Female-Oriented Cultivation Novels With an Ensemble Cast: No Romance, Male Lead, or Ambiguity Throughout!! 女频修仙文，宗门群像，全程无cp无男主无暧昧！！

1. 51 我 I Become Cannon Fodder in an Old-School Cultivation Novel 我在古早修仙文里当炮灰 Braised Pineapple Head红烧菠萝头Ancient Romance4.0M WordsOngoing [The animated comic is out. Thanks to the production team!] [Leveling Up] [Five Elemental Roots] [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemy and Artifact Crafting] [No CP] [Warnings: Slow burn, native-born heroine (not transmigrated or reborn), traditional-leaning cultivation, has a golden finger, somewhat low-key, and a conventional plot!] Jiang Zao is determined to reach the pinnacle of the sword path. Eager to study and join a sect, she arrives at Sword-Questioning Peak full of anticipation. But this peak se 12kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
2. 52 小 My Junior Sister Works Every Day to Change Our Sect’s Fate 小师妹她每天都在努力为宗门改命 The God of Wealth Chose Me财神爷选我Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted [Everyday sect life + character growth + light ensemble cast + no romance] As she lies dying, Wen Yu suddenly remembers a line she once read: “Those with few family ties are living their final life.” She thinks, “Well, at least it's finally over. I do feel sorry for the truck driver, though. They'll have to live with having killed someone...” When she opens her eyes again, Wen Yu listens to the voice in her head that hasn't stopped for a second, and falls silent... Her body dies, and her soul 314Reads8.2Score102Shelves
3. 53 天 A Genius's Cultivation Days of Gossip 天才的吃瓜修仙日常 If You Don't Know, Don't Come不知道别来Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Luo Simiao, an ordinary girl who transmigrated into the world of cultivation, finds herself on a long road to immortality filled with temptations. See how she stays true to her cultivation and makes a name for herself in this vast world! No romance, no golden finger, but a strong female lead! 4.5kReads7.0Score327Shelves
4. 54 绝 The Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Her Way Through Ten Thousand Worlds 绝世女皇：一人一剑杀穿万界 Drunken Smile of Peace醉安笑Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Genius + Sword Cultivation + Leveling Up + Traditional Fantasy] Ye Wuxi transmigrates as a genius whose powers have been crippled, bringing along a mysterious seed. A single seed can fill a dantian and turn it into an ocean, and give rise to an eternal, verdant heaven... In a world where the strong rule, Ye Wuxi sets out from Tianfeng with a sword in hand, embarking on a long journey of cultivation... I wield a sword that can stride across the Myriad Worlds. P.S. The female lead seems aloof on 11.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
5. 55 偷 I Overheard the Transmigrated Heroine’s Thoughts and Escaped My Miserable Character 偷听穿书女想法，我逃离怨种人设 Flowing Galaxy星河流动Ancient Romance421k WordsOngoing [Pocket Dimension + Mind Reading + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Light Ensemble Cast] Feng Yao overhears the thoughts of a woman who transmigrated into a book. To her surprise, she’s the unlucky genius female supporting character who gives the heroine a pocket-dimension treasure in the story. It’s not that she has anything against the heroine. Later in the book, they become close friends, and Feng Yao gives her the most valuable jade pendant she owns. Later, while fighting someone, the heroi 195Reads6.5Score—Shelves
6. 56 虐 The Tragic Novel's Heroine Ascended Thanks to Her Rebound System 虐文女主她靠反弹系统，飞升了 Reckless Life妄生Ancient Romance174k WordsOngoing [No CP! The female lead loves no one! She's not a perfect character.] After Jiang Yunsheng dies suddenly, she becomes bound to a tragic-romance plot System, which forces her to follow the tragic heroine's path and reach a bad ending: she dies while the male lead and his companions gain power and live forever. Just as she's planning to stand firm even if it means dying again, a rebound System comes knocking too. Well, isn't this the perfect partner for a tragic heroine? So when the discarded crow 6Reads6.7Score—Shelves
7. 57 小 The Little Junior Sister Is the Cultivation World's Biggest Sycophant? She Gets a Hundredfold Return! 小师妹修仙第一舔？她百倍返利！ All Intentions Rise with the Wind万意随风起Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [No romance + classic cultivation + sword cultivator + epic power progression + rebate system] “Gift an ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pill and receive a system rebate: one high-grade spirit pill!” “Gift an unremarkable Water Spirit Pearl and receive a system rebate: one Spirit Spring source!” “Gift a three-tailed spirit fox with impure bloodlines and receive a system rebate: one nine-tailed demon fox cub!” While everyone else was fighting tooth and nail over a single spirit pill or magical artifact, 15.3kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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   To be honest, Ye Linglong's book is just ridiculous. There aren't many books that made me abandon it after over a thousand chapters, but this one is the only one. The supporting characters are well-developed, the theme is okay, the writing is decent, but when it comes to the male lead, the female lead seems to lose her mind, just spouting "Big Leaf, Big Leaf, Aba Aba!" The romance is so inexplicable; she just falls in love out of nowhere. The author really can't write romance. Why not write a no-couple? Even the male lead's name is Ye Qingxuan, the female lead is in the Qingxuan Sect, and there's a book with "Qingxuan" on it. It's 2025, and they're still using this mysterious male lead identity and strong female lead/stronger male lead female-centric novel format?

