Any Traditional Female-Lead Cultivation Stories That Start With a Spiritual Root Test? 有没有测灵根开始的正统女频修仙文

1. 1 都 Everyone Thinks I’m a Sword Cultivator, So I Turn Around and Save the Whole Sect with Alchemy 都当我是剑修，我反手炼丹救全宗 The Seventh Ray of Light第七缕光Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + alchemy cultivator + sword cultivator + genius + sects + strong heroine + ensemble cast] In her previous life, Bai Wei died protecting her students. In this life, the moment she opens her eyes, her own grandmother throws her on a mountain to feed the wolves, simply because she is a girl. Fortunately, her parents protect her and establish their own household, carving out a chance for her to survive. A single immortal herb leads her to an ancient, remnant soul. From then 16.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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   The female protagonist dies saving someone and is reincarnated as an ordinary mortal in the cultivation world. She travels through mountains and rivers to participate in the selection of immortal sects, undergoes trials, and becomes a disciple. In my opinion, this is a super orthodox cultivation novel because other cultivation novels rarely depict the female protagonist's life before she started cultivating, or how hard ordinary people work to participate in the selection of immortal sects. The female protagonist is very diligent and persistent. From the beginning, watching her rise step by step to the top doesn't feel like she's relying entirely on a cheat code. She has a great talent for alchemy, but she approaches it very scientifically, treating it like a chemistry experiment, trying each ingredient one by one using exhaustive methods. She's also an excellent cook. She has a romantic partner, but I haven't read that part yet. I highly recommend it.

2. 2 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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   It's rare to find a novel that truly amazes me; this is one of them.

3. 3 穿 Transmigration: This Female Sword Cultivator Can Refine Artifacts 穿越之这个女剑修会炼器 The Moon Rises Above the Eastern Mountain月出于东山之上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy] [Divine deer] [Ice spirit root] [Cool-headed sword cultivator] [No romance] [Coming-of-age, unconventional strong heroine] Shen Qing, a modern craftswoman who forges weapons for an ancient martial arts clan, transmigrates to the cultivation world. She trains hard and fights her way up, wielding a hammer in one hand and a sword in the other. In the end, she becomes a powerhouse, solves the mystery of her transmigration, proves the Great Dao, ascends to the upper 1.8kReads8.4Score145Shelves

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   Both of these books feature ice-elemental spiritual roots and sword cultivation. Although the titles mention villains and rebirth, they primarily focus on the female protagonist's growth. The title of the first book seems unrelated to its content, so don't worry, there's no melodramatic plot; it starts from testing spiritual roots.

4. 4 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
5. 5 逍 Carefree Cultivation: Mastering Sword, Qi, and Body from the Start 逍遥，从音剑法体全修开始 Hugging a Tangerine抱个橘子Ancient Romance649k WordsOngoing [No romance + wind spiritual root + innate astral body + pocket dimension + transmigrate into a book] Gu Ningyun transmigrates into a book. What should you do when you transmigrate as a cannon-fodder rival who's supposed to have her spiritual root ripped out by the heroine from the start? Gu Ningyun promptly packs up and runs. What, you say the heroine is going crazy looking for her? No worries. She's having a blast snatching the heroine's resources! Gu Ningyun joins the number one se 24.2kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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   A strong female lead with no romantic partner; the protagonist transmigrates into a book at age 6, immediately escaping the plot; possesses a top-grade wind spirit root; is a sword cultivator and sound cultivator; and belongs to a major sect.

6. 6 月 As the Moon Sets over Qingyun: The Long Road to Immortality 月落青云：仙途漫漫望有期 Leko Old Four乐扣老四Fantastical Romance262k WordsOngoing [No System] [No Couple] [Cultivation] [Adorable Child] [Cute Pets] [Everyone's Favorite] [Ensemble Cast] [Female Lead's Growth] [Sisterly Bond] [Cozy Daily Life] [Humor and Comedy] [Passionate Battles] [Clashes Between Sects] [Ancient Secrets] [Conflicts Between Races] [Emotional Bonds] [Destiny's Calling] Xiao Yue is a little beggar scraping by in Yuncheng. By chance, she signs up to join a sect at the Hundred Sects Recruitment Assembly. To everyone's surprise, she is found to have no spiritua 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can try this book.

