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1. 51 都 Urban Astrologer 都市星相师 Ancestor Haha哈哈老祖Urban659k WordsOngoing [Physiognomy + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Celestial Master + No Livestreams + No System + Cultivation + Immortality] My name is Ling Xiao, and I'm an astrologer making my way in the city! You might not know much about astrologers, but I'll name a few of my fellow disciples and you'll get the idea! Zhuge Liang, Yuan Tiangang, Li Chunfeng, Liu Bowen... They're all senior members of my school! Astrologers are skilled at observing the stars, allowing them to discern the past and future, as well a 4kReads9.3Score294Shelves
2. 52 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
3. 53 万EN The Ultimate Underdog 万古第一废材 Little Seventeen the Crybaby爱哭的小十七Eastern Fantasy10.1M WordsOngoing [Invincible, Fiery, Fast-Paced, Constant Updates, Strongly Recommended by Hundreds of Millions of Readers!] A hundred thousand years ago, everyone was like a dragon, and all could cultivate the martial path. After the Calamity Transformation, the Heavenly Dao collapsed and the gods fell, leaving behind only an ancient tower of reincarnation. A hundred thousand years later, martial cultivation had become a matter of bloodline. A trash bloodline was no better than an insect and could not cultivate 268.8kReads9.0Score22.4kShelves
4. 54 诸EN Myriad Worlds: Starting by Marrying Palace Mistress Yaoyue 诸天：从迎娶邀月宫主开始 Jin Zi Chen金紫辰Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a comprehensive martial arts world, Song Xuan is a sword-wielding god of slaughter who has killed a million people and can send the emperor to his watery grave at any moment. In a vast immortal-hero world, Song Xuan is the Xuantian Dao Ancestor, who teaches the Dao and keeps the rulers of seven destiny-blessed dynasties so thoroughly suppressed they dare not raise their heads. Across the primordial heavens and universes, Song Xuan splits the myriad worlds with one sword. Mythical Daluo in his 75.2kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves
5. 55 九EN Immortal of the Nine Realms 九域凡仙 Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted The path to immortality is uncanny, and humanity is lowly. All living beings are but pagodas, while the immortal heart is cold as frost. The young Fang Chen unexpectedly gains an immortal opportunity, but he has only one wish: to wield the immortal sword in his hand and bring peace to the world for all generations. 63.6kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
6. 56 谁 Who Let Him Become a Ghost Constable? 谁让他当鬼差的？ A Hundred Flowers万花丛Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted After dying, Su Fan transmigrates into the body of a spirit in the Three Realms and becomes a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld. From then on, the whole culture of the Underworld changes. “First of all, let me make this clear: I’m not the one who corrupted the culture of the Underworld. Ghost constables are supposed to reap souls. I’m just doing my job.” “If you can’t keep up with me, don’t blame me for changing the culture.” With that, Su Fan walks out through the Gate of Hell, car 78.2kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
7. 57 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 444.6kReads9.2Score46.8kShelves
8. 58 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
9. 59 趋 Seek Fortune and Avoid Disaster: With Fate on My Side, How Could I Lose? 趋吉避凶，天命在我怎么输？ Three Thoughts at Night夜间三思Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + both saint and demon + political scheming and battles of wits + no System + divination by lot + progression-focused story + no female lead] In this corrupt world of the Five Turbidities, people are tormented by the eight sufferings. Hearts are wicked, no one cultivates virtue, false views prevail, and heresy flourishes. No living being escapes harm. Whenever Zhou Qingfeng reached a crossroads in life, he would draw a lot and cast a divination, avoiding misfortune and cho 5.5kReads8.3Score426Shelves

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   It's excellent; it's far superior to the works of those top authors on Qidian.com. Their talents are wasted.

