Looking for Cautious Cultivation Novels. Stop Recommending Random Books 求苟道流小说，不要再乱推书了

1. 1 苟 The Way of Caution: I Hide Some of My Cultivation, and Live for Ages! 苟道：藏点修为，活的真的很久！ Shisui, Who Can Use Kotoamatsukami会玩别天神的止水Eastern Fantasy323k WordsCompleted [Fantasy System + Invincible Survivalist + Summoning Showdown + Concealed Cultivation + Lighthearted, No Female Lead] In his previous life, explorer Jiang Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a sect peak master. After awakening his System, he discovered that his System buddy was quite the schemer. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for keeping a low profile for one year. Reward: Immortal Art, Fair Trade.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission. Reward: Divine Skill, 2.3kReads6.4Score100Shelves

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   Three novels about survival, the entire sect mobilizes! There are far more patriarchs than disciples: one has a bunch of Great Emperors and patriarchs, the second hides the existence of a super Great Emperor, and the third has an astonishing number of Immortal Emperors and overlords. These three are truly about survival.

2. 2 玄EN Fantasy: Winning Big—All My Disciples Have Systems 玄幻：赢麻了，我的弟子都有系统 Little Bamboo Meow-Meow小竹子喵喵Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Taking disciples + lighthearted daily life + everyone is a sly schemer + nothing goes by the book] Lu Changzhi transmigrates and finds he can choose a new identity. As a compulsive gambler, he decisively chooses random. The result? He wins so big it’s like Qin Shi Huang touching a live wire: an absolute jackpot. His only limitation is a god-tier disciple-taking System. He never expected its first mission to be… [Detected other Hosts with Systems… Infiltrating… Modifying… Modification complete… 20.9kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
3. 3 开EN Starting as the Peak Master: Signing In for an Ultimate Emperor Armament! 开局成为首座，签到极道帝兵！ Egg-Breaking Expert拆蛋专家Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + Backer Sect + call for reinforcements when unable to win + schemer + no martial ethics + longevity] Because he had died once before, Hua Yunfei always put staying alive first. He had hidden away on Daoyuan Peak for a hundred years, performing sign-in for a hundred years. [Beep, congratulations to the Host on completing one hundred years of sign-in and obtaining the Ultimate Emperor Weapon: the Chaos Bell] The Dark Blood Era arrived, plunging Heaven an 136.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
4. 4 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 66.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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   These two are truly cunning, rarely venturing out of their homes, only venturing out when they're almost invincible.

5. 5 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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   The first book fits the requirements quite well. The protagonist is genuinely unassuming and doesn't constantly cause trouble despite claiming to be cautious. He keeps a small notebook to record those who plot against him, but he rarely uses it, as those people usually die along the way. The second book is alright; it's not as cautious as the first one. It slightly suppresses combat power in the beginning, but if you persevere until the later stages, your combat power will skyrocket.

6. 6 我 I Keep a Low Profile and Reach Eternal Longevity Through Proficiency 我靠熟练度苟到万古长生 A Fire-Breathing Dragon一条喷火龙Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Cautious cultivation] [No going around showing off and face-slapping] [Everyday life in the cultivation world] After unexpectedly arriving in the cultivation world and experiencing many things, Su Yu finally understood the true meaning of cultivation. It was this: only those who keep a low profile can have the last laugh. But keeping a low profile doesn't mean staying in one place and never going out. No, no, no. He wanted to be a true nobody, someone people wouldn't even notice. Anyone who saw 20.7kReads6.7Score1.1kShelves
7. 7 长 Longevity: Beginning with the Taiyin Dao Fruit 长生：从太阴道果开始 Immortal in the Realm境中仙Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [The new book's rating has just come out. It'll go up later.] [A mortal's cultivation story, with smart characters] In the world of cultivation, he awakens memories of past wisdom, and a Dao Fruit drops from the heavens right into his arms. The Dao Fruit manifests, allowing him to move concepts and bestow rules. From the moonlight absorbed by ordinary beasts to the demon race's sacred treasure, Imperial Nectar; from the Qi Refining spell Ice Art to the Great Immortal Radiance of Illuminating Col 9.5kReads8.5Score720Shelves

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   In my memory, these are all works of the "Gou Dao" genre, some are "Behind the Scenes" genres, some are "Primordial Era" genres, and some are normal cultivation genres. Personally, I would recommend the second book more. The protagonist is rational and not brainless, and the attention paid by the sect elders to their genius disciples is well depicted.

