Independent Cultivators Who Practice Immortality Without Joining a Sect 散修修仙，不加门派

1. 1 破 Breaking the Bag, Defying Fate: Cultivating Immortality with a Mixed Spirit Root 破袋逆灵：杂灵根的修仙 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In a brutally harsh world of cultivation, Zhu Bu'er is an ordinary man who stumbles into the cultivation world. With a mixed spiritual root and a broken sack as his only tool, he scavenges for scraps and rummages through rubbish, forging an unconventional path to immortality. 4.2kReads8.6Score334Shelves

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   A cultivation novel featuring ordinary people without any sect or faction is here.

2. 2 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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   This book is very good. However, it has a lot of angst, which I can't describe, it's just incredibly good.

3. 3 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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   He was a lone wolf from beginning to end, never joining any faction, cultivating alone, a solitary cultivator.

4. 4 凡 Mortal’s Pocket Dimension: Farming and Cultivating, with Boundless Power 凡人空间：种田修仙，法力无边 Qianbai Du仟佰渡Eastern Fantasy993k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Space] [Farming] [Body and soul transmigration] [Transmigrator's Rulebook: If you discover that you have transmigrated, immediately check whether you have a golden finger, enemies, a fiancée, or a useless body...] 1. [Transmigrator's Rule One: Stay away from people surnamed Ye, Shi, Lin, Xiao, Qin, Chu, Han, Wang, Tang... If you've already had an irreconcilable conflict or feud with anyone bearing one of these surnames, use every means at your disposal to kill t 1.8kReads8.5Score115Shelves

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   This person will absolutely not join any sect.

5. 5 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Urban162k 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—Score362Shelves

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   Spiritual energy is reviving; start cultivating immortality from scratch. No system, no stat allocation, a hundred ghosts roam the night, and all races are attacking.

6. 6 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!

7. 7 开 The Creation Cauldron from the Start: Cultivating Immortality as a Rogue Cultivator 开局造化鼎，从散修开始修仙 Luling Moldy Tofu庐陵霉豆腐Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted [No System + family cultivation + business and development + slow-burn power growth + decisive and ruthless + spatial treasure + mortal + cautious + sly schemer + not a good-for-nothing] Li Chang'an is a “freight runner,” risking his life to survive in the cracks between powerful factions. By chance, he obtains a bronze cauldron and a tremendous opportunity. The cauldron conceals cultivation techniques and secret arts. It can refine spiritual treasures of Heaven and Earth, and produce a mysterio 289Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 穿 A Transmigrated Rogue Cultivator’s Life in the Cultivation World 穿越修真界的散修生活 The Plagiarist Hidden Among Dragons and Tigers卧虎藏龙的文抄公Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Traditional cultivation fantasy, slow-paced, not a power fantasy, read at your own discretion.) Lin Dahai transmigrated to the cultivation world without a System or a golden finger. Tired of farming life among the outer disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, he decided to leave the sect and become a carefree rogue cultivator. 5.8kReads7.7Score361Shelves

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   001 My first book, "I, a Rogue Cultivator in the Qi Realm, What's the Use of Crying and Lamenting?" 310,000 Online readers. 002 My second book, "Eternal Cultivation: My Zhongting Liu Xiuxin is Too Steadfast." 240,000 Online readers.

9. 9 我 I Quit School to Become a Lone Cultivator, So What Do Beast Tides Have to Do with Me? 我已弃校当散修，兽潮与我何干 Wei Wei Qing Shan魏巍青山Urban434k WordsOngoing A cataclysm struck, and demons invaded Blue Star. Jiang Li was an outstanding student at his academy, working like a beast of burden for the school, only to be repaid with false accusations and slander. Jiang Li was utterly disheartened. Then he unexpectedly bound himself to the Absorption System, which could extract any talent. [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Diligence!] [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Devouring!] [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Healing!] Just as Jiang Li g 2.4kReads8.0Score103Shelves
10. 10 模 Simulated Slaughter: From Mortal to Immortal Emperor 模拟乱杀：从凡人杀到仙帝 Eternal Flame永恒火焰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Mind-bending fantasy, simulations, feel-good thrills, comedy, passionate heroics, no romance, decisive and ruthless] (The protagonist’s motto: Lay low when you’re weak, crush everyone when you’re strong!) Lu Changsheng transmigrates to another world and awakens the Great Dao Simulator. He discovers that as long as he pays to run simulations, he can keep growing stronger. [At 17, you transmigrate to the Xiaoyuan Realm. You subdue the Three Sects and Six Clans with your fists, and the world hails 8.8kReads7.9Score612Shelves

