Looking for Mortal Cultivation Novels: No System, a Smart Protagonist, and No Idiocy 求凡人修仙，无系统，高智商不弱智的

1. 51 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: It Begins with Finding a Black Bowl 凡人修仙：从捡到黑碗开始 More Travelers Than Green Mountains青山多过客Xianxia775k WordsOngoing One heroine + ordinary person’s rise + ensemble cast + decisive and ruthless Tian Wa, whose family has lived on Niufeng Mountain for generations, goes up the mountain to find medicine for his sister. He falls into a ravine in the wilderness and unexpectedly finds a mysterious black bowl and a book titled The Art of Deadwood’s Spring Revival on the body of a dead Daoist. From then on, his fate changes. He leaves Niufeng Mountain and enters a world filled with immortals. Whoever I wish to p 4.7kReads8.7Score38314d adds

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   Take a look, a mortal cultivates immortality step by step

2. 52 司 The Story of Sitian 司天传 Immortal Cow Horse牛马大仙Eastern Fantasy114k WordsOngoing This is a world where immortals and mortals have coexisted for over a thousand years under the unified rule of the Great Qi Dynasty. The imperial court governs the realm through the Directorate of Astronomy, while sects, noble clans, and local powers each uphold their own traditions. Cultivators embark on the path of cultivation by refining their qi, then gradually ascend to higher realms through spiritual power, techniques, pills, magical artifacts, and formations. Now the dynasty is in turmoil —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I think it's okay 😌

3. 53 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds

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   The Myriad Soul Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates Yin and Yang, a mortal's journey, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, the characters are complex and three-dimensional, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels.

4. 54 月 Moonlight Flying Sword 月光飞剑 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Eastern Fantasy528k WordsCompleted This novel blends elements of history, wuxia, cultivation, and mythology. The protagonist, Gongsun Shan, is a wretched young man born into an ordinary family. Disaster strikes his family, and his father is killed by soldiers. The soldiers seize him as a dwarf slave to be sent as tribute. He escapes by jumping off a cliff along the way, and is saved by the wandering swordsman Zi Ruoshui. With nowhere else to go, Gongsun Shan makes his savior Zi Ruoshui his master, follows him to study martial art 9Reads8.9Score10914d adds

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   A story about a mortal cultivating immortality, with a unique and unconventional plot, you won't regret getting hooked!

5. 55 凡 A Mortal's Cultivation: From the Start, I Lay Low in the Cultivation World with a Tobacco Pipe 凡人修仙开局一杆烟枪苟在修仙界 Night Watch Lamp守夜灯Eastern Fantasy478k WordsOngoing [No System, no harem, traditional cultivation, decisive violence, mortal’s journey to immortality] Hu Tian was born with a mixed Five-Element Spiritual Root. He is an outer sect disciple of the Qingyun Sect, starting at the first level of Qi Refining. His golden finger is the “Mystic Smoke Pipe,” which can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and convert it into “Five-Element Smoke Force,” purifying impurities in his spiritual root and assisting with spiritual refinement. Burning “t 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The first book, "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," focuses on human relationships, scheming, and worldly affairs—highly recommended. The second book has no system, abundant cultivation resources, and various fortuitous encounters. The third book, which I've just read, is similar to "Against the Gods."

6. 56 聚EN The Immortal Treasure Basin 聚宝仙盆 Tropical Fruit Milk Tea香果味奶茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System]. By a twist of fate, He Pingsheng, an outer disciple of the Taixu Sect, obtains a [Cornucopia] and embarks on the path of cultivation. Place a low-grade [Qi-Gathering Pill] into the basin, and one day later, it becomes two pills, both of them top-grade. Put in an ordinary cultivation technique, and it becomes a Heaven-tier technique. Treasures, medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and more can all be placed inside and enhanced. From then on, He Pingsheng walks toward 398.9kReads8.7Score30.5k14d adds
7. 57 噬 Spirit-Devouring Immortal Pearl 噬灵仙珠 Yun Canghai云沧海Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation] [No System] Young Yang Fan loses both his parents, has his family fortune stolen, and is reduced to a menial servant. Fortunately, he finds a pearl that can devour spiritual objects. Inside it is a plot of spiritual farmland that can accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs and improve their quality. As the pearl grows in quality, he discovers that magical treasures, spirit stones, and all kinds of rare items can be placed inside to improve their quality too. 3.7kReads7.6Score35914d adds
8. 58 补 The Sky-Mending Immortal Gourd 补天仙壶 Wu Nan午南Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Cautious and Slow-Burn] [No Mindless Power Fantasy] [Logical] [Engaging] Lin Feng is a low-ranking laborer disciple of the Xuantian Sect. With a worthless spiritual root and no backing, he can only struggle to survive at the bottom of the sect. By a stroke of luck, he obtains a mysterious, evolving immortal gourd. Put snake bones into the gourd, and they can become spirit snakes; put incomplete cultivation arts into it, and the techniques will complete themselve 14kReads7.7Score2k14d adds

