Are There Really No Good Mortal Cultivation Novels Anymore? 凡人流真的没有好书了吗？

1. 1 拾 Gathering the Dao of Immortality 拾道长生 Magical Watermelon Hand神奇西瓜手Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + bargain hunting + no System + cautious cultivation] An ordinary boy who makes his living scavenging junk accidentally saves a badly wounded Saintess. After cultivating dual techniques together, he embarks on the path to immortality. Relying on his cautious nature and knack for finding hidden treasures, he steadily grows stronger in the cultivation world. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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   Try this one, a classic Xianxia novel with a "mortal cultivation" element.

2. 2 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.4kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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   Written by Fanmi, this is a traditional cultivation novel with a semi-mortal protagonist element, and it's already completed!

3. 3 凡 A Mortal's Path to Greatness 凡人的通天之路 Wind Whistles Through Woodheart风萧木心Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing An unknown mortal finds a rare treasure and embarks on a thorny path of cultivation. The road to the heavens is never easy. It must be forged through endless conflict, step by step toward worlds without end. He has seen the splendors of the world, yet never forgotten who he was. 13kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   ⭐⭐⭐How could there be none! A top-quality mortal cultivation novel with a 9.3 rating, highly recommended! ٩(๑•̀7•́๑)۶ 💕💕The plot is the most novel one I've ever read, it's not mindless or frustrating, and the writing is superb, guaranteeing you'll be fully immersed.

4. 4 无 Unintentionally Seeking Immortality 无意问仙 Qi-Refining Rogue Potato练气散修土豆子Eastern Fantasy341k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [No System] [Cultivation Through Caution] Li Wuyi was an ordinary man who delivered food part-time after work, until a small silver stone drew a bolt of heavenly lightning that sent him into the cultivation world. With no backing and no one to rely on, he had little access to spirit stones, pills, or magical treasures. Luckily, a small space hidden deep within his sea of consciousness could produce spirit liquid and accelerate the growth of spiritual plants. Qi Refining, Fou 478Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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   Aren't they all? 😂😂😂

5. 5 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves
6. 6 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 94.7kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
7. 7 我 I Vow to Contend for Immortality: Inheriting the Immortal’s Legacy, a Youth Rises 我欲争仙【得仙之传承，少年崛起 Doesn't Like Cat-Ear Cookies不爱吃猫耳朵Male-Channel Fanfiction391k WordsCompleted A crossover story between the worlds of Renegade Immortal and A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. After unexpectedly receiving an immortal's legacy, the protagonist cultivates from the ancient martial arts world all the way to Foundation Establishment. When the world's origin proves insufficient for further cultivation, he breaks through the boundaries between worlds and enters Renegade Immortal. He encounters its protagonist, then travels to A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortal 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There are mortals jumping behind, while the one in front is Xian Ni, and the protagonist doesn't follow Han Li!

8. 8 凡 Forging the Dao on the Mortal Path to Immortality 凡途铸道修仙路 Love a Big Tiger爱一个大老虎Eastern Fantasy869k WordsOngoing A Five-Element Spiritual Root means a dead-end in cultivation? Lin Chen possesses spiritual roots containing all five elements. The moment he joins the sect, he is met with contempt, and his cultivation barely progresses. Everyone in the sect declares that he will never reach the heights of cultivation in his life. By a stroke of fortune, he obtains a Five-Element Jade Pendant and gains possession of a realm of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. From then on, he puts down roots in the spiritual 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 9 砍 The Woodcutter Boy's Record of Immortal Encounters 砍柴少年仙缘录 Two Taels to Banish Sorrow二两消愁Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted At fifteen, Zhao Fei was a woodcutter from a remote mountain village in the Kingdom of Nanchuan. One day, a wondrous object fell from the sky, sending the young woodcutter down the path of immortal cultivation… 8.6kReads7.5Score1kShelves

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   Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... A new novel in the Mortal Journey genre recommended, very good.

