The Protagonist Is a Cunning, Cautious Schemer Who Keeps His Cultivation Hidden 主角是个老阴比，会隐藏修为很稳。

1. 1 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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   He's both sneaky and arrogant, has multiple identities, is very powerful, but also incredibly unethical and cunning. He always hides his true strength when he schemes against someone. [Note][Awkward laugh]

2. 2 开 A Sacred Land's Daoist Heir from the Start, and You Want Me to Follow the Trash Talent Route? 开局圣地道子，你让我走废材流？ The Boss of East Street东大街一霸Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted (Cultivation prodigy, decisive and ruthless, lighthearted, System, play the pig to eat the tiger, master of bullying the weak, fishing expert, multiple women) After transmigrating to a xianxia world, Qi Yuan never awakened a golden finger, but everything still went smoothly for him. He established his foundation in one year and formed his core in three. His peerless talent caused a sensation at the Taixuan Sacred Land, and he became its Daoist Heir at a young age, enjoying lofty status and unpar 91.9kReads8.6Score10kShelves

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   Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger haha

3. 3 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves

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   "The Misty Rain Pavilion" is a novel that blends fantasy, swordsmanship, and romance. Its core themes are primarily reflected in the following aspects: Love, Hate, and Struggle Against Fate: The emotional entanglements between the characters are complex, encompassing love, friendship, family ties, as well as hatred and betrayal. The deep brotherhood between Li Qingzhi and Li Ziye, Tantai Jingyue's unwavering love for Li Ziye, and the supportive master-disciple relationship between Li Ziye and Bai Wangyu are all tested by the twists and turns of fate. As the protagonist, Li Ziye constantly grows amidst this intertwined love and hate, struggling against fate, attempting to break free from predetermined constraints and find his own path. Growth and Struggle: From a young man from a wealthy merchant family, Li Ziye gradually matures into a hero shouldering heavy responsibilities. Facing crises such as the polar night and harsh winter, he constantly challenges himself, improves his strength, and overcomes numerous difficulties. In this process, he learns to shoulder responsibility, understands the meaning of growth, and realizes that only through relentless struggle can he achieve his ideals and goals. The novel, exploring and inheriting the fantasy swordsmanship, uses traditional fantasy swordsmanship as its backdrop, constructing a world full of fantastical elements. Li Ziye, in his cultivation of swordsmanship, constantly explores its true essence, pursuing higher realms. Simultaneously, he shoulders the mission of inheriting swordsmanship culture, carrying forward its spirit. Through battles with various powerful enemies, Li Ziye not only improves his swordsmanship skills but also deepens his understanding and appreciation of the swordsmanship. The novel also explores the test of power and wealth. The Misty Rain Pavilion, a key element, is led by its master, Li Qingzhi, a peerless genius who holds life and death in the shadows. Behind the Misty Rain Pavilion lies another figure, its true founder, who, disguised as a playboy, controls the world's wealth, manipulates events, and schemes against all. This reflects the test of humanity by power and wealth, and the theme of how to maintain one's original intentions and not be corrupted by them in the pursuit of power and wealth. "The Misty Rain Pavilion" is a novel that blends fantasy, swordsmanship, and romance. Its core themes are primarily reflected in the following aspects: Love, Hate, and Struggle Against Fate: The emotional entanglements between the characters are complex, encompassing love, friendship, family ties, as well as hatred and betrayal. The deep brotherhood between Li Qingzhi and Li Ziye, Tantai Jingyue's unwavering love for Li Ziye, and the supportive master-disciple relationship between Li Ziye and Bai Wangyu are all tested by the twists and turns of fate. As the protagonist, Li Ziye constantly grows amidst this intertwined love and hate, struggling against fate, attempting to break free from predetermined constraints and find his own path. Growth and Struggle: From a young man from a wealthy merchant family, Li Ziye gradually matures into a hero shouldering heavy responsibilities. Facing crises such as the polar night and harsh