Looking for Traditional Cultivation Fantasy with a Protagonist Born into a Good Family and Blessed with Talent, Like Floating Heaven Does Not Fall 求：像浮天不落的出生好，天赋好的传统天才流修仙

1. 1 大 The Great Thousand World: Today, I Do as I Please! 大千世界：今日，吾逍遥也！ Feng Xing沨行Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Nearly Invincible]+ [No Romance]+ [System]+ [Vast Worlds] A folding fan stirs the world with a gentle wave, A drawn sword has no equal beneath the heavens. System missions? I'll do them when I feel like it. Something interesting? Where? I'm on my way. Shuo Heng lounged in a beautiful woman's house of music and wine, sipping wine and listening to songs. Life couldn't be better. “Host, the Child of Destiny just passed within ten meters of you!” “Hey, don't rush me. Let me finish this song first. 7kReads8.5Score712Shelves

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   This book has no female lead and no romantic pairing. Xiao Hengheng was a top genius in the Middle Thousand Worlds, and he remains so in the Great Thousand Worlds! He was born into the Shuo family, a top-tier family in the Middle Thousand Worlds, and he possesses unparalleled talent and an immortal-like appearance! He also has family, friends, and 004 by his side, with countless senior figures standing behind him! It's exhilarating from beginning to end, and there aren't many angst-filled moments! What impresses me most is that no matter how much time passes, he remains that spirited, carefree, and unrestrained peerless genius! Time hasn't worn him down; instead, like fine wine, it has matured and become increasingly mellow and sweet. A gentle wave of his folding fan shakes the world; a drawn sword is unmatched in the world!

2. 2 穿EN Reborn as the Firstborn of a Concubine: My Legitimate Brother Is an Immortal Emperor! 穿越庶长兄：嫡弟竟是仙帝转世！ Tonight, I'll Bask in the Moonlight今晚晒月亮Xianxia1.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication | Brothers standing shoulder to shoulder, no romance, lighthearted and funny with a touch of ensemble cast, satisfying and never groveling, both brothers become top-tier powerhouses later on] After transmigrating, Yun Qing became the eldest son born of a concubine in one of the cultivation world's most powerful families. The good news: He possessed a Chaos Dao Embryo and an ancient double pupil. He could seize the sun and pluck the stars, with a boundless path to im 191.3kReads9.6Score15.6kShelves

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   I caught up with him, but I'm not sure if it counts. He didn't join a sect or anything; it was divided into two dynasties, three clans, four... I can't remember exactly. Four prefectures, I think. Then he's the head of the Twelve Young Masters of the Yun Clan. I'm also watching *The Undying Heaven*, but it feels a bit different from the original, so watch with caution 🧐🧐

3. 3 当 Forced to Become the Heroine, the Villain Dares to Say No 当反派被迫成为女主，勇敢说no Chengcheng Isn't a Fish承承不是鱼Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious and ridiculous ‖ Coercion ‖ Ultimate twist-filled game of strategy ‖] After transmigrating eight years ago, he tried to awaken the Dragon Tyrant System by forcing a chance encounter with the Dragon Tyrant of the cultivation world. But once the System awakened, it told him he'd been tricked. Its full name was Make a Billion Male Leads Fall for Me?! Shen Juan had always thought that one day he'd become the Dragon Tyrant's man. This huge misunderstanding shattered all his fantasies. He w 1.3kReads9.1Score181Shelves

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   "Floating Sky Never Falls" is super good; it recently started updating, so feel free to jump in. No romantic pairing, more of an ensemble piece. One book has a romantic pairing, the romance is very well written, and the pairing is revealed in separate volumes. Another is a one-sided love story, an unconventional cultivation novel; both are great to read. They're all very good.

