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

1. 501 修 Is Cultivation Really That Cruel? Do You Know I Can Simulate the Future? 修仙残酷？你可知我能模拟未来 Salty Fish Chen咸鱼晨Eastern Fantasy452k WordsCompleted (Simulator, no female lead, steady progression, cautious protagonist, sly schemer) The moment Tang Ze opened his eyes, he found himself in a brutal world of cultivation. With the Ascension Token he’d received from his father, he planned to enter a cultivation sect and begin his training. But just then, his System awakened and bound him to a “Future Simulator” that could show him the course of his life ahead. [Day One: An elder tricks you, and you lose your Foundation Establishment Pill.] [Day Tw 2.1kReads8.5Score173Shelves
2. 502 我 I’m a Cannon Fodder, and I Outlived Every Protagonist 我，炮灰，熬死了所有主角 Pork Belly猪腩肉Eastern Fantasy609k WordsCompleted [Ding! The protagonist, Ye Xuan, has been detected showing off 100 miles away. Danger level: 99%. Host, we recommend running in the opposite direction!] Got it. Doing that right now! [Ding! A woman favored by destiny is approaching with an opportunity. Danger level: 999%. Host, we recommend jumping off a cliff!] System, are you serious?! Years later, the apocalypse descended, and the System finally chimed in. [Ding! You are the only living person left. Congratulations, Host, you successfully mad 15Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   While others vied for the male lead, fought over the female lead, and scrambled for opportunities, I cowered in a corner, trembling with fear. In the end, all that fighting over was lost, and I was still alive!

3. 503 洪 Honghuang: From the Start, I Spoil the Plot for Nuwa 洪荒：开局给女娲剧透 The Second Sleep第二眠Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Primordial world + behind-the-scenes scheming + wild imagination] Chen Xuan transmigrates into the Primordial World as a little white dragon. His arrival sends the whole world wildly off course... Nuwa: “Becoming a saint through merit isn’t what I want. I’m going to sever the Three Corpses!” The Two from the West: “The West is far too barren. Starting today, we’re joining the East!” Tongtian: “The calamity of the Investiture of the Gods is upon us. All Jie Sect Disciples, follow me onto the Inv 43.3kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
4. 504 修 Cultivating Immortality Is Hard! I’m Going to Lie Flat 修仙很难！我要躺平 Kongkong Jiabao空空佳宝Eastern Fantasy512k WordsCompleted [No System + No Transmigration + Reflections of Reality + Golden Finger + Female Supporting Characters] Farming, brewing wine, drawing talismans, refining pills, and setting up formations. He has a personal space, an innate spiritual treasure conceived from a phoenix’s inner core, and it obeys the law of conservation of energy. The protagonist lives by the essence of the survivalist way: he’s a sneaky old schemer, but not a cold-blooded killer or a demonic genius. Enjoy a laid-back daily life of 60Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Farming, brewing wine, drawing talismans, refining elixirs, setting up formations. Possessing a spatial dimension, this innate spiritual treasure is born from the inner core of a phoenix, adhering to the law of conservation of energy. A relaxed daily life of cultivation, introducing you to familiar idioms and internet memes!

5. 505 炼 Turning the False into the Real, I Built a Golden Age of Cultivation! 炼假成真，我打造了修炼盛世！ Money-Making Writing Machine赚钱码字机Urban252k WordsCompleted Invincible + Turning the False into Reality + Building a Faction + Making a Spectacle in Public While Pulling Strings Behind the Scenes + No Heroine [Spirit-Nourishing Grass raises the spiritual energy concentration to the low-martial level. Fortune Points +10,000] [Ye Xuan's strength rises to the Body Tempering stage. Fortune Points +10] [Alchemical skills accelerate everyone's improvement. Fortune Points +100,000] [Successfully created three thousand Dao Provinces. Fortune Points +10,000 trill 1.7kReads8.1Score102Shelves
6. 506 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with a Broken Stone 凡人修仙：从捡到破石头开始 A Tiny Little Wind一只风小小Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + traditional cultivation] In a village where no immortal had ever been seen, a group of men in black suddenly appeared, seemingly searching for something. By the time they left, the village had already been burned to the ground. Lin Yuan, the sole survivor, set out to hunt down the men in black and take his revenge... 8.1kReads7.5Score601Shelves

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   A mortal's journey to immortality has only just begun.

