Will Starry Immortal Trail by the Great God Wang Yu Become Tomato's Number One Book? 忘语大神的星路仙踪，这本会不会成为番茄第一书呢

1. 501 圣EN The Holy White Crown 圣白冠冕 Feng Xiao Ya枫潇呀Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Fast-Paced] [Explosive Action] [Emperor] [From Eaglefolk Tribe to Angel Empire] [Ascend to Godhood from the Throne] [Gods' War for Supremacy] [Early Transmigration] [Minor System] [Single Female Lead] [The Animated Adaptation Is Out, Come Watch] Demon God: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! Jiang You: Wrong. Abyss, when you gaze at Heaven, Heaven gazes back at you! The First Chapter: The Primordial Age of Chaos. Humanity did not yet exist. The ancestors of the elves were 118.6kReads9.0Score10.9kShelves
2. 502 从 Eternal Life Begins as a Hunter in the Wilderness 从山野猎户开始万古长生 Grassroots Broken Sword草根残剑Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Can an ordinary mortal really cultivate to become a god? Yes, it’s possible. It really is. All we lack is an opportunity. Give us a chance, and we too can cultivate to become gods. Do you believe it? When Jing Lan was twelve, he followed his father deep into the Woma Forest behind their village to hunt. He was bitten by a golden-ringed snake, leaving his life hanging by a thread. With no other choice, his father fed him an unknown, fragrant wild fruit, hoping a miracle would happen. Neither of t 1.1kReads6.6Score101Shelves
3. 503 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35.4kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
4. 504 被 Running for My Life from a Black Hole 被黑洞撵着活 Zi Han梓瀚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse505k WordsOngoing Spiritual qi revival. Invasion by alien races. Humanity is kept like livestock, a lowly source of food! The black hole in Wei Xiaobao’s left chest has saved his life countless times in the apocalypse. But this time, even the black hole can’t hold on any longer. Just as he is about to be thrown into a demonic beast’s stomach, the remnant soul of an Ancestral Shaman bursts through the depths of the black hole and settles everything with one decisive blow. Only then does he learn that he is actu 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Could this be another Perfect World?

5. 505 凡 A Mortal's Ascension to Immortality 凡人飞仙 The Road Goes On路长在Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] He tossed an immortal herb into a black jar, and it kept pouring out more! A village boy accidentally obtained a black jar that could duplicate supplies, and so began his journey to immortality. Is cultivating immortality difficult? I have mountains of pills to help me! Are powerful enemies everywhere? I’ll wipe them out with handfuls of talismans! Born with a useless spirit root, he defies fate and becomes an Immortal Ancestor! Shu Han proves the Great Dao to the world, bec 56.6kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
6. 506 这 This Protagonist Won't Take Orders, So I'm Done 这届主角不服管，老子不干了 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Recruiting protagonists + ensemble cast + slow start] The black-hearted System gives me an impossible mission: make the urban war god, the miraculous doctor, the martial arts prodigy, the Dragon King God of War, the reincarnated emperor, the blind Sword Sovereign, the reincarnation, the reborn one... submit to me. What the hell? They’re all absurdly powerful protagonists. You expect them to take me as their boss? I quit! 101kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
7. 507 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Long Road to Immortality 凡人修仙：漫漫仙路 Dull Snail钝蜗牛Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing (Traditional cultivation) (No System) (Not a transmigration story) (Slow burn) (No female lead) Lu Yuan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village. When he is ten, his father is injured by someone and dies unexpectedly, leaving him a fragment of an immortal cultivation manual and an ancestral iron piece before he passes away. By cultivating according to the fragment, Lu Yuan escapes the clutches of the wealthy Li Youcai. The iron piece brings him an unexpected “immortal opportunity.” From then o 91.4kReads8.5Score8kShelves
8. 508 鸿 Primordial Chaos Overlord Body Art 鸿蒙霸体诀 Peak of the Stars星辰之巅Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless, always repays a grudge, heaven-defying divine artifact, supreme legacy] Lin Xuan, an outcast of his sect, stumbles upon the Hongmeng Emperor Scripture! The scripture contains all things: the supreme art, the Hongmeng Tyrant Body Art; a furnace of heaven and earth that incinerates all creation; a battle-domain illusion that compresses space and time; the supreme swordmaster who holds down the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; an alluring and wicked ancient Demon Ancestor; primo 1.5kReads8.4Score209Shelves

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   I will avenge any wrong done to me; I won't tolerate it from anyone!

