Has Traditional Fantasy Really Fallen Off? I Still Haven’t Found a Good One. 传统玄幻真的没落了吗？到现在没找见一本好的。

1. 1051 望 Gazing into Reincarnation 望轮回 Jianjue间觉Eastern Fantasy167k WordsOngoing With no Great Emperor to appear, the Realm Emperors reign supreme. The Six Realms are in chaos, and the Mortal Realm has no emperor, leaving its people to be treated like animals... A young man, reborn through ten cycles of reincarnation, was once the carefree junior disciple of a great sect. After being saved by a woman in red, the memories of his past and present lives awaken a new legend within him... Raise up the Human Emperor, reshape the mortal world, brave the Six Realms, and sweep away —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1052 至 Supreme Asura 至尊修罗 October Years十月流年Eastern Fantasy7.9M WordsCompleted Prove the path of love through slaughter, and write the name of the Asura in blood! Corrupt villains rule, and chaos engulfs the age. A steel-hearted young man rises through sheer perseverance. After his father is murdered by a traitor and two hundred thousand brothers-in-arms give their lives with courage, Mu Feng, a battle-hardened youth raised amid the army's bloody campaigns, obtains the Asura Scripture and begins an against-all-odds journey of revenge. Slay the petty and destroy the wicked, 2.8kReads8.8Score343Shelves
3. 1053 星 Star Martial Firmament 1 星武苍穹1 Always Wishing for a Gentle Breeze时时愿清风Eastern Fantasy985k WordsCompleted In the future Solar System, humanity colonizes the stars, only to accidentally awaken a slumbering martial civilization. To save his younger sister, who suffers from a genetic disease, young Lin Fan resolutely embarks on a perilous journey into astral martial arts. As technology and martial arts converge among the stars, the story takes readers on a tour of the Solar System’s magnificent vistas, lets them experience the boundless allure of martial arts, and shows them the light and darkness of h 291Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Rising from the ashes of Earth, conquering Mars, and breaking out of the solar system, this is a new fantasy that combines fantasy and science fiction.

4. 1054 被 I Fell into a Cave and Became a Big Shot 被迫摔进山洞后，我成了大佬 One Day in a Person's Life人的有一天Eastern Fantasy246k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted comedy + ensemble cast + characters aren't idiots] A boy from the modern era gains an inheritance accumulated in the human realm after his chubby friend knocks him into a cave. He then learns to fight from Erlang Shen and the Celestial Hound, gradually embarking on an invincible path of his own and ultimately leading humanity to rise again. [Genius protagonist. Classic figures from mythology, such as Yang Jian, will appear, though they may differ from how you know them. Expect witt 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two books are worth checking out. The main characters aren't brainless, they're funny, and they're traditional fantasy.

5. 1055 众 The Heavens of All Living Beings 众生之天 When Flowers Fall, All Things Bloom花落万物生Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing The Immortal Dao is ethereal, the Ghost Dao strange and uncanny; The Buddhist Dao rests in the heart, the Demon Dao is ruthless. But only with an unwavering Dao heart can one attain immortality and freedom. The heart changes easily, the Dao fades easily; People grow old, flowers wither; When will the Dao finally be attained!!! The heavens encompass all living beings, yet are themselves just one among them! 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Believe me, it's amazing!!!

6. 1056 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 5.8kReads8.9Score513Shelves

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   I 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 simply superb. If you like fantasy, you absolutely must follow the protagonist on a thrilling cultivation journey. You'll regret it if you don't! [Eye roll][eye roll][laugh][laugh][laugh]

7. 1057 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Was No Longer Useless 穿越后我不再是废物 One Day in a Person's Life人的有一天Eastern Fantasy104k WordsOngoing A young man of the modern age was bullied at school as a child and forced to attend tutoring classes. If his grades were poor, it meant he hadn't studied hard enough. He had a crush on a female classmate but didn't dare tell her. As an adult, he was hacked at for the sake of a friend. After a life in which parents cared only about results, not the process, had nearly run its course, he transmigrated into the bodies of people with different names and began an entirely different life of cultivatio —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1058 七 The Sevenfold Floating Spirit 七转浮灵 Adding Ink, Teasing Fragrance添墨撩香Eastern Fantasy647k WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [Transmigration] One turn, one lifetime; half a life, half a world of glass. On an autumn day, as a gentle breeze stirs beside a serene lake, a young man obtains a black greatsword, and a game of chess that lay dormant for a thousand years quietly awakens. Will his appearance change the stalemate gripping the world? And what secrets lie hidden behind the layers of mist? 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Traditional fantasy, time travel, genius, not a wish-fulfillment story, interesting, cheat-like abilities, fantasy, old man, pets. The protagonist has unique cultivation techniques, can condense clones, and control soul flames. Completed, read it anytime! [Making a face][Laughing][Making a face][Laughing]

9. 1059 葬 The Words of the One Who Buries the Heavens 葬天者说 Lan Ming蓝溟Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing The myriad races across the heavens face calamity once more. The Heavenly Dao collapses, and another world invades. Across two realms, three skies, and four seas, who can turn the tide? A transmigrator is reborn in this world, and everything begins here. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   At first glance, I thought it was Ghost Blows Out the Light, but then it resembled Shrouding the Heavens, and then it even had elements of Perfect World and Against the Gods... I love it!

