Must Have Romance and a Male Lead: A Cultivation Ensemble with a Female Lead Who's Awesome and Powerful 注意要有cp，有男主，修仙群像女主超燃超强

1. 1 什 What Sword Spirit? That's My Wife! 什么剑灵，那是我老婆！ Spring Peach春日桃Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: After Becoming the Male Lead's Sword Spirit, the Entire Sect Regretted It My junior sister stole my spiritual root and my fortune, so I crippled her with one strike of my sword. Fu Xi was the eldest senior sister of the Yijian Sect. She trained diligently and was respected by her fellow disciples, but everything changed after their master brought home a junior sister. Her revered master repeatedly put the sect in danger for the sake of the junior sister. Her second junior brother 48.2kReads9.1Score6.4kShelves

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   [Highly Recommended] Check out this book! It will absolutely meet your requirements. Anyone who enjoys cultivation novels will be drawn to it because it's written with such authority. The female lead experiences a smooth and satisfying journey from beginning to end. Unlike other novels where the female lead is falsely accused and injured at the beginning, only to take revenge much later, this book is different. After being falsely accused of injuring the female supporting character's spiritual root and having it dug out as compensation, the female lead herself completely destroys the spiritual root that was just placed in the female supporting character's body with a single sword strike, and is banished to a forbidden land to be reborn from the ashes… "As long as Fu Xi is there, everything impossible will become reality. We unconditionally believe in her." Also, whether you prefer a no-romance or romance-based story, you should be able to enjoy this book because the powerful plot and well-developed characters will give you plenty of options to choose from.

2. 2 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 155.8kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves

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   Ye Wanwan, Song Tingwan, Lin Du, and Li Fu—these books all have romantic pairings, but the romantic storylines aren't emphasized.

3. 3 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 69kReads9.4Score11.5kShelves
4. 4 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
5. 5 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 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
6. 6 攻 After Winning Over the Heartless Sword Cultivator, I Faked My Death and Lost My Memories 攻略无情道剑修后，我死遁失忆了 March Song三月歌Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted (Complete, ensemble cast, devoted couple with a happy ending) After Wen Li died, she transmigrated into the world of cultivation and was bound to a System. Completing its tasks would grant her wish. System: First, win over Pei Xingzhi. Second, cultivate diligently and become a powerhouse. Wen Li: Go on, tell me. Is he an obsessive villain or a sickly, lovesick second male lead? System: Neither. He’s an upright disciple of a righteous sect, a pure-hearted sword cultivator of the Ruthless Dao. 5.1kReads9.3Score323Shelves

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   These are all truly meticulously selected books; each one is one I've finished reading or plan to finish. You can tell by the reading time I spent on each book! The eighth book is "Red Lotus." I don't know why this book has such a low rating (I recommended it so many times [sad]), but it's really good, a different style altogether! [Books 4 and 5 don't seem to be ensemble pieces; it's been too long and I've forgotten, but you can still add them to your bookshelf.]

