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. 51 扛 Carrying a Coffin on My Way to Cultivate Immortality 扛着棺材去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing A young man from a once-prosperous family accidentally finds a jade seal coiled by a dragon. He never realizes that this powerful seal is not only a formidable weapon, but also a key to a world of advanced civilization… 61.1kReads8.5Score3.7kShelves

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   Cultivation, comedy, Lao Liu, completed, a mortal's tale...

2. 52 坠 The God Who Fell into the Demonic Path 坠入魔道的神 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Legend has it that this world is bound by the Heavenly Dao, and only by devouring it can one empower oneself and rise to a higher plane. One day, a Heavenly Dao tomb from a higher plane descended into the mortal world and chose an infant, entering the child's body. From then on, a vast conspiracy gradually unfolded around this child. A lone star of ill fortune descended to the mortal realm, all living beings suffered, and the Divine Clan was destroyed. See how the heaven-chosen youth navigate 18.3kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
3. 53 猫 The Demon-Cultivation Tale of Cat Lao Liu 猫老六修妖传 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Demon Cultivation | Immortal Cultivation | Comedy | Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger | Ruthless and Decisive] Mao Laoliu was a wild, unrestrained fellow who accidentally came into possession of the Heavenly Toad, a supreme treasure from the Immortal Realm. The toad carried his soul across time and space to a world of immortal cultivators, where he was reborn in the body of a black cat. And so Mao Laoliu began his life as a demon cultivator… 8.6kReads8.7Score722Shelves
4. 54 修 Cultivation: I Have a Heaven-Devouring Pearl 修仙，我有一颗吞天珠 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted By chance, an ordinary young man obtains the most powerful treasure in the Three Realms, the Heaven-Replenishing Pearl. From then on, he defies fate and changes his destiny, fighting his way from the human realm to the spirit realm, founding the world’s strongest people, then battling his way into the immortal realm for the sake of his obsession. He rises from humble beginnings in the mortal world and brings it all to an end in the immortal realm! 8.8kReads8.7Score597Shelves
5. 55 不 I’ll Do Whatever It Takes to Cultivate Immortality 不择手段去修仙 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Feel-Good Story + Comedy + Mortal Cultivation + No Harem + Xuanhuan + No System Belief: If you've got thick skin, you get the meat. Motto: If a problem can be solved by sweet-talking, never resort to force. Principle: If nobody messes with me, I'll mess with them anyway. Specialty: Play the pig to eat the tiger. I'm number one at showing off. A street punk from the 21st century accidentally obtains a rare treasure and transmigrates to a world overrun by immortals, demonic cultivators, and practi 11.1kReads8.8Score914Shelves
6. 56 凡 Mortal Cultivation, Beginning with Starlight 凡人修仙，从星光开始 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted An ordinary boy is chosen by a star and sent from Earth to another world. His fate is changed forever, and he begins his cultivation journey in this unfamiliar land. He stumbles through cultivation, treading as carefully as if on thin ice, all so he can find his way home. But being reborn was simply a fate that had been ordained... 3.1kReads7.3Score229Shelves
7. 57 为 For That Dream, I Will Split Heaven and Earth 为了那个梦，我要开天辟地 Life Is Like Jade人生如玉Eastern Fantasy598k WordsCompleted Legend has it that everything in this world is an illusion. This world is merely a dream of yours. As long as you exist, this world exists. When you are gone, it will naturally crumble and vanish... Wang Bin lost his world, lost his dream. For the sake of that dream and the person he loved most, he would split open the heavens and cleave the earth. He would create that world... 506Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 五 The Five-Element Waste Spirit Root: I Have a Treasure-Gathering Golden Toad 五行废灵：我有一只聚宝金蟾 Xi and Xu羲与许Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Smart Protagonist] [One Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] At eighteen, with a fake Five-Element Spirit Root, was his path to immortality already doomed? Wang Han was a hunter from the countryside. By a twist of fate, he entered Leiyang Pavilion, only to be made a nominal "Core Disciple" and, in truth, reduced to chopping wood in the back hills. His poor aptitude earned him the label "useless spirit root," while the declining sect's leader treated disciples like disposabl 2.3kReads6.6Score216Shelves

