Highly Rated Mortal Cultivation Stories Without a System 九分以上凡人修仙不要系统

1. 51 杀 Kill the Protagonist, Seize His Fortunes, and Become an Immortal! 杀主角，夺机缘，道爷我成了！ Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Xianxia951k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Shen. Shen, as in cautious.” “You dare oppose me? I won’t be able to sleep until your whole family is dead.” Other people cultivate immortality through years of hard work. I, Lin Shen, do it by seizing what I want! By taking it! Children of Destiny? They’re my walking blood banks! The protagonist’s golden finger? That’s my exclusive spoils of war! On this journey, I kill everyone I meet and take everything from everyone I meet. What order and rules? In the face of overwhelming st 136.6kReads8.2Score14.9kShelves
2. 52 我 Han Li and I Became Brothers 我与韩立成兄弟 Zhou Fuda周福达Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing This story unfolds on the map from A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, and includes some encounters with Han Li. It has a hint of an older, classical style rather than the comedy often found in web novels. The protagonist does not cultivate immortality; he is a pure technologist. Ordinary mortals fight using technology. Starting out in a grassroots tribe, he builds his own faction and organization. While cultivation depends on the strength of one person, Jingtian has his own faction. 16Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   There is absolutely no system involved. Brothers cultivate immortality, I achieve immortality through technology.

3. 53 我 I’m Immortal Anyway, So Do Whatever You Want 我反正长生不死，你们随意 One Week, Seven Days Off一周就断七天更Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (A laid-back story + mastering the art of keeping a low profile + easygoing + humorous everyday life. Enter at your own risk!) Yang Sheng transmigrates to the world of cultivation and awakens an immortal constitution: he’ll never die! He has a mixed Five Elements spiritual root, making cultivation difficult. What’s he going to do? No worries. Keep a low profile for a million years, and even a Divine Transformation cultivator will call him Dad! Keep a low profile for billions of years, and even a 35.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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   It's so good, I wasn't bored at all from beginning to end.

4. 54 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 56.6kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves

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5. 55 红 Cultivating in the Mortal World: The Path to Enlightenment 红尘修行：证道之路 A Jumble of Thoughts乱七八糟的思绪Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted No System + No Transmigration + Ordinary Mortal’s Journey + Historical Fantasy + Traditional Xianxia + Detailed Cultivation Techniques + Insights into Cultivation Lin Qingyang was born deep in the Qinling Mountains in the third year of the Jiajing era. Gifted with a “White Jade Physique,” he dreamed of the starry sky from childhood and was guided by an old man with white hair, marking him as extraordinary. At twelve, he became the disciple of the wandering Daoist Li Sanren and began his path of 6.1kReads9.3Score686Shelves

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   Whether it's its intellectual depth, artistic merit, or the story-driven approach to cultivation on Earth, it's a masterpiece. Highly recommended. As for why it's ranked, I can only say "heh" to the platform. You'll understand once you see it!

6. 56 修 Cultivating Immortality Is a Tough Job 修仙是件苦差事 Three-Foot Study Door三尺轩扉Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing A regular mortal cultivation story! No System, no transmigration! A fragmentary cultivation manual set Mo Xun on the path to immortality. He has no powerful connections and a poor spiritual root, but he does have black soil that can speed up the growth of spirit herbs. A cool head and steady temperament are the only things he can rely on to survive. Later, he even picks up a jokester for a companion, though it isn’t a person! This is a cultivation story about an ordinary mortal, with smart chara 12.7kReads8.7Score883Shelves
7. 57 大 The Big Hippo Family 大河马家 Ink Dyed Jiangnan墨染了江南Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Family clan + mortal cultivation + farming + not a power fantasy] Among the teeming masses and beneath the boundless Great Dao, demons run rampant across the Tian Xuan Continent, slaughtering all under heaven. Clans also rise everywhere, protecting the people. Ma Chao Feng wields a Red Dust Sword, battles peerless prodigies, and concocts astonishing pills. He covets a gentleman's wealth and delights in beautiful scenery. Can he lead the Heng Lang Ma Clan to triumph over its rivals, stand proudl 6.9kReads8.2Score432Shelves
8. 58 窃 The Heavenly Theft Record: All Living Beings Build My Dao Foundation 窃天录：众生筑我道基 Kitty Bro 114514小猫老弟114514Eastern Fantasy160k WordsCompleted Xuanhuan + dark fantasy + no System + ruthless and decisive + ungrateful + no moral constraints + self-interest above all + no female lead + a new premise you’ve definitely never seen before The rating just went live! It’ll go up! Spiritual roots are brands stamped on livestock before slaughter. Ascension is the final ceremony that delivers them to the platters of those above. Lu Jin was born without spiritual roots, yet he is the only “loophole” in this immortal-cultivation farm. He can see 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Cultivation is a scam. A young man from the bottom of society uses the art of stealing to reverse his fate, fakes his spiritual roots, and fights against sects. There is no nonsense in the whole story. The characters are very three-dimensional, the plot is high-energy from beginning to end, and it is full of details.

