How Could Immortality Come Without a Blade? The Way Is Found in the Mortal World. 长生怎会无刀，红尘之中自有道。

1. 201 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 80.8kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves
2. 202 全 Global Lord: Am I the Only One with a Fallen Empire? 全民领主：唯独我是堕落帝国？ World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This is a cruel age. When the War Game descended, it decreed that every race across countless planes must become a game lord upon reaching adulthood and join the meat grinder of the war between races. Yet Gao Qiang stares at the type of territory he’s been given, lost in thought. [Fallen Empire] [This empire stood at the pinnacle long before any known nation. They once possessed everything. They once knew everything. Until they grew tired of it all, becoming lazy and decadent. But! They are powe 39kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves
3. 203 我 My Words Become Law: I Rule the Myriad Worlds! 我言出法随，诸天万界我说了算！ Yi Ruohan意若寒Eastern Fantasy369k WordsCompleted [Two animated series are now available. Come watch!] [Words become reality, no limits, utterly invincible, multiple heroines, no hiding his strength. Just enjoy the ride!] Lin Hao wakes up to find himself in a fantasy world, where he is bound to an invincible, ridiculously powerful System that makes his words come true! With a single sentence, he can get anything he wants, or decide another person's fate and whether they live or die! An ancestor of a holy land: "How is this possible? I spent tho 17.3kReads7.5Score1.5kShelves
4. 204 让 I Told You to Pretend to Be Invincible! Pretend! Get It? 让你假装无敌！假装！懂吗！ Running Stone狂奔的石头Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Romance] + [Epic-Length] + [Two Worlds] (The action kicks off after 200,000 words) Bullied by the campus belle from the start, he activates a cultivation-world trading System and strikes back without mercy! What? You have to stand in stances and train in martial arts, gradually pushing your limits to build up your vital energy? Sorry, I cultivate an Emperor-grade immortal technique instead. I become a cultivator from the start, and vital energy? That’s just a bonu 3.8kReads7.7Score447Shelves
5. 205 孽 You Wretched Disciple, Stop! I’m Your Master! 孽徒快住手，我可是你师尊啊！ Zheng Sanfeng郑三疯Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Protagonist with no System] [Powerful golden finger] Lin Tianqi transmigrates to another world, thinking he’ll top the imperial exams, marry a rich beauty, and reach the pinnacle of life. Unexpectedly, he turns out to be a legendary cultivation prodigy with a Pure Yang Sacred Body. At the age of five, his beautiful master brings him back to her sect, and from then on, his life as a wicked disciple begins! “Heh heh heh~ Master, your disciple has a sleepwalking condition, you know~” 23kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
6. 206 名 The Righteous and Upright Hehuan Sect: Fairies, Please Surrender 名门正派合欢宗：仙子仙子请臣服 Do You Regret the Missed Chance遗憾后悔吗Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Hehuan Sect + multiple heroines + everyday cultivation] Cao Kun transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent's Hehuan Sect and awakens a System through a stroke of fate. From then on, fairies start showing up at his door… Cao Kun: Don't come any closer! Fairy Master: You little brat, stop right there! Cao Kun: This is actually pretty great! 4.5kReads8.6Score425Shelves
7. 207 从 The Man Who Walked Out of the Heavenly Prison 从天牢走出来的男人 Rogue Lao Wang流氓老王Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ye, heir to the Chu family, is the number one wastrel in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless heinous crimes to his name. In just four years, he was thrown into the imperial prison eleven times, yet walked out unscathed every time. The reason was his grandfather, the fearsome Northern Frontier Prince, who commanded a million troops. But this time, Chu Ye crossed the emperor’s bottom line. Imprisoned for the twelfth time, he was exiled to the perilous Abyssal Reach. Countless factions and i 15.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
8. 208 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Your Zither's Song Betrayed Me, Yet It Keeps Me Immortal 狐妖：负我琴声，伴我长生 Ink Stains the Cloud Peak墨染云巅Anime Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted [Fox Spirit Matchmaker] [Single Female Lead: Tu Shan Rongrong] One man, one zither, strolling through the vast stars and looking down upon the mortal world. He is both the last Mask and the last Human Emperor. He was meant to rule the world by force and walk a path stained with blood, yet he became invincible while happily slacking off amid laughter and jokes. He thought he could live carefree forever, but then he met a troublesome woman. “Hey, you with the surname Fu, explain yourself! Who exac 11kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   Immortality has a sword, the last one is a fox demon

9. 209 生 Life and Death Are Fated 生老有命 Huo Le Munan火乐木南Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Longevity-focused + no System + no transmigration + slow-paced + ensemble cast + swordsmanship] This long life is a journey against the current; every passerby you meet may die. In this book, no one is beyond death. Only longevity endures, but living forever does not mean being immortal and invulnerable. A hundred years ago, the Great Peace flourished, and Yin and Yang transformed. A hundred years later, the Great Xuan was newly founded, and the Five Elements flourished. An ageless, handsome yo 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Immortals caress my head, knotting my hair and receiving immortality. Unable to fulfill the immortal's wishes, he fought against immortality with his sword. It feels like a very good non-traditional longevity novel.

