Female Immortal Cultivator and Male Disciple, Normal Relationship with No Romance 修仙女师男徒（正常关系不恋爱）

1. 1 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds

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   In a normal relationship, there's no romance; the female lead is independent and not love-obsessed. I don't even want to watch stories about abnormal master-disciple relationships anymore.

2. 2 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
3. 3 孽 My Wicked Disciples All Want Me Dead 孽徒都想要我苟命 Happy Frog乐的蛙Ancient Romance760k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + no romance + extremely cautious] Her twelve disciples joined forces to kill her. Luckily, just before her soul was scattered, she awakened the Super Scrubbing System. [Ding! Detected disciple's malice value at 70. Help them become good.] [Ding! Detected disciple's goodness value at 80. Make them turn evil.] First Disciple: My heartless master, do you have any idea how much I despise you? Teng Luo: “Go ahead and despise me.” Second Disciple: I'll hunt you to the ends o 1.3kReads9.3Score16514d adds

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   This novel, "Female Master and Male Disciple Don't Engage in Romance," is now complete.

4. 4 累 Exhausted! My Sickly Disciple Wants to Turn Evil, and I Have to Comfort Him Every Day 累！病娇徒弟要黑化，每天都要哄 Knowing What to Do知其为之Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + female teacher and male student + sweet and angsty + happy ending + dark, obsessive male lead] Luo Chu transmigrates into the body of the vicious master who tormented the villain, Liu Chengzhi, to the brink of death. To make matters worse, she personally witnesses Liu Chengzhi smiling madly as he slaughters most of the cultivation world! Good grief! Who is this murderous lunatic? Where’s my kind, righteous boy? Liu Chengzhi turns around and sees her. His smile sud 8.2kReads9.0Score91014d adds

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   Luo Chu, the author of "Transmigrating into a Book," is a writer by Zhizhi.

5. 5 末 Apocalypse: I Survive on My Convenience Store 末世：我靠便利店续命 Niu Kulu Baldy钮枯禄秃头Sci-Fi & Apocalypse493k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Business-building] [Not a self-sacrificing saint] Sang Yu died at eighteen because of a heart condition, but she never expected that after binding to a System, she’d get to keep living it up. As someone who loves “peace,” Sang Yu always remembers to win people over with virtue. [Ding... Mission issued: Open a convenience store.] [Starter gift pack delivered.] Sang Yu had only just gotten back on her feet when she came face-to-face with a zombie. Terrified, she punched it and blew i 1.4kReads8.7Score17514d adds

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   Very nice

6. 6 末 My Apocalypse Shop: Running a Business with the System 末世小店：我带系统搞经营 Durian Rice Rolls榴莲肠粉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse709k WordsCompleted [Management + Apocalypse + One Heroine, No Romance + Multiple Realms] Lin Yanan was an overworked wage slave. After working diligently for over half a year, she finally got a few days off, only to lose them to a gaming keyboard. Unexpectedly, that caused her to bind with a business-management System. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've bound with the System! You receive one rundown shack!] Passerby One: “Did you hear? The convenience store has oden!” Passerby Two: “Really?” Passerby Three: “Y 2.4kReads8.9Score22114d adds
7. 7 重 After Being Reborn Eighteen Times, I Clung to My Sharp-Tongued Master's Coattails 重生十八次后我抱了毒舌师尊大腿 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Only after Yan Xi had died eighteen times did the Heavenly Dao finally give her a cheat. At last, she remembered the woman who had caused her to die and lose her cultivation time and again: Liu Qingyun, the transmigrated heroine with a System cheat who simply wouldn’t stay dead. Yan Xi declared, “Once I finish this pork knuckle, I’ll get up and take her on. After dying so many times, who here can say they’re tougher than me?” Then a certain old ancestor, famous for shamelessness and for remainin 6.6kReads9.4Score84014d adds

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   The artist is incredibly skilled, and the work is absolutely stunning!!!

8. 8 师 The Master's Beauty Is Alluring, and the Disciples Fight to the Death for Her 师尊娇色倾城，徒弟争夺杀红了眼 Wen Wu温无Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Everyone turns dark x All the disciples chase after their master x A battlefield of romantic rivals x A little goofy x Everyone’s darling x Clear-headed heroine] Wen Qing, a quick transmigration tasker who had traveled through three thousand worlds, took five disciples at the System’s urging so she could complete her final mission. She etched the words “Being a master is a high-risk profession” into her heart and always kept her distance from her disciples. But she could guard her own heart, no 1.2kReads9.1Score26314d adds

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   Five apprentices 😳

9. 9 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds

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   Heartwarming daily life between senior and junior students

10. 10 师 After My Master Gave Up, the Entire Sect Became Invincible 师尊摆烂后，全宗门都无敌了 If the Sky Is Clear若是晴空Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Heroine + Everyone Else Works Themselves to the Bone + Ensemble Cast + No CP] Mu Shiyue worked herself to the bone for two lifetimes, only to be struck by lightning while undergoing tribulation. Reborn, she becomes the master of Wanxuan Sect, a small and impoverished sect. The sect may be poor, but her six disciples are good-looking, sweet-spoken, and great at getting things done. She absolutely adores them! She has her disciples train hard: one can make medicine, another can forge ma 5.3kReads9.2Score60814d adds

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    You can go and take a look.