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   A classic mortal cultivation story featuring a protagonist with five spiritual roots, born into a humble village with extremely low starting point. The plot is full of scheming, with the protagonist taking every step with meticulous planning and strategic thinking. He's intelligent and capable of refining his skills, progressing through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation... It's already over 700,000 words long and is quite substantial; definitely worth reading when you're looking for something to read. [Currently in progress]

9. 59 一 I Only Want to Be a Couch Potato, Yet I'm Forced to Save the World 一心想当咸鱼，却被迫拯救苍生 Orange Circle Circle Circle橙圈圈圈Ancient Romance490k WordsOngoing Mu Jin used to be nothing but a lazy salted fish who loved doing as little as possible. Then, for no apparent reason, a glowing orb claiming to be the Heavenly Dao pulled her into the world of immortal cultivation. She wanted to slack off, but was forced to learn all kinds of skills. With elders ahead of her and senior brothers behind her, Mu Jin could only shout, “Heroes, please leave me alone!” Not a single person around her was normal: her refined eldest senior brother only wanted to play ch 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is an ensemble piece with a comedic element. The female lead is both silly and talented, and the supporting characters are also well-developed. It's not just about the female lead being the only one who shines; it's a story about a group of people. I really love those cheeky and irreverent characters! [Kissing emoji]

10. 60 儒 The Tale of a Confucian Scholar's Immortal Cultivation 儒生修仙传 Nanshan You Ning南山攸宁Eastern Fantasy910k WordsOngoing Tomato Original, traditional cultivation, Eastern fantasy [Ordinary Mortal, Decisive and Ruthless, Cunning, Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] A scholar with no prospects in the imperial examinations might as well cultivate immortality. A scholar who had hoped to continue taking the imperial examinations ended up as an inconspicuous aide in the county office, burying himself in case files every day and thinking that his life would amount to nothing but exhausting paperwork. Who could have guesse 331Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this cultivation novel. No time travel, no reincarnation, just a normal path to joining a sect. It's a traditional cultivation novel, an Eastern fantasy, a mortal-flow story. A ruthless scholar who failed the imperial examinations turns to cultivation. Originally intending to continue taking the exams, he becomes an insignificant staff member in the county government, buried in documents, believing his life is nothing more than tedious paperwork. But an unexpected tomb excavation leads him to discover an ancient scroll hidden among the dusty stones. Why be a "horse"? Why take a "job"? Cultivate immortality!

11. 61 她 She Saw Herself Die on the Day of the Sect Tournament 她看见自己死在宗门大比那日 Tai Mu苔牧Fantastical Romance811k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead | No romance | Cultivation | Growth and progression | Ensemble cast] At the age of seven, Shen Zhaoye saw the date of her own death. The sect tournament. A high platform in the pouring rain. She died in front of everyone, clutching an unfamiliar fate token engraved with the character “Xie.” Five years later, she joined the Taiyan Sect. Her spiritual root test revealed dual fire and earth roots, with above-average aptitude. Not useless, but nowhere near a genius. Then, on t 152Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Very detailed, like a collection of essays

12. 62 成 On the Path to Immortality: I'm the Unparalleled Prodigy of an Undying Immortal Sect 成仙：我在不朽仙宗当绝世天骄 A Person After the Autumn Rain人在秋雨后Eastern Fantasy293k WordsOngoing [Just Received a Rating, It Will Rise! Genius, Everyday Cultivation, Slow-Paced, Top Immortal Sect, Enlightenment, Growing Protagonist, Nurturing, Native, No Official Couple] This is the everyday cultivation story of a genius with heaven-defying talent, techniques, resources, and background, rising to immortality. May the heavens be filled with vigor, and may our path flourish evermore! May Lingxiao shake the nine heavens, and may the immortal sect endure forever! “What makes a genius?” “Joining 313Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel, just a genius story. It's currently under 200,000 words, starting from when the protagonist was six years old, and is now at seven and a half. He has a sunny personality and is a top-tier member of his sect. [Attention][Attention]

