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. 501 我 I Have a Cautious Senior Brother 我有一个苟师兄 Secondhand Squirrel二手松鼠Eastern Fantasy715k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaogou's ultimate goal in cultivating immortality is to lie flat and live forever. If he can avoid lifting a finger, he won't overwork himself; if he can dodge trouble, he won't get involved! Unfortunately, fate insists on making things difficult for him. His eldest senior brother is a workaholic with obsessive-compulsive tendencies, watching him train every day. Miss even fifteen minutes of practice, and he'll lecture Lin Xiaogou until his ears ring. His second senior brother is a professi 203Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm here! I'm here!

2. 502 刺 The Assassination of Ke Bi 刺杀轲比 Xiao Shisanlang Talks About the Three Kingdoms萧十三郎说三国Historical168k WordsCompleted At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, Han Long, a soldier in the Youzhou army, accidentally saved his enemy, Kebineng, the Xianbei chieftain who had long plotted a rebellion. After being rescued, Kebineng not only laid an ambush that killed Han Long’s mentor, but also nearly murdered his uncle. To make amends for his mistake, win the love he longed for, and bring peace to Youzhou, Han Long decided to kill Kebineng with his own hands. He set out from Youzhou for Longcheng, deep in the desert, 48Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   A tribute to Er Gen! ☯☯☯ 9.3 Points ☯ 3 million words, top-tier, super long! 🐯 "Nine-Rank Weapon Refiner" is deeply influenced by my idol Er Gen. It can be said that this is a fantasy novel paying homage to him. Its story framework borrows from "A Thought Through Eternity." Because the protagonist, Qian Duoduo, like Bai Xiaochun, is a pure rural boy, both stories of mortals cultivating immortality. ☯ However, their personalities are completely different. Their paths to immortality are completely different. Cultivating to become an immortal, from mortal to supreme being, the starting point and the end point are similar, but the "path" they use is completely different. ☯ Dear readers, please see how Qian Duoduo portrays a completely new "Bai Xiaochun." ☯☯☯☯☯

3. 503 我 I Become Invincible by Writing Novels 我靠写小说无敌世间 Yuan Tianzi源天子Urban348k WordsOngoing In the midst of an ordinary life, Tian Yuan suddenly gained an unprecedented opportunity. After becoming bound to the Novel Editor System, he glimpsed possibilities beyond the known world. Every novel he wrote became a fantasy world. By bringing these fantasies to life, he would eventually reach the highest peak. 320Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 创 The Immortal Venerable Creator 创仙尊 Chaisang Who Likes Baibulao喜欢白不老的柴桑Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted How vast is heaven and earth? Do the myriad worlds have an end? What can the mighty truly do? Just wait until I cultivate to become invincible under heaven, become an immortal and a sovereign, and see through everything at a glance, reaching the ends of heaven and earth. All under heaven will look upon my shadow. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Cultivation novels [laughing][laughing]

5. 505 雪 Snowy Night on the Tianshan Mountains 雪夜天山 Secondhand Squirrel二手松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + comedy + revenge] On a snowy night ten years ago, I was in my mother’s arms, watching with my own eyes as a group of men in black hunted her down! Ten years later, I descend the mountain and enter the Academy of All Life. Then one day, I unexpectedly discover that I have half-demon blood. Me: “I’m a demon? What kind of demon am I?” When demon calamity strikes, an elder of the Academy of All Life points at me and curses, “Half-demons are the root 1.2kReads6.7Score112Shelves
6. 506 斩 Turn Sorrow into Song 斩悲伤为歌 Dream-Chasing Traveler趣梦行客Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + youthful heroes + tragic beauty + wuxia style + not a power fantasy + no mindless characters] He was once a spirited young prodigy, the greatest talent in his sect, blessed with the fortune of an ice dragon and the bloodline of an ancient demon emperor dragon. Yet hardship after hardship befell him. His senior brother died saving him. The person who loved him died because of him, and he then killed the one he loved with his own hands. He even became a sinner in the Xuan Zhen Rea 71Reads8.3Score—Shelves
7. 507 修 Cultivation: Laying Low in the Herb Garden, Growing Crops and Seeking Immortality 修仙：苟在药园种田求长生 Qiu Guagua秋呱呱Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Leisurely cultivation] + [keeping a low profile] + [no System] + [lighthearted and humorous] Master said: “For twenty years, you've been upholding justice to raise the prestige of our Qingyun sect and win people's hearts... You can't keep helping old folks find their sheep. Go do something proper, like slay demons and exorcise evil!” Jiang Yining: “Master, I'm not up to it. I need to hurry back and forth to tend the medicinal garden...” Junior brother said: “Eldest Senior Brother, let's go down 8kReads8.9Score545Shelves

