Looking for a Novel With a Cool, Aloof Immortal Venerable (or Master) as the Male Lead, Without Angst 求男主是清冷仙尊（或师尊），不虐的小说～

1. 51 说 The Villain Was Supposed to Be Redeemed, So How Did This Become a Marry-First, Fall-in-Love-Later Story? 说好的救赎反派怎么成了先婚后爱 Late Bamboo Branch竹枝晚Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Dramatic, hilarious, gorgeous overachiever Shen Xitang × aloof, sweet-faced-but-dark, world-ending Sword Venerable Wei Xiaomo] After dying suddenly in the apocalypse, Shen Xitang transmigrates into a cannon-fodder supporting heroine in a xianxia novel full of household intrigue. The heroine is her older sister, locked in a painful romance with a scumbag who wants to keep Shen Xitang as his mistress. Unable to bear the humiliation, the original Shen Xitang severed her own meridians, driving her 1.2kReads7.6Score16614d adds
2. 52 决 After Deciding to Give Up, I Won Over My Aloof Grandmaster 决定摆烂后，我泡到了清冷师祖 Pot Fish司锅鱼Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted [Goofy Grandstudent x Cool, Proper, Gorgeous Grandmaster] (Grandmaster! He's a man! The “master” here means ancestor, not an older female disciple, my dears!) After a white lotus falsely accuses Gu Zhi, the master he respects most runs him through the heart with a sword. Reborn in another life, Gu Zhi discovers he has transmigrated into a book. He tears up his cannon-fodder script as the White Moonlight and vows to stay out of the plot. Reassured, the System settles into peaceful hibernation. Bu 2.8kReads9.1Score44414d adds
3. 53 被 After My Jealous Master Set Her Sights on Me 被醋精师尊盯上后 Silent Tomato, My Love Will Never Change沉默西红柿爱你永不变Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Xueluo transmigrates into a book and becomes a doomed supporting character in a tragic xianxia novel. Because of her breathtaking beauty, the original character was exceptionally accepted as a disciple by Yun Qingye, the Supreme of the Immortal Realm. In the end, he personally killed her, leaving her soul shattered beyond recovery. Faced with a cold, ruthless master who could wipe her out with a wave of his hand, and the ridiculous System in her mind that says she’ll die unless she maxes out 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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4. 54 凤 The Phoenix Descends on the Nine Heavens: The Divine Lord Favors Little Xinglan 凤临九天：神君他偏宠小星澜 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted I’m Xinglan, a standard cannon-fodder character who transmigrated here. All I want is to survive in this world of immortals and martial arts. Unfortunately, my luck is too good. I picked up a severely injured, peerlessly handsome man on a whim. To protect myself, I pulled out a marriage contract and coaxed him into signing his name. I thought I’d found a quiet, capable meal ticket for the long haul, and life was looking pretty sweet. That was until the leaders of the immortal sects filled the mo 284Reads6.2Score—14d adds
5. 55 穿 Transmigrated into a Book? A Villainess? The Senior Sister? Tsk, Tsk! 穿书？恶毒女配？大师姐？啧啧！ Black Kitty Youyou黑喵幽幽Ancient Romance932k WordsCompleted [Book Transmigration]+ Cultivation + [Stealing the heroine’s opportunities]+ [An insanely powerful golden finger]+ [Putting scumbags in their place] [A note: This story has two arcs. The first focuses on cultivation and a pampered-by-everyone setup, while the second focuses mainly on the romance.] Tang Xinyan, a seasoned corporate drone, had finally endured her way to a promotion and a raise. With an annual salary of a million just within reach, the apocalypse hit! At least she awakened a spatia 10.7kReads9.0Score5.7k14d adds

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   The first book's extra chapters show them getting together, while the second book has a slightly angsty ending.

