I Buried an Old Friend, a City, a Dynasty, and an Age. In the End, Who Will Bury Me? 我葬了一位故人一座城一皇朝一世间最后谁来葬我?

1. 1 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 113.9kReads8.9Score8.2k14d adds

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2. 2 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 581.6kReads9.4Score60.6k14d adds

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   In my opinion, this is currently the number one novel about immortality on Douban, and also a novel about funerals.

3. 3 长 I’ve Lived for Millions of Years, and I Don’t Want to Prove Myself and Become an Emperor 长生千万年，我才不想证道成帝 Zhi Xiaoyuan致校原Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Longevity + ensemble cast + rise to emperorhood + traditional xianxia flavor + epic style + no System] (Also titled: "Ten Million Years of Life, and I Still Don’t Want to Ascend to Emperorhood") Jiang Mu was the most dazzling prodigy of his era. He defeated every contender favored by Heaven’s Mandate, and should have attained the Great Dao and become an emperor. Yet in the end, the Great Dao did not acknowledge him, and he was denied the throne. Could living forever really be a sin? Unwilling t 41.7kReads7.8Score2.8k14d adds
4. 4 先 Master the Myriad Heavenly Ways Before Cultivating Immortality 先修诸天万道再修仙 Duck at the Door门前鸭Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Longevity + daily life + farming + keeping a low profile + no angst] Jiang Quan transmigrated to a cultivation world and gained immortality from the start, but he had no aptitude for cultivation. Since that was the case, he decided to master every path under heaven before cultivating to immortality. So Jiang Quan entered the mortal world to experience life's many facets, mastering weapon forging, alchemy, talismans, formations, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, karma, reincarnation... everyt 13.3kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds
5. 5 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds
6. 6 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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7. 7 傲 Proud Little Cat, See You Tomorrow 傲娇猫，明天见 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads457k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Tsundere Cat, See You Tomorrow is now available on all platforms] What should you do when an abandoned tsundere cat becomes clingy? Sweet romance + one-on-one couple + happy ending + transmigration + mutual devotion + healing fairy-tale vibes Tsundere, sharp-tongued beauty cat top VS gentle, cheerful hero bottom Ling Qingjue was just like his name: aloof and solitary, taciturn, and so gifted that he stood above all things. He looked at everyone as if they were dogs. His 43.7kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds

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8. 8 诡 Eerie Descent: I’m the Only One Who Thinks I’m Weak 诡异降临：只有我认为自己很菜 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads478k WordsCompleted [Supernatural horror + delusional misinterpretations + role-playing + two male leads + rule-based horror] Chen Youshi is a timid, minor actor. To make ends meet, he takes on three scripts at once, each with a different role. In a romantic drama, he plays one of the male supporting characters who falls for the heroine’s charms, a flirtatious playboy who dates around. In a suspense drama, he plays the villain who appears at the end, a calm, highly intelligent criminal. In a horror movie, he plays. 25.3kReads9.3Score4.3k14d adds
9. 9 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
10. 10 阳 Saying One Thing While Meaning Another 阳奉阴违 Fluffy Ball毛球球Two Male Leads179k WordsCompleted Xing Yun, an omega, has a problem: he’s only twenty-two, but his family is already pressuring him to get married, and they’ve even picked an alpha for him to meet. Fortunately, the other guy isn’t keen on the match either. Forced to meet by their parents, Xing Yun pretends to be an alpha while the other guy pretends to be an omega. They can’t stand each other at first sight. Xing Yun is a popular game streamer on the Star Network. The one time his livestream went wrong was when he, a PvP player, 211Reads9.2Score—14d adds
11. 11 清 The Cool, Straight-Laced Man Is Forced into Love by a Mad Emperor 清冷直男，被疯批皇帝强制爱了 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads655k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coercive romance + fake-death fiction] Spring, Year Thirteen of the Jinghe Era Dusk settled in. The trees and grass stood bleak, and the wind howled like a mournful cry. On an otherwise peaceful, even uneventful afternoon, the emperor had only just awoken when he received news that Chen Yuzhen had fallen into the great river. The Yishui flowed broad and fast. He had died so suddenly, so quickly, and so lightly. He had left not even a whole corpse behind. The emperor was still s 20.3kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
12. 12 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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    Among Tomato's immortality novels, none are better than these few; they are the ultimate immortality novels by Tomato.

