No System, Starting with Spiritual Root Testing, Ice Spiritual Root, a Sect, and Sword Cultivation 无系统，从测灵根开始，冰灵根，有宗门，剑修

1. 1 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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   Genius Flowing Lightning Spirit Root

2. 2 极 The Ice of the Extreme Dao 极道之冰 Xuan Liang玄亮Eastern Fantasy229k WordsOngoing The Sword Lord rules metal, the Spirit Venerable rules wood, the God of Marshes rules water, the Flame Emperor rules fire, and the Barbarian Ancestor rules earth. These five legendary powerhouses, the strongest of their age, commanded the five elements and left behind endless tales. When Ye Xuanji, a modern university student, plunges headfirst into the Northern Dipper Continent, where strength reigns supreme, he expects to find a completely unfamiliar world. But… When he sees the Golden Crow so 108Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   I think anyone who has read *Floating Sky Never Falls* would enjoy this book. The protagonist is from the top-tier sect, Zhongdao Valley in Tianyong City. He is the third disciple of the top-tier combat expert, Master Tianjian, and possesses top-notch talent. The sect is very united, and the protagonist also has the title of Little Ice Emperor. Highly recommended!!!

3. 3 小 My Junior Uncle Is Too Cautious: He Takes on a Secret Identity and Ascends to Heaven 小师叔太苟：披着马甲上天了 Demon Without Rules妖无格Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + pocket dimension + feel-good power fantasy + secret identity + sweet romance + two strong leads + a touch of ensemble cast] Luo Qingning, the disowned daughter of the number one family in the Southern Continent, was brought to Gui Island by her injured mother. At five, she was found to possess an ice spirit root, and so began her cultivation and face-slapping journey. Cultivation? She advances at lightning speed, becoming the youngest powerhouse! Talisman-making? She’s a natural, 215Reads8.4Score117Shelves

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   No system, spiritual root testing started at age five, female protagonist has a Xuanbing spiritual body, entered a major sect at age eight, has a spatial ability, and is not a sword cultivator.

4. 4 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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   🍑No system [Salute] Starting with testing spiritual roots [Heavy punch] Top-grade ice spiritual root [Bookmark] 🍋Lin Du, the ferryman [Eating melon] At first, she thought she was a transmigrator [Eating melon] but she wasn't. 🍋She's a formation master with a top-grade ice spiritual root ❄️ Her body could die at any moment just from walking [Facepalm] but she gained a beautiful master with the same spiritual root. 🍋From then on, she became the junior uncle of the sect [Eating melon], but she has a group of love-struck junior nephews [Facepalm] Every day, she not only has to think about how to repair her body [Thinking], but also how to adjust her love-struck minds [Facepalm]

5. 5 谁EN Who Removed the Exit Button from My Xianxia Game? 谁把我仙侠游戏退出键扣了？ Mu Chun沐春Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing At first, I only wanted to create a fresh account for a holographic xianxia game... I had already selected the highest difficulty, simply to roll a better spiritual root and sell the account. But then... can someone tell me where the exit button is? Where did my enormous game exit button go? 366.2kReads8.5Score41.9kShelves
6. 6 坠 Cast into the Lower Realm: The Rise of an Invincible Mama's Boy 坠入下界：无敌妈宝男的崛起之路 Eat More Sweet Potatoes多吃番薯Eastern Fantasy171k WordsOngoing [Not a Mindless Cultivation Novel]➕ [Wealthy From the Start]➕ [Nuclear Bomb From the Start]➕ [All-Rounder]➕ [Low-Key and Humble]➕ [Decisive and Ruthless]➕ [Second-Generation Immortal]+ [I Love My Mom] She was an unparalleled powerhouse in her domain! Alone with her sword, she struck terror throughout the entire Xuantian Domain! But in her hour of peril, she was betrayed by the person she trusted most! Furious, she fought back with all her might, only to be forced into exile in the lower realm! E —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist's mother perfectly fits the description [facepalm]: ice spirit root, sword cultivator, and affiliated with a sect. The protagonist knows his mother's ice-based sword techniques.

