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1. 51 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 164.4kReads9.1Score17.4kShelves
2. 52 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 53.9kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
3. 53 大EN The Great Emperors' Forbidden Zone: After My Master Died, I Went Mad 大帝禁区：师傅死后，我疯了 Bashu Red Bean巴蜀红豆Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [At the end of the immortal path, who stands supreme? One glimpse of red hair, and the Dao is lost.] (Not a wish-fulfillment novel. A brain-teasing, increasingly captivating long story.) “My eldest senior brother is reborn. In his previous life, he was an ancient-era Great Emperor.” “My second senior brother transmigrated from another world, one where technology and shady shortcuts coexist.” “Our junior sister is the little princess of the Ji family, peerless in swordsmanship and unrivaled in ta 36.4kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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   The story of native prodigies and time travelers

4. 54 贞 Partners in the Zhenguan Era 贞观合伙人 Bunny Growing Mushrooms种蘑菇的兔叽Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Li Feng, an ordinary middle-aged man who had chosen to lie flat, discovers after a car accident that he has returned to the Zhenguan era. He had intended to carry on living a laid-back life, but unexpectedly became the butterfly that changed history. What kind of sparks will fly between the wise ruler Li Shimin and this modern man? Li Fengtian: “If my arrival has changed history, then I have to take responsibility for it!” Li Shimin: “If I didn’t know, that would be one thing. But now that I kno 4.9kReads8.3Score332Shelves

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   Fellow Daoists, no time travel, no system

5. 55 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5kShelves

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   Completed. The beginning is funny and exciting. This book is good.

6. 56 反 Villain: From the Start, I Gouge Out the Heroine's Spirit Eye 反派：开局刀剜女主灵瞳 Snow Seeking Redemption赎罪的雪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Harem] [One Female Lead] Shen Yuan transmigrates and becomes the villainous cannon-fodder clan head in a mindless power-fantasy xuanhuan novel. Yes, the kind of villainous clan head who never stops courting death. When a woman from his clan falls in love with the protagonist, he has to do everything he can to stop them. Whenever the protagonist finds some rare treasure in a secret realm, he has to scheme to steal it. But he never gets his own hands dirty, only sending his clan’s 1.9kReads8.6Score314Shelves
7. 57 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 45.1kReads9.2Score4kShelves
8. 58 夏 Saint of Summer 夏圣 Horse Racing on South Mountain南山跑马Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsOngoing Heroes vie for supremacy, and a century of chaos engulfs the land. The Great Xia Dynasty unifies the Nine Provinces, while court rivalries stir up storms and the martial world shifts beneath a veil of intrigue. I was nothing but an ordinary young man. But when the world’s fortunes change, watch me reach out and overturn the order of heaven and earth, then lie across the land and bring peace to all. 19.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   I'm currently reading it, and my opinion is okay! At least the author is actually writing a book, not some 9-point-plus piece of fluff that the paid reviewers are promoting—it's truly an eyesore.

9. 59 豪 The Abandoned Heir to a Wealthy Family Keeps Wanting to Become a Monk and Tell Fortunes 豪门弃子总想出家算卦 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads358k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, Eastern supernatural folklore, powerful families] A deranged, neurotic powerhouse * a lazy, laid-back illegitimate son and fortune-teller Yan Jiu is the illegitimate son of the Bai family, a renowned clan of talisman masters. He is lazy, gluttonous, and content to waste his life away, with barely any spiritual power… The sort of person everyone looks down on most. But one day, Shang Jing, a heaven-blessed prodigy, starts following Yan Jiu everywhere, clinging to him like crazy. 3.2kReads9.4Score413Shelves

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   A very good book, high-quality author, excellent writing, a good choice if you're looking for something to read. [Shocked]

