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

1. 351 渡 I Failed My Tribulation and Became a Top-Tier Star's Cat 渡劫失败，我成了顶流男星的猫 Miting谜亭Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing [Just got a rating, it’ll go up later] [Cool and powerful heroine x stoic and loyal guard dog x abstinent master] After failing my tribulation, I was reborn as a black cat and adopted by a top-tier star from the entertainment industry. He thought I was an ordinary pet, until I took human form in the production crew’s camper and blew my cover right there. So I had no choice but to share a room with him, sleeping in the same bed. The heat of his body grew more intense, and his gaze on me became in 28Reads6.7Score132Shelves

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   In her past life, she was a celibate master; in this life, she transforms into a kitten, and reunites with the one she is bound to. #PastLifeAndPresentLife

2. 352 奇 The Miracle Game Invades: Who Will Rule? 奇迹游戏入侵：谁主沉浮 Old Wang Emerges from the Mountain老王出山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse244k WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrives. While everyone else runs around in a panic, Wang Chuan pulls his phone from his pocket. No signal, no internet, just an image on the screen of the Demon Lord Phineas lying dead. Twenty years of gaming experience, all poured into this one boss. Was it worth it? After killing the first spider, he awakens two talents. The moment he gains a mythical-grade spatial ability, he knows: it was worth it. Supplies? He clears out every military surplus store on the block. Equipm —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 末 The Apocalypse: The King of Hell in My Pocket 末世，我的口袋里藏着阎王 Old Wang Emerges from the Mountain老王出山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse802k WordsCompleted The day the apocalypse came, my dad turned into a tiny man just six inches tall, and crawled out of my pocket wrapped in toilet paper. “Don’t just stand there. Run,” he said. The world behind us had gone mad. Mutants were tearing into the living, and blood sprayed across half the street. Before I could even react, a monster lunged at me A steel rebar bar flew past my ear and struck it right in the eye. My dad had thrown it. He was six inches tall, but he hadn’t lost any strength. If anything, he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 现 Modern Day: I Picked Up a Pocket Dimension 现代，捡了个空间 Mr. Z Who Never Shows His Face不露脸的z先生Urban734k WordsCompleted (Urban cultivation + leveling up + cooperation with the Supernatural Affairs Bureau + character growth + shameless power fantasy + slow start + explosive later arc) After the overworked Zhang Yi awakened a tiny cultivation world, his life took a completely different turn. A thousand-year-old ginseng was sold by the bundle, and ten-thousand-year-old spiritual fruit was just a snack. The sharper his tongue, the stronger he was in battle: his insults hit like critical strikes, and a lightning-eagle 13.2kReads7.8Score2.3kShelves

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   A mortal cultivates to become an immortal.

5. 355 从 Cultivating Immortality as an Outer-Door Servant 从外门杂役开始修仙 Baby Sea Whale海鲸宝宝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Not Invincible + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] A young man from the modern world accidentally transmigrated and stumbled into the path of immortality, struggling onward in his quest to become an immortal. The road to immortality was harder than ascending to heaven. Faced with countless dangers, his resolve to seek the Dao remained as solid as stone. Fang Qing transmigrated here and started ou 2.3kReads6.2Score109Shelves

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   Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul! A mortal cultivation story, no female lead, a lone wolf protagonist who rises step by step from a lowly servant. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, the villains are intelligent, the plot is fast-paced and engaging, with no dull moments, highly readable, and already quite long – definitely worth reading!

6. 356 重 Reborn: Unrivaled Under Heaven! 重生：天下无双！ Nan Mogui Chen南墨鬼尘Urban109k WordsOngoing (Male protagonist reborn + no saintly tendencies + ruthless and decisive + she pursues him + one female lead) “I have stood atop the highest peaks and known the depths of the lowest valleys.” In his previous life, the talented young Qin Lang died when an attempt to break through to the next cultivation realm failed. But fortune smiled upon him and gave him a chance to be reborn. Unfortunately, he came back to life in a world 1,500 years in the future. With a second life, he would surely reclaim —Reads—Score—Shelves

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7. 357 仙 Immortal Venerable Reborn in the City: Struggling to Cultivate in the Age of Declining Magic 仙尊重生都市，末法时代艰难修仙 The Star-Picking Tower of Chaoge朝歌的摘星楼Urban121k WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced Plot] [One Climax After Another] [Smart Characters] [Mastermind Behind the Scenes] Zhang Chen, a Void Refinement Immortal Venerable, is reborn in the 1990s and struggles to cultivate immortality on Earth, where the age of cultivation has ended. He explores a path to immortality through the physical universe. Watch as he makes his way through the cities of an Earth starved of spiritual energy, builds a fortune, finds enlightenment amid adversity, and ascends to immortality. Need t 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New author, new book; unconventional plot with hidden backstory; steady cultivation story.

