A Decisive Female Lead, Cultivation, and No Romance 女主杀伐果断+修仙+无cP

1. 1 人 The Human Emperor Banner Is Billowing Black Smoke? I'm a Perfectly Decent Person! 人皇幡冒黑烟？我真是正经人啊！ Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Selfish + competitive and grabby + ruthless + not pure wish fulfillment + dark cultivation + classic cultivation style] Bai Yue thought she had the standard transmigration plot: open her eyes in a cultivation world, with cultivators everywhere, spirit beasts as common as dogs, and a couple of fake sweethearts putting on a show. Instead, everyone has to enter the game, and the System pops up a message: “Poor signal. Transport in progress...” Her transmigration becomes a downright bizarre expe 32.4kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves

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   Trust me!! The low rating for the first book is entirely due to many people's subjective opinions. The content is excellent, there's no romance, and both female leads are villains, ruthless and vicious. The first one is the kind of person who would wipe out an entire clan or family, and you can tell from the title of the second one—she even killed her own father, let alone others. In short: awesome!!

2. 2 恶 Wicked Cultivator: I Hold the True, Good, and Beautiful System and Become the Demon Emperor 恶女修仙，手握真善美系统成魔帝 You Lianqing犹怜青Ancient Romance725k WordsOngoing [Lone-wolf cultivation + no romance + System + native-born underdog + villainess + dual mastery of medicine and formations] Li Li has always been sharp-tongued and ruthless, with a fierce grudge against anyone who crosses her. She has been beaten countless times for it, yet she never learns her lesson. When she was ten, a monster calling itself the “Truth, Goodness, and Beauty System” came to her, back when she was still called Ding Er Ya, and forced her to do good deeds. Guided by the principle 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
3. 3 被 After Being Forced into the Sect, They Kneel and Call Me Grandmaster 被迫进宗门后，他们跪下叫我师祖 Eternal千古Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth, no romance. A feel-good power fantasy with a strong female lead who stands alone, isn’t saintly, and is a little cold-blooded and bloodthirsty. She grows stronger over time, but she’s always been strong. The day Lu Chao was brought to Qinglian Mountain, she awakened. The man before her, as beautiful as an immortal and godlike as a heavenly deity, was Mo Lichen, hailed as the greatest master in the Nine Provinces. He reached out to her as if making a promise and sai 1.8kReads8.6Score185Shelves

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   This is the most murderous story I've ever read. The plot is also quite natural. It's just that I feel there are quite a few regrets. His growth, his rebellion... They're all good. 👌🏻 Killing when necessary, burying when necessary. The female lead is also a prodigy with no male lead. It's not an ensemble piece, so there are very few clichés. Trust me, it gets more and more addictive the more you read. She doesn't seem to love men much (I didn't see any). Her focus is entirely on herself. If you like this kind of story, you can check it out. I really wish the author would write another one.

4. 4 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

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   🌸This book is right up my alley, it's really super good! It's a strong female lead story with no romantic pairing. The female lead dies from overworking in the modern world, and the system pulls her into the body of a tragic female lead (the original female lead has been reincarnated). The system malfunctions and abandons the female lead here, so she's left alone in the cultivation world testing her spiritual roots, climbing the immortal ladder, and cultivating like crazy.

5. 5 女 The Supporting Character Cultivates: I Have a Nitpicker System 女配修仙：我有杠精系统 Duck and Vermicelli Soup鸭薛粉丝汤Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation, Bickering My Way to Immortality, Driving the Cultivation World Mad, launches on August 23. Wen Yin transmigrated into a book. She became the stepping-stone female character in a male-oriented novel, the one who breaks off her engagement with and humiliates the Dragon Proud Heaven. “I told you back then: in thirty years, the east bank will be the west bank, and the west bank will be the east bank. Never look down on a poor young man! Wen Yin, here’s the divorce letter I pro 31.4kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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   No romantic pairing in this cultivation world; the female lead gets stronger and stronger! 💪💪

