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. 51 超 Super God Academy: Building a Mythical Heavenly Court to Conquer the Void 超神学院：建立神话天庭征战虚空 Xinghan Xuanyu星汉玄羽Anime Fanfiction712k WordsCompleted A spark of light transmigrated through the chaotic void into the Super God Universe. At that moment, the Void had just devoured the Shenhe civilization, and the spark landed in the body of one of its survivors. Ten thousand years later: “All who dare call themselves the Heavenly Court, within or beyond the universe, shall be slain.” 452Reads6.5Score—Shelves
2. 52 重 The Reborn Path to Proving the Dao Through Technology 重生科技证道之路 The Half-Demon World of Zhengbei正北的半妖世界Male-Channel Fanfiction649k WordsCompleted The Myriad Worlds Transmigrate across the heavens Systems are all bait cast by powerful beings! Li Mi was reborn in 1998, back when he was a high school freshman. After being reborn, he wasn’t sure whether he had returned to the same Blue Star as before. There were no supernatural beings on Blue Star, and everything was more or less as he remembered it. The difference was that he now had a memory, logical reasoning, and computational ability that surpassed ordinary people. Since he’d been reborn 8.8kReads8.6Score464Shelves
3. 53 超 Super God Academy: Starting as a Heavenly Soldier of the Yunxiao Heavenly Court 超神：从成为云霄天庭天兵开始 Four Heroes Who Conquer Heaven战天四雄Anime Fanfiction575k WordsCompleted Dongfang Ming transmigrated. The good news was that he had arrived in a world he knew. The bad news was that it was the Super God Universe. The good news was that he had a super gene. The bad news was that he had become a foot soldier in the Cloud Heaven Court. The good news was that he had transmigrated more than a thousand years before the story began, leaving him time to grow stronger. The bad news was that, as a Blazing Sun soldier left behind on Earth by the Cloud Heaven Court, he would be 2.8kReads8.6Score120Shelves
4. 54 一 The Struggles of a Taoist Priest 一个道士的奋斗 Heartless Courier无情无义送快递Urban504k WordsCompleted [Rookie climbs the ranks + No System + Not a power fantasy + Slow burn] Fan Shengman graduated from Longhu Mountain Taoist Academy with a four-year bachelor's degree. Legend has it that once a Taoist priest receives a celestial register, his name is entered into Heaven's official records and he is appointed an immortal official. By upholding justice, slaying demons, and building merit in the mortal world, he can keep rising through the ranks, eventually earning a place among the immortals. As a 1.9kReads8.9Score136Shelves
5. 55 我 My Journey to Higher Dimensions 我的升维之旅 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy879k WordsCompleted Zhou Heng fell into a low-dimensional world, but fortunately, his essence belonged to a higher dimension. In a world of gods and ghosts, he reshaped mythology and became the First God; In an uncanny world, he dispersed the mists of despair and became a beacon of hope; In a world of wizards, he pursued truth and became Truth itself; In a world of immortal cultivation, he glimpsed the Great Dao and attained his true self; When he returned to the higher dimension, he discovered that he had beco 14.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
6. 56 仙 The Han Dynasty of the Immortals: A Quest for Immortality in the Late Han 仙汉汉末龙虎寻仙记 Cloud Bean Filling云豆馅Xianxia226k WordsOngoing If you're not a hero, don't read the Three Kingdoms. And if you're a hero, how could you not understand the loneliness of troubled times? Everyone, there are more Three Kingdoms novels on the market than you could haul away in a wagon. But after looking through them all, I can count on one hand the ones I could actually keep reading. Is it because the authors lack skill? No. The problem is that fast-food template: the moment the protagonist gets a cheat, the Five Tiger Generals are reduced to 33Reads—Score165Shelves

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   [Book Recommendation] This isn't your average Three Kingdoms story. Have you ever seen a four-fold structure: an invasion by eight alien races, the aid of Qin Shi Huang's ghostly army from the underworld, and a second battlefield powered by evil forces from the East? It features the political intrigue of the Three Kingdoms era, high-level martial arts battlefields, Taoist immortal arts, and the invasion of eight alien races from beyond the realms. The eight alien races break through the barrier between the two worlds, invading from the Western Regions, leading to the fall of Yongliang. When the human race's fighting strength is exhausted, the Ghost King of the Underworld leads his army into the world. A gentle breeze activates Qin Shi Huang's ancient decree, awakening the remnants of Qin Shi Huang's army at Mount Li, who take turns defending Luoyang day and night. The alien races collude with the East to open a second battlefield, resulting in the death of Sun Jian, the surprise attack on the East's mainland by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and their mutual destruction with Himiko. The scale is outrageously grand. Tomato's *The Dragon and Tiger Seeking Immortals in the Late Han Dynasty*.

