Cultivation Stories About a Commoner Who'll Stop at Nothing for Personal Gain 为了利益不择手段的修仙文，草根出生

1. 1 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.6kReads8.9Score805Shelves

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   This is basically all about profit first. Ruthless 1. The protagonists are all profit-oriented. At the beginning, take a mortal to make an elixir. 2. The protagonist starts off as a bandit. Doing all kinds of evil for the sake of cultivating immortality. And he also plays with women. When I see a good-looking woman, I want to move. Don't talk about feelings. Very well written. 3. The protagonist likes to eat people. In the beginning, he ate up several villages and kept sneaking into human cities to kill people. He can easily eat thousands of people. 4. The protagonist is the big devil. Written very realistically. Will kneel down and beg for mercy. Then he would sneak up and kill someone with his backhand. Often repay kindness with hatred

2. 2 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 26.4kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
3. 3 重 Reborn as a Monster: I Am the Black-Mane Wild Boar King 重生妖魔：吾乃黑鬃野猪王 Invincible Starting with a Wild Boar无敌从野猪开始Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Wild boar, exotic beast, gigantic, villain, gains cultivation by eating humans, not a bleeding heart, decisive and ruthless] Reborn as a wild boar, I can increase my cultivation by eating people. But they won’t let me eat them, and they even want to kill me. Fine, I’ll eat them all!!! 2.1kReads7.5Score146Shelves
4. 4 修 Cultivation: I Join the Demonic Path from the Start 修仙：开局入了魔道 Singer of Praises颂歌者Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted [System] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] + [Violence] The path to immortality is paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. For one general's success, ten thousand bones lie rotting. If Heaven has destined me to become a demon, then I shall become the mightiest demon, lord of all demons. At the end of the demonic path, who stands supreme? The Asura Heavenly Demon slays all immortals. 1.3kReads7.5Score105Shelves
5. 5 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 18.7kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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   Ruthless person cultivating immortality stream

6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10.3kReads8.6Score729Shelves
7. 7 药 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 98.8kReads9.0Score11.8kShelves
8. 8 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 22.3kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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   Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed! The first book was born from grass roots, but killed immortals as mortals and established his own immortal clan! In the second book, you become the master's alchemy consumables at the beginning. How can you get a glimmer of hope from a dead situation? In the third book, I was almost bitten to death by a vicious dog at the beginning, and later became the successor of Yinshan Dao. Who would have thought that my senior brother would also kill me [grievance]

9. 9 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 左 Two Mouths, One on Each Side: I Am the Immortal Who Devours Demons 左右两张口，我乃食妖仙人 Yu Tang 13鱼棠13Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation + no female lead + xianxia treasures] I may be a transmigrator, and before I transmigrated, I might even have been descended from an immortal or a god. I was born with a supernatural gift, but my natural talent is mediocre. So I resolve to hunt demons. In doing so, I lose an eye and an ear. A left-handed cultivator saves me and takes me on as his disciple. Later, he dies... upholding the principles he believes in. As he lies dying, I ask, “Could you just not save people?” 3kReads8.5Score298Shelves
11. 11 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 20.8kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves

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    This could have been done, all the villains would do anything for themselves.

12. 12 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 51.8kReads8.6Score5.4kShelves

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    Demon Cultivator, Corpse Ghost and Blood Demon Four Paths

13. 13 系 The System Gave Me Synthesis, and I Took on the Whole World 系统赐我合成，我打穿整个世界 Wang Wugen王五棍Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [System] + [synthesis] + [feel-good power fantasy] + [army] + [no female lead] + [military conquest] Also known as: The Kid Who Conquered the World Through Synthesis Is Seriously Impressive. Bad news: I've transmigrated. Good news: I have a synthesis System. Bad news: I transmigrated right onto the road to military conscription. Good news: My predecessor was both a scholar and a warrior, and could single-handedly keep an entire bandit stronghold in line. As the only hope of the Mu clan's village 7.4kReads8.7Score612Shelves

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    I think these two books are okay. They are evil cultivators who use all means to correct evil.

