Please Recommend Immortal Cultivation Stories with a Normal Female Lead, No Goofballs or Doting Ensembles 求女主是正常的修仙小说，不要推沙雕、团宠之类

1. 151 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 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A new book from Ai Zuo!! A super-powerful female lead novel!! Ahhh, female lead lovers rejoice!! 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 fights are super satisfying, no holds barred, no saintly moments, and there's a romantic partner. The male lead appears rather late; we're almost at chapter 60 and haven't seen him yet... The author updates very consistently, two chapters a day!! Please, you guys, dive right in!!

2. 152 武 Martial Arts and Longevity: Starting by Rejecting an Arranged Marriage 武道长生：从拒绝联姻开始 It's a Whale是鲸哇Martial Arts1.3M WordsOngoing [Slice of life + no romance + slow burn + strong female lead] She opened her eyes as a baby and saw a world where the strong ruled. At two, medicinal baths. At three, martial arts training. At five, grueling practice. In the village school, she memorized an entire martial arts manual; in Qiushi Courtyard, she fell from the plum-blossom poles hundreds of times. At seven, she broke through and roamed the martial world. At eleven, she reached the innate realm and crossed swords with masters, making 13.4kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves

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   No romantic pairing + good writing

3. 153 凡 An Ordinary Girl Knocks on the Immortal Sect’s Door, Starting with a Famine Escape 凡女叩仙门从逃荒开始 My Rice Bin朕的大米缸Ancient Romance873k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + no CP + panel-assisted + traditional cultivation progression + decisive and ruthless + multiple worlds + slow burn] (The rating just opened and will rise later.) Content warnings: 1. The mortal-world arc runs from chapters 1 to 28. Skip to chapter 29 for the cultivation-world arc. If you don't like it, please move on! Move on! Go! 2. The characterizations were adjusted midway, so there are a few errors in forms of address. These are being fixed. 3. The heroine's cultivation 685Reads7.3Score103Shelves
4. 154 庶 The Immortal Path of a Commoner-Born Girl 庶女仙途 Faraway Tales of South Mountain南山故远Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [No System + Cultivation + Scheming + Some BL Content] Please note: This is an alternate-history dynasty, and its contents are not historically verifiable. Before Cui Yunlan was born, she lay in Aunt Xu's womb, listening to the voices outside and gradually piecing together the era and identity into which she was about to be born. The Five Barbarians ravage China. The north. The Qinghe Cui clan. A collateral branch, born to a concubine. Cui Yunlan fell silent. In this era, women were treat 11.6kReads7.1Score1.3kShelves
5. 155 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 8.4kReads9.0Score828Shelves

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   These are all normal cultivation novels. I highly recommend the first two and the last one; they are all very good.