7. 7 蹂 After I Tormented the Male Lead, He Spoiled Me Rotten 蹂躏男主后，他将我宠上天 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted [Sweet 1v1 romance] [Pretending to transmigrate into a book] [The real powerhouse] She transmigrates into a book and becomes the evil female cannon fodder destined to be made into a human pig by the male lead. The System gives her two tasks: follow the original plot and humiliate the male lead, then make him fall hopelessly in love with her. Faced with a hellishly difficult challenge, she takes it all in stride. At their first meeting, he bites through her artery and swears to make her wish she 8.8kReads9.3Score971Shelves
8. 8 反 The Villain Has Been Pretending to Be Frail All Along 反派他一直在装病弱 Silver Taels银两Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other + healing + mutual devotion + happy ending + demon-hunting story] Jiang Zhimiao transmigrated into a book, landing in a novel called Tales of the Supernatural. The System ordered her to win over Sheng Huaizhi, the sickly junior disciple of the male and female leads, lower his Destruction Level, and keep the world stable. “Why is it a Destruction Level? Don't other books use a Corruption Level?” Jiang Zhimiao wondered. But she soon stopped wondering. The sic 15kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
9. 9 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3kShelves
10. 10 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: I Only Want to Be a Music Cultivator 女配修仙：我只想做个音修 Seven Parts Moonlight七分明月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Music cultivator + xiao, guqin, flute, konghou + strong heroine + progression fantasy + water and wood spiritual roots] Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul… The heroine is the most beautiful. She starts out with a low cultivation level and has to grow step by step. It’s a satisfying power fantasy, but not a mindless one. In the twenty-fifth century, musician Lin Yin transmigrates into a novel titled The Beloved True Heiress Is Also the Cultivatio 5.2kReads8.9Score557Shelves
11. 11 红 The Red Lotus Blooms! She Defies the Six Realms and Destroys Ten Thousand Demons with a Wave of Her Hand 红莲绽！逆六界！她抬手寂灭万魔 Little Happiness小小幸Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Individual Edition] Xi Yue knows she’s a genius. A genius, huh? Is martial cultivation difficult? She casually starts training and accidentally becomes a prodigy seen only once in ten thousand years. Can’t make pills? She starts learning, and once she’s mastered it, everyone else is just a junior. Xi Yue knows she’s spoiled. A spoiled young lady is willful and boy-crazy, so when she meets a handsome orphan, she doesn’t hesitate to whisk him away. [Two-Person Edition] Xi Yue: Since I pulled him 1.4kReads8.8Score208Shelves
12. 12 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 19.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
13. 13 踹 After Leaving Her Former Sect, She Discovered the Villain's Wolfish Ambitions 踹了原宗门后她发现反派狼子野心 Ai Sisi艾丝丝Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted [A villain-focused story, happy ending, devoted couple, two powerful leads, unrequited love, a goofy sect, a touch of ensemble cast, secret identities, unrivaled genius. The true villain is not redeemed, no rivalry between women, multiple perspectives.] [A beautiful female supporting character from the cultivation world x a handsome, tragic sword cultivator and villain. The gloomy male lead has questionable morals, a ten-tailed black fox hides a yandere streak, and the loyal puppy is wild with o 952Reads9.1Score125Shelves

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    These three books are absolutely amazing! The female leads have incredibly strong backgrounds, and I love female-centric novels! In the first book, the male lead has a crush on the female lead for two years, and the romance is incredibly captivating.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.2kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
15. 15 不 After Giving Up Achievement Points, I Became a God by Getting a Little Abstract 不当成就点后，稍微抽象就成神了 Over-the-Top CEO霸总超AAncient Romance650k WordsCompleted [Genius protagonist + absurd memes and jokes + ensemble cast + heroine cultivates both swordsmanship and formations + lighthearted power fantasy] Jiang Mingzhao caught the transmigration craze and opened her eyes in the cultivation world. She thought she’d landed the leading-lady role. Instead, she was told she’d transmigrated into a leveling-up novel where someone else was the protagonist. She was only a pitiful stepping stone, a source of achievement points for the male and female leads to fin 22kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves

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    This book features a romantic pairing, an ensemble cast, and is hilarious without overshadowing the main plot. The tropes blend seamlessly, making it highly recommended. The male lead is Yinglong, the female lead has a significant background later on, and it even has a world-saving theme. It's truly amazing!

16. 16 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 98.8kReads9.5Score14.4kShelves

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    The male lead is strong, and the female lead is even stronger. I was completely engrossed in reading this book, neglecting to eat or sleep! [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food]

17. 17 春 Late Spring Snow in Luoyang 春迟洛城雪 Bamboo Clouds and Poetry竹云诗意Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted [Prodigy Duo] [Powerful Rivals] [Pretend Indifference Hides a Hint of Sincere Affection] "It's not that your tricks are clever. I really do love you." Yun Xi dreamed she had transmigrated into the cultivation world as a villainess. The next moment, it really happened. She was bound to a redemption conquest System: Squeak! Mission: Stop the future Demon Venerable Xie Yuanjin from falling into demonic cultivation, and make him fall in love with you. Mwah! Reward: A wish. Yun Xi: Easy. I'm the 6.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Check out my book, it's guaranteed to be great! A literary tale of two fierce rivals!