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   A different kind of cultivation

8. 508 我 Betting on Spirits in Another World 我在异世界赌灵 Secondhand Squirrel二手松鼠Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted What is spirit gambling? Is it gambling for money? No, no. Spirit gambling is much more thrilling than gambling for money. Don't believe me? Come in and see for yourself! Since ancient times, where there are immortals, there have also been demons. The line between immortals and demons is like the line between good and evil, and it all comes down to the choices cultivators make. A hundred thousand years ago, the ancient world collapsed in the war between immortals and demons. Its legacy was shat 516Reads8.2Score—Shelves
9. 509 洪 Honghuang: Defy Heaven? So What If I Do? 洪荒：逆天？就逆了咋的？ Jiale迦勒Eastern Fantasy594k WordsOngoing Legend has it that a rare treasure left behind by an ancient sage once fell at Qixian Cave on Mount Xiandu! A Daoist sect concealed it and guarded it for generations. For millennia, no one in the world could find it! Zhang Qi, the current guardian, inherited the sect’s legacy. By then, only he and his two disciples remained! One day, his martial uncle, who had been expelled from the sect, suddenly came to claim the cave abode! Qixian Cave unexpectedly revealed itself! The heavenly tribulation de 289Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Set in a primordial world, without regard to spiritual roots, the protagonist cultivates immortality and attains the Dao through tribulations.

10. 510 别 Stop Cultivating, You Have a Spirit-Extinguishing Root 别修仙了，你绝灵根 Definitely Survive to the Ending一定苟到大结局Eastern Fantasy377k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Protagonist] [Earth Teleportation] [Cultivation] [Comeback] [Worldbuilding] Before the Spirit-Testing Stone, I made a thousand-year-old crystal pillar glow in all five colors before it shattered. The whole place fell silent. The elder announced with a trembling voice, “A spiritless root... an outcast of Heaven!” The sect humiliated me, my fellow disciples bullied me, and I became the biggest laughingstock in the Cultivation world. But they had no idea The chaotic vortex spinning in my —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So-called spiritual roots mean nothing! This is how someone transported from Earth to the cultivation world rises to become a powerful force in the immortal realm! Fellow cultivators, please read on! If you enjoy it, please support, favorite, and follow! Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

11. 511 枯 Withered Mountain 枯山 Xumi Er'er须弥尔尔Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Written in the style of a classical xianxia novel with chapter headings, and a tribute to classic novels such as The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain and Investiture of the Gods. Warning ⚠️ This author doesn't like proofreading, so there are often inexplicable typos ⚠️ Read at your own risk ⚠️ A story about a prodigy manipulated by Heaven who fights back, only for both sides to suffer heavy losses. He wins by half a move against Heaven, in a tale that seems like a victory and yet also d 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story about a prodigy who discovers he is a pawn of fate, fights against fate, and ultimately suffers mutual destruction—a story that seems like a victory, yet also like a defeat. [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

12. 512 科 Technology Makes Immortal Cultivation Great Again 科技，让修仙再次伟大 Nine Trees a Day每日九木Ancient Romance699k WordsOngoing Workaholic Lin You transmigrates into the cultivation world as someone with the most mediocre Three-Spirit-Root physique. She insists that there are no useless spirit roots, only useless cultivators. It’s time to show the cultivation world what a super-achiever forged by exam-oriented education can do. While others play, she studies. While others sleep, she practices swordsmanship. While others master one skill, she masters four… But it would be a mistake to think hard work is all she has going 538Reads8.6Score101Shelves
13. 513 修 Cultivation: I Can Cultivate Even Without a Spiritual Root 修仙：无灵根我也能修仙 Definitely Survive to the Ending一定苟到大结局Eastern Fantasy369k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey] [Earth-to-cultivation-world teleportation] [Cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [No System] [Traditional cultivation] At forty-five, the useless Wang Hao had achieved nothing. He jumped off a cliff to end his life, only to trigger an ancient teleportation array and land in the cultivation world. With no spiritual roots, he was treated like trash by the sect and sent to the abandoned pill room to await death. In despair, he swallowed a poisonous spirit fruit and unexpectedly a —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 514 开 From the Start, I Train at the Pure Yang Palace 开局我在纯阳宫修行 Yue Xingwei月星维Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [System novel + cultivation fantasy + Daoist immortality + Qi Refining, Violet Mansion, and Primordial Spirit] In an age when Dao and magic are at their peak, prodigies from the Five Regions rise together, and heroes abound across the world. The Central Continent's aristocratic clans and Daoist sects, the East Sea's demon clans, the Western Desert's heretical cultivators and Buddhist schools, the Southern Wilds' Gu Masters and their mysterious insects, and the Northern Plains' barbarian tribes 142Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Although it's not quite traditional cultivation, it doesn't have restrictions like spiritual roots, and those with aptitude...

