No Goofy Heroines: Looking for a Cultivation Heroine Who’s Always Striving to Improve 不要逗比女主，要那种一直在上进努力的修仙女主

1. 101 逃 After Fleeing Famine, I Began Cultivating Immortality 逃荒后，我修仙了 Tang Qinghan唐轻寒Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted My father was a scholar in Qinghe Village, my mother was an embroiderer, and I had an older brother who had already passed the entry-level imperial examination. This year, a severe drought and rampant bandits forced our family of four and the villagers to flee for our lives. Father was killed protecting us, and my brother drew the villains away. With tears in her eyes, Mother grabbed my hand and fled toward the mountains. She told me to save myself! 973Reads8.8Score10714d adds
2. 102 穿 Transmigrating Along the Slow Road to Immortality 穿越之修仙路慢慢 Twilight暮光Ancient Romance700k WordsCompleted Sang Jiu transmigrated to another world. By chance, she suddenly learned that it was a cultivation world where people could cultivate immortality. She might not be as gifted as the geniuses around her, but fortunately, she had a fairly good dual spirit root. She joined a cultivation sect and began her own path to immortality. No romance. 995Reads8.0Score10014d adds
3. 103 男 A Tough Survival Guide for the Female Side Character in a Male-Oriented Novel 男频文女配的硬核生存指南 Yan Liushuang焰流霜Ancient Romance983k WordsOngoing (The rating has just been posted and will rise gradually.) [Eastern and Western Fantasy Combined + Sword Cultivator + Artifact Refiner + Genius + Sect + Strong Female Lead + Light Ensemble Cast] The moment Ji Heng opens her eyes, she finds herself inside that male-oriented power fantasy novel she used to complain about, as the fiancée with the same name who had broken off her engagement?! According to the plot, she is supposed to be publicly humiliated by the male lead at their three-year appoin 1.3kReads8.2Score15414d adds

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   The female protagonist in this book is truly dedicated to her cultivation; it's a very good read.

4. 104 剑 The Legend of the Swordflower Fairy’s Romance 剑花仙缘传 Divine Feather天神羽Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted After the Four Great Immortal Sects fought the Demon Ancestor at the Fallen Spirit Abyss, the Demon Ancestor died and the sects won a narrow victory. They thought peace had finally come to the world, but when the Demon Ancestor's orphaned child went missing, a sword remained poised above the sects. Then disaster struck in the form of a lightning calamity, setting Yu Xian and his companions on a journey that would change their fates. The sword, too, began to teeter. 179Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's not funny; the female lead is rational and not love-struck; the author's writing is delicate and the imagery is vivid.

5. 105 穿 After Transmigrating as a Villainous Cannon Fodder 穿成反派炮灰后 Flowers Facing the Dusk花向暮色Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Book + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Slow Burn + Growth-Focused Heroine + Leveling Up + Light Ensemble Cast] The lucky part was transmigrating into a wondrous world of immortal cultivation. The unlucky part was that He Lanqing realized it was a novel she had once read. And she had become a simple, naive little cannon-fodder whose role was to give the heroine a golden finger? Worse, the older sister who depended on her would also die tragically at the heroine's hands? A g 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A female protagonist who grows and develops, a female-oriented cultivation novel with a low proportion of transmigration elements, starting from testing her spiritual roots.

6. 106 修 Isn't Cultivation Better? Love-Struck Fools, Back Off! 修炼不香吗？恋爱脑退退退！ Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Traditional Xianxia] [Strong Female Lead] [Genius Protagonist] Ling Yaohan was an ordinary girl until she was tested and found to possess all five spiritual roots. From that day on, she stepped onto the path of immortality and began her journey in search of the Dao... In this life, all I seek is the Dao. I will let nothing else distract me. A friendly reminder: This novel has no CP, romance, or ambiguous relationships. 7.2kReads9.1Score68814d adds

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   ✨✨✨These are all serious cultivation stories featuring female protagonists who strive to improve themselves from weak to strong. Some have no romantic partner, while others do. Please check the synopsis to choose which one to read. I've read them all, and they're all great!! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

