Real Cultivation! Cruel and Dark, with Characters Who Stop at Nothing to Achieve Their Goals! 真正的修仙！残忍，黑暗，为达目的不择手段！

1. 251 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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   Absolutely a great book, absolutely brutal

2. 252 修 Cultivation Begins with Raising Earthworms 修仙，从养蚯蚓开始 Playing in the Water耍水Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Power formula: Advancement = (Total Resources × Plunder Efficiency) + (Information Advantage × Calculation Accuracy) - (Risk Factor × Moral Cost). The “Five Elements Returning to the Spirit” is the extreme application of this formula. Social structure: A clearly defined class pyramid (Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core) and shifting territorial power dynamics (clans, sects, vassals), with coherent paths to advancement and rules for suppression (such as Hundred-Forged Valley’s “G 879Reads5.9Score101Shelves

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   The narrative is very logical; there are only obsessive madmen, no idiotic villains, and everything is driven by self-interest. The protagonist is somewhat indecisive when he first transmigrates, but after experiencing certain events, he becomes ruthless and decisive. He's not the kind of person who kills without batting an eye or any qualms from the start.

3. 253 仙 Immortals on the Left, Demons on the Right, and a Madman in the Middle! 仙在左，魔在右，疯子在中间！ Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy903k WordsOngoing My name is Li Zhao: Li as in “malevolent spirit,” Zhao as in “notorious for crimes.” Immortals follow the Dao, demons follow their own path, and I am a madman who walks between good and evil. Caught between immortals and demons, I take madness as my foundation and prove the Dao with blood! I care neither for the rights and wrongs of Heaven’s Dao nor for the rumors of the world. When I ascend to the summit, stand above all living beings, and command Heaven and Earth, great scholars will surely ar 1.2kReads6.4Score110Shelves

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   I'll give you my recommendations, high and low.

4. 254 穿EN Transmigrated as an Old Grandfather, I Begin a Life of Taking It Easy 穿越成老爷爷，开启躺平人生 Parachute Loves Slacking Off降落伞爱摸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + lighthearted and witty + no female lead + no angst + king of playing it safe + no System + farming] My name is Lin Yu. I transmigrated as a remnant soul inside a ring. A System? A quest? A workaholic? Not a chance. I live by one rule: keep a low profile and sleep. Until the ring bonded with an innocent young man. When he was about to venture into a secret realm, I said, “Disciple, this place reeks of danger. Go home and sleep.” When he wanted to compete for a magical treasure, 13.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   Others cultivate immortality by vying for resources and magical treasures; I cultivate immortality by first learning how to survive. My master said, you can only deal damage if you're alive; if you die, it's all for nothing. A steady array cultivator, teaching people a lesson online. [Requesting more updates][Requesting more updates]

5. 255 修 Cultivation: I Was Born with a Dao Body 修仙：我天生道体 The Red Tree Speaks Not红树不语Xianxia272k WordsOngoing Young man: “What did you say? A Nascent Soul cultivator wants my body!” Young man: “And it's some old geezer?” Old man: “That's right! Think about it, you'd start off with Nascent Soul cultivation. Other people cultivate for hundreds of years and still can't get that!” Young man: “Isn't that freaking body snatching?!” Old man: “Don't make it sound so awful. I'm doing this for your own good. Don't you want to dominate the cultivation world and have beauties at your side?” Young man: “…” Ni 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book! It's really well-written and definitely worth adding to your bookshelf. Perfect for when you're looking for something to read—a true cultivation novel! [Kiss][Kiss]

6. 256 烂 A Gambling Addict Uses 100 Yuan to Conquer the Cultivation World 烂赌鬼用100块收割修仙界 Three Nine One Three叁玖壹叁Eastern Fantasy282k WordsOngoing [Gambling God of the Immortal Realm + One Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless + Golden Finger] Gambler Lin Chen transmigrates to the cultivation world and is reborn as a casino errand boy. While everyone else fights for opportunities, steals fortune, and endlessly upgrades their cultivation, he lays low and runs the “Sun Casino,” using modern-day schemes to fleece customers and monopolize the cultivation resources of every sect. Golden finger: A hundred-yuan banknote protects his soul from death 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   True cultivation isn't about being mindless and invincible from the start; it's genuinely cruel, dark, and bloody. I recommend this book. It starts with a transmigrated servant, who uses her gambling nature to gamble with money, opportunities, and even her life. She gains cultivation and power through desperate situations and political maneuvering. It features a single female lead, decisive ruthlessness, and a cheat-like advantage.

