Cautious Cultivation and a Hundred Crafting Arts, No Female Lead 苟文+修仙百艺的+不要女主

1. 51 修 Cultivation: Gathering in the Mountains and Seas to Ascend Together 修仙：我在山海聚众飞升 Xiao Gao Doesn't Want to Mix Concrete小高不想打灰Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Classic Xianxia + No System + Spiritual Qi Revival + Farming and Management + Pseudo-Ensemble Cast + Sect Leader Story + No Female Lead + Not Mindless Power Fantasy, Long and Slow-Burn, Starts Weak and Gets Better] In the Age of Declining Dharma, the young Tai Shang fell into a river and discovered a Supreme Dao Palace, inheriting the methods of the Dao Venerable from that moment on. Starting from scratch, he founded the Taiqing Immortal Palace, welcoming disciples from all walks of life and t 27.3kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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   No system, no female lead, traditional classical cultivation.

2. 52 长 Immortal Longevity Is Mine Alone: Heaven Rewards the Diligent! 长生唯我，天道酬勤！ Traveler04远行者04Eastern Fantasy306k WordsCompleted [Immortality story] [No female lead] After transmigrating, Shao Qinghe discovered that he had awakened two astonishing talents. [Eternal Life] granted him an endless lifespan, making him ageless and immortal. [Diligence Always Pays] ensured that no matter what martial arts or immortal arts he practiced, even if his natural aptitude was unremarkable, he would make progress as long as he kept training, eventually reaching the pinnacle. And so, through the vast ages, Shao Qinghe calmly practiced ma 2.9kReads7.8Score106Shelves

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   These books are all quite good; each one has its own unique charm and is also quite compelling.

3. 53 青 The Green Vine's Mortal Cultivation Journal 青藤凡修记 White Night Demon白夜妖Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation + No System] + [Farming] One night, bandits massacred the remote village of Qingtian. The young Zhang Ling was lucky enough to escape. Fleeing in a panic, he got lost in the mountains, where he encountered a mutated vine. It somehow parasitized his body, and from then on, his body began to change. Later, through a twist of fate, he came into contact with the world of cultivators and embarked on the path to immortality. Along his journey of cultivation, he used a mysterious li 5.2kReads7.8Score408Shelves
4. 54 丹 The Immortal Path of the Pill 丹道仙途 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Dual Cultivation of Alchemy and Formations] After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary disciple of an immortal sect, Fang Ping had assumed he had no hope of establishing his foundation. Fortunately, he unexpectedly obtained the Origin Cauldron, which could rewind failed pills into their original ingredients. This allowed him to embark on the path to immortality through alchemy. After ten thousand years of cultivation, he looked back and realized that, without even no 66.2kReads8.6Score5kShelves
5. 55 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 162.2kReads8.9Score13.6kShelves
6. 56 鸦 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Feng Yijuan封一卷Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 84.6kReads8.6Score10.2kShelves
7. 57 修 Cultivation: A Second Spiritual Root Helps Me Live Forever 修仙：第二灵根助我长生 A Scholar in Troubled Times乱世一书生Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing An old Foundation Establishment cultivator addresses the children below him: “Spiritual roots determine whether one can cultivate immortality. The Great Dao has no form, and neither do spiritual roots...” Young Yi Ze stares at the green vine inside his body. “Why is my spiritual root different from what he described...?” After transmigrating to the Tianyan Continent in the Youlan Cultivation World, Yi Ze finds a mysterious green vine growing alongside him. It becomes his second spiritual root, a 41.4kReads7.5Score3kShelves
8. 58 人 In the World of Cultivation, I Played It Safe and Became a Cultivation Big Shot 人在修仙界，我苟成了修仙大佬 Fish Who Likes Pickles喜欢咸菜的鱼Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Playing it safe + master of survival + survival above all + don't overthink it] (The early story focuses mainly on cultivation and staying alive, with things gradually changing later.) Han Yu transmigrated into an extremely dangerous cultivation world and became an errand boy in a small sect. He thought this would be his life forever, until a mysterious thing suddenly appeared in his mind. It allowed him to master any cultivation technique or spell with ease. Knowing that possessing a treasure 9.2kReads7.5Score489Shelves
9. 59 我 I Rely on a Deduction System to Cultivate Immortality Safely 我靠推演系统稳健修仙 The Flying Salted Fish咸鱼乃飞天Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Cautious] [No female lead] The key to the Deduction System is the word “deduction.” Deduction can be performed in two directions: upward and downward. Upward deduction raises the rank of any skill you can learn, such as cultivation techniques and spells, making it more powerful and effective. Downward deduction analyzes and breaks down any skill you can learn, such as cultivation techniques and spells, allowing you to master it quickly and thoroughly. The Deduction System is an ou 2.8kReads6.4Score121Shelves