8. 8 全 It’s All Thanks to Hard Work: My Faction Spans the Cultivation World 全靠努力，我的势力遍布修仙界 Grumpy Snow暴躁的雪Eastern Fantasy304k WordsCompleted (The rating just came in, so it's a little low) [Behind the Scenes] + [System] + [Power Fantasy] + [The Protagonist Doesn't Act] + [No Female Lead] [Version One:] Mu Feng transmigrates to a world of cultivation and awakens the Behind-the-Scenes Cultivation System. He keeps creating underlings and stirring up trouble in the cultivation world. Wuji Tian, hunted by everyone, can reach the highest heavens and descend to the deepest hell. Qian Qiliang, a merchant who acts on Heaven's behalf; Luo Yany 683Reads6.8Score104Shelves
9. 9 反 Villain: From the Start, Give the Child of Fortune Two Choices 反派：开局给气运之子两条路选择 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Destined villain + domineering + scheming + System + ruthless] Di Juetian transmigrated into the Divine Son of the Di family in the Immortal Realm. He had a noble status, like a true dragon from the highest heavens. He'd thought fate itself favored him, and that he would ascend to the heavens, crush all beneath him through the ages, and rule for eternity! Then the Destined Villain System successfully loaded, shattering Di Juetian's fantasies. At that moment, the fated heroine he'd raised like a 19kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
10. 10 洪EN Honghuang: The Cautious Golden Crow, Whom the Demon Clan Begs to Come Down from the Mountain 洪荒：稳健金乌，妖族跪求我出山 Tiger Head, Snake Tail虎头蛇尾Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted From the start, he chooses to become the Third Golden Crow, the brother of Dijun and Taiyi. Knowing how the story goes, how could he stand by and watch the tragedy of the Witch-Demon Tribulation unfold? In this life, he stays holed up on the Sun Star, refusing to venture out, determined to be a cautious Golden Crow. Until one day, the Wu Clan conquers the entire Primordial World and begins attacking the Sun Star. Lingxiao emerges from the Sun Star, and the darkest hour of the Wu Clan begins! Eve 44.9kReads8.7Score4.3kShelves
11. 11 长 Longevity: Cultivating Through Martial Arts Until the Immortals Die of Old Age 长生：以武入道熬死修仙者 New Leaves in Spring春上新叶Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The System is unreliable. The moment he transmigrated, the Heavenly Dao killed him. Luckily, the beginner's gift pack he'd received beforehand had already made Li Yuanchang immortal. And so, an ultimate survivor was born. What are peerless prodigies and undefeated emperors? Under the erosion of time, they're all fleeting illusions. No matter how dazzling you are, in the end, you can't withstand the merciless passage of time. He lived through the rise of technology. He also witnessed the sp 24.6kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    The system is unreliable. Right after transmigrating, the system went to fight the Heavenly Dao, but couldn't win and was killed by it. Fortunately, the previous newbie gift pack had already granted the protagonist immortality, thus giving birth to an ultimate sixth-ranking character.

12. 12 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Eternal Life 修仙从长生不死开始 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now available. If you're interested, go check out Cultivation Begins with Immortality. System + transmigration + keeping a low profile Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of cultivation and gains a longevity sign-in System. Sign in for one day, gain one year of lifespan. Lin Jiang: “Cultivation doesn't seem all that urgent after all. I'll take my time.” (Not a dark, overpowered power fantasy. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.) 39.4kReads8.2Score4kShelves
13. 13 光 Chronicles of Time 光阴录 Sea and Stars沧海与星辰Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Farming and Management] [Ensemble Cast] A black page has drifted through the river of time for as long as anyone can remember. Untouched by the passage of time, it records all kinds of remarkable people, cultivation techniques and martial arts, as well as strange tales and amusing anecdotes. Gradually, it develops intelligence and begins traveling through the river of time to explore countless worlds... After the protagonist, Ye Qi, accidentally exposes one of its pranks, the 668Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very sneaky, worth watching.

