Traditional Cultivation Novels! No System! No Romance! Female-Oriented! No Rebirth! 正统修仙文！不要系统！无CP！女频！不要重生！

1. 1 凡 When Mortal Bones Turn to Ash, Heaven's Talisman Decrees 凡骨烬，敕天符 The Seventh Ray of Light第七缕光Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Sword and Talisman Dual Cultivation + Face-Slapping + Punishing Scumbags + Strong Heroine + Genius] (Lightning and earth spiritual roots + A native cultivator defeats all kinds of cheat abilities) She was the daughter of a princess, but the System secretly switched her out and turned her into a little beggar. Fortunately, she first had a kind-hearted grandfather, and later a master who understood her. She takes back her identity, and while she's at it, kills the System 3.4kReads8.6Score353Shelves

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   Both of these are orthodox [OK]. The first one: not about rebirth or time travel. Although there's a system, it's for a minor character who dies after only a few episodes [laughing emoji]. The second one perfectly fits the mold, with the female lead rising from humble beginnings to achieve her goals step by step [heart emoji].

2. 2 都 Everyone Thinks I’m a Sword Cultivator, So I Turn Around and Save the Whole Sect with Alchemy 都当我是剑修，我反手炼丹救全宗 The Seventh Ray of Light第七缕光Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + alchemy cultivator + sword cultivator + genius + sects + strong heroine + ensemble cast] In her previous life, Bai Wei died protecting her students. In this life, the moment she opens her eyes, her own grandmother throws her on a mountain to feed the wolves, simply because she is a girl. Fortunately, her parents protect her and establish their own household, carving out a chance for her to survive. A single immortal herb leads her to an ancient, remnant soul. From then 16.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
3. 3 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves

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   All characters are powerful figures, no romantic pairings, no melodrama, no angst. The first book is highly recommended!!! The protagonist is incredibly powerful and wealthy, a completely satisfying read, and the supporting characters around her each have their own unique characteristics and strengths. The second book features a calm, long-lived, and low-key powerful figure. The third book is interesting. The fourth book has a system, but its presence is weak, and the plot is fun and humorous.

4. 4 长 A Long-Lived Wanderer’s Cultivation Journal 长生路人修仙记事 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted [No romance + everyday life + slow burn + years passing like days + technological cultivation, boundless magic] He Tao has spent a full thousand years since transmigrating into a book. It isn't until three years after the female lead destroys the demon clan that she remembers her plan from when she transmigrated: follow the female lead around, enjoying the gossip and watching the show. The female lead ascended to immortality three years ago. He Tao doesn't know if she's still in time. Anyway, sh 9.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 地 The Mad Little Junior Sister from the Underworld Takes Her Sect on a Wild Ride 地府来的疯批师妹，带宗门狂上天 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone’s darling + all-around heroine + golden finger + ensemble cast + funny and lighthearted + no romance + steady power progression + face-slapping and punishing scumbags (I'm saving up bonus chapters and will update them after I level up. The author is crying her eyes out (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)) He Miaomiao is a junior clerk at the Underworld’s Mountain Spirits and Monsters Management Department. Her motto: Love every job except the one you’re actually paid to do. After being bullied at work in the Un 13.2kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
6. 6 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
7. 7 女 The Villainess Reverses Her Fate Through the Sword Path 女配她靠剑道逆袭修仙 Frosted Leaves Redder Than Spring Flowers霜叶红于三月花Ancient Romance901k WordsOngoing [No romance + decisive and ruthless + sword cultivator + born with a sword physique + steady power progression + true underdog comeback] Lin Rushuang transmigrated and became the lowliest brothel slave in the mortal realm. She was also the white-lotus supporting female character in a rebirth revenge novel, proudly ranked among the top three on the heroine's revenge list. The spiritual and mortal realms have no connection. If she wants to reach the spiritual realm and cultivate immortality, she c 18.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   It's a great watch, a traditional cultivation story. The original female lead is well-developed, without too many overpowered advantages; her biggest advantage is herself.