13. 13 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.4kReads9.0Score15.3k14d adds
14. 14 我 In the Celestial Prison, Immortal and Undying 我在天牢，长生不死 Jie Jie戒界Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [No System + invincible + wish-fulfillment novel + no female lead + fantasy] After Chen Guanlou obtains immortality, he secures a stable job as a prison guard in the imperial prison and begins spending his days slacking off at work. Throughout the long years, he watches them build towering mansions, then watches those mansions collapse. He watches them ascend to the imperial court today, only to become prisoners beneath the steps tomorrow. He watches their families enjoy wealth and honor, then w 309.5kReads8.7Score13.8k14d adds
15. 15 盗 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Lead the Queen Mother of the West in Search of Immortality 盗墓：开局引领西王母寻找长生 Yang Jian's Third Eye杨戬的第三只眼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + System + indulgent and satisfying + lighthearted] [Content warning: breaks up canon couples! Everyone’s favorite! If that bothers you, don’t read!] Helian is an unlucky college student who gets hit by a car and ends up in a vegetative state. An acting System comes to him, claiming it can restore him to normal. Helian opens his eyes to find himself in ancient times, face-to-face with someone known as the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West? Couldn’t the S 22.5kReads7.9Score2.3k14d adds
16. 16 反 Villain: The Mad Young Noble, the Heroine Begs to Be Tormented 反派：疯批贵公子，女主跪求折磨 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Urban405k WordsCompleted [Unhinged] [Disturbed] [Psychological Manipulation] [Elegant] The villain Jiang Yaoyang is reborn on the day he kidnapped the heroine. In his previous life, the protagonist rescued the beauty, and Jiang Yaoyang had his legs broken before his whole family was slaughtered. This time, he's going to change everything. His [Eye of Insight] awakens, laying bare everyone's character settings before him and putting their corruption progress at his mercy! [Hidden character setting detected for the Chosen 9.5kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
17. 17 以 Proving the Dao Through Slaughter: I Boost in a Women's Chat Group 以杀证道：我在女频聊天群做代练 Never Deceive in the Dark不欺暗室Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came out; it'll rise later.]“I, Qin Tian, am a transmigrator. In just a hundred years, I proved my Dao through slaughter! The world calls me the Heaven-Slaying Emperor!” Across the nine heavens and ten lands, Qin Tian has grasped just one word: kill! [Ding! A chat group for a female-oriented world has invited the Host! Please use your overwhelming skills to help the young ladies solve their problems!] “Are you kidding me?” “I proved my Dao through slaughter, and you want me to b 1.7kReads6.9Score18414d adds
18. 18 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.2MReads9.2Score132.8k14d adds
19. 19 玄 Xuanhuan: Defying Fate Through Ten Thousand Lifetimes, I Beat the Immortal Emperor to a Pulp 玄幻：逆命万世，我打爆仙帝 The Cat That Doesn't Love Fish不恋鱼的猫Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Mayfly Chronicle" is now on sale] If life is as fleeting as a mayfly, how can it shake the heavens? After dying in poverty in old age, Su Chen discovered that his golden finger was a book that defied fate. After death, he could earn Fate-Reversal Points based on his life's achievements and keep reincarnating. He could spend those points to improve his next life's aptitude, comprehension, and even background. Across the long years, he was the ineffectual young master of a m 116kReads9.0Score10.6k14d adds
20. 20 只 I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情，职业舔狗我最行！ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.9M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 263kReads9.5Score19.5k14d adds
21. 21 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 11.8kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
22. 22 对 Conversations Across the Ages: A Transmigrator Gives His Life to Keep the Great Qin Alive for a Thousand Years 对话千古，穿越者以命续大秦千年 White Road Bird白路鸟Historical897k WordsOngoing [Ying Zheng is the protagonist and sole male lead]+ [Keeping the First Emperor alive] This isn't one person's transmigration. It's an entire civilization charging into battle. In Chinese year 4736, Huaxia teeters on the brink of destruction. The only hope is to rekindle the one spark from two thousand years ago: the First Emperor, Ying Zheng! And so begins a tragic sacrifice spanning two millennia. The first arrival is a military doctor. He kneels beside my bed, weeping uncontrollably. “Your Maj 206.8kReads9.3Score22.1k14d adds
23. 23 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 168.4kReads9.2Score25.2k14d adds
24. 24 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 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7k14d adds
25. 25 系 The System Forces Me to Bully the Protagonist, but I Split the Loot with Him! 系统逼我欺主角，我却和他分赃！ Red Moon Spirit Cloud红月灵云Urban975k WordsCompleted I died, transmigrated, and got bound to a Villain System... Bullying the protagonist earns rewards! So I decided... to team up with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a System! Protagonist: What? System: What the hell, you just told him? Shen Yuan: Let’s work together and split the System rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I’m the one getting beaten up, and I can’t even get half? Shen Yuan: Sixty-forty. I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big bro 16.6kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds
26. 26 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    One lifetime is buried in the past, another in the present, and now even the future is to be buried?! I'm not a god of drama, I'll give you my life, okay?