9. 59 一 A Rank-One Mortal Cultivator 一阶凡修 Beacon Fire Sea Sovereign烽火海尊Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing A classic mortal's path to immortality. With a mixed Five-Element spiritual root, the protagonist overcomes one obstacle after another through hard work and fortuitous encounters, rising to prominence in the cultivation world. Stages: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Void Refinement → Body Integration → Great Ascension → Tribulation Transcendence 4.1kReads6.8Score403Shelves

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   This is a book whose title has ruined its reputation.

10. 60 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.6kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves

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    I was pleasantly surprised by "Joyful Kung Fu"! The mortal Ye Fei's cultivation of immortality is like having a cheat code. He harvests powerful women at different realms. He has no system and relies on himself. The story is easy to follow and doesn't drag. The interactions between multiple female leads are interesting. The plot explodes after a slow start. It's worth savoring!

11. 61 凡 The Mortal’s Furnace 凡人炉鼎 Second Young Master of Canglan沧澜二公子Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy, no tired tropes] + [Multiple heroines] + [Slow-paced, satisfying read] The Hehuan Sect secretly abducted disciples and cultivators from various sects to use as cultivation furnaces, growing stronger by the day until the Six Sects finally discovered them. The Six Sects joined forces, brought their armies to the Hehuan Sect, and stormed its gates. In the ancestral grounds, they found no sect patriarch, only an ordinary man on the brink of death... 50.9kReads9.0Score5.9kShelves

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    [Attention][Attention][Attention] The Joyful Union Sect secretly abducted cultivators from other sects to use as cultivation furnaces, increasing their cultivation speed daily. This was eventually discovered by the six major sects. The six sects formed an alliance, their armies overwhelming the Hehuan Sect, which was subsequently conquered. However, the group discovered a haggard, barely recognizable mortal man at the Hehuan Sect's ancestral lands. Why was the Hehuan Sect's patriarch nowhere to be found, only a mortal? [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

12. 62 逆 Defying Fate: I’ll Slay My Way to Immortality with a Mortal Body 逆命：我以凡躯斩仙途 Quiet Rain Falls into the Abyss幽雨落天渊Eastern Fantasy140k WordsCompleted Dark cultivation, mortal-focused progression, play the pig to eat the tiger, strategic battles and political intrigue, a vast world, and a vivid ensemble cast. No System. Measured violence, a rise from the lowest ranks, immortal officials and the imperial court, power struggles in the black market, and long-term schemes. Frequent updates throughout. Over 100,000 readers in ten days. Don't let it pile up. Leave comments, keep reading, and follow every update. May good people enjoy peace all thei 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Purely dark fantasy, grand world-building, top-tier online novel, poised to climb the charts.

13. 63 庐 Cultivator of Luzhou 庐州修士 Moon Over Luzhou庐州有月Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing They say that if your title, cover, and blurb are bad, your book has no hope. Fine, I admit defeat. Please give it a patient read. As the saying goes, a few words of blurb can't reveal a book's mysteries. You have to step into the story to discover its strangeness! After transmigrating to another world, Chen Fan finds that all the laws of science have collapsed. Some people live for five hundred years and fly through the sky on swords; savage beasts dozens of meters long swallow people whole. No —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a story I wrote myself, about a mortal, a pig, and a dog who accidentally wander into the world of cultivation.