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    These three are good-looking

11. 11 炼 From Menial Alchemist to Immortal: I Start by Combining Failed Pills 炼丹房打杂，从废丹合成开始修仙 Three-Year Veteran Smoker三年老烟枪Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Qin Feng transmigrates into a menial worker at the Qinghefang alchemy workshop, where his daily duties are washing medicinal herbs, disposing of failed pills, and cleaning. With a mixed spiritual root, he thought he would never become an immortal in this life, but then he suddenly gains an unlimited synthesis panel. Any item can be synthesized to improve its quality: Discarded pills become low-grade pills, low-grade pills become inferior pills, then medium-grade pills, top-grade pills, and beyon 9.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves
12. 12 修 Cultivation Simulator: Starting as a Rogue Cultivator 修仙模拟：从成为散修开始 The Wind and Snow Have Come风雪来兮Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a world of cultivation, Li Er decides to change his name first, then leave his sect and become a lone rogue cultivator. With the simulation System he has activated, he ventures through the cultivation world and sets out on a different path to immortality. With the weakest spiritual roots, he cultivates the strongest immortal arts. Ten years later... Li Er stands at the peak of the Immortal Realm and swings his sword toward the starry sky beyond it. The Great World of Evil 10.9kReads7.2Score677Shelves

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    The first book is a free-form cultivation novel, a mortal cultivation story, with a single female lead, a cunning and ruthless personality, and is for male readers. The second book is a free-form cultivation novel, a mortal cultivation story, a time-travel story, a simulation system, and is for male readers. The third book is a free-form cultivation novel, a mortal cultivation story, a time-travel story, a farming story, and is for male readers. The fourth book is a free-form cultivation novel, a mortal cultivation story, with pets, swordsmanship, and is for male readers.

13. 13 瞎 The Blind Swordsman Draws His Blade, First to Slay the Fox Demon Bride 瞎子拔刀，第一刀先斩狐妖娘子 Little Bean Sprout小小豆芽Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Invincible Hero + Drinking and Roaming the Jianghu + Living for Revenge and Retribution + Draw Your Blade and Strike Down Any Foe] This world is home to demons. Fox demons, tiger demons, dragon demons, stone demons, sound demons, eye demons, and food demons. There are also demon slayers, who can kill demons. Lu Xiaoyao transmigrated here with a Demon-Sealing Register. Every demon he slays earns him a reward. Cultivation, martial skills, lifespan, spiritual treasures... Unfortunately, things wen 3.4kReads8.3Score217Shelves
14. 14 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 38.7kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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    I recommend 10 novels about cultivation, and they must be about independent cultivators!

15. 15 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 46.6kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
16. 16 我 I Have a Tower in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界有座楼 Proud of Wind and Frost傲风霜Eastern Fantasy545k WordsCompleted After ascending to the Immortal Realm, Wang Fan built an all-encompassing tower in a lawless territory. Business thrived, he met a princess and befriended the Celestial Lords, and he lived a carefree, joyful life! But as the tower grew more powerful by the day, it became the focus of every faction's struggle, drawing him against his will into a tangled vortex... Amid the sweeping changes reshaping the Immortal Realm, Wang Fan stayed true to himself, took charge of his own fate, and wrote an immo 39Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 神 Immortal Lord Shennong 神农仙君 Ye Fei Ye叶非叶Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing This book has been signed for print publication, so enjoy without worry. [Ordinary Person + Cultivation + No System + One Female Lead] All I wanted was to farm a little in this cultivation world, enjoy a quiet retirement, and cultivate while I was at it. Who could have guessed that right after I transmigrated, my cheap wife would slash at me with a knife and shout, "You're not my husband! Tell me, where is he?!" 37.9kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves
18. 18 鸦 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Feng Yijuan封一卷Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 84.7kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves
19. 19 散 The Greatest Rogue Cultivator 散修之最 Dawn's Pale Sun晨曦浅阳Eastern Fantasy240k WordsCompleted While others are still complaining that rare treasures are hard to find, Chen Zui uses his treasure-hunting compass to transplant all kinds of high-grade goods into his own little home. When demon beasts arrive, the great clans abandon everything to flee, while Chen Zui simply dusts himself off and leaves without a second thought. My name is Chen Zui, and I speak for rogue cultivators. 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, this book, this one features the protagonist who doesn't join any sect and finds resources on his own using the Heavenly Mystery Compass.

