Cultivation Novels Rated 9/10: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul... 9分修仙文，练气、筑基、金丹、元婴…

1. 101 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 华 Wind and Rain in Huayan 华炎风雨 Tian Huacai天华彩Male-Channel Fanfiction14k WordsCompleted Huayan Through Wind and Rain 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Explore the world of immortals and heroes

3. 103 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
4. 104 老 I’m the Ancestor, and I Really Can’t Cultivate Immortality 老祖我真不会修仙 Narrow Path羊肠小道Eastern Fantasy205k WordsOngoing [Misunderstandings + Comedy + Management + Political Intrigue in the Mid-to-Late Story + An Ancestor Who Never Gains a Cultivation Level!] Riding around in a wheelchair, tossing C4! Disciples of the Remnant Cloud Sect, charge with me! “Master, the sect disciples’ cultivation has stagnated!” “What did the ancestor say? Foot massage is a path too, and bathhouse kings are kings too. Just relax, OK~” “Master! Senior Sister made a Rejuvenation Pill! We’re going to turn into the Joyous Union Sect~” “Q 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New author, ensemble cast, no angst, lighthearted and enjoyable, no mindless humor, not easily offended.

5. 105 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part Two) 纸扎阴铺(二) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩23k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (2) 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 981.4kReads9.4Score102.3kShelves

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   These two are must-sees. If my recommendation is wrong, please contact me.

7. 107 纪 After the Era Shattered 纪元破碎之后 An Empty Bottle in the Thirteenth Month十三月的空瓶Eastern Fantasy307k WordsOngoing The era has shattered, cultivation has vanished, and everyone relies on burning themselves up for power, only to become puppets of the old age. The young Shen Qing has no sacred cultivation texts, no powerful soul, and only a "Prison of the Self" that locks away his true heart. If the old civilization was all wrong, then he will carve his way through this wasteland alone and guide every last ember to salvation! [Ruthless] [Wasteland] [Genius] [Subverts Expectations] [No Female Lead] 11Reads—Score774Shelves

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   After the collapse of the old era, the cultivation system was completely broken. People burned themselves to gain power, and the world was full of crises and mysteries. The protagonist went against the tide to find the truth.

8. 108 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载，商界弃子强势归来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 8Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 230.3kReads9.5Score28.7kShelves
10. 110 合 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 563kReads9.7Score72.5kShelves

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    The True Three Kingdoms series is really good, highly recommended 😄 Absolutely worth it

12. 112 废 A Good-for-Nothing Legitimate Son? My Mother Is the Grand Princess of the Immortal Dynasty 废柴嫡子？我娘是仙朝长公主 Clear Autumn Wutong Leaves清秋梧叶Eastern Fantasy165k WordsOngoing A corporate wage slave transmigrates into the good-for-nothing legitimate son of the Ling family, only to be publicly dumped by a Saintess on his wedding day. His own father hates him to the bone, his half-brother steps on him to climb the ladder, and even his mother leaves him with these words: “He should never have been born into this world.” Then he is thrown into the Soul-Devouring Abyss, where the remnant moon in his palm awakens. It turns out the high and mighty eldest princess of the Immo 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few recommended Xianxia (cultivation) novels: The first is a story of showing off and slapping faces; the second is a plot-driven novel with explosive action, set in the ancient era and based on a contract; the third is a family-oriented Xianxia novel.

13. 113 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

14. 114 发 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 沧 The Cangyun Calamity 沧云劫 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted Ye Yi travels through the myriad worlds of the Cangyun Continent, battling demons and evil forces. Across the four seas lies a world of immortals and mysticism. Calamities and fate are unpredictable, and legends unfold across Cangyun Dazhou and the Immortal Realm. 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The legend continues to unfold.

16. 116 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 115.7kReads8.9Score8.4kShelves

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    The True Three Kingdoms is really good, highly recommended [laughs] It's definitely worth it

17. 117 九 A Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记 Tian Huacai天华彩Eastern Fantasy174k WordsCompleted Ye Yi and Ling Ziyuan cultivate and wander through the mountains and rivers of Yunhua's nine provinces on the Cangyun Continent. The sect's people lend their full support to the Yunhua Dynasty, as heaven and earth together share life across the four seas of Yunhua. 309Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 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
20. 120 开 Hunted by the Acacia Sect from the Start, I Can Only Cultivate Immortality on the Sly 开局被合欢宗追杀，只能苟道修仙 Clear Autumn Wutong Leaves清秋梧叶Eastern Fantasy121k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cultivation] + [Farming] + [Conquest] Ji Chen is an insignificant mining slave in the Falling Star mining district. All he wants is to survive. Then one day, he finds a severely injured woman in an underground mine tunnel, and trouble never lets up after that. She's an escaped Saintess of the Hehuan Sect, with a seed of the “Severed Passion” technique planted inside her. She'll die within ten days. And within him lies an ancient seal powerful enough to overturn the entire cultivation w 9Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Artist He Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后我成了他高攀不起的画家 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩29k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Painter He Could Only Dream of Marrying 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 云 The Tale of Yun Yao 云遥传 Tian Huacai天华彩Male-Channel Fanfiction35k WordsCompleted The Tale of Yun Yao 113Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Legend has it that Lu Chen's journey continues.