7. 507 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k 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!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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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][Sending hearts][Thinking]

8. 508 长 The Longevity Pearl Led Me Astray! I Just Want to Lay Low Until the End of Time 长生珠误我！我只想苟到天荒地老 Fu Po扶珀Eastern Fantasy264k WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy + survivalist cultivation + comedy + forced cultivation + forced showboating + subverting tropes + no heroine + no System + fast-paced + no angst + concise, no dragging things out + chapters stockpiled] Longevity Pearl: An ancient treasure accidentally created through alchemy. It has an extremely simple yet overbearing function: it forcibly fuses with the first living being it touches, granting them the trait of “longevity” (unlimited cell regeneration, extremely slow aging, 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is the most profound work on the philosophy of survival of the fittest I have ever read, bar none.

9. 509 苟 Keeping a Low Profile as a Landlord in the Cultivation World 苟在修仙界当地主 Little Wooden One Never Gets Skunked小木头不空军Eastern Fantasy195k WordsOngoing When programmer Jiang Xiaoman wakes up, he discovers he's become the most unfortunate guy in the cultivation world: afflicted with the incurable Spirit-Eroding Gu, his spiritual root ruined, and less than a hundred days to live. His dad is missing, his family is broken, and he's completely at a loss. With death by poison fast approaching, Jiang Xiaoman angrily hurls the script aside. “What kind of cursed start is this?! I worked myself to death and transmigrated here, not so I could switch maps 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   With his spiritual root destroyed and his lifespan nearing its end, he embarks on a farming life using a stone slab left by his father! Mutant spiritual plants unleash his wildest imaginations: invisible cucumbers and venomous peas are nothing compared to what he discovers – even farming unlocks cultivation and skills! He sells local specialties at a stall while simultaneously investigating the truth behind his father's disappearance.

10. 510 洪 Honghuang: Ancestor of the Phoenixes, Please Hurry Out of the Canyon 洪荒：凤凰老祖，求你快出峡谷吧 Please Call Me Brother Pig请叫一声猪哥Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn in the primordial world as a weak little fire phoenix, he was fortunate enough to bind with a God-Tier Choice System. He holed up in a canyon and somehow cultivated all the way to Sainthood. Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, the War between the Wu and the Yao, the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation... Whatever. As long as no one discovered him, he would keep lying low. The longer you lie low, the longer you live. Only after gaining absolute power did Ling Feng finally leave the canyon. In an i 12.3kReads8.1Score781Shelves

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    The protagonists of the first three books are bound to a god-level choice system, and their only goal is to survive and become a saint. The fourth and fifth books feature intelligent characters with no mindless plots, no system, and no female lead. The sixth protagonist is steady and cautious, and his motto is: "Enjoy comfort for as long as you can, and survive for as long as you can."

11. 511 我 I Have a Spirit Ring That Can Grow Crops 我有灵戒能种田 Youtiao Tomato油条番茄Eastern Fantasy263k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [Inspirational] [No Female Lead] [Clever Protagonist] A strange illness in a mountain village and a peculiar ring changed Ye Qing’s life forever. The world is full of surprises. Who says an ordinary mortal can’t become an immortal? 248Reads—Score—Shelves

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12. 512 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The laws of physics in the world of cultivation, the periodic table of chemical elements along the path of cultivation, the theory of biological evolution among fantasy races... See how the protagonist uses his golden finger, a kaleidoscope of lives, to keep acquiring other people's cultivation realms and venture ever farther into an unknown world of cultivation. The book features a huge cast of supporting characters, including Lord Niu (Newton), Xiao Ai (Einstein), Lord La (Lavoisier), and Lord 9kReads—Score819Shelves

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    This book is very realistic.