18. 18 废 The Good-for-Nothing Senior Sister? No, She’s Terrifyingly Strong 废柴大师姐？不，她简直强得可怕 Yu and An御与桉Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + strong female lead + cultivation + powerful leads + satisfying read + male lead appears later] Ning Zhaoxue has always been the laughingstock of the Qingyun Sect. Her fellow disciples bully her because she has no master, her resources are constantly withheld, and even the Sect Leader's daughter calls her “a disgrace to sword cultivators.” No one knows that she has already mastered the teachings of countless schools in the Scripture Pavilion. At 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a must-read!! A super-powerful female lead novel!! A dream come true for female lead lovers!! The female lead is incredibly strong, a genius!! She's always pretending to be weak while actually being strong! After her master emerges from seclusion and someone supports her, she stops pretending! The female lead seems like an all-around genius~ Super satisfying fights, no hesitation, no saintly moments, has a romantic partner + both characters are virgins + both are strong. The male lead appears relatively late; we've already reached chapter 70+ and haven't seen him yet... The author updates very consistently, two chapters a day!! Please, everyone, dive right in!!

19. 19 神 A Guide to Leveling Up the Twin Prodigies of Shenzhou 神州双骄升级指南 The Sound of Scorched Fish灼鱼之音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] (Many personal interpretations; do not apply a formula) [Teaming up with my nemesis to carve through the cultivation world + a couple with incredible chemistry and real personality + two powerful genius leads growing together + grand overarching plot + explosive tension + a touch of ensemble cast + Jiang Lang Cai Jin HE] A violent, arrogant woman vs. a sharp-tongued, scheming man Fiery! Battle-focused! A cultivation novel driven by plot and brains, with a hero and heroin 34.7kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    This story features two strong leads, and it's incredibly exciting! It's thrilling right from the start. The author's world-building is also very clear; the male and female leads' early interactions are a battle of wills, and there's no mindless pampering.

