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. 301 真 Fake Heiress? No, I’m the Nation’s Sheepdog 真假千金？不，我是国家牧羊犬 Feng Tianyin风天音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (No catfights between the real and fake heiresses. They get along peacefully.) Think carefully: during all your years at school, was there someone in your class who kept to themselves, got average grades, faded into the background, and avoided socializing? If so, don’t doubt it: they might have been a “sheepdog.” When the truth from sixteen years ago was laid before Meng Lan, she refused to accept it. What was all this nonsense about a real and fake heiress? These people were clearly after her g 16.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
2. 302 我 I Became the Moon Goddess in Ancient Times 我在古代当月神 Qing Mo轻陌Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Maxed Out from the Start] Please note: this is a female-oriented novel!! Xiyue is bound to a System and transmigrates to ancient times. She must accumulate enough faith points to return home. Using the skills granted by her beginner’s gift pack, she manifests before the people as the Moon Goddess. Paper-making, a focus on agriculture and commerce, imperial examinations, selecting female officials… At first, the people say: The Moon Goddess may be aloof, but she cares about the comm 5.2kReads9.2Score542Shelves
3. 303 玄 A Mystic Master Transmigrates into the Cannon-Fodder Cousin of the Chosen Girl 玄门大佬穿成气运之女的炮灰堂妹 Wan Ruosheng宛若生Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted [Farming + Metaphysics + Feel-Good Story + A Touch of the Supernatural + Ghost-Hunting + Invincible Female Lead] Song Ning, a genius of the mystic arts, accidentally enters a farming novel and becomes the cannon-fodder cousin of the heroine. She thought a new place would give her a chance at a different life. Who knew her entire family would turn out to be stepping stones for the heroine’s family! Her parents die young, and her sisters’ lives are left at the mercy of others. To raise the money h 2.1kReads8.2Score203Shelves

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   This is a great novel I recently finished reading; I highly recommend it!

4. 304 我 My Host! The Path to Godhood Through Magic, Cleared in One Year 我宿主！魔法成神路，一年速通 Mao Yuyu猫渔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No male lead + another world + livestreaming + strong female lead] Also known as: She Becomes a Legend at the Welcome Party, and the Top-Tier Star of Magic Is Actually a Mage! Fa Liyue, a first-year voice acting major, is picked to perform at the welcome party. She thinks she's about to embarrass herself, but then a shocking System suddenly appears, and she draws a magic skill. As long as she performs magic in front of people and earns shock points, she can get all kinds of rewards. From then o 4kReads8.6Score536Shelves
5. 305 反 The Villain's Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old: If Dad Won't Rebel, I'll Do It 反派幼崽三岁半，爹不造反我来干 The Moon Falls into a Dream月亮跌入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Adored by everyone + feel-good power fantasy + gloomy antagonist gets remade into a doting dad + daughter sweet-talks her villain father into spoiling her + female supporting character has a System] Wen Ruan was an evil villain who dreamed of ruling the world. The good news: she transmigrated as the three-and-a-half-year-old biological daughter of Qin Jiuzhou, the ultimate villain. The bad news: she’d landed in the epilogue, where the gloomy villain who could crush the heavens and earth had los 34.3kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
6. 306 重 Reborn to Cultivate Immortality: The Supporting Actress Gets the Heroine’s Script 重生修仙：女配拿了女主剧本 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Yun family of Cangyun City has two daughters. The legitimate daughter, Yun Yue’e, has a Water Spirit Root and the destiny of a phoenix. Her parents dote on her, and her master cherishes her. The concubine-born daughter, Yun Nian, is desperate for her parents’ attention. She willingly becomes her elder sister’s shadow, practices the Yun family’s forbidden arts, takes her injuries, and clears the path for her. Yun Nian thinks this might finally make her father spare her a glance, but she neve 3.6kReads9.0Score365Shelves

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   These two cultivation novels on Taobao are dominating the market.

7. 307 她 She Only Wants to Coast, Yet She's Forced to Rebel Three Times 她只想摆烂，却被逼三次造反 I Want to Raise Nine Cats想养九只猫Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [System + pocket dimension + poison and medicine + assassin + no romance] Luo Jinghong came from Blue Star in the apocalypse and transmigrated into the body of Luo Laidi, who had been pushed into the water by her adopted younger sister in the Great Qian Dynasty. Just then, the Assassin’s Farming System activated and gave her two choices! Kill her sister, or forgive her? In the end, Luo Jinghong chose to blow her sister sky-high in front of everyone! But then an accident happened: kill one, get o 231Reads8.7Score103Shelves

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   They're all short, very good, and very enjoyable.