winter, he constantly challenges himself, improves his strength, and overcomes numerous difficulties. In this process, he learns to shoulder responsibility, understands the meaning of growth, and realizes that only through relentless struggle can he achieve his ideals and goals. The novel, exploring and inheriting the fantasy swordsmanship, uses traditional fantasy swordsmanship as its backdrop, constructing a world full of fantastical elements. Li Ziye, in his cultivation of swordsmanship, constantly explores its true essence, pursuing higher realms. Simultaneously, he shoulders the mission of inheriting swordsmanship culture, carrying forward its spirit. Through battles with various powerful enemies, Li Ziye not only improves his swordsmanship skills but also deepens his understanding and appreciation of the swordsmanship. The novel also explores the test of power and wealth. The Misty Rain Pavilion, a key element, is led by its master, Li Qingzhi, a peerless genius who holds life and death in the shadows. Behind the Misty Rain Pavilion lies another figure, its true founder, who, disguised as a playboy, controls the world's wealth, manipulates events, and schemes against all. This reflects the test of humanity by power and wealth, and the theme of how to maintain one's original intentions and not be corrupted by them in the pursuit of power and wealth. "The Misty Rain Pavilion" is a novel that blends fantasy, swordsmanship, and romance. Its core themes are primarily reflected in the following aspects: Love, Hate, and Struggle Against Fate: The emotional entanglements between the characters are complex, encompassing love, friendship, family ties, as well as hatred and betrayal. The deep brotherhood between Li Qingzhi and Li Ziye, Tantai Jingyue's unwavering love for Li Ziye, and the supportive master-disciple relationship between Li Ziye and Bai Wangyu are all tested by the twists and turns of fate. As the protagonist, Li Ziye constantly grows amidst this intertwined love and hate, struggling against fate, attempting to break free from predetermined constraints and find his own path. Growth and Struggle: From a young man from a wealthy merchant family, Li Ziye gradually matures into a hero shouldering heavy responsibilities. Facing crises such as the polar night and harsh winter, he constantly challenges himself, improves his strength, and overcomes numerous difficulties. In this process, he learns to shoulder responsibility, understands the meaning of growth, and realizes that only through relentless struggle can he achieve his ideals and goals. The novel, exploring and inheriting the fantasy swordsmanship, uses traditional fantasy swordsmanship as its backdrop, constructing a world full of fantastical elements. Li Ziye, in his cultivation of swordsmanship, constantly explores its true essence, pursuing higher realms. Simultaneously, he shoulders the mission of inheriting swordsmanship culture, carrying forward its spirit. Through battles with various powerful enemies, Li Ziye not only improves his swordsmanship skills but also deepens his understanding and appreciation of the swordsmanship. The novel also explores the test of power and wealth. The Misty Rain Pavilion, a key element, is led by its master, Li Qingzhi, a peerless genius who holds life and death in the shadows. Behind the Misty Rain Pavilion lies another figure, its true founder, who, disguised as a playboy, controls the world's wealth, manipulates events, and schemes against all. This reflects the test of humanity by power and wealth, and the theme of how to maintain one's original intentions and not be corrupted by them in the pursuit of power and wealth.

4. 4 五 Five-Element Root Good-for-Nothing: From the Start, I Make the Sect's Heavenly Spirit Root Regret Everything 五灵根老六：开局坑哭宗门天灵根 li Li Gongzili李公子Eastern Fantasy161k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivator Style] [No System] [Hilarious Cultivation] [Cheeky and Adorable Old Fox] [Multiple Heroines] [Satisfying Novel That Defies the Usual Tropes] Li Bie Lang accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a disciple of Qingyun Sect with five spiritual roots. The sect leader refuses to take him in, and the peak masters all reject him, calling him a five-root good-for-nothing with no qualifications! But in his previous life, he watched so many short cultivation dra 2.3kReads—Score130Shelves

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   Highly recommend this! It's the funniest show ever, featuring the sixth brother cultivating immortality—no frustrating moments, just pure, unrestrained slaughter!