20. 20 被 Kissed Until She Cried: Her Sickly Boyfriend Is Actually a Mad Ancestor 被亲哭：病娇男友竟是疯批老祖宗 Bend at the Waist折腰Ancient Romance180k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted husband, sweet treat, action-packed fantasy, goofy comedy] [Sweet-talking, quick to back down, easygoing rich young lady VS lovestruck, capable househusband and jealous sweetheart, an innocent yet cruel world-destroying demon lord] Synopsis One: Qin Xin transmigrates into a recently completed fantasy novel and comes with a golden finger. She spends every day making money and living in the lap of luxury. Then one day, Qin Xin accidentally discovers a terrifying secret 7.2kReads9.3Score881Shelves
21. 21 有 What's Wrong With a Genius Who Has a Little Money and Works Herself to the Bone? 有点小钱的天才内卷怎么了 Bitter Melon Who Loves Candy爱吃糖苦瓜Ancient Romance254k WordsOngoing [There is a couple. The heroine seems aloof but is actually calculating; the proud, loyal little wolf-dog is devoted to her.] After waiting a hundred years, the cultivation family of the Xuan clan finally welcomed a daughter. At her birth, nine phoenixes danced across the sky, auspicious signs appeared, birds sang together, and flowers bloomed in profusion. The entire Xuan clan was overjoyed. The clan leader gave an order: “Train her! Train her hard!” The newborn Xuan Nanchu: !! As soon as she w 611Reads8.9Score102Shelves
22. 22 和 After Breaking with My Sect, I Joined My Archrival’s Instead 和师门决裂后，我转身入宿敌宗门 Fourteen Notes十四笺Ancient Romance830k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Romance] [Happy Ending] In her previous life, Wen Ling concealed her identity as the Young Lord. Thanks to her peerless talent, she became the God of War of the Nine Provinces, only to end up accused by her sect of colluding with the demons. Unwilling to accept that fate, she took them all down with her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her first year at Lingxiao Sect. Her junior sister had framed her and gotten her spiritual root cripp 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
23. 23 天 My Clingy Husband Turns Out to Be Cultivating the Ruthless Dao 天天腻歪的夫君居然修无情道 Lu Youqi路有棋Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Naturally wicked little fox demon vs. scheming, obsessive, emotionless-path male lead] Both devoted only to each other + sweet romance + happy ending Yu Mian, a little fox demon who accidentally wanders into the human realm, pretends to be a good wife and keeps her mortal husband running around after her. He does her laundry, earns money for her, and even washes his hands before cooking for her. After she is injured, she needs to drain a mortal's vitality to replenish her own, but her husban 32.5kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
24. 24 感 A Guide to Reforming Villains 感化反派指南 Xiao Shanzhong小山重Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete; Extras Will Be Posted From Time to Time] Jiang Runian was on the verge of successfully ascending when the Heavenly Dao informed her that her fortune was insufficient. The tribulation lightning struck her and sent her to another world, where she was bound to a System that was supposed to reform villains. When she heard that five or six little-sunshine Hosts had already failed to stop the villain from turning evil and destroying the world, Jiang Runian sneered. “Would a villa 3.3kReads9.2Score526Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn, I’m Threatened by My Yandere Disciple Every Day 重生后，被病娇徒弟日日威胁 Bubble Coffee气泡咖啡Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, fantasy, face-slapping, possessiveness, dual rebirth] [Brilliant, cunning, beautiful master, and her sinister, scheming, obsessive disciple] Everyone thought the good-for-nothing senior disciple of Yueya Sect, who had nothing but her beauty, had died in the Land of Life and Death. Who could have guessed she'd climb back up from the foot of the cliff the very next day? Reborn, Ruan Qingluo covered her eyes with white silk and wore a plain green robe, looking cool and otherworldly. Her f 2.1kReads9.0Score257Shelves
26. 26 被 After Losing My Immortal Bones, I Stay Alive by Cuddling the Sickly Demon Lord 被剔仙骨后靠与病娇魔尊贴贴续命 Lae River拉埃河Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted A beautiful, strong, tragic, proud and cunning demon lord x a seemingly delicate and frail little fairy who is actually as steadfast as stone [He falls for her on his own + slight yandere tendencies + nine-tailed fox male lead + salvation + past and present lives] Cang Qilan is the Demon Realm’s Lord. Rumor has it that he killed his brother and took his tails. Gloomy and bloodthirsty, he’s a figure feared throughout the Three Realms. Shan Nai is sent to his side to stay alive, but he nearly ki 4.4kReads9.3Score587Shelves
27. 27 衔 The Mirror Bearer 衔镜 Zonger纵尔Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Complete; bonus chapters updated irregularly] Jiang Wan was expelled from her sect. On her way to take part in the sect selection, she accidentally crossed paths with a dangerous young man. Jiang Wan: “Are you going to kill me?” “I won’t kill you. At least, not right now.” Fine. So he might kill her later. From then on, she devoted herself to staying alive, diligently helping him conceal his identity. Everyone knew that ever since the battle between the immortals and demons a thousand years 5.6kReads9.1Score803Shelves
28. 28 被 After My Gloomy Little Disciple Set His Sights on Me 被阴郁小徒弟觊觎后 Dash Yiyi破折号yiyiAnime Fanfiction353k WordsCompleted Publication title: Cherry Blossoms at a Fine Hour [Seemingly aloof but actually adorable master Ying Zhao x lovestruck disciple Zhan Cang (He Lanxiao)] [Historical romance + reborn + past and present lives + unrequited love + master and disciple + one-on-one romance + older woman/younger man + xianxia + aloof beauty + mutual devotion + happy ending] As Lan Guang’s final disciple, Ying Zhao is deeply cherished and is a cultivation prodigy. A swordswoman of exceptional talent, she made a name for 616Reads9.4Score104Shelves
29. 29 被 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Not Sweet不甜啊Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 13.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
30. 30 重 After Being Reborn, the Demon Venerable Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 重生后魔尊追妻火葬场 Licorice甘草Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ling Xinyue loved her master, Mu Yuan, for 36,567 years before learning she was only a substitute. She used her pure yin body to help heal his wounds, only to receive a cold “Shameless.” Reborn, she wants nothing to do with romance. All she wants is to cultivate the Great Dao and roam freely between heaven and earth. Yet he insists on pursuing her. “Would you be willing to become my disciple?” “No.” He gave her a wicked smile. “Then how about becoming my Dao companion?” In 3.6kReads8.2Score145Shelves
31. 31 吻 Kiss Me, Darling, Your Lips Are So Sweet! The Mad Villain Teases and Clings to Me 吻卿卿，唇微甜！疯批反派撩欲缠 A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted What, the villain will stop turning evil if I just kiss him? (We're super sweet~) Shen Xin transmigrated into a cannon-fodder supporting character in an over-the-top Mary Sue world, where she had to fulfill the dead character's wishes. First, she had to make the villainous male lead, the Monarch Qin Weiji, fall in love with her. Second, she had to help the male lead become a demon, unite the Six Realms, and exact his revenge. The System said: “As long as the villain's emotions fluctuate, he'll t 1.1kReads9.2Score157Shelves
32. 32 舔 Become a God by Tasting Blood: The Unhinged Junior Sister Lays Low in the Villain Sect 舔血成神：疯批师妹苟在反派宗门 Good Fortune欧气Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An entire sect of villains + cultivation + a scheming little rascal of a disciple on the Path of Love vs. a sinister master on the Path of Ruthlessness] From the start, she tricks a god in a demon lair. Faced with a whole cast of wicked people, Li Yueyin decides to become the most devious of them all! To survive long enough to become a god, she poses as a top genius while being tested, despite her useless talent. Tough people don’t complain about their circumstances. With a sweet face and a vil 27kReads9.0Score4kShelves

