Ancient Fantasy Cultivation with a Fast-Paced, Exciting Story and a Clever Heroine 古代玄幻修仙，故事紧凑精彩，女主聪明

1. 1 众 All the Gods Kneel: The Phoenix Girl Waves a Hand, and the Three Realms Tremble 众神皆跪：凰女手一挥三界抖三抖 Ju Duo橘朵Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Strong male lead, even stronger female lead, devoted couple, female lead is no do-gooder, multiple identities, no amnesia plot, no mistaken-identity antics, a thoroughly satisfying story with a female lead who hides nothing (if you don't like that, read at your own risk)] She was an elite agent in the twenty-first century. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated, only to become the useless eldest daughter of the Feng family, someone anyone could bully? But she actually has an even more myst 4.6kReads9.1Score629Shelves

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   Very good and high-scoring novels. They are all about cultivating immortals. I have read the third and fourth books more. I personally think the fourth one is better.

2. 2 契 Form a Pact with a Divine Beast! Awaken Your Divine Veins! All Three Realms Kneel in Reverence 契神兽！醒神脉！三界众人齐跪拜 Milk Cake牛乳蛋糕Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + satisfying read + magical space + divine beasts + sweet romance] She opens her eyes to find herself once again in the body of a legitimate daughter who was beaten to death and bullied by everyone. Huh? This is too humiliating. She won't stand for it! And so begins her daily routine of taking down scumbags and making them face-slapping targets. A genius? Sorry, she's a prodigy. Taming divine beasts and refining pills come naturally to her… At the Vermilion Bird's cry, everyo 4.6kReads9.1Score623Shelves
3. 3 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 31.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
4. 4 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 66.9kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
5. 5 宗 Beloved by the Sect: Junior Sister’s Swordsmanship Is Beyond Compare 宗门团宠，师妹她剑法超神 Zhuo Jiu灼九Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Coming of age / ensemble cast / everyone’s favorite / face-slapping / feel-good revenge / putting scumbags in their place] After being harmed by her elder sister, Yun Zhi suddenly discovers that she is a doomed supporting character who dies early in a book. But this time, she not only survives, she also breaks free of the plot. The eldest senior sister happens to find her and brings her back to the sect, where she becomes the youngest junior sister of the Tenth Peak. Yun Zhi had only wanted to 11.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
6. 6 小 My Junior Sister Is Overpowered, Yet Ridiculously Goofy 小师妹明明超强却过分沙雕 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 244.6kReads9.6Score26.1kShelves

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   I seldom read this type, so I found two from the bookshelf. I wonder if you like them😭

7. 7 通 Tongtian, You Eavesdropped on My Thoughts? Then I Have No Choice but to Marry You 通天偷听我心声？那只好嫁给他了 Ling Xue Jiutian凌雪九天Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted Yuping works hard at cultivation after transmigrating into the Primordial World, secretly transforming into human form ahead of time and avoiding all the fox spirits and chicken spirits. As soon as she transforms, she runs to Mount Kunlun to seek a master. She is determined to join the Jie Sect, hoping to secure a good place on the Investiture of the Gods. But after becoming a disciple, she realizes she got the wrong person??? Just as she is complaining to herself, her martial uncle hears her th 8.3kReads9.0Score860Shelves
8. 8 别 Don't Mess With That Good-for-Nothing, Her Whole Family Is Fiercely Protective 别惹那废物，她全家都是护短狂魔 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance775k WordsCompleted Tang Qingyue, unmatched in medicine and poison, transmigrated to another world and became a good-for-nothing. Armed with divine artifacts and contracted with divine beasts, she was just about to crush her enemies, level up, and fight her way to the top when relatives suddenly showed up, asking her to return to the family. In her previous life, she'd been switched at birth and raised in a mountain village. Her relatives found her when she was twelve, but she was ostracized for being a country gir 3.9kReads9.2Score581Shelves

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   She traveled to a fantasy world and became a useless person. She made a contract with a divine beast and had a divine weapon in her hand. Before Tang Qingyue could kill everyone and strive for the top spot, her relatives came to ask her to recognize her ancestor. Tang Qingyue was born in a family of ancient doctors in her previous life. She was transferred to a mountain village when she was just born. She was found by her relatives when she was twelve years old, but she was ostracized because of her status as a village girl. In this life, she thought that she would be ostracized by her relatives because of her useless body, but she didn't expect that her relatives would not only not dislike her, but also pamper her to the heavens.