27. 27 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 444.6kReads9.2Score46.8k14d adds
28. 28 我 I’m the Chosen One, So What’s with This Villain System? 我，气运之子，反派系统什么鬼？ Yang Yang Yang羊飏羊Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Multiple Female Leads] This is ridiculous! I transmigrated into a fantasy world and got bound to a Villain System that wants me to suppress myself. Mo Yu stares at the System in front of him, completely dumbfounded. [Villain Comeback System loaded] [Child of Fortune Mo Yu detected. Suppress him to earn rewards.] Mo Yu: ??? [You snatched Ling Qingyue, a Chosen One, away from Mo Yu. Reward: Pure Yang Sacred Body] Mo Yu: “Wait, you're actually giving me that? Well, now I'm wide awake.” … He picks 18.1kReads8.4Score75914d adds
29. 29 斩 Slay the Gods: Madman? Con Artist? Is This Novel Even Serious? 斩神：疯子？骗子？这小说正经吗 Potato Sweeps for Landmines土豆扫地雷Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing (Daoist horror + the Myriad Worlds novel + haven’t decided what comes after the first Daoist horror novel yet + System + ensemble cast; don’t read if that’s not your thing) Li Zang transmigrates into the Slay the Gods world and binds to the Myriad Worlds Leisure System. He can’t cultivate by himself, but simply reading the novels supplied by the System makes him stronger, grants him the protagonists’ abilities, and can even let him summon those protagonists for help. The very first novel is Daoi 16.8kReads8.6Score1.8k14d adds
30. 30 斩 Slay the Gods: Winning Over the Protagonist Squad with My Tragic Charm 斩神，我靠美强惨攻略主角团 Sir, the Water-Balancing Master端水大师sirTwo Male Leads520k WordsCompleted Tags: transmigration into a book + Slay the Gods + no female lead + beautiful, strong, and tragic + blunt and direct + AI protagonist + no fixed pairing + master of keeping everyone happy Yan Shu transmigrated into a book. The good news was that he’d entered the Slay the Gods world, where he’d planned to write fanfiction and introduce a lineup of male heartthrobs. The bad news was that he’d been writing fanfiction just for himself, fueled by love and pure dedication, and had only finished the 6.2kReads8.9Score90014d adds
31. 31 斩 Slaying Gods, Hearing Ghosts Knock, Becoming Yang Jian with the Ghost Eye 斩神，碰到鬼敲门，成为鬼眼杨间 Mu Lu木路Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods fanfiction] [Golden Finger: The Asylum] [Ghost-Eyed Yang Jian] [Netherworld Demon Venerable] [Li Huowang] [Otto Apocalypse] [Chen Ling] [The Fool] [Fang Xiu] [Qi Xia] [Cheng Shi] [Lu Ding] Lin Su transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods, with an asylum in his mind inhabited entirely by ruthless characters. As long as he encounters something from the story, he can draw a prize and gain any ability. When Lin Qiye meets the Faced Man, Lin Su’s asylum opens too. He goes in and kn 47kReads8.5Score3.8k14d adds
32. 32 大 Great Qin’s Prince Who Stands as the Emperor’s Equal 大秦的一字并肩王 Orange-Flavored Sweetness橙子味的甜Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [All-rounder] [Killer god] [No cultivation] [No xianxia] [Brotherly bond with Ying Zheng] He transmigrates to the time when Ying Zheng is being held hostage in Zhao. He stays by his side as they grow up and helps him unify the realm! A promise made in their youth “Brother Zheng, I'll be your double-edged sword. I'll return to serve in the army as a cover, then become your shadow. Anyone you can't kill or anything you can't take care of, I'll handle. Just say the word, and I'll make sure they don 15.4kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
33. 33 师 Junior Sister, Could You Give My Junior Brother Back? 师妹，你把师弟还给我好不好？ Nan Mengxuan南梦轩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Wen Zhiyi, the Grand Xia Imperial Preceptor, was cool and chaste. As the eldest sister who acted like a mother to the family, she kept a close eye on her junior brother, convinced it was simply her duty and that she had no improper feelings for him. But one day, she discovered that the little girl she had once rescued had moved into her junior brother’s courtyard, clinging to him every day and asking to be cuddled and fed. Wen Zhiyi drew her sword, looking stern and resolute. “Junior Sister, did 21.3kReads7.8Score2.6k14d adds
34. 34 长EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 The Rooster Crows, Two and a Half Years Pass雄鸡一唱两年半Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.5kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds

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35. 35 尘 No Life in the Mortal World 尘间无生 A Sword in Ink and Water水墨一剑Eastern Fantasy839k WordsOngoing [Sword cultivator + genius + dual bloodlines of demon and immortal + ruthless + no transmigration + no System + not a saint] One man, one sword, roaming a world of dust for ten thousand miles. Amid broken walls and ruins, he beholds all the suffering beneath the sun. May there be no frost and wind to silver our hair, no sorrow to weigh on our hearts, and may every year bring peace and warmth. Life is fleeting, its meetings and partings like smoke, its fortunes and declines ever-changing. May eve 2.3kReads—Score11114d adds

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    I buried my parents, I buried my master, I buried my brothers, but who will bury me in the end?

36. 36 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 37.3kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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    This fantasy novel with multiple female protagonists fits this premise.

37. 37 七 Seven Days of Possession 七日着魔 Brick Fun砖乐Eastern Fantasy716k WordsOngoing Demons are temptation and desire, chaos and disorder, destruction and upheaval. Demons dwell in the obsessions of all things; anything can become demonic. So long as all things endure, the demonic path will endure. After the protagonist’s corpse lay unclaimed for seven days, he awoke on the seventh day and forged a demonic body. Since Heaven has given me this chance to live again, rather than remain one of the numb masses in this mortal world, I would rather become the one and only primordial de 2.8kReads9.2Score32614d adds

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    Main character: The only demon to appear in all of eternity, one of the rules of Heaven. The series of stories in this book all express that all things possess demonic nature and can become demonic; as long as all things exist, the demon will never perish. [Smirk][Smile]

38. 38 长 Eternal Life Funeral Rites: Tapping a Wooden Fish Lets Me Inherit the Dead's Possessions 长生送葬：敲木鱼能继承亡者遗物 Peach Immortal黄桃仙人Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing [The protagonist and villains are both smart]+ [No female lead]+ [Longevity]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Stat-adding panel]+ [Behind the scenes] From the start, Li Chuchen, a funeral director, was breaking bowls and feasting at funerals, making his fortune off the dead! He gains the myriad arts of the heavens from the dead! He attains eternal Longevity from the dead! The dead are full of treasures! While others struggle to pursue immortality, Li Chuchen squats by a grave and taps his wooden fish once: [G 33.7kReads7.0Score4.3k14d adds

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    [Longevity Through Funeral Processions] The protagonist, Li Chuchen, is a professional funeral director. He starts by smashing bowls and eating at a funeral feast, amassing wealth from the dead! By simply sitting at a grave and striking a wooden fish, he can forcibly inherit the deceased's lifespan, attribute points, last wishes, immortal techniques, and fortune… all the treasures on the dead are his "experience packs"! [Intelligent Villains] Not mindless crushing! The protagonist is ruthless and cunning, and the villains are equally intelligent; the battle of wits is intellectually stimulating, with constant plot twists. [No Female Lead + Behind-the-Scenes Flow] Focused on his career, he doesn't engage in romance, single-mindedly plotting for eternal immortality, with "cunning" and "ruthlessness" etched into his DNA. [Secret Techniques and Divine Bodies at Will] Others painstakingly cultivate divine bodies, secret techniques, and fortunes, but no one can take them to the grave—but Li Chuchen can forcibly inherit them through funeral processions!

39. 39 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy763k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.4kReads5.4Score31614d adds

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, using any means necessary to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. There is no female lead, no system, and it's not a brainless or dark story.

40. 40 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical728k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.8kReads8.8Score19514d adds
41. 41 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia740k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score63914d adds

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    "But what the sect gave you was worldly silver, not spiritual stones for cultivation! The sect has never treated you as a cultivator!" The protagonist exposed her self-deceiving lie, and at that moment, she fell silent.

