Looking for Traditional Fantasy with Ruthless, Decisive Leads, No Goody-Two-Shoes, and a Focus on Swordsmanship 求传统玄幻、杀伐果断不圣母、剑道之类的。

1. 1 我 I Became Immortal, but Someone Dug Up My Grave! 我长生了，但是被刨坟了！ I Have a Star-Picking Hand我有摘星手Eastern Fantasy301k WordsCompleted Combat power at the absolute peak + fantasy + invincible protagonist + divine dynasty rivalry + no System + no saintly protagonist + decisive and ruthless + truly invincible Su Zi, the second ruler of the Su Divine Dynasty, tried to force his way into the Imperial Realm, but suffered the backlash of the Heavenly Dao. In the end, he died in meditation and was laid to rest in a divine coffin. Many years later, the Su Divine Dynasty gradually declined, and an unfilial descendant of the Su family du 662Reads6.3Score239Shelves

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   Invincible from the start, no saintly sentimentality.

2. 2 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.3kReads9.2Score40.1kShelves

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   The male protagonist is intelligent, decisive, and ruthless; he kills anyone he has a grudge against, regardless of right or wrong. There is only one female lead, no system, he possesses the highest bloodline, and unparalleled swordsmanship talent.

3. 3 算 The Art of Strategy 算谋局 Ordinary Old Yang平凡老杨Eastern Fantasy317k WordsOngoing What? The Heavenly Dao is actually my master's clone! My sword spirit can chop the Heavenly Dao down like a chicken. No, no, no, I can do more than that: I can calculate the fate of people, demons, and all living beings. I have another scheme, too: plotting against heaven, earth, and the world. And I have a game to play: the chessboard of heaven and earth, the game of life. Once the piece is down, there's no taking it back. Come play with Daji? Fellow cultivators, please add this to your booksh 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two books that I personally think are good

4. 4 剑 The Sword Heart Knows No Bounds 剑心无际 Old Wine Comforts the Dust-Weary老酒慰风尘Eastern Fantasy696k WordsOngoing No harem, decisive action, invincible but not mindless, devoted without getting entangled in romance, killing to stop killing: a thrilling, high-octane tale. The black coffins appear, and a great age begins. Eight black coffins emerge one after another. The Spirit Martial Continent is plunged into turmoil. Geniuses spring up everywhere and gather on the Heavenly Road, competing for that sliver of hope of ascending to immortality. “Three-foot Su in a square inch.” These words are embroidered on h 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Each one is more beautiful than the last.

5. 5 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves
6. 6 绝 Peerless 绝世 A Young Man of Old甫昔少年郎Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted Those web novel writers weren't lying: everyone who came from Blue Star to the past had a golden finger... Also known as "Unearthing an Invincible Divine Physique from the Start" and "Rising to the Top, Starting with Mining." [The author isn't good at writing blurbs. No saintly protagonist, frequent updates, read with confidence.] 12.7kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
7. 7 覆 A Night's Journey with a Bloodied Sword 覆血夜剑行 Never Forget the Past前尘莫忘Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional Xianxia] [Court and Jianghu] [High Martial Power, Low Mysticism] [An Ensemble Cast in the Snow] There is a sword in the mortal world. There are blades in the jianghu. In the far north lives a left-handed man, lame, with a broken sword and peach blossoms growing on his bones. His brows are crooked and his eyes askew, yet no one in the world is more pleased with life. In the far east lives Master Cao, with a swordsman’s spirit sheathed in his chest. A gentle breath from him can summon 2.6kReads8.7Score172Shelves

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   It's really beautiful!

8. 8 凡 Sword Cultivator of the Mortal Body 凡体剑修 Juice果汁Xianxia693k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive, Blood-Pumping] + [No System] During the sect tournament, Lin Xuan was publicly humiliated and demoted to an outer disciple. Elder Wu declared that if he failed to reach the eighth level of Qi Condensation in three months, he would be expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect. Everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing in the immortal path, someone whose life was worth less than grass. Who could have guessed that as soon as he arrived at the oute 41.7kReads8.0Score3kShelves

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   The way of the sword is to contend with fate and annihilate the Dao.