8. 308 修 I'm the Craziest in the Cultivation World; Even the Protagonist Calls Me Dad 修仙界里我最癫，主角见了都喊爹 Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Fantastical Romance267k WordsOngoing [Beautiful, powerful, and satisfying + no romance + ensemble cast + hilarious, absurd fun + everyone’s favorite + strong female lead + wonderfully unhinged] Chun Lanxing died after earning a lightning strike for being so shameless: she loved playing rock-paper-scissors with an armless old man and slapping blind men right across their clever mouths. After she died, the King of Hell refused to take her in and even planned to hand over his position to her. Through a twist of fate, she was given 252Reads8.7Score103Shelves
9. 309 恋 After the Lovesick Emperor Awakens, the Three Realms Beg for Mercy 恋爱脑帝尊觉醒后，三界哭着求饶 Mo Juanjuan墨卷卷Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted The supreme ruler of the Immortal Domain, Emperor Feng Wuyin, transmigrated into the world of a female-oriented fantasy novel as a villainess hopelessly in love. The original owner was madly in love with the male lead, Chu Tianyu. She not only gave him everything he wanted, but also devoted her entire clan’s strength to helping his family grow more powerful. In the end, she became a stepping stone on the male and female leads’ path to a beautiful romance, only to be kicked aside! Feng Wuyin: “.. 265Reads8.2Score101Shelves
10. 310 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6kShelves
11. 311 天 Heaven's Will Made Me Cannon Fodder, So I Made Heaven Weep 天道让我当炮灰，我让天道眼泪飞 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Fantastical Romance491k WordsCompleted Just how universally hated can one person be? Sun Youning is the perfect example. After winning thirty million in the lottery, she didn’t even have time to enjoy a single cent before getting dragged in as a sacrificial extra. So Sun Youning decided: She! Was! Done! Being! Human! The world cheats her, humiliates her, and slanders her. She beats them up! Robs them! Kills them! You accuse me of betraying my master and ancestors? Ha! I’ll show you what it means to turn the natural order upside down! 16.9kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
12. 312 错 I Practiced a Female Cultivator's Secret Manual by Mistake, and Became Invincible 错练女修秘典，我无敌了 Leng Yue Xiaoran冷月晓然Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] [Cultivation] [Transmigration] [Comedy] [Revenge] [Wild Imagination] [Invincible] If it makes you stronger, what's wrong with changing your sex? Transmigrated to another world, Lin Mujin wants only to stay alive. After falling into the ruins of a sect from the Upper Realm, he meets the strongest mentor and faces his greatest challenge yet. To take revenge, the Saintess puts him through hellish training. To survive, Lin Mujin is willing to do whatever it takes. This is an utterly ir 8.2kReads7.4Score719Shelves

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    If you're interested, you can try male-oriented novels with strong female protagonists.

13. 313 斩 I Begin by Slaying Demons, Then Attain Sainthood Through the Flesh 斩妖除魔开始，肉身成圣 The Moon in My Arms, Mountains and Rivers in My Dreams明月入怀山河入梦Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing [Ancient setting, high martial arts and high fantasy + wish fulfillment + no romance + female lead + strong heroine] [Wuxia jianghu, suspense, the uncanny, and horror] The mountain path lay under a thin veil of mist in the early morning. The sound of suonas and a noisy crowd drifted through the fog, lively and boisterous, drawing closer and closer. A red procession slowly emerged from the mist. The four people at the front played suonas, singing and dancing. Behind them came a line of bearers ca 1.2kReads8.7Score115Shelves

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    Take a look, it's not bad.

14. 314 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    This female lead is absolutely invincible. She has no romantic partner throughout the entire story, is stunningly beautiful, and has even cultivated immortality—who could possibly be worthy of her? Even the Heavenly Dao dares to challenge her! But it's not one of those melodramatic soap operas where she's constantly showing off in front of others. The plot is excellent, not Mary Sue-ish, and there's no abuse. Each character in this ensemble piece has their own distinct personality and is very likable. You won't regret investing in it!

15. 315 师 Junior Sister, Stop Competing! Our Sect Is Already Invincible 师妹别卷了，我们师门已经无敌了 Delicate and Soft身娇体软Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Silly fun + pampered by the whole group + no romance + invincible] Yu Danlian is eating baby octopus when she accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world. A Foundation Establishment cultivator takes her as a disciple, then dumps her on seven senior brothers who are supposedly just as good-for-nothing as she is. The senior brothers, who have been pretending to be good-for-nothings, are thrilled when their new junior sister turns out to be the real deal. The eldest teaches her Buddhism. T 4.2kReads9.3Score752Shelves