7. 107 挖 Bone-Mining and Blood-Draining: A Madwoman Goes on a Rampage in the Cultivation World 挖骨取血，疯批在修仙界杀疯了 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (No romance + unhinged heroine + skewed values + a touch of ensemble cast + a touch of redemption + selfish, growth-oriented female lead. If that's not your thing, don't read or leave hate. Just quietly move on; it's better for everyone! Sending love ❥(ゝω·✿ฺ)) After transmigrating, Jiang Hanqing became a pitiful senior sister whose spiritual root had been stolen. Her own younger sister took her bones and seized her spiritual root. Was she supposed to put up with that? Absolutely not! When you 3.6kReads8.8Score43814d adds
8. 108 什 What Sword Spirit? That's My Wife! 什么剑灵，那是我老婆！ Spring Peach春日桃Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: After Becoming the Male Lead's Sword Spirit, the Entire Sect Regretted It My junior sister stole my spiritual root and my fortune, so I crippled her with one strike of my sword. Fu Xi was the eldest senior sister of the Yijian Sect. She trained diligently and was respected by her fellow disciples, but everything changed after their master brought home a junior sister. Her revered master repeatedly put the sect in danger for the sake of the junior sister. Her second junior brother 48.2kReads9.1Score6.4k14d adds

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   The female lead is not a silly person.

9. 109 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.2kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
10. 110 剑 The Sword Cultivator Thinks There’s Something Wrong with This World 剑修她觉得这个世界有问题 HoshileAncient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sword cultivator + Ice Spirit Root + prodigy of the righteous path + coming of age + plot-driven + a touch of ensemble cast] Gu Qing is the second disciple of the Tianxuan Sect’s Enforcement Elder. She has a mutated spiritual root and a born sword bone, and life has been smooth sailing for her apart from having no parents. Her daily routine is to bicker with her senior brother, fight on the dueling platform, and practice in her room… then wait until she turns twelve, passes the test to enter th 704Reads8.1Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist is talented, but she is constantly working hard to cultivate. She excels in cultivation, combat, and mental strength.

11. 111 重 The Reborn Senior Sister Doesn’t Want to Work Hard 重生大师姐不想努力了 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted As the sect’s senior disciple, Song Wu had always worked diligently, trained hard, and taught her fellow disciples, all to protect the sect’s reputation. But her fiancé thought she wasn’t gentle or considerate enough. Her fellow disciples called her rigid, strict, and lacking in compassion. Even her master, the sect leader, advised her to be more generous and kind. Heartbroken, Song Wu forced a breakthrough and lost her life. She never expected to be reborn at a time before she had even become t 1kReads8.8Score27614d adds
12. 112 我 I Was Just Fishing for Fun, So How Did I Become Everyone's One True Love? 我不过就钓一钓，怎么成了白月光 Pineapple Prince菠萝王子Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Beautifully tragic, aloof sword cultivator + radiant, delicate, bewitching demoness adored by all + devoted to each other + romantic rivalry + light, satisfying, sweet romance] Ling Xianluo transmigrated into a book and found herself in the cultivation world. The first time, she became a stone spirit. The second time, she became a seventy-year-old woman. Both missions ended in failure. On her third try, she became the junior sister of the Demon Sect, the wicked supporting character who was in l 4.6kReads9.1Score68414d adds
13. 113 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
14. 114 我 I’m a Straight Woman and a Sword Cultivator, Yet Everyone’s Obsessed with Me 我，直女剑修，但万人迷 Amateur Sailor业余水手Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Read these content warnings: 1. Male suitors competing + love triangle drama + chasing the wife to the crematorium + forced love + darkening + unrequited feelings. 2. The first male supporting character has a tragic past and is not chaste; he appears very briefly, so don’t read if that bothers you. 3. This is purely written to indulge the author’s tastes; readers who demand strict logic should stay away. 4. Everyone is drawn to the heroine, with unrequited feelings and no fixed couple.] When Q 3.9kReads9.0Score44114d adds
15. 115 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score54814d adds
16. 116 女 The Supporting Villainess Cultivates Immortality by Becoming Her Sect's Grandmaster 女配修仙：从当宗门师祖做起！ Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The night before Xu Yi was to become the senior disciple of Xuanji Sect, she had a dream. In it, she was consumed by jealousy of the new junior sister, committed every sort of evil, and ultimately met a grisly end, her bones ground to dust. With the junior sister's initiation just around the corner, Xu Yi shut her eyes, gritted her teeth, and left with all her belongings to lie low. But she never expected to fall into a secret realm the moment she left the sect, where she was trapped for two hun 2.3kReads8.9Score30414d adds
17. 117 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 69kReads9.4Score11.5k14d adds
18. 118 受 The Male Lead Has a Pure Yin Body? He's Mine! The Side Character Awakens 受是极阴之体？我的了，女配觉醒 May Money Come Rolling In扶钱直上Fantastical Romance557k WordsOngoing Volume Two: The cultivation world arc has begun. [Modern cultivation + cultivation world + both leads devoted only to each other + happy ending + adorable child + alluring heroine.] [This is not a story about turning a gay man straight. The leads love only each other.] In the danmei novel titled Transmigrating: The Rebellious Young Master, Bai Zhixue is a five-hundred-year-old woman on the verge of death. To live forever and stay young, she has done every evil deed imaginable. She intends to wip 56Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    Aloof and indifferent persona