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   A cultivation novel, no female lead, steady and stable plot, new book seeking recommendations.

10. 60 修 The Cultivation Grinder 修仙之肝帝 Yu Chan御蝉Fantastical Romance305k WordsOngoing (Female-led cultivation, no romance) (There will be male characters who admire the heroine. If you can’t accept that, don’t read.) Lin Li transmigrates to the cultivation world and, from the start, suffers the massacre of her entire family. She does have a cultivation interface, but it’s more of a nuisance than a help. All it does is nag her to complete missions or level up, a relentless tool for grinding. Every day, she wakes up and gets right to grinding. Lin Li has had enough. Lin Li is tired 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Female-oriented, no-CP (couple)

11. 61 越 The More Cautious I Am, the Fiercer I Get. I Even Took Out the System in Seconds 越苟越凶，连系统也秒了 Raising a Hand to Pluck the Stars at Dawn举手摘星曦Ancient Romance265k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine, no romance] + [Cultivation and steady progression] + [Cautious cultivation: careful when weak, fierce when strong] + [System counterattack] + [Fast-paced plot] Zhongli Qian’s soul transmigrates to the Spirit Realm, where she becomes bound to a mysterious entity calling itself the “Child of Destiny Support System.” Five spiritual roots? A good-for-nothing? Hah. With the System on her side, her cultivation surges, and she delivers face-slapping left and right. No missions, no res —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 做 After Twelve Years as a Village Girl, I Began Cultivating Immortality 做村姑十二年后，开始修仙 Kitty Eats Canned Food小小猫吃罐罐Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted A guide for getting started :) The rating just came out. (Female-oriented + no CP + everyday farming life + a small golden finger + talisman cultivation) A Lin Daiyu isn't the only thing that can fall from the sky. Female cultivators can, too! While herding cattle, Shi Ji accidentally rescues an injured female cultivator. The woman then tests her and discovers that she has a spiritual root, setting her on the path of cultivation. But as soon as Shi Ji arrives in Changhe City, on the border b 1.8kReads8.2Score181Shelves
13. 63 修 Cultivation Simulator: I Lay Low and Become a God in Another World 修仙模拟器，我在异界苟成神 Seven Branches Beneath the Moon月下柒枝Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted Lin Qiyue, a corporate wage slave, accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a minor outer disciple of Qinglan Sect. After binding herself to the “Survival Simulator,” she embraces an unconventional way of getting by: While others spend ten years in hard cultivation, she farms, raises chickens, and earns coins; While great masters go into seclusion to break through, she travels between worlds to grind dungeons; When the various sects fight over an ancient secret realm, she 42Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 苟 The Cautious Path to Immortality: Starting with a Hundred Cultivation Crafts 苟道长生：从修仙百艺开始 Black Ant蚂蚁黑Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Xianxia + Mortal's Journey + Pseudo-Immortality + Cautious Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Sound Values + No System + No Female Lead Lin Changqing transmigrates to a cultivation world and, using the starry light of enlightenment in his sea of consciousness, masters the many arts of cultivation and cultivates with caution. Throughout his long years of cultivation, he watches countless prodigies rise and fall with a smile. Before he knows it, he has endured for countless ages and stands at t 4.9kReads7.3Score277Shelves

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    These are some excellent books; I highly recommend them.