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    To be honest, I've read a lot of books and haven't found anything truly refreshing or original, at least not so far. But whether something is refreshing or original is subjective, so I've listed some of the more novel ones that still appeal to me. You can choose for yourself. But I'm sure you won't feel awkward. The first and second books are by the same author and are somewhat similar. The second book isn't finished yet, but I guess the rest will follow a similar trajectory, but each has its own highlights and is quite good. The first book: The female lead has several senior brothers, all very powerful evil cultivators. I think the novelty lies in the evil cultivator sect, and the female lead doesn't follow the typical leveling-up/monster-fighting path. It's more about her interactions with each of her senior brothers, which advances the plot, but it's very well written and captivating. Later, the female lead becomes a god, not through leveling up and monster-fighting, but through a conspiracy—I won't spoil it, but it's very interesting. The ascension setting and the way the female lead ascends are also very interesting. One point I found particularly funny is that the female lead's spiritual root is taken away, so when she enters a secret realm with her third senior brother (a pill cultivator), he directly digs it out and replaces it without any hesitation. Her senior brother is a Buddhist cultivator, but he accumulates merit by killing demons. Furthermore, Buddhist cultivators lose merit (related to cultivation level) when mocked, so he always wears a compassionate smile. Some interesting little settings. The second book: A heretical cultivation sect setup. The female protagonist transmigrates, carrying a particularly powerful demon god within her. She and the demon god, one ruling the day and the other the night, are in a love-hate relationship. The sect setting in this book is delightful; the senior brother and several senior sisters are all very distinctive. There's a Buddhist cultivator senior sister with a strong bloodlust, quite amusing. The beginning of the story is hilarious; the demon god, wanting to gain power, devours everyone captured by the female protagonist's senior brother and all the ghosts captured by her second senior brother—it's absolutely laugh-out-loud funny. The entire sect consists of heretical cultivators, all unaware of each other's presence and wary of one another—because they care. Because on the surface, it's still a legitimate cultivation sect. The female protagonist's ascension is unconventional, and her actions after ascension are also unconventional. The conflicts and power struggles between the upper and lower realms in this book are also very interesting. No spoilers, but it's very interesting. The romance in this book progresses smoothly around chapter 300. The male lead, a demon god, seems to fall in love first, while the female lead is always wary of him. There's also a scene where the male lead has a precognitive dream and the female lead kills him. It gets very exciting later on! ^V^ The third book: The female lead, a gluttonous beast, transmigrates into a dog's body, and her entire mountain is filled with demons. At the beginning, there's some turmoil because the original female lead wants to form a contract with the female lead. Later, the female lead improves herself by eating, revealing her gluttonous characteristics. This book has a strong focus on ferocious beasts. The female lead's senior brothers and sisters are also great; they are all powerful demons with their own destinies. After becoming a gluttonous beast through eating, the female lead finds her ancient companions who were also ferocious beasts, and together they ascend to the divine realm. This part of their ascension to the divine realm is to save their master, who is also very powerful. The later parts are quite interesting. The ending is also beautiful. It's a rare and very interesting gluttonous beast growth story. The fourth book: Why is it new? The main problem is that most female protagonists in fantasy novels start with a bad hand, or they're given a junior sister or similar setup to form a strong main character team. This one is different. The female protagonist transmigrates, but the fantasy element is very strong. She's born into a cultivation clan, and the cultivation family is well-developed in this story. Her parents are also quite powerful, making her a true second-generation rich kid. With her talent, she's sent to a sect for training, experiencing a slow but exciting growth journey, finding her companions to fight demons. This is a very righteous fantasy novel with a classic feel. The female protagonist's diligence, effort, intelligence, and talent are all well-written. The fifth book: The female protagonist has a system that collects emotions. Her transmigration is hilarious from the start; upon arriving in mid-air, the system begins broadcasting her past life. One particularly funny line is: "You have a great talent for painting, but you broke your hand." It's truly amazing. This isn't the traditional leveling-up or junior sister type. It begins in a dynasty in the mortal realm where cultivation is possible. The male protagonist is a general, and the female protagonist is very powerful, sealed by the bones of a true dragon. Then she spent a very interesting time in the mortal realm, meeting many people and helping the army. Later, the male protagonist left, and she diligently cultivated her way up. She discovered problems with the nine noble clans (highly respected nobles) of the upper realm and directly became a god, overturning the table. Anyway, the plot and framework are very novel and interesting. The sixth book: I think some people haven't read this type before, so it will definitely be new to them. The female protagonist is a modern medical expert who transmigrates into a despised and useless family. She immediately obtains a divine artifact upon transmigrating, threatening the male protagonist that if he touches it again, she will cripple him (in a way that renders him impotent), and then returns to her family. She is the head of the family, but because of her perceived incompetence, she is looked down upon, but she quickly rises to power. Her loving uncle has a leg ailment and a huge past, and even she herself is not from this small world. Later, she can cultivate, enters the academy, and gradually rises to a high position, ascending to the upper realm. After ascension, there are many conflicts, disputes, and mysteries; anyway, I think it's still very exciting. It's also very well written and resonates with the reader.

