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1. 1 身 Everyone Around Me Is a Liability. How Am I Supposed to Cultivate? 身边全是坑货，让我怎么修仙 Only Star in the Azure Sea苍海只星Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing “You bastard! I just won five million, and before I could even enjoy it, you blew my head off. What, you killed me and now you want to share my body? What about my money? My wife? You want it all? You son of a, ” A shameless protagonist, teammates who are a pain in the ass, unlucky enemies, and a mysterious world. Bai Jian picks up a minor character who even sabotages himself, then stages one hilarious and absurd adventure after another in a wondrous cultivation world, gradually uncovering its g 746Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A hearty laugh echoes across the vast sea, revealing countless swindlers. A master refuses to teach, brothers fight to the death, your first love wants you dead, your mistress is a transvestite, your divine skills are all deception, your swordplay only takes three moves. Why do you live so long? Read on to find out. This is a brief synopsis of the novel; it's probably to your liking.

2. 2 没 I Can’t Afford to Cultivate, So I’ll Rob People. I’ll Take Any Dirty Job in This World 没钱修仙去打劫，此界黑活我来接 Liu Huaqiang1刘华强1Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Spirit Lands are Limited, but Cultivators are Infinite. So Prices Have Always Been Set by Other People.] Thirty-five years after transmigrating to the cultivation world, Niu Er is still an odd-job disciple at the fifth level of Qi Refining. With four spirit roots, the worst possible aptitude, and only a few low-grade spirit stones each month, he has to ration even his fasting pills. At thirty-five, he leaves the mountain penniless. Blackwater City. Rogue cultivators. Dirty jobs. As long as yo 1.5kReads6.4Score117Shelves
3. 3 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 13.2kReads6.9Score777Shelves

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   The Rise of the Strongest Rogue Cultivator

4. 4 灵 The Five Strokes of the Spirit 灵之五划 Zhang Shiba章十八Eastern Fantasy559k WordsOngoing No one gets to define what web fiction should be! Within books lies a path to heaven; between the lines are the deeds of ten thousand ages. Three thousand great characters, each taking root; roots plunge deep into the earth, branches flourish and pierce the sky. Where does the mystery lie? Where does the fantasy begin? Hold a staff in either hand, swing blades with every stroke, hook your fingers around a cup, and join me for a drink. 3.3kReads—Score226Shelves

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   A book that will never disappoint.

5. 5 长 Longevity: My Wife Was Delivered Right to My Door 长生：夫人送上门 Yun Feiyang00云飞扬00Eastern Fantasy326k WordsOngoing Transmigrate through portals, trade resources, and enjoy life. From the start, I got caught cheating and was scared out of my wits. Is it right to trick and ambush a carefree young man who’s good in bed? No, it isn’t. 305Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Slow-burner, independent cultivator, many female characters.

6. 6 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Can Copy All Things 凡人修仙：我能复制万物 Purple Greatsword紫色大宝剑Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey, no System, traditional cultivation novel, decisive and ruthless, starts out as a loser but the protagonist is anything but one.] Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation… Chen Erzhu has been an orphan since childhood. Seizing an opportunity, he joins the Spirit Cauldron Immortal Sect as a menial disciple. With a bronze mirror that can copy and enhance anything, he makes his own way in the cultivation world. A 3.5kReads6.9Score369Shelves

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   A classic mortal cultivation story, long and very exciting [smirk]

7. 7 尘 Dustveil Sect 尘微宗 Little Dao Ren小道任Eastern Fantasy229k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Liu Changsheng, accidentally obtains a damaged introductory guide to talismans. With this incomplete book, he protects his sect, stockpiles resources, and leads four senior brothers and sisters to establish a foothold in the cultivation world. The pacing is very slow, so take your time reading. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The rise of an ordinary person is quite good.

8. 8 大 A Hundred Thousand Years of Striving for the Great Dao 大道争锋十万年 May I Ask, Fellow Daoist敢问道友Eastern Fantasy503k WordsOngoing On the Leiyuan Continent, spirit cultivators and body cultivators are natural enemies. Spirit cultivators focus on spells, while body cultivators focus on tempering their bodies. Everyone respects spirit cultivators and looks down on body cultivators. The male lead, Qin Feng, is a body cultivator, while the female lead, Liu Sixi, is a spirit cultivator. After enduring life-and-death trials together, they will shatter the world’s prejudice, unite the continent’s spirit and body cultivators, and f 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This novel is absolutely perfect for fellow Daoists!

