Cautious Cultivation Novels: Every Protagonist Sees the World Clearly 苟道流修仙，每本都是人间清醒

1. 1 苟 The Way of Caution: I Hide Some of My Cultivation, and Live for Ages! 苟道：藏点修为，活的真的很久！ Shisui, Who Can Use Kotoamatsukami会玩别天神的止水Eastern Fantasy323k WordsCompleted [Fantasy System + Invincible Survivalist + Summoning Showdown + Concealed Cultivation + Lighthearted, No Female Lead] In his previous life, explorer Jiang Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a sect peak master. After awakening his System, he discovered that his System buddy was quite the schemer. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for keeping a low profile for one year. Reward: Immortal Art, Fair Trade.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission. Reward: Divine Skill, 2.3kReads6.4Score100Shelves

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   The level of strategic maneuvering in these three books progresses progressively! The entire sect collectively plays the defensive game, with the number of patriarchs overwhelming the number of disciples. The first book is teeming with Great Emperors and patriarchs; the second has the existence of Super Great Emperors; and the third is overflowing with Immortal Emperors and Overlords.

2. 2 玄EN Fantasy: Winning Big—All My Disciples Have Systems 玄幻：赢麻了，我的弟子都有系统 Little Bamboo Meow-Meow小竹子喵喵Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Taking disciples + lighthearted daily life + everyone is a sly schemer + nothing goes by the book] Lu Changzhi transmigrates and finds he can choose a new identity. As a compulsive gambler, he decisively chooses random. The result? He wins so big it’s like Qin Shi Huang touching a live wire: an absolute jackpot. His only limitation is a god-tier disciple-taking System. He never expected its first mission to be… [Detected other Hosts with Systems… Infiltrating… Modifying… Modification complete… 20.9kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
3. 3 开EN Starting as the Peak Master: Signing In for an Ultimate Emperor Armament! 开局成为首座，签到极道帝兵！ Egg-Breaking Expert拆蛋专家Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + Backer Sect + call for reinforcements when unable to win + schemer + no martial ethics + longevity] Because he had died once before, Hua Yunfei always put staying alive first. He had hidden away on Daoyuan Peak for a hundred years, performing sign-in for a hundred years. [Beep, congratulations to the Host on completing one hundred years of sign-in and obtaining the Ultimate Emperor Weapon: the Chaos Bell] The Dark Blood Era arrived, plunging Heaven an 136.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
4. 4 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves

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   [9.2 Rating, the pinnacle of survival skills] "Starting with Immortality, Surviving in the Lower Realm, Eating Soil to Ascend to Heaven" - Eastern Fantasy × Ultimate Steady Flow, 228,000 readers collectively worship it! After awakening the attribute of immortality, the male protagonist turns cultivation into a survival simulator - High-energy operation: to avoid heavenly tribulation, he created the "Turtle Breathing Feign Death Technique" and survived until his enemies perished by eating spiritual soil! The latest chapter, "Pretending to be Fertilizer in a Spiritual Field for Three Hundred Years," has directly topped the charts, and the barrage is full of people asking for the secrets of survival skills.

5. 5 只EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.3kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves

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   🌈A masterpiece by Gou Dao [laughs], starting with immortality, bound to an attribute point system, gaining one attribute point for every additional year of life, a soberly realistic view: "When you're at your peak, I'll yield; when you're old, I'll charge in and deal damage."

6. 6 莫 Never Underestimate an Old Man: From Dockworker to Martial Saint 莫欺老年穷，从码头搬工肝成武圣 Brother Longan桂圆哥哥Urban270k WordsOngoing [Republican Era] + [The Dynasty’s Final Years] + [Monsters Run Amok] + [Extreme Martial Arts] + [Elderly Protagonist] + [Patriotic] + [Cautious] In the dynasty’s final years, the rulers closed the country off from the world. To preserve their rule, they burned martial arts manuals and killed martial artists, causing the nation’s martial arts to decline. Eventually, foreigners used their powerful martial arts and advanced weapons to blast the country’s gates open, and the nation was thoroughly d 386Reads—Score108Shelves
7. 7 只 Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久，就没人是我对手 The Day I Ascended to Godhood成神这天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What 9.7kReads9.0Score797Shelves
8. 8 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
9. 9 厨 The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神，妖兽：不好，我们成食材了 Jiu Yu九语Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say 66.6kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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10. 10 五 Five-Element Root Good-for-Nothing: From the Start, I Make the Sect's Heavenly Spirit Root Regret Everything 五灵根老六：开局坑哭宗门天灵根 li Li Gongzili李公子Eastern Fantasy161k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivator Style] [No System] [Hilarious Cultivation] [Cheeky and Adorable Old Fox] [Multiple Heroines] [Satisfying Novel That Defies the Usual Tropes] Li Bie Lang accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a disciple of Qingyun Sect with five spiritual roots. The sect leader refuses to take him in, and the peak masters all reject him, calling him a five-root good-for-nothing with no qualifications! But in his previous life, he watched so many short cultivation dra 2.3kReads—Score130Shelves