8. 8 逆 The Rebellious Daughter, Xu Yao 逆女许瑶 Shiyou Po礻由婆Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted Transmigration, hunting, strong female lead, leveling up, ruthless and decisive. If you’re interested in this book, you can keep reading Against the Current: Xu Yao in the Cultivation World. The man set down his catch and sat across from Xu Yao as if they were old friends. “When did you learn to hunt? People in the village say you got over your idiocy and then went crazy. Is that true?” Xu Yao gritted her teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy. When I get really crazy, I eat people.” The man grinned. “Heh, I do 821Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A genuine no-romance, time-travel, cultivation, humorous, and satisfying story; decisive and ruthless, not a saint. A solitary cultivator, a strong female protagonist leveling up, foodies, adventure, treasure hunting, not a story of being pampered by one's partner. Exploring from lower to higher planes.

9. 9 逆 The Rebellious Xu Yao in the Cultivation World 逆女许瑶之修仙界 Shiyou Po礻由婆Fantastical Romance444k WordsOngoing Cultivation | No Romance | Transmigrated, Powerful Female Lead | Decisive and Ruthless Ensemble Cast. This is the official sequel to The Rebellious Girl Xu Yao. It’s recommended that you read the original first. Xu Yao and her companions travel through more than a dozen realms, great and small. Starting from nothing, they save up spirit stones, temper their life-bound treasures, master the Sacred Demon Body Art, seize secret realms and formations, unite the Central Island, and are named the Dem 206Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 穿 Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 穿成修仙界的小老鼠 Shiyou Po礻由婆25k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 419Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 合 The Useless Disciple of the Hehuan Sect Is a Sword Cultivator 合欢宗的废材是剑修 Shiyou Po礻由婆22k WordsCompleted The Useless Member of the Hehuan Sect Is a Sword Cultivator 196Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 惊 Amazing! Reborn With a Spatial Realm, I Roam Across the Cultivation World 惊！重生空间之在修仙界纵横四海 Painting Rain Softly画雨棉棉Ancient Romance3.8M WordsOngoing [No CP] + [traditional fantasy cultivation] + [space] + [strong female lead] + [mortal-to-immortal progression] + [strong heroine] Luo Mingyi, a modern antiques appraiser, was swept into a sudden space-time anomaly because of a mysterious jade pendant. She transmigrated to another world and embarked on the path of cultivation. "What did you say? To improve my other spiritual root values, I have to upgrade the space first?" A lazy phoenix in the space stretched out a finger and said, "It's not mu 10.7kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    I'm currently following the first one; the writing is quite good, it features a strong female protagonist, and the content is exciting—she's solely focused on cultivation! I haven't read the second one yet, but I'd still recommend it.

13. 13 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
14. 14 凡 An Ordinary Girl’s Path to Immortality: My Jade Pendant Can Purify Spiritual Energy 凡女修仙：我的玉佩能净化灵气 I Hate Deep Learning讨厌深度学习Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Slow-Paced + Leveling Up + Cultivation + Golden Finger + No Romance + Alchemy + Treasure Hunting + Swordsmanship] Su Yue fell off a cliff while trying to save her father. She thought she was doomed, but at the bottom she found a jade pendant of astonishing power. Born with four spiritual roots, she was dismissed by her sect as someone who would never amount to anything and could only become an errand disciple. But who could have guessed that the pendant could purify and refine spiritual energy? 9.6kReads7.9Score958Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, a native cultivator who grows step by step from testing his spiritual roots to joining a sect, without a system.

15. 15 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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    Sword cultivator, ice spirit root, no romantic pairing, female lead has a cold and aloof personality but is not a saint.