4. 4 穿 After Entering a Cultivation Game, I Fight the Male Lead to the Death 穿进修仙游戏后与男主相追相杀 Sighing at the Life of Floating Clouds浮云叹生Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Straight male protagonist, unconventional cultivation, no official couples (ship whoever you like), one-sided crushes, comedic and a little unhinged, a redemptive ensemble cast, and everyone gets a funeral.] No official couples = ship whoever you like. He runs into a succubus as soon as he leaves the beginner's village, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't resist! “Ye Xingzhou, how many people do you consider the best in the world?!” Ye Xingzhou's very own M-class is now in session! A tsun 10.5kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves
6. 6 仙 Supreme Immortal Path: The Genius Alchemist 仙路至尊之天才炼丹师 The Thorn Bird Sings荆棘鸟在歌唱Xianxia327k WordsOngoing Li Yishan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, chance upon an ancient wonder, the Grand Compendium of Primordial Alchemy. Through alchemy, he rises within the sect, advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world. He competes for supremacy on the immortal path and comes to dominate the continent. 1.7kReads—Score237Shelves
7. 7 青 The Azure Emperor, Immortal of Eternal Life 青帝长生仙 No Autumn Between Spring and Winter春夏冬没有秋Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Eastern Azure Emperor] [Primordial Azure Lotus] [Genius Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [No Romance] The pacing is a little slow. The rating just came out, so it should rise. An ordinary college student transmigrates into one of the top three cultivation worlds among the three thousand great worlds. An orphan from the start, he is brought to the Sumeru Grotto-Heaven by the supreme elder of a top sect whose legacy comes from the Immortal Realm, and raised personally. At ten, he takes the spiritual 31.4kReads7.3Score3.3kShelves

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   At ten years old, a spiritual test revealed a double trump card: the Azure Lotus Immortal Spiritual Root and the Longevity Immortal Body! Cultivation? Why bother cultivating? You can become an immortal with just a little practice. Cultivate while refining pills, eat candy while watching the chessboard, and ascend to immortality. Oh! Right! Jun Qingheng looked at the Azure Phoenix circling around him, and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox sitting beneath him. (Both are male!) "Time is like a knife, cutting down the proud; on the path to immortality, all bow down." "If I become the Azure Emperor in the future, I will make peach blossoms bloom all the way." Welcome to the era of the Azure Emperor!

8. 8 我 I Really Don't Want to Cultivate Immortality! 我真不想修仙啊！ I Seek the Dao吾欲证道Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [A summary gained from reading is ultimately shallow; to know whether it is good or bad, please read the main story] "What did you just ask me?" "Cultivating immortality is difficult. Are you afraid?" "The sentence before that?" "Do you want to cultivate immortality?" Xu Xian pondered briefly. "Cultivating immortality is fine, but suffering is not!" 118.5kReads7.4Score7.7kShelves

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   I think Bai Yujing is a great watch. Don't be fooled by the low rating; the story is very well written.

9. 9 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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   Sentenced to death by the laws of the universe, interstellar lovers rewrite their fate with a vow of quantum entanglement. Abandoned in a radiation nebula, a boy awakens the power of a star map, fighting his way from the black market arena to the Temple of Creation, only to discover that each victory feeds the beast of destiny. When he detonates the star's core for his lover, billions of their parallel counterparts emerge from a spacetime rift. And that single tear, condensed into a quantum key, has long since reduced the entire universe to ashes of love.

10. 10 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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    I think this is acceptable.

11. 11 从 From Wood Virtue Cultivator to Master of Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations 从木德修士到掌三灾御九劫 Knows Not the Vastness of Heaven and Earth不识乾坤大Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Advance in Rank, Master Divine Powers, Attain the Great Dao] [Each Realm Is a World Apart] [Genius] [Attainment-Based Cultivation] [No System] [When your status is higher than everyone else's, you can do whatever you want. What do you think, young friend?] People say that True Immortals are like gods and saints, True Lords stand high above like the heavens, and Dao Lords are beyond description. All three are hard to attain. But Gu Qingtong refuses to believe that's how things have to be! If a r 48.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    Genius, top-tier sect, one realm, one level.

12. 12 藏 Eighteen Years in Hiding, One Day to Outshine All the Geniuses 藏锋十八年，一朝压尽天骄 Woodcutter of the Back Mountain后山樵Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Red Fruit Short Drama: Ten Thousand Paths Return to the Abyss] [Traditional fantasy, single heroine, young lord of an imperial clan, ensemble of geniuses, intelligent wish fulfillment, contention in a golden age, imperial path through the stars] On the day Gu Changyuan was born, all ninety-nine imperial lamps in the Gu ancestral shrine ignited together. The portraits of three emperors opened their eyes, all paths bowed, and the Mandate of Heaven Stele revealed these words: The Mandate of Heav 37.7kReads8.2Score3.1kShelves

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    This is good, but there are too few updates.

13. 13 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves

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    The highest destiny, the one favored by many Daoist masters, how can he not be considered a genius?