13. 63 仙 Supreme Immortal Path: The Genius Alchemist 仙路至尊之天才炼丹师 The Thorn Bird Sings荆棘鸟在歌唱Xianxia327k WordsOngoing Li Yishan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, chance upon an ancient wonder, the Grand Compendium of Primordial Alchemy. Through alchemy, he rises within the sect, advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world. He competes for supremacy on the immortal path and comes to dominate the continent. 1.7kReads—Score237Shelves
14. 64 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 96.2kReads8.4Score10.7kShelves
15. 65 清 The Records of Qingxu’s Exorcisms 清虚伏魔录 Recluse of the Void虚中散人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A traditional Taoist novel based on real events. This is not a power fantasy. The first forty-seven chapters lay the groundwork for the grand story to come, so please read them patiently. Nine to five, I’m an office worker tapping away at a keyboard in a high-end office tower, walking through the city’s central business district in a shirt and leather shoes, using office software to bustle between reports and proposals. At dusk, I’m a Qingwei Taoist of the San Tian Gate, carrying ritual implem 7kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    This is not a wish-fulfillment novel; there is no female lead or rebirth. The content is adapted from true events. The author is a Taoist priest of the Qingwei School. Highly recommended for readers interested in Taoist culture.

16. 66 凤 The Phoenix Perches in the Forest 凤栖于林 A-Lang of the Eight Wastelands八荒阿狼Eastern Fantasy119k WordsOngoing A place to collect some old story ideas from the Eight Desolations series. These are old works I saved a long time ago. Many of their settings have since been abandoned or revised, but a lot of them were carried over, so I’m keeping them here for reference. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Want to check out a fantasy drama that barely touches on cultivation and just talks about the world and story?

17. 67 剑 Sword, Moon, Zither, and Star 剑月琴星 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 115.6kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves

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    This is the only book I recommend. It's a bit of a shame that so many people have recommended it, yet no one has.

18. 68 蓝 The Last Cultivator on Blue Star 蓝星最后一个修士 Stir-Fried Milk Candy清炒牛皮糖Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Classic fantasy] [Urban cultivation] [the Myriad Worlds] [Eastern xianxia] A parallel world. With no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration, Fang Yun was an ordinary country boy who practiced martial arts and cultivated qi. By a twist of fate, he received his master's legacy on his deathbed, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body laid the foundation for cultivation. See how the last cultivator wages war across the lands. 25.4kReads7.8Score1.9kShelves

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    Parallel world. Without a system, without rebirth, without transmigration, Fang Yun, a "three-nothing" individual, was originally a farmer's son practicing martial arts and cultivating qi. By chance, he received the inheritance bestowed upon him by his dying master, becoming the last cultivator in this world. From then on, martial arts and the Dao merged, and his mortal body built its foundation. Witness how this last cultivator conquers all directions. After resolving worldly ties, he embarks on the ancient starry road long forgotten, following in the footsteps of the sages, venturing into the magnificent myriad worlds. Everyone come and see!

19. 69 我 I Have a Cautious Senior Brother 我有一个苟师兄 Secondhand Squirrel二手松鼠Eastern Fantasy715k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaogou's ultimate goal in cultivating immortality is to lie flat and live forever. If he can avoid lifting a finger, he won't overwork himself; if he can dodge trouble, he won't get involved! Unfortunately, fate insists on making things difficult for him. His eldest senior brother is a workaholic with obsessive-compulsive tendencies, watching him train every day. Miss even fifteen minutes of practice, and he'll lecture Lin Xiaogou until his ears ring. His second senior brother is a professi 202Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes, here it comes, there's something for everyone.

20. 70 开 From the Start at Biyou Palace, I Become the Golden Hoop Immortal 开局碧游宫，我为金箍仙 The Luckiest One福气最足Eastern Fantasy310k WordsOngoing A Primordial World story with no female lead, no name on the Investiture of the Gods, and a stress-free, everyday life of cultivation. But why, when facing the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, did the Golden-Hooping Immortal place his golden hoop on Huanglong Daoist alone? And why did such a mighty immortal disappear after the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation? 4.7kReads6.8Score210Shelves

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    It's beautiful; it's truly stylish.

