Looking for Traditional Xuanhuan: No System, No Wild Ideas 求传统玄幻，不要系统，不要脑洞。

1. 601 本 I'm Definitely Not the World's Greatest Thief 本姑娘才不是天下第一偷 Sneaking Sweet Treats偷吃软甜Male-Channel Fanfiction191k WordsOngoing Pei Ning said nothing more. She had simply thought of her master. If Shen Qingci were here, she would probably imitate that eunuch's words first, then sneer, “What a shameless dog, always sucking up to whoever's in power.” Li Xunhuan lowered his head and took a sip of wine. The faint smile at the corner of his mouth grew warmer. He suddenly thought of many years ago. Back then, Lin Shiyin would also straighten his sleeves for him and tidy his room, complaining that he drank far too much. Pei Nin 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   At the beginning, Shen Qingci walks out of the mountains amidst the misty rain of the Southern Dynasty. He rescues refugees from an ambush on the official road and encounters Ximen Chuixue from a powerful family. He does good deeds in a small town and meets Lu Xiaofeng. After taking Pei Ning as his disciple, he disguises himself and tests people in the martial arts world.

2. 602 邪EN World of Malevolent Spirits: My Flesh Conquers All 邪灵世界：我以肉身横推此世 A Hulking Man一魁梧大汉Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted This is a story about a body that can overpower anything. Darkness descended upon the Great Ye Dynasty, and evil spirits and ghosts lurked everywhere, killing without a trace. Faced with strange demons and sinister spirits, ordinary people could only tremble, cower in a corner, and wait for death. Jiang Dao transmigrated into this world with a Martial Arts Modification System. He could modify any martial art without limit just by looking at it. Mad Demon Staff Technique, Iron Shirt and Eagle Cla 2.1kReads8.8Score325Shelves
3. 603 木 Wood Types Are Only Good for Support? I'll Become the Buddha Statue Myself! 木系只配辅助？我直接顶上化佛！ Little Wang@小小汪@Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + awakened abilities + campus belle + Wood Release + Sharingan + System] Spiritual qi revives on Blue Star, and monster beasts run rampant. People struggle to get by, relying on their awakened abilities to hold them off. Lin Cang, who transmigrated from Earth, unexpectedly awakens a System and gains Wood Release. But ignorant people mistake his power for a Wood-type ability that can only heal and provide support, and mock him mercilessly. Classmates: “This is hilarious. Woo 15.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
4. 604 丹 Supreme Pill and Martial Arts Master 丹武至尊 Luo Cheng Dong洛城东Eastern Fantasy7.4M WordsOngoing On the Cangqiong Continent, warriors cultivate in Dao Palaces, where they nurture their life souls. Ye Xinghe, a heaven-blessed prodigy, awakens a ninth-grade life soul: the Dragon-Patterned Purple Gold Cauldron! He becomes the youngest alchemist ever, only to be envied by his older brother, who steals his life soul and leaves him a cripple! But by chance, he awakens a ninth divine-grade life soul! From then on, he rises against the heavens and becomes an unrivaled Pill and Martial Supreme! 374Reads8.2Score—Shelves
5. 605 断 The Broken Blade! 断刀行！ Wang Hammer王锤子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System + traditional fantasy + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + multiple heroines + passionate fantasy adventure] (A novel typed out one character at a time.) Wang Shan was drafted into the war against the demons in the Continent of the Provinces. After a century of bloodshed, he returned crippled and drained of strength. Having offended a great sect, he was abandoned by them. So he scattered his cultivation and returned the techniques to the sect, then descended the mountain alone to c 1.6kReads7.0Score114Shelves

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   Traditional fantasy writing style, not a system, not time travel, not a wild imagination.

6. 606 万 Above All Spirits: The Wisdom of No Delusion 万灵之上：无妄之智 Blue Gum Doesn't See the Parasitic Mistletoe Bird蓝桉不见释槐鸟Eastern Fantasy443k WordsOngoing [One heroine] [Smart characters] [No contrived drama] [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [No System] [No golden finger] In the Origin Realm of All Spirits, countless races stand side by side. With no innate origin talent, humanity has been reduced to the lowest of food and slaves. As blood stains the Fallen Star and humanity struggles to survive in the dense forest, the young Shen Zhi carries the last spark of humanity from a mountain of corpses. Without a powerful body, he forges armor with mechani —Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   Lacking a strong physique, they forge armor with mechanical devices; lacking innate talent, they break through limitations with wisdom. This is the rise of mortals against all odds.