6. 6 穿 Transmigrated as the Sect's Most Hated Junior Sister, I Struggle to Survive Every Day 穿成团厌师妹，每天都在拼命苟 Zi Yan Tai Yue梓砚台月Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted [Everyone Hates Her at First + A Little Popular Later + Transmigrate into a Book + Slightly Goofy + The Heroine Rises Up a Little Midway + No Romance] Yunnan Shi wakes up one day in the body of the villainous female side character in a novel she read yesterday. Her story is cut short: she dies gloriously within the first five chapters. The character’s life can be summed up in one line: if you don’t go looking for trouble, you won’t die. She actually stabbed the senior sister in the back with a w 1.4kReads9.1Score185Shelves
7. 7 师 My Senior Sister’s Ruthless Dao Is Wild and Unrestrained 师姐的无情道又疯又飒 Frostflower Lemon Duck霜花柠檬鸭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + no romance + leveling up + a low-profile System + ensemble cast] After an otherworldly soul occupied her body for sixty years and wrecked the world, Senior Sister finally returned to her own body and was reborn, bound to a low-profile System. Yun Ci, the exceptionally gifted Senior Sister, entered the Dao through love yet cultivated the merciless path, opening up a new way for the world to attain the Dao. I wield a sword that can cleave all things beneath heaven. When dealing with pe 2.6kReads8.9Score291Shelves
8. 8 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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   Here they are! All of them are non-romanced and have high ratings, so feel free to read them. The first two are lighthearted and funny, while the latter two focus on career development and have some comedic elements.

9. 9 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.6kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves

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   These books are all good, you should definitely read them!

10. 10 凡 A Mortal Woman's Path to Immortality 凡女登仙路 Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Luo Qingci was born into an ordinary family but blessed with extraordinary talent. She is a decisive cultivator devoted wholeheartedly to the Great Dao, living on the Yuntian Continent in the Cangxuan Realm. By chance, she obtains a mysterious black stone, giving her cultivation a powerful boost. See how she overcomes trial after trial, remains true to her Daoist heart, and rises to the pinnacle of the Cangxuan Realm... 121Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    All of them are completed and have no romantic pairings. The second and third books are by the same author, and they are also my favorites.

11. 11 截 Stealing the Chosen One's Destiny: I Snatch the Male Lead's Luck Again and Again 截胡天命：男主气运我抢抢抢 Flying Piggy会飞的皮皮猪Fantastical Romance269k WordsOngoing [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Spoilers in Comments] [Fate-Stealing] [Ensemble Cast] [Trope-Subverting, Defying Fate] Gu Wan Chi is the most inconspicuous outer sect disciple of Cangwu Sect. With a mixed spiritual root, she has remained in the early stages of Qi Refining even after ten years of cultivation. Then one day, words begin appearing before her eyes: spoilers from beyond the Heavenly Dao's story. The comments say she won't survive three chapters. The commen 12.2kReads—Score2.2kShelves

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    The author's writing is good, and the protagonist has a fighting spirit. It's a rare gem among books. The only downside is that it's still being serialized, so you'll have to wait for more chapters to be released. However, it's worth the wait.

12. 12 师 Senior Sister, Stop Hiding. You're Already Invincible 师姐别苟了，你都已经无敌了 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Invincible + Cautious] Tang Shi transmigrated to another world, into a realm of immortal cultivation. With poor aptitude, she couldn’t keep up with the ambitious, but she couldn’t even slack off properly. She was tired of it all. Might as well let the world end. If she was lucky, she’d be dead by tomorrow. “Ding! You have been bound to the Retirement System. For every extra day you live, the System will grant the Host a certain amount of cultivation.” Tang Shi: “I suddenly feel lik 8.3kReads8.2Score731Shelves

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    These are all highly recommended novels featuring strong, independent female protagonists. The female leads are incredibly powerful and free-spirited.