9. 9 一 One Sword Opens the Immortal Gate 一剑，开仙门 Hot Pot Lover就爱吃火锅Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing Classical xianxia romance + swordsmanship + immortal cultivation + love + the heavens and myriad worlds + one heroine + no harem + no stupidity + no mindless decisions + comedy + wild imagination Thirty thousand years ago, a great war to destroy the immortals erupted in the metaverse. The Immortal Court collapsed, the Heavenly Dao was damaged, and spiritual energy dissipated. The entire metaverse split apart into various domains, including the Myriad Heavens, the Sacred, the Demonic, and the Spi 10.8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   It's here! Single female lead, male lead is invincible in swordsmanship, very promising!

10. 10 弑 Slay the Immortals 弑无仙 Bai Xiaosheng白潇生Eastern Fantasy135k WordsOngoing Why do I keep having the same dream? This ancient coin is so strange. You two benefactors, it seems we were destined to meet. Come with this Daoist. One dream sends Chen Yang and Li Qi transmigrating to a strange, dazzling, and bizarre world. Should immortals really treat mortals like ants? You want to kill me? Even if you’re an immortal, I’ll kill you. If I can’t, I’ll at least bite off a piece of you. Li Qi! Li Qi! Where are you? Fight my way through this world that devours people. “Hahahahaha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm a new author who wants to write a long cultivation novel. I'm not very good at writing, but I just want to fulfill my own dream of cultivating immortality.

11. 11 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    These books are all pretty good. You can take a look.

12. 12 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 以 With the Power of AI, I Become a Demonic Path Tycoon! 以AI之力，化身魔道巨擘！ Saturn's Rings Will Fall土星环会坠落Eastern Fantasy905k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Not a Do-Gooder + Invincible Among His Peers + Self-Serving + Decisive and Ruthless + Unpredictably Unhinged + Flexible Moral Boundaries] The Way of Heaven takes from those who have too much and gives to those who have too little. The way of man takes from those who have too little and gives to those who have too much. The way of Gu Xia takes what others lack or have in excess and gives it to himself, whether he has enough or not. Gu Xia transmigrates into the body of a poo 3.1kReads8.0Score228Shelves
14. 14 吾 I Am the Blood Lord, and All Living Beings Are My Blood Slaves 吾为血主，众生皆为血奴 Paper Ash Official纸灰官Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Slaughter] [Blood Princess] [Tentacles] [Corpse Refining] [Devouring] [No System] Fang Mo, the eldest young master of the Fang family, was the best cultivator among his peers and a widely acclaimed genius in Luoyun City, the focus of everyone’s attention. Unexpectedly, on the day the Heavenly Sword Sect came to recruit disciples, his family treated him as a pawn and discarded him. He was left gravely wounded and crippled. A few days later, news spread that Fang Mo had been poisoned to death. Th 11kReads8.5Score754Shelves
15. 15 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
16. 16 诡 The Immortal Path of the Uncanny 诡道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Uncanny cultivation, no female lead, mortal protagonist] A black sun hangs in the sky, and the Uncanny Realm invades! Mortal Zhou Yi transmigrates into this world and makes a living by writing for others. One day, starving and freezing, he is hired by the sinister Shopkeeper Dong to copy ancient texts. By chance, he activates a beast-hide Bagua diagram and uses it to refine a perfect uncanny technique, killing the sinister shopkeeper. As he cultivates, he discovers that this world has long been 11.9kReads8.4Score1kShelves
17. 17 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
18. 18 剑 The Sword God's Art of Survival 剑神之生存奥义 Low-Key Eagle低调雄鹰Eastern Fantasy272k WordsCompleted How long does it take a Sword God who dominates the world to cultivate? Even with an unparalleled sword-cultivation spirit root, merely surviving on the Sword Domain Continent, where powerful experts abound, is already a stroke of good fortune. And those who cultivate the sword path must pass through eight stages: Sword Warrior, Sword Knight, Sword Master, Sword Emperor, Sword Venerable, Sword Saint, Sword Sovereign, and Sword Immortal, before they can become gods! Simply staying alive is so dif 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a traditional fantasy novel without a system or time travel element. The protagonist, possessing extraordinary talent, is chosen as the master of a celestial sword, subsequently becoming the target of numerous powerful figures and forces. His family is also being invaded by various forces and is now on the verge of annihilation!