9. 9 带 Taking My Sister-in-Law on the Path to Immortality 带嫂子修仙记 Fate's One-Slash Style命运一刀流Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will rise later. A mortal's journey, with steady growth. Sun Dongliang and his sister-in-law were sold together and sent deep into the mountains to toil. They were destined to be buried there for the rest of their lives. But he had a mysterious treasure bottle. It could automatically detect and capture spirit beasts! It could remove impurities and turn junk into treasure! His low-grade cultivation techniques could be directly enhanced into high-grade technique 26.7kReads8.5Score2kShelves
10. 10 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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    [Top Post] If we're talking about cultivation novels where resources are scarce, survival is difficult, and the path to immortality is obscure, this is the only one that comes to mind. [Staring] Lu Luan's journey has been so heartbreaking. [Facepalm]

11. 11 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Long Road to Immortality 凡人修仙：漫漫仙路 Dull Snail钝蜗牛Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing (Traditional cultivation) (No System) (Not a transmigration story) (Slow burn) (No female lead) Lu Yuan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village. When he is ten, his father is injured by someone and dies unexpectedly, leaving him a fragment of an immortal cultivation manual and an ancestral iron piece before he passes away. By cultivating according to the fragment, Lu Yuan escapes the clutches of the wealthy Li Youcai. The iron piece brings him an unexpected “immortal opportunity.” From then o 91.8kReads8.5Score7.9kShelves
12. 12 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: Surviving in the Mines 凡人修仙，从矿洞求生开始 Pine-Wind Scholar松风墨客Eastern Fantasy177k WordsOngoing [Transmigration] [No System] [Mortal Cultivation] [Growing Within an Immortal Sect] With the family's food gone, Liu Song, who had four spiritual roots, missed his chance to sense spiritual energy at the sect selection and was shut out of orthodox cultivation for good. To survive, he had no choice but to enter the mines of the Shiling Sect and work as the lowliest mining laborer. Ten people go down into the mines; nine are never heard from again, their bones buried in the underground tunnels. Wh 18Reads—Score117Shelves
13. 13 蝼 An Ant’s Path to Immortality 蝼蚁修仙记 Ten Directions Fourteen十方十四Eastern Fantasy382k WordsCompleted Zhou Yifeng, a food delivery driver, transmigrates to a perilous cultivation world where there are no laws or mercy, only the jungle rule of the strong preying on the weak and killing for treasure. He has no System, no wise old mentor, no heaven-defying treasures, or any other cheat. He can’t even sense the most basic flow of spiritual energy. All he has are a pair of grime-covered hands, a mind fogged by hunger, and a heart pounding desperately in the face of utter despair, wanting nothing mo 1.7kReads8.2Score277Shelves
14. 14 开 I Was Sent Flying from the Start, So I Support Myself by Robbing the Rich to Help the Poor 开局被拍飞，我靠劫富济贫养自己 Don't Mess with the Little Rabbit别惹小兔Fantastical Romance135k WordsOngoing [Villainess] [Mortal Cultivation] [Ruthless] [Lone Rogue Cultivator] [Selfish] [Fiercely Competitive and Grabby] At twelve, Shi Zheng was found to have a low-grade lightning spiritual root. The immortal said, "Slow cultivation, short life. I won't take you." Then flicked her two li away with a sleeve. She refused to accept it! She fought her way out of the mortal crowd, stealing cultivation manuals and opportunities, and selling out her teammates. While others worked, she robbed. While others t 612Reads—Score110Shelves

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    A lone cultivator, a lone wolf, a strong female protagonist who kills without regard for morality, solely for personal gain. She runs away when she can't win. Decisive and ruthless, not a saint!

15. 15 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The Myriad Souls Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates both Yin and Yang, is a mortal cultivation story, has no system, is not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, and the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

16. 16 五 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.3kReads6.6Score223Shelves

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    Look at this book, a mortal's journey, a small character struggling to survive in the world of cultivation, constantly being schemed against, yet ultimately emerging as the big winner.

17. 17 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    You can take a look at this book. The path to immortality is broken, and you need to forge your own path.

18. 18 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 496Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    The traditional, ordinary person's path still allows for [reflection].

19. 19 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 84.6kReads8.6Score10.2kShelves
20. 20 早 If I’d Known, You Needn’t Have Made Me Transmigrate 早知如此，大可不必让我穿越 The Writer Who Draws码字的画家Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [System runs in the background, ordinary-person cultivation, not a wish-fulfillment story, tactical spell battles, starting from scratch] Tang Zhen was among the luckiest transmigrators out there. In the eighteenth year after his transmigration, thanks to a spell-copying System with simple mechanics but ridiculously powerful functions, he became the leader of the greatest generation of prodigies in a thousand years of cultivation. The pillars of the righteous sects looked after him with great ca 23.1kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    These two are quite compatible.

