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. 51 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10kReads8.6Score800Shelves
2. 52 从 From a Bottom-Tier Rogue Cultivator to a Cultivation Grandmaster 从底层散修开始肝成修仙大佬 Always Helping Elderly Men Cross the Street天天扶老爷爷Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted When Lin Yi wakes up, he has become an unaffiliated Qi Refining cultivator in Huiyuan Immortal City, in the cultivation world. He discovers that he has awakened a stat panel. For any cultivation method, secret technique, supernatural ability, or skill, as long as he performs the required steps once, he gains one guaranteed experience point, regardless of how seriously he tries or what the final result is. “I'm in the perfect position! First, I'll keep my head down and develop quietly for a whil 13kReads6.9Score778Shelves
3. 53 谁EN Who Let This Outlaw Cultivate Immortality?! 谁让这个悍匪修仙的！ I Dare You to Fly我顶你个飞Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Cultivation, scheming old fox, comedy] A complete novice transmigrates to the cultivation world and inherits his father’s profession as the chief of Blackwind Stronghold. With a pair of eyes that can see the wealth energy of all things, he thrives in his new life. One day, while “opening for business” as usual, he unexpectedly robs a stronghold wife and obtains a mysterious little tower from him. To his surprise, she turns out to be a badly injured female immortal. In a fit of rage, she hurls h 185.6kReads8.6Score17.2kShelves
4. 54 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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   In this modern cultivation story, the protagonist inherits a Daoist technique, attending school by day and cultivating immortality by night. He is unassuming and unassuming, cultivating quietly and subtly astonishing everyone. He lives a secluded life in the city, not mindless, but serene and inactive.

5. 55 魔 Demonic Path Sequence: Stripping Away the Myriad Worlds 魔道序列：剥离万界 Chijiu Ji持久麂Eastern Fantasy828k WordsCompleted Is cultivation a climb to the top, or a process of being sifted through layer by layer? Su Fan was an unaffiliated cultivator in the mortal realm until he chanced upon a damaged ancient scroll that could strip the essence from all things. At first, all he wanted was to survive. Then one day, on the eve of his ascension, he saw a list meant only for the strong: It was no Investiture of the Gods, but a harvest order. From the mortal realm to the spirit realm, from True Immortals to the Dao Domain, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here are a few books I've read.

6. 56 规 Rule Horror: I Mend the World with Cause and Effect 规则怪谈：我用因果缝补这个世界 Chijiu Ji持久麂Mystery207k WordsCompleted Rule Horror | Urban suspense | Smart protagonists | No mindless power fantasy | Growth at a steep price | Ensemble cast | Philosophical mystery The world isn’t falling apart. It’s simply, coming undone at the seams. The First Hospital at three in the morning, Bus 444, which only runs at night, Horror worlds where following the rules is the only way to survive… While everyone else memorizes rules and gambles on luck, Lin Mo sees something else breaks in causality. He cannot cultivate, nor does he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
8. 58 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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   The second path to cultivation for ordinary people, a departure from the previous plunder-style cultivation! A cultivation novel focusing on survival, farming, and avoiding mindless actions and forced face-slapping. Promoting Chinese in another world! A traditional framework with entirely new settings. The protagonist uses modern scientific thinking to upgrade communication talismans into rune phones, create an internet, and invent a rune-based computer… He acquires cultivation resources through management, reshapes various cultivation arts… and uses the internet to gather scattered cultivators, developing a small border town into a cultivation holy land.

9. 59 打 A Job? No Way! I’ll Lie Flat by Job Hunting! 打工？不可能！我靠求职躺平！ The Wind Is Blocked by the Ridge风过山岗被挡Urban508k WordsOngoing [System + Wish-Fulfillment + Growing Stronger + Tycoon + Lie Flat + Taking on Shady Recruiters + Clashing with Illegal Brokers + Cozy Daily Life + Sweet Romance] An unemployed programmer binds himself to a mature woman’s-voiced “System Girl” and takes off from the depths of despair. Whenever he applies for a job, he’s guaranteed an interview, and every interview makes him stronger! Cash, houses, skills: he gets it all! From a rental room in an urban village to marrying a stunningly beautiful, we 15Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   With unparalleled skills, his main strategy is to lie low and wait for the enemy to fall. If he doesn't outmaneuver you, who will he outmaneuver?