13. 13 绑 Bound to the Female Lead’s Career-Boosting System, I’m Invincible 绑了女主竞升系统后，我无敌了 Ruyue Ah如月啊Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted A heroine who grows stronger, neither a scheming white lotus nor a self-sacrificing saint. Focused on cultivating immortality, with no romance. Her family is wiped out, and her mother blows herself up. Before she is even five, Luo Xi is left an orphan once again. Her enemies are powerful, so she decides to lie low for now. “Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have been chosen as a candidate to become the heroine of the cultivation world. Compete for fortune, obtain resources, and become its true he 79Reads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 14 反 Villain: Hunting the Chosen One from the Start 反派：开局猎杀天命之主 Mo Shengxiao默笙箫Eastern Fantasy405k WordsCompleted [Fated Villain + Cunning + Overbearing + Ruthless + the Myriad Worlds + Empress + Invincible Power Fantasy + Transformation] Long Mo was reborn, only to become the imperial daughter of an Immortal Family by a twist of fate. Born with an invincible constitution, she also activated a System called the Hunter of Fated Protagonists. From then on, Long Mo embarked on a path devoted to hunting down protagonists of destiny. Whatever kind of protagonist you are, I'll crush you with my own strength and s 746Reads7.2Score102Shelves
15. 15 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves

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    These are all shows I've personally watched and thought were pretty good. As far as I remember, they're all without a romantic pairing. I personally prefer shows without romantic pairings; shows with romantic pairings are more prone to falling apart, and the female lead can easily become just a tool for the main character.

16. 16 消 Eliminate the Male-Frequency Chosen Ones 消灭男频龙傲天 Zhe Yi喆一Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted Cultivation, strong female lead, comedy There's always a male-oriented novel where the disgraced male lead is oppressed and bullied by his fiancee, who then breaks off their engagement in spectacular fashion. That's when the male lead's golden finger appears, and he starts showing off and face-slapping everyone. Naturally, his fiancee becomes the first person he face-slaps. And I transmigrated into a book as that fiancee. The first thing I did after transmigrating into the book was kill Long Aot 18Reads8.0Score—Shelves
17. 17 小 How Could the Junior Sister Be This Strong? 小师妹怎么可能这么强 Little Black Isn't Black小黑并不黑Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted At the secluded Qingyu Sect, everyone assumes their beloved junior sister has only average talent and just needs to be cute. But something doesn't seem right. Eldest Senior Brother: “It took me three months just to learn the basics of this sword technique. How did Junior Sister learn it after watching me demonstrate it once?” Second Senior Brother: “Wait a minute, Junior Sister. Could you show your senior brother how you refined this top-grade magical artifact?” Third Senior Brother: “Junior Sis 70Reads7.3Score—Shelves
18. 18 沉 After Ten Thousand Years Asleep, She Became the Invincible Ancestor 沉睡一万年，她成了无敌老祖 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation + no romance + strong female lead + satisfying read + punishing scum + face-slapping + lighthearted] Qiao Ran fell asleep while meditating in seclusion. Ten thousand years later, she woke up beside a grave. She hadn't ascended, her sect was gone, and there was no sign of her senior sister, her disciples, or anyone else from the sect. What had happened over the past ten thousand years? And why was she already saddled with a blood debt the moment she woke up? A myste 7kReads9.0Score774Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book as Liu Ruyan? I'll Rule the Ages and Crush the Male-Centric Genre 穿书柳如烟？我独断万古薄纱男频 Flower God Six花神六Ancient Romance181k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Cannon-Fodder Supporting Heroine? If the Male Lead Dares Bare His Teeth, He Gets Two Slaps!” [No Romance] [Emperor Ruyan] [A Twist on the Usual] [Mad Villain] [Actually Kills People] [Enter at Your Own Risk] After making a few complaints, Liu Ruyan transmigrated into the male-power fantasy novel I Hear Your Name Is Liu Ruyan. She became Liu Ruyan, a scum of a woman who was constantly face-slapped and tormented! In the book, she had countless identities, and each one involved a di 702Reads7.1Score104Shelves
20. 20 两 Group Transmigration Between Two Worlds: Others Cultivate Immortality, She Becomes a Great Demon 两界群穿：别人修仙，她成大魔头 The Galaxy Falls into My Arms星河落我怀Ancient Romance196k WordsOngoing [People transported between two worlds, powerful female lead cultivating demonic magic, no romance, satisfying revenge] On her wedding night, Ji Ran cripples her “husband,” then takes her “mother-in-law” hostage and runs. At the life-or-death moment of their escape, the cultivation game The Great Thousand Realm launches and pulls her inside. Only after entering does she discover that this isn’t a virtual reality game at all. Everything is real. Everyone selected will enter the Great Thousand Rea 23Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    All four books are non-romantic, and the female protagonists are all decisive and ruthless—strong female leads. Except for the first one, which is about cultivating demonic powers, I personally especially like the fourth one, *Juejuezi*, it's great! ^O^