15. 515 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 159.5kReads9.1Score18.5kShelves
16. 516 风 Feng Shui Cultivates Fate, Martial Arts Cultivate Immortality, and I Rule Heaven and Earth 风水修命，武道修仙，天地我为尊 Mo Yi Returns to the Dust墨衣归尘Eastern Fantasy984k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Traditional Fantasy + No System + Feng Shui Arts + Farming + Martial Arts + Pets) My fate is mine to command, not Heaven's. Though Ye Fan has an ordinary mortal's bones, he swears to defy the heavens. He uses feng shui formations to build a sacred land, cultivates spirit medicines with the farming wisdom of five thousand years from his previous life, and uses mortal martial arts to shatter the firmament. 4.2kReads9.0Score242Shelves
17. 517 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves
18. 518 青 Qingfeng Tingyou 青风听游 Southern and Northern Young Man南北小生Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted [No romance] + [Cultivation] + [No System] Forced to transmigrate to ancient times, Chen Qing finds that spiritual qi revival has awakened gods and ghosts. Monsters haunt the forests and mountains, while demons and devils hunt people in the human world. Carrying Daoist arts into this new life, Chen Qing leads his family and loved ones to ascension by an entirely different path. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does this one meet the requirements?

19. 519 仙 The Immortal Path Has an End 仙途有终 Wandering Tears流浪的热泪Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The Great Dao rises, and clouds roll as rain falls. When the rain lets up and the clouds thin, all living things are nourished. If one day you ask where the Dao began, its traces lie in the void. Refining qi to attain longevity makes one an immortal; beyond immortals lie the Taiyi, then the Daluo. Take one more step to grasp the Dao, and glimpse how all things have their beginnings and ends. 129Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation to achieve the Great Dao

20. 520 祖 My Family Heirloom Landscape Tile Leads Straight to the Cultivation World 祖传山水牌，竟能直通修真界 Illusory Realm Grotto-Heaven幻境洞天Eastern Fantasy119k WordsOngoing The story of an ordinary middle schooler defying fate! A mediocre ninth-grade student receives a mysterious ancestral jade plaque depicting mountains and rivers from his grandfather during winter break, and accidentally opens the door to cultivation! From that moment on, his life spins completely out of control! His memory becomes incredible, turning a struggling student into a top performer! His body grows stronger, transforming a weakling into a rebounding star! Even his looks improve! Just as 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An ordinary junior high school student, simply because he received a mysterious ancestral jade pendant depicting landscapes from his grandfather during summer vacation, unexpectedly opened the door to the path of the strong! From then on, his life was completely out of control! How does a penniless wanderer from another world, relying on his business acumen from the human realm, unexpectedly stir up the cultivation world! After a hundred years of forbearance, he barely manages to reach the Nascent Soul stage! Even his homeland, Earth, undergoes dramatic changes because of him! Will he become powerful alone? Or will everyone ascend to immortality? His choice will determine the fate of two worlds!

21. 521 大 The Splendor of Great Ye 大邺梦华录 Mundane Little Things凡人小事Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted He crashed while delivering takeout and transmigrated. Everyone else got a System and a golden finger from the start, but he got nothing. This world has true qi, spiritual qi, and qi cultivators. But spiritual qi is so scarce that finding it is harder than snatching a takeout order! Countless people get stuck at the very first step, drawing qi into their bodies. He’s just an ordinary mortal, so what makes him think he can defy fate? No System, no wise old mentor. All he has is relentless self- 2.2kReads7.0Score188Shelves

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    I wholeheartedly agree. Please take a look at this book.