8. 58 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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   Super good! All of them are female-centric, no-romance novels with strong female leads, especially the fourth one, which is enjoyable from beginning to end.

9. 59 挖 Bone-Mining and Blood-Draining: A Madwoman Goes on a Rampage in the Cultivation World 挖骨取血，疯批在修仙界杀疯了 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (No romance + unhinged heroine + skewed values + a touch of ensemble cast + a touch of redemption + selfish, growth-oriented female lead. If that's not your thing, don't read or leave hate. Just quietly move on; it's better for everyone! Sending love ❥(ゝω·✿ฺ)) After transmigrating, Jiang Hanqing became a pitiful senior sister whose spiritual root had been stolen. Her own younger sister took her bones and seized her spiritual root. Was she supposed to put up with that? Absolutely not! When you 3.7kReads8.8Score444Shelves
10. 60 门 The Eleventh Courtyard 门庭十一 Jin Qianqian金千千Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + strange tales + high spirits + xianxia] Jiang Huaiqing, a wealthy young woman from Yunmeng Marsh, is inexplicably caught in a cycle of rebirth. To save herself, she unexpectedly meets Lu Yunhuai of the Yunmeng Marsh royal family, Qingyuan, a spy from the Azure Bird Clan, Yulan Qingdu, the crown prince of the Phoenixes, Yanli, a young woman skilled in witchcraft and poison, and Taiwei, an immortal envoy of the Blue Sea Cloud Heaven Sect. As ancient divine artifacts and Five Eleme 22Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Jiang Huaiqing, a wealthy heiress from Yunmengze, was unambitious from a young age, aspiring to be a carefree, unambitious person. However, she unexpectedly became entangled in a cycle of rebirth involving an ancient artifact. To save herself, she exerted all her strength and used all means, unexpectedly meeting Lu Yunhuai of the Yunmengze royal family, Qingyuan, a spy from the Qingniao clan, Yulan Qingdu, the Phoenix Prince, Yanli, a sorcerer girl, and Taiwei Immortal Envoy of the Bihai Yuntian Sect. As ancient artifacts and Five Elements magic appeared one after another, invisible clues drew several like-minded young people with mysterious backgrounds together, forming a fantasy team that traversed the realms of gods, immortals, spirits, Yunmengze, the human realm, and the demon realm. After experiencing countless separations, deaths, loves, and hates, the naive youths evolved into heroes of the six realms, creating their own legend of immortals and heroes.