7. 607 贫 This Daoist Is Zhang Jue. I Invite the Han Dynasty to Die 贫道张角，请大汉赴死 Fat Cat Who Loves Money喜欢小钱钱的肥猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Xianxia] [Three Kingdoms] [Cultivation] [Xuanhuan] [Spiritual Qi Revival] In the early stages, he serves as the Eastern Han’s Imperial Preceptor. Later, he leads a rebellion. At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the heroes of the Three Kingdoms rise up. Zhang Jue, a transmigrator, arrives in this world with the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts. He could have enjoyed a life of wealth and honor, cultivating the true Dao for a thousand years. But he discovers that this is not the Han dynasty he ha 5.3kReads8.7Score532Shelves

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   My Heavenly General strongly recommends

8. 608 元 Nascent Soul Adept in Another World: Supreme Treasure 元婴真人在异界-至尊宝 Supreme Treasure至尊宝Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Xiao Lei, Earth's strongest cultivator, is reborn in another world with a supreme treasure and begins an even more spectacular life! The path of cultivation sweeps aside magic and battle aura! Dragon Gods and Beast Gods, I caught you all in one beast-taming net. Guard my door! Witch Gods and Evil Gods, one swing of my Demon-Slaying Sword will bring you to your knees! Mage Gods and Martial Gods, you think you're above everyone? One toss of my divine cauldron, and you'll all come crashing down! 774Reads6.7Score105Shelves
9. 609 异 The Monument Echoes in Another World 异世碑鸣 Daydream Spring and Autumn白日梦春秋Eastern Fantasy46k WordsOngoing Su Jingtuan is an utterly ordinary high school student. He likes collecting rocks and thinks his days will carry on just as uneventfully as before. But one day, everything changes... (A fantasy novel set in another world) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 610 九 The Divine Emperor of the Nine Dragons 九龙神帝 One Who Attains the Dao证道者Eastern Fantasy5.7M WordsCompleted Emperor Su Chen, ranked first among the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, was invincible and unrivaled throughout the ages. Just as he was about to ascend and become a god, he was betrayed and killed by a close friend. By a stroke of fate, he was reborn as a young man five hundred years in the past, beginning an against-all-odds legend as he swept aside countless prodigies! In this life, every regret must be made right! In this life, every enemy must be crushed beneath my feet! In this life, I will r 25.7kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
11. 611 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves

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    A responsible man who takes beautiful women flying, not a harem protagonist; urban high-level martial arts with "no spiritual energy" cultivation; the protagonist is not repressed; everyday life written in plain language; there is struggle, bloodshed, and killing; no system, no old man, no time travel, no rebirth.

12. 612 我 With My Wasted Body, I Devour the Myriad Daos 我以废躯噬万道 yz Is a Leafyz是叶子Eastern Fantasy335k WordsOngoing Jiang Jin, the cast-off son of the Jiang clan of Linyuan City, was born with “sealed meridians and blocked spirit channels.” For sixteen years, he couldn't absorb a trace of spiritual energy. Cast out of his clan, jilted by his fiancee, and branded a bringer of disaster by the entire city, he had nothing left. Then an ancient devouring sigil awakened in his dantian, and he learned that the “crippled body” everyone mocked was, in fact, the only one in the world capable of cultivating the Devourin 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The entire clan mocked the young man as a jinx, and he suffered humiliation at the Spirit Testing Ceremony. That very night, thugs came to his door and crushed his mother's memorial tablet. Forced to fall off a cliff and near death, he activated the Devouring Abyss, which allows him to see through the flaws in a cultivator's spiritual power. He secretly devours the power to break through his cultivation level, secretly subdues lower-class youths, and waits for the arena to settle all old scores.

