Today's Female-Oriented Cultivation Novels Are So Cringey. Are There Any More Fresh and Original Ones? 现在的女频修仙文都好尬啊，就没有清新脱俗点的吗

1. 601 夜 Night God: After Calling Off the Engagement, the Dog Ate My Dignity 夜神，退婚后我的节操被狗吃了 Zhong Jin仲金Fantastical Romance190k WordsOngoing [Fantasy, Female Protagonist, No CP, Ensemble Cast] The most thrilling lottery in life is the one that decides where you're born. If you open your eyes after reincarnating, you're lucky. If you only open one eye, you've landed in a spectacular disaster. Diwu Chuanqi is a noble-born princess of the Xuanye Divine Kingdom. Her mother is at the pinnacle of combat strength, and her father is a cultivation prodigy. With such a top-tier family, she should have been born in the spotlight, able to pluck 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No rating yet, I hope you can give me some suggestions [currently working on a draft].

2. 602 我 The Cultivation Game I Played Became Real 我玩的修仙小游戏成真了 Er Sheng尔生Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Fourth Calamity / Game Raising Sim / Delusional Misunderstandings / Unhinged Genius Power Fantasy / Big Dog-Girl Protagonist / Everyone Loves Her, No Romance] Lu Fuyou accidentally downloaded a pixel-art single-player MMO called A Thought Away from Heaven. The game combines cultivation, farming, romance, dress-up, and more, with an incredible degree of freedom. The NPCs' reactions and voice acting are so lifelike that you can fully immerse yourself in a cultivation simulator! Ever since she got 2.6kReads9.0Score305Shelves

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   The Fourth Calamity: Immortal Cultivation

3. 603 重 After Being Reborn Three Times, the Host Seems to Have Broken 重生三次后宿主她好像碎掉了 Thousand Desire Star千欲星Ancient Romance50k WordsOngoing [A heroine's awakening story that is anything but easy] [A heroine with a faint air of death ✖️ Everyone awakens] After accidentally dying in the modern world, this is the third time Xin He has awakened in a fictional world of immortal cultivation. To complete the System's mission and save a world on the verge of collapse, she has played the pure and innocent heroine, letting everyone use and betray her, and the wicked supporting villainess, sowing discord and manipulating people's hearts. Neith —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a book and is reborn three times, following the paths of the original female lead and second female lead. What's unique is that at the beginning, the female protagonist is shattered due to experiencing too much. Although she is very powerful, every time there is a crisis, the female protagonist has a faint sense of death about her.

4. 604 混 Chaos Origin: I Am the Lord of Yunlan Realm 混沌本源：吾乃云澜界主 Bunny Writes Without Losing Fur兔兔码字不掉毛Fantastical Romance505k WordsCompleted When Lian Jue was pursued by assassins and fell into the Immortalfall Abyss, he thought he was about to die on impact. Instead, he stumbled into a hidden realm and accidentally awakened a woman who had been sleeping there... Yun Chu, a woman with a modern soul, arrived in the Kingdom of Chiyun bearing mysterious powers. Before her abilities awakened, her unusual constitution made her a target. After enduring betrayal and schemes along the way, she eventually leapt off a cliff, awakened her divi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, no idiocy, no female rivalry, no male lead being promoted, and no romantic subplot.

5. 605 都 Now That We’re Cultivating Immortality, Summoning the Gods Seems Only Reasonable 都修仙了，召唤出众神灵很合理吧 The Night-Owl Boss熬夜界扛把子Ancient Romance425k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox cultivation system + no fixed pairing + everyone’s favorite + enjoys the show + System + cheat-powered progression + otome-game cast] Lu Lingqi transmigrates, landing in a cultivation world where people can fly to the heavens. Luckily, she gets to roll the dice every day and gain peerless cultivation talents. The odds of winning are 100 percent. [Peerless Immortal Beauty: Maximum Charisma] [Unrivaled Luck: Cultivate happily, find money wherever you go] [Super Bodyguard: Protected by 291Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   Most of the cultivation novels I've been reading lately are about the female protagonist being framed by her junior sister, her master and senior brothers showing favoritism, and then she switches sects to retaliate. The ones with good writing are okay, but otherwise they're all just template-based. [Facepalm]

6. 606 魔 The Demon Emperor's Beloved Princess 魔帝的掌公主 Leisurely Pear Blossom梨花闲Fantastical Romance291k WordsCompleted Zhao Yue was suspended from her job in the morning, then died in a car crash that afternoon. Shards of glass pierced her temple as she plunged into the river, car and all. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the useless Sixth Princess, abandoned by her father the emperor. Her mother had died young, and her father didn't love her. Zhao Yue was utterly bewildered. Her deadbeat father, who hadn't spared her a thought in over a decade, had suddenly summoned her back to the palace. What fo 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one has a pretty interesting concept, I think it's pretty good.