20. 20 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves
21. 21 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Starting as a Rogue Cultivator 凡人修仙：从成为散修开始 Tangyuan's Fruit汤圆的果Eastern Fantasy464k WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] [High-grade spiritual root] [Decisive and ruthless] [Not another cookie-cutter mortal cultivation story; every arc features original, fresh plots] The protagonist’s journey from a young rogue cultivator to a cold, ruthless cultivator takes time. I hope you’ll be patient and read a little further; the good parts are just ahead. Xu Yan, a mortal boy, became a rogue cultivator after using a family heirloom to kill the Golden Light Daoist. To grow stronger, he makes pills from c 481Reads6.9Score101Shelves

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    I recommend the fifth book based on my personal opinion. Please don't criticize if you disagree. The plot is decent, the writing is a bit lacking, and some details aren't handled well, but it's acceptable. At least I personally think it's pretty good. Please forgive me if I'm wrong. 🦋 I'm here to recommend it, you can read it. 🦋 I don't know if it suits you, but it's based on your needs. 🌿 If you're looking for something to read, please forgive me. 🌿 If you're looking for something new, follow me 🐥. I have plenty of books on my bookshelf anytime, anywhere.

22. 22 百EN Ascension Record of a Hundred Refinements 百炼飞升录 Xu Zhen虚眞Eastern Fantasy20.3M WordsOngoing He was an ordinary boy from a mountain village until he accidentally ate an unknown vermilion fruit and embarked on the path of cultivation. Starting out as a weapon refiner and relying on his talent for crafting talismans, he ventured alone through the perilous world of immortal cultivation. Just as his cultivation was advancing smoothly and success seemed within reach, an unexpected change came over him. Was it a blessing or a curse? 11.6kReads8.7Score464Shelves
23. 23 我 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 23.5kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 我 Dreaming My Way to Immortality in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界衍梦长生 Night3zzEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Ordinary Mortal]+ [Cautious Survival]+ [No System]+ [For Veteran Readers]+ [Solid Logic]+ [Traditional Slow Burn]+ [No Transmigration]+ [Female lead early on, mostly absent later; skip if that bothers you] Zhou Wei unexpectedly discovers that he has a unique ability to “dream.” His dreams can not only foretell danger, but also help him deduce spirit medicines, talismans, cultivation techniques, and more... When people look back thousands of years later, who would ever guess that the True Lord o 7.1kReads8.0Score713Shelves

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    This book is worth reading; it's by a true independent cultivator.

25. 25 嗟 Alas, Immortal 嗟仙 Meticulous Cultivation精耕细作Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The human side of cultivation, ensemble cast, no golden finger] Now that order has been established in the cultivation world, fighting and killing are no longer the norm. What matters more is navigating human relationships. Zhu Xiaosuo rises from an ordinary mortal to an immortal, one step at a time, in the name of “saving face.” 31.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
26. 26 布EN A Commoner's Path to Immortality 布衣仙途 Sima of the Left Bank左岸司马Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted No treasures that can turn back time, no miracle tools that can make herbs grow faster, and no powerful backers! Just an ordinary country boy, relying on his grit, intelligence, caution, and resolve, without cheats or pills, rising step by step from humble beginnings to greatness and forging his own path to immortality! 14.2kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
27. 27 遮 The Heaven-Covering Scripture 遮天经 Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Author of a completed ten-million-word novel] [No System] [Marketplaces] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] The world of cultivation is like a turbulent sea, and those who seek immortality are but mayflies within it. For a tiny mayfly to become immortal, it must fight to get ahead and seize every opportunity, regardless of right or wrong, all to catch a glimpse of the gates of immortality. Ye Xiu: “I am Ye Xiu, a mere mayfly. I am willing to become the calamity written in your fate 52.8kReads8.2Score5.9kShelves
28. 28 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: The Rogue Cultivator Cao Yan's Road to Ascension 凡人仙途：散修曹琰的登天路 Nest of the Ordinary Bird凡鸟巢Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (Sword cultivator in the early and middle stages, mortal cultivation, no System, starts out in a marketplace, traditional cultivation, slow burn, cautious, decisive and ruthless, talismans) The road to immortality is elusive. I walk it alone. Cao Yan is a bottom-rung rogue cultivator with four spiritual roots in a marketplace. No talent, no backer, no inheritance. Others cultivate immortality through talent. He relies on careful scheming. Someone tries to kill him and steal his treasure? He 5.7kReads6.6Score294Shelves

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    He has always been a solitary cultivator, never joining a sect.