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    All of them have romantic pairings, and the slightly niche ones are quite novel. I especially love the setting in the third book; I read all 500 chapters without missing a single one.

33. 33 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.8kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Highly recommended. It's a romance novel with an ensemble cast; I've read it several times.

34. 34 救 Help! I Sold the Male Lead to a Brothel from the Start! 救命！刚开局就把男主卖青楼了！ Snowfall at the Third Watch三更覆雪Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Read comments with care to avoid spoilers] [See the author's note in Chapter One] [1v1 romance + plot-driven + equally matched leads + both leads devoted to each other + happy ending] Fu Sheng, the greatest spirit painter in a modern ancient martial arts family, is like a real-life Ma Liang with a magic paintbrush. She never imagined a System would bind itself to her one day and send her into a cultivation novel she'd read, where she becomes Chun Tao, the young male lead's maid during his youth 14.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Hidden within its mysteries, this is undoubtedly my top choice for cultivation novels. Don't be misled by the title; the content is incredibly engaging, with a grand world-building. If you're looking for something to read, check this out, my darlings! You definitely won't regret it—you can tell from my profile. Having read hundreds of cultivation novels, including all the major hits, this is the best one I've ever read.

35. 35 汐 The Return of Xiling 汐起灵归 Frost-Mirror Wanderer霜鉴客Fantastical Romance108k WordsOngoing Despised by everyone, scorned by her sect. Li Qingxi has four mismatched spiritual roots and a face full of freckles. With her poor aptitude, she is the most inconspicuous, most bullied good-for-nothing junior sister in all of the Lingyun Sect. Her fellow disciples mock her for being an ant who dreams of cultivating immortality. The peak lord looks down on her as mediocre and useless, while a hypocrite schemes at every turn, intent on squeezing what little value he can from her. Everyone beli —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ensemble cast evokes the feel of early fantasy dramas, with a sense of destiny, vivid and three-dimensional characters, and each couple has its own unique characteristics.

36. 36 师 After Losing Contact with Her Sect, Little Martial Uncle Breaks Every Spell with Her Sword 师门失联后，小师叔她以剑破万法 Pale Old Monster Han Shang苍白老怪涵上Fantastical Romance283k WordsCompleted Ensemble cast, with romance After Guixu sealed its gates, everyone was talking about Guixu. Ji Ning only gave a lazy smile. “Heh, did anyone ask me?” An affiliated sect comes to provoke them and test their limits? No problem, just beat them up. Her eldest senior nephew, Lou Sangheng, is disillusioned and obsessive, and keeps taking the outsiders’ side? No problem, just beat him up. The outside world has forgotten Guixu, and Ji Ning has selected Yuan Hengqiu as the new number-one genius of the cu 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's worth a try. It features a romantic pairing, the plot leans towards mystery, and there are many interconnected foreshadowing elements that are gradually revealed as the story unfolds. The female lead is a rational, aloof, and strong-willed woman who values loyalty and righteousness. It's an ensemble piece; the supporting characters are well-developed, with their own storylines and lives. The friendships, family relationships, romantic relationships, and mentor-student relationships in the book are all portrayed with great subtlety, making it quite interesting.