7. 607 恶 The Vicious Supporting Woman Whitewashes Daily 恶毒女配洗白日常 Twilight Gleam暮色流光Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yun transmigrates into a book and becomes a villainous supporting woman whom everyone despises: useless, vicious, and flirtatious and affected. According to the plot, she’ll keep courting death, diligently paving the way for the heroine, before meeting a tragic end. On her first day after transmigrating into a book, the original owner, busy courting death, has tied up the book’s stunning male lead and is about to do unspeakable things to him. Terrified, Feng Yun scrambles to set him free, h 2.7kReads8.9Score283Shelves

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   My friends, these three books are really great!!! They're really good! "The Immortal Lord's Romantic Chronicles" is the only one I've finished reading, mainly because the chapters aren't very long. Go read it, everyone!

8. 608 双 Saintess of Two Realms: I’m the Protagonist 双域圣女：我就是主角 My Indigo我之靛青Fantastical Romance354k WordsOngoing You are the protagonist! Transmigrated into a world of immortal cultivation, unable to cultivate yet showered with love, Qin Yuan is given the best resources by her senior brothers and sisters. Qin Yuan wonders: as the novel unfolds, will her senior sister grow corrupted and try to get rid of her because of this? Would dying for her senior sister be the best ending? Then comes rebirth from the ashes, and the arrival of the Snowfield Saintess, ushering in the revelation of a secret buried for ten 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Traditional cultivation of immortality is logical and not awkward.

9. 609 被 After Being Forced into the Sect, They Kneel and Call Me Grandmaster 被迫进宗门后，他们跪下叫我师祖 Eternal千古Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth, no romance. A feel-good power fantasy with a strong female lead who stands alone, isn’t saintly, and is a little cold-blooded and bloodthirsty. She grows stronger over time, but she’s always been strong. The day Lu Chao was brought to Qinglian Mountain, she awakened. The man before her, as beautiful as an immortal and godlike as a heavenly deity, was Mo Lichen, hailed as the greatest master in the Nine Provinces. He reached out to her as if making a promise and sai 1.8kReads8.6Score185Shelves

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   These few are alright, no romance.

10. 610 云 Cloud Mountain, Slow and Gentle 云山缓 Ye Mingruo叶明若Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP! No Romance! No CP! The Heartless Way + Heroine Is Neither Righteous Nor Villainous + Body Cultivation. Don't judge her by human morality. She's powerful from the start. Not a traditional cultivation story about fighting monsters and leveling up, but the heroine's travelogue and everyday musings.] Today, guests fill the hall at Yunshan. From this day on, may we never break our pact to return to Yunshan. Where is Yunshan? Its bony peaks shatter through the rain, a hazy dragon-like mountain 1.6kReads8.4Score209Shelves

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    This one is good. Although the label says it's romance, that seems to be a problem with the Tomato System. The author has explained that the female lead has no romantic partner, and there's no ambiguity yet; she's always on a path of growth. As for the second book, I'm not even sure if it counts as cultivation, but the theme is definitely rare.