5. 5 何 What Is an Immortal? What Is a Demon? 何为仙！何为魔！ Beyond the Mortal World逸于凡尘Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing In the shadowy reaches of the demonic path, he cultivated for thousands of years. At last, hunted by the Immortal Realm, he had no choice but to open a secret realm: the Heavenly River Pavilion. He returns to the past! Schemes against all heroes! Decisive and ruthless! Profit above all else!!! All to find the Dao he seeks. The world may seem ever-shifting, but it is your own heart that lacks resolve. This world changes endlessly and without warning. How can you know whether what lies ahead is 2.2kReads9.3Score216Shelves

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   This is a rebirth novel with excellent writing. The protagonist is self-serving, unlike other mindless novels where the reborn protagonist constantly provokes others. This novel completely avoids such brainless plots. The protagonist's intelligence is also exceptional. Although he plans his future path based on his memories of his past life, his actions are skillful and shrewd, always demonstrating caution and high wisdom. Furthermore, there are no mindless plot points; the logic is rigorous. The protagonist is an extremely self-interested person. This is not a mindless novel! Not a mindless novel! Not a mindless novel! I'm saying it three times because it's important. If you're looking for a mindless, feel-good novel, look elsewhere! If you don't read this carefully, you'll miss many foreshadowing elements. Pay attention while reading; don't skip ahead. Even a single word or sentence might be a key element related to the subsequent plot development. Also, the hooks the author planted will be explained later, perhaps in one, two, or even many chapters. From what I've read so far, there are virtually no major problems. You can read it with confidence. A few more words: If you're not going to read this without thinking, don't bother. Some of the exciting parts are on the surface, and some aren't. If you can't understand them, don't waste your time.

6. 6 从 Building a Cultivation Clan Starting With Finding a Dao Companion 从结道侣开始建立修仙家族 Milk, Watermelon, and Banana牛奶西瓜香蕉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [More children, more blessings + multiple heroines + keeping a low profile + slow-paced progression] Liu Xuan transmigrates to the world of cultivation with no talent, no connections, and a terrible spiritual root... But he has the strongest Clan System: the Heavenly Dao grants gifts whenever he has a child, and his cultivation increases by the combined total of his descendants’ cultivation. Does cultivation require insight? Does it require abandoning worldly desires? “I, Liu, don’t think it’s a 105.4kReads7.9Score11.1kShelves

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   Having read books for seven years, I can say this one is absolutely fantastic! The language is concise, the plot is logical and well-explained, the characters are vividly portrayed, the protagonist is mature, composed, adaptable, and worldly-wise, and while there are many women, it's never cloying. The writing style is masterful; the author is a genius! Fellow readers, please do me the honor of reading a few chapters; it will definitely captivate you.

7. 7 我 I Have Billions of Clones, So Why Are You Making Me Mine? 我有亿万分身，你抓我去挖矿 Slightly Tipsy Every Day日日微醺Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Exploding Clones + Invincibility + Playing It Safe + Master Schemer + If I Can't Beat Them, I'll Call for Backup + No Rules] My name is Fang Yun. I had just transmigrated when I ascended to the Immortal Realm. Turns out, the ascension was a trap! I became a lowly mine slave in the Immortal Realm, digging for five hundred years. Then! I awakened the Infinite Clone System in the mine. These clones not only share my cultivation level, they can also help me cultivate. Best of all, they can change t 43kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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   The main character, Lao Liu, is someone who can multiply himself to do everything.

