The Way of Spiritual Roots Is Ultimately a Minor Path; Traditional Cultivation Alone Leads to the Great Way 灵根之道终究小道，传统修仙方成大道。

1. 1 修EN Immortal Cultivation: This Is How the Unorthodox Do It 修仙：旁门左道就是这样的 Fire Cloud Pillar火云柱Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Classical-style cultivation] [No System] [Growth] [The clash between new and old cultivation methods] [The passage of time] [Some farming and management] [No level suppression] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fellow Daoist, rent a set of internal organs and a brain to help you cultivate!] [When you practice the Golden Core, you can dig up your ancestors and have them help you cultivate] [My family has a lineage stretching back ten thousand years, with the bones of a hundred thousand grandmaster martia 147.3kReads8.5Score12.9kShelves

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   It's really good. It describes traditional immortal techniques and the conflict between traditional and new methods of cultivating immortality.

2. 2 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 100.2kReads9.1Score10.5kShelves

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   These two books fit the bill well: one is from a legitimate exorcism institute, and the other is "Three Thousand Disciples of Lingbao Tianzun".

3. 3 上 Tales of the Shangqing Sect 上清宗往事 Lay Buddhist Fang Fengren方封壬居士Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After accidentally stumbling into the Four Fiends Soul-Suppressing Formation, he finds his life ticking down to its end in seven years. He joins the Daoist sect in pursuit of immortality, grows stronger as he encounters zombies, ghosts, demons, and monsters, travels the human world and seeks out hidden realms, slays demons and monsters to prove the Dao, and searches through the Six Paths of Reincarnation for true immortality. Only today does he finally realize who he truly is. 5.7kReads8.8Score550Shelves

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   This absolutely meets the standards; it's definitely not some common, run-of-the-mill alchemy practice. It involves visualization.

4. 4 截 An Illusionary Sect Disciple's Immortal Cultivation Journal 截教弟子修仙记 Fantasy of the Void空之幻想Eastern Fantasy676k WordsOngoing During the Investiture of the Gods, the disciples of the Jie Sect formed the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation. Some escaped their tribulations, some were named on the list, some joined the West, some became mounts, and some entered the cycle of reincarnation. Cast into reincarnation and reborn hundreds of times, their true spirits grew dim. A glimmer of light flickered, and one was reborn in another world to cultivate immortality. 22Reads7.2Score—Shelves
5. 5 同 My Classmates Beg to Join Their Sects, but I Journey West to Become the Dao Ancestor’s Disciple 同学苦求宗门，我西游拜师道祖 Hui Ya灰芽Eastern Fantasy551k WordsOngoing [Myriad Worlds]: Journey to the West and the Primordial World each have their own independent systems. [Journey to the West: classical cultivation]; [Primordial World: spiritual-energy cultivation] Three thousand worlds merge with one another, and people travel between all kinds of worlds in search of a way to save themselves. But Liu Ming, who transmigrated, takes a very different path: he becomes a disciple of the Dao Ancestor in Journey to the West and lives a truly immortal life. As the worl 60kReads8.1Score6.4kShelves

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   I remember that traditional cultivation of immortality is similar to Journey to the West, right? It involves refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, returning to emptiness and merging with the Dao, and ascending to immortality (earth immortal, heavenly immortal) (Taiyi, golden immortal) (heavenly venerable, great heavenly venerable). When you reach a certain level of enlightenment, you reach a certain realm. Moreover, the left hand controls the mechanism and the right hand controls the numerical values.

6. 6 不 Wait, What Do You Mean the World Updates Itself? 不是，啥叫世界会自主更新版本？ Xuankong Loves Barbecue Rice爱吃烤肉饭的悬空Eastern Fantasy473k WordsOngoing [爽文] [Fast-Paced] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Frustrating Setbacks] Su Bai unexpectedly transmigrated into a world of martial arts. He thought that with the extraordinarily powerful martial arts talent he had inexplicably gained after transmigrating, he would become a supreme martial artist, crushing all opposition and ruling over the world. Who could have guessed that this world could actually update itself, damn it! Every time the world updated to a new version, all kinds of new things would b 68.3kReads7.1Score8.8kShelves

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   This is a new book, and it's uncertain whether it will continue after the martial arts arc, since the world can be updated [facepalm]. However, readers who want to read this book should definitely urge the author to update more often; higher readership motivates the author more, right? [Facepalm]

7. 7 剑 The Sword Gourd's Path 剑葫问道 Immortal Yun云真人Xianxia304k WordsOngoing [Traditional Xuanhuan] [No System] [Sword Cultivation] [Talisman Arts] [Clan] Shen Hui, a cultivator who had formed a golden core, obtains the Sword Gourd, a relic left behind by a Sword Immortal. He takes over another body to cultivate anew and once again takes on the path to immortality. 4.3kReads—Score439Shelves

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   300,000 words, no debut, a cold start book, a mortal cultivation novel, no negative reviews, the homepage is full of genuine five-star reviews.