8. 358 凡 The World of Mortals 凡尘的世界 You Have Ascended to Godhood汝已封神Urban1.6M WordsCompleted One thought in the mortal world can bring a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood; endless years can bring spring warmth and blooming flowers. Across three thousand star domains, three thousand kinds of Dao fire forge the self and merge with chaos, from which yet more chaos is born, all for the sake of the mortal world. Lin Fan is a technician in modern society, and he and his wife, Lu Xue, have been married for just one year. On an ordinary day, Lin Fan is hospitalized after a car accident and 1.4kReads5.8Score132Shelves

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   Urban cultivation, a single thought transcends the boundaries of mortal life! Another thought brings spring warmth and blooming flowers!

9. 359 大 The Great Golden Immortal in the City 大罗金仙在都市 A Stunning Flight Across the Snowfields雪域惊鸿Urban370k WordsOngoing [Clear logic + witty writing + no brainless decisions + no preachy saintly heroine + immortal Cultivation] After being ambushed and killed, the ancient Golden Immortal Yun Zhongzi is reborn in the city. He experiences the mortal world and makes his mark across the land. A pure-hearted young nurse, a shy and lovely campus beauty, a charming, mature beauty, a bold and beautiful police officer... Romance, comebacks, invincibility, face-slapping... This book has everything you want to read... 6Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   This is a novel about Yun Zhongzi's daily life of cultivating immortality in the city after his rebirth. It's not the kind of mindless, enjoyable novel. The logic is clear and reasonable, it doesn't make you stupid or make you a saint, and it has a positive outlook on life.

10. 360 灵 Questions and Answers from the Spirit Realm 灵界问答录 Speaking Wildly口出狂言Urban221k WordsOngoing I have nearly ten thousand years of memories from my past lives, so my understanding of the Spirit Realm is fairly comprehensive. In my spare time, I write about the things I’ve encountered in those past lives: mythology, aliens, reincarnation, the heavenly eye, cultivation, liberation, destiny, changing one’s fate, the laws of the universe, the discriminating mind, karma, the Heavenly Dao, and more. Ask me anything, and I’ll answer whatever I can. 323Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    A true mortal cultivation novel, revealing the secrets of heaven and the developments after the Year of Fire in 2024.

11. 361 月 A Monthly Salary of 3,500: I Cultivate Immortality in the Mortal World 月薪3500：我在凡世修仙 Riding a Donkey Across the Tianshan Mountains骑驴走天山Urban617k WordsOngoing Also known as: Chu Er Is Extraordinary! This is a slow-burn, leisurely paced urban cultivation fantasy about the fierce collision between technology and cultivation, after the modern world becomes connected to the spirit realm through the Peach Blossom Cave. Chu Fan is an ordinary young man with a meager monthly salary and a quiet life. Amid the everyday bustle, he quietly embarks on the path of cultivation. Neither arrogant nor impatient, and with no interest in quick results, he tempers his D 220Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    🔥A wildly popular urban fantasy novel! "Monthly Salary 3500: I Cultivate Immortality in the Mortal World" is a story of a working-class man's rise to power, igniting the entire internet. It features hardcore technological cultivation and godhood, with no harem and mutual protection that's incredibly sweet and exciting! The Nine Cauldrons shatter, the Demon Gate opens, and a fierce tide from the spirit world engulfs the mortal realm. Chu Fan, a working-class man earning 3500 a month, awakens the Soul Pearl of the Netherworld in a desperate situation, expanding his fifty-mile dream-like killing domain. He forges a divine soul armor using modern technology, and this office worker bravely confronts the leader of all demons in the spirit world. The city's buildings stand as a formidable barrier against demons. The novel is packed with exciting moments, high-energy throughout, and exhilarating! Chu Fan and Su Lingyue are inseparable, sharing life and death. There's no melodramatic ambiguity or dragging plot points; deep affection lies hidden within the everyday life of the characters. They fight side-by-side, their mutual protection etched into their very bones. The foreshadowing of the three realms is intricately linked, with plot twists that are deadly at every turn. The story follows a working-class man who rises from the bottom to the top, eventually becoming the guardian emperor of the mortal realm. The ultimate collision of technology and cultivation creates a thrilling and heartwarming tale. Urban fantasy fans will be glued to the screen and ready to follow the story!