7. 7 炮 The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Cultivation Rise to Power 炮灰女配修仙逆袭记 Radiant Jade, Fragrant Beauty in a Peaceful World灼灼璞玉静世芳华Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Building a Career + Taking Down Scumbags + Face-Slapping] Lou Hansi was an ordinary modern college graduate who had only recently started an internship. Apart from work, her main pastime was reading novels. One night, she stayed up late reading a cultivation novel called The White Lotus's Path to Immortality. She discovered that one of the novel's supporting female characters shared her name, and out of curiosity she read the whole thing. The story made her grind her teeth with fur 6.6kReads8.8Score460Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book; it's really good.

8. 8 开 Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivator from the Start: Watch Me Bully the Younger Generation 开局元婴散修，看我如何欺辱小辈 Likes Hongxiang喜欢红祥Eastern Fantasy189k WordsCompleted Below the Nascent Soul stage, all are ants. Yet rogue Nascent Soul cultivators are always short on resources. Lin Xuan died suddenly while reading a novel and became a rogue Nascent Soul cultivator in the world of cultivation. Now that he had arrived in this cultivation world, he was determined to reach the summit and see what awaited at the top. Watch as I venture alone into secret realms, kill for treasure, and bully juniors. 975Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 9 当 When the Female Lead of a Cultivation Novel Gets a Sweet Romance Plot 当修仙大女主拿了宠文剧本 Meow Boss喵佬大Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted [A brave, strong-willed heroine who saves the world X a beautiful, tragic, lovesick young villain lord, power couple, devoted to each other, the man suffers, celebrates women] While gathering herbs in the mountains, mortal Xiao Buyou is thrown into a pitch-black cave. There’s also a man inside, panting heavily and clearly not himself. “My meridians are sealed by eight Soul-Sundering Nails. Come over here and pull them out for me.” So in the darkness, a pair of delicate hands glide over and expl 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is rational, righteous, and not a saint; she is decisive and ruthless. She possesses a golden spiritual root and is a sword cultivator. Starting as an ordinary woman, she grows step by step into the strongest female sword immortal. The story includes spiritual root testing, sect entry trials, sect missions, sect competitions, and trial realms. The male lead is loyal and devoted. The plot is slow-paced yet detailed, while the romance is fast-paced, sweet, and without unnecessary drama. It's a strong-strong, 1v1 relationship.

10. 10 仙 The Long Road to Immortality: No Need to Rush into Cultivation 仙途漫漫之修仙不慌 Long-Legged Bread长腿面包Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, immortal cultivation, no romance, genius protagonist, sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] [An immortal strokes my crown, and I am granted eternal life with my beloved.] [When facing the hardships on the path to a carefree, eternal life, all Zhu Yao can do is grip the sword in her hand.] This is the story of a girl who presses onward with all her might in pursuit of what she truly desires. She may encounter disappointment, regret, and pain, but they are 8.7kReads7.2Score558Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is a sword cultivator. Originally a mortal, she was found to have a very pure ice spiritual root during a spiritual root test. There is no romantic pairing.

11. 11 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Got a Happy Ending with the Green Tea Schemer 穿书后和绿茶HE了 Moon Over Clear Pond月挽清池Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted “I transmigrated into a book, though only a little. I fell in love, and he’s a scheming green-tea guy.” Warnings: The heroine is a bad-boy-loving flirt. There’s a reason her feelings are strange at first, and the male lead comes across as a little weak. This is my first amateur novel, so read at your own risk. If it gives you the ick, don’t blame me! Film queen Song Suhuan is a cool, career-focused goddess in public, but behind the scenes, she loves reading novels and browsing the internet. One 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigration into a novel, no system, free development, female lead with dual spiritual roots and good talent, strong female lead, sect-based growth type, male lead with ice spiritual root. Overall it's okay, but there's too little to it.