8. 8 祖 The Patriarch Praises Me as a Fine Immortal Seedling 祖师夸我好仙苗 Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Beyond the Thirty-Six Heavens, above the Nine Skies, dwell the immortals. Immortals were once ordinary people too. The only thing that holds ordinary people back is a lack of resolve. My name is Shen Xing. My life has been full of hardship since childhood. I was destined to have no parents, no wife or children, no official position, and no wealth. I was born to be pitied. People said someone like me might end up a beggar one day. But my master said my fate was one in ten thousand. Even if I beca 15.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   One part of the Primordial Ancestor's Tribulation is truth; I am the Primordial Ancestor, and the Primordial Ancestor is me.

9. 9 阴 A World of Yin and Few Men? What Does That Have to Do with Me, a Human Cauldron? 阴盛阳衰？关我一个炉鼎什么事 Bro, Don't Look Back, I'm the Mischievous Cat兄弟别回头我是捣蛋猫Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing 18.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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   Highly recommended!! Especially the peach blossom and hearth top.

10. 10 五 A Useless Five-Element Root? What If I Add the Magic of Journey to the West? 五灵根废材？那加上西游法呢？ A Bookworm Roaming the Sea of Books畅游书海的书虫Eastern Fantasy551k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, so a low score is normal] [Mortal protagonist + not a good-for-nothing + decisive and ruthless + sound values + inner alchemy cultivation] Cultivation levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification... One day, young Chen Chunan transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. Unfortunately, his five-element spiritual roots made his cultivation painfully slow, leaving him no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment. While telling h 1.9kReads6.9Score128Shelves

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    I've been reading these two books lately, neither about spiritual root cultivation nor internal alchemy.

11. 11 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 216.4kReads9.0Score15.4kShelves
12. 12 修 Cultivation: Gathering in the Mountains and Seas to Ascend Together 修仙：我在山海聚众飞升 Xiao Gao Doesn't Want to Mix Concrete小高不想打灰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + No System + Spiritual Qi Revival + Farming and Management + Pseudo-Ensemble Cast + Sect Leader Story + No Female Lead + Not Mindless Power Fantasy, Long and Slow-Burn, Starts Weak and Gets Better] In the Age of Declining Dharma, the young Tai Shang fell into a river and discovered a Supreme Dao Palace, inheriting the methods of the Dao Venerable from that moment on. Starting from scratch, he founded the Taiqing Immortal Palace, welcoming disciples from all walks of life and t 27.3kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    Both books are by the same author. The first one features a protagonist named Tai Shang, with exceptionally high comprehension and talent; it's not a "trash-to-hero" story, but a traditional cultivation novel. The second one features a protagonist named Yu Xuzi, whose Daoist name is Taiyin; he also has very high comprehension and talent, and is not a "trash-to-hero" story either. His cheat ability is recording the experiences of others/factions and acquiring their treasures/cultivation techniques/opportunities; it's a traditional cultivation novel.

13. 13 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 39.1kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
14. 14 你 Your Fortune Is Great, But It'll Soon Be Mine 你的机缘很好，但马上就是我的了 Xiao Gao Doesn't Want to Mix Concrete小高不想打灰Eastern Fantasy333k WordsOngoing (Just started receiving ratings) Yu Xuzi, a young Taoist, was born with two mysterious treasures: a bronze star chart that can transmigrate across the Myriad Worlds, and a mysterious, empty library. Whenever Yu Xuzi records what he has seen and heard while traveling through the Myriad Worlds and stores it in the library, he receives an item belonging to someone mentioned in his records as a reward. Whether it’s cultivation techniques, pills, or rare natural treasures! I once witnessed the fall 264Reads8.0Score—Shelves
15. 15 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 48.3kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    Classical cultivation of immortality involves each realm having its own level of power. Without spiritual roots, one can become a genius, achieving a lifespan of three hundred years through Qi Refining, and possessing the strength to destroy mountains.