19. 19 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 8.9kReads9.2Score621Shelves

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    Brothers with sword skills, decisive and ruthless, not a saint. Add them to your bookshelf first so you don't get lost. The protagonist has maxed out his talent, embarking on the path of immortality alone, growing stronger along the way, crushing all enemies, fighting until the sky cracks and the universe collapses, killing until no one in the world dares to claim supremacy, no one dares to call themselves an enemy. Various supreme bodies, imperial sons, imperial daughters, divine sons, divine daughters, holy sons, holy daughters, various exotic beasts, a vast world view, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes, especially in the later parts, it's really exciting. The world view gradually emerges, that overwhelming world is a Xianxia world that people yearn for.

20. 20 六 Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回：乾坤牢笼 The Carp and the Cat鲤鱼与猫Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou 6.1kReads8.9Score543Shelves

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    Highly recommend this new fantasy cultivation novel! It's incredibly good! The characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is meticulously crafted, and the fight scenes are spectacular. The development of the male and female protagonists' story is particularly brilliant; the author's design is superb. If you like fantasy, you absolutely must follow the protagonist on a thrilling cultivation journey. You'll regret it if you don't! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

21. 21 圣 Saint Lingyun 圣凌云霄 Night Melancholy夜感伤Eastern Fantasy152k WordsOngoing The power of the Saints soars above the Nine Heavens, yet through the ages, not one sage has attained Emperorhood. I rise amid a world in chaos, quell the turmoil, slay demons and evildoers, and usher in a golden age across the continent! Yet in the end, I cannot escape the designs of fate... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sheng Ling Sheng Ling, I recommend it to young people.

22. 22 剑 The Sword Falls Beyond the Clouds 剑落云霄 Sword Like Duckweed剑如青萍Eastern Fantasy945k WordsCompleted A disciple of the Tianlong Temple transmigrates into another world with three martial arts manuals: the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, the Six Meridians Divine Sword, and the Lingbo Microstep. Through constant training and battle, he masters the Kunpeng Transformation and reaches the pinnacle of this other world with his swordsmanship. 3.4kReads8.8Score364Shelves

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    This book is very good.

23. 23 万 King of Eternity 万古之王 Flying Divine Bull飞天神牛Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsOngoing Ye Wushuang, the young master of a fallen family, was married into his bride’s family. On his wedding night, he was framed for making advances on his sister-in-law and died with hatred in his heart. At the moment of his death, he merged with the memories of his previous life as a Heavenly Emperor and fully awakened. His old enemies now sit securely at the very peak of the heavenly realm. His former disciples have become peerless powerhouses. The women he once loved still wait eagerly for his ret 124.1kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves

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    I specialize in reading kendo novels. I have over a hundred kendo novels on my bookshelf, some good, some average, and some I haven't read yet. However, while many of these novels are familiar to everyone, the writing skills are truly different. These two are ones I recently read, and they are indeed quite good. They can't be called perfect, but they are readable.

24. 24 剑 The Sword Dynasty 剑朝 Black-and-White Potato黑白土豆Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted The Martial World Continent stretches without end. Four supreme races dwell here. Humanity battles the gods with magic, fights demons hand to hand, and clashes with immortals. Blood dyes the heavens, yet they fear nothing. A reborn young man rises from the endless mountains, carving a path through every obstacle as he climbs step by step to the summit. With nothing but the three-foot sword in his hand, his sharp edge can reac 20.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
25. 25 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. Early on, he killed a Void Beast cub, seized the Void Stone, and gained control of spatial power. He is decisive in killing but not indiscriminate, and there is no female lead. He is only good to his own sect, maintaining harmony within the sect, and there are no elders who look down on or plot against him. He cultivates the Killing Sword Intent and the Death Sword Intent, and possesses the Human Emperor Banner.