10. 60 无 The Immortal Path Without Dao 无道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + ordinary mortal protagonist + brutal cultivation; From the Start: A Broken Piece of Jade Reveals the Secrets of Immortality, The Terrifying Road to Immortality, Mystery, Immortal Paths, and the Angler, The Strange Path to Immortality are updated simultaneously] There was no road in the world to begin with. A road appears when enough people walk it. Wudao found a mysterious piece of fine wood glowing with purple light and arrived in the world of cultivation. It was a brutal plac 18.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    📚The protagonist is cunning and hides his cultivation level.🍓I Have Billions of Clone Abilities: Someone ascends to the upper realm only to discover that the real billions of things are spirit stones. However, like him, who ascended from the lower realm, he is first forced to sign a paid agreement with an immortal. Only after he has paid enough spirit stones can he enter an immortal sect. Just when he doesn't know what to do, the system arrives. [Facepalm]

11. 61 开 Two Systems From the Start, I Take One Out on the Spot! 开局俩系统，当场干掉一个！ Meaning in the Lyrics词中意Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [System + no romance + comedy + immortality + shameless antics] At the peak of madness lies pure lunacy. With me, Tan Feng, around, the whole world can go crazy! After transmigrating into the cultivation world, he gains two Systems. Not only can he come back to life, he also earns rewards for causing trouble and making a getaway. Tan Feng decides to take shamelessness to the extreme. When his enemies pay respects to their ancestors, he slams his head into a tombstone and shouts, “From now on, I 19kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
12. 62 一 One Man, One Donkey, One Dog: The Path to Immortality 一人一驴一狗去修仙 New Sage Lord of the Three Realms三界新圣主Eastern Fantasy6.0M WordsOngoing [Sneaky and shameless + outrageously crafty + scheming + satisfying power fantasy + master of dirty tricks + lighthearted + no shame] When fighting people: “Dahei, go be the bait! Er Lyuzi, kick him in the butt while I smack the back of his head!” When fighting ghosts: “Dahei, spit blood at it! Er Lyuzi, blast it with your farts while I blow it up with a Divine Fire Thunderbolt Pill!” When fighting demons: “Dahei, use triple the dose of Five-Step Drop! Er Lyuzi, get the demon-binding rope and th 18kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    📚The protagonist is cunning and hides his cultivation level.🍓I Have Billions of Incarnations: Someone ascends to the upper realm only to discover that the real billions of things are spirit stones. However, like him, who ascended from the lower realm, he is first forced to sign a paid agreement with an immortal. Only after he has paid enough spirit stones can he enter an immortal sect. Just when he doesn't know what to do, the system arrives. 🤦

13. 63 开EN Starting as the Peak Master: Signing In for an Ultimate Emperor Armament! 开局成为首座，签到极道帝兵！ Egg-Breaking Expert拆蛋专家Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + Backer Sect + call for reinforcements when unable to win + schemer + no martial ethics + longevity] Because he had died once before, Hua Yunfei always put staying alive first. He had hidden away on Daoyuan Peak for a hundred years, performing sign-in for a hundred years. [Beep, congratulations to the Host on completing one hundred years of sign-in and obtaining the Ultimate Emperor Weapon: the Chaos Bell] The Dark Blood Era arrived, plunging Heaven an 136.5kReads9.2Score7.7kShelves
14. 64 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
15. 65 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
16. 66 市 Immortals Hidden Among the Common Folk 市井藏仙 Flying Flowers in the Fine Rain密雨飞花Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing Zhao Mu transmigrates to the Great Jin dynasty and gains the power to grow young again. Whenever one life reaches its end, he returns to his youth, living forever without ever dying. For fifty years, I serve as an official at the entertainment bureau, leisurely watching celebrated courtesans dance and seeing every beauty the world has to offer. I live through the rise and fall of dynasties, watching wise rulers bring peace and foolish emperors plunge the realm into chaos. I roam the rivers and l 73.3kReads8.4Score6.4kShelves
17. 67 我 I Cut My Way from Blue Star Through the Ten Thousand Races, and You Want Me to Be a Strategist 我从蓝星砍到万族，你劝我当军师 I Am Eighteen吾十八Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In a world where everyone awakens supernatural abilities, alien beasts run rampant and civilization teeters on the brink of collapse. Su Yu transmigrates into this world and, from the start, awakens the Myriad Things Encyclopedia System, becoming a tactician. All he has to do is take a photo to grow stronger! [Photographing the campus belle: SSS-rank talent, Ice Age copied successfully!] [Photographing a master: max-level skill, Phantom Steps copied successfully!] [Photographing an alien beast: 45.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
18. 68 满 The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化，唯有大师兄正的极端 Huan Buyu欢不语Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo 16.9kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    Anti-cliché fantasy, the senior brother is righteous to the point of being evil, even killing himself when he's righteous, no romantic pairing, extremely funny, not mindless.