14. 14 气 Cultivating Qi to the First Rank, My Sword Pierces the Clouds 气成一品，剑彻云天 Si Li Weize四骊维则Eastern Fantasy696k WordsOngoing Young Yun Che entered the immortal sect on his teacher's recommendation. He thought cultivation was difficult, but not nearly as hard as everyone made it out to be. Looking at his gentle senior sister and slightly odd junior brother, he couldn't help but marvel. So cultivation came with all these rules? He cultivated and cultivated, and then, huh! How did I become a first-grade spiritual aura? And why is a fruit staring at me? 3.3kReads5.9Score184Shelves

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    The protagonist possesses top-tier talent and joins a leading power to begin his rapid cultivation journey.

15. 15 明 Immortal Venerable Mingyang 明阳仙尊 Walk Ten Thousand Miles, Throw a Million Punches行万里路打百万拳Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Proficiency panel] + [Sage Alchemy Body] + [Genius protagonist] + [Female lead] One day, Han Yang woke up to find that he had become the young master of a cultivation family in the Foundation Establishment realm. In his previous life, he had been a low-level civil servant. From the start, he awakened a proficiency panel: every cultivation technique and skill, once mastered, stayed mastered, and the more he practiced, the stronger he became! When he reached Foundation Establishment, he awakened 224.7kReads8.0Score22.6kShelves

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    Good family background, good talent, fast leveling up, clear-headed sect leadership, and other sects around are not brainless.

16. 16 雷 Lord Leize 雷泽君 The Talking Raccoon会说话的浣熊Eastern Fantasy259k WordsOngoing (The rating has only just been released; it’ll go up later.) A Thunder Pearl lies within his sea of consciousness, and Lin Dong’an was born extraordinary. At seven, his spiritual roots are tested, and his heavenly spirit root stuns the High Sect. He joins Taixu and receives the true teachings of the Taixu Profound Mystery Jade Pivot Thunder Scripture. From then on, he rises swiftly, explores the mysteries of heaven and earth, comprehends the wonders of creation, and ultimately proves the Great D 596Reads5.9Score101Shelves

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    The first is a classic fantasy novel featuring a genius with a celestial spiritual root; the second is in the style of Xuanjian, featuring a half-genius.

17. 17 玄 The Profound Heaven Cultivation Chronicle 玄天修仙录 Kong Wei from Zhongang中昂的孔纬Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Yuanjing, an early Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Xuantian Sect, only wants to keep his head down in the cultivation world and live a quiet, stable life. Even when people call him “Rat Daoist” and his peers mock him, he never goes to dangerous places or gets caught up in perilous situations. But without immortality, everything ultimately comes to nothing. With his lifespan nearly at its end and death close at hand, he has no choice but to take a gamble. By luck, he breaks throu 13.9kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
18. 18 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    Defying fate and becoming the richest man in the immortal realm, Yuanxiao is a hilarious and easy-going cultivator. He's a genius in alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations, and he robs everywhere with his two spirit beasts. It's awesome!

19. 19 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.6kReads6.7Score2.4kShelves

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    This one's good! It's about building a foundation for immortality, cultivating supernatural powers, and seeking the metal element! It has the same setting as "Stealing in the Initial Saint Demon Sect" and "Mysterious Mirror"! [Admiration]

20. 20 开EN From the Start, I Was Born into an Immortal Imperial Clan, and You Want Me to Rise from Poverty? 开局长生帝族，你让我寒门逆袭？ A Gentleman Never Fights君子无争Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Qin Wangchuan, the eldest son of an immortal clan, was born with the Eternal Immortal Physique, awakened and nurtured by 1,080 Supreme Bones and 108 Immortal Bones. His family had countless Great Emperors and Saints as common as clouds. Even the longevity peaches they nibbled on could make cultivators from the lower realms fight over them. With threefold supremacy in status, background, and strength, he also awakened a System. There was just something a little off about it: [Congratulations, H 72.8kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves

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    No need to say more.