26. 26 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Swallowing the Sun and Moon, Treading Across Realms 凡人修仙：我吞日月踏界行 Invincible Dao Heart道心无敌Eastern Fantasy594k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [Cultivation] [Spirit Beasts] [Pocket Dimension] [Alchemy] [Talisman Crafting] [Formations] [Swordsmanship] [Combat] [No System] [Not a Transmigration Story] [Not a Rebirth Story] A true mortal’s journey + sound values + no AI + ambitious and hardworking + slow-paced Immortals absorb immortal energy, while demons use demonic energy. Without either, one is just a mortal. The myriad worlds are vast, and the realms of immortals and demons are but a corner of them. Only the chaoti 424Reads—Score105Shelves

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    A mortal who cultivates immortality through fortuitous encounters, decisive in killing, without a system, without any powerful backers, not reborn, embodying swordsmanship, space, and spirit beasts, with exceptionally upright values.

27. 27 无 The Sword Sovereign Without an Edge 无锋剑尊 Never Lean Alone on the Balcony独自莫凭栏Eastern Fantasy585k WordsCompleted When the Star Controller entered nirvana, he once said: “The day a hundred stars align will mark the destruction of the starry sky.” A hundred thousand years of peace passed. Not only did a hundred stars never align, but even seven never did. The people gradually forgot the prophecy. Then one day, a young man named Wu Ya was ambushed and fell into Dragonfall Abyss in Nirvana Valley. Suddenly, the stars began moving faster... As his dantian shattered, the youth unwittingly grabbed a crude sword b 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book launch! Welcome to read and enjoy this swift and decisive thriller! A complex web of foreshadowing and plot developments.

28. 28 星 Master of the Star Ruins 星墟师尊 vansongEastern Fantasy501k WordsCompleted A wicked master is reborn, and the path he embarks on is not one of revenge, but a journey of redemption spanning the sea of stars. Xie Wuwang, once the utterly depraved master of Xu Jian Peak, is reborn and vows to make amends for everything. But before his path to atonement can even begin, he is swept into a mortal struggle between the Demon Venerable Gu Changyuan and an ancient Ice Soul Pearl. The consciousnesses of all three are forcibly fused, forging the strangest being in the universe: a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins as a Laborer 修仙从奴工开始 Prajna Xiaoguo般若小果Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted The path to immortality depends on resources and chance encounters. Liu Yang is a lone cultivator who starts out as a formation slave. How will he fight his way through one difficulty after another, carve out a path to survival, and stand at the pinnacle of cultivation? 800Reads8.4Score—Shelves
30. 30 命 Born Under a Peach Blossom Curse, Forced Onto the Path of Immortality 命犯桃花，逼我走上修仙路 Ink Words, a Thousand Mornings墨语千晨Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing When Gou Dan was six, a severe drought struck northern Mobei. To repay the kindness of a bowl of well water, a fortune-teller read his fortune and declared that he was destined for romance. Gou Dan’s mother begged him to break the curse, but the fortune-teller shook his head. “His fate is sealed. If he’s weak, he’ll be a penniless womanizer. If he’s strong… his romances will become calamities, and ten thousand swords will be his armor.” Ten years later, a remarkable swordsman rose to fame in the 10kReads7.5Score855Shelves

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    A mortal's journey to immortality... Just from the title, you can tell the protagonist is up to no good. [Attention][Attention][Investigate]

31. 31 步 The Path to Immortality 步道长生 Yi Shi毅食Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted (High-IQ protagonist + decisive and ruthless + no female lead + no bleeding-heart heroics + ordinary-person cultivation + merciless) Why has no one ascended in hundreds of thousands of years? Why have those who became immortals fallen? In pursuit of the Great Dao of Immortality, Chen Changsheng discovers that the road to eternal life is full of lies, schemes, and betrayal. In the end, he abandons mercy and uses ruthless methods to tear open the cultivation world's secrets, slaughter all who stan 898Reads6.5Score100Shelves

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    The "Ordinary People" genre, a traditional fantasy novel, is now complete!