14. 14 旁 Heterodox Arts: Beginning My Cultivation by Refining the Entire Village 旁门左道：从炼化全村开始修行 The Yasha Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的夜叉Mystery383k WordsCompleted I'm working on a new novel in the same genre. My grand goal for 2026: finish my first million-word novel. Longtime readers, stay tuned. [Corpse Control, Cursecraft, Raising Little Ghosts]+ [Eight Hundred Schemes Up His Sleeve]+ [Master of Disguise]+ [Sneaky Schemer]+ [Voldemort] My name is Chen Xiu. If you become my enemy, it's to the death. That's why people in the business like to call me “Daoist Wuyou.” I always say: pay me, and I'll solve your problems… A child lights a lamp, a vengefu 2.5kReads7.2Score146Shelves
15. 15 吾 I Cultivate Immortality Through Unorthodox Ways 吾于旁门，左道成仙 Luo Lan Loves to Cook爱做饭的罗兰Urban726k WordsCompleted Reborn in a parallel world, Chen Feng joins the Daoist sect as a practitioner of the Left Path after catching a dead fish. At a certain gathering, the sect leaders discuss whether to let rogue cultivators leave the assembly. “I am Daoist Fengdu. Who says practitioners of the Left Path cannot ascend to the Heavenly Gate?!” ...The Soul-Taming Umbrella (Merit Umbrella), the Hundred-Soul Banner (Human Emperor Banner), the Gu-Refining Basin (Treasure-Gathering Basin), and the Spine Sword (Xuanyuan Sw 5kReads8.9Score366Shelves
16. 16 魔 The Reborn Demon Lord Becomes the Ninth Prince and Is Forced to Be a Good Person 魔尊重生为九皇子，被迫当好人 No Pearl Is Lost in the Vast Sea沧海不遗珠Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Hypocrisy + training + multiple heroines + political scheming + darkness + yandere” (If you don't like it, don't read!) In his previous life, he slaughtered cities and destroyed kingdoms in pursuit of eternal life. In this life, the System forces him to become “the world's greatest good person.” Within the imperial palace, the crown prince is ruthless, the other princes circle like wolves, and the consort watches him like a hawk. He must play the harmless, benevolent Ninth Prince while wield 8.7kReads9.0Score909Shelves

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    "Domestication + hypocrisy + many women + PUA + kindness and power + tactics + cool writing + darkness + wits" +

17. 17 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 25.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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18. 18 我 I Rely on My Talent to Avoid Calamity and Seek Longevity 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 73kReads8.5Score4.7kShelves
19. 19 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 101.8kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    There are a lot of foreshadowings, so don't worry when you encounter something that seems unreasonable, it's all foreshadowing. The male protagonist is extremely calm. He is driven crazy by the real and fake world and gradually abandons most of his emotions. He kills decisively and uses any means. He does not kill innocent animals indiscriminately, but often uses strange tricks to be cruel to others and even more cruel to himself. If necessary, he is a ruthless person who can even use himself as a tool. There are many female protagonists, a large world view, and the male and female protagonists are both good and evil with online IQs. The content is niche. Before reading, you can read the tag comments of the introduction to avoid taking it for granted and causing misunderstandings. If it is not suitable, you can avoid it as soon as possible.

20. 20 仙 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 Fantasy3.4M 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 82.6kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves

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    This one is one of the few that can be read among so many books.

21. 21 不 You Won't Let Me Cultivate? I'll Poison You, You Son of a Bitch 不让我修仙，我毒死你个王八蛋 The Snail Carrying Three Houses背着三座房子的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy236k WordsOngoing Survival-first cultivation with a shameless schemer. If someone wrongs me, I get even. No saintly mercy. If I can't win, I run. If I can't run, I strike from the shadows. Kidnapped and forced to become a bandit, I find a cauldron and use it to refine anything and everything. People, objects, even planets can be refined! Why cultivate immortality if not to do whatever you want? In my previous life, I was timid and submissive in the real world. After I transmigrated, I hit back hard. If I can't do —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's okay, not selfish to the extreme