37. 37 师 Junior Sister, Shut the Door! The Whole Sect Is on the Wanted List! 师妹快关门，全宗都上通缉榜了！ Mi Tangtang Xi米糖糖兮Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, lighthearted, progression fantasy] Luo Yin has good reason to suspect the damn Heavenly Dao is messing with her. When other people transmigrate, they're either the chosen ones blessed with great fortune, lucky little darlings, or the beloved junior sisters of immortal sects. When she transmigrates, she gets the role of a major villain destined to take on the whole world. She's already penciled in as the future number one on the Immortal Alliance's wanted list. Luo Yin: 6 The Heav 37.8kReads9.1Score8.1kShelves

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    These books all feature couples, combining cultivation with romance, and are all very sweet. The last one has the male and female leads as childhood sweethearts.

38. 38 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
39. 39 惊 Shock! I Actually Became the Sister of the Fake Heroine 惊！我竟然成伪女主的妹妹 Yingxi映希Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: A devoted couple, both with no past relationships; a pocket dimension; adorable spirit beasts; an extremely powerful golden finger; dual wood-and-air spiritual roots.) After falling to her death in a restroom, Yun Nuan is reborn as a baby. Later, she discovers that she’s in a cultivation world. Her older sister is the original heroine of a transmigration-into-a-book story, while Yun Nuan is the cannon-fodder little sister who dies young in her sister’s memories. In the book, her sister is 8.3kReads9.0Score811Shelves
40. 40 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53kShelves

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    Reading time proves everything

41. 41 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9kShelves
42. 42 偷 The Senior Sister Who Stole My Underpants Is Going to Cultivate Immortality and Change Her Fate! 偷裤衩的师姐，竟要修仙改命了！ Yan Lantian燕蓝天Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing The cultivation novel she'd been following went on hiatus right at the steamiest part. While cursing the author for being a terrible person, Qi Yunxiang somehow transmigrated! She'd barely arrived before she was ambushed, her meridians shattered and herself paralyzed! She cursed at the heavens in fury: I don't have to be the heroine or a great hero, but why did I transmigrate into a crazy cannon-fodder supporting female character obsessed with her junior brother?! She would tear up the romance-a 14.5kReads8.0Score2.2kShelves

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    Trust me, trust me, this female-oriented cultivation novel [already hooked] is highly recommended: I was just complaining about a cultivation novel that stopped updating during "Turning Clouds and Rain" 🥺 when I transmigrated into the body of a twisted female supporting character who dragged my entire family to their deaths! She roared to the heavens, vowing to change the fate of her entire sect! The ensemble cast is vividly portrayed, and the multiple romantic pairings are smoothly developed 😳 It's incredibly captivating! [Note] Absolutely serious cultivation + serious humor + serious romance + smooth reading throughout + intelligent characters 😘 Very friendly to those who dislike slapstick humor, I sincerely recommend giving it a try.

43. 43 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 70kReads9.4Score9.6kShelves

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    A hilarious tale of a cultivation world, complete with romantic pairings! ① Look closely, the girl with the blank expression in front of you is named Sang Nian. She crawled into the dark after getting a zero% plagiarism rate on her thesis, but accidentally ended up in the cultivation world. Hahaha, this beginning was truly unexpected! Originally, her mission was to marry the male supporting character and torment him, but that was cut short. Then, [Ding! Mission changed successfully. Please pursue the male supporting character Xie Chenzhou within seven months.] [Xie Chenzhou's current affection level towards you: -123060] Hahaha, what a twist!

44. 44 别 Stop Pushing Yourself, Junior Sister. You're Already First in the Sect 别卷了小师妹，已经是宗门第一了 Wicked Stink Bug恶毒臭屁虫Fantastical Romance349k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + power progression + goofy comedy + rat race + ensemble cast + pseudo-transmigration] Jiang Si is the ultimate overachiever. Ever since she was a child, whenever she competed in anything, she refused to let herself fall behind! Her motto: Only the strong can control their own fate! Then she got so absorbed in studying that she worked herself to death and transmigrated into the body of a runaway bride in a world of immortal cultivation. Cultivation? So what? Isn't that a kind 244Reads—Score101Shelves

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    There are couples! There are ensemble casts!