21. 21 修 Cultivation: My Days at a Women's Sect 修仙：我在女子宗门的那些日子 I Love Eating Fish Without Getting Bones Stuck我爱吃鱼不卡刺Eastern Fantasy185k WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch, no System, and no brainless decisions. The young Zhou Lin accidentally saves a female cultivator, and from then on enters a cultivation sect. Hidden in his arms is a mysterious pearl of unknown origin, with an unusual power. He proceeds cautiously, not daring to use it lightly. He tries to get answers indirectly, but comes up empty. The sect seems peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are stirring beneath. "Immortal opportunities can only be obtained by 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless; the use of cheat abilities is restrained; the protagonist is both righteous and evil; not a saintly figure; not an invincible story.

22. 22 自 Cultivation Begins with the Clan 自家族开始修仙 Melancholy Hammer忧郁的锤子Eastern Fantasy503k WordsOngoing A 400,000-character cultivation novel, plenty to binge [No Golden Finger]+ [Grand Schemes]+ [A Different Kind of Cultivation Novel]+ [Not Brain-Dead]+ [Strategic Maneuvering]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Slow Start, Strong Finish]+ [Major Twists]+ [Superior Cultivation System] (After writing over a hundred chapters, this old author has found his rhythm. It's guaranteed to be good.) The path to immortality stretches wide, and the Dao has no end. Why do people spend a lifetime toiling away at cultivation? 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It gets better the more you look at it.

23. 23 穿 Reincarnated as a Debtor in the Cultivation World, I Ascend with a Multiverse Chat Group 穿成修仙界负婆，我靠诸天群飞升 LuLu99Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing [Multiverse Cross-Plane Group Chat + Debt-Fueled Self-Rescue + Low-Class Rat-Girl Protagonist + Slight Harem Appeal + Traditional-Style Cultivation + Growth and Leveling] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Chi Wanwan landed in a hellish situation from the start! There are so many people born with sacred cultivation physiques, so why is she the only one born with a useless body? Is it just because her name is an A-B-B pattern? A good-for-nothing with five spiritual roots, a tiny culti 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was extremely difficult, to say the least.

24. 24 有 Are There Immortals? I Want to Cultivate Immortality 有仙？修仙我要修仙 Chen Xin Never Tires of the Old陈新不厌旧Eastern Fantasy190k WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + slow-paced + demonic cultivation + dark + gradual transformation] One day, Chen Ye transmigrates and becomes a beggar with a name so uncouth it makes your toes curl: Ergouzi. From the start, all he has is a ruined temple and a sniveling little tagalong he picked up. He planned to rely on his modern knowledge to scrape by and wait for death in peace, until he discovered that immortals really existed... From a street urchin, he slowly makes his way to the gates of the stern a 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝

25. 25 开 From the Start: I Fell into Another World and Became a Heaven-Stealing Thief 开局：掉入异世界，成为盗天者 If It Were Old Wang如果是老王Eastern Fantasy238k WordsOngoing In the name of civilization, they practice barbarism. In extreme conditions, meticulous calculations made to secure survival and victory ultimately turn people into monsters more terrifying than primordial chaos. • The protagonist, Lin Jin, is a transmigrator from a highly rational civilization whose consciousness falls into the primeval wilderness of the “Cangzhuo Lands.” He is no chosen one. At first, his luck manifests as an ability to “always find the relatively least bad way to survive amon 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely amazing! A high-quality survival novel where the protagonist travels to a remote, desolate tribe and solves water and defense problems through rational thinking. The pacing is tight, a must-read!

26. 26 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 20.6kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    Good Xianxia novels

