Bumping This with Traditional Fantasy Novels. Anything but System Stories 用传统玄幻文把它顶上去，除了系统文其他的都要

1. 1 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1kShelves
2. 2 剑 Sword and Wine 剑酒 Cup of Snow杯雪Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + no System + one heroine + slow burn + passionate adventure] In the Eastern Lands, a tavern waiter wears twin sabers at his waist and tempers his heart in the mortal world. In the Western Regions, a devoted monk carries a paintbrush, bringing flowers to the world. In the Southern Mountains, a Daoist wields peachwood, using talismans to subdue mountains and seas. In the northern lands, a monster carves a wooden staff, its dragon's roar shaking the Nine Heavens. And in the Ce 13.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
3. 3 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 444.6kReads9.2Score46.8kShelves
4. 4 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.8kReads9.2Score40.2kShelves
5. 5 师 The Blade of the Master 师刀 Clear as All Things万象澄澈Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing Eyes like shooting stars, movements like lightning. A blade that kills, a sword that saves. This is a story about a young man and his blade. 5.6kReads9.0Score427Shelves

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   This book meets the requirements; the author's writing is good, and it seems to follow a certain pattern.

6. 6 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 47.3kReads9.0Score5kShelves
7. 7 正 Upholding Heaven 正天 I'm Wonton我是馄饨Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted What? I used to rule the underworld? What? I was a sect leader in the celestial realm? What? I was forced to reincarnate in the mortal world? What? I'm back on the path of cultivating immortality? What? The sect leader has joined forces with a Holy Venerable from another realm to plot against the Three Realms? That's outrageous! Once I ascend to the immortal realm, I'll chop that bastard to pieces! [No System + No Transmigration + Passionate Adventure + A Chivalrous Heart and Tender Affection + 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   ① Gu Ye, completely soaked, even his floral underpants under his Daoist robe were clearly visible, eliciting laughter from the disciples watching below. "So Senior Brother Gu has this quirk, he likes wearing floral underpants!" "The kind with little red flowers, isn't that deliberately exposing someone's privacy?" "How mean, how mean Wang Zhengtian is!" ② Li Qingzhi, the leader of the Misty Rain Pavilion, is known as an unparalleled genius. Under the cover of darkness, he holds life and death in his hands. However, few know that behind Li Qingzhi is another person, the true founder of the Misty Rain Pavilion, who controls the world's wealth and schemes against the world with the air of a spoiled brat. ③ "Zhao Yun? Zhao Yun from the Three Kingdoms?" "No! That shameless idiot from *Eternal Gate*, supposedly as wicked as Young Master Ye. The first Immortal of the Mortal World in history, that's him!"

8. 8 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
9. 9 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
10. 10 尘 A Year in the Mortal World 尘间之年 North and South ai南北aiEastern Fantasy305k WordsCompleted [Traditional Fantasy] After a great battle against the demon race, the Human Emperor, who had kept an entire age in check, mysteriously vanished. Years later, the Tian Nan Dynasty, once the sole ruler of Qingzhou, was destroyed overnight. Several centuries later, the Abyssal Pavilion rose to become Qingzhou’s strongest power, ruling the entire region with an iron fist. Then, by a twist of fate, a young man from a small city obtained the Human Emperor’s legacy and learned from a mysterious old ma —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Well, I don't know how to describe this book. As an author, I poured my heart and soul into it, and I have no regrets about it, nor about my few readers and fans. It may not be perfect, but it's definitely worth reading and won't disappoint you. Finally, I hope everyone has the time to read it and offer valuable feedback. Thank you again!