12. 12 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13kReads8.2Score995Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

13. 13 圣 Sacred Physique, Sword of Heaven 圣体剑天 Never Annoyed Day After Day日日不烦Eastern Fantasy777k WordsOngoing [No Transmigration] [No System] [No Supreme Treasures] [Sword Cultivation] The world's physiques are ranked into nine grades: Immortal, Divine, Saint, King, True, Treasure, Unusual, Mortal, and Worthless. Immortal physiques are rarely seen, and divine physiques are hard to find. No one knows that a rare and mysterious Saint physique has been born in the little city of Linshan. Born into obscurity, Ji Yun chooses to keep his physique and abilities a secret. He will leave Linshan City with nothing 209Reads6.7Score110Shelves

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    Awaken Fire Spirit Body at the start

14. 14 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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    All three are about sword cultivation, and they are all very good.

15. 15 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
16. 16 仙 The Immortal's Legacy 仙人遗宝 The Dashing Longevity Tortoise狂飙的长寿龟Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing A continent once shattered by a great war was left in ruins. Its five largest fragments came to be known as the Five Continents. A thousand years ago, the Northern Continent nearly fell to demonic beasts, leaving it short of cultivation techniques and far behind in the development of cultivation. A thousand years later, a herbalist with a mixed Five Elements spiritual root leaves the mountains and officially enters the world of cultivation. Follow him as he uncovers the mystery of his birth, cha 758Reads8.8Score110Shelves
17. 17 玄 Xuanhuan: The Number One Sword of Jiuzhou 玄幻：九州第一剑 Gazing Alone at This Starry Sky独仰这星空Eastern Fantasy366k WordsCompleted Gu Linfeng, a young man from a remote border town, awakens an exceptional Heaven-Rank Sword Spirit Root. From then on, he rises to prominence and embarks on the path to becoming a supreme powerhouse. With a single thought, he reaches the heavens, fearing neither immortals nor demons! 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a sword spirit root, and it features multiple female protagonists.

18. 18 那EN Eighteen That Year, Standing Like a Lackey in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner 那年十八，万魂幡里站着如喽啰 Azure Sea of Fire青色火海Eastern Fantasy788k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a cultivation world, Shen Ge thought he was destined for greatness. He was ready to punch a Saint's Son and kick a God King when a dark cloud appeared out of nowhere, followed by a strange, cackling laugh. Seeing the countless remnant souls all around him, Shen Ge was dumbstruck. At eighteen, he stood among the ranks of nobodies inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner! 39Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    The talent of having a top-grade gold spiritual root must be rare in Tomato's repertoire.

19. 19 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: Forging a Spirit-Ice Dharma Body 凡人修仙，灵冰铸法身 Light Swan Brush and Ink轻鸿笔墨Eastern Fantasy257k WordsCompleted [Ice spirit root][Artifact crafter][Formation master][Cultivates the Dao, body, and spirit] Realms: [Qi Refining - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Deification] The Tianhuang Continent is rich in spiritual energy. Mo Yi is reborn in the cultivation world of the Tianhuang Continent. Born with a powerful divine soul, he awakens an ice spirit root, gains an ice spirit body, and cultivates the Dao, body, and spirit. He seizes the blessings of Heaven and Earth and lays the foun 867Reads—Score109Shelves
20. 20 卷 King of the Grind: I Worked My Way to Tears, Along with Countless Prodigies 卷王之王，从肝哭亿万天骄开始 Tian Hong Zimu天鸿子木Urban1.5M WordsCompleted In a world where the Age of Cultivation has begun, he gains the talent to make up for shortcomings through hard work. Fang Che discovers that his talent seems to have a tiny little problem. … Talent: Make Up for Shortcomings Through Hard Work Cultivation: Third Qi Refining Level Diligence: 1000 Shortcomings to Make Up For: [Spiritual Root], [Spiritual Sense], [Alchemy], [Talismans], [Formations], [Combat] … As long as he cultivates diligently, he can earn [Diligence] to make up for the areas whe 17.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    [Heart] 1. The story begins with a school testing one's spiritual root. Through hard work, the protagonist changes their talent and becomes a genius in the eyes of others. There is no female lead, but the plot is not mindless. [Heart] The protagonist is born with unusual phenomena and outstanding talent. Two major sects protect the protagonist as they grow. [Heart] The protagonist goes to the sect to test their spiritual root. From what I remember, it is an ice spiritual root. The protagonist is a sword cultivator, and the sect environment is very loving.