16. 16 剑 When Sword Cultivation Failed Me, I Took Up Both Alchemy and Cultivation 剑修无望后，我丹法双修 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Cultivation + Reborn in the Womb + Alchemy + Coming of Age + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance Reborn in the womb as an ordinary village girl, I thought I’d live out my life according to plan. But who could have guessed that cultivating immortality was actually possible? From then on, I set foot in the world of cultivation. My spiritual roots and talent are pretty good, but there’s no shortage of people more gifted than me. I don’t have a top-tier cultivation background. I did meet an old ance 37.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    The female lead is one of my favorites. She's not a brainless, pampered character. She has a distinct personality: she's resolute, hardworking, shrewd, and worldly-wise. She rises step by step from the lower realm of cultivation to become a top expert, and after ascending to the bottom of the immortal realm, she feigns weakness and bides her time, using others to protect herself and steadily improving herself. Her mindset changes very smoothly, and she has a positive outlook. She's not a saint. The writing is also excellent, not drawn out or padded. I really hope the author can continue writing about Linghua's path to godhood in the immortal realm.

17. 17 抢 Stealing My Fortune? From the Start, I Used Heavenly Lightning to Fry the Original Heroine's Hair 抢我机缘？开局用天雷劈秃原女主 Keke Yan可可言Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + strong heroine who doesn’t know it + everyone speaks their mind] After transmigrating into a book, Yun Su became the true daughter who served as a stepping stone in a cultivation novel. The original owner had been born into a noble family, yet lived a miserable life as the fake daughter’s scapegoat and stepping stone, only to be killed by her in the end. Yun Su was furious. On the spot, she swore an oath to the heavens and extorted a pile of spirit stones, then packed up and pre 5.3kReads9.1Score540Shelves
18. 18 全 Everyone's a Madman, and My Junior Sister Is a Rebel to the Core 全员疯批，师妹她一身反骨 Ink-Pen Raw Fish墨笔生鱼Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [No romance + a touch of ensemble cast + incredible talent + satisfying read + goofy humor] (Completed, no angst throughout, so read without worry) P.S. Every character is a deranged villain, and things could turn around at any moment. That’s right, this is an anti-System novel! Sang Zhizhi is the fated female supporting character in a male-oriented cultivation novel. Her master is the biggest villain in this arc. He fails to dig out the male lead’s golden core and is killed in return. Her eldes 753Reads9.0Score131Shelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 全 After the Whole Sect of Villains Heard My Thoughts, They All Went Crazy 全宗反派听我心声后，集体发疯了 He Liyu河理鱼Ancient Romance751k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast at a Cultivation Sect + Rebirth + Mind Reading + Beloved by Everyone + Absurd Comedy + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] The little junior sister, whose merciless Dao Venerable husband had killed her to prove his Dao, was reborn. She returned to a time when her sect was still intact. The moment she saw her master, she burst into tears: “Master, you’re about to sacrifice yourself for love and abandon us!” “Once you’re gone, each of us will die more horribly than the last!” The eldes 6.1kReads9.4Score973Shelves
21. 21 神 The Goddess Returns: The Aloof Emperor's Beloved 神女回归：清冷帝尊心尖宠 Yu Zhongbutong语仲怖瞳Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted [One word: Spoiled] (Return + strange flames + space + divine beasts + only ever been with each other + sweet romance) Betrayed by her best friend, she dies on the spot. She thinks she’s transmigrated, but it turns out her soul has returned to its original body. The family who once cherished her turns out not to be her real family. At their first meeting, Di Yuan’s eyes tremble: “It’s her. It really is her.” Di Yuan: “Girl, would you be willing to take me as your master?” Feng Zixi: “...” Much l 3.2kReads9.0Score378Shelves
22. 22 全 The All-Round Cultivation Genius Will Take the Entire Continent to Ascension 全修天才她要带整个大陆飞升 A Little Sang Ruan一只小桑阮Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, strong female lead, satisfying power fantasy, no romance, past and present lives, ensemble cast. The heroine is fierce and powerful!] The world is vast, spanning low- and high-level continents, the Immortal Realm, and the Divine Realm, fulfilling every reader's fantasy! After a conspiracy brought Sang Ruan and her five companions down from their divine seats, they were separated for tens of thousands of years by reincarnation before finally reuniting. Then Sang Ruan, living in the 985Reads8.9Score125Shelves