16. 16 红 Proving the Dao in the Mortal World, I Am a True Immortal Among Men 红尘证道，我为在世真仙 Time to Sleep睡觉了吧Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + xianxia + lighthearted + invincible hero + showing off] A song of the mortal world, a tale of immortal dreams. Su Mu was a transmigrator. To perfect the cultivation system he had created, he ventured into the mortal world to hone himself. He traveled north and south, seeing humans, immortals, gods, demons, monsters, and strange creatures. With a broken sword, a bamboo hat, a handful of coins, and an old mountain goat, he slew demons in a lake and discussed the Dao in the fa 18.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    This is definitely a traditional fantasy story where cultivation relies entirely on comprehension, without the need for spiritual roots.

17. 17 我 I Cultivate Demons Across the World 我种魔全世界 Typo Beast错别字兽Eastern Fantasy479k WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian Demonic Arts]+ [Eerie Western Fantasy]+ [Planting Demons in the Daoist Heart]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Female Lead] Li Ke, a demonic cultivator, transmigrates to a fantasy world of knights, witches, vampires, werewolves, and the living dead. This world is ruled by indescribable ancient gods. The church is corrupt and decadent, while bloodline nobles have become warped and mad! Fortunately, Li Ke possesses the demonic treasure, the Stele of Demonic Insight, which lets him comprehend coun 56Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a Western fantasy novel about a demon reborn, spreading demonic cultivation techniques. The second book is a new Xianxia novel about farming and finding opportunities. The third book is about entering the world of cultivation techniques on the Starry Sky Railway. The fourth book is a traditional Xianxia novel. The fifth book is a classic example of the "Hidden Path" style.

18. 18 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 75kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
19. 19 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 43.4kReads8.6Score3.8kShelves

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    It's a traditional cultivation novel with no spiritual roots, a skill proficiency panel, and a fantastical background. It's very good, the plot flows smoothly, and the author is very skilled.

20. 20 星 Honkai: Star Rail, but I Take Up Cultivation 星穹铁道，但是走进修仙 Let Me Walk You Out让我送你一送Anime Fanfiction183k WordsOngoing Honkai: Star Rail x Enter the Path of Cultivation Guys, who understands? I transmigrated into an immortal cultivation universe and spent over a hundred years as a research workhorse. At long last, my mentor approved me to claim the fruit of immortality, graduate, and set out on my own. Then, while I was outside working on a project, I suddenly got sucked into the Guixu, a black hole... “Well, it's just transmigration. It's not like this is my first time.” After passing through the black hole and 35Reads6.8Score—Shelves
21. 21 拜 I Became Shi Jian's Disciple: While Others Cultivate the Dao, I Cultivate Immortality 拜师石坚，别人修道我修仙 Don't Call Me Daoist Li别叫我李道长Eastern Fantasy363k WordsCompleted (Taoist cultivation + reborn transmigration + System + fantasy monsters and ghosts + no female lead + not a goody-goody) Li Shengyi is reborn and transmigrates to the Republican era. He becomes the direct disciple of Shi Jian, the Maoshan Sect’s senior disciple and the Lightning Dharma King. With magic in his left hand and the System at his fingertips, he cultivates immortality while others practice Taoism. He travels across famous mountains and rivers, upholds the justice he believes in, and fi 1.7kReads8.0Score104Shelves

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    The orthodox Taoism, primarily practicing thunder magic, conceals many authentic cultivation methods, a unique cultivation system, a different system, decisive in killing, gradually becoming invincible. The protagonist begins in the early Republic of China era in another world. On his journey down the mountain to seek the Tao, humans, ghosts, demons, monsters, and gods appear one after another. Watch as he, with his three-foot-long sword, cuts down all injustices in the world, and with his nine heavens thunder magic, eradicates all evil in the world. The story of Li Shengyi, a Maoshan Taoist, attaining enlightenment in the human world slowly unfolds.