21. 21 我 I’m the Favored Son of Heaven in the Cultivation World 我在修真界做天之骄子 Kuntukutakatika昆图库塔卡提Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted No heroine + no romance + a goofy comedy (P.S. This is a silly, funny slice-of-life story, so don't take it seriously!) A story for female readers. If you're feeling down, come take a look! My dear readers, the world may be full of disappointments, but please believe that hidden in all the cracks and bumps are the little sweets fate has secretly tucked away. If you're unhappy, imagine you're the protagonist and grow alongside them! The author will write you a joyful, carefree world. What does it 34.2kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
22. 22 谁 Has Anyone Seen My Sword? 谁看到我的剑了 Tangerine Peel on the Roof瓦上陈皮Ancient Romance498k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + a normal heroine on a growth journey + a group of bright-eyed young people] The good news: she was reborn, and she was still the young lady of a cultivation sect. The bad news: the sect was destroyed on the very day she was born. To uncover the truth, she embarked on the path of cultivation. Who could have guessed that, among the three thousand paths of the Dao, she would end up practicing the Heartless Dao, with a graduation rate of zero? And sword cultivators are all object fe 72Reads9.1Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigration: This Female Sword Cultivator Can Refine Artifacts 穿越之这个女剑修会炼器 The Moon Rises Above the Eastern Mountain月出于东山之上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy] [Divine deer] [Ice spirit root] [Cool-headed sword cultivator] [No romance] [Coming-of-age, unconventional strong heroine] Shen Qing, a modern craftswoman who forges weapons for an ancient martial arts clan, transmigrates to the cultivation world. She trains hard and fights her way up, wielding a hammer in one hand and a sword in the other. In the end, she becomes a powerhouse, solves the mystery of her transmigration, proves the Great Dao, ascends to the upper 1.8kReads8.4Score145Shelves

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    1. Traditional setting, female protagonist is an atypical strong woman, quietly cultivating immortality! 2. Both protagonists are strong, but not mindless wish-fulfillment; novel theme!

24. 24 我 I'm a Sword Cultivation Prodigy, So What's Wrong With Carrying a Few More Talismans? 我剑修天才，身上多点符箓怎么了 Yangyue阳月Ancient Romance376k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + genius + comedy + transmigration + wild imagination + unconventional group favorite + power couple] After transmigrating, Shen Sui’s very first challenge was repairing her thatched hut. Shen Sui: Thanks for asking. Patch it up, and it’ll last another three years. To preserve the dignity of transmigrators, Shen Sui endured humiliation and signed up for a cultivation sect, all just to... Scrounge a meal. Shen Sui had no idea that the moment she entered the cultivation world, th 10.8kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
25. 25 我 I'm This Powerful, How Could I Be Cannon Fodder? 我这么强，怎么可能是炮灰？ Ju Nanzhi鞠楠栀Ancient Romance96k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads + romance + ice spirit root + sword cultivator + competing for opportunities] Hard work can’t beat being born into a good family. Di Xuanyi has been the only daughter of the foremost cultivation clan, the Di family, since childhood. She has everything she could want, never lacks resources, and has no need to work hard. Then one day, she discovers that the world she lives in is a novel, and she’s just a cannon-fodder character. Is her family just there to hand opportunities to 842Reads—Score101Shelves

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    No system, maxed-out ice spirit root, sword cultivator, joined the academy.