11. 61 修 After the Female Cultivator Side Character's Story Ends, She Turns the Tables 修仙女配剧情结束后翻盘了 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + heroine grows stronger] Su Jin never imagined she would transmigrate into the body of the beloved woman from an angsty romance novel. But by the time she arrived, the story was already over, and she had been banished to the desolate Wujie for all the evil she had done. If she couldn’t go back, she would do whatever it took to survive. From an ordinary cultivator to a city lord, from seizing control of a secret realm to becoming the supreme ruler of the world, she would stop at not 1.8kReads9.0Score279Shelves
12. 62 沉 After Being Thrown into the Pond, She Became a Violent Female Sword Cultivator 沉塘后，她成了暴力女剑修 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + strong female lead + Ice Spirit Root + genius + power progression + weak to strong] Before the age of thirteen, Li Chu's life was filled with nothing but indifference and bullying. Even her death came in the humiliating form of being drowned in a pond. Fortunately, just when things seemed darkest, fate gave her a second chance. She met her benefactor. She joined a sect. She became a promising talent. And then? Revenge? Her true enemy wasn't even within reach. Repay her benefactor? Their 682Reads8.6Score100Shelves
13. 63 修 Isn't Cultivation Better? Love-Struck Fools, Back Off! 修炼不香吗？恋爱脑退退退！ Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Traditional Xianxia] [Strong Female Lead] [Genius Protagonist] Ling Yaohan was an ordinary girl until she was tested and found to possess all five spiritual roots. From that day on, she stepped onto the path of immortality and began her journey in search of the Dao... In this life, all I seek is the Dao. I will let nothing else distract me. A friendly reminder: This novel has no CP, romance, or ambiguous relationships. 7.3kReads9.1Score721Shelves
14. 64 穿 Book Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Becomes the Cultivation World's Favorite 穿书：炮灰女配她成了修仙界团宠 Xi Qinghua Yi熙晴画易Ancient Romance529k WordsCompleted [No romance + Cultivation + Beloved, clueless heroine who doesn't understand love + Everyone dotes on her] Su Wanwan thought she was a cannon-fodder villainess in a novel and planned to keep her head down and grow stronger. But then... Qiu Chen and Lan Cang: “Surprise! We're the same person!” Su Wanwan: “...” Her contracted phoenix, Xuan Yi: “Wanwan, be my cultivation partner. I can carry you through the skies.” Su Wanwan: “...” Chi Xiao: “Wanwan, why don't we refine some weapons and get to know 165Reads8.8Score—Shelves
15. 65 游 After Becoming Invincible by Spending Money in the Game, She Became the Sect's Beloved 游戏氪金无敌后，她成了宗门团宠 Ink-Pen Raw Fish墨笔生鱼Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [No romance + cultivation + villainess + face-slapping + System] Note: Complete. The early chapters aren't a power fantasy, so don't read if you can't handle the heroine being put through the wringer. Hualing transmigrates into a large-scale xianxia romance game and becomes a useless second-generation immortal. Not only has her cultivation regressed, leaving her to endure endless mockery, but the heroine is always there to outshine and suppress her. She thought she'd gotten the script of a vici 448Reads9.0Score101Shelves
16. 66 别 Don't Panic, My Mother and I Will Ascend to Immortality Together 别慌，我和我阿娘一起成仙了 Shi Xiaofang石小方Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No romance) Song Yue transmigrated to an unfamiliar dynasty and found herself with a beautiful, intellectually disabled mother. Her mother may have seemed a little foolish and clingy, but she doted on Song Yue and always put her first. The mother and daughter had been living in a village nestled against the mountains, making a living by hunting and practicing medicine. But a series of events brought on by a plague forced them to flee. By a twist of fate, they ended up in a town inhabited by cul 2.1kReads8.7Score247Shelves
17. 67 穿 Transmigrated Into the Cultivation World: I Am the Cool, Distant White Moonlight 穿书修真界：我是清冷白月光 Moonlight on the River明月映江Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + true goddess’s beloved + genius + saintess + ensemble cast in the later half + a touch of being adored by all + no romance] Xuan Lingqing died at the moment when the young elites of Kyoto’s powerful families loved her most. When she awoke, she discovered she had transmigrated into the cultivation world as a wicked supporting female character. Worse still, the heroine had been reborn. Fortunately, her family background was top-tier, and her cultivation tale 11.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    A female-centric story, no romantic pairing, with minor ensemble elements later on. The female lead is a beloved deity who becomes the disciple of the strongest master, becoming a saintess and an unparalleled genius. She cultivates array formations, swordsmanship, and magic simultaneously. The Heavenly Dao bestows upon her the Primordial Golden List, making her the only genius in all of eternity to ascend to this list, bestowed the title of Goddess of the Void Moon, and immeasurable merit. Ahhhhhhh, everyone, please go read this!

18. 68 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 63.1kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    This is one of the better-written books on Tomato (a popular Chinese online literature platform). This is my first time recommending a book, and both of these are really good. The first is a space-themed book, and the second is a cultivation-themed book; both are without romance.

19. 69 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 9.1kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
20. 70 什 What Immortal Path? What Heavenly Dao? Hah! I Cultivate the Path of Slaughter 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 156kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves

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    A lighthearted, wish-fulfillment novel with no romantic pairings. This time, Wanwan has a sect that unconditionally supports her; this time, she has a powerful backer.