7. 257 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy582k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score274Shelves

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   This protagonist is truly ruthless! He prioritizes profit, loves to exploit others, and is a master of drama. He has a ton of female leads, cultivates from martial arts to godhood and immortality, is cautious yet cunning, a king of cunning yet humorous, and the plot is anything but mindless!

8. 258 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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   These two books about demonic cultivation are quite good, and the main characters have great personalities.

9. 259 带 The Dog-Walking Judge: Money Makes the World Go Round! 带狗判官，有钱能使我推磨！ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has been deliberately pushed extremely low, rock-solid and steady!] [The Douyin comic adaptation has over 100 million views and ranks 31st in Hongguo’s comic history. The quality speaks for itself, so enjoy with confidence!] (Villains, bandits, human nature, and a realistic writing style. Saints are welcome.) God created light, and you insist on picking a fight with Him? If you’re wondering who God is, then whoever has the biggest fist is God, damn it! Shu Yinghui: A man with flexibl 60.1kReads7.2Score5.2kShelves

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   You will come back to thank me

10. 260 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Have a Spirit-Gathering Pearl 凡人修仙：我有一颗聚灵珠 Proud and Alone独傲Eastern Fantasy550k WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, five-element spiritual roots, Spirit Gathering Pearl, one heroine, sword cultivator, skilled alchemist!] After transmigrating, Lu Qingyang is born into a family of Foundation Establishment cultivators, but his aptitude is the worst possible: five-element spiritual roots. He is destined never to achieve Foundation Establishment or form a Golden Core! Yet after reaching the first level of Qi Refining, he discovers a Spirit Gathering Pearl hidden in his dantian, capable of gath 37Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a low-key and cautious, yet ruthless and decisive mortal!

11. 261 命EN Late Bloomer Destiny? But I'm a Genius! 命格大器晚成？可我是天才啊！ Working to Quit上班为了辞职Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Genius protagonist, cautious, a slow burn at first, incredibly satisfying later] [Destined One: Jiang Ping] [Destiny: Late Bloomer] [Traits: Unwavering perseverance, sure to succeed] [Art: Longevity Cultivation Art, Level One (99/100): Practice ten times a day, master it in ten days] Jiang Ping looked at the information about his destiny and fell silent. The first day wasn't even over, and he seemed to be on the verge of mastering the art. Huh? This has to be a joke, right? Aren't I suppose 148.8kReads7.5Score9.2kShelves

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    💫The protagonist possesses a magical artifact to complete his destiny and also has the martial bones that cultivators dream of. However, he keeps a low profile and always only gets the lowest reward because he knows that the world is not good and people's hearts are not as pure as they used to be. It is common for people to have their bones dug up and grafted.

12. 262 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    A dark cultivation story, ruthless and decisive, not a saint, the cunning and immoral sixth brother!

13. 263 长 The Immortal Clan Begins by Cultivating Swords 长生家族从种剑开始 The Way, the Way, the Way道道道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Five-Element Spirit Swords] [Astral Sword Formation] [Sword Cultivator] [United Family] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Not a Saintly Hero] [Sharp-Witted] [the Myriad Worlds] [Ensemble Cast] [Sword Seeds in the Dantian] (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deification...) A wandering rogue cultivator, a chance encounter with the Sword Dao, and the rise of a family... A different path to ascension. Fellow Daoists, come take a look inside. 21.8kReads7.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The Sword Immortal Clan is worth a look.