15. 65 仙 Immortal Fields 仙田 Rampaging Watermelon暴走的西瓜君Eastern Fantasy7.8M WordsOngoing A mortal’s cultivation journey, no System, a farming novel. Carrying a mysterious three-acre plot of spirit farmland, he transmigrates to the vast and mysterious world of immortals and chivalry. Thanks to his second uncle, he begins his path to immortality and becomes one of countless rogue cultivators. The path to immortality is easy to enter but hard to travel. Only by facing hardship and enduring countless trials can one cultivate immortality for the long term. (Levels: Qi Refining, Foundatio 26.4kReads7.9Score2kShelves

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    The Way of Cultivation, a Hundred Arts of Immortality, Traditional Xianxia (Fantasy/Martial Arts)

16. 66 修 Why Cultivate Immortality When You Can Just Raise Vines? 修什么仙，养藤就好了 Silver Saddle, Star Candle银鞍星烛Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Half farming novel] [Enlightenment-focused cultivation] [Not pure power fantasy, slow-paced] He keeps a low profile and lies low in the early stages. There aren’t many satisfying power-fantasy moments, as the focus is on building a foundation. This isn’t entirely a farming novel, but a story about an ordinary person with no say in his own fate. The family is wiped out later on, so there’s no need to mourn them. The Jiuyi Realm is a land of mountains. The mountains are full of demons. Humans an 2.3kReads8.6Score279Shelves
17. 67 鼠 You Rats Dare to Plot Against Me! 鼠辈，竟敢暗害我！ Pumpkin and Millet Congee南瓜小米粥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [High Martial]+ [System]+ [Lighthearted comedy]+ [Relaxed, slow-paced]+ [One female lead]+ [A touch of ensemble cast] He transmigrates to a world where martial artists can split mountains and shatter rocks, sorcerers can summon wind and rain, and demons and monsters run rampant. Ji Huo has kept his head down for years and finally raised a whole gang of underlings, turning every one of them into a talented killer and arsonist. Just as he’s thinking about unifying the underworld... “Master Ji, you 26kReads8.1Score2.8kShelves

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    This book!! It perfectly matches the description [laughs][laughs] Don't miss it! A ten-year veteran bookworm's heartfelt recommendation! Su Yuan is reborn into a world of cultivation, only to find it fraught with difficulties. He lacks aptitude, resources, and background. Fortunately, he activates a system and obtains an amazing affix! [Work-Life Balance]: You are very good at balancing work and rest. The longer you rest, the better your cultivation results. While others are diligently cultivating, Su Yuan is leisurely fishing and grilling meat. While others are comprehending the Dao, Su Yuan is reading miscellaneous books. While others are tempering their physical bodies, Su Yuan is watching folk dances. While others are honing their skills, Su Yuan is practicing fishing techniques. In short, Su Yuan is on a one-way street to cultivating immortality.

18. 68 这 The Martial World Got Weird Because of Me 这个江湖因我而变得奇怪 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted System: [100% chance of being caught barehanded when someone strikes with a blade] Protagonist: I have a sword that makes immortals kneel. System: [Cures all poisons. Condition: eat something foul.] Protagonist: Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill, with my secret blend of seasonings. At the northern border, an army of one hundred thousand barbarians invades. A swordsman climbs onto the city wall and swings his sword at the vast army. The hundred thousand soldiers kneel as if in awe of the gods. The 22.6kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
19. 69 我 Where I Am Is Where the Jianghu Is 我所在之地，便是江湖 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “Cultivators are people too, and people die.” Chen Dao sits at the table, staring at the calligraphy and painting before him. After a moment of silence, he says softly, “Pass down the order. Tell our Dao Gang brothers to get ready for tonight’s operation. The target is the Tianxian Restaurant.” “Keep it quiet. I don’t want my father finding out that there’s a band of bandits outside the city who belong to his precious son.” In a secret chamber somewhere in the Chen residence. Chen Dao’s 1.8kReads8.9Score672Shelves
20. 70 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
21. 71 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves
22. 72 苟 Laying Low in the Sect While Growing Spirit Herbs 苟在宗门种灵药 Si Sisi四肆寺Eastern Fantasy499k WordsOngoing [No heroine] + [Real farming] + [Collecting] After transmigrating to an extremely dangerous world of immortal cultivation, he discovers that growing spirit herbs earns Dao Points, which can be used to endlessly improve cultivation techniques and spell proficiency. In that case, let's start by growing spirit herbs for the sect from the start! Even the most common spells can be upgraded into top-tier immortal arts! The ubiquitous basic cultivation manual, Five Elements Qi Refining Art, reaches ful 57Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This is alright; they basically use paper dolls to meet people.

