My Esteemed Ministers, Any Novels With a Master Above the Protagonist? I’m Out of Books 众爱卿，有没有师尊在上的文啊，朕书荒了

1. 1 黑 Locked-Room Warning! The Charismatic Villain Is Actually Me 黑屋警告！万人迷反派竟是我自己 Mint-Flavored Ribbit薄荷味的咕呱Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + fake death escape + unhinged snake-like master] One day, Xie Huai transmigrated into a book. In tears, he was just about to diligently complete his missions, get close to his target, and steer the runaway plot back on course. Who could have guessed the story had already become a complete mess? Xie Huai spread his hands and put them on his hips. “Heh. I’m done. I’m out of here.” But who could have guessed that his usually aloof master would come after him to kill him? 14.2kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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   When I saw this master looking like a male ghost, I was startled.

2. 2 穿 I Transmigrated into the Heartless Lotus's Silly Disciple 穿成黑心莲的沙雕徒弟 Fold-Eared Kitty卷耳猫猫Two Male Leads880k WordsCompleted "Both top and bottom are pure" The shizun top is the best! Yandere, possessive, beautiful shizun top × sunny bottom who has no idea what he’s doing and thinks he’s the top No childbirth in the main story. Important: no childbirth. Xu Muyan stayed up all night reading a flower-themed novel called The Mystic Sect’s Furnace, and got so mad he started pounding on the wall in the middle of the night. The novel’s all-receiving protagonist, Yu Lisheng, was abandoned by his half-brother as a child and p 881Reads6.1Score188Shelves

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   Both of these books are really good! The first one is about a yandere master, it's basically forced love. The second one is a bit angsty, so if you can't handle angst, don't read it.

3. 3 重 Reborn: After My Scumbag Disciple Came to His Senses, My Master Forced Me to Love Him 重生：渣徒醒悟后，被师尊强制爱了 Falling in a Frenzy疯疯疯落Two Male Leads197k WordsCompleted “Master, I won’t run away anymore… I really mean it.” [❤Both reborn, both powerful, both devoted to each other❤] Jun Cheng loved the master who raised him for five hundred years. Sadly, his master was an untouchable white-robed deity. To win his master’s love, he was willing to fall to the demonic path and become a great fiend who slaughtered countless lives. Jun Cheng never thought he was insane. It wasn’t until the immortals united against him and he died at the hands of the person he loved mo 4.8kReads8.2Score570Shelves

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   Both are master and apprentice, older and younger.

