and 60Reads6.5Score—Shelves
39. 439 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 Fantasy593k 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 14.1kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    This is the classic fantasy cultivation novel, getting better and better as it goes on. [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Integration...] A sect cultivation story brimming with youthful spirit! Geniuses vie for supremacy, some journey side-by-side within the sect, while others are forced to part. The young cultivator's journey is a tapestry of laughter and regret, filled with choices beyond the heat of battle. The tension between characters is palpable, creating a highly immersive reading experience. The protagonist levels up step by step. No repetition, no clichés, no constant face-slapping; instead, the plot and world-building expand continuously from the protagonist's perspective, vast and mysterious. A diverse cast of characters takes the stage, each unique and three-dimensional, with their own pursuits. There are things they must do, figures they must say goodbye to, and swords they must wield.

40. 440 我 Dreaming My Way to Immortality in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界衍梦长生 Night3zzEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Mortal]+ [Cautious Survival]+ [No System]+ [For Veteran Readers]+ [Solid Logic]+ [Traditional Slow Burn]+ [No Transmigration]+ [Female lead early on, mostly absent later; skip if that bothers you] Zhou Wei unexpectedly discovers that he has a unique ability to “dream.” His dreams can not only foretell danger, but also help him deduce spirit medicines, talismans, cultivation techniques, and more... When people look back thousands of years later, who would ever guess that the True Lord o 7.1kReads8.0Score719Shelves

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    Traditional old books, modern writing style

41. 441 我 I Own an Invisibility Cloak from the 50th Century 我有件五十世纪的隐身衣 Wandering the World Without a Sword无剑走天涯Urban1.1M WordsCompleted One night in a senior-year dorm, Lei Wanjun was lying in bed playing a mobile game, just like his roommates. At some point, clouds swallowed the bright moonlight outside. Then thunder cracked and rain poured down. Summer weather was so fickle. One moment it was clear, the next it was raining. With a crash of thunder, Lei Wanjun’s phone screen suddenly went black. The battery had died! He was about to sit up and grab his charging cable when a flash of lightning flickered across the dark screen. A 5.5kReads9.5Score625Shelves

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    Good Xianxia novels

42. 442 离 After the Divorce, the Cold CEO Regretted It Bitterly 离婚后，高冷女总裁悔断肠 Dongwangyang东望洋Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Su Qingying: “Ye Chen, let’s get divorced. It’s been three years, and you still can’t give me what I want.” “Actually, I’ve been the one giving you everything for these past three years.” Ye Chen thought this, but he didn’t say it. 3.6kReads7.8Score315Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novel 🔥🔥🔥 This story takes place in a parallel world where martial arts and cultivation each have their own separate systems. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, 💥💥💥 not a saint, doesn't meddle in others' affairs, and only does things that benefit him. Aside from family, everyone else, regardless of gender, is seen as an ant in the protagonist's eyes. 🍁🍁🍁 This is a pure, action-packed, and exhilarating story.

43. 443 文 The Entertainment Industry: Conquering the World 文娱之称霸全球 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Urban218k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, he became famous overnight by writing novels. He had planned to lie flat for the rest of his life, but his talent wouldn’t let him. Reluctantly, he entered the entertainment industry, casually adapting works from the culture of his past life on Earth and effortlessly conquering the world. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 高 I Transmigrated on the Highway 高速公路上穿越了 Iron Plow, Fertile Soil铁犁沃土Eastern Fantasy294k WordsCompleted Mu Bufan loves taking his off-road vehicle into the wilderness for a challenge. But while driving on the highway, he unexpectedly transmigrates and obtains a copper box shaped like a pocket watch. Its hands point toward different worlds and dimensions, where he begins cultivating and gradually grows stronger. With his cultivation continually improving, he brings readers an entertaining tale of immortal cultivation. 13Reads6.9Score—Shelves
45. 445 主 After I Took the Initiative to Divorce, My Ex-Wife Was Racked with Regret 主动离婚后，前妻悔断肠 Shooting the Celestial Wolf from the Northwest西北射天狼Urban1.2M WordsCompleted As his wife's career takes off, Chu Hongtu finds himself increasingly looked down upon. After five years of quiet devotion, the moment he asks for a divorce, his wife is stunned. It turns out he was never a good-for-nothing. Only now does she realize that his quiet support was what made her life go so smoothly. 1.1kReads7.7Score103Shelves
46. 446 它 It Said It Would Give Me the Universe, but It Turns Out It Wants to Possess My Body! 它说把宇宙给我，搞半天是夺舍！ Dreaming of Immortal Heroes梦回仙侠Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Slow cultivation + Not a wish-fulfillment novel + Lighthearted and funny + Scheming protagonist + Multiple heroines + Cautious + Invincible] Traditional cultivation realms and all-around cultivation: divine physique + alchemy + artifact crafting + formations + deduction + swordsmanship + elements + laws + divine arts! Xuanyuan, the most talented cultivator to emerge from Earth, claims every divine physique in the universe as his own. You have the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body? Sorry, so do I! Yo 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a pretty good cultivation novel. The author has some unique and innovative ideas for each realm. You should check it out.

