Looking for Traditional Cultivation Novels Where the Protagonist Joins a Sect Normally: No Transmigration, No Rebirth 求正常拜入宗门的正统修仙文（不穿越，不重生）

1. 1 把 You Sent Me to Be Your Cultivation Furnace. Now You Regret It? 把我送去做炉鼎，现在你后悔了？ Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Wang Ritian was originally a cultivator with five spiritual roots. His clan believed he had no hope of advancing, so they sent him to a witch's home to serve as her cultivation furnace. Later, he awakened an against-heaven talent, and the clan's cultivators regretted their decision bitterly. They begged him on their knees to return to the clan! Wang Ritian simply said, "You only know to turn around after you've banged your head against a wall, and only know to wipe your nose when the snot reache 3.2kReads8.6Score331Shelves

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   This is amazing! So beautiful!!

2. 2 开 The Witch Initiated Me from the Start, So I Applied to Become Her Cultivation Cauldron 开局被魔女开光，我申请成为炉鼎 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
3. 3 修EN Immortal Cultivation: I Attest to the Path of Immortality with a Dao Fruit 修仙：我以道果证仙途 The Sky Is Lazy天空是懒懒的Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation] [No System] [Steady, slow-burn progression] [I beseech the Lunar Deity: using the Jade Spring Breath Cultivation Method as a foundation, derive a fundamental technique suited to my path!] [Taking water's yielding nature, the moon's revolving phases, communion with the seasons, and the reflection of the soul's intent, I obtain the Moon-Worshipping Illumination Method!] [I beseech the Lunar Deity: using the Heavenly Frost Heart-Washing Record as a foundation, derive a fund 65.7kReads8.4Score6.8kShelves

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   Become a disciple of a legitimate sect

4. 4 浮 The Floating Sky Never Falls 浮天不落 Rouge Conch胭脂螺Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted The floating sky never falls; the immortal sect endures forever. This is a story about a genius who lacks for nothing: talent, resources, or powerful connections. There are no brainless villains who show up just to help the protagonist level up, nor is the protagonist a tragic figure who builds a huge harem. Instead, there are all kinds of worldbuilding details the author, a hopeless settings fanatic, just couldn't resist writing, bringing to life my own personal dream of cultivating immortality 37.4kReads8.8Score3.8kShelves

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   That brings us to this book [laughs] It's super orthodox! The protagonist relies solely on his talent and hard work! A 100% favored child of Heaven [laughs]

5. 5 玄 Mastering the Mystical World 玄门纵横天下 Boat on a Snowy River风雪江上舟Eastern Fantasy621k WordsOngoing The ratings are in! [Ensemble Adventure] [Mystery and Deception] [Passionate Xianxia] [No System] [Plot Twists] Good and evil turn in endless cycles; right and wrong are hard to distinguish, and reality and illusion blur together. The cultivators of the Mystical Sect exorcise demons and defend the Way, but after countless twists and turns, they finally realize: the most evil demon is the human heart! Earthfire surged, and the spiritual veins beneath the land suddenly collapsed. The ghost-demon c 147Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   This book boasts a phenomenal plot and is definitely worth reading.

6. 6 杂 No Future as a Servant Disciple? I’ll Master Pills and Artifacts to Seek Immortality 杂役弟子没出路？丹器双修谋长生 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation, no System, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroics, cautious, a nobody rising to power] Ye Feng transmigrates to another world and fights his way up to become the bandit chief of Black Wind Stronghold. From the start, he kills Duan Shui Liu, an inner disciple of the Xuantian Sect, and obtains a Bagua Furnace that enhances alchemy and artifact forging. After bribing the gatekeeper, he enters the Xuantian Sect to cultivate and begins his adventures in the world of cultivatio 20.4kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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   Good Xianxia novels

7. 7 天 Destiny Has Me Guarding Souls at the Funeral Home 天命，让我在殡仪馆做守魂人 Junior Official of the Tenth Rank十品小吏Mystery92k WordsOngoing [No System, no angst, modern urban fantasy] Have you ever visited a mass grave in the dead of night? Have you ever been to a crematorium after midnight? When the body is shed, does a soul truly remain? Can the soul rest in peace? Is there a guardian of souls in the place where they rest? Guardians of souls are bound by destiny! Guardians of souls serve the living, but their mission lies with the dead! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Celestial Masters Sect of Longhu Mountain is absolutely orthodox.