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    A very good book, a "dog-style" novel, a refreshing read, not frustrating or oppressive, with decisive and ruthless action.

11. 11 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 66.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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    Many of Tomato's novels are described as "sneaky" but are actually quite reckless, and these four are truly "sneaky."

12. 12 开 The Strongest Backing from the Start: What's Wrong with Being a Little Arrogant? 开局最强背景，我拽点怎么了？ Wu Yu武语Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Classic Fantasy] + [Comedy] + [Genius Rises] + [Scheming] + [Swordsmanship] “My name is Xu Yuan. Yuan as in primordial stone.” Xu Yuan transmigrates as the junior disciple of Xiaoyao Peak in the Cangyun Sect. He could have lived a peaceful life with his senior brothers and sisters, but then he unexpectedly discovers a Sword Prison inside his body. By devouring primordial stones, he can obtain swordsmanship legacies. And so, the only sword cultivator on the Tian Cang Continent is born. To earn p 2kReads7.9Score142Shelves
13. 13 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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    The first book fits the requirements quite well. The protagonist is genuinely unassuming and doesn't constantly cause trouble despite claiming to be cunning. He keeps a small notebook to record those who plot against him, but he rarely uses it, as those people usually die along the way. The second book is alright; it's not as cunning as the first. It slightly suppresses his combat power in the beginning, but once he perseveres, his combat strength skyrockets in the later stages.

14. 14 作 I Did Something Reckless and Secretly Sold the Holy Land 作死，我把圣地给偷偷卖了 Sharing a Cup of Wine杯酒与共Eastern Fantasy638k WordsOngoing "I Did Something Stupid and Secretly Sold the Holy Land"; "I Wreak Havoc Across the Worlds, and Every World Is Miserable" After obtaining a Trouble-Making System, Fang Zi'an went further and further down the path of doing reckless things. He didn't just secretly sell the Holy Land. He even talked his own imperial weapon into leaving. He wreaked havoc not only on his own Holy Land, but on the other Holy Lands as well, leaving them all groaning in despair. And he didn't stop at the Holy Lands. Eve 35Reads8.5Score—Shelves
15. 15 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    Gou Daoliu's books are good, not overly sentimental, readable, with a delicate plot and no unnecessary frills.