11. 11 这 This Holy Son Is Way Too Cautious 这个圣子太稳健啦 Fat Cat in the Deep Alley深巷肥猫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Reborn + Satisfying power fantasy + Daily life + Cunning protagonist + Lighthearted + Subverts expectations] “This is paradise for the strong and a graveyard for the weak.” Su Huai, a burned-out office worker, wakes up to discover he has transmigrated to the Immortal Domain, a place where the strong prey on the weak and danger lurks everywhere. After seven chaotic lives ending in tragic deaths and fresh starts, with no favor from the System, he finally uses the experience of his previous lives 16.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Ongoing (pretty new, right?🤦 Occasionally delayed, so annoying [pouting face]), no system, and the world-building is pretty good. When the map changes, the protagonist doesn't suddenly become a nobody.😘 The protagonist's intelligence is also well-developed. I've read the latest chapter and haven't found any nonsensical plot points. Reading the whole thing gave me the illusion of a fast-paced, enjoyable read, though I don't know if it's just my imagination.🤦 The protagonist cultivated for nine lifetimes before catching up to the Chosen One's cultivation level, and in the ninth lifetime, he retained the cultivation level from his previous life. However, he didn't become invincible in the original world out of nowhere; he still had to humble himself when necessary.🤦

12. 12 化 Turning into a Butterfly, Transcending the Great Dao 化蝶，超脱大道之外 Worry-Free Butterfly无忧无虑的蝶Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Of the three thousand paths, mastering any one lets you become one with the Dao and live forever. All things come from nothing, and return to nothing. The Dao, too, will one day be destroyed. But I eventually transformed into a butterfly and transcended the Dao. (No System) 3.5kReads7.9Score266Shelves

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    The protagonist cultivates illusionary arts, has a quiet and unassuming personality, and is single-mindedly focused on cultivating the Tao. There is no female lead or saintly character. If you're looking for a change from the usual wish-fulfillment novels, you can check this out. I've already finished it and found it alright.

13. 13 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 93.4kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    This book is incredibly good. The male lead is very intelligent, and some of the supporting characters are also exceptionally well-written. The plot and some of the settings are all perfect. Just read it, and you won't hear a thing.

14. 14 你 You’ve Been Dual-Cultivating, So How Can You Claim You’re Not a Rebellious Disciple? 你都双修了，还说不是逆徒？ Cola Is Ready to Rise可乐要崛起Eastern Fantasy601k WordsCompleted [Many beautiful heroines + Traditional fantasy + Decisive and ruthless + Cunning schemer] Ye Bai transmigrates to another world, only to be pinned down by his stunningly beautiful master from the start... Ye Bai: “Master, please behave yourself. Men and women should keep their distance!” Ye Bai: “Master, don't... I don't want to become a rebellious disciple...” After pursuing his master for half a year, he bares his heart to her, and they make a three-year pact. From then on, Ye Bai begins his i 1.1kReads7.2Score108Shelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

15. 15 仙 Immortal Destiny: Entering the Dao Through the Furnace 仙缘，以炉入道 Three Cigars三支雪茄Eastern Fantasy590k WordsOngoing [Cold and Ruthless] + [Intelligence] + [Emotional Intelligence] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Beautiful Prose] + [Astonishing] + [No Clear-Cut Good or Evil] A good book deserves to be savored. This is a gradual, slow-burning story. First appreciate the prose, then absorb the atmosphere, feel the emotions, and grasp the wisdom. Only then will the story truly begin to shine. He arrives riding a seven-colored auspicious cloud, and you may think you have glimpsed the beginning of the plot. The initial charac 762Reads9.2Score106Shelves

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    This is a good book. The male lead is intelligent and quick-witted, cool and decisive, capable and composed, and knows how to advance and retreat appropriately. At the beginning, his divine consciousness contains a Bagua Furnace, which he must awaken the eight divine beasts within. However, the secrets of the Bagua Furnace go far beyond that. Various adventures, mysteries, demons, and monsters... The writing is exceptionally good; it immediately evokes the feel of classic Xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) stories. A good book that's slow-burning but highly readable, and the later parts are incredibly exciting.