29. 29 我 I'm a Rogue Cultivator! I'm Just a Little Stronger 我是散修啊！只是强了点 Xiao Xian Ran逍仙然Xianxia132k WordsOngoing How is it that the little girl I casually picked up on the road turned out to be a peerless prodigy? And how did the alchemist I picked up by the roadside turn out to be the Child of Destiny? Then why am I just an ordinary, unremarkable rogue cultivator?! 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Being a rogue cultivator is kind of fun, a little funny, in my personal opinion.

30. 30 修 Is Cultivation Really That Hard? My Techniques Train Themselves! 修仙难？可我的功法会自己努力！ Second-Grade Tea二品茶Xianxia300k WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + a sudden turn toward saintliness + unscrupulous tactics + ruthless and merciless + instant refinement) Liu Yun transmigrates to the world of cultivation. With his four-spirit-root aptitude, he fights his way forward by any means necessary, killing for treasures and struggling through every hardship until he reaches the eighth layer of Qi Refining. His poor aptitude keeps him from breaking through, until the Creation Spirit Treasure, the Heaven Rewards Hard Work Mirror, awak 940Reads5.6Score102Shelves

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    A self-taught cultivator, decisive in killing, and meticulous in planning. A rare gem of a book.

31. 31 修 Immortal Cultivation: I Have a Heart for Refining Corpses 修仙，我有一个炼尸之心 Five-Fingered Green Mountain五指青山Eastern Fantasy350k WordsOngoing By a twist of fate, a young man joins a sect of immortal cultivators and steps into the mysterious, cruel world of cultivation. Just as he’s at a loss, he awakens the Heart of Corpse Refining. Not only does it grant him far greater vitality than ordinary people, it also lets his refined corpses advance in cultivation alongside him! 327Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow cultivators, why not give this sect-based cultivation method a try? [Laughs] It's a sect-based corpse-refining cultivation technique. The protagonist cultivates a corpse-refining method, where his internal energy and blood are enhanced by the corpse refining process, growing together. Each advancement in the corpse-refining realm brings new changes. Welcome to read!

32. 32 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 30.2kReads8.5Score2kShelves

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    Not joining in, doing everything alone [laughing and crying emoji]

33. 33 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 2.3kReads6.6Score216Shelves

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    A classic mortal cultivation story featuring a protagonist with five spiritual roots, born into a humble village with extremely low starting point. The plot is full of scheming, with the protagonist calculating every step, never acting without self-interest, and displaying exceptional intelligence. It covers Qi cultivation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation... At 700,000 words, it's already quite substantial and worth reading when you're looking for something to read. [Top Post][Under Construction][Heart]

34. 34 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves

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

35. 35 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    A group of independent cultivators practice scientific cultivation and farming, with no cheat codes or female protagonists! Starting by investing in the border army, they build a holy city of cultivation! They reclaim wasteland, gather people, establish workshops to enrich the populace, promote education to enlighten the people, and create markets to generate wealth. Leading a group of independent cultivators, the protagonist does the talking, while the others do the work, developing array rune-based computers, the internet, mobile phones... They establish a library of cultivation arts models, and on this basis, develop cultivation AI. Through the internet, they unite the power of independent cultivators, secretly promoting spiritual root self-testing and affordable cultivation techniques... Breaking the monopoly of powerful families, making cultivation accessible to the masses...