16. 16 人EN In the Cultivation World, I Can Go 50-50 with Anyone 人在修仙世界，和谁都能五五开 May Spring Bring You Happiness春风要开心Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted In Li Zhoujun's fortieth year after transmigrating to become the mountain lord of an immortal sect, he finally obtained a System that let him match anyone fifty-fifty. Are you a ten-thousand-year-old monster who has spent ages hidden from the world? I'm your equal. Are you an unparalleled Immortal Emperor of peerless elegance? I'm your equal. Are you a demonic fiend whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts? I'm your equal. 65.4kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
17. 17 假 Fake Eunuch: I Am the Ming Dynasty's Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord 假太监：我乃大明九千岁 Ninth Day, Tenth Month初九元十Historical7.1M WordsOngoing [Mythic Great Ming] [Alternate History] [High Martial] [Great Ming] [No System] Yang Fan transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty and becomes a lowly eunuch, witnessing with his own eyes the grand, turbulent age of humanity! A dynasty that has endured for millennia, immortal aristocratic families, heroes of the martial world, mighty commoners, and dragons and serpents rising together! If that's how it is, then I, Yang Fan, will become the greatest man under heaven! I'll shatter the clouds and bec 132.2kReads9.2Score12.9kShelves
18. 18 符 The Talisman Grandmaster Just Wants to Survive Until She's a Thousand 符箓老祖她只想苟到万岁 Loves Peaches超爱吃桃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance, No System, No Pocket Dimension, An Inspiring Journey of Growth] When Lin Xiaoman came to her senses, she discovered she had transmigrated to a bizarre world of immortal cultivation! Fortunately, she had a spiritual root! Unfortunately, with four spiritual roots, she was still just an ordinary person! But ordinary people have aspirations too. Lin Xiaoman embarked on the path of cultivation, practicing, drawing talismans, and growing spiritual rice and spirit plants... Her main goals 8.7kReads8.8Score1kShelves
19. 19 龟 Tortoise, My Longevity Is Just a Bonus 龟龟我啊，长生只是顺带 Autumn in a Word一言秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Immortality + farming with exotic beasts + island management + maxed-out support skills + cautious survival + no female lead] When Mo An wakes up, he discovers that he has become a turtle. Fortunately, he isn’t an ordinary turtle, but a legendary Yin-Yang Longevity Turtle from the cultivation world: a turtle who has been immortal since birth, already standing at the end of every cultivator’s journey, with support abilities maxed out. * Innate Talent: Endless lifespan, immortality Divine Talents 13.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 素 The Little Mute Immortal of Sufang Valley: A Record of Farming Life 素芳谷小哑仙种田实录 Jin Tu Nan今图南Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + farming + foraging in the mountains + no golden finger + slice of life + plot-driven + slow progression + male lead disguises himself as a woman] She transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder sidekick to the invincible female protagonist, and she's a little mute who will be killed off before long. That isn't even the worst part. In a world where everyone cultivates immortality, she has a mixed four-element spiritual root and can barely manage to gather qi into her 368Reads8.5Score104Shelves
21. 21 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 Fantasy5.0M 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 159.9kReads8.9Score13.3kShelves

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    This is a cultivation/farming novel belonging to the "graceful path" genre. The protagonist has a cheat ability, though not a major one, but it doesn't involve any abuse or suppression of the protagonist. While the content is somewhat bland, thankfully there aren't any disgusting plot points, making it quite interesting and relaxing to read. The protagonist achieves Foundation Establishment within 100 chapters.

22. 22 小 A Nobody's Cultivation Journey 小人物修仙 Mo Xing莫行Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Mortal-focused cultivation + one female lead + no System + Azure Origin Sword Art + Demon Refining Pot + Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc + ruthless and decisive + top-tier battle of wits] Also known as Little Nobody's Cultivation Journey. The Human Realm arc is complete, so you can read with confidence. The Spirit Realm arc is currently being written. This is the story of an ordinary man from the bottom of society struggling to grow in the cultivation world. After inadvertently obtaining the Az 7.1kReads7.9Score563Shelves

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    Novels where the protagonist survives the early stages, seizes some opportunities, and then gradually unleashes their power later on. Those who enjoy the "ordinary people as cultivators" genre might want to check these out.

23. 23 万 My Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Sect Lives a Lazy Life, and I Turned the Dao Ancestor into a Goose 万年宗门做咸鱼，道祖被我变成鹅 Raise a Pole, Spot an Eagle立竿见鹰Eastern Fantasy505k WordsOngoing [No System + laid-back male lead + ensemble cultivation sect + pretends to be useless but is actually a big shot + lighthearted comedy + heartwarming and healing + angst later on] Other people cultivate immortality to seek eternal life. Li Yongning cultivates only for free food and lodging. The Spirit Sword Sect is a shabby little outfit, home to a bunch of unlucky, unwanted people who have ended up together. Li Yongning is widely regarded as the most useless senior disciple in the sect. He doe 957Reads—Score182Shelves

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    Highly recommend this story! The main character is incredibly powerful. It's really good, a bit funny, and a lighthearted read.