21. 71 我 With My Proficiency Panel, I Grind for Experience and Live Forever 我靠熟练度面板，肝经验长生万古 Liu Shan, Who Loves Dried Cabbage爱吃干白菜的柳珊Ancient Romance943k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and is expected to rise. Proficiency panel + grinding for experience + no romance + power progression + personal growth Lou Xue has spent five years transmigrated in the Qingxuan Continent. She thought she'd landed the role of the leading lady in a farming story. After getting away from her awful relatives and starting a business with her own little skill, she realized she might actually be the real heiress in a fake-heiress story. Just as Lou Xue thinks she's in 2.2kReads6.3Score177Shelves

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    A female protagonist with no romantic pairing in this volume, who enters the Dao through martial arts. Characters from the first volume reappear in the fourth volume, each with their own experiences and are the protagonists of their own destiny.

22. 72 被 Forced to Reincarnate, Watch Me Rise to Sainthood 被迫转生，看我逆转成圣 Yuan Hui渊洄Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [No romance | Reborn to cultivate again | Strong female lead | Power fantasy | All elements] In her previous life, Qian Yu, the Martial God of the Divine Realm, was falsely accused of colluding with the Demon Venerable. Her divine bones were extracted, her divine status stripped away, and she was cast into the cycle of reincarnation. Reborn as a mortal, she began cultivating in the womb, absorbing primordial energy and mastering supreme techniques. She thought that once she cultivated 207Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This is a female-centric cultivation novel with no romantic pairing. The author has another completed cultivation novel of over a million words, which was quite good. It's just that this one wasn't as popular as her previous work, but to be fair, it's better. The author also persevered and didn't abandon the story, so everyone should check it out.

23. 73 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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    They're all super good-looking. The first one, "Chi Miao" from Sanshui, is a must-watch. The second one, "Chun Jin," made my lips curl into a smile the whole time I was watching. The third one, "Feng Xi," is number one on my tomato-themed list. The fourth one is our adorable little rascal, "Li Yang" (here, "little rascal" is not a derogatory term but a compliment).

24. 74 看 After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, the Vase-Like Female Lead Slaughters Her Way Through the Cultivation World 看见弹幕后，花瓶女主杀穿修真界 Gu Huo故火Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Live Chat Comments + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Also known as: The System Told Me to Win Them Over, So I Killed All the Chosen Ones Chu Yuan is the eldest daughter of a cultivation family. She works hard at her cultivation and treats others kindly, but one day she unexpectedly sees live chat comments: Just a flower with no fragrance. Hurry up and get off the screen! Who wants to see a simpering wife in a cultivation world full of male leads? I want to see Chinese-sty 44.8kReads9.2Score13.2kShelves

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    The first book is currently being serialized; there's no romance or ambiguity, and it's mostly female with more male characters. Even in the hypothetical world, the female lead is still the strongest. The second book is completed, and it's very good, though I don't know why it only has a few readers. This novel broke my impression that higher-rated novels are better than lower-rated ones. Anyway, I think it's better than many popular cultivation novels on Tomato. There's no romance or ambiguity, and it's mostly female with more male characters. The main plot and supporting characters are mostly female, and the female lead is the strongest without feeling resentful.

25. 75 我 [Word Spirit] I Rule the Cultivation World with My Words 【言灵】我靠嘴在修仙界横着走 Eleven Eleven壹拾壹一Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No CP + Word Spirit + Ensemble Cast + The Hundred Schools of Thought (The main story and extras are complete. The rating is low because few people have read it, so come give it a try.) Shen An left Guixu for two reasons: to find her older sister and brother, and to speak normally instead of setting off land mines. Everything in Jiuzhou was fascinating to her at first. The School of Military Strategy? The Legalists? The Yin-Yang School? The Logicians? The Agriculturalists? What in the world were 5.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves
26. 76 修 The Strongest Nail in the Cultivation World 修仙界最强钉子户 Traveler Across the Galaxy星河渡客Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [Anti-cliché] [Hilarious] [Effortless wins] [No romance] [Transmigration] [Wild imagination] [Invincible] Shen Yueyao transmigrated to the world of cultivation, where all she wanted was to die so she could return to modern times and chase after five million yuan and a troupe of male models. But from the start, she got stuck in a bug in the Heavenly Dao: no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t die! She was found to possess the rarest Chaos Dao Body, yet after ten years of cultivation, she was 2Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    This cultivation novel featuring a persistent protagonist is a must-read! Not only is the protagonist effortlessly invincible, but he also infuriates the Heavenly Dao to the point of speechlessness. It's packed with laughs, an ensemble piece, the female lead leads the team astray, and there's no cloying romance...