6. 156 开 From the Start, I Became a Female Cultivator of the Hehuan Sect 开局成为合欢宗女修 Yu Ling雨泠Fantastical Romance645k WordsOngoing [With a golden finger, a mortal's cultivation-and-leveling progression, a power fantasy with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless, vengeful, and calculating. No romance.] The Hehuan Sect is a major demonic sect where the law of the jungle is the only rule. Liu Chan is an outer-sect disciple with a mixed bag of spiritual roots. Her life is as insignificant as a blade of grass, and at any moment she could become someone else's cultivation cauldron or stepping stone to advancement. When 324Reads—Score109Shelves
7. 157 长 The Record of a Long-Lived, Cautious Immortal 长生苟仙录 Yellow Cat Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的黄猫Fantastical Romance354k WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy + quiet everyday life + smart characters + immortality + no romance + keeping a low profile] Lifelong single Xu Rendong is pressured into a blind date. She jokes around and immediately gets herself a “new account”! Reborn into a small foundation-building family in the cultivation world, she unexpectedly awakens the memories of her past life and receives a beginner’s gift package. She gains eternal life, but before she can celebrate, her family tells her she must share a husb 598Reads6.0Score102Shelves
8. 158 屠 The Butcher’s Daughter: From Alchemist to Godhood on the Slow Road to Immortality 屠户少女，炼丹成神，慢慢修仙路 Luo Xiaoling罗小灵Ancient Romance937k WordsOngoing No romance + scheming heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + no golden finger Lin Xiaoling, the butcher’s youngest daughter, dreams of becoming an alchemist, even though it’ll cost a fortune. Her family is dirt poor, and spirit herbs cost a fortune? No problem. She has one way to get rich: Can picking up trash turn a profit? Pick it up! Are the robes on dead people worth money? Strip them off! But after she strips the robes off a “dead” man?! ... These underwear... are actually a mid-grade ma 3.7kReads8.5Score392Shelves
9. 159 被 After They Made Me a Human Cauldron, I Devoured the Young Lord's Ice Spirit Root 被当炉鼎后，我反吞少主冰灵根 Qin Wubai秦无白Fantastical Romance547k WordsOngoing [No romance, strong female lead | dark cultivation | turning the tables against all odds | strategic battles and growth | elaborate worldbuilding | decisive and ruthless] On the night of her wedding, Shen Zhaoye learns that she is not the bride. She is a cultivation vessel sold by the Shen family to the Gu family’s young master. Gu Hanzhou intends to strip her of her fire spiritual root to establish his foundation. Instead, she uses a dual-cultivation array to devour his ice spiritual root, dest 236Reads—Score109Shelves

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   Author's self-recommendation. Tags: Strong female lead, no romantic pairing, cultivation novel, not your average fighting and leveling-up story. The setting is a complex, ensemble-oriented cultivation society with a strong emphasis on political intrigue.

10. 160 穿 Reborn as the Sect’s Villainess, the Beloved Crowd-Pleaser Turns on the Drama 穿成宗门恶女，万人迷她戏精上身 Ju Yun Jun橘允菌Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [No Female-Female Rivalry] [Eastern Xianxia Plot-Driven Cultivation] [Vicious Female Side Character] [Comment-Section Viewers Arrive] [Strong Female Lead, Beloved by All, One-Sided Crushes] [Ensemble Cast] [Wooden Beauty] [Loved by Both Men and Women, with Male-Male Rivalry] [Upright Values, but Not a Saint] [Growing Female Lead and Awakened Female Side Character] [Family Affection and Friendship] Song Zhiyin transmigrated into a novel, becoming the childhood friend of the male lead in Be 2.1kReads8.5Score319Shelves

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    Serious cultivation story! Not mindless, the female lead has a strong core and is determined to break the deadlock.

11. 161 啥 What Do You Mean, a Dating Sim? I Just Want to Cultivate! 啥乙女文？我只要修仙！ Rainwood Spirit雨木灵Fantastical Romance264k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book] [Counter-Romance] [Lighthearted Cultivation] [System Pet] Wei Jue transmigrates into a romance novel as the least favored seventh princess and gets bound to a romance System. The System says that if she fills the male lead's affection meter, she'll become everyone's beloved darling and gain power, wealth, glory, and everyone's love. [Choose a way to pursue him: fall into the gentle heir's arms, serve tea to the cold-faced young master, or wipe incense ash off the aloof 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Must-read! Absolutely fantastic! These are all female-oriented novels focusing on cultivating immortality. The first one is a new book, which I'm currently reading, and I think it's pretty good.