14. 64 寻 The Legend of Qin: Trails of the Dream Immortal 寻秦记之云梦仙踪 Gray Cat, Gray Cat灰猫灰猫Xianxia2.3M WordsOngoing Transmigrated into the Warring States era, only to become an ingredient for immortal cultivation? Why keep this Heavenly Dao around until the New Year? Watching the "immortal seed" squirm in his dantian, Xu Shenwu finally understood that ascension was all a lie. The spiritual energy ordinary people painstakingly cultivated for a thousand years was nothing but fertilizer for the great medicine grown for the immortals of the Upper Realm! The year he transmigrated to Yunmeng Mountain, he spent a wh 7.9kReads9.5Score705Shelves

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    Without a system, I recommend a few fantasy novels. The first one features a rather naive protagonist who travels to the Warring States period to search for someone, eventually obtaining a blank book. It combines cultivation, history, and fantasy, but the writing style is somewhat weak, and the characters are rather comical. It's good for casual reading, but gets more exciting and funny later on.

15. 65 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 981.4kReads9.4Score102.3kShelves
16. 66 修 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 Deep Autumn in Baili百里深秋Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 44.6kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    [Ordinary Person Flow + No System + No Cheat Codes + Rely on Abilities! No Harem! No Routine Plot! Upright Morals! Guaranteed 10,000 words per day! No breaks! No leave! Occasionally 20,000-word bursts! Tomato's most fan-loving author, with extra updates during holidays!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrates to the cultivation world, becoming a lowly disciple with no talent or background. However, he uses his Earthling knowledge, experience, and courage to successfully latch onto the sect's most powerful backer, then launches major reforms and various research and developments! [Inventing a Detection Radar]: Capable of detecting various rare and precious materials, demonic beasts, and poisonous insects, opening up huge sources of wealth for the sect, its power easily surpassing the treasure-hunting spirit beasts of the cultivation world! [Vigorously Developing Foreign Trade]: Developing commerce, vigorously promoting foreign trade, greatly increasing the sect's financial revenue, and improving cultivator welfare! [Inventing a Technique for Opening New Dantian]: Opening a dantian in each of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys to form the Five Elements Dantian, greatly increasing endurance and strength, and also possessing mysterious effects. [Invented the Three-in-One Cultivation Path]: Research revealed the root cause of breakthrough failures, discovering a method that guarantees breakthroughs without assistance. [Invented the Demon Refining Tower]: Refines and processes demon souls, creating top-tier artificial Heavenly Soul Liquid to enhance divine soul power. [Invented the Demon Refining Pot]: Purifies the demonic power and remnant souls within the essence blood of demon beasts, increasing body refinement speed tenfold. [Invented the Azure Cloud Battle Armor]: Not only exquisitely designed, but also combining offense and defense, explosively boosting movement speed and attack power. [Invented Satellite Communication]: Eliminates outdated communication technology in the cultivation world, allowing for eavesdropping and creating enormous wealth for sects. [Developed the Financial Industry]: Issues credit currency, strengthens financial control, develops consumer loan business, and promotes the rapid development of the cultivation world! [Invented Cultivation Space]: Creates a high-pressure spirit-gathering cultivation chamber, greatly increasing cultivation speed. [Invented External Dantian]: Refines demon beast inner cores into spirit-filling treasures, greatly increasing true qi endurance! [Invented Artificial Spirit Stones]: Invents artificial spirit stones, promoting economic development and greatly increasing cultivation speed! [Simplified Space Teleportation Array]: Simplify space teleportation arrays through technology to enhance communication within the cultivation world! [Invent a Super Intelligent Computing Center]: Build an intelligent computing center in the heavens, creating a cultivation world version of the internet, and utilize supercomputing to aid research! [Build a Lightning Protection Array]: Utilize the principle of lightning rods to weaken lightning tribulations, increasing the success rate of tribulation transcendence, while simultaneously channeling the power of lightning tribulations into the lightning pool for reuse! [Develop Demon Race Trade]: Utilize controlled demon races to conduct trade, simultaneously accumulating vast resources, instigating wars among demons, setting traps for them, and gathering intelligence on the human continent! [Build Qingyun Academy]: Standardize teaching materials and methods, further reforming education within the cultivation world, providing compulsory education, and promoting the development of the cultivation world! Building the foundation of the mortal world, reforming education, establishing distinctive immortal cities, promoting the financial industry, and developing the communications industry, Sun Yi, with the knowledge and wisdom of an Earthling, leads his sect to explosive growth, single-handedly changing the entire cultivation world, and waging war against the demon race with the power of his sect.