7. 7 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score543Shelves

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   No need to say more, Duan Jiaojiao is my white moonlight in the world of cultivation novels. I read it in 2022, and even after 26 years, she is still my number one cultivation novel.

8. 8 我 I Dig the Pits, You Fill Them In. Everyone in Our Sect Is a Rebel 我挖坑，你填土，师门全是反骨 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Original title: I Became the Beloved Little Junior Sister and Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down] Xie Sisi transmigrated and became the cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel she’d once mocked, a character with the exact same name. The supporting character’s role was to bring the heroine to an immortal sect, dutifully serve as her medicine human, and ultimately die after being used to test the heroine’s medicines. Xie Sisi, who knew the plot: “Bah! Whoever wants to be a medicine hu 62.5kReads9.4Score8.1kShelves

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   🍒A female-oriented cultivation novel that starts with testing one's spiritual roots. When the female protagonist transmigrated into the cultivation novel, she was climbing the Heavenly Path. At only six years old, she couldn't bear the fatigue of climbing and cried as she climbed [smirk]. Her perseverance caught the eye of the number one sword cultivator, who took her as his disciple even though her spiritual roots were mixed.

9. 9 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 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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   All are ensemble pieces, 3.4 Has no main characters.

10. 10 小 The Little Grandmaster Isn't Being Reckless, She Just Wants to Make Money 小师祖真不浪，她只是想搞钱 Li Li Zi璃璃子Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + Leveling Up + No Romance + Thunder Spirit Root + Sword Cultivator + Strong Female Lead] Shang Lu transmigrated into a cultivation romance novel as the male lead's vicious senior disciple. As a pawn in the leads' romantic games, she schemes against the heroine and causes trouble, only to be slapped to death by the male lead in the end. She arrived on the very day she was supposed to join his sect. Trembling with fear, she decided that whoever wanted to become his disciple could go 22.1kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 穿 I Transmigrated into a Tragic Romance and Started Cultivating Immortality 穿到虐文里我修仙了 Qi Qi萋柒Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (No romantic tension, no male lead, no romance. Maxed-out beauty and strength, with a light, exaggerated writing style!) [Cool, powerful heroine + dual cultivation in music and swordsmanship + genius protagonist + ice spirit root + Supreme Yin Divine Physique + no romance + immortal sect goddess + struggle for supremacy in a grand age] “I have a melody. Would you all care to listen?” An Shu transmigrates into a book, becoming the heroine of a heart-wrenching tragedy? The story hasn’t even begun, 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a very good book. The female protagonist is the Goddess of Jiuhua, possessing the Taiyin Divine Body, a divine-grade ice spirit root, and a mysterious bloodline. I like this kind of female-centric novel without a romantic pairing. The female protagonist is always the number one genius of her time (number one in the ancient immortal realm, the leader of all heavens), pure and virtuous with protectors, a sect's prodigy, and starts in a previous world with numerous smaller worlds below, creating a vast world-building.

13. 13 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
14. 14 全 The Craziest Man in the Entire Continent, and My Flute Is No Less Deadly 全洲第一疯，我的箫也未尝不利 Grass and Wood One草木甲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Print edition signed] [Divine-grade wood spiritual root + powerful heroine + dual cultivation in array formations and music + subverting expectations + a touch of ensemble cast] “An Avalokitesvara’s face, a voice like colored glass.” That’s how everyone in Qiming Continent describes Wen Xi. Wen Xi died, came back to life, and was about to die again when the System finally piped up in time [System Xiaoming reminds you: complete the world-saving mission and you can bring Mommy back to life, darli 98.5kReads9.5Score14.2kShelves

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    Babies, look at this 😭😭😭 It's so super super super super super beautiful!!!

