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  1. 1 Entering Sainthood Through the Confucian Way, Who Says I'm a Spoiled Young Master? 儒道入圣,谁说我是纨绔世子? Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Confucian cultivation➕No System➕No harem➕Becomes a Sage later➕Poetry and the arts] In a world where countless paths of cultivation coexist, there are martial artists, Confucians, Daoists, Buddhists, sorcerers, shamans, poison masters, demons, gods and devils... Shen Chen'an's soul transmigrates into the body of a wastrel, and he vows to have nothing to do with gambling, drugs, or women. He thought he would be able to live a carefree, debauched life. But the world is like a game of chess, and he 5.7kReads8.3Score358Shelves
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  2. 2 My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬,那我只能开挂了 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 140.6kReads9.4Score13kShelves
  3. 3 Chaos Immortal Coffin 混沌仙棺 Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Swordsmanship] Young Mu Feng transmigrates, expecting to lead an unremarkable life. But by a twist of fate, an immortal coffin from the sun transforms into his dantian! “Ever since the immortal coffin became my dantian, killing people has made me stronger!” From then on, the youth, armed with a sword and an immortal coffin, embarks on a path of slaughter strewn with blood and bones. 21.7kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
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  4. 4 The Invincible Heavenly Emperor 无敌天帝 Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsCompleted A botched ascension sends Ye Fan back to life a hundred years in the past. A prodigy in every field, with an endless array of martial arts techniques, knowledge of everything under the sun, and the power to foresee the future. Now that I am reborn, I shall rule heaven and earth. Those who disobey me will die! Those who refuse to submit will be slain! One word can bring an age of chaos to heel; one sword can cleave the nine heavens. I command divine beasts, forge divine weapons, shatter the void, 19.5kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
  5. 5 Heaven-Swallowing Gourd 吞天葫 Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Hero + Revenge + Survival Through Cunning] Chu Feng, the greatest prodigy of Great Xia, was framed by the crown prince. His martial meridians were ripped out, his dantian shattered, and he was chained up in the Heavenly Prison like a dead dog. Just as he was falling into despair, the Heaven-Swallowing Gourd's spirit awoke and passed on an unrivaled divine art: absorb spiritual energy, devour bloodlines, and refine the soul! With the Heave 17.6kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
  6. 6 The Emperor Rules the Myriad Worlds 帝御万界 Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy, bloodlines, physiques, insights, mysteries, laws, the Great Dao, origins, the Myriad Worlds] The Hongmeng emerges, the Supreme appears, the Divine Realm opens, and the world is transformed. An ancient prophecy is set in motion, unveiling a shocking conspiracy laid down in the Primordial Era. The young Chen Yu rises from humble beginnings. He obtains a spirit pearl, creates extraordinary arts, proves the Great Dao, becomes a Great Emperor, and commands the Myriad Worlds. 1.4kReads7.3Score129Shelves
  7. 7 The Divine Emperor of the Nine Dragons 九龙神帝 Eastern Fantasy5.7M WordsCompleted Emperor Su Chen, ranked first among the Ten Titled Martial Emperors, was invincible and unrivaled throughout the ages. Just as he was about to ascend and become a god, he was betrayed and killed by a close friend. By a stroke of fate, he was reborn as a young man five hundred years in the past, beginning an against-all-odds legend as he swept aside countless prodigies! In this life, every regret must be made right! In this life, every enemy must be crushed beneath my feet! In this life, I will r 33.2kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
  8. 8 Three Slashes Shatter a Hero’s Soul, My Lord, I’m Just an Honest Man 三刀劈碎侠客魂,大人我是老实人 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Martial arts run rampant in this world, and demons and monsters roam freely. Some call themselves chivalrous heroes of the martial world, using their martial arts to break the law. Others use the pretext of carrying out Heaven's justice to wreak havoc among the people. Then Chen Xing transmigrated into this world and began cracking down hard, starting as a county constable. “So you're the great hero everyone's talking about?” “You're pretty good at leaping over rooftops, but you stepped on my ro 8.5kReads6.7Score568Shelves