14. 264 药EN Cauldron of the Medicine God 药神鼎 Chubby Radish胖胖的萝卜Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + no System + lighthearted + not a saint + multiple female leads + fast-paced) At the Foundation Establishment stage, he wins over a Nascent Soul uncle-master and a Core Formation senior sister; at the Deity Transformation stage, a Mahayana saintess. See how Ye Fei, an ordinary mortal, encounters one lucky opportunity after another and joyfully cultivates toward immortality. It starts slowly, but gets better and better as it goes. If something doesn't make sense at first, try 78.1kReads9.0Score8.5kShelves
15. 265 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 93.8kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    This book meets your requirements.

16. 266 列 Above the Immortals 列仙之上 The Orange in the Sky天上的橙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing The Undying Disease is a curse that makes a person's lifespan burn away twenty times faster after infection. One year alive means twenty years of aging. But until their lifespan runs out, their body cannot die and their soul cannot perish! No matter how grave the injury, they recover completely! After Li Jiu contracted the Undying Disease, he had no choice but to cultivate the quick-path demonic arts that everyone else considered tantamount to suicide if he wanted to survive! Gold-Eating Magneti 6.3kReads8.6Score442Shelves
17. 267 修 Slave Cultivator 修奴 Feng Laojiu风老九Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Cultivators fish for fun, as a refined hobby. They consider eating fish beneath them. The fish he caught were casually handed over to the kitchen to feed the slaves. In a moment of carelessness, he forgot to remove the hook. And so, a little slave came into possession of that fishhook, setting the stage for a grand and turbulent era. I’ve been writing web novels for over ten years. I take my work seriously and know how to handle a traditional fantasy epic with a sweeping scope. I won’t drop the 3.8kReads8.7Score426Shelves

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    It's a complete book, so you can read it all in one go without waiting.

18. 268 左 Left Means Life, Right Means Death: I Control My Own Fate 左生右死：命运由自己来掌握 Daoist Cheng程道长Eastern Fantasy90k WordsOngoing [Dark Cultivation] [No Harem] The illusion shatters, and the blood pill is revealed! After his soul transmigrates into a young Daoist, he discovers that his “kind master” is actually an evil cultivator who makes blood pills! With his left hand, he seeks life; with his right, he evades death. He risks all in a poisonous ravine to seize herbs, and lets the fire of hatred consume his vengeance. Only when the evil master is finally slain does he learn that these two talismans lead to an endless path —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is quite suitable, it's just a new book.

19. 269 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 70.1kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
20. 270 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

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    These few books are alright. Humans are all resources for cultivation; those interested can take a look.

