Traditional Cultivation, Heavenly Spirit Roots and Variant Spirit Roots, With a Smart Protagonist 传统修仙 天灵根和异灵根 带脑子

1. 1 玄 Xuanhuan: My System's Choices Love to Stir Up Trouble 玄幻：我的系统选项爱整活 The Immortal Path Is Boundless仙路无涯Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Genius Protagonist] [Almost Invincible] [Causal Loop] [Showcasing His Power] [Lighthearted] [Wish Fulfillment] [You're entering the world of cultivation. Choose your path in life.] [Option One: The ten-thousand-year term has come to an end. The supreme demon returns.] [Option Two: Reborn as an Immortal Lord. I will restore the glory of the Dao Realm without hesitation!] [Option Three: Three years, then another three years. When can I finally go home?! As an undercover agent from another world, 44.8kReads8.0Score4.3kShelves

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   The protagonist starts with a Golden Heavenly Spiritual Root, and the writing is quite good.

2. 2 明 Immortal Venerable Mingyang 明阳仙尊 Walk Ten Thousand Miles, Throw a Million Punches行万里路打百万拳Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Proficiency panel] + [Sage Alchemy Body] + [Genius protagonist] + [Female lead] One day, Han Yang woke up to find that he had become the young master of a cultivation family in the Foundation Establishment realm. In his previous life, he had been a low-level civil servant. From the start, he awakened a proficiency panel: every cultivation technique and skill, once mastered, stayed mastered, and the more he practiced, the stronger he became! When he reached Foundation Establishment, he awakened 224.7kReads8.0Score22.6kShelves

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   It looks pretty good.

3. 3 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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   This book is highly recommended! The male lead has a top-tier spiritual root, making him a genius. There's no character being mentally challenged, no harem, and no leveling up through monster battles. Highly recommended! ^0^^0^^0^^0^^0^^0^^0^^0^^0^^0^♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

4. 4 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.3kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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   The protagonist of this book isn't just a genius, he's an unparalleled genius! [Laughing and crying emojis]

5. 5 一 Two Souls in One Body, Two Empresses from Different Eras Accompany Me Through the Heavens 一体双魂，两代女帝陪我闯诸天 One Sword Soars Through the Clouds壹劍騰雲Eastern Fantasy221k WordsOngoing Today's dungeon is: your destined cultivation partner is the Empress of the current dynasty. And sleeping within her body is the soul of an ancient sect's great empress! Two souls in one body, two generations of empresses sharing a single form. You came from beyond the outer realms and were ambushed by three sages working together. Your cultivation foundation was shattered and your power plummeted. You fell into the Canglan Continent, were branded a foreign marauder, thrown into prison, and sent 1.9kReads7.7Score644Shelves

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   [Fantasy/Cultivational Novel | Transmigration] A powerful figure from beyond the realm becomes a prisoner awaiting execution. In this desperate situation, he awakens a fortuitous encounter and binds himself to a dual-souled empress. Accompanied by the souls of two generations of emperors, he wields his sword and shatters countless heavens.

6. 6 长 I Look Like Xiao Zhan, but the Dragon-Slaying Hero Aura Doesn’t Work on Me 长得像肖赞龙傲天光环对我失效 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted No romance, no harem. The protagonist focuses on cultivating immortality, accompanied by friends. There's more friendship, and they grow together. His only golden finger is his good looks. The protagonist respects women, so don't click if you want a harem novel. 7.5kReads8.4Score621Shelves

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   The male lead has a single wood elemental root and no romantic partner [admiration].

7. 7 道 Dao Gui's Path to Immortality 道癸仙途 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy576k WordsOngoing A country boy gains a fortuitous opportunity and sets sail for adventure, then returns in triumph. He catches a glimpse of the colorful world of immortals, yet sees bones littering the path to the Dao. Let’s see what kind of wonders Lin Xuan, a lad from a mountain village, can accomplish in this vast and turbulent world of cultivation~ 582Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Top-tier lightning spirit root, starting in a Nascent Soul sect, righteous master, not mindless.

8. 8 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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   The protagonist possesses a Saint-grade lightning spiritual root and is intelligent enough to be considered not mindless.

