Demonic Cultivation: Ruthless Methods and No Scruples in Pursuit of Profit 魔道，手段狠辣，为求利益不择手段

1. 1 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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   Mortal cultivation, all protagonists are ruthless.

2. 2 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
3. 3 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
4. 4 修 Cultivation: My Days at a Women's Sect 修仙：我在女子宗门的那些日子 I Love Eating Fish Without Getting Bones Stuck我爱吃鱼不卡刺Eastern Fantasy172k WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch, no System, and no brainless decisions. The young Zhou Lin accidentally saves a female cultivator, and from then on enters a cultivation sect. Hidden in his arms is a mysterious pearl of unknown origin, with an unusual power. He proceeds cautiously, not daring to use it lightly. He tries to get answers indirectly, but comes up empty. The sect seems peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are stirring beneath. "Immortal opportunities can only be obtained by 691Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No system, but not mindless; the use of cheat codes is restrained; logic is sound.

5. 5 鬼 Master of Ghostly Fate 鬼命之主 White Little White Cloud白小白云Eastern Fantasy889k WordsOngoing With a useless System and a ruthless Host, Mo Li, born a villain, will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He has always believed in one creed: either be forsaken by everyone or ascend to the very top. 3.4kReads6.7Score277Shelves

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   The protagonist cultivates demonic powers, is decisive in killing, and is not a saint.

6. 6 玄 Xuanhuan: After My Death, I Became the Primordial True Demon 玄幻：我死后，化身原始真魔 Journeying to the Mortal World远赴人间Eastern Fantasy442k WordsCompleted [Ultimate villain + dark + ruthless + nearly invincible + slaughters his way through the world + no female lead] My name is Zhao Wumian. I'm an ordinary person with little cultivation, yet a lofty divine son falsely accuses me of being a fiend who slaughtered hundreds of millions. Before long, my body will be crushed, my three souls and seven spirits ripped out, and I'll suffer in a soul lamp until I die. My name is Ye Baiwei. I'm the Holy Maiden of Qixia Sacred Land, and I have another i 3.4kReads7.7Score186Shelves
7. 7 玄 Xuanhuan: I Devour Heaven and Earth! 玄幻：我，吞天噬地！ Jiang Yu Wei Han江余未寒Eastern Fantasy604k WordsCompleted [Dark tone] [Ultimate power fantasy] [No female lead] Xiao Chen is reborn on the Jiuzhou Continent, where he suffers endless humiliation and falls into demonic cultivation. So he takes his Devouring System and devours all living things, slaughtering everyone who dares defy him as he embarks on a bloody path of killing. In the end, he devours all life and buries the Three Thousand Great Daos. Even the will of Heaven can only tremble beneath his feet. Billions of gods and demons bow before him 2.3kReads8.5Score143Shelves
8. 8 屠 I Slaughtered Countless Billions, for I Am the Demon King Chen Di 屠戮苍生亿万万，我乃魔王陈帝 Swordsman of Beizhou北州剑客Eastern Fantasy792k WordsCompleted [Dark + Invincible + Cold-Blooded] In a fantasy world, the strong only grow stronger, while the weak remain weak. Human nature is dark, and self-interest comes first. Everyone lives in this cruel world, and everyone wants to climb higher, willing to risk their lives for even the smallest chance. Chen Di transmigrated here and gained a System that made him stronger every time he killed someone. And so Chen Di turned dark, setting out on an invincible path with both hands soaked in blood! “Do I ne 3.9kReads8.9Score226Shelves
9. 9 开 Opening Heaven, Decreeing Fate 开天定命 Only Loves Xiao Du只爱小都Eastern Fantasy334k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist] [Not a saint] [Reborn] [Full of gu vibes] Humans are the spirits of heaven and earth, gu are their essence, artifacts are tools for action, and beasts embody the laws of all things. In a world of gu cultivation, beast refinement, and spirit raising, a thousand-year-old demon lord is reborn. I’m not great at writing blurbs. Come read the story instead. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 全 To Know All Is to Do All: I Have a Scroll of Omniscience 全知即全能，我有一张全知羊皮卷 Zha Niu吒牛Eastern Fantasy532k WordsCompleted [Semi-Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist] [A Bit of a Scoundrel] [Ruthless] [No Sense of Justice] [Self-Interested] What he sees reveals the past and future. What he hears unveils the secrets of heaven and earth. What he feels gives him insight into all living things. Zhou Yi transmigrates into the world of immortal cultivation. Knowing everything, he gradually advances from a pretender to an all-knowing being, and eventually becomes omnipotent. The joys and sorrows of all living things, the rise and 3kReads8.2Score251Shelves

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    This is a semi-behind-the-scenes cultivation novel. The protagonist is somewhat despicable and ruthless; in his eyes, everyone is a tool, and anyone can be sacrificed to achieve his goal. The current word count is still low.