13. 513 天 The Heavenly Dao Is as Clear as the Blue Sky 天道如青天 Flower Picker采花人Eastern Fantasy102k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Traditional Fantasy] [Intelligent Protagonist] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Tragic Romance] The strongest Spirit Emperor of the age is reborn after an accident. When people of this era ask what the Heavenly Dao is, he answers: "I am Heaven, and I am the Dao!" In an age teeming with monstrous geniuses, his very existence becomes an indelible inner demon for them! Those who die by his sword are reduced to nothing but bones... Watch as he treads the heavens, becomes the Heavenly Immortal, an 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, feel free to read it! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

14. 514 洪 Honghuang: Dragon Emperor Ancestor, Please Leave the Deep Sea 洪荒：龙皇老祖，求你出深海吧 Please Call Me Brother Pig请叫一声猪哥Eastern Fantasy193k WordsCompleted Ao Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World and becomes a little thunder jiao. But this happens to be the final days of the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, when the slightest mistake could get him killed. Luckily, he binds himself to the Divine Choice System and sneaks into the Guixu beneath the sea, intent on keeping a low profile until he becomes a sage of the Dragon Clan. What, the Ancestral Dragon is begging me to save him? The Demon Court is getting crushed and asking me to step in? Young mem 231Reads5.4Score—Shelves
15. 515 长 Eternal Life Through the Ages, Building a Supreme Immortal Clan 长生万古，打造至尊仙族 Formula One God of Speed凡尔赛车神Eastern Fantasy336k WordsOngoing (System + immortality + cautious cultivation + family saga + sly old fox) Name: Han Xuan Aptitude: Five-Element Spiritual Root Golden finger: Lifespan-Exhaustion Rebirth System System description: Whenever his lifespan runs out and he dies a natural death, he can burst out of his coffin, come back to life, and retain his cultivation from his previous life. Hobbies: Dancing on graves, sleeping with his enemies' granddaughters, and beating up dying old men! Catchphrase: Safety first in all things. 181Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The first book is very slow-paced; it's currently at the Foundation Establishment stage. The second book is only slightly faster than the first; it's currently in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Story synopsis: Books 1, 2, and 3 all aim to achieve invincibility through immortality.

16. 516 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 2.2kReads—Score130Shelves
17. 517 洪 Honghuang: Ancestor of the Plague Immortals, Please Come Out of Seclusion Already! 洪荒：瘟仙老祖，求你快出山吧！ Please Call Me Brother Pig请叫一声猪哥Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing Lu Yue, a young man from Earth, is reborn in the Primordial World. From the start, he binds himself to a god-tier choice System and quietly cultivates in Heavenly Plague Ridge until he becomes a Sage. While the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans are locked in fierce battle, he is soaking in the Nine Eyes of the Netherworld. When the Witch and Demon Clans fight to the death, he is drinking enlightenment tea at his Daoist retreat. … As the saying goes, keeping a low profile is fun for a while, but 12Reads5.7Score—Shelves
18. 518 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score105Shelves
19. 519 打EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 Qian Li Tongfeng千李同风Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 54.3kReads8.7Score5kShelves
20. 520 我 I Survived Until I Became an Ancient Calamity 我苟成了上古大凶 Searching Bitterly苦苦的寻Eastern Fantasy449k WordsCompleted No saintly heroine, no female lead, just ruthless, iron-blooded, and so shameless it smokes. He sweeps across the Great Wilderness, crushing everything in his path. Zuo Dao transmigrates with a System and is reborn as a snake in this world where the strong prey on the weak. To survive, all he has for company is endless loneliness and the constant threat of death. His motto in life is simple: enjoy yourself while you can, and keep your head down for as long as possible. 164Reads7.1Score—Shelves
21. 521 开 From the Start, I Refined the Demonic Matriarch of the Hehuan Sect 开局炼化合欢宗女魔头 The Flying Salted Fish咸鱼乃飞天Eastern Fantasy191k WordsCompleted Grab it and refine it in an instant. It sounds like a meme. But for Lin Shuo, it's a cheat ability. Lin Shuo can refine anything he grabs, with no exceptions, once a day. As long as it counts as being grabbed, no matter how briefly, Lin Shuo can instantly refine it completely. And wouldn't you know it, just after he transmigrated, he got the chance to use his refining ability. Who could blame him? He had transmigrated into a human furnace kept by the female demon of the Hehuan Sect. Today was ju 591Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    I'm looking for recommendations for my new cultivation novel. The protagonist can refine anything indiscriminately and without limit. When he transmigrates, he's about to be assaulted by a female demon from the Hehuan Sect, so he takes the opportunity to refine her cultivation. Then he... Has some cunning and cautious parts.