8. 8 开 From the Start, the Sky Screen Spoiled That I Would Become an Emperor for the Ages 开局天幕剧透我居然成了千古一帝 Summer Heat, Winter Chill夏燥冬寒Historical531k WordsCompleted [Sky Screen + Alternate History + Cunning Trickster + Lighthearted + Goofy + Ensemble Cast + System] Gu Qin transmigrated into the ninth prince of the Jing Dynasty, a sickly child doomed to die young. His mother had passed away early, and his maternal relatives held little influence. By the time he was a toddler, a great Confucian scholar had already judged him to have mediocre talent and no learning whatsoever. With no one in the palace to protect him, and a tongue too clumsy to speak well, he 13.2kReads7.7Score584Shelves

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   It fits perfectly, and looks amazing!

9. 9 宗 My Sect Is Full of Scheming Old Foxes, and You're All Hiding Your Skills 宗门全是老六你们都在藏拙 Fish Delights in the Sea鱼欢海Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Funny] [Master schemer] [Lighthearted] [Absurd] [The further you read, the better it gets] [The further you read, the more satisfying it gets] [This book focuses on comedy and fun, with a somewhat slow pace. If that's not for you, don't read it.] Cultivation Year 17863. The Great Emperor Changsheng attained immortality and ascended. Bigwigs from every realm came to see him off. Firecrackers rang out as everyone looked on with tear-filled eyes, murmuring to themselves. Sect elder: “He's gone. Th 6.1kReads—Score562Shelves

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   The first book, "The Sect is Full of Fools," had a slightly infrequent update cycle. The content was interesting, but the writing was a bit lacking. Read the second book yourself; the content is decent.

10. 10 仙 Fairy, Let Me Explain 仙子你听我解释 Beyond Life and Death离境无生灭Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads | seducing the master | no System | comic antics | slice of life, light on the main plot] Before joining Tianxu, I thought cultivating immortality meant slaying demons, carrying a three-foot sword, proving the Dao and attaining eternal life, and living free of grudges. After joining Tianxu, I discovered that every one of my fellow disciples was a brilliant oddball, all the elders were masters of wild antics, and the ultimate destination of cultivation was apparently pure a 60.2kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
11. 11 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 37.6kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    To outsiders, I have many, many names. For example, I have many avatars such as Blood Cloud, the number one in the myriad realms and the Dao Source Ancient Tower. But without exception, they are all geniuses of the Immortal Realm! The top three thousand geniuses of the myriad realms are all me.

12. 12 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
13. 13 我 I Quietly Became the Biggest Boss in the Beginner's Village 我在新手村悄悄苟成了大BOSS Qing Shan Ge青衫格Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, where people kill for treasure, scheme against one another, and demonic beasts roam everywhere... No, the outside world is too dangerous. Better to stay put and quietly cultivate in the beginner village. 63.8kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves
14. 14 开 From the Start, a Life-Shortening Demonic Art: I Became an Immortal by Turning Negatives Around 开局减寿魔功，我靠负面逆转成仙 Fat Cat Detective肥猫警长Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Cultivation + Side Effects Become Buffs + Cunning Schemer + Calculating + Cautious and Steady] Ye Bufan transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes a lowly rogue cultivator in the Zhao Kingdom. Born with a low-grade yang spirit root, he thinks he has a chance at immortality. But despite diligently cultivating for a hundred years, he still fails to reach Foundation Establishment, even in his old age. Seeing no hope of immortality, he decides to make the most of the few years he 40.2kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves

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15. 15 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 987.7kReads9.3Score121.8kShelves

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    🍅💯The King of Gou Dao is highly skilled and secretly schemes to gain benefits from others.

16. 16 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
17. 17 学 My Students Train Hard While I Slack Off, and I Become a Top Mentor 学生苦修我摆烂，躺成了金牌导师 Five Ridges, Six Beasts五脊六兽Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Ensemble Cast + Rewards for Teaching Disciples + Lighthearted + Absurd + Upside-Down Hierarchy] [A warm, slow-paced comedy] Dong Chao transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world and becomes a slacker teacher at a martial arts university. With his foundation damaged, he is completely unable to cultivate. Fortunately, he awakens the Mentor and Friend System. As long as he earns his students' approval, he can absorb their talents, supernatural abilities, techniques, cultivatio 14kReads8.8Score914Shelves
18. 18 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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    The protagonist starts with an affix system. He gains a new affix every time his fame level increases. He uses these affixes to cultivate immortality, hiding his true strength. He possesses the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator even though he is only at the Qi Refining stage. He is still hiding it.