26. 26 喜 The Two People I Like Are Both Demon Lord Secret Identities 喜欢的两个人竟都是魔尊马甲 Moon Over Clear Pond月挽清池Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted The completed novel’s rating was just posted. It’ll go up later. In a sentence: I thought you were my nemesis, but you secretly loved me and used three secret identities to get close to me. For reasons beyond her control, Song Junshuang had to disguise herself as a man for the time being while steadily building her own power. The person Song Junshuang hated most was her nemesis, the Demon Lord Jun Wuxu. In Song Junshuang’s eyes, he was an ambitious, scheming wolf who actually dared covet her you 36Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a pure cultivation novel without a system. The female lead is aloof, has strong spiritual roots, is a powerful sword cultivator, and has high talent. The male lead is a demon lord who secretly loves the female lead and uses three different identities to get close to her.

27. 27 玄 The Legend of Xuan Shui's Cultivation 玄水修仙传 Yin Feng寅凨Eastern Fantasy480k WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + Ordinary Protagonist + Daily Life + Lighthearted] Jiang Ze transmigrates into the world of cultivation with a black cauldron and gains a heaven-defying Dao art. He joins the top-tier Lingyun Sect, seeking only the Dao and eternal life. He cultivates diligently and grows steadily stronger. (This is the story of an ordinary young man seeking the Dao and pursuing immortality. The pacing is a little slow at first, and the story strives to remain logical and believable.) [No holier 590Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    A traditional fantasy novel where the protagonist has good talent and joins a top sect at the beginning, cultivating all the way.

28. 28 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root, he joins a major sect at the start, becoming a disciple of a powerful figure without being a saint, and is decisive in killing. He is only kind to his own sect members, showing no scheming, assassination, or contempt towards them. If an outsider dares to lay a hand on him, he will kill. He cultivates the sword intent of slaughter.

29. 29 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Slashed My Way Through the Protagonist's Team in the Cultivation World 穿书后，我在修真界杀穿主角团 Xun Shisan寻十三Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + fantasy cultivation + strong heroine + genius protagonist] One moment, Leng Zhuxin transmigrated into a book; the next, she became the cultivation world's biggest victim! And the story was already nearly over. From the start, her beloved master dug out her spiritual root and golden core, then drained all the spiritual blood from her body until she died, all to ensure the safe birth of the white-lotus heroine's child. After dying in a self-detonation, Leng Zhuxin was 5kReads8.6Score494Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrated into a book, but her spiritual roots were already harvested by the other female protagonist and her master upon arrival. She self-destructed at the start, but unexpectedly, she was reborn. Her first sword strike killed the female protagonist. She possesses an ice spiritual root and is a sword cultivator! (Multiple cultivation options available.)

30. 30 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Go Further and Further Down the Road of Killing the Heroine 穿书后我在嘎女主的路上越走越远 Once Saw Southern Stars Beneath the Moon曾见月下南星Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted Traditional fantasy + no System + no romance + transmigrate into a book + strong female lead + not a saint + sword cultivator Warning: No romance, no lovey-dovey scenes, and definitely no sweet moments. Who says female-oriented novels can only be about romance? Can't we have a powerful female lead? It took Liuyun six years after transmigrating to realize that she hadn't transmigrated at all: she had transmigrated into a book. The heroine in the book is Ye Xinyue, the junior sister of the Hehuan 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I, Liu Yun, hereby swear that if anyone dares to harm my sister, I will search the heavens and the underworld to fight them to the death. Tianxuan Sect, as long as I have a shred of consciousness, whether in this life or in all future lives, even if I am condemned to hell, I will avenge this day.

31. 31 大 Senior Brother Was Guaranteed a Place in the Heartless Dao 大师兄他保送无情道 Splash水溅跃Eastern Fantasy906k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Everyday Life] This laid-back author is hopeless at writing romance, so stop asking whether there’s a love story. If you think there is one, then there is. I really can’t write it (frantically scratching my head). This isn’t a conventional power fantasy. After all, I started writing it to torment my friend. As long as he’s having a rough time, I can relax (not really). On the first day after transmigrating, Fang Cheng looked at the thick stack of paper made fro 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ice Spirit Root, wielding a sword.