22. 22 人 Practicing Heretical Arts on the Unorthodox Path, I Refine Longevity with the Dao Fruit 人在旁门修邪术，我以道果炼长生 Miao Eats Fish媌吃鱼Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + Xian Hu Style + Unorthodox Cultivation + Taoist Style + Strange Tales Style + Primordial Spirit Cultivation + Ruthless and Decisive + Steady Cultivation] Thanks for asking. I’m in the unorthodox cultivation world, and spiritual energy is running dry. Taoists herd the masses, devour souls to refine qi, and great cultivators treat their disciples like sheep. The land is steeped in blood and filth. Young Jing Yuan is an aspiring cultivator who dreams of flying swords, spirit p 35.5kReads7.7Score3.7kShelves
23. 23 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 67.8kReads8.5Score4.7kShelves
24. 24 我 I Became a Superpowered Grandpa Across the Heavens 我在诸天当超能力爷 Super Invincible Haji Person超级无敌哈基人Urban353k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world of superpowers, Xia Ji awakened the ability “Fool’s Stone.” Like the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, it could “turn stone into gold,” except it made fool’s gold, otherwise known as pyrite. What a tragedy. What do you mean I have the “Book of All Worlds,” which lets me send avatars with different superpowers into the Myriad Worlds, then absorb their achievements to grow stronger? Hallelujah, I’m taking off! Fool’s Stone: attain the [Fool’s Gold] Dao Fruit in vain. 532.6kReads9.0Score104.7kShelves

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    I thought you were going to pursue the Golden Elixir of the Purple Mansion, but since I'm already here, and as the ultimate lover, Old Xia Wang also has some traditional cultivation tendencies...

25. 25 两EN Cultivating Across Two Worlds: I Attain Spiritual Fruit Position on Earth 两界修仙：我在地球证果位 Li Chengyun李乘云Eastern Fantasy387k WordsOngoing [Violet Mansion Golden Core]+ [Divine Rank]+ [Cultivation Across Two Worlds]+ [New and Ancient Methods]+ [Managing Sects in the Cultivation World]+ [Modern World, Where I Alone Wield the Mystical Arts] Li Chengxuan transmigrates to the cultivation world, burdened by a great karmic debt to an ancient sect. His path of cultivation is cut off, and his life could end at any moment. Unexpectedly, he obtains the supreme treasure, the Two Worlds Pearl, which lets him travel between two worlds. The anci 96.9kReads8.3Score12.5kShelves
26. 26 百EN Cultivation at a Hundred: Starting from Awakening the Heavenly Spirit Root 百岁修仙：从觉醒天灵根开始 Loves to Eat Honey Badger爱吃平头哥Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the cultivation world, Li Qingshan can hardly believe his luck. When his spiritual roots are tested at eighteen, he's found to be an ordinary person with no spiritual roots. With no other choice, he retreats to a small mountain village, marries, has children, and lives quietly for a hundred years. A hundred years later, an immortal passes through the village and discovers that I have Heavenly Spiritual Roots? Heavens, are you messing with me? A hundred-year-old with Hea 227.2kReads8.4Score20.7kShelves

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    It only started after he turned 100.

27. 27 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune 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 Fantasy3.5M 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 77.8kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves

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    Traditional cultivation: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... Space-time cheat, family unity, steady male protagonist, all-around genius, a master of survival, extremely reliable, has many aliases when out in public, decisive in killing, not a saint, not a simp, and doesn't have a harem.

28. 28 天 Cultivation Tales of the Tianfu Sect 天符门修仙传 Wildly Drunk Celestial狂醉天仙Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation + no System + not a wish-fulfillment story + slow-paced + no female lead. Enter at your own risk if that’s not your thing.] [The story of the Heavenly Talisman Sect in Great Jin after Han Tianzun ascended to the Spirit Realm. Following Han Tianzun’s travels in reverse.] Thunder talismans shatter Nascent Soul bones, sword formations slay Mahayana immortals. A thousand years of meditation temper the true nature; ten thousand years of cultivation make a rogue immortal. Don 2.2kReads8.4Score186Shelves

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    What you need is the Spirit Gourd style, which is the traditional cultivation genre, focusing on cultivating one's character and temperament. Cuttlefish's *The Record of Destruction* is a well-known example.

29. 29 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves

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    Please don't criticize if you don't like it.

