Looking for a Modern Cultivation Novel Without Overused Plotlines 求现代修仙的书，不要太老套剧情

1. 301 修 Cultivation Academy: The New Student Is Cheating Again! 修真学院：新生她又开挂！ A Mirror and Half-Summer一镜半夏Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No romance] [Light ensemble cast] [Modern cultivation] [Growing heroine] [Five Realms team tournament in the later arc] [Happy ending] Cheng Qing, a high school graduate about to start college, transmigrates to another world. The university acceptance letter in her hand sends her straight to a cultivation academy there, and from then on, the students who have yet to graduate lead chaotic lives. Cheng Qing: Hehe, handsome guys and pretty girls, here I come!!! Senior sword cultivator: You mean t 6.3kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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   It's a great watch, the plot unfolds seamlessly, and the overall atmosphere is very lighthearted and funny. I highly recommend it! The only downside is that it's still being serialized.

2. 302 绝 Peerless Secret Words: The Spirit Heavens Chronicle 绝世密言：灵天记 Ouyang Miguo欧阳米果Eastern Fantasy997k WordsCompleted Through fantastical stories, this book explores the mysteries of the universe and explains the principles of life, helping readers understand why people live. In doing so, it can help them put their worries aside and embrace life's experiences with greater optimism and energy! 913Reads9.4Score127Shelves

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   I've been running around spouting the truth about the universe and life, publishing hundreds of thousands of words already. It's too late to silence me now. Is God too ashamed to do it, so He keeps tripping me up so I'll become depressed and end it all? Pshaw! Even if God is depressed, I won't be. The more He tells me not to speak, the more I'll speak, just to annoy you, you idiot. 🙏🌺🌺🌺

3. 303 正 Celestial Master of Zhengyi: Ten Directions of Demon Subjugation 正一天师：伏魔十方 Yellowed Dandelion泛黄蒲公英Mystery104k WordsCompleted To find the lost Imperial Jade Seal of the First Emperor, Lin Feng and his master, Ai Lun, decide to venture deep into Changbai Mountain. Changbai Mountain draws tens of thousands of visitors every year. It has never been merely a beautiful hidden paradise. Is there a dragon in the Heavenly Lake? Perhaps one really exists. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 正 The Orthodox Celestial Master: Subduing Demons in the Western Regions 正一天师：伏魔西域 Yellowed Dandelion泛黄蒲公英Mystery171k WordsCompleted The North Pole. The South Pole. And one more pole beyond those two. The land closest to the sky, Tibet, with an average elevation of 4,000 meters. On such a vast and mysterious land, it would be strange if it hadn't given rise to something magical and bizarre. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 风 The Way of Feng Shui Cultivation 风水修行路 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Guan Tianlong, is the heir to the Guan clan of the south. After grasping the essence of his family’s core technique and receiving an infusion of spiritual energy from Heaven and Earth, he soars to greatness, and his clan’s power surges as well. He unexpectedly acquires the Nine Dragons Cauldron, which enables him to pioneer a new method of forming a golden core. With the help of feng shui, formations, alchemy, and artifact forging, he embarks on a legendary journey, even contrib 533Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   It's captivating and gets better with every watch! The protagonist, Guan Tianlong, is the heir of a powerful family. He comprehends the essence of cultivation techniques, receives a surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and soars to great heights. He also unexpectedly acquires the Nine Dragon Cauldron, thus pioneering a new method for forming a golden core. Through the use of feng shui, formations, alchemy, and weapon crafting, he embarks on a legendary journey, further contributing to national defense by establishing an aviation industrial park... The story is meticulously structured, grand, and epic, with no clichés, making it truly worth reading.

6. 306 流 On My First Day Stranded on a Deserted Island, the Savages Sacrificed Me 流落荒岛第一天，我被野人献祭了 Mr. Huang in the Tribulation Transcendence Stage渡劫期的黄先生Urban704k WordsCompleted [Deserted Island + Survival + Farming + Storage Space + Light Cultivation] An undersea earthquake sends a mysterious island into view ahead of a cruise ship. The ship hits a reef and sinks, leaving all the survivors stranded on the island. With natives, wild beasts, food shortages, and social order collapsing, human nature runs rampant. The weak become slaves, and beautiful women become commodities. Then Jiang Chen unexpectedly obtains a Cultivation inheritance. But the inheritance's pills are l 2.3kReads7.5Score218Shelves

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   Tired of protagonists who can invincibly dominate everything? Let's watch a low-budget version: how the last cultivator in the Dharma-ending Age cultivates immortality! A refreshing change! [Sad emoji]