36. 36 猎 A Hunter’s Mortal Heart on the Path to Immortality 猎人凡心征仙途 Yu Zhen羽祯Eastern Fantasy454k WordsCompleted This is not a story about becoming an immortal, but an epic about cultivating humanity. When he points his sword at the abyss, what the shattered void reveals is a prison of karma forged from the obsessions of all living beings. Were those tribulation survivors who vanished in ancient times fighting against fate, or trying to reclaim the glimmer of humanity erased by immortal arts? This book offers not only a gripping adventure, but also profound reflections on human nature and the meaning of l 47Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This is not a story of becoming an immortal, but an epic tale of cultivators. When his sword points to the abyss, the shattered void reveals a karmic prison forged by the obsessions of all beings. Those who perished in the ancient times, those who transcended tribulations, were they defying fate, or were they searching for the glimmer of humanity extinguished by immortal arts? This book not only offers a thrilling adventure but also profound reflections on humanity and the meaning of life. Furthermore, it uses a blood-and-fire allegory of enlightenment to unveil the mysteries of humanity behind the cultivation civilization. Immortal arts can move mountains and fill seas, but what is most difficult to subdue is always the undying flame of mortal desire within the human heart. [Request for more updates][Upvote][Follow][Added to wishlist][Bookshelf added]

37. 37 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
38. 38 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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    This is a story about ordinary people, with sound logic, villains who don't lose their intelligence, and it's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel. It's suitable for veteran readers. The protagonist repeatedly seeks immortality but is rejected. He successfully joins an immortal sect through bribery, only to find that he has unwittingly entered a demonic sect. Later, his sect is destroyed, and he runs away with a few junior brothers and sisters.

39. 39 自 After Five Hundred Years Bound in a Forbidden Land, You Cry When I Become a Rogue Cultivator 自缚禁地五百年，我当散修你哭啥 Carrot-Flavored Mint Candy萝卜味薄荷糖Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsOngoing [Published] [Immortal Cultivation + Traditional Fantasy + Invincible + No System + Unrelentingly Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Rogue Cultivator] Five hundred years ago, Gu Xiu bound himself to a forbidden sect ground for five hundred years, offering himself as a source of fortune for the sect. Returning at last, he should have been welcomed home in glory. But the world had changed beyond recognition in those five hundred years. His master abandoned him, his senior sisters despised him, an 131.9kReads7.9Score13kShelves
40. 40 我EN My Steady Farming Path to Immortality 我的种田流修仙太稳健了 Blue and White青白Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life farming + steady cultivation + no female lead, multiple dao companions + System + hoarding hamster] While fellow prodigies from my sect are blinded by greed and slaughter each other over opportunities in secret realms, I have been watering my radishes with spirit spring water in the spirit fields for three hundred years. While demonic cultivator overlords blood-sacrifice a million cultivators, I am using demon-binding ropes made from immortal vines to build a fence around my spiri 94kReads8.3Score10.6kShelves
41. 41 散 The Rogue Cultivator's Path to Immortality 散修仙路 Dugu Yeren独孤野人Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing Sun Ning is a lone cultivator who relies on his own hard work and perseverance. He encounters one stroke of good fortune after another, developing in every field, from spell cultivation and body cultivation to divine cultivation, and ultimately becoming a terrifying presence in the Saha World. Revered by countless cultivators, he also turns the tide when the Saha World faces utter destruction. 1.8kReads6.1Score142Shelves
42. 42 修 Cultivation Begins with Raising Earthworms 修仙，从养蚯蚓开始 Playing in the Water耍水Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Power formula: Advancement = (Total Resources × Plunder Efficiency) + (Information Advantage × Calculation Accuracy) - (Risk Factor × Moral Cost). The “Five Elements Returning to the Spirit” is the extreme application of this formula. Social structure: A clearly defined class pyramid (Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core) and shifting territorial power dynamics (clans, sects, vassals), with coherent paths to advancement and rules for suppression (such as Hundred-Forged Valley’s “G 879Reads5.9Score101Shelves

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    Let me recommend my novel. I have over 4 million words of completed work, a very logical narrative, and only persistent madmen—no idiotic villains. Everything is driven by self-interest. The protagonist is somewhat indecisive when he first transmigrates, but after experiencing certain events, he becomes ruthless and decisive. He's not the kind of person who kills without hesitation or conscience from the start.

43. 43 古 Gu Erhe's Second Book 古二河的第2本书 Gu Erhe古二河Eastern Fantasy500k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.3kReads6.7Score101Shelves

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    This is beautiful, the rhythm is great!