8. 8 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World: Rising to the Top by Selling Fish 穿越修仙界：从卖鱼开始崛起 Helping Elderly Ladies Every Day天天扶老奶奶Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, rise from the bottom] After transmigrating, Ye Yu is kicked out of his family from the start. He has no choice but to scrape by as a fishmonger, until he offends a sect's holy maiden at the Yihong Brothel and has to flee to another city. In his new cultivation city, Ye Yu first buys two maids to calm his nerves, then invents a seal-based talisman-making technique, opening the floodgates to wealth. To keep growing stronger, Ye Yu builds airplanes and cannons. He’s 10kReads8.6Score800Shelves
9. 9 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.1kReads9.0Score8.5kShelves
10. 10 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.4kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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    No time travel, no reincarnation, a traditional cultivation fantasy novel, now complete!

11. 11 从 From Wood Virtue Cultivator to Master of Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations 从木德修士到掌三灾御九劫 Knows Not the Vastness of Heaven and Earth不识乾坤大Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Advance in Rank, Master Divine Powers, Attain the Great Dao] [Each Realm Is a World Apart] [Genius] [Attainment-Based Cultivation] [No System] [When your status is higher than everyone else's, you can do whatever you want. What do you think, young friend?] People say that True Immortals are like gods and saints, True Lords stand high above like the heavens, and Dao Lords are beyond description. All three are hard to attain. But Gu Qingtong refuses to believe that's how things have to be! If a r 48.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves

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    [Ascend in rank, cultivate supernatural powers, prove the Great Dao] [One realm, one level] [A higher rank means you can do whatever you want, young friend, don't you agree?] In the boundless heavens, in the primordial world, countless beings ascend to immortality, all living beings journey together. A Dao Lord stands in the void, overlooking the myriad immortals. Gu Qingtong, reborn, plunges into this great world of cultivation, cultivating his nature, seeking the Dao, vying with heroes, vowing to prove the Great Dao and achieve immortality. Thunder magic, swordsmanship, witchcraft, beast taming, the Five Elements escape techniques—all are encompassed within the great heavens. In this magnificent world, how many will prove the Dao, how many will become rulers? At that time, all the beings of the heavens felt a surge of joy, and unanimously exclaimed: "Praise be to the Great Dao Lord of the Eastern Hua Realm of the Boundless Heaven, who holds the power to save lives and overcome calamities, the Purple Mansion of the Eastern Hua Great Dao Lord! Great Sage, Great Compassion, Boundless Blessings, May Your Creation Endure Forever!"

12. 12 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 13kReads8.2Score995Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic cultivation world as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unskilled in leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking a deep, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, and then flew away with his children without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grew into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.65 Million words, welcome to read!

13. 13 缺 Short on Metal and Wood 缺金少木 Zi Xi梓翕Eastern Fantasy677k WordsOngoing Born into poverty, He Yun gets the chance to embark on the path of immortality and decisively enters the cultivation world. Follow this young upstart as he climbs step by step toward immortality... [1] A cultivation novel about Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul. A mortal's journey, with no System, and no transmigration, rebirth, reincarnation, or family-based cultivation. It features a golden finger and has either no female lead or a single female lead. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This should be considered orthodox... A typical mortal cultivation story, long-winded and slow-burning, fantasy/xianxia (Chinese fantasy) genre. I'll try recommending my own book; it might not be great, but it shouldn't be too bad either, right?

14. 14 剑 The Legend of the Swordflower Fairy’s Romance 剑花仙缘传 Divine Feather天神羽Eastern Fantasy409k WordsCompleted After the Four Great Immortal Sects fought the Demon Ancestor at the Fallen Spirit Abyss, the Demon Ancestor died and the sects won a narrow victory. They thought peace had finally come to the world, but when the Demon Ancestor's orphaned child went missing, a sword remained poised above the sects. Then disaster struck in the form of a lightning calamity, setting Yu Xian and his companions on a journey that would change their fates. The sword, too, began to teeter. 115Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 7.5kReads9.2Score827Shelves
16. 16 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy595k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 15.3kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    Whether it involves time travel or not isn't important; what matters is whether the writing is rigorous and engaging. If you're looking for something to read, this can be a good transition. [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Integration...] It's a rare gem among sect cultivation novels with a steady and rigorous pace. There are no absurd plots like Foundation Establishment cultivators defeating Nascent Soul cultivators. The strength and characteristics of each realm are explained in detail, with gradual leveling up and a stable, consistent power system. The slow-burn writing style gets better as it progresses. If you like a steady and methodical cultivation novel, you can jump in with confidence.