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   It's definitely not idiotic, but starting with illiteracy doesn't count as idiocy. It's a classic mortal cultivation story, a slow-paced cultivation process with clear logic. The animated comic of the same name is already online. With over a million words, you can follow it with confidence.

9. 59 一 A Rank-One Mortal Cultivator 一阶凡修 Beacon Fire Sea Sovereign烽火海尊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing A classic mortal's path to immortality. With a mixed Five-Element spiritual root, the protagonist overcomes one obstacle after another through hard work and fortuitous encounters, rising to prominence in the cultivation world. Stages: Qi Refining → Foundation Establishment → Golden Core → Nascent Soul → Spirit Transformation → Void Refinement → Body Integration → Great Ascension → Tribulation Transcendence 4kReads6.8Score37714d adds

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   The protagonist of this book is intelligent, making it a very good book worth sharing.

10. 60 带 Taking My Sister-in-Law on the Path to Immortality 带嫂子修仙记 Fate's One-Slash Style命运一刀流Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted and will rise later. A mortal's journey, with steady growth. Sun Dongliang and his sister-in-law were sold together and sent deep into the mountains to toil. They were destined to be buried there for the rest of their lives. But he had a mysterious treasure bottle. It could automatically detect and capture spirit beasts! It could remove impurities and turn junk into treasure! His low-grade cultivation techniques could be directly enhanced into high-grade technique 26.7kReads8.5Score2k14d adds

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    This book perfectly matches your requirements.

11. 61 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 782Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Traditional fantasy... A young boy is lured to another world by an old Taoist priest. No system, no showing off, and his intelligence is always on point. [Add one to your bookshelf]

12. 62 你 You're Just a Useless Spirit Root, So How Did Drawing Talismans Make You Immortal? 你一个废灵根，咋就画符长生了？ Please, Hear Me Out请君听我言Eastern Fantasy262k WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] [Cautious] [Upright Values] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Intelligent Protagonist] [Slow Burn] Xu Changsheng transmigrated to the cultivation world, becoming a cultivator with a useless Five-Element spirit root. Given a second life, he refused to settle for an ordinary existence and resolved to cultivate by drawing talismans. Heaven rewards diligence. Through sheer determination, he gained the recognition of the [Broken Talisman]. From then on, drawing talismans no lo 213Reads—Score11614d adds

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    I recommend a brand new novel featuring a pure, unadulterated cultivation world. The story unfolds in a captivating way, the characters are vivid, the protagonist is intelligent and strategic, and you shouldn't miss it if you enjoy this genre.

13. 63 我 I Sweep Through the Cultivation World with My Bullshit Coins 我靠吹牛币横扫修仙界 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing "Cheeky charm + feel-good fiction + scheming + lighthearted + sly tricks + shameless + hilarious" Wu Niubi somehow hit the jackpot and got bound to a Bragging System. It’s simple and ruthless: the more outrageous his boasts, the more cultivation coins he gets! While everyone else cultivates by miserably meditating and practicing every day, pinching pennies to buy pills, he just has to flap his lips and make something up. For instance, if he yells, “I can punch the stars out of the sky,” the Syst 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Wu Niubi, that kid, had an incredible stroke of luck—he unexpectedly got bound to a "Bragging Coin System"! The system's rules are simple and brutal: the more outrageous your boasts, the more cultivation coins you get! Others cultivate immortality through daily arduous meditation, scrimping and saving on elixirs and treasures, working themselves to the bone. Only Wu Niubi relies entirely on his silver tongue to survive in the martial world. 🍆