19. 119 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
20. 120 重 Reborn to Cultivate Immortality: The Supporting Actress Gets the Heroine’s Script 重生修仙：女配拿了女主剧本 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Yun family of Cangyun City has two daughters. The legitimate daughter, Yun Yue’e, has a Water Spirit Root and the destiny of a phoenix. Her parents dote on her, and her master cherishes her. The concubine-born daughter, Yun Nian, is desperate for her parents’ attention. She willingly becomes her elder sister’s shadow, practices the Yun family’s forbidden arts, takes her injuries, and clears the path for her. Yun Nian thinks this might finally make her father spare her a glance, but she neve 3.7kReads9.0Score38414d adds
21. 121 一 One Fall, and I Became an Immortal 一陨成仙 Bimo CC笔默CCAncient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Her cousin betrays her own clan, and the Lin family is destroyed overnight. Every last member of the family is slaughtered! Her cousin becomes a disciple of a cultivation sect, and with cultivators backing her enemies, they grow ever more powerful... Then, three years later, the eldest Lin daughter, who should have been nothing but bones by now, suddenly crawls out of her grave... 1.9kReads9.1Score23114d adds

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    This book is incredibly good! It's a fantasy novel with two clean-cut, strong female leads. There isn't a lot of romance, but it's definitely worth reading!

22. 122 除 Other Than Cultivation, My Junior Sister Excels at Everything 除了修炼，师妹她样样精通 A Fortune Eases a Thousand Worries一富解千愁Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted After staying up all night, Lin Ruo Xuan suddenly died and found herself inside a book as the villainess. She had opposed the heroine since childhood and kept provoking her even after the heroine awakened her special constitution, digging her own grave until she was finally killed with a single sword strike. But now, looking at her starting status, Lin Ruo Xuan saw that her single spiritual root had become three. Why bother picking a fight? She could barely protect herself. Thinking there was st 12.7kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds

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    The female lead wasn't particularly talented at the beginning, but she worked very hard. She has a romantic storyline with the male lead, who appears early on but isn't present in the beginning; the romance only develops slightly later, and the female lead confesses her feelings in the finale.

23. 123 小 Junior Sister's Luck Is Extraordinary, and Heaven Keeps Feeding Her 小师妹气运不凡，天道追着喂饭 The Elf Revives精灵复活Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The animated series is now streaming. Thanks to all our wonderful readers for your support!] Sui An transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder character with the same name. Her fortune is stolen, her path to immortality is cut off, and she's just waiting to be taken back to the sect as someone else's stepping stone. She makes a decisive getaway, only to crash straight into the arms of the Wuji Sect Master. “Great One, are you looking for a disciple? I'm the hardworking kind!” Aft 11.2kReads8.5Score1.5k14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is not only lucky, but also hardworking and very fun.