44. 44 凡 A Mortal’s Immortal Destiny 凡人仙命 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey] [Traditional xianxia] [No System] [No harem] Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, happened to find a white porcelain bottle in a river, and thus began his path to immortality. The white porcelain bottle can refine ordinary things into supreme treasures: Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Liquid; put in weeds, and they become top-grade spirit herbs; keep ordinary iron inside, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in r 5.1kReads8.1Score594Shelves

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    Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, stumbles upon a white porcelain bottle in a river, thus embarking on his path to immortality. This bottle can transform ordinary objects into supreme treasures. Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Elixir; add weeds, and they become top-grade spiritual herbs; nurture ordinary iron, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in discarded pills, and they become rare elixirs… A mere mortal, wielding this treasure bottle, ultimately proves his immortality! [Upvote][Upvote][Already interested]

45. 45 散 From Rogue Cultivator to Immortal: A Steady Path to Eternal Life Through Marriage 散修成仙，从娶妻开始稳健长生 Old Seal Is Here老海豹来了Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, family clan, marriage] P.S. The higher his wife's cultivation, the better the rewards he receives. Synopsis: Su Yuan transmigrates to the world of cultivation, where he is found to have an inferior mixed spiritual root. Unable to join a cultivation sect, he can only return to a remote town and make a living as a street-vending rogue cultivator. Then he'll marry a few wives and concubines and spend the rest of his life in peace. Unexpectedly, on his wedding day, he awakens the Famil 8.7kReads7.7Score576Shelves

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    Highly recommended! The latest and most captivating novel in the genre of mortal cultivation, featuring independent cultivators, clans, and immortality: ① Su Yuan transmigrates to a cultivation world, only to discover his spiritual root aptitude is extremely poor. Unable to enter a cultivation sect, he can only live the life of an independent cultivator in the Tianyun City market. Only after marrying and having children does he awaken the "Clan Reputation System," which rewards him for developing his clan through marriage and children. Watch as the protagonist ascends step by step in this cultivation world, progressing from Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation.

46. 46 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Heaven-Piercing Tower 凡人修仙：通天塔 Typing to Success键入佳境Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [The animated series A Great Rogue Cultivator: My Quest to Reach the Heavens is currently a hit on Hongguo Short Drama] [No transmigration, sensible plot, traditional cultivation, mortal cultivator, no System] "Are there really immortals in this world?" "Of course!" "Old man, when are you finally going to take me as your disciple?" The boy has lost count of how many times he's begged by now... After a great upheaval, a boy from Lanxian Town embarks on a long journey of cultivation. A mysterious 8.7kReads7.9Score660Shelves
47. 47 旁 Unorthodox Rogue Cultivator 旁门散修 Ink Rain Becomes Soup墨雨成汤Eastern Fantasy408k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Methods] [Decisive and Ruthless] The clash of cannon fire and blades The interweaving of old and new ideas What are called unorthodox arts are also the arts of the left path. Blazing Sun Fire Talismans Tiger Summons the Heavenly Ghosts Great Art Northern Lodging Demon-Slaying Qi Formula Those who follow unorthodox methods may not belong to the orthodox Daoist schools, but their path can still lead to the Great Dao. The methods are the foundation, the techniques the nature. When natur 550Reads6.7Score—Shelves
48. 48 穷 A Poor Rogue Cultivator Has No Future? I’ll Become an Immortal Right Here in the Mortal World 穷散修没前途？我在人间立地成仙 Three Tears三滴泪Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted (Traditional cultivation + no System + slow-paced) Fang Ping transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a poor, low-ranking independent cultivator. He is cautious in everything, always treading on thin ice. Having experienced how difficult cultivation is, he believes immortality is beyond his reach, but then he unexpectedly unlocks a wondrous incense burner, changing his fate forever. Even an ordinary man can dream big. See how Fang Ping grows from a poor independent cultivator into a mi 8.6kReads6.7Score680Shelves
49. 49 欲 Yearning for Immortality 欲求仙 Han Xidi寒兮帝Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Something seems off about this transmigration? If you transmigrate into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary passerby, get a golden finger in the form of a useless panel from the start, get sold to a talisman shop owner to work, and nearly starve to death while in seclusion, is there any hope for a life like that? And does being abandoned count as having your parents sacrificed to the heavens? By the time Fang Mingliao finally reached the Golden Core stage, she realized that ninety-nine 11.9kReads8.8Score957Shelves

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    That's right! They're independent cultivators! Purely focused on cultivation, no emotional involvement.

50. 50 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. 288Reads—Score—Shelves

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