23. 23 穿 After She Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, She Soared to the Top 穿越修仙界后她一路高歌 Drunk on the Sunset夕阳醉Ancient Romance431k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cultivation + strong female lead who grows over time + divine sword + ice phoenix + divine physique + strange fire + no saintly do-gooder + highly competitive + romance] On a moonless, windy night, a mysterious streak of light tore through the sky and silently descended into an ancient forest. Ye Shuyao, a modern girl, unexpectedly transmigrates to Lingchuan Realm, a mysterious and fantastical world of cultivation. Reborn as a little beggar in an unfamiliar place, she sets out 234Reads6.0Score—Shelves
24. 24 五 My Five Ancestors Are My Older Siblings 五个老祖是我哥哥姐姐 Little Fragrant Fruit香果儿Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [No transmigration + No transmigration into a book + Traditional] The orphan Ren Qiqi joins the cultivation world through a sect's recruitment drive and learns the truth about her origins, inheriting a family vendetta. Unfortunately, born with terrible luck, she falls into an ancient battlefield soon after entering the cultivation world. There she finds Fengxi House, a defensive treasure that can grow stronger. She meets five young, ethereal-looking brothers and sisters, and they become sworn si 29Reads8.2Score—Shelves
25. 25 穿 After Becoming the Sect Leader’s Daughter, I Hit the Books 穿成宗主之女后，我开卷了 A Lost Traveler迷茫的赶路人Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted [No romance | Reincarnated as a baby | Cultivation | Adorable baby | Three adorable spirit beasts] What do you do when you end up in a book you’ve never read? Don’t worry, the plot will help you figure things out. She was reborn as a newborn and learned that she was a supporting female character in a book. Though she came from an excellent family, she was weak and wouldn’t live past sixteen. In the original story, the heroine, Bai Chuxue, “accidentally” killed her. An Yuxi’s parents rallied the 461Reads6.5Score—Shelves
26. 26 空 Cultivating in Space: The All-Round Junior Sister Is Everyone's Favorite 空间修仙：全能师妹是团宠 Song Meow-Meow宋猫猫Ancient Romance670k WordsCompleted Was a cannon-fodder supporting character supposed to sit around and wait to die? Luo Pian says no way, absolutely not. With a pocket dimension in her left hand and adorable spirit beasts at her side, she takes on peerless geniuses above and tramples the pampered heroine below, dazzling the entire cultivation world. A crowd of geniuses chase after her, calling, “Sister Pian!” and begging for pills, talismans, spirit weapons, and formations. The all-around champion Luo Pian gives them a devilish s 9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
27. 27 只 I Only Wanted to Be a Nobody, but Became the Sword Ancestor's First Disciple 只想当个路人甲却成为剑祖首徒 Brilliant Sunlight赫日流辉Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted Lanzhou was a young corporate drone who had just been battered by the realities of society and was still in her “lie flat and let them mock me” phase. Her rough edges had been worn away, and her adolescent chuunibyou was long gone. At last, she had achieved the dream she'd had as a teenager: transmigrate. She had even transmigrated to a world of cultivation. So what? Lanzhou had long since lost interest in being the protagonist who declared, “My fate is mine to control, not heaven's.” “Anyone ca 2kReads8.7Score310Shelves
28. 28 穿 Transmigrated into a Book? A Villainess? The Senior Sister? Tsk, Tsk! 穿书？恶毒女配？大师姐？啧啧！ Black Kitty Youyou黑喵幽幽Ancient Romance932k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration]+ Cultivation + [Stealing the heroine’s opportunities]+ [An insanely powerful golden finger]+ [Putting scumbags in their place] [A note: This story has two arcs. The first focuses on cultivation and a pampered-by-everyone setup, while the second focuses mainly on the romance.] Tang Xinyan, a seasoned corporate drone, had finally endured her way to a promotion and a raise. With an annual salary of a million just within reach, the apocalypse hit! At least she awakened a spatia 10.6kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
29. 29 三 The Heavenly Dao Snatched Up a Three-Year-Old Girl and Spoils Her Rotten 三岁小丫头，被天道抢过来团宠了 Jie Tang戒棠Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted Little Manman transmigrates from the modern world while asleep, still a tiny child. When she first enters the cultivation world, she sees bamboo shoots and says, “I want some!” Her martial nephew, the sect leader, practices a hundred times before finally making them for her. She sees a phoenix egg. “Master, can I have this for lunch?” The phoenix egg: “...” It hatches in a hurry. She sees a spirit plant. “That looks so delicious.” The spirit plant: “...” It runs for its life. She gets caught in 1.4kReads8.7Score259Shelves