19. 19 长 Immortality Begins as a Hunter in Troubled Times! 长生从乱世猎户开始！ Why Fear Three or Four Autumns何惧三四秋Eastern Fantasy486k WordsCompleted Immortal cultivation and longevity + decisive and ruthless + cautious and steady + ordinary-man progression + low-level martial arts in the early stages, immortal cultivation in the middle and later stages Fang Huo transmigrates to the end of a dynasty, when the land is in chaos and the people are destitute. Fortunately, he has a proficiency panel, giving him the chance to become extraordinary. Starting with the basics of saber techniques, he battles his way through every obstacle and embarks on 397Reads6.8Score101Shelves
20. 20 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
21. 21 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book; it's incredibly reliable, and the protagonist is one of the most consistent I've ever read.

22. 22 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score274Shelves

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    This protagonist is absolutely amazing—ruthless, only cares about profit, loves to fleece others, and is also a drama queen. He has a bunch of female leads but steadily cultivates from martial arts to immortality. The plot is by no means mindless. He is a cautious and sarcastic king of survival, and also has a built-in humor buff. He is the perfect standard for a male-oriented, satisfying novel!

23. 23 逼 You Forced Me to Split from the Family. What Do You Have to Regret Now That I've Become a Saint? 逼我分家，我成圣你们后悔什么？ Several Sprigs of Longing几枝相思Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy + no System + decisive and ruthless + thrilling, high-energy story + over a million avid readers] Jiang Chen was the Jiang family's peerless genius. He was supposed to awaken an ancient and incredibly rare Divine Dragon Martial Soul, but everyone mistook it for a useless martial soul, a dirt lizard. As a result, he was looked down on by all and treated as lowly as dust. Yet Jiang Chen remained devoted to martial arts. No setback could break him. He rose from humble beginning 33.1kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    These fantasy novels, each with millions of words, are waiting for you to discover if there's a genre you like.