19. 69 慢 Slow Transmigration: Surviving in Small Worlds Until a Peaceful Old Age 慢穿：在小世界里苟到寿终正寝 Salty Fish Is My Trade咸鱼本渔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Quick Transmigration + Supporting Character + System + Space) After Tang Mianmian died saving someone, she was chosen by a supporting-character System and sent to various small worlds to take the place of cannon fodder who were never supposed to die young, letting them live out their natural lifespans. Some worlds have a romantic pairing, and some don’t. 9.3kReads8.6Score509Shelves

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    The kind of book that you can't help but add to your bookshelf after reading just the first chapter.

20. 70 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    With the mask on, I'm invincible; without it, I'm a complete noob.

21. 71 没 Surprise! I Invented My Own Immortal Arts and Wreaked Havoc Across the Cultivation World 没想到吧！我自创仙法乱杀修仙界 Laughing Immortal Who Doesn't Cultivate Immortality笑仙不修仙Eastern Fantasy973k WordsOngoing [Wits and strategy] [Secret identities] [Unconventional money-making schemes] [Unorthodox cultivation] [Opening note] This story focuses on clever schemes and subverting conventions. The opening pace is a little slow, but once the protagonist starts impersonating a sect disciple, the story stays exciting and never drags! Two and a half years after transmigrating, Qin Ming has seen through the hypocrisy and cruelty of the cultivation world. The sect treats him like dirt, the powerful want him dea 368Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha, those novels fit the requirements quite well. The protagonist is a cunning and ruthless man who uses all sorts of methods to deal with others. The plot is fast-paced and doesn't drag, and there are also some lighthearted and funny moments. They're worth watching.

22. 72 每 A Drop of Jade Dew Every Month, and This Rogue Cultivator Will Live Forever 每月一滴玉露，散修苟到长生 Situ Shiqi司徒十七Xianxia431k WordsOngoing [Ordinary-mortal style] + [insect control] + [corpse refinement] + [farming] Twenty-eight years old, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, a rogue cultivator with three spiritual roots, with no hope of reaching the Great Dao. Every full moon, a drop of dew falls from the jade pendant at my waist. No one knows where it came from or what its limits are. All I know is that from the moment that first drop fell, this cultivation world was going to change its ways. 317Reads—Score112Shelves

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    Those interested in the magical artifact settings can take a look. The Water-Severing Blade, the Shadowless Needle, the Reflecting Mirror, and the Copper Mace—different magical artifacts have different uses and counter-relationships. A higher grade doesn't guarantee victory; if used correctly, a lower-grade artifact can defeat a higher-grade one. The settings are quite reasonable.