24. 24 紫EN Purple Cauldron Immortal Fate 紫鼎仙缘 Ma Dafugui马大富贵Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted Ye Han, a poor cowherd, accidentally loses his cattle, but what seems like a misfortune turns out to be a blessing: he obtains a mysterious purple cauldron that devours the heavens. Watch as he rises against fate with nothing but an ordinary talent, enters the ranks of the top cultivators, and makes the name Ye Han resound across countless worlds. He looks down upon the Five Elements and roams freely through the Nine Heavens! Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core 56.3kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves
25. 25 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
26. 26 开 From the Start, Immortal Longevity: Cultivating from the First Qi Refining Stage 开局长生：从炼气一层开始修仙 Xian Mu衔木Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is flawed. Of the fifty paths of the Great Derivation, forty-nine are complete. Mo Bufan is the missing “one,” born immortal! The Heavenly Dao is merciless. Immortality is forbidden! Again and again, it drives Mo Bufan to the brink of despair. So what if it is the Heavenly Dao? He refuses to accept his fate! Immortality is not mere survival. Being cautious does not make him a coward. Mo Bufan turns around and trades his lifespan for forbidden arts! An immortal of taboo arts. An 1.7kReads7.8Score120Shelves

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    The first book is truly about survival; the protagonist actually works as a jailer and survives in the imperial prison. The following books are similar, also about survival, and they are all very good reads!

27. 27 问 Aspiring to the Immortal Path 问鼎仙途 Maple Boat Seeks Zen枫舟问禅Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + no System] Su Shier, a village boy of mediocre aptitude, is forced to embark on an endless, arduous path to immortality in pursuit of revenge for a blood feud. It is a world of deceit, the law of the jungle, scheming, and hardship... The road ahead is long, the way fraught with danger. Though this humble mortal must fight through every obstacle, he swears to forge his own path to immortality. 194.6kReads8.9Score15.8kShelves
28. 28 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 56.3kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
29. 29 凡 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 Chu Dong楚冬Eastern Fantasy7.6M WordsOngoing [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 63.4kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
30. 30 修 The Spirit-Transforming Bowl of a Cultivation Family 修仙家族之化灵碗 Howling Sky Spirit Wolf啸天灵狼Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing Li Xuanzhen dies unexpectedly and is born into the cultivating world as a member of the Yunwu Li Family. The Yunwu Li Family has only just been established as a tiny cultivation clan, and he is the same generation as its founder. And so, the Yunwu Li Family gains a third founding ancestor. He looks at his gifted elder brother, the clan head, then at his second sister, who loves to busy herself with pointless tasks and squander her talent. Finally, he takes stock of his own ordinary aptitude. Li 28.3kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves
31. 31 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    It's a relaxing and funny story about cultivating immortals. The protagonist is Lao Liu, a genius in alchemy + weapon refining + formation. He leads two useless spiritual beasts around to rob, and he will do it if he doesn't accept life and death. It's fun!!

32. 32 一 One Dao Fruit a Year, and I Become a Saint Through My Dao Fruit Body! 一年一道果，我以道果肉身成圣！ Slay the Sun, Moon, and Stars斩尽日月星辰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Li Changsheng transmigrates into a world where martial strength reigns supreme and immense power belongs to the individual. Martial arts flourish here, and the strongest can cross the void with their physical bodies. But after transmigrating, Li Changsheng is an ordinary man with no connections, no strength, and no talent. He thinks he’ll spend his whole life wasting away, but just one year after transmigrating, he obtains a Forging Dao Fruit. As he keeps forging, he can enhance the fruit’s abil 50.9kReads8.5Score4.8kShelves

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    Fantasy cultivation, allowing you to embark on a unique path of cultivation 😏😏😏

33. 33 人 The Martial Saint of the Mortal World: I Cultivated Low-Level Martial Arts into Immortal Martial Arts 人间武圣，我将低武练成了仙武 Doomsday Heavenly Emperor末世天帝Eastern Fantasy426k WordsOngoing Su Hao wakes up to find himself a blacksmith’s apprentice in a small town. The land is ravaged by war and overrun with demons. He has no money, no influence, and no sense of security. He is thoroughly ordinary, yet discovers that whenever he breaks through in a skill or martial art, his [aptitude] and [comprehension] can increase without limit! [Fine Jade], [Born Talented], [Unparalleled Prodigy], [Once in a Century], [Sage by Birth], [Child of Destiny]! [Iron Shirt]: Skin like bronze, bones l —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 拒 I Refuse to Join the Rat Race of Cultivation. After Ten Thousand Years as a Slacker, I'm Invincible 拒绝内卷修仙，咸鱼万年我无敌了 The Real Boss Kang真正的康总Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortality + Laid-Back Protagonist + No Romance + Invincible + AFK Power Growth] He transmigrates into a cultivation world obsessed with competition. Li Qi binds himself to the Laid-Back System and gains an immortality buff. As long as he stays alive, he gets a random attribute point every day. It's no big deal if he's not strong enough. He'll just lie low for a while. “So you're the Golden Core old monster, huh?” “Give me a hundred years. I'll crush you then!” “So you're an immortal?” 9.3kReads8.5Score667Shelves