24. 24 惊 A Startling Glance, Sword Shadows, and the Road to the End of the World 惊鸿，剑影，往天涯 Li Zhiying李之影Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional Fantasy + One Female Lead + Swordsmanship + Decisive and Ruthless + Highly Recommended!] The young Mu Fan awakens a Supreme Martial Vein and is hailed as a martial arts prodigy. But after an unexpected turn of events, his Supreme Martial Vein is crippled and all his cultivation is destroyed, leaving him a helpless invalid who suffers endless humiliation. A year later, his Supreme Martial Vein is reborn. Having witnessed the harsh realities of the world, Mu Fan grows stronger through 73.9kReads8.6Score9.7kShelves
25. 25 万 The Eternal Divine Lotus 万古神莲 Unlimited Earnings无限收米Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] The Infernal Fire Red Lotus, Purifying White Lotus, World-Destroying Black Lotus, Reincarnation Purple Lotus, Merit Golden Lotus, and Primordial Green Lotus: these six divine lotuses form the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus within Ye Yunfan’s soul. The world is a chessboard, and the Profound Ancestor, the Longevity Ancestor, and the Lotus Ancestor are all players. Heaven is the one who laid the board. Watch as Ye Yunfan cultivates the Nine Eternal Heavenly Dao, refining the powe 15.1kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
26. 26 武EN Martial Saint: Starting with a Stat Panel! 武圣：从数据面板开始！ The Road Is Long其路漫漫Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing (Transmigration + Martial arts + System + War and turmoil + Hegemony + Ruthless protagonist + Sneaky schemer) The animated series is now streaming! After more than four hundred years, the Great Qian Dynasty is plagued by corrupt officials, and the court's failure to maintain order has sparked rebellions everywhere. The realm is on the brink of collapse. Sects, noble clans, religious orders, gangs, and local powers take turns seizing the stage, leaving the common people in misery! Jiang Liu, an 4.5kReads6.3Score368Shelves
27. 27 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 258.9kReads9.2Score31.4kShelves
28. 28 末 Apocalypse: The Flame Rises 末世：薪火崛起 Li Haha Yo梨哈哈哟Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing In the ancient era, emperors and sovereigns vanished into the river of history. The myriad Dao fell into turmoil, the gods of the heavens wailed, and no one could become an emperor. In the Primordial Era, supreme emperors defied Heaven and attained the imperial realm, but their glory was fleeting. In the end, the universe's age of spiritual desolation arrived, the myriad Dao fell silent, and all living beings and cultivators fell into a forced slumber. As the years passed, time buried everything 54.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves
29. 29 全 Everyone Draws Cards to Change Classes, but One Draw Gives Me Max Stats! 全民抽卡转职，我一抽满命！ Wu Xiaowu勿小悟Urban5.2M WordsOngoing In this world, gacha rules! When people turn eighteen, they each get one chance to draw a card and change careers. Some poor students draw combat classes and rise to the top overnight. Some top students draw civilian classes and lose any chance of adventure and battle. In this gacha era, drawing a combat class is called pulling a gold. The world rewards you with another draw, and duplicate classes are converted into constellation levels. However, there is no pity system. On the day of his draw, 152kReads9.0Score12.4kShelves
30. 30 混 The Chaos Devouring Heaven Art 混沌吞天诀 Little Soldier, Great General小兵大将Eastern Fantasy10.0M WordsOngoing [Passionate Fantasy + Over-the-Top Action] Lu Chenxuan, a God of War in the Immortal Realm, is punished for his outstanding service and framed, stripped of his immortal meridians, and banished to the mortal world. By a twist of fate, he obtains the Chaos Heaven-Devouring Art! Nothing in this world is beyond its power to devour. I, Lu Chenxuan, shall soar above the nine heavens 31.4kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
31. 31 超 The Extraordinary Era 超凡纪元 Don't Laugh, How Many Return?莫笑几人回Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled "The Extraordinary Era" The end of science is the occult. As technological progress hits a bottleneck, humanity begins its transition from a technological civilization to an extraordinary one. The clash between civilizations plunges people, who have barely had time to enjoy the conveniences of technology, into endless panic. What should humanity's future look like: a technological world, an extraordinary world, or one where technology and the extraordinary coexist? 57.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves
32. 32 玄EN Fantasy: Simplified Cultivation, From Minion to Overlord 玄幻：简化功法，从喽啰开始成霸主 Di Tian帝天Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Level Suppression] [Crush Everything] That year, the nobody Chu Qing refused to stand in the background in a hemp robe and bare feet, waving flags and shouting slogans. Now, a thousand-year empire, sects that dominated their regions, and the heroes of the martial world were all rising at once, like dragons and serpents. Then I, Chu Qing, would trample the streets beneath my feet until the bones of nobles littered them, and burn the imperial treasury until its splen 8.1kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
33. 33 武 Heavenly Martial Path 武道凌天 New Red Double Happiness新版红双喜Eastern Fantasy13.2M WordsOngoing In the world of martial arts, the strong rule! Fists and power go hand in hand, and the strong make the rules! A young man defies heaven, rises above his rivals, and forges rules of his own. There’s nothing a single sword can’t settle. If one sword won’t do, use two! The slumbering dragon has awakened; one roar shakes a thousand mountains! With sacred blood in his veins and the sword in his hand, he rises by crushing the geniuses of every world. If you refuse to submit, then fight! This is a pat 14.9kReads8.9Score998Shelves
34. 34 门 My Sect Was Wiped Out, So I Led My Fellow Disciples in a Desperate Escape 门派被灭，我带同门绝地大逃亡 I Hate the College Entrance Exam讨厌高考Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Authentic Sect Story] [The Entire Sect Ascends] [Ordinary Mortal's Path] [Smart Characters] [Team Battles] [No Harem + No System] There's a sect whose experience of near-annihilation brought everyone together. United as one, they hack their way through the cultivation world! In a world of selfish cultivators, they are a breath of fresh air! This unconventional sect struggles to survive in the cracks. They are decisive killers, audacious to a fault, and every last one of them is a bandit! They a 15.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves
35. 35 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 162.2kReads9.1Score18.7kShelves
36. 36 武 The Long Road of Martial Arts 武道长途 Red Leaves of the Orange Cat橘猫的红叶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted [Scheming Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + One Female Lead + No Fake Benevolence + No Special Constitution + No Bloodline] [Combat Strength = Martial Will + Techniques + Combat Arts] On the Tianwu Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The strong rule, and the weak submit. The weak scream themselves hoarse, yet no one listens. The strong speak softly, yet their words sink deep into people’s hearts. Martial arts demand hard work, inheritance, resources, and talent. Only those who persevere c 2.6kReads8.3Score183Shelves
37. 37 谁EN Who Taught Him to Cultivate Like This? 谁教他这么修仙的？ Ling Duoqing令多情Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Blue Star, evil cultivators, no harem, invincible protagonist, comedy, goofball humor, transmigration. If that bothers you, don't read.] [An established author’s new book, backed by twenty million characters of experience. I like setting up plot threads, so if something seems unreasonable, give it a few chapters.] A new disciple who had just joined the sect rushed in, panicking: “Master, this is terrible! Big Brother robbed someone!” “Don’t make such a fuss. Your senior brother is securing bene 93.2kReads8.8Score8.6kShelves
38. 38 高 High Martial World: I Become Invincible by Keeping a Low Profile 高武世界：我苟着就无敌 Lone Loyalist Overseas海外孤忠Urban235k WordsOngoing Reborn into a New Life, Chen Fan Has Only One Wish: Keep a Low Profile, Stay Safe, and Live in Peace. In his previous life, he was alone and had no one to rely on. This time, both his parents are alive, and his sisters are by his side. His family runs a little shop, and his father guards the northern frontier walls. Surrounded by the warmth of everyday life, he is already content. At seventeen, Chen Fan seems utterly ordinary to outsiders: His cultivation is barely at the first rank, and his gra 232Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good article by Gou Wen