6. 56 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I’m Determined to Become an Immortal 重生之恶毒女配要成仙 I Just Want to Lie Around and Slack Off想躺想摆烂Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + System + contrast character + villainess + master and disciple] After dying from staying up all night, Shi Qiuhe was reborn inside a novel as the villainess. To highlight the heroine’s kindness, purity, and cultivation talent, the original Shi Qiuhe lived a truly miserable life and ultimately lost her path to ascension. Shi Qiuhe, now in this body, was baffled. Her sect favored others? I’ll switch masters from the start. Her senior brothers dote on the heroine? What’s that got to do w 571Reads6.5Score10014d adds
7. 57 小 The Young Lady Has Too Many Admirers, and Her Imperial Tutor Turns Dark 小姑娘桃花太多，帝师大人黑化了 Zhou Guihua周桂花Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted [Master and disciple + princess x half-raising x doting, fatherly boyfriend x scheming x age gap x mutually devoted] [One-line synopsis: The aloof beauty atop the peak is brought down from her pedestal by a clever, beautiful princess] One day, after learning the secret of the White Crane Gu, Ling Xiao worked up the courage to ask Li Changfeng, “What if none of my three royal consorts are willing to divorce me?” Li Changfeng lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, though his gaze was filled with a c 454Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead is the female lead's tutor. When she was his student, she was both strict and aloof, and the female lead only dared to fantasize about him behind his back. After realizing his feelings for her, and because she had many suitors, he tried everything he could to win her over, haha. There's no forced love, just occasional misunderstandings, but they quickly resolve themselves, haha. It's mainly a sweet story.

8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Master’s Recovery Plan 快穿：病娇师尊回收计划 Liu Liuliu柳六琉Fantastical Romance123k WordsCompleted One day, Fan Shizi decided to kill himself. Red juice spilled all over the ground. To celebrate this literary milestone, Liu Liuli takes the heroine Shen Yunxi and hero Xuan Mo through different worlds, playing different roles in different stories. The supporting cast: second male lead Qixing Piaochong, second female lead Huada Jie, male supporting character Zhang Lang, female supporting character Wenzi, and villain Shik Long. The whole Kun Chong world sends everyone nuclear power. We wish every 75Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Although the male lead is a yandere, it's not angsty at all [smirk]