9. 509 重 Reborn as a Good-for-Nothing: I Was an Immortal Venerable Who Survived Tribulation in My Past Life 重生废柴：我乃前世渡劫仙尊 Fengxiang Novels蜂享小说Male-Channel Fanfiction562k WordsOngoing The story follows the cultivation journey of the ordinary young Han Li. Born into humble circumstances, he enters the Seven Mysteries Sect through sheer perseverance, only to keep uncovering a forgotten past as he cultivates. It turns out he is the reincarnation of Venerable Han, who once ranged across the heavens. He fell while resisting the extraterrestrial Spirit Devourers, and a fragment of his soul was entrusted to a jade pendant before he was reborn. The Evergreen Technique conceals a mys 60Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 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... 228.4kReads9.0Score15.9kShelves
11. 511 我 I Feed Demons with My Own Body in the Demon Suppression Bureau 我在镇魔司以身饲魔 Six Gourds六个葫芦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Get stronger when attacked by monsters + Transmigration + System + Invincible + Comedy + Villain + Demon Suppression Bureau] After transmigrating to a fantasy world overrun by monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a prison guard in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty’s Demon Suppression Bureau. From that day on, strange cases begin piling up in the prison, once known as a living hell and feared for its eerie, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the monsters in the prison scream every night? 69.1kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
12. 512 重 Reborn as the Emperor 重生之老子是皇帝 Er Dan贰蛋Historical5.7M WordsCompleted To sleep with beauties in his arms and wield power over all under heaven when he wakes: now that’s the life a man should lead! Zhao Dongting transmigrates into an emperor and tirelessly pursues this modest goal. 2.7kReads8.8Score310Shelves
13. 513 煞 The Fiendish Talisman 煞符 Red Mountain Feathered Immortal红山羽人Eastern Fantasy222k WordsOngoing [Baleful Talisman] [Innate Baleful Talisman] [Born Baleful Talisman] [Fated Baleful Talisman] [Baleful Talisman Awakening] [Baleful Talisman Protects Its Master] [Mystic Sect Baleful Talisman] [Xuanhuan] [Supernatural] [Ghost Hunting] [Baleful Energy] [Suppressing Baleful Energy] [Breaking Baleful Energy] [Driving Out Baleful Energy] [Transforming Baleful Energy] [Exorcising Baleful Energy] [Sealing Baleful Energy] [Yin and Yang] [Feng Shui] [Taoist Priest] [Mystic Sect] [Talisman Magic] [Horse- 1Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title! "The Cursed Talisman" is the seriously underrated dark horse book of the year! #CursedTalisman #CursedStar #CursedObject

14. 514 都EN In the City, I Have Lived for a Hundred Million Years 都市之我活了万万年 Drifting Through Mist and Rain翩然烟雨中Urban2.8M WordsCompleted I once tamed a Tyrannosaurus rex and wandered through the prehistoric Jurassic; I once preached to the Ten Shamans of Lingshan and looked down upon the four seas of the primordial world; I once stood atop Mount Tai as the First Emperor and his ministers bowed before me. Lin Fei arrives in the modern city bearing experiences from countless millions of years past, and easily dominates the urban world. Immortal for countless millions of years, undefeated beneath the heavens! 140Reads7.9Score109Shelves
15. 515 机 Mecha Immortal Cultivation: Unrivaled After Exile to Mars 机甲仙途，从流放火星开始无敌 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse549k WordsCompleted Xu Fan, a nobody exiled to a Martian mining colony, thought he’d spend his whole life as a miserable repairman. Then an underground river swept him away. In just six months, he rebuilt his cultivation from scratch, rose from ruin, and became an Immortal at the Fourth Realm. Now he has the Lingxiao Mecha, the Nine Tribulations Alchemy Manual, a full energy reserve, and weapons locked and loaded! I’m back! Space pirates? One punch and they’re blown away! Oppression? I’ll crush it with one move! [U 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Exciting, unpredictable, and increasingly captivating! Exiled to a Martian mine, the ordinary Xu Fan thought he was destined to be a miserable repairman for life. But a sudden surge from an underground river allowed him to rebuild his strength in just six months, rising from the ashes to become a fourth-realm Human Immortal. Now, with the Lingxiao Mech at his disposal, the Nine Tribulations Elixir Scripture at his side, a full tank of energy, and a plethora of weapons, he's back! Space pirates? One punch to obliterate! Oppression? A counterattack to crush them! [Ordinary person's rise to power + interstellar cultivation + mech massacre] When technology collides with immortal arts, this universe is mine to rule!