4. 4 关 How to Save My Disciple After He Becomes Everyone's Favorite 关于如何拯救成为万人迷的徒弟 Carbon-Carbon Double Bond碳碳双键Two Male Leads487k WordsCompleted Complete~ [Plot-Focused + One True Pairing + Top + Male-Male Romance + Cultivation + Master and Disciple + Older Love Interest + Everyone's Favorite] The plot takes center stage, while the romance develops slowly and gently. A seemingly gentle and powerful, secretly scheming master who tops x his aloof, long-admiring disciple who bottoms Three hundred years after ascending, You Yunzong discovered that his disciple had become the world's most coveted heartthrob, and had ended up with the overpo 1.5kReads8.6Score281Shelves
5. 5 师 The Master's Handbook for Raising Disciples 师尊的养徒手册 Falling Point Xiao Yu落点小羽Two Male Leads461k WordsCompleted [Main story complete, two male leads, both pure, cultivation, a growing-up romance, equally strong leads, past and present lives, sweet romance, possessive top] The first time he saw Qi Yun, the boy was tiny and filthy, and even cursed him in his thoughts for being a stinking fox spirit. Jun Ciyan thought he might as well raise the little thing for amusement. He had nothing better to do, after all. But as he raised that “little thing,” something changed. The more he looked, the more delicious th 245Reads—Score104Shelves
6. 6 师 Master Knocks on My Door at Night 师尊夜叩门 The Big Brain Who Lowers Your Sanity掉san的大聪明Two Male Leads649k WordsOngoing (Two male leads / pretend coercion / misunderstandings / older master and younger disciple / everyone is drawn to the shou, but he only has eyes for his master; the others are unrequited) (The disciple only pretends to be weak and coerced.) (He seems like an aloof beauty, but is actually a bashful touch-me-not spirit who falls hard for his disciple: the gong master × He seems gentle and refined, but is actually a natural at the ruthless path. A saintly man with selfish feelings for his disciple: 773Reads—Score100Shelves
7. 7 师 Book Transmigration: My Master Is There to Be Admired, Not Touched 【穿书】师尊可观不可撩 Su Sanjiu苏三酒Two Male Leads925k WordsCompleted My new book next door, [The Dark Guard Is Always Overstepping His Bounds], is currently being serialized. Visit my profile to read it. [One-on-one, both pure; a low-EQ master who turns flirtatious and falls to the dark side later x a clingy disciple who becomes aloof and obsessive later] At nine, Chu Hanyuan gazed up at the man, eyes full of admiration. “Master, since you love wine, shall I use these scattered peach blossoms to brew some peach blossom wine for you?” Cijing: “All right.” At fif 683Reads8.7Score116Shelves
8. 8 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Runaway Good Disciple of a Lovesick Master 穿书后成了病娇师尊的在逃乖徒 Lin Weixie凛未邪Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted [A genuinely unhinged, not-so-good master x a crafty disciple who bullies the weak] Qin Yu transmigrates into a cultivation power fantasy as a cannon-fodder simp. The System tells him the novel's male lead is no good, and orders him to make a comeback and strip away the lead's halo, or his account will be deleted and he'll have to start over?! Strip it away? Absolutely. If I don't, I'm no man! The male lead has supposedly become the disciple of a late-stage Soul Formation bigwig? Then Qin Yu wil 3.7kReads9.2Score778Shelves
9. 9 论 On the Years I Imprisoned My Master, Only to Get Played Instead 论我囚禁师尊反被套路的那些年 Yao Yin of the Back Mountain Ravine后山沟的爻阴Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing Two male leads + dual rebirth + System + happy ending The low rating is only because few people have read it. A slow-burn cultivation story, but not your typical cultivation novel. There’s a real growth arc! A cool and aloof Master who’s secretly controlling and cunning, paired with a hot-tempered, possessive disciple who’s a wolf to everyone else and a puppy around his Master. Xiao Lin thinks his Master is a complete and utter scumbag! Petty, mean-spirited, and a world-class poser. What he love 1kReads8.5Score147Shelves
10. 10 强 Reborn After Failing to Force My Ruthless Daoist Master to Love Me 强制爱无情道师尊失败后重生了 Sad Lychee悲伤的荔枝Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads. The villainous disciple is the bottom, while the master who cultivates the Unfeeling Dao is the top.] Bai Xianchen transmigrates into a xianxia world. With his life nearing its end after failing a mission, Bai Xianchen throws caution to the wind and goes completely mad before he dies: he forces his master, Xie Wujiu, into a relationship and imprisons him in the Demon Realm so they can “keep each other company day and night.” But Xie Wujiu cultivates the Unfeeling Dao. Even afte 21.1kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
11. 11 师 Master, Please Go Easy on My Punishment 师尊，轻点罚 Kao Kao Kao Kao靠靠靠靠Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + one-on-one romance + both pure + master and disciple, older top] The aloof master Xie Qingyan, the top x his disciple, Demon Lord Luo Huaijin, the bottom Luo Huaijin was an ordinary high school student. After falling asleep and dying during an exam, he woke up as the deranged Demon Lord in a cultivation novel who had imprisoned his master. The good news: he came with a System. The bad news: the System activated the mission [Save the Beautiful Master]. System: [Heal him, or you 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn, I Let My Master Turn the Tables and Woo Me 重生后我被师尊反向攻略了 Snow Crystal Feather Robe雪晶羽裳Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cultivation + older top + master and disciple + both reborn + mutual secret crush + happy ending] [Cool, restrained master top × tsundere disciple bottom] The Demon Lord Lu Jiugge is killed after being besieged by the great immortal sects. When he opens his eyes, he’s back on the day his family was massacred. In this life, he feels nothing but bone-deep hatred for Gu Qingcheng, who slaughtered his family in his previous life. He wants to stay away from him, but fate twists thin 813Reads—Score141Shelves
13. 13 师 Master, Go Easy on the Punishment! Your Disciple Can't Take It! 师尊轻点罚，徒弟扛不住！ Nine Deer Sheng九鹿笙Two Male Leads492k WordsCompleted [Complete] Note: this has two male leads! It gets really sweet later. From the moment he was born, Shen An was branded an ill omen. When he was eight, his master, Chu Weiming of Bu Ming Mountain, rescued him from a fire. Shen An then swore to protect his master and keep him safe for the rest of his life! After ten years apart, they met again, and Shen An fell in love at first sight. But Shen An never imagined that the first thing his master would do after emerging from seclusion was use an Immor 3.9kReads9.3Score585Shelves

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    This is great! 👀 You definitely won't regret coming here („ಡωಡ„) [Q]