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    The first one, staying in one place and never venturing out, embodies the ultimate in survival tactics. This is far more compelling than those novels that use survival tactics to show off and get humiliated. Immortality allows one to secretly steal a day or several days' worth of lifespan from others. The second one is also survival-oriented, also immortal, but decisive in killing powerful figures. A complete stranger arriving in this place is immediately harassed by a major force in the city.

35. 35 双 I Travel Between Two Strange Worlds, But I'm a Ghost Cultivator! 双穿诡异世界，可我是鬼修啊！ A Xing Zai阿星仔Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhao transmigrated into a cultivation world and accidentally joined a sect of ghost cultivators. Everyone in the sect was wicked. Jiang Zhao spent every day treading carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Fortunately, at a critical moment, he awakened his golden finger. He obtained a portal that let him travel between worlds, linking his own to one where the paranormal was running rampant. That world was crawling with supernatural entities. Refine one D-rank entity, and your cultivation bre 19.3kReads8.3Score2kShelves
36. 36 苟 Biding My Time in an Immortal Sect, Seeking Longevity 苟在仙门觅长生 Qian Mo She浅默佘Eastern Fantasy126k WordsCompleted Chen Changsheng transmigrates into a lowly odd-job cultivator of the Qingyun Sect, with the bottom-tier Five-Element Spiritual Roots. He has no heaven-defying treasure or expert to guide him, only a pale white screen that quantifies his cultivation and craft proficiency. With Five-Element Spiritual Roots, he cultivates far more slowly than ordinary people. He even has to pay out spirit stones each season to work the spirit fields, and his lifespan is only sixty-five years. His future seems clear 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A cultivation life starting from scratch