9. 9 穿 A Transmigrator's Everyday Life as a Sword Cultivator 穿越成剑修的日常 Practicing Swordsmanship with the Crown Prince陪太子练剑Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing A cultivation novel with no System, a genius protagonist, a focus on swordsmanship and combat, and no female lead. Cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deification... Swordsmanship realms: Sword Tempering into Astral Force, Sword Astral Force into Qi, Sword Qi Resounding Like Thunder, Sword Qi Transforming into a Rainbow, Sword Light Splitting into Forms, Refining the Sword into Threads, Sword Piercing All Laws, Sword Giving Birth to All Laws.. 5.6kReads7.7Score337Shelves

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10. 10 青 The Azure Emperor, Immortal of Eternal Life 青帝长生仙 No Autumn Between Spring and Winter春夏冬没有秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Eastern Azure Emperor] [Primordial Azure Lotus] [Genius Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [No Romance] The pacing is a little slow. The rating just came out, so it should rise. An ordinary college student transmigrates into one of the top three cultivation worlds among the three thousand great worlds. An orphan from the start, he is brought to the Sumeru Grotto-Heaven by the supreme elder of a top sect whose legacy comes from the Immortal Realm, and raised personally. At ten, he takes the spiritual 31.4kReads7.3Score3.3kShelves
11. 11 天 A Cultivation Prodigy, Yet Even a Heavenly Spirit Root Is Nothing Special 天才修仙，天灵根也不过如此 Drifting in the Wind随风飘啊Eastern Fantasy700k WordsOngoing One day, transmigrated into a new world, and set upon the path of immortality. Fang Che came from the mortal realm, finding truth in humble beginnings and tempering his Daoist heart amid the mortal world. He seeks neither heaven's favor nor fated opportunities, only to press onward, one step and one footprint at a time, in pursuit of eternal life. When he looks back one day, all the roads beneath the clouds will be the ones he has traveled. 174.1kReads7.3Score18.1kShelves

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    This is a personal, honest recommendation, especially for volumes 1 and 2 of the Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) series; they're really well-written. I've read over 200 novels on Tomato (a Chinese online literature platform), and I've read several interesting ones, though those might be based on personal preference. But these are truly excellent for anyone who enjoys Xianxia. This is a genuine recommendation, and I hope more people see it; otherwise, it would be too much trouble to type out a list.

12. 12 修 Cultivation: A Heavenly Thunder Spirit Root, and You Call Me a Demonic Cultivator? 修仙：雷系天灵根，你叫我魔修？ Xing Daorong刑道戎Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise / ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no suppressing cultivation levels + prodigy-focused + fast-paced power fantasy] A lightning pearl brought Lin Xiao to the cultivation world, and he couldn't help feeling exasperated! On the day his spiritual roots were tested, a flash of purple appeared on the testing stele, revealing his Heavenly Lightning Spiritual Root. A grand ancestor at the Deity Transformation stage personally came to take 36kReads7.1Score2.8kShelves
13. 13 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves
14. 14 速 Speedrunning Immortality: I Have the Great Dao’s Word List 速通修仙：我有大道词条 Listen to Laibao听赖宝的话Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Super Genius + Comedy + Cultivation + Traits + Witty + Decisive] Chen Fan transmigrates to a world of cultivation, accompanied by a highly intelligent donkey, and obtains a ridiculous trait System. From then on, eighty million stars blaze across the heavens, while he shoulders the sorrows of ages past and present! [Never Come Back Empty-Handed While Fishing: You always catch something] One cast of the net brings up a Nine-Orifice Golden Core? The undying bones of a demonic giant? A nail-headed 19.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
15. 15 我 I Really Don't Want to Cultivate Immortality! 我真不想修仙啊！ I Seek the Dao吾欲证道Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [A summary gained from reading is ultimately shallow; to know whether it is good or bad, please read the main story] "What did you just ask me?" "Cultivating immortality is difficult. Are you afraid?" "The sentence before that?" "Do you want to cultivate immortality?" Xu Xian pondered briefly. "Cultivating immortality is fine, but suffering is not!" 117.4kReads7.4Score7.6kShelves
16. 16 修 Isn't Cultivation Better? Love-Struck Fools, Back Off! 修炼不香吗？恋爱脑退退退！ Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Traditional Xianxia] [Strong Female Lead] [Genius Protagonist] Ling Yaohan was an ordinary girl until she was tested and found to possess all five spiritual roots. From that day on, she stepped onto the path of immortality and began her journey in search of the Dao... In this life, all I seek is the Dao. I will let nothing else distract me. A friendly reminder: This novel has no CP, romance, or ambiguous relationships. 7.3kReads9.1Score721Shelves