13. 613 逆 Heaven-Defying Supreme 逆天至尊 Rain Over the Withered Cliff's Tomb枯崖雨墓Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Once, he shook the myriad divine realms. After countless reincarnations, his entire family was slaughtered! Cursed and burdened by vengeance spanning countless lives, Tan Yun swears he will never sink into despair again. For his beloved and his family, he will climb step by step over the corpses of his enemies and surpass the pinnacle! Defying heaven with slaughter, dominating myriad worlds: I alone am supreme! 1.5kReads8.7Score228Shelves
14. 614 我 There's Something Very Wrong with My Cultivation Simulator 我的修仙模拟器大有问题 Zhui Ya沝鸦Urban778k WordsCompleted If there were a game you had to play with your life on the line, would you play it? Whether Chen Xing wanted to or not, he had already been dragged into it. This was a game where you cultivated immortality by spending your lifespan. Fortunately, Chen Xing had a golden finger: every time he died, time automatically rewound. That meant he could never die in the game. While everyone else was grinding away their lifespan to obtain cultivation techniques, Chen Xing was already decked out in divine ar 350Reads7.7Score104Shelves

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    It's not really a system; the cheat system mainly relies on that Chaos Artifact. It's like a simulator, but not quite. It's essentially giving you a clone in another world, presented using a simulator-like method. After you use it, you'll die—in special circumstances, you'll die in that other world, and in reality, you'll also die.

15. 615 重 Reborn: A Gallery of Beauties 重生之美人群芳谱 I'm a Rice Worm我是米青虫Eastern Fantasy769k WordsCompleted [Reborn + fantasy + harem + multiple female leads] A woman as cold as Xiaolongnu? Kill her! A woman as seductive as Guanguan? Kill her! A woman as fat as a pig? Kill her too! ... The patriarch's famous saying: "Kill the ugly ones too!" "Hahaha! You old geezer! Just you wait! That stupid record of yours for a century of romantic conquests? I'll smash it in no time! 'Jade-Faced Young Master'? From now on, the only legend in the martial world will be me, Zhao Jie, the 'Little White Dragon of the W 113Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Time-travel novel, no system, harem literature

16. 616 龙 The Dragon's Journey: The Purple Spirit Saint 龙游记：紫灵圣尊 Wine-Glass Tiger酒璃虎Eastern Fantasy298k WordsOngoing Traditional fantasy + immortals, demons, and magical beasts + no System + passionate battles + decisive killing + no tearjerker scenes [Before you read: The main story is driven by its plot and does not revolve entirely around the protagonist. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel focused solely on a male lead. There is a female lead but no harem, and every important character gets plenty of screen time. There are many foreshadowed clues, and they will all be resolved. The fight scenes are freque 4Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Self-promoting my new book! Traditional fantasy, not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a formulaic one, no system, no time travel, a genius protagonist, the main character's weapon is a gun, with sword as a secondary skill. The early chapters lay the groundwork, and the protagonist will rapidly grow stronger after chapter 40. The world is vast, with humans, demons, monsters, and other supernatural beings coexisting. It features revenge, brotherhood, treasure hunting, and cultivation, with plenty of action and various secret techniques and martial arts. If you like this kind of thing, give it a try and support it by adding it to your bookshelf. I'm trying my best to update it, so you can read it while it's still in development! [Please follow][Please follow]

17. 617 万EN The Ultimate Underdog 万古第一废材 Little Seventeen the Crybaby爱哭的小十七Eastern Fantasy10.1M WordsOngoing [Invincible, Fiery, Fast-Paced, Constant Updates, Strongly Recommended by Hundreds of Millions of Readers!] A hundred thousand years ago, everyone was like a dragon, and all could cultivate the martial path. After the Calamity Transformation, the Heavenly Dao collapsed and the gods fell, leaving behind only an ancient tower of reincarnation. A hundred thousand years later, martial cultivation had become a matter of bloodline. A trash bloodline was no better than an insect and could not cultivate 270kReads9.0Score22.9kShelves

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    A fantasy novel with a fast-paced, action-packed plot, featuring time travel, cunning, intense battles, a grand scheme, and constant plot twists. You'll be staying up all night to read it. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, preferring action to hesitation. A truly exhilarating read from beginning to end. When the great calamity begins, mountains and rivers shatter, the land sinks, and five great demon gods overturn the heavens. Li Xuan stands alone before millions, his sword pointing to the sky, blood staining the heavens. "I have come here only to borrow your divine bodies and flesh to forge my path to mend the heavens."