24. 124 穿EN A Guide to Saving Yourself After Becoming Cannon Fodder in the Cultivation World 穿成修真界炮灰自救指南 Knowing the Mountain Forest知山林Ancient Romance855k WordsOngoing [No CP, Multiple Secret Identities, Golden Finger, Woman Disguised as a Man, Cute Pets, Silly Comedy] Tang Yao transmigrates into a book. As a doomed gay man? As a minor cannon-fodder character with few appearances, his only job is to target the heroine in every way possible. In the end, he falls into demonic cultivation and the heroine runs him through the heart with a single sword strike. His whole life is wrapped up in just a few rushed lines. Thinking of the gay character's fate in the book, 67.6kReads9.2Score13.6k14d adds

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    That package is something else entirely. It has brains, skill, and the ability to provide intense pleasure. We won't talk about money now; we'll discuss it later.

25. 125 女 The Supporting Character Cultivates: I Have a Nitpicker System 女配修仙：我有杠精系统 Duck and Vermicelli Soup鸭薛粉丝汤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation, Bickering My Way to Immortality, Driving the Cultivation World Mad, launches on August 23. Wen Yin transmigrated into a book. She became the stepping-stone female character in a male-oriented novel, the one who breaks off her engagement with and humiliates the Dragon Proud Heaven. “I told you back then: in thirty years, the east bank will be the west bank, and the west bank will be the east bank. Never look down on a poor young man! Wen Yin, here’s the divorce letter I pro 31.5kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds

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    The main character is very hardworking, and also has a sharp tongue.

26. 126 系 System: The Witch Cultivator Is Ruthless 系统：巫修她心狠手辣 Little Star Is Very Small小星星很小Fantastical Romance358k WordsOngoing (System + cultivation + transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + villain) Chu Sanchen has an exceptionally sweet, gentle face, but she never does what she should and throws the Four Continents into utter chaos. As a Void Illumination cultivator, Sima Shiyuan has always been like a lofty, icy peak in the eyes of the world: elegant, aloof, and untouchable. Yet a woman slaps him twice in a row. He doesn't know what she looks like or what her name is, and can only spend years searching for her in t —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 127 清 After the Cool-Headed Cannon-Fodder Is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, Her CEO Family Panics 清冷炮灰绝症后，全家霸总慌了 White Dog白狗子Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Ongoing] [Powerful heroine + stunning beauty + a battle-worn beauty + exhilarating fantasy] Chu Yan is a cannon-fodder character in an everyone-loves-the-heroine story. Even though she steers clear of the plot, her three CEO brothers still despise her. Then one day, the villainess curses her: whenever an outstanding man shows her affection, her constitution will deteriorate, and she'll cough up blood and pass out! So Chu Yan becomes gravely ill. Yet on the very day her terminal illness is annou 4.3kReads9.4Score59814d adds

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    A modern cultivation novel. Don't worry about the title, because the middle and later parts are all about fighting monsters. The early part is an exploration phase with foreshadowing, but it's not boring at all. It's a lighthearted and humorous story.

28. 128 小 The Little Junior Sister Is the Cultivation World's Biggest Sycophant? She Gets a Hundredfold Return! 小师妹修仙第一舔？她百倍返利！ All Intentions Rise with the Wind万意随风起Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [No romance + classic cultivation + sword cultivator + epic power progression + rebate system] “Gift an ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pill and receive a system rebate: one high-grade spirit pill!” “Gift an unremarkable Water Spirit Pearl and receive a system rebate: one Spirit Spring source!” “Gift a three-tailed spirit fox with impure bloodlines and receive a system rebate: one nine-tailed demon fox cub!” While everyone else was fighting tooth and nail over a single spirit pill or magical artifact, 15.4kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds

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    It's so much fun! ♡⊂

29. 129 姑 Miss, Does a Little Cultivator Know How to Cultivate Immortality? Call Me Senior 姑娘？小修士懂修仙吗，叫我前辈 Coffee Chocolate咖啡朱古力Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + immortal cultivation + power progression + unrequited love turns mutual] Wei Yuan lived alone for eighteen years before learning that the world had another side: a wondrous, dazzling realm no ordinary person had ever seen. Without hesitation, he set off toward the unknown. Liang Wangshu was a prodigy even in the cultivation world, where talent was everywhere. She devoted herself entirely to the Dao, seeking only to ascend. In an illusion, she and Wei Yuan had once been husb 9.5kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds

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    The female protagonist's heart for cultivation remains unchanged. Born into a prestigious cultivation family and a major sect, she possesses top-tier spiritual roots and abundant resources. Born free-spirited, she is never naive and constantly strives for cultivation. The male protagonist is an ordinary mortal who unexpectedly gains a fortuitous opportunity to enter the world of cultivation. Their romantic relationship is minimal; their focus is primarily on their experiences, battles, and breakthroughs, but not to an extreme degree.

30. 130 重 Reborn, I Soared to Success with My Little Sidekick 重生后，被小跟班带飞 Ningni柠妮Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A reserved heroine who seems quiet by comparison ✖️ a confident, lively hero who's a master of arguing] A hilarious, sweet cultivation romance about a love that spans past and present lives! In her previous life, Ye Moli misjudged people and did all the work so others could reap the rewards. Her own foolishness got her killed. In this life, Ye Moli only wants to cultivate and save her pitiful little sidekick! Why has her little sidekick become such a genius? If he stays up all night reading boo 4.7kReads9.3Score59414d adds

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    [Lively Jealous Male Lead × Super Doting Female Lead] 🍄Family, this book is absolutely amazing! 🍁The male lead is sharp-tongued and quick-witted, taking down his enemies! But he's also incredibly sweet and gentle with his wife! 🍁The female lead is super doting after her rebirth!

31. 131 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder: The Music-Cultivator Junior Aunt Is a Total Workaholic! 穿书成炮灰，音修小师叔她超卷！ Fang Yue Lan Xing方月揽星Fantastical Romance586k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, cultivation + family and friendship, with a small ensemble cast + dual spirit roots, sound cultivator + her spirit roots mutate midway through] Li Nian, a modern theater stagehand, transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character in The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: Don't Cry! Hell mode from the start! A severe drought lasts three years, and countless people starve to death. Eating dirt and tree roots is commonplace. She has no heaven-defying golden finger, an 798Reads6.3Score10314d adds

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    This isn't a comedy; it's pretty normal, all about surviving.

32. 132 穿 I Transmigrated Into the Wicked Supporting Character Whose Whole Family Gets Wiped Out, and I’m Panicking 穿成被灭满门的恶毒女配，我慌了 Lemon Lemonade柠檬柠檬水Ancient Romance893k WordsOngoing [Dear readers, the rating is low because the book just launched, so please don’t let that affect your decision] {Reincarnated in the womb + Transmigrate into a book + Fantasy cultivation + Villainess + Pocket dimension + Strong heroine + Leveling up + Character growth} After dying suddenly, Chen Zhixia wakes up as the wicked supporting character in a book, doomed to have her whole family wiped out. Luckily, she was reincarnated in the womb and hasn’t crossed paths with the heroine yet, so there 1.1kReads7.0Score11214d adds

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    This book perfectly matches your requirements. The female lead is very ambitious, always either on the path of cultivation or on her own path of self-improvement. It's a strong female lead novel, featuring a character who grows and develops throughout her life. The values ​​are very positive, and there's very little romance; the focus is more on how the female lead cultivates and improves her power.

33. 133 炮 A Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress? The Junior Sister Fights Her Way with a Sword 炮灰女配？小师妹她以剑开道 Pear Blossom Moon梨花月吖Ancient Romance708k WordsOngoing [The rating has only just opened, so it’ll go up.] [Romance + two equally strong leads + dual-sword cultivation + cultivation and leveling up + all-rounder + genius sword cultivator + so many secret identities revealed that it gets tiresome] After an unexpected transmigration into a book while gaming, Yun Xi became the ill-fated cannon-fodder female supporting character in a cultivation novel. In this life, she switched sects, practiced the highest-tier sword techniques, and even bonded with a s 173Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    [Fantasy Rise to Power Novel] Includes a romantic pairing; the female lead is a dual-sword user! No silly moments; she levels up and grows stronger throughout the story, decisive in battle, and possesses high intelligence and strategic thinking. [Shy]