14. 64 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: The Purple-Scaled Snake Guides the Way 凡心踏仙紫鳞蛇引道 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy230k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey➕no System➕dual cultivation of thunder and gu➕farming and raising gu] A country boy suffers hardship after hardship, then happens upon a thousand-year-old giant serpent by chance. It teaches him a cultivation technique and gives him a priceless treasure, setting him on the path to immortality. Every step tempers his bones; every gu is cultivated with care. Do not assume you were the first to set out; someone else may have left even earlier. Do not blame the road for being rough. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 开 From the Start, I Have Five Wasted Spiritual Roots, but All My Clones Are Geniuses 开局五灵废根，分身全是天才 Brother Bi Is Crazy逼哥很疯狂Eastern Fantasy344k WordsOngoing A useless Five-Element spiritual root, worthless divine abilities, and a broken engagement. All three came together in one person. Xia Yusheng said nothing. A Heavenly Mandate Token had appeared in his sea of consciousness, able to create clones, each cultivating a different path. Others spent their entire lives cultivating one path. He could cultivate all five at once. The first was alchemy. He took over the Huichun Hall, which was on the verge of closing, and with a single batch of top-grade p 474Reads—Score12414d adds
16. 66 修 Cultivation: My Dantian Can Evolve All Things! 修仙：我的丹田能进化万物！ Please Call Me Xiaoxiao请叫我潇潇哦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Growth] Bai Xiaotian, a village boy, accidentally saves an “immortal” on the verge of death and embarks on the path of Cultivation. With five inferior spiritual roots, is Foundation Establishment truly beyond his reach in this lifetime? No. He also has a mysterious spiritual field! A ten-year-old spiritual herb he plants evolves directly into an immortal herb ten thousand years old! A low-tier cultivation manual transforms in an ins 6.5kReads7.5Score65614d adds

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    Very good, worth watching! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

17. 67 凡 A Mortal's Cultivation Journal 凡人修行笔记 Strawberry Under the Moonlight月光下的草莓Eastern Fantasy203k WordsOngoing After the college entrance exams, Lu Changfeng goes exploring in the Kunlun Mountains. When an avalanche strikes, he accidentally stumbles into an ancient cultivation secret realm. From the ruins, he obtains the Sun and Moon Heart-Cleansing Art and embarks on the path to immortality. Through fortunate encounters and sheer perseverance, his cultivation steadily advances. He also activates one ancient teleportation array after another, transmigrating to fantastical otherworlds: from the lunar pala 2Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 我 I Cultivate Immortality in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐把仙修 May I Ask, Fellow Daoist敢问道友Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Li Ping, Earth's last ascender, bears an important mission. He travels through time in a time-space vessel and arrives in the chaotic final years of the Tang Dynasty. With his intelligence and relentless practice, he first masters martial arts, then cultivates immortality, breaks free of Earth, ventures across the Milky Way, and ascends to the Spirit Realm. There are plenty of exciting adventures ahead. We hope for your support! 374Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These are all excellent books without a systematic approach!

19. 69 大 A Hundred Thousand Years of Striving for the Great Dao 大道争锋十万年 May I Ask, Fellow Daoist敢问道友Eastern Fantasy503k WordsOngoing On the Leiyuan Continent, spirit cultivators and body cultivators are natural enemies. Spirit cultivators focus on spells, while body cultivators focus on tempering their bodies. Everyone respects spirit cultivators and looks down on body cultivators. The male lead, Qin Feng, is a body cultivator, while the female lead, Liu Sixi, is a spirit cultivator. After enduring life-and-death trials together, they will shatter the world’s prejudice, unite the continent’s spirit and body cultivators, and f 19Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 千 Journey Through a Thousand Worlds 千界混沌行 May I Ask, Fellow Daoist敢问道友Eastern Fantasy622k WordsOngoing After being driven out of the Netherworld Sea, how will Li Ping start over in a new world? Can he rise to power once more and return as a king? And can he save the friends and family trapped in the Netherworld Sea? 15Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The laws of physics in the world of cultivation, the periodic table of chemical elements along the path of cultivation, the theory of biological evolution among fantasy races... See how the protagonist uses his golden finger, a kaleidoscope of lives, to keep acquiring other people's cultivation realms and venture ever farther into an unknown world of cultivation. The book features a huge cast of supporting characters, including Lord Niu (Newton), Xiao Ai (Einstein), Lord La (Lavoisier), and Lord 7.6kReads—Score71714d adds