7. 307 正 The Two Taoist Priests of Zhengyi 正一两道士 Yellowed Dandelion泛黄蒲公英Mystery106k WordsOngoing Are talismans and incantations really useless, just tricks used to put on a show and deceive people? Do the demons and ghosts in movies really exist? The experiences of two young Taoist priests from the Zhengyi Sect can provide a definitive answer. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 没 You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Tang Dynasty Assassin Taking the College Entrance Exam 没搞错吧我一个大唐刺客参加高考 Loves the Forest爱森林Urban451k WordsCompleted A Tang Dynasty assassin has just beheaded a military governor, only to open his eyes as a hopeless high school senior! He spent the first half of his life relying on a swift blade. Now he has to battle trigonometry? With just 100 days left until the college entrance exam, what’s an assassin like me supposed to do? And just as the turmoil is still unfolding, he learns that his beautiful master has transmigrated from the Tang Dynasty too… 387Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   A modern city hides immortal bones; the male protagonist, accompanied by a group of beauties, ventures into secret realms and builds his career. There are no melodramatic or tragic love stories, only a refreshing and enjoyable daily life of cultivation...

9. 309 重 Reborn: Proving the Way With My Fists 重生之以拳证道 Ta Yu塔宇Urban201k WordsCompleted “Kid, I’m warning you: I found this pillar of spiritual material first. I’m the Holy Son of the Ice Palace. How dare you steal my opportunity? You’ve got some nerve!” His answer was a tremendous shockwave. A mighty fist mark tore through the earth as the space around them trembled, and a vast cloud of dust spread across tens of thousands of miles. Ming Xuan held his punching pose, staring speechlessly at the empty space before him. “You talk too much!” 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the urban fantasy genre, the protagonist initially wields an unparalleled power, single-handedly defeating the entire world.

10. 310 穿 Transmigrate to a Parallel World and Let Myself Go 穿越平行世界，放飞自我 Mutation Bat裂变蝠Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + fun-loving protagonist + slacking-off System + hardworking Host After dying by accident, he is summoned to a parallel world by another version of himself. Bai Feng: “What? Morality? If I have none, what are you going to do about it?” So on his very first day after transmigrating, he steals the wallet of an old scammer who tried to stage an accident, then runs off. He even takes out a loan on the man's behalf and makes sure everything is arranged for him. While other people 12.2kReads8.5Score847Shelves
11. 311 修 Hunted in the Cultivation World, I Escape Back to Earth with My Senior Sister 修仙界被追杀，带小师姐逃回地球 Ye Qiang, Who Loves Lychee Tea爱吃荔枝茶的叶强Urban584k WordsOngoing [Modern cultivation + invincible power fantasy + golden finger] After his sect is wiped out, Lin Feng's soul transmigrates into the cultivation world, where he becomes a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Along with his senior sister Qing Linger, who looks eight but is actually at the mid-stage of Golden Core, he is hunted by a Nascent Soul powerhouse. The two tear through space and escape. Seven years later, they unexpectedly return to Earth. But after his return, Lin Feng has already been de 7.9kReads6.9Score642Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a new book to everyone; I think it's pretty good.

12. 312 重 Reborn: The Whole County Backs Me in Building an Immortal Mountain 重生：全县支持我打造一座仙山 A Dream at Pianqiao偏桥一梦Urban549k WordsCompleted [Rebirth] [Scenic Area Renovation] [Urban Cultivation] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Imaginative Wish Fulfillment] Zhou Tian, the strongest cultivator in the Immortal Realm, obtained an ancient divine artifact, the Heavenly Secrets Disk, but was ambushed and killed. When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn in the body of the general manager of a struggling 4A-rated scenic area on Blue Star. The company is buried in debt! The scenic area is about to lose its rating! Worst of all, this body has 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn on Earth, I vow to cultivate immortality.

13. 313 原 So, I'm Already Invincible Under Heaven 原来，我已经天下无敌 Shi Zhimei石之嵋Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sorry, I'm a Cultivator, is now available. Search for it on Tomato Novel. Master: “I sent you down the mountain to temper your heart in the mortal world, but you made a fortune and acquired so many businesses, and you've attracted so many admirers. What will you do when you break through?” Disciple: “I can leave the businesses to my family and donate the money to society.” Master: “But what about all those women who love you?” Disciple: “Many women love me, but I o 140.5kReads8.9Score15.7kShelves

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    A super masterpiece of modern cultivation novels, it's absolutely amazing!