21. 21 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.7kReads8.7Score389Shelves
22. 22 剑 The Sword Sect’s Little Senior Sister Got Struck by Lightning Again 剑宗小师姐又被雷劈了 Jiujiu Su玖玖酥Ancient Romance336k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead Cultivating Immortality + Thunder Heavenly Spiritual Root + Special Physique + No Romance] Xiao Xiao is not only beautiful and backed by a powerful family, but her talent is also beyond everyone else’s reach. Though she could coast to victory, Xiao Xiao insists on working hard, because her heart is set on the Great Dao, and she wants to grow toward the sun. The silly version: Xiao Xiao has wanted to become the greatest sword cultivator since she was little, but the biggest o 509Reads9.0Score100Shelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated Into the Cultivation World: I Am the Cool, Distant White Moonlight 穿书修真界：我是清冷白月光 Moonlight on the River明月映江Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + true goddess’s beloved + genius + saintess + ensemble cast in the later half + a touch of being adored by all + no romance] Xuan Lingqing died at the moment when the young elites of Kyoto’s powerful families loved her most. When she awoke, she discovered she had transmigrated into the cultivation world as a wicked supporting female character. Worse still, the heroine had been reborn. Fortunately, her family background was top-tier, and her cultivation tale 11.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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24. 24 孤 An Orphan's Path to Immortality: I'll Prove the Dao Through Killing 孤女修仙之我要以杀证道 Bored Cat Planet无聊猫星Ancient Romance651k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + wasteland + no romance + cultivation + ruthless] An orphan girl in a wasteland cultivation world, a world overrun by infection and death, a mysterious moonstone, a dangerous yet wondrous journey of cultivation… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Neither of them are saintly figures, and there are no romantic entanglements. The second book is already finished; the female lead has both ice and lightning spirit forms, and it's very good. The fourth book, "Proving the Dao Through Killing," should prove her decisiveness in killing. [Learned something new][Eating popcorn]

25. 25 抽 After I Started Drawing Cards, Why Are All the Chosen Ones Clinging to Me? 抽卡后，气运之子怎么都缠上来了 One of the Idlers闲人之一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Short drama and comic adaptation now available [Immortal cultivation card-draw System + play the pig to eat the tiger, beautiful, strong, and satisfying + one soul in two bodies + a battlefield of competing suitors + irresistible to men + romantic tension but no official couple + hilarious, absurd, drama-loving female lead + all male leads are pure] [The female lead is the strongest by the end!] Xia Wantang transmigrates into a cultivation novel with an ensemble of male leads, becoming a cannon- 8.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves
26. 26 修 After the Female Cultivator Side Character's Story Ends, She Turns the Tables 修仙女配剧情结束后翻盘了 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + heroine grows stronger] Su Jin never imagined she would transmigrate into the body of the beloved woman from an angsty romance novel. But by the time she arrived, the story was already over, and she had been banished to the desolate Wujie for all the evil she had done. If she couldn’t go back, she would do whatever it took to survive. From an ordinary cultivator to a city lord, from seizing control of a secret realm to becoming the supreme ruler of the world, she would stop at not 1.8kReads9.0Score279Shelves
27. 27 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    I'm recommending a new novel. It's very exciting, action-packed, and has a vast world-building. It's a female-centric, empowering story with no romantic pairing yet.