14. 14 隐 A Hidden Mortal Buries Time and Becomes an Immortal Emperor 隐世凡人，埋葬时光，终成仙帝！ May Dawn Never Come黎明莫要来Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Epic-length] [Many interwoven foreshadowed clues] [Decisive and ruthless] Gu Qing transmigrates to a cultivation world and gains a body that can live forever! But although he has an immortal body... Gu Qing has no strength to match it! So in this cultivation world, Gu Qing lives as an ordinary mortal. He doesn't compete, doesn't fight, makes no enemies, and never enters secret realms! He takes caution to the absolute limit! As time passes, Gu Qing 334Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    "Eternal Life Through the Path of Self-Preservation!" If you're interested, check this out! If you enjoy slow-paced, foreshadowing-rich, and expansive cultivation novels, then "Starting with Eternal Life, I Just Want to Quietly Cultivate in Seclusion!" Is definitely worth reading! The protagonist, Gu Qing, transmigrates to the cultivation world with the inherent "eternal life" physique. While others fight and kill, vying for secret realms and opportunities, he embodies the principle of "self-preservation" to the fullest—hiding on his own Green Bamboo Island, never participating in conflicts, and focusing solely on quiet cultivation. He witnesses the rise and fall of countless exceptionally talented cultivators: Golden Core cultivators, Tribulation Transcending experts, even Golden Immortals and Immortal Emperors, all turning to dust in the river of time. Only he remains unmoved, witnessing the changing of eras from the Dark Ages to the Burning Heaven Age. This "I have witnessed the vicissitudes of life from the perspective of immortality" vividly portrays the magnificent world of cultivation and the ruthlessness of time. If you like the mortal cultivation and farming genres, and also prefer long novels with decisive battles but a slow pace, don't miss it!

15. 15 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
16. 16 长EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 The Rooster Crows, Two and a Half Years Pass雄鸡一唱两年半Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
17. 17 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing 🤣, the entire sect is the sixth strongest! 😜 Hiding his cultivation level, faking the deaths of over 100 peak masters, hiding in the sect's mausoleum and main tomb, yet still incredibly powerful 👍! Recommended rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 10 stars) Character traits: Super good at hiding, invincible strength, and even has a system boost 😎!

18. 18 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 96.2kReads8.4Score10.7kShelves

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    That's pretty sneaky, more like a sneak attack.

19. 19 高 High Martial World: I Become Invincible by Keeping a Low Profile 高武世界：我苟着就无敌 Lone Loyalist Overseas海外孤忠Urban235k WordsOngoing Reborn into a New Life, Chen Fan Has Only One Wish: Keep a Low Profile, Stay Safe, and Live in Peace. In his previous life, he was alone and had no one to rely on. This time, both his parents are alive, and his sisters are by his side. His family runs a little shop, and his father guards the northern frontier walls. Surrounded by the warmth of everyday life, he is already content. At seventeen, Chen Fan seems utterly ordinary to outsiders: His cultivation is barely at the first rank, and his gra 232Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It really touched my heart.

20. 20 宗 My Sect Ordered Me to Marry, So I Activated an Infinite Exchange System 宗门强令娶妻，激活无限兑换系统 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [“Good-for-nothing’s comeback” + “System exchange” + “Marriage and growth” + “Play the pig to eat the tiger”] The sect orders an old man in his seventies to take a wife, and he activates the Marriage and Longevity System! A different kind of System, a different kind of thrill! While everyone else has to grovel to survive and grow, the protagonist insists on fighting back, soaring through the skies on his sword. Immortality is no longer a dream. 3.5kReads6.4Score333Shelves

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    You can only read it at 9.9, And it is considered a good book only if you read it N. Are the standards of readers of Tomato novels so high? Has anyone read these books? How old are you? [Adoration][Adoration][Shy][What][What][Admiration][Thinking]