10. 60 夜 Returning to Qimen at Night 夜归祁门 A Li Outside the Window窗外的阿离Eastern Fantasy264k WordsOngoing Qimen has two divisions: the Bright Division and the Shadow Division. The Bright Division has six constables who answer to the imperial court and serve the emperor. The Shadow Division has twenty-four shadow agents who lurk in darkness, unknown to all. The shadow agents have no given names, only surnames. Yang Yi is both a name and a rank. Only the most powerful agent in Qimen's Shadow Division deserves to be called Yang Yi. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7kShelves
12. 62 洪 Honghuang: Starting at Buzhou Mountain, I Became a Substitute 洪荒：开局不周山，我成了替身 Leaning on a Slanted Bridge in Spring Clothes春衫倚斜桥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A wisp of soul accidentally transmigrated into the Primordial World and awakened inside the body of the hapless Creation Green Lotus, which had been struck by lightning since the day it first emerged. But he failed to possess the lotus. Instead, he caused the original lotus to develop sentience, transforming it into twin lotuses that grew side by side. He had become a stand-in. With no System or cheats, and too embarrassed to call himself a transmigrator, Qingxuan didn’t dare dream of dominati 35.7kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    [Top Post] 1. Transmigrating to the primordial world and becoming a twin lotus of the Creation Lotus

13. 63 洪 Honghuang: Starting on Kunlun Mountain, I Transformed into Countless Clones 洪荒：开局昆仑山，化身亿亿万 People Blessed by Heaven天佑之民Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted A wisp of true spirit accidentally entered the Primordial World and merged with a high-grade Innate Spiritual Root, a Pure Silver Apricot Tree on Kunlun Mountain. To condense his primordial spirit, he expended a great deal of his source energy and fell to the rank of a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Root. With such a humble origin, he risked becoming a child attendant to one of the many top powers of the Primordial World. To avoid being reduced to ashes in the endless calamities of the Primordial Wo 26.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
14. 64 鄱 The Tale of the Lord of Poyang Lake 鄱阳湖君传 Left-Handed One-Armed Man左断手Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted This book has been published. After an unexpected transmigration, Chen Qinghe became a blackfish spirit in Poyang Lake. Though transformed into a demon, Chen Qinghe never forgot his humanity. He rescued people from drowning, gave aid to those in danger, and lived peacefully alongside humans, who came to revere him as the Great King Wuli. But people have their fortunes and misfortunes, and demons have their tribulations. As various factions schemed over Poyang Lake, Chen Qinghe became the first s 23.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves
15. 65 我 I Maxed Out My Defense in Honghuang 我为洪荒点满防御 Symmetric Matrix对称矩阵Eastern Fantasy389k WordsOngoing [A Flourishing Honghuang + No Insulting the Heavenly Dao or Sages + Very, Very Slow Burn] The false Sun God, born as a three-legged Golden Crow, founded the Demon Race and laid waste to Honghuang in the Witch-Demon War, becoming a puppet manipulated during the Calamity. The true Sun God, born from the absolute yang energy divided from the Two Principles formed by a single chaotic breath, together with the essence of the sun transformed from Pangu’s left eye, is the mightiest and most exalted sac 488Reads7.3Score—Shelves
16. 66 我 Our Founder Is Actually Only at the Qi Refining Stage! 我家祖师居然只是炼气期！ Let's Go Catch Jellyfish一起去抓水母呀Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Cultivation] + [No heroine] + [Sword cultivator] I, Su Yu, have spent longer in the Qi Refining stage than anyone else. I am the founding patriarch of the Cangqiong Sword Sect's last disciple, the record-holder for the lowest cultivation level on the day the Cangqiong Sword Sect was founded, the oldest living senior by generation, a seasoned shut-in, and a huge fan of comfy recliners. I'm a good elder and role model in the eyes of my juniors (crossed out). Send money!!! I've alway 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good-looking, no time travel, no system

17. 67 元 The Primordial World 元初之世 User23138197用户23138197Eastern Fantasy100k WordsOngoing Amid conflicts in another world, the Twelve Chief Gods watch over all creation and choose mortals to grant the power of the elements. What? Such incredible power? The chosen ones are often amazed. Little do they know that they have already been drawn into a game of chess. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm shamelessly recommending myself, and I hope my fellow readers will forgive me.