14. 14 谁 Who Would Have Thought a Cool, Aloof Master Would Hold His Demon Disciple Close and Tease Him? 谁家清冷师尊将妖徒按在怀里撩？ White Flower Snake Water白花蛇草水Two Male Leads503k WordsCompleted [Audiobook now available] [Both reborn + older top + gradual cultivation of the relationship + mutually devoted couple + multiple CPs + comedy + happy ending] A soft, sweet, green-tea sesame-rice-ball disciple on the bottom VS a seemingly aloof but actually stubborn, soft-hearted, gentle master on top System: Your mission is to be a scheming, sneaky troublemaker, throw the cultivation world into chaos, and become its greatest villain! Chu Mu: (fierce) No problem! (raises sword) Tremble! This vil 6.5kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Seriously, I've said it countless times: I highly recommend the first two books. Their ratings are so high, you can see how good they are.

15. 15 全EN After the Whole Cultivation World Heard My Thoughts, I Became Everyone's Darling 全修仙界听到我心声后，我成团宠 Downstream from Luochuan洛川下Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Mind Reading + Everyone’s Favorite + Romantic Rivalry + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Sweet Romance] Shen Leyan transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a low-ranking disciple assigned to guard the sect’s gates. His daily duties consist of slacking off, eating, and drinking. What a life!!! Shen Leyan is content to lie flat, but everyone else in the sect meets a tragic end in the original story. The sect master cultivates the ruthless path: aloof and solitary, he is rever 4.2kReads9.3Score634Shelves
16. 16 被 After Being Forced to Reincarnate, I Became a Gloomy, Unhinged Villain 被迫转生后，我成了阴郁疯批反派 N Times in This Life命N次Two Male Leads406k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + shou-centered + reborn + revenge + face-slapping + mutually doting leads + past and present lives] [Sinister, ruthless beauty shou (Sang Yao) VS unruly, frivolous beauty gong (Wu Yan)] [Obsessive x devoted] [What I thought was our first meeting turned out to be a reunion after a long separation.] A hundred years ago, Sang Yao's sea of consciousness was destroyed and his spiritual bones were replaced, driving him mad and turning him into a demon. He lost all his cultivation. 126Reads7.2Score—Shelves
17. 17 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Villainous Master Fell for Me at First Sight 穿书后，被反派师尊一见钟情 Shattered Jade Cast Upon Frost碎玉投霜Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + 1v1 + everyone’s favorite + pure-hearted top + master and disciple] Proud, pure-hearted, loyal-dog fake villain top × sunny, cheerful, universally adored fake cannon-fodder bottom Lin Guangyue was a popular online creator in the modern world, but he unexpectedly died from staying up all night reading a novel. His dying wish was to get another chance at life. Little did he know that some unreliable deity had heard him and sent him into the book, where he began his career as a ca 191Reads8.2Score—Shelves
18. 18 致 Deadly Sweet Love: My Yandere Master’s Disciple Is Too Cunning 致命甜宠：病娇师尊的徒弟太心机 Mu Zhai木宅Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Yandere + Mutual Devotion + Everyone's Favorite + Scheming + Pure 1v1 Romance + Happy Ending + Transmigrate into a Book] Chi Zaiye transmigrates into a book, becoming the disciple of the great villain in a harem novel. To save the fictional character he loves dearly, Chi Zaiye decides to start by protecting the villain. Of course, he also makes sure to flirt with his unbelievably handsome master. Things work out a little too well: not only does his master take the b 5kReads9.4Score885Shelves
19. 19 大 Has Senior Brother Managed to Woo Master Today? 大师兄今天拐到师尊了吗 Cat Who Loves Strawberries喜欢草莓的猫Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted A self-assured disciple determined to abduct his master x a naturally airheaded, secretly scheming master who fiercely protects his own Jiang Chuyang has two regrets. First, he never got to confess his feelings before his master died. Second, now that he’s been reborn, he still can’t manage to abduct his “airheaded” master. In this life, he vows to win his master over. Then one day, Jiang Chuyang suddenly realizes his master isn’t naturally airheaded at all. He’s a scheming black-hearted lotus, 1.4kReads8.6Score243Shelves
20. 20 师 Spare Me, Master! Your Disciple Knows He Was Wrong 师父饶命，徒儿知错了 The Moon Over the River Has Its Say江月有辞Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + equally matched powerhouses + cultivation + past and present lives] Song Qichi had always believed that Su Yanzhu hated him more than anything. Even the slightest mistake earned him a beating that left him bloody and bruised. Later, Su Yanzhu challenged the Nine Provinces, answered Heaven’s call in his place, and sealed the Demon Abyss. When he died and his cultivation dissipated, Song Qichi finally understood the feelings hidden beneath his harsh words. His master, the great 952Reads9.3Score108Shelves