32. 32 开 From the Start, I Activated the Penguin System and Became Invincible 开局激活鹅厂系统我的修为无敌了 Sword Falls, Stars Shine剑落星辰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Power-Ups] [No Holding Back Realms] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Gentleman Here, Revenge From Dawn to Dusk] The Cang Tian Continent. Qin Shou transmigrates as the young sect master of the Qingyun Sect. After getting caught sneaking a peek at the Grand Elder’s daughter bathing, he awakens the “Goose Factory System” just as he is stripped of his position as heir. What? I can get stronger just by spending money? I’m not strong enough only because I haven’t spent enough? A thousand top-grade 21.5kReads8.3Score3.2kShelves
33. 33 开 My Clan Is Wiped Out from the Start, So I Build an Eternal Imperial Clan from Scratch 开局族灭，从零打造永恒帝族 An Yunjun安云君Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [No heroine + System + clan destiny + fortune + Eastern fantasy + xuanhuan] On the Eternal Continent, countless races stand among the realms. The strong pluck stars with a single hand and command awe through the ages, while the weak are no better than blades of grass, struggling to survive. Sacred Sects and Imperial Clans stand high above the world, while mighty figures dwell in the highest heavens, looking down upon the mortal realm. Yet even an Emperor as powerful as they may near the end of t 383Reads6.9Score102Shelves
34. 34 这 This Saint Son Is Obsessed with Eating Human Heads! 这个圣子他酷爱吃人头！ Qin Hongyi秦红衣Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted (Chosen One, Villain, Comedy, Schemer, An Emperor's Banner Wreathed in Black Smoke, Subversive Plot, Xuanhuan, Decisive and Ruthless.) A proper transmigrator arrives in a cultivation world. Naturally, he should be the chosen one, right? His Dao Bone is stolen, his mother has vanished, his father wears a sorrowful expression, and his fiancée comes to break off their engagement. This is just perfect. Transmigrator Lin Ye is about to deliver the classic line, “Don't bully a poor young man,” when 7.8kReads8.6Score657Shelves
35. 35 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves
36. 36 我 I Have Billions of Invincible Inheritances, and I Sweep Across the Myriad Worlds 我有亿万无敌传承，横扫诸天万界 Emotionless Salted Fish木得感情的咸鱼Eastern Fantasy995k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy + System + prodigy protagonist] Lin Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent and becomes the greatest genius in a small clan. Wait, why has my cousin’s cultivation mysteriously vanished, only for him to rise again five years later? What the heck, am I just a disposable side character? No, that can’t possibly be true! Lin Xuan looks at his cousin, who’s eager to show off, and chuckles. Sorry, little cousin, your big cousin has been invincible for ages. You’ve a 12.7kReads8.4Score907Shelves
37. 37 大EN Demon Exorcist of Great Yin: Even a Passing Dog Gets Slapped Twice 大殷司妖人，狗路过都得挨两巴掌 Endless Life+生生不息+Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted One day, Lin Jun wakes up in a world where demons devour people. Fortunately, killing demons grants experience, which he can spend to deduce and simulate martial arts. To avoid being swallowed and ending up in a demon’s belly for no apparent reason, Lin Jun has no choice but to raise his butcher’s blade against the hordes of demons. Whatever kind of Mountain-Suppressing Demon King or Great Sage Who Floods the Seas you are, I’ll knock your head off and raze your home to the ground. I’ll chop up e 50.4kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves
38. 38 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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    The story follows an insignificant nobody as he overcomes numerous obstacles and rises to prominence. The protagonist's growth is not smooth sailing but filled with adversity and challenges. He is decisive, loyal, and humble yet dignified. The narrative is engaging and captivating.

