Has Fantasy Fallen into Decline? 玄幻已经落寞了吗？

1. 1 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 44.8kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   A lighthearted and humorous cultivation story. The sixth son of the Lantern Festival is a genius in alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations. He and his two spirit beasts engage in swindling, cheating, and robbery, eventually crushing the nine heavens of the immortal realm. If you like to laugh, come and enjoy!

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

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   The first book is a bit dark, a mortal cultivation story; those who dislike gore should avoid it. The second book is quite funny; the protagonist is a fake emperor, but can easily defeat any emperor. The third book is also a mortal cultivation story, with a slower pace. The fourth is a typical "power fantasy" novel. The fifth is also a power fantasy; the protagonist gradually acquires unparalleled power, crushing one chosen one after another. The sixth book is quite heartwarming and enjoyable; the protagonist is the eldest disciple, bound to his junior sisters. Their advancement is doubled, and whatever physique they awaken, he possesses even greater power. He's also loved and secretly admired by his junior sisters. His master is also a powerful figure, an Immortal Emperor from the Upper Realm.

3. 3 只 I Can Only Instantly Kill Great Emperors, So I Became an Emperor-Harvesting Machine 只能秒大帝的我，化身大帝收割机 Asteroid West小行星西Eastern Fantasy562k WordsCompleted Synopsis: This book is also known as “Sorry, I Can’t Beat Anyone Else, but I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors” and “At Level 999, I Can Instantly Kill Great Emperors; One Level Lower, They Instantly Kill Me.” Lin Xuanqing transmigrated into the Zixiao Holy Land as its patriarch, but had no cultivation at all. To keep anyone from discovering he was a complete weakling, he kept a straight face and pretended to be a master for a hundred years. At last, one day, he awakened a System that could inst 11.8kReads8.6Score2kShelves
4. 4 正 The Righteous Sect's Leader Slacks Off, and the Female Demon Comes Knocking 正道第一宗摆烂，女魔头找上门了 Yangyang Doesn't Eat Grass阳羊不吃草Eastern Fantasy333k WordsOngoing [Defying the master and seducing the disciple + multiple heroines + a touch of yandere + System + daydream simulations + angst and sweetness, but overwhelmingly sweet] [Also known as: Daydream Simulation: Why Are the Fairies Showing Up at My Door?] My name is Xie Ci. I was raised by a beautiful master and grew up in the foremost sect of the righteous path. But my talent is mediocre. Okay, it's terrible. After eighteen years of cultivation, I'm only at the ninth level of Qi Refining and just can' 28Reads—Score211Shelves

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   A dream simulation game featuring a fairy visiting your door, a cold master, and a female demon—definitely worth watching, you won't regret it! Highly recommended!