18. 68 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 47.9kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves

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    🥚①The first book starts with the protagonist's entire family being wiped out, burdened with deep hatred—an invincible genius novel with a roaring companion. Brothers who value loyalty and camaraderie are there; I simply can't bear to delete it.💕 🥚②The second book is an invincible, satisfying novel where killing makes you stronger, ruthless, and not a saint. [Got it]

19. 69 混 Chaos Immortal Coffin 混沌仙棺 Ba Yi八异Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Swordsmanship] Young Mu Feng transmigrates, expecting to lead an unremarkable life. But by a twist of fate, an immortal coffin from the sun transforms into his dantian! “Ever since the immortal coffin became my dantian, killing people has made me stronger!” From then on, the youth, armed with a sword and an immortal coffin, embarks on a path of slaughter strewn with blood and bones. 24kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
20. 70 废 This Good-for-Nothing Suddenly Gained Billions of Years of Cultivation 废柴的我，突然有了亿万年修为 Shepherd牧羊生Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted (His cultivation is invincible and can be used at any time, but his body needs to level up! No holding back, no needless frustration.) Good-for-nothing Chen Chang'an unexpectedly gains 999 billion years of invincible cultivation! But his body is too weak, and using his invincible cultivation costs him years of his life??? So Chen Chang'an starts a side business at a little clinic. Give him one herb that adds ten years to your life, and he'll take down a Demon Lord for you. Give him one herb that 989Reads8.1Score248Shelves
21. 71 万 The Eternal Demon Emperor! 万古魔帝！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible domination + System + three emperors from one family + building a faction + ruthless decisiveness + ultimate power fantasy + the plot becomes legendary in the middle and later stages] Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world and binds himself to the Demon God System. As long as he keeps killing, he can quickly and easily increase his demonic cultivation and obtain all kinds of heavenly treasures! From there, he rises against all odds, founds the Heavenly Demon Cult, an 22.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
22. 72 闭 After Ten Years in Seclusion, I Start by Forcing a Marriage with the Demon Clan's Female Emperor 闭关十年，开局逼婚妖族女帝 Lazy Cat on the Roof屋上懒猫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as My Wife Keeps Trying to Kill Me and Ten Years in Seclusion, Invincible the Moment I Emerge [Human-demon romance + one female lead + devoted husband + invincible] Humans and demons have been sworn enemies since ancient times, locked in conflict for thousands of years. Xia Changming transmigrates here by accident, blessed with an immortal’s grace and jade-like bones. He gains the legacy of a Sword Immortal, and after ten years of seclusion, rises to the pinnacle of the world! When he 15.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
23. 73 太 The Demon Was Born at the Dawn of Time 太初有魔 Little White Isn't Black小白不黑Eastern Fantasy641k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a fantasy world, he unexpectedly comes across a pig. “It took ninety million years to revive its limbs, nine million years to recover its heartbeat, nine hundred thousand years to regain consciousness, ninety thousand years to recover its strength, nine thousand years to break the seal, and nine hundred years to reassemble its body...” “Nine years to destroy the world...” There is a saying in the world: In the beginning, there was a demon! (Traditional fantasy, no Sys 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's him, it ... Definitely him.

24. 74 双 Twin Dawnbreakers 双生启明 Yu Zhixingheng宇之星恒Eastern Fantasy313k WordsCompleted Star Initiate, Star Spirit, Star Warrior, Star Venerable, Star Saint, Star God: breaking through each realm brings a complete transformation! Forgers, alchemists, gu masters, poison masters, healers, evil spirit masters... All kinds of professions shine in the Mortal Ruins Realm! Source energies of many elements, including metal, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, wind, mirror, illusion, space, light, and darkness, collide in a breathtaking contest! Su Yuchen, prince of the Jiayun Empire in t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could check this one out, it's just a bit shorter. It's not mindless fiction, it's fantasy, and it's about traditional cultivation of superpowers, but the author writes about "source energy" instead, which is quite novel 😏

25. 75 都 We're All Human for the First Time, So Why Should I Give Way to You? 都是第一次当人，凭啥让着你 Walking Alone一个人走过Eastern Fantasy137k WordsCompleted After the Demon Sect was wiped out, only one little brat remained. To avenge his former senior brothers and restore the sect to glory, he must carve out his own path through a world of rigidly ranked sects. “Little brat, today is the day you die. Give me your life!” “We’re all first-timers at being human, so WHO’s afraid of WHO? Worst case, we die with our boots on. Charge!” This audacious little rascal, accompanied by the reincarnations of the Eight Immortals of antiquity, fights his way to a s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The storytelling novel is truly no longer in vogue.