22. 22 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Being Sold to an Evil Sect 凡人修仙：从被卖到邪宗开始 Writing Is So Hard落笔太难啦Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation Style, No System, Cautious and Steady, Scheming and Deception] Ye Changqing takes the entrance exam to join an orthodox sect. After failing, he is sold to an evil sect instead. Step by step, Ye Changqing makes his way up from the bottom with the help of a stone bead that has a variety of uses. On the thorny path to immortality, Ye Changqing becomes an elder of the evil sect, a leading figure in the demonic path, and a leader of the orthodox path... (The evil sect is the evil 5.1kReads7.7Score319Shelves
23. 23 九 The Path of Immortal Cultivation Through the Nine Netherworlds 九幽冥葬修仙路 A Cool Drizzle at Night夜晚雨微凉Eastern Fantasy301k WordsOngoing A broken stele lies on its side, white bones buried beneath rampant weeds; A withered tree leans crookedly, cold mist swirling with the stench of decay; Ghostly green flames flicker in and out, while crows cry mournfully overhead. To seek immortality, one must be buried in a grave beneath the mass burial ground. To seek the Immortal Way, one must press on down the demonic path of Hesham. To find a way to survive, one must gaze upon the world with dark eyes and demonic pupils. To prove the Great 25Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 魔 Cultivating the Demonic Path: Plundering Fortune from the Start 魔道修仙：开局掠夺气运 Rock Sugar Strawberry冰糖草莓Eastern Fantasy523k WordsOngoing [System + Demonic Cultivator + Decisive and Ruthless + Willing to Yield or Fight + No Female Lead] PS: This is a story about a demonic cultivator. Morality and the like do not exist here. The male lead is devoted to the Dao and will stop at nothing to rise to the top. If that’s not for you, don’t read! Don’t read! Don’t read! He Qiu was betrayed by his father and older brother. Believing it was better to shatter like jade than live like a roof tile, he resolutely self-destructed, taking those wh 23Reads7.1Score—Shelves
25. 25 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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    I sincerely recommend the first new book I just picked up. This author has eight years of writing experience. The protagonist is decisive in killing and has a moral vacuum. The world view is very novel. The plot advances cleanly and neatly. The action scenes are very interesting and not sloppy. The writing is solid and the rhythm is well controlled. The updates are stable and frequent. The current update experience is excellent. As long as it does not collapse in the later period, I feel that this book has the feeling of fairy grass. Brothers who are in a book shortage can start stocking up on books. Highly recommended, the other two books are also very good

26. 26 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 98.9kReads8.9Score8.9kShelves
27. 27 万 Ten Thousand Lifetimes of Reincarnation: Immortals Like Abysses, the Dao Dust 万世轮回：仙如渊，道为尘 One-Man Show Ultra独角戏ultraEastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Chen Yan has died countless times. Every time he breathes his last, he is reborn on some day in his long life, bringing his cultivation with him. His cultivation stacks, and so do his memories. But reincarnation is no salvation. Instead, it drives him into an even deeper despair. “Senior Brother, what lies at the end of the Immortal Dao?” Chen Yan has lost count of how many times he has answered this question, and he has never given the same answer twice: “It is a prison, an abyss of reincarnati 83.9kReads8.8Score5kShelves
28. 28 反 Villain: I Really Didn’t Mean to Get My Master Pregnant! 反派：我真没想让师尊怀孕啊！ Maple Seventh Month枫七月Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Master] [Empress] [Rebellious Disciple] “Rebellious disciple, rebellious disciple, you’re completely out of your mind!” Faced with his stunning master’s accusations, Chu Xiu shrugs. “Don’t blame your disciple for being heartless. You’re just too alluring, Master. Aren’t villains supposed to do whatever they please and commit every evil imaginable?” In the Firmament Continent, might makes right. After arriving in this world, Chu Xiu came to understand a few things. A 33.1kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    I have not read more than 1870 books in vain, and the results of more than 1800 hours can be checked!