32. 32 墨 The Rise and Fall of the Lu Clan of Mojiang 墨江陆氏沉浮记 Dream of You as Before梦你如故Eastern Fantasy230k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a minor family's backbone, Lu Jingming had resigned himself to an unremarkable life. Then his eldest son was born, and his long-awaited golden finger finally activated. After copying his eldest son's talent, he decided to change his fate and stick to the way of keeping a low profile. Until one day: The leader of an immortal sect, a saintess from a Gu village, and a prodigy from the demon clan all come knocking, demanding an explanation about the children. Lu Jingming tu 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an ice-elemental spirit root; the cheat ability is inheriting the child's talent, not pure cultivation. It's worth a look.

33. 33 仙 A Mayfly in the Immortal Sea 仙海蜉蝣 Jian Hanshan剑寒衫Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-mortal cultivation + no System + no harem] A wandering cultivator, a speck of dust. The protagonist, Lu Luan, is a little independent cultivator at the second stage of Qi Refining, wandering among the mountain towns of the mortal world. He is fourteen, and ever since the old master who adopted him died, he has drifted from place to place through this world of cultivation... Note: The protagonist sometimes joins sects, but only as stepping stones, and never stays long. The story focuses 17.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    The story is both long and short; it spans only a few hours, yet it encompasses almost his entire life.

34. 34 不 If You Don't Understand, Don't Talk Nonsense: This Isn't a Mixed Spiritual Root 不懂别乱说，我这不是杂灵根 Mu Shui Shui Shui木水水水Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted Xiao Yun transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation, convinced that as someone from another world, he must have extraordinary talent. But the test reveals he has a mixed spirit root! He is even rejected as a servant disciple. With no one else willing to take him in, the senior sister of Little Bamboo Peak gives him a home. That very day, he completes the Qi Refining stage, and masters every cultivation technique as soon as he learns it... At the Seven Peaks Tournament six months later, the 41.6kReads7.6Score4.2kShelves

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    A sect-themed novel, starting with testing one's spiritual roots and gradually growing stronger within the sect.