21. 271 地EN Earth Torn Apart: I Become a Wizard 地球撕裂：我成为巫师 Dreams Are Just Over the Horizon梦想就在天涯Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger, slow burn. A spatial disaster tears Earth apart, plunging humanity into a world of wizards. Altars, shadows, wizards, and a fate beyond anyone’s control: what does the future hold? A wizard novel about conquering myriad worlds. My new book, “Lord, Survive: I Have a Plundering Talent,” is complete! 11.3kReads8.6Score887Shelves
22. 272 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
23. 273 诡EN Immortals of the Eldritch Path: I Begin by Sacrificing Myself 诡道异仙：开局献祭我自己 Chen Duocai陈多财Eastern Fantasy320k WordsCompleted [Lovecraftian Cultivation + Mystery + Supernatural Folklore + Instance-Based Plot] [Instance Progress: Paper Puppet, Evil God Temple, River God’s Descent, Former Dynasty Tomb…] From the start, I was set up. I didn’t want to pave the way for someone else, so I sacrificed myself! I never expected that, after losing my physical body, I’d open up a new, sinister path to immortality. But the further I cultivate, the more I can’t help wondering: are immortals even real in this world? Ye Qianfan looks 12kReads8.4Score1kShelves
24. 274 玄 Xuanhuan: I Became a Minor Villain from the Start 玄幻：开局成了小反派 Red Tofu红豆腐Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Chen Su transmigrates into the body of the heir to the Prince of Zhennan, a top-tier aristocrat who is handsome and rich. But he soon discovers that he’s a minor villain who won’t survive past the third episode! And the original owner has left him a mountain of messes to clean up... He beat up a young supreme prodigy whose foundations had been crippled. He stole the girl from a poor boy who was determined to rise above his station. He picked a fight with the Su family’s live-in son-in-law... “Le 22.2kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
25. 275 全 Global Mutation: The Mutant Frenzy of Trillions of Lives 全球畸变：亿兆生命的变异狂潮 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Meat blossoms sprout from the soil, and fangs grow from the flowers. The old order awakens all around them. To it, humble humanity is nothing but vermin to be exterminated. Mount Fuji erupts, and the entire Sakura Isles are ripped up and hurled at Huaxia. The magnetic poles flip, super-earthquakes strike, towering tsunamis rise, and the seven continents are squeezed together by a giant hand. Abnormal memes, twisted reality, and layers of overlapping worlds: as the boundary between physics and co 14.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
26. 276 刚 I Just Became a Tang Dynasty Celestial Master, Then Discovered This Was Journey to the West 刚成大唐天师，发现是西游 Running Nut奔跑的坚果Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into Journey to the West and becomes Li Chunfeng, a strategist under the Tang emperor. A child prodigy and Taoist, he knows that when the two empresses rule together, Wu Zetian will suppress Taoism and promote Buddhism. Determined to honor his master's wishes, Li Chunfeng offers counsel to Li Shimin. Using his knowledge of the future, he gradually becomes the greatest founding contributor to the Tang dynasty and takes the foremost place in the Lingyan Pavilion. In the thirteenth 5.3kReads8.8Score311Shelves
27. 277 仙 The Land Every Immortal Sect Must Fight For 仙家必争之地 Xia Mi XL虾米XLUrban3.0M WordsCompleted [Gods of Huaxia] [Divine Processions] [Folk Customs] [Cultivation] [Invincible] Beneath the land of Huaxia lie countless people, immortals, gods, Buddhas, evils, and demons... In 2449, when the eerie moon appeared and evil forces launched an all-out invasion, humanity was raised as livestock for blood and plunged into an eternal night. Xu Wangyou, reborn with the Record of Gods and Immortals in hand, goes against the tide, saves a collapsing world, crushes the myriad races of the heavens, and re 16.1kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
28. 278 我 I'm a Snake, and It's Perfectly Reasonable That I Raised a Horde of Demons 我一条蛇，教出一群魔头很合理吧 Listening to the Waves听浪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beast + Immortality + No Female Lead + Taking Disciples + Invincible] Zhu Jiuyin transmigrates into a snake that eats raw flesh and drinks blood. He starts out with eternal life, only to be sealed beneath Mount Buzhou for all eternity. Fortunately, he activates the Master-Disciple Rewards System. His disciples’ cultivation can be returned to him a thousandfold! To win his freedom, Zhu Jiuyin begins taking disciples like crazy. [Ding! Your disciple has gained one year of cultivation. Re 59.7kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
29. 279 没 Of Course I Don’t Look Human, I’m an Immortal! 没有人形就对了，因为我是仙啊！ Fei Xizi肥西子Eastern Fantasy564k WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Nonhuman] [Eerie] Do not look upon my form. Do not imitate my ways. Do not learn my nature. In White Cloud Temple, I comprehended the Great Dao and gained an immortal fruit, winning freedom and bliss. Li Changmeng thinks he has the bearing of an immortal. Tentacles all over my body? That's the Thousand-Armed Immortal Physique, unmatched at controlling objects! Evil eyes all over me? Those are spirit-bright eyes of wisdom, seeing through illusions and revealing the truth! Unprompte 3.9kReads7.1Score430Shelves
30. 280 独 Unrivaled in Immortal Cultivation 独步修仙 Dreaming of Immortal Heroes梦入仙侠Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted The new novel, Refining Myself into a Corpse, is currently being serialized… Visit the author's homepage to read it. The path of immortal cultivation is about seizing opportunities and fortune, defying yin and yang and life and death, and mastering heaven and earth. Watch as the protagonist, through a twist of fate, enters the path through blood and gradually uncovers the truth about this world. (No heroine, no goody-two-shoes, a dark story with ruthless, decisive violence!) 386Reads6.5Score—Shelves
31. 281 真 Heaven-Defying Comprehension: From The Smiling, Proud Wanderer to All the Heavens 真悟性逆天：从笑傲开始诸天 Medium-Spicy Hot Pot中辣火锅Male-Channel Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [No System] [No Harem] The path to the myriad heavens has opened! A heaven-defying level of comprehension, without a single “ding” or “ding” He gathers martial arts, secret techniques, bloodlines, and laws from different worlds as resources Lu Yuan wants to glimpse the scenery beyond the word “immortal” Worlds featured: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Outcast, Naruto, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe... 14.8kReads8.5Score588Shelves
32. 282 从 Cultivating Immortality, Starting with a Status Panel 从面板开始修仙 Fu Ge扶阁Eastern Fantasy700k WordsCompleted In a world of cultivation, demons and monsters run rampant, and human lives are as worthless as grass. The path to immortality is harder than ascending to heaven. Lu Qing transmigrates into this world, expecting to have no hope of immortality and to fade into obscurity. But he never expected the cultivation game he played in his previous life to come along with him... 710Reads6.8Score102Shelves