16. 316 少 The Young Lord Was Stripped of His Position, Yet Rose to Godhood! 少主被废后，竟登临神位！ Withered Hibiscus芙蓉枯Fantastical Romance148k WordsOngoing [Fantasy | Gifted Prodigy | Unhinged Female Lead | No Romance | Female-Centric | Absolutely No Saintly Savior] The Heavenly Dao is on the brink of collapse, and foreign races are invading. Ji Yisu bears the twin destinies of the Fortune Star and Heavenly Punishment. She is the peerless prodigy of the Ji Clan, its sole legitimate young heiress in ten thousand years. By day, fortune favors her and her cultivation defies the heavens. By night, raging flames consume her, subjecting her to endless to 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is alright, but it's a new book.

17. 317 我 My Junior Sister Is Delicate and Frail, How Could She Be the Great Demon Lord? 我家师妹身娇体弱，怎会是大魔头 Delicate and Soft身娇体软Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted # Original Title: My Junior Sister Is Delicate and Frail, How Could She Be the Great Demon Lord? # Romance Title: The Tsundere Demon God's Training Manual # Also Known As: Is Our Sect Full of Evil Cultivators? Then I Won't Pretend Either Feng Ci transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the good-for-nothing daughter of a sect leader. After her parents, the sect leader and his wife, both died, her fiancé and the sect elders tried to seize her life-extending treasure, the Biluozhu, for a genius wi 67.3kReads9.3Score12.5kShelves
18. 318 修 Cultivating Immortality: It All Starts With Tricking a Treasure-Hoarding Mouse 修仙，从忽悠一只多宝鼠开始 Lazy Glutton Daoist馋懒道人Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted Original work, no romance. One is a fragile college student who loves staying home to play games; one is a housewife out of touch with society; and one is a treasure-hunting mouse raised by a powerful rogue cultivator. There’s also another treasure-hunting mouse, raised by the first mouse, who only knows how to eat. This little team of four has less than two and a half brain cells between them. Their half-mentor, a powerful rogue cultivator and enemy of the cultivation world who has been holed u 160Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Not awkward at all!

19. 319 师 My Sect Is Full of Great Demons? What a Coincidence, So Am I 师门全是大妖？好巧我也是 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted [Female lead transforms into human form / no romance for now / no saintly heroine] Good news: Bai Jiu has landed in a group-pampering cultivation novel. Bad news: she's a village dog, and she's been brought back to the villains' lair in a sect. The villains' lair is full of great demons. She's terrified every day, trembling at the thought that they might eat her as a snack. Every day, she trembles her fluffy ears and wags her tail, acting cute to stay alive. But she has no idea that her fellow d 10.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves
20. 320 我 My Years Cultivating Immortality in a Male-Oriented Novel 我在男频修仙那些年 Half-Sleeve Breeze半袖风Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Jiang Chan transmigrated into a male-oriented cultivation power fantasy, but she arrived too late: the original owner had already gotten herself killed. Now Jiang Chan has no choice but to agree to a duel with the male lead over their engagement. System? Doesn't exist. The original owner of this body was vicious and wicked beyond measure. She killed her master, destroyed her own sect, and caused trouble everywhere until the male lead tore out her tendons and crushed her bones, leaving not even h 9.7kReads9.1Score880Shelves

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    Both books are incredibly good. At first, I thought neither had a romantic pairing, but it turns out the first one does later on, and both are based on male-oriented worlds with added elements. However, the plots are very different. The first book has tons of exciting moments; it combines two male-oriented worlds, so there are two male leads. The female lead is from the original world, but she retains memories of the real world. To learn more, you can read the book. Unfortunately, the author has stopped updating, which is my biggest regret. The second book is purely about cultivation with no romantic pairing. The female lead just keeps cultivating and having fun, stealing all the resources from the male and female leads, leveling up, and becoming a powerful being.

21. 321 浮 Among the Three Thousand Worlds, I Embrace the Moon and Become an Immortal 浮世三千，揽月为仙 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance438k WordsOngoing Fuli came from an age when cultivation had all but vanished. After her death, she encountered the Heaven-ordained Three Lives Stone, and her soul transmigrated and was reborn on the Floating World Continent. This was a cultivation realm rich in spiritual energy, where any living thing could cultivate and attain the Dao if fortune favored it. Fuli looked at her Five Elements Heavenly Spiritual Root and her innate Chaos Body, which could contain every kind of energy, and smiled. Alchemy? Learn it! 2.1kReads9.3Score234Shelves
22. 322 综 Wuxia Crossover: The Jianghu Never Dies 综武侠：江湖不死 Long River Reflected in the Clouds长河韬映Female-Channel Fanfiction851k WordsCompleted [Important: The protagonist's strength develops gradually. This is not a conventional power fantasy, and she only becomes very strong later on. It is not a no-romance story. The heroine travels through many worlds and may grow old and die in some of them; some worlds feature romantic entanglements.] There is an immortal in the jianghu, and her name is Su Meng. In the jianghu, weakness is a sin. To be weak and immortal is an endless torment. Death, revival, death, revival once more. Can a life li 11.5kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The first is pure cultivation novel, a perfect book. The second is martial arts, but a great female-oriented novel. The third is supernatural, you should read it as if it were about the end of the Dharma era.