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  9. 9 A Sword-for-Hire in the Martial Arts Multiverse, Beginning with Lu Xiaofeng 武侠诸天从陆小凤开始的加钱剑客 Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted A ruthless man who would stab the driver to death before getting run over by a dump truck transmigrates into the world of The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng. Every time he makes it through a world, he gains another golden finger. He strikes without mercy, and the Lone Goose Sword never leaves survivors in its wake. He only wants to do whatever pleases him. Life is but a great dream. When he wakes, he knows exactly who owes him what. Gongsun Daniang, a femme fatale, kill! Lin Xian'er, a femme fatale, kill 22.7kReads8.3Score946Shelves
  10. 10 Myriad Realms of Martial Heroes: The Tendon-Transforming Classic from the Start 诸天武侠,开局易筋经 Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A growth-focused story! The protagonist isn't invincible and will take plenty of losses. No heroine, but there are women. He does as he pleases, walking the demonic path. He grows as much as possible while following the world's rules. He gets the Yijin Jing from the Dragon Tiger Gate movie to ease into things! The story mainly draws on Jin Yong's wuxia worlds: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (CCTV drama version, the martial world), The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (TV drama version, fighting for su 23.4kReads6.6Score1.3kShelves
  11. 11 The Heavenly Dao Cauldron 天道鼎 Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted A magical little cauldron can store merit energy. Kill a bandit chief and gain a wisp of low-grade merit energy. Kill a Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator and gain a wisp of mid-grade merit energy... I cultivate the Chaos Heavenly Dao Art, which can turn merit energy into cultivation. The more villains I kill, the more merit energy I gain. And the faster my cultivation improves. Scum and demonic cultivators are nourishment on my path to immortality... 3kReads7.9Score387Shelves
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  12. 12 Spirit Ruins, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman 灵墟,剑棺,瞎剑客 Eastern Fantasy8.7M WordsOngoing [Watch the short drama The Hidden Ruins of Mountains and Seas: The Eyeless One Sees the Heavens on Red Fruit!] [No System] [Swordsmanship prodigy] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has suffered a bitter fate. 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 sight returns. Looking back on the road he has trave 350.1kReads9.2Score24.1kShelves
  13. 13 Six Paths of Reincarnation: The Prison of Heaven and Earth 六道轮回:乾坤牢笼 Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Eastern Elements] [The Myriad Worlds] [No formulaic tropes, no System, no mindless plot, no wish fulfillment] The gods moved their pieces, burying one dazzling golden age after another. Emperors who had reached the peak of the Great Dao were toyed with like ants, right in the palms of their hands! The gods schemed against those who dared defy heaven, slaughtering their entire clans and leaving only the legitimate heir alive, his Rinnegan gouged ou 3.5kReads8.9Score337Shelves
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  14. 14 The World Inside the Painting 画中世界 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing A fantastical, kaleidoscopic world that feels like ancient times, yet isn't. Immortals, demons, and Buddhists all coexist here. We have a wonderful story to tell, full of human warmth and the flavor of the jianghu. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 15 After His Tribulation Failed, This Talisman Cultivator Became a Sword Cultivator 他一个符修渡劫失败之后成了剑修 Two Male Leads497k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] + [Mutual first love] + [Partially feel-good] + [Cool, merciless sword cultivator pursuing the Dao of Severance X carefree junior brother who cultivates talismans] In his previous life, Jiang Yan was the foremost talisman cultivator in the cultivation world. After failing his tribulation, he arrived in a future world where spiritual energy had vanished and cultivation had fallen so far behind that only sword cultivators remained. It took three years of pulling to get a rusty swo 2.7kReads9.0Score522Shelves