7. 57 开 From the Start, I Became a Deity. Building a Heavenly Court Isn't Too Much, Right? 开局成神灵，建个天庭不过分吧 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Urban705k WordsCompleted [I Alone Hold the Law] [Faith Becomes Divinity] [Behind the Scenes] An evil god descends, and Zhou Ze obtains the divine essence of lies. He tells a lie, becomes a god, and opens the gates between reality and fantasy. In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, he obtains the Divine Stone of Mending Heaven and forges the core of his divine kingdom. In the Three Kingdoms world, he encounters the divine general Guan Yu and comprehends the divine office of courage. In the Water Margin world, he gathe 3.9kReads9.0Score303Shelves
8. 58 道 Daoist Master, You Can Ascend in Broad Daylight! 道爷，白日飞升啊！ All Thanks to the Thumb全靠大拇指Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Traveling the world + leisurely daily life + heartwarming] (The rating just came out. Take it or leave it.) After his master passes away, Jiang Huai, who has grown up in a Taoist temple, assumes he’ll inherit it and live out his life in quiet poverty. But then... “Sorry, you need a degree to inherit the temple.” “???” Jiang Huai has no idea which way the school gates even face. He’s completely dumbfounded. Is he really homeless now? Fine, fine! If there’s no room for me here, there’s somew 43.4kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves
9. 59 西 Journey to the West: Becoming Taishang Laojun’s Disciple from the Start 西游：开局拜师太上老君 Yisi Yiyou Guiwei乙巳乙酉癸未Eastern Fantasy305k WordsOngoing [Pure Journey to the West] + [Cultivation] + [Longevity] + [Golden Core] + [Traditional Xianxia] The Great Dao is found only after the heart has died; this body was mistakenly born into the world. Han Qing transmigrates to the Spring and Autumn period and becomes a member of the Han clan of Jin. By a twist of fate, he is appointed guardian of Hangu Pass, befriends Yin Xi, and witnesses Laozi’s departure through the pass to the west. He chooses to become Laozi’s disciple, seeking the Dao of Longe 1.5kReads9.3Score100Shelves

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   This is the true traditional cultivation novel. The protagonist truly achieves a state of utmost inaction, making it relatively uneventful. If you're looking for a lighthearted, action-packed story, this isn't for you.

10. 60 西 Journey to the West: Travelogue 西游旅记 Qin Tianming Xuan Niao秦天命玄鸟Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary young man wakes up one day to find himself in another world, where everyone calls him the Tang Monk... “I'm doing the Journey to the West? Seriously?” “I'll see all eighty-one thousand miles and laugh my way through eighty-one tribulations?” “I'm just a gentle monk with little fighting ability, but my three disciples are another story.” “Amitabha. I kill to protect life; I destroy karma, not people.” “Wukong, once we've retrieved the scriptures, do you think your master could return 12.2kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
11. 61 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. 28.3kReads6.7Score2.3kShelves

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

12. 62 斩 Slay Demons and Exorcise Evil, Trading Merit for Divine Powers 斩妖除魔，我以功德换神通 Yan Gui Chi砚规池Eastern Fantasy84k WordsOngoing The Tianyuan Continent shines like the midday sun, illuminating the nine provinces, the four seas, and the realms in every direction. True immortals sit together and discuss the Dao, opening altars to spread their teachings. Meanwhile, earthly hells abound, where demons and monsters gather in the mountains and forests, bringing endless slaughter. The mortal world rolls on, and countless beings sink into a sea of suffering. The ways of the world surge like tides; though tens of thousands seek the 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fantasy story blending traditional cultivation elements, well-written. [Top Post][Add to Bookshelf]