23. 123 九 Legends of Jiuzhou Yunhua: Storms 2 九州云华风雨传说2 Tian Huacai天华彩10k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 2 169Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 仙 A Mayfly in the Immortal Sea 仙海蜉蝣 Jian Hanshan剑寒衫Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-mortal cultivation + no System + no harem] A wandering cultivator, a speck of dust. The protagonist, Lu Luan, is a little independent cultivator at the second stage of Qi Refining, wandering among the mountain towns of the mortal world. He is fourteen, and ever since the old master who adopted him died, he has drifted from place to place through this world of cultivation... Note: The protagonist sometimes joins sects, but only as stepping stones, and never stays long. The story focuses 17.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    Orthodox cultivation conservatives

25. 125 重 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban29k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 4Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 九 Legends of the Storms in Jiuzhou Yunhua 3 九州云华风雨传说3 Tian Huacai天华彩6k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in Jiuzhou Yunhua 3 13Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 灵 Immortal Path of Spirit Origins: The Spirit Beasts I Raise Are So Grateful 灵源仙途：我养的灵兽太懂感恩了 Brewing Tea in the Spring Mist春雾煮茶Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [golden finger] + [Farming] + [Steady Progress] + [Relaxed] + [Everyday Life] In the world of Cultivation, all things possess spirits. After transmigrating, Gu An gained the ability to grasp the spiritual essence of spirit beasts. [Spiritual Source Recompense] Any spirit beast or spirit bird he personally raises will repay him when it dies! [One of the rainbow-feathered chickens you raised has died peacefully of old age and returned a portion of spiritual energy to you!] [One of 159.3kReads8.9Score13.1kShelves
28. 128 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 Fantasy188k 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. 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push, push, push!!!

29. 129 我 I Can See Martial Arts Realms 我能看见武道境界 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted I Can See Martial Arts Realms 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 九 Legends of Wind and Rain in the Nine Provinces 九州云华风雨传说 Tian Huacai天华彩9k WordsCompleted Legends of Wind and Rain in the Cloud-Kissed Lands of the Nine Provinces 150Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.1kReads9.2Score40kShelves
32. 132 阴 Yin Immortal 阴仙 Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsOngoing Born inside a coffin, the young man honors the dying wish of the old caretaker of the charity cemetery and personally sends his sworn younger sister to join an immortal sect. After she enters the sect, he accidentally stumbles into the Yin Mountain of a Hundred Ghosts and has no choice but to embark on the path of ghosts… Thus begins the legendary cultivation journey of a ghost cultivator wielding a ghost blade, slaying giant demon overlords and cleaving immortal sect masters in two… 16.6kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
33. 133 半 Half Sugar, Half Sword, Half Immortal Journey 半糖半剑半仙途 Meow in the Tea茶里喵Eastern Fantasy162k WordsOngoing [Slice of life] [Lighthearted] [Combat] [Slow-paced] After transmigrating to a world of immortal cultivation, Zhang Niansi gets a hellish script. No System, no golden finger, no connections. He’s also an abandoned baby cast out by his family. Other people start out with an old master to teach them. He can’t even afford tomorrow’s meal. Other people forge a weapon on their first try. He forges three, and two of them run away because they think his aptitude is too poor. Then comes the third: a sil 3Reads—Score116Shelves

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    A cultivation story, pure love. No melodramatic or angsty scenes, slow pace, and as intellectually stimulating as possible; a clingy and gentle sword spirit fairy; a protective sect; future plans include the Demon Realm Reincarnation Ancient Tree arc and the Puppet Calamity arc.

34. 134 九 Sequel to the Carefree Tale of Yunhua in Jiuzhou 九州云华逍遥记续 Tian Huacai天华彩49k WordsCompleted A Continuation of the Carefree Chronicles of Yunhua in the Nine Provinces 104Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 血 Immortal Journey Through a Sea of Blood 血海仙途 Forty-Sixth Route Plane Kid四十六路飞机仔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted A mortal cultivation story, no System, no female lead, with a touch of Lovecraftian style later on. With both parents dead, persecuted by his relatives, and blessed with poor aptitude, Shen Miao is on the brink of despair when he discovers an inheritance treasure left by his father in their ancestral home, along with an ancient demon who dwells within it. To survive and attain immortality, Shen Miao resolutely steps onto the demonic path. He proceeds with caution, never shying away from killing, 1.8kReads8.2Score153Shelves
36. 136 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. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Ordinary People, No System, High IQ, Highly Recommended: Thunder Magic, Gu Control, Beast Taming, Alchemy, Farming, Space] A thousand-year-old giant snake imparts its teachings, and a village boy takes a step onto the path of cultivation. His journey of reversal is full of suspense, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes.