27. 27 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 10.2kReads8.6Score801Shelves
28. 28 问 Aspiring to the Immortal Path 问鼎仙途 Maple Boat Seeks Zen枫舟问禅Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + no System] Su Shier, a village boy of mediocre aptitude, is forced to embark on an endless, arduous path to immortality in pursuit of revenge for a blood feud. It is a world of deceit, the law of the jungle, scheming, and hardship... The road ahead is long, the way fraught with danger. Though this humble mortal must fight through every obstacle, he swears to forge his own path to immortality. 194.8kReads8.9Score15.8kShelves
29. 29 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Servant Disciple to Sword-and-Talisman Dao Ancestor 凡人修仙：从杂役弟子到剑符道祖 Are the Plum Blossoms in My Hometown Blooming?故乡的梅花开了吗Xianxia180k WordsOngoing Spiritual roots are ranked from highest to lowest, and the lives of menial disciples are as insignificant as dust. Chen Mo is the lowest-ranking menial disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. His spiritual root is poor, and his fellow disciples mock him, saying he will never achieve immortality. While cleaning the old Scripture Pavilion one day, he discovers a fragmentary secret manual of sword talismans. Others draw spiritual energy into their bodies and diligently cultivate their dantians; he uses 5.8kReads—Score487Shelves

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    This book is good and worth reading.

30. 30 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.5kReads9.1Score459Shelves

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    A rogue cultivator, a growth-oriented individual, whose life is like duckweed, yet whose heart is as hard as iron. They do not strive for empty fame, nor do they flaunt their talents. Seemingly mediocre, they are actually prudent in every step, never letting go of any glimmer of hope. They seize opportunities silently, secretly accumulating strength in desperate situations, and quietly climbing from a tiny ant to the heavens!

31. 31 鼠 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 A Traveler in a Famine Year荒年客Urban857k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.7kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    Witness how a seemingly useless protagonist acquires cultivation resources from an Earth with scarce spiritual energy, embarks on a treasure hunt and exploration journey, and ultimately ascends to the myriad realms. It's a thrilling and exciting fantasy treasure hunt novel.

32. 32 默 The Silent Sword’s Path to Immortality 默剑长生 Gentle Breeze and Drizzle Rong和风细雨蓉Eastern Fantasy896k WordsOngoing Modern painter Shen Mo transmigrates into the body of a constable’s son in the Great Liang dynasty. Using the Daoist art of ink painting as a key to cultivation, he turns ordinary skills into a path to immortality, practicing amid the everyday bustle of life as he sets foot on the road to becoming an immortal... 4.3kReads9.3Score390Shelves

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    The Story of the Little Constable

33. 33 开 From the Start, I Have Five Wasted Spiritual Roots, but All My Clones Are Geniuses 开局五灵废根，分身全是天才 Brother Bi Is Crazy逼哥很疯狂Eastern Fantasy344k WordsOngoing A useless Five-Element spiritual root, worthless divine abilities, and a broken engagement. All three came together in one person. Xia Yusheng said nothing. A Heavenly Mandate Token had appeared in his sea of consciousness, able to create clones, each cultivating a different path. Others spent their entire lives cultivating one path. He could cultivate all five at once. The first was alchemy. He took over the Huichun Hall, which was on the verge of closing, and with a single batch of top-grade p 474Reads—Score124Shelves

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    The protagonist has five clones, all geniuses, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core stages, sharing resources and experience. If I can't beat them, I'll just have to switch to my main account.

34. 34 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves
35. 35 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 13.5kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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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!

36. 36 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting to Slay Evil in a Mountain Village 灵气复苏，从山村斩邪开始 Rookie Storyteller菜鸟讲故事Urban173k WordsOngoing As spiritual qi revival swept the world, night grew unnaturally dark and ghostly flames spread across the land. A hundred ghosts roamed at night, and myriad races descended upon the world. Lin Fan happened upon a rusty sword that passed on its power to him. He unearthed ancient cultivation manuals and shared them with his village companions. Wild boars mutated, skeletons crawled from their graves, and ghosts attacked at night. A hundred ghosts slaughtered the village as the myriad races fought f 3.3kReads—Score361Shelves

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    Spiritual energy resurgence, starting from scratch; demonic forces roam the desolate lands; myriad races invade; a spectacular and wondrous event unfolds.

37. 37 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From the Start, I Signed Up for a Brothers-in-Arms Loan 凡人修仙：开局签下手足兄弟贷 Sprite, Apple, and Pear雪碧苹果梨Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Cautious Immortality] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Old Fox] [Careful in All Things] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] "Junior Brother Yang, you're my dearest friend, my sworn brother. How could I ever take advantage of you?" "Don't worry, Junior Brother Yang. We're both from the State of Qi. As the saying goes, people from the State of Qi don't cheat each other." Yang Chen believed him and signed the "Sworn Broth 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 38 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5kShelves
39. 39 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 162.2kReads8.9Score13.6kShelves
40. 40 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 76.5kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves
41. 41 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 76.4kReads8.3Score6.6kShelves

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    A small-town boy inherits a Taoist magic, attending school by day and cultivating immortality by night. He is unassuming and unassuming, cultivating in a simple and ordinary way, quietly astonishing everyone. His intelligence remains undiminished, and his emotions resonate genuinely.