12. 162 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Open Loot Boxes and Ascend by Accident 别人修仙我开箱，一不小心就飞升 jistFantastical Romance769k WordsCompleted No romance, strong female lead, slow burn, lighthearted, no tormenting the heroine, spirit pets don’t turn into humans After dying suddenly from overwork, Bai Ruolin transmigrates into the body of a menial worker in the cultivation world. She has poor spiritual roots, no cultivation, and a real risk of working herself to death! Just when all hope seems lost, she activates a blind-box System. Top-tier techniques and talents, supreme artifacts and pills! As long as she has spirit stones to spend, 13.3kReads8.7Score2kShelves
13. 163 平 Can an Ordinary Little Black Snake Cultivate Immortality Too? 平平无奇小黑蛇也能修仙吗 Bi Ruichi毕瑞驰Fantastical Romance925k WordsOngoing Xuan Bi has always been convinced she’s an utterly ordinary little black snake. It’s just that she developed her intelligence a bit early, eats a lot, can play dead, teleport, spit venom, and grow wings... A few harmless little talents, that’s all. Other than that, all she has is a great many teachers, a great many friends, and a great many treasures. Life as a snake is just so simple and unremarkable! But her extraordinary bloodline, a time-spanning entanglement going back a thousand years, t 1.2kReads9.1Score111Shelves

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    A different kind of cultivation novel, definitely worth reading.

14. 164 今 Another Day of Leveling Up by Timing My Proficiency Just Right 今天也是卡着熟练度升级的一天 Su Black Cat苏黑猫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation; no CP; proficiency panel; relentless grinding; cultivation; a little female ensemble cast; spirit beasts; all orientations; slice-of-life in the early chapters] Lu Xingyun is an ordinary little girl, but she's also a little different. Ever since she was born, a panel has followed her around like a shadow. So she's certain she can cultivate to immortality! Only after joining an immortal sect does she discover what the panel can really do. It records all her progress, and even 21.9kReads8.1Score4.5kShelves
15. 165 这 This Talisman Cultivator Is Pretty Strong 这个符修有点强 Yan Jinhuai颜槿槐Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted [Gender equality + strong female lead with a touch of ensemble cast + growth and advancement + slightly slow-paced] Lu Chongshuang stayed up late revising her thesis and suddenly died from exhaustion, only to transmigrate to a cultivation world where everyone pushes themselves to the limit and never sleeps. She silently screams, Nooo! It’s okay, not everyone in the cultivation world has spiritual roots. What! They do, and mine are ninth-grade. Am I the protagonist? Chongshuang looks at her older 1.5kReads8.6Score322Shelves
16. 166 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 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves

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    These are really beautiful.

17. 167 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 57.5kReads8.8Score9.2kShelves

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    One female protagonist is a vine, the other is a turtle. Overall, it's a relatively lighthearted story. Both female protagonists are diligently cultivating and growing.

18. 168 无 The Endless Immortal Sect 无尽仙门 Ying Qiuqiu应秋秋Eastern Fantasy156k WordsOngoing On the day he starts his freshman year, a top-scoring gaokao graduate bound for a prestigious university is accidentally struck by a flowerpot dropped by an upperclassman. His soul transmigrates into Hua Ruowu, the leader of Lingyun Sect, a low-ranking cultivation sect in another world, and he begins a cultivation journey from the bottom, turning his fortunes around. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is it my turn to perform?

19. 169 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 20.6kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
20. 170 弃 The Reckless Abandoned Daughter: The Poisonous Consort Strikes Hard 弃女轻狂：毒妃狠嚣张 Seven Sunflowers七葵Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted A 21st-century all-around agent transmigrates and nearly falls victim to her own mother’s murderous hand. They call her a good-for-nothing who can’t cultivate, worse than a beggar? Bai Huang gives a cold laugh. With a rare treasure in hand, all five of her elemental talents are unleashed. Even the War God has to step aside if he wants to take her as a disciple. She adopts adorable spirit pets, and all beasts bow to her as a crowd of underlings eagerly awaits her favor. A master of both medicine 18.6kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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    The only four I've ever finished reading. If you don't like novels with overly long plots, you're in luck! The endings are very concise and to the point, without those ridiculously long world-building stories where you finish one world only to find another. They all feature strong female protagonists and their growth paths are very engaging! I'm done reading! And those who like novels with spirit beasts will also be happy, they have them all, hahaha (I forgot the fourth one).

21. 171 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 2.5kReads8.8Score303Shelves

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    I haven't read this book in a long time.