37. 137 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.3kReads8.9Score845Shelves
38. 138 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 566.7kReads9.3Score73.5kShelves
39. 139 未 Cultivation, Futuristic Style 未来式修仙 A Little Longer久一分Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Centuries after the spiritual qi revival on Earth, spiritual technology reigns supreme. Cultivation no longer requires spiritual roots, talent, or insight. A miniature spiritual qi reactor can be implanted in the dantian, and a chip can be implanted directly in the brain to attain enlightenment. Even the Heavenly Dao is just something that can be observed and exploited by a supercomputer. Yet on this Earth, where even pigs can become immortals, the rampant proliferation of cultivators has caused 12.5kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    The first is a classic cultivation novel, the kind you can't put down once you start reading. I highly recommend it; it's very interesting. After reading too many low-brow novels, a classic cultivation novel is a refreshing change. The second is a very novel technological cultivation novel—have you ever heard of Nascent Soul bullets?

40. 140 绝 Peerless Martial God 绝世武神 Jing Wuhen净无痕Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted On the Jiuxiao Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The weak live ordinary lives and suffer at the hands of others, while the wrath of the strong leaves rivers of blood in its wake. 126.7kReads9.1Score11.7kShelves
41. 141 修 The First Great Mess in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一混乱 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted “Sect Master Sun, your sect is now a renowned sword sect in the northern cultivation world. What is your opinion of Dean Xu?” “I often tell people in the know that Dean Xu is my idol. People hunt him down, and he still tries to make friends and strike deals with them. He raises disciples until they reach Foundation Establishment, then stops teaching them and sells them off to other sects. Now his students are everywhere, and his people are all over the place.” “And how do the senior members of 174.2kReads9.5Score30.3kShelves

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    As for the book itself, it needs no introduction. While framed within tradition, it incorporates innovative elements and is a very enjoyable read.

42. 142 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 343.1kReads9.5Score39kShelves

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    Reading completed books is more enjoyable. These are well-written, and I recommend them only after I've finished reading them myself. They're mainly lighthearted and entertaining, with sound logic.

43. 143 开 A Sacred Land's Daoist Heir from the Start, and You Want Me to Follow the Trash Talent Route? 开局圣地道子，你让我走废材流？ The Boss of East Street东大街一霸Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted (Cultivation prodigy, decisive and ruthless, lighthearted, System, play the pig to eat the tiger, master of bullying the weak, fishing expert, multiple women) After transmigrating to a xianxia world, Qi Yuan never awakened a golden finger, but everything still went smoothly for him. He established his foundation in one year and formed his core in three. His peerless talent caused a sensation at the Taixuan Sacred Land, and he became its Daoist Heir at a young age, enjoying lofty status and unpar 91.7kReads8.6Score9.9kShelves
44. 144 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 575.4kReads9.4Score59.5kShelves

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    Immortality + Humor + System

45. 145 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 51.8kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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    Both books feature characters with sharp intellect and a knack for survival, filled with scheming and intellectual challenges. The first is a harem novel where defensive magical artifacts outlive one's life, and the loss of old friends is quite tearful, but the immortal beast provides companionship. The second book features characters who can't even remember all their pseudonyms, starting by killing their master to prove their Dao, cultivating both demonic and righteous paths, raising Gu poisons, refining spirits, and even training ghosts. There's no fixed female lead, but there are women, and the defensive magical artifacts are no less numerous than those in the first book.

46. 146 苟 Raising Pigs in a Cultivation Sect on the Sly 苟在修仙宗门养猪 Bay Chief湾长Xianxia216k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of immortal cultivation, Chen Mo is guided by a five-colored pearl and begins in a lifeless space of yellow earth. While others toil in cultivation and fight over resources, he quietly raises flower spirit pigs in Spirit Beast Valley. In his space, spiritual springs bubble, spiritual herbs grow in lush patches, and spirit pigs fill the pens. One drop of Origin Spirit Liquid can evolve a village dog into a spirit beast. A hundred-year-old spiritual herb, somethin 18.7kReads—Score2.9kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality through Taoist practices, raising pigs in sects, and developing space for farming.

47. 147 丹EN The Supreme Sage of Alchemy 丹道第一圣 Third Brother of Shituo Ridge狮驼岭老三Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted As a max-level alchemist, is it really that unreasonable to eat pills for every meal? And learning martial arts to become invincible for self-defense makes perfect sense, right? The year's breakout hit [No System, genius protagonist, invincible lead, ensemble cast] 187.5kReads9.3Score22.3kShelves

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    This one is good.

48. 148 速 Speedrunning Immortality: I Have the Great Dao’s Word List 速通修仙：我有大道词条 Listen to Laibao听赖宝的话Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Super Genius + Comedy + Cultivation + Traits + Witty + Decisive] Chen Fan transmigrates to a world of cultivation, accompanied by a highly intelligent donkey, and obtains a ridiculous trait System. From then on, eighty million stars blaze across the heavens, while he shoulders the sorrows of ages past and present! [Never Come Back Empty-Handed While Fishing: You always catch something] One cast of the net brings up a Nine-Orifice Golden Core? The undying bones of a demonic giant? A nail-headed 19.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
49. 149 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 40.9kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
50. 150 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 77.8kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves

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    Traditional cultivation of immortality: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation... The male protagonist starts with three spiritual roots, has a steady personality, is very shrewd, has many aliases when he goes out, and is decisive in killing.

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