11. 11 别 Don't Set Me Up, I Just Want to Cultivate Immortality 别坑我，我只想修个仙 Yin Tiedan, Who Loves Sesame Pork爱吃芝麻肉的尹铁蛋Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted During a rescue mission, Li Mingtong's soul transmigrated to another continent, where she became a useless, multi-element cultivator from a minor clan. She had no powerful background or arrogant swagger, only diligent training and endless battles. Time and again, she survived desperate situations, growing stronger one step at a time. Through sweat and blood, she carved out a path to growth. Along the way, she met the male lead, who loved her for a lifetime, and together they overcame one challen 5.7kReads8.9Score53014d adds

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    The female protagonist and her master are like father and daughter; the master is extremely protective of her. The writing style is light and humorous.

12. 12 重 Reborn, I’m Threatened by My Yandere Disciple Every Day 重生后，被病娇徒弟日日威胁 Bubble Coffee气泡咖啡Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, fantasy, face-slapping, possessiveness, dual rebirth] [Brilliant, cunning, beautiful master, and her sinister, scheming, obsessive disciple] Everyone thought the good-for-nothing senior disciple of Yueya Sect, who had nothing but her beauty, had died in the Land of Life and Death. Who could have guessed she'd climb back up from the foot of the cliff the very next day? Reborn, Ruan Qingluo covered her eyes with white silk and wore a plain green robe, looking cool and otherworldly. Her f 2.1kReads9.0Score25714d adds

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    Not quite sure, it should be this one.

13. 13 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

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    To be honest, Tomato currently has quite a few stories about master-disciple romances, and relatively few about normal relationships. Maybe it's because I've read too many, and the system keeps recommending them to me. But there are still a few.

14. 14 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.6kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
15. 15 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 16.6kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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    I think they are all of them.

16. 16 穿 After Becoming the Female Lead Who Breaks Off the Engagement in a Male-Oriented Novel 穿成男频退婚女配后 Peach-Flavored Milk Foam啵桃味奶盖Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted A seemingly aloof heroine who’s actually bold and straightforward, with overwhelming strength × a pitiful, sweet-on-the-surface hero who becomes an obsessive demon lord. Lu Qingwu transmigrated into a book, becoming the female side character who breaks off her engagement to the hero from the start. Worse still, she has landed in a harem novel, and her mission is to make the harem-novel hero end up with no wife and no children! But after Lu Qingwu painstakingly cuts off every peach blossom around 3.4kReads8.8Score38014d adds
17. 17 没 I Never Thought I’d Be the Male Lead’s White Moonlight 没想到我竟是男主的白月光 Eat a Melon吃一瓜Ancient Romance292k WordsCompleted Jiang Menglian stared at the name on the book in front of her, lost in thought. Holy crap! There was actually a villainess with the exact same name as her! And not just any villainess, either. She was the kind who died without even leaving a whole corpse behind. Jiang Menglian felt her name deserved better, so she stayed up all night writing the author a ten-thousand-word complaint. Then she woke up to find she had become the wicked supporting female character! Why? This was so unfair! How could 1.7kReads8.8Score13614d adds
18. 18 团 The Beloved Little Sister: I’ve Reversed My Fate as the Male Lead’s Sister in a Cultivation Novel 团宠逆袭：穿成修仙文男主的妹妹 Rain Falls Again又落雨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Comeback + Everyone's Favorite + Laying Low and Growing Strong What should you do if you transmigrate into a cultivation novel as the male lead's younger sister? Cling to his coattails or lie low? Lin Xi: Obviously, stay away from the melodramatic plot and live a good life. Before Lin Xi could make a move, her “old grandpa” told her the book she'd read might have been pirated, and the plot could be different. As time passed, Lin Xi realized the plot had gone way off the rails. Lin Xi: Guess I'll 1.8kReads8.1Score12714d adds
19. 19 女 The Reborn Supporting Actress: The Strongest Female Immortal 女配重生之最强女仙 A Few Taels of Silver碎银几两Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [A heads-up: The heroine grows over time. She is not a powerful, all-conquering heroine, and this is not a fast-paced power fantasy! There is a romance! The story isn’t solely about the heroine. The main plot is about becoming the strongest, with romance as a subplot.] Bai Luoli is a cultivation prodigy known throughout the cultivation world. With a rare mutated ice spirit root and exceptional insight, she should have had a bright future and a smooth road ahead. Everything changed when she met X 101Reads8.5Score—14d adds
20. 20 穿 I've Been in the Cultivation World for a Million Years, and I've Given Up Trying 穿到修仙界百万年，我摆烂了 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance199k WordsCompleted [Don't read this book anymore. It has a terrible ending.] (Cultivation + Comedy) When Mu Ling first transmigrates, she thinks she's the female lead. But before a day has passed, she's dead! She ends up in the Underworld and cultivates her way from a soul into one of the Five Emperors, the strongest beings in the world. She figures she's earned the title of a legend by now, right? Then the Immortal Realm collapses, and she dies again! After barely bringing herself back to life, she learns from a 15Reads8.0Score—14d adds
21. 21 圣 A Sacred Constitution and Peerless Talent: The Cultivation Sidekick's Guide to Turning the Tables 圣体天资，修仙女配逆袭指南 Daiyu Burying Flowers黛玉葬花Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Strong Female Lead + Everyone's Favorite] She transmigrated into a book and became a stunningly beautiful supporting character. The usual first move: kick the terrible male lead to the curb. With her family on the brink of ruin, her sect riven by power struggles, and the imperial court fraught with danger, Miaoxin faced deadly traps at every turn as she forged her path to becoming the empress of an immortal dynasty ruling the Four Seas and Eight Desolations. How difficult it was to 497Reads8.0Score—14d adds
22. 22 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds

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    You can check out these three books. Personally, I think the first two are quite similar, with the first one being better. They're all about pure master-disciple relationships, but the connection is a bit distant—not as close as the relationship between senior and junior brothers. The last one has a very interesting male lead who's quite talkative. They all have high ratings, highly recommended!!! These are the pure master-disciple novels you're looking for. Generally, there might not be much physical intimacy; they're more like lighthearted, enjoyable stories. I think they're very popular.

23. 23 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
24. 24 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds

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    Anyway, I didn't find any romance by now.

25. 25 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

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    These are all stories about a male master and a female disciple, purely master-disciple relationships, and quite funny. However, considering the length of each book, the master appears relatively infrequently; the main focus is on the female protagonist and her friends' adventures. I don't know if this meets your requirements.

26. 26 我 I Quit My Internet Addiction at the Sword Sect 我在剑宗戒网瘾 Shen Zhanxing沈占星Ancient Romance824k WordsCompleted The animated drama for Season One is now out. Come check it out~ [Ridiculous and satisfying comedy, both leads are devoted to each other, and the heroine becomes even stronger than the hero later on] Assassin senior brother X junior sister who treats cultivation like a game [Warnings: There is a male-male side pairing, so don't go in unprepared!!! This is a silly comedy with exaggerated, amateurish humor. If that's not your thing, don't read. The pacing is fast, including the romance, so proceed 17.7kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
27. 27 退 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Turned the Tables with Bullet Comments 退婚后，修仙女配靠弹幕翻盘了 Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Female Cultivator Turned the Tables with On-Screen Comments [Family bonds + sibling story + strong female lead + progression + no romance + on-screen comments + fake System] Song Jinshu was born into an ancient world. One day, her fiancé came to break off their engagement, and she saw comments scrolling above his head! [This is so infuriating! This is the scene where they force her into marriage, right?] [What a disgusting woman. She look 11.1kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
28. 28 至 Supreme Phoenix Maiden: The Demon Venerable's Beloved 至尊凤女：魔尊的心尖宠 Ju Duo橘朵Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Strong male lead, even stronger female lead, devoted couple, female lead is no do-gooder, multiple identities, no amnesia plot, no mistaken-identity antics, a thoroughly satisfying story with a female lead who hides nothing (if you don't like that, read at your own risk)] She was an elite agent in the twenty-first century. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated, only to become the useless eldest daughter of the Feng family, someone anyone could bully? But she actually has an even more myst 3.9kReads9.1Score54014d adds

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    Okay 😊

29. 29 天 The Heavenly Venerable’s Spoiled Darling: The Black-Bellied Cutie Is Too Arrogant 天尊溺宠：腹黑萌妃太嚣张 Little Fox Under the Moon月亮下的小狐狸Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted She was the top secret agent of the twenty-first century. In a single moment, she transmigrated and became the legitimate daughter of the Su family in the Huofeng Kingdom... They say she was a cowardly good-for-nothing! Yet she kicked the crown prince into the dirt and played him for a fool... They say she's the ugliest woman in the entire Huofeng Kingdom! But when her veil fell, how many handsome men lost their hearts to her? She was enjoying all the attention from her admirers when one day, a 98Reads6.6Score—14d adds
30. 30 成 After Becoming a Spirit Warrior 成为灵武后 Hawthorn Stewed in Canned Peaches黄桃罐头煮山楂Ancient Romance261k WordsOngoing [Romance pairings + System + comedy + ensemble cast + absurd antics + laid-back protagonist + helping the sect thrive + lighthearted, no revenge, no face-slapping] Ouhuang transmigrates into a romance game called Cultivation Romance, and from the start gets bound to a Spirit Weapon System. As an outsider from another plane, she becomes the lazy junior sister of Lingyun Sect, a third-rate sect. The senior brother is famous throughout the cultivation world for his looks and cultivation. The secon —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It doesn't meet the requirements, but I still want to promote mine. I really want to end this single-player game 😢 (Please be gentle with your criticism)

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