12. 362 凡 A Mortal’s Path to Immortality 凡人修仙之仙途 Solo-Play Lao Zhuang单机老庄Eastern Fantasy759k WordsOngoing “Roots reaching ten inches, transforming mortals into immortals. Build a foundation with the Five Elements, and form a Golden Core aligned with the Heavenly Dao!” Li An was born into an ordinary rural family. After an unexpected calamity struck his village, he was set on the path of cultivating immortality. 280Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 全 Global Awakening: But I’m Containing the Gods 全球觉醒：我却在收容神明 Cola Cap可乐盖Urban253k WordsCompleted “You say you're Sun Wukong? Fine, show me your somersault cloud.” “Even the Jade Emperor has to pay rent. Those are the rules.” “Other people awaken with a cheat ability. I awaken with a shelter, and they don't even damn well pay me.” “Can you gods stop wrecking my home when you fight? I rent this place, and I had to pay three months' rent upfront.” The gods of the entire world are being hunted by an unknown presence, and the protagonist is the only “vessel” capable of containing divine essences 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Help! I'm laughing so hard at this lighthearted novel! Not only did he fail to awaken, but he was also used as a refuge by Sun Wukong. This modern-day cohabitation is just too outrageous.

14. 364 开 From the Start, My Family Was Slaughtered: A Killer Turns to Immortal Cultivation 开局灭门，杀手转行修仙 Wang Fusheng王富生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Play the pig to eat the tiger + serious cultivation + urban System + smart protagonist + always gets revenge) Zhang Ping’an is reborn at the very moment before he is poisoned to death, and binds himself to an unreliable [Reward Good and Punish Evil System]. Keeping a low profile is how you live longer! Raised from childhood in an assassin sect, he knows the art of lying low inside out. At the ripe old age of thirteen, he joins an immortal sect and gets mocked as a “good-for-nothing”? “Sorry, 33Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    A modern cultivation story, not cliché and very entertaining.

15. 365 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 873Reads6.5Score100Shelves

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    Ordained Taoist priests, folk traditions, legends along the Wujiang River, and the customs of ethnic minorities.

16. 366 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Young Sword Venerable in the City 凡人修仙：少年剑尊在都市 Aged for Forty Years不惑之陈酿Urban342k WordsCompleted No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System: can an ordinary mortal honestly cultivate, stumble across immortal opportunities along the way, and still fight his way to survival? To create a god, the royal family stripped Ye Feihua of his foundation and implanted it into his twin sister. He became an ordinary mortal and was cast aside as a useless son. After a chance encounter with a country doctor, he acquired the secret identity Yuntian and set off to explore his ancestral plane 25Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Can Xiao Yuntian (Ye Feihua's pseudonym) break free from the prison of Heaven's Imprisonment? Let's get this warmed up!

17. 367 彼 The Weaver of Light on the Other Shore 彼岸织光者 The Emperor of Heavenly Timing天时帝立Urban749k WordsOngoing Not a power fantasy. [Ordinary cultivation + slow burn + technology + multiple races + struggle for supremacy] A scientific experiment conducted by the nation accidentally creates a ghost cultivator with a spiritual body. On the path to saving his mother, he becomes the heir to an eternal being. Through a series of fortuitous coincidences, he leads humanity in its struggle for supremacy across the myriad worlds and brings a new generation of gods into being! 35Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Surprisingly beautiful and very unique! [Thumbs up]

18. 368 以 With My Heavens, I Will Bring You Home 以我诸天，渡你归来 Bok Choy Boiled with Tangyuan白菜煮汤圆Male-Channel Fanfiction296k WordsOngoing Fifteen years as childhood sweethearts, then in a single second, life and death tore them apart. When blood seeped into an ancient jade, memories dormant for a thousand years awakened. The girl he loved had been a tear shed by Nuwa while mending the heavens. Her soul had scattered, becoming 108 lingering obsessions scattered across the myriad heavens. To save the love of his life, Ye Lingxiao would shatter the heavens and travel through eighteen worlds, from wuxia realms and wastelands to worl 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm giving this new book a shout-out; its main selling point is fast updates.