33. 283 畸 Mutating into a God, I Became the Strongest Aberration 畸变成神，我成为了最强诡异 Cold Dog Food冰冷的狗粮Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted [Eerie cultivation + scheming + no saintly heroics + ruthless and decisive + Cthulhu] It’s gone mad! Everything’s gone mad! This world has gone mad! This is a world of the eerie and the twisted, filled with indescribable monsters. These ubiquitous abominations have tormented Fang Sheng until he is “barely human.” If that’s how it is, then he’ll become one of them too, and see who truly deserves to be called the “God of the Eerie”!!! [The further the story goes, the more twisted and “inhuman” the 2kReads8.4Score139Shelves
34. 284 开EN Blade's Edge: Rebellious Start in a Chaotic Jianghu 开局叛出镇抚司，我刀问江湖 Writer Number Seven七号写手Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Court and martial world] + [Strong wuxia flavor] + [Following one's convictions] + [A story of growth] The dynasty was nearing its end. Regional princes carved up the realm, and chaos was about to descend. Great sects and hidden clans entered the world; monks and Daoists roamed the martial world. Barbarians, demonesses, foreign tribes, and demonic cults all took advantage of the turmoil. Shen Yi transmigrated into the role of a low-ranking guard in the Pacification Office. From the start, he ki 72.5kReads8.5Score6kShelves
35. 285 诡 The Immortal Path of the Uncanny 诡道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Uncanny cultivation, no female lead, mortal protagonist] A black sun hangs in the sky, and the Uncanny Realm invades! Mortal Zhou Yi transmigrates into this world and makes a living by writing for others. One day, starving and freezing, he is hired by the sinister Shopkeeper Dong to copy ancient texts. By chance, he activates a beast-hide Bagua diagram and uses it to refine a perfect uncanny technique, killing the sinister shopkeeper. As he cultivates, he discovers that this world has long been 11.9kReads8.4Score1kShelves
36. 286 副 Transferring Side Effects: From the Start, I Practice the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual 副作用转移：开局修炼辟邪剑谱 As If Facing an Abyss如临深渊兮Eastern Fantasy400k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Face-slapping] [Lighthearted] [Swordsmanship] [Lightning-Fast] With both parents dead and a considerable inheritance, you want to leave me penniless? Pah! Luo Xiu transmigrates to a fantasy wuxia world and awakens the Side Effect Transfer System, which lets him transfer side effects to other people. From then on, his path of cultivation gets more and more outrageous... “I’ll cultivate the Sunflower Manual from the start. I get stronger, you get castrated. Fair, right?” 2.2kReads7.7Score101Shelves
37. 287 洞 In the Depths of Dongyuan: The Immortal Beneath the Earth 洞渊深处：地底仙 Shangguan Sanye上官三野Urban422k WordsCompleted [Lovecraftian Cultivation] + [Eerie] + [Madness] + [Classic of Mountains and Seas] Immortals aren’t in the heavens. They’re underground! Ever since returning from exploring a cave, Chen Si has finally understood this truth! The immortals told him: “Use blood to power the formation, and offer sacrifices to all spirits.” He will follow their example, using human blood and flesh to forge his path to immortality! Is this truly an ascent through a grotesque transformation of flesh and blood, or merel 1.5kReads8.4Score217Shelves
38. 288 我 I Have a Book That Steals the Dao 我有一本夺道经 Hot Pot Must Be Tomato Broth火锅只要番茄锅Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivator] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Genius Protagonist] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Traits] Hu Wei transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes the good-for-nothing young master of a Golden Core clan. His servant is unexpectedly found to have a Heavenly Spiritual Root and rises up overnight, trampling him underfoot. On the day his spiritual root is crippled and his life comes to an end, a scroll called the Scripture of Seizing the Dao falls into his sea of consciousness, making him the 30.2kReads7.9Score3.7kShelves
39. 289 开 A Zhao Zilong as a Starting Reward 开局奖励一个赵子龙 I Don't Eat Pig Feed不吃猪饲料Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [The 2023 luck-and-farming novel: follow the journey of building a power from scratch] [Fortune + Farming + System + Conquest] [P.S. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy; the story moves at a slower pace.] [Become emperor, not a eunuch. If that bothers you, don't read this.] Qin Tianzong: “The Divine Race bullies us, the Demon Race humiliates us. Our human race must rise! Yanhuang shall never perish, and Huaxia shall never fall!” Ying Zheng: “Great Wall Legion, slaughter the jackal tribe! They 12.8kReads8.7Score755Shelves
40. 290 炼 Refining Demons into Immortals: Everyone in My Family Is Evil 炼妖成仙：我的家族全员恶人 Fish in the Lava岩浆里的鱼Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Other people cultivate immortality with spiritual roots. The Chen family relies on a demon-refining furnace. Chen Lin transmigrates into the body of a young villager, carrying the ancient divine artifact known as the Demon-Refining Furnace. His father is levelheaded, his eldest brother is honest and simple, his second brother is clever, his fourth sister is frail, and his sister-in-law and nephew are all ordinary mortals. Then one day, his father and eldest brother bring home an immortal. Urged 3.6kReads7.5Score320Shelves
41. 291 最 The Most Realistic Cultivation 最真实修仙 Cracked裂开了Eastern Fantasy416k WordsCompleted [Heartbreak + Hellish Trials + Weak Beginnings + Cultivation + Realism + Most Miserable Protagonist + Immortality] Qin Feng has no protagonist aura, no golden finger, and no so-called heavenly luck. In this cruel world of cultivation, he lives worse than a dog every day. A man’s knees are worth their weight in gold, but Qin Feng has none to spare. He can only beg for his life to eke out a wretched existence. This is the most realistic story of an ordinary man cultivating immortality, seeking ete 168Reads6.5Score—Shelves
42. 292 开 I Snatched the Two-Way Portal from the Start, So How Could I Lose? 开局抢了双穿门，我怎么才能输 Little Husky小斯基Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [BOSS-style protagonist + decisive and ruthless + cold-blooded villain + conquering the Myriad Worlds] What you are about to witness is the most powerful empire in the history of the Myriad Worlds. Its territory spans multiple universes and timelines, and its projections shine across the Myriad Worlds. Yang Yi, a modern-day business magnate, unexpectedly discovers that someone possesses a portal straight out of a novel. What should he do? Latch on to him? Become an angel investor? Or... kill him 11.7kReads7.7Score836Shelves
43. 293 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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    Enslavement, domestication, cunning, and superficial benevolence.