16. 516 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 28kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
17. 517 素 The Plain Skirt 素裙 Qi Xiaoshan柒小山Eastern Fantasy935k WordsCompleted The day his sword bones were stolen, a woman in a plain white skirt descended from the heavens. Ye Chen was born with sword bones, but his family betrayed him. They carved them out of his body and transplanted them into his cousin. As he lay dying, a woman dressed in white tore through the sky and, with a touch of her fingertip, planted a “sword seed” deep in his bloodline, something more fundamental than sword bones. “Sword bones may be inborn, but they are only skin-deep. A veiled sword heart 43Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The one called "Tomato First" isn't that one.

18. 518 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting to Slay Evil in a Mountain Village 灵气复苏，从山村斩邪开始 Rookie Storyteller菜鸟讲故事Urban162k WordsOngoing As spiritual qi revival swept the world, night grew unnaturally dark and ghostly flames spread across the land. A hundred ghosts roamed at night, and myriad races descended upon the world. Lin Fan happened upon a rusty sword that passed on its power to him. He unearthed ancient cultivation manuals and shared them with his village companions. Wild boars mutated, skeletons crawled from their graves, and ghosts attacked at night. A hundred ghosts slaughtered the village as the myriad races fought f 3.3kReads—Score362Shelves

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    A good book with potential, you can read it

19. 519 刚 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder General's Wife, I Took Up My Blade and Cut Down the Enemy's God of War 刚穿成炮灰将军夫人，我提刀砍翻敌国战神 Speaking in Dreams说梦语Ancient Romance70k WordsCompleted I’d Just Reincarnated as the Cannon-Fodder General’s Wife, So I Took Up My Blade and Cut Down the Enemy Nation’s War God 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New short story book

20. 520 修 The Cultivation Equation 修真方程式 Feeble Strength微力Mystery228k WordsCompleted “Spiritual roots aren’t a talent, they’re parameters. The Heavenly Dao isn’t divine will, it’s code. When the protagonist challenges the most unjust order with pure reason, every page burns.” “This isn’t a story about a good-for-nothing turning things around. It’s a story about awakening to oneself.” I dedicate this book to everyone who has ever been written off because of the word “talent.” This book tells you: You’re not incapable. You just haven’t found your own way, your own p 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 诛 Jade Dynasty 2: Embers 诛仙2余烬 How Could the North Wind Have Blown It Away何曾吹落北风中Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Ten years after the battle to destroy the Immortals, the dust has finally settled. Zhang Xiaofan retreats to the ruins of Grass Temple Village, hoping to bury his extraordinary past amid the ordinary rhythms of life, believing the story has come to an end. Little does he know that the embers of fate have never gone out. 9.6kReads7.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Please take a look, and continue the story of Jade Dynasty.

22. 522 一 A Hundred Million People Transmigrated at Once, and My Whole Family Were Chosen Ones 一亿人同时穿越，我全家神选者啊 White Crane Watching Clouds白鹤观云Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted One hundred million people from across the globe are selected to transmigrate to another continent at the same time. Their mission is to grow stronger over the next hundred years, return to Blue Star, defeat the gods and demons, save all of humanity, and put an end to the apocalypse! The bad news: I was selected! The good news: My whole family was selected! The even better news: My girlfriend was selected too! As a Chinese person with pure-blood heritage, I’ve somehow been sent to a Western magi 819Reads6.9Score103Shelves

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    It's great! I loved watching it! I stayed up all night to finish it! I couldn't put it down!!

23. 523 无 Infinite Feel-Good Stories: Thrill the Heavens, Thrill the Earth, Thrill You to Pieces! 无限爽文，爽天，爽地，爽爆炸！ White Crane Watching Clouds白鹤观云Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [An Unabashed Power Fantasy + Tycoon + Urban + Cultivation + Myriad Worlds + Comedy + Lighthearted + Infinite...] Proceed with caution. This is a classic infinite-flow power fantasy, with an endlessly stacking golden finger. Congratulations, Host, you have acquired god-tier gambling skills! Congratulations, Host, you have acquired X-ray vision! Congratulations, Host, you have acquired god-tier driving skills! Congratulations, Host, you have acquired the Star-