9. 59 师 Master, What Are You Doing? 师傅你这是在干嘛 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔20k WordsCompleted Master, what are you doing? 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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10. 60 炼 From the Start, I Smelted Steel and Made the Savage Wilderness Kneel Before Me as a God 炼钢开局，蛮荒跪我当神明 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔50k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Forged Steel, and the Savage Wasteland Knelt Before Me as Its God 2Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 剜 After I Gouged Out My Heart to Prove My Dao, the Immortal Lord Went Mad 剜心证道后，仙君他疯了 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔7k WordsCompleted After Cutting Out His Heart to Prove His Dao, the Immortal Lord Went Mad 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 师 My Master Is Always Jealous 师尊他总在吃醋 Silent Tomato, My Love Will Never Change沉默西红柿爱你永不变Ancient Romance188k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book as a doomed cannon-fodder character? She'll defy fate and turn her aloof master green with jealousy! Lin Xueluo wakes up to find herself transmigrated into a xianxia tragedy as a doomed girl who shares her name. Because of her peerless beauty, Shen Qingye, the greatest figure in the immortal realm, makes an exception and takes her as his disciple. But she becomes the target of everyone's envy and is eventually killed by her own master. Faced with a cold and heartless m 8Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 攻 Win Over That Yandere Junior Brother 攻略那个病娇师弟 Silent Tomato, My Love Will Never Change沉默西红柿爱你永不变Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Suwei transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder senior brother in the xianxia epic Nine Heavens: Slayer of Gods. He’s the one who covets his beloved junior brother’s furnace constitution, only to be crippled from the start and die horribly in the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. He opens his eyes to a desperate situation. In the Discipline Hall, his elders and fellow disciples watch him like tigers, and the only person who might save him is his seemingly fragile and beautiful junior bro 5Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 书 After Waking Up as the Ancestress of the Hehuan Sect, She Became a Top Student 书穿成合欢宗老祖后她卷成了学霸 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the ancestor of the Hehuan Sect, only to discover that I was in Taixu Sect, the leader of the righteous path. The original owner had kept her true identity hidden for a hundred years and was about to ascend. She was the moral exemplar of the entire cultivation world. On the eve of her ascension, the System told me, “You must dual cultivate with someone within three days, or your soul will be scattered.” I looked toward the number one sword master of the righteous path, who w 3Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 渡 Deliverance: Bound Gods 渡厄：缚神 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted I was born with a fate that “invites calamity,” tainted by yin energy and coveted by a hundred ghosts. Desperate to survive, I wandered into the mountains, hoping to seek protection from the mountain spirit said to have attained the Dao. But the fog blinded me, and I mistakenly offered my tribute and vows to a Demon-Suppressing Stele, bound fast by layer upon layer of chains. That night, a man named Mo Yuan entered my dreams. Dressed in black, with dark hair and peerless beauty, he was an ancien 4Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 神 God Returns to Heaven and Earth: I’m the Immortal Venerable’s White Moonlight Stand-In 神归天地：仙尊的白月光替身竟是我自己 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔23k WordsCompleted The Gods Return to Heaven and Earth: I’m Actually the Immortal Venerable’s White Moonlight Stand-In 2Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 天 Heavenly Court Trending: My Spicy Snack Pact with the Jade Emperor 天庭热搜：我和天帝的辣条盟约 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted I’m Lin Xiaoyu, an overworked office drone. The day I ascended, there were no dazzling rays of rosy light. Instead, I saw His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, ruler of the Three Realms, hiding behind the South Heaven Gate and secretly munching on spicy strips, tears streaming down his face from the heat. He pinned me to a cloud and tried to maintain his dignity. “If you dare tell anyone about what happened today, I’ll make you work 996 every day, until your soul is worked to death!” I silently pull 12Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 被 The Cold God Spoils Me to Heaven 被清冷天神宠上天 Dongfang Shuo of the Shangguan Lu Pavilion上官禄阁的东方朔Ancient Romance319k WordsCompleted #Marriage before love #Transmigration #Sweet romance #Cultivation #Love rivals #SC #1v1 #Happy ending #Mischievous heroine vs. aloof, jealous hero Lin Wanwan, a web-novel author in the twenty-first century, pulls an all-nighter to meet a deadline and transmigrates straight into the cultivation world. She starts out in hell mode, stranded at a ruined temple in the wilderness. To save her life, she picks up a stunningly handsome man covered in blood and boldly writes an extraordinary marriage cont 43Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 为 To Save His White Moonlight, the Immortal Venerable Ripped Out My Spirit Bone 为救白月光，仙尊抽了我的灵骨 Silent Tomato, My Love Will Never Change沉默西红柿爱你永不变Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted To save his white moonlight, the Immortal Venerable ripped out my spirit bone 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 系 The System Makes Me Play Weak, but the Powerful Male Lead Spoils Me Relentlessly 系统让我装柔弱，大佬男主偏强宠 Silent Tomato, My Love Will Never Change沉默西红柿爱你永不变Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted A modern girl accidentally transmigrates and becomes Yue Ning, a doomed cannon-fodder heroine. To stay alive, she binds herself to a System and diligently plays the role of a frail, clingy flower who does nothing but pout and shed tears, clinging tightly to the biggest backer in the world: the God of War, Shen Jue. To her surprise, Shen Jue dotes on her and protects her at every turn, allowing her to live by the “lazy fish” creed and enjoy a life of effortless wins. Yet whenever real danger or t 19Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 师 My Master's Contract Dao Companion Is the Black Moonlight 师尊的契约道侣是黑月光 Silent Tomato, My Love Will Never Change沉默西红柿爱你永不变Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted Su Wanwan transmigrates into a fantasy cultivation novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character. She opens her eyes on the Immortal Execution Platform, where her cold and aloof master, Xie Wuwang, is personally sentencing her to death. To survive, she binds herself to a Heavenly Dao contract. Her task is to raise the heart-flutter score of this icy Immortal Lord to one hundred. Everyone says Xie Wuwang took her as his disciple only because of her exceptional talent, and that he intends to use her a 23Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 清 I Failed to Win Over My Cold Master, but He Won Me Over Instead 清冷师祖攻略不成反被攻 Dreamweaver Loves Xiao Ju织梦爱小鞠Two Male Leads130k WordsOngoing [Two male leads × three lifetimes × mild angst] Adorable, scheming disciple's descendant × cold, devoted patriarch That year, snow fell thickly, turning everything white. [Host, please win over the second male lead] I refuse. [Complete the task, and you'll receive 300 million dollars and a ticket home] It's not about the money. Society has taught me to be helpful. Yan Yunli approached Wen Jinghe under a false identity. He'd thought their meeting would be a graceful encounter at just the right mo 20Reads—Score214d adds