14. 314 仙 A Ten-Thousand-Mile Journey on the Immortal Path 仙途万里 Looking North at Langguan Pass北望岚关Urban761k WordsOngoing [Xianxia + sword cultivation + no meddling in karma; respect the destinies of others!] There was no warning, no sound. It was just an ordinary afternoon! That bizarre dream rose up on its own, as clear as yesterday! In the dream, he was Li Shanfeng, a Nascent Soul True Lord and the last Supreme Elder of the Xuanqing Sect. He had cultivated all his life, cautious from beginning to end! He never imagined that, in the end, the sect’s legacy would be cut off in his hands... Blue Star, Xia Kingdom. I 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book by Tiezhi is a top-tier gem! It avoids mindless overreaching and overpowered characters, and every character is vividly portrayed, even the supporting roles have rich life experiences! It's humorous and witty! The Amazon rainforest, known as the "lungs of Earth," is experiencing a spiritual resurgence. It's not about being a saint (it doesn't interfere with cause and effect, and respects the fate of others). This book is truly meant to be savored slowly. The pacing is slow, set in 1980s Earth, featuring a cowherd in a mountain village (who dreams of cultivating immortality). It's a traditional cultivation fantasy (initially facing Earth's martial arts world), not clichéd, with a fresh theme. If you like stories about ordinary people, check it out! The cultivation world will be introduced later!

15. 315 修 Cultivation Community: I Manage the Property, and the Big Shots Line Up to Pay 修仙小区：我当物业，大佬排队交 Yu Chen Who Loves Corn and Chicken Breast爱吃玉米鸡胸肉的余晨Urban290k WordsCompleted On the day he is reborn, Qin Changsheng slaps a Nascent Soul grandmaster. The greatest rogue cultivator of his past life is now a property manager earning 3,500 a month. The residents' chat group is full of complaints: sword cultivators report exploding furnaces, while members of the Harmony Sect sob that their bellybands have been cut up. Qin Changsheng picks up a mop. “At Qingyun Tianjing, the property manager is king.” Eventually, even the Heavenly Dao has to pay property fees. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No one expected that the property management company of the residential complex was actually a fallen immortal emperor, and all the residents under his jurisdiction were reclusive immortal cultivators. These cultivators were accustomed to unrestrained cultivation, frequently violating regulations, causing trouble, and defaulting on fees. The protagonist used the property management system to restrain everyone, regulating flying and parking, prohibiting private duels, and gaining opportunities by handling community affairs to rebuild his path to the pinnacle of immortality.

16. 316 我 We Come from Beyond the Universe 我们来自宇宙之外 Happy Thirteen快乐拾叁Urban300k WordsOngoing Li Feng took off his shirt, pulled a small pencil-sharpening knife from his battered desk, and slashed at his chest. Pain surged through his mind. Gritting his teeth, Li Feng forced himself to endure it. “Li Feng, if you can’t even handle pain like this, how can you make others fear you? How can you stop them from picking on you?” The story features traditional immortal cultivation, such as Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core, as well as martial practitioners and the strange a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 317 无 Invincible, Invincible, This Daoist Is Seriously Powerful 无敌，无敌，这个道士强了亿点 Green Mountains, Changed Greens青山绿改Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Slay demons and exorcise evil] [Heart sealed in cement] [Slow-paced] [Everyday life] “Daoist, no matter what I decide, my parents disapprove. They’ve put me down since I was little, and I’ve never accomplished anything.” Li You: “There are two things in your home holding you back.” “Daoist, it’s best to let things go. How about you waive my incense offering?” Li You: “If I don’t teach you a lesson today, my Daoist heart will be ruined.” [Universal EXP +10] With the spiritual qi revival, pow 2kReads7.7Score253Shelves
18. 318 失 Missing for Five Years, I Cultivate Immortality in the Mountains and Become Unrivaled 失踪五年，我！深山修仙举世无敌 Dao Transforms the Great Mystery道化太玄Urban267k WordsCompleted Five years ago, the world bullied me, and my girlfriend left me. Heartbroken, I leaped alone from Mount Kunlun. Five years later, I return, having cultivated the path to immortality! Every old grudge will now be repaid in full! No matter how wealthy you are, rich enough to rival a nation! No matter how high your position, powerful enough to control everything! I, Qin Wendao, have but one sword, and with it I shall cut down all under heaven! 25.7kReads6.4Score2.9kShelves

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    A modern urban cultivation story, without clichés. Decisive in killing, not a saint.

19. 319 修 The Cultivation World’s Top Grinder: I’ll Fight Until the Heavenly Demon Gives Up! 修仙界卷王，杀到天魔自闭！ Bark1树皮1Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The shadow of the Era Calamity looms over the entire universe. The Sacred Rank Plaza has become a brutal battlefield where the saints fight for the right to rule the next era. Amid the chaos, space and time shatter and fall into disarray, while order collapses. Lin Yu, a youth from humble origins, steps forward in this turbulent world. Leading brothers who share his ideals, he relies on fearless courage and unwavering conviction to keep surpassing himself in desperate situations. From weakness t 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three must-see highlights: ✅ Exquisite character design: A construction site boy meets a time-traveling swordsman—a clash between ordinary origins and extraordinary opportunities! ✅ Imaginative setting: Void body tempering, questioning cause and effect, a chessboard-like world—breaking through the traditional framework of cultivation! ✅ Visual feast: A sword blasts off a star, time travel, a battle between gods and demons—movie-quality visuals!