26. 76 修EN Martial God Asura 修罗武神 The Kind Bee善良的蜜蜂Eastern Fantasy15.4M WordsOngoing As for potential, I may not be a genius, but I can master profound arts and martial techniques without a teacher. As for strength, no matter how many treasures you possess, you still cannot match my army of World Spirits. Who am I? The people of the world see me as an asura, but they don’t know that I used the asura path to become a Martial God. 133.2kReads8.7Score6kShelves
27. 77 林 Lin Yan's Path to Immortality 林炎修仙录 Xian Xuanzi贤玄子Urban683k WordsCompleted Billions of years ago, Earth brimmed with spiritual energy. Divine beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilin ruled the planet, until powerful human cultivators accidentally stumbled upon it. After discovering this cultivation paradise, they migrated to Earth as an entire clan. More and more people eventually learned of the planet, and human cultivators slaughtered the divine beasts that had once ruled it. Because humans reproduced quickly, their numbers kept growing, and Earth's resources dwi 156Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Lin Yan, an ordinary farm boy on the Loess Plateau, unexpectedly encounters Huang Jiutian, a beggar. Surprisingly, Huang Jiutian is actually a disciple of Emperor Yan. Seeing Lin Yan's extraordinary luck, Huang Jiutian eventually takes him as his disciple. Although Lin Yan's talent is mediocre, his extraordinary opportunities lead him to meet several beautiful women, all of whom are peerless geniuses. It's a very interesting story that deserves encouragement.

28. 78 武 Martial Souls Shatter the Firmament 武魂破苍穹 A Trace of Clear Shadow一抹清影Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing The protagonist's soul unexpectedly arrives in the True Martial Heavenly Domain, a cultivation world where awakening one's martial soul can change one's fate. To be reborn in a foreign land, he strikes a deal with someone he knows, and from that moment on, he bears too many burdens and responsibilities. During his cultivation, he strangely awakens the Death Saint Physique, also known as the Death Calamity Physique. It is a double-edged sword, disrupting his normal way of life. When he awakens hi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel has a unique concept and a novel story setting. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you!

29. 79 让 I Told You to Slay Demons, Not Have Their Daughters' Babies! 让你斩妖，没让你跟妖女生娃！ Muscular Man Whines Cutesily with a Tail猛男撒娇带尾嘤Eastern Fantasy534k WordsOngoing [Supposedly: sweet romance, yandere, rebellious disciple, everyday life, lighthearted, doting dad, love rivals... A complicated mix, but this is a slice-of-life story, a slice-of-life story, a slice-of-life story! We can’t say it three times without meaning it!] Li Qingming was a gifted young swordsman, hailed as the future leader of the righteous path, until a demonic sect enchantress captured him on an expedition into a secret realm. A man may be killed, but never humiliated! Even if I die, I’ 4.3kReads8.9Score303Shelves
30. 80 隐EN The Hidden Demon Lord: The Empress Demands Responsibility 隐世魔尊，女帝带娃上门求负责 Lazy Cat on the Roof屋上懒猫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Devoted Husband] [Raising a Child] [Invincible] Ning Yechen was once an unparalleled Demon Venerable. He unified the Demon Realm by himself, beat the Immortal Realm to a pulp, and struck terror into the hearts of the Six Realms. Tired of all the fighting and killing, he eventually chose to live in seclusion among mortals, quietly enjoying life as a carefree hermit. Then one night, an Immortal Realm Empress, afflicted by a lust-inducing aphrodisiac, fell into the mortal world a 38.1kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
31. 81 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.8kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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    Needless to say, if you're looking for a light read, don't enter.