5. 5 劫 The Calamity Furnace 劫炉 Rain Falls, Blade in Hand, No Umbrella落雨带刀不带伞Eastern Fantasy185k WordsCompleted Across the Nine Regions, all living things must “borrow power from Heaven” to cultivate. Every time someone breaks through a major cultivation realm, they sign another “tribulation debt” with the Heavenly Dao. When the debt comes due, a heavenly tribulation descends: survive it, and the debt is cleared and the realm secured; fail, and both body and spirit are destroyed, with no chance of reincarnation. That is why cultivators fear tribulations more than powerful enemies. Only one in a hundred su 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New book recommendation: *The Calamity Furnace*, respect~ Eastern fantasy, imaginative fantasy #NoOldTypical# Calamity Cultivation Synopsis: Cultivation is borrowing a debt from the Heavenly Dao, and overcoming tribulations is repaying that debt; and within his body lies a furnace, dedicated to refining all the tribulations under heaven. In the Nine Realms, all things need to "borrow the power of heaven" to cultivate. Every breakthrough to a major realm is equivalent to signing a "calamity debt" with the Heavenly Dao. When the debt is due, the Heavenly Tribulation descends: if you survive, the debt is cleared and your realm is secure; if you fail, your body and soul are destroyed, and you don't even have the chance to reincarnate. Therefore, what cultivators fear most is not powerful enemies, but tribulations. Only one in a hundred succeeds in overcoming tribulations. Every city and every sect has people who specialize in handling the aftermath of those who fail in overcoming tribulations: corpse collectors. They are the lowest level of people in the cultivation world, dealing with the remains of those who have failed tribulations year-round, their bodies covered in the indelible stench of tribulation, and are considered ominous. Chapter 1: Corpse Collectors The twilight in Luojie Town, the sky is gray. It wasn't the gray of an overcast day, but rather like an old iron plate, blackened a thousand times by the flames of calamity, weighing heavily on the rooftop. The mortuary at the east end of town had no sign, only a withered willow branch stuck in the lintel: everyone within a hundred miles knew that the place with the withered willow branch was where the dead were collected. Shen Du was squatting on the ground, wiping Wang the blacksmith's face with a burlap sack. Calling it a face was an understatement; it barely resembled a face anymore. Three days ago, Wang the blacksmith had broken through to the Tribulation Realm in his backyard, the tribulation fire pouring into his crown and burning him all night. When the neighbors broke down the door, his entire body was charred black, only the family heirloom breastplate embedded in his chest remained, proving his identity. "Shen boy, clean him up a bit." Wang the blacksmith's son, Wang Dashi, stood at the door, dressed in mourning clothes, but his tone held little sorrow, more impatience than grief. "My father valued dignity in his life; don't let him die a gruesome death." Shen Du didn't look up. His fingers were steady as he carefully wiped away the charred skin with a damp cloth, revealing the still-fragmented flesh beneath. Ordinary morticians wouldn't dare touch a corpse that had failed its tribulation: the remains often carried lingering karmic energy, and even a touch would cause illness for half a month. But Shen Du wasn't afraid. He'd been working in this line of work with his master since he was eight, handling thousands of karmic-stricken corpses, his body already stained with an indelible stench of tribulation. The townspeople said he was tough, able to withstand the karmic energy. Only Shen Du knew it wasn't toughness, but that he could see. He could see the wisp of crimson tribulation fire dissipating from Wang the blacksmith's corpse. The fire wasn't burning the flesh, but coiled around the remnants of the soul, like a dark red snake slowly unraveling. Ordinary people couldn't see anything, only felt a chill and palpitations when near the corpse. But in Shen Du's eyes, the entire mortuary was enveloped in a faint crimson halo. This was his secret. He could see tribulation. From as far back as he could remember, Shen Du could see what hung above everyone's head. For ordinary people, it was a hazy, gray mist, almost invisible; for cultivators, the mist was thicker and darker; and when it came time to undergo tribulation, the mist would suddenly shrink and burn, transforming into tribulation fire, tribulation lightning, tribulation wind—all sorts of deadly things. He had warned Wang the blacksmith before. Three days ago, under the old locust tree at the town entrance, he saw the crimson tribulation aura above Wang's head condense into the shape of a sharp claw and couldn't help but say, "Uncle Wang, the tribulation fire above your head is crimson, a sign of great misfortune. Don't attempt a breakthrough within three days." Wang the blacksmith spat at him. "You little mortician, are you cursing me?" Then Wang Dashi rushed out and shoved him, calling him a "jinx born of a jinx." No one in the crowd spoke up for him; they looked at him like he was a pile of unlucky dog ​​excrement. Shen Du had experienced this kind of thing far too many times. He stopped speaking and lowered his head to continue wiping. Wang Dashi stood at the door for a while, probably feeling the room was unlucky, and left after saying, "Come to Wang's Blacksmith Shop to get your money when you're done." The footsteps faded away, leaving only Shen Du's breathing and the faint crackling sounds of the cauldron fire dissipating from the corpse in the mortuary. When he reached the chest, Shen Du's hand suddenly stopped. Something was wrong. He had clearly seen that the cauldron fire from Wang the Blacksmith was crimson. But now, deep within the charred sternum, where the breastplate had been pressed, there was a very faint light: not crimson, but dark gold. The light was so weak, like a firefly in the wind, flickering among the remnants of the crimson cauldron fire. If it weren't for Shen Du's eyes, no one would have noticed it. He frowned and reached out to remove the breastplate embedded in the bone. The dark gold light flashed brightly for a moment. Shen Du's pupils contracted sharply. It was a wisp of fire. Unlike the crimson flames that clung to the corpse, this wisp of dark golden flame was only the size of a fingernail, quietly hovering in the hollow of Wang the blacksmith's charred sternum. Within the flame was a vague shadow: like a cauldron, or a furnace, ancient and heavy, radiating an indescribable aura of desolation. It wasn't Wang the blacksmith's calamity fire. Shen Du's intuition screamed, telling him not to touch it. He had been a mortician for nine years, witnessing countless bizarre deaths, knowing what he could and couldn't touch. But that wisp of dark golden flame seemed to possess some kind of magic; his gaze was firmly drawn to it, and his body involuntarily moved closer. Just as his face was less than half a foot from the flame, it suddenly trembled. It seemed to come alive, transforming into a stream of dark golden light that pierced through Shen Du's brow. "Ugh!" Shen Du groaned, falling backward, his head hitting the ground heavily. But he could no longer feel the pain. An indescribable heat exploded from between his eyebrows, as if a sun had ignited in his skull, surging wildly along his meridians. His body arched, his fingers digging into the mud, blood seeping from between them. The heat raged within him for an unknown amount of time, finally converging on a certain spot below his lower abdomen—the Qi Sea, as cultivators call it. An ordinary person's Qi Sea is a desolate wasteland, but Shen Du's Qi Sea now contained something new: a furnace. The size of a palm, dark gold, with three legs and two handles, its body covered in dense inscriptions. Shen Du didn't recognize a single one of the inscriptions, yet the moment he saw them, two words naturally surfaced in his mind: Calamity Furnace. Dark gold flames burned slowly within the furnace, while the crimson calamity energy remaining on the blacksmith's corpse, as if drawn by some force, was drawn along Shen Du's brow, nasal cavity, and pores, into the Calamity Furnace. The flames of the Calamity Furnace suddenly leaped higher. The tribulation flames that once terrified countless cultivators were refined like firewood in the furnace, transforming into an extremely pure power that overflowed from the furnace and slowly flowed into Shen Du's limbs and bones. His body was glowing. This was not a metaphor; a dark golden light flowed beneath his skin, like magma running underground. His shattered meridians were forcibly widened and reshaped, and his atrophied muscle fibers became firm and strong again under the infusion of power. Even his pale skin, which had been deprived of sunlight for years, radiated a warm glow.