11. 11 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    Good-looking and recommended

12. 12 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 32.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    These are pretty good. The first one is quite mind-bending and adventurous in the beginning.

13. 13 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
14. 14 从 I Start with Gu Refining and Grind My Way to the Dao of Ten Thousand Arts 从炼蛊开始肝成万法道尊 Gongsun Lizi Hotpot公孙离子烫Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Gu cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Demonic cultivator] On the Eternal Continent, demonic cultivators rip out souls to make banners and use young girls as furnaces. The righteous sects may seem noble and upright, but in truth they refine the common people into powerful medicines in hopes of ascending to immortality. Reborn in a cultivation world where mountain foraging is the foundation of training, Bai Yu unexpectedly becomes an errand disciple at the Gu Refining Peak of the 35.9kReads8.1Score3.1kShelves
15. 15 魔 The Reborn Demon Lord Becomes the Ninth Prince and Is Forced to Be a Good Person 魔尊重生为九皇子，被迫当好人 No Pearl Is Lost in the Vast Sea沧海不遗珠Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Hypocrisy + training + multiple heroines + political scheming + darkness + yandere” (If you don't like it, don't read!) In his previous life, he slaughtered cities and destroyed kingdoms in pursuit of eternal life. In this life, the System forces him to become “the world's greatest good person.” Within the imperial palace, the crown prince is ruthless, the other princes circle like wolves, and the consort watches him like a hawk. He must play the harmless, benevolent Ninth Prince while wield 9.7kReads9.0Score992Shelves

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    Hypocrisy + multiple women + PUA + a combination of kindness and coercion + political intrigue + feel-good story + dark elements + intellectual battles.

16. 16 修 Cultivation: How Can You Survive Without Eating People? 修仙，不吃人怎么行？ Ornate Rhythm丨鎏韵丨Eastern Fantasy565k WordsOngoing [Wish Fulfillment] + [Villain] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Discipline] + [Human Cauldron] + [Demonic Cultivation] Mo Ziyan makes a living hunting and gathering herbs. He shows no mercy to poachers who trespass in the mountains. One day, he inherits a demonic cultivation technique and officially embarks on a cultivation path where people devour one another. 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A refreshing cultivation novel, free from frustration and overly sentimental characters. The protagonist is ruthless, decisive, and utterly wicked. Mo Ziyan, a powerful demonic cultivator, inherits the "Saint Demon Record" and embarks on the path of cultivation. Killing to refine his soul and bullying men and women are commonplace for him. Watch as he gradually grows into a giant in the cultivation world and reaches the pinnacle of immortality.

17. 17 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Path to Demonic Cultivation Begins with Murder and Plunder! 凡人修仙：入魔从杀人夺宝开始！ May Every Venture Succeed奇开得胜Eastern Fantasy420k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + shameless scoundrel + demonic cultivator + no System + no heroine + no saintly protagonist] “I stole a pair of Demon Eyes that See Through Illusions.” Why should I be fated to live an ordinary life? Why must I be content with living beneath others from the moment I was born? Why should I be a green leaf that serves only to set off the flowers? After more than eighty years of hardship in another world, faced with temptation and a rare opportunity, Hei Fan crossed the line 318Reads—Score117Shelves

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    I recommend this one. The protagonist starts by killing and robbing, stealing opportunities from others, and is solely focused on his own interests.

18. 18 积 Daoist Ji 积道人 Minotaur弥洛陶洛斯Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted No System + No Transmigration + Not a Power Fantasy “I know nothing can be achieved overnight, so I sacrificed everything from the first half of my life for this long road to immortality.” Pile up earth and it becomes a mountain, where wind and rain arise; Gather water and it becomes an abyss, where dragons are born; Accumulate good deeds and cultivate virtue, and divine wisdom will follow, bringing the heart of a sage to completion. Accumulate the Dao and become an immortal, and none in this wo 81Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    These are the few dark-themed novels by Tomato that you can read right now, or you can look for them on my bookshelf.