15. 15 退 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Turned the Tables with Bullet Comments 退婚后，修仙女配靠弹幕翻盘了 Little Star Grains星星米粒儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: After Breaking Off Her Engagement, the Female Cultivator Turned the Tables with On-Screen Comments [Family bonds + sibling story + strong female lead + progression + no romance + on-screen comments + fake System] Song Jinshu was born into an ancient world. One day, her fiancé came to break off their engagement, and she saw comments scrolling above his head! [This is so infuriating! This is the scene where they force her into marriage, right?] [What a disgusting woman. She look 11.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    This is it! The female lead and her brother enter the sect together, starting from the very beginning with the spiritual root testing. The female lead and her brother have an incredibly close relationship. [Laughing][laughing]

16. 16 剑 Crossing the Sword Through Tranquility 剑渡清寥 Xu Nansheng序南笙Fantastical Romance889k WordsCompleted [Immortal Cultivation + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Strong Female Lead + A Touch of Nurturing + Geniuses] Everyone says that Di Qing of the Lingji Sect is a complete lunatic. At the tender age of seven, in a mortal body and covered in blood, she shattered ten thousand years of silence. With nothing but her battered mortal form, she climbed to the ten-thousandth heavenl 13.8kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist possesses an ice-attribute ethereal spiritual root; this is an ensemble piece.

17. 17 剑 When Sword Cultivation Failed Me, I Took Up Both Alchemy and Cultivation 剑修无望后，我丹法双修 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Cultivation + Reborn in the Womb + Alchemy + Coming of Age + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance Reborn in the womb as an ordinary village girl, I thought I’d live out my life according to plan. But who could have guessed that cultivating immortality was actually possible? From then on, I set foot in the world of cultivation. My spiritual roots and talent are pretty good, but there’s no shortage of people more gifted than me. I don’t have a top-tier cultivation background. I did meet an old ance 37.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    Anyone who loves classic fantasy cultivation novels with no romantic subplots and a strong female lead absolutely, positively, absolutely must read this one!!! It's incredibly good!!!

18. 18 锦 The Lucky Carp Female Side Character's Guide to Cultivation 锦鲤女配修仙指南 The Evening Breeze Isn't Cold晚风不冷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Cultivation + heroine's growth, male lead appears much later; the early story focuses on the heroine's development] [The heroine is extremely lucky, a healing cultivator and alchemist, with decent fighting skills] [The heroine was reborn from birth] Fu Ling was abandoned in the Forest of All Spirits as soon as she was born. Daoist Wuyue, her master, found her and brought her back to the sect, taking her as his final disciple. When she was three, she recovered her memories of her past 3.5kReads8.6Score335Shelves

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    🫑The female protagonist, Fu Ling, possesses the Myriad Spirits Dao Body and the Heavenly Wood Spiritual Root! Fu Ling was abandoned in the Myriad Spirits Forest at birth and was taken in by her master, Daoist Wu Yao, who became her closed-door disciple. At the age of three, she regained her memories of her past life and discovered that her identity was similar to that of a villainous female supporting character in a book… Along the way, she has respectable teachers and like-minded close friends, experiencing many ups and downs.🍅The female protagonist, Liu Linghua, was reborn as a child. At the age of six, she took a test, moving from the mortal realm to the cultivation world. She was found to have dual fire and wood spiritual roots, with her spiritual root value nearing its maximum. She was taken in by a sword cultivator, Zhenjun, but her genes showed no talent whatsoever. Her dream of becoming a chivalrous heroine was shattered. At the age of ten, she accepted reality and began refining pills, displaying extraordinary talent in alchemy.