23. 73 洪EN The Primordial Land: Reordering the Leylines 洪荒之我梳理地脉 Mr. Fair公平先生Eastern Fantasy553k WordsCompleted "The Primordial World: Clones, No Ordinary Path" I'm a new writer, and this is my first novel. I just want to write what I want to write, so it'll be a bit long-winded. Stories about the primordial world don't have many details, so I'm adding my own settings and deductions. Some plot threads will be left unresolved because there are twists later on. I have no backlog or outline, and I'm relying entirely on my own brain to plan and organize everything. Let me know if I've missed anything, or I'll 1.9kReads7.4Score112Shelves
24. 74 长 Longevity: Beginning with the Taiyin Dao Fruit 长生：从太阴道果开始 Immortal in the Realm境中仙Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [The new book's rating has just come out. It'll go up later.] [A mortal's cultivation story, with smart characters] In the world of cultivation, he awakens memories of past wisdom, and a Dao Fruit drops from the heavens right into his arms. The Dao Fruit manifests, allowing him to move concepts and bestow rules. From the moonlight absorbed by ordinary beasts to the demon race's sacred treasure, Imperial Nectar; from the Qi Refining spell Ice Art to the Great Immortal Radiance of Illuminating Col 9.5kReads8.5Score720Shelves

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    Not bad, you can check it out.

25. 75 光 The Bachelor Cultivator's Tale 光棍修仙传 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted I left home while young, with little affection for my family. I returned in middle age, only to find both my parents gone. Looking back, I was all alone. The road to immortality stretches on, with spirit beasts for company. A bachelor all my life, with no inner demons to torment me. Song Yang went down to the river to catch crabs and unexpectedly found a bead. Afterward, he was found to have a spiritual root and began his journey into the world of cultivation. Once there, he had only loneliness 1.6kReads7.6Score187Shelves
26. 76 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score441Shelves

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    A very novel character and emotional setting, with no female lead, "truly without a female lead in the real sense."