23. 73 开 From the Start: The System Locked Me Up Until I Became Mentally Ill 开局：被系统关成了精神病 A Little Chicken一条幺鸡Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Sword God + beating up the System + fast-paced] Lu Chuan was supposed to transmigrate to a high-martial world, but a screw-up by his goofy System sent him to a world of cultivation instead. To keep its Host from getting killed, the goofy System forcibly locked Lu Chuan away for a hundred thousand years. Unable to find a suitable template for the cultivation world, the goofy System could only have Lu Chuan practice swordsmanship from the high-martial world. A hundred thousand years. 118.9kReads9.0Score9.7kShelves

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    ⚠️Hidden cultivation level! Starting with a super high rating of 9.0! ①🚥🚥The silly system malfunctioned, and I went from a high-martial arts world to a cultivation world! It took me 100,000 years to emerge from seclusion! I became stronger, but I also went crazy! ②🚥🚥Alchemy, weapon crafting, traditional Chinese medicine, and immortal cultivation—I'm low-key, but I'm not really bad! ③🚧🚧Cultivation is all a lie; there are no immortals in the world! ④Transmigrated to a martial arts world and obtained an investment system! ⑤"Can I get another system by signing in?"

24. 74 八 My Eight Older Sisters Dote on Me, and They're All Obsessed with Spoiling Their Little Brother! 八个姐姐独宠我，全是扶弟狂魔！ Keke Gets Chubby柯柯吃胖胖Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Adorable little cultivator + lighthearted, funny entertainment + doted on by the whole family + child bridegroom] He grew up scraping by in the social underbelly, never knowing he had eight peerless biological older sisters. The eldest sister is hailed as a once-in-a-century business queen. The second sister is a military heroine who commands troops on the frontier. The third sister... No one knows how many secret identities this five-year-old boy is hiding. The Phoenix Maiden of Huaxi 6.4kReads9.3Score697Shelves
25. 75 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 168.2kReads9.1Score15.8kShelves
26. 76 别EN You're Speedrunning High-Level Martial Arts While Others Suffer? 别人练功吃苦，你直接速通高武？ Changshou Can't Fly长寿不会飞Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [High martial arts + wish fulfillment + total domination + fast-paced + ruthless] “Ye Li, your opponent this time is my boyfriend. You’re no match for him, so hurry up and forfeit...” “You knocked him to his knees?!” “Ye Li, why did you apply to the top of the five great academies? Didn’t your teacher tell you not to get complacent and to keep your feet on the ground... You’ve already been granted early admission?!” “Ye Li, this strange beast rules the whole region. We’r 142.9kReads9.1Score10.8kShelves
27. 77 投EN Investment Rewards Made Me the Top-Ranked Empress 投资返利，我成女帝榜一 Ginseng Rooster人参公鸡Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a martial arts world, Li Mo bound himself to an Investment System that let him see his targets' natural talents, destiny, and future. The better their destiny, the richer the rewards he received. Then he discovered that the aloof girl he'd grown up with had the highest-tier red destiny. She was destined to become an Empress who would rule the Nine Heavens and the Ten Lands. Lately, she seemed troubled about how to unblock her sealed meridians and reveal her talent ahead 20.9kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
28. 78 娘 Don't Panic, Wife. I Have a Tiny Bit of Cultivation! 娘子莫慌，其实我有亿点点修为！ Empress666女帝666Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [System + Sign-In + Lying Low + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Leveling up and development] The protagonist, Xiao Fan, was an ordinary Chinese literature graduate who had just left university. His soul transmigrated into the body of a baby who had just died in another world. He became a scholar at thirteen, passed the provincial examination at sixteen, and earned the rank of tribute scholar at seventeen. Then the crown prince selected him to be his study companion. The crown prince, Qin Xuan, w 44.5kReads8.9Score41.1kShelves
29. 79 既 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 Overlord Pork Knuckle霸王肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.2kReads7.8Score471Shelves

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    This one meets your requirements.

30. 80 最 The Most Cautious Path to Immortality 最苟长生 Big Bear Brother Loves Heartbeats熊哥哥爱心跳Eastern Fantasy111k WordsCompleted No spiritual roots, a cursed fate, and the lowest rank in the servants' quarters: everyone can bully him. That is, until Lin Gou's soul transmigrates into this world and he awakens the “Most Cautious Longevity System”: the more cautious he is, the stronger he becomes, and the longer he keeps his head down, the more fiercely he can strike back. From then on, he hides his talents among ordinary people and keeps a low profile in the sect, laying plans in silence and revealing his power in desperate —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book perfectly matches the title; it's incredibly safe and reliable.