20. 320 我EN I've Already Ascended, Yet You're Telling Me to Take the College Entrance Exam? 我都飞升了，你叫我去高考？ Step by Step to the Clouds步步青云Urban4.8M WordsCompleted Ning Wangshu transmigrates to the cultivation world and spends nearly ten thousand years becoming the greatest cultivator in the immortal path, before finally ascending to immortality. But after ascending, he discovers that he hasn't entered the Immortal Realm at all. He's returned to Earth, where only a little over three months have passed, and the college entrance exams are just around the corner... And so, this year's graduating class gains an invincible immortal who has ascended to the highe 61.5kReads8.3Score7.5kShelves

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    🔥These are all good urban fantasy novels.

21. 321 道 A Daoist Descends the Mountain to Work in a Noodle Shop 道士下山，面馆打杂 Loves Old-Friend Noodles Best最爱老友粉Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain + Passionate + Has Brothers + Urban Training + Witty + Wish Fulfillment + Ghost Hunting + Zombie Slaying + Organized Group + Cracking Down on Cultivator Crime + Horror] A hostess at a leisure center is sucking people's blood essence. Get rid of her! People keep jumping into the river? A water ghost is harming people. You still want to help it pass on? It harmed people, so get rid of it! A shoddily built tower is haunted... Huh! The ghost lady has earned mer 5.7kReads9.4Score584Shelves

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    This book is worth reading; it's different from other types of books and quite enjoyable.

22. 322 神 WeChat Group for Immortals 神仙微信群 A Heart Facing the Sun向阳的心Urban6.6M WordsCompleted College student Chen Yang joins a group chat full of strange people: Taibai Jinxing, the Fairy Chang'e, Erlang Shen, the Old Man Under the Moon... They’re all so bored they spend their time chatting and sending red envelopes! Chen Yang quietly lurks in the group and keeps grabbing the red envelopes, until before he knows it, he’s become a big shot... Campus beauty: Brother Yang, do you have any more of those pills you gave me last time? They felt so good, mm~ Chang'e: Tianpeng keeps harassing me 3.4kReads8.5Score437Shelves

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    It's not about rebirth, nor is it guaranteed to be invincible; it's a wildly imaginative story with a fresh plot.

23. 323 聻 The Ghost Chronicles 聻鬼录 Wind Feather Illusion风翎幻Urban1.2M WordsOngoing 100% original, handwritten by the author [Urban cultivation + supernatural powers + beautiful female ghosts + hilarious comedy + all kinds of outrageous antics] As the saying goes: when a person dies, they become a ghost; when a ghost dies, they become a jian! The unlucky Long Gaishi accidentally encounters a ghost, defies fate, and becomes a ghost tamer, stepping into the bizarre and utterly ridiculous world of the supernatural. While others raise ghosts to battle, he cuddles up with stunning 3.9kReads9.3Score360Shelves

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    The protagonist was originally an unlucky laborer who one day awakened supernatural abilities, embarking on a path of raising ghosts, growing stronger, and ultimately becoming a god. The author's writing style is humorous and witty, with rich and imaginative various plot settings, detailed descriptions, a tight and fast-paced storyline, and numerous memorable lines. A masterpiece by a top author—come and check it out! You won't regret it! [Add to bookshelf][Upvote][Add to bookshelf]

24. 324 独 Walking Alone Through the Nine Heavens 独步九天 Rock Paper Scissors剪刀石头布Urban6.1M WordsCompleted A prodigy of the Immortal Realm transmigrates on his wedding day and revives Earth. By chance, he gains the memories of an abandoned child and reopens his dantian and sea of consciousness. Armed with heaven-defying abilities, he battles across the four seas and eight wildernesses, returns to the immortal mountains of the Nine Heavens to seek revenge, takes to the clouds on a seven-colored auspicious cloud to fight across the Nine Realms, and claims dominion over all worlds. 16.4kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
25. 325 化 The Divine Transcendent Returns, and I Just Want to Lie Flat 化神归来，本尊只想躺平 There Is a Way to Righteousness道义有道Urban305k WordsCompleted After hundreds of years of cultivation, Tang Zhengtian finally reached the Deity Transformation stage. He opened a spatial node and returned to Blue Star, intent on lying flat. But he arrived just as spiritual qi revived and demonic beasts invaded. He had no choice but to join forces with others to drive them back... and deal with the other dangers... 482Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An Eastern fantasy tale, an urban cultivation journey, a god returns! Defeat the demons and lead the entire nation in cultivation!