21. 21 修 After I Cultivated the Ruthless Dao, My Master Regretted It 修无情道后，师尊后悔了 Feng Xun Ziyan风寻紫烟Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + reborn] On the day of his wedding, Luo Feiqing held a sword to his own throat, forcing his cultivation partner, Yue Liyou, to choose between him and his senior brother. Yue Liyou hesitated. In that instant, Luo Feiqing realized that Yue Liyou did not love him as much as he had imagined. Later, his cultivation backfired, and Luo Feiqing died in Yue Liyou’s arms. In the blink of an eye, he was reborn in Luo Feiqing’s body. A hundred years had passed, but the hatred remained. Yue 2.4kReads8.6Score203Shelves
22. 22 师 The Master Flirts with a Disciple and Makes Him His Dao Companion 师尊他撩个徒弟当道侣 Cang Lan苍澜Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted When other masters realize they’ve fallen for their own disciples, they’re bound by propriety and can only bury their feelings in their hearts, unwilling to speak of them. When Tang Yixuan realizes he has feelings for his disciple, he can’t stop flirting with him... “Disciple, are you in need of a cultivation partner? How about your master?” Zhan Nanzhou, who already harbors improper thoughts about his master, feels his ears turn red. His usual composure has long since flown out the window. He t 4kReads9.0Score615Shelves
23. 23 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Stole the Male Lead's Master 穿书后我抢了男主的师尊 Jiang Yan Is Not 0江言不是0Two Male Leads172k WordsCompleted [Master and Disciple + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Leads Pure] [Beautiful Master, a Powerful Cannon-Fodder Character vs. Theatrical Villain Disciple Transmigrated into a Book] Mu Li, a modern all-around top talent, transmigrates into a novel after writing an angry review, blasting the author for making such a mess of the story. By sheer “coincidence,” he becomes the young version of the villainous boss, and even “accidentally” steals the original male lead’s cannon-fodder master. As the say 213Reads8.2Score103Shelves
24. 24 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Useless Substitute Tames the Cultivation World 穿书后，废物替身驯服了修真界 Jin Qian Ruyue金戋如月Two Male Leads627k WordsCompleted [Male lead focused, no female lead + master and disciple + from most hated to most adored + 1v1] [Carefree, powerful disciple who plays the pig to eat the tiger vs. seemingly aloof, secretly tsundere and devoted master] Feng Shi transmigrated into a novel from Huashi and became the stand-in for Shen Songhe, the cultivation world's beloved ideal. According to the rumors, Feng Shi was a useless fool, a bootlicking counterfeit with low cultivation, no sense of his place, and the audacity to try to 13.8kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
25. 25 重 After Being Reborn, My Master's Persona Fell Apart 重生后，师尊他人设崩了 Frost Realm霜境Two Male Leads473k WordsCompleted Rebirth + two male leads + master and disciple + cultivation + master’s rise to power, with the master as the seme In his previous life, Chu Qiuli joined the Five Greens Sect to avenge himself and smoothly embarked on the path of cultivation. He gained a master in flowing white robes, so ethereal he seemed like an immortal banished from heaven. Chu thought this powerful cultivator, revered by everyone as Immortal Xiaoji, would lead him through the trials of cultivation and help him achieve a sti 504Reads8.6Score102Shelves
26. 26 拯 I Saved My Master’s Honor, but Lost My Own 拯救师尊的清白后，我的清白没了 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads597k WordsCompleted [Print edition publication deal signed; progress updates at Qinlingling] [Two male leads + cultivation + older top + master and disciple + both virgins + happy ending] [Cold, gentle, white-snake master top x sunny, affectionate puppy-like disciple bottom] Chu Xianlan discovered that he could have prophetic dreams. At first, he thought they were just coincidences, until every dream turned out to involve his most respected master, Yichen. [The arrogant and domineering Fourth Prince finds himself u 29kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    The books on the shelf are a bit of a mixed bag; I've only found these few so far, all featuring the master, and they're all sweet romance novels, hehe [shy]

27. 27 修 The Path to Becoming the Cultivation World's Top Healer 修仙界顶级治疗养成之路 The Big Big Big Big Tiger大大大大老虎Two Male Leads2.6M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + System + older master and younger disciple + guiding lover + sweet romance + both virgins + happy ending + ensemble cast] [Slow burn + progression fantasy + coming-of-age] After transmigrating, Lin Chen becomes bound to a [Top-Tier Healing and Growth System]. Other people's Systems: divine skills from the start! An instant legendary weapon! His System, Da Bai: a healer System + a laid-back chat companion (?) + 0 (?) punishment. Its motto is all about keeping a good attitude: “C 57.1kReads9.4Score8.6kShelves

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    I like it. The first book is really good, but not many people have read it; it's a bit angsty. The second book is pretty good, it's sweet. The third book is too long, but those who like slow-paced romance stories should like it.