22. 522 苟 The Cautious Path of Cultivation: I’m the Immortal Who Likes to Slack Off 苟道修仙：我为摸鱼仙 I Like Drinking Tea我喜欢喝茶Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Ordinary cultivator + cautious and steady + sword cultivator + hammer cultivator + everyday cultivation + decisive and ruthless + luck + artifact forging + traits] Five thousand years ago, the Heavenly Dao was afflicted by a malady, and an unparalleled genius changed its rules. Five thousand years later, the Heavenly Dao started stirring things up. Countless children of fortune began to appear. Traditional cheat-item users, powerful cultivators cultivating anew, demonic cultivators reborn, arti 4.1kReads8.2Score266Shelves

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    With a proficiency panel, the protagonist can cultivate any technique without any bottlenecks. He only needs to cultivate secretly to amaze everyone. When he stands in front of everyone again, he will already be the master of the Great Dao.

23. 523 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 book is super good; everyone in it is very intelligent and it will definitely meet your requirements.

24. 524 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 129.5kReads9.5Score52.2kShelves

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    Genre: Cultivation, with its profound understanding of the essence of survival—the most important thing is to live—and also some inspirational stories of inner struggle ♡x❤️x♡. Read it when you feel like slacking off and get yourself motivated.

25. 525 诸EN Myriad Worlds: Starting by Marrying Palace Mistress Yaoyue 诸天：从迎娶邀月宫主开始 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a comprehensive martial arts world, Song Xuan is a sword-wielding god of slaughter who has killed a million people and can send the emperor to his watery grave at any moment. In a vast immortal-hero world, Song Xuan is the Xuantian Dao Ancestor, who teaches the Dao and keeps the rulers of seven destiny-blessed dynasties so thoroughly suppressed they dare not raise their heads. Across the primordial heavens and universes, Song Xuan splits the myriad worlds with one sword. Mythical Daluo in his 76.9kReads9.0Score5kShelves

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26. 526 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A must-read for anyone who believes in the art of survival of the fittest. Don't worry about the rating!

27. 527 玄 Xuanhuan: I Was Reborn as a Piece of Jade 玄幻：我重生成了一块玉 Nine Thoughts, Ten Peaceful Days九思十安Eastern Fantasy352k WordsOngoing [No Heroine, No System, Slow Growth, Partly Behind the Scenes] Zuo Qiu is reborn as a piece of jade and accidentally discovered by someone. He keeps to the shadows, watches the world pass by, advances bit by bit, endures countless hardships, and seeks the path to eternal life. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system + the protagonist transmigrates into a piece of jade (transmigrates into a portable old man) + survival! A magical jade that comes true + one protagonist after another flowing around him + the data is too poor, the author is having trouble keeping up. But it's really, really rare, and the author's experience is quite rich. This setting is truly rare; transmigrating into a portable old man without a system is extremely rare. If anyone wants to write one, remember to let me know when you see this.

28. 528 宗 Beloved by the Sect: Junior Sister’s Swordsmanship Is Beyond Compare 宗门团宠，师妹她剑法超神 Zhuo Jiu灼九Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Coming of age / ensemble cast / everyone’s favorite / face-slapping / feel-good revenge / putting scumbags in their place] After being harmed by her elder sister, Yun Zhi suddenly discovers that she is a doomed supporting character who dies early in a book. But this time, she not only survives, she also breaks free of the plot. The eldest senior sister happens to find her and brings her back to the sect, where she becomes the youngest junior sister of the Tenth Peak. Yun Zhi had only wanted to 8.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
29. 529 九 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 Xiao Shisanlang Talks About the Three Kingdoms萧十三郎说三国Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 23.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥High quality, high score! Million-word novel! Mortal cultivation! Underdog's rise to immortality! Constant adventures! Industrial fantasy, mathematical and physical cultivation, engineers crush the cultivation world! Young Qian Duoduo, though a mortal, has a dark-skinned, thin old man as his spiritual master. The old man takes him as his disciple and roasts him over a fire! Thinking he's just a nobody, he turns out to be a treasure!