47. 447 剑 Why Should a Sword Immortal Keep a Low Profile? One Strike Can Cleave Heaven and Earth 剑仙何须苟，一剑可斩天地 The Eccentric of Bai Palace柏宫的异人Eastern Fantasy518k WordsCompleted [Invincible Hero + Sword Immortal + Lighthearted + Primordial World] Ye Changqing, the foremost sword immortal under the Dao Ancestor and widely acknowledged across the Myriad Worlds as the pinnacle of swordsmanship. After reincarnating to cultivate anew, he spent three hundred years before opening an inn in a remote border town, where he drinks tea and basks in the sun every day. People ask him, “Why should a sword immortal keep a low profile?” He replies, “I’m not keeping a low profile. I just 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The strongest sword immortal, bar none, not to be missed.

48. 448 我 I Search for Earth Across the Myriad Worlds 我在诸天万界找地球 Listening to the Wind on the Road在路上听风Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted He lost his entire homeland, yet found the way home at the summit of the Myriad Worlds. Lin Chen, a graduate student in geophysics at Earth, died protecting crucial data in a laboratory explosion. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the Qingyun Continent’s Cloudfall Sect’s “number one good-for-nothing”: his meridians were severed, his dantian shattered, and he had been gravely wounded by a powerful cousin, leaving him on the brink of death. Just as despair took hold, an ancient light 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy, time travel, and a cheat-like advantage. Well-developed characters, a vast world-building, no romantic subplots, and non-stop high-energy action! If you don't like it after reading the first three chapters, feel free to come and prove me wrong!

49. 449 神 The Divine Beggar Comes Down the Mountain 神丐下山 World Explorer探界者Urban3.6M WordsCompleted [Overpowered Urban Fantasy] [Immortality and Godhood] [Multiple Heroines] At the age of three, he was driven out of his home by his second uncle. Then he met a mysterious old beggar, who taught him the supreme cultivation technique, the Heavenly Evolution Art. From then on, he grew at an astonishing pace. He travels across Earth, the Spirit Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the God Realm, breaking through layer after layer of the heavens. He reaches the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, then ascends 2.6kReads8.1Score384Shelves

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    A legend in the cultivation world!

50. 450 执 Mastering the Dao's Source 执掌道源 Listening to the Waves on the Mountain高山听涛Eastern Fantasy295k WordsCompleted The spiritual energy had been depleted for a hundred thousand years. Then a young man was born, and in a single day, it was restored. The young man leaves the mountain, and a scheme laid over hundreds of thousands of years is set in motion. When he comes to dominate the world, will he rise from being a chess piece to become the one who moves the pieces, or break free from the shackles of heaven and earth and become the one who commands the Dao? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hey everyone, don't miss out! Besides the divine fox, the protagonist of this book is now accompanied by a descendant of the fire phoenix, and he even possesses a hidden divine artifact. If you're looking for something to read, give this a try! Or you can add it to your bookshelf and read it later when it's more complete.

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