21. 71 雪 Snowy Night on the Tianshan Mountains 雪夜天山 Secondhand Squirrel二手松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + comedy + revenge] On a snowy night ten years ago, I was in my mother’s arms, watching with my own eyes as a group of men in black hunted her down! Ten years later, I descend the mountain and enter the Academy of All Life. Then one day, I unexpectedly discover that I have half-demon blood. Me: “I’m a demon? What kind of demon am I?” When demon calamity strikes, an elder of the Academy of All Life points at me and curses, “Half-demons are the root 1.1kReads6.7Score103Shelves
22. 72 剑 The Sword Cultivator Thinks There’s Something Wrong with This World 剑修她觉得这个世界有问题 HoshileAncient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sword cultivator + Ice Spirit Root + prodigy of the righteous path + coming of age + plot-driven + a touch of ensemble cast] Gu Qing is the second disciple of the Tianxuan Sect’s Enforcement Elder. She has a mutated spiritual root and a born sword bone, and life has been smooth sailing for her apart from having no parents. Her daily routine is to bicker with her senior brother, fight on the dueling platform, and practice in her room… then wait until she turns twelve, passes the test to enter th 689Reads8.1Score101Shelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth. The female protagonist was taken in by a sect elder as a child. She possesses extraordinary talent and dreams of punishing evil and upholding justice, but she gradually discovers that things are not so simple.

23. 73 我 Betting on Spirits in Another World 我在异世界赌灵 Secondhand Squirrel二手松鼠Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted What is spirit gambling? Is it gambling for money? No, no. Spirit gambling is much more thrilling than gambling for money. Don't believe me? Come in and see for yourself! Since ancient times, where there are immortals, there have also been demons. The line between immortals and demons is like the line between good and evil, and it all comes down to the choices cultivators make. A hundred thousand years ago, the ancient world collapsed in the war between immortals and demons. Its legacy was shat 528Reads8.2Score—Shelves
24. 74 诸 Myriad Worlds: A Nine-Colored Deer Volunteers to Sacrifice Itself from the Start 诸天：开局九色鹿自愿献祭 Steamed Kun Fish清蒸大鲲Anime Fanfiction661k WordsOngoing To transmigrate is a good thing, and to transmigrate across the heavens is even better! What's more, Chen Jinghong has both the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings and the Blood Demon Dao Lord residing inside him. Becoming an Old One in three years and a Dao Lord in five is no pipe dream. His first stop is the Shanghai Animation Film Studio's The Nine-Colored Deer. Chen Jinghong has already set up a little stool and is sitting on the sidelines, ready to cheer and be the perfect ru 368Reads7.6Score—Shelves
25. 75 西 Journey to the West: A Well-Connected Insider at Mount Ling, the Peacock Great King 西游：灵山关系户，孔雀大明王 Giant Sword's Husband巨剑褪夫Eastern Fantasy996k WordsOngoing [Journey to the West] [Not a Primordial Chaos-style story] Kong Xuan transmigrates into a bird’s egg. After hatching, he teaches his twin brother, the Great Peng, a lesson for trying to steal the Yin-Yang Two Qi Vase. Then, ravenous with hunger, he flies from the nest in search of something to eat. Kong Xuan sweeps across the land, devouring countless living beings, yet his hunger refuses to fade. Just then, a ball of golden light appears atop a distant snowy mountain, catching his attention. “L 3.9kReads8.6Score222Shelves
26. 76 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting to Slay Evil in a Mountain Village 灵气复苏，从山村斩邪开始 Rookie Storyteller菜鸟讲故事Urban162k WordsOngoing As spiritual qi revival swept the world, night grew unnaturally dark and ghostly flames spread across the land. A hundred ghosts roamed at night, and myriad races descended upon the world. Lin Fan happened upon a rusty sword that passed on its power to him. He unearthed ancient cultivation manuals and shared them with his village companions. Wild boars mutated, skeletons crawled from their graves, and ghosts attacked at night. A hundred ghosts slaughtered the village as the myriad races fought f 3.3kReads—Score362Shelves

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    Spiritual energy resurgence, a hundred ghosts roam the night, and all races invade.