27. 77 修 Cultivation: From the Start, I'm a Blind Beggar 修仙：开局是个瞎眼乞丐 Old Fish in the Pit坑中的老鱼Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Chen Xia had it rough from the start: he was a blind, lame, hunchbacked old beggar. At sixty, he broke free of the mystery of his previous life and embarked on the path of cultivation. Nothing went his way, and after using an evil technique to return to infancy, he finally saw a glimmer of hope. He thought he was following the righteous path of an immortal sect, but he had become entangled in many karmic debts tied to the demonic path. It’s truly hard to say how things will end. 44.2kReads8.2Score5.5kShelves
28. 78 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
29. 79 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Using Formations to Ambush People, All for the Sake of Farming 凡人修仙，阵法阴人只为种田 Wicked Scholar万恶书生Eastern Fantasy837k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation + No System + Formations + Farming + Spirit Talismans + Puppets] Chen Fan, a menial disciple, stumbles upon a book of formations. He uses formations to outwit others and seize treasures, hunt demons, and farm. From an obscure menial disciple, he gradually acquires his own cave dwelling, spirit fields, and ranch. In the end, he founds his own sect and proves the Dao to become an immortal. From formations to spirit talismans and then puppets, Chen Fan’s specialty is winni 3.8kReads7.4Score302Shelves
30. 80 云 The Immortal Ascension Chronicles of Yun Sheng 云升仙记 sbanjvkoEastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted While Zhu Gouwawa and his friends were taking a dip in the cool water at their secret base, he pulled a snow-white pearl from a crack in the rocks. Later, due to family circumstances, he joined the Yun family through their talent-selection program and changed his name to Yun Sheng. Only after joining did he discover that he'd entered a cultivation clan. After accidentally discovering the pearl's secret, he relied on its help. Step by step, he rose from a cultivator of middling aptitude to join t 8.3kReads7.5Score1.3kShelves
31. 81 苟 The Way of Survival: Cultivate for Immortality, Let Your Clones Live It Up 苟道长生，分身去浪 Starlit Cold Snow繁星寒雪Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted A cautious immortal who has scraped by for two hundred years is still stuck in the early Qi Refining stage. Then he gains the ability to create clones... From then on, with the Great Dao stretching ahead, his path to immortality may be different. He still has to keep a low profile, but his clones can run wild as they please! What if he has no cultivation techniques? No problem, send a clone to learn them! What if he has no pills? No problem, send a clone to make them! What if the upper realm 3.5kReads7.4Score239Shelves
32. 82 长 Immortality: I Farmed My Way to the Myriad Worlds 长生，我靠种田苟到诸天万界 Waves in Summer夏日里的海浪Eastern Fantasy354k WordsCompleted In the war between immortals and demons, an immortal sect wins a piece of demon territory, and Fang Fan, a disciple with all five spiritual roots, quietly sets about reclaiming land there. The demonic energy in the territory eats away at his lifespan. Fang Fan says, “That doesn’t scare me. The Longevity Fruit gives me endless years to live.” The Myriad Worlds were opened up by the Ten Thousand Plants Spirit Art. Fang Fan says, “Sounds good. I’ll give it a try. I’ve got all the time in the world 79Reads6.3Score—Shelves
33. 83 长 The Immortal's Longevity Estate: I Can Earn Rewards by Farming 长生仙府：我能获得种田奖励 True Lord Lingxi灵曦真君Eastern Fantasy447k WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking rogue cultivator, Fang Yun practices cautiously for a while, then unexpectedly discovers an immortal abode inside himself. The moment it opens, he also gains a strange ability: every harvest comes with a reward. From then on, he grows spirit herbs and raises spirit beasts within the immortal abode, enjoying a long and immortal life. 469Reads6.4Score—Shelves
34. 84 仙 The First Strokes of the Immortal Path 仙途起笔 Shui Yuan Shou Pu水渊守朴Eastern Fantasy109k WordsCompleted A cultivation player from Earth transmigrates into the Lingxiao Realm and awakens three spiritual roots: fire, water, and wood. With mediocre aptitude, is he doomed to become an outsider in his sect? Wrong! While others are held back by the limits of their spiritual roots, he comprehends the “Water-Fire Spiral” at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Using the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, he takes on a wolf-demon leader and stands toe-to-toe with prodigies of his own level, all wi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both books are very good.

35. 85 北EN In the North Is an Immortal Clan: Its Name Is Qin! 北有仙族：其名为秦！ Daoist of the Vast Sea沧海道人Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Clan Cultivation] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Mortal's Journey] [No System or Cheats] [Farming Novel] A wage slave in my past life, a cultivator lord in this one. I worked hard all my life, only to be nothing but a pack animal. This time, I'm determined to live well. Take a wife, have children, enjoy a comfortable life, and cultivate immortality. The road ahead is long and winding; I shall seek my way up and down... Cultivation realms: Zhenwu Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Dao Foundation Realm, Gold 14.3kReads8.7Score954Shelves
36. 86 老 The Ancestor's Daily Life 老祖的日常生活 First Step on the Cloud Road云路初阶Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted After the spiritual qi revival in the Tianxuan Realm, an immortal sect called Dao Sword Sect suddenly emerged within the Great Qin Empire... The cautious Ancestor keeps a low profile in his little courtyard, providing resources and ideas. His sword-immortal disciples and grand-disciples of Dao Sword Sect carry out those ideas, slowly going from unrivaled in the Cang Domain to reigning supreme over the heavens... A slow-paced traditional xianxia fantasy, with an ensemble cast centered on a sect. 17kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves

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    This one looks better!

37. 87 隐 A Hidden Mortal Buries Time and Becomes an Immortal Emperor 隐世凡人，埋葬时光，终成仙帝！ May Dawn Never Come黎明莫要来Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Epic-length] [Many interwoven foreshadowed clues] [Decisive and ruthless] Gu Qing transmigrates to a cultivation world and gains a body that can live forever! But although he has an immortal body... Gu Qing has no strength to match it! So in this cultivation world, Gu Qing lives as an ordinary mortal. He doesn't compete, doesn't fight, makes no enemies, and never enters secret realms! He takes caution to the absolute limit! As time passes, Gu Qing 334Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    These are some good books; they're about cultivating immortality and seeking longevity!