22. 172 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 47.7kReads9.4Score5kShelves

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    Yes, highly recommended. You won't regret investing in this high-quality novel. I myself have read thousands of hours of novels; you won't regret it.

23. 173 生 After Giving Birth, the Cold and Aloof Demon Emperor Begs Me to Stroke His Tail 生崽后，清冷妖皇哭求我摸他尾巴 Big Tangerine, Big Fortune大橘大利Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof seductress VS domineering female demon] The female demon Chu Qun was reborn. A thousand years had passed, yet her legends still covered the continent. The Saint of the Pill, the world-destroying Marquis Chu Yi, the sword-forging patriarch... They were all her secret identities! In her previous life, her siblings betrayed her. She was torn apart by chariots, and her soul was sealed beneath the abyss. This time, she returned in triumph, slaying prodigies, killing her enemies, and supp 39.3kReads9.6Score5.6kShelves
24. 174 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 238.8kReads9.6Score24.6kShelves
25. 175 全 Everyone's a Hypocrite: The Saintess Exposes the Immortal Alliance's Secrets 全员伪善，圣女掀了仙盟老底 Seven Things Safe七事安Ancient Romance180k WordsOngoing [Both leads are devoted to each other / strong heroine and hero / transmigration across identities and timelines / fierce romantic rivalry / a touch of ensemble cast] Only after dying once did Jiang Fuzhao learn the truth: Her fiancé called her a traitor, her junior fellow disciple accused her of colluding with demonic cultivators, her junior sister coveted her talent, and the entire Immortal Alliance wanted her dead. When she woke, her junior sister congratulated her on surviving her tribulati 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot of this book is quite dense, with many events connected, which is very satisfying. The female lead is quite normal, and so far there haven't been any overly melodramatic moments.

26. 176 女 The Buddhist Maiden 女佛子 Nan Mingnan南明楠Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story + character growth and plot-driven + Buddhist cultivators + ensemble cast + no transmigration] No empty posturing, unhinged characters who are really just playing childish games, or useless people who talk more than they act. The heroine has only one word: Do it! A Li was once a sweet, naive country girl whose whole life seemed easy to predict. Farm the land, feed the chickens, get married, have children, buy the same rouge the city folk use, and get a pretty new ou 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a female-oriented story, but written with male-oriented techniques. It features a brand-new cultivation system, but you don't need to worry about the leveling path; it unfolds naturally as the plot progresses. There's no "pampered" female lead; she's obsessed with cultivation. Although she has desires, she's not attached to them. She's a normal person and won't kill for the sake of being a crazy, powerful character. She will only kill anyone who stands in her way to the Western Paradise and escape the cycle of reincarnation.

27. 177 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 16.6kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    These two books are super good!

28. 178 病 The Frail Ancestor Raises a Little Bean 病弱师祖养豆丁 White Crane Grass白鹤草Fantastical Romance248k WordsOngoing More than a hundred years ago, Li Huaixi's entire sect was wiped out. Every living thing perished, from the birds flying above the sect to the rats in their burrows. After an extraordinary stroke of fortune sent her ascending to immortality, she fought her way through twelve immortal sects. Heaven punished her by sending her to the Hall of Wrongful Death, where she spent 127 years examining her conscience. When she finally emerged, she returned to the old site of her sect. Before she could even 38Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    ❌Not a darling of the group! ❌Not silly! A sickly, mad master meets five mischievous grand-disciples. Starting with nothing but poverty, the master drags her crippled body to raise money, earning her the scorn of the entire cultivation world as "cunning." She simply replies: "I'm poor." There's no universal adoration, only a ruthless individual leading her grandchildren to a triumphant rise against all odds. Everyone is strong-willed and prickly—a thrilling story of a sect rising to power! The author's transitions are incredibly skillful, and the characters are remarkably well-developed.