18. 618 万 The Ancestral Sage of Ten Thousand Demons 万妖圣祖 October Years十月流年Eastern Fantasy19.5M WordsOngoing A half-demon youth obtains the Demon Clan's sacred tome. He transforms into a Heavenly Wolf, devours the moon, and keeps female ghosts as servants; becomes a Vermilion Bird, burning the heavens and boiling the seas; takes the form of a White Tiger and slaughters his way across the world; cultivates into a Divine Dragon and roams the seas and skies; becomes a Kunpeng and soars through the Nine Heavens; devours heaven and earth and transforms into myriad demons. He rules the three thousand worlds, 14kReads9.1Score572Shelves

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    It's so beautiful...

19. 619 仙 Immortal Emperor, Martial Venerable 仙帝武尊 I'm Brother Kongkong我是空空哥Eastern Fantasy362k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Traditional fantasy cultivation, no System, thrilling power-ups, playing the pig to eat the tiger. How can a lowly servant, an insignificant being, step by step embark on the path to immortality, become an Immortal Emperor, and rise to become the Martial Venerable of All Realms? Su Feng is a lowly servant in the Profound Light Sacred Land, yet his resolve never dies and he never gives in. After a chance encounter, he embarks on the path of cultivation! This is a world where the strong 1.3kReads6.0Score—Shelves
20. 620 仙 Immortal Martial Sword Sovereign 仙武剑尊 The Lark Returns to Its Nest云雀归巢Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted There was once a sword called Heaven-Shocker. Whoever mastered it could become an unparalleled Sword God and rule over all things. A hundred years ago, the Supreme powerhouse Emperor Haotian broke into the Sword Prison to obtain it, only to be betrayed by the woman he loved. He was reborn. A hundred years later, a spoiled young lord named Ling Yun reopened the gates of the Sword Prison, and became invincible. 6.5kReads8.7Score702Shelves
21. 621 烬 No Heaven Above the Ashes 烬上无天 Moonlight on the Night's Pages月照夜书Eastern Fantasy394k WordsOngoing Born on the Ghost Festival, he was a stillborn child cut from his mother’s corpse. Born with an ominous nature, his fate was forcibly erased by the Heavenly Dao. But when the “Returning-Dryness Pill” fell from the thirty-third heaven, his broken body made a stunning comeback, and the power of the Void awakened! He slays the powerful, breaks through death’s trials, and ascends the path to immortality. Even if the Three Realms descend into chaos, even if he must survive a hundred brushes with deat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes! (No harem, no clichés, no invincible characters, no system, no mindless plot, no wish-fulfillment story. Enter at your own risk if you mind these elements.) Yuan Jie, born on the Ghost Festival, is burdened with a crippled body and evil spirits. He has suffered from illness since childhood. Just as his mortal path is about to end, he unexpectedly encounters the Heavenly Emperor's life-saving treasure, the Rejuvenating Pill. The pill enters his crippled body, awakening his ethereal form. From then on, he embarks on the path of immortality, carefully navigating the mortal world and diligently pursuing the Dao. On his long journey to immortality, he encounters the love of his life, Meng Ning'er. The two save each other from danger multiple times, surviving countless near-death experiences, their love destined for three lifetimes. Amidst the chaos and conflict of the Heavenly, Demonic, and Monster realms, Yuan Jie is caught in the vortex, but his resolve is strengthened by love. Ultimately, he ascends to the peak of Nirvana through his own power, proving himself as the Heavenly Emperor, and together with his beloved, he protects the universe.