27. 77 别 Stop Competing! The Immortal Sect Next Door Already Works Four Days On, Three Days Off 别卷啦！隔壁仙门都上四休三啦 Twelve Clouds十二云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Get up at six in the morning to cultivate, practicing horse stance and martial arts. Keep at it until noon, take a fasting pill, and rest for half an hour. Cultivation doesn’t end until eleven at night. That’s just the basic routine. The truly driven cultivate nonstop for all twenty-four hours of the day. Even blinking one extra time counts as slacking off. What’s the college entrance exam compared with this? What’s a 996 or a 007 work schedule? Cultivation is the real living hell. No benefits, 1.5kReads9.1Score225Shelves

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    Here you go, you're welcome. These are all ensemble novels without romance. Actually, "Raising Monsters" is also an ensemble novel without romance, and it's quite funny. It features a half-baked Taoist priest who transmigrated, a prince who raises fox spirits, a ghost general, a stone demon, and a group of relatives around him!

28. 78 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book as Cannon Fodder and a Villain? Don't Panic! Grab an Opportunity First 穿书炮灰反派？莫慌！抢个机缘先 Subtle Ink微墨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yan Huan died, becoming a cannon-fodder villain in a cultivation novel about rebirth. Before the heroine was reborn, Yan Huan was a prodigy with extraordinary talent. After the heroine’s rebirth, Yan Huan became a pitiful girl whose luck was stolen, the heroine’s human battery, and a vicious villain who opposed her at every turn. In the end, the heroine dug out her spiritual root, reducing her to a complete waste. She died tragically at the hands of the heroine’s many admirers. Fortunately, none 7.3kReads8.5Score628Shelves

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    This is a ensemble piece of light novel with no romantic pairings. The five main characters are not all from the same sect, and each has their own strengths so no one will hold them back!

29. 79 全 After the Whole Sect of Villains Heard My Thoughts, They All Went Crazy 全宗反派听我心声后，集体发疯了 He Liyu河理鱼Ancient Romance751k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast at a Cultivation Sect + Rebirth + Mind Reading + Beloved by Everyone + Absurd Comedy + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] The little junior sister, whose merciless Dao Venerable husband had killed her to prove his Dao, was reborn. She returned to a time when her sect was still intact. The moment she saw her master, she burst into tears: “Master, you’re about to sacrifice yourself for love and abandon us!” “Once you’re gone, each of us will die more horribly than the last!” The eldes 6.1kReads9.4Score973Shelves

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    "Na Sheng Sheng" is a cultivation-themed ensemble piece with no romantic pairing. It's one of Tomato's rare works with a grand theme and a well-developed, complete world-building. It's incredibly good, but the female lead starts out as a baby.

30. 80 只 She Only Wanted to Ascend, but Became Everyone's Beloved 只想飞升的她成了全员白月光 Lord Anmian安眠君Ancient Romance637k WordsCompleted [League competition + no romance + genius-focused story with a touch of ensemble cast + strong heroine] Overnight, Shen Ji transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder character. By a twist of fate, she awakens a top-tier spirit root and joins the worst sect. Who would’ve guessed every member of the sect is a tragic, powerful foil? The sect leader defected, the senior disciple’s damaged spirit root left him a cripple, and the sweet, naive one turned into a smiling snake. The second 665Reads8.7Score145Shelves

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    This book!! Guaranteed no romance, all friendship and redemption! The identities are all deeply hidden [heart emoji][heart emoji] Check out our Shen Ji!

31. 81 被 After a Thousand Swords Pierced Her Heart, Her Junior Sister Slays Her Way to Immortality 被万剑穿心后，师妹她靠杀戮成仙 Luo Shi罗什Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Defying Fate + Everyone’s Darling + Revenge + Thunder Spirit Root + Greatest Prodigy] Yan Lang is an ordinary mortal woman and the heroine of an inspirational cultivation novel. She should have soared through the heavens, but after stepping onto the path of cultivation, she was manipulated and framed for half her life. In the end, she dies a brutal death beneath the swords of the immortal sect. Only after her death does she learn that her senior sister is a transmigrator into a boo 27.8kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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    Come on everyone!!! Look!!! It's so incredibly good! The female lead is super smart, and the other supporting characters are also fantastic!

32. 82 在 One Heart for Cultivation Amid the Frantic Flirting of Seven Villains 在七个反派的狂撩下一心修仙 Mountain Demon山魅Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a book as cannon fodder, and all the male leads want to win her over and get 100% of her favorability! Luo Qingyan was inexplicably hit on by all kinds of powerful men: a twisted senior brother from the immortal sect, a licentious young master of the demon clan, a gorgeous Peacock King, and the mysterious ruler of the Ghost Realm. They pulled out every trick in the book, leaving her utterly baffled. Luo Qingyan: ??? After thinking it over, she suddenly understood. “Good th 20.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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    These are all books without a romantic pairing.