29. 179 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate My Fate. Even the Heroine Can't Outlast Me 别人修仙我修命，女主也没我命硬 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book, cultivation, strong female lead, System, fire spiritual root, no romance] Chu Luo transmigrates into a cultivation world and binds herself to a Destiny System, starting off with her luck reduced by 9,999 points. It turns out that she and her twin sister share the fate of twin flowers on a single stem. All of Chu Luo's luck has been drained by her elder sister, the heroine of the original novel. Worse, her own family wants to kill her outright so the heroine can becom 7.8kReads9.3Score950Shelves

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    They're all great, I highly recommend 2, 3, and 5.

30. 180 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 5.3kReads8.9Score575Shelves
31. 181 满 The Max-Level Cultivation Expert Returns, and the Scoundrels Panic 满级修仙大佬回归，人渣慌了 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted [The Only Female Cultivator + No Romance + Wish-Fulfillment] [An overpowered golden finger! Pure wish-fulfillment! Overwhelming strength! Payback on the spot! It's all about the fun!] Jiang Yin transmigrated, and the Time Wheel, a divine artifact meant to save the world, shattered into pieces. She became a cannon-fodder character, tormented by scum until she was left in pieces herself. The Liu family bullied and humiliated her? They had fragments of a divine artifact? Surrender? Not a chance! 13.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
32. 182 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.4kReads9.1Score455Shelves

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    Without comrades-in-arms, only ever-present crises and the complexities of human nature, this is the legendary tale of a humble young girl who, through wisdom and perseverance, carves her way to great heights in this vast world.

33. 183 躺 Lie Flat? Not Allowed! Junior Sister, I'm Unrivaled in the World 躺平？不允许！师妹我举世无双 Canghai Zhixuan沧海之泫Fantastical Romance349k WordsOngoing [No romance + traditional cultivation + long-form progression + versatile protagonist + character growth + ensemble cast] Content warning: The story has an unusually high number of positive female characters. No System. Slow burn. After Yi Zhiqing works herself to death from too much overtime, she arrives in another world. She thinks she will enjoy a peaceful pastoral life, with clear mountains, clean waters, and fishermen singing at dusk. But a sudden upheaval in her hometown makes her realize 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's good! I just don't know why there are so few readers. It's a very traditional cultivation novel, no system, no romance, and the female lead is very strong, practically a genius.

34. 184 独 After Ascending Alone, My Destined Dao Companion Exploded 独自飞升后，我的命定道侣炸了 White Hair Like Kindling白首如薪Two Male Leads651k WordsOngoing Dan Miao has spent over a thousand years in the immortal realm, waiting for the person destined to be his partner to ascend. At last, that person arrives, only for Dan Miao to learn that he blew himself up and took the Kunling Continent with him. Returned to the time before his own ascension, Dan Miao disguises himself as an old beggar freezing to death in the snowy wastes. He reaches out to the gentle young man who will one day destroy the world. “You saved my life, so I'll repay you by giving 7.5kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    I don't know if it suits your taste.

35. 185 飞 After Ascending, I Discovered My Boyfriend Is a Male-Focused Power Fantasy Hero 飞升后发现，男友竟是男频龙傲天 Praise of the Goddess of Space-Time时空女神之赞叹Ancient Romance987k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating into a Male-Oriented Novel + Fantasy Cultivation + Rise of the Phoenix-Proud Heroine] Both the female and male leads are upright young prodigies, not villains or protagonists who kill without batting an eye. If you prefer cold and heartless characters, please look elsewhere. Shi Wanwan was born into an isolated primitive village and thought she had landed in a story about farming and building up a settlement in ancient times. She peacefully set about developing the village, teach 4.8kReads8.7Score290Shelves
36. 186 女 A Female Cultivator Transmigrates to the Era, Finds Treasure, and Goes to the Countryside 女修穿越年代收了宝藏下乡了 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted Note: No romance, fantasy, spatial powers, transmigration, System “The second volume, set in the Immortal Realm, is now out.” Cheng Junyi’s path to immortality had been smooth sailing, but for reasons unknown, she transmigrates to the era her mother once described, when you needed ration coupons to buy anything. So be it. She doesn’t mind; she can get by anywhere. She just didn’t expect to transmigrate into the identity of a capitalist’s daughter. For various reasons, she has no choice but to 89.4kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
37. 187 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 36.8kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves

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    Traditional cultivation novels mainly rely on oneself.