22. 622 张 Zhang Xiang’s World 张响的世界 Bashan Hu巴山胡Eastern Fantasy271k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this novel! It's a traditional fantasy story without a system, with superb writing, a truly exquisite and enjoyable read. It has that perfect feel to it – emotion, effort, a tapestry of blood and tears, and the awakening of a genius! 🤩🎉🤣🤔

23. 623 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 66.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
24. 624 六 The Six Realms: Investiture of the Gods 六界封神 The Wind Howls风萧萧兮Eastern Fantasy14.6M WordsOngoing In ancient times, the Six Realms were in chaos. During a struggle for possession of the divine realm's greatest treasure, the Investiture of the Gods, it was shattered into six pieces. From then on, the gods were no longer appointed. Ye Chen is an ordinary young cultivator. When he obtains the ancient divine artifact, the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram, he defies fate and changes the world, triumphing at every turn as he rises ever higher. He climbs from adversity, seizes one opportunity after ano 765Reads8.5Score109Shelves
25. 625 韩 Han Li: From the Start, a Little Bottle Takes Me All the Way to Dao Ancestor 韩立：开局小瓶，一路爽到道祖境 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Male-Channel Fanfiction5.6M WordsOngoing Lin Feng, a young man from a mountain village, uses his family's ancestral jade pendant to accelerate the growth of spirit herbs, break through bottlenecks, and decipher cultivation techniques, launching a cheat-fueled path to immortality. In the Qi Refining stage, he instantly kills Foundation Establishment elders. In the Core Formation stage, he sweeps aside his sect's enemies. In the Nascent Soul stage, he rides a Kun across the boundless sea. The moment he ascends to the Spirit Realm, he rul 893Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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    A must-read for cultivation novel enthusiasts! 8 masterpieces with different art styles, there's bound to be one that suits your taste! Tired of the same old cultivation novels? These 8 books offer a fresh take! If you like fast-paced, action-packed stories, check out "Han Li: Starting with a Small Bottle," where he crushes everyone without a single defeat, rising from a lowly servant in the Green Wood Sect to the ruler of countless realms—a super satisfying, cheat-proof life! If you love humor and interaction, check out "Ning Rongrong's Soul Transmigrates to a Mortal World," where a Douluo Continent heiress teams up with the "sneaky" Han Li, turning the cultivation world into an adventure game! For a more realistic and hardcore feel, choose "Don't Call Me Ancestor," where Xiang Zhili, with his metal-elemental heavenly spiritual root, carefully plots his way to becoming a Nascent Soul in two hundred years, guarding the realm and fighting demons—super exciting! There are also stories of the Gold-Eating Insects turning the tables on Han Li, villains refining sequences to become gods, and Xuan Yu becoming invincible with cheat codes… 8 different art styles to satisfy all your cultivation tastes! [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