29. 29 反 Villain: Before Dying, I Forced a Kiss on My Master 反派：临死前，强吻了师尊 Listed in Three Days三天上架Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Master and disciple] [Passionate] [Many love interests] [Decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a novel as the villain, he became bound to a plot System. Once he finished acting out his chapters, he would receive rich rewards and be reborn. As he lay dying, Su Jue looked at his master, reluctant to part with her. She had taken care of him for so long. He had to leave her something. His master hated men most of all, so he would leave her a kiss, something to remember him by forever! Wi 11.8kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
30. 30 反 Villain: From the Start, Give the Child of Fortune Two Choices 反派：开局给气运之子两条路选择 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Destined villain + domineering + scheming + System + ruthless] Di Juetian transmigrated into the Divine Son of the Di family in the Immortal Realm. He had a noble status, like a true dragon from the highest heavens. He'd thought fate itself favored him, and that he would ascend to the heavens, crush all beneath him through the ages, and rule for eternity! Then the Destined Villain System successfully loaded, shattering Di Juetian's fantasies. At that moment, the fated heroine he'd raised like a 19.8kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
31. 31 魔 Immortal Disciple of the Demonic Path 魔道仙徒 Moonlit Daoist Acolyte明月道童Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No cheat, no transmigration, exceptional comprehension + Genius + Cunning + One female lead + Highly intelligent + Ruthless] If the earlier chapters feel too frustrating, start reading from Chapter 162, Dream 1. (This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a harem, not an invincible protagonist story, and is somewhat dark. The leads love and kill each other. The romance isn't particularly exciting, either. If you prefer sweet romance, multiple heroines, or no heroine, please go easy on me.) [Also 9.5kReads8.5Score943Shelves

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    You taste it carefully, you taste it carefully.

32. 32 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.0M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 55.5kReads8.6Score5.3kShelves

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    Chapter 1 Return to the evil evil spirit of the 1990s! "A murder occurred in Causeway Bay, and a family of six was murdered!" ""The Raincoat Butcher reappears, causing panic among citizens! "Hong Kong Island's stock market hits new highs, experts say there is still room for growth!"

33. 33 带 The Dog-Walking Judge: Money Makes the World Go Round! 带狗判官，有钱能使我推磨！ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has been deliberately pushed extremely low, rock-solid and steady!] [The Douyin comic adaptation has over 100 million views and ranks 31st in Hongguo’s comic history. The quality speaks for itself, so enjoy with confidence!] (Villains, bandits, human nature, and a realistic writing style. Saints are welcome.) God created light, and you insist on picking a fight with Him? If you’re wondering who God is, then whoever has the biggest fist is God, damn it! Shu Yinghui: A man with flexibl 59.5kReads7.2Score5.1kShelves

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    Completely meet your requirements

34. 34 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 5.5kReads9.2Score387Shelves

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    The protagonist is a bit sinister, so I need to add a bookshelf first to avoid getting lost, to cultivate immortality normally, to focus on killing decisively and not the Holy Mother, a huge world view, divine dynasties, holy places, ancient religions, Buddhism, strange beasts, the emergence of geniuses, a golden age, dark turmoil, and the struggle of gods. Overlord, the battle breaks through the sky, the world overturns, the universe hangs upside down, a person's journey to immortality, traveling around the world to practice alone, achieving the status of emperor, suppressing all enemies in the world, the supreme beings in the world are dormant, and old monsters dare not provoke them at will, otherwise they will die.

35. 35 炼 The Qi Refining Clan: I Have a Fortune-Creating Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 112.9kReads8.2Score10.4kShelves

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    If Chinese people could travel through the realm of immortal cultivation, all of them would have the potential to become demon cultivators.