22. 522 身 A Master of Chinese Martial Arts, Practicing Immortality Through Science 身怀国术，科学修仙 Jiazi the Master甲子上人Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Yang Lin, a mobile phone sales clerk who has studied traditional Chinese martial arts for three years, is transported by a ball of five-colored light to a world of cultivation after an unexpected stroke of fate. See how he uses the math and science knowledge from his previous life to cultivate through science, and rise to prominence in the cultivation world with his martial arts and Tai Chi. A rational, well-founded take on scientific cultivation, with clear logic. 6.1kReads8.7Score475Shelves

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    A lighthearted and enjoyable cultivation novel, 2.1 Million words long, already completed.

23. 523 仙 Immortal Path: Slaying Immortals 仙路诛仙 Bookish Fellow Daoist痴书道友Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Everyone is born with an innate nature. Those born with a spiritual embryo can cultivate the Dao and ascend to immortality, while those with an ordinary body are destined for a life of mediocrity. Su Cheng was born ordinary and nearly drowned by a venomous woman. He survived by a hair's breadth and took his revenge! Finding another path, he embarked on the road to immortality, slaying evil immortals and beheading wicked gods along a journey beset with thorns. There is a Dao in the mortal world, 1.3kReads8.7Score229Shelves
24. 524 界 Worldburn 界焚 Flawless Wanderer无缺浪人Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [No System + Ruthless Combat + Tragic Story + Devoted to Protecting Her Husband + Primarily Cultivation, with Alien Urban Superpowered Elements] The author likes to leave things unexplained. If something doesn’t make sense, please be patient and read a dozen more chapters. A war between cultivation nations breaks out, and the Zidao Sect is destroyed. Lu Lang narrowly escapes. From then on, there are no sects left in the world, only a single sword with which to fight his way to survival. In these 13Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy/xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) genre. Worth watching. The theme is timeless.

25. 525 混 Chaos Immortal Coffin 混沌仙棺 Ba Yi八异Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Swordsmanship] Young Mu Feng transmigrates, expecting to lead an unremarkable life. But by a twist of fate, an immortal coffin from the sun transforms into his dantian! “Ever since the immortal coffin became my dantian, killing people has made me stronger!” From then on, the youth, armed with a sword and an immortal coffin, embarks on a path of slaughter strewn with blood and bones. 24.1kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
26. 526 洞 The Celestial Register of Mystical Insight 洞玄天箓 Wu Gu Sheng五羖生Eastern Fantasy350k WordsOngoing [Alternate history] + [No female lead] + [Daoist arts] + [Ghosts and monsters] (The male lead is no overpowered hero. Readers looking for an indulgent power fantasy, proceed with caution.) The Taishang Ganying Pian says: perform three hundred good deeds to become an Earth Immortal; those who seek to become Celestial Immortals must perform one thousand three hundred. To prove his Dao and attain its fruit, Zhang Yuandong travels alone through a chaotic age, slaying demons and vanquishing evil, ear 160Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Serving the people and the country is truly a noble cause.

27. 527 重 Reborn for Three Lifetimes, I Finally Reached the Summit 重生三世，我终踏巅峰之上 Three Extra Bowls of Noodles面加三碗Eastern Fantasy418k WordsCompleted (No System + No AI + No heroine + Decisive and ruthless + Smart and no goody-two-shoes) He is known as the Ren family’s greatest genius, and as the Bloodbath of Ten Thousand Miles, a name that makes people tremble. When humanity is in danger, he gives everything to help. When he sees injustice, he never hesitates to step in. It’s just that he kills a few more living beings while helping out. Why does everyone run away when they see me? What does it mean to prove the Dao through slaughter? What d 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The simplest truths are the best; this is exactly what this book means.

28. 528 道 Dao Yan's Profound Heavens: Loading the Deduction Module from the Start 道衍玄天：开局加载推演模组 Yun Zhen Yan云枕砚Eastern Fantasy254k WordsCompleted [The Myriad Worlds + Genius + Decisive and Ruthless + Ensemble Cast] Cultivation is like this: other people only need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to advancing their cultivation, but Chen Xiao has a lot more to consider. One day, Chen Xiao awakens memories of his past life and realizes that everything he once knew has become strange and discordant. Looking at this alternate-world civilization, which the predecessors have wildly remade, he finds the whole thing mind-blowing. Beneath the pr 10Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A new world view that deeply blends the cultivation system with the whimsical ideas of transmigrators; the theme is novel and the setting is interesting. A good read if you're looking for something to read.