19. 19 魔 The Demon Lord Upholds Justice, and the Entire Cultivation World Falls Silent 魔头替天行道，全修仙界都沉默了 Bai Chengcheng白橙橙Fantastical Romance125k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, strong heroine, satisfying wish fulfillment, a touch of ensemble cast, one heroine with multiple male leads] Jiang Jiuxuan, worth hundreds of millions, transmigrates. A disastrous start: her cousin wants to sell her to an evil cultivator? Jiang Jiuxuan: I’ll play along, then take you out. An incredible treasure appears in a secret realm? Jiang Jiuxuan: I see it, I want it, I get it. She comes up against a powerful enemy and can’t fight back at all? Jiang Jiuxuan smiles brightly, re —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It feels like a fairly traditional cultivation novel, full of killing, leveling up, and monster-slaying ensemble cast. If you don't like silly or goofy styles, you should definitely give it a try.

20. 20 没 Without a Golden Finger, She Can Still Conquer the Nine Provinces 没有金手指她照样干翻九州 Yan Xishan燕溪山Ancient Romance51k WordsOngoing She was a wandering orphan with no family in the world. By a twist of fate, she became the disciple of the Holy Temple's strongest Sword Venerable. But instead of using the resources of the continent's most powerful faction, the Holy Temple, she turned around and joined the most down-and-out division of an academy, where she even had to earn her own meals. Everyone was sorely disappointed, lamenting that such a genius would go to waste there. Then they turned around and saw Jiang Zhao and her u 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I feel like I could appear in a traditional cultivation novel, without a system.

21. 21 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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    I highly recommend these five books. The first one has no romantic pairing; the female lead doesn't have a special background. She's just an ordinary person who strives to cultivate with the help of an organic source, starting as a rogue cultivator. Later, she joins a sect and gradually shines brightly. The second one also doesn't have a romantic pairing and is particularly good. The third, fourth, and fifth ones all have romantic pairings. The fifth one is also good; the author's books on their homepage are all excellent.

22. 22 金 The Golden Butterfly's Call 金蝶引 Nian Yunqi廿云起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Historical Romance] [Metaphysics] [Ghost Hunting] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Overlapping Timelines] [One-on-One Romance] Lin Qiao is the junior-most disciple of Changqing Temple. Born with golden eyes, she can see ghosts and glimpse the past and future. Using golden butterflies as a guide, she seeks out the obsessions of the dead and helps them pass on. When the death calamity awaiting her sixteenth birthday draws near, her master, Xie Canglan, suddenly disappears in Shengjing. Her fir 4.5kReads8.9Score776Shelves
23. 23 大 Senior Sister Specializes in Curing Forced Love in the Immortal Sects 大师姐她专治仙门强制爱 Big December十二月大Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After being reborn through fetal transmigration, Xie Lingluo learns that she’s a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a cultivation novel, doomed to be silenced from the start. When she opens her eyes again, she’s bound to a System. Her mission is to sever the tangled romances between the male lead and his group and their junior sister, set the story back on the right track, and uphold justice in the cultivation world. This time, she’ll protect the innocent little junior sister! Her mast 20.2kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
24. 24 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 17.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    These are the cultivation novels I've saved on my bookshelf. I've removed the ones I didn't like; they're not mindless, not drawn out, and not tedious. My top recommendation is the first one—I love its grand scale! [Full][Full]

25. 25 把 It’s Easy to Turn a Villain Bad 把反派教坏是一件很容易的事 Bitter Melon Juice on Pudding苦瓜汁淋布丁Ancient Romance963k WordsCompleted Just started posting. One-on-one, both leads are each other's only romantic partners, younger male lead, sweet romance, no transmigration or rebirth. (Mostly told from the heroine's perspective. The opening sets up the plot. The heroine will have some special advantages, but they won't all be piled on at once. No romance while she's underage, and no angst.) “Earn his trust, then betray him. That should be easy, right?” So said the great divine emissary. To stay alive, to escape the torment of th 447Reads8.5Score101Shelves
26. 26 天 The Genius Sword Cultivator Junior Sister Is Obsessed with Alchemy 天才剑修师妹她沉迷炼丹 He Muchengshen何慕城深Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Completed, lighthearted, strong female lead, no romantic pairing] Shi Xuan, an otherworldly Nascent Soul-stage alchemy cultivator, transmigrated into the body of a cultivation cripple with five spiritual roots. Her original supreme single fire spiritual root had been replaced by her unscrupulous master and given to his own daughter. Once she was no longer useful, she was silenced and thrown down the mountain. Shi Xuan said: No matter what one's aptitude is, it cannot stop me from becoming an ex 13.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The character has an ice-type spiritual root and uses a fan as her weapon. She also has a lightning-type heavenly spiritual root and can use any weapon, primarily a sword. Two of her books feature chaotic spiritual roots, making her a five-elemental root user. All of her characters are extremely powerful. Three of her books are female-centric without romantic pairings, while the others all have romantic partners.