9. 9 救 Help! The New Junior Sister Is a Tortoise 救命！新来的小师妹是只王八 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 22.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   I don't know if it counts or not, you can see for yourself

10. 10 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 246.6kReads9.5Score23.3kShelves
11. 11 宠 Spoiled? No Thanks! The Real Heiress Is Obsessed With Immortal Cultivation 宠爱？不稀罕！真千金她沉迷修仙 Entangled in Longing缠娇怨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brothers’ redemption arc + romance] [Calculating, sickly-beautiful male lead vs. sweet, bubbly female lead] The sect where Shi Qi had lived for seventeen years was gone, and she was forced to leave the mountain. Leaving was one thing, but why had a wealthy tycoon suddenly appeared, crying and claiming to be her long-lost father? The rich father was one thing, but she also had six handsome older brothers, each with his own style. Was this the start of a everyone-dotes-on-me story? No! Don’t get 6kReads8.8Score664Shelves
12. 12 我 With My Zither, I Point the Way to the Immortal Summit 我以琴，遥指仙之巅 No Wind Without Rain不有风兼雨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation + no romance, female-led story + strong heroine + not a saint + level-up progression] After disaster struck Zihuang City, its young lord, Sang Zi, was reborn in the Nine Provinces of the lower realm. From then on, her eyes veiled in white silk and a Zihuang zither in hand, she journeyed across the Nine Provinces, seeking the path to immortality and ascending straight into the clouds. Cultivating the Dao and pursuing immortality: a path that defies heaven. Forget the mort 796Reads7.0Score123Shelves
13. 13 丹 A Frail Pill Cultivator, Yet Her Luck Is Out of This World? 丹修柔弱，她气运逆天点怎么了？ The Evening Breeze Isn't Cold晚风不冷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Cultivation + heroine's growth, male lead appears much later; the early story focuses on the heroine's development] [The heroine is extremely lucky, a healing cultivator and alchemist, with decent fighting skills] [The heroine was reborn from birth] Fu Ling was abandoned in the Forest of All Spirits as soon as she was born. Daoist Wuyue, her master, found her and brought her back to the sect, taking her as his final disciple. When she was three, she recovered her memories of her past 4.8kReads8.6Score460Shelves
14. 14 万 The Beloved Senior Sister, Thanks to Her Disciples’ Brainwashing 万人迷大师姐，全靠师弟妹洗脑 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted (No romance + genius sword cultivator + ensemble cast) Her master, who raised her from childhood, calls her irredeemably wicked. Her junior sister steals her position as the sect’s chief disciple, and the people of Sword Peak gang up on her, but she still defeats them all and becomes a god! But the old ancestor isn’t satisfied and kicks her down to start over! So from the start, she gets a master who has been reborn and becomes the eldest senior sister, powerful enough to outshine everyone in th 3.5kReads9.2Score478Shelves
15. 15 仙 Drifting Along the Immortal Path 仙途飘飘 Autumn Butterfly, Azure Dream秋蝶青梦Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Cultivating Buddhism, immortality, or the Dao is, in truth, a matter of cultivating the heart! Only those who harbor good intentions can attain the right path! Through countless trials, the upright and kind-hearted heroine journeys from the mortal world to the immortal realm, from her past life to her present one. After enduring the vicissitudes of life and surviving calamity, she comprehends the Daoist heart and once again saves the mortal world from peril. The last black dragon in the world tr 6Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 修 The Cultivation World’s Sickly Number One 修真界第一病秧子 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 299.2kReads9.7Score30.3kShelves

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    The first one is a comic book with a heroine, so don't read it if you are concerned about falling in love. The second one is about pure immortality. It's quite enjoyable to read and has a strong sense of immersion.