44. 294 修 Cultivation: This Spear Cultivator Likes to Have His Fortune Told 修仙：这枪修有事喜欢来一卦 A Weeping Willow in the Orchard果园有颗垂杨柳Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Divination Tortoiseshell + Three Spiritual Roots of Thunder, Fire, and Wood + Spear Cultivator + Ruthless and Decisive] After transmigrating to a perilous world of immortal cultivation, Ling Chuan discovers that the damaged tortoiseshell that came with him has given him the ability to divine good and bad fortune. With the tortoiseshell’s power, he can always choose the path most favorable to him at every crossroads of fate! He cultivates the spear, commands the power of thunder, and comprehe 48.5kReads8.2Score5.4kShelves
45. 295 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. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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    Um, the decisive and ruthless approach to life and the clear distinction between right and wrong are good. I just finished reading over 6 million words after staying up for several nights, but what's with the typos? Were they intentionally misspelled?

46. 296 大 The Great Dao Dies, but I Live On; Even as Spiritual Energy Dries Up, I Remain Evergreen 大道死而我不死，灵气枯竭我长青 Principal Typhoon台风校长Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Immortality + no System + not a power fantasy + fictional setting + slow-paced] [The story mainly follows the protagonist as he travels and witnesses the changes after spiritual energy dries up.] Have you seen an age of prosperity, when spiritual energy was abundant, countless races rose to prominence, and geniuses shone like stars in the sky? But have you ever lived through an era when spiritual energy ran dry, all magic withered, and the Great Dao died? Have you seen a vast immortal dynasty g 41.1kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
47. 297 当 An Eighty-Year Servant? I’ll Smash Everything! 当80年仆从？我打爆一切！ Could You Please Defend the Tower?防下塔好吗Urban417k WordsCompleted [Talent Plundering + Villain Protagonist + Evil Harem] Why did you send me an eighteen-year-old pregnant woman? Li Si stakes his entire family’s freedom. All four siblings become servants, just so he can get one chance to awaken. And then he successfully awakens the one and only psychic talent! “Oh? Your Body-Strengthening talent? I’ll take that!” “Oh, this technique is pretty good. I’ll inherit it!” “Wow, more children, more blessings! Let me have that!” When Li Si reaches the ninth rank 6.3kReads5.6Score300Shelves