  16. 16 Half-Demon 半魔 Eastern Fantasy970k WordsCompleted My new book, "Armor Against the Light", is now updating. Readers, please add it to your library and follow along! There are three thousand paths to the Great Dao, all leading to the same destination! Of the three thousand waters, I need only one ladleful! If the gods dare provoke me, I'll slaughter them all! If demons bully me, I'll raze the whole of Hell! If Heaven's will is unjust, then there is no good or evil in this world! If I show no mercy, then all things are ants beneath my feet! 795Reads7.3Score100Shelves
  17. 17 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 631kReads9.3Score94.2kShelves
  18. 18 Three Years of Struggle, One Breakthrough Shakes Heaven and Earth 三年沉沦,一朝突破撼乾坤 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Su Chen had spent three years cultivating in the sect, yet his cultivation had never advanced. Everyone in the sect thought he was useless and mocked him at every turn, until he slew a prodigy with a single sword strike in the sect's martial arts arena. 4.3kReads8.3Score600Shelves
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  19. 19 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 811Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 20 The Chaos Creation Tribulation 混沌创世劫 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Leaping from the Sacred Flame Altar, his body was burned to ashes, while his soul was pulled by an inexplicable force and reborn in another life... Yet time and space fell into disarray. The timelines before and after his rebirth became intertwined, leaving gaps and fractures... Here you'll find a passionate story, lively and witty characters, and tearjerking moments that will strike a chord with you... 42Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 21 Ode to the Scallion 韭菜赋 Eastern Fantasy183k WordsCompleted The book is also known as “Nobody Gets to Become a God, Damn It,” “The Year My Hormones Kicked In, My Good Karma Finally Paid Off,” and “The Making of a Dirty Old Man,” among other titles! In this world, who is a pawn, and who is the one holding the pieces? Or are we all just chives, waiting to be harvested? The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole waits behind! Who is the oriole? I can't see! The cicadas and mantises, though, are running wild everywhere! The military school's martial arts s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 Two Companions on the Immortal Path 仙途双侣 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted “A sword may lack an edge, yet its intent knows no end. So long as love endures, the Dao is never lonely. Let the heart be the blade, And love the flame...” After his mother passed away, Ling Yunzhi embarked on the path of cultivation. While searching for a chance to break through, he met Huang Xiaolei, a young woman gathering medicinal herbs. As they spent time together, they gradually fell in love, but the gulf between them, one a cultivator and the other a mortal, stood in their way. For the 304Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 23 Ashes of Lies 谎言烬 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing “One day, we will meet again. Once we learn the true secret of the key, we will journey to that mountain-and-sea paradise in our hearts!” In the endless river of time, a mysterious key has no known form or meaning. Could all of this be a lie? What is the Divine Song? What is a Primordial Spirit? Does the Void Song really exist? A continent drained of its vitality has swallowed countless secrets. The mellow fragrance of wine that has aged through a lifetime of reincarnation has given rise to th 1.4kReads9.4Score204Shelves
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  24. 24 The Path of the Spirit 灵途 Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted Are the legendary immortals, gods, demons, and monsters really fictional? Did a glorious civilization once exist on Mars? Can the limits of life really be broken? On humanity’s first journey from Earth to Mars, the lander is destroyed. The pioneers exploring technological civilization narrowly escape death, only to be carried by a colossal Martian statue into the depths of the stars... But this isn’t transmigration. It’s a journey through the cosmos! This is the same universe, but civilization h 1.7kReads7.4Score187Shelves
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  25. 25 Useless? I Awakened the Eternal Divine Physique from the Start 废物?我开局觉醒了万古神体 Eastern Fantasy382k WordsCompleted (Traditional fantasy, no System, fantasy, underdog's rise, cultivation, Ancient Divine Physique, decisive and ruthless, multiple heroines) Ye Chen, young lord of the Ye family, is unable to cultivate because of his blocked meridians. Mocked as a once-in-a-century failure, he awakens the Ancient Divine Physique and rises against the heavens. 326Reads6.1Score102Shelves