17. 17 小 A Beggar's Path to Taoism 小乞丐的修道之路 Waiter, One Bowl of Zhajiang Noodles小二来碗杂酱面Eastern Fantasy168k WordsOngoing A little beggar meets a Taoist priest, who later becomes his master and the person closest to him in this world. His master passes down a book called The Dao Realm to the little beggar. With a determined heart and The Dao Realm, the little beggar comes to understand the true nature of this world. When his master is killed by an enemy seeking revenge, a Taoist priest comes looking for him at an unexpected moment. Only after entering a sect does the little beggar truly realize just how vast this w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With a Taoist scripture and a steadfast heart, one has already embarked on the path of cultivation. This is my first time writing a novel, so I hope everyone will support and understand. [Please follow!]

18. 18 一 One Step, One Look Back 一步一回头 Lin Xi临傒Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted Traditional cultivation, with no cheats, no golden finger, and no idiotic characters. Every step of cultivation is earned, and life is calm and unhurried... A fresh take on cultivation, with rigorous logic. What sets this work apart is its focus on enlightenment. Cultivate the Dao, cultivate the heart... 5.9kReads8.5Score492Shelves

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    A very good cultivation novel; it requires careful reading and appreciation.

19. 19 光 The Bachelor Cultivator's Tale 光棍修仙传 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted I left home while young, with little affection for my family. I returned in middle age, only to find both my parents gone. Looking back, I was all alone. The road to immortality stretches on, with spirit beasts for company. A bachelor all my life, with no inner demons to torment me. Song Yang went down to the river to catch crabs and unexpectedly found a bead. Afterward, he was found to have a spiritual root and began his journey into the world of cultivation. Once there, he had only loneliness 1.6kReads7.6Score187Shelves
20. 20 大 The Great Dao Dies, but I Live On; Even as Spiritual Energy Dries Up, I Remain Evergreen 大道死而我不死，灵气枯竭我长青 Principal Typhoon台风校长Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Immortality + no System + not a power fantasy + fictional setting + slow-paced] [The story mainly follows the protagonist as he travels and witnesses the changes after spiritual energy dries up.] Have you seen an age of prosperity, when spiritual energy was abundant, countless races rose to prominence, and geniuses shone like stars in the sky? But have you ever lived through an era when spiritual energy ran dry, all magic withered, and the Great Dao died? Have you seen a vast immortal dynasty g 41.1kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
21. 21 玄 The Profound Heaven Cultivation Chronicle 玄天修仙录 Kong Wei from Zhongang中昂的孔纬Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Yuanjing, an early Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Xuantian Sect, only wants to keep his head down in the cultivation world and live a quiet, stable life. Even when people call him “Rat Daoist” and his peers mock him, he never goes to dangerous places or gets caught up in perilous situations. But without immortality, everything ultimately comes to nothing. With his lifespan nearly at its end and death close at hand, he has no choice but to take a gamble. By luck, he breaks throu 13.9kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 布EN A Commoner's Path to Immortality 布衣仙途 Sima of the Left Bank左岸司马Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted No treasures that can turn back time, no miracle tools that can make herbs grow faster, and no powerful backers! Just an ordinary country boy, relying on his grit, intelligence, caution, and resolve, without cheats or pills, rising step by step from humble beginnings to greatness and forging his own path to immortality! 14.2kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
23. 23 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 162.2kReads9.1Score18.7kShelves
24. 24 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 27.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
25. 25 群 An Ensemble Cultivation Tale: My Junior Uncle Is Destined to Be a Jerk 群像修仙：我家小师叔命里缺德 Long Xian Bu Xian长仙不仙Xianxia530k WordsOngoing Come on in and take a look. What if it turns out to be a masterpiece?~ Lin Qiya came in first in the civil service exam, only to be sent packing by a big truck on the eighteenth floor and transmigrate to a strange place. Here, the kind of rare genius other people only talk about could fill an entire plaza. Heroes from all over the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river, so how come they all drown when they get here? This is the greatest sect under heaven: the Xuantian Sect. The sect is a 1.5kReads—Score124Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality, a group of unparalleled geniuses, a ensemble portrait.