19. 369 开 Hounded by Debt from the Start? I Bind Myself to a Live-Streaming Cultivation System 开局被追债？我绑定直播修仙系统 I'm Raising the Chick Myself小鸡我自己养了Urban135k WordsOngoing After his parents lost everything in the stock market and jumped to their deaths, Ruan Zhuo, a college freshman, became an orphan from the start. He had to care for his high-school-aged younger sister while shouldering a massive online loan his father had taken out using his identity card. When violent debt collectors showed up at his door, the Live-Stream Cultivation System awakened in his moment of desperation! All he had to do was start a livestream and promote cultivation culture to modern v 19Reads—Score931Shelves

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    I stumbled upon an urban fantasy novel with a system element, and the male protagonist's life at the beginning is truly tragic. His parents died in an accident, he's a freshman in college, and he also has to protect his younger sister who's in high school. A mountain of debt and debt collectors are harassing him, and when he's driven to desperation, he awakens a system. He needs to livestream to gain cultivation points, and the popularity and rewards he receives can be exchanged for cultivation resources or real money. The interaction in the livestream chat is very realistic, with plot twists, exciting moments, and the harsh realities of life. It's not just mindless cheating; it's quite addictive.

20. 370 银 The Tale of the Silver Flood Dragon 银蛟传 Big Sis Ai Xian艾娴大大Modern Romance737k WordsOngoing [Metaphysics + Suspense + Taoist Magic + Historical Relics + Mythical Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas + Folk Mysteries] Legend has it that the Dragon-Locking Well imprisons a wicked dragon guilty of an ancient crime. But when Zhuang Jiang, a junior clerk at the Cultural Relics Protection Institute, finds a piece of a jiao's horn at the bottom of the well, she discovers a silver-white jiao sealed inside it. From then on, the ten thousand ghosts hidden in a calligraphy album, the dea 200Reads7.2Score119Shelves

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    This super new book

21. 371 裂 Dreamsplitter 裂梦行者 Tian Yunxing, Who Loves Meatball Soup爱吃肉丸子汤的天云星Urban250k WordsOngoing Lu Chen, 36, was approaching middle age when he lost his job. His business had failed years earlier, and his girlfriend had left him. He had nearly come to believe that fate had abandoned him. He once thought the rest of his life would be nothing but a miserable struggle to survive. He hated feeling that the world was manipulating him and controlling his fate. Then one night, he stepped into an inexplicable dream. In the dream, he gained power beyond all reason, and could even gradually turn the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern New Cultivation

22. 372 不 No, I Really Just Want to Cultivate 不是，我真的只是想修仙 Writing Books Is Such a Hassle写书真烦Urban111k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] + [School life] + [Campus beauty] + [Reborn] + [Invincible] After failing his tribulation, Wang Yichen discovers that he has transmigrated back to his high school days in a previous life. His Dao partner, Nishang, has transmigrated back with him. To find Nishang, Wang Yichen swears he’ll restore his cultivation. But first, he has to face Ling Yue, a classmate with whom he shared an endless entanglement in his past life. Then there’s Qin Yun, whose fate changed because he once 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 仙 The Immortal King's Fall 仙王坠 Longing for Hibiscus倾慕芙蓉Urban1.2M WordsCompleted He was once Cangming, Immortal King revered throughout the heavens, half a step from becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, able to decide the fate of all realms with a single thought. Yet during his tribulation of transcendence, his childhood sweetheart drained his essence with a Soulbond Pact, while his sworn brother pierced his Violet Palace with a Dao-Slaying Spear. His Dao fruit shattered and his true spirit scattered. He tore through the void and fell, battered body and all, into the lower rea 384Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you think it's old-fashioned, come and hit me.