  26. 26 The Demon’s Mutation: A Golden-Water Spirit Root 入魔之变异的金水灵根 Eastern Fantasy255k WordsCompleted Killed the sect master's son? No problem. The master is a spy? No problem. What to do when a beauty discovers your secret? Knock her out and take her away... [Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification, Tribulation Crossing, Lesser Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, Lesser God, God King, Divine Lord] [Demon Ranks: Levels one through twelve. Levels one and two are lesser demons, levels three and four greater demons, level five a Demon King, level six a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 27 My Mind Is Doing Great 我的精神棒棒哒 Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One: Myriad Worlds]: Ever since the day the world began to change, Ye Changsheng, once an ordinary high school student, has embarked on a joyful journey, traveling through all kinds of worlds and living it up. [Volume Two: Cultivation]: After the battle against the Kunlun evil seed, everyone forgot the boy named Ye Changsheng. Only Sheng, a humble sesame-cake seller, gradually awakens in the vast cultivation world. An extraordinary Void Spirit Root, supreme aptitude. The Lingxuan Sect, t 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 28 The Ninth-Rank Artifact Crafter 九品炼器师 Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Artifact Refining] [A Young Man’s Rise] [Industrialization] [Fantasy Warfare] [Ensemble Cast] [Comedy and Satire] [Slow Burn] Young Qian Duoduo transmigrates through space! As a mortal, he starts from scratch! Thrown into prison, he’s facing certain death from the very start! If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll have to fight! To make matters worse, his bargain-basement master, a skinny old man, puts him over the fire to roast! If you want to read abo 25.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
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  29. 29 Reading Novels in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界读小说 Xianxia2.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life + invincible + master of underhanded tricks + clinging to powerful allies + no honor among thieves + longevity] A middle-aged, greasy man's soul transmigrates. He nearly starves to death from the start, so Li Yun resolves not to disgrace all the transmigrators who came before him. He sets his sights on longevity, clings to powerful allies, and claims inheritances, eventually obtaining the Chaos Tower, a divine artifact born alongside him. Born as a demon beast, his main 14.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
  30. 30 Li Chengdao 李承道 Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Li Chengdao accidentally transmigrates into a strange valley. He transforms the valley and ventures out of the mountains. Using the valley as his base, he establishes his own Heavenly Dao Group in the cultivation world. He opens the Li Medicine Hall to heal the sick and help the people. He makes his fortune through spirit-root wine, branches out into every industry, and becomes the richest man under heaven. He establishes the free Heavenly Dao Academy and trains a wealth o 1.3kReads9.2Score242Shelves
  31. 31 The Long Road to Immortality: The Great Dao Is Simple 长生世途,大道至简 Eastern Fantasy779k WordsCompleted Written by Lao Ren at age fifteen, this is an unfinished fragment, full of plot holes, foreshadowing, and problems. Please forgive me, dear readers. (Traditional fantasy, no System, no transmigration, half power fantasy, half ensemble cast, fond of explaining things) The vastness of the [Universe] has no end in sight. The [Immortal Martial Great Wall] stretches across the starry sky. Countless ages ago, [Jueyi] cleaved the sky with a single sword, separating the [Otherworld] from the [Immortal M 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  32. 32 The Five-Spirit Arcane Art 五灵玄法 Eastern Fantasy433k WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship + Mystery + Decisive and Ruthless + Ingenious Moves + Witty and Humorous + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Reborn into a new life, the protagonist begins cultivating at the Qi Refining stage, slays demons and monsters along the way, overcomes countless trials and tribulations, and finally achieves the Great Dao. This book has a pure, sincere romance. This book has the most intense fight scenes. Step into this book and experience the most spectacular world of immortal heroes. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 33 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Found a Cultivation Manual from the Start 凡人修仙:我开局捡到修仙功法 Eastern Fantasy424k WordsCompleted (Traditional Xuanhuan, ruthless and decisive, mortal cultivates immortality, no System, underdog's rise, multiple heroines) Lin Chen, a cowherd boy, suffers constant bullying from a young age. By chance, he obtains a damaged cultivation manual, and from then on steps into the cruel world of immortal cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak. 58Reads6.3Score159Shelves