21. 21 北 Heir to the Northern Marquis: This Villain Has an Unbelievable Background 北侯世子：反派的我背景逆天 Bu Yuzhi Xiao不宇之箫Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Fantasy dynasty + invincible background + top-tier villain + a little political scheming + faux ensemble cast] Pei Su was born into a fantasy world as the eldest legitimate son of the Pei family, the foremost of the seven great clans in the imperial capital, a thousand-year-old house. A closer look revealed that his grandfather had been appointed Left Assistant Minister of the Department of State Affairs and granted the title Duke of Pei, hailed as a pillar of the nation who supported the state 126.5kReads8.7Score10.3kShelves
22. 22 仙 Tales of an Immortal Official! It All Begins with Hearing Intel About Immortal Destiny! 仙官物语！从听到仙缘情报开始！ I'll Go Up There and Slash You我上去就是一刀Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing A sprawling epic! A sprawling epic! A prodigy’s rise Not traditional classical cultivation. The jokes can get a bit excessive at times, so just enjoy the ride! Shen Li transmigrated to a world of immortal martial arts, and he had a secret. When he was a child, he was knocked over by a five-colored horse. Ever since, strange messages had appeared in his mind! [At midnight tonight, a drop of Moonlight Spirit Water will appear in Crescent Lake. Use it as bait to lure out a Streamswimming Carp. Rewa 74.2kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves
23. 23 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13kReads8.2Score995Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

24. 24 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia737k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score616Shelves

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    This ancient cloud anvil had hollowed out an entire mountain, using the mountain's belly as a furnace and the mountain itself as a hammer! The protagonist, witnessing such a magnificent sight, was speechless with astonishment. But what puzzled him was: what exactly was sealed away by the ancient cloud anvil?

25. 25 业 The Scales of Karma 业之秤 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉23k WordsCompleted The Scales of Sin 409Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 修 A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 修仙世界，可我是哥布林 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉32k WordsCompleted A Cultivation World, but I'm a Goblin 606Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 仙 The Immortal World's Idol 仙界的爱豆 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉9k WordsCompleted The Idol of the Immortal Realm 255Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 言 Words That Never Miss 言出次随 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉37k WordsCompleted Say it, and it happens next time 863Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 长 I Look Like Xiao Zhan, but the Dragon-Slaying Hero Aura Doesn’t Work on Me 长得像肖赞龙傲天光环对我失效 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted No romance, no harem. The protagonist focuses on cultivating immortality, accompanied by friends. There's more friendship, and they grow together. His only golden finger is his good looks. The protagonist respects women, so don't click if you want a harem novel. 7.5kReads8.4Score621Shelves

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    You can check it out; I personally think it's good.

30. 30 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 19kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
31. 31 氪 Cash-Shop System: I Use Card Draws to Pose as a Hidden Clan 氪金系统：我靠抽卡伪装隐世家族 A Lotus in a Fleeting Dream浮生梦莲真Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted No CP + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + no identity reveal throughout Overnight, Song Xunzhen transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character. Out of jealousy, she repeatedly framed the heroine, only to be sentenced to death by the hero and sent to the disciplinary hall. Question: “What do you do when the disciplinary hall is right in front of you the moment you look up?” Song Xunzhen: “...Nice...” At her most desperate, her pay-to-draw-card Syste 23.1kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    Don't miss it! It's absolutely gorgeous!

32. 32 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    This is a genius-themed story. The protagonist possesses exceptional comprehension, cultivating true qi through ancient texts, opening up all his meridians, and mastering qi refinement, foundation building, and even communication with spirits and deities. He develops his own unique methods, gradually growing stronger and more self-disciplined. Combined with elements of academic excellence, the writing is excellent, the pacing is comfortable, and it's a very enjoyable slice-of-life story that's engaging, addictive, and easy to get hooked on.

33. 33 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 8.9kReads9.2Score621Shelves

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    This is an amazing read, brothers! It's a fantasy novel with a genius protagonist that's incredibly exciting and explosive. It features a character who is ruthless and decisive, not a saint. In this golden age, geniuses rise up and fight until no one in the world dares to claim supremacy or call themselves an enemy.

34. 34 白 The Journey of Bai Xian 白仙行 Lord Linglong玲珑大人Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Prodigy showdown, an invincible background, multiple heroines, no transmigration, no System.] [A fresh, epic cultivation fantasy: a genius-focused story with no filler, and a romance that gets the attention it deserves. The first two arcs build momentum, and the third reaches its peak.] A mad family’s long, boundless plan. A bewildered multitude’s ethereal, magnificent path to the Dao. When the light of the golden age shines across the Nine Regions and the war drums of a flourishing world echo 15.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    A super good book

35. 35 剑 Sword's Edge! 剑锋！ Violent72暴戾72Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Classic xianxia, not a spiritual-root story; orthodox Daoist sects backed by great powers; myths and strange tales drawn from the legends of the Classic of Mountains and Seas; dual cultivation of body and spirit, with character just as important; pure sword cultivation, following the genius route; ancient and modern methods; a cataclysmic era; a battle over the Great Dao. (The rating only appeared after 640,000 words and should rise from here. With nearly a million words behind it, the story has 2.2kReads7.0Score203Shelves

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    Here it comes.