17. 17 我 I Rose from Rogue Cultivator to Emperor Venerable 我以散修至帝尊 Jianghaicheng江海城Eastern Fantasy232k WordsOngoing (Build your own faction, one heroine, upright values) Li Daocheng is an ordinary village-dwelling cultivator. He begins founding the Church of the God of Light in the mortal realm. May brilliant light shine upon all three of my lives. What joy is there in life, what suffering in death? Joy and sorrow alike return to dust. I pity all who live, for their suffering is great. To save the suffering, there is only the God of Light! Traditional cultivation realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a newly released book, and the author is very careful. There are no common conventions in the book: 1. Single heroine, a heroine with normal IQ, who is not a vase, has an emotional line, and also has exciting scenes and plots. 2. There is no ambiguity here and there, no beauty is a member of the harem, no stud, no embarrassment. 3. No slap in the face, no pretense. 4. There is no rebirth and no revenge. 5. Without a system, there is no pie in the sky. 6. There is no remnant sister, no abyss beauty. 7. There are no small medicine bottles, small jade pendants, or grandfather rings for mortals. 8. The male protagonist does not kill innocent people indiscriminately, nor is he ruthless and unjust. 9. The male protagonist encounters enemies normally, fights and fights normally, and is not embarrassed to cross levels to challenge or kill enemies to show off. 10. Plot-oriented works focus on the plot, so they are not clumsy, wordy, or boring. Small things, noisy things, and insignificant things are all dehydrated using techniques such as "a few days later" and "a few months later". 11. Wang Po sells melons and boasts about herself. Please check it out and take a look! 12. Three golden chapters, sincere fear! Readers are also asked to read more than three chapters before making an evaluation of whether it is good or bad. Thank you, dear readers! Best regards

18. 18 小 Little Junior Sister Sobs and Pouts, Yet One Sword Destroys Heaven and Earth 小师妹哭哭唧唧，但一剑毁天灭地 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 410.7kReads9.6Score45.7kShelves

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    This is also, um, quite funny. I rarely see you request this, so I recommend this one first.