30. 30 神 Gods, Don't Look Down on Poor Mortals. I Dare to Defy Heaven! 神仙莫欺凡人穷，犯上者，我也！ Edamame and Peanut Shells毛豆与花生壳Eastern Fantasy417k WordsOngoing I'm just an ordinary, unfortunate soul who stumbled into the world of cultivation. There's little chivalry in this world, only scheming and the struggle to survive. I don't chase fame or put much stock in loyalty. All I want is to keep my own life in my hands. The road is full of trials and setbacks. While others fight over immortal opportunities, all I want is to stay alive and carve out a path for an ordinary mortal to rise in this deceitful world of cultivation. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This... Is quite nice... Um... I... I'm not good with words, you'll have to see for yourselves...

31. 31 灵EN Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 60.7kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves
32. 32 御 Beastmaster Spirit Lord 御兽之灵主 Leisurely Laughing Fish闲笑鱼Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsOngoing The comic adaptation of the same name, The Fox Lord, is now available. [Not Reborn] [No Transmigration] [Old-School] [Power Fantasy] [Coming-of-Age] Chu Shaoye carries a deep-seated blood feud. But when his spirit master aptitude was tested at age twelve, the bonded spirit pet he summoned was only a Flawless Fox, leaving him no hope of ever advancing beyond the lowest rank of spirit master. Everyone says Flawless Foxes are only good as pets, but Chu Shaoye refuses to believe it. There are no use 133.3kReads9.1Score14.2kShelves
33. 33 不 Can’t Cultivate Immortality? Then Cultivate Me 不能修仙？那就修我吧 Hot Pot, Xiaomian, and Malatang火锅小面麻辣烫Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Xuanhuan] + [Slice of Life] + [Original] + [No Saintly Protagonist] + [No Simping] + [Multiple Love Interests (Low Rating for Safety)] (This isn't a story about an invincible protagonist coming down from the mountains. His strength grows logically, and he has the confidence to say no to any being.) (The protagonist isn't a one-woman-only romantic, nor is he a simp. If you want a pure romance or a tearjerker, this isn't for you.) Good news: I've transmigrated. Bad news: I wasn 3.1kReads6.2Score262Shelves
34. 34 神 My Divine Bone Was Stolen, So I Became a Supreme Being by Taking Beatings 神通骨被夺，我靠挨打变强的至尊 Ling Xu Ke灵虚客Eastern Fantasy226k WordsOngoing Born with a golden finger, I had a Divine Bone, a power found in only one person among billions. But my own family betrayed me and dug it out. As I hovered between life and death, an act of kindness earned me an equally heaven-defying Supreme Bone. The weird part? It grows stronger when I get beaten up. The male lead grows stronger by taking beatings along the way. Is it pain and pleasure at the same time? 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've personally tested this traditional fantasy novel, and it's pretty good.

35. 35 世 A Handbook for World Evolution 世界进化手册 I'm Going to Become the Mastermind我是要成为幕后黑手的Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Fang Gui is sent to be reincarnated by a gamma-ray burst, and the Transmigration System arranges for him to retire in a small world. Unwilling to spend the rest of his life doing nothing, he decides to use the power of “I reckon” and the energy that sent him across worlds to cobble together an End Cocoon, driving the world to evolve. The worlds stack on top of one another like boxes as he seeks transcendence and a way home. From then on, the world's whole style goes completely off the rails. Tra 11.9kReads8.9Score757Shelves
36. 36 神 Mythic Dungeon: From the Start, I Led the Azure Ox for the Dao Ancestor 神话副本：开局我为道祖牵青牛 Riding the Wind into the Painting扶摇入画来Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mythic Treasure Mirror binding successful.] [Current instance: Traveling west from Hangu Pass.] [Reward: A copy of the Dao De Jing personally written by a Sage.] [Current instance: Five-Finger Mountain.] [Reward: The 108 Transformations of the Tiangang and Disha.] [Current instance: The First Emperor’s Tribulation.] [Reward: Ancestral Dragon’s blood essence.] [Current instance: Investiture of the Gods] [Reward: The Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.] [Current instance: The War Between the Witche 64.3kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves
37. 37 修 Cultivation: A Second Spiritual Root Helps Me Live Forever 修仙：第二灵根助我长生 A Scholar in Troubled Times乱世一书生Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing An old Foundation Establishment cultivator addresses the children below him: “Spiritual roots determine whether one can cultivate immortality. The Great Dao has no form, and neither do spiritual roots...” Young Yi Ze stares at the green vine inside his body. “Why is my spiritual root different from what he described...?” After transmigrating to the Tianyan Continent in the Youlan Cultivation World, Yi Ze finds a mysterious green vine growing alongside him. It becomes his second spiritual root, a 40.9kReads7.5Score3kShelves