11. 611 恶 The Villainess Is the True Moonlight in His Heart 恶毒女配才是真白月光 Patient with Claustrophobic Longing幽闭渴望症患者Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Xianxia romance + medical cultivator + saving the world as the main plot + past and present lives + (pseudo) System + from universally disliked to universally adored + contrast character] As a medical cultivator, Kong Sang has always been indifferent to worldly matters. Her greatest passion is studying medicine, practicing acupuncture, and refining pills. She loves it all to the point of obsession; her greatest wish is to heal the sick and save people, save people, save people! She cultivates t 469Reads8.5Score114Shelves

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    The female protagonist, Kong Sang, lives up to her name, having seen through the illusions of the world and experienced countless hardships. She was originally the chosen one of this world, but to repay a debt of gratitude, she willingly became a slave in the Ruan family. Unexpectedly, her destiny was transferred to Ruan Qingyu, the young lady of the Ruan family, during their daily interactions. She and Ruan Qingyu both became disciples of the Qingyun Sect. Influenced by her nanny, when faced with the question, "Why did you join the Qingyun Sect?" While climbing the mountain steps, she firmly answered, "To join the Qingyun Sect's Luomu Peak, to study the rare medical texts, to improve my medical skills, to practice medicine and heal the sick and wounded." Perhaps due to Ruan Qingyu's interference, or perhaps due to her own extremely poor luck, those who had been close to Kong Sang since childhood all turned against her, becoming inseparable from Ruan Qingyu instead. Hu Jing was one, as were Yang Huai'an, the Demon King, and Xiao Han, whom she saved, and even her master, Gu Yanzhi… Kong Sang is beautiful, strong, and tragically pitiful!!!

12. 612 科 Tech for Elder Care? No, I’m Building a Nuclear Bomb in the Cultivation World 科技养老？不，我在修仙界搞核爆 Xin Jia Shenchuan信嘉神川Fantastical Romance251k WordsOngoing [Nontraditional cultivation + Transmigration + No romance + Grandparent-grandchild bond + Eighty-year-old millennial grandma + Technological superiority + Strong female lead] Liu Zihan, an eighty-year-old retiree from the year 2080, was born in the year 2000. She should have been dancing in the metaverse, but instead she transmigrates to the cultivation world with her all-purpose retirement robot, Chicken Wing. Liu Zihan: “Don’t panic. Chicken Wing can chat, cook, and give massages. What differe —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely no romance, a science fiction/cultivation fantasy story.

13. 613 重 Reborn, the Heroine Becomes a Lone Cultivator and Shines on Her Own 重生后，女主当散修独美 Liu Xianzi Xing流弦子星Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Cultivation] [Strong Female Lead] [Transmigrate into a Book and Reborn] After Jing He died, she discovered that she was the original heroine of a story about a female supporting character. The sect she had given her life for abandoned her. Her respected master and trusted senior brothers wanted nothing to do with her. And the Demon Lord who had sworn to stay by her side for life had deceived her. Reborn into a new life, Jing He devoted herself wholeheartedly to the Dao. Romance? S 332Reads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 614 寻 Seeking the Way Through Snow and Splendor 寻道覆雪铅华 Nalan Lingyan纳兰凌烟Ancient Romance915k WordsCompleted Seeking the Dao Beneath Snow and Rouge Theme song: “Rouge Misled for a Thousand Years” Lyrics and music: Nalan Lingyan Performed by: Xie Qianhua The wind won’t cease, the clouds won’t clear. Now I roam the ends of the earth, sword in hand. My heart is still, the world at peace. Not that the skies are always clear, nor that the heart is without feeling. Conceal, conceal, conceal. Deep in the night, snow falls thick. A butterfly kisses my blue robe, leaving only regret. For all my life, I enter t 1Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The two, who were inseparable in their youth, met a tragic end in their past life. The female protagonist is reborn and awakens her talent for swordsmanship early on. She enters a secluded immortal sect to cultivate, focusing on honing her sword skills and refining herself. She avoids all the calamities of her past life and cautiously heads towards her destined one.

15. 615 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder: The Music-Cultivator Junior Aunt Is a Total Workaholic! 穿书成炮灰，音修小师叔她超卷！ Fang Yue Lan Xing方月揽星Fantastical Romance586k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, cultivation + family and friendship, with a small ensemble cast + dual spirit roots, sound cultivator + her spirit roots mutate midway through] Li Nian, a modern theater stagehand, transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character in The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: Don't Cry! Hell mode from the start! A severe drought lasts three years, and countless people starve to death. Eating dirt and tree roots is commonplace. She has no heaven-defying golden finger, an 808Reads6.3Score103Shelves

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    Tired of the same old junior sister and senior brother tropes? Check out this one!