26. 626 宁 Ning Rongrong's Soul Transmigrates Into a Mortal, Making Her Han Li's Little Sister 宁荣荣魂穿凡人成韩立小妹 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing [Farming]+ [Secret-realm exploration]+ [Conspiracies and power struggles]+ [Robbery and leveling up]+ [Scheming young lady Ning Rongrong]+ [Ten-thousand-year-old expert at keeping a low profile, Han Li] Who could have imagined that Ning Rongrong, the pampered young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan in Douluo, would wake up in the body of Han Li’s own little sister in the Mortal World? Even more absurdly, while everyone else has to rely on luck when testing their spiritual roots, she tu 224Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 627 江 The Jianghu in Turmoil: A Dream That Leads the World 江湖乱之梦引天下 Bookworm书卷人Eastern Fantasy201k WordsOngoing The drowsy young master Shi Xingzhi and Hua Xinxuan, heir to a line of miraculous healers, happen upon the “Sword-Hiding Map” and uncover the secrets of a divine sword... Guided by dreams and carrying a “rare treasure,” Shi Xingzhi seeks to restore his soul, gradually crossing paths with the “monk, Daoist, Confucian, swordsman, madman, beggar, dreamer, and merchant”... The Nine Swords of Zhongli, eight great masters, six levels of cultivation, four kingdoms... The two protagonists, Shi Xingzhi a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 仙 Immortal Martial God 仙武神尊 Jiang Yuan姜渊Eastern Fantasy540k WordsCompleted On the day Jiang Yuan, the strongest war god in the Heavenly Realm, returned victorious to receive his rewards, his father, the Heavenly Emperor, personally stripped him of every ounce of his cultivation, reducing him to an ordinary mortal! Yet this misfortune brought him unexpected fortune: he accidentally merged with the inheritance of a Demon God. With the Demon God’s inheritance at his command, he would defy fate, carve out a glorious path, slay his enemies with his own hands, and rise to —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 629 混 Emperor of Primordial Martial Arts 混元武帝 Basking in Moonlight on the Wind沐风醉月Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsCompleted A God of Slaughter is reborn, surrounded by beauties and carrying the treasures of his past life. He carves out a whole new world through bloodshed. 1.9kReads7.6Score173Shelves
30. 630 重 Reborn as Liu Yu: From the Start, I Refuse Han Li's Apprenticeship 重生柳玉：开局拒绝韩立收徒 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [An unconventional story from the start] + [Seize a spiritual vein] + [Devour true spirits] + [Mastermind behind the scenes] + [Cultivation equal to the combined strength of the sect] + [Refine the entire sect into a pocket world treasure] + [Ascend as a group] Reborn for a second life, Liu Yu tore up the script before she ever met Han Li. She refused to be a well-behaved disciple and instead devoured her own spirit pet, the Six-Winged Frost Centipede! It was because Han Li had once revealed tha 478Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 631 灵 The Legend of the Spirit Pearl: The Sacred Stone Spirit 灵珠传奇之圣石灵体 Dr. Wang Faints at the Sight of Blood and Can't Operate王医生晕血做不了手术Eastern Fantasy799k WordsCompleted A fantasy feast that will leave you awestruck! The protagonist, Yu Chen, possesses a peerless Sacred Stone Spirit Body and shoulders the holy mission of saving the Spirit Illusion Realm. He embarks on a thrilling quest to find the pearls. The Eight Spirit Pearls lie scattered across the land, each concealing an ancient and formidable power. Faced with countless hardships and mysterious foes, Yu Chen relies on his fearless courage and extraordinary wits to solve one riddle after another and survi —Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    The characters in the novel are vividly and three-dimensionally portrayed. The male protagonist, Yu Chen, not only possesses extraordinary skills but also an unwavering spirit. A very good novel, very inspiring!

32. 632 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves

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    No system, so beautiful you can't hide it.

33. 633 武 Supreme Martial Soul 武魂至尊 Tao Zhixiaoxiao陶之萧萧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted A young man from Earth transmigrates to a world where people cultivate Soul Martial Arts, setting off a massive storm in this strange land. The strong earn respect, while the weak are eliminated. In this world, only by cultivating relentlessly and growing stronger can you protect yourself and your loved ones. 153Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 别 Don't Call Me Ancestor, I'm Just a Foundation Establishment Cultivator 别叫我老祖，我只是个筑基修士 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation] + [No heroine] + [No System] + [No golden finger] + [A naturally gifted talent] + [Careful, step-by-step planning] + [Smart characters]. Also known as: "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Xiang Zhili" At the age of six, Xiang Zhili of the Xiang family in Great Jin is found to possess a Metal Heavenly Spiritual Root. From then on, he sets out on a cultivation path, vying with fate itself. Ambushed during Foundation Establishment, he learns that “guarding a 16Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 635 天 Chronicles of the Fantasy World of Tianxuan 天玄幻世录 The Maze of the Heart心迷宫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted "The Tianxuan Record" is a classic on inner and outer cultivation, as well as the principles of life, left behind by “Laozi” after he transmigrated from the physical world of Guixu to the Jingfeng Continent. In truth, however, it is a map that guides those destined to find it to a place of inheritance. While searching for Guixu, the protagonist, Luo Tianhe, disappears and transmigrates to the Jingfeng Continent, where he becomes a fourteen-year-old soldier on the battlefield and loses his memori 8Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    I haven't read such a good book in a long time; the plot is so captivating.

36. 636 万 The Star Chart of Ten Thousand Phenomena 万象星图 Writing the Illusory Voyage执笔幻航Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a handyman at the Qingyun Sect, Chen Yuan spends every day sweeping floors and chopping wood, trampled by prodigies and berated by elders. Then he is shoved off a ten-thousand-foot cliff, and the Myriad Phenomena Star Chart inside him awakens. First level of the Star Chart: Analyze all things. One glance, and cultivation techniques are automatically deciphered. One sweep of the eyes, and pill formulas are reverse-engineered. One glare, and every weakness of an opponen 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The star map appears, and all paths submit! Witness the protagonist shake the universe with stellar power and write a legendary tale defying the heavens!