26. 26 凡 An Ordinary Woman's Path to Immortality: She Starts an Inner-Palace War in the Immortal Realm 凡女修仙，她在仙界搞内卷 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance900k WordsCompleted [A mortal woman's path to immortality, no System, no romance, a long, traditional cultivation novel] The ordinary girl Ji Lan was born into the everyday bustle of Qingxi Town. She grew up on her father's medicinal decoctions and her mother's tender care, yet an accidental ingestion left a hidden mystery within her constitution. Fortune comes calling when an immortal master appears to recruit disciples. Through sheer perseverance, Ji Lan passes the initial test of immortal affinity. Carrying a pr 2.2kReads6.9Score199Shelves
27. 27 我 I Raised an Ancient Ferocious Beast as My Dao Companion 我养了一只上古凶兽当道侣 Hakka from Yunya云崖客家人Fantastical Romance323k WordsCompleted A cultivation world modeled on the geography of The Classic of Mountains and Seas. At the age of ten, everyone has a chance to form a soul link with a divine or ferocious beast from the book, awakening a “Beast Soul” and gaining its personality traits and special abilities. [Good-for-nothing’s comeback + ferocious beast soul stone + cutthroat cultivation + satisfying face-slapping] The day her clan branded her a jinx and expelled her in front of everyone, Shen Jingzhe awakened. An ancient soul s 21Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 修 Cultivating Immortality Is Too Much Hardship for Me 修仙，我吃不了一点苦 The Plagiarist Hidden Among Dragons and Tigers卧虎藏龙的文抄公Eastern Fantasy215k WordsOngoing (Original story, no transmigration, no System, not a wish-fulfillment novel, slow burn) Fan Zhong's spiritual root was damaged, so he took up demonic cultivation. But are the side effects of this demonic art supposed to be this strange? The way those bewitching women look at Fan Zhong is starting to scare him. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no time travel, normal intelligence

29. 29 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 46.6kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves

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    The first two are by the same author, and the quality is top-notch. I highly recommend the third one; its fresh writing style is far superior to today's fast-paced novels. The last one is a bit slow at the beginning, but it really gets exciting once it picks up the pace. It's not a typical "feel-good" novel, just enjoyable to read. The early part is full of suspense, clues, and intrigue, all very engaging and exciting. It's truly captivating.

30. 30 穿 A Transmigrated Rogue Cultivator’s Life in the Cultivation World 穿越修真界的散修生活 The Plagiarist Hidden Among Dragons and Tigers卧虎藏龙的文抄公Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Traditional cultivation fantasy, slow-paced, not a power fantasy, read at your own discretion.) Lin Dahai transmigrated to the cultivation world without a System or a golden finger. Tired of farming life among the outer disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, he decided to leave the sect and become a carefree rogue cultivator. 5.8kReads7.7Score361Shelves
31. 31 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

32. 32 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves
33. 33 凡 A Mortal’s Immortal Destiny 凡人仙命 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey] [Traditional xianxia] [No System] [No harem] Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, happened to find a white porcelain bottle in a river, and thus began his path to immortality. The white porcelain bottle can refine ordinary things into supreme treasures: Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Liquid; put in weeds, and they become top-grade spirit herbs; keep ordinary iron inside, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in r 5.1kReads8.1Score594Shelves

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    Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, stumbles upon a white porcelain bottle in a river, thus embarking on his path to immortality. This bottle can transform ordinary objects into supreme treasures. Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Elixir; add weeds, and they become top-grade spiritual herbs; nurture ordinary iron, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in discarded pills, and they become rare elixirs… A mere mortal, wielding this treasure bottle, ultimately proves his immortality! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