13. 63 一 The Outcast: A Dao Seeker from the Lu Family 一人之下：吕家求道人 A Thousand Layers in Dreams梦里千重Anime Fanfiction894k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Exceptional talent + Faithful to the original Journey to the West + Seeking the Dao and cultivating] In his first life, Lu Qian was an ordinary man who led a peaceful, uneventful existence. An accident led him to be reborn into the Lu family. He could enter meditation simply by sitting still and attain qi in half a day: his talent was peerless. In this life, Lu Qian had the potential to achieve something extraordinary, and he was determined to make it real! First, he would cult 21.1kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
14. 64 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 720Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy... A vast world, a fresh story, intelligent characters, no system or over-the-top antics, tons of beautiful women but no harem... Definitely worth a read for all fellow cultivators! [Add to bookshelf]

15. 65 清 Pure and Tranquil Immortal 清净仙 Little Silly Pig灬小呆猪Eastern Fantasy944k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + Invincible Protagonist + No Female Lead + No System + Slow-Burn + Traditional Xianxia] Lin Qingjing transmigrates into the body of a young Daoist who is on the verge of death. His master, the only person he has to rely on, dies without a body left behind while trying to save him. Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao takes pity on them and preserves a wisp of his master's soul, allowing him to become a ghost. After waking, Lin Qingjing uses the Nine Breaths technique he obtains from a mys 1.3kReads6.9Score104Shelves
16. 66 市 Immortals Hidden Among the Common Folk 市井藏仙 Flying Flowers in the Fine Rain密雨飞花Eastern Fantasy6.8M WordsOngoing Zhao Mu transmigrates to the Great Jin dynasty and gains the power to grow young again. Whenever one life reaches its end, he returns to his youth, living forever without ever dying. For fifty years, I serve as an official at the entertainment bureau, leisurely watching celebrated courtesans dance and seeing every beauty the world has to offer. I live through the rise and fall of dynasties, watching wise rulers bring peace and foolish emperors plunge the realm into chaos. I roam the rivers and l 75kReads8.4Score6.6kShelves
17. 67 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 115.9kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves

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    These three traditional cultivation novels

18. 68 大 The Great God 大神 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing [Xianxia Fantasy + Age of the Great Sects + Ordinary Cultivators’ Path to Immortality + No System or Transmigration + Witty and Humorous + Ensemble Cast + Mystery + Plot-Driven] In an age when cultivation flourishes, Feiyun Sect is a third-rate sect. In the most remote room live the four most hopeless disciples in the entire sect. A sword cultivator who can’t afford a sword, a body cultivator who can never pay off his debts, a pill cultivator without a pill furnace, and a former prodigy whose cu 64Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves

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    I have met the Five Elements Dao Ancestor

20. 70 山 The Mountain Demon Inn 山妖客栈 Mid-Laner Mage中路法师Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy gods and demons + no System, no transmigration + witty and humorous + ensemble cast + ordinary people cultivating immortality + plot-driven] An ensemble novel blending fantasy gods and demons with the cultivation journey of ordinary people. Told in a witty, humorous style, it follows the strange adventures of an ordinary man with no spiritual power who runs an inn in the demon realm. The story takes place at Mount Muxian, the boundary mountain between humans and demons. The mountain ran 727Reads8.1Score125Shelves
21. 71 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 23.3kReads7.9Score2kShelves

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    Apocalyptic fantasy series, featuring works by Gu Long, including Heroes of the Three Kingdoms, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Great Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, The Great Zhou Dynasty, and Shrouding the Heavens. The series gets more exciting as it progresses and is definitely worth reading!

22. 72 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 981.4kReads9.4Score102.3kShelves
23. 73 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 74.7kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    This story features a genuine Taoist lineage, a protagonist with exceptional talent who, through a fortuitous encounter with an ancient book, cultivates true qi, opening up all his meridians. He learns qi refining, foundation building, and communication with spirits and deities, developing his own unique abilities. He gradually explores and grows stronger, displaying remarkable self-discipline. Combined with elements of academic excellence, the writing is excellent, the pacing is comfortable, and it's a very enjoyable slice-of-life story—good, engaging, and addictive!