16. 616 穿 I Transmigrated into a World on the Brink of Ruin. Watch Me Defy Heaven 穿越开局天崩，看我如何逆天 Tomato Aiyu西红柿艾雨Fantastical Romance305k WordsOngoing Shi Ting transmigrates into the body of a five-year-old orphan girl, relying on her foolish older brother as they struggle to survive together. One night, her family is wiped out, and her brother is killed for his extraordinary beauty. With a secret pearl in hand and her special constitution concealed, she sets out on the path of vengeance. She joins a sect and personally kills her enemies, only to be betrayed by a close friend and left grievously wounded on the brink of death. It is Bai Lie, th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A cool and aloof female protagonist cultivating immortality; there's a male lead too. You'll know if it's good or not once you try it.

17. 617 仙 Beyond the Immortal Realm: The Empress's Rebirth 仙境之上：女帝涅槃 A Few Spoons of Ice几勺冰Fantastical Romance270k WordsCompleted No romance, surviving in the cracks and blooming along the way: a heroine's coming-of-age story. No one will save me, so I'll save myself. The rain in Nanan City always carries a chill that never quite lifts. Song Zhao's mother died in childbirth. Before her body had even grown cold, while the white funeral banners still hung in the mourning hall, her father brought his mistress into the residence and made her a concubine. Half a year later, her half-sister, Song Wanqian, was born, her cries lou —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I need a reader! I really want to finish the story and not abandon it. But there's no one here. It's really frustrating. [Crying]

18. 618 冲 Come at My Master! Picking on Me Is No Feat 冲我师父来啊，欺负我算什么本事 Runaway Little Elk在逃小糜鹿Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Li Nian is about to reach the peak of life. She thought she would summon the divine beast Phoenix, just like in the story, and become an outstanding summoner. But somehow things went wrong, and all she summoned was a useless little beast with shifty eyes and a distinctly thieving air. Li Nian gives up and decides to keep it as a pet. To her surprise, although the little beast has no fighting ability, it is remarkably determined despite its weakness, and never st 7.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    I recently read two books by the same author, totaling nearly 2000 chapters, and I didn't skip a single one. They were so good, and there was no dragging at all.

19. 619 师 My Junior Sister Is a Black-Hearted Lotus Who Cares Only About Money 师妹是朵黑心莲，莫得感情只认钱 Runaway Little Elk在逃小糜鹿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted When other people transmigrate into a book, they end up in either a battlefield of romantic rivals or a scene of regret and desperate reconciliation. Lu Youyou, on the other hand, lands in the ultimate cheating scandal!!! The aloof, celibate eldest senior brother: You’ll find someone better someday. Lu Youyou: I can’t even keep someone like you. Where am I supposed to find better? The wickedly charming second senior brother: She needs me more than you do. Lu Youyou: Needs you to wear mourning cl 10.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
20. 620 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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    These books are truly excellent. I usually read novels without a romantic pairing, but this one is genuinely good, especially the male-oriented one. The depiction of youthful exuberance is superb. The other two are already finished, but I can't bear to delete them. A 14-year veteran reader highly recommends them! [Heart emojis]

21. 621 大 The Eldest Senior Sister Is Number One Under Heaven 大师姐她天下第一 Covering the Bright Moon覆明月Ancient Romance731k WordsOngoing No romance + strong female lead + power progression + satisfying cultivation story Her master died young, leaving Yun Xiu with an empty sect and three living burdens: a cleanliness-obsessed second junior brother, an impetuous third junior sister, and a sickly fourth junior sister. The four of them cultivated in the mountains for ten years. Just as the last medicinal herb needed to cure their junior sister was about to ripen, outsiders invaded, stealing the herb and injuring people. They fought w 41Reads—Score100Shelves

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    It's a good read, doesn't abuse women or involve female rivalry, and the main character has a unique personality.

22. 622 庶 The Immortal Path of the Mirror-Bound Concubine 庶女修仙之镜缘仙途 Jin Yuji瑾虞姬Fantastical Romance710k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is now available. The young concubine's daughter is gorgeous. The story begins in the mortal realm and only enters the cultivation world later. It combines adorable children, inner-court intrigue, court politics, and cultivation... a fresh tale that blends multiple genres across two tracks. Qiao Xihe, a cultural relic restorer, transmigrates by accident while repairing an ancient mirror and becomes the eight-year-old illegitimate daughter of the Prince of Wu's household in t 2.1kReads9.3Score266Shelves

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    There is a romantic pairing, but it appears quite late in the story. You can pursue it by following the earlier plot points. Just to clarify, the power struggles between the inner and outer worlds aren't over yet. Check it out when you post this; it'll be worth it.