10. 210 背 Carrying a Coffin to Bury the Mortal World, Immortal for Ninety Thousand Years 背棺葬人间，长生九万年 Moonlit Chang'an月明长安Eastern Fantasy500k WordsCompleted [Immortality + System + coffin-making + claiming lives + ultimate villain look + no female lead] Lu Wusheng transmigrates to a fantasy world and inherits a shop that sells incense and candles. Making paper money every day increases his lifespan. Placing people in coffins increases his cultivation. And so, over the long years, Lu Wusheng begins an endless cycle of making money and coffins, hunting down souls and claiming lives. In the endless river of time, Lu Wusheng has witnessed ghost kings ma 3.8kReads8.8Score357Shelves

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    How can the longevity novel be compared with this first one?

11. 211 我 I, the Immortal of the Ming Dynasty, Have Lived Through Sixteen Emperors 我，大明长生者，历经十六帝 Qing Hong青红Historical8.5M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 273.1kReads9.4Score24.1kShelves

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    If you are interested in both history and fantasy, these two novels are definitely worth reading. "I, the Immortal of the Ming Dynasty, Passed Through the Sixteen Emperors" will take you through the Ming Dynasty, follow an immortal who has experienced the sixteen emperors, and witness the rise and fall of history and the change of power. In this work, immortality is not only the transcendence of time, but also a profound exploration of wisdom and human nature. And "Who made this kid the senior brother?" (Big brother is a bit busy)" is a work full of fantasy. The protagonist obtains immortality through soul travel and is involved in a series of thrilling adventures. In this world, immortality means the accumulation of strength and wisdom, as well as the endless exploration of the unknown world. Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, these two works can bring you a unique reading experience and profound thinking.

12. 212 历 History Grants Me Immortality, and I Survive to Become an Elder of Every Dynasty 历史赋我长生，我终苟成万朝元老 Pelican Town Resident鹈鹕镇村民Historical721k WordsCompleted [History + Playing It Safe + Transmigration + Lighthearted + Immortality + Shenanigans + Officialdom] (Adapted into a comic drama: The Roaster of Ten Thousand Dynasties: History Granted Me Immortality, So I Say the World Is a Stage) (The rating just opened and will go up, so please don't get scared off!) Gu Chang'an transmigrates into the Great Jing Dynasty and awakens an immortal constitution. To avoid being sliced up for research, he takes on the identity of a sixth-rank court diarist and begi 2.6kReads7.7Score431Shelves
13. 213 都 Urban: I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years, and I Can’t Hide It Anymore 都市：长生万年的我瞒不住了 Kui Niu Emperor夔牛皇Urban801k WordsCompleted Ye Tian has lived for ten thousand years. He once helped the First Emperor ascend the throne and unite the six kingdoms. He once sat and discussed the Dao with Laozi. He once enlightened the Buddha beneath a bodhi tree. He even traveled across Europe and helped spark the Renaissance. … In modern times, after far too many years and witnessing countless partings and deaths, he decided to return to an ordinary life. He adopted a child and went to live in the countryside. Eighty years passed in the 7.9kReads8.8Score589Shelves

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    Immortality is both invincible and lonely...

14. 214 万 Undying for Eternity, I Bury the Heavens, the Earth, Immortals, and Buddhas 万古不灭，葬天，葬地，葬仙佛 Yingzi英姿Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [No System + no female lead + killing for treasure + invincible power fantasy] One Heavenly Emperor’s golden body, two peerless evil souls, and nine undying zombie gods suppress the Myriad Worlds. Chen Jiuxuan is the reincarnation of an ancient immortal sovereign. He marries into the Xu Prince’s Estate in the lower realm, only to be bullied and poisoned. When his memories awaken and he merges with his former-life golden body, he embarks on a path of revenge. 4.8kReads8.6Score435Shelves

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    With the golden body of the Heavenly Emperor, two peerless evil spirits, and nine immortal gods, they suppress all heavens and worlds. Chen Jiuxuan was the reincarnation of the ancient Immortal Lord. When he entered the lower realm of Prince Xu's mansion, he was bullied and poisoned. The memory awakens, merges with the golden body of the previous life, and starts the road to revenge.

15. 215 只 Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久，就没人是我对手 The Day I Ascended to Godhood成神这天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What 11.9kReads9.0Score963Shelves

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    Does immortality mean seeing relatives and friends pass away, or pursuing eternal companionship, or surviving reincarnations again and again?

16. 216 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 103.4kReads9.7Score20.6kShelves

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