16. 16 帝 The Emperor's Domain 帝域 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted A powerful new novel from Liu Jie San Dao, following The Immortal Martial Emperor and The Eternal Gate! At the end of the Desolate Era, the Xuanwu Emperor fell. He was the last god in the world. In the Age of Chaos, the Great Transformation True Dragon died suddenly. He was the last Immortal King in the world. Eighty thousand years ago, the old Daoist died laughing and crying. He was the last saint in the world. The laws of the Great Dao and the order of fate were full of flaws. The gods fell il 68.5kReads8.6Score8kShelves

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    The latest masterpiece by Liu Jie San Dao, the author of "Immortal Martial Emperor," has been launched on Tomato Bookstore. We look forward to everyone reading and supporting our books!

17. 17 躯 The Sword Immortal Within 躯壳里的剑仙 The Other Side反面Eastern Fantasy420k WordsCompleted Dreaming and waking feel like crossing between worlds. Dreaming and waking are linked, heart to heart. Within three feet, the sword is invincible. Beyond three feet, it's all down to luck. An immortal in dreams, a mortal in the waking world. Ten years of Qi Refining, a hundred years in Guixu. The Grotto-Heaven is nearing its end; Luo Fan is already an old man. Forming a Nascent Soul, almost an immortal. No one in the mortal realm has reached Deity Transformation. The path to the throne begins; 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try recommending one to see if it works.

18. 18 无 Boundless Divine Art 无极神功 Ten-Cent Soda一毛钱的汽水Eastern Fantasy420k WordsCompleted Li Tian, an unparalleled powerhouse and an Immortal Emperor of his generation, once acquired a rare book of unknown age. Its obscure passages revealed that the Immortal Emperor was not the pinnacle of martial cultivation: above the Immortal Emperor lay the elusive gods! To that end, he began searching for a way to become a god, even venturing into forbidden lands and deadly realms. In the end, he obtained a cultivation technique called the Limitless Divine Art! Unfortunately, a deadly realm atta 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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19. 19 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves

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    You know the story of the Ten Days' End, right? If not, that's okay too; this book is also written by the same author. It's not overly sentimental; it uses a unique approach to depict people's imaginations of historical stories, making those myths seem perfectly natural. It's another excellent book by the Insect Team. Trust me, you won't regret reading it.

20. 20 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6kShelves

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    The first one is highly recommended 😏