28. 28 变 What Kind of Normal Disciple Can a Mad Master Raise? 变态师尊能养出什么正常徒弟？ Yuanxiao Xiao元宵宵Two Male Leads561k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + two unhinged leads + happy ending + pure, sweet wish fulfillment] [Unhinged beauty of a master as the pursuer vs. an obsessive, sharp-tongued disciple as the pursued] Song Xiu transmigrates to the Age of Declining Dharma and spends every day hoping his sickly, beautiful master will “kick the bucket” soon, so he can inherit the estate and focus on cultivating. Who knew his assassination attempt would fail, leaving his master to “educate” him until he ques 14.1kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    The first novel, featuring a mature male lead and no angst (seriously, trust me), is a classic example of a story with two equally crazy protagonists. It boasts very positive values, strong writing, and a compelling plot, with no clichés. The second novel is also a pure example of a story with two equally crazy protagonists, and the plot progresses quite quickly.

29. 29 拯 Saving My Master: Ah! I'm That Wicked Disciple 拯救师尊：啊！我是那个孽徒 I'm a Lucky Swallow我是只招财燕Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + male-male romance + cultivation world] Aloof, kind, scheming master top × talkative, hot-tempered, irreverent disciple bottom After transmigrating into a book, Cheng Ze becomes the little disciple destined to drag the untouchable master down from his pedestal. Faced with his aloof yet kind master, Cheng Ze can’t bring himself to go through with it. The mission must be done, and his master must be saved! He shouldn’t have to meet such a terrible end… He 2kReads8.7Score286Shelves

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    I haven't read the first one. The second one is okay. The third one is really good, highly recommended.

30. 30 救 Help! I Was Reborn as a Cannon Fodder and Became the Sickly Villain's One and Only 救命！穿成炮灰后被病娇反派独宠 The Autumn Wind Has Passed秋风已逝Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted Important: The shizun is the gong! The shizun is the gong!! The shizun is the gong!!! The rating was only just opened, so it’ll go up. Enjoy with peace of mind. [Strong leads, sweet romance, devoted to each other, cultivation] [Two male leads, unconventional cultivation story, a little silly] [Sunny, cheerful disciple shou who transmigrates into a book × unhinged, brutal shizun gong] After an unfortunate turn of events, Xie Xingchen transmigrated into a book. As everyone knows, being a villainou 5kReads9.1Score727Shelves
31. 31 师 What Should I Do When My Master Loves Me Too Much? 师尊太爱我了怎么办 What I Think Of所念Two Male Leads526k WordsCompleted In his previous life, the unremarkable Qi Huaiyue was taken in as a disciple by the Immortal Venerable, the arrogant and carefree number-one cultivator in the cultivation world. Everyone, Qi Huaiyue included, assumed the Immortal Venerable had ulterior motives and would soon cast him out of the sect. Yet when Qi Huaiyue was injured by a demon beast, Sword Venerable Guanyuan wiped out every beast that had settled on Dongyuan Peak. When Qi Huaiyue wanted a life-bound magical weapon, Sword Venerabl 4.7kReads9.0Score701Shelves

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    Both of these are.