10. 10 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy521k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7.8kReads—Score765Shelves

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    [A hardcore, cunning male protagonist cultivates immortality] He slaps beauties, has romantic encounters, engages in dual cultivation, loots corpses, and delivers a finishing blow. He raises a horde of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, insects, and corpse puppets, boasting explosive combat power. The protagonist constantly pulls off outrageous moves, defying expectations, with a fast-paced and thrilling narrative. A chilling truth circulates in the cultivation world: "Better to provoke the King of Hell to go mad than to provoke Wu Jiu to go mad." This madman's life motto is simple: "I have a hundred ways to kill you, and your life is only enough for him to warm up once." 😏[Rolls eyes]😳😄🤔🤔

11. 11 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 162.2kReads8.9Score13.6kShelves

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    It looks great! 👍👍👍👍

12. 12 凡 A Mortal’s Immortal Destiny 凡人仙命 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey] [Traditional xianxia] [No System] [No harem] Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, happened to find a white porcelain bottle in a river, and thus began his path to immortality. The white porcelain bottle can refine ordinary things into supreme treasures: Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Liquid; put in weeds, and they become top-grade spirit herbs; keep ordinary iron inside, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in r 5.1kReads8.1Score594Shelves

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    Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, stumbles upon a white porcelain bottle in a river, thus embarking on his path to immortality. This bottle can transform ordinary objects into supreme treasures. Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Elixir; add weeds, and they become top-grade spiritual herbs; nurture ordinary iron, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in discarded pills, and they become rare elixirs… A mere mortal, wielding this treasure bottle, ultimately proves his immortality! [Attention]❤️[Attention]

13. 13 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 3kReads8.0Score407Shelves

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    This is the only book I could actually read.

14. 14 光 Chronicles of Time 光阴录 Sea and Stars沧海与星辰Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Farming and Management] [Ensemble Cast] A black page has drifted through the river of time for as long as anyone can remember. Untouched by the passage of time, it records all kinds of remarkable people, cultivation techniques and martial arts, as well as strange tales and amusing anecdotes. Gradually, it develops intelligence and begins traveling through the river of time to explore countless worlds... After the protagonist, Ye Qi, accidentally exposes one of its pranks, the 668Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is pretty good and worth reading.

15. 15 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Marriage 家族修仙：从娶妻开始觅长生 Vast Heaven and Earth天地光阔Xianxia916k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in. It'll rise later.) [Clan] [Daily Life] [Farming] [Cultivation] [Destiny] [Character Growth] [More Children, More Blessings] [Behind the Scenes] [Ensemble Cast] After transmigrating as a tenant farmer, Chen Yun had a spiritual aperture just 2.9 inches wide, paid 80 percent of his harvest in rent, and owed twelve spirit sand coins. Chen Yun thought heaven was playing a joke on him. That was until he saw the ancient, unadorned seal in his mind: the Origin-Returning Seal. A 74.8kReads8.1Score10.1kShelves

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    Looking for a book to read? Here are two realistic mortal cultivation novels! They don't feature an overpowered protagonist from the start; instead, the protagonist starts as a nobody, acquiring resources with difficulty and proceeding cautiously on their path to immortality. They also involve family management and farming, gradually strengthening the clan; plus, there are multiple female leads with natural and unforced romance. If you enjoy the survival-of-the-fittest, survival-of-the-fittest, and gradual power-building tropes of mortal cultivation novels, these are perfect for you. The two novels have slightly different styles, so you can enjoy both at once and avoid running out of reading material.

16. 16 家 Clan Cultivation: Seeking Immortality Through Reincarnation 家族修仙：我以轮回转世觅长生 Balance and Harmony以中以和Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Clan Cultivation] [Daily Life] [Mortal's Journey] [Reincarnation] [Farming] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Slow Burn] [Pseudo-Multiple Female Leads] [Reincarnation in this story is not possession. The body is reconstructed through the Soul-Reforging Seal.] [First Life: Scenery of Cuiyun Mountain (Complete)] [Second Life: Rivalry in Nanyue (Ongoing)] After transmigrating into the world of Cultivation, Qi Yuan was lucky enough to receive an inferior five-element spiritual root. He cultivated painstakin 23.1kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves
17. 17 一 One Step, One Look Back 一步一回头 Lin Xi临傒Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted Traditional cultivation, with no cheats, no golden finger, and no idiotic characters. Every step of cultivation is earned, and life is calm and unhurried... A fresh take on cultivation, with rigorous logic. What sets this work apart is its focus on enlightenment. Cultivate the Dao, cultivate the heart... 5.9kReads8.5Score492Shelves

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    Personally, I feel it can be compared to the path of a sect leader in cultivation and the story of starting cultivation in a shantytown.