42. 42 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Swallowing the Sun and Moon, Treading Across Realms 凡人修仙：我吞日月踏界行 Invincible Dao Heart道心无敌Eastern Fantasy596k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [Cultivation] [Spirit Beasts] [Pocket Dimension] [Alchemy] [Talisman Crafting] [Formations] [Swordsmanship] [Combat] [No System] [Not a Transmigration Story] [Not a Rebirth Story] A true mortal’s journey + sound values + no AI + ambitious and hardworking + slow-paced Immortals absorb immortal energy, while demons use demonic energy. Without either, one is just a mortal. The myriad worlds are vast, and the realms of immortals and demons are but a corner of them. Only the chaoti 404Reads—Score105Shelves

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    This is a self-written, handwritten piece, without any AI.

43. 43 问 Ask the Heavens: The Fate-Defying Pill Saint 问天：逆命丹圣 Whale from the City Zoo城市动物园的鲸Eastern Fantasy384k WordsOngoing At seventeen, Zhang Xiaojing is a useless apprentice alchemist, bullied and humiliated at every turn, until he finds a mysterious little cauldron at the bottom of a well and accidentally picks up a glowing stone. Young and reckless, he tosses precious medicinal ingredients belonging to Emperor Taizong into the cauldron. A flash of purple light, and he has refined a divine pill, sending his cultivation soaring! At the imperial assembly, he draws down heavenly lightning to temper his pills, blowin 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all thanks to talent and cheat codes.

44. 44 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 use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Thinking][Thinking]

45. 45 仙 Stardust on the Immortal Path 仙途星尘 Huan Chen寰辰Eastern Fantasy308k WordsOngoing Born with a special constitution, a young man becomes a pawn exploited by the major powers of the cultivation world. When he learns of the conspiracy behind it all, he sets out to take control of his own fate. After enduring trial upon trial, he uses stardust as his game pieces and shatters the shackles that have bound the ages. Trapped in a vast killing game laid by the great powers, he carves out his own path to immortality. 40Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Li Chen entered the world of cultivation from a rural boy. Without any special abilities or powerful backers, he relied on his perseverance to cultivate diligently.

46. 46 地 The Essence of Heaven and Earth 地天髓 Spinach Noodles Without Any Spinach菠菜面里却没菠菜Mystery100k WordsOngoing One man is eighty years old, another is four hundred. In my youth, I climbed the mountains until my shoes wore through. Why, then, do clouds rise from the peaks tonight? I see a rainbow in the sky, then return to the world after hundreds of years. In an instant, a vast red cloud sweeps across the heavens. “Supernatural Mystery + Urban Cultivation + Primordial Wilderness + Tomb Raiding + Ancient Masks + Comedy + Horror...” I was different from the moment I was born. Others have three flowers gath 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really spooky.

47. 47 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

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    Very good, all are ordinary people, no system.

48. 48 坠 The God Who Fell into the Demonic Path 坠入魔道的神 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Legend has it that this world is bound by the Heavenly Dao, and only by devouring it can one empower oneself and rise to a higher plane. One day, a Heavenly Dao tomb from a higher plane descended into the mortal world and chose an infant, entering the child's body. From then on, a vast conspiracy gradually unfolded around this child. A lone star of ill fortune descended to the mortal realm, all living beings suffered, and the Divine Clan was destroyed. See how the heaven-chosen youth navigate 18.6kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Mortal cultivation, immortal cultivation, body refinement, completed, humorous, Lao Liu (Old Six)

49. 49 修 Cultivation: I Have a Heaven-Devouring Pearl 修仙，我有一颗吞天珠 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted By chance, an ordinary young man obtains the most powerful treasure in the Three Realms, the Heaven-Replenishing Pearl. From then on, he defies fate and changes his destiny, fighting his way from the human realm to the spirit realm, founding the world’s strongest people, then battling his way into the immortal realm for the sake of his obsession. He rises from humble beginnings in the mortal world and brings it all to an end in the immortal realm! 8.9kReads8.7Score609Shelves
50. 50 扛 Carrying a Coffin on My Way to Cultivate Immortality 扛着棺材去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing A young man from a once-prosperous family accidentally finds a jade seal coiled by a dragon. He never realizes that this powerful seal is not only a formidable weapon, but also a key to a world of advanced civilization… 60.2kReads8.5Score3.9kShelves

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