24. 74 从 From Palace Maid to Immortal Longevity 从宫女开始长生登仙 Useless Hidden Dragon没用的潜龙Eastern Fantasy705k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she changes from a man into a woman and is sent to the imperial palace as a low-ranking palace maid. Through careful planning, she transfers to the Archives and becomes a female official. From then on, she commits half the world’s martial arts manuals to memory. The world lies before her, and she stands above it all. She has attained immortality. What more could she seek on the path to becoming an immortal? (A cultivation story about longevity, no romance, decisive and ruth 6kReads8.7Score432Shelves
25. 75 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 8.7kReads9.2Score586Shelves

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    A unique cultivation system, a vast world view—in this life, only invincibility will be proven.

26. 76 欲 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 218Reads7.3Score107Shelves

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    [Sword Cultivation + Martial Arts + Exquisite Beauty + Political Intrigue + Business + No Romance + Experience and Growth + Myriad Realms] ꉂ • ༚ • ིྀต A sister work to "Three Feet of Cold Light" and "Seeking the Dao", challenging the longest fantasy series.

27. 77 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: From Servant Disciple to Sword-and-Talisman Dao Ancestor 凡人修仙：从杂役弟子到剑符道祖 Are the Plum Blossoms in My Hometown Blooming?故乡的梅花开了吗Xianxia176k WordsOngoing Spiritual roots are ranked from highest to lowest, and the lives of menial disciples are as insignificant as dust. Chen Mo is the lowest-ranking menial disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect. His spiritual root is poor, and his fellow disciples mock him, saying he will never achieve immortality. While cleaning the old Scripture Pavilion one day, he discovers a fragmentary secret manual of sword talismans. Others draw spiritual energy into their bodies and diligently cultivate their dantians; he uses 4.7kReads—Score406Shelves

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    This book is truly wonderful; I can read it over and over again without getting tired of it.

28. 78 光 Chronicles of Time 光阴录 Sea and Stars沧海与星辰Eastern Fantasy120k WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] [Farming and Management] [Ensemble Cast] A black page has drifted through the river of time for as long as anyone can remember. Untouched by the passage of time, it records all kinds of remarkable people, cultivation techniques and martial arts, as well as strange tales and amusing anecdotes. Gradually, it develops intelligence and begins traveling through the river of time to explore countless worlds... After the protagonist, Ye Qi, accidentally exposes one of its pranks, the 642Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not bad, worth a try.

29. 79 执 Wielding My Sword to Slay Demons and Protect the World 执剑斩魔护苍生 Rock Candy Hammer冰糖锤子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing No System, invincible protagonist, traveling through the mortal world. A cultivation manual, a Green Snake Sword. In his previous life, he died peacefully at the age of ninety. In this life, he sets foot on the path of cultivation. A nine-tailed fox at his side, divine beasts following him, fiends bowing their heads. The City God bows and asks, “May I ask where you come from, Immortal?” He replies, “My name is Chong Yue. I’m just a mortal!” 1.8kReads8.1Score139Shelves

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    Check out this one, a great Xianxia novel by the author "Lan Ke Liu".

30. 80 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.8kReads7.7Score1.2kShelves

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    The Myriad Souls Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates both Yin and Yang, is a mortal cultivation story, has no system, is not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, and the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

31. 81 道 The Dao Crumbles: A Carefree Wandering Immortal 道堙，闲散游离仙 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing Thirty thousand years have passed, and immortals are no more in this world. Time wields a mighty force, turning seas into mulberry fields. A carefree Daoist priest, lucky enough to escape the calamity that destroyed the Dao, has spent ten thousand years in seclusion. Now he wanders the mortal world. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of traditional cultivation novels

32. 82 道 Dao Gui's Path to Immortality 道癸仙途 Shadow of Su Yun苏云之影Eastern Fantasy576k WordsOngoing A country boy gains a fortuitous opportunity and sets sail for adventure, then returns in triumph. He catches a glimpse of the colorful world of immortals, yet sees bones littering the path to the Dao. Let’s see what kind of wonders Lin Xuan, a lad from a mountain village, can accomplish in this vast and turbulent world of cultivation~ 586Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 上 The Ancient Ring Spirit 上古戒灵 Quick Blade Li San快刀李三Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, not stupid] The foremost divine craftsman in the Immortal Realm, Lu Ban, spent his entire life forging the Ring Spirit, an immortal artifact hailed as the greatest of the ancient immortal artifacts. Then, all of a sudden, he vanished along with the Ring Spirit. 5.9kReads8.5Score800Shelves
34. 84 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 162.6kReads9.1Score17.1kShelves