29. 529 我 I Can Copy the Myriad Worlds 我能复制诸天万界 An Shengyue Sheng安生月胜Eastern Fantasy213k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead]+ [No System]+ [No Major Character Deaths]+ [No Harmful Messages]+ [Grow quietly, don’t take foolish risks] When evil descends and brings calamity upon the people, will you choose to avoid disaster and eke out a miserable existence, or risk your life to turn the tide? If everyone fears those in power and dares not resist, then this world is beyond saving. If everyone cares for the world and faces danger without fear, then this world needs no one to save it. Because every person 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional, but not entirely traditional

30. 530 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 44.4kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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    A lighthearted and humorous cultivation story. Yuanxiao is a bit of a simpleton, and so are his two spirit beasts. The two of them engage in swindling, cheating, and robbery, with exciting content including alchemy, weapon crafting, formations, and spatial manipulation—a truly enjoyable journey.

31. 531 穿 Transmigration: Surviving in a World Overrun by Demons 穿越：在妖魔横行的世界里苟活 Three Drumbeats三通鼓Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [No System + No levels + No female lead + Character growth] [Because the protagonist has only just transmigrated, he may seem a little too softhearted at first. As the story develops and he goes through more, he'll change. Dear readers, please don't condemn the book right from the start.] Li Zhi is an ordinary person who somehow transmigrates into a world overrun with monsters and ghosts. Here, he must face all kinds of powerful monsters and ghosts, as well as people armed with deadly weapons or 99Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The latest novel in the genre of Mortal Cultivation: ① Yongguo, the male protagonist Li Zhi, was originally an ordinary person from the 21st century. He accidentally traveled through time and space to this village and was adopted by an old man named Old Man He. Unexpectedly, Old Man He urgently needed an alchemy assistant. Coincidentally, Immortal Master Liu was looking for a suitable disciple, and Li Zhi thus stepped into a world of cultivation full of mystery and danger.

32. 532 星 The Era of the Stirring Stars 星动纪元 A Leaf Knows Autumn思叶知秋Eastern Fantasy647k WordsCompleted "Mortal’s journey + sword cultivator + no external assistance + multiple heroines" An accident caused by an insignificant nobody led to a transmigration of the soul. If you’re not a chosen one, can you still cultivate immortality? If you don’t have four or five spiritual roots, can you still cultivate immortality? 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book, "A Mortal's Journey Through Time + Sword Cultivation + No Support + Multiple Female Leads," is not as good as Han Li, because Han Li is a legend. The author of this book is a loyal fan of "Battle Through the Heavens," "A Mortal's Journey," "Perfect World," "Covering the Sky," and "Zi Chuan." The author wants to write a completely new cultivation world and cultivation story. [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

33. 533 我 I Awoke in the Tenth Year After the Mutation 我清醒于异变后的第10年 Ling Fengmuxue凌风暮雪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse340k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic superpowers + Daoist cultivation + System, three cheats at once, gods clashing in chaos] [If you don’t compete, why cultivate immortality at all!] [What? It costs me a million spirit stones to advance, and you’re telling me you cultivate without using spirit stones?] [What! I’m a great demon emperor, yet I can’t beat you, a Nine-Turn Golden Core who hasn’t even become an immortal?! Who are you? State your name!] [On Xuantian Continent, disciples have always been chosen based on spir 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You don't need spiritual roots or spirit stones to cultivate immortality here.

34. 534 开 From the Start, I Charge Into the Cultivation World With a Little Tomato! 开局带着小番茄勇闯修仙界！ Head-Scratching Old Man挠头佬Eastern Fantasy596k WordsOngoing [Ultimate mashup!] [A touch of ensemble cast] [A wild imagination!] Carrying the innate supreme treasure, Biquge, Zhao Xuan transmigrates to a wondrous and perilous world of cultivation! This cultivation world is home to all kinds of children of destiny. From the start, the blacksmith's son in the village is named Tang Sang. He ventures to Black Rock City and finds a good-for-nothing named Xiao Yan. He enters the Three Emperors Mountain dungeon and discovers a demonic Gu Master named Fang Yuan. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm dead... Waaaaah

35. 535 剑 The Sword Falls Beyond the Clouds 剑落云霄 Sword Like Duckweed剑如青萍Eastern Fantasy945k WordsCompleted A disciple of the Tianlong Temple transmigrates into another world with three martial arts manuals: the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, the Six Meridians Divine Sword, and the Lingbo Microstep. Through constant training and battle, he masters the Kunpeng Transformation and reaches the pinnacle of this other world with his swordsmanship. 3.4kReads8.8Score351Shelves

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    The sword fell from the sky.