28. 28 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 37.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
29. 29 仙 Fairy? Call Me the Overlord of the Demonic Path! 仙子？请叫我魔道霸主！ Nine Heavens Mysterious Goddess 666九天玄女666Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [Female-led + No Romance + Invincible Across the World + Decisive and Ruthless] What is power for in the world of cultivation? Qin Yao: To suppress the world! To crush everything in my path! Let the world bend to my will! Let all living things obey my desires! Let all creation bow before me! 93Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist cultivates immortality, sweeping away all obstacles and becoming unparalleled in the world! No romantic pairing.

30. 30 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.8kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves
31. 31 知 After Learning the Plot, the Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 知道剧情后，修仙女配不当垫脚石 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Fantastical Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Secret Identity] [No Romance] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] [No Female Rivalry] [Extremely Fast Face-Slapping and Revenge] [Overpowered Golden Finger] Lin Wangshu closed his eyes and opened them again, going from a fine young man of the 21st century to the villain in a melodramatic, sweet romance fantasy novel. He was the villain who had a hopeless crush on the male lead and was about to be humiliated by the female lead and tortured to death by the male lead. Just then, a S 64.9kReads8.3Score9.5kShelves

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    No romance, a lighthearted read

32. 32 截 I Steal Fortunes and Get a Thousandfold Return, While the Side Character Secretly Becomes an Immortal 截胡机缘万倍返还，女配偷偷成仙 Duck Immortal鸭仙人Fantastical Romance780k WordsCompleted (The animated series is now available) [No romance + scheming + System + sly operator + transmigrate into a book + power fantasy + unstoppable dominance + female-leaning strength + leveling up and growth] Ye Wushuang transmigrated into a book as the legitimate daughter of the Famous Sword Manor. She thought she could lie flat, slack off, and live a carefree life. Who could have guessed that as soon as she transmigrated, she would be humiliated in every way by the future Mandate of Heaven empress 30.9kReads8.3Score4.8kShelves
33. 33 穿 Reborn as the Whole Family's Cannon Fodder, I Steal the Heroine's Luck from the Start 穿成满门炮灰，开局截胡女主气运 A Salted Fish Has Turned Its Luck Around一只咸鱼翻身了Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Beloved by All] [爽文] [No Couple] [No System] [Strong Female Lead] [Workaholic] What should I do after transmigrating into the body of a vicious supporting character destined to be mutilated into a human stump? Jiang Zhaozhao: Thanks for asking. I'm still in the womb, I've just tied my umbilical cord into a bow, and I'm practicing drawing qi into my body! No System? No wise old mentor? No golden finger? Sorry, the memories of my past life as a workaholic at a major tech company are my greatest c 26.9kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
34. 34 欲 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 213Reads7.3Score107Shelves

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    [Sword Cultivation + Martial Arts + Exquisite Beauty + Political Intrigue + Business + No Romance + Experience and Growth + Myriad Realms] ꉂ • ༚ • ིྀต The two-part series "Three Feet of Cold Light" and "Seeking the Dao" is a challenge to be the longest fantasy novel ever!

35. 35 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 17.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    The female villain is ruthless and decisive, and has no romantic partner.