31. 81 双 Two-Faced Cultivation: A Dog in Public, a Ruthless Fiend in Private 双面修仙：人前老狗，人后狠人 Tanghulu from Mi Li's Home米粒家的糖葫芦Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Longevity] + [Cautious cultivation] + [Mortal's journey] + [Transmigrated in body] + [No romance] + [Not celibate] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No self-sacrificing saint] (Fights between any two characters will generally last no more than one chapter. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy. Follow an ordinary man's journey to becoming the ultimate survivor. If that's not for you, don't read.) Lin Xiao transmigrates to another world for reasons unknown. Enjoy wealth and luxury? Surround himself w 19.7kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    It's great, I've been following it a lot lately 👍👍👍

32. 82 长 Immortality Begins with Evolving Skills 长生从技能进化开始 Cloud-Listening Daoist听云道人Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted There are no useless spells, only overpowered cultivators who haven’t put in enough grind! Grind Fireball a hundred million times, and it becomes a nuke! Chen Chang’an transmigrates into the cultivation world with nothing to his name except a proficiency panel that not only records his stats but can also break through its limits without end. The ordinary Fire Pellet Technique, ground to perfection, evolves into the [Heaven-Burning Divine Flame], capable of burning mountains and boiling seas with 4.4kReads5.5Score431Shelves

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    Transmigrating to the world of cultivation, the protagonist is relegated to a low-level, mixed-spiritual-root cultivator, facing a short lifespan and constant hardship. He awakens his skill evolution panel, mastering basic techniques and rudimentary spells to achieve full proficiency and transformation. By surviving and developing his abilities, he uses ordinary skills to defy fate and embark on the path to immortality.

33. 83 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves

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    Demonic cultivators, corpse demons, and blood demons are the four paths.

34. 84 万 Vial of Divine Light for All Spirits 万灵神光瓶 Half-Immortal Zongzi粽半仙Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Thoughtful Plot + No Harem + No System + Comedy + Cautious Cultivation + Cunning Hero + Decisive and Ruthless] The main story is a slow burn. Thirteen-year-old Han Dachui is cutting grass on a mountain when he accidentally discovers a porcelain bottle, without knowing what it is. As he investigates it on his own, he gradually uncovers its purpose and slowly sets foot on the path to immortality. Traditional cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core 17.3kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves

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    The traditional mortal life, all about survival and hardship, is worth checking out.

35. 85 鸦 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Feng Yijuan封一卷Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 84.7kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves
36. 86 无 Unintentionally Seeking Immortality 无意问仙 Qi-Refining Rogue Potato练气散修土豆子Eastern Fantasy341k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [No System] [Cultivation Through Caution] Li Wuyi was an ordinary man who delivered food part-time after work, until a small silver stone drew a bolt of heavenly lightning that sent him into the cultivation world. With no backing and no one to rely on, he had little access to spirit stones, pills, or magical treasures. Luckily, a small space hidden deep within his sea of consciousness could produce spirit liquid and accelerate the growth of spiritual plants. Qi Refining, Fou 478Reads5.8Score—Shelves
37. 87 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves
38. 88 三 Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Zheng, Descendant of the Prince of Zhongshan! 三国：我！刘铮！中山靖王之后！ Salty Fish Keeper放鱼的咸Historical1.8M WordsOngoing No System + Kind of a power fantasy, kind of not. After getting drunk at the wedding banquet of the woman he secretly loved, he is reborn as Liu Wen, son of a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan. After looking into things, he discovers that Liu Bei is his uncle. He lays low and grows in secret for over a decade. His father is sacrificed to the heavens, and his power becomes boundless. When the Yellow Turbans rise, events spiral out of control. 607Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms period, I was born as a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei's uncle. From a young age, I nurtured my power, and by fifteen or sixteen, I had several generals. After Emperor Ling's death, I emerged from seclusion to save the world, unifying the nation, driving out rival powers, and laying the groundwork globally. I gradually absorbed and absorbed hidden agents, conquering continents, unifying the world, transforming it, and developing technology.