36. 36 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 162.2kReads8.9Score13.6kShelves

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    Tomato's best cultivation novel

37. 37 金 The Golden Shackles Fall Away at Last, and Reborn, I Learn Who I Truly Am 金枷玉锁忽顿开，重生方知我是我 Light Rain Soaking the High City细雨湿高城Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (Not a power fantasy, not mindless, no heroine, not a typical rebirth novel, relatively low-martial, a cultivation story focused on character and state of mind) At the moment he reached the end of the Golden Core path, Li Che thought his only option was to dissolve his body and spirit. But when he awoke, he had returned to the age of fifteen, when he was still the talented youth in the Dao Palace who had only just been granted the surname Li. In his previous life, he had risen from Dao Palace 11.7kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Both of these are decent. If you're not limited by platform, there's a book called *Taiho* that's also good.

38. 38 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 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 66.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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39. 39 当EN After Five Billion Years as a Sun, I Became an Immortal Cultivator 当了五十亿年太阳，我修仙了 The Legendary Grape传说中的葡萄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted I was the sun for billions of years, and I was sick of living. Then I collapsed into a black hole. When I opened my eyes, I had become an infant in the cultivation world. They tested my spiritual roots, but the spirit stone showed no response. I felt like something was missing from my body, so... my spiritual roots grew on their own. They taught me spells. I learned them at a glance, and even optimized them while I was at it. They said I was too bloodthirsty. I said, "Everyone, please die he 135.3kReads8.4Score18.8kShelves
40. 40 穿 I Transmigrated into a Tragic Romance and Started Cultivating Immortality 穿到虐文里我修仙了 Qi Qi萋柒Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (No romantic tension, no male lead, no romance. Maxed-out beauty and strength, with a light, exaggerated writing style!) [Cool, powerful heroine + dual cultivation in music and swordsmanship + genius protagonist + ice spirit root + Supreme Yin Divine Physique + no romance + immortal sect goddess + struggle for supremacy in a grand age] “I have a melody. Would you all care to listen?” An Shu transmigrates into a book, becoming the heroine of a heart-wrenching tragedy? The story hasn’t even begun, 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
41. 41 逍 Carefree Cultivation: Mastering Sword, Qi, and Body from the Start 逍遥，从音剑法体全修开始 Hugging a Tangerine抱个橘子Ancient Romance649k WordsOngoing [No romance + wind spiritual root + innate astral body + pocket dimension + transmigrate into a book] Gu Ningyun transmigrates into a book. What should you do when you transmigrate as a cannon-fodder rival who's supposed to have her spiritual root ripped out by the heroine from the start? Gu Ningyun promptly packs up and runs. What, you say the heroine is going crazy looking for her? No worries. She's having a blast snatching the heroine's resources! Gu Ningyun joins the number one se 24.2kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
42. 42 在 Playing a Life Sim in an Otome Game 在乙女游戏里做生活玩家 5185Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Animated comic now available] [There are a thousand kinds of love] [Everyday cultivation + No CP + Cozy + Not a power fantasy] "Want to fall in love? Then come to [Die Without Romance]! Gentle, tsundere, alluring, aloof, gloomy, masters, senior and junior fellow disciples, half-demons... Whatever you like, we've got it! Come and win them over!" Su Tangxing: No, thank you. She'd rather live a good life and enjoy her cultivation. References: Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, Baopuzi, Classic o 19.2kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
43. 43 抽 After I Started Drawing Cards, Why Are All the Chosen Ones Clinging to Me? 抽卡后，气运之子怎么都缠上来了 One of the Idlers闲人之一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Short drama and comic adaptation now available [Immortal cultivation card-draw System + play the pig to eat the tiger, beautiful, strong, and satisfying + one soul in two bodies + a battlefield of competing suitors + irresistible to men + romantic tension but no official couple + hilarious, absurd, drama-loving female lead + all male leads are pure] [The female lead is the strongest by the end!] Xia Wantang transmigrates into a cultivation novel with an ensemble of male leads, becoming a cannon- 8.4kReads9.1Score1kShelves
44. 44 觉 After Awakening, I Refuse to Be the Unlucky Second Senior Brother in an Immortal Cultivation Novel 觉醒后，拒做修仙文冤种二师兄 Yu Yuyu虞郁雨Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing [Two male leads, cultivation, unlucky guy number one x unlucky guy number two] When Qiu Heng wakes up one day, he gains self-awareness and realizes that he is the unlucky second senior brother in a beloved-little-sister cultivation novel. In the novel, he wants to use a spirit-cleansing herb to purify his spiritual roots but won't give it to the junior sister, so he is called stingy. He refuses to teach her formations, and is accused of lacking brotherly affection. He won't accompany her to a se 12.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
45. 45 糟 Oh No! What Do I Do? I Raised His Affection Too High! 糟糕！好感度刷过头了怎么办？！ Lu Shaoxi陆少曦Two Male Leads649k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, shou protagonist + transmigrate into a book + System + childhood friends + equally powerful leads] Yun Qingyan transmigrated into a book, arriving as a baby in the body of the villain from a cultivation power fantasy he’d read. It was a face-slapping, scum-crushing, harem-collecting story about a chosen one who rose through the ranks. In the original, the villain stole the protagonist’s baby bottle from the age of three, took his snacks, started leading bullies against him at si 6.5kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: The Devoted Male Side Character Gets a Power-Fantasy Script 快穿：当深情男配拿了爽文剧本 Sweet-and-Sour Plum Candy糖醋话梅糖Two Male Leads2.9M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Strong Leads on Both Sides + Livestreamed World-Hopping + Face-Slapping + Pure, Unfiltered Wish Fulfillment + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Each Other’s First] The devoted male supporting character: a stepping stone in the protagonists’ love story, and a cog in their on-again, off-again drama. Rich and handsome, yet determined to be a doormat, he ends up with nothing. What a pitiful tool. After playing the devoted male supporting character a thousand times, Jiang Xu has had 53.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
47. 47 恶 The Villainess Transmigrates into a Book and Slashes Through the Nine Heavens 恶毒女配穿书后，一剑斩九霄 Coo Coo, Sleeping Soundly咕咕睡大觉Fantastical Romance205k WordsOngoing (A full-on wish-fulfillment story. The rating is low because it was only just released.) Cool, aloof sword cultivator × the Tianji Pavilion's young master, who hides a dark side (A seemingly cold but actually arrogant, unhinged female lead × a refined, scheming, pure-hearted young man) (Cang Fu pairing + two powerful, talented leads on a journey of growth + fate + male lead pursues female lead + unconventional fantasy cultivation + ruthless and taciturn + childhood friends + contrasting personal 537Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads come from top-tier families and are their respective heirs. Their talents are undeniably exceptional, with the female lead possessing a top-grade ice spirit root! And the plot is incredibly exciting and satisfying!