24. 374 星 Starships and Mechs Fill the Skies, Yet You Choose the Taoist Class 星舰机甲满天飞，你选择道士职业 One Glance, Ten Thousand Thoughts一眼万念Sports1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Invincible] + [Interstellar] + [Xuanhuan] + [Cosmic Conquest] + [Multiple Heroines] In Starsea Year 1132, humanity had been venturing into space for over a thousand years. With the game Universe as its aid, its influence had spread across the galaxy, and it was now pushing outward into extragalactic space with all its might. Zhang Bo, reborn from two hundred years in the future, faces another career choice. Without hesitation, he gives up the Deadlight Sniper path and chooses an anci 1.6kReads8.5Score196Shelves
25. 375 喵 Diary of a Cat Doctor 喵神医日记 Spring Is in Its Prime迎春正当时Urban503k WordsCompleted A pet-focused story, urban cultivation, urban fantasy, and the founding of the “Meow Medicine” school. After adopting a stray cat, the Cocoa Cat Emperor, Jiang Xialang's life changed forever. He embarked on the path to immortality, reached the pinnacle of success, and married a beautiful, wealthy woman! Add this book to your shelf and read along to welcome good fortune! Protagonist 1: Cocoa Cat, the imperial physician of the Meow Star Immortal Medical Empire. After ending up on Blue Star, it eve 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend [clasped hands emoji][clasped hands emoji] "The Diary of the Cat Doctor," a fantasy novel with a focus on cats and urban cultivation. It's a very imaginative story. Dear readers, you won't enter the most exciting part until chapter 13. The early chapters are quite demanding, focusing on "cat medicine" [doge emoji]. It's a slow burn. Please add it to your bookshelf and read it when you have time [clasped hands emoji]. Loving cats brings good luck! [Smirking emoji]

26. 376 地 A Thousand Years of Sign-In in the Underworld, Then Reincarnating Makes the Empress Cry 地府签到千年，投胎气哭女帝 Invincible Master无敌大神Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After Li Heng died, his soul entered the underworld. He thought he would be reincarnated, but instead he unlocked a sign-in System in the Hall of the King of Hell. And so he became a lowly underworld officer who swept floors, wandering through every corner of the underworld. “Ding! You signed in at the Hall of the King of Hell and received the King of Hell's Sword!” “Ding! You signed in on the Eighteenth Level of Hell and received the Primordial Demon God Spear!” “Ding! You signed in at the Hall 14.6kReads8.6Score67.4kShelves

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27. 377 天 The Celestial Master Comes Down the Mountain, and She Stands Guard at Funerals and Weddings 天师下山，红白席上她站岗 A Salty Fish That Never Flips Over不翻身的咸鱼呀Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Yun Lai only wanted to devote herself to studying magic, but fate had other plans. Her master tossed her down the mountain, claiming she should travel the world, when his real intention was for her to reunite with her family. Fine, she could reunite with them. But why did no one in the family value her? Three older brothers and two older sisters, each more difficult than the last. Poverty-stricken Daoist Yun: “Enough! See you around! I can always set up a stall by the road and tell fortunes for 461Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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    The female lead is clever, I love this kind of story; it's a refreshing read with no clichés and lots of laughs.

28. 378 真 The Real Heiress Returns from Cultivation to Cherish a Frail Tycoon 真千金修仙归来，娇养病弱大佬 Fang Rao邡桡Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Spiritual Qi Revival + Two Powerful Leads + Devoted Romance + Comedy + Bluffs + System] [A funny, cultivation-obsessed heroine * an affectionate, clingy hero] The hero appears in Chapter 10 "Fictional setting" Bai Wanyue was reborn in the cultivation world. She kept her head down at every turn, but still couldn't escape her fate: a jiao dragon swallowed her, and she thought she was about to become its poop. Then a System appeared, sending her soul back to the modern world. The jia —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A powerful cultivator returns to pamper a crippled CEO, and they cultivate immortality together afterward.