17. 67 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves
18. 68 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 12.8kReads8.2Score979Shelves

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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 cultivation world 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 a deep, 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 2.63 Million words, welcome to read!

19. 69 造 The Broken Cauldron of Creation: I Became a Great Shaman by Scavenging Junk 造化残鼎：全靠捡破烂修成大巫 Lu Zhen路甄Eastern Fantasy162k WordsOngoing There are no true wastes in this world, only truths that remain incomplete. In Lin Yuan’s sea of consciousness sat a broken cauldron, missing an ear and a leg, its surface covered in verdigris. For five years, it had consumed his blood and essence, and sealed his meridians. Today, the cauldron was finally ready. The Creation Cauldron mends everything incomplete in the world! Incomplete cultivation manuals? Mended! The crude "Savage Bull Art" becomes the ancient "Great Shaman Golden Body Art", al —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The most brilliant part is the protagonist's dual cultivation system! The Witch Bone True Body provides terrifying burst damage and physical strength, while the Immortal Foundation Establishment provides massive spiritual power and sustained divine consciousness. This combination allows the protagonist to withstand attacks from a half-step Golden Core cultivator and fight for extended periods without exhaustion. The system is meticulously designed and logically consistent, far superior to those wish-fulfillment novels that simply change maps and cultivation techniques.

20. 70 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 18.8kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Immersed in the World of Cultivation Novels: A Fantastic Spiritual Journey In the fast-paced modern life, I accidentally stepped into the world of cultivation novels, thus beginning a spiritual journey full of fantasy and imagination. As a unique literary genre, cultivation novels, with their extraordinary imagination, rich cultural connotations, and captivating plots, have attracted countless readers, and I have become one of them.

21. 71 让 I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Wreak Havoc in the Cultivation World! 让你修仙，没让你祸害修仙界啊！ The Angler Who Catches Big Fish钓鱼佬钓大鱼Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Comedy][Sneaky Schemer][Lighthearted][Absurd][Gets Better the Further You Read] [This book focuses on comedy and fun. The pace is somewhat slow, so please do not read it if that bothers you.] Year 17,863 of the Cultivation Calendar When Emperor Qin Yu became an immortal and ascended, powerful figures from every realm came to see him off. Firecrackers exploded, and everyone had tears in their eyes as they murmured their farewells. Sect Elder: “He's leaving. This scourge is finally leaving. We ca 171.3kReads9.1Score23.8kShelves
22. 72 太 The Primordial Sword Sovereign 太古剑尊 Qing Shi Xi Yu青石细语 著Eastern Fantasy11.1M WordsCompleted A finger points toward the azure clouds, while one’s spirit swallows the netherworld. The Great Dao intertwines, and the sword reigns supreme. This is the story of a man and a sword! Three thousand feet of mortal dust, glazed light dyed with heavenly fragrance. Heroes contend for the throne, while the Sword Venerable commands the world. The truth of the sword, a secret hidden for ten thousand years: forge a path to heaven anew through a boundless sea of blood, and refine the scriptures of the Sw 164.8kReads9.1Score18.3kShelves
23. 73 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341kReads9.2Score39.8kShelves
24. 74 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Eternal Life 修仙从长生不死开始 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now available. If you're interested, go check out Cultivation Begins with Immortality. System + transmigration + keeping a low profile Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of cultivation and gains a longevity sign-in System. Sign in for one day, gain one year of lifespan. Lin Jiang: “Cultivation doesn't seem all that urgent after all. I'll take my time.” (Not a dark, overpowered power fantasy. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.) 38.9kReads8.2Score4kShelves