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    The latest and most captivating cultivation novel: ① In the southeastern part of the Tianyan Continent, within the Cangzhou region, lies a spiritual mountain called Dongbai, the ancestral home of the Yi family, an affiliated cultivation clan of the Yunqi Sect. Yi Ze transmigrates to the Youlan cultivation world, accompanied by a mysterious green vine that becomes his second spiritual root, aiding in cultivation, deduction, and purification. 500 Years later, with the help of the green vine, he successfully becomes a aging Core Formation cultivator, and in one fell swoop, he enters the Nascent Soul stage and transforms into a Divine Transformation cultivator.

38. 38 洛 The Luo Immortal Clan 洛氏仙族 Pen Falls to the Mortal World笔落尘凡Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Clan Cultivation] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Spiritual Roots] [Swordsmanship] [One Female Lead] [No Do-Gooders] The Eastern Wilderness spans hundreds of domains and thousands of provinces, vast and boundless! Sects stand everywhere, immortal clans hold sway, and humans, demons, and outer-domain fiends vie for power. In the Eastern Wilderness Calendar, year 14,436, Dan Xi vanished and the sun and moon lost their light. Falling stars streaked down as demonic energy blotted out the sky. Plants withe 15.9kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    This is the best traditional cultivation/family-themed novel, bar none. It's a novel written by an individual author, not by Shark Arm.

39. 39 自 Free Transmigration: Escaping Death in the Delta from the Start 自由穿越，开局三角洲死里逃生 Seeking the Dao One寻道一Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [Myriad Worlds] [Technological Empire] [Laying Low in the Early Stages, Crushing All Opposition Midway, Radically Altering Worlds] When you gain the ability to transmigrate at will into the worlds of movies, anime, and games, how would you use it? Charge in recklessly and seize the protagonists' opportunities? Pick up a secret manual and cultivate martial arts or immortality? Or... Yue Zhou begins his path of evolution with biotechnology! With science as his foundation, he uncovers the secrets o 10.9kReads6.9Score721Shelves
40. 40 长 Longevity: Beginning with the Taiyin Dao Fruit 长生：从太阴道果开始 Immortal in the Realm境中仙Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [The new book's rating has just come out. It'll go up later.] [A mortal's cultivation story, with smart characters] In the world of cultivation, he awakens memories of past wisdom, and a Dao Fruit drops from the heavens right into his arms. The Dao Fruit manifests, allowing him to move concepts and bestow rules. From the moonlight absorbed by ordinary beasts to the demon race's sacred treasure, Imperial Nectar; from the Qi Refining spell Ice Art to the Great Immortal Radiance of Illuminating Col 9.4kReads8.5Score723Shelves

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    You say the path of spiritual roots is a minor path, but I say it's true progress! Refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness to unite with the Dao are indeed lofty, but they require too much aptitude and comprehension, unlike the more accessible path of spiritual roots! The first book: Dao Fruit Appears Upon Oneself, allowing the extraction of various rules, imbuing items with them, and sublimating them. The protagonist is steady and doesn't boast after achieving a little success; it's worth reading.

41. 41 炼 Refining the Void and Uniting with the Dao 炼虚合道 Below the Supreme One太上之下Urban545k WordsCompleted (No cultivation for anyone under 16. Self-study is not recommended for anyone with an IQ below 120. Remember this.) Jiang Haitian was once an alchemist’s disciple who refined pills for the Ancestral Dragon. Not long after he began his studies, disaster struck. Fortunately, his yin spirit survived, and after more than two thousand years, he was reincarnated to resume his cultivation. In the modern city, he pursues the ultimate realm of refining the void and merging with the Dao, welcoming the fut 2.3kReads8.7Score401Shelves
42. 42 孤 A Solitary Seeker of the Dao 孤独的寻道 Egg Fried Rice Fried Rice Egg蛋炒饭炒饭蛋Urban3.3M WordsCompleted The Dao has died! The laws have begun to fade! Only techniques remain, reaching into every corner of the world. Ye Ming, the hated, ill-fated loner, suddenly discovers he has a grandfather. Then his grandfather takes him to a new world. His new book, Envying the Dao, is now online. 41.3kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
43. 43 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 19.3kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
44. 44 阵 High Battle Clouds: Heroes Languish in Solitude 阵云高：英雄寂寞 Ya Yu 16雅鱼16Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing Genius protagonist, no System, ruthless and decisive. Li Chengfeng, a genius formation master, uses formations to cultivate all kinds of mutated spirit insects. At last, he achieves a first-grade Golden Core. Just as everything seems to be going his way, he encounters a genius of the Ghost Clan. After a fierce battle, the Ghost Clan Golden Core cultivator dies, while Li Chengfeng, gravely wounded, is swept into a spatial black hole. A new legend is about to begin. 1kReads—Score132Shelves

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    A genius of formations, using formations to cultivate mutated spirit insects—a unique path to immortality.