34. 34 修 Cultivation Begins in a Mine 修仙从矿洞开始 Blanched Bok Choy菜心白灼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted A pure-mortal cultivation story: no System, no transmigration, a return to the traditional essence of cultivation! The protagonist is an ordinary mortal with no spiritual roots who enters a sect to mine spirit stones for a living. By chance, he survives a deadly disaster and awakens the Five-Colored Spiritual Marrow buried underground. This rare treasure, unseen in ten thousand years, reshapes his spiritual roots from within, unexpectedly condensing the rare Five-Element Spiritual Roots! From th 2.3kReads8.7Score188Shelves

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    Those who prefer traditional cultivation novels might enjoy this pure mortal cultivation story without a system or time travel element. The protagonist embarks on his immortal journey thanks to the Five-Colored Spiritual Essence unexpectedly gifted by the villain. The protagonist doesn't have any powerful cheat codes; everything depends on the opportunities provided by the villain.

35. 35 苍 The Book of All Life, the Sword of Noble Spirit 苍生书，风骨剑 The Ultimate Chen Xiaozhu至臻陈小逐Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted What makes a Confucian sage? He does not recite the classics of the sages; he reads the books of the common people. What makes a Martial God? He does not uphold the emperor’s crown; he wields a sword of integrity! What does “putting one’s family in order” mean? If your father is steeped in sin and helps a tyrant commit evil, then even your father can be killed! What does “governing the state” mean? If the ruler is unjust, cruel, and tyrannical, then even the ruler can be killed! What does “bring 4.4kReads8.4Score377Shelves
36. 36 自 I Began at Baiyun Sect and Made My Own Path to Immortality 自白云宗始，我自登仙途 I'm a Little Abstract我有点抽象Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing Demonic cultivators run rampant, slaughtering the people and refining their bodies to extract their souls. The people of Qingniu Town are doomed, but two children escape death and are rescued and taken to the Baiyun Sect. From that day on, Song Ying sets foot on the path to immortality, awakening to the Dao and ascending on the clouds, determined to soar above the heavens and attain the Great Dao. 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is my current favorite; the second one is being serialized.

37. 37 仙 Tales of an Immortal Official! It All Begins with Hearing Intel About Immortal Destiny! 仙官物语！从听到仙缘情报开始！ I'll Go Up There and Slash You我上去就是一刀Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing A sprawling epic! A sprawling epic! A prodigy’s rise Not traditional classical cultivation. The jokes can get a bit excessive at times, so just enjoy the ride! Shen Li transmigrated to a world of immortal martial arts, and he had a secret. When he was a child, he was knocked over by a five-colored horse. Ever since, strange messages had appeared in his mind! [At midnight tonight, a drop of Moonlight Spirit Water will appear in Crescent Lake. Use it as bait to lure out a Streamswimming Carp. Rewa 74.2kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves

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    The path of cause and effect, the pursuit of wealth, there are no wild, serendipitous encounters; behind every extraordinary experience lies the calculation of a powerful figure.

38. 38 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 77.3kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
39. 39 凝 Gazing Toward the Immortal Path 凝望仙路 It's All Dream Talk说的都是梦话Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted A borderland youth suffered from a grave illness. To stay alive, he had no choice but to be adopted by another family. But fate had other plans: by chance, he joined a cultivation sect, where he started out as an outer disciple burning charcoal... 1.6kReads7.8Score138Shelves

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    This is watchable.

40. 40 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You think this is urban fantasy? No, this is a massive soap opera combining a "Demon Lord Training Plan" and a "Repentance Pill for Exes." The male lead, dumped when he's down on his luck, immediately signs a contract—no, a cooperation agreement—with the demon lord within him. He absorbs lifespans, imparts cultivation techniques, and woos various genuinely interested women, breaking through to new heights with each cultivation session. They say I'm greedy, wanting both beauty and the world—I laugh: I cultivate karma, who says I can't have it all?

41. 41 阴 Yin Immortal 阴仙 Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsOngoing Born inside a coffin, the young man honors the dying wish of the old caretaker of the charity cemetery and personally sends his sworn younger sister to join an immortal sect. After she enters the sect, he accidentally stumbles into the Yin Mountain of a Hundred Ghosts and has no choice but to embark on the path of ghosts… Thus begins the legendary cultivation journey of a ghost cultivator wielding a ghost blade, slaying giant demon overlords and cleaving immortal sect masters in two… 16.3kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    The first one is fine, the others are all acceptable.