27. 27 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
28. 28 女 The Villainess Reverses Her Fate Through the Sword Path 女配她靠剑道逆袭修仙 Frosted Leaves Redder Than Spring Flowers霜叶红于三月花Ancient Romance901k WordsOngoing [No romance + decisive and ruthless + sword cultivator + born with a sword physique + steady power progression + true underdog comeback] Lin Rushuang transmigrated and became the lowliest brothel slave in the mortal realm. She was also the white-lotus supporting female character in a rebirth revenge novel, proudly ranked among the top three on the heroine's revenge list. The spiritual and mortal realms have no connection. If she wants to reach the spiritual realm and cultivate immortality, she c 18.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    Tomato's favorite cultivation novel, no romance, grassroots cultivation, both the protagonists and antagonists are exceptionally well-written, and the foreshadowing is also superb. I've read it many times. Aside from being a serialized novel with slow updates, it's flawless.

29. 29 师 My Senior Brothers Are Panicking: The Little Junior Sister Has Really Brought the Sky Down! 师兄们慌了，小师妹真捅破了天！ A Star's Wish星有愿Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Top-Tier Talent, Powerful and Thrilling, Master of All Six Paths, Strong Female Lead, Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush, Ensemble Cast, No Romance] “My name is Ning Xin. By the time you read this, I will have been dragged onto the Spirit Platform to have my spiritual roots tested in public, and drawn down seven blessings from the Heavenly Dao...” That day, the entire cultivation world was thrown into an uproar. “The Heavenly Dao has been silent for over a thousand years and never respo 16.3kReads8.4Score2.8kShelves

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    ✨The female protagonist possesses the strongest Saint-grade Chaos Spiritual Root, attracting seven Heavenly Blessings at the very beginning of her cultivation journey, causing a sensation throughout the entire cultivation world.✨The female protagonist cultivates all six Paths of Talent, ranking first among the top talents.✨The female protagonist's weapons: Demon Lord's Sword, Thousand-Machine Umbrella, Thunder Whip, Trial Tower, Fleeting Dream, Shennong Cauldron, Fleeting Life Pen.✨The female protagonist has friends throughout the One Palace, Two Valleys, Seven Sects, and Four Academy, all of whom are spirited and proud prodigies. They fight together for the common destiny of the cultivation world, finding joy in cooperation.✨The female protagonist has the strongest background in the cultivation world, able to roam freely throughout it. A powerful female protagonist story, no romantic pairing, beautiful, strong, and exhilarating!

30. 30 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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    These are all genuine female-oriented, super-satisfying novels.

31. 31 穿 After Transmigrating, I Ascended to Immortality with My Cursed Tongue 穿越后，我靠乌鸦嘴飞升成仙 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Lighthearted + Absurd] Other people when they transmigrate: Invincible luck + handsome men everywhere Liu Yipan when she transmigrates: A brutal beating from the start + a jinx’s mouth Luckily, an immortal master fell from the sky. But when she arrived at his sect, she saw: Endless volumes of Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit, leaving Liu Yipan completely dumbfounded. “You went to all that trouble to bring me here just to make me a nun?!” She wanted to throw her head back and shout 1.2kReads9.2Score163Shelves
32. 32 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 67.9kReads9.4Score11kShelves

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    This is also a romance novel, and it's incredibly good, but it doesn't start with testing one's spiritual roots.