36. 36 成 After Becoming a Model Grindset Warrior, She Became Emperor 成为合格的卷王后，她称帝了 So-and-So Yao某某尧Ancient Romance252k WordsOngoing [Don’t save this one for later, loves! Start reading now, you won’t regret it!] [No romance + no System + genius + overachiever + divine flames + vast worldbuilding] Also known as: After Hiding My Strength, Everyone Still Said I Was Too Overpowered Feng Yao had always been the kind of kid other parents wished they had. She’d read countless books even before awakening, and afterward, she became an astonishing prodigy. While others ate and slept, she refined pills and took them for cultivation. Wh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is absolutely amazing! [Thumbs up] The second book features a female protagonist who is also a great read. [Learned something] The third book has a female protagonist who was wronged at the beginning, but later she comes out of the forbidden area and successfully takes revenge. [Thumbs up] You can tell how good the last book is just by looking at the rating. [Learned something] Recommended rating: 5 stars!

37. 37 挖 Bone-Mining and Blood-Draining: A Madwoman Goes on a Rampage in the Cultivation World 挖骨取血，疯批在修仙界杀疯了 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (No romance + unhinged heroine + skewed values + a touch of ensemble cast + a touch of redemption + selfish, growth-oriented female lead. If that's not your thing, don't read or leave hate. Just quietly move on; it's better for everyone! Sending love ❥(ゝω·✿ฺ)) After transmigrating, Jiang Hanqing became a pitiful senior sister whose spiritual root had been stolen. Her own younger sister took her bones and seized her spiritual root. Was she supposed to put up with that? Absolutely not! When you 3.7kReads8.8Score444Shelves

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    I've been a reader for over a decade, and it's been years since I've read such a good and satisfying book! Before, I'd get bored halfway through and give up. This is the first book in recent years that has made me want to finish it! The female lead is truly decisive and ruthless! A cold-blooded, ruthless, and exhilarating female protagonist!

38. 38 浮 Among the Three Thousand Worlds, I Embrace the Moon and Become an Immortal 浮世三千，揽月为仙 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance438k WordsOngoing Fuli came from an age when cultivation had all but vanished. After her death, she encountered the Heaven-ordained Three Lives Stone, and her soul transmigrated and was reborn on the Floating World Continent. This was a cultivation realm rich in spiritual energy, where any living thing could cultivate and attain the Dao if fortune favored it. Fuli looked at her Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root and her innate Chaos Body, which could contain every kind of energy, and smiled. Alchemy? Learn it! 2.1kReads9.3Score234Shelves
39. 39 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 16.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
40. 40 挖 You Want to Dig Out My Golden Core for the Heroine? I’ll Send the Whole Sect into My Imperial Banner 挖我金丹给女主？全宗进我人皇幡 That Mountain Far Away远方那座山Ancient Romance942k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Morally Gray] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Self-Righteous] [No Romance] Jia Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the vicious villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ruan Jiaojiao. After her golden core is ripped out, she looks at her mixed spiritual roots and damaged foundation, then resolutely embarks on the path of demonic cultivation! You dare rip out my golden core? Then the whole sect can go into my Human Emperor Banner! By day, she exudes the r 49.3kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves

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    These two books: The first one is a traditional cultivation novel, with a female protagonist who is decisive and adept at disguise (what kind of benevolent person wielding the Human Emperor's Banner? 😎 The author's bio states there's no romantic pairing). The second one: I'm almost finished with it, and there's still no male lead. The female protagonist is quirky and mischievous, and even when she can't beat her enemies, she still tries her best to torment them [laughing].

41. 41 逼 You Forced Me to Raise My Cultivation, So Why Are You Crying Now That I Did? 逼我涨修为，我修为涨了你哭什么 Willow Shade Bright柳暗明Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + revenge + taking down scumbags + face-slapping] Ever since a demon insect bit her at the age of eight, Shen Qingshuang has been kept chained by the feet in a basement. Day after day, she endures the torment of poison coursing through her body. If not for her biological sister, she would never have held on so long. The darkness would have swallowed her up long ago. Her sister is gentle, strong, and considerate, the very best person in the world. When they are sixteen, her sister awaken 5.6kReads8.7Score617Shelves
42. 42 灵 After My Spiritual Root Was Swapped, the Culprits Cried in Fear 灵根被换后，罪魁祸首们害怕哭了 Thirteenth Concubine十三姨太Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Strong female lead + decisive and ruthless + leveling up + golden finger + revenge + no romance Yun Chu was transmigrated into the body of a little beggar. After Daoist Lord Mozhu of the Chiyun Sect discovered her rare ice spirit root, he took her away. She thought her path to immortality was assured, only to have her spirit root stolen. After escaping, she discovered that killing enemies earned her cultivation time. [Ding! You killed a mid-Qi Refining demonic beast and gained 10 years of cultiv 4.9kReads8.5Score594Shelves