21. 21 怪 It's My Fault for Being Too Strong: I Scared the System Out of Its Wits from the Start 怪我太强，开局吓蹦了系统 Fish Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted The System submits to me and becomes my slave from the start? It gets so scared that it destroys its own intelligence program? I cause a sensation across the Nine Heavens the moment I’m born? “On my first contact with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, I awakened the supreme Innate Great Dao Physique, which can fuse countless Great Daos!” “On my first breath, I awakened the innate ability ‘Devour Heaven and Earth,’ which can consume the energy of all things in the world and make it my o 11.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Become a Guardian Beast and Am Invincible 玄幻：开局成为守护兽，我无敌了 A Single Thought for All Living Beings一念苍生Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beasts + Evolution + Dragons + No Transformation + Invincibility + Building a Faction] Long Yuan transmigrated into a fantasy world and bound himself to the “Strongest Guardian Beast” System! [Current Mission]: Become the guardian beast of a faction [Mission Rewards]: One bloodline awakening, the top-grade Imperial-tier cultivation technique Azure Sky Dragon Emperor Art, and the top-grade Fifth-Rank cultivation technique Azure Cloud Art [Current Mission]: Go to the faction you prot 17.2kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
23. 23 魔 Demon Emperor, You’re Calling Off the Engagement Too? The Nine Dragons’ Coffin Is Headed to Your Door 魔帝你也退婚？九龙拉棺拉到你家 The Bear Who Loves Lychees爱吃荔枝的熊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Demonic Path] + [Ruthless] + [No More Simping] + [Revenge and Face-Slapping Without Delay] + [Bronze Sparrow Terrace]!!! Su Mo transmigrated into a fantasy world and became a Demon Emperor from the start, the only son of the Voidless Demon Emperor. Su Mo discovered that, as the Demon Emperor's son, he'd once been a simp. That was just ridiculous. Su Mo: “What an idiot! With a father this powerful, why simp for anyone? If it were me, I'd have thrown my weight around from the start!” Just th 8.5kReads7.9Score672Shelves
24. 24 推 Reading the Secrets of Heaven: Releasing the Prodigy Rankings from the Start 推演天机：开局发布天骄榜 Lang Lang Tianming浪浪天铭Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Xie Chen transmigrated to the Tianchen Continent, became the master of the Heavenly Dao Hall, and awakened the Heavenly Dao System. To make the Heavenly Dao Hall famous in this world, Xie Chen created the Prodigy Rankings from the start. Gu Ling: “What? I’m the esteemed Demon Prince of the Demon Clan, yet I’m only third on the Prodigy Rankings?” Xiao Yan: “How is this possible? I’m recognized as the strongest prodigy in the Eastern Region, yet I’m only fifth on the rankings?” Dao Canghai: “Sigh, 20.6kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
25. 25 这 This Villain Really Loves the Protagonist 这个反派对主角是真爱啊 I'm Not Xiao Qi我不是晓七Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted (The novel is complete.) Note: This is a dual-male-lead novel written in the style of a male-oriented story. Please proceed with caution if that's not your thing! [Two male leads][System][Villain][One-sided crush][Friendship turning into something more][Sweet moments!][A touch of an ensemble cast] After transmigrating into a fantasy world as the young master of a demonic sect, Lu Chen awakens the Villain Self-Rescue System. He plans to trample the Child of Fortune underfoot, marry the holy maide 5.1kReads8.9Score677Shelves
26. 26 送 Death-Seeking Cultivation: Each Death Makes Me Twice as Strong 送死流修仙，死一次强一倍 Pine Caterpillar松毛虫Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted Chen Qingyuan transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes a servant disciple of the Qingyun Sect, where he unlocks a System that doubles his strength every time he dies. The more he dies, the more his cultivation multiplies. Wang Teng, the outer sect's top prodigy: “Does anyone else get it? This guy at the first stage of Qi Refining just won't stop chasing me down and beating me up!” The Sword Sect's sword heir: “Have you ever felt the terror of being ruled by 1,000 minus 7?” The Qingyun Sect l 20Reads6.8Score—Shelves
27. 27 天 Child of Destiny: Protect Our Villain! 天命之子：守护我方反派！ Red Moon, Clear Clouds红月晴云Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy, unstable vibes. Enter at your own risk.] Zhou Yang was cursed with the doom of the lone star, and his whole family died because of him. Then, at last, when he was twenty-two, he cursed himself to death. As it turned out, he transmigrated into a villain and got bound to the Ultimate Invincible Big Villain System. Zhou Yang: “I suffered through a miserable life in my last life. What's wrong with enjoying myself in this one? Picking on the protagonist? Whoever wants to do it can go 36.5kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
28. 28 玄 Xuanhuan: The Heavenly Dao Is My Brother 玄幻：天道是我兄弟 Lu Wuji陆无极Eastern Fantasy383k WordsCompleted Lu Fan transmigrated, only to discover that he was born with a useless physique and couldn’t cultivate. Just as he was losing all hope, he unexpectedly activated a System. “What? A million years? System, are you kidding me?” “Please work hard at cultivating, Host.” “System, I don’t know how to cultivate.” “I’ll find you a sparring partner.” The Heavenly Dao: “Who am I? Where am I?” And so, the System locked Lu Fan and the Heavenly Dao away together for a million years. Until a million years late 1.2kReads7.8Score122Shelves
29. 29 只 I Can Only Instantly Kill Great Emperors, So I Became an Emperor-Harvesting Machine 只能秒大帝的我，化身大帝收割机 Asteroid West小行星西Eastern Fantasy562k WordsCompleted Synopsis: This book is also known as “Sorry, I Can’t Beat Anyone Else, but I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors” and “At Level 999, I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors; One Level Lower, They Instantly Kill Me.” Lin Xuanqing transmigrated into the Zixiao Holy Land as its patriarch, but had no cultivation at all. To keep anyone from discovering he was a complete weakling, he kept a straight face and pretended to be a master for a hundred years. At last, one day, he awakened a System that could inst 11.9kReads8.6Score2kShelves
30. 30 主 The Protagonist Is Dead? This Villain Will Save the World 主角战死？由我反派拯救世界 At War with Cilantro与香菜不共戴天Eastern Fantasy552k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [Mostly invincible] [The protagonist has no System] [There is a System in the story] Lu Feng fails his High God tribulation, and the inner demon takes control of his body. He reaches the Divine Universe Realm and becomes a great villain. From then on, mountains and rivers crumble, and countless legacies are wiped out! A protagonist is born in accordance with the will of Heaven and rises rapidly, sealing the demon in Fallen Demon Mountain. The world then enjoys five thousand years o 4.9kReads9.2Score497Shelves
31. 31 重 Reborn from a Beggar: The Overlord of the Immortal Realm 重生从乞丐做起之仙界枭雄 Snow Guest from Wuzhong吴中雪客Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey · stats-focused · no System · struggle for supremacy · traditional fantasy · transmigration · xianxia fantasy · Eastern fantasy] Modern man Chu He transmigrates to a world of cultivation. How will he rise from beggar to ruler of the immortal realm? 6Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy, a different story, waiting for you to see.