29. 379 开 From the Start, I'm an Emperor: Building an Ancient Divine Sect 开局大帝境，打造太古神宗 Night-Roaming Wolf Lord夜游狼君Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After Wang Yi became sect leader, he activated a System and was rewarded with the cultivation of a Great Emperor. He vowed to build the greatest divine sect of the ancient era. Looking at the many prodigies hoping to join his sect... “What? You have a Supreme Bone and want to become a Holy Son? Sorry, in our sect, people with Supreme Bones are only good enough to guard the gate!” “You have the bloodline of a Heavenly Phoenix? Not bad! The kitchen needs a chef who can produce phoenix fire, so the 19.7kReads8.4Score982Shelves
30. 380 寻 The Legend of Qin: Trails of the Dream Immortal 寻秦记之云梦仙踪 Gray Cat, Gray Cat灰猫灰猫Xianxia2.3M WordsOngoing Transmigrated into the Warring States era, only to become an ingredient for immortal cultivation? Why keep this Heavenly Dao around until the New Year? Watching the "immortal seed" squirm in his dantian, Xu Shenwu finally understood that ascension was all a lie. The spiritual energy ordinary people painstakingly cultivated for a thousand years was nothing but fertilizer for the great medicine grown for the immortals of the Upper Realm! The year he transmigrated to Yunmeng Mountain, he spent a wh 8.2kReads9.5Score729Shelves

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    Cultivation novels!! I recommend a few cultivation novels! The first one is a new book, a million words long, the characters are hilarious, all kinds of quirky characters, constant adventures, and incredible luck. It combines history with fantasy, and has some really imaginative ideas!

31. 381 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
32. 382 修 Cultivation Through Archaeology, Immortality Through Tomb Raiding 修行靠考古长生靠盗墓 Central Plains Little Fat Lamb中原小肥羊Urban549k WordsCompleted I woke up to find that the book had finally received a rating. It’s still below passing, but I’m grateful for all the readers’ support! Zhang Qilin scored just over 500 on the college entrance exam, yet managed to get into the archaeology department of a top-tier university through a lucky opening. During his first-year break, he remembered the mysterious cave behind his family’s home, where he used to play as a child. Armed with only a half-baked knowledge of the subject, he 7.2kReads8.1Score630Shelves

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    Does this count? Let's see and try.

33. 383 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves
34. 384 飞 After Ascending to Earth, Beautiful Women Help Me Cultivate 飞升到地球后，美女如云助我修行 Song Xingyan Loves Grilled Vegetables爱吃香烤蔬菜的宋幸彦Urban43k WordsOngoing [Urban cultivation, city life, multiple heroines, slow burn] Gu Chang’an came from a small world and thought he would arrive in the Immortal Realm. He never expected that the Immortal Realm had existed only in the past. The cultivation civilization had long since become legend, with only myths still passed down through the world. After arriving on Earth, he follows the legacy left behind by his ancestor and embarks on a long journey through the mortal world... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hehe, new book, give it a try!

35. 385 我 Me, a Prodigy? 我，妖孽也 Fish and Dragons Dance All Night 1一夜鱼龙舞1Urban634k WordsCompleted There are two kinds of cultivators in this world. One follows a proper, orthodox lineage, whether practicing the righteous arts or demonic cultivation. Either way, they have a master. The other studies from books and practices blindly on their own. These are commonly known as self-taught outsiders, or fox-spirits practicing Zen. An Lin belongs to neither the orthodox sort nor those self-taught outsiders who blindly follow books. By observing the “phenomena” within himself, he grasps the true mea 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is the best example of urban cultivation.

36. 386 都 The Hidden Dragon of the City: The Demon Lord Returns 都市隐龙魔尊归来 Ah Hu2025啊虎2025Urban372k WordsOngoing Huang Xinglong was bullied time and again. His parents were brutally killed, his sister was driven mad, and in despair he leaped off a cliff. He transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation, painstakingly mastered its arts, and became invincible in battle, ultimately rising to become a mighty Demon Venerable. Now he has returned, vowing to make his enemies pay dearly and settle every blood debt in blood, making the world tremble for the injustice he once suffered! 145Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work]

37. 387 吕 Lu Daxian's Cultivation Diary 吕大仙的修仙日志 Little Jian Eats Popsicles小健吃冰糕Urban659k WordsCompleted A biology PhD who has been scraping by since graduating from Peking University defies heaven and earth to attain the supreme Dao! All for one thing: fairness, fairness, goddamn fairness! 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good, I recommend it.