39. 89 九EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves

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    "Nine Star Hegemon Body Technique" primarily tells the story of Long Chen, who, through trials and tribulations, rises to become a legend on the Tianwu Continent of the Nine Star Ancient Continent. Long Chen was originally the heir of the Zhenyuan Marquis, but after his spiritual root, blood, and bones were stolen by a mysterious force, he became a cripple and suffered endless humiliation. In an accident, he awakens his memories as a former Pill Emperor and inherits the ancient cultivation technique, "Nine Star Hegemon Body Technique." Starting from the bottom, Long Chen rises through the ranks, constantly breaking through the shackles of traditional martial arts with his divine alchemy skills and the Nine Star Hegemon Body Technique, gradually demonstrating his formidable strength. He befriends many confidantes and brothers, such as Leng Yueyan, Ming Cangyue, and Yu Qingxuan, and also encounters various powerful enemies and challenges, such as the powerful villains like Feng Wuji, the Poison Scorpion Ancestor, and the Green-Robed Man. As the story unfolds, Long Chen gradually uncovers the mystery of his origins through cultivation and adventure, discovering that he has intricate connections with the Dragon Realm, and that his father may not be human. He also discovered the exquisite tower where his mother was imprisoned and the dragon scales on his body, all hinting at the immense power hidden within him. Simultaneously, he unraveled a complex mystery, revealing a shocking situation involving conflict and cooperation between different planes, including the Dragon Realm and the Underworld. Through cultivating the Nine Star Hegemon Body Technique, Long Chen continuously unlocked new star positions, enhancing his strength and progressing from the struggles of mortal dynasties to the power struggles of celestial deities. He encountered numerous romantic encounters along the way, developing emotional entanglements with several women, yet always steadfastly upholding his original intentions and principles. After countless battles and adventures, Long Chen ultimately resolved the conflicts and crises between the Dragon Realm, the Underworld, and other planes through his wisdom and strength, saving all living beings and becoming a legendary figure revered by countless beings.

40. 90 废 The Good-for-Nothing Strikes Back: I Claim the Heavens with the Power of the Elements 废柴反攻，我以元素之力问鼎苍天 Li the Big Hammer李大锤子Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted The so-called “good-for-nothing” of the Zhan family, Zhan Tian, awakens nine types of martial spirits in a single day, launching himself into an incredibly powerful path of cultivation. He even creates a miraculous dantian and unexpectedly obtains a source of spiritual energy. Growing a heavenly-grade spirit herb in his dantian or forging a top-grade spirit weapon is just a matter of course! He ascends to the Immortal Realm in his twenties and earns the title of Death-Defying Immortal! After att 3.7kReads8.7Score504Shelves
41. 91 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Most Terrifying Existence! 穿越后，我成为了最恐怖的存在！ Soaring Cloud Enlightenment飞云悟道Eastern Fantasy889k WordsOngoing [Steady and cautious + master of dirty tricks + decisive and ruthless + slow-burn plot + one heroine] [Not an overpowered-from-the-start power fantasy. The story has only just begun, so it will pick up later. Don’t worry about it] Chen Xuanqing transmigrates into Great Chu, a world in chaos where demons run rampant, strange spirits wreak havoc, and martial arts reign supreme. Luckily, he awakens an Origin Panel. By killing anything and everything, he can seize its origin energy to deduce techniq 707Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend one of my own stories. The protagonist is both stable and cautious in the early game, but enjoys a thrilling experience later on.

42. 92 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to do anything to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Awkward laugh][Awkward laugh][Sending heart]

43. 93 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    The protagonist is both righteous and evil, with a very flexible moral compass.

44. 94 吾 I Am the God of the Underworld, So What's Wrong with Handing Out a Few Systems? 吾为冥神，发几个系统怎么了 Autumn in the Swordsman's Heart剑客心上秋Eastern Fantasy212k WordsOngoing My name is Li Hao. By the time you read this, I've been dead for a long time. I unified the Underworld, and they all call me the Underworld God. But I don't want to be a god. I want to be human. The Heavenly Dao won't let me intervene, so I hand out Systems instead: The jilted, the reborn, the transmigrators, the chosen ones… Whoever shows up, I take them all in. They think they're the protagonists. They think the System is a cheat. They think they're defying fate and changing their destinies. W —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is an extremely lazy and unambitious person who never does anything himself and only issues system tasks.