34. 134 女 The Buddhist Maiden 女佛子 Nan Mingnan南明楠Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story + character growth and plot-driven + Buddhist cultivators + ensemble cast + no transmigration] No empty posturing, unhinged characters who are really just playing childish games, or useless people who talk more than they act. The heroine has only one word: Do it! A Li was once a sweet, naive country girl whose whole life seemed easy to predict. Farm the land, feed the chickens, get married, have children, buy the same rouge the city folk use, and get a pretty new ou 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    All I can say is that she's absolutely obsessed with cultivation.

35. 135 一 Two Souls in One Body: I Use Dual Cultivation to Shatter His Ten-Thousand-Year Dao Heart 一体双魂：我以双修乱他万年道心 Crimson Moon Night Watcher绯月守夜人Fantastical Romance393k WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused Power Fantasy | Cultivation | Comedic Ensemble Cast | Two Powerful Leads | Two Souls in One Body | Mind Games | Romantic Rivalry | Five Prodigies | Everyone's Favorite] Su Wu transmigrated into the cultivation world as a useless cultivator with a mixed spiritual root. Before she could get a golden finger System, an ancient Immortal Venerable who cultivated the Heartless Dao crashed into her sea of consciousness. The problem was, the two of them shared one body and two souls, with 286Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a new and interesting coming-of-age story; you might want to add it to your reading list. The female protagonist cultivates the path of love, so the main focus is on the plot, with romance as a secondary element. She seduces everyone in the cultivation world, tricks the powerful figure within her into going on dates in her place, and eventually, the powerful figure falls for her.

36. 136 穿 Transmigrated as the Male Lead's White Moonlight, I Seize His Opportunities and Take Him Down 穿成男主白月光，夺机缘斩男主 Take a Punch from a Kitten吃小猫一拳Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsOngoing No CP, a low-profile golden finger System, and a heroine with a powerful hidden background who is devoted to cultivating immortality! After unexpectedly transmigrating into the role of the male lead's doomed stepping stone, his White Moonlight, she gains a death-reset System. She tries to kill him ten times right from the start, but fails. From then on, the White Moonlight turns into the Black Moonlight, getting ahead of him to seize every opportunity. A growth-type spatial ring that can hold li 1.9kReads6.5Score21914d adds

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37. 137 本 I Only Wanted to Keep My Head Down and Cultivate to Immortality, but Reality Had Other Plans 本想苟着修个仙，可现实不允许啊 Kong Wei空娓Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Immortality + lighthearted daily life + genius + no romance] Jiang Ning never expected to be reborn in another world after she died, along with a message she couldn't tell was true or false: she was an immortal. At first, all she wanted was to escape the fate of being married off young. But somehow, she kept going further and further until she looked back and realized she had reached the very top of the world. There is no revenge or scheming. The female lead is rather detached and laid-back, bu 3.4kReads8.0Score36014d adds
38. 138 乞 So What If I’m a Beggar? I’ll Cultivate So Hard I’ll Leave You Stunned 乞丐怎么了，我修仙卷懵你们 Crane Brings Auspicious Clouds鹤引祥云Fantastical Romance592k WordsOngoing [Just started getting ratings, and they'll go up!] [Traditional cultivation, female-led, no romance, ordinary person, progression fantasy, character growth] Shen Li began as a beggar everyone felt free to kick. Then one day, she was found to have a spiritual root and entered a cultivation sect. Three spiritual roots? The universally recognized waste-talent configuration? While her fellow disciples took pills to break through, she crouched in the spiritual fields, practicing cultivation farming. 609Reads8.1Score12014d adds

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    The female protagonist focuses on cultivation without a romantic partner; she's an indigenous cultivator with no transmigration, cheat codes, or melodramatic rebirth plotlines. She's single-mindedly dedicated to becoming stronger.