21. 21 开 From the Start, I Drew a Barren Field: I Rise by Slaying Insects 开局抽到废田：我靠杀虫逆袭宗门 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Cautious cultivation + farming + earning spirit stones + no System + no harem]. Important things bear repeating: this is a cautious cultivation story, a farming story, and the protagonist is the sort who will keep hiding and playing it safe until the end of time. If that's not your thing, please don't click in. The heavens collapse, countless realms sink into ruin, and all living beings are but ants swept along by the tides. Even the Supreme Immortal Emperor cannot escape the fate of being cons 2.6kReads—Score205Shelves
22. 22 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.3kReads6.4Score308Shelves
23. 23 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.2kReads5.9Score205Shelves
24. 24 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.3kReads8.7Score641Shelves
25. 25 长 Eternal Life: Beginning My Immortal Journey as a Prison Guard 长生万古：从狱卒开始长生不死 Brick Chatter砖头闲聊Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [No System] + [No female lead] + [Immortality] + [Cautious survival] + [Smart characters] + [Story-driven] Lin Ming transmigrates to the Song Dynasty. He has no special talents, except that he lives longer than other people. His starting point is everyone else’s finish line. For him, martial arts and cultivation are merely ways to protect himself, more like side pursuits. To keep the secret of his immortality safe, he never takes a Dao companion, yet he is a reg 17.9kReads7.3Score1.4kShelves

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    I'll only recommend this one; I think it should suit your taste.

26. 26 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    This is the only novel about the "Gou Dao Liu" (a type of martial arts novel) that I've ever finished reading. I would never recommend it if you haven't read it.

27. 27 全EN Can’t This Entire Sect Scrounge Up a Single Decent Person? 全宗上下，拼不出一个好人？ The Little Fish Swimming Underwater潜泳的小鱼Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted [System + invincible + the Myriad Worlds + fiercely protective + sect fiercely protective + decisive and ruthless + master schemer] Chu Luo, a disciple of the Forbidden Sect, has maxed out his comprehension and mastered a whole arsenal of forbidden techniques. But an accident leads him into the sect’s forbidden grounds. Just as he is about to be expelled for breaking the rules, his master, who has been in seclusion for ages, breaks through to the Great Emperor realm and emerges in time! Master: 146.7kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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    This is no lie, it's truly a cunning path, and the master is even protective of his own.

28. 28 双 Two-Faced Cultivation: A Dog in Public, a Ruthless Fiend in Private 双面修仙：人前老狗，人后狠人 Tanghulu from Mi Li's Home米粒家的糖葫芦Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Longevity] + [Cautious cultivation] + [Mortal's journey] + [Transmigrated in body] + [No romance] + [Not celibate] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No self-sacrificing saint] (Fights between any two characters will generally last no more than one chapter. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy. Follow an ordinary man's journey to becoming the ultimate survivor. If that's not for you, don't read.) Lin Xiao transmigrates to another world for reasons unknown. Enjoy wealth and luxury? Surround himself w 19.7kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    This looks great! 👍👍👍

29. 29 修 A Year of Cultivation, Unnoticed by All; One Month of Mining, Known Across the World 修真一年无人问，挖矿一月天下知 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + Not invincible + Lighthearted + Farming + Mining + Fishing + Nothing else to add] He transmigrates to a cultivation world, awakens a heaven-jealous talent, and becomes a sect prodigy. Several years later: Outer disciple: “Senior Brother Ji is a paragon of virtue and martial prowess. The sect leader's seat should be his!” Inner disciple: “Senior Brother Ji has everyone's support. Sect Leader, please step aside and make way for him!” True disciple: “I'm no match for Senior Brothe 6.8kReads8.3Score494Shelves

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    ① The male protagonist gets stronger by resting, which is great. ② The male protagonist gains attribute points and becomes stronger by mining, fishing, and farming, which is great too. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

30. 30 修 Cultivating Immortality and Eternal Life: I Have an Eye That Sees Through Everything in the World 修仙长生：我有一眼看透世间万物 Loves Eight-Treasure Pineapple Rice爱吃八宝菠萝饭Eastern Fantasy613k WordsCompleted [Clan] [Genius] [Cautious] [Has a Daughter] [Deduction] [Exceptional Comprehension] [Clan] In the Heavenly Granary Realm, the immortal path flourishes, and cultivators are beyond counting! Zhang Qingyun’s soul crosses into this realm. He is born into the Zhang Clan of Haiyuan Commandery in the Great Origin Kingdom, becoming the seventh son of the clan’s current patriarch. He begins martial cultivation at twelve, reaches the pinnacle of martial arts in three years, and breaks through to become an 1.1kReads6.4Score105Shelves

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    Cultivation, a stable path, worth checking out.