36. 536 玄 The Record of the Dark Window 玄牗录 Cavity That Loves Cola爱可乐的蛀牙Urban651k WordsOngoing [No invincible protagonist + no harem + no sanctimonious saint + traditional fantasy + urban setting] Can old age and illness be cured? Are there immortals and demons? Are there mysterious spirits between heaven and earth? Is national fortune real? Can martial arts dispel confusion? Everything is waiting for us to explore. The people, immortals, and demons described in legends and books may never have disappeared at all. They may simply exist somewhere you don’t know about, perhaps right beside 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend two books, both short and long, suitable for all ages, with excellent plots and writing.

37. 537 逆 From Mortal to Immortal: I Can Simplify and Perfect the Ultimate Techniques 逆凡成仙：我能极简与极道功法 Nai Fuyue乃负岳Eastern Fantasy110k WordsOngoing Follow the natural order and remain mortal; defy it and become an immortal! On the Tianyuan Continent, one’s spiritual roots determine their aptitude for cultivation. But transmigrator Lin Yan has an ordinary body and no spiritual roots, seemingly destined to be a useless good-for-nothing. “Ding! Host Lin Yan has been automatically bound to the [Cultivation Method Simplification and Elaboration Panel]...” The panel has two sides: one turns the complex into the simple, while the other takes the s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sending a heart][Bumping the post][Heart]

38. 538 爱 Love's Deepest Devotion 爱到深处的依恋 Cavity That Loves Cola爱可乐的蛀牙Marriage & Romance79k WordsCompleted A Love That Runs Deep —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 玄 Mystical and Profound 玄妙玄疏 Ranked Among the Doorways位列门扉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Lone Cultivator] [No System] [No Transmigration or Rebirth] [The Myriad Worlds] In the frontier village of Gu Chen, the boy Xuan Shu was an orphan who drifted downstream from upriver. He was tossed in with a pile of stillborn infants, yet somehow managed to draw breath again. In this world, the sun is born as Tai Zhu, and the moon shines through the night. All living beings cultivate beneath the Nine Heavenly Candles, drawing in candlelight and transforming it into phantom 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks quite lively. I'm just pushing my books around [I'm full].

40. 540 三 The Record of the Three Flowers Returning to the Origin 三花归真录 Writing to the Screen对屏挥墨Eastern Fantasy185k WordsOngoing One thought can make you a Buddha, another a demon. How does one become an immortal? When the Three Flowers return to their source. Alas, the Great Dao is easy to follow, but true methods are hard to find. Wealth, companions, techniques, and a place to practice have always been the four essentials of cultivation. Formations, artifacts, pills, and talismans are the four main paths of cultivation. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gou Chengxian

41. 541 追 The Man Who Chases the Sun 追逐太阳之人 Zhuang Bi庄笔Urban120k WordsOngoing (A slice-of-life feel, lots of romance, a dark edge, one heroine, and a good-hearted protagonist. Half based on ancient cultivation traditions, with the focus on worldbuilding and the cultivation system.) Essence, energy, and spirit: essence is the source of life, energy its force, and spirit its form. Together, they are also known as innate qi. Cultivation is all about form and intent. The first step toward becoming an immortal is to reshape the body with innate qi. This is form, the immortal's —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My setup is mostly traditional, maybe 60% of it.

42. 542 咱 Our Elite Dao Soldiers Should Attain Unity with the Dao Through Their Primordial Spirits 咱优秀道兵就该元神合道 Serene Ocean清净洋Eastern Fantasy383k WordsOngoing [Xian Hu style + original cultivation techniques + sword cultivator + decisive and ruthless] Xiang Zhen was cast into reincarnation by his teacher with a sweep of his sleeve through the void. Upon awakening, he learned that he was an assassin. To assassinate or not is one choice... To betray or not is one choice... To kill or not is also one choice... The road ahead is long and far, and I will seek high and low. Amid all manner of temptations, I curb my desires and cultivate the Dao. Make friend 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without spiritual roots, he doesn't ride a flying sword.