33. 33 笑 Laughing at My Five-Element Spiritual Root? I'll Make Money First, Then Ascend 笑我炮灰五灵根？我先搞钱再飞升 Calm and Collected Persimmon心平气和的柿子Fantastical Romance116k WordsOngoing An overpowered female lead, hilarious cultivation comedy, and pure wish fulfillment [Transmigrate into a book + supporting female character + cultivation + absurd comedy + revenge + powerful female lead + comeback] Chi Yu transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Five-spirit-root talent, menial labor, a monthly allowance of five low-grade spirit stones, and a face that practically screams short-lived cannon fodder. The good news: the plot doesn't sta —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended! No romantic pairing, a female-centric, lighthearted and funny story [smirk]

34. 34 开 I Was Sent Flying from the Start, So I Support Myself by Robbing the Rich to Help the Poor 开局被拍飞，我靠劫富济贫养自己 Don't Mess with the Little Rabbit别惹小兔Fantastical Romance135k WordsOngoing [Villainess] [Mortal Cultivation] [Ruthless] [Lone Rogue Cultivator] [Selfish] [Fiercely Competitive and Grabby] At twelve, Shi Zheng was found to have a low-grade lightning spiritual root. The immortal said, "Slow cultivation, short life. I won't take you." Then flicked her two li away with a sleeve. She refused to accept it! She fought her way out of the mortal crowd, stealing cultivation manuals and opportunities, and selling out her teammates. While others worked, she robbed. While others t 612Reads—Score110Shelves

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    This was originally intended to portray the female protagonist as a rogue cultivator and villain, a lone wolf, not a saint, not resentful, decisive in killing, fighting if she can win, running away if she can't, knowing when to back down, and not hesitant.

35. 35 修 The Cultivation World’s Number One Talisman Master 修仙界第一符修 The Faint Morning Light晨光熹微Ancient Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] [Female-led cultivation progression fantasy + Talisman genius + Ancient gods awaken in the late game] The day Sang Yu joined an immortal sect, a genius with a Heavenly Spiritual Root appeared in the Southern Region of the cultivation world. Sword cultivation, spell cultivation, alchemy, formations, beast taming: she could choose any path she wanted. No. She just wanted to quietly paint and become a talisman cultivator! The elders of the immor 262.9kReads9.2Score25.1kShelves

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    You absolutely have to watch this! The female lead is truly amazing.

36. 36 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves

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    You absolutely MUST watch the first one! The later parts are the best.

37. 37 我 I'm This Powerful, How Could I Be Cannon Fodder? 我这么强，怎么可能是炮灰？ Ju Nanzhi鞠楠栀Ancient Romance96k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads + romance + ice spirit root + sword cultivator + competing for opportunities] Hard work can’t beat being born into a good family. Di Xuanyi has been the only daughter of the foremost cultivation clan, the Di family, since childhood. She has everything she could want, never lacks resources, and has no need to work hard. Then one day, she discovers that the world she lives in is a novel, and she’s just a cannon-fodder character. Is her family just there to hand opportunities to 842Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Starting with the testing of spiritual roots, the female protagonist possesses a fully-valued ice spiritual root and is the eldest daughter of a wealthy family.

38. 38 路 Tales of an Ordinary Cultivator 路人甲修仙趣闻录 LAN Rotten PersonLAN烂人Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yue Ya, who never drinks, gets scolded by her boss at work. After clocking out, she wants to drown her sorrows, only to discover she’s allergic to alcohol. Two cans of beer kill her outright, and she wakes up in the body of a five-year-old girl who was just beaten to death by a beggar. The little girl’s head was badly injured, so Yue Ya wakes up with no memories. Disguising herself as a boy, she manages to survive and becomes an apprentice to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, slowly learnin 5.1kReads8.3Score551Shelves

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    This cultivation novel really resonated with me. There were so many tear-jerking moments, and watching everyone around her die one by one really brought out the female lead's profound loneliness. The female lead isn't brainless or idiotic. Don't let the low rating fool you; the content is genuinely engaging and definitely worth recommending.