18. 18 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with Finding a Black Bowl 凡人修仙：从捡到黑碗开始 More Travelers Than Green Mountains青山多过客Xianxia775k WordsOngoing One heroine + ordinary person’s rise + ensemble cast + decisive and ruthless Tian Wa, whose family has lived on Niufeng Mountain for generations, goes up the mountain to find medicine for his sister. He falls into a ravine in the wilderness and unexpectedly finds a mysterious black bowl and a book titled The Art of Deadwood’s Spring Revival on the body of a dead Daoist. From then on, his fate changes. He leaves Niufeng Mountain and enters a world filled with immortals. Whoever I wish to p 4.5kReads8.7Score370Shelves

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    Ordinary people, single female lead, decisive and ruthless, two strong characters.

19. 19 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The Myriad Soul Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates Yin and Yang, a mortal's journey, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

20. 20 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.6kReads6.7Score2.4kShelves

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    This one's pretty good! It's about building a foundation for immortality, cultivating supernatural powers, and seeking the element of metal! Similar to the setting of "Stealing in the Initial Saintly Demonic Sect" and "Mysterious Mirror"! 😄😄

21. 21 青 The Green Vine's Mortal Cultivation Journal 青藤凡修记 White Night Demon白夜妖Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation + No System] + [Farming] One night, bandits massacred the remote village of Qingtian. The young Zhang Ling was lucky enough to escape. Fleeing in a panic, he got lost in the mountains, where he encountered a mutated vine. It somehow parasitized his body, and from then on, his body began to change. Later, through a twist of fate, he came into contact with the world of cultivators and embarked on the path to immortality. Along his journey of cultivation, he used a mysterious li 5.2kReads7.8Score408Shelves

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    These are all good.

22. 22 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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    Are good books being read by nobody?

23. 23 带 Taking My Sister-in-Law on the Path to Immortality 带嫂子修仙记 Fate's One-Slash Style命运一刀流Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will rise later. A mortal's journey, with steady growth. Sun Dongliang and his sister-in-law were sold together and sent deep into the mountains to toil. They were destined to be buried there for the rest of their lives. But he had a mysterious treasure bottle. It could automatically detect and capture spirit beasts! It could remove impurities and turn junk into treasure! His low-grade cultivation techniques could be directly enhanced into high-grade technique 30.2kReads8.5Score2kShelves

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    This, this, this

24. 24 修 Cultivation: No Spiritual Root, the True Path to Immortality 修仙：无灵根才是真仙道 The Fishing Hunter打渔的猎人Eastern Fantasy343k WordsOngoing [No Spiritual Root + Ancient Immortal Dao + A Worldview Turned Upside Down + The Return of a Powerful Figure] They say you can’t cultivate immortality without a spiritual root. So how did I become the strongest person in the world? At the age of seven, Yi Ge suddenly awakened strange memories, and from then on, embarked on a journey across the heavens! What truth is this world hiding? Are spiritual roots a gift, or a shackle? Step by step, Yi Ge ascends through the heavens, shatters conspiracies 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My new novel, "Ordinary People's Flow," has no system but isn't mindless either. Friends, please support it!

25. 25 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Spirit-Gathering Bronze Bowl 凡人修仙：聚灵青铜碗 Three Bean Roots三豆根Eastern Fantasy259k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Traditional Xuanhuan] [Eastern Xuanhuan] [Ongoing] [Fantasy] First piece of information: At his lowest point, the male lead accidentally finds a bronze bowl. It can refine blood essence, extract bloodlines, refine spiritual energy, and grant him a chance to cultivate. In a daze, he embarks on the path to immortality. Second piece of information: This treasure, the bronze bowl, can refine the spiritual energy of all kinds of creatures. It seems like a demonic tec 771Reads—Score101Shelves

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    He's cultivating immortality!

26. 26 聚EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 Tropical Fruit Milk Tea香果味奶茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 398.9kReads8.7Score30.5kShelves
27. 27 摇 Immortal Money Tree 摇钱仙树 Waiting for Xia等小夏Xianxia130k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Powers] [Bone Cultivation] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Spirit] [Grand Tradition] Li Huoyuan was imprisoned in an underground cavern by an Earth Immortal at the age of three, used as a vessel to temper immortal bones. At sixteen, he was cruelly abandoned over the words, "Mortal bones are nothing but trash." By chance, however, he obtained a pot containing a mysterious immortal tree. It could devour the essence of all things and nurture their spirits. Fe 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is exactly what I like: unique content, novel setting, and skillful writing. If you're looking for something to read, give this promising new book a try.