30. 530 废 Good-for-Nothing Cultivator: From Chicken Dinner to the Dao 废柴修仙：从吃鸡游戏开始成道 Fan Sanmeng繁三梦Eastern Fantasy130k WordsOngoing Fang Xun transmigrates into a good-for-nothing with a four-element false spirit root in the Cangyan Sect. Before he can join, they force him to drink Soul-Breaking Draught. In three days, he must enter the Dead City trials. Of the three hundred who go in, no more than ten will survive long enough to become official outer disciples. Senior disciples openly rob him of his spirit stones, his pills are worthless fakes, and even secluded cultivation can make him explode from a failed breakthrough. Ot 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chapter 1: The protagonist transmigrates. Chapter 2: Selling a kidney to cultivate immortality. Chapter 5: A series of climaxes. You won't regret reading this! The plot is fast-paced, humorous, and the protagonist is decisive and ruthless. Highly recommended!!

31. 531 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
32. 532 被 After My Fortune Was Stolen, I Lay Low and Became a God in the Cultivation World 被夺气运后，在修仙界苟成神 Wei Xun唯寻Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Dual-blade sword cultivator + archer + cautious survival style + a touch of ensemble cast + growth-focused power fantasy] Rong Shu transmigrates to a cultivation world where mortals are mere ants, becoming the personal disciple of Tianyan Sect's Immortal Venerable. But who could have guessed that her new master, senior brother, and doted-on senior sister would all be idiots? For no reason at all, they belittle her, threaten her, and want to kill her! Rong Shu: “Mom, there's an idiot here!” If s 33kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    This one is just about the female lead.

33. 533 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Survive Until I Become a Cultivation Big Shot 穿书后我苟成了修仙大佬 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + talent cheat, if you don't like it, don't read] After Ruan Lianzui transmigrated into a book, she unexpectedly discovered that she had become the notorious great demon everyone wanted dead. To save her own life, she decided to start over, hide her identity as a great demon, and cultivate immortality anew. She would see all the splendor and grandeur of the cultivation world and make a name for herself! Yet along the path of cultivation, she found family and friendship she could neve 1.4kReads8.9Score151Shelves
34. 534 灵 Chronicles of the Spirit Void and Myriad Worlds 灵虚万界志 Riding the Wind负风行Eastern Fantasy205k WordsOngoing Lin Changnian fears death, but he fears even more that other people might not die. One foot dodges trouble while the other trips up his enemies. He keeps lying low until he’s scared the entire sect witless. No one knows where he’ll go next. They only know this: he wants to live, and everyone else had better get out of his way. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    While the Nine Realms of Immortal Cultivation was in full swing, Lin Changnian went against the grain: he hid in his cave to recuperate, clinging to the Moonlight Vine, neither competing nor fighting. Yet, the earth's spiritual energy forced its way into his body, and the power of his Spirit Earth Saint Body could not be hidden. Unknowingly, he became a reclusive big shot in the eyes of his fellow disciples!

35. 535 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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    This cultivation novel is very well written.

36. 536 大 The Senior Brothers Are Getting Competitive 大师兄们卷起来了 Zhou Xianglian咒相连Eastern Fantasy315k WordsOngoing Cangyun Sect is the greatest sect in northern Great Qin. It has one main peak and nine branch peaks. Each branch peak chooses a senior disciple who excels in both strength and talent to serve as its First Senior Brother. But the nine peaks have no ranking, and everyone is equal. Back then, the nine First Senior Brothers competed against one another, and Cangyun Sect flourished. But then, Han Xu, that good-for-nothing, was the first to give up, and little by little, he influenced those around him 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
37. 537 我 I Pursue Immortality Through Martial Arts 我以武道争长生 Old Wang of the Hills山野老王Eastern Fantasy53k WordsCompleted A thousand years ago, the world changed dramatically. Demons ran rampant, and strange monsters revealed themselves. As an age of chaos began, sects emerged one after another and carved out their own territories. Some sought to save all living beings, some brought calamity to their lands, and among them were both righteous heroes and ambitious warlords. Martial arts and immortal techniques flourished, and one powerful figure after another rose from nowhere, godlike and demonic. Yan Chitian posses —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books all feature intelligent characters, decisive protagonists, and are generally free of major flaws.