38. 188 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Started Farming and Cultivating Immortality 穿书后，在种田的我修仙了 Blushing Spring Beauty粉黛含春Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Childhood sweethearts + raising each other + 1v1 After transmigrating into a book and taking a tumble, Yun Xiyue shrank straight into a baby and landed in a secret realm of cultivation. A young boy found her and took her home to raise by his side. With no parents, no powerful backers, and no lucky breaks, she could only quietly follow the original heroine around, picking up scraps to get by. They supported each other and grew up together until the age of fourteen. She thought she would spend her 4.5kReads7.6Score517Shelves

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    It's not silly; the female lead is relatively normal.

39. 189 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 40.4kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves

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    This book focuses entirely on the female lead 😏

40. 190 成 After Becoming a Phoenix-Like Heroine, I Was Pursued by the Male Lead 成为凤傲天后，我被男主倒追了 Corn Idler玉米闲人Ancient Romance823k WordsOngoing [Book Transmigration + System + Leveling Up + Plot-Driven + 1v1] [Genius beauty, proud female protagonist × Future Sword Venerable, overpowered male protagonist] After Jiang Ying transmigrated into a book, she had two bad news and one good one. Bad news 1: She had become a cannon-fodder supporting heroine who had broken off her engagement to the overpowered male lead. Bad news 2: She'd arrived just after the engagement had been broken off. But the good news was... She and the overpowered male le 2.4kReads8.6Score230Shelves

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    They all have romantic pairings, and they're all great reads featuring strong female leads.

41. 191 杀 After Killing My Husband to Prove the Dao, I Ran Into My Brooding Ex-Husband Again 杀夫证道后，我又偶遇阴湿前夫啦 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Fantastical Romance601k WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] To ascend and return home, Yun Zhao decided to prove her Dao by killing her husband. So she packed her bags in the middle of the night, went down the mountain, found the villain of the book, became his Dao companion, and then plunged a sword into him. Her ascension failed. Yun Zhao: “???” Her now ex-husband, the villain, said, “Maybe you weren’t sincere enough.” So Yun Zhao sincerely stabbed him again. Her ex-husband said, “Get lost.” The situation was awkward fo 39.5kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
42. 192 你 You Say Music Cultivators Are Frail, So How Did Junior Sister Become Invincible?! 你说乐修柔弱，师妹怎么无敌了！ Yue Man月漫Ancient Romance980k WordsOngoing [Genius protagonist, practically invincible] Shen Lingsu had planned to focus on her cultivation at her sect's music peak, but her rival suddenly gave up and sent her to the main peak as a personal disciple. Her fellow disciples took Shen Lingsu on a wild ride through the world of personal disciples. They never expected the “gentle and adorable” junior sister to defeat everyone in the cultivation world and turn the Spirit Realm upside down. At first, her rivals were most afraid of her taking out 20.4kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
43. 193 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Novel: I Follow the Heroine and Snatch Up Her Leftovers 穿进修仙文：我跟在女主后面捡漏 A Thousand Dreams千千一梦Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted The Blazing Heaven Continent is a bizarre world where both gods and demons exist. Mo Wanli was just an ordinary office worker. All she did was read a rebirth novel and complain that the heroine's golden finger was too powerful and the supporting heroine was too stupid. For that, she was dragged into the world of the book. The most important thing was that she wasn't the heroine or the supporting heroine. She was a minor maid to a supporting heroine who appeared for less than one chapter before d 4.8kReads9.0Score375Shelves

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    This one's alright. [Kissing emoji]