27. 77 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 99.3kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves
28. 78 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 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves

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

29. 79 洪 The Little Sweet Flag of Honghuang Seeks the Dao 洪荒之小小菖蒲在求道 Illusion-Warning Adept警幻真人Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (This story's setting differs somewhat from the usual Honghuang stories, and there is no female lead.) I once defied Duobao in Biyou Palace, and helped Daoxuan among the human race. In Heaven, I am a disciple of the Primordial Dao; on Earth, I am a master of the Earthly Dao. Shennong and Xuanyuan had my help, and my name is recorded in the Peach Banquet's annals. I have friends in Buddhism, and I am honored in the Divine Way. I once transformed the Human Dao, and witnessed time and space being r 3.8kReads8.8Score218Shelves
30. 80 破 A Broken Cauldron Helps Me Cultivate Immortality 破木鼎助我修仙 Red Eggplant Cloth红茄布Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + Divine Wood Cauldron + fantasy world] A brother and sister went into the mountains to forage. His younger sister found a broken wooden cauldron and gave it to her brother to use as a bowl. Suddenly, she spotted an immortal flying through the sky on a sword. “Hey, immortal up there! Hello!” At her greeting, Ye Yao was kidnapped, and her brother Ye Fan was knocked unconscious. When Ye Fan woke up, he burst into tears, only to run into a passing fairy-like young wo 26.2kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    "Their high-profile plea for buyback is practically announcing to everyone what a treasure they've lost! If someone finds it and keeps it for themselves, wouldn't they be furious? Especially if their enemies use their family's treasure to show off, wouldn't that drive them crazy?" Feng Qingge's lips curled slightly as she patiently explained, "Hey, don't underestimate these family heirlooms. They all rely on bloodline to bind them to their owners. Even if someone else finds them, they generally can't bind them. Even if they can barely use them, they won't be able to unleash even a tenth or a twelfth of their original power."

31. 81 修 Cultivation: Everyone Thinks She Has Powerful Backing 修仙，所有人都以为她背景很强 A Lovestruck Soul Among Flowers花语人痴Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No romance, heroine’s growth + five-element spiritual roots + single-minded pursuit of immortality] Wu Weiyang is determined to cultivate the Dao and become an immortal, but she was born with five-element spiritual roots, considered the worst talent in the cultivation world. She refuses to give up. If her aptitude is poor, she’ll make up for it with hard work. If hard work isn’t enough, she’ll add a little luck and a little perseverance. When she gradually begins to stand out, everyone says, “H 20.9kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    It's very traditional, but the downside is that it's still being serialized and the series is very short.

32. 82 人 In the Investiture of the Gods: Setting Up the Ten Ultimate Formations 人在封神：将摆十绝阵 Illusion-Warning Adept警幻真人Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted (Primordial World + Mythology) He became Bai Li, master of the Blazing Flame Formation, one of the Ten Heavenly Lords of the Investiture of the Gods. Caught in the calamity, how could he escape his fated death? Could the knowledge he had from his previous life really help? When fate and loyalty clashed, what should he choose? Only after enduring one ordeal after another did he discover that the Primordial World of this life was nowhere near as simple as he had imagined. The divine path led to Ta 8.6kReads8.6Score440Shelves
33. 83 乾 Dragon Spirit of Heaven and Earth 乾坤龙灵 October Yang十月洋Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Abandoned child + master thief + cultivation + fortune + golden dragon + high-octane battles + secret-realm adventures + ruthless decisiveness + ancient divine beasts] She was the Dragon Realm's most gifted young woman, but was betrayed by her own family and self-destructed, only to be reborn! His birth was shrouded in mystery. By a twist of fate, he obtained a heaven-defying divine pearl, and from then on embarked on the path of cultivation! From an unknown pickpocket in Cangwu City to an unpa 10.3kReads9.2Score897Shelves

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    "Qiankun Dragon Spirit" is a rare and excellent fantasy novel. Its plot, characters, and setting are all top-notch. It will not only bring you joy and enjoyment while reading, but also give you strength and courage.