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    The first one is a very traditional cultivation novel. This author has also written other traditional cultivation novels, so feel free to check them out if you're interested! [Kiss][kiss] The remaining books also lean towards traditional cultivation novels, and the protagonists all have excellent talents. [Heart][heart]

17. 17 穿 Reborn as a Nobody, I Cultivate Like Crazy and Leave Them in the Dust 穿成路人甲，我疯狂修炼卷死他们 An Impossible安不可行Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual Systems + No Romance + Invincible Protagonist + Not a Saint] After Xu Wan died, she woke up bound to a cultivation System. As she set out on the path of cultivation, she also bound herself to a fortune System. Both Systems belonged to the same headquarters. With the help of her two Systems, Xu Wan cultivated, found treasures, and increased her cultivation even while lying around. As she cultivated, she discovered that she was just a background character. But this time, the background chara 3.3kReads8.6Score368Shelves
18. 18 开 I Signed In for a Heavenly Spirit Root from the Start, Then Was Assigned to Cultivate 开局签到天灵根，我被公派去修仙 Guishan Loves King Oyster Mushroom and Pork爱吃杏鲍菇烧肉的鬼山Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing [Satisfying cultivation progression] [Sign-in] [No romance] Gu Changsheng transmigrated to an ordinary, spiritless technological planet. He had planned to make a living by repackaging culture. That is, until an old man with a white beard walked up to him, conjured a palm-sized fireball with his bare hands, and asked with a grin, "Hey, kid, want to cultivate immortality?" Gu Changsheng: "..." So this world was connected to the cultivation world! At the spirit-testing platform. Among all the nervo 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was having a shortage of cultivation novels, so I wrote one myself. Please be gentle with your criticism. The protagonist has a Heavenly Spiritual Root, a powerful cheat ability, and a younger sister (purely familial, just for plot progression), but there's no romantic pairing...

19. 19 虐 The Tragic-Romance Heroine Is Obsessed with Cultivation 虐文女主沉迷修仙 A Smile Through the Dust陌尘一笑Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted No romance, strong female lead, and the heroine stays single, single, single. The heroine works hard at cultivation, plays it safe in the early stages, and stays focused on herself. She’s a genius who grows stronger over time. She’s neither wholly good nor wholly evil, and does as she pleases. The System is only useful for transmitting the plot and little else. Tragic-romance scenario one: She becomes the stand-in for a wealthy young master’s true love. The heroine: “I’m going to cultivate immor 4.7kReads9.2Score399Shelves
20. 20 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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    Both are cultivation novels without a female protagonist, and both feature cheat codes. The first protagonist is a programmer who dies from overwork and then cultivates immortality with the cheat code of the game he created. The second protagonist has a cheat code that allows him to avoid misfortune and randomly increase his lifespan; it's a story about achieving longevity through survival of the fittest. The protagonist acts rationally. [Heart emoji] Both are good, worth reading! [Heart emoji]

21. 21 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
22. 22 沉 After Being Thrown into the Pond, She Became a Violent Female Sword Cultivator 沉塘后，她成了暴力女剑修 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + strong female lead + Ice Spirit Root + genius + power progression + weak to strong] Before the age of thirteen, Li Chu's life was filled with nothing but indifference and bullying. Even her death came in the humiliating form of being drowned in a pond. Fortunately, just when things seemed darkest, fate gave her a second chance. She met her benefactor. She joined a sect. She became a promising talent. And then? Revenge? Her true enemy wasn't even within reach. Repay her benefactor? Their 682Reads8.6Score100Shelves
23. 23 水 The Zhou Clan of Water Serpent Island 水蛟岛周氏仙族 May the Elderly Find Peace老者安之Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + family clan + genius + no System + not a power fantasy] After more than three hundred years since the Zhou Clan was founded, it welcomed its first member with a Heavenly Spiritual Root: Zhou Le Wen. Zhou Le Wen cultivates sword arts and body-forging techniques, raises a flood dragon, concocts pills, and grows spiritual plants in the space within a wondrous treasure. Under his leadership, his grandfather Zhou Yun Zhan, whose lifespan was nearly over, reaches Foundation Estab 3.5kReads7.0Score212Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels feature water as the celestial spiritual root, involving alchemy, raising dragons, and enslaving alien races.