38. 538 我 I Practice Martial Arts in a World of Gods and Ghosts 我在神诡世界开武道 Frost on the Ground Beneath the Bright Moon明月地上霜Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The martial path has fallen into decline, while demonic arts and immortal techniques emerge one after another. There are sinister, terrifying demons, immortal humans who look down on all living beings, and humans struggling to survive. A white jade bead etched with a dragon pattern set Lin Li on the path of extreme martial cultivation! “This world belongs to the martial cultivators of the human race!” 9kReads8.8Score585Shelves
39. 539 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book: My Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Little Junior Brother Has Turned Dark Again 穿书病娇：美强惨小师弟又黑化了 Whole Wheat Bread全麦面包Two Male Leads563k WordsCompleted [Male lead + transmigrate into a book + yandere + goofy comedy + laugh-out-loud] Ye Jinxi stayed up all night buying chapters of an online novel, only to die suddenly. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the senior brother of the beautiful, powerful, yet tragic junior disciple who was destined to be a furnace... His main mission was to stop the junior disciple from turning evil, going mad, and destroying the world. Once he learned who he was, Ye Jinxi breathed a sigh of relief. But as h 3kReads9.4Score500Shelves
40. 540 从 From Minor Unorthodox Cultivator to Primordial Spirit Dao Lord 从旁门小修到元神道君 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist + ordinary mortal's journey + ruthless style + Immortal Gourd style + Deep Blue stat boosts + decisive and merciless + cautious cultivation + unorthodox methods + steady and prudent + cultivation + Daoist priest + Strange Tales + longevity + Primordial Spirit] In an immortal world, what could be better than being a young Daoist who admires beautiful women, loves flying swords, raises venomous insects, draws talismans, refines pills, and enjoys a long, carefree life? Unfo 15.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Cautious yet ruthless, inherently steady, leveling up with cheat codes, developing stealthily, and possessing high intelligence.

41. 541 萌 Little Cutie Cultivates Immortality: Daddy, Just Focus on Farming 萌娃修仙：爹爹你只管种田 Chubby Fluff胖绵绵Rural Life594k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Protagonist + Farming + Pocket Dimension + Dad Life + Cute Kids + No System + Slow Burn] Li Erniu was an exceptionally good man who had done countless good deeds in his life, from saving lives to straightening a crooked fence. But when his own life was on the line, those he had once helped repaid his kindness with treachery. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained a pocket dimension that ran ten times faster. He immediately decided to empty out his entire home and get far away from those 67.4kReads8.5Score6.9kShelves

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    A very enjoyable cultivation and farming novel, featuring a stay-at-home dad raising his child while cultivating immortality and farming together. No female lead, no saintly characters. A work by an experienced author, quality is guaranteed.

42. 542 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.4kReads9.1Score454Shelves

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    A clear-headed and intelligent individual, he grows quietly, playing the fool to outwit his opponent, never pretentious or boastful, knowing when to quit while ahead and running away when things go wrong. He uses "concealing his shortcomings" as a shield and "calculation" as a blade, constantly struggling to survive and strengthen himself in solitude, breaking through numerous obstacles, rising step by step, and reaching the top!

43. 543 浮 Immortal Floating Decree 浮仙令 Faint Crescent Moon浅淡的月牙Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Immortals distinguish neither good from evil nor black from white, and ask no questions of right or wrong. They treat all living beings as dogs of straw, bitterly seeking the Great Dao. Whoever unsettles my Dao heart, be they good or evil, shall have their karma fulfilled, then be reduced to ashes. 284Reads8.2Score—Shelves
44. 544 人 Practicing Heretical Arts on the Unorthodox Path, I Refine Longevity with the Dao Fruit 人在旁门修邪术，我以道果炼长生 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + Xian Hu Style + Unorthodox Cultivation + Taoist Style + Strange Tales Style + Primordial Spirit Cultivation + Ruthless and Decisive + Steady Cultivation] Thanks for asking. I’m in the unorthodox cultivation world, and spiritual energy is running dry. Taoists herd the masses, devour souls to refine qi, and great cultivators treat their disciples like sheep. The land is steeped in blood and filth. Young Jing Yuan is an aspiring cultivator who dreams of flying swords, spirit p 35.5kReads7.7Score3.7kShelves
45. 545 身 As a Demonic Cultivator, I Have a System of Choices 身为魔修，我有选择系统 The Third Man on the Cautious Path苟道第三人Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + No Female Lead + Staying Under the Radar + Invincible] After being reborn, Chen Ming was taken in as a disciple by the Supreme Elder of the Corpse Yin Sect. He became a demonic cultivator and awakened the golden finger of this life. Though everything went smoothly for Chen Ming from the start, he kept a low profile, lying low in the sect, in the mortal realm, and in the immortal realm. After billions of years, his gaze could look down upon time itself. 4.6kReads6.8Score394Shelves