34. 84 功 Virtue Dao Lord: Beginning in the Republican Era 功德道君：从民国世界开始 The Laid-Back Soul of the Mortal World红尘懒散人Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Eastern cultivation fantasy + Xuanhuan + Traditional cultivation + Myriad Worlds + Tomb Raiding + Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + The Solar Immortal + Jade Dynasty + Lotus Lantern + System + No Heroine] Chen Ziping transmigrates to the Republic of China era and activates the Merit Exchange System. He slays wolf demons, destroys corpse kings, punishes the wicked, and helps the world and its people. He progresses from nurturing the body to nurturing his primordial essence, and from a ritual 1.9kReads6.8Score100Shelves
35. 85 一 One Sword to Subdue the Heavens 一剑伏天 All Things Under Heaven申罗万象Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted Between Heaven and Earth, there is a righteous force, That takes on countless forms. Below, it becomes the rivers and mountains; Above, the sun and stars. A young man’s soul enters another world, a realm where the Heavenly Dao has gone awry, gods and demons run rampant, and natural law tramples human desire. Fang Teng rises from humble beginnings. Ten years of ice cannot cool his burning heart; he swears to shatter this benighted Heaven and chaotic Earth. I possess a Heavenly Heart Mirror, illu 791Reads—Score105Shelves

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    He formally joined a sect, but it was all due to time travel.

36. 86 从 A Journey Beyond the Mundane, Beginning with Myth 从神话开始的超脱之旅 Salty Fish Can't Keep Up the Grind咸鱼卷不动Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing A journey through the heavens. Caught up in an undeserved calamity for no apparent reason, the ordinary man Ning Yuan’s soul returned to the netherworld. From then on, a door to eternity opened before him. Amid the old tales of the Republic era and rampaging evil spirits, he leaves his mark on a hidden history buried in legend and on a vast, unending epic. Ning Yuan strides ever closer to immortality, transcends fate, and ascends to the rank of the ancients, standing above all the worlds. 9.7kReads8.5Score644Shelves
37. 87 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生 Chen Dou辰斗Eastern Fantasy770k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith 835Reads8.1Score232Shelves

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    With a master, a sect to follow, and orthodox cultivation, the protagonist gradually accumulates strength step by step. There are no overpowered abilities or wish-fulfillment elements; it's not a wish-fulfillment story, and there's no transmigration or rebirth. It's purely about an ordinary person cultivating immortality. The protagonist's defining characteristic is "always asking questions when he doesn't understand."

38. 88 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 6.7kReads7.5Score676Shelves

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    It's really good, definitely worth watching! [Thumbs up][Kiss][Kiss]

39. 89 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
40. 90 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score441Shelves

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    These are all stories about people joining sects normally, without reincarnation or time travel. The writing is decent and readable. These books should meet your requirements. They all have ratings above a certain number, so their quality is guaranteed.

41. 91 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. He cultivates the Sword Intent of Slaughter and the Sword Intent of Death… In the early stages, he kills Void Beast cubs to obtain Void Stones; later, he comprehends the power of space. He is decisive in killing but not indiscriminate. There is no female lead. The sect is harmonious with no internal strife.

42. 92 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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    Although this book is unfinished, it's worth reading. In my opinion, it's second only to *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality* among cultivation novels.

43. 93 那 The Cultivators We Used to Chop Up Together 那些年，我们一起砍过的修仙者 Squirrel Under the Mushroom House蘑菇屋下的松鼠Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted (Everyman’s cultivation + no System) Unlike traditional xianxia, don’t read if that’s not your thing. That year, a seven-year-old boy took his little sister into the cultivation world. Then all the cultivators went crazy! When you set out to cultivate, it doesn’t matter if you have talent, treasures, or lucky opportunities. But there’s one thing you must remember: there’s one person you must never provoke. Even though this person isn’t a cultivator at all. His blade is faster than light, so fast 160.3kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
44. 94 修 Cultivating Immortality, I Shatter the Firmament 修仙破苍穹 Overlord Blade霸刀Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey + no System + foreign races + immortal pets + supreme secret realm + sect] A young man ventures into the mountains and accidentally obtains a manual. After passing an examination, he joins the local sect, the Azure Dragon Gang. One night, an old man catches him cultivating. The young man becomes his disciple and learns that he has five spiritual roots, which will make cultivation extremely difficult. By chance, he obtains a mysterious little green bottle. The liquid inside cont 12.6kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    This book boasts a meticulously plotted, humorous, and brutal storyline, with a vast and all-encompassing world-building. The plot flows seamlessly from beginning to end, becoming increasingly captivating as it progresses. Cultivation realms include: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation… Immortal Venerable, Dao Ancestor, and Transcendence. The only difference is the addition of the Transcendence realm at the end. In short, it's excellent.