26. 326 凡 Forging the Dao in the Mortal World: The Last to Ascend 凡尘炼道：最后一位登天者 Young Master Qingyuan清源公子Urban138k WordsOngoing A powerful Soul Transformation cultivator is betrayed by a colleague and plummets into the modern Blue Star, where spiritual energy has run dry! Five hundred years of arduous cultivation come to nothing. His cultivation crashes to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, all his magic treasures are destroyed, and he returns with nothing to his name. He navigates the secular clans and official forces while gathering scarce cultivation resources. Blue Star has long since lost any hope of a flourishing c 3Reads—Score160Shelves

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    Not clichéd, not mindless, not intellectually deficient.

27. 327 少 The Young Master 少年高手 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban695k WordsCompleted The Tribulations of Mortal Life: Officials stake their lives in the halls of power, while merchants scheme for wealth. Farmers head to the fields before dawn, and workers join the rush-hour traffic at four in the morning. Performers onstage bare plenty of skin, while worshippers in temples knock their foreheads raw. They say all this prosperity is just a dream, but chasing it is no easy task. Don’t mock those who pursue fame and fortune in this mortal world: they do so because they live in it. U 1.6kReads—Score121Shelves
28. 328 逆 The Secret to Defying Fate 逆天改命秘诀 Mountain Hermit山里居士26k WordsCompleted The Secret to Defying Fate 17Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 尘 Immortal Shadows, Dustbound Fate 尘缘仙影 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban2.1M WordsCompleted He inherits a family heirloom ring, only to discover that it contains a whole world within. He had planned to finish college and then return home to stay by his parents' side. But some people have nothing better to do after a full meal, and they force Su Ming step by step down the abyss of Cultivation… 1.1kReads7.2Score102Shelves
30. 330 霸 The Dominating Chaos Art 霸道混沌诀 Mountain Hermit山里居士Urban621k WordsCompleted Born with a Chaos Physique, he obtains a cultivation method formed from primordial chaos at the dawn of creation, inherits a thousand years of memories from the patriarch, and gains a divine ring containing a pocket world of blessed grotto-heavens. He is accompanied by a transformed ginseng doll. He crushes vicious thugs and arrogant young masters with a single move, and wipes out demons and monsters with one punch. He punishes evil and promotes good, restoring clarity to the world. Whoever offe 2.5kReads8.3Score193Shelves
31. 331 一 I Opened My Eyes, and My Immortal Master Came Looking for Me 一眼睁开，神仙师父找上我 Carefree Wanderer散散逍遥Urban655k WordsOngoing (Urban cultivation + ruthless action + neither brainless nor invincible + lighthearted comedy) I was walking down the street when a god possessed me? And now he’s teaching me how to cultivate? Of course I’m going to take an opportunity like this! But... why does this world feel so strange? —Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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32. 332 鼠 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 A Traveler in a Famine Year荒年客Urban853k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.6kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    A cultivation-themed version of Tomb Raider Chronicles—it's so exhilarating! Use your brain while reading, or you might not be able to keep up with the author's wild imagination! The secret realm dungeon storyline is incredibly imaginative, beyond imagination—it's just pure bliss!

33. 333 手 With a Dual-World Travel System, I'm Invincible in the Real World 手握双穿系统，现实世界我无敌 Three Thousand Strange Dreams异梦三千Urban435k WordsOngoing Lin Hao, an overworked office drone stuck in a far-off posting, is exploited by his supervisor. By chance, he activates a System that lets him travel freely between a world of immortals and martial arts and the real world. He can earn money, buy gold, and use it to top up the System, which offers all kinds of heaven-defying pills. While everyone else works hard at cultivation, Lin Hao levels up by making money. Though lowly as an ant, he bears humiliation and bides his time. With the power to mo 2.6kReads8.0Score180Shelves

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    The male protagonist isn't alone; he brings a group of people with him as they transmigrate, leading to a collision between the modern world and a world of immortals and martial arts. If you're interested, you can give it a try...

34. 334 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    A completely new setting, unique to Tomato! Promoting Chinese in another world! Earning spirit stones with an internet-based mindset, no need to fight desperately. Staying in the newbie village, only using words, no hands. Transforming communication talismans into rune phones, creating a cultivation internet, using the internet to gather independent cultivators and promote the price equality of cultivation techniques, self-testing of spiritual roots, and knowledge sharing in the cultivation world... Building workshops, constructing markets, and constructing a commercial empire, transforming the border town into a cultivation holy land...