24. 24 我 I, the Supreme One Across All Worlds! 我，万界独尊！ Young Master Ren Xiaoyao公子任逍遥Eastern Fantasy327k WordsOngoing Also known as: "Too Handsome, and the Empress Wants to Cultivate With Me from the Start," "I'm Already Invincible. Come Kill Me If You Dare," "I'm Invincible in This Era, So Why Are You Telling Me to Lie Low?" "Fantasy Cultivation: Where Are You Going, You Demoness?" and "The Great One Descends, and the Heavenly Dao Is My Adopted Son" [No System] [Traditional Fantasy] [Multiple Heroines] [Invincible Protagonist] [Power Fantasy] [No AI, Entirely Handwritten] "If you can't become a Venerable withi 442Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not a traditional cultivation novel, it's a traditional fantasy novel, and it's still quite good! [Thumbs up]

25. 25 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves
26. 26 镇 Soul-Reaping Martial Emperor 镇魂武帝 Jiang Zizai姜自在Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted He rises amid silence and returns amid destruction... The young man leaves the Great Wilderness and slays every enemy beneath heaven. The road to the Dao is strewn with bones. I trample the heroes and claim the throne! In this world, I alone stand supreme! 959Reads7.1Score100Shelves
27. 27 神EN Divine Ability Wielder 神通者 Tiancan Tudou天蚕土豆Eastern Fantasy559k WordsOngoing Among the living things of this world, some are born with strange bones. These bones can be inscribed with wondrous arts, granting their bearers immense power: conjuring fire and wind, summoning thunder and lightning, swallowing the sun and plucking stars, suppressing demons and imprisoning gods. These are Divine Ability Bones. Those born with such bones are called... Divine Ability Users. 2.6MReads9.5Score376.7kShelves
28. 28 家 Clan Cultivation: Immortal Fate of the Heavenly Tome 家族修仙：天书仙缘 A Wandering Immortal in the Mortal World人间一游仙Eastern Fantasy449k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, spatial abilities, farming, ensemble cast, slow burn, spiritual roots, beast taming, alchemy, artifact crafting, formations, soul cultivation, body cultivation, family cultivation] With a supreme Book of Destiny in hand, he cultivates the Great Dao and becomes a true immortal. With his own strength, he leads his clan to stand proudly atop all the worlds, determined to take control of the fates of all living beings! See how the Wang clan, confined to a remote corne 657Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Born into a Golden Core family, starting with a lightning spirit root, constantly strengthened by various support abilities, with a well-developed logic, please support!

29. 29 九EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
30. 30 上 The Ancient Ring Spirit 上古戒灵 Quick Blade Li San快刀李三Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, not stupid] The foremost divine craftsman in the Immortal Realm, Lu Ban, spent his entire life forging the Ring Spirit, an immortal artifact hailed as the greatest of the ancient immortal artifacts. Then, all of a sudden, he vanished along with the Ring Spirit. 5.9kReads8.5Score794Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels, a masterpiece of the "mortal cultivation" genre. The first one features a lightning spirit root, early development, initial divine power during Foundation Establishment, and invincibility among peers upon Core Formation. The second one is a traditional cultivation novel with a cheat-like advantage.

31. 31 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 38.7kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
32. 32 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5kShelves
33. 33 伪EN Pseudo-Spirit Root Cultivates into an Immortal: Perfectly Reasonable, Right? 伪灵根当天灵根修成仙，很合理吧 Wu Wuwu吾舞舞吾Eastern Fantasy974k WordsOngoing Invincible + chuunibyou + cultivation powered entirely by belief I, Li Tianwei, was born to be the protagonist. I understood gravity at the age of three, but Newton was born before me. In kindergarten, I already had twelve great generals under my command and wanted to conquer the Central Plains and unite the realm, but Ying Zheng beat me to it too. As they say, two kings can’t rule the same age. It wasn’t until I transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation that Li Tianwei finally understo 27.4kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves

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    I recommend these two books; the second one is more of a traditional genius book.