39. 139 我 Aren't We Mortal Enemies? So Why Do You Like Me? 我们不是死对头吗？你为何喜欢我 Mooring Boat, Farewell to Rain泊舟辞雨Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Plot-driven monster-slaying and power growth, a strong male lead and an even stronger female lead, unrequited love from him, both leads are each other’s only ones, happy ending] Su Shuangyu considers herself exceptionally talented, undefeated among her fellow disciples. Yet she runs into Lu Fenghan. He is just as gifted, the only rival who can fight her to a draw. She sees him as her archenemy and vows that one day she will trample him beneath her feet and crush him completely. On the surface, 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a new book. The female protagonist always wants to become stronger, and she keeps working hard to become stronger and challenge herself.

40. 140 闻 Wenling 闻彾 Blossoms Blown Across the Southern Garden南苑吹花Fantastical Romance152k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she was a prodigy of the Guiyuan Sect. Unwilling to be used as nourishment by a True Immortal, she blew herself up and died. In this life, she is a hunter’s daughter, but evil cultivators slaughtered her family and took her in as a disciple. Her memories awaken, and she points her sword at the heavens. This time, she has companions by her side. The True Immortals want to harvest fortune, while the Heavenly Dao is trying to save itself. Caught between two raging currents 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Does this count?

41. 141 不 I Only Refuse to Betray the World 不负天下而已 Doudou’s Darling豆豆的宝贝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation setting + no rebirth + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment novel] A kind person may be swept along by the ways of the world and fall into darkness; A great villain with blood on his hands may also turn over a new leaf through a single act of kindness; Li Chenxi is one of the rare people who, even after experiencing a major upheaval, can still hold fast to his true nature; The fates of people like him are often more troubled than those of ordinary people; They are usually eit 261Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this as a traditional cultivation novel. There's no reincarnation, no time travel, and no cheat codes. The female protagonist is exceptionally talented; even a chosen one of heaven has to work hard to cultivate. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

42. 142 沧 A Snowy Plum Blossom in the Vast Blue 沧溟一枝雪 Fluffy Cat猫絨絨Martial Arts232k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast] [Everyone grows stronger together] A story about an exceptionally powerful junior apprentice sister and her friends embarking on adventures together. With one sword, she sweeps away the world’s troubles; with one zither, she brings harmony to music from across the four seas. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is talented and hardworking, a strong female cultivator (this tag is misspelled), and she cultivates both the zither and sword with an ice spiritual root.

43. 143 炮 The Cannon Fodder Unearthed an Ancient Ruin and Stripped the Cultivation World Bare 炮灰觉醒上古遗迹，薅秃修真界 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Fantastical Romance880k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Story, No Romance, Golden Finger, Ruthless and Decisive!] When a sacrificial cannon-fodder character from a male-oriented power fantasy binds herself to the ruins of the gods and demons... Ancient divine artifacts? She’ll take them! The inheritance of gods and demons? Hand it over! True dragon blood essence? Phoenix feathers? What’s hers is hers! The arrogant male lead wants to keep using her as a tool? Jiang Wu: Don’t bother me. I’m busy picking up treasures. Once I’m done with 59kReads8.5Score9k14d adds

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    It's so good, no romance involved.

44. 144 妄 Longing, Bright Moon 妄，明月 A Fleeting, Stunning Beauty一抹惊鸿意Fantastical Romance746k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + master-disciple romance, female master and male disciple + aloof beauty + possessive, clingy male lead + female lead is his white moonlight + long-planned scheme + happy ending] As the sole disciple of the head of Qianyuan Sect, Xie Hanyun could ascend to godhood if she took one more step, or inherit leadership of the foremost sect if she took one step back. The only divine artifact in the world, the Nine Heavens Divine Wood Bow, had chosen her as its master 2.7kReads—Score27514d adds

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    From the moment the female protagonist wakes up, she is drawn into one mystery after another.