28. 28 玄 The Profound Heaven's Demon-Refining Chronicle 玄天炼魔传 Cultivator Surnamed Li厉姓修士Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing The Great Dao is an abyss, and all living beings are but ants in its eyes. The path to immortality is stained with blood; only by walking over a mountain of bones can one prove eternal life. If this world is unjust, then I shall refine all creation with my own hands! Xiang Yi comes from a collateral branch of a once-great cultivation family that has long since fallen into decline. In this cultivation world, where strength rules and the weak are prey to the strong, his mediocre aptitude should ha 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a work by a newbie, entirely handwritten. Fellow Daoists are welcome to offer criticism and suggestions.

29. 29 凡 A Mortal Woman’s Revenge in the Cultivation World 凡女修仙复仇记 Big Fish Wuwuwu大鱼呜呜呜Ancient Romance148k WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] + [No Romance] + [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] + [Slow Burn] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Decisive and Ruthless] If your entire family had been slaughtered when you were eight because you picked a spirit herb, what would you do? Would you fall to your knees, weep bitterly, and accept your fate? Would you hide your identity and scrape by just to stay alive? I chose to swallow that spirit herb and make it my bone, my blood, my very roots. Then I committ 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel is a blend of "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "No Romance," "Small Ensemble Cast," "Slow Burn," "Strong Female Lead," and "Decisive and Ruthless." If you were eight years old and your entire family was wiped out because you found a spiritual herb, what would you do? Would you kneel and weep, resigned to your fate? Would you hide your identity and eke out a living? I choose to swallow that spiritual herb, making it my bones, my blood, my roots. Then, I will remember the faces of my enemies and make them atone for my parents' sins, one by one! My name is Liu Qing, and this is my story—the story of a mortal woman who slays an immortal.

30. 30 青 Azure Edge, Jade Capital 青锋玉京 I'm Not Tianpeng我不是天蓬Eastern Fantasy235k WordsOngoing [Traditional Xianxia] [Xianxia Romance] [Mortal's Journey] [No System] Born into obscurity, his life as fragile as a blade of grass, he insists on cultivating the truth with sword in hand, and seeking the Dao and eternal life. He crosses mountains of corpses and seas of blood, enduring love, hate, and heartbreak, only to realize at last: A battered green-steel sword cannot sever worldly attachments; Seeking the Dao at Yujing, he cannot knock open heaven's gate. Heaven and earth are not benevo 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good; the plot is excellent.

31. 31 微 Wind and Rain on the Path of the Dust-Mote Immortal Abode 微尘仙府风雨道途 The Wind Brushes My Hair White风掠须发白Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing The path of immortality comes like wind and rain, then passes like dust. Even with ambitions soaring to the clouds, one still needs fortune's favor. See how a mere junior steward of a sect, aided by an Immortal Lord's estate, stirs up wind and rain and gathers dust, rising from humble beginnings to turn the tides in the heavens. 955Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional is good

32. 32 苟 Staying Low in the Immortal Cultivation World and Gaining Longevity Points 苟在修仙界加点长生 Chi Jianyu池涧鱼Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Keeping a Low Profile + Daily Life + Status Panel + Spending Points + No Female Lead + Slow-Paced + Not a Power Fantasy] Yi Changsheng transmigrates to the cultivation world and is so hungry from the start that he's ready to chew on grass. He's an orphan, just ten years old, and a refugee. He has no food, no drink, and not a penny to his name. Fortunately, the game-like status panel he created and his talent, [Eye of the Virtual Dimension], came with him when he transmigrated. Rel 3.2kReads6.7Score246Shelves

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    Give this one a try; it might surprise you. Don't be fooled by its rating.

33. 33 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'm here to piggyback on your traffic.

34. 34 仙 Immortal Life Goes On and On 仙生亦漫漫 Happy Kernel开心的核仁Eastern Fantasy323k WordsOngoing [No golden finger + meticulously balanced power levels + character and emotional growth + regrets + ensemble cast (everyone has their wits about them)] The male lead, Lu Yun'an, and the female lead, Lin Wanqing, were high school graduates who had only just finished school. But a sudden accident sent them to a world beyond the stars. With no one to rely on, they were pinned to a sheer cliff face. Beneath this vast sky, the two of them will write their own story. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How do you know you wouldn't have regretted choosing the other path?