37. 37 长 Immortality Begins with Transporting Goods Between Two Worlds 长生，从两界搬运开始 Qizhou Sea齐州海水Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Yun Zheng, a student at the Alliance Cultivation High School, had one great wish in life: to get into the least prestigious academy and bring honor to his family. Then he transmigrated to another cultivation world, where alchemists, looked down upon in the Alliance, were revered by everyone. Spirit herbs, extremely scarce in the Alliance, could be bought everywhere here. So Yun Zheng decided to aim a little higher... 21.7kReads7.8Score2.2kShelves
38. 38 开 Immortal from the Start, I Can Deduce Martial Arts Without End 开局长生不死，无限推演武学 Can't Seem to Stay Disciplined自律不起来Eastern Fantasy688k WordsCompleted [Infinite Lifespan + Extreme Patience + Crushing All + Eradicating Every Root] After waiting a month, Gu Jiu, who had transmigrated here, finally unlocked his golden finger. Immortality from the start, unlimited points to allocate, and a new golden finger to draw every hundred years! “Azure Wind Sword Sect! Thirty years ago, you humiliated and insulted me. I’ve come for revenge today. Bring out your sect master to meet his death!” “Senior, our sect master passed away a year ago.” Gu Jiu sneered. 4.1kReads7.3Score209Shelves
39. 39 开 From the Start, I’m a God-Transforming Ancestor Nearing the End of My Lifespan, Awakening a Nine-Star Talent 开局大限化神老祖，觉醒九星天赋 Zhuge Lingzhu诸葛灵珠Eastern Fantasy420k WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [Eastern fantasy] [Spirit Realm from the start] [Transmigration] [the Myriad Worlds] After transmigrating to the Spirit Realm, Ye Xuande spends over four thousand years cultivating, eventually becoming the Divine Transformation Ancestor of a cultivation clan. With his time running out, he thinks he can only die with regrets, but at the moment of life and death, he obtains the treasured Immortal Burial Pagoda. Within the pagoda, his talent advances, his spirit body evolves, 4kReads6.7Score210Shelves
40. 40 玄 Xuanhuan: I Just Ascended the Throne, and You Want Me to Restore the Great Feng Dynasty? 玄幻：朕刚登基，让我复国大奉？ Zhou Dacha周大茶Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Nan transmigrates as the Crown Prince of the Dafeng Empire and is about to ascend the throne when, to his shock, he awakens a Restoration System. [At age thirty-four, the Dafeng Dynasty falls, and you become the ruler of a fallen nation. The land is engulfed in war and overrun by demons. After months of wandering from place to place, you stand on a cliff atop a mountain in Jiangzhou. Deeply ashamed that you have failed your people and your ancestors, will you leap to your death, or will you 20.1kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
41. 41 我 I Am Immortal in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界不死不灭 Spring and Autumn Scholar春秋书生Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Changsheng. I am an immortal. In my first century, I kept a low profile among mortals, refusing to leave the mountains until I had mastered martial arts. In my first millennium, I finally became a Qi Refining disciple and formally set foot on the path of cultivation. In my first ten thousand years, I was invincible in the world, but had no one to share my joy with. My name is Li Changsheng, and I watch the cultivation world change around me! 315Reads7.9Score—Shelves
42. 42 隐 A Hidden Mortal Buries Time and Becomes an Immortal Emperor 隐世凡人，埋葬时光，终成仙帝！ May Dawn Never Come黎明莫要来Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Epic-length] [Many interwoven foreshadowed clues] [Decisive and ruthless] Gu Qing transmigrates to a cultivation world and gains a body that can live forever! But although he has an immortal body... Gu Qing has no strength to match it! So in this cultivation world, Gu Qing lives as an ordinary mortal. He doesn't compete, doesn't fight, makes no enemies, and never enters secret realms! He takes caution to the absolute limit! As time passes, Gu Qing 334Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy slow-paced, foreshadowing-rich, and expansive cultivation novels, then "Starting with Eternal Immortality, I Just Want to Quietly Cultivate in Seclusion!" Is definitely worth reading! The protagonist, Gu Qing, transmigrates to the cultivation world with the inherent "eternal immortality" physique. While others fight and kill, vying for secret realms and opportunities, he embodies the principle of "survival" to the fullest—hiding on his Green Bamboo Island, never participating in conflicts, and focusing solely on quiet cultivation. He witnesses the rise and fall of countless brilliant cultivators: Golden Core cultivators, Tribulation Transcending experts, even Golden Immortals and Immortal Emperors, all turning to dust in the river of time. Only he remains unmoved, witnessing the changing eras from the Dark Ages to the Burning Heaven Era. This "I've lived forever and seen the vicissitudes of life" perspective vividly portrays the grandeur of the cultivation world and the ruthlessness of time. If you enjoy stories of ordinary people cultivating immortality, the "farming" genre, and prefer long, slow-paced novels with decisive battles, don't miss it!

43. 43 我 Where I Am Is Where the Jianghu Is 我所在之地，便是江湖 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “Cultivators are people too, and people die.” Chen Dao sits at the table, staring at the calligraphy and painting before him. After a moment of silence, he says softly, “Pass down the order. Tell our Dao Gang brothers to get ready for tonight’s operation. The target is the Tianxian Restaurant.” “Keep it quiet. I don’t want my father finding out that there’s a band of bandits outside the city who belong to his precious son.” In a secret chamber somewhere in the Chen residence. Chen Dao’s 1.8kReads8.9Score672Shelves

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    Gou Dao Liu! This book!! Perfectly fits the description [eating melon][eating melon][eating melon] Don't miss it! A ten-year veteran bookworm's heartfelt recommendation! Su Yuan is reborn into a cultivation world and finds cultivation extremely difficult. He has no aptitude, no resources, and no background. Fortunately, he activates a system and obtains an amazing affix! [Work-Life Balance]: You are very good at balancing work and rest. The longer you rest, the better your cultivation effect. While others are diligently cultivating, Su Yuan is leisurely fishing and grilling meat. While others are comprehending the Dao, Su Yuan is reading miscellaneous books. While others are tempering their physical bodies, Su Yuan is watching folk dances. While others are honing their skills, Su Yuan is practicing fishing techniques. In short, Su Yuan is on the path of complacent cultivation with no turning back.