19. 19 以 With the Power of AI, I Become a Demonic Path Tycoon! 以AI之力，化身魔道巨擘！ Saturn's Rings Will Fall土星环会坠落Eastern Fantasy905k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Not a Do-Gooder + Invincible Among His Peers + Self-Serving + Decisive and Ruthless + Unpredictably Unhinged + Flexible Moral Boundaries] The Way of Heaven takes from those who have too much and gives to those who have too little. The way of man takes from those who have too little and gives to those who have too much. The way of Gu Xia takes what others lack or have in excess and gives it to himself, whether he has enough or not. Gu Xia transmigrates into the body of a poo 3.1kReads8.0Score228Shelves
20. 20 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
22. 22 人 Human Emperor Banner: Fellow Daoists, Help Me Become an Immortal 人皇幡：请道友助我成仙 Onion-Skin Yazi洋葱皮牙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + insect control + soul refinement + cultivation + no female lead] Volume One, Li Yi: “Since leaving the mountain, I have slain tiger demons, taken in refugees, established a source base, aided Qingmu, slain fox demons, and saved hundreds of thousands of people.” “I campaigned across foreign lands, wiped out a million of another race, expanded our territory, and stepped over piles of corpses to establish my foundation. Ten thousand cultivators came to congratulate me.” Vol 1.2kReads7.3Score105Shelves
23. 23 修 Cultivation: My Cultivation Never Hits a Bottleneck 修仙：我的修为突破没有瓶颈 When Is This Evening 1今夕何夕1Eastern Fantasy721k WordsOngoing The world is filled with immortal sects, while demons and ghosts run rampant. Zhao Huai'an transmigrates into it one day, knowing that the only way to survive is to embark on the path of cultivation. But the heavens and earth are vast, the path to immortality is distant, and cultivation is incredibly difficult. Fortunately, a mysterious heavenly book came with him when he transmigrated, becoming his greatest support on the path to immortality. With the heavenly book, any technique or skill can b 1.4kReads8.1Score100Shelves
24. 24 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves

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    Demonic cultivators, corpse demons, and blood demons are the four paths.

25. 25 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

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    It's a great watch; the protagonist is ruthless, and in an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

26. 26 长 Strange Tales of Longevity 长生异闻 Seeking and Discovering寻找发现Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing This is the story of an immortal who asks, amid the endless flow of time: What does it truly mean to live forever? If you haven't followed time to its very end, who can claim to be immortal? (Not a power fantasy, not a saintly protagonist, slow progression) In this book, martial artists already fall under the umbrella of cultivators, and martial cultivation is one branch of cultivation. Without a spiritual root, one's true energy will not undergo a transformation. This is a tale of strange occur 4.7kReads8.4Score260Shelves

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    Dark content, read at your own risk if you are easily frightened.

27. 27 碧 Biyang Cultivation Realm 碧阳修仙界 Forest Spirit, No Self森灵无我Eastern Fantasy180k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless + Profit Above All + No System + No Fortuitous Opportunities + No Cheats + No Heroine + Ensemble Cast + Slow Pacing + If It's Not for You, Please Don't Read. Thanks!] In the Biyang Cultivation World, everyone has their share of hardships, and everyone ends up behind bars. Protagonist Chu Yuanyu: Neither righteous nor demonic, selfish and self-serving. He'll stop at nothing to grow stronger. Warning: The protagonist may not be to your liking. If you're not into this kind of 298Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Just like a certain immortal.

28. 28 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 Fantasy5.0M 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 159.9kReads8.9Score13.3kShelves

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    Then I have to recommend everyone to check out Master Gu, the most virtuous and benevolent immortal in the cultivation world, who is also the most conscientious and benevolent in Tianyuan.