33. 83 满 Everyone in the Sect Is Serious, Except for Our Ridiculously Silly Junior Sister 满门都是正经人，唯师妹过分沙雕 Gongye Suhe公冶肃禾Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted Xiao Wu was a notorious backstabber in the apocalypse, but she transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon-fodder female side character with the same name in an old-fashioned harem novel, whose fate was absolutely miserable. To avoid following the original plot, she immediately took a master, moving him to tears until he fished out a little handkerchief and dabbed frantically at his eyes. Later, everyone in the sect realized that aside from being talented and good-looking, Xiao Wu was, at he 10.6kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    These are all non-romantic, ensemble-style novels set within sects; you can check them out if you're interested.

34. 84 大 After Her Lazy Plans Failed, the Eldest Senior Sister Went Mad 大师姐摆烂不成功后成疯批了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted Ning Ran is the senior disciple of the head of Mu Tian Sect. In the cultivation world, she was the first to reach Foundation Establishment in five hundred years, the first to form a Golden Core, the first to reach Nascent Soul, and the first to attain Divinity Transformation. Ning Ran is the pride of Mu Tian Sect and a role model for all its disciples. She is dutiful and spends every day cultivating and teaching her junior brothers and sisters. She always puts the sect’s honor first, and wheneve 2.9kReads9.1Score340Shelves
35. 85 请 Please Stop Trying to Woo Me, Master Only Loves Cultivation 请你们停止攻略，为师只爱修仙 The Gluttonous Little Monster狂吃小怪兽Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted One woman, multiple male love interests; all the men have only ever been with her In her previous life, Xu Youyou transmigrated with a System and shared one body and two souls with the empress. She helped the empress eliminate every rival and win the throne, only to be stabbed in the back by her when the mission was complete! Reborn, she became a mighty cultivator who had appeared out of nowhere. Heaven's favored geniuses lined up outside her door to become her disciples. She takes disciples 90Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist seeks revenge and takes in six transmigrated disciples, each rich, handsome, and incredibly obedient! Until she discovers: they're all secretly in love with her, and it's impossible to hide it!

36. 86 炮 The Cannon Fodder Junior Sister? No, I’m the Blessed Darling of the Sect 炮灰小师妹？不！是团宠小福星 Shu Mo姝茉Ancient Romance619k WordsCompleted [Gossip-stream + light spirit root and healer + You really think I’m your nanny?] Jiang Yan transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character in a cultivation novel. To stay alive, she has to say ten tea-scented, passive-aggressive things to the heroine every day. She takes the heroine to cultivate, and the heroine stands in front of her. The heroine learns the sword while she studies alchemy, becoming the heroine’s little miracle doctor. There’s no internet in the cultivation world? 2.6kReads9.0Score290Shelves

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    Here, here, you know Ye Langlang, right? The Demonic Sect guy, I can only say he's amazing. Lots of characters transmigrate into other books, or are reborn, and then there's Yun Yanchu, who's both a transmigrator and a reborn character. Although she doesn't have a romantic pairing, her relationship with Chunyu Ling is quite sweet. They're both girls, so be careful and avoid triggers.

37. 87 穿 Reborn as a White Tiger Cub, I Crushed the Male Lead's Spiritual Root from the Start 穿成白虎幼崽，开局剖了男主灵根 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Fantastical Romance282k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Strong Female Lead] [Divine Beast White Tiger, Metal Law] [Ice Spirit Root] [Both Righteous and Evil] [Light Ensemble Cast] When Bai Xi learned that she was destined to be born as the male lead's contracted beast, taking blades, swords, and lethal attacks for him, then becoming his little wife after taking human form, only to die miserably in the end, she dug out the male lead's pure Heavenly Spirit Root instead. Thus, a half-righteous, half-evil White-Haired Immortal Venerable, whose m 8.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    These books are all very good. Two of them, although their ratings aren't high, are really good.