30. 30 沉 After Being Thrown into the Pond, She Became a Violent Female Sword Cultivator 沉塘后，她成了暴力女剑修 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + strong female lead + Ice Spirit Root + genius + power progression + weak to strong] Before the age of thirteen, Li Chu's life was filled with nothing but indifference and bullying. Even her death came in the humiliating form of being drowned in a pond. Fortunately, just when things seemed darkest, fate gave her a second chance. She met her benefactor. She joined a sect. She became a promising talent. And then? Revenge? Her true enemy wasn't even within reach. Repay her benefactor? Their 682Reads8.6Score100Shelves
31. 31 不 Work Hard at Immortality or Go Home and Inherit the Throne 不努力修仙，就要回家继承王位 Miss A Li阿狸小姐姐Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [A hilarious, doted-on-by-the-whole-family story; everyone except the heroine has a secret identity] When Xiao Zhiyin was thirteen, she found a book and discovered that she was a bit-part sacrificial character in a million-word fantasy epic. "Huayin Mountain was destroyed. I heard a family of five surnamed Xiao lived there, and they all died in the disaster. Nie Yao watched the flames soar into the sky and smiled coldly..." Good grief, she didn't even have a name in the book. Xiao Zhiyin was so 1.2kReads8.9Score251Shelves
32. 32 重 After Being Reborn Eighteen Times, I Clung to My Sharp-Tongued Master's Coattails 重生十八次后我抱了毒舌师尊大腿 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Only after Yan Xi had died eighteen times did the Heavenly Dao finally give her a cheat. At last, she remembered the woman who had caused her to die and lose her cultivation time and again: Liu Qingyun, the transmigrated heroine with a System cheat who simply wouldn’t stay dead. Yan Xi declared, “Once I finish this pork knuckle, I’ll get up and take her on. After dying so many times, who here can say they’re tougher than me?” Then a certain old ancestor, famous for shamelessness and for remainin 6.6kReads9.4Score835Shelves
33. 33 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Got the Female Lead’s Cultivation Script 穿书后，我拿了女主的修仙剧本 Lemon-Flavored Cat DE柠檬味DE猫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty of a master who fiercely protects her own VS her sweet-and-salty little disciple who transmigrates into a book] As a failed author on an online platform, Mu Nanxi never imagined she would transmigrate into a mindless cultivation power fantasy she was reading, becoming the lovesick supporting female character who would do anything for the male lead. She still remembers how the character who left her most heartbroken was this supporting female character, who shared her name, an 2.9kReads8.6Score314Shelves
34. 34 我 My Dad Is an Immortal Venerable. Go Ahead, Try Touching Me 我爹是仙尊，你动我试试 Heiress Gets Rich暴富千金Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Not a Traditional Cultivation Novel + Not a Strong Female Lead + Brain-Off Wish Fulfillment + The Path of Merit] Su Yang was attending a fan meet-and-greet for the Fourth Brother when she transmigrated into a book. The good news: she’d become the child of two cultivators. Her father was the only Immortal Venerable in the cultivation world, and her mother had ascended to the Immortal Realm. The bad news: she’d become a vicious supporting female character doomed to die without a burial place. Su 2.1kReads7.3Score207Shelves
35. 35 我 I Have Spiritual Roots of Every Element. You’re All Idiots 我，全系灵根，尔等都是瓜皮 Happy Powder Sprite快乐粉精灵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s darling + ensemble cast, no CP + face-slapping + adorable pets] After Jiang Xiaonian died, she transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a disposable cannon-fodder character. In the novel, the shameless heroine constantly emotionally manipulated the original owner and stole her opportunities. She didn’t have peerless cultivation arts? She’d take the original owner’s. She didn’t have divine weapons? She’d take the original owner’s. Her spiritual roots were d 3kReads8.9Score338Shelves
36. 36 仙 Bait on the Path to Immortality 仙途为饵 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Rating just came out, it’ll go up] Cultivation + Strong Female Lead + Dot-ed-On by Everyone + Transmigrate into a Book + No CP + All-Rounder + Chaos Spirit Root + Space + Family Power Struggles Lin Yueyue unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and becomes Lin Yueyue, the original heroine who dies a tragic death. She knows just how miserable the Lin Yueyue in the book has it. She doesn't want to sit around waiting to die. Her only option is to save herself! But she's only five years old. What ca 30.6kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    A female protagonist who cultivates immortality, no romantic pairing, no system, and no rebirth.