32. 82 诡 Cultivating the Uncanny Way: Kunlun's Lost Trails 诡道修行之昆仑迷踪 Yi Bing Ding Xu乙丙丁戌Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Yinshan Sect Secret Arts + Supernatural + Japanese Kukai Nine Chrysanthemum Evil Arts + Conquest + Zhong Kui's Ghost-Taming Arts + Passionate Action + Shikigami + A Showdown Between the Central Plains and Japan's Island Sorcery] The ancient artifact Kunlun Mirror can travel through time and space and reveal the secrets of Heaven. For a thousand years, a saying has circulated among Daoist sects: "Ninety-nine thunderbolts, and Kunlun's heavenly gate will open." During the Republi 14Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    "Time Travel + Yinshan Sect Secret Techniques + Supernatural + Eastern Japanese Nine Chrysanthemum Evil Magic + Alternate Dimension + Zhong Kui Ghostly Arts + Cultivation + Shikigami Evil Gods + Central Plains Eastern Island Magic Showdown" Fellow Daoist! Please travel through time! The ancient artifact Kunlun Mirror can traverse time and space to perceive heavenly secrets. For thousands of years, the Daoist tradition has passed down the legend of "Ninety-nine thunderclaps, Kunlun opens the Heavenly Gate." During the Republic of China era, there was a mansion that revered Zhong Kui as its ancestor. The eldest son, Zhong Yan, was extremely talented and had a deep understanding of Daoism, medicine, feng shui, numerology, and divination. He secretly enshrined the shrine of the Celestial Master Zhong Kui. As the Heavenly Gate of Kunlun Mountain is about to open, Zhong Yan, carrying the "Three Treasures for Subduing Demons," sets off for the Kunlun Immortal Mountain to search for traces of immortality. After the appearance of the "Kunlun Mirror," the protagonist is transported to a mysterious time and space to slay demons and monsters... The female protagonist tragically dies, and a little white fox spirit possesses her, triggering bizarre and strange events... A sorcerer from the East sets up the Nine Chrysanthemum Evil Array to disrupt the fate of our nation... Disciples of the Ghost Path join forces with the Yinshan Taoist to venture into the Kunlun Immortal Mountain to confront the Nine Chrysanthemum Evil Sorcerers...

33. 83 那 The Long-Lost Road 那久已迷失的路 Just for That Touch of Emotion只为了那一点感动Eastern Fantasy227k WordsOngoing No transmigration, no System, just an ordinary person cultivating to immortality. A slow burn, heartfelt, unconventional, and free of formulaic tropes. Young Qiao Mu is caught up in the Supreme One's grand scheme. Can he break free? Endless lucky encounters, guidance from great masters, and cultivation in secret realms! Though still young, danger lurks at every turn. Watch him turn the tables against all odds! He battles at the summit of the world, claims the Supreme One's throne, and ultimate —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Young Qiao Mu is caught in a scheme orchestrated by a supreme being. How will he escape? He encounters numerous fortuitous events, receives guidance from masters, and cultivates in secret realms! Though his status is humble, he faces countless dangers and a difficult fate. Watch as he defies destiny and ascends to the Immortal Realm!

34. 84 我 I Am Not the Dao Ancestor 我不是道祖 Juice果汁Eastern Fantasy590k WordsCompleted [Traditional Fantasy] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No System] + [No Transmigration] + [One Female Lead] + [No Saintly Protagonist]. If you don’t like it, don’t read. With the Heavenly Mandate Pearl in hand, the Great Dao is mine to command! There is a divine artifact in the universe known as the Heavenly Mandate Pearl! Legend has it that any cultivator who fuses with the Heavenly Mandate Pearl can command order, defy reincarnation, shape the universe, and rule the Myriad Wo 4.4kReads8.5Score432Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy, no system, no time travel

35. 85 天 Child of Destiny: Protect Our Villain! 天命之子：守护我方反派！ Red Moon, Clear Clouds红月晴云Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy, unstable vibes. Enter at your own risk.] Zhou Yang was cursed with the doom of the lone star, and his whole family died because of him. Then, at last, when he was twenty-two, he cursed himself to death. As it turned out, he transmigrated into a villain and got bound to the Ultimate Invincible Big Villain System. Zhou Yang: “I suffered through a miserable life in my last life. What's wrong with enjoying myself in this one? Picking on the protagonist? Whoever wants to do it can go 36.5kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    All five books are excellent. The first one is a bit funny, the second and fourth are very exciting, the third book has a vast world-building aspect—it could easily span 400 pages, and the fifth book is bizarre and also very enjoyable.