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    Read with caution if you are reading a novel featuring two male protagonists who are also masters.

23. 73 笨 The Foolish Fox and the White-Haired God 笨蛋狐狸和白头神君 Riding the Wind and Waves乘风乘水Ancient Romance115k WordsOngoing [Xianxia cultivation · redemption · obsessive second male lead · master-chasing repentance arc] Everyone in Qingqiu laughs at Little Huadou, calling her a silly fox. At eight hundred years old, she still hasn’t fully taken human form, can barely use magic, and gets bullied wherever she goes. Her whole clan tells her to stay away from the white-haired Earth God in the ruined temple, but she insists on clinging to him alone. Only she knows how gently Miaohua tends her wounds, how he roasts the fre 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead dotes on his wife endlessly, while the second male lead has a yandere dual personality! We're shipping them online! Everyone in Qingqiu laughs at Xiaohuadou, calling her a clumsy fox, an eight-hundred-year-old who hasn't fully transformed and is clueless about magic, bullied wherever she goes. Her entire clan advises her to stay away from the white-haired local earth god in the dilapidated temple, but she clings only to him. She doesn't know that this seemingly ordinary old man is actually an ancient true god who has imprisoned himself for her for millennia, concealing his divine light. In her past life, she was the kind-hearted Lingting, her sincerity misplaced, deceived by someone impersonating him. After a three-day wedding ceremony, all she received was his cold "madwoman" upon his return. She left filled with resentment, and he was heartbroken with regret. In this life, he relinquishes his divine position, lowers himself to mortal form, and stays by her side, solely to protect her for a lifetime, so she won't remember the pain of the past. But fate is inescapable; old dreams gradually awaken, and the grudges of the past, the protection of this life, and the obsession of madness follow one after another. When her memories returned, she gazed at the white-haired deity who had guarded her for millennia, and tears fell silently. She realized that the deepest love was to conceal all pain and pour out a lifetime of tenderness. In this life, they would no longer miss each other, wishing only to stay together in the mortal realm, year after year.

24. 74 猫 The Cat Demon Defies Heaven: The Emperor's One and Only Beloved Disciple! 猫妖逆天，帝尊的独宠徒！ Liu Shuyan柳书妍Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan + two strong leads + both leads' first love + sweet and angsty + mythical beasts + ensemble cast] (Romance + cultivation, passion + action. The cat-demon heroine boldly pursues her man, with something for everyone!) “Our fates have always been shallow, yet our love runs so deep.” Xu Wan, an ordinary young woman from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the world of cultivation and takes the form of a spirited cat demon. In the demon realm, she meets the aloof and noble Empe 63Reads9.5Score—14d adds

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    Aloof and cold master, cat demon heroine, sweet.

25. 75 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.8kReads—Score11014d adds

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    The male protagonist is reborn after taking the college entrance exam and becomes a tycoon starting from the World Cup. He quietly starts a business and speculates in stocks during college, surrounded by beautiful women.

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