38. 88 苟 The Way of the Cautious: A Pocket-Sized Paradise 苟道流，随身一个洞天福地 The Aggressive Grumpy Little Bear进击的暴躁小熊Eastern Fantasy274k WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy] [Eastern fantasy] [No heroine] [Cautious cultivation] [Portable pocket dimension] [Builds his own sect and faction] The protagonist’s soul transmigrates into a cultivation world, where he has an attribute panel that can check his condition at any time, as well as a restored paradise within a pocket dimension. [Stage One: Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment] The protagonist develops cautiously. He works for others, lives as a rogue cultivator, takes on disciples and bui 415Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    New book, let's give it a try [smirk]

39. 89 长 Cultivating Immortality for Longevity: Seeking the Dao in the Great Thousand World Is No Match for Steady Farming 长生修仙：寻道大千不如稳健种田 Sunshine in Winter冬日有阳光Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Everyday farming + longevity + cautious cultivation + alchemy + System + spirit beasts + no heroine He meets a benefactor, enters Danyang, and sets his heart on the boundless light of the Immortal Dao. His spiritual roots are poor and his resources scarce, so he’s unlikely to make it past the Qi Refining stage in his lifetime. So he trains his body, endures hardship, and grinds away despite the struggle. His benefactor dies, his backing is gone, and he’s expelled from the inner sect, left in a m 13.1kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves
40. 90 让 You Want Me to Become a God and Infiltrate the Cultivation World? There's No Going Back! 让我成神卧底修仙界？回不去了！ A Corner of the Sky天一角Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [No AI, all handcrafted, already ascended to the immortal realm] [The long road to immortality through patience] [More children, more blessings, in an unconventional way] [Mortal cultivation] [No System] [Women, but no official partners] [Slow pace] [Billions of descendants] Let Me Become a God and Infiltrate the Cultivation World? There's No Going Back The Continent of the Gods is under attack by the Cultivation World. Carrying the will of the Continent of the Gods, Fang Yuan transmigrates into 7.9kReads8.0Score578Shelves

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    I think "It has women but no female lead" is alright, I might give it a try.

41. 91 苟 The Way of Laying Low for Eternal Life: My Soul Can See Through All Things 苟道长生：我的灵魂能透视万物 Wandering Online悠然往网Eastern Fantasy279k WordsCompleted The protagonist is a reborn man with no memories of his previous life. He vows to prove the Dao and attain immortality, so he names himself Zheng Dao. By chance, he obtains a golden finger: the Soul Immortal Lamp. Refining remnant souls produces soul essence, allowing him to grow at an incredible pace. But this growth comes at the cost of one calamity after another. How does the protagonist stick to the principle of keeping a low profile and stay cautious to the very end? The Soul Immortal Lamp 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gou Dao cultivates immortality through astral projection.

42. 92 修 Cultivation: The Path to Immortality Begins with Awakening Heaven Rewards Diligence 修仙：长生从觉醒天道酬勤开始 Evening Breeze Drunk on Sunset Glow晚风醉晚霞Eastern Fantasy286k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation + System + Farming + Infinite Flow + Proficiency Panel + Insight + Sword Immortal + Master of Time + Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation + Beyond the Dao Ancestor] In endless space and time, a hazy figure gave a soft cry: "Sword... come!" The story begins when Li Yifan, reincarnated from Blue Star, awakened the memories of his past life at the age of three and bound himself to the Heaven Rewards Hard Work, One Proof Valid Forever System... Starting out as a mortal, he set 531Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel, written by Gou Wen, is about cultivating immortality and mastering various skills. It's a mortal's cultivation journey. Would it be okay if the female lead was a fairy goddess?