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    Trust me, these books are guaranteed to be good (I won't mention those in the titles). The first one has no romantic pairing or male concubines, it's pure bliss from beginning to end, the female lead is incredibly strong and universally adored. The second one is very abstract, a group portrait: "My name is Chi Miao, meaning 'unobstructed and boundless,' Chi Miao who can return to her homeland," "Paving the way through countless ages, defying fate," "The loser, ten thousand bones wither; the winner, eternal glory," "Before me, no one became an immortal. After me, immortals abound"... These sentences speak for themselves, the book's authority needs no further explanation. The third one features a well-written upgrade + cheat + revenge plot!!! The fourth one doesn't have a male-dominated cast; there are many female characters around the female lead, and her disciples include senior sisters! Very enjoyable. The fifth one is a fast-paced, action-packed novel; the female lead is fierce in fights, there are many action scenes, and the female lead is incredibly strong!!!

43. 43 血 Blood Curse: The Eye That Gazes into the Void 血咒，虚空凝望之眼 Mu Gexi木格西Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Pure no-romance story, no women fighting over men, sound values, a grand vision, a powerful female lead! No male lead, no romantic tension, no suffering in silence, no one-sided crushes, no bizarre troublemakers, no love affairs. The story contains no romantic push and pull whatsoever. Fantasy + jianghu + nontraditional cultivation + multiple worlds + immortality, with a heroine who grows into a chivalrous figure. * This world is no small-minded place! From the mortal world, to the world of fles 7.1kReads9.4Score893Shelves

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    This is a non-traditional cultivation novel, completely without romance, featuring a strong female lead. You can read the synopsis first. The lack of female rivalry makes for a very comfortable reading experience. There's no male lead, no ambiguous relationships, no one-sided love, and no romantic love whatsoever. It's a story of a chivalrous female protagonist who grows and develops. The supporting female characters are also very well-liked, making for a very enjoyable read. The female lead is worldly-wise but not cynical; she helps those willing to save themselves and is decisive in killing villains. I absolutely love the characters created by this author.

44. 44 绝 The Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Her Way Through Ten Thousand Worlds 绝世女皇：一人一剑杀穿万界 Drunken Smile of Peace醉安笑Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Genius + Sword Cultivation + Leveling Up + Traditional Fantasy] Ye Wuxi transmigrates as a genius whose powers have been crippled, bringing along a mysterious seed. A single seed can fill a dantian and turn it into an ocean, and give rise to an eternal, verdant heaven... In a world where the strong rule, Ye Wuxi sets out from Tianfeng with a sword in hand, embarking on a long journey of cultivation... I wield a sword that can stride across the Myriad Worlds. P.S. The female lead seems aloof on 11.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
45. 45 穿 I Transmigrated into a Tragic Romance and Started Cultivating Immortality 穿到虐文里我修仙了 Qi Qi萋柒Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (No romantic tension, no male lead, no romance. Maxed-out beauty and strength, with a light, exaggerated writing style!) [Cool, powerful heroine + dual cultivation in music and swordsmanship + genius protagonist + ice spirit root + Supreme Yin Divine Physique + no romance + immortal sect goddess + struggle for supremacy in a grand age] “I have a melody. Would you all care to listen?” An Shu transmigrates into a book, becoming the heroine of a heart-wrenching tragedy? The story hasn’t even begun, 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    I think this is a super good read! It features a strong female lead with no romantic pairing. She has a divine ice spirit root, a Taiyin divine body, and cultivates both sound and sword techniques. She's a goddess and an unparalleled prodigy. The first dozen or so chapters are the original text, but the male lead has absolutely no connection to the later chapters, so don't worry about that. She has beautiful purple hair and a grand world view. The female lead is always incredibly powerful and doesn't hide her strength; she's always at the top and has a high status. The plot is rich and gets more exciting as you read on. She starts in what could be considered an upper-middle-level world, but later ascends to an even larger world. This larger world has a celestial sect connected to her original sect, and they are of the same lineage. Whether it's the original world or the larger world, the realm of "immortal" exists. It's a very good read, with a very fantastical and novel style. I hope you'll like it! [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart][heart] (I've recommended it twice already, but I'm back again after seeing this post [laughs]) Don't be discouraged by the low rating! [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added] The only downside is that it's not finished yet.