39. 39 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! A million-word novel! A mortal's journey to immortality! A grassroots rise to power! Constant adventures! Industrial fantasy, mathematical and physical cultivation, an engineer crushing 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!

40. 40 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
41. 41 开 From the Start, I Summoned Bai Qi, the God of Slaughter, and Now the Immortal Maiden Wants Forgiveness 开局召唤杀神白起，仙子求原谅 Mu Yizhao木易钊Eastern Fantasy775k WordsCompleted My spiritual veins were crippled, and my fiancée broke off our engagement in front of everyone, treating me like an insect? The next second, I summoned the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi. A hundred thousand soldiers' killing intent suppressed the entire crowd! The proud daughter of heaven who once stood above everyone was now kneeling before me, crying and begging me not to leave. “Regretting it now? Too bad. Back then, you couldn't be bothered with me. Now, I'm someone you can never hope to reach!” 137Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Lin Feng was publicly humiliated by his fiancée's rejection of their engagement, but at the crucial moment, the system activated. The ancient Chinese heroic spirit map within the male protagonist was successfully activated. He summoned the god of slaughter, Bai Qi, with a hundred thousand units of killing intent. The once proud and arrogant woman knelt and begged for forgiveness. This fantasy underdog story is not to be missed.

42. 42 轮 Reincarnation of Heaven and Earth 轮回乾坤 Flameless Heartburn无炎灼心Eastern Fantasy898k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead] [Reborn] [Transformation] [No System] In a world where everyone is born a cultivator, people can live two lives as different genders. A cultivation prodigy with a mysterious past is forced to her death, then reincarnates in a new body with her memories gone. Can she reclaim everything that was once hers? A sect leader who values loyalty above all is killed by members of his own sect, while his Dao companion is framed and forced to her death by their enemies. Reborn in a new bod 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy, reincarnation and cultivation, the male protagonist was a peerless female genius in his previous life, and the female protagonist was the sect leader in her previous life. They stirred up the winds of change in eighteen kingdoms and uncovered a conspiracy that led to their deaths in their past lives. No system, fast pace.

43. 43 混 The Chaos Creation Tribulation 混沌创世劫 I Love Good Food, Not the Throne不爱江山爱美食Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Leaping from the Sacred Flame Altar, his body was burned to ashes, while his soul was pulled by an inexplicable force and reborn in another life... Yet time and space fell into disarray. The timelines before and after his rebirth became intertwined, leaving gaps and fractures... Here you'll find a passionate story, lively and witty characters, and tearjerking moments that will strike a chord with you... 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This traditional fantasy novel features no system, no rebirth, and isn't mindless. It's fast-paced, logically plotted, and packed with exciting moments, making it a culmination of traditional fantasy. The latest chapter features the male lead forcefully pursuing the female lead; it's not a saintly story, and it's thrilling to read…

44. 44 修 The Art of Cultivating Essence 修元记 The Silent South沉默的南方Eastern Fantasy120k WordsOngoing [No System + No Harem + Ordinary Protagonist + Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless] Have you ever seen a cultivation world beneath the sea? Beautiful, yet cruel. In the south, an orphan from Wengcao Village, a black notebook, and a path to defying fate. The ranks are Origin Adept, Earth Origin Adept, Heaven Origin Adept, Origin General, Origin Emperor, Origin Venerable, and Origin Deity. There are sea alchemists, sea artifact makers, sea formation masters, and beast tamers here. At the very bottom —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've discovered a great new book that breaks away from the typical fantasy novel genre. It's definitely worth reading, and I look forward to the next update.