45. 45 我EN My Steady Farming Path to Immortality 我的种田流修仙太稳健了 Blue and White青白Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life farming + steady cultivation + no female lead, multiple dao companions + System + hoarding hamster] While fellow prodigies from my sect are blinded by greed and slaughter each other over opportunities in secret realms, I have been watering my radishes with spirit spring water in the spirit fields for three hundred years. While demonic cultivator overlords blood-sacrifice a million cultivators, I am using demon-binding ropes made from immortal vines to build a fence around my spiri 95.2kReads8.3Score10.8kShelves
46. 46 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: Seeking the Path to Immortality 末法时代：求证长生大道 Grey Wolf, Charge!灰太狼冲Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern-Day Grind King]+ [Superhuman High Martial]+ [Invincible]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [The Schemer]+ [Infinite Chaos] After unexpectedly acquiring a personal status panel, Su Ming practiced all kinds of techniques to continually strengthen his body and extend his lifespan. Embracing the best of everything, he entered the superhuman realm and advanced step by step toward immortality. [Personal Status Panel] Name: Su Ming Lifespan: 23/800 Constitution: 20 [Astral Body] Spirit: 20 [Astral Dhar 15.5kReads8.8Score927Shelves
47. 47 大 The Great Dao Prodigy Lao Returns to the Apocalyptic Earth 大道天骄老回末日地球 ng Liuling琉璃Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted [Picks up after Chapter 20] As the story goes on, the protagonist becomes less and less human. His true self abandons its humanity to the clone, retaining only its divinity. [Rebel Against Your Master] + [Partly Satisfying, Partly Bittersweet] + [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Mythic Cultivation] + [Primordial Legends] + [Vast Worldbuilding] “Master, why have you never taught me the Grave Art?” The world contains twenty-one laws, dwelling within the Moon Eyes and the Chao 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Using spiritual roots as swords, the power will be unleashed after chapter 20.

48. 48 长 Immortal and Undying, the Lord of the Sacred Dynasty Invites Me Down the Mountain 长生不死，圣朝之主请我出山 A Bleak Place in the Mortal World人间萧瑟处Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing The mortal world is vast. How could a hundred years be enough to see it all? In his previous life, Gu Changge had worked hard for half his life. Just as his career was beginning to bear fruit, he died with regrets. Given another chance at life, all he wanted was to see the flowers bloom and wither across the world, and devote himself to the Dao in pursuit of immortality. Who could have guessed that, when he looked back, everything he had done without a second thought would already have come to f 67.9kReads8.4Score6.1kShelves
49. 49 探 Uncovering the World's Mysteries: Starting with the White Bone Dragon Pool 探秘全球：从发现白骨龙潭开始 I Have a Sea我有一片海Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythology Returns + Invincible + Livestream] When Ye Shi opens his eyes, a System voice rings in his ear, announcing the activation of the All-Heavens Starfield Live-Streaming System. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You explored the White Bone Dragon Pool and received the only reward: a Chi Dragon egg.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You explored Sealing Immortals Village and obtained the method to become an Earth Immortal.” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You explored Atlantis and obtained the aut 6kReads8.3Score428Shelves
50. 50 科 The Age of Technological Cultivation: I Can Boost Comprehension 科技修仙纪元：我能加持悟性 Wang with a Dream有梦想的汪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Technology] + [Cultivation System] [Prodigy] + [Cheat-Level Comprehension] + [Power Fantasy] + [The Sword That Breaks All Laws] A ring with folded-space storage, a complete collection of circuit-integrated talismans, supreme immortal bones enhanced with ultra-fine nanotechnology, spirit treasures worn as armor, technology-based foundation building… When the world of technology collides with the world of cultivation, feathered immortals clash with starships, and planet-destroying warsh 22.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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