36. 36 我 I Scrape By and Live Forever in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界苟且长生 Shi Yin石尹Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Transmigration + Mortal Cultivator + Laying Low + Cautious and Steady + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics After transmigrating, Lin Changsheng discovers that he has arrived in a world of cultivation. With the complete memories and inheritance of a great cultivator who has formed a core, plus the talent [Heaven Rewards Diligence], Lin Changsheng lays out a long-term plan to keep a low profile and live forever. He treats others kindly in the cultivation world, making talismans and practic 25.6kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves
37. 37 开 From the Start, I Had a Bowl That Could Steal Lifespans with Every Kill 开局一个碗，杀人能夺寿 Night's Cool Stroll夜凉行Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted As the book says: “In the heavens stands the White Jade Capital, with twelve towers and five cities. An immortal rests a hand upon my head, and ties my hair to grant me eternal life.” But who says immortals have to be righteous and save all living things? They might just as easily leave a million corpses in their wake for the sake of a rare treasure or a chance encounter. This is a world where people gather life force from their allotted years, and everyone has the hope of attaining immortality. 20Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Use any means, use any means, grab something good when you see it

38. 38 凡 Mortal, I Build Immortality on Bones and Ashes! 凡人，尸骸枯骨筑长生！ Guest Beneath the Moon月下客官Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Slow-burn mortal cultivation + sword cultivator + both righteous and wicked + one female lead + lightning arts + ruthless and merciless Starting on a small island, he enters a sect and endures humiliation as he schemes to seize his senior brother’s supreme treasure, beginning a new journey of cultivation. Only by struggling against others, demons, and himself can he stand out among countless cultivators and reach a higher realm. 1.3kReads7.7Score101Shelves
39. 39 小 A Nobody's Cultivation Journey 小人物修仙 Mo Xing莫行Eastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Mortal-focused cultivation + one female lead + no System + Azure Origin Sword Art + Demon Refining Pot + Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc + ruthless and decisive + top-tier battle of wits] Also known as Little Nobody's Cultivation Journey. The Human Realm arc is complete, so you can read with confidence. The Spirit Realm arc is currently being written. This is the story of an ordinary man from the bottom of society struggling to grow in the cultivation world. After inadvertently obtaining the Az 8.2kReads7.9Score619Shelves
40. 40 今 If You Slack Off on Cultivation Today, You'll Be Brothers in the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls 今日修仙不努力，万魂幡里做兄弟 Little Pen Boy小笔童Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing The mighty Ghost King Sect is destroyed in a single day, and its surviving disciples are hunted down. Wang Chen, an outer-sect disciple, flees under cover of night and lies low in the borderlands. But his cultivation is weak, he has no connections, and he must conceal his identity to keep the righteous sects from discovering him. Fortunately, he has a bronze mirror that lets him transmigrate between two worlds. In the world inside the mirror, he hunts ghosts to cultivate and gathers all kinds of 44Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 拜 I Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; I Honor Evil, Not People! 拜鬼不拜神，尊邪不尊人！ A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery378k WordsCompleted (The prequel to Ye Ran is coming soon) [Evil Cultivator with No Bottom Line] + [Unorthodox Methods] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [Corpse Refining and Ghost Controlling] + [The writing may be disturbing, and the protagonist is no hero.] When the justice people believe in cannot be served, unorthodox methods find their way in. “Unorthodox methods” has always been a derogatory term. They may not deliver justice, but they can soothe the anger burning 4.6kReads8.4Score388Shelves
42. 42 从 From a Bottom-Tier Rogue Cultivator to a Cultivation Grandmaster 从底层散修开始肝成修仙大佬 Always Helping Elderly Men Cross the Street天天扶老爷爷Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted When Lin Yi wakes up, he has become an unaffiliated Qi Refining cultivator in Huiyuan Immortal City, in the cultivation world. He discovers that he has awakened a stat panel. For any cultivation method, secret technique, supernatural ability, or skill, as long as he performs the required steps once, he gains one guaranteed experience point, regardless of how seriously he tries or what the final result is. “I'm in the perfect position! First, I'll keep my head down and develop quietly for a whil 15.2kReads6.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Cultivation of immortality regardless of profit