6. 6 修EN Cultivation Starts with Copying Spirit Roots 修仙从复制灵根开始 Kitten Tiger猫咪猛虎Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Announcement: The animated drama adaptation of "Immortal Gift Reflected in the Mirror: From No Spiritual Root to Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Arts" is now streaming! [Sword Cultivator] [Alchemist] [Ordinary Protagonist] [Slow Pace] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Talent Copying] Su Bai transmigrates into the body of an ordinary third prince. But in this world, mortal power is merely a petty path, while cultivating immortality and achieving eternal life is the Great Way! To his dismay, Su Bai discovers 15.2kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
7. 7 都 Records of the City’s Strange Creatures 都市诡物录 Xi Xihaha奚嘻哈哈Urban151k WordsOngoing Five hundred years ago, after the Great Sage Equal to Heaven wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, he was captured and taken to the Lord Lao’s alchemy furnace in the Doushuai Palace. There, he honed his fiery golden eyes before breaking out of the furnace. With one kick, he toppled it, scattering its pills across the mortal world… and bringing calamity to humanity. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 8 成 Becoming an Immortal Emperor Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Efforts 成就仙帝，全靠敌人的努力 Mu Chun沐春Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted What would it feel like if every side effect of your cultivation were borne by your enemies? And so Liu Shunyi began frantically practicing forbidden arts and life-draining techniques. He even started madly cultivating methods that would wreck his foundation. First, he wanted to raise his strength as quickly as possible. Second, these techniques were powerful. Third, his enemies would bear every cost and adverse effect anyway. What’s more, he could even cultivate using his enemies’ talents. What 37.1kReads8.4Score3.4kShelves
9. 9 欲 The Quest for Enlightenment 欲求得道 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance242k WordsOngoing [Dragon Mom] [Transmigrated Before Birth] [No CP] [Hoarding Hamster] [Fantasy Cultivation] [Business-Savvy Young Prodigy] A sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world. In the year she comes of age, she joins the Hehuan Sect, then stumbles upon a huge flower-covered egg in a secret realm. From then on, she begins a journey of growth and adventure... 213Reads7.3Score107Shelves