32. 32 反 The Villainous Master Is Invincible, So Why Won’t His Wicked Disciple Kneel? 反派师尊太无敌，孽徒还不跪下 Guiding with Patient Persuasion循循善诱Two Male Leads335k WordsOngoing [BL + yandere + obsessive + bottom pursues top + both dark + mutual coercion + sweet] [Cool, domineering master top x possessive, unruly disciple bottom] Two people with an overwhelming need for control try to dominate each other. They push and pull, tame one another, clash head-on, and remain hopelessly entangled. Wen Chenxin had lived for nearly two thousand years. He might not have been as calm as an ancient well, but it took a lot to stir his emotions. People who met him were either afraid 1.6kReads8.9Score196Shelves
33. 33 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Cool Master Tricked Me into Becoming His Dao Companion 穿书后，被清冷师尊忽悠成了道侣 Daydreaming Smoke发呆的烟雾Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate into the book in his own body + older master-younger disciple + sweet romance + lighthearted + overpowered protagonist + cultivation + maximum charm + happy ending] Lu Zhao transmigrates into an overpowered wish-fulfillment novel and lands right in the male lead Xie Qingyan’s arms the moment he opens his eyes. The man with the biggest advantage in the whole book looks down at him. “Would you like to be my disciple?” L 3.8kReads8.9Score718Shelves
34. 34 整 There Are Hardly Any Normal People in the Entire Sect 整个宗门没有几个正常人 Depressed for the Rest of My Life抑郁余生Two Male Leads352k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both each other’s only one, 1v1] [If you don’t like it, please don’t leave nasty comments] [After the pursuer makes eye contact with the receiver, he can read his mind] Si Tianshui is a college student who stayed up all night memorizing material for his exams so he wouldn’t fail. To his shock, he dies suddenly and transmigrates to the cultivation world. Transmigration is one thing, but the problem is that he doesn’t even know the plot. He throws his head back and cries, “This is 6.8kReads9.2Score972Shelves

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    Both of these are absolutely amazing! (^O^)y No kidding! The second one might have a lower rating because the protagonist is bisexual 🤔 But it's truly fantastic and highly recommended!!!

35. 35 师 Master, I'm Your Disciple 师尊：我是你徒弟 Kurosaki Karin黑崎夏梨Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Xie Xinghe unexpectedly bound himself to a Winning by Doing Nothing System and rose to the peak of life by coasting on easy victories. Then he met that seemingly aloof and otherworldly Venerable, who was actually gloomy and impossible to appease. Xie Xinghe realized that this kind of “winning by doing nothing” wasn’t what he’d thought. Terrified, he packed his things and fled in the middle of the night. … 2.4kReads9.0Score291Shelves

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    I highly recommend books 1, 3, and 5. In all of them, the master is the seme (dominant partner). In the first book, the seme makes the uke (submissive partner) lose his memory, wanting him to fall in love with him, and even draws a black rose on his back; the black rose symbolizes imprisoned love. These books all involve imprisonment; if you can't handle that, skip them.

36. 36 重 Reborn: I Made My Obsessive Master Turn Dark 重生：偏执师尊被我撩黑化了 Wen Daiyu文黛玉Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, no female lead, unhinged, obsessive and corrupted, master and disciple] Originally titled Reborn: My Obsessive Master Was Corrupted by My Flirting A doting, unhinged master as the pursuer x a naturally flirtatious, adored disciple as the pursued Shen Ziyu, a cultivation-world prodigy, entered the demonic path and defied heaven for the sake of his beloved, only to be run through the heart by a sword and die a gruesome death. Even after death, his vengeful spirit lingered. Shen Zi 4.5kReads9.4Score681Shelves

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    All of them feature a master as the top and a disciple as the bottom. Some of these are super good ones that I read before, with elements of forced love, a little black dog, iron-fisted love, a lewd character, a yandere, and a crazy person.

37. 37 救 Help! My Master Is Completely Unreliable 救命！我的师尊一点都不靠谱 Depressed for the Rest of My Life抑郁余生Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both pure, sweet romance, master-disciple story] [If you don’t like it, please don’t flame it] His master may be unreliable at times, but he is very beautiful. At first, Ye Hanchuan noticed that everyone in his dorm had disappeared. He assumed they had gone out to have fun and didn’t think much of it. But after three years without finding them, he began to think it was strange. Even after he called the police, no one could find them. It wasn’t until he transmigrated to the cultivati 1.4kReads8.9Score255Shelves

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    The first book is quite silly. The master is not very serious, and his disciple almost rebelled several times. There are also three side couples, each with their own appeal. The second book is about excitement, the extreme tension between master and disciple, and the process of a yandere master turning his straight male disciple gay. It might not be very friendly to the bottom, so those who are into bottoms can skip this. The characters are very well-developed, giving you an extreme sense of madness. In both books, the protagonist is a transmigrator and encounters fellow villagers. In the first book, the protagonist encounters his three roommates, and the three side couples are them and their partners. In the second book, the protagonist encounters the original author, and that immoral fellow villager even schemes against the protagonist.