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    It's so beautiful! [Thumbs up]

35. 85 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves
36. 86 修 Cultivation: My Days at a Women's Sect 修仙：我在女子宗门的那些日子 I Love Eating Fish Without Getting Bones Stuck我爱吃鱼不卡刺Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch, no System, and no brainless decisions. The young Zhou Lin accidentally saves a female cultivator, and from then on enters a cultivation sect. Hidden in his arms is a mysterious pearl of unknown origin, with an unusual power. He proceeds cautiously, not daring to use it lightly. He tries to get answers indirectly, but comes up empty. The sect seems peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are stirring beneath. "Immortal opportunities can only be obtained by 691Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless; the use of cheat abilities is restrained; he is both righteous and evil; he is not a saint; and he is decisive in killing.

37. 87 签 Sign-In to Sainthood: I Discover My Wife Is Actually a Demoness Empress 签到成圣：发现老婆竟是魔道女帝 Tong Yuan瞳渊Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Invincible]+ [Sign-In]+ [Empress]+ [Swordsmanship]+ [One Female Lead] Xia Xin transmigrates to a world of cultivation. During an expedition to ancient ruins, he falls for a woman, shares an intimate night with her, and marries her. Only after leaving the ruins does he learn that his wife is a member of the demonic path and keeps company with demonic enchantresses. His sect punishes him by sending him to the Cliff of Reflection to meditate on his mistakes. There, he awakens a sign-in System. Sig 46.8kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
38. 88 玄 Xuanhuan: Defying Fate Through Ten Thousand Lifetimes, I Beat the Immortal Emperor to a Pulp 玄幻：逆命万世，我打爆仙帝 The Cat That Doesn't Love Fish不恋鱼的猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Mayfly Chronicle" is now on sale] If life is as fleeting as a mayfly, how can it shake the heavens? After dying in poverty in old age, Su Chen discovered that his golden finger was a book that defied fate. After death, he could earn Fate-Reversal Points based on his life's achievements and keep reincarnating. He could spend those points to improve his next life's aptitude, comprehension, and even background. Across the long years, he was the ineffectual young master of a m 116.7kReads9.0Score10.6kShelves

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    The first book needs no introduction. The protagonist in the second book has considerable strength from the start. The third book is good in the early stages. The fourth, fifth, and sixth books are for those who enjoy reading.

39. 89 洪 Honghuang: I Rule the Way of Humanity 洪荒，吾掌人道 Scopolamine东莨菪碱Eastern Fantasy566k WordsCompleted A carp plunged headfirst into the swamp that was the primordial world. What is the most important thing in cultivation? Staying alive. Struggling to survive, the little carp began by joining the Jie School. In the small age just after the great calamity of the Lich War, it swam upstream and began its journey along the Great Dao of the koi. 3.6kReads8.9Score193Shelves

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    The protagonist transmigrates to a primordial world, starting as an ordinary carp whose talent and fortune steadily rise, eventually becoming an apprentice of the Supreme Sage. He's incredibly lucky, a true koi fish. He gains much merit from the human race, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and eventually becomes one of the Six Emperors in the Heavenly Court.

40. 90 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 64.6kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
41. 91 吸 Absorb Billions of Incense Offerings, Illuminate All the Worlds! 吸亿万香火，照万界常明！ Layabout Hermit苟怂居士Xianxia325k WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines] [Heavenly Emperor] [Heavenly Court] [Daoist Mythology] [Farming] Li Qian transmigrates into a strange world overrun with demons, monsters, and all manner of evil creatures, where the Five Turbidities run rampant. Fortunately, he is favored by the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Seed. As long as he has worshippers offering incense, he can turn their offerings into divine abilities, cultivation techniques, spiritual treasures, and divine talismans. He can even enlighten the spirits of m 15.9kReads6.5Score1.8kShelves

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    My own book, a top-tier work on Taoist mythology, please support me!