19. 19 禀 Report to the Tyrannical Demon Lord: The Fox Consort Is Causing Trouble Again 禀告暴戾魔尊：狐妃她又撒野了 Boisterous Beauty嚣嚣美人Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted [Completed] A man in a long black robe trimmed with gold lounged on a black-and-gold couch. With a breathtakingly handsome face, he spoke the most domineering words. “Are you going to run away again, hmm?” Standing before him was a pretty young woman with fair skin, a mischievous and adorable little beauty. Her eyes glinted with cunning as she pretended to be obedient and said, “I won’t run away. I just wanted to go for a stroll. How could I bear to leave you?” The wicked man smiled thinly. In a 680Reads8.9Score100Shelves
20. 20 重 Reborn: The Myriad Beasts Acknowledge Me as Their Master, and I Reclaim My Divine Bone 重生归来：万兽认主，挖回神骨 Lan Shushu蓝疏疏Ancient Romance4.7M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + strong hero + doting romance + no angst + comedy] She was once the most beloved princess of the empire. Everyone knew she was stunningly beautiful and extraordinarily gifted, the cherished darling of the emperor and the retired emperor. But everything changed on the day she came of age! The emperor's usual adoring expression turned greedy. “Xi'er, I've spoiled you for fifteen years. Now it's time for you to repay me.” The retired emperor's former kindness vanished. “Xi'er, you 17.9kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
21. 21 宠 Favoring the Concubine and Abandoning the Wife? The Empress Turns Around and Marries the Stunning Demon Emperor 宠三灭妻？女帝转身改嫁绝色魔帝 Sweet Sugar Strawberry甜糖草莓Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No forgiving the scumbag + sweet romance + wish fulfillment] She was betrayed by her scumbag fiancé and the abandoned girl he had taken in. They stole her body, shattered her soul, and took everything from her. When she wakes, she has become an infamous, useless, ugly fool in the Lower Realm. Unconscious, she slept with the breathtakingly beautiful man who could bewitch every living soul in the world. The scumbags waiting to laugh at her all want to see her disgraced and dead. A useless fool wh 1.6kReads9.2Score276Shelves
22. 22 逆 The Heaven-Defying Poison Master: The Mad Demon Lord's Beloved 逆天毒妃，疯批魔尊心尖宠 Little Canary金丝雀儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Secret Identity + Medicine and Poison + Sweet Romance + Genius + Spatial Dimension] After transmigrating into a good-for-nothing fool overnight, her life as the leading lady began. She refined pills, controlled beasts, and mastered both medicine and poison. She became the Ghost King, commanding countless demon clans. Her secret identities were exposed, one after another. With a body of gods and demons, she became the daughter of the Heavenly Dao. “I don’t really understand love 17.9kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
23. 23 替 After Marrying the Demon in Someone Else's Place, I Went on a Killing Spree 替嫁给魔头后，我杀疯了 Cinderella Wants to Become an Immortal灰姑娘要成仙Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, Farewell to the Immortal Bone, is now streaming] She was poisoned by villains, left mentally impaired, and had her dantian shattered and her contract beast stolen. Then she was forced to take another woman's place in marriage to an old demon. When her memories return, she transforms into a little grandmaster who can conquer the heavens and earth in a flash. The Spirit Palaces of the Heavenly Realm revere her, the rulers of the Underworld fear her as a demon, and the 7.6kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
24. 24 我 I Healed the Demon Lord's Eyes, and He Said He Was Too Ashamed to Live 我治好魔尊的眼睛，他说没脸活了 You Jiu犹酒Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A comic adaptation is now available on Hongguo. A bolt of lightning sends Ruan Shengsheng into a novel, where she’s promptly mistaken for a spy and brought before the Demon Lord. They say Demon Lord Jing Si’s eyes were gouged out by someone, leaving him hot-tempered and unpredictable. Ruan Shengsheng: “Hi~” Jing Si smiles bloodthirstily. “Who sent you? Tell the truth.” Ruan Shengsheng smiles falsely. “Why, I came on my own, of course.” “I don 13.8kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
25. 25 弥 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 191Reads6.2Score—Shelves
26. 26 五 The Five Elements Chaos Scripture 五行混沌经 Master Bricklayer搬砖圣手Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal's Journey] [No System] [No Harem] A village boy with five spiritual roots accidentally embarks on the path to immortality. First, he acquires an immortal emperor's legacy mirror, then he obtains cultivation techniques from the Immortal Realm. Who could have guessed that the mirror contains an immortal estate hidden in chaos, while the Immortal Realm's cultivation techniques transform the five elements into chaos? The two fit together perfectly, allowing Zhu Yun to grow a Chaos Lotus wit 30.2kReads8.6Score3.9kShelves
27. 27 怪 Urban Legends: From the Start, a Ghost Divination Revealed My World-Shaking Talent 怪谈：开局鬼占卜我竟有逆天之资 Bei Zhe北哲Mystery410k WordsOngoing In this bizarre and unpredictable world, Ghost Tamers are the true protagonists! At the height of the human race’s Ghost Taming era, every other species had to bow in submission! Ye Lan seems like an ordinary young man, but he has an extraordinary gift, which the System has held back for years. Then one day, a mysterious entity sets its sights on him. After the Ghost Granny performs a divination, everything changes. Female Ghost Containment System activated! Host bound: Ye Lan Ye Lan: I’m going 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
28. 28 凡 A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality 凡人修仙记 Wutong Youyou梧桐悠悠Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Mortal Protagonist] [No System] [Slow Burn] [Swordsmanship] [Mystery] After a war that lasted ten thousand years, heaven and earth shattered, three races stood side by side, and divine artifacts sank into oblivion. A mountain boy with no spiritual roots sets out from the mortal world to avenge a great wrong, enduring hardship after hardship. With one sword, he forges ten thousand; with his Dao heart, he enters a demonic tribulation! Wielding the sword in his hand, he cannot kill ever 120.4kReads8.9Score7.1kShelves
29. 29 笨 The Foolish Bird's Path to Immortality 笨鸟修仙 Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water镜中有花水中有月Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted He made a wish before the Buddha, hoping to be twenty years younger, and it came true. He transmigrated into the body of a young man who had cultivated immortality, practiced martial arts, studied at an academy, and shaved his head for ordination, only to die after taking a single pill. It wasn’t that he couldn’t make it; he was always just a little short. Other people transmigrate to enjoy the good life, but he gets nothing but hardship. 6.7kReads8.7Score880Shelves
30. 30 天 Heaven’s Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974kReads9.4Score76.1kShelves
31. 31 逆 The Adorable Genius: The Divine Doctor Mother Is Too Dashing 逆天萌宝：神医娘亲太飒了 Cute Mengmeng美萌萌Ancient Romance6.1M WordsCompleted She is the legitimate daughter of the Yue family of the Nanli Kingdom. Framed by her younger sister and accused of losing her virginity, she is cut open and has her child taken from her! When the sect leader of a mystic clan from the 23rd century transmigrates into her, she swears to repay every grievance and avenge every wrong! She possesses priceless treasures, makes contracts with spirit beasts, and can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. Her peerless medical skills m 4.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
32. 32 毒 The Poison Doctor's Wild Consort Is a Little Extra 毒医狂妃有点拽 Wine-Warmed Memories酒暖忆Ancient Romance5.7M WordsCompleted She was the sole inheritor of ancient Chinese martial arts, a peerless genius physician known as the Ghost Hand. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated into the body of the Ye family's useless young lady. When she opened her eyes again, the world was in turmoil! What? Born useless? A harbinger of calamity? Fine. She would soon show them exactly what it meant to be born useless, and what it meant to be a harbinger of calamity. He was the Evil Emperor, revered by all: mysterious, noble, and u 11kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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