10. 60 我 I Slay Demons Among Men 我在人间斩妖邪 The Dream-Chasing Stone逐梦的顽石Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Ling Chi carries a mysterious Thunder Pearl and transmigrates into a strange world where gods, demons, and monsters coexist. Buried alive from the start, he wields a horse-slaying saber and wipes out his enemies' entire families at the slightest provocation. Every enemy he kills feeds his cultivation. He cultivates fierce thunder arts and follows the demonic path of slaughter. He acts decisively, never dragging things out. When his enemies ascend as entire clans, not one of them gets away. No po 3.1kReads8.8Score210Shelves

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11. 61 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: My Father Is a Great Luo Immortal, So Bark All You Want! 仙武大明：家父大罗，你再狗叫？ Si Xiliu四夕刂Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] The Embroidered Guard: From the start, I had the Great Compassion Fu, and can cultivate martial arts to sainthood [Devouring cultivation] [Great Ming Embroidered Guard] + [traditional style] + [mystery and deduction] + [decisive and ruthless] + [jianghu and court] + [political power struggles] Zhang Lin accidentally transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty. He intends to use his limited knowledge of history to give the dynasty a taste of modern shock, only to discover 38kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
12. 62 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 64.3kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
13. 63 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 38.1kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
14. 64 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World and Proved the Dao Through Dual Cultivation 穿越修真界靠双修证道 Wei He Bang Zao Yang薇和傍早阳Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing Note: Features a System, multiple heroines, and plenty of everyday moments. A corporate drone who worked 996 and pulled overtime like a beast of burden suddenly died and transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation. He thought he would be stranded in the wilderness from the start and buried on the spot, but instead he stumbled into the infamous Hehuan Sect, known across the internet! The sect was full of beautiful women, and the atmosphere was charged with flirtation. Outsiders were enviou —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In any case, I really love this book; once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. Thank you, author.

15. 65 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    Highly recommended, highly recommended, highly recommended! I can't stress this enough.

16. 66 万 The Strongest Sect of All Time 万古最强宗 Little Chubby San小三胖子Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted The sect leader was murdered, and chaos engulfed the sect. All that remained was a group of old, weak, and infirm disciples! Lin Xiao had just transmigrated and was left dumbfounded when he learned what had happened. He would steady their hearts, eliminate the villains, open up new sources of income, crush their powerful enemies, and strengthen the sect. Lin Xiao vowed to build a mighty sect that would make the whole world tremble! 1.4kReads8.3Score173Shelves
17. 67 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
18. 68 万EN The First God of Ten Thousand Ages 万古第一神 Feng Qingyang风青阳Eastern Fantasy18.0M WordsOngoing [This Year's Hottest Xuanhuan Power Fantasy] Li Tianming could laugh himself awake just thinking about it. His pets were all legendary Primordial Chaos Behemoths. His family's chicken was the “Eternal Inferno Phoenix,” which fed on the sun. His black cat was the “Primordial Chaos Thunder Demon,” which refined the Myriad Worlds with thunder. Even the cockroach in his home was the “Myriad Worlds Immortal Beast,” with a trillion undying clones... From then on, he commanded ten Primordial Chaos Behe 20.8kReads9.1Score939Shelves
19. 69 万 Lord of Ten Thousand Nights 万夜之主 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted Thirteen years ago, a blood-red demon star fell to earth. Was it the end, or a resurgence? The starry sea dimmed, and all things withered. As dusk fell, a ghostly fog once again spread across the land, revealing a mysterious world... 6.2kReads8.9Score632Shelves
20. 70 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
21. 71 一 A Cultivator's Story 一个修真者的故事 Jiu Feite韭非特Eastern Fantasy243k WordsCompleted He was once the young master of the Proud Sword Manor, but the turning wheels of fate led him into the brutal world of cultivation. By a twist of fortune, he later became Shangguan Yu’s disciple and learned the Spirit Transformation Art. From then on, he began a path that defied heaven... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a traditional cultivation story, not mindless, and quite detailed. It currently has 160,000 words and is still being updated.

22. 72 重 Reborn with a Mixed Spirit Root, I Prove the Dao Through Unorthodox Means 重生杂灵根，我靠偏门证道成仙 Ji Gengzi及更子Eastern Fantasy364k WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is collapsing, spiritual energy is like a candle about to go out, and all manner of demons and monsters are fighting tooth and nail over resources. From childhood, the boy was scorned as a “black-hearted fishmonger.” Even so, he dragged his mixed spiritual root into an immortal sect and became a menial disciple. After ten years as a servant, enduring the sect’s humiliation, the imperial dynasty’s schemes, and the demon clan’s attacks, he plots with his feet on the knife’s edge 33Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    Cultivating immortality through political maneuvering, without being a genius or invincible, involves premeditatedly building one's own power.