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  34. 34 The Good-for-Nothing’s Rise: From the Start, I Obtained the Chaos Pearl 废材逆袭,开局获得混沌珠 Eastern Fantasy271k WordsCompleted (Traditional fantasy, no System, good-for-nothing rises to greatness, Chaos Pearl, multiple heroines) Lin Feng, a collateral clan member of the Lin family in Qingyang City, was born with a blocked dantian and branded a good-for-nothing at cultivation. He endured constant bullying from the clan’s direct line. At his darkest hour, he accidentally awakened the mysterious jade pendant he had worn since childhood. It turned out to be the Chaos Pearl. Not only did it repair his dantian, it also create 395Reads—Score112Shelves
  35. 35 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: I Awaken the Chaos Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙,我开局觉醒混沌珠 Eastern Fantasy94k WordsOngoing (Traditional fantasy, Chaos Pearl, ordinary person strikes back, mortal cultivation, Eastern xianxia, cultivation.) Lin Chen, an ordinary man, is framed and has his dantian destroyed. By chance, he obtains the Chaos Pearl, and from then on rises against the heavens. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 36 Thunderflame Emperor Venerable 雷焱帝尊 Eastern Fantasy529k WordsOngoing A peerless genius acquires cultivation arts and inherits bloodlines. He repays every kindness and avenges every grudge. To repay his master's kindness, he establishes an organization and upholds justice on Heaven's behalf. He eradicates bandits, roots out evil, and earns a far-reaching reputation, becoming famous throughout the world. He protects his clan, endures life-and-death trials, survives against all odds, and becomes a legend. This is a passionate, explosive battle novel! Romance takes a 176Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  37. 37 The Era of the Primordial Source 源初尊纪 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Tomato Exclusive · Traditional Fantasy · Decisive and Ruthless · the Myriad Worlds · Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Martial Arts] Tang Feng of the Southern Qi clan falls from fortune in a single day, becoming a “good-for-nothing” everyone can bully. At the brink of despair, he accidentally awakens a mysterious stone pagoda and learns a lost art of alchemy from an ancient remnant soul! No System, no way back! He breaks through with alchemy and reaches the divine through martial arts, defying he 1.5kReads8.1Score148Shelves
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  38. 38 The Great Dao of Decay 残蚀大道 Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing The moment this book came out, the entire fantasy genre was moved to tears? This is traditional fantasy for a new era, the kind of novel the next generation should be reading! All things are governed by fate, and success and failure alike are now dust. Today, let us ride the rising wind and seize the moment to become dragons and stir up the world! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 I Am an Invincible Immortal 我是无敌仙 Eastern Fantasy531k WordsOngoing A Dao-Destroyer forges an immortal soul into nothingness and gives birth to an immortal body made real. Time cannot touch the divine soul, which seeks immortality... A reincarnator bears the mark of reincarnation, wandering through time and space, enduring myriad lifetimes of tribulation, and forging a true self and Dharma body that cannot be destroyed... The undying... 48Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 40 Gift of the Spirit Abyss 灵渊予 Eastern Fantasy466k WordsOngoing True traditional cultivation fantasy! Lin Xiao spent two and a half years studying on his own! His cultivation took the opposite path, yet it gave him strength beyond anyone at the same realm. His cultivation speed was also unlike anyone else's: millions of times slower than theirs!