38. 88 我 I Turned Every Love-Struck Fool Into a Workaholic 我把恋爱脑都改造成卷王 Mo Ruwan墨如绾Ancient Romance704k WordsOngoing [No pairing + raising children in the early chapters + silly female lead + powerful golden finger + ensemble cast] The bad news: Lin Wenyu's favorite novel had a terrible ending. The worse news: Lin Wenyu transmigrated into that very novel. The one bit of good news: The story hadn't started yet, and all the characters were still children. There was still time to save them. [Ding-dong! A strong urge to complain has been detected in Host. Would you like to bind with the “Reform Romance-Brained Cha 7Reads8.4Score—Shelves
39. 89 氪 Cash-Shop System: I Use Card Draws to Pose as a Hidden Clan 氪金系统：我靠抽卡伪装隐世家族 A Lotus in a Fleeting Dream浮生梦莲真Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted No CP + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + no identity reveal throughout Overnight, Song Xunzhen transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character. Out of jealousy, she repeatedly framed the heroine, only to be sentenced to death by the hero and sent to the disciplinary hall. Question: “What do you do when the disciplinary hall is right in front of you the moment you look up?” Song Xunzhen: “...Nice...” At her most desperate, her pay-to-draw-card Syste 23.1kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    The author of this book truly adores the female lead; she reached the Nascent Soul stage in less than 50 chapters! Highly recommended!

40. 90 九 The Top Alchemist in Jiuzhou Is a Delicate Little Thing? The Geniuses All Kneel 九州第一是柔弱丹修？天才全跪了 Wen Bai Bu Chan温白不婵Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Explosive talent + mastering eight paths + no CP + scum-bashing] Transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder character, with her whole family destined to be wiped out by the female lead? Linghu Yuan flips the table: Study! Study like her life depends on it! Once she becomes the best in the Nine Provinces, will the female lead still dare mess with her? She starts with alchemy, then takes up swordsmanship, talisman crafting, formations, music, body cultivation… She cultivates all ei 966Reads8.7Score173Shelves

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    These are all non-CP (couple) pairings: Xie Qing, Linghu Yuan, Ning Yue, Xiao Wu, and Nan Xian—they're all really good!

41. 91 穿 After Becoming the Junior Sister of an Immortal Sect, the Cultivation World Went Crazy for Me 穿成仙门小师妹后修真界为我疯狂 Embroidered Spring Tower绣春楼Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted Ning Yue died and transmigrated into a cultivation world. Terrified, she immediately stripped off her clothes. Only when she saw the familiar flame-shaped birthmark on her shoulder did she finally relax. At least it was still her own body! To survive, Ning Yue threw herself into cultivation and earned a place at one of the five great sects. True to the principle of being a jack of all trades and master of none: Alchemy? Easy! Her cooking skills in her previous life were top-notch! Talisman-makin 23.2kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
42. 92 小 My Junior Sister Takes Down Every Young Prodigy with Cheesy Pick-Up Lines 小师妹用土味情话干翻各路天骄 Catch the Stars抓住星星Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing (The short drama My Junior Sister’s Cheesy Pickup Lines is now available.) After gaming for three days and two nights without sleep, internet-addicted girl Xu Wu, unsurprisingly, had an unexpected outcome: she died suddenly. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she’d transmigrated into a book and become the female lead’s foil? The female lead cultivates the heartless path, while the original Xu Wu was a lovesick fool. The female lead is loved, openly or secretly, by countless pr 21.5kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Hehehe, no romance! All the others except the first one are finished. There's no female rivalry on pages 12, 5, and 6. The fifth book probably doesn't count, since there's not much opportunity for the female lead to get close, and she's quickly brought into the spotlight 😄. Also, each book features more than just senior brothers; there are also senior sisters, and the relationships with other sects are good. They're all intelligent, and there's no direct cross-level fighting—that's too absurd. It's all ensemble acting! The first book is a story about disciples from various sects working together, but the female lead is the strongest! There are 21 people in total, all incredibly powerful 😋😋