45. 95 摄 Soul-Seizing Immortal Emperor 摄魂仙帝 Ink Words, a Thousand Mornings墨语千晨Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing In my previous life, I proved the Dao with my divine soul and looked down upon all the worlds. In this life, I will use my remnant soul as a guide to forge an invincible path anew. Those who insult me will have their souls seized with a single thought and be tormented by inner demons; those who betray me will have their spirits taken with a flick of my finger and be cast into the underworld for all eternity. In this life, I rise from humble beginnings and endure trials of blood and fire. See how 1.1kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Hiding his true cultivation level? That's him.

46. 96 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A humorous and witty tale of cultivation, featuring Yuanxiao, a young and inexperienced genius in alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations. He and his two spirit beasts engage in swindling, robbery, and destruction, ultimately shattering the nine heavens of the immortal realm. Lighthearted and hilarious, watch if you love to laugh.

47. 97 我EN My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man! 156.6kReads9.2Score20.4kShelves

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    [Smirk](ง •̀_•́)ง First book: Super hilarious haha. Second book: Super satisfying. Third book: Super hilarious. Fourth book: Super capable. Fifth book: Super intelligent. Sixth book: Super satisfying. Tomato's new books, handsome men and beautiful women can choose any of them.

48. 98 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 75.9kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up] This green tea villain is absolutely brilliant! Old Six's actions left me completely stunned.

49. 99 苟 The Way of Caution: I Hide Some of My Cultivation, and Live for Ages! 苟道：藏点修为，活的真的很久！ Shisui, Who Can Use Kotoamatsukami会玩别天神的止水Eastern Fantasy323k WordsCompleted [Fantasy System + Invincible Survivalist + Summoning Showdown + Concealed Cultivation + Lighthearted, No Female Lead] In his previous life, explorer Jiang Fan transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a sect peak master. After awakening his System, he discovered that his System buddy was quite the schemer. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, for keeping a low profile for one year. Reward: Immortal Art, Fair Trade.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission. Reward: Divine Skill, 2.3kReads6.4Score100Shelves

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    This fantasy novel is so satisfying! Explorer Jiang Fan transmigrates into the body of a peak master in the cultivation world, bound to a "Sixth Brother" system—surviving for a year grants immortal techniques, surviving for ten years yields divine skills, and even unlocks the "Invincible Below Immortals" ability through survival. The entire sect collectively feigns weakness: he claims his cultivation has regressed, the alchemy senior sister says low cultivation is normal, and the elder of the Scripture Pavilion waves his hand, saying he's weak, leaving the other sects gritting their teeth in exasperation. The author's writing is light and fast-paced, showcasing the art of survival in creative ways. The hilarious antics of hiding cultivation are packed with laughs, and the contrast between his demeanor and his ability to summon allies is incredibly satisfying. With no female lead, it's purely about the cultivation journey, light and easy to read. Watching this group of "Sixth Brothers" pretend to be weak while secretly growing stronger will have you laughing out loud! A must-read!

50. 100 五EN Too Many Five Elements? Forge a Heavenly Spirit Root at the Start 五灵根太多？开局合成天灵根 Wen Yan Transmigrate Without Overtime温研穿越不加班Eastern Fantasy991k WordsOngoing [Anime Adaptation Out] [Cultivation] [Villain] [Enhancement] [Schemer] [No Romance] [Original title: Too Many Five-Element Spiritual Roots? I’ll Fuse Them into a Heavenly Spiritual Root from the Start] [Also known as: Cultivating as a Mortal: I Have an Enhancement Panel] At the Extreme Yin Sect’s recruitment ceremony, human life was worth less than grass. No spiritual root? They’d rip out your soul and refine your blood! Awaken five spiritual roots? They’d rip out your soul and refine your corps 39kReads7.8Score3.9kShelves

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    Nice!!!!

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