35. 35 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 6.7kReads9.1Score557Shelves

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    I don't believe in love, but I believe in you! So could you come and see me?

36. 36 星 Stars Stir Across a Thousand Clouds 星动千云 Clouds of a Thousand Leaves千叶之云Martial Arts2.2M WordsOngoing Xing Dong is just an ordinary member of the millions of cultivators, or perhaps he doesn't even know that he's a cultivator. If fate exists, then perhaps he was born to toil. If cultivators have prodigies, then perhaps he is just a background character. Beneath the boundless Heavenly Dao, this is the helpless cry of an ordinary cultivator, and the black-and-white battle 331Reads—Score110Shelves

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    (This book pays homage to the current genre of the great author Wang Yu, but the core theories of immortals and mortals are different [salute][salute]) Fantasy + science fiction fusion: the character style is similar to "Against the Gods", the battle descriptions are close to "Zi Chuan", the progression pacing is based on "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality", and the space battles are inspired by "Mobile Suit 08th MS Team" and "Gundam Wing".

37. 37 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生 Chen Dou辰斗Eastern Fantasy770k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith 835Reads8.1Score232Shelves

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    Excellent! The story is full of twists and turns, and the world is vast, making it impossible to put down.

38. 38 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 892Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, just wanted to grab a spot on the charts! Other topics are already on the charts, so be careful, keep the logic sound, avoid level-up content, and the development process is slow – the best parts start after chapter 50.

39. 39 从 From Kung Fu to Immortality, My Clam Sister Wants to Ascend to Heaven 从功夫到修仙，有个蚬妹想上天 Old Dog in the Wall墙中老狗Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Reader's Guide: Mortal cultivation, no System, no transmigration, female-led, coming-of-age, pragmatism, making money, supporting a family, martial arts, changing one's fate, cultivating immortality, seeking the Dao, upholding gender equality, unafraid to address the struggles women, men, humanity, and the universe faced in the old days, criticizing bourgeois-style feminism and the demonization of LGBT people, supporting men and women who come together for love From the very beginning, Yu Sa 10.4kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Try this: a female protagonist in a mortal-themed novel (male-oriented).

40. 40 重 Reborn as a Lowly Rogue Cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea 重生乱星海小散修 Expired Jelly Bean过期了的糖豆Eastern Fantasy394k WordsCompleted A wondrous journey and arduous path of cultivation unfold when the soul of a modern young man transmigrates into the world of A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality. With no golden finger, no System, and no powerful backer, he climbs the road to immortality one step at a time. 1.3kReads5.9Score101Shelves
41. 41 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Con Man to Immortal Venerable 凡人修仙：从骗子到仙尊 Subtle and Profound微妙玄通Urban685k WordsOngoing Ten years of hard work as a poor student, all undone by a scam involving an immortal’s blessing. Wang Yuan was a country boy whose whole family scraped together everything they had just to get him into the city. In his tenth year delivering takeout, he finally accepted the truth: studying couldn’t change his fate. Then he found a book called Notes on the Primordial Chaos at a used-book stall, and his life began to veer into the absurd. He became a “qigong master” in the park, conning people to s 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read this book; there are no cheat codes or shortcuts, just solid, step-by-step progress!

42. 42 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortals Should Cultivate Secondhand! 凡人修仙：仙就要修二手的！ Lard猪油Xianxia774k WordsOngoing The rating has just been released, and it'll rise later! [No AI, entirely handmade] [Mortal-style cultivation + spear-focused cultivator] (Traditional immortal cultivation, slow burn and not a wish-fulfillment story, rising from mortal to immortal, with an exciting later arc) Chen Tuo is reborn in the cultivation world with the ability to repair secondhand goods. He can mend worn-out straw sandals and piece together broken porcelain bowls, but he lacks the one thing that matters most: a spiritua 1.1kReads6.4Score100Shelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation novel with constant plot twists, especially the first book, which gets better and better after chapter 100, full of foreshadowing and unexpected plot points. Definitely worth reading!