43. 93 我 After Ten Thousand Swords Pierced My Heart, All My Demon Sect Brothers Were Reborn 我被万剑穿心后，魔门师兄们全部重生了 Mirror Beyond the Clouds云外镜Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted [No-couple female-led cultivation novel] + [dual ice-and-lightning spirit roots] + [girl disguised as a boy] In her previous life, Yun Yanchu had both eyes gouged out and her peerless spirit roots stolen by Lin Wanqing. After enduring endless torment, she died beneath a thousand swords! Only after her death did she learn that she was the heroine of a novel about a girl adored by everyone, while Lin Wanqing was the supporting female character, reborn with a golden finger. Reborn in her childhood, 560Reads9.2Score106Shelves
44. 94 天 The Heavenly Dao Drives the Little Witch Mad 天道逼疯小魔女 Zhuozhuo着着Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted [No CP + Strong Female Lead + Comedy] An Nai was living quite happily in the Demon Realm when a bolt of heavenly lightning struck her and sent her to another world. As for why, she had no idea! In this other world, she was weak, pitiful, and helpless. Whenever she used her demonic power, she’d get struck by lightning again and reincarnate. This happened six times in all. One time, she even became a dog and had other dogs chasing her around, sniffing her butt. When she came back to life yet again 401Reads9.3Score100Shelves
45. 95 全 The Whole Sect Is Sick, Me Included 全宗门有病，加我一个 Kabbalahyy卡巴拉yyAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + ensemble cast + everyone's favorite + everyday life + everyone awakens] In Shi Mo's world, she was all alone. 001 restarted the world a hundred times, just to find Shi Mo a way to survive. “You're my whole world. There's nothing wrong with saving you.” Fortunately, this time they succeeded, and Shi Mo gained a loving family. The First Senior Sister is blind, but she never wears the same hairstyle twice. The Second Senior Brother has a split personality, so Shi Mo gets twice the lov 1.6kReads8.9Score266Shelves
46. 96 沙 My Wacky Junior Sister Loves Going Wild, Turning the Cultivation World on Its Head 沙雕师妹爱发癫，另类整顿修仙圈 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Complete] [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Some people transmigrate into a book as a treasure. Some transmigrate as a nobody. Yun Xi transmigrates as a vine. In the original story, she appears in just two chapters as a disposable villain in a hero-saves-the-beauty scene. After she dies, the captivating heroine takes her home, chops her into eighteen pieces, and turns them into eighteen good-luck charms for her eighteen devoted admirers. Yun Xi says, “If you’re maki 56.4kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves

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    Same author, no romantic pairing, very funny, one is a turtle and the other is a vine.

47. 97 小 The Little Villainess Has a Mind of Her Own 小反派她有自己的想法 Luo Shui's Voice洛水声声Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Fake System] + [Everyone’s Darling] + [Also Known As: How Am I Supposed to Save You, My Master?] Probably no romance. The System told Shen Ya, “We’re the villains. Our goal is to apprentice ourselves to the most powerful master, beat up the male lead, kick the female lead, and become the most hated villains in the cultivation world.” Little Shen Ya nodded, then threw her arms around the legs of a passerby with peerless beauty. Along with her brain-addled System, she joined a sma 14kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
48. 98 堕 After Falling to Demondom, the Female Villain Boss Gives Up and Does Nothing 堕魔后，反派头子她摆烂不干了 Oil Cat Pancake油猫饼Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing (Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing) [Ensemble cultivation cast + goofy comedy + play the pig to eat the tiger] She's transmigrated into a book as a demonic cultivator villain, and from the start she's saddled with a cheating scandal and a death squad. What should she do? Song Xi: “Can't beat them today. I'll stab the other man and make a run for it.” After one spectacularly reckless stunt, she gets hauled straight back to the sect that specializes in catching demonic cultivators. Song 1.4kReads9.3Score399Shelves

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    These books are really good! ^ω^ [Sending hearts][sending hearts] I highly recommend the first one; the ending isn't sad at all~ (I read these a long time ago, so they should all meet the poster's requirements)

49. 99 仇 Sacrifice Your Enemies to the Heavens, and Your Power Knows No Bounds 仇人祭天，法力无边 Your Robe Lingers in My Heart子衿悠我心Ancient Romance730k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + feel-good power fantasy] A mission-taker stole Yu Xuan’s body, claiming to avenge her, then wiped out her clan and married the enemy she hated most! Reborn, Yu Xuan is ready to settle every score and repay every grievance! Whether it’s the mission-taker or the damn System, she won’t let a single one of them off! 3.2kReads9.1Score318Shelves
50. 100 原 So the Junior Sister Was the Heavenly Dao’s Own Daughter All Along! 原来小师妹才是天道的亲闺女！ Fishing Ace钓鱼小能手Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book, Ye Sisi became the cannon-fodder supporting female character who shared her name in a cultivation novel. Why isn’t she called a villainess? Because she happily volunteered to be the heroine’s tool. She offered up not only her eyes and hands, but even her lifespan to the heroine. Heh, she really is the most pathetic cannon fodder in history! But whoever wants to be a cannon-fodder tool can do it themselves. She sure can’t put up with it! She’d planned to find some rand 3.4kReads8.9Score341Shelves

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