23. 323 穿 I Struck It Rich After Reincarnating as an Egg 穿成一颗蛋后我发达了 Poetry and Grace诗容词貌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Getting rich was Shi Le’s dream in her previous life as an overworked wage slave. After she transmigrated into the cultivation world as an egg, she really did hit the jackpot A series of amusing trials and level-ups ensues. [Reader’s Guide] ✅ Adorable divine-beast heroine: Cute and charming · naturally airheaded · a money lover who doesn’t even realize it ✅ Cultivation with a twist: No angst · nonstop thrills · laugh till you honk like a goose ✅ Hidden perks: A wealth-building ti 125Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is great! Come check it out!

24. 324 绝 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 32kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves
25. 325 这 Something's Wrong with How to Start This Urban Novel 这篇都市文的打开方式不对 Garlic Vermicelli Steamed Oysters蒜蓉粉丝蒸生蚝Modern Romance904k WordsCompleted After her parents died, Yan Xia was suddenly claimed by her biological parents. Her new parents seemed pretty wealthy, and her five older brothers were all outstanding men. Though she had no idea why there were five brothers again, maybe that was just the legendary tomato-novel rule for fake and real heiresses. After all, she’d heard she was the real heiress. But according to the “plot” suddenly implanted in her mind, the fake heiress, who had been raised by her new parents for twenty-three year 12.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
26. 326 御 The Insect-Controlling Immortal Maiden 御虫女仙 Tiger, Cat, and Fish Bones虎猫鱼骨Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [No CP, everyone they meet is a fellow cultivator] After losing an arm, she was sold to human traffickers at the age of twelve. She finally escaped and joined the Qingshan Sect, only to discover during the aptitude test that she was a useless five-spirit-root cultivator. The younger girl she had rescued on the road cut ties with her, while the disciples who joined at the same time mocked her and told her she might as well go back down the mountain. Following someone’s advice, she tried taking an 411Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    The first book is extremely angsty. The second book has a unique theme, with no romantic pairing. The third book features both strong male and female leads.

27. 327 邪 The Evil King's Obsession: The Ghost Doctor's Wild Consort 邪王嗜宠：鬼医狂妃 Nalan Fengjin纳兰凤瑾Ancient Romance10.3M WordsCompleted She’s a ruthless, scheming ghost doctor of the dark night. After transmigrating, she becomes a useless girl everyone despises and spurns. She contracts an ancient divine beast, cultivates a heaven-defying divine art, and dazzles everyone. With poison pills and potions at her disposal, anyone who dares bully her is asking for death! What’s a ninth-grade pill to her? Her adorable pets eat those like candy. She can make medicine, and she does whatever she wants! He’s the enchanting, peerlessly hand 16.9kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
28. 328 无 Infinite Rewinds: With a Baby-Making System in Hand, Why Not Kill Without Restraint? 无限回档：手握生子系统还不乱杀 Listening to the Stars星影聆音Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The System only activates after death, and it’s a multifunctional System! It offers unlimited retries and can even copy spiritual roots!] [Family cultivation + unlimited retries + spiritual root copying + male leads are sexually pure] This is a highly advanced world of cultivation. Those without spiritual roots or talent can only become concubines, servant husbands, laborers, or slaves, while the supremely gifted can fly through the heavens, burrow through the earth, and attain immortality. Lu 54.3kReads8.4Score9.5kShelves

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    Super good-looking, harem setting, mystery, and cultivation, unlike anything else.

29. 329 大 Senior Sister Is the Mastermind Behind Everything 大师姐她是幕后黑手 The Moon Hides in Three Parts三分月隐Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Some ensemble cast + hidden identities + slice of life + fate and karma] A hundred years ago, someone placed a prophecy in Bai Yang’s hands. It was the beginning of her discovery of a secret about this world. “My junior sister was reborn to take revenge? The newest junior sister transmigrated here? And they’ll turn against each other?” “Who came up with this ridiculous story!” She tore the script in half, then carefully glued it back together 972Reads8.9Score135Shelves
30. 330 三 Legends of the Three Realms and the Dragon's Journey 三界传说与龙行 Xiao Yilian萧逸莲Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Born a good-for-nothing, protected by a dragon prince, he bears Heaven’s will in an ordinary mortal body. United in purpose, they combine their strength to defend the light of the human world. Yan Runcheng had bundled himself up tightly and burrowed deep beneath a heap of quilts. All he wanted was to sleep until the end of time. But a resolute hand lifted the warm darkness that shielded his head from the light. “Sleepy master of the divine weapon,” Ao Shuo said, without a hint of reproach, as if 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can try these two books.