23. 73 开 From the Start, I Activated the Penguin System and Became Invincible 开局激活鹅厂系统我的修为无敌了 Sword Falls, Stars Shine剑落星辰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Power-Ups] [No Holding Back Realms] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Gentleman Here, Revenge From Dawn to Dusk] The Cang Tian Continent. Qin Shou transmigrates as the young sect master of the Qingyun Sect. After getting caught sneaking a peek at the Grand Elder’s daughter bathing, he awakens the “Goose Factory System” just as he is stripped of his position as heir. What? I can get stronger just by spending money? I’m not strong enough only because I haven’t spent enough? A thousand top-grade 20.9kReads8.3Score3.2kShelves

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    This should meet the requirements.

24. 74 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 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6kShelves
25. 75 让 I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Wreak Havoc in the Cultivation World! 让你修仙，没让你祸害修仙界啊！ The Angler Who Catches Big Fish钓鱼佬钓大鱼Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Comedy][Sneaky Schemer][Lighthearted][Absurd][Gets Better the Further You Read] [This book focuses on comedy and fun. The pace is somewhat slow, so please do not read it if that bothers you.] Year 17,863 of the Cultivation Calendar When Emperor Qin Yu became an immortal and ascended, powerful figures from every realm came to see him off. Firecrackers exploded, and everyone had tears in their eyes as they murmured their farewells. Sect Elder: “He's leaving. This scourge is finally leaving. We ca 173.7kReads9.1Score24.1kShelves
26. 76 修 My Path to Immortality Begins as a Mine Slave 修仙从矿奴开始 Swim Forward往前游Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted He was stunned to be reborn as a mine slave in the world of cultivation! That would be bad enough, but while everyone else gets to work for their golden finger, he has to do backbreaking work for his first! Did Heaven have it in for him, tossing him into the cultivation world just to be a pack mule? Wang Tianyu: “I never wanted to be a mine slave. I just hate that I'm too slow to run away!” Also, stop complaining that I'm too much of a do-gooder. Keep a positive attitude and believe in the light 14.5kReads8.5Score815Shelves
27. 77 修 Cultivation and Simulations: Ascension Is a Sure Thing 修仙加模拟，飞升没道理 Yu Chan御蝉Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted (Content warning: Written in 2022. Includes an unjust female character, and the story has a very wild premise. Readers who like nitpicking wording, finding fault, or preaching with a heavy-handed, know-it-all attitude should stay away. This completed story can no longer be revised.) Pay attention: this is a novel for a female audience. While reading a novel, Bai Shaoyao inexplicably transmigrated into its world. The tragic part was that she had only read a few pages. Even worse, she had beco 1.8kReads8.5Score160Shelves
28. 78 全 The All-Purpose Domain 全职领域 Pick the Fiercest Pig按最凶的猪Eastern Fantasy280k WordsOngoing [Another World + Magic + Martial Arts + Exploration + Creation + Adventure] You can never have too many skills. Master your craft if you want to survive longer and grow stronger in another world... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Magic, martial arts, alchemy, enchanting, armor, magic armor, necromancy... Anything is possible.

29. 79 玄 The Collection of Mystic Spirits 玄灵集 The Wind Devours the Setting Sun风噬残阳Eastern Fantasy217k WordsCompleted Everyone on Earth has transmigrated into another world? What kind of personas will celebrities and tycoons have in this new world? The male lead, a regular office worker from Earth, is reborn in another realm, where he can fly on a sword, while the heroine wields a halberd to hack people to pieces? Humans, demons, and ancient devils all vie for dominance. How will the male lead survive after transmigrating, and where is the heroine? In this vast, ever-changing world, could the great scientist Al —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Statue of Liberty is washing my feet?!

30. 80 神 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Sister Fu, Please Behave Yourself! 神雕杨过：芙妹请自重！ Ke Yuan柯远Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as Yang Guo from The Return of the Condor Heroes, he gains a tenfold talent boost from the start! Remembering all the regrets in the original story, Yang Guo decides to change everything! He casts aside all the frustration and dissatisfaction of the original story! Every beauty and opportunity from the original story will be his! At the ferry crossing at Fengling, she first meets Yang Guo, and one glance binds her to him for life! At the peak of the martial world, who can st —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are quite different from typical tactics like fighting against opponents of higher levels, feigning weakness to deceive others, or exploring secret realms.