38. 388 人 In a High-Martial World, I Fused with an Evil God from the Start 人在高武，开局融合邪神 Spring Water Spring泉水泉Eastern Fantasy556k WordsCompleted [High-martial arts, fantasy, transformation, single protagonist] Yu Yuan adventures in another world, but a fallen god takes over her body, steals all her cheat abilities, and banishes her soul into the endless void. Unexpectedly, along the way she merges with the remnant body of an evil god, descends into a new world, and becomes a death warrior of the powerful Ji family, serving at their command. Tired of a life that never holds her interest, Yu Yuan decides to try out this new identity and wa 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is okay.

39. 389 世 Creator of a World United as One 世界大同缔造者 Xiao Heman小河满Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + traditional techniques + students and campus beauties + no System + humorous comedy + Immortal Realm + Divine Realm] Tang Yixuan saved a fox that had failed its tribulation. Its lingering soul took up residence in his spiritual platform. It was Tang Xiaowan, a Great Enforcer Golden Immortal from the Immortal Realm, who had escaped to Earth as a fragment of her divine soul during the war between gods and demons. Tang Yixuan’s family was bullied by a local tyrant. He couldn’t 1.5kReads9.1Score193Shelves
40. 390 重 Reborn: I Caught the Cool Campus Belle Stealing 重生：从逮到高冷校花偷窃开始 October's Passing Light十月流光Urban240k WordsCompleted [A wish-fulfillment novel with decisive action and no campus romance] Chen Ye is reborn ten years in the past, with a mysterious rune of fate in his mind. By sacrificing his lifespan, he can bargain with Fate itself and obtain anything he desires. And every person he kills grants him the years of life they had left. With the rune's power, Chen Ye forcibly turns fate around and saves Ning Bing, the campus belle who was supposed to die ten years ago. But to his surprise, this brings an even more f 99Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A powerful figure is reborn, sacrificing his lifespan to exchange for all possibilities with destiny.

41. 391 仙 The Immortal Emperor Reborn: A Game of Wits in the Mortal World 仙帝重生：俗世弈天 You You You柚游幽Urban85k WordsOngoing Lin Hao, who once ruled the Huai Mountain Immortal Realm, was no match for a powerful foe from beyond the heavens. He died, his cultivation shattered. By a twist of fate, he was reborn on Blue Star, only to discover that this seemingly ordinary planet concealed the highest order of existence, and that he himself was a visitor from another world. His homeland is no ordinary place, and secrets lie beyond the nine heavens. Watch as the former Immortal Emperor treads his old path once more and unrav 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern cultivation story that is absolutely not outdated

42. 392 都 Urban Cultivation: The Failed Exam Taker Is a Doctor with X-Ray Vision 都市修真：落榜透视小神医 Lonely Night Cat孤独夜猫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Modern cultivation + Divine medicine + Peerless martial arts + Stone gambling + Campus life + God of War] Liu Yaozu was just an ordinary country boy. After moving to a small county town to attend middle school, he consistently earned excellent grades, yet failed the college entrance exam twice. At the darkest moment of his life, his luck suddenly changed. He won a triple in a game of chance and discovered treasure while exploring a cave. It turned out that all of it was a test arranged by his a 887Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    Failing the exam, X-ray vision, prodigy doctor, military genius, campus, starting a company, entrepreneurship, business warfare

43. 393 我 I Have a Double-Wood Xi 我有一个双木夕 Simple Daoist简单道人Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing (Slow-paced) Please note! To be clear, this is a story with many elements, categorized as fantasy with an imaginative premise. It is NOT Western fantasy!!! The first volume introduces the backgrounds in which the various protagonists grew up. The story gradually unfolds from the second volume onward. This is a slow-paced book in a fast-paced era, so please be patient and read the author's first hundred chapters before you come back to flame me, okay? This story is entirely fictional. Any resembl 2.9kReads9.4Score264Shelves
44. 394 起 The Prison Planet of Origins 起源囚星 Bear Squatting in the Corner蹲在墙角的熊Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A rift in the universe tears through space and time, sweeping the boy Zeng Xi into a rising tide of supernatural powers! The only disciple in the Sword Sect without a sword spirit, he struggles to survive amid the bloodshed as Earth awakens. Mysterious organizations lurking in the shadows begin to emerge, while interstellar visitors wearing the mask of civilization close in step by step. Are these so-called raiders the scythes of death, here to destroy civilizations, or guides sent to awaken the 6.2kReads9.2Score306Shelves