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    If you can understand the first chapter of this book, which is over 1500 characters long in classical Chinese, you're practically a genius.

22. 72 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 1.7kReads—Score13014d adds
23. 73 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score10514d adds
24. 74 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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    I want to move mountains and rivers to rush towards you, and step into the stars and moon to visit you.

25. 75 星 Stars Stir Across a Thousand Clouds 星动千云 Clouds of a Thousand Leaves千叶之云Martial Arts2.2M WordsOngoing Xing Dong is just an ordinary member of the millions of cultivators, or perhaps he doesn't even know that he's a cultivator. If fate exists, then perhaps he was born to toil. If cultivators have prodigies, then perhaps he is just a background character. Beneath the boundless Heavenly Dao, this is the helpless cry of an ordinary cultivator, and the black-and-white battle 375Reads—Score11014d adds

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    A blend of fantasy and science fiction: the character style is similar to "Against the Gods," the battle descriptions are close to "Zi Chuan," the progression pacing is similar to "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," and the space battles are inspired by "Mobile Suit 08th MS Team" and "Gundam Wing"...

26. 76 血 Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道 Maple Waiting for Dawn等待黎明的枫Eastern Fantasy544k WordsOngoing [A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race 491Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A world without spirits, a world of blood-based evil cultivation. No cheat codes, no systems, no golden fingers. A traditional mortal cultivation story.

27. 77 大 The Splendor of Great Ye 大邺梦华录 Mundane Little Things凡人小事Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted He crashed while delivering takeout and transmigrated. Everyone else got a System and a golden finger from the start, but he got nothing. This world has true qi, spiritual qi, and qi cultivators. But spiritual qi is so scarce that finding it is harder than snatching a takeout order! Countless people get stuck at the very first step, drawing qi into their bodies. He’s just an ordinary mortal, so what makes him think he can defy fate? No System, no wise old mentor. All he has is relentless self- 2.1kReads7.0Score17914d adds

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    This book has no system.

28. 78 造 The Sea Shaper 造海者 Summer Bell夏天的铃铛Eastern Fantasy383k WordsOngoing A dragon slave in an underground palace, drained of blood at others' whim, surviving like dust. While others gather qi to cultivate, I can create seas and bestow spiritual energy! Ants, ghosts, and Xirang: anything can form a sea of qi. As immortals compete for the Dao, the immortal sects hold themselves above all others. Once I create countless seas of qi, the immortals who once trampled me will all have to look up to me! 65Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a good book; please enjoy it.

29. 79 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Inheriting a City 修仙从继承城主开始 Little Tang of Mount Lu匡庐小汤Eastern Fantasy302k WordsOngoing (The protagonist’s soul transmigrates to another world, no System, a steady-paced cultivation story about an ordinary person, with humor, a slow build, and plenty of schemes) Tour guide Tao Yiming transmigrates to another world and becomes the son of a city lord. By chance, he gains an opportunity to cultivate immortality... After learning the Heavenly Thunder Body-Refinement Art, Tao Yiming searches high and low for charging stations, luring down lightning to recharge. A hundred-year-old spirit 2.2kReads—Score12814d adds

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    Give it a push, haha

30. 80 赤 There's No Water Left on Red Sun Star 赤阳星没水了 Yang Menqing杨门庆Eastern Fantasy321k WordsCompleted 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book was precisely targeted.