35. 35 修 Cultivating Immortality Starts with Wuxia 修仙从武侠开始 I Alone Am Different from Others我独异于人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul Transmigration + mortal’s path to immortality + supreme water spirit root + one heroine No golden finger, System, or other cheats. The protagonist is no good-for-nothing! A university student from Blue Star transmigrates to the cultivation world and, through a haze of confusion, embarks on the path to immortality. 34Reads8.1Score—Shelves
36. 36 洪 Honghuang: From Nine-Leaf Sword Grass to a Primordial Spirit Root 洪荒：九叶剑草到鸿蒙灵根 Let's Get Some Pork Trotter Rice来个猪脚饭Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The Witch-Demon Tribulation ends, and the great Sages and their sects begin to prosper! Xu Ye transmigrates into a three-leaf swordgrass, an untransformed innate spiritual root planted by the Three Cloud Maidens! His System awakens, granting him the ability to absorb the essence of other spiritual roots! He transforms, becomes a nine-leaf swordgrass, and rises to become the Jie Sect's senior disciple! He absorbs the essence of the Moon Laurel Tree and masters the Taiyin Law! He absorbs the essen 10.5kReads8.5Score779Shelves
37. 37 开 Nascent Soul Peak Master From the Start, Taking in a Disciple With a Heavenly Spirit Root 开局元婴峰主，收徒天灵根 Shang Junling商君令Eastern Fantasy846k WordsOngoing [Beyond Ordinary Immortal Cultivation + Peerless Prodigies + System + Master and Disciple + No Romance] The master of Taihua Sect’s seventh peak, Miaomiao Peak, is taking on disciples! With his prodigious talent, Zhou Qingchen inherits the position of seventh peak master and opens the mountain to take in disciples, only for a System to arrive! [Congratulations, Host! You have successfully taken on a disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. Reward: one supreme immortal scripture!] [Congratulatio 1.9kReads8.6Score117Shelves
38. 38 开 From the Start, I Signed In for a Five-Element Spirit Root 开局签到五行灵根 An Keli安可梨Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing When Gu Yao went to the underworld to report in, he unexpectedly reincarnated in the cultivation world of Canglan Continent. Three months later, while he was still in his new mother's womb, the underworld compensated him with a cultivation System. His very first sign-in earned him a beginner's gift pack, which contained the spiritual roots essential for cultivation. They were Five-Element spiritual roots, but having any spiritual roots at all was good enough. Gu Yao began looking forward to his 75Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 玄 Xuanhuan: What Do You Mean, a Mixed Spiritual Root? It’s a Wealth Root! 玄幻：什么杂灵根，这是富灵根！ Raven Oo渡鸦OoEastern Fantasy261k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Ye Xiao becomes a cultivation good-for-nothing, born with a useless spirit root. Fortunately, he obtains a tycoon's System and an unlimited supply of spirit stones. But the System's very first task is to have him join the continent's number-one sect, Cloud Immortal Sect. “With talent that lousy, you'd be better off going home to farm. Cloud Immortal Sect doesn't take in useless trash!” In that case, I'll just have to fight my way in and storm the immortal 9Reads5.1Score—Shelves
40. 40 多 More Children, More Blessings: The Immortal Maidens' Fertility Goes Through the Roof 多子多福，仙子孕气爆炸 The Sixth White第六白Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Adapted into a short drama, so read with confidence] Ye Kaishan transmigrated to the Cultivation World and spent his life pursuing immortality and the Dao, but he had no spiritual roots. Fortunately, there was still a way forward. Just as he was nearing the end of his life, the more children, more blessings System arrived in time. A hundred years of hard cultivation couldn't compare to one night for the Patriarch. He founded a sect and carved up the Three Thousand Realms, while Ye family's desc 54.8kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves
41. 41 开 A Mixed Spiritual Root from the Start 开局杂灵根 Mo He, Who Loves Braised Redfin Culter爱吃红烧玉秃鱼的莫何Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted Qin Tian was tested at fifteen and found to have a worthless spirit root, becoming synonymous with uselessness. At eighteen, he faced mockery from his family and betrayal by his fiancee. His romantic rival even destroyed his spirit root completely, turning him into an ordinary person. After plunging into the abyss for four months, he returned and embarked on the path of cultivation. [Traditional fantasy + no System + no transmigration + the blurb can't do it justice, read the story] 32kReads8.7Score5kShelves
42. 42 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.6kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves

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    Beep beep beep beep beep