38. 38 不 Wait, Master, This Isn't Right 不是，师尊，这不对吧 Master Xun, Who Loves Yiwu Sesame Candy爱吃义乌麻糖的荀师傅Two Male Leads380k WordsOngoing Master and disciple, older love interest, bottom protagonist Jiang Ming unexpectedly transmigrated to the world of cultivation, only to find himself in someone else’s body. To make matters worse, that person was still alive. After he unexpectedly discovered a way to rebuild his physical body, he finally had a body of his own in this world. Later, he took a master and cultivated, fighting monsters and leveling up. Then one day: Master: “A-Ming, I have feelings for you.” Jiang Ming: “Wait, Master, 1.3kReads6.4Score150Shelves
39. 39 死 After Faking My Death Failed, the Villain Protagonist Forced Me Into His Arms and Coaxed Me 死遁失败后被反派男主强制掐腰哄 An Wang Yun Gui桉妄云归Two Male Leads277k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + younger top + yandere + one-on-one + sweet romance] Goofy, softhearted, gentle bottom × scheming, yandere, green-tea top Shen Yanzhou was a model young man in the real world. One day, while walking along the road, he was suddenly hit by a car and sent flying into the sea. Since he couldn’t swim, he unsurprisingly drowned. Before he even had time to reflect on the twists and turns of his life, something calling itself a “System” suddenly appeared and brought him 2.4kReads8.8Score348Shelves

    Reader note

    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

40. 40 乖 My Well-Behaved Disciple Ran Away After Deceiving Me, and All Six Masters Went Mad 乖徒儿骗完就跑，六个师尊全疯了 Big Garfield大加菲猫Two Male Leads140k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Love Triangle + Faked Death Gone Wrong + Sweet and Satisfying + Everyone Is Pure] “Master, in this life, I wish to devote myself to you alone.” As Shen Zhi said this, he was clutching the voice-transmission talismans of five other powerful men behind his back. To earn enough points to go home, he created six alternate identities in the cultivation world, each of which became a disciple of one of six supreme masters. He is the only exception, and the one who stirs the heart, of 413Reads7.8Score115Shelves
41. 41 师 What Should I Do with So Many Masters? Urgently Waiting for Advice 师尊太多怎么办？在线等挺急的 Draw a Stroke画一笔Two Male Leads511k WordsCompleted Warning: The protagonist loses his memory midway through, but gets it back soon. A touch of an ensemble cast [Handsome straight-laced bottom x master top] Yun Biechen has five masters, and every day he has to juggle five different personas. His Gu-cultivator master demands that he be ruthless and control the world with Gu. His healer master hopes he will be benevolent and skilled, healing the sick and saving the world. His fate-cultivator master defies heaven to change his destiny for him, while 8.7kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
42. 42 重 Reborn as a Villainous Master, with My Crazy Disciple Pretending to Be Innocent 重生为反派师尊，疯批徒弟在演我 Yuyun Who Loves Pork Trotters Braised with Potatoes爱吃猪手焖土豆的钰云Two Male Leads513k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + 1v1, Devoted Couple + Master and Disciple + Cultivation + Love and Hate + Sweet Romance] [Beautiful Villainous Master x Reborn, Scheming Disciple with His Memories] A steamy dream from the start: in it, a crazy, handsome guy forces himself on him. After transmigrating, Su Ci finds himself as the cannon-fodder, scum master in a cultivation novel! Even worse, as soon as he arrives, his reborn disciple stabs him to death with a sword, and then… he reloads and starts over! Bound to 54Reads8.0Score122Shelves
43. 43 师 My Master Regrets It 师尊他悔 A Forest in the Clouds and Mountains云山有林Two Male Leads229k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, Romantic Rivals, The Pursuit After the Breakup, Master Top and Disciple Bottom, Older Love Interest, Flirtatious and Carefree Bottom × Brooding, Scheming Top] As a child, Chu Sui'an took a master. His master was proud and aloof, untouched by worldly concerns, and perfect in every way, except that he didn't much like him. Later, he got a junior fellow disciple. The younger disciple was extraordinarily gifted and as graceful as a jade tree, better than him in every way. For more 3.6kReads8.5Score375Shelves
44. 44 师 After Senior Brother Lost His Memory, That Cold-Hearted Master Went Mad 师兄失忆后，那个冷情师尊疯魔了 Chestnut Who Loves Fried Rice Cakes爱吃炒年糕的栗子Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted Yue Qianqiu was a low-born cultivator who clawed his way to the top, step by step, through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He had always scorned love above all else. All he wanted was to become an immortal, untouched by the passage of time. That was until he met the master who took him in as his first disciple: Juan Guiyun, the merciless Daoist Immortal of Jue Nian Peak, the foremost practitioner of the Heartless Dao. From then on, obsession drove him mad. Afraid of being cast out, he bu 9.8kReads7.5Score834Shelves
45. 45 仙 The Immortal Venerable’s Useless Disciple Is the Beloved of All Three Realms 仙尊的废材徒弟竟是三界团宠 Moonlight Isn't a Jar白月光不是缸Two Male Leads326k WordsCompleted [A wickedly charming, carefree uke who wants to die x A cold, beautiful seme master who's obsessed with spoiling his beloved. Sweet, devoted 1v1, happy ending] Taken in as a disciple by Gu Qinghan, the Frostbound Immortal Venerable of the cultivation world, Gong Zhiyu wants nothing but to die. Everyone thinks he's been traumatized and wants to end his life. Gong Zhiyu: You've got it all wrong! I'm the Demon Venerable. I can't cultivate immortality! Cultivators: The Immortal Venerable's new disci 522Reads8.8Score105Shelves
46. 46 别 Everyone Else Became a Master, But I Became That Evil Disciple 别人都穿成师尊，我穿成那个孽徒 I Was Too Forward我孟浪了Two Male Leads415k WordsCompleted What should you do when you transmigrate into a cultivation novel as its tragic, beautiful, and powerful male lead? Don't panic. Just follow the usual tropes, win over your master first, and become an ungrateful scoundrel who betrays his teacher and ancestors... Jun Ruyan lowered his eyes to the person kneeling before him and asked in a clear, gentle voice, “Do you know what you did wrong?” Sang Li's eyes brimmed with tears. Unable to utter a word, he could only look up at Jun Ruyan pleadingly. 5.7kReads9.4Score770Shelves