29. 29 吾 I Am the Blood Lord, and All Living Beings Are My Blood Slaves 吾为血主，众生皆为血奴 Paper Ash Official纸灰官Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Slaughter] [Blood Princess] [Tentacles] [Corpse Refining] [Devouring] [No System] Fang Mo, the eldest young master of the Fang family, was the best cultivator among his peers and a widely acclaimed genius in Luoyun City, the focus of everyone’s attention. Unexpectedly, on the day the Heavenly Sword Sect came to recruit disciples, his family treated him as a pawn and discarded him. He was left gravely wounded and crippled. A few days later, news spread that Fang Mo had been poisoned to death. Th 11kReads8.5Score754Shelves
30. 30 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 163.7kReads9.1Score17.4kShelves

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    [Top Post] These two novels are about the cultivation of immortality through demonic cultivation. ① The protagonist had his heart, eyes, and two bones gouged out when he was young, and was later taken in by five extremely evil people who taught each of them their ultimate skills. ② A cultivation of immortality through demonic cultivation, featuring cunning, ruthlessness, ruthlessness, and selfishness. [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh] Give them a thumbs up!

31. 31 仙 Immortal Fairy Auntie, I Really Don't Like Demonic Sects 仙子阿姨，我真的不喜欢魔道宗门 Such a Troubled Fate命运如此多愁Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] + [scheming] + [edge-of-your-seat suspense] + [plots and schemes] + [plenty of beautiful women] A young man accidentally obtains a spatial treasure, only to be transported to the scene of a battle between two cultivators. He unintentionally saves a beautiful immortal maiden who has been struck by a deadly poison, and she takes him back to her sect. Thus begins his path of cultivation. Later, he discovers the jade pendant’s heaven-defying abilities, and begins raising spirit 2.9kReads8.2Score376Shelves

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    It's worth a read. This story combines elements of "mortal cultivation," "cunning," "heart-stopping moments," "scheming," "dark fantasy," "leveling up," and "cultivation skills," telling the tale of an ordinary mortal struggling to cultivate immortality amidst constant danger and intrigue. A young man accidentally obtains a jade pendant, which transports him to the scene of a battle between two cultivators. He unintentionally saves a beautiful elder from a demonic sect and is taken back to the sect, thus beginning his path of cultivation. However, little does he know that this beautiful elder is deeply poisoned and frequently seeks his help for an antidote. Their paths intertwine. Later, they discover the jade pendant's extraordinary abilities, and thus, while cultivating spiritual herbs, they diligently practice their cultivation. Through the stages of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation, he finally ascends to the Immortal Realm.

32. 32 死EN Necromancer's Codex: The Mage Who Transmigrated to the Eighteenth Century 死灵法典：穿越十八世纪的法师 The Grim Reaper's Corpse死神的尸体Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Undead Calamity + Semi-Behind-the-Scenes Boss + Troop-Building + Mage Tower An undead archmage with a shattered soul, who created his own Dark Furnace Meditation Method, transmigrates to the Victorian era of the eighteenth century. By burning things, he can endlessly increase his spiritual power. Anyone who practices the Dark Furnace Meditation Method will offer him two layers of spiritual power each time they burn something, and will never surpass him in their lifetime. Their lives and deaths a 8.4kReads8.6Score767Shelves

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    They are all absolutely self-interested.

33. 33 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.3kReads8.9Score852Shelves
34. 34 从 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as a Villain 从反派开始修仙 Shen Jiuyu沈九裕Eastern Fantasy679k WordsOngoing [No female lead + villain protagonist + no sanctimoniousness + ruthless and decisive + no System + handsome, white-haired male lead] A guide to this book: The protagonist is a thoroughly evil person. It's dark, so please stay away if that's not your thing. Thank you. To obtain purer and more powerful strength, and to live forever, Xin Wuyu murdered his father and brother, wiped out his clan, and slaughtered entire cities. He committed every evil imaginable for his own selfish ends, making every 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves

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    Let me recommend myself.

35. 35 从 Starting by Hunting Down the Dao-Provers of This Age 从猎杀当世成道者开始 Just Keep Living只要活下去Eastern Fantasy257k WordsOngoing Hao Chen, a mortal who has cultivated by an unconventional path in a world much like Shrouding the Heavens after being reincarnated, only wants to become an immortal. Is that so wrong? Is slaughtering all living beings wrong? Or is devouring those who have attained the Dao wrong? You say I should go home? What a load of crap. I’m the ancestor around here now! Beauties, come be my collectible figures. I’ll carry you to victory! 487Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    That's ruthless enough.