43. 93 满 Max-Level Comprehension: I Farm and Cultivate Immortality in a Martial World 满级悟性：我在武道世界种田修仙 Autumn in a Word一言秋Eastern Fantasy457k WordsCompleted [Everyday Farming + Founding a Dao + Invincible Powerhouse + Beast Companions + World Ascension] Also known as: Max-Level Comprehension: Farming and Cultivating Immortality in a Martial World Qin Shou suffers from organ failure. He closes his eyes, breathes his last, then opens them to find himself among a band of refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Good news: He gets a second life. Bad news: His body is just as frail as in his previous life, with less than six months to live. Good news: T 4.2kReads7.8Score256Shelves

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    These are still [eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds]

44. 94 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Gou Dao, cautious, and intelligent.

45. 95 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves
46. 96 炼EN Refinement Effects Multiplied Ten Thousandfold: How Will You Respond? 炼化效果翻万倍，阁下如何应对？ Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Cautious] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Invincible] + [Random bonus multipliers] + [Farming] + [Longevity] Han Yuan was reborn in the Cultivation Realm. What could he do about the lack of resources? No need to panic! How about trying out random bonus multipliers? Swallow a Spirit-Gathering Pill, and its effects increase by 300%! Activate a Spirit-Gathering Array, and its efficiency increases tenfold! Understand one spirit script, and get nine more! Cultivate with multipli 33.5kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
47. 97 开EN Family Fled at the Start, But My Proficiency Was Just Maxed Out 开局家人跑路，可我熟练度刚刷满 Seeing Shapes Through a Borrowed Mirror借镜观形Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [Cheat-powered cultivation + grinding for immortality + unbeatable workaholic] Heaven rewards diligence! Ten years after transmigrating and reincarnating in a world of immortal cultivation, Yue Shuo finally activated his cultivation character panel. He could see his attributes and proficiency. [Talent: Reborn as a Human (Purple)] (Reborn as a Human: Comprehension +50%, Spiritual Sense +50%) [Taijiquan (Tier One): 500/2000 (Perfect)] (Beginner: Your sluggish body feels a little more 15.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
48. 98 洪 Honghuang: The Ninety-Ninefold Human Emperor, Starting with Copying Traits 洪荒：九九人皇，从复制词条开始 Listening to the Rain with Sword in Hand仗剑听雨声Eastern Fantasy567k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Primordial World, with the Investiture of the Gods calamity imminent. Yin Shu becomes a descendant of the Yinshang royal family. His older sister is Lady Yin, Li Jing’s wife. From childhood, he has been plotting to change the tragic fate awaiting the descendants of the Yinshang royal family during the Investiture of the Gods. Unfortunately, though Yin Shu has the will, he lacks the power. He has no aptitude for cultivating immortality or refining qi, and his martial arts aptitude i 5.9kReads8.6Score384Shelves

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    Cultivation novels, where the protagonist rises from an insignificant figure to a powerful figure, rely heavily on an extremely strong cheat ability (or "golden finger").

49. 99 修 Cultivation: Laying Low on an Island and Growing Spirit Plants 修仙：苟在岛上种灵植 Watching the Tide from the Wind风中观海潮Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn + Cultivation + Farming + Alchemy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Golden Finger] Shen Yunxi transmigrated to the cultivation world and became a freelance spiritual farmer. Survival was hard, and Foundation Establishment seemed out of reach. One day, he unexpectedly activated a System panel. Any spiritual plant he grew with his own hands could yield an extra reward. [Name: Crescent Moon Rice] [Grade: Tier One] [Quality: Superior] [Growth: 100% (Ready to harvest)] [Current Condition: Good] 30.9kReads7.2Score2.4kShelves
50. 100 登 Ascend the Throne and Become Emperor: I Shall Build an Empire With All the Worlds! 登基称帝，朕以万界养帝国！ Puk Gai Xiaojie扑该小杰Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Dark Empire] [Myriad Worlds] [Imperial Dynasty] [Warhammer-inspired from the middle onward] He wakes up as the third prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, only to find himself on the throne? He thought he’d spend his whole life as a puppet emperor. But at the crucial moment, he becomes bound to an artifact called the Seal of Civilization. From then on, he is connected to the nation’s destiny and receives cultivation feedback... And so, an immortal emperor is born in a mortal dynasty... An emperor n 52.8kReads8.0Score5.5kShelves

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