48. 48 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. He cultivates the Killing Sword Intent and the Death Sword Intent... Early on, he kills Void Beast cubs to obtain Void Stones, and later comprehends the power of space. No female lead, no ambiguous relationships. The sect is harmonious, with no internal strife, and no plot points that look down on or mock the protagonist; he is only kind to his own sect members.

49. 49 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. 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A refreshing cultivation novel, free from frustration and overly sentimental characters. The protagonist is ruthless, decisive, and utterly wicked. Mo Ziyan, a powerful demonic cultivator, inherits the "Saint Demon Record" and embarks on the path of cultivation. Killing to refine his soul and bullying men and women are commonplace for him. Watch as he gradually grows into a giant in the cultivation world and reaches the pinnacle of immortality.

50. 50 诸 The Worlds Unite, and Luckily, I Became an Immortal Long Ago 诸界归一，还好我早已成仙 Ye Qingxian叶清闲Eastern Fantasy502k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + wish fulfillment + nearly invincible] A hundred thousand years ago, the great war between gods and demons shattered the Xuanhuang Continent, splitting it into multiple worlds, including the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm. The Heavenly Dao is incomplete and the divine path is lost. Whether human or demon, the highest realm anyone can cultivate to is that of an immortal. Twenty years ago, Li An transmigrated to the Spirit Realm, joined the Qingxiao Sect, and embarked 3kReads6.5Score102Shelves

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