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   Daenerys Targaryen + No Romance + Pickup + Rebirth + Stunning Beauty + Hoarding Rat + Cultivation Thriller + Multiverse + Business Prodigy + Unrivaled Emperor of All Ages, a sweet girl from Sichuan and Chongqing transmigrates to another world, but on her coming-of-age day, she's incubating eggs at the Hehuan Sect.

10. 10 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
11. 11 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.7kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves

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    🔥 "Mortal Bones" Martial Arts Limits Shake Immortals and Demons🔥 Xu Taiping unleashed a single punch, turning twelve years of arduous cultivation in the Golden Court Cave Heaven into a cataclysmic upheaval! The Ancestral Saint Fist - Overlord Style, imbued with the earth-shattering true intent of an ant, shattered a hundred Limitless Demon Swords like glass. Before Su Chan, wherever this martial artist in plain clothes' fist struck, the black mist dissipated and the heavens and earth trembled—who said that mortal flesh could not break through the ultimate techniques of immortals and demons? Flesh and blood shattered the void, the fist shadow falling like a meteor! Every muscle in Xu Taiping's body roared, his fist bones exploding like thunder, the pure ultimate intent of martial arts tearing apart the millennia-old arrogance of cultivators. The true intent of the demon race, personally taught by Fairy Lingyue, surged through his meridians; this earth-shattering fist was not a divine power, yet it surpassed divine powers, imprinting the four words "proving the Dao through martial arts" into the heavens! While cultivators were still chanting incantations and hand seals, Xu Taiping had already used the most primal violence to shatter the rules. With his next punch, he would make even the gods and immortals of the heavens hear the clang of mortal bones!

12. 12 既 If There's No Way Forward in This World, Then I'll Take the Heavenly Path 既然人间无路可走，那就走天路 Back to Earth重回地球Urban682k WordsOngoing Li Xue was an architect. After losing his job, failing in business, and being abandoned by his wife, he was left with nowhere to turn. With the aid of the Immortal Light Sword, and after a chance meeting with his confidante Zhang Yingxin, he resolutely set off for an alien world. There, he navigated the star systems, battling demons, evildoers, and forces of darkness. After enduring arduous cultivation, he ultimately forged a legend... 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 13 万 Mad God of Ten Thousand Paths 万道狂神 Eternal Starry Night星夜不朽Eastern Fantasy366k WordsOngoing A grain of millet can fill the vast sea; a single palm can shatter the stars! After guarding a forbidden land for two million years, Su Yu, the Human Emperor, met his bloody end. His soul was reborn, returning to his youth. Born with the bloodline of the Kunpeng, he could devour the essence of demon beasts, the fruits of geniuses’ cultivation, and the laws of all races, then gather countless innate Dao manifestations. Armed with two million years of experience battling through the ages, he rose 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mad God disagrees