35. 335 我 I Have a Panlong Grotto-Heaven 我有一座蟠龙洞天 Ma Boyu马伯愚Urban912k WordsOngoing Graduation meant unemployment. Long Yu, 22, was a graduating senior at Nanhong University. He had failed to find a job, and his savings were running out. Then, at a street stall in the old quarter, he spent fifty yuan on a dragon-carved jade pendant. In his dream, he saw an enormous stone dragon, a barren stretch of land, and a clear stream. He ate a red fruit. Then he spent the whole night on the toilet. When he finally emerged, the world had changed. The old man watching the building downs 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional cultivation is not dead, it has just changed its way of living—A review of *I Have a Panlong Cave Heaven*. In recent years, cultivation novels have increasingly resembled a slovenly version of the word "cultivation." Spiritual roots, spiritual energy, spiritual stones, spiritual veins… cultivation has become a resource war. Breakthroughs in realms rely on consuming pills, and combat power increases by changing maps. The protagonist is either scrambling for treasures or on their way to scramble for them. To be honest, after reading so many, it's a bit tiresome. *I Have a Panlong Cave Heaven*. The core of this book is four words: traditional cultivation. What is traditional cultivation? It's not the novel's self-created hierarchical system of Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation, but the true order of Taoist internal alchemy—Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Emptiness, and Refining Emptiness into the Dao. It's not about spiritual roots determining everything, but rather innate talent, temperament, comprehension, and opportunity. It's not about the concentration of spiritual energy or spiritual stone veins, but about blessed cave heavens and tranquil places. It's not about murder, robbery, and the survival of the fittest; it's about morality, karma, and protecting the community. The protagonist, Long Yu, whose courtesy name is Wude (五德), is derived from the virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness. His path of cultivation isn't based on plunder, but on protection. When dealing with the "vengeful spirits" born from cyberbullying, he doesn't resort to violence but finds the perpetrators to apologize and performs rituals to help the deceased find peace. When faced with a Pixiu corrupted by evil magic, he doesn't smash the jade but guides it back to its true nature. He even sacrifices himself to save the "earth spirit" of a century-old bell tower, using a spiritual spring and the sound of the bell to awaken its clarity. This "guardian" stance is truly a breath of fresh air in today's cultivation novels filled with "plunderers." Of course, this book isn't written in the traditional, melodramatic style. It's lighthearted, even slightly humorous. Long Yu's first exorcism involves blocking the ventilation shaft with tape and cardboard. His first encounter with a spirit is helping a weasel "obtain a title." This blend of realistic and urban fantasy writing styles offers both classical charm and a sense of relatability to modern life. You might think that if cultivators truly existed in this world, they would probably be like this—working during the day, catching ghosts at night, and writing mission reports for the Dragon Group on weekends. Speaking of the Dragon Group, its organizational structure is quite interesting. It's not the lofty "Cultivation Management Bureau," but rather an institution brimming with bureaucratic formalities—forms to fill out, approvals to obtain, reports to write, equipment to register, and missions to be reviewed. Qin Feng, the character, represents this "regular army." Born into a family of cultivators, he values ​​procedures and standards, initially prejudiced against Long Yu, this "wildcat." However, through repeated collaborations, he is won over by Long Yu's abilities and character, ultimately becoming a trusted ally. This kind of character development is more compelling than simple "face-slapping" moments. Furthermore, the book's episodic crime-solving and long-term conspiracy structure is perfect for fragmented reading. Each unit is an independent story (adapted from the supernatural tales of *Zi Bu Yu* and *Yuewei Caotang Notes*), yet simultaneously advances the main plot—the Seven Emotions Sect collects the essence of the "Seven Emotions" in an attempt to create a "human-demon" conspiracy. You can pick it up and put it down at any time without worrying about forgetting the plot. Finally, a few words of truth. If you're tired of those cultivation novels where you "start with a brick and have to steal all your equipment," if you miss the charm, culture, and thoughtful traditional supernatural tales, if you want to read a novel that isn't too cruel to the protagonist, is intelligent, slightly humorous, and exciting without being childish—*I Have a Panlong Cave Heaven* is worth a try. "Immortals are made from mortals, but mortals' hearts are not steadfast." May you and I, in this chaotic world, hold onto a heart of the "Five Virtues."

36. 336 龙 The Mission of the Dragon Ring 龙戒的使命 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Urban610k WordsCompleted [Modern Cultivation] + [Dragon Clan Legacy] + [Ascension] + [Pocket Dimension]. Forced to become a mercenary candidate at the age of seven, he endured one life-or-death trial after another before finally proving himself and becoming a qualified mercenary! After twenty years in the field, he was betrayed during a mission. His teammates gave their lives to buy him a chance to survive, and with no other choice, he disbanded the unit and returned home. There, he learned that the truth about his orig 5.7kReads9.0Score592Shelves

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    Modern cultivation storyline, and the plot is really not old-fashioned! The fresh approach made it easy to watch in one go!