36. 86 左 A Human Emperor Banner in My Left Hand, a Blood Demon Blade in My Right 左手人皇幡，右手血魔刀 Zhangbei Inn张北馆Urban285k WordsOngoing [No female lead, not a power fantasy, no tired tropes, superb writing. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year 417 of the Strange Era. Blizzards swept across the land, and bad news came one after another. That year, the foremost of the Ten Sages of Humanity died peacefully at the end of his natural life. The Southern Theater, hailed as an impregnable line of defense, fell to the Ghosts, and more than three centuries of peace were shattered in an instant. Thus began an age of chaos. That year 34Reads7.3Score120Shelves
37. 87 魔 Magic Cards: Sacrifice Ash! Pikachu's Thunderous Wrath Destroys the World 魔卡：献祭小智！皮神怒雷灭世 Mao An Nian猫安年Urban273k WordsOngoing (Chapters 120 onward are being revised. Readers, feel free to let them pile up for a while.) [Multiple heroines] + [Not a womanizer] + [Magic cards] + [Slow burn] + [Partly set at an academy] + [Fanfiction] + [System] If you can’t create your dream wife, what are you even doing as a card maker? Pure-blooded elf, Yatogami Tohka! The Slime Queen, Kinomoto Sakura! Tomoeyo, you are the power! Liu Zhao transmigrates to a magic-card world. To become an outstanding card maker, he chooses to be a pl 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
38. 88 没 I Didn't Get into a Martial Arts High School, So I Had to Draw My Blade 没考上武者高中的我只好去拔刀了 Listen to the Slaughter听殺Urban945k WordsOngoing [No System + leveling up + character growth + hard work alone] Synopsis: The protagonist's score on the martial artist entrance exam is switched, and a rich young wastrel takes his school place by impersonating him. Which matters more: family resources or cultivation talent? No System? Then I'll take a beat-up blade and fight my way from A to Z! 466Reads9.1Score101Shelves
39. 89 开 From the Start, I'm a National Destiny NPC, and the Protagonist Wins Big Thanks to Me 开局国运NPC，主角靠我赢麻了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing My great-grandson burns money for me, and I help him ascend to heaven! Not a wish-fulfillment novel, or not entirely. [This is not a rules-based horror story! The rules offer no way out; they're all part of the game and are basically meaningless.] [Hell money can't be burned without limit. Later on, the protagonist will short the Underworld People's Bank.] [The protagonist is a scheming old fox with no golden finger.] [People will bicker among themselves early on; they won't unite until later.] 3.7kReads9.4Score463Shelves
40. 90 这 This Immortal Venerable Is Too Cruel: He Kills Anyone Who Crosses Him! 这个仙尊太残忍：谁惹他就杀谁！ Mr. White Robes白衣先生Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Exhilarating fantasy: decisive and merciless, cold-blooded, fiercely passionate, and never held back!] If someone crosses me, I kill them! If Heaven crosses me, I slay Heaven! My name is Tu Yu! Tu, as in slaughter. Yu, as in a storm of blood and violence! 460Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, with no female lead or system, possessing two ancient divine souls, leveling up is as easy as drinking water, with extraordinary talent, sweeping through all the top talents, it's both exhilarating and powerful!

41. 91 第 First Rate! 第一流！ Zhong Jiuling钟九陵Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead, no formulaic tropes, not a power fantasy. Excellent writing and a first-rate plot. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year thirty-one of the New Era. Snow fell in the bitter cold of winter. Many things happened that year. The Divine Church gained a new Divine Son, the Buddhist faith saw thirty-six golden lotuses bloom, and a madman emerged from a crumbling Taoist temple. The North Sea churned, threatening to swallow heaven and earth. A tiny blade of grass grew in the De 39.7kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves

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    I don't read traditional fantasy novels often, but this one is alright, neither good nor bad.