31. 331 我 I Master Both Magic and Guns, So It's Only Natural I'm Invincible in Melee 我法枪双修，近战无敌很正常吧 Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Genius progression, no romance] Lu Yanning was an outer disciple of Tianyuan Sect until she unexpectedly awakened a supreme legacy that had lain dormant for ages. Later, someone asked her, “How did you go from being a registered disciple to becoming the most beloved prospective sect leader?” Lu Yanning replied, “It’s all thanks to my fellow disciples being so gracious.” Before long, the geniuses from every corner were losing their minds: “Gracious?! I can’t believe I fell for that!” “Isn’t Lu Y 2.9kReads8.7Score541Shelves
32. 332 三 Legends of the Three Realms: The Hero’s Shadow and the Immortal’s Trail 三界传说侠影仙踪 Xiao Yilian萧逸莲Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing The sealed witch breaks free, stirring the fortunes of the mortal world. The ancient foes, gods and demons, meet again in the human realm. As the Dao heart clashes with demonic nature at their limits, and gods and demons wreak havoc upon the world, who will prevail? Can the light of the righteous path drive away the darkness? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 出 Born in the Divine Realm, Yet I’m Being Sent Down to the Mortal World? 出生在神界，却要我下界？ Xi Hefang羲和fangAncient Romance494k WordsOngoing Ensemble cast, no romance. The main group consists of Chu Ning, Xu Huaizhi, Lu Ci, and Jiang Mingye. The pacing is fairly brisk early on. There are sect missions and short side stories woven throughout. There are quite a lot of them, and they are relatively self-contained, so you can enjoy each as its own story. Each one also features its own cast of characters. Chu Ning was born in the divine realm and grew up nurtured by the laws of heaven and earth. She was different from the moment she was b 1.1kReads8.4Score144Shelves
34. 334 杀 The Wrap-Up Trope 杀青梗 Ling Yu领彧Ancient Romance100k WordsOngoing [No romance + immortal cultivation + everyone follows the ruthless Dao] (In one sentence: a story set after a novel’s ending) The hit novel The Six Luminaries of Tianshu ended in tragedy. The sole survivor, Bu Ci, buried her five fellow disciples with her own hands. The immortal sects had misjudged the battle, and five of the Six Luminaries of Tianshu had fallen. Only the eldest senior sister survived. To soothe readers’ lingering heartbreak, the author wrote a wrap-party bonus chapter: it 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [No romance + cultivation + ruthless characters + happy ending] (One-sentence summary: The villain uses the "final scene" trope in the novel, only to be swiftly defeated.) She once thought that the "final scene" was the end of the story, until the morning light pierced the lies on the ruins of the sect. As the sole survivor of "The Six Luminaries of Tian Shu," Bu Ci personally buried five of her fellow disciples. In that battle, the immortal sect misjudged the situation, and five of the six luminaries perished, leaving only the eldest sister alive. To soothe the readers' lingering regrets, the author wrote an extra chapter: Everything was just a mortal stage. On the day of the final scene, the six removed their makeup and went their separate ways. But they didn't know that the villain had already transformed "final scene" into a demonic illusion. For a hundred years, their memories were sealed, and they thought they were just modern actors who had finished filming, unaware that every daily action was a real massacre of their fellow disciples—pouring tea was a throat-severing act, a flick of the sleeve was a shattered pill, and the sect was engulfed in bloodshed amidst laughter. When the morning light once again illuminated the cultivation world, they finally awoke. But then they saw the sacred mountain collapse, corpses strewn across the fields, and realized with horror that their so-called "modern life" was a collective illusion that had lasted for a century. There was no time travel, no theatrical performance, only the horrific massacre of their entire family, created by their own hands after their perceptions were distorted. "This sword will bury our century-long dream." Bu Ci pointed his sword at the heavens, a single stroke of frost chilling fourteen provinces. —The spring breeze, though cut down, has not returned; all those who were once friends have turned to dust beneath the sword.

35. 335 开 I Founded a Cultivation Academy, and I'm Done Being Human! 开办修真学院，我不当人了！ Cucumber Claw青瓜爪Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No main romance, with one-sided feelings] [A slow-paced modern cultivation academy story. The early stages focus on building the foundations, and the later stages on growth. The System isn't an all-powerful expert; the heroine is the real powerhouse, and even she has to teach the System. They grow together. Peaceful exchanges between you, me, and everyone else, as we build a wonderful cultivation school together.] In the age of declining cultivation, spiritual energy is gradually fading away. S 2.9kReads9.0Score307Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, just pure enjoyment. Highly recommended, especially the first two books.

36. 336 师 My Junior Sister Goes Berserk and Gets Rich, Then Reaches Godhood by Courting Death 师妹发癫暴富，作死一路成神 Warm Water Warms Itself温水自温Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted No CP, no System, not a wish-fulfillment story, no brainless plot, no face-slapping, no doting on the protagonist by everyone. Half sweet, half angst. The heroine is weak early on, and there are lots of foreshadowing details. Don't read if that bothers you. Synopsis: After finally winning 300 million in the lottery, she transmigrated into a book without spending a single cent. In a fit of anger, she first destroyed the System, then transmigrated as a villainess. She could go home if she died, so 169Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 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 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    A novel and eye-catching piece of writing—a truly exceptional article!