14. 14 不 A Winning Life Without the Rat Race 不卷一样稳赢人生 Shangguan Su上官素Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Li Xuan transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent, where martial prowess reigns supreme and physical constitution determines one’s worth. Taken in as a disciple by a beautiful master, he thinks he’s destined for a grand martial journey. But then he’s found to have an ordinary mortal constitution, and is told he’ll never achieve much even if he cultivates his whole life. With no other choice, Li Xuan decides to give up and coast. He figures he might as well spend his whole life taking it easy under 37.5kReads8.6Score3.4kShelves
15. 15 你 You’re All Chasing the Heroine? Then I’ll Marry the Demoness 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 121kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
16. 16 重 Reborn, I Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down 重生之后我颠覆了修仙界 Evernight Harbor永夜港Eastern Fantasy436k WordsOngoing I was reborn at the very moment I was captured for falling to the demonic path. In my previous life, I was turned into an emotionless human weapon who knew nothing but killing. I slaughtered my entire sect, then was reduced to ashes beneath the lightning tribulation. This time, when the demonic claws reached out to search my soul again, I said without a trace of expression, “I agree to join you.” Right in front of the Demon Lord, I blew up my spiritual root and destroyed my cultivation. The enti —Reads—Score—Shelves

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17. 17 末 No Way Forward Amid the Apocalypse's Chaos 末世乱战之前行无路 Summoning Heavenly Thunder引天雷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse509k WordsOngoing A glimpse of the real world 100 years in the future: a catastrophe that kills 3 billion people! Technological progress strips humanity of its civilizational dominance! The moon shatters, and Earth is about to plunge into the abyss of space! Lin Zicheng and his family leave the prosperous cities of the future and move to the countryside to survive, only to find that the entire social order has collapsed and everyone has been swept into a chaotic and complicated age of turmoil. First they clash wi 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This fantasy novel, based on the future, is excellent! A realistic scenario from the next 100 years: a cataclysmic tragedy with 3 billion deaths! Apocalypse, superpowers, extraordinary adventures, space travel…

18. 18 阴 The Yin-Yang Cauldron 阴阳鼎 King's Hunter王者猎人Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing I have a cauldron that can contain yin and yang. I have a cauldron that can hold all the worlds. I have a cauldron that can refine heaven and earth. I have a cauldron that can determine life and death. I have a cauldron that can sever cause and effect. I have a cauldron that can suppress all the heavens. I have a cauldron that can bring peace to all living things. I have a cauldron that can love myself. I have a cauldron that can love those I wish to love. I have a cauldron that can love those I 33.4kReads7.9Score4kShelves

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    This fantasy novel features a plethora of beautiful women, ranging from breathtakingly beautiful to pure and innocent, from adorable and obedient to stunningly gorgeous and alluring to bewitching and seductive. The book essentially encompasses all types of empresses, celestial maidens, and captivating beauties. Characters such as Empress Dugu, Princess Hanyue, Princess Caidie, Princess Mingzhu, Consort Nangong Yu, Consort Nangong Yuyan, Empress Lengyue, Snow Fox Saintess, Empress's junior sister, Crimson Dragon Empress, Ice Phoenix, Seven-Colored Qilin, charming maids Yuehe and Bailing, Empress Qingluan, Princess Qingluan, Princess Jinwu, Princess Zhuque, Elf Queen, Demon Queen, Little Demoness, Heavenly Demon Empress, Ghost Tiger, Tengshe, Xuanwu, Fengdu Ghost Princess, Hehuan Sect Master, Jade Maid Immortal Palace Master, Frost White Witch, Immortal Dynasty Empress, Sword Saint, Crimson Flame Lord, and Nine-Tailed Immortal Fox all fall for the male protagonist…

19. 19 玄 Mastering the Mystical World 玄门纵横天下 Boat on a Snowy River风雪江上舟Eastern Fantasy621k WordsOngoing The ratings are in! [Ensemble Adventure] [Mystery and Deception] [Passionate Xianxia] [No System] [Plot Twists] Good and evil turn in endless cycles; right and wrong are hard to distinguish, and reality and illusion blur together. The cultivators of the Mystical Sect exorcise demons and defend the Way, but after countless twists and turns, they finally realize: the most evil demon is the human heart! Earthfire surged, and the spiritual veins beneath the land suddenly collapsed. The ghost-demon c 147Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy is not dead, because there are still many fans.