42. 92 逆 Heaven-Defying Divine Bone 逆天神骨 Cold Moon Over the Glacier冰河寒月Eastern Fantasy730k WordsCompleted [Traditional Fantasy] [Not Invincible] [Not a Power Fantasy] The path of cultivation lies in the cultivator’s own heart. You must contend with Heaven and with others. Only when you take that step can you claim supremacy. The winds rise, the sands swirl, and every thought is extinguished. The human body is flawed and cannot absorb spiritual energy. Lin Nan was born without spiritual roots and was destined never to embark on the path to immortality. A celestial omen appears, and an opportunity dra 6.8kReads8.7Score549Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy with a single female lead

43. 93 炼 The Heaven-Refining Pill God 炼天丹神 Shunyang顺阳Eastern Fantasy496k WordsCompleted At the beginning of the universe, primordial energy was one, then divided into three. Light is spirit, sound is energy, and color is field. When the three unite, all things are born. Whether tangible or intangible, all follow these three principles. Light, sound, and color combine to form the Dao, Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, with humanity at the very end. Through refining all things, one can reverse the process and become immortal, internalize Heaven and Earth, and generate primordial energy wi 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely perfect for you. No time travel, no system, traditional cultivation fantasy.

44. 94 钢 Steel Monument 钢铁纪念碑 Drunk on Memories of Sorrow醉忆殇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse213k WordsCompleted Steel Monument “When the infernal train passes through the last human city, reflected in its windows are me and 1.4 billion bones.” A cataclysm of dimensional rifts plunged the world into eternal night. Human civilization collapsed, and a handful of survivors gained the ability to merge with machines. —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 诡 The Eerie Green Cliff 诡异青崖 Drunk on Memories of Sorrow醉忆殇7k WordsCompleted The Eerie Qingya —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 什 What Do You Mean the Corpses I Sew Together Are All Cursed? 什么叫我缝的尸体都是大凶之物？ Hidden in Poetry藏匿于诗Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing [Chinese folk customs] [Corpse seamster] [Traditional supernatural horror] [A clever protagonist who isn’t an idiot] My name is Chen Yang. I’m a mortician, or rather... a corpse seamster. I can sew up corpses no one else can. I can take jobs no one else dares to accept. I’ve handled all sorts of bizarre cases: people who jumped from buildings in red clothes, corpses missing arms and legs, and even one person who was holding their own head... Everyone says the corpses I sew up are all terribly un 219.6kReads9.1Score29.1kShelves
47. 97 阴 The Yin Emperor 阴天子 Sugarcane Dad甘蔗奶爸Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 237Reads7.1Score—Shelves
48. 98 仙 Immortal King, Please Hurry Back! 仙王，求求您快回去吧 Chai Bu Quan柴不犬Urban1.0M WordsCompleted To better temper himself in the mortal world, a generation's Immortal King entered a world in the Age of Declining Magic. Little did he know that once he went, he would never want to return. "Immortal King, have you had your fun? If you have, hurry back! The Immortal Realm can't do without you!" "No way. There are no short videos or games in the Immortal Realm. I've spent billions of years there. I've had enough!" "I want to see for myself what this world has that's worth staying for!" From then 12.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book is a clash between cultivation and mortal technology, which is quite enjoyable. The others are also generally very good.

49. 99 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
50. 100 修 Cultivating with Ten-Thousandfold Gains, I Became the Nightmare of All Races! 修炼万倍增幅，我成了万族噩梦！ Brown Sugar Fresh Milk黑糖鲜奶Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Note: The protagonist is not born with a useless constitution, and there are reasons his parents and aunt left. Be patient and keep reading; there are clues planted along the way. If you really don't like it, please go easy on me. Thank you, thank you!] Jiang Li transmigrated into an era of universal martial arts, where the myriad races were invading. His parents were both great saints of the human race, and his aunt was the reincarnation of an Empress. From the start, he seemed destined for g 11.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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