25. 75 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 47.7kReads9.4Score5kShelves
26. 76 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 159.5kReads9.1Score18.5kShelves
27. 77 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 136.7kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves
28. 78 丹EN The Supreme Sage of Alchemy 丹道第一圣 Third Brother of Shituo Ridge狮驼岭老三Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted As a max-level alchemist, is it really that unreasonable to eat pills for every meal? And learning martial arts to become invincible for self-defense makes perfect sense, right? The year's breakout hit [No System, genius protagonist, invincible lead, ensemble cast] 187.5kReads9.3Score22.3kShelves
29. 79 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.1kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
30. 80 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 61.7kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
31. 81 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.9kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
32. 82 让 I Told You to Seek Enlightenment, Not to Carry the Heavenly Dao and Take Off 让你悟道，没让你扛着天道起飞啊 Buddha Suffers Bitterly佛苦苦Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Yan transmigrates to the Luofu world, and the System immediately grants him the highest reward: the Hongmeng Golden Book! The Hongmeng Golden Book hangs above his sea of consciousness, sending his comprehension soaring beyond the heavens. He glances at the basic cultivation technique, Qi-Nourishing Art, and cultivates a wisp of Hongmeng Purple Qi, forging the supreme immortal root! He glances at the basic sword technique, Little Five Elements Sword Art, and comprehends the innate Five-Color 33.4kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
33. 83 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
34. 84 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.7kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
35. 85 游 Game Invasion: I Became Emperor Before the Players Transmigrated 游戏入侵：我称帝了玩家才穿越 Xiao Chu Still Hasn't Slept潇楚还没睡Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [Transmigrating ahead of time + political scheming + dynastic power struggles + succubus + worlds merging] This book is also known as [I, the Empress's Fiancé, the Strongest Villain Behind the Scenes]. After waking up, Xia Chen finds himself logged into the mysterious game from his previous life ahead of schedule, starting out as the legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhendong. What? I have a younger brother named Xia Hao, who seems to have a mysterious bone inside him? It looks just like the lege 467kReads9.1Score47.2kShelves
36. 86 武 A Cultivator in the Martial Arts Continent 武道大陆的修真者 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted On a continent where martial arts reign supreme, Gu Xiangfei is mediocre at cultivation. By a twist of fate, he obtains the Chaos Star Pearl and becomes a cultivator. After overcoming countless trials and hardships, he breaks free of the martial continent and sets out on his own path to immortality. 13kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
37. 87 偷 Smuggling into the Spirit Realm, Then Returning to Pursue Song Yu 偷渡灵界，归来再接宋玉 Neither Thinking Nor Worrying不思不忧Eastern Fantasy92k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation] [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul] The secret-realm gateway opens, and the Spirit Realm is rife with hidden dangers. With Golden Core cultivation, Duan Cheng rides a flying boat through the void and escapes death alongside a Qingluan. Hunted by Nascent Soul cultivators all the way, he repeatedly cheats death, seizes treasures, and heals his wounds, yet the various factions still keep him under close watch. The road ahead is uncertain and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 88 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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    No system, a novel about ordinary humans cultivating immortality.