37. 37 成 Become a God and Prove the Dao, Starting as a Ghost 成神证道，从做鬼开始 Flying Goose鹅飞飞Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Slow Burn + Character Growth + No Romance + Lovecraftian] Fu Ruo transmigrated, becoming the corpse of a woman who had lain dead in the muddy bottom of a pond for three years... She was a ghost now. This world was overrun by monsters and ruled by evil spirits, while the people lived in misery. Fu Ruo discovered by chance that protecting the townsfolk and driving off evil spirits could strengthen her ghostly form. Later... As a lone ghost, she entered the divine path of 5.3kReads8.4Score667Shelves

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    Transmigration without CP or system (2 has panel but no system)

38. 38 凡 Cultivating to Immortality as a Mortal with a System Panel 凡人修仙，我有系统面板 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation] [Strong Female Lead’s Growth] [A Minor Golden Finger: Cultivation Status Panel] [Master of Swordsmanship, Physical Cultivation, and Spells] [Genius Protagonist] [Leveling Up] [Diverse Worlds] [No CP] [Transmigration] Just received a rating. “Ordinary person” means the female lead has no background, no divine office, and no special bloodline. In this story, might makes right! A modern college student starts out mining. What a disastrous beginning. The cruel mine owner i 4.5kReads8.6Score535Shelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrating? Love Can't Hold a Candle to Sword Training 穿越，恋爱哪有练剑香 This Little Fish Is Quite Carefree这辆小鱼很自在Fantastical Romance860k WordsOngoing [No CP + sword cultivator + genius + fantasy + many standout female characters + heroine with unwavering Daoist resolve, no romantic entanglements, decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Ye Ling becomes a nobody of a cousin, fated to be a mere supporting character in a book. No top-tier talent? No mysterious inheritance? No problem! Her golden finger, Heaven Rewards Hard Work, has awakened. Every bit of effort brings several times the reward, allowing her to quickly ma 14.9kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    No romantic pairings or ambiguous relationships, a hardworking and genius female protagonist, numerous outstanding female characters, and even a female pet companion. The book features many strong and talented women, but the female protagonist is the strongest and most gifted, directly accepted as a true disciple by the female leader of her country's number one sect (no need to start from the outer or inner sect). It includes descriptions of female friendships, a small ensemble cast, and character descriptions that aren't overly simplistic. It's already at 600,000 words, a little juicy and ready to devour. Most importantly, the author is aiming for the new "eggplant" rule of 200,000 words per month, starting this month, so don't worry about updating too little! Check it out if you're looking for something to read! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