43. 43 谁 Who Let This Outlaw Cultivate Immortality?! 谁让这个悍匪修仙的！ I Dare You to Fly我顶你个飞Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Cultivation, scheming old fox, comedy] A complete novice transmigrates to the cultivation world and inherits his father’s profession as the chief of Blackwind Stronghold. With a pair of eyes that can see the wealth energy of all things, he thrives in his new life. One day, while “opening for business” as usual, he unexpectedly robs a stronghold wife and obtains a mysterious little tower from him. To his surprise, she turns out to be a badly injured female immortal. In a fit of rage, she hurls h 213.8kReads8.6Score21.3kShelves
44. 44 修 Cultivation: Starting with the Right Choices 修仙：从正确选择开始 Light of Hope 666希望之光666Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating will rise once it has just been released) Decisive and ruthless + genius + willing to do anything to achieve his goals + multiple love interests, no fixed pairing Bai Xu has a superior-grade spiritual root, with no useless-talent trope The novel hits its stride after Chapter 12 and takes off from there Bai Xu, an overworked wage earner, wakes up one day and finds himself transmigrated to a cultivation world. Before he can even process his memories, he watches the steward in charge of 4kReads6.3Score320Shelves

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    Selfish, with cheats. Later on, for the sake of your own life, you can give up resurrecting your own master and sister.

45. 45 修 Cultivation: How Can You Survive Without Eating People? 修仙，不吃人怎么行？ Ornate Rhythm丨鎏韵丨Eastern Fantasy565k WordsOngoing [Wish Fulfillment] + [Villain] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Discipline] + [Human Cauldron] + [Demonic Cultivation] Mo Ziyan makes a living hunting and gathering herbs. He shows no mercy to poachers who trespass in the mountains. One day, he inherits a demonic cultivation technique and officially embarks on a cultivation path where people devour one another. 159Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation of immortals is refreshing, not aggrieved, not a saint, decisive in killing, doing all the bad things, and capable of cultivating demons. Mo Ziyan has inherited a powerful skill "Saint Demon Record" and embarks on the journey of cultivating immortals. Killing people to refine souls, bullying men and domineering women are commonplace. Let's see how he gradually grows into a giant in the world of cultivating immortals and reaches the pinnacle of his journey to immortality.

46. 46 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.8kReads5.5Score378Shelves

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    Dark, demonic, don't look at the writing, pure evil humanistic, ruthless, crazy, not too much, dark forest.

47. 47 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Forcefully Take in the Demon Empress 玄幻：开局强收妖族女帝 Han Qingru韩清如Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No mindless decisions] [Lighthearted comedy] [Multiple heroines] Chen Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world, where the mount given to him by the sect turns out to be the Demon Empress. “I'd rather die than be your mount!” To survive, Chen Fan can only train this mature beauty with a whip, tears in his eyes. From then on, Chen Fan follows her and learns body cultivation, divine abilities, and spirit pill refining, forging his own path to invincibility. The protagonist is not a tradit 1.9kReads8.0Score235Shelves

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    He uses any means to kill people and seize treasures, and is even accused of being an evil cultivator

48. 48 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.2kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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    Ten Thousand Soul Banners refine evil spirits, control corpses and puppets, cultivate both Yin and Yang, and flow from mortals. It is unsystematic and is not a cool novel. Both the good and the bad guys have online IQs. The characters are complex and three-dimensional, not facial expressions. It's worth reading for old bookworms who are tired of reading mindless and cool articles.

49. 49 修 The Path to Immortality for a Cultivation Sect 修真门派长生路 Long-Nosed Daoist长鼻子道长Eastern Fantasy267k WordsCompleted Traditional fantasy, sect management, farming, and ensemble rivalries Lu Tianqi transmigrates into the role of Qingyang Sect’s leader, only to have a disciple grab him by the throat the moment he opens his eyes. At the brink of death, he activates a “special Dao Foundation”: as long as the sect exists, he can live forever! He also awakens a game-style information panel that lets him see everyone’s “status” and “hidden talents.” To stay alive, he pretends to be crazy and foolish around the Great 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It starts with a desperate counterattack, the protagonist continues to grow, and the supporting characters have normal IQs. It has potential in traditional fantasy, but it is too little. The background is the fantasy late Warring States period

50. 50 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 16.5kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Perfectly matched, in order to survive, to live forever, no matter what, there will be mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

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