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    Modern cultivation novels

45. 395 轩 Heir to Xuanyuan, Fiercely Guarding the Land 轩辕传人，霸气护河山 Grass on the Field Ridge田埂小草Urban588k WordsOngoing Modern city, ancient martial arts, a rare treasure, mastery of both medicine and martial arts, two equally strong and devoted leads! Xuanyuan Tian is descended from the ancient Human Emperor Xuanyuan. Born into humble circumstances, he works as an ordinary doctor at a township health center, where the director and his cronies exploit and ostracize him. After a moment of carelessness, he is framed. At the height of his misery, misfortune turns to fortune: he awakens the ancient bloodline of the H 96Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Urban cultivation, new formula, new storyline, dual cultivation of medicine and martial arts, all-around excellence, incredibly enjoyable!

46. 396 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Can Edit Cultivation Realms 灵气复苏：我能编辑修仙境界 Chen Moran沉默然Urban217k WordsOngoing [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Urban High Martial Arts + Supernatural Powers + Cultivation] [No Saintly Do-Gooder, Decisive and Ruthless] [Building a Faction] As extreme weather becomes more frequent and cracks appear in the sky, spiritual qi begins to revive. Plants and animals mutate, and humans awaken supernatural abilities... A week earlier, Lu Yuan had bound himself to the [Immortal-Making System], learning of the Spiritual Qi Revival in advance. In just one week, he used the cultivation technique 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With the revival of spiritual energy, the protagonist can edit cultivation realms, and in the first realm alone, he wipes out hundreds of thousands of American troops.

47. 397 恋 The Romance System’s Big Bonus Helps Me Ascend to Godhood 恋爱系统大礼包助我成神 Playing the Passerby扮途人Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [System + spiritual spring space + ancient-world spiritual qi revival + cultivation + wits and courage] Gu Hanyan, who transmigrated into the heroine of an ancient-style substitution-marriage romance and successfully escaped, finally encounters the System that showed up late. There isn’t just one System. There are three. All three Systems want her to fall in love, each with a different man. Gu Hanyan refuses outright. Unfortunately, Gu Hanyan has no real survival skills and is tempted by the Sys 380Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    The female protagonist is clear-headed, goal-oriented, persevering, and intelligent. After being bound to three systems, she exploits loopholes, manipulates one system, promises it lucrative benefits, and diligently cultivates immortality. She remains clear-headed with the male protagonist, treating him as a tool and negotiating with the system. Despite the male protagonist's opportunities, she doesn't feel jealous or lose her integrity; instead, she exchanges resources with him and seizes every opportunity to cultivate. @SoAnnoyingToothache

48. 398 流 Stranded at the Earth’s Core: From the Start, I Inherited the Divine Turtle’s Legacy 流落地心：开局获得神龟传承 Mr. Huang in the Tribulation Transcendence Stage渡劫期的黄先生Urban113k WordsOngoing [For fans of deserted-island survival, inheritance, pets with spiritual powers, shipwrecks, light fantasy, everyday life, pet dimensions, vampires, werewolves, and mages] A luxury cruise ship is swallowed by a colossal whirlpool a kilometer wide. Li Xiaodao wakes in an underwater secret realm with both legs broken, abandoned like a castoff. His prospective mother-in-law sees him as a burden and pressures her daughter to turn to the powerful, all to prop up her useless son. In an overlooked corne —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It turns out there's another world deep in the ocean, called Guixu!

49. 399 仙 Record of Enlightenment on the Immortal Path 仙途悟真记 One-Eyed Cat3独眼猫3Urban101k WordsCompleted 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one meets the requirements quite well.

50. 400 我 I Have 90 Trillion Simp Dollars 我有九千万亿舔狗金 Tomato's Number One Handsome Guy番茄第一帅哥Urban4.5M WordsCompleted Chen Yuan, an ordinary university student, gets dumped from the start and obtains a God of Wealth System. From the start, he receives ninety trillion, but the catch is that he can only spend it on women. With no other choice, he sets out to spend it all, embarking on an extraordinary journey as a tycoon! 72kReads9.0Score6.9kShelves

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