44. 44 你 You Call Zombies Summoned Beasts? 你管僵尸叫召唤兽？ Jiang Xie将邪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted (Completed) The new book, Dao Dao Dao, is ready to read. [Daoist magic + magic + zombies + farming + fantasy] Wang Nuo, a young Taoist priest, accidentally wanders into an ancient tomb. While fighting zombies, he activates an ancient formation. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a world of magic. To fit in, Wang Nuo disguises himself as a summoner. Your dragon can breathe fire and spit ice? Sorry, my zombies aren't bound by the Five Elements. A grand mage can summon heavenly thunder? Then I'm 24.2kReads8.4Score2.7kShelves
45. 45 系 The System Takes Me on Life-Threatening Adventures, While the Sect's Old Ancestor Plays It Safe 系统带我去玩命，宗门老祖要苟住 Squid Without Ink没有墨水的乌贼Eastern Fantasy128k WordsOngoing [Cautious Survivor] [Ensemble Sect Cast] [System Power Struggles] [No Female Lead] [Rebirth and Fate] Above the river of time, a butterfly gently flaps its wings. A breeze rises, eventually becoming a storm no one can escape. After transmigrating into the body of a sect's founding ancestor, Chen Xinghe returns to the past, only to be nailed to a future doomed to destruction by a death curse from the future. Chen Xinghe had thought that, with a System that could inherit the original body's cul 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All the main and supporting characters are intelligent, and there are even four overpowered characters.

46. 46 修 Cultivation: Laying Low in the Herb Garden, Growing Crops and Seeking Immortality 修仙：苟在药园种田求长生 Qiu Guagua秋呱呱Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Leisurely cultivation] + [keeping a low profile] + [no System] + [lighthearted and humorous] Master said: “For twenty years, you've been upholding justice to raise the prestige of our Qingyun sect and win people's hearts... You can't keep helping old folks find their sheep. Go do something proper, like slay demons and exorcise evil!” Jiang Yining: “Master, I'm not up to it. I need to hurry back and forth to tend the medicinal garden...” Junior brother said: “Eldest Senior Brother, let's go down 8kReads8.9Score537Shelves
47. 47 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Eternal Life 修仙从长生不死开始 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now available. If you're interested, go check out Cultivation Begins with Immortality. System + transmigration + keeping a low profile Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of cultivation and gains a longevity sign-in System. Sign in for one day, gain one year of lifespan. Lin Jiang: “Cultivation doesn't seem all that urgent after all. I'll take my time.” (Not a dark, overpowered power fantasy. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.) 39.4kReads8.2Score4kShelves

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    In this story, the protagonist's lifespan is practically infinite, there are exciting moments but he rarely causes trouble, making him a semi-retreat character. I would recommend this story at least for the first two hundred chapters.

48. 48 神 Mysteries, the Path to Immortality, and an Angler 神秘，仙路，钓鱼佬 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (A xianxia take on the Sequence genre, a schemer, a mastermind behind the scenes, and a battle of wits. Also updating: From the Start: A Broken Jade Peers into Immortal Secrets, The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation, The Path of the Unorthodox Immortal, and The Eerie Path of Immortality.) Twelve mysterious immortal paths, one hundred and eight ranks of immortal status, forging a mysterious immortal! … Su Changsheng transmigrates to another world and spends ten years as a beggar, with Old 2.3kReads8.8Score137Shelves

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    I think it's pretty good.

49. 49 长 Longevity: I Won't Leave the Mountain Until I'm Invincible 长生：不苟到无敌，绝不出山 A Long Song with One Sword一剑长歌Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing After transmigrating and being reborn, Chu Chen obtained an Immortal Dao Fruit, and from then on, the world had another immortal. He laid low among ordinary people, seeking a way to cultivate immortality and witnessing dynasties rise and fall. He laid low in cultivation sects, witnessing the birth of immortal sects. He laid low in a supreme immortal dynasty, witnessing eras change. Millions of years, billions of years: all for the sake of attaining true immortality. 5kReads8.3Score219Shelves

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50. 50 人 In the World of Cultivation, I Played It Safe and Became a Cultivation Big Shot 人在修仙界，我苟成了修仙大佬 Fish Who Likes Pickles喜欢咸菜的鱼Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Playing it safe + master of survival + survival above all + don't overthink it] (The early story focuses mainly on cultivation and staying alive, with things gradually changing later.) Han Yu transmigrated into an extremely dangerous cultivation world and became an errand boy in a small sect. He thought this would be his life forever, until a mysterious thing suddenly appeared in his mind. It allowed him to master any cultivation technique or spell with ease. Knowing that possessing a treasure 9.2kReads7.5Score489Shelves

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