45. 95 云 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles of Yun Sheng 云升仙记 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted While Zhu Gouwawa and his friends were taking a dip in the cool water at their secret base, he pulled a snow-white pearl from a crack in the rocks. Later, due to family circumstances, he joined the Yun family through their talent-selection program and changed his name to Yun Sheng. Only after joining did he discover that he'd entered a cultivation clan. After accidentally discovering the pearl's secret, he relied on its help. Step by step, he rose from a cultivator of middling aptitude to join t 8.3kReads7.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Promote his own books.

46. 96 修 Cultivation Begins with Picking Up a Jade Token 修仙从捡到玉牌开始 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [No Female Lead] Lü Yang and his father, Lü Dashan, went out to sea aboard a fishing vessel. Inside a fish’s belly, they found a white-and-green jade token. Sadly, Lü Dashan was killed by a sea demon, and Lü Yang ended up working as a gatekeeper at the Liu residence. Later, fortune brought him into a cultivation clan, where he began an extraordinary journey of cultivation. 1.3kReads6.4Score120Shelves
47. 97 沉 The Sunken Gold Token 沉金令牌 Hand-Kneaded Flour Noodles手搓面粉煮面Eastern Fantasy503k WordsCompleted [#Mortal'sJourney #RagsToRiches #Cultivation #SlowBurn #SteadyProgress #Farming #Alchemy #SectIntrigue #Passionate #Growth #GoldenFinger #Scheming #Rational #EnsembleCast] At seventeen, Hu Yuan takes the sect's entrance test and discovers he has only a low-grade Five-Element Spiritual Root. He thinks his path to immortality is hopeless, but while clearing land, he unexpectedly digs up a mysterious token. From then on, his spiritual root transforms into a top-grade Five-Element Spiritual Root. Un 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A normal cultivation path, joining a sect to cultivate diligently.

48. 98 穿 I've Transmigrated, and Now I Want to Cultivate Immortality 穿越了，我要修仙 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Yang Ming is accidentally killed by Heaven while slacking off. To make it up to him, Heaven gives him a powerful golden finger that can grow stronger. He then enters the cultivation world thanks to his extraordinary spiritual root. His golden finger helps him earn his first batch of spirit stones, and from then on, he grows more formidable with every battle. But the strong are always envied. Wherever he goes, he inevitably stirs up trouble and ends up wanted. After being wanted for so long, Yang 105Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 荒 The Desolate Emperor Returns: I Refine Immortals Across the Three Realms 荒帝归来：我在三界炼诸仙 Lord of the Profound Abyss Crossing玄渊渡主Eastern Fantasy94k WordsOngoing Male lead Cang Chen: In his previous life, he was the Mythic Great Luo Heavenly Emperor, ruling over the myriad emperors of the Three Realms. He cultivated the Ancient Emperor's Dao and commanded reincarnation and the netherworld, but was betrayed by the forces of the myriad heavens in league with the source of mythology. His imperial body shattered, and a wisp of his remnant soul fell into an ancient graveyard in the mortal realm. He survived by clinging to his emperor's bones and begins cultiv 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I want to walk this road with you.

50. 100 不 Impossible! My Arrogant Husband Is Actually the Big Bad 不可能！傲娇夫君竟是大反派 Persimmon Blossom Blue柿子花蓝Ancient Romance833k WordsOngoing [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Daughter of a Cultivation Clan × Proud Young Master of the Demon Clan] Jiang Zhitang is the pampered, spoiled daughter of a prominent cultivation family. Liu Xiaoman is destined to become the demon clan’s commander. The first cultivation family he will wipe out is Jiang Zhitang’s. When they first meet, Jiang Zhitang has no idea that this boy, with a smile on his lips and delicate features, is the story’s greatest villain. After she falls for him, Liu Xiaoman smile 912Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is quite naive when she first appears. However, due to her privileged family background and living in a peaceful era, she can live a carefree life. Completely unaware, the demon race is about to launch a large-scale invasion, turning the Central Plains into a sea of ​​blood. The boy she falls for at first sight turns out to be a demon? After a long and tumultuous relationship, their next meeting is on the battlefield.

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