37. 337 兵 Rise of the Soldier King 兵王崛起 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Cultivation]+ [Awakened Memories]+ [All-Rounder]+ [Identity Mystery]. A military king awakens his memories. Was he an Immortal Venerable in his past life? Then he awakens another life’s memories: was he the Primordial Ancestor? It turns out he spent a million years laying plans and reincarnated a hundred times, all to truly unite the universe. But the universe is even greater than he ever imagined. Twists and turns, mysteries within mysteries, and plenty of excitement await in Rise of the 1.2kReads8.7Score138Shelves
38. 338 诡 The Eerie Blue Wanderer 诡蓝行者 Kunpeng Ajie鲲鹏阿杰Urban493k WordsOngoing Also known as: Urban Cultivation: Breaking Through by Extending My Foot Massage Session [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Never hides his power]+ [Smart, satisfying wish fulfillment]+ [Roguishly handsome]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [Steady power progression] My name is Gao Jian, and I'm an urban cultivator. I carry a cultivation manual called The Technique Only Gao Jian Can Practice. The breakthroughs this manual demands are hard to figure out! For example, I broke through to the third stage of Qi Refining while 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern fantasy novel where the protagonist cultivates their way through a world of advanced martial arts! A truly unique and unconventional story! Highly recommended!

39. 339 人 Life in the Jianghu: An Electrical Engineer's Extraordinary Adventure 人在江湖：一个电力工程师的奇遇 Year Three Provinces年三省Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Li Fangao, an electrical engineer, unexpectedly gains supernatural powers. In a daze and against his will, he finds himself stepping into the modern-day underworld. His powers bring him one extraordinary encounter after another, and with each new experience, his abilities continue to advance. Moving between the underworld and everyday life, he thrives in both. The underworld today has no more flashing blades or torrents of blood, but it is rife with open and covert power struggles, with deadly d 14.5kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves

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    A new, exciting, niche, and high-quality theme: Power-wielding individuals with extraordinary abilities in the power industry. No spiritual power, only electricity! No internal strength, only electricity! I am the Electrician Hero!

40. 340 离 After My Divorce, I Embarked on the Path to Immortality 离婚后我开启了仙途 No Wood or Stone无木石Urban608k WordsCompleted A real man can't go a single day without power, and a true man can't go a single day without money. When you have neither power nor money, people will nitpick you no matter how good you are, and look down on you no matter how well you treat them... 2.7kReads8.2Score169Shelves

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    It's already there!

41. 341 帝 The Emperor Comes to the City 帝临都市 Tomatoes Stir-Frying Watermelon炒西瓜的番茄Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Snow-white + Showbiz + turning everything over to the country + Cultivation + Japan, Korea, Europe, and America + womanizer + smoking, drinking, and getting a perm] Immortal Emperor Chu Mo is reborn at the gates of his old school, with the past vivid in his mind. This time, when the campus beauty gets into trouble, he resolutely chooses to stand by and do nothing. But fate's gears turn once again, and he still gets dragged into it. “Don’t leave! We’ll explain everything at the police station!” 135Reads6.1Score—Shelves
42. 342 丑 The Ugly Deity Returns to Earth to Cultivate, Hunted by the Police 丑尊地球重修被警追 Jianghu Brother Ge, Trying Not to Laugh憋笑江湖军哥Eastern Fantasy508k WordsCompleted Zhang Quanliang is an unbelievably ugly, sleazy Immortal Venerable. After robbing the mischievous old boy Taishang Laojun, he goes on to rob a gang of fraudsters from the Western Buddhist Sect. After an accident leaves him sealed off from his cultivation, he arrives on Earth with the Howling Celestial Dog he stole and kicks off an unconventional, hilarious journey of cultivation. 40Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    After robbing the Immortal Realm, the Ugly Immortal Venerable Zhang Quanliang was unexpectedly forced to seal his cultivation and descend to Earth. The various hilarious scenes are worth watching!