42. 42 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, I Obtained the Devour-All-Things Entry 稳健修仙：开局获得吞噬万物词条 A Tiny Little Wind一只风小小Eastern Fantasy135k WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation + Steady Cultivation + Survivalist Path + Longevity + Trickster + No Female Lead/Single Female Lead + Traits + System] My name is Li Mu. As a proper rogue cultivator, I pick up what others don't want and go where others won't. As for the great opportunities everyone else fights over, I don't care about them. "Consume?" "Consume it! Of course we have to consume it!" "One percent consumed..." "Hey, System, aren't you going to do anything? What do you mean, stuck at one percent? 1.9kReads—Score224Shelves

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    A mortal cultivates to immortality, a steady path to immortality, with a system.

43. 43 鸦 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Feng Yijuan封一卷Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 84.7kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous.

44. 44 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 2.2kReads7.0Score203Shelves
45. 45 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 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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

46. 46 挖 After Five Years of Mining, I Realized I Was a Prodigy of Alchemy 挖矿五年，惊觉我竟是丹道奇才 Loves Spicy Durian爱吃辣榴莲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal's journey · Slow burn · No heroine] (This is a story about a supporting character who would go unnoticed in any other book, but becomes the protagonist here, much like countless unremarkable passersby. I'm simply using his perspective to describe this world, so please stop criticizing him ᵕ᷄≀ ̠ᵕ᷅. It seems unreasonable because you treat him as the protagonist and expect things of him, but to me, from beginning to end, he's just a camera, there to record the power struggles, vendettas, an 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥 [Authentic Cultivation + Mortal Flow + Step-by-Step Approach] [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work] I highly recommend this novel, my favorite. The story progresses logically, with constant plot twists and well-developed characters. You won't be able to put it down once you start reading.

47. 47 拾 Gathering the Dao of Immortality 拾道长生 Magical Watermelon Hand神奇西瓜手Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + bargain hunting + no System + cautious cultivation] An ordinary boy who makes his living scavenging junk accidentally saves a badly wounded Saintess. After cultivating dual techniques together, he embarks on the path to immortality. Relying on his cautious nature and knack for finding hidden treasures, he steadily grows stronger in the cultivation world. 14.5kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Authentic mortal cultivation journey, no system, no time travel, level up step by step.

48. 48 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 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    A small-town boy, inheriting a Daoist technique, hides it away and cultivates alone. He attends school by day and cultivates at night, unassuming and unpretentious, quietly astonishing everyone with his simple yet profound cultivation. He doesn't time travel or reincarnate; he follows the traditional path of cultivation, formally apprenticing under a master.

49. 49 桃 Immortals and Mortals of Taowu 桃坞仙凡 The Official’s Journey官人行Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [The Greatest Xuanhuan Novel of All Time] [Its title did it a disservice. More than ten outside sites have already pirated it. Veteran fantasy readers, jump right in.] The master is invincible, and the protagonist starts out with a cheat... The Cangyuan Continent, with its vast lands and mysterious seas. Wang Xiaoshi, a young islander, stumbled onto the path of immortal cultivation by chance. But his first attempt ended in failure, and from that day onward, a rainbow hung across the sky. When th 141Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is the last disciple of Li Buci, the peerless master of Peach Blossom Valley. He dies in the first 20 chapters, and his power spike ends in 30. Every senior brother and sister in the sect is individually a force to be reckoned with, and each character has a distinct personality. Even the villains have reasons to be both hated and loved. The pacing is top-notch, full of foreshadowing and plot twists. If you don't like it, come back and criticize me! [You should think about it][You should think about it]

50. 50 懒 The Lazy God Cultivates 懒神修仙 Old Cha Goes Shopping老查逛街Eastern Fantasy567k WordsOngoing Xu Renjie, a good-for-nothing with all five spiritual roots, is widely known in the cultivation world as the ultimate slacker. While others cultivate, he sunbathes. While others fight over treasures, he takes a nap. When refining pills, others proceed with extreme caution. Xu Renjie dumps ten batches of ingredients into one cauldron so he can have more days to play. If the furnace explodes, that's a perfect excuse for a break. A beast tide arrives? He doesn't even lift an eyelid. He pats the spi 721Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot should be similar.

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