    Reader note

    The books on the shelf are a bit of a mixed bag; I've only found these few so far. They're all about the master, and they're all sweet romance novels, hehe 😳

47. 47 徒 After His Disciple Changed His Mind, the Proud Master Couldn’t Keep His Cool 徒弟反悔后，傲娇师尊绷不住了 Not a Speck of Dust Burns一尘不燃Two Male Leads435k WordsCompleted Li Mo had been in love with his master for years. When he finally confessed his feelings, his furious master nearly beat him to death. To rid him of his wicked thoughts, his master handed him over to his junior apprentice for discipline. A year later, when master and disciple met again, Li Mo was no longer the cheerful, smiling boy he'd once been. His master thought he'd grown sensible and mature, but when he saw the disciple's spiritual roots, tortured and ravaged beyond recognition, he went co 3.7kReads7.9Score341Shelves
48. 48 谁 What Kind of Master Chases After His Disciple? 谁家师尊追着徒弟跑啊 Twelfth Month 23腊月23Two Male Leads534k WordsCompleted Try the new novel, If I Weren't So Insecure When I Was Young, I'd Have a Whole Harem of Husbands [Mutually devoted couple; carefree, clueless bottom × seemingly aloof but actually unhinged, scheming top] Driven by his own selfish desires, Shen Xuhuai broke his master's pure-yang constitution and forced him into marriage. His master lost all his cultivation and died when his body exploded. Shen Xuhuai himself met a gruesome end. Reborn, he knew his master, Cheng Sangxiu, hated him to the core, so 3.2kReads8.2Score408Shelves
49. 49 清 After My Aloof Master Turned Demonic, Her Foodie Disciple Was in Danger 清冷师尊成魔后，吃货徒弟危险了 Chen Yu Moyu尘雨墨羽Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Sweet romance] [A transmigrated-into-a-book, food-loving, sharp-tongued, slightly narcissistic disciple on the receiving end of the relationship VS a cold, proud, tsundere master on the giving end] Jiang Chubai never imagined he would end up inside the novel he had written himself. His friend warned him that transmigrating into a book was dangerous, but Jiang Chubai refused to believe it. So he wrote himself into his own novel, The Cold Master’s Tyrannical Love, and arranged a 106Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 穿 I Transmigrated into the Villain's Disciple and Was Spoiled by My Aloof Master 穿成反派徒弟后被清冷师尊强势宠 Ji Huayu季花鱼Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 1v1, devoted to each other + transmigrate into a book + System + villain] Recklessly cool and adorable apprentice X noble, unhinged Nine-Tailed Fox Demon King [Xie Xingci x Shen Yunchuan] (Enjoy without worry: the love interest is the same person from beginning to end!!!) The moment he opens his eyes, Xie Xingci discovers he has transmigrated into the villainous cannon fodder of a novel he once read, and has also been bound to a plot System. If he doesn’t complete the missions, 359Reads6.9Score100Shelves

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