43. 543 仙 Immortal Qin: Ying Zheng Opens the Heavens and Leads Great Qin into Honghuang 仙秦：嬴政开天，携大秦，入洪荒 Brave Little Snail勇敢的小蜗牛Eastern Fantasy286k WordsCompleted “Fellow ministers, tell me, is this a deer or a horse?” Seeing that no one answered, Zhao Gao turned to the ministers behind him and asked again, his expression threatening. “It is, it is...” Just as the ministers below were about to submit to Zhao Gao's tyranny, a loud, commanding voice suddenly rang out from beyond the palace hall. “But I say it's neither a deer nor a horse. It's a stinking rat skulking in the shadows!” (The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please head to the main text! This no 3.7kReads8.9Score310Shelves
44. 544 上 Ancient Arcane Arts 上古秘术 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban914k WordsCompleted With an ancient secret art in hand, Qing Feng thrives in the world, gaining both fame and fortune. At last, he gets to live out the dream of becoming a great hero he had as a boy. Many secret arts originated in mysterious, distant eras, carrying ancient wisdom and endless mysteries. They are like mysterious gateways through time, leading us into a world filled with wonder and intrigue. The origins of these ancient secret arts can be traced back to the distant past. In that era, people used their 207Reads6.8Score—Shelves
45. 545 人 I'm Known as the Dog Sword Immortal 人送外号狗剑仙 Snowy Little Foam雪小沫丷Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Genius Protagonist]+ [Cunning Schemer]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Upright Values]+ [Sword Cultivator] A programmer suddenly dies and accidentally transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation, bringing his pet dog along. By chance, he obtains a peerless legacy that had vanished into the river of time. He cultivates the sword, withstands heavenly tribulations, and saves the woman he loves! Is the Heavenly Dao, which controls the fate of all living beings, truly just? Do immortals at the pinnacle of thi 778Reads8.0Score105Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Dao Integration, Mahayana!! Definitely worth reading! [Almost crying][Almost crying]

46. 546 我 My Wife Can't Possibly Be the Demon Sect's Female Emperor 我家娘子不可能是魔门女帝 A Little Water Person一只小水人Eastern Fantasy281k WordsCompleted How could my gentle, virtuous wife possibly be the Demon Sect’s female emperor? If anyone says she is again, I’ll make them regret it. [One heroine, everyday fantasy, sweet romance, one-on-one] 1.7kReads9.1Score159Shelves
47. 547 反 Are the Villain Bosses Fierce? I Raised Them 反派boss们猛吗？我养的 Doggy, Don't Cry狗子别哭Eastern Fantasy488k WordsCompleted (Not a conventional arrogant villain story. Plot-focused, so read the synopsis first.) (New book out now: Reborn three times? Who's that amazing? Me?! Come check it out, or click my profile to find it.) Instance One: They say when an emperor gets angry, bodies lie for thousands of miles, and when an ordinary man gets angry, blood spills five paces away. Tired of emperors? Come see how an ordinary man spills blood five paces away. (Deng Quan arc, through Chapter 19) Instance Two: What do you do 6.8kReads9.4Score500Shelves
48. 548 幽 Netherworld Tribulation 幽冥劫 Wooden Fish by the Abyss临渊木鱼Eastern Fantasy137k WordsOngoing Xuan Jiuxiao grasped the token in his right hand, his clear voice ringing throughout heaven and earth. “All who serve under Xiaoyao, follow me into battle!” “Yunlan, together with the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands, pays respects to Master! The Seven Sons of the Clouds pay respects to Master! Yuxu Palace and its disciples pay respects to Master…” 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Di Tian walked at the front, surrounded by a blood-red aura of malevolence. With each step he took, a blood-red footprint appeared in the passage.

49. 549 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35.4kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
50. 550 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.4kReads9.1Score455Shelves

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    The story of an ordinary person's rise to power begins in humble beginnings. She witnesses the complexities of human nature, struggles in the world, finds kindness as a guiding light, and malice as a thorn. How will she break through this predicament? There is no romance here, only a carefully planned journey of cultivation, various explorations, adventures, and the complex human nature turbulent beneath the surface!

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