36. 36 给 Inscribing Runes on Fairies Makes Them Faster! 给仙子铭纹，可以加速！ Ah, Summer Flowers夏花啊Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + no scruples + extreme self-interest. Inscribed bonds can grant power boosts! Huang Yuyang has set out on a path of continually forming inscribed bonds with the immortals! The immortals just love inscribed patterns! 2.8kReads6.2Score291Shelves

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    I've learned it! I've learned it! I've learned it!

37. 37 开 From the Start, a Life-Shortening Demonic Art: I Became an Immortal by Turning Negatives Around 开局减寿魔功，我靠负面逆转成仙 Fat Cat Detective肥猫警长Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Cultivation + Side Effects Become Buffs + Cunning Schemer + Calculating + Cautious and Steady] Ye Bufan transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes a lowly rogue cultivator in the Zhao Kingdom. Born with a low-grade yang spirit root, he thinks he has a chance at immortality. But despite diligently cultivating for a hundred years, he still fails to reach Foundation Establishment, even in his old age. Seeing no hope of immortality, he decides to make the most of the few years he 40.2kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves
38. 38 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 9kReads8.2Score770Shelves

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    The Demonic Path: Pursuing Profit 🐉① The protagonist kills to steal lifespans, cultivates the Demonic Path, obtains a Qi and Blood Pearl, and kills to steal lifespans in pursuit of immortality. He carries a family-inherited Ghost Head Blade, openly slaying villains and secretly eliminating demons and monsters. His mind is clear, seeking only eternal immortality.

39. 39 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score116Shelves

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    A dark fantasy story. The protagonist is born with nothing, initially leading his teammates to their deaths for a chance encounter. Later, wanting to monopolize treasures, he burns his teammates like firewood, even using the dead enemies to refine the White Bone Pill. Starting in chapter 35, he gains control of the Five Poisons, and later even uses the Dao Heart Demon Seed to control others. [Admiration]

40. 40 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7kReads—Score693Shelves

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    [A hardcore, cunning male protagonist—how hard-boiled and cunning is he? You'll have to watch to find out!] Raising ferocious beasts, birds of prey, insects, and even corpse puppets, he's constantly pulling off outrageous moves, cunning and treacherous, defying all expectations, with a fast-paced, thrilling narrative. [In the cultivation world, there's a chilling truth: Better to provoke the King of Hell to go mad than to provoke Wu Jiu to go mad. This madman's life motto is simple—I have a hundred ways to kill you, and your life is only enough for him to warm up once.] [Laughing][Thinking][Bookmarking][Almost crying]

41. 41 道 Fellow Daoist! Join My Imperial Banner and Plot for Eternal Life 道友！入我人皇幡共谋长生 A Mayfly Gazing at the Sky蜉蝣望天Eastern Fantasy231k WordsCompleted Mortal cultivation + killing-focused + no heroine + dark themes +++ the protagonist is extremely cautious For Mu Changsheng, anything is fair game if it makes him stronger. He wouldn’t hesitate to slaughter every world in existence. Mu Changsheng uses a mortal body as cultivation material and his soul as a magical treasure. To grow stronger and live forever, he can cast everything aside. (Dark themes: he uses souls and flesh as fuel to grow stronger.) 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dark fiction, where anyone can become stronger by any means necessary.

42. 42 这 This Cultivator Is Rather Cunning 这个修士有点心计 Cigarette Between the Fingers指间香烟Eastern Fantasy421k WordsOngoing This story focuses on schemes, suspense, and plot twists. If you enjoy this style, dive right in with confidence. Her family is wiped out, a bounty is placed on her head, and she is hunted down. She moves among the great clans, repeatedly teetering between life and death. When talent falls short, cunning makes up the difference. So what if I’m only at the Qi Refining stage? I can still scheme a Golden Core cultivator to death. So what if I have a crippled spiritual root? I can still join a major 103Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    A fantasy strategy game, full of scheming, breaking through barriers, cunning, ruthless, not saintly, decisive and ruthless, using any means to achieve one's goals...