20. 20 师 My Senior Sisters All Want to Drive Me Down the Mountain 师姐们都想将我赶下山 King's Hunter王者猎人Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Fantasy power trip + multiple heroines + love rivalries + lighthearted + guaranteed sweetness + no pitfalls + no angst + no dragging things out + no saintly protagonist + invincible Xu Ruofeng's life began in tragedy. A difficult birth, his family destroyed, and a crushing defeat at the hands of a romantic rival: he got hit with it all. His one piece of good fortune was being taken in by the Glazed Sword Sect, the greatest sect on the Spirit Void Continent. That's right, he got special treatmen 499Reads8.7Score1.2kShelves
21. 21 开 Three Thousand Rocket Troops from the Start, So What If I Force-Kiss the Empress? 开局三千火箭军，强吻女帝又如何 King's Hunter王者猎人Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Fantasy power trip + lighthearted + pure sweetness + no landmines + no angst + fast-paced + no dragging things out + no holier-than-thou protagonist + invincible With a hundred thousand silver notes in my hand, I dare to be the first to win the top courtesan's favor. With three thousand Fire Rocket Troops at my command, I dare to force a kiss on the Apocalypse Empress. With memories from a hundred lifetimes awakened, I dare to sweep across the entire world... 2.1kReads6.0Score206Shelves
22. 22 让 They Sent You to the Palace as a Spy, Not to Flirt with the Empress 让你进宫当卧底，没让你去撩女帝 King's Hunter王者猎人Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Fantasy power fantasy + lighthearted + guaranteed sweetness + no frustrating plot twists + no angst + no dragging things out + no do-gooder heroine + invincible Leng Huainian's soul transmigrates into the Crown Prince of Qinglan. He thinks he's reached the pinnacle of life, only to find himself in a hellish situation from the start: his country has fallen, his family is gone, his father is dead, and he's being hunted. How does it feel to be sent into Weiyang Palace as a eunuch while the woman yo 44kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
23. 23 开 Nascent Soul from the Start, Yet My Eight Trigrams Immortal-Bodilifying Art Gets Me Called a Demon? 开局元婴，八卦炼仙体说我是魔？ He Kou Che Gan禾口车干Xianxia586k WordsOngoing [No System] + [Multiple Female Leads] Feng Yi struggled to get by in the cultivation world with his poor aptitude, doing whatever it took to finally reach the Nascent Soul realm! But what he formed was the most useless kind of dead infant! He had the realm, but no vitality. His cultivation was sustained entirely by burning his blood essence, and could collapse at any moment, leaving him utterly annihilated. To make matters worse, the enemies he'd provoked earlier came looking for him. As he fled 1.7kReads6.0Score110Shelves

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    (Looking back now, I'm a long-time fan.) The story begins with a blood sacrifice to the entire Nascent Soul Immortal Clan, leading to the protagonist's Nascent Soul cultivation. The subsequent plot is solid, the protagonist, as the patriarch of a sect, exudes a lot of prestige, the writing is delicate, the pacing is tight, the characters are vivid, the plot is not mindless or slow-paced, it's a mortal cultivation story, and there's no system [shy].

24. 24 玄 Xuanhuan: I Come from the Summit of the Heavens, with an Invincible Background 玄幻：我来自诸天之巅，背景无敌 Feng Shaofeng of Jiang Qing江清的冯少峰Eastern Fantasy104k WordsOngoing [Xianxia Fantasy] [Identity-Based Story] [Endless Trump Cards] [No Being Bullied] [Genius Protagonist] On the Xuanhuang Continent, the Purple Mansion Sect is the foremost of the three great righteous sects. Fifteen years ago, a man in white left four-year-old Xie Xunwei at the Purple Mansion Sect's entrance. He said just four words to Sect Master Perfected Yushu: "Take good care of him." Fifteen years later. Xie Xunwei, at the True Condensation Realm, is the Purple Mansion Sect's most unruly lit 7.4kReads—Score567Shelves
25. 25 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 258.9kReads9.2Score31.4kShelves

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    Fantasy fiction hasn't faded away; check out this one, with tens of thousands of readers urging for more updates—a truly captivating novel.