39. 39 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.9kReads8.9Score13.3kShelves

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    Stable and good-looking.

40. 40 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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    The protagonist is a master of cunning, keeping a low profile and concealing his cultivation level meticulously. He waits for the crucial moment, then pulls out his suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument), and with a single blast, fortunes abound! Whether you're a celestial being or an emperor, you'll be buried in oblivion. This seemingly weak but actually powerful figure steadily advances his way through the treacherous world of cultivation.

41. 41 坠 The God Who Fell into the Demonic Path 坠入魔道的神 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Legend has it that this world is bound by the Heavenly Dao, and only by devouring it can one empower oneself and rise to a higher plane. One day, a Heavenly Dao tomb from a higher plane descended into the mortal world and chose an infant, entering the child's body. From then on, a vast conspiracy gradually unfolded around this child. A lone star of ill fortune descended to the mortal realm, all living beings suffered, and the Divine Clan was destroyed. See how the heaven-chosen youth navigate 18.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The Sixth Brother, comedy, completed, a mortal's tale, cultivation.

42. 42 扛 Carrying a Coffin on My Way to Cultivate Immortality 扛着棺材去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing A young man from a once-prosperous family accidentally finds a jade seal coiled by a dragon. He never realizes that this powerful seal is not only a formidable weapon, but also a key to a world of advanced civilization… 61.1kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves
43. 43 修 Cultivation: I Have a Heaven-Devouring Pearl 修仙，我有一颗吞天珠 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted By chance, an ordinary young man obtains the most powerful treasure in the Three Realms, the Heaven-Replenishing Pearl. From then on, he defies fate and changes his destiny, fighting his way from the human realm to the spirit realm, founding the world’s strongest people, then battling his way into the immortal realm for the sake of his obsession. He rises from humble beginnings in the mortal world and brings it all to an end in the immortal realm! 8.8kReads8.7Score597Shelves
44. 44 不 I’ll Do Whatever It Takes to Cultivate Immortality 不择手段去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Feel-Good Story + Comedy + Mortal Cultivation + No Harem + Xuanhuan + No System Belief: If you've got thick skin, you get the meat. Motto: If a problem can be solved by sweet-talking, never resort to force. Principle: If nobody messes with me, I'll mess with them anyway. Specialty: Play the pig to eat the tiger. I'm number one at showing off. A street punk from the 21st century accidentally obtains a rare treasure and transmigrates to a world overrun by immortals, demonic cultivators, and practi 11.1kReads8.8Score914Shelves
45. 45 猫 The Demon-Cultivation Tale of Cat Lao Liu 猫老六修妖传 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Demon Cultivation | Immortal Cultivation | Comedy | Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger | Ruthless and Decisive] Mao Laoliu was a wild, unrestrained fellow who accidentally came into possession of the Heavenly Toad, a supreme treasure from the Immortal Realm. The toad carried his soul across time and space to a world of immortal cultivators, where he was reborn in the body of a black cat. And so Mao Laoliu began his life as a demon cultivator… 8.6kReads8.7Score722Shelves
46. 46 凡 Mortal Cultivation, Beginning with Starlight 凡人修仙，从星光开始 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary boy is chosen by a star and sent from Earth to another world. His fate is changed forever, and he begins his cultivation journey in this unfamiliar land. He stumbles through cultivation, treading as carefully as if on thin ice, all so he can find his way home. But being reborn was simply a fate that had been ordained... 3.1kReads7.3Score229Shelves
47. 47 为 For That Dream, I Will Split Heaven and Earth 为了那个梦，我要开天辟地 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy598k WordsCompleted Legend has it that everything in this world is an illusion. This world is merely a dream of yours. As long as you exist, this world exists. When you are gone, it will naturally crumble and vanish... Wang Bin lost his world, lost his dream. For the sake of that dream and the person he loved most, he would split open the heavens and cleave the earth. He would create that world... 506Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 御 Beast Taming: Evolution by Sequence 御兽，序列进化 Daylight Reader白昼读者Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [No System + No Academy Setting + Bloodline Research + A New Beast-Taming Style with Wizards] No matter how powerful your beasts are, a single bullet can still take down their tamer. No problem. We have class advancement. [Ferocious Beast Knight] → [War Knight] → [Radiant Knight]. Bound together in life and death, sharing honor and disgrace. [Phantom Beastmaster] → [Arms Master] → [Elemental Annihilator]. Command the elements and attack with spells. [Herder] → [Legion Commander] → [Totem Master] 11.9kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    The main character is incredibly reliable, it's a great watch.

49. 49 黑EN Centuries of Copying Scriptures on Blackwood Cliff: I Became the Demonic Ancestor 黑木崖抄书百年，我成了魔道祖师 Still a Youngster仍是少年Martial Arts2.2M WordsOngoing In the final years of the dynasty, immortals and demons rose together. Lin Fan had transmigrated only a few days earlier when a devilish beauty, as lovely as a celestial maiden, abducted him to the Blood Demon Sect. Though his body was in Cao Cao's camp, his heart was with the Han. Lin Fan only wanted to be a good person, but people often misunderstood him. Fortunately, he grew stronger by copying books in the library. … Years later, when the six great orthodox sects attacked the Blood Demon Se 688Reads7.9Score148Shelves
50. 50 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 20.4kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Ruthless people cultivate immortality.

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