46. 46 我 I've Become the Villains' Master, How Could I Be a Good Person? 我都成反派们师父了，能是好人？ Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available. Search for “I Became the Villains' Master, So How Could I Be a Good Person?” [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Villains with a Few Screws Loose] “This master will shelter you from wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from.” The villain, badly wounded after being defeated by the protagonists, cries out, “Stop standing around and save me!” “Maybe you shouldn't have slacked off in your training. You can't even beat a bunch 38.6kReads8.9Score6.8kShelves

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    Master Wen Li and his six disciples each possess unique strengths, yet they harbor deep resentment towards their master, wishing nothing more than to kill each other. The eldest, Yao Dai, feigns ignorance; the second, Xie Tinglan, is arrogant and awkward; the third, Gu Linshu, is a rich but easily taken advantage of; the fourth, Zong Zheng Huangyue, is exceptionally clever and cunning; the fifth, Hua Cishu, is a cunning and manipulative schemer; and the sixth, Xin Jiuxian, is a naive and impulsive man who smashes his zither. And then there's their master, Wen Li, who has betrayed his disciples to the point of ruin. Each one has deeply inherited their master's teachings: betraying outsiders, selling out fellow disciples without hesitation, sacrificing even themselves for their own. Every character is well-written.

47. 47 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
48. 48 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves
49. 49 五 The Five-Element Root's Useless Talent Soared to Immortality in Style 五灵根的废材高调飞升了 Yin Tiedan, Who Loves Sesame Pork爱吃芝麻肉的尹铁蛋Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ning Zhixi transmigrates into a book and is forced to have her spiritual root replaced. Well, what's done is done. Since she's transmigrated here, she might as well make the best of it. With her five-element spiritual root, she does everything she can to reach the cultivation world, only to be taken in as a disciple by an unreliable master who's about to ascend. To protect the inheritance her unreliable master left behind, no, the cultivation resources he left behind, she has no choice but to le 2.7kReads8.9Score311Shelves

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    Striving to protect the legacy left to me by my unreliable ascended master: pills, arrays, talismans, and poisons are loading...

50. 50 天 The Phoenix Returns by Heaven’s Mandate 天命凰归 Ye Xingyao叶星妖Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [A heroine with little humanity × a hero doing his best to preserve hers] Test Subject 01 gave everything for humanity, only to be betrayed. Just as she was about to take everyone down with her, a System calling itself “Destiny” found her and sent her into another world. Ling Yi was once the daughter of the prime minister, but someone maliciously switched her at birth. When she was finally found, she discovered that her parents showed her no affection and her siblings despised her. They had only 21.3kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves

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    Of course, there's also this one. The female lead is really unhappy from the moment she opens her eyes. She slaps even the passing dogs, and if she can't stand someone, she just slaps them away. She's always unhappy and keeps slapping people. The only problem is that the system spoils her and gives her all sorts of loopholes. You really should go read it.

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