37. 637 圣 The Sacred Flame Order 圣火令 A Hint of Salt微盐Eastern Fantasy489k WordsOngoing [No clichés, not brainless, plays the pig to eat the tiger, no idiots] (Features a large cast, including many female characters. The protagonist has stories with many of them, but this isn't a harem novel; relationships develop subtly and slowly.)(Many martial skills, each with distinct effects and unique uses.)(Traditional Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, with a clear cultivation system.)(No meaningless fights or arbitrary plot twists.)(Primarily cultivates the divine and demonic paths 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is immortality the only goal of cultivating immortality? Perhaps comprehending the path to immortality is the true way.

38. 638 绝 Peerless Martial Soul 绝世武魂 Luo Cheng Dong洛城东Eastern Fantasy11.9M WordsOngoing The hit action anime adapted from the novel is now airing. On Dragon Vein Continent, countless races and sects stand side by side, and martial artists rule. The strong can destroy heaven and earth, while the weak crawl like ants. The young Chen Feng has an iron-like dantian and cannot cultivate, enduring contempt at every turn. Then he obtains the Supreme Dragon Blood and a mysterious ancient cauldron, and rises against the odds, emerging like a shooting star! He cultivates an unparalleled legac 7.7kReads8.8Score925Shelves
39. 639 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves

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    This book is very good.

40. 640 噬 Gold-Eating Beetle: From the Start, a Sign-In Gets Me Hunted by Han Li 噬金虫：开局签到被韩立追杀 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn as an insect cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [Devour and evolve] + [Multiple heroines] + [Overpowered] + [No saintly do-gooder] Li Mo never imagined that one disastrous job interview would turn him into a lone wild “seven-star ladybug” on the Tian Nan Continent! Struggling inside his egg, he faces hungry demon sparrows. Weak and helpless, all he can do is tremble on the brink of death. At his most desperate moment, the [Sign-In System] awakens, granting him divine techniques and 9Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 641 诡 Cultivating the Unorthodox Path: From the Start, I Slay the Saintess, My Wife 诡道修仙：开局手刃圣女老婆 Heartless sama无情samaEastern Fantasy110k WordsOngoing [The uncanny returns, terrifying cultivation, wild fantasy, ghosts and monsters, detective elements, comedy] A heavenly tome that knows everything! A living being struggling in despair! An uncanny Heavenly Dao, endless terror, and a seemingly peaceful world hiding turbulent undercurrents. On the day of Fang Ye's wedding, the truth is finally revealed. Ghosts and gods return, demons run amok, and an uncanny world slowly unfolds... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hahaha

42. 642 我 My WeChat Connects to the Three Realms 我的微信连三界 Beacon Smoke狼烟Urban8.7M WordsOngoing Lin Hai was an ordinary college student, but after a WeChat update, he was added to the Heavenly Court's Moments. From then on, his life became colorful and exciting. The Queen Mother has run out of face masks? Ten Peaches of Immortality for a replacement, no haggling. The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord wants a pack of Soft China cigarettes? Ten Heaven-and-Earth Creation Pills, no credit. Red Boy wants some Wahaha? Hand over your Samadhi True Fire, and make it quick. Chang'e wants to wear this? Oh d 18.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    This one is basically the same as what you described.