44. 194 发 You Got Rich, and Now You're Telling Me This Is a Cultivation World? 发家后，你告诉我这是修仙世界 Fruit Honey果蜜Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted (No CP) Qian Duoduo transmigrates as the youngest daughter of a farming family. Seeing that their home is so poor all they have left are its earthen walls, she rolls up her sleeves and sets out to make a fortune. A year later, Qian Duoduo has finally built up a modest fortune. Then the immortal sects begin their once-every-fifty-years recruitment, and she learns that this is a world of cultivation. From then on, the cultivation world has one more cultivator who loves money. 1.3kReads8.8Score120Shelves
45. 195 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.8kReads8.7Score380Shelves
46. 196 听 They Say I Became Kyushu's Unforgettable Love After I Died 听说我死后成了九州的白月光 Adorable Little Orange可可爱爱的橙子Fantastical Romance301k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse + strong female lead + satisfying revenge + ensemble cast + no CP] Once, Shen Zhuyue was the cherished jewel of her family. Then, one day, those same people cast aside all their past affection, gouged out her eyes with their own hands, and tried to kill her. She refused to accept that fate, so she fought desperately to escape. Shen Zhuyue not only got away, she also found sisters who would depend on one another and a master who loved them like his own children. But one day, 591Reads—Score137Shelves
47. 197 末 Doomsday Countdown: How Did the Heroine Become an Immortal? 末日倒计时：女主怎么成仙了 Kan Xinqing阚心晴Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Faithful couple + strong heroine + devoted hero + transmigrate + past and present lives + cultivation] A sightseeing-style monster hunt through Harbin, Xicheng, Xina City, and beyond, with repeated journeys between the modern world and ancient times. Mu Shuang was born on an Yiyou day, with a low-grade destiny and exceptional talent in wood cultivation. Before she knew anything about the world of cultivation, Murong Shuangshuang, a daughter of an influential family, took her place at the highes 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist cultivates immortality normally, rising step by step from the bottom, but because her schooling was stolen, she was delayed for ten years.

48. 198 师 Junior Sister? No, I'm Your Grandmaster! 师妹？不，我是你师祖！ Wind Chime Memories风铃忆Fantastical Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional Immortal Cultivation] [Traditional Fantasy] [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Powerful Bloodline] [Character Growth] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Cultivation] [Formation Master] [Revenge] [Female-Centered Story] [Secret Identity] [Playing Weak to Catch the Strong] [Sword Cultivator] After being reborn following her death, Feng Xi discovered that she had acquired an incredibly powerful divine artifact. Inside it was a space where time could be accelerated, powerful cultivation 50kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves
49. 199 在 Playing a Life Sim in an Otome Game 在乙女游戏里做生活玩家 5185Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Animated comic now available] [There are a thousand kinds of love] [Everyday cultivation + No CP + Cozy + Not a power fantasy] "Want to fall in love? Then come to [Die Without Romance]! Gentle, tsundere, alluring, aloof, gloomy, masters, senior and junior fellow disciples, half-demons... Whatever you like, we've got it! Come and win them over!" Su Tangxing: No, thank you. She'd rather live a good life and enjoy her cultivation. References: Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, Baopuzi, Classic o 19.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves

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    They're all about cultivating immortality, all different types, and I think they're all pretty good novels.

50. 200 氪 Her Gacha Luck Is Out of This World: The Immortal Venerable Goes on a Rampage 氪金抽卡太逆天，仙尊她杀疯了 Then Let's Go to Dali那就去大理吧Fantastical Romance680k WordsOngoing Content warnings (please read before starting): No CP (the female lead does not have a mutually devoted romantic pairing, but this doesn’t mean there is no emotional interaction at all. The story includes flirtation and unrequited love, but no mutually established romantic relationship). Every man and woman who appears falls for the female lead one-sidedly. They’re described that way because the author is a sucker for beautiful faces, and ugly people aren’t good enough for the female lead! The a 71Reads—Score210Shelves

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    The female lead is lively and outgoing; she earns respect through her own abilities, and her character development is particularly compelling.

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