10. 1060 寒 The Star Formation Master from a Humble Background 寒门星阵师 Yearning for the Azure Phoenix慕上青鸾Eastern Fantasy179k WordsOngoing The Star Formation Master of a Humble Family tells the story of Lu Chen, a good-for-nothing from a poor family who accidentally obtains a fragment of the Taixu Star-Derivation Art and awakens the bloodline sealed within his body. Starting in the Spirit Spring Realm, he endures trials in the Profound Sea, Heavenly Meridian, Divine Palace, Myriad Forms, Profound Life and Death, Immortal King, and Saint Venerable realms, eventually reaching the Imperial Tribulation Realm. In the vast Spirit Domain, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a promising book with a clear and coherent logic throughout. Each chapter contains foreshadowing and connections, creating a thrilling reading experience. The plot gets better and better as it progresses, but crucial plot points are only revealed in the next update.

11. 1061 仙 Immortal Womb, Cursed Body: From Blood-Refining My Entire Clan to Eternal Life 仙胎咒体，从血炼全族走向长生 Fish with Scalded Feet烫脚的鱼Eastern Fantasy842k WordsCompleted [No System + Mortal Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless] A demon with a cursed physique, willing to cast everything aside in pursuit of immortality. He seeks the path to immortality and eternal life, riding the void and commanding the saintly soul. 191Reads6.2Score—Shelves
12. 1062 心 The Heartbell Record of Withering and Flourishing 心钟枯荣录 Ting Yan Sheng听砚生Eastern Fantasy198k WordsOngoing [Good-for-nothing's rise + a golden finger that borrows laws at a price + intertwined hidden and open storylines + overturning the old order that devours people + fiery happy ending] [Boy with a Withered Bell × The Eye Above | Play the pig to eat the tiger, every step a peril] In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Yan is a good-for-nothing with no hope of survival. When he was five, a fine bell, the kind seen only once in a century, inexplicably withered and died. For eleven years, its laws remained —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, check this out! "The Rise and Fall of the Heart Bell" is a classic Chinese novel about a seemingly useless person's rise to power. Young Shen Yan, whose bell's laws have been broken, is scorned by everyone. He hides a secret treasure called the Rusty Bell and uses the laws to cultivate. Each time he borrows it, he loses some of his bell's lifespan. He plots step by step to overthrow the old world and has a thrilling and satisfying ending.

13. 1063 天 Tian Yan: From Divining the Mortal World to Commanding All Realms 天衍：从推演凡尘到执掌万界 Little Yuan Lv小缘LvEastern Fantasy917k WordsOngoing [Fate cannot be foretold? Then I'll divine the fate of all creation and shatter destiny!] Just for taking one extra look at the secrets of heaven, scholar Yang Lingxiao saw his entire family wiped out. Everyone said fate could not be defied, and that cultivating immortality was all about mastering powerful techniques. Yang Lingxiao refused to believe it. He abandoned his sword and took up a divination board, using a mortal's body to interpret the secrets of heaven, open the “Pivot of Fate,” a —Reads—Score105Shelves

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    This book is good; I'll add it to my bookshelf. The protagonist isn't a typical overpowered protagonist; he starts as a lowly copyist at the academy with low cultivation, but he can see the causal threads of the world. The process of defying fate is quite enjoyable to read. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

14. 1064 混 Chaos God King 混沌神王 Divine Condor Hero神雕大侠Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing The Eternal Heavenly Stele connects to the primordial source of chaos and bears the countless peerless arts of the Myriad Worlds. The young Qin Ming loses his father, sees his clan destroyed, is betrayed, and has his heart pierced. At the brink of death, he awakens the Eternal Heavenly Stele, connects with chaos, forges an unrivaled Chaotic Divine Body, and cultivates the myriad arts inscribed on the stele! From then on, with nothing but his fists, he takes on the world and contends with the gen 3.3kReads8.6Score286Shelves

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    They're all quite good-looking, but I don't want them to decline, I don't want to watch them being pushed step by step into the abyss by the new era's system.