45. 45 我 I Can Outwork the Entire Cultivation World. What's Wrong with Being a Little Unscrupulous? 我能卷哭修仙界，缺点德怎么了？ Drunk in Nine Steps醉九步Fantastical Romance963k WordsOngoing [Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast + Subverting the Usual Tropes, a Mischievous Little Devil vs. a Brooding, Obsessive Villain.] Di Fanyin has spent sixteen years being arrogant and spoiled, then suddenly awakens a little beast with the power of prophecy. The beast predicts that her whole family will be cannon fodder, doomed to die miserably as foils in the cultivation world. Her eldest brother will be torn into four pieces, her second brother pierced through the hear 28.5kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves

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    Unlike most cultivation novels where the protagonist fights alone, this book focuses on the whole family banding together to achieve a comeback, with the family relationships written particularly vividly. The female lead, Di Fanyin, is clear-headed and not driven by romance; she specializes in seizing opportunities from various lucky individuals, making her revenge story unconventional, stress-relieving, and satisfying. The brothers each have distinct personalities, and the family supports each other, balancing humor and warmth. The spirit pets are not just tools; they possess independent personalities, a thoughtful touch.

46. 46 修 The Cultivation World Can't Do Without Me, Its Little Junior Sister 修仙界没我小师妹不行 Autumn's Chill Comes Early望秋先寒Ancient Romance804k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy, Dimensional Domination, Invincible Protagonist, Two Powerhouses, Ensemble Cast, Passionate, Genius] Qian Xing’s spirit sword broke. Its sword spirit cried like an eight-hundred-jin child, then spent the whole night persuading her to go down the mountain to Jixia Academy and find materials to repair it. But just after she started down the mountain, a fortune-teller stopped her. He had an otherworldly air and immediately offered to read her fortune. Qian Xing politely dec 5.7kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
47. 47 宗 The Sect's Junior Sister Is Actually the Cultivation World's Beloved 宗门小师妹竟是修真界白月光 All I Ask Is a Little Something所求不过尔尔Fantastical Romance147k WordsOngoing Bai Sheyue transmigrated, but she had no golden finger, her System told her. She was the Child of Destiny, and of course she could get anything she wanted. So she treated the System like a turtle in a wishing pond. Bai Sheyue: I want to become the Sword Venerable’s personal disciple. The famous Sword Venerable Guanyue took her on as his disciple of his own accord. Bai Sheyue: I want more spirit stones than I can ever spend! A treasure-filled secret chamber was waiting for her in a secret realm s 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's a romantic pairing, but the female lead is focused on her career while the male lead is a thrifty and hardworking husband.

48. 48 如 How to Be a Good Junior Sister to a Reborn Big Villain 如何当好重生大反派的小师妹 Mi Tangtang Xi米糖糖兮Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, Lighthearted, Growth-Oriented Heroine, Leveling Up] Learn medicine, make pills, brew poisons, master all kinds of magical arts, and hone your swordsmanship to perfection! When Li Xi discovers she has transmigrated into the cultivation world, she is over the moon! Who hasn’t dreamed of flying on a sword, holding a pill in one hand and a talisman in the other, and cleaving the sky with a single strike? It’s just that her newly joined sect is a tiny bit too poor… Oh heavens! Did you 14.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended, it has a romantic pairing.

49. 49 女 The Supporting Villainess Cultivates Immortality by Becoming Her Sect's Grandmaster 女配修仙：从当宗门师祖做起！ Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The night before Xu Yi was to become the senior disciple of Xuanji Sect, she had a dream. In it, she was consumed by jealousy of the new junior sister, committed every sort of evil, and ultimately met a grisly end, her bones ground to dust. With the junior sister's initiation just around the corner, Xu Yi shut her eyes, gritted her teeth, and left with all her belongings to lie low. But she never expected to fall into a secret realm the moment she left the sect, where she was trapped for two hun 2.4kReads8.8Score304Shelves
50. 50 全 Everyone Can Speak, and the Immortal World's Big Shot Is Actually My Husband 全员有嘴，仙界大佬竟然是我夫君 Little Ink Bell墨铃小铛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Cultivation + adorable beasts + fiercely protective + devoted to each other + sweet romance) Yan Xi never imagined she’d join the transmigration crowd and transmigrate into a book. To make matters worse, she became the heroine of a Mary Sue novel: Heaven’s favorite daughter, but also an expert little schemer. At first, she thought she could just follow the plot and keep her head down. But she couldn’t bring out her scheming side, and the story kept veering further and further off course. After 12.5kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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