32. 32 初 The Realm of First Light 初芒界 Feng Baiyu凤白羽Eastern Fantasy182k WordsOngoing [Family and country above all] [Not a teacher-student romance] [No System] [No golden finger] [Career-focused] [Leveling up] [Growth] [Deep friendships] [Positive and uplifting]. To be clear, this is not a teacher-student romance. The Supreme Domain contains billions of smaller worlds. The Domain Lord has a divine consciousness in each one, which does not interfere in the world's affairs but merely records its changes. Yet one such consciousness developed its own will when its world faced a cri 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my first book, no system, no spatial ability, protagonist is a growth-oriented character, no cheat codes.

33. 33 修EN Cultivation: I Have a Peach Blossom Dao Fruit 修仙：我有一枚桃花道果 Prisoner Cathead牢猫头Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Classic cultivation fantasy] [No System] This is a vast world of cultivation. A young man named Jiang Yang, carrying the supreme Dao Fruit, stumbles into it, still innocent and unaware. The Dao Fruit is wondrous and profound. Watch as he rises step by step to the heavens. He governs love and marriage, commands fortune and prosperity, determines lifespan, understands cause and effect, forges flying swords, and cultivates divine abilities... Jiang Yang: “I have a peach blossom branch in hand, and 38.7kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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    Not bad, traditional cultivation of immortality.

34. 34 我 I Cut Off the Gods' Incense Offerings in the Mortal World 我在人间断了神明香火 The Saltiest of Salted Fish咸鱼本鱼咸Eastern Fantasy404k WordsOngoing [No System + no female lead + no transmigration + no saintly do-gooder] The gods sit enthroned above the heavens, feeding on the incense of the mortal world. The common people scrape by in the world below, crushed by hardship and oppression. From the moment I set foot on the path of martial arts, I inherited the faith, will, and courage of all living beings in their fight against the gods. If their faith demands that I bow and scrape, then I'll show these gods the pride of a martial artist! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation, 260,000-word single-player novel, if you're a brother, come and fight me!

35. 35 柠 Lemon Moon 柠玥 Nan He Is Very Poor南鹤很穷Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted Nine-tailed fox male lead × female alchemy cultivator and medicinal human A fiercely possessive, jealous fox who's a little dramatic, and a clever, gentle, kind, and well-balanced medicinal human. He is the son of the Demon King, yet afflicted with a deadly poison. Her blood, the blood of the last medicinal human alive, can suppress it. To save his own life, the little fox schemes against her and forces her into a contract: every month, she must offer him her neck so he can drink her blood and s 600Reads8.5Score165Shelves

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    There's no system, and the supporting characters aren't artificially made less intelligent. The story is quite good, featuring a cultivator who just wants to be an ordinary person, who is terrified of death but ultimately sacrifices himself to save the entire village. I especially loved the story of the scholar and the female ghost—two incomplete people redeeming each other, yet unable to be together due to reality. There's also the scholar's helplessness as he succumbs to life after repeated failures in the imperial examinations.