39. 39 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.8kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves

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    Absolutely authentic, highly recommended to check it out, it's exceptionally good! [Original author fan][Original author fan][Original author fan]

40. 40 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    Both of these are excellent reads. The first book features a female protagonist with a Heavenly Grade Ice Spiritual Root. It has minimal romance, focusing primarily on cultivation, and is an ensemble piece. The female protagonist has a strong core, making it incredibly compelling! The second book features a female protagonist with a mutated Thunder Spiritual Root, also an ensemble piece. It has no romantic pairing, is a leveling-up story, and the female protagonist is somewhat humorous, extremely passionate about cultivation, single-mindedly focused on becoming stronger, and wants to destroy the old Heavenly Dao.

41. 41 好 Phew, I Survived Another Day in the Cultivation World 好险，又在修仙界多活了一天 Mischievous and Cunning刁钻古怪Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + System + genius protagonist + satisfying wish fulfillment + wicked female lead + no main-story romance, though she has a one-sided admirer] Merchants value profit over parting. After successfully eliminating her other illegitimate siblings and inheriting the family business, Ning Zhao pulls an all-nighter and dies of exhaustion. She transmigrates into a female-oriented cultivation novel titled After Proving My Dao by Killing My Husband, I Ascended on the Spot. And she 11.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    These books are all great! They perfectly fit this theme! 🎉🎉🎉 I'm currently reading the first one, and it's really good. The others are all books I've finished reading; they're in my "(Finished)" group. I read a wide variety of books, so you can check them out—you might find something you like there! 🌹🌹🌹🥰

42. 42 救 Help! I Just Wanted a Peaceful Death, but I Got the Wrong Script 救命！只想寿终正寝却拿错了剧本 Red Grape Bowl红提碗丶Ancient Romance615k WordsCompleted The Judge looked at the frail female ghost before him and said helplessly, “Why are you back again? Can't you live a whole lifetime and die peacefully of old age?” Lu Jinse was even more helpless. “I can't help it! Can't you just change my age to a hundred in your Book of Life and Death?” The Judge shook his head. “Your lifespan is predestined. It only proves that you were terribly unlucky in your previous nine lives, reincarnating each time into someone destined to die young.” Lu Jinse buttered 7.2kReads9.0Score797Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist whose weapon of choice is a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument). She is considered a daughter of the Heavenly Dao and is very fortunate. The second book features a female protagonist from a powerful family, and her romantic partner is also very strong; the male protagonist's life revolves around her. The third book features a female protagonist whose nine lifetimes were short-lived. The King of Hell mistakenly throws her into the world of cultivation, where she struggles to survive.

43. 43 恶 Wicked Cultivator: I Hold the True, Good, and Beautiful System and Become the Demon Emperor 恶女修仙，手握真善美系统成魔帝 You Lianqing犹怜青Ancient Romance725k WordsOngoing [Lone-wolf cultivation + no romance + System + native-born underdog + villainess + dual mastery of medicine and formations] Li Li has always been sharp-tongued and ruthless, with a fierce grudge against anyone who crosses her. She has been beaten countless times for it, yet she never learns her lesson. When she was ten, a monster calling itself the “Truth, Goodness, and Beauty System” came to her, back when she was still called Ding Er Ya, and forced her to do good deeds. Guided by the principle 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    Is this book okay? The female protagonist starts cultivating immortality after escaping her family of origin. She has a system, but she is captured by demonic cultivators on her way to study at an immortal sect, and later becomes a demonic cultivator herself, going down a dark path.