39. 89 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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    The novel about mortals ascending to immortality is here! Come and check it out!

40. 90 凡 The Mortal's Path to Ascension 凡人飞升道 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy362k WordsCompleted A borderland youth with an incomplete Spirit Root accidentally gains a mysterious ability to “devour flaws in cultivation techniques.” Starting from the very bottom of the cultivation world, he gets caught up in the feuds of the martial world, the rise and fall of dynasties, and battles between immortal sects, ultimately uncovering the cultivation world’s greatest secret. “Above mortals lies the path to immortality; along that path lies the martial world.” 212Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 我 I Mastered Fire and Became a Saint in the Cultivation World 我在修真界玩火成圣 The Indecisive Axe纠结的斧头Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Brothers, the ratings have just come in, so they'll be a little low at first. They'll gradually go up. And I won't leave the story unfinished. Shang Fei transmigrates into the body of a boy struggling at the bottom of the martial world. At the Flying Eagle Sect, he thinks his path to martial arts will end there. But after being hunted, he kills a rogue Qi Refining cultivator and takes an ordinary fire-type cultivation manual, Flame Art. It's a dime-a-dozen technique that cultivators dismiss as w 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes.

42. 92 从 From Monster Cultivator to Immortal Longevity 从妖修开始修仙长生 Pear Blossom Lover花痴梨Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted This is the coming-of-age story of a half-demon youth who defies fate, and an epic romance about two people from different social classes making their way toward each other. A handsome young man accidentally wanders into the territory of demon cultivators and awakens his demon bloodline, beginning a dazzling and legendary life. Across the desert sands and through the snowy winds of the north, he is crushed and ground into the dirt time and again, only to stubbornly break through the earth once 3.5kReads9.3Score473Shelves
43. 93 遭 My Master's Wife Stabbed Me in the Back, So I Became the Pavilion Master for the Empress and the Demon Venerable 遭师娘背刺反手给女帝魔尊当阁主 Uncle Gazing Eastward across the River望江东的大叔Eastern Fantasy173k WordsOngoing Lin Zhichen was cast out of the sect by his master, who treated him as a disposable pawn. But by chance, he obtained the legacies of an Empress and a Demon Lord from a thousand years ago. Taking his only remaining junior fellow disciple with him, he founded the Xi Ye Chen Pavilion and rose from having nothing to becoming famous throughout the Emperor-Fall Mountain Range. Yet just as his reputation soared, the junior brother he trusted most began to fall into darkness, driven by jealousy and rese 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Definitely worth reading. Unlike typical mindless wish-fulfillment novels, this isn't for beginners and incorporates some martial arts elements. The character details are handled very well, highlighting their personalities. The story unfolds smoothly and naturally, with twists and turns, a rigorous structure, and sound logic.

44. 94 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.6kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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    Does a mortal cultivating demonic arts count?

45. 95 凡 An Ordinary Mortal from the Start, Seeking a Peerless Immortal Fate 凡人开局，觅绝世仙缘 Lucky Star H幸运星HEastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation + Traditional Fantasy + No System] [Houtian] [Xiantian] [Foundation Establishment] [Xuan Dan] [Nascent Soul] [Deification]… Zhang Xia, who came from Earth, works hard at cultivation to restore spiritual energy to the planet. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow cultivators, please wait a moment, have you all reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet?

46. 96 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.4kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A very humorous and lighthearted cultivation novel. A mortal cultivation story. No system. The protagonist is incredibly reckless, bold yet meticulous, thick-skinned, loves scavenging loot, has incredible luck, and the plot is extremely enjoyable from beginning to end.

47. 97 乾 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 10.3kReads9.2Score897Shelves

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    This fantasy cultivation novel is truly excellent. The male protagonist grows stronger step by step, encountering many friends along the way. His journey is fraught with difficulties and dangers, making it incredibly engaging. It's hilarious and tear-jerking—a truly high-quality work, highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

48. 98 剑 Eighty Years in the Sword Pavilion, Then I Emerged as an Earthly Immortal 剑阁八十年，出世陆地神仙 Am I a God?我是神吗Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing The original novel behind the hit short drama “Earthly Sword Immortal: Eighty Years Guarding the Sword Pavilion” Meng Fan, gifted with the talent “Swordsmanship as Divine,” is reborn in a cultivation world and becomes the sword keeper of the Sword Pavilion at the Shushan Sword Sect. Touching the “Seven Stars Sword,” he obtains the Seven Stars Sword Art. Touching the “Demon-Suppressing Sword,” he obtains the Sword Intent of Demon Slaying. Touching the “Fuxi Sword,” he obtains the Fuxi Divine Body 24.3kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    The first book is great! The second one starts with a land-based sword immortal! Eighty years after guarding the sword pavilion, he shatters the sky with a single sword. The third one is actually a tomb in the human world? He doesn't believe it, so he enters a celestial corpse, kills his way through the immortal path, and proves his Dao!

49. 99 卖 The Girl Who Sells Spirit Herbs 卖灵草的丫头 Coming Up With a Name Is So Hard起个名字很难啊Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The heavens have their laws: they command the stars, judge all things, and determine the fate of every living being. Beneath the Eternal Night Sea, remnants of an ancient sect that have slumbered for countless ages are waiting for their chance to emerge. The Star Palace sits high above, looking down on the mortal world. Anyone who defies the laws of heaven may be destroyed. Su Yao wields the Return-to-Origin Spear and commands the power of the Pangu Dao. With the remnants of the Southern Ridge 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It includes formations, sects, forces, and strategies.

50. 100 太 The First Immortal of the Primordial Era 太古第一仙 Feng Qingyang风青阳Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted [The year's most exhilarating, invincible cultivation saga: kill your way to immortality!] As Yun Xiao's soul drifted into the heavens after his death, he witnessed a shocking sight: the vast human world where he had lived for sixteen years was shaped like a tomb! Beneath it lay an ancient giant coffin, vast as the boundless sea and wreathed in demonic energy. Every continent was but a handful of earth atop the coffin, and countless billions of living people had been born and raised in its grave 3.1kReads8.7Score246Shelves

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