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    Both sneaky and fierce!

46. 546 武 Martial Cultivator 武夫 Never Knew the Cold in This Life平生未知寒Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Across the vast human world, demons lurk everywhere. Human lives are as worthless as weeds, and the people are treated like pigs and dogs. "The world needs to change." Standing by the Wei River, the young man smiled and said, "There are demons in this world, and I have a blade." 341Reads9.2Score—Shelves
47. 547 苟 The Ultimate Survivor's Chronicle: Cultivating Immortality Through Risk Management 苟王实录：风险修仙 I Long to Ride the Wind Home窝欲乘风归去Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Lin Jingyuan becomes a walking “troublemaking machine,” ripping off aristocratic clans and teammates alike. Wherever he goes, someone is bound to get swindled! A top-tier formation master and talisman expert, he refuses to follow the beaten path, specializing instead in all manner of absurdly bizarre talismans and strange formations. One “Half-Body Invisibility Talisman,” which only makes the upper half of the body invisible, sparks a blood feud be 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new book is quite funny.

48. 548 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Purple Mansion's Immortal Destiny 凡人修仙：紫府仙缘 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing (A slow-paced mortal’s tale. No mindless decisions, no characters getting dumber, no System. The protagonist is decisive and there’s a little violence. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own risk.) The protagonist unexpectedly acquires an immortal estate and from then on embarks on the path of farming and cultivating immortality. I have a few acres of good farmland, and I watch the world change with a smile. I farm a little, refine some pills, and avoid all that environmentally unfrien 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first novel by Wang Yu, a new work by Zu Xia, Yin Shang, Tian Zhou, Xian Qin, Shen Han, Sheng Tang, Dao Song, Mo Yuan, Huang Ming, Yao Qing, the Warring States Period, the Dynasty of Destiny, and the Immortal Qin Empire: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, orthodox cultivation. The second novel is about mortal cultivation, not mindless or lacking in intelligence, a slow-burn beginning. The third novel establishes the Immortal Qin Empire in the cultivation world, letting the glory of Immortal Qin shine throughout the myriad realms. A decisive and ruthless cultivation novel.

49. 549 永 Eternal Night: The Twelfth Era 永夜：第十二纪 Eternal Swastika卍字永恒Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [No System, no characters suddenly getting stupid, no mindless plot, not a wish-fulfillment novel, slow burn, strategic plotting, an immensely expansive world] [Ancient Xia] [Yin Shang] [Heavenly Zhou] [Divine Han] [Immortal Qin] [Sacred Tang] [Daoist Song] [Demonic Yuan] [Imperial Ming] [Demon Qing]... Fortune-backed dynasties + a struggle for supremacy across the myriad heavens + spatial arts + alchemy + artifact forging + Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Violet Palace, Golden Core, Nasc 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 修 Cultivation to Immortality Is All About Laying Low 修炼成仙全靠苟 Lantern Lighting Up Mountains and Rivers提灯照山河Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted What? You can only break through when your lifespan is exhausted, but the breakthrough is guaranteed? What kind of bizarre System is this? Wang Li was thoroughly annoyed, but he had no choice but to accept the arrangement. To hold out until the day he could break through, he studied spells, refined pills and magical treasures, took disciples, and latched onto powerful allies... Even if I, Wang Li, am always the last one to break through, I will still stand at the top of this world! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The cultivation novels by Gou Daoliu all have pretty good plots.

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