26. 26 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 43.1kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    Give me a good look

27. 27 无 Infinite Fusion: My Bonded Gu Have All Become Immortals 无限融合，我的本命蛊都成仙了 The Bearing of a Sixty-Year-Old Hall六十岁殿堂之姿Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsCompleted A bloody catastrophe shattered a dynasty that had ruled for a thousand years. Li Yuan, its sole surviving prince, concealed his identity and fled to the southern frontier, where he joined the Gu Master lineage and unexpectedly awakened a Gu-Insect Synthesis System. Lords from every corner of the land, demons and monsters, and the various martial-world factions were all looking for him. They wanted to use his bloodline as the key to unlock the Martial God treasure left behind by the founding empe 93.8kReads9.0Score11kShelves

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    Fantasy, quite good.

28. 28 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
29. 29 天 Maxed-Out Talent: I Make My Mark in the Martial World! 天赋拉满，我在武道世界显圣！ July Shooting Star七月飞星Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Invincible from the start + ceiling-level combat power + emperor of a dynasty + powerful lead] Lu Chen transmigrates and is reborn. In this life, he's the fifth prince of the Great Yu Dynasty, blessed with terrifying comprehension and an exceptional constitution. While others are still fretting over how hard it is to reach the ninth level of the Azure Heaven Formula, he's already deduced further improvements to the technique, reaching the unprecedented eleventh level. While others are still str 67.9kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
30. 30 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
31. 31 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 138.6kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves

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    Of course not, there's never a shortage of excellent fantasy works. [Please follow]

32. 32 囚 The Ordeal of Captivity 囚生劫 He Bian鹤卞Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing [Traditional fantasy + slow burn + no System + decisive violence + expansive worldbuilding] A mysterious token, an assassins' organization that vanished, and an assassin struck by a deadly poison. From then on, his only path is to fight for his life... During an assassination mission, Song Ye unexpectedly comes across a mysterious token. Following its guidance, he encounters one cultivation art and fortuitous opportunity after another. He thinks these are bles 979Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Watch this after you finish watching Potato.

33. 33 我 I'm Invincible Anyway, Do Whatever You Want 我反正无敌，你们随意 Brahma God梵神Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted Ye Changsheng transmigrates into a fantasy world, awakening the Chaotic Sword Physique from the start and acquiring a sign-in System. He signs in at the Sword Grave and obtains the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. He signs in at Heaven Mountain and gains the Divine Art, Heaven's Funeral. He signs in at the Divine Kingdom and obtains the greatest divine meridian of all time. He 12.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
34. 34 仙 Supreme Immortal Path: The Genius Alchemist 仙路至尊之天才炼丹师 The Thorn Bird Sings荆棘鸟在歌唱Xianxia327k WordsOngoing Li Yishan, an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, chance upon an ancient wonder, the Grand Compendium of Primordial Alchemy. Through alchemy, he rises within the sect, advancing from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and beyond, step by step reaching the pinnacle of the mortal world. He competes for supremacy on the immortal path and comes to dominate the continent. 1.7kReads—Score237Shelves
35. 35 花 Spending Money Makes It Grow Instead of Shrink: I’m Invincible with Two Systems 花钱不减反增，双系统的我无敌了 Yang Guifei阳贵妃Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [System + lighthearted + satisfying read + unlimited spirit jade + character growth] Tang Tian transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation and awakens two Systems at once. One lets him spend without limit, while the other makes his spending grow his wealth instead of diminish it. And so begins the tale of a tycoon in the Immortal Realm. A wealthy Immortal Realm magnate: “Don't just say I'm rich. He could casually toss out enough money to buy ten thousand people like me.” A major merchant 14.8kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
36. 36 都EN Already an Immortal, Now You Add Me to a Newbie Transmigrator Group? 都快成仙了才拉我进穿越萌新群？ Loves Pickled Fish爱吃酸菜鱼Eastern Fantasy847k WordsOngoing [Chat Group + Invincible + the Myriad Worlds + A Fierce Dragon Crossing the River + Sweeping All Before Him + Unshakable Dao Heart] Chen Yi transmigrated into the cultivation world eight hundred years ago and blazed his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was facing his eighty-first Immortal Ascension Tribulation, trying to outwit it once again, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the Transmigrators' Mutual Aid Group of the Myriad Worlds. The group was full of newb 2.3kReads9.0Score212Shelves