23. 623 罹 Endless Suffering 罹尽 A Smile, Three Lifetimes of Dreams一笑三生梦Ancient Romance109k WordsOngoing One winter, Zaohong heard that her father had angered the head family. She learned that taking the path of immortal cultivation might change their dire circumstances, so she took Cuilv to have her spiritual roots tested. That one decision changed Cuilv’s life forever... A story about a slave beginning the path of cultivation. It gets somewhat dark. There is only one protagonist; all the other characters are merely passersby in Cuilv, also known as Lijin’s, life. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a bit of a slow burn. It seems the author really likes to write about ordinary people; the only main character is the female lead.

24. 624 我 I Am the White Moonlight of the Entire Sect 我是全宗门的白月光 Yun Cangyu蕴沧玉Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Regret and redemption]+ [Cool-headed heroine, powerful from the start]+ [Misunderstood white moonlight, no forgiveness and no turning back] Xi Heng was the most beautiful sword cultivator in the cultivation world, a paragon of grace and purity who devoted herself to the Dao. Unfortunately, she ultimately died by her disciple’s sword. Several of her disciples said she had disgraced the righteous path and deserved to die. The sect she had given her life to protect said she had failed to act with 5.9kReads9.1Score721Shelves

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    A refreshing and unconventional take on cultivation novelty, unlike anything you've ever seen before. No clichés, no melodrama, and no mindless drivel – you definitely deserve to watch!

25. 625 身 In the Cultivation World, I Carry My Entire Sect by Slacking Off and Finding Treasures 身在修真界，靠摸鱼捡漏带飞全宗 Durian Rice Rolls榴莲肠粉Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation + absurd comedy + a heroine who rises through the ranks + an overachiever] After transmigrating into a book, Su Nianhe becomes a cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel where the junior sister is adored by everyone. She gets the worst role and deals the most damage. When the junior sister is in trouble, the senior sister steps in. When the junior sister’s spiritual roots and aptitude are poor, the senior sister gives up her own in her place. In the end, she dies, 893Reads8.5Score104Shelves
26. 626 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 穿书后我拒绝被炮灰 Tranquility and Nonaction清静无为Ancient Romance677k WordsCompleted Cherry sat at her computer, working hard on her manuscript. This was her eleventh novel. Its style and subject matter were different from her previous ten novels. These days, lots of readers liked imaginative stories about transmigration and cultivation, probably because they wanted to make more money. Cherry decided to give it a try, too, and wrote a novel titled The Road to Immortality for Susu. After two months of work, Cherry was finally nearing the end. In the story, the heroine, Han Susu, 2.8kReads8.8Score211Shelves
27. 627 卷 A Hardcore Achiever Transmigrates into a Cultivation Novel as a Female Side Character and Devotes Herself to Ascension 卷王穿成修仙女配，一心求飞升 Huakeke花可可Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted She was just agonizing over whether to choose Tsinghua or Peking University when one careless moment sent her into a Mary Sue cultivation novel as a female supporting character destined for a gruesome death. As the sect leader’s disciple and a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius with an ice spiritual body, she has a golden core that becomes a tonic for the Mary Sue junior sister’s spirit pet. She dies with blood splattered three feet high. Talk about a tragic fate! Gu Yunlan decides to use every m 5.7kReads8.8Score636Shelves
28. 628 小 My Junior Sister Has a Real Talent for Stirring Up Trouble! 小师妹她整活儿天赋超强！ Lewd Kappa好色河童Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete, no CP, strong heroine, versatile, overpowered] After being reborn through transmigration into a book, Chen Ling kicked her former sect to the curb and turned around to become the disciple of her former master’s archenemy. After she changed sects Her former master looked back and thought: What! That seemingly ordinary little disciple with no talent can draw spirit talismans, create formations, refine pills, and tame spirit beasts? She keeps stumbling into all kinds of lucky encounters 6.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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