The Heroine Has Three Spiritual Roots and Is a Nine-tailed Fox. In the Original Story, She's a Cannon-fodder Character. 女主3灵根是只九尾狐，原文女主是炮灰

1. 1 内 Fighting for Every Inch at the Starting Line 内卷在起跑线上 Lie Flat Xia Zhi躺平的小夏之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Female-led + no romance + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + comeback) As soon as Xia Zhi opened her eyes, she realized she had transmigrated. She thought it was just an ordinary transmigration, but it turned out to be the legendary transmigration into a book, and she had become the original heroine's personal Santa Claus! In the end, she even got killed. No way was she going to put up with that. Just watch me conquer the world of immortal cultivation. Time to get to work. Who needs sle 4.2kReads8.5Score32114d adds

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   The female protagonist in this book is cannon fodder; she has three spiritual roots and inherited the bloodline of the nine-tailed celestial fox from her mother's side.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality 穿书之美强惨女配修仙记 Wind, Billions of Stars风亿星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] Gu Xiyi transmigrated by accident into a cultivation clan and was born with unparalleled talent. She thought she had landed the role of the heroine in a feel-good power fantasy, only to end up with her family destroyed and her skin stripped and blood drained! After a desperate self-detonation and an impossible rebirth, she finally learned the truth: this was a novel world where both men and women were powerful. The one who killed her was the heroine, and she was merely the heroine's g 1.4kReads6.4Score11714d adds

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   The female lead has mutated ice and lightning spiritual roots and is a nine-tailed fox. I haven't finished reading it yet; I just started watching it.

3. 3 开 From the Start, I’m a Nine-Tailed Fox: Invincible on the Path to Immortality 开局变身九尾狐，一路修仙无敌了 Bai Xiluo Lan白溪洛兰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Luoluo transmigrates into Lingqi Continent as its only nine-tailed fox. Blessed with extraordinary talent, she cultivates immortality with none able to stand against her. She repays every grudge and every kindness, becoming a role model for the female cultivators of Lingqi Continent. After ascending to the immortal realm as its youngest Earth Immortal, she makes a dazzling name for herself. She ascends to the divine realm to find the answer in her heart and personally kill her enemy. With ev 3.9kReads8.2Score56214d adds

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   The female protagonist originally fell off a cliff and transmigrated into the body of a nine-tailed fox and a spirit. In the end, bored, she went to the Heavenly Sword Sect to become an apprentice. After diligently cultivating, she ascended to the God Realm.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated Into an Adorable Tibetan Fox, I Snatch Every Opportunity From the Female Lead 穿成可爱小藏狐，机缘全靠抢女主 Little Sweet Potato Yang Yang小地瓜杨杨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Zany comedy + a cast full of attention-seekers + a baby Tibetan fox + all kinds of fluffy creatures + an unconventional power fantasy] Big square face, squinty eyes, and a permanently gloomy, world-weary expression. Hua Miaomiao is unlucky enough to transmigrate into a Tibetan fox with an utterly odd appearance. If fox spirits are supposed to be good at bewitching people, her specialty is provoking them. To top it off, the entire demon realm is the female lead's backyard, thanks to her beast-ta 1.2kReads8.9Score14114d adds

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   Does it have to be a nine-tailed fox? Can't a Tibetan fox work? Any kind of furry thing is too eye-catching.

5. 5 冤 The Unlucky Little Fox Immortal and Her Loyal Little Dragon Gone Yandere 冤种小狐仙之忠犬小蛟变病娇 The Little Bear Who Loves Mulberries爱吃桑椹的小熊Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Animal shapeshifters, cultivation of both immortal and demonic arts, spatial abilities, an upgrade-focused story, a heroine who starts with a tiny one-tailed fox, a sweet one-on-one romance, mutual devotion, and a powerful hero and heroine who grow together] After transmigrating, the heroine discovers that her soul has entered the body of a fox demon with impure bloodlines. Not only are her bloodlines mixed, but her fate is also full of hardships. The original owner had an extraordinary identit 40Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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   The original owner was an ordinary one-tailed fox, but later worked hard to grow her tail to a nine-tailed fox, with ice spirit roots, fire spirit roots, and a transplanted wood spirit root (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄).

6. 6 炮 The Cannon Fodder Heroine Wants to Cultivate Immortality 炮灰女配要修仙 Xu Wangyou许忘忧Ancient Romance41k WordsOngoing Yun Yao transmigrated and became a five-year-old girl in a cultivation family. Ahead of her was a transmigrated heroine blessed with incredible luck; behind her, a reborn supporting female character full of resentment. What was an ordinary passerby like her, with no parents and a mediocre three-element spiritual root, supposed to do? Fortunately, she had the help of a mustard-seed space. From then on, the vast immortal path was hers to roam... 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I think this meets your requirements quite well. Is this the one you want?

7. 7 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.6kReads9.5Score3.5k14d adds
8. 8 穿 Reborn as a Divine Spirit Beast, I Spoil the Pitiful Villain 穿成神级灵兽，娇宠反派小可怜 Yang Wujiu杨五九Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted I was reborn, but couldn’t I have been reborn as a person? What am I supposed to do as a fluffy little fox? Whatever. As long as I survive, I don’t care what I turn into. What? If I protect the pitiful little villain, I can return to my original world? That’s easy. How hard can it be to raise a child? Huh? You were such a sweet little kid. When did you get so tall? Wait, wait, wait. If you’re going to talk, why are you standing so close? But the little worlds are unstable. If I really disappear, 28Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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   All four female protagonists are nine-tailed foxes. The first one is a transmigrator who is reborn and has a powerful cheat ability. The second one is a transmigrator whose soul returns to its original place. The third one is a transmigrator who is a supporting female character or cannon fodder. The fourth one is a transmigrator who has a system protecting the villain.

9. 9 小 The Poor Little One Is Hated by Everyone, but the Villains Help Her Run Wild 小可怜是万人嫌，反派们带她发疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An all-villain pampered heroine + regret and redemption + rebirth + mind-reading + mutual salvation] Yu Xi is a half-demon child who was abandoned. Just before she starves to death, a sect of immortals takes her in. She thinks she has found a home, unaware that everyone in the sect despises the lowly demon race. Her master hates her, her senior brothers don't care for her, and even the sword spirit runs off with someone else. No matter how hard she tries, she remains universally loathed for ove 18.6kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds

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   This one is the best.

10. 10 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds
11. 11 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds
12. 12 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
13. 13 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds

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    Although they're not nine-tailed fox characters, they're all very beautiful [laughs]

14. 14 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 54.5kReads9.4Score7.5k14d adds
15. 15 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds

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    I started reading this book on Douyin (TikTok), and it's absolutely amazing!

16. 16 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds

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