43. 43 玉 Immortal Fate of the Jade Disc 玉盘仙缘 Thirty, But Not Yet Established而立未立Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Ordinary mortal cultivation] [No System] A jade disc he acquired by chance gave Shi Qingshan the ability to transform from a mortal into an immortal. Pills, cultivation techniques, magical artifacts... everything in the world can be fused and transformed! From then on, he rose from humble beginnings, using this peerless stroke of fortune to meld endless possibilities into one and embark on the long road to immortality! 94.5kReads8.3Score11kShelves
44. 44 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 166.5kReads9.1Score19kShelves
45. 45 化 The Divine Transcendent Returns, and I Just Want to Lie Flat 化神归来，本尊只想躺平 There Is a Way to Righteousness道义有道Urban305k WordsCompleted After hundreds of years of cultivation, Tang Zhengtian finally reached the Deity Transformation stage. He opened a spatial node and returned to Blue Star, intent on lying flat. But he arrived just as spiritual qi revived and demonic beasts invaded. He had no choice but to join forces with others to drive them back... and deal with the other dangers... 482Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No rebirth! A non-systematic urban cultivation novel! The protagonist returns with the cultivation level of a Nascent Soul cultivator! He helps China overcome various crises in the early stages of spiritual energy revival! He reveals cultivation techniques! He vanquishes evil spirits! 🥰

46. 46 凡 Mortal Cultivator, I Have a Spirit-Replenishing Art 凡人，我有一本补灵诀 Gentleman of the Times时代君子Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing To pay off his father's debt, Qin Yu, a boy from Qingxi Town, sold himself for five taels of silver. He thought he would become a servant, but his employer sold him to a mysterious young man, and he unexpectedly became caught up in a trial held by an immortal sect. At the brink of life and death, thunder crashed across the sky and triggered a forbidden secret in the valley. A charred ancient corpse had fallen from the Nine Heavens, with a simple stone ring on its finger. What came with it was a 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new book I just wrote on January 26, 2026. Please add it to your favorites and follow me. The plot unfolds layer by layer, the world-building gradually reveals itself, the setting is natural, the story is delicate, with power struggles, sect rivalries, and events linked one after another, depicting an extraordinary story in ordinary daily life. It's not drawn out and is a very comfortable read.

47. 47 噬 Spirit-Devouring Tribulation Fire: I Slay Immortals in a Mortal's Body 噬灵劫火：我以凡人之躯弑仙 An Ignorant Crab无知的螃蟹Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted When his family was destroyed and his loved ones were killed, Wang Mu clutched the black wooden pendant his mother had left behind and plunged into the river, only to unexpectedly inherit the Devouring Dao... This power can swallow spiritual energy, devour souls, and destroy immortals and demons... He threw back his head and roared, “Anyone who stands in the way of my revenge will die! You say mortals are mere weeds? Then I'll devour the very heavens of this cultivation world!” But Su Haimei, so 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a novel about ordinary people, featuring a protagonist who is both brave and resourceful. The writing is decent, the plot is imaginative and engaging, and it's worth reading for those looking for something to read.

48. 48 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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    The youthful spirit is the most beautiful scenery; grudges, love, hate, life, and death are the most intoxicating wine. The sect competition, a battle of geniuses, a treasure hunt in secret realms—a magnificent war between sects.

49. 49 轩 The Xuanyuan Sword Cultivator 轩辕剑修 Tianshan Sword Cultivator天山剑修Eastern Fantasy345k WordsCompleted “A Heavenly Spiritual Root?!” “A Heavenly Spiritual Root with Earth affinity? An outer disciple of the Qingyun Sect?!” “Are you kidding me? How could someone with a Heavenly Spiritual Root be overlooked as an outer disciple?!” The clearing erupted in an instant! Every cultivator, no matter their sect, stared at Wei Qing in shock, their eyes filled with disbelief, curiosity, greed, wariness, and all kinds of other emotions. A Heavenly Spiritual Root was a once-in-ten-thousand-years talent, destin 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato is a rare slow-burning, ordinary stream.

50. 50 我 My Ice Spirit Root Must Stay Hidden 我的冰灵根不能被暴露 When the Golden Wind Meets the Jade Dew金风相逢玉露Eastern Fantasy278k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no heroine, no System, no golden finger, not a brainless power fantasy] Cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification... Yu Ye was born with a top-grade Ice Spirit Root, a rarity not seen in ten thousand years, but he could only keep it hidden. If it were ever exposed, he would become the ideal “cultivation cauldron” in the eyes of every high-level cultivator. To protect himself, he joined a sect, disguising himself as an 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is alright.

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