34. 34 雷 Lord Leize 雷泽君 The Talking Raccoon会说话的浣熊Eastern Fantasy259k WordsOngoing (The rating has only just been released; it’ll go up later.) A Thunder Pearl lies within his sea of consciousness, and Lin Dong’an was born extraordinary. At seven, his spiritual roots are tested, and his heavenly spirit root stuns the High Sect. He joins Taixu and receives the true teachings of the Taixu Profound Mystery Jade Pivot Thunder Scripture. From then on, he rises swiftly, explores the mysteries of heaven and earth, comprehends the wonders of creation, and ultimately proves the Great D 596Reads5.9Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist has a wood-type celestial spiritual root; it's a classic fantasy novel, not mindless.

35. 35 苟 The Cautious Path of Cultivation: I’m the Immortal Who Likes to Slack Off 苟道修仙：我为摸鱼仙 I Like Drinking Tea我喜欢喝茶Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Ordinary cultivator + cautious and steady + sword cultivator + hammer cultivator + everyday cultivation + decisive and ruthless + luck + artifact forging + traits] Five thousand years ago, the Heavenly Dao was afflicted by a malady, and an unparalleled genius changed its rules. Five thousand years later, the Heavenly Dao started stirring things up. Countless children of fortune began to appear. Traditional cheat-item users, powerful cultivators cultivating anew, demonic cultivators reborn, arti 4.1kReads8.2Score266Shelves
36. 36 沧 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 299Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of Yunhua's trials and tribulations begins.

37. 37 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves
38. 38 九 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy174k WordsCompleted Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 400Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 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
40. 40 九 Legends of Jiuzhou Yunhua: Storms 2 九州云华风雨传说2 Tian Huacai天华彩10k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 2 169Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 龟 Tortoise, My Longevity Is Just a Bonus 龟龟我啊，长生只是顺带 Autumn in a Word一言秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Immortality + farming with exotic beasts + island management + maxed-out support skills + cautious survival + no female lead] When Mo An wakes up, he discovers that he has become a turtle. Fortunately, he isn’t an ordinary turtle, but a legendary Yin-Yang Longevity Turtle from the cultivation world: a turtle who has been immortal since birth, already standing at the end of every cultivator’s journey, with support abilities maxed out. * Innate Talent: Endless lifespan, immortality Divine Talents 13.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
42. 42 九 Legends of the Storms in Jiuzhou Yunhua 3 九州云华风雨传说3 Tian Huacai天华彩6k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 3 13Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 让 I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Wreak Havoc in the Cultivation World! 让你修仙，没让你祸害修仙界啊！ The Angler Who Catches Big Fish钓鱼佬钓大鱼Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Comedy][Sneaky Schemer][Lighthearted][Absurd][Gets Better the Further You Read] [This book focuses on comedy and fun. The pace is somewhat slow, so please do not read it if that bothers you.] Year 17,863 of the Cultivation Calendar When Emperor Qin Yu became an immortal and ascended, powerful figures from every realm came to see him off. Firecrackers exploded, and everyone had tears in their eyes as they murmured their farewells. Sect Elder: “He's leaving. This scourge is finally leaving. We ca 172.1kReads9.1Score24kShelves
44. 44 九 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Tian Huacai天华彩9k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 223Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 九 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 Tian Huacai天华彩49k WordsCompleted A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 106Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 通 The Immortal-Passing Spirit Diagram 通仙灵图 A Cat Worm一条猫虫Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing Without an invincible System or a mysterious little bottle, with demons surrounding them from outside and a weak clan within, how can a small Foundation Establishment clan weather one crisis after another? Gu Changhuan opens the map: spirit treasures, spirit herbs, and mineral veins are all laid out before him. With this golden finger, what is there to fear about the hardships of cultivation? Still, he has to keep a low profile. Lower and lower. After all, playing the pig to eat the tiger and qu 47.6kReads8.7Score3.7kShelves
47. 47 吕 The Legend of Lu Hua and Hua Fei 吕华与华飞传说 Tian Huacai天华彩6k WordsCompleted The Legend of Lü Hua and Hua Fei 4Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
49. 49 唐 The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 唐小鸣与叶华传说 Tian Huacai天华彩12k WordsCompleted The Legend of Tang Xiaoming and Ye Hua 4Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 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

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