40. 40 修 Cultivation: Everyone Thinks She Has Powerful Backing 修仙，所有人都以为她背景很强 A Lovestruck Soul Among Flowers花语人痴Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No romance, heroine’s growth + five-element spiritual roots + single-minded pursuit of immortality] Wu Weiyang is determined to cultivate the Dao and become an immortal, but she was born with five-element spiritual roots, considered the worst talent in the cultivation world. She refuses to give up. If her aptitude is poor, she’ll make up for it with hard work. If hard work isn’t enough, she’ll add a little luck and a little perseverance. When she gradually begins to stand out, everyone says, “H 20.9kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    This book fits the bill perfectly; it has no system or rebirth element, and the sect competition and other settings are excellent.

41. 41 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 31.8kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Female protagonist leveling up

42. 42 满 My Whole Family Cultivates the Great Dao, While I'm the Only One Stir-Frying 满门修大道，唯我在颠勺 Paper Tiger纸老虎Fantastical Romance693k WordsOngoing [Unconventional cultivation, plot-driven, ensemble cast] Jiang Yan was born into a cultivation family with a history of ten thousand years. Her mother died young, her father was a wicked cultivator, and she had no spiritual roots. She also bore the blame for an ominous curse. After requesting to leave her clan, she forcibly picked up a dilapidated sect. The Bridge of Helplessness lay at the foot of the mountain, a mass grave behind it, and a crumbling temple stood between them, its roof leaking 10.4kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    There's no system, it's not rebirth, and it's definitely not transmigration or being transported into a book; the female character doesn't even have spiritual roots [laughs].

43. 43 逃 After Fleeing Famine, I Began Cultivating Immortality 逃荒后，我修仙了 Tang Qinghan唐轻寒Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted My father was a scholar in Qinghe Village, my mother was an embroiderer, and I had an older brother who had already passed the entry-level imperial examination. This year, a severe drought and rampant bandits forced our family of four and the villagers to flee for our lives. Father was killed protecting us, and my brother drew the villains away. With tears in her eyes, Mother grabbed my hand and fled toward the mountains. She told me to save myself! 973Reads8.8Score107Shelves

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    There are no cheat codes, no system, no heaven-defying artifacts, no good fortune; it's just a story of a mortal cultivating immortality through sheer hard work and perseverance.

44. 44 我 I Dig the Pits, You Fill Them In. Everyone in Our Sect Is a Rebel 我挖坑，你填土，师门全是反骨 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Original title: I Became the Beloved Little Junior Sister and Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down] Xie Sisi transmigrated and became the cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel she’d once mocked, a character with the exact same name. The supporting character’s role was to bring the heroine to an immortal sect, dutifully serve as her medicine human, and ultimately die after being used to test the heroine’s medicines. Xie Sisi, who knew the plot: “Bah! Whoever wants to be a medicine hu 62.5kReads9.4Score8.1kShelves

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    I highly, highly, highly recommend this cultivation fantasy romance novel! It has no main couple, no system, and features a strong female protagonist. The female lead isn't born with good fortune or some kind of sudden enlightenment; she relies on her own hard work and imagination to cultivate her way up step by step. The plot is full of twists and turns, and the story is incredibly fun. This rating is seriously too low; I can't get enough of it!

45. 45 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 156kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist has five elemental roots, making it difficult for her to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. She can only break through by cultivating many Golden Cores. Accumulating Golden Cores and breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is really exciting. The people in the new sect are also very nice. It's an ensemble piece. In short, it's good.