31. 31 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 36.4kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Gou Daoliu, at least in the top three.

32. 32 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score274Shelves

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    The protagonist is a self-serving, manipulative, and ruthless schemer, a master of underhanded tactics. He transitions from martial arts to immortality cultivation, surrounded by female leads yet remaining cold-blooded and cautious. The plot subverts expectations, with frequent dirty tricks and endless laughs.

33. 33 长 Longevity: My Wife Was Delivered Right to My Door 长生：夫人送上门 Yun Feiyang00云飞扬00Eastern Fantasy326k WordsOngoing Transmigrate through portals, trade resources, and enjoy life. From the start, I got caught cheating and was scared out of my wits. Is it right to trick and ambush a carefree young man who’s good in bed? No, it isn’t. 288Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marketplace, independent cultivators, Taoist priests, and many women.

34. 34 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    Farming and management, scientific cultivation—these elements drive the advancement of the cultivation system in this progressive world of cultivation, where ancient techniques are no longer considered superior. The world is characterized by its resilience, lack of arrogance, and refusal to resort to boasting or face-slapping. There are no female protagonists, no systems, and no cheat codes. The traditional Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul frameworks are replaced with entirely new gameplay mechanics. Build workshops, manage markets, and construct commercial empires. Transform communication talismans into rune phones and create a cultivation internet, utilizing the internet to promote affordable cultivation techniques, self-testing of spiritual roots, and knowledge sharing. Break the monopoly on cultivation resources, lower the barriers to cultivation, and promote cultivation for all. Drive the development of the cultivation world; ancient techniques and weapons are no longer considered superior. Cultivation is not about one person becoming an immortal, but about leading a team and driving the development of cultivation in another world...

35. 35 长 Longevity: The Dao Source Pearl 长生：道源珠 Wang Family Coder王家码农Eastern Fantasy756k WordsCompleted Li Dachao transmigrates by accident. He thinks he's entered a high-martial-arts world, only to discover that it's actually ruled by cultivators. Lost in a world full of mystery and danger, he explores without realizing that he has already embarked on the path to immortality. That changes when a mysterious Dao Source Pearl reveals its astonishing powers: it grants him eternal life and lets him cultivate at a thousand miles a day. Starting as an ordinary Ninth-Rank martial artist, he endures the t 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Immortality cultivation novels

36. 36 芯 Cultivating Immortality with Chips: Virtual Spiritual Root Guidance Protocol Activated 芯片修仙：虚拟灵根引导协议启动 Principal Miao Takes Things as They Come顺其自然的苗校长Eastern Fantasy501k WordsOngoing (The book has just received its initial rating, and it’ll rise later.) [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] [Slow Burn] [Traditional Cultivation] [Scientific Cultivation] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Logical] [No Female Lead] [Cautious Protagonist] No spiritual roots? I’ll rely on a chip to keep my head down and cultivate safely in the sect… Xiao Jin, a game systems engineer, dies suddenly after a long stretch of overtime and transmigrates into the lowest rung of the cultivation world: an ordinary ser 249Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    A novel by Gou Daoliu. The protagonist is relatively calm and steady, and avoids the limelight if possible.

37. 37 社 A Burned-Out Office Worker Transmigrates and Starts as a Cautious Land Immortal 社畜穿越，从苟道土地仙开始 Uncle Dao Who Loves Steamed Chicken爱吃蒸鸡的道叔Eastern Fantasy293k WordsCompleted Liang Chu was an office worker worn down in body and mind by the 996 work schedule. One day, on his way to work, he met with a bizarre accident and transmigrated to the mysterious, unfathomable Primordial World, possessing the body of an obscure land god from a tiny temple. After arriving in this perilous land, Liang Chu decisively chose to become a “cautious immortal.” He knew he had neither cultivation techniques nor connections or resources, so he settled down to guard his little corner of Qi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A prehistoric version of "lying down and doing nothing" literature! A corporate slave transmigrates into a land immortal, wanting only to live a peaceful life. A 996 worker's soul transmigrates into the prehistoric world and becomes the most low-profile land immortal! No heaven-defying start, no heated battles for supremacy, just wanting to guard his small village and be a "carefree living immortal," engraving the way of survival into his DNA, slow-burning farming is so healing!