43. 343 女 Daughter, Your Dad Really Is Immortal 女儿，你爹真的长生不老 Tang Wuzang唐五藏Urban319k WordsOngoing Two thousand years ago, Qin Fan traveled overseas to find the elixir of immortality for the First Emperor of Qin. By the time he returned, the Qin dynasty had already fallen! So he took the elixir himself! Immortal and forever young, Qin Fan has been an emperor, a chivalrous hero, and a bun seller! He knows medicine and Taoist arts, can scale walls and leap rooftops, and can soar through the skies and dive into the seas! Now, Qin Fan is tired of the mortal world and wants nothing more than to re 6Reads6.4Score—Shelves
44. 344 从 The Immortal Who Began in Dragon 从天龙开始的长生者 Old Taoist of Tea Mountain茶山老道Male-Channel Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted My new book, Heavenly Law Rewards Diligence: The Fairy Sister's Captive Love, has started posting. I hope you'll continue to support it! [Myriad Realms] [System] [Multiple Heroines] An utterly ordinary transmigrator and an utterly ordinary System together create an extraordinary life. It all begins when Lin Ping'an transmigrates into Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils... 54.1kReads8.2Score4.1kShelves
45. 345 西 After a Western Fantasy Mage and an Eastern Cultivator Become Classmates 西幻魔法师和东方修者成为同学后 Are Dumplings Filled? X饺子有馅吗XModern Romance297k WordsOngoing [Everyday Life + Construction + Modern Cultivation + Farming + Goofy Humor + Multiple Couples] [A slow-paced story of everyday modern cultivation. Both the heroine and hero are powerful figures who grow together, though the hero is utterly outmatched by the heroine.] [Rugged, goofy beauty of a body cultivator × proud, polished wizard] [Scheming, sharp-tongued little girl sword cultivator × fastidious, devoted knight] [Cool, gentle older-sister charm cultivator × simple-minded, innocent underachi 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give it a good kick! The female lead is a body-cultivating cultivator, and the male lead is a charming magician!! The plot is definitely not cliché!!

46. 346 祈 A Long Song for the Dawn 祈明长歌 Interwoven Sun and Moon相杂日月Urban341k WordsOngoing These are the best of times. The Immortal Dynasty reigns supreme, and all nations pay tribute. The ancient Church has ruled its corner of the world for a thousand years. Geniuses rise one after another, dazzling the world. These are the worst of times. Divine authority reigns supreme, and the people live in misery. Evil cultivators run rampant, and demons roam unchecked. Behind the sacred halo lies a mountain of corpses. Beneath the Church, the Immortal Dynasty, and the Divine Eagle Federat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot twists and turns frequently: the siege mission is ambushed, the Divine Fiend Guards are trapped by Japanese ninja formations, and there are foreign forces supporting the enemy. Many events are concealed by deeper conspiracies.

47. 347 神 The Divine Realm Shatters: I Return to Earth to Cultivate Immortality Again 神境破碎：我回地球重修成仙 Mad Dragon Shining Across the Nine Skies狂龙耀九霄Urban164k WordsCompleted The Divine Realm shattered, and the gods fell silent! A once-mighty Void-Shattering Divine Venerable returns to Earth in the body of his nineteen-year-old self. Hell from the start: his father is gravely wounded and near death, loan sharks are at the door demanding his life, his special recruitment slot has been stolen, his childhood friend betrays him, and the goddess he admires humiliates him. Everyone sees him as a penniless failure, unaware that a timeless Divine Venerable lies hidden within 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing, you can't put it down once you start reading.

48. 348 一 A Duel to the Death: Kill the Me of the Opposite Sex 一决雌雄：杀死异性别的我 Old Wang Emerges from the Mountain老王出山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse490k WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives, and you are forced to clone an opposite-sex version of yourself. Your mind splits, and your rank plummets. Kill your double, and you can evolve perfectly. Let them grow, and you may be reduced to nourishment forever. But when you reach godhood, you discover that all of this is a harvesting trap set by a higher-dimensional civilization... In 2145, after the aurora, Earth becomes a wasteland. One percent of humanity awakens supernatural powers, only to be forcibly transpor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Great new book

49. 349 万 Multiverse Supermarket: Heavenly Treasures at Earth Prices 万界超市：诸天至宝只售地球价 Old Wang Emerges from the Mountain老王出山Urban1.3M WordsCompleted A superstore from the Myriad Worlds arrives, with every heavenly treasure on its shelves priced at Earth's rates! Wang Yan, an unemployed young man with a Chaos Spirit Root, is chosen by the Myriad Worlds Commerce Guild, an organization spanning the universe, to take charge of a shop that can rewrite the rules. All he wanted was a quiet life, but he's forced to join the game of civilizational ascension. With the utmost cultivation potential of his Chaos Spirit Root and the authority over rules g 134Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 350 妻 My Wife Had Me Committed to a Psychiatric Hospital, and the Gods Cheered 妻子送我进入精神病院，众神欢呼 Old Wang Emerges from the Mountain老王出山Urban1.1M WordsCompleted I woke up one day to find myself a madman in a psychiatric hospital. My wife had drugged me and sent me here, stealing the company worth five billion yuan from me. I meant to bide my time and take revenge, but then I uncovered the hospital's shocking secret... Every night, my fellow patients meditated and practiced cultivation! The crazy second patient was the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the irritable third was the Heavenly Lord of the Way and Its Power, and the silent fourth was Erlang Shen. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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