31. 81 紫 Purple Sun 紫阳 Feng Yu Jiuqiu风御九秋Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing When the Hu invaded, he lost his family, his home, and his newlywed wife, who was taken from him. He searched for her across a thousand miles but failed to find her. Through a twist of fate, he embarked on the path of Shangqing cultivation. A pedantic scholar gained immortal arts, mastered the immortal way, saved the people, and brought order to the world. 8kReads9.2Score899Shelves
32. 82 问 Aspiring to the Immortal Path 问鼎仙途 Maple Boat Seeks Zen枫舟问禅Eastern Fantasy9.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal-style cultivation + no System] Su Shier, a village boy of mediocre aptitude, is forced to embark on an endless, arduous path to immortality in pursuit of revenge for a blood feud. It is a world of deceit, the law of the jungle, scheming, and hardship... The road ahead is long, the way fraught with danger. Though this humble mortal must fight through every obstacle, he swears to forge his own path to immortality. 194.8kReads8.9Score15.8kShelves
33. 83 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 237.8kReads9.0Score16.4kShelves
34. 84 灵 A Spiritual Herb Space: Is Cultivating Immortality Really That Hard? 灵药空间，修仙真的很难吗 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation, no System, cultivation and farming) The cultivation world is a jungle society structured like a pyramid. Those at the bottom have to claw their way upward to win a chance to catch their breath. Xiao Fei accidentally transmigrates into the body of a displaced refugee. On the verge of starving to death, he discovers a mysterious space hidden within him, gradually changing his fate as he rises from the very bottom of society… 18.2kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
35. 85 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 18.9kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The plot is nuanced and the action is fluid.

36. 86 追 The Dragon's Struggle: Hunting Demons 追魔狩之龙争 Mo Rongxu墨戎恤Urban120k WordsOngoing After the strawberry dumplings, the second plate of blueberry dumplings is ready. This book continues the story of Inner Wuxia, and is the second of the three books I plan to write. Inner Wuxia was rather obscure and hard to understand. Looking back, I regret it: I should have called it Inner Wuxia: Chasing Demons. I also chose the wrong category. Many distinguished friends later told me it belonged more in the mystery or imaginative fiction genres, especially since it's in the same vein as Stra —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I picked some strawberries and blueberries, finely chopped them into a topping, and made two plates of dumplings. 🤦🤦🤦

37. 87 里 The Inner World of Wuxia 里武侠 Mo Rongxu墨戎恤Eastern Fantasy884k WordsOngoing A world of Lovecraftian horror with martial arts. (Someone called it a strawberry dumpling today, which was a little…) The hard parts of writing martial arts are the fights and the worldbuilding. For Lovecraftian horror, it's keeping the unknown unknowable. I think I've done a pretty good job with the fights, and I hope everyone enjoys them. As for the Lovecraftian story, all I can say is that this is basically Lovecraftian Musou. After all, the protagonist has a giant alarm clock-like ability s 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves
38. 88 系 The System Granted Me Immortality and Invincibility, but Not Eternal Youth 系统赐我长生无敌，却没赐我不老 Bu Nishang of Liuxi柳溪的步霓裳Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday cultivation + decisive and ruthless + irreverent cultivation + old-timer mentor + a little System] (A serious note: This book is told from the perspective of a long-lived old man. Cultivation techniques and spirit stones aren’t important, and there’s no leveling up, monster slaying, or auction-house browsing. If you like stories about young protagonists leveling up, slaying monsters, and visiting auction houses, go read those instead. This book has none of that.) “Sir~ Come on in~” “Yo 16.1kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
39. 89 不 The Immortal Sword Emperor 不朽剑皇 Qianmo Marquis阡陌灬侯爵Eastern Fantasy206k WordsOngoing Behold the “sword” A three-foot blade in hand, I overwhelm the heroes of countless worlds A three-foot blade in hand, the gods and demons of the heavens tremble One man, one sword, shattering the sky The wine in my cup never runs dry, and the heads of evildoers never run out 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For more traditional cultivation and sword-fighting novels, you can take a look.

40. 90 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 9.4kReads9.2Score662Shelves

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    The story is full of twists and turns, featuring decisive and ruthless characters without any overly sentimental moments. Add it to your bookshelf first to avoid getting lost. The protagonist has maxed out his talent and embarks on the path to immortality alone, growing stronger along the way, crushing all enemies, fighting until the heavens crack and the universe collapses, until no one in the world dares to claim supremacy or speak of being his enemy. It features various supreme bodies, imperial sons and daughters, divine sons and daughters, holy sons and daughters, various exotic beasts, and a vast world view that gets more and more addictive the more you read.