31. 81 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: My Ancestor Is Han Li 凡人修仙：我的祖宗是韩立 Don't Forget Old Qin勿忘老钦Male-Channel Fanfiction767k WordsCompleted Tens of thousands of years later, Han Li had long since ascended to the Immortal Realm, leaving behind only a faint bloodline in the human world. Han Ming, a descendant of the Han family born with “false spirit roots,” unexpectedly discovered a replica of the ancestral little green bottle and half of a tattered copy of the Three Revolutions, Essence-Returning Art. What Han Ming did not know was that a shocking secret lay hidden in the Han family bloodline: any descendant of Han Li who reached th 3.4kReads6.3Score29114d adds
32. 82 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!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score31614d adds

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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 mindless or dark novel. 💕💕

33. 83 抢 Trying to Snatch My Fortunes? The Villainous Princess Will Send You to Your Grave 抢机缘？反派公主送你上路 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Fortuitous Encounters + Pocket Dimension + Palace Intrigue + Cultivation + Transmigration into a Book + Self-Interest [Complete] [The full-cast audiobook version has stopped updating! Please switch to smart narration. It supports dialogue between multiple characters and sounds just as good! We apologize for the inconvenience!] Volume One: Reborn for Revenge! The mortal realm, with palace intrigue. The villain is reborn with memories of her second life! The heroine is reborn with memori 7.3kReads8.2Score77014d adds

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    A female protagonist who cultivates immortality, ascends from the mortal realm to the divine realm, without a system or romantic partner. A completed and recommended story.

34. 84 星 The Era of the Stirring Stars 星动纪元 A Leaf Knows Autumn思叶知秋Eastern Fantasy647k WordsCompleted "Mortal’s journey + sword cultivator + no external assistance + multiple heroines" An accident caused by an insignificant nobody led to a transmigration of the soul. If you’re not a chosen one, can you still cultivate immortality? If you don’t have four or five spiritual roots, can you still cultivate immortality? 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist of this book is not as good as Han Li, because Han Li is a legend. The author of this book is a loyal fan of Battle Through the Heavens, Mortal Cultivation, Perfect World, Shrouding the Heavens, Zi Chuan, and Against the Gods. The author wants to write a completely new cultivation world and cultivation story. 😳

35. 85 铸 I Forged Swords for Ten Thousand Years, and the Empress Had Already Become Invincible 铸剑万年，女帝早已经无敌 Summer Ice Himself夏冰本尊Eastern Fantasy330k WordsCompleted Ten thousand years ago, a man set out on the path to slay Heaven with a little girl, but ultimately suffered defeat and fled... Ten thousand years later, the little girl set out on the path to slay Heaven once more... Heaven is dead, and the laws of the world have changed. The gods and Buddhas of the myriad heavens have been banished, and now roam like beasts, slaughtering the innocent wherever they go. To protect themselves, humanity built a towering wall in the north to hold back the banished 20Reads6.6Score—14d adds
36. 86 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Found a Cultivation Manual from the Start 凡人修仙：我开局捡到修仙功法 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy424k WordsCompleted (Traditional Xuanhuan, ruthless and decisive, mortal cultivates immortality, no System, underdog's rise, multiple heroines) Lin Chen, a cowherd boy, suffers constant bullying from a young age. By chance, he obtains a damaged cultivation manual, and from then on steps into the cruel world of immortal cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak. 38Reads6.3Score15914d adds
37. 87 废 Useless? I Awakened the Eternal Divine Physique from the Start 废物？我开局觉醒了万古神体 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy382k WordsCompleted (Traditional fantasy, no System, fantasy, underdog's rise, cultivation, Ancient Divine Physique, decisive and ruthless, multiple heroines) Ye Chen, young lord of the Ye family, is unable to cultivate because of his blocked meridians. Mocked as a once-in-a-century failure, he awakens the Ancient Divine Physique and rises against the heavens. 379Reads6.2Score10214d adds
38. 88 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal: I Awaken the Chaos Pearl from the Start 凡人修仙，我开局觉醒混沌珠 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy94k WordsOngoing (Traditional fantasy, Chaos Pearl, ordinary person strikes back, mortal cultivation, Eastern xianxia, cultivation.) Lin Chen, an ordinary man, is framed and has his dantian destroyed. By chance, he obtains the Chaos Pearl, and from then on rises against the heavens. —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 89 废 The Good-for-Nothing’s Rise: From the Start, I Obtained the Chaos Pearl 废材逆袭，开局获得混沌珠 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy271k WordsCompleted (Traditional fantasy, no System, good-for-nothing rises to greatness, Chaos Pearl, multiple heroines) Lin Feng, a collateral clan member of the Lin family in Qingyang City, was born with a blocked dantian and branded a good-for-nothing at cultivation. He endured constant bullying from the clan’s direct line. At his darkest hour, he accidentally awakened the mysterious jade pendant he had worn since childhood. It turned out to be the Chaos Pearl. Not only did it repair his dantian, it also create 560Reads—Score11214d adds
40. 90 逃 Escaping Through Time and Space 逃离穿越的时空 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After an unexpected transmigration to 1972, he became an educated youth sent to the countryside, where life was harsh and impoverished, and the future bleak. At his lowest point, he unexpectedly awakened an ancient cultivation legacy. From then on, he defied fate and embarked on the path of cultivation. Making his way through a difficult era, he took down vile villains, protected his loved ones and friends, and quietly built up his strength; traveling between the modern world and the past, he c 222Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins With Artificial Intelligence 修真从人工智能开始 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Deng Qi transmigrated to another world, bringing with him advanced AI chat technology. His arrival sparked a palace coup, and the prime minister hunted him down, forcing him to flee. By chance, he learned that beyond the Divine Wall lay the Immortal Spirit Realm. After countless hardships, he crossed the wall and entered the realm, joining a sect to study cultivation. He started as a servant and eventually mastered his art. When he returned to his original world, he discovered that his enemies w 214Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 92 斩 Break Free of the Prison City and Awaken 斩破牢城，悟了 Searching for Dreams a Thousand Miles Away千里寻梦Urban539k WordsCompleted In the otherworldly Great Xia, Bai Mifan of Great Xia Medical University steals an ancient medical formula to save his mother, who is suffering from a terminal illness. But someone frames him, landing him in a situation where he faces the harshest punishment. After dying, he is reborn. Torn between family ties and the law, he takes the wrong path, but at last comes to his senses... 152Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No system, no cheat codes