36. 36 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2kShelves

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    Twelve books to solve your reading slump

37. 37 大 The Savage Bandit of the Great Wilderness 大荒悍匪 Golden Bull Fragment金牛断章Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing Everyone knows that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a cookbook. Transmigrate across mountains and seas, and stew a Kunpeng with a phoenix, or cook a Zhujian with a black tortoise. In the demon wasteland, the countless great demons are dangers to everyone else, but Zhang Chu sees them as food. One bite of demon meat doubles his strength. One sip of demon blood sends his cultivation soaring. From then on, Zhang Chu goes farther and farther along the path of cultivating by eating demo 102.9kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves
38. 38 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
39. 39 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 158.8kReads9.3Score16.6kShelves
40. 40 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 72.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
41. 41 万EN The Ultimate Underdog 万古第一废材 Little Seventeen the Crybaby爱哭的小十七Eastern Fantasy10.1M WordsOngoing [Invincible, Fiery, Fast-Paced, Constant Updates, Strongly Recommended by Hundreds of Millions of Readers!] A hundred thousand years ago, everyone was like a dragon, and all could cultivate the martial path. After the Calamity Transformation, the Heavenly Dao collapsed and the gods fell, leaving behind only an ancient tower of reincarnation. A hundred thousand years later, martial cultivation had become a matter of bloodline. A trash bloodline was no better than an insect and could not cultivate 270kReads9.0Score22.9kShelves
42. 42 修 Asura Heavenly Emperor 修罗天帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsCompleted Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval struck Thunderclap Ancient City overnight. Qin Ming, the young lord of the city, was sent to Qingyun Sect as a servant, while two hundred thousand residents were driven into the Great Azure Mountain and enslaved. Eight years later, after tempering his spirit and entering the martial path, the unyielding youth awakens as a demon of slaughter and rises against the heavens. Give me a blade, and I can shatter the sky. Give me a sword, and I can point it toward the 27.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
43. 43 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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44. 44 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
45. 45 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
46. 46 幼 A Young Dragon from the Start, and You Really Think I'm a Beggar? 幼龙开局，你真把我当乞丐？ Sour Candy酸宝Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Gods run rampant, and strange creatures are everywhere. In a world gripped by fear, where anyone might undergo a monstrous transformation, a lowborn boy emerges from an old graveyard. He carries a mysterious space where killing strange creatures lets him absorb their power and conjure items. [Legendary creature, Jade-Eyed Corpse: Its eyeballs can peer into the Yellow Springs and read the scriptures of the dead. Requires a sixth-rank martial artist who has mastered a pupil technique.] The sevent 66.1kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
47. 47 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 174.6kReads9.4Score15.5kShelves
48. 48 女 The Empress Was Once a Pitiful Little Girl, and I Adopted Her 女帝还是小可怜，被我收养 Mihoyo, Watch Out米忽悠看刀Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + power fantasy + genius protagonist + empress + races vying for supremacy. The pace may be a little slow at first. After 100,000 words, he becomes the strongest prodigy at his level; after 200,000 words, no prodigy can match him; after 300,000 words, they get back together; after 700,000 words, he has become an invincible Heavenly Emperor across all the heavens.] A thousand years ago, she was a little beggar. A thousand years later, she had become the Empress of the Heavens, revered b 25.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
49. 49 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
50. 50 子 The One Who Never Returns at Midnight 子夜不归人 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban403k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to change history + supernatural ability rankings + passionate defense of the nation + slay gods + 39 will make you cry + quality certified by Deng Deng] Return to the Great Xia of history and rewrite its regrets: Yue Fei, Yu Qian, 81192, and more. Hey, everyone, want to see Sanjiu Yinyu transmigrate back in time to steal national treasures? Want to see a black-bladed sword atop the roof of the Sihang Warehouse, killing the enemy? Want to see Xu Er’s cat slay Qin Hui and bring the 1.4kReads9.3Score186Shelves

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