43. 643 万 Eternal Immortal Venerable 万古仙尊 I Can Peel Marinated Eggs我会剥卤蛋Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Ye Chentian rose to prominence, made his way across the universe, and earned a fearsome reputation, but had no hope of reaching the Sovereign Realm. Then, as he entered an ancient ruin, an ancient formation deep within it activated and sent him back ten thousand years... In his previous life, he ascended to the heights of the universe and looked down upon the gods. This time, he gets a fresh start, makes up for every regret, and once again sets foot across the myriad worlds! 2.1kReads7.2Score375Shelves
44. 644 从 Invincible Since I Severed My Own Supreme Realm 从自斩至尊开始无敌 All Dust Returns to the Way万尘归道Eastern Fantasy279k WordsCompleted [Travel and exploration, myriad worlds, more traditional fantasy, no female lead, not a saint] Chu Yang transmigrates into a vast and magnificent universe. He proves his Dao and becomes an Emperor. What's more, he becomes the first-ever Great Emperor with a Sacred Body! But Heaven and Earth are merciless. Even the strongest Great Emperor cannot live beyond twenty thousand years, and as a Great Emperor with a Sacred Body, he has only ten thousand years! With no other choice, he can only cripple h 463Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 645 修 Cultivation: From the Start, I Activate the Mysterious Jade and Become Invincible 修仙：开局激活神秘玄玉我无敌了 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy245k WordsCompleted Ling Chen, from a remote border town, was an ordinary cultivator who had been stuck at the Qi Refining stage for three years. As he hovered on the brink of death, the mysterious black jade at his chest unexpectedly awakened. Three days to break through Qi Refining, half a month to establish his foundation, three months to form his core. No cultivator of the same rank can withstand even one move from him! When a Golden Core cultivator covets his sect, Ling Chen uses the “Hongmeng Defense Array,” 11Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 646 绝 Peerless Immortal Emperor 绝世仙帝 Wind Without Limits风无极光Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted Three years ago, Yun Qingyan accidentally fell from the mortal world into the Immortal Realm. Three thousand years later, he became the fearsome Immortal Emperor Yun. After tearing open the void and returning to the mortal world, Yun Qingyan discovered that only three years had passed here. “Once, I wasn't strong enough to protect the people I loved. Now, I will make the whole world prostrate itself at my feet.” 13.3kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
47. 647 囚 Above the Cage 囚笼之上 Lin Bingyan林冰炎Eastern Fantasy309k WordsCompleted Since time immemorial, all who sought to attain immortality eventually became nothing more than human skin. The gods who claimed to be undying turned into piles of yellow sand in their temples, while blessed lands and hidden paradises vanished without a trace. From then on, forbidden zones spread across the world, and strange horrors appeared without end... Gods, Buddhas, humans, demons, ghosts, and monsters all vie for supremacy in this age. But beyond heaven and earth, above the river of time, 694Reads6.8Score—Shelves
48. 648 修 Cultivation Begins with Falling into a Trap 修仙，从掉入陷阱开始 Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan] + [Taking disciples] + [One heroine] + [No System] + [Has a pocket dimension] + [Founding his own sect] + [Deriving cultivation techniques]. The protagonist was once a mountain boy who grew up in the twenty-first century. After accidentally falling into a trap, he found a gray book containing three chapters, the Three Scrolls of the Heavenly Book, each with its own remarkable use. After arriving in the cultivation world, he goes from cautiously struggling in weakness to gradually re 12Reads6.8Score—Shelves
49. 649 丹 Pill Emperor, Martial Emperor 丹皇武帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsCompleted A hundred thousand white-clad warriors raise their blades to defend Heaven’s Gate! A million evil spirits carry coffins to wage war on Kunlun! Phoenix coronets and bridal robes, bloodied gowns and withered faces, bone lanterns and bloody candles illuminate the cycle of reincarnation! A thousand years ago, a divine emperor fought his way to supremacy on the battlefield of a hundred clans, founding an eternal divine dynasty and striving for the supreme imperial throne, hoping to establish the Nint 15.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
50. 650 反 A Villain? I Forge Sequences into Godhood! 反派？我炼序列成神！ Flying Snake in the Forest飞蛇在森Male-Channel Fanfiction761k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration] [Han Li] [Magic Bottle] [Fervent Adventure] [Ensemble Cast] [Villain's Comeback] [Sequence Evolution] [Mutant Spiritual Root] [Decisive and Ruthless] > First thing to do after transmigrating into Mo Juren: destroy Zhang Tie's puppet and steal Han Li's opportunity! > No small green bottle under the cliff, but I dug up a rusty demonic bottle instead > From then on, everything took a wild turn: > Mix poison and you get a phantom assassin; refine discarded pills into a mountain 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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