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    These nine books are really good; you should check them out if you like! [Kissing emojis]

37. 37 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves

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    These nine books are really good; you should check them out if you like! 😘😘😘

38. 38 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 62.2kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
39. 39 只EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.3kReads9.3Score6.6kShelves
40. 40 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
41. 41 长EN Eternal Prudence: Starting with a Suona, Funeral Rites to Immortality 长生苟道：开局吹唢呐，送葬修仙 The Rooster Crows, Two and a Half Years Pass雄鸡一唱两年半Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing [Immortal Cultivation + Comedy and Memes + Ordinary Protagonist + Heroine + Laying Low + Status Panel] Bai Yu transmigrated to an immortal-cultivation world. From the start, he was immortal, and performing funerals made him stronger. Bury a grandmaster martial artist and gain a max-level Golden Bell Shield, with the vitality of a dragon! Bury a Nascent Soul cultivator and gain a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Root, with extraordinary talent! Bury an Immortal Emperor of the Myriad Worlds and gain the T 51.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
42. 42 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
43. 43 只 Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久，就没人是我对手 The Day I Ascended to Godhood成神这天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What 9.7kReads9.0Score797Shelves
44. 44 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
45. 45 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves
46. 46 传 Legend Has It That an Emperor’s Father Stirred Up Trouble 传说有个大帝他爹兴风作浪 Bubbling Teapot冒泡茶壶Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Pseudo-System Fantasy] [Buddhism and Daoism Vie for Supremacy] [Emperor] [Father as Master, Son as Support] Handsome and wild, with the heavens at his back. Raise my son to become an emperor, even if the heavens never die. Fistfight the great cultivation factions and kick down the gates of eerie forbidden lands. I, Gu Xuanfeng, was just a handsome young man who passed through this world forty-seven years ago, keeping a secret identity. I had only one label: good person. Cultivation factions: “B 3.1kReads8.4Score236Shelves
47. 47 长 Immortal for Eternity, I Come, I See, I Am Invincible 长生万古，我来我见我无敌 Old Ghost Trapped in the Mountains囚山老鬼Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted There was an old man at the Heavenly Sword Dao Sect who brought back an eleven-year-old mortal boy from the ancient burial grounds of Heaven. From that day on, the world learned what it meant to truly sweep across the ages and be invincible beneath the heavens! The boy, Gu Changsheng, turned his back on all living beings and murmured softly: "If you do not cultivate, seeing me is like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky." "If you do cultivate, seeing me is like a mayfly gazing at the 34.5kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves
48. 48 黄 A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsCompleted [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa 68.2kReads8.8Score7.6kShelves
49. 49 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119.3kReads9.1Score14kShelves
50. 50 我 All the Pets I Raise Are Supernatural 我养的宠物都超神了 Yi Juesheng易绝生Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted More than a hundred thousand years ago, Mo Yun raised an ant. Thirty thousand years ago, Mo Yun took in a bald bird. Three thousand years ago, Mo Yun picked up a mud snake. Who could have guessed the ant would devour the stars of the heavens, the bald bird would burn up a hundred thousand miles of the void, and the mud snake would earn the title of Dragon Immortal? An emperor immortal of the age complained to Mo Yun, “Senior, couldn't you raise some normal pets for once?” Mo Yun sighed. “I wish 1.4kReads9.1Score182Shelves

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