45. 145 云 Yun Chu's Cultivation Record 云初修仙录 Qi Di祈笛Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted The rating has just come in and will rise later. Come take a look, you won't regret it! [Traditional cultivation fantasy + strong heroine + one couple] Gu Yunchu wakes up to find she's become a cannon-fodder supporting character in a cultivation harem novel. According to the plot, she will take advantage of the injured male lead, then get slapped to death by him once he regains his senses, becoming the first stepping stone on his path to enlightenment. Faced with two terrible choices, Gu Yunchu 6.9kReads8.4Score95014d adds
46. 146 修 Cultivation: I Can Sacrifice Without Limit 修仙：我能无限献祭 Cutie Is a Treasure萌萌是宝Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Rousing Feel-Good Adventure + Strong Female Lead + System + No Romance + Beloved by Everyone + Cultivation Levels Listed in Synopsis] Bai Yuer is an incurable miser who only cares about making money, hoping to enjoy a happy life free from worries about food and clothing someday. Unexpectedly, a sudden upheaval leaves her reborn in a world of immortals, where she awakens a System that can sacrifice all things. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have gained a large amount of experience and can rai 3.7kReads8.9Score42214d adds
47. 147 觉 I Awakened a Heaven-Defying Martial Soul, and the Jilted Hero Won't Leave Me Alone 觉醒逆天武魂，退婚男主赖上我了 A Cartload of Gold一车金子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + talented female lead’s rise to power + overwhelmingly powerful martial soul + pocket dimension + no suffering] [The female lead is no saint. She’ll do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. There is a male lead, but he has little screen time.] Yun Shang, the notorious Night Empress of the 21st-century Blue Star, the world’s top assassin and number-one international mercenary, is betrayed and transmigrates into a book. And not just any book, but a wish-fulfillment fantasy 6.8kReads8.9Score71314d adds
48. 148 天 The Heavenly Dao Drives the Little Witch Mad 天道逼疯小魔女 Zhuozhuo着着Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted [No CP + Strong Female Lead + Comedy] An Nai was living quite happily in the Demon Realm when a bolt of heavenly lightning struck her and sent her to another world. As for why, she had no idea! In this other world, she was weak, pitiful, and helpless. Whenever she used her demonic power, she’d get struck by lightning again and reincarnate. This happened six times in all. One time, she even became a dog and had other dogs chasing her around, sniffing her butt. When she came back to life yet again 392Reads9.3Score10014d adds

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    Every single one of them is incredibly good! The first one has a male lead, but he's not very prominent. The second one doesn't have a male lead yet, but it's absolutely fantastic—I read over a hundred chapters in one day, haha, it's so much fun! The last one is a bit underwhelming compared to the first two, but it's perfect for someone like me who doesn't like male leads and just enjoys watching the female lead conquer the world and have everything go smoothly! Great for killing time! In short, these three are all my favorites, and the writing is excellent! They might be a little hard to get into at first because the premises are a bit cliché, but they get better and better as you read on!

49. 149 武 Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting by Rejecting an Arranged Marriage 武道长生：从拒绝联姻开始 It's a Whale是鲸哇Martial Arts1.3M WordsOngoing [Slice of life + no romance + slow burn + strong female lead] She opened her eyes as a baby and saw a world where the strong ruled. At two, medicinal baths. At three, martial arts training. At five, grueling practice. In the village school, she memorized an entire martial arts manual; in Qiushi Courtyard, she fell from the plum-blossom poles hundreds of times. At seven, she broke through and roamed the martial world. At eleven, she reached the innate realm and crossed swords with masters, making 13.4kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
50. 150 凡 A Mortal Girl Ascends to Immortality: From the Start, I Found a Heaven-Defying Immortal Pearl! 凡女飞仙：开局捡到逆天仙珠！ Xu Ruopingsheng徐若平笙Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted “Mortal’s cultivation + traditional cultivation + slow burn + no CP” Gu Zhi, a naive village girl with a kind and simple nature, is sold off by her grandmother. Her family is then unexpectedly killed by an immortal, and Gu Zhi herself is buried beneath an avalanche. By chance, she obtains a mysterious fruit-shaped pearl. Holding on to the belief that “women can become immortals too,” she sets out in search of a path to immortality. By a twist of fate, Gu Zhi, who possesses all five spiritual roo 1.1kReads8.4Score12614d adds

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