42. 42 蛮 The Savage Era 蛮荒记 Tianxia Farm天下农庄Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Primordial World, Invincible, Otherworld, the Myriad Worlds, Female Lead, No Harem, World-Destroying] One flower, one world. One leaf, one pursuit. One song, one sigh. One lifetime devoted to one person. One glance, one breathtaking beauty. One step, one descent into obsession. One thought, one dream. One lifetime spent waiting for one person. Pangu, alone with an axe, fought across the highest heavens, all for the sake of waiting for one person in this life… 5.3kReads7.0Score43914d adds

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    Misty mountains rise amidst drifting clouds and ethereal mountains, sword shadows and shimmering light lingering in dreams. Extraordinary arts and supernatural powers astound the mortal world, while mythical birds and beasts roam among the immortals. Within the book, a fantastical world stirs, and the pen weaves a mystical path, fulfilling aspirations. To savor the charm of Xianxia fantasy, do not linger on this masterpiece.

43. 43 少 The Young Friends of Old Return 少年故人归 Ink and Brush Ask of Autumn笔墨问秋Eastern Fantasy252k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Setup] [Wuxia] [Revenge and Retribution] [Hatred of Evil] [Chapter One is a “Prologue,” optional reading. The real climax comes later.] Why do I fight to the death without retreating? Because all my brothers are buried here. How could I bear to be the only one left alive? How could I spare my own life? And besides… who says a ruler of a fallen kingdom has to be a fool? And who says that if you love someone, you have to let them know? Sometimes it can be for “that one glance” alon 115Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 44 1 1938: Purification 1938，净化 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.6M WordsOngoing This is a book about killing Japanese invaders. I hope you enjoy it! The hatred of a nation and the vendettas of families must be passed down from generation to generation! Never forget, not even for a single day. Remember this! In the not-too-distant future, our wish is sure to come true! Let us encourage one another! 3.7kReads—Score31214d adds

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    Good books await your discovery; great books for staying up late.

45. 45 了 Cutting Ties with My Past Life 了缘断残生 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery332k WordsCompleted Li Qing was an orphan everyone felt entitled to slap! After both his parents died, people seized his family’s property and drove him out of the village. He’d been in a juvenile correctional facility, an orphanage, and, of course, prison! One day, by chance, he met an old swindler on the street, and his life seemed to take a different course! In a single night, he walked through a bone cave glowing with a sickly green light, received several inexplicable guests, and made it through a foul-smel 192Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 守 Guardian of the Sun 守阳人 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Mystery394k WordsCompleted Li Laoba was reincarnated on Blue Star for the eighth time, but his memories from his past life were slow to awaken! He can't remember how his grandfather adopted him. He grew up following his grandfather into seclusion in the mountains, until the day of his grandfather's seventh-day memorial, when his life was turned upside down! From then on, he embarked on a path of no return... 394Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 灵 Secrets of the Spirit Police 灵警秘事 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban331k WordsCompleted Lao Ye transmigrates into another world, a place teeming with all kinds of monsters! The original body's entire family was killed by monsters. Lao Ye transmigrates into the body of the original owner! He has been studying at the Spirit Police Academy since the age of six. Unfortunately, he can't draw talismans or memorize spirit incantations, and he can't even meditate to gather spiritual energy. Most of the time, he sleeps through every class from beginning to end! He has endured cold stares, t 195Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 瑞 Rui Guan: The Void 瑞冠虚无 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了Urban1.5M WordsCompleted I was born in the central Hebei plain in 1922. Ever since I was little, demons and monsters had their eyes on me, but luckily an old woman secretly protected me. On my seventh birthday, a cat's piercing cry rang through the sky... From that day on, I embarked on a strange and dazzling path into the void! This is my true story. You can also read it as a novel, but don't connect it to reality, because this is a parallel world. 116Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 四 Siheyuan: Xu Damao, Clear-Eyed About the World 四合院：人间清醒许大茂 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了42k WordsCompleted Siheyuan: Xu Damao, a Clear-Eyed Man 518Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 妻 My Wife Stayed Out All Night, So I Leapt Up and Kicked Her 妻子夜不归宿，跳起来就是一脚 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了12k WordsCompleted My Wife Didn't Come Home All Night, So I Leapt Up and Kicked Her 233Reads—Score—14d adds

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