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 41 Reborn: My Clones Embark on the Path to Invincibility 重生之分身走上无敌路 Eastern Fantasy170k WordsOngoing Zhou Ji, the strongest rogue cultivator, meticulously schemes his way into a ninth-rank secret realm and claims its greatest fortune. This draws the envy of countless powerful figures, who hunt him all the way to the summit of Mount Buzhou. Little do they know that Zhou Ji has already refined a clone and used reincarnation to fade from everyone’s sight. After that, a young man named Ji Zhou, who has refined the “Wordless Heavenly Book,” sets out on the path to invincibility with the cultivation —Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  42. 42 A Thought of Good or Evil Makes an Immortal 善恶一念仙 Eastern Fantasy428k WordsOngoing Evil takes shape from the fear, desires, and greed born of hunger and displacement. Knowing the thoughts deep within people's hearts, it continually creates greater panic and enslaves the masses. They build an immortal tomb that answers every prayer: whether in life or after death, anyone with a sincere heart will receive a response. People try to move them, hoping to be reborn as immortals. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 Reborn in Northern Wei: Awakened the Heavenly Courier Saint Physique from the Start 重生北魏:开局觉醒天驿圣体 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the first year of the Taihe era of the Northern Wei, sinister forces surged within an ancient tomb in the Taihang Mountains, while the undercurrents of a chaotic age had long been gathering. In his previous life, Mu Guichen became a Heavenly Post Martial Saint, guarding the seal in the Taihang Mountains and protecting the people of the region. But his hypocritical junior brother, powerful aristocratic families, and evil cultivators from the Yin Tomb joined forces to betray him. His body was c 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 44 Ambition Amid Storms 风雨凌云志 Eastern Fantasy215k WordsOngoing The wind brings countless hardships to the martial world; the rain falls on a world that shows no mercy. We, too, shall be heroes, cutting through right and wrong until the skies clear. Justice exists in this world. Whether you are an immortal, a demon, or a god, all will end as a wandering soul. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 45 A Warrior, Not a Buddha 斗战非佛 Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted High-octane action + tragic romance + philosophical reflection + a sense of fate + human nature + a profound deconstruction of Journey to the West + classical aesthetics + reflections on reality. The path to enlightenment, from the “Victorious Fighting Buddha” to “not a Buddha” Synopsis: Sun Wukong, the Victorious Fighting Buddha, takes command to quell a demonic calamity, only to be attacked by both gods and demons and plunged into his darkest hour. How will Wukong attain the Dao? Xuanfeng, a d 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  46. 46 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 333Reads9.2Score239Shelves
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  47. 47 Laying Low in the Apocalypse: I Bring Fairies to Collect Debts 苟在末世:我携仙子干催收 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic fantasy + mature beauties + multiple women chasing the male lead, then regretting it + love rival showdown + Lovecraftian horror] A pitch-black night sky without a single star, murky spiritual energy tainting heaven and earth, chunks of flesh covered in tentacles, goats with eyes all over their bodies, bloodthirsty and savage tainted beasts, and terrifying eldritch gods that cannot be looked upon... Accused of an earth-shattering injustice and driven from place to place, a black-rob 217Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  48. 48 Chen’s Long Years of Cultivation 陈年修仙记 Eastern Fantasy460k WordsOngoing (No System + No transmigration + Not invincible + No romantic entanglements + Innovative cultivation realms + Not a mindless power fantasy + A twist ending + Third-person narration)... His family was destroyed, his path to immortality cut off, and his life plunged into darkness. By chance, he received guidance from a senior and discovered a new approach to cultivation... As he journeyed on, he never expected the senior who had guided him to be... All beings became pieces on a chessboard, joining 3Reads7.4Score—Shelves
  49. 49 The Path to the Pinnacle of the Profound Dao 玄道问鼎 Eastern Fantasy514k WordsOngoing A down-and-out young man joins a cultivation sect to avenge his family. Gifted, steadfast, resolute in his Dao, and remarkably perceptive, he continually deepens his understanding and overcomes countless trials, eventually reaching the pinnacle. He becomes a peerless powerhouse on the cultivation continent! —Reads—Score—Shelves
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