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    Hhhhhhhh

48. 298 他 They Call Me a Demonic Taoist 他们喊我妖道 Upholding the Three Views秉持三观Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted [Lovecraftian Cultivation + Utterly Wicked Unorthodox Path + No Heroine + Light Ensemble Cast + Born Human + Great Goodness, Utter Darkness + All Living Beings as “Foundation”] In an age of the Five Turbidities, bizarre cultivation, and the end of the Dharma... “I, Zhu Ping'an, was just a boy scraping by in a borderland. At first, I only wanted to survive...” Yet as he journeyed on, he discovered that everywhere he looked, this world was written with just two words: “devouring people”! If that's 170Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The entire book revolves around the theme of cannibalism in the cultivation of immortality.

49. 299 万 Thief of All Things 万物之贼 Future Jia未来嘉Xianxia2.0M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Wilderness] [High Martial Arts] [High Intelligence] [Mythical Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Immortals, Ghosts, Gods, Demons, and Monsters Run Amok! What exactly is the ability that lets Black Mountain sense the malice in the world? The heavens and earth are blades, reaping human lives. All things stir into life, yet none can escape reincarnation. Like wild grass, he was born to pursue the Dao. His Black Mountain tribe was wiped out, leaving him the sole survivor. Liv 7.3kReads8.9Score945Shelves

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    In the primordial world, one cultivates immortality, slaughters immortals, buries ghosts, and destroys countless demons. One lifetime of killing is for the sake of all living beings, and another lifetime of deceiving the dead!

50. 300 老 While Dad’s on His Honeymoon, I’ll Make the First Move 老爹度蜜月，我先割为敬 Wolf With a Brush狼执笔Xianxia218k WordsCompleted A copy of Sunflower Manual bought for 9.9 yuan, after Lin Xian’s tinkering, sends him through the souls of several lunatic surgeons into another world. By chance, he meets an old acquaintance, Duan Yu, and inherits his legacy. In this strange land, he leads an entire village in founding a clan called the Lin clan. With the Muscle-Tendon Changing Scripture, the Northern Darkness Divine Art, and five thousand years of Chinese literary knowledge, the Lin clan trains like beasts, tireless and relen 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Well, whatever you like is fine...

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