46. 46 我 I Become Cannon Fodder in an Old-School Cultivation Novel 我在古早修仙文里当炮灰 Braised Pineapple Head红烧菠萝头Ancient Romance4.0M WordsOngoing [The animated comic is out. Thanks to the production team!] [Leveling Up] [Five Elemental Roots] [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemy and Artifact Crafting] [No CP] [Warnings: Slow burn, native-born heroine (not transmigrated or reborn), traditional-leaning cultivation, has a golden finger, somewhat low-key, and a conventional plot!] Jiang Zao is determined to reach the pinnacle of the sword path. Eager to study and join a sect, she arrives at Sword-Questioning Peak full of anticipation. But this peak se 12kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    It's not about transmigrating into a book, being reborn, or time travel. There's no romantic pairing. Does anyone mind if there's a senior sister who transmigrates into the book? The female lead truly grows step by step, which is very satisfying to watch. Highly recommended!

47. 47 纨 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 49.7kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves

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    The first book, a historical romance with a female protagonist possessing exceptional intelligence, is quite good. The second book, a crime-solving book, is also quite enjoyable and worth recommending.

48. 48 第 The Chief Investigator 第一提刑官 Clouds at the Horizon天边云Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted “The rain kept falling, and spring slipped away unnoticed. Only when the skies cleared did we realize how deep into summer we were.” From coroner to judicial commissioner, Chu Zhaoyun has become an extraordinary woman in the Great Sheng capital of Bianjing! One day, Chu Zhaoyun had just shut her willowwood case and hadn’t even washed her hands when she spotted a man standing in the doorway. She immediately grew wary. “Lord Duan, does this case fall under the Imperial City Division? Is it a major 16.8kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
49. 49 废 The Good-for-Nothing Senior Sister? No, She’s Terrifyingly Strong 废柴大师姐？不，她简直强得可怕 Yu and An御与桉Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + strong female lead + cultivation + powerful leads + satisfying read + male lead appears later] Ning Zhaoxue has always been the laughingstock of the Qingyun Sect. Her fellow disciples bully her because she has no master, her resources are constantly withheld, and even the Sect Leader's daughter calls her “a disgrace to sword cultivators.” No one knows that she has already mastered the teachings of countless schools in the Scripture Pavilion. At 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read! A super-powerful female lead novel!! Ahhh, female lead lovers rejoice!! The female lead is incredibly strong, a genius!! She's always pretending to be weak while actually being strong! After her master emerges from seclusion and someone supports her, she stops pretending! The female lead seems like an all-around genius—super satisfying to fight, no hesitation, no saintly side~ There's a romantic pairing, both characters are virgins, and both are strong. The male lead appears rather late, around chapter 70 (?), But later it seems he appeared much earlier... The author updates very consistently, two chapters a day!! Please, everyone, dive right in!!

50. 50 血 Blood Curse: The Eye That Gazes into the Void 血咒，虚空凝望之眼 Mu Gexi木格西Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Pure no-romance story, no women fighting over men, sound values, a grand vision, a powerful female lead! No male lead, no romantic tension, no suffering in silence, no one-sided crushes, no bizarre troublemakers, no love affairs. The story contains no romantic push and pull whatsoever. Fantasy + jianghu + nontraditional cultivation + multiple worlds + immortality, with a heroine who grows into a chivalrous figure. * This world is no small-minded place! From the mortal world, to the world of fles 7.1kReads9.4Score893Shelves

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    Non-traditional cultivation novel. A strong female protagonist: if the world's rule is survival of the fittest, then I will be the one to make that rule! A powerful female lead, no romantic pairings, no female rivalry, no awful characters, no ambiguous relationships, no male lead, no system, no rebirth, no cheat codes, and no bizarre love triangles. A single-minded female protagonist, driven by ambition, in a blend of martial arts, suspense, and fantasy. A chivalrous female protagonist who grows through experience, full of life, emotions, and loyalty—not cold-blooded, not melodramatic, and upholding the principles of humanity!

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