42. 92 请 I’m from a Spirit-Invoking Clan, With Plenty of Powerful Backers 请神一脉的我，背后有的是靠山 Rivers and Seas Flow Vast and Strong江河海洋浩浩汤汤Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Not Primordial World + Journey to the West + Investiture of the Gods + Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and folk mythology In the Celestial Immortal Realm, the Great Emperor Zhenwu journeys north to exterminate demons; In the Earthly Immortal Realm, Sanzang and Wukong journey west to overcome their tribulations; In the Human Immortal Realm, nine great imperial dynasties sever spiritual energy and suppress the law; In the Divine Immortal Realm, eight great true immortals journey east to spread the 4.9kReads8.8Score455Shelves

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    There is no such thing as spiritual root; cultivation of immortality depends on fate and destiny.

43. 93 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 2kReads7.0Score190Shelves

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    Classical, not spiritual root.

44. 94 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, no spiritual roots—a completely new story. Thank you for your attention.

45. 95 洪EN Honghuang: The Innate Banana Tree, and No More Banana Leaf Fans 洪荒：先天芭蕉树，再无芭蕉扇 The Day After Tomorrow Is the Eighth Day of the Week后天星期八Eastern Fantasy768k WordsCompleted A Merit Golden Lotus gains human form from the start and follows the path of proving the Dao through the Five Lotuses. The Six Saints aren’t villains, and there’s no System. Give it a try if you’re interested. I’ll post 8,000 characters daily. Thank you! The Primordial World: Merit Golden Lotus? Hongjun Is Crying His Eyes Out! Please follow my new book. Thank you! 19.7kReads6.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Spiritual roots and cultivation are minor paths; what was cultivated in the primordial world was not immortality but the Great Dao.

46. 96 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.6kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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    Demonic cultivators, corpse demons, and blood demons are the four paths.

47. 97 西 Journey to the West: I, Emperor Wei Wu, Have Eyes for No One Else 西游：我魏武帝生平不二色 Little Cat Demon 1猫小妖1Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing Reborn into the Three Kingdoms, I was shocked to discover that it was mixed with Journey to the West. “Ha, you say cultivating through incense offerings is poisonous?” “Then let me ask you this: in my left hand, I have ten years’ worth of Daoist cultivation earned through honest practice. In my right, I have ten thousand years’ worth of Daoist cultivation converted from incense offerings. If you had to choose, which would you take?” “What, you can’t win an argument, so now you want to fight?” “Y 10.8kReads7.8Score775Shelves

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    Reading it now [Admiring][Smirking][Cool]

48. 98 重 Reborn in 1977: I'm Yuan Hu of the Seven Little Fortunes! 重生77，我是七小福元虎！ Late Autumn in September九月秋末Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating has just been posted and will rise later!] [Reborn] [No System] [Multiple Heroines] [Hong Kong Entertainment] [Chinese Entertainment] [American Entertainment] [Note: Multiple heroines, multiple heroines!!!] Yang Xiaohu, the king of stunt doubles, had an accident on set and was reborn in 1977 as one of the Seven Little Fortunes! From the start, he had a gambling-addicted father, a little sister, and himself fighting tooth and nail! Starting with Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, he fought 69.2kReads8.4Score6.8kShelves
49. 99 玄 The Dao of Mysterious Dust 玄尘道衍 221 BC公元前221Eastern Fantasy718k WordsOngoing Heaven abhors perfection; humanity abhors excess. To inherit this path, one must embrace certain death and dare to defy the heavens. “The Great Dao is fifty, while Heaven’s evolution accounts for forty-nine... The one that escaped is the chance for all living beings to defy fate and change their destinies!” This is an immortal struggle for eternal life, with heaven and earth as the board and cause and effect as the pieces. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very good, I recommend it.

50. 100 我 I’m a Sage’s Direct Disciple, and You’re Only Logging Into the Game Now? 我都圣人亲传了，你才登录游戏？ Writing the Breeze提笔写清风Eastern Fantasy886k WordsOngoing [Honghuang] + [Journey to the West] + [Senior Disciple of Mount Lingtai Fangcun] + [Entirely Handwritten! No AI!!!!!] A mysterious game called Journey to the West suddenly descended upon Blue Star. This world had no legends of Honghuang and no tales of Journey to the West. But Li Xuancang, who had transmigrated here, knew the story of Journey to the West like the back of his hand! He had only wanted to enter the game and experience the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s legendary presence. He never ex 230.6kReads8.5Score28.8kShelves

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