38. 38 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.9kReads8.9Score13.3kShelves

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39. 39 青 My Childhood Friend Became a Female Emperor, While I Slept for a Billion Years and Became the Heavenly Dao 青梅修成女帝，我沉睡亿年成天道 I Eat, Stay-at-Home我吃家里蹲Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [The rating will rise once more reviews come in, so please read with confidence!] [Long-Life Cultivation + Both Leads Follow the Cautious Path and Find Their Way to Each Other] Ten years after transmigrating, I have zero talent for cultivation and no path to immortality! It wasn't until my childhood sweetheart was taken away by an immortal that I discovered the true path! Who says a mortal body can't cultivate immortality? [Long-Life Cautious Cultivation System], activate! [While you sleep, 23.5kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves

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    Brothers who love the immortality genre, gather around! This book takes the essence of the immortality genre to its extreme. The protagonist uses time difference to compensate for the difference in aptitude, a premise that's inherently incredibly satisfying. Moreover, the author doesn't portray immortality as a dry, mundane account, but rather interweaves it with touching main storylines, giving immortality meaning. Truly a rare gem among recent works on the theme of survival of the fittest!

40. 40 求 Survival Game: Conquering Another World Starts with Farming 求生游戏：征服异世从种田开始 Long, Desolate Night凉夜凄长Sports432k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Everyone's Survival Game] [Farming] [Leveling Progression] [Exploration Across Multiple Maps] (The new book has just been rated, so the score will rise later. If you're enjoying it, please leave a five-star review!) Xu Lingyue, an adventure enthusiast, entered a survival game along with countless others. Everyone started with a plot of land, and farming was the key to upgrading. Other resources could only be obtained by braving the pri 5.1kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    At first, I thought it was just a typical survival story in a game. But as the protagonist took in more and more refugees and the camp grew from thatched huts into a small village, I realized that the scope had expanded. It went from individual survival to managing a force, and the enjoyment came in a progressive manner.

41. 41 苟 Staying Low in the Immortal Cultivation World and Gaining Longevity Points 苟在修仙界加点长生 Chi Jianyu池涧鱼Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Keeping a Low Profile + Daily Life + Status Panel + Spending Points + No Female Lead + Slow-Paced + Not a Power Fantasy] Yi Changsheng transmigrates to the cultivation world and is so hungry from the start that he's ready to chew on grass. He's an orphan, just ten years old, and a refugee. He has no food, no drink, and not a penny to his name. Fortunately, the game-like status panel he created and his talent, [Eye of the Virtual Dimension], came with him when he transmigrated. Rel 3.2kReads6.7Score246Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book is very cunning, the writing is excellent, and the cultivation concept is creative. I personally feel that it would be a loss for readers not to read this kind of book.

42. 42 长 The Untold Story of an Immortal and His Fox Spirit Wife 长生与狐仙妻子不得不说的故事 Taixu Snow Moon太虚雪月Eastern Fantasy309k WordsCompleted [The cover features the heroine] [The story I have to tell about being immortal] I became immortal, and you want to divorce me. I'm so happy. I'm a fox spirit, and you're a mortal. I have to divorce you! Decades, centuries, millennia later... The two meet again... and stare at each other in silence. See the world's splendor and the cycles of countless lifetimes through the eyes of an immortal. 211Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    The First Cut for Immortality 🔪

43. 43 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Most Terrifying Existence! 穿越后，我成为了最恐怖的存在！ Soaring Cloud Enlightenment飞云悟道Eastern Fantasy889k WordsOngoing [Steady and cautious + master of dirty tricks + decisive and ruthless + slow-burn plot + one heroine] [Not an overpowered-from-the-start power fantasy. The story has only just begun, so it will pick up later. Don’t worry about it] Chen Xuanqing transmigrates into Great Chu, a world in chaos where demons run rampant, strange spirits wreak havoc, and martial arts reign supreme. Luckily, he awakens an Origin Panel. By killing anything and everything, he can seize its origin energy to deduce techniq 707Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending my own writing; the protagonist is both steady and cautious in the early stages, achieving a steady and reliable survival strategy.