15. 1065 财 The Path of Wealth, Magic, and Immortality 财法仙途 Mu Jing木井Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted After Lin Xi reached the pinnacle of immortality and became invincible in the world, he looked back on his past and couldn’t help but sigh: “The life of a cultivator is so plain and unremarkable, and so boring.” Everyone else: “You despicable rich guy, shut up! Go find out how hard and heartbreaking life is for a real cultivator!” This is the story of a rich man who used money to pave himself a smooth road to immortality. 3.6kReads8.2Score333Shelves
16. 1066 长 A Long Sword Across the Sky 长剑横天 Lazy Soap慵懒的肥皂Eastern Fantasy113k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + no System + a cast of schemers + the Myriad Worlds] Savage beasts run rampant, and kingdoms vie for supremacy. The Heavenly Dao is unjust; all living things are mere dogs of straw. Chen Yu cultivated his body, embarked on the path to immortality, and overcame tribulations in pursuit of eternal life, only to transmigrate here by accident. The land lies in ruins, ravaged by calamity. Who brought such sorrow to this world? Against every demonic scheme and monstrous fiend, w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy is a rare find these days; it's so addictive, you can't put it down!

17. 1067 万 Lord of Ten Thousand Paths 万道主宰 I Am Pure我本纯洁Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted “The Forbidden Primordial Spirit Art is hard to cultivate? I only need to touch a wisp of forbidden power for my primordial spirit to become an unrivaled taboo.” “The Eight Desolations Sacred Body Art is hailed as the strongest and hardest-to-master primal battle-body secret art. The moment I started cultivating it, I had the strongest Eight Desolations Sacred Body.” “Countless children of fortune want to step on me to rise to the top, but I beat them until they’re crawling on the ground.” “Coun 323Reads6.2Score—Shelves
18. 1068 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115.3kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    Currently, the tomato ceiling

19. 1069 诸 Divine Shells of the Heavens: From Debt Collector to the Divine Venerable's Secretary 诸天神贝：从讨债鬼做到神尊秘书 Immortal Lord Liuhua六花仙君Eastern Fantasy311k WordsOngoing My father’s posthumous title is the Void God, and they say he was incompetent and cruel. My mother was never seen after she was born, and everyone says she was beyond saving. Born with a debt collector’s fate, I’ll die if I ever stop. I never expected to become a little ghost who collects debts. Did I land the cushiest job around, or was this just another twist of my ill-fated destiny? Who could have guessed I’d become the Divine Sovereign’s secretary? Had I earned boundless honor, or was there 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What's outdated is the formula. This fantasy novel is different from others. There are relatively few novels with the theme of "debt collection" in the cycle of reincarnation. Could it be considered a "debt collection" novel? The style is a hybrid of "new Chinese" fantasy, with an Eastern core system and a fusion of cultivation culture and industrial civilization.

20. 1070 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
21. 1071 坐 Seated in the Dao 坐道 Tooth Dragon齿龙Eastern Fantasy303k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Shy][Shy] Traditional fantasy. Full of poetic charm, isn't it? A man stands tall, surveying the four directions, calmly awaiting the surrender of all! The roc soars eight thousand miles to the Northern Sea, what harm is there in today's bright sword? The jade plate serves roasted meat, satisfying the servants, his lofty ambition remains, his temples already gray. Two hundred miles of bloodstains north and south, ten thousand corpses and skulls, now starting anew!

22. 1072 武 Martial Saint: I Became a Fish That Slipped Through Heaven's Net 武圣：我成了天道的漏网之鱼 I Go to Bed Early But Still Can't Get Up睡得早也起不来Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted This isn’t a story about a useless protagonist… It’s an unrestrained take on the ultimate martial arts path, and the protagonist won’t be held back. [Attain Immortality Through Martial Arts] [High-Octane Fantasy] [Ruthless and Decisive] [A Struggle for Supremacy] Cao Liu discovers he’s transmigrated into an old-school fantasy novel, where he’s become a minor villain who’s a bit impotent. From the start, he practices Crane Fist and enters the Dao through martial arts. Refining the Five Great Wisd 1.8kReads6.9Score161Shelves

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    A traditional fantasy story where one ascends to immortality through martial arts. The game involves early development and leveling up, mid-game domination of a region, and late-game overthrowing of the emperor.

23. 1073 逆 Defying Heaven: This Immortal Realm Is Mine to Rule 逆天而行：这个仙界我说了算 Lord of Little Yang Palace小央宫宫主Eastern Fantasy140k WordsCompleted He'd only just broken through to a new realm when his sect was destroyed, and Shen Fengming ended up as someone else's slave. Beat me, curse me, humiliate me? No problem. Just wait three years and see how I drain your sect dry. The three realms of Origin, Dao, and Buddha want to plunder the foundations of the human realm? No problem. Just wait thirty years and see how I beat you until you haven't even got your underwear left. The Supreme Realm wants to stop me from becoming an immortal? No probl 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    His sect was destroyed at the start, but he fought his way to godhood within a year. He ravaged the heavens and wreaked havoc on countless worlds, leading the masses to mend the heavens. Decisive in killing, invincible in cultivation, fast-paced, hilarious, a masterpiece that reached godhood in three months.

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