38. 338 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Survive Until I Become a Cultivation Big Shot 穿书后我苟成了修仙大佬 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + talent cheat, if you don't like it, don't read] After Ruan Lianzui transmigrated into a book, she unexpectedly discovered that she had become the notorious great demon everyone wanted dead. To save her own life, she decided to start over, hide her identity as a great demon, and cultivate immortality anew. She would see all the splendor and grandeur of the cultivation world and make a name for herself! Yet along the path of cultivation, she found family and friendship she could neve 1.4kReads8.9Score151Shelves

    Reader note

    Books 1 and 2 are definitely non-romantic, serious cultivation novels. I read them completely, so feel free to read them now that they're finished. Book 3 is still ongoing, currently non-romantic, and belongs to the cultivation system/livestreaming type of novel with multiple popular elements. It's lighthearted and enjoyable to read.

39. 339 我 I Dig the Pits, You Fill Them In. Everyone in Our Sect Is a Rebel 我挖坑，你填土，师门全是反骨 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Original title: I Became the Beloved Little Junior Sister and Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down] Xie Sisi transmigrated and became the cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel she’d once mocked, a character with the exact same name. The supporting character’s role was to bring the heroine to an immortal sect, dutifully serve as her medicine human, and ultimately die after being used to test the heroine’s medicines. Xie Sisi, who knew the plot: “Bah! Whoever wants to be a medicine hu 62.5kReads9.4Score8.1kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, female protagonist-centric novel, the female lead grows and develops throughout her life.

40. 340 你 Why Mess with Her? She’ll Even Kill Her Own Brother! 你惹她干嘛？她连亲哥都杀啊！ Yun Xiaoda云小哒Fantastical Romance904k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox cultivation + fierce competition + conceptual powers + ensemble cast] Every cultivator in Qingzhou knew that the Supreme Ancestor of the Xuantian Sect had taken on a new personal disciple: a frail painter who neglected cultivation and cared only for painting. That is, until the day a beast tide struck. The young girl slung her painting basket over her shoulder and went alone to the city wall. She crushed a scroll and summoned gods and Buddhas from the heavens. One person, defending o 36.3kReads8.8Score7.8kShelves

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    The first book features a lone wolf, an indigenous female protagonist who is also a rogue cultivator. The second book isn't a traditional cultivation novel; it has a live-streaming female lead who is also indigenous. The third book features a transmigrated female lead who is an artist, which is quite rare. The fourth book isn't a traditional cultivation novel; it's set in the entertainment industry with a small amount of spiritual energy revival. None of the four books are awkward, so there shouldn't be any public embarrassment or anything like that.

41. 341 演 Actor: Sorry, I Can't Bring Myself to Hurt My Fans 演员：抱歉伤害粉丝的事我做不到 Loves Doggy Dogs Most最爱修狗儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + entertainment industry + pets + ancient martial arts + acting + imaginative fictional setting] The young Daoist knows nothing of the world. She obediently brings her dog down the mountain, only to find herself stumped by money before she can do anything else. Taking the advice of an old man and a child, she sets off to conquer the entertainment industry, armed with a fine-looking face and impressive martial arts skills. She has played a patriotic young person in wartime A nameless ex 5kReads9.1Score788Shelves
42. 342 我 [Word Spirit] I Rule the Cultivation World with My Words 【言灵】我靠嘴在修仙界横着走 Eleven Eleven壹拾壹一Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No CP + Word Spirit + Ensemble Cast + The Hundred Schools of Thought (The main story and extras are complete. The rating is low because few people have read it, so come give it a try.) Shen An left Guixu for two reasons: to find her older sister and brother, and to speak normally instead of setting off land mines. Everything in Jiuzhou was fascinating to her at first. The School of Military Strategy? The Legalists? The Yin-Yang School? The Logicians? The Agriculturalists? What in the world were 5.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    It features no romantic pairings and a great ensemble cast, quite different from traditional cultivation novels.

43. 343 重 Reborn as a Divine Venerable: The Good-for-Nothing Junior Sister Is Trouble 重生神尊：废柴小师妹不好惹 Brilliance Is a Flame灿烂是把火Fantastical Romance580k WordsOngoing The Divine Sovereign, once schemed against by the Immortals, returns after three reincarnations! Reborn as a pathetic weakling with a mixed spiritual root? No problem, mine’s a mutated root! Break the seals, shake the Demon Clan, and ascend the Heavenly Ladder! The false Heavenly Dao wants to wipe out the Divine Clan? Then I’ll remake the Investiture of the Gods. The Immortals want to enter the upper realm and rule it? Then I’ll beat you into submission! Fu Xuan is no longer the weakling who swa 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these two books; they're lighthearted and funny.