43. 43 挖 Bone-Mining and Blood-Draining: A Madwoman Goes on a Rampage in the Cultivation World 挖骨取血，疯批在修仙界杀疯了 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (No romance + unhinged heroine + skewed values + a touch of ensemble cast + a touch of redemption + selfish, growth-oriented female lead. If that's not your thing, don't read or leave hate. Just quietly move on; it's better for everyone! Sending love ❥(ゝω·✿ฺ)) After transmigrating, Jiang Hanqing became a pitiful senior sister whose spiritual root had been stolen. Her own younger sister took her bones and seized her spiritual root. Was she supposed to put up with that? Absolutely not! When you 3.7kReads8.8Score444Shelves
44. 44 张 Zhang Bufan's Ordinary Path to Immortality 张不凡的平凡修真 Li Douya李豆芽Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted When Zhang Bufan was eight, his entire family consisted of servants. At nine, his father was unjustly killed and his mother imprisoned. To survive, he pretended to be insane and forced himself to eat snakes, insects, rats, and bugs. By chance, he embarked on the path of cultivation. With no overpowered spatial ring and no white-bearded old master to guide him, how will he rise above everyone else and reach the pinnacle? 2.5kReads8.5Score233Shelves
45. 45 虚 Cultivating in the Void with My Spatial Divine Eye 虚空修仙我有空间神眼 A Worker in Spring City打工人在春城Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Modern Cultivation + System + Immortal Cultivation + Campus Beauty + Reborn + Island] A young man from Planet Earth accidentally obtains a treasure from five thousand years ago and awakens the Divine Eye of Space. The Void Island is too small? No problem. I have the Divine Eye of Space, so I can quickly gather supplies. No resources? No problem. Everything grows a hundred times faster on my Void Island, and I have all kinds of spirit herbs in abundance. No cultivation techniques? A minor proble 7.9kReads8.6Score399Shelves
46. 46 奕 An Ordinary Immortal's Path Through the Game of Go 奕道凡仙 Granny Wang Sells Sweet Potatoes王婆婆卖地瓜Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation] + [Sword Cultivator] + [One Female Lead] + [Genius Protagonist] + [Slow-Burn] + [Every Plot Thread Gets Resolved] An everlasting azure sky, a single lotus. As the last Chaos Azure Lotus in existence, Wang Yi sets out on a road of no return to restore his incomplete body. He recovers a dark petal and awakens a dark spirit root. He recovers a light petal and awakens a light spirit root. He recovers a lightning petal and awakens a lightning spirit root. As he recov 324Reads6.3Score—Shelves
47. 47 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 129.5kReads9.5Score52.2kShelves

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    The female protagonist in the first book doesn't have an ice spiritual root, but she's a sword cultivator and an alchemist. The female protagonist in the second book initially only has a mutated wind spiritual root, but after a few chapters, she encounters a mutated ice spiritual root through an opportunity. She also seems to be a sword cultivator, though I haven't read much of it yet. I read this book before, but for some reason I abandoned it, and now I've added it back; anyway, it's very good. Note that neither of these books is finished; they are both still being serialized. If you don't like reading serialized novels, you don't need to read them.

48. 48 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
49. 49 我 My Senior Sister Is Too Strong! 我的师姐太强了！ Dongfang Yao东方燿Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Li Huaijin just wanted to fish in peace. But out of nowhere, a beautiful woman descended like a fairy and pinned him to the ground, giving him a good spanking. After that, she clung to him and insisted on taking him back to her sect. Li Huaijin would rather die than go. After all, as the saying goes, a man who never pursues lofty ambitions wastes the body he was born with. How could a good man let beauty hold him back? But after the woman forcibly dragged him back to the Miaoyin Sect, he began t 3.8kReads6.7Score235Shelves

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    In a word, beautiful.

50. 50 重 The Reborn Senior Sister Doesn’t Want to Work Hard 重生大师姐不想努力了 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted As the sect’s senior disciple, Song Wu had always worked diligently, trained hard, and taught her fellow disciples, all to protect the sect’s reputation. But her fiancé thought she wasn’t gentle or considerate enough. Her fellow disciples called her rigid, strict, and lacking in compassion. Even her master, the sect leader, advised her to be more generous and kind. Heartbroken, Song Wu forced a breakthrough and lost her life. She never expected to be reborn at a time before she had even become t 1kReads8.8Score262Shelves

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    💫1. Song Wu, the female lead, is reborn with a mutated ice spiritual root. In her previous life, she was the senior disciple of a sect, but was bullied by everyone. After her rebirth, she joins the Ten Thousand Beasts Peak as a junior sister and is doted on by everyone. 💫2. Luo Qingzi, the female lead, has both gold and fire spiritual roots. Born into an ordinary family, she is exceptionally talented. She is not a saint and only wants to focus on her career (i. E., Cultivation). 💫3. Yun Nian, the female lead, is reborn with a natural water spiritual root. In her previous life, she practiced the Yun family's forbidden techniques to pave the way for her elder sister, ultimately dying tragically. After her rebirth, she only wants to be herself, focusing on cultivation and breaking free from the Yun family. I am Samoyed, healing your heart with a smile [heart][bump]

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