44. 44 穿 Book Transmigration: The Arrogant Supporting Actress Is Everyone's Darling 穿书：嚣张女配是团宠 Little Yiya小小咿吖Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted Bai Nianci transmigrated into a book and became a female villain in the cultivation world, one who did whatever she wanted and kept courting death. Born to a prestigious family: She was indifferent to her father's and brothers' affection. Accepted as a disciple by the most powerful cultivator: She remained unmoved and didn't care. Stumbled upon an opportunity during a trial: She scoffed and handed it over. Think she was generous and easygoing? Wrong. She was just an airhead. The heroine ne 595Reads8.7Score101Shelves
45. 45 小 The Junior Sister Is Number One in the Five Realms, and Even Geniuses Break Down Around Her 小师妹五界第一，天才见她都破防 Three Hundred三百Fantastical Romance379k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead, feel-good power fantasy, ensemble cast, no romance] Can modern people have spiritual roots? Yun Yuan says: Absolutely! And hers are amazing! * She transmigrates to the cultivation world and awakens a top-grade metal spiritual root and an innate sword bone, making the top sects fight to recruit her. But that’s nothing. What Yun Yuan never expected was that her affinity with animals from the modern world would work in the cultivation world, too! * Ferocious magical beasts wrea 36.2kReads8.7Score4kShelves

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    This one, in my opinion, is the best; it's simply amazing!

46. 46 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves

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    "My name is Chi Miao, meaning 'unobstructed' and 'returnable'!" "Paving the way for eternity, defying fate!" "Who will bury the withered bones, and who will become the traveler?" "Heaven and earth have ten measures: one from heaven, one from earth, one from those I love, one from those who love me, and I alone possess six." "The world doesn't remember me, so please remember me for the world, okay? I don't want to disappear." "I! The personal disciple of Yan Ge, the peak master of Thunder Punishment Peak of Nine Swords Mountain, the head of the contemporary prodigies! Master of the Weeping Sword! Master of the Rebirth Mirror! Master of the Enlightenment Sword Wall! Purple Gold Level Member of the Ten Thousand Gold Auction House! Chi Miao!"

47. 47 全 The All-Round Cultivation Genius Will Take the Entire Continent to Ascension 全修天才她要带整个大陆飞升 A Little Sang Ruan一只小桑阮Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, strong female lead, satisfying power fantasy, no romance, past and present lives, ensemble cast. The heroine is fierce and powerful!] The world is vast, spanning low- and high-level continents, the Immortal Realm, and the Divine Realm, fulfilling every reader's fantasy! After a conspiracy brought Sang Ruan and her five companions down from their divine seats, they were separated for tens of thousands of years by reincarnation before finally reuniting. Then Sang Ruan, living in the 985Reads8.9Score125Shelves
48. 48 惊 Shocking! The Holy Sons and Daughters Are All So Awful 惊！圣子圣女们竟然都缺德 Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Absurd humor and memes + no romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + ensemble cast] With a loud crash from the heavens, Chun Jin met her end on the spot. Dying was bad enough, but then she transmigrated into a book, and not only that, she became a character everyone hated! As the saying goes, a doting older brother spoils his little sister. In the original story, Chun Hanwen was the unluckiest guy around. Even a dog would have left its mark on him. But a joke should never be made at a person's expe 56.4kReads9.3Score9kShelves

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    It's very beautiful, nothing weird or strange.

49. 49 反 The Villain's Beloved Little Junior Sister Is No One to Mess With 反派的团宠小师妹惹不起 Long Yue龙跃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved by all + light ensemble cast + feel-good revenge + silly and lighthearted] Si Qingyu transmigrates into a female-oriented harem cultivation novel as the heroine’s doomed senior sister. When the heroine is injured, her lovesick admirer helps dig out Si Qingyu’s golden core to heal her. When Si Qingyu refuses, they take it by force, cripple her spiritual meridians, and cast her out of the sect. Later, Si Qingyu is rescued and joins the largest medical cultivation sect. Her new sect has mo 22.8kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
50. 50 沙 My Hilarious Junior Sister Is a Laid-Back Cultivator 沙雕师妹咸鱼修仙 Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia + comedy + immortal cultivation + suona] Yun Qiqi spent her whole life as a happy slacker in the modern world. She never expected that after dying, she'd transmigrate to an immortal cultivation world where everyone was a workaholic. But she still refused to work! When choosing a master, Yun Qiqi thought it over for a long time. Sword cultivators worked too hard and had no money. Talisman cultivators drew talismans all day, and she couldn't even write properly, let alone draw talismans. 30.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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