45. 45 凌 Lingfeng Sword Song 凌风剑歌 Mu Yang in White木昜白衣Eastern Fantasy299k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + wuxia + swordsmanship + mystery + young hero + slow burn] The world of martial arts is vast, yet it has no place for the young. Yang Yizhi, a young man from Mingxi, enters the martial world full of ambition, only to be repeatedly hunted and manipulated by both the righteous and the wicked. The realm is in turmoil, the martial world is treacherous and unpredictable, and both the imperial court and the distant jianghu sink into darkness and chaos. In an unjust age, with broken rules and 16Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation, worth reading.

46. 46 三 Three Years of Struggle, One Breakthrough Shakes Heaven and Earth 三年沉沦，一朝突破撼乾坤 Men Sigh, Women Love男默女爱Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Su Chen had spent three years cultivating in the sect, yet his cultivation had never advanced. Everyone in the sect thought he was useless and mocked him at every turn, until he slew a prodigy with a single sword strike in the sect's martial arts arena. 2.6kReads8.3Score331Shelves

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    There was a golden sword shadow within his dantian; that was his cheat code.

47. 47 煞 The Bloodthirsty Solitary Emperor 煞血孤帝 A Model of Word-Count Obsession沉迷码字的典范Eastern Fantasy326k WordsCompleted She is the “harbinger of disaster” who crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the reincarnation of an ancient ferocious beast. He is the purest holy son of the Temple of Light, and the only light shining into her endless darkness. When her memories awaken and her blood feud is avenged, she founds the Shadow Pavilion and becomes its master. The world fears her as a lone star of ill omen, but in this crumbling world, she is determined to carve a bloody path to the throne and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a book recommendation based on my personal taste; it's quite interesting. [Admiration][Admiration]

48. 48 魔 Demon Sword Purgatory 魔剑炼狱 KK YangyangKK杨杨Eastern Fantasy169k WordsOngoing This is an ensemble epic of sword cultivators in a fantasy world. In ancient times, when the myriad races lived together, a mysterious war broke out. Afterward, the Immortals monopolized the right to ascend, the Demons were sealed in the Demon Abyss, and the Yao were trapped on the Continent of Mythical Beasts. The races became enemies for generations, while the truth behind the war remained a mystery. Ling Tian, a boy with no spiritual root who was cast out by the Ling family, possesses a rare 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Most novels these days are just rebirth or invincible tropes, lacking any substance. Finally, I've been reborn into a novel with real depth! Hopefully, the updates will be faster.

49. 49 独 Dugu Heavenly Venerable 独孤天尊 Gu Yue Zhifeng古月之峰Eastern Fantasy651k WordsOngoing Dugu Feng, a peerless young prodigy of the Northern Qin Kingdom on the Ancient Wilderness Continent and the young sect master of the Beixuan Sect, is betrayed by a traitor within the sect. His dantian is crippled, he is beaten nearly to death, and he is thrown into a lake. Against all odds, he survives and awakens the treasured Black Profound Pearl. In a secret realm, he encounters an ancient ancestor who has lived for ten thousand years, and from then on his fortunes soar. His power grows rapid 23Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    A classic cultivation novel, super engaging! Welcome all readers to enjoy! In the Northern Qin Kingdom, Dugu Feng of the Northern Xuan Sect survives a desperate situation and embarks on a miraculous cultivation journey to become a Celestial Venerable! Give this book a try; your cultivation progresses incredibly fast. If you like it, please give me a good review, thank you in advance!

50. 50 紫 Purple Seas and Clouded Skies 紫海云天 Qingjiang Guangyu清江广羽Eastern Fantasy832k WordsCompleted Drawing his sword against the storm, for the dignity and rights of billions of living beings, Prince Ziyun of Hualan marches forward with sword in hand, shaking the seas and skies of the Hai Tian Continent! “When the Storm Breaks”: He draws his sword in the face of danger, standing firm to shake the mountains and rivers. “Clouds Deep, Mists Thick”: Amid the struggle to tell friend from foe, he presses on against all odds. “Winds and Clouds Churning”: He moves freely through the chaos, turning th 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amidst the turbulent winds of war across the land, a young man wields his sword to shake the mountains and rivers!

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