44. 94 玄 Xuanhuan: I Awakened a Heavenly Fire Spirit Body from the Start 玄幻：我开局觉醒天火灵体 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy191k WordsOngoing (Classic fantasy, Heavenly Flame Spirit Body, immortal cultivation, fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no saintly heroine, no System, satisfying power fantasy) After Lin Chen’s parents met with an accident, he awakened the Heavenly Flame Spirit Body. From then on, he defied the heavens, rose to power, and sought revenge for his parents. 120Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Push, push, push!!!

45. 95 陆 The Legend of Lu Ding 陆鼎记 Sesame, Not Two芝麻不2Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a cultivation world, the impoverished young beggar Lu Hao unexpectedly acquires an ancient divine cauldron. With a mortal body, he steps onto the path to immortality, refining all things under heaven and crushing countless prodigies. From a lowly boy begging on the streets, he fights his way upward and embarks on the road to immortality! 62Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is all handwritten; I'm a novice writer, and it took me 11 months to write 2 million words. As long as there's one book review, as long as there's one reader, I will persevere and finish it. I will never abandon the story, and I will never let down any reader.

46. 96 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... 235Reads7.3Score10714d adds

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    [Sword Cultivation + Martial Arts + Exquisite Beauty + Political Intrigue + Business + No Romance + Growth Through Experience + Myriad Realms] ꉂ • ༚ • ིྀต A sister work to "Three Feet of Cold Light" and "Seeking the Dao," challenging the longest fantasy novel.

47. 97 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You think this is urban fantasy? No, this is a massive soap opera combining a "Demon Lord Training Plan" and a "Repentance Pill for Exes." The male lead, dumped when he's down on his luck, immediately signs a contract—no, a cooperation agreement—with the demon lord within him. He absorbs lifespans, imparts cultivation techniques, and woos various genuinely interested women, breaking through to new heights with each cultivation session. They say I'm greedy, wanting both beauty and the world—I laugh: I cultivate karma, who says I can't have it all?

48. 98 万 All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你 Zi Dan紫萏Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo 144Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A mortal cultivates to become an immortal, guided by an immortal—a truly imaginative story.

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