43. 43 魔 The Demonic Cultivator Sacrifices All Living Beings 魔修祭众生 Half-Mad Drunkard半疯的酒鬼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse227k WordsOngoing [Dark story + blood-path demonic cultivator + no female lead + modern technology combined with demonic cultivation + not mindless + pursues eternal life by any means necessary + everyone is smart] In troubled times, heroes rise up everywhere. I had no intention of fighting for dominion over the world, but the people are suffering. So when the realm descends into chaos, a demonic cultivator emerges. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even more beastly than the Immortal Venerable of Love, the protagonist is a pure dark demonic cultivator with no unspeakable secrets. He kills his comrades to seize the inheritance, seduces a wealthy heiress to plot her downfall, devours his sworn brother to improve his aptitude, slaughters an entire village for a blood sacrifice to refine pills, and deceives his mentor, framing and killing his classmates. On the surface, he's a hero who saves a wealthy heiress, but in reality, he uses a mind-altering drug to take her virginity, erases her memory, and manipulates her, all to seize resources. On the surface, he's the husband of a pregnant widow and a comrade of a girl's deceased father, wanting to care for them and sacrificing precious pills and cultivation for the sake of the unborn child, but in reality, he needs to refine the pregnant woman into a mother-child blood fetus, intending to use the girl as a furnace. On the surface, he's his master's disciple, talented and persevering, able to unite his disciples and help the common people, but in reality, he kills his mentor and slaughters his fellow disciples for the sake of inheritance and improving his aptitude.

44. 44 欺 You Think I Have No Power or Influence? Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Raiding Your Estate? 欺我无权无势？我来抄家你哭什么 Mr. Xin Yu辛雨先生Eastern Fantasy468k WordsOngoing [Jinyiwei + Ming Dynasty martial world + political intrigue and comeback + iron-body demonic blade + building a faction] The dynasty is in its final days. The court is in turmoil, and sects rise up everywhere. Evil cults plot to overthrow the dynasty, while demons and monsters from Buddhism and Taoism wreak havoc among the people! Warriors from Japan trample the Central Plains, and warlords across the land raise armies in rebellion! Lu Bing transmigrates into this world and inherits his father's 338Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Slaughter relentlessly, gaining cultivation points from each kill, becoming invincible, a member of the Imperial Guard, building up your power, hack, slash, hack!

45. 45 百 A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Will Become an Immortal 百世轮回：我终将成仙 Situ Liu司徒流Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Warning: the protagonist has no moral limits] [Dark story] [Not a saintly protagonist] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Intelligent protagonist] This is the story of a despicable man who reincarnates a hundred times and seeks the path to immortality in the cracks between worlds. 6.4kReads6.9Score398Shelves

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    Ruthless protagonist, driven by self-interest, decisive in killing.

46. 46 从 Building a Cultivation Sect from Scratch 从散修开始建立修仙宗门 Three Thousand Sorrows三千忧郁Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Ensemble cast, sort of] [Blood Dao] [No golden finger] [Local-born protagonist] [Slow-burn farming and development] [Not a power fantasy, mediocre aptitude] Mortal cultivation + sect development + demonic path (with an ancient, demon-cultivator flavor) Yin Yuan and his master make their fortune as rogue cultivators who prey on others, build up their foundations, purchase spirit veins, recruit disciples, establish the Yellow Springs Immortal Sect, 246Reads8.2Score—Shelves
47. 47 你 You Really Are Surprisingly Suited to Evil Cultivation! 你真是意外的适合当邪修啊！ Wild Poria野生茯苓Eastern Fantasy671k WordsCompleted This book makes one solemn promise: you can insult the author, but once you’re done, please don’t insult me! The protagonist transmigrates here. He’s rather open-minded, and after enduring some hardships, he turns to the dark arts. His methods may be a little extreme, but at least he cleans up thoroughly and leaves no loose ends. 302Reads8.7Score—Shelves
48. 48 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k 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!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Thinking][Thinking]

49. 49 仙 Chronicles of an Immortal Journey 仙游纪 Late Autumn Night清秋夜阑Eastern Fantasy728k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey] [No System] [Slow Burn] By chance, he enters the world of cultivation, practices demonic arts, and follows the path of ghosts! He travels through myriad worlds, slays demons, and crushes evil, all to find his opportunities and attain carefree immortality! He walks the lonely road of cultivation. Looking back, he has trampled every cultivation method beneath his feet! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 黑 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Before and After前后Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score317Shelves

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