44. 44 长 Longevity: I Can Upgrade Everything 长生：我能升级万物 Duck at the Door门前鸭Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Immortality + extreme caution + rock-solid stability + slice of life] After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, Xu Ning gained immortality, along with the ability to talk to all things and level them up. To avoid dying unexpectedly, Xu Ning is determined to nip every danger in the bud. If someone bullies me once, I endure it. If they bully me twice, I endure it again. If they bully me a third time, I can’t take it anymore, so I grab my things and run. From then on, he lives by 5kReads7.7Score653Shelves

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    This is pretty good.

45. 45 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    I'd say that counts; it's both cautious and steady.

46. 46 系 The System Takes Me on Life-Threatening Adventures, While the Sect's Old Ancestor Plays It Safe 系统带我去玩命，宗门老祖要苟住 Squid Without Ink没有墨水的乌贼Eastern Fantasy128k WordsOngoing [Cautious Survivor] [Ensemble Sect Cast] [System Power Struggles] [No Female Lead] [Rebirth and Fate] Above the river of time, a butterfly gently flaps its wings. A breeze rises, eventually becoming a storm no one can escape. After transmigrating into the body of a sect's founding ancestor, Chen Xinghe returns to the past, only to be nailed to a future doomed to destruction by a death curse from the future. Chen Xinghe had thought that, with a System that could inherit the original body's cul 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, Bao, remained composed, concealing himself from the other three overpowered characters.

47. 47 苟 Farming for Immortality in the Immortal Realm 苟在仙界种田长生 Bread Crumbs Aren't Sweet面包糠不甜Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing A traditional cultivation story about mortals, finding hidden treasures, pocket dimensions, farming, spirit plants, and transforming with masks. Wang Feng transmigrates to a cultivation world and relies on his Shennong Space to grow spirit plants, trade them for resources, and embark on the path to immortality. Wang Feng transmigrates to the immortal realm and becomes a sickly young man in a remote mountain valley where spiritual energy is scarce. He has the Shennong Space in his mind. Wang Fen 1.8kReads5.5Score107Shelves

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    Gou Dao Traditional Novels

48. 48 起 At First, I Was a Coward 起初我唯唯诺诺 Yu Xiu娛修Sci-Fi & Apocalypse320k WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives. Savage beasts devour people, and martial strength reigns supreme. The weak are prey to the strong. Show your face and die; those who lie low survive. Lin Mo transmigrates into this world and awakens a Survivalist Panel. [Survivalist Passive 1]: Don't provoke anyone, reveal yourself, or cause trouble, and your cultivation speed doubles! [Survivalist Passive 2]: Survive safely for one day to get free Survivalist Points. Swap attributes and techniques at will! Others show 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Gou Dao system, but with a heavy blow.

49. 49 凡 A Minor Cultivator's Return Home 凡人小修归乡录 Sour, Bitter, Spicy, and Salty酸我苦辣咸Eastern Fantasy787k WordsCompleted Mortal cultivation + no System + a protagonist who grows over time + slow burn A change of pace: the path of cultivation isn’t all fighting and killing. Examining your heart along the way is also a form of cultivation. Gu Xin thinks he has simply become lost in some unknown fragment of ancient history. Instead, his soul has transmigrated to another continent, where he must survive alone. Amid the endless mortal world, all I ask is for a roof over my head and a patch of earth beneath my feet. I s 355Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Is making money with peace of mind enough?

50. 50 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The laws of physics in the world of cultivation, the periodic table of chemical elements along the path of cultivation, the theory of biological evolution among fantasy races... See how the protagonist uses his golden finger, a kaleidoscope of lives, to keep acquiring other people's cultivation realms and venture ever farther into an unknown world of cultivation. The book features a huge cast of supporting characters, including Lord Niu (Newton), Xiao Ai (Einstein), Lord La (Lavoisier), and Lord 9kReads—Score819Shelves

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    The author has meticulously crafted this novel, especially in its integration of various cultivation systems, traditional knowledge, and science. Most importantly, the author is quite compassionate and righteous. Furthermore, the supporting characters also possess their own intellectual brilliance. A careful reading yields many insights.

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