44. 344 从 From Rogue Cultivator to Godhood: She Ascends by Upgrading Her Techniques 从散修开始她靠升级功法飞升神界 Gu Changxi顾长兮Fantastical Romance828k WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Independent cultivator] [Proficiency panel] [Leveling-up progression] After falling off a cliff while bungee jumping, Lu Qingyuan opened her eyes and discovered she had been transported to the cultivation world, where she had become a “useless” cultivator with five spiritual roots. Fortunately, she came with a proficiency panel that let her cultivate every technique and skill to perfection and evolve them further. Starting in Chidi City, tucked aw 10.6kReads7.4Score1.3kShelves

    Reader note

    They're all good, and most of them are finished.

45. 345 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Became the Greatest Swordsman 下山后我成了剑道魁首 Singing by the River涉江吟Ancient Romance458k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast × cultivation (nontraditional, with original worldbuilding) × not a mindless power fantasy × exceptionally strong leads × redemption (not solely romance-focused) × no System] [No matter what, keep moving toward tomorrow.] Fantasy romance! There are couples! Si Huai, fresh out of the college entrance exams and about to become a wage slave, opens her eyes and gets a transmigration starter pack. Wait, what? What is this? She’s been transmigrated into a baby’s body too??? Does she hav 453Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    It's incredibly good! The female lead is so cool! It's an ensemble piece, with each main character having their own shining qualities. The sect is also very heartwarming, and the supporting characters' stories are very touching. The beginning is a bit bland, but it gets really, really good when the female lead first encounters the puppet demon. It's not a traditional cultivation story; it doesn't use the metal, wood, water, fire, or earth elemental roots. Instead, it cultivates using the four elements as the path. It's great! I love it!

46. 346 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 113.5kReads9.1Score23.7kShelves
47. 347 这 I’m Done Being the Villain. I’ll Become a Paragon of the Righteous Path 这反派我不当了，要做正道楷模 Heart Lantern, Bud of the Soul心灯意蕊Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Fantasy + powerful leads + transmigrate into a book] After a car accident, the heroine is born into the world of the novel she’s been following, as the male lead’s doomed villainous younger brother! She has decent talent and a crush on the male lead, so she decides to become the hardest-working cultivator in the immortal cultivation world! She’ll outwork everyone! 256Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Although it's a female-to-male transmigration story, the main character is well-developed and warm-hearted. There's no romantic pairing, and the world-building is quite grand. The protagonist cultivates steadily and has close friends.

48. 348 长 A Long-Lived Wanderer’s Cultivation Journal 长生路人修仙记事 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted [No romance + everyday life + slow burn + years passing like days + technological cultivation, boundless magic] He Tao has spent a full thousand years since transmigrating into a book. It isn't until three years after the female lead destroys the demon clan that she remembers her plan from when she transmigrated: follow the female lead around, enjoying the gossip and watching the show. The female lead ascended to immortality three years ago. He Tao doesn't know if she's still in time. Anyway, sh 9.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Then our Peach Fairy has something to say.

49. 349 炮 After the Cannon Fodder Female Lead Quit Chasing Him, She Went All In on Messing with the Male Lead’s Head 炮灰女配不追后，狂搞大男主心态 A Leap of Faithful Fortune一跃锦鲤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd Humor and Memes + Lighthearted Comedy + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Darling] Xie Fu transmigrates into a cultivation novel aimed at male readers as a disposable female supporting character. The plot has the heroine, Jiang Yue, chosen by the male lead over his beloved junior sister. Heartbroken, the junior sister turns into a vicious villainess. Are women in male-oriented novels supposed to be nothing but stepping stones for the male lead? Sorry, no. She's a woman, not a doormat. There are 525Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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    The first book's female lead has the advantage of unlimited save points, and she's a pure, strong female protagonist. She also enjoys bullying the original male and female leads (the bad guys), being subtly wicked yet incredibly satisfying and funny. The number of readers and ratings speak for themselves. [Admiration] I think the second book is quite good. The theme is novel, the female lead is somewhat abstract, and there are satisfying moments. It has a bit of an ensemble feel, and the interactions between the senior brothers and sisters are really heartwarming. Trust me, I'll read it. [Cool]

50. 350 我 I Drove the Cultivation World Mad by Writing Novels 我靠写小说逼疯修真界 Ying Zhouzhou赢舟舟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [This book has been signed for publication] [Strong female lead + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no CP + madcap story] Workaholic Ye Qingyan works herself to the bone until she gets her company listed on the stock market. Before she can enjoy her rich-lady lifestyle, a car accident sends her into a cultivation novel full of lunatics who are hopelessly obsessed with romance. As the cannon-fodder older sister of the original heroine, she gets abused while the male and female leads ar 35.2kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, not a traditional cultivation novel. The female lead has a mysterious background. It's an ongoing series, and there aren't any enemies fighting for many chapters.

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