41. 91 梦 The Nightmare Investigation Team 梦魇调查团 Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery490k WordsCompleted This is the depths of hell, a world of nightmares. Without a resilient will, a nimble mind, and meticulous powers of observation, you can only become a demon's feed in this terrifying world. 1.4kReads8.8Score110Shelves

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    The first two books, while not high-fantasy, are definitely full of plot twists; the first one is even a new book by Stone Giant. The second one was quite popular in 2021. The last three are both wuxia and xianxia, full of plot twists.

42. 92 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
43. 93 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 52.3kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
44. 94 诡 The Eerie Coffin Bearers 诡抬棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼丶Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Nine peaks, a sea of blood, mountains of bones... Murderous danger lurks everywhere. Every step is fraught with peril, and I never know how much longer I'll survive. It wasn't until I deciphered the nursery rhyme I'd heard when I became someone's disciple that I uncovered a shocking secret... 63Reads9.0Score—Shelves
45. 95 鬼 The Ghost Emerges from the Coffin 鬼出棺 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Xie Bangui is secretly recruited into the Ghost Yamen and, on his master's orders, serves there, making a living by hunting demons and ghosts. Yet he has no idea that he carries a world-shaking secret. Leading the Ghost Yamen's warriors, Xie Bangui launches a night raid on a prison for evil spirits, fights a bloody battle on the execution platform against a demon, encounters a soul-snatching carriage, and cleverly breaks a skeleton lock. He survives evil spirits' attempts to claim his life, outw 1.6kReads9.1Score144Shelves
46. 96 反 Villain: There Are Too Many Children of Fate, So I'll Just Lie Low 反派：气运之子太多，我摆烂了 A Pigeon一枚鸽子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Bai Feng transmigrated, and he had a younger sister born with immortal bones. He thought that as long as he clung to his sister, he could live a carefree life in this dangerous cultivation world. That was until he woke up and discovered that his mother was preparing to remove his sister’s immortal bones and implant them in him. Only then did he realize he’d been cast in the role of the villain! Just then, a System appeared. If he targeted the Children of Destiny and stole their fortune, he would 45.6kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
47. 97 魔 The Demon Path's Crown Prince 魔道太子爷 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yun Fei, and from the start I had a useless meridian constitution, fit only to serve as a furnace. I thought I'd spend my life suffering under the bullying of those stunning immortal aunties... I mean, suffering terribly. I never expected you to ask me to restore the Demon Cult! It's only fair that the Heavenly Jade Saintess works for me, right? There's nothing wrong with a sword genius helping me seize territory, right? As the Demon Cult's leader, I'm entitled to slack off, right? 23.2kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
48. 98 躺 Lying Flat at the Brothel, Listening to Music, and Now the System Is Panicking 躺平勾栏听曲，系统急了 Open Wide for Candy张嘴吃糖Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + funny + invincible master lineage + bandit System + powerful backer + whole sect full of sneaky schemers + everyone’s favorite + throwing his weight around + cultivation, but not too serious, all about mining] After spending five years listening to music in the pleasure quarters, the System can't take it anymore. [System: Buddy, do you want to be invincible in this world? Just complete the beginner's quest...] Xu Anshan: Do you think I need that? I am the Peak Master of Wushi Pea 50.1kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    Funny, plot twist, and the system is very mischievous.

49. 99 我EN I Made Up Cultivation Techniques, So How Did You All Become Great Emperors? 我瞎编功法，你们怎么都成大帝了 Drunk on Wind and Smoke风烟醉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent. Unable to cultivate, he unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he takes on a disciple. To grow stronger, he starts bluffing his way into taking disciples. When he doesn’t know a cultivation technique, he just makes one up. To his complete surprise, every one of his disciples masters their techniques. A hundred years later, Chen Xuan watches as each of his disciples becomes an unparalleled Great Emperor and can’t help 2.7kReads8.9Score652Shelves
50. 100 高 High Martial: A Matchup? I Can Beat Even the Empress! 高武：对比？女帝我也包赢的！ Rolling in the Dirt, Eating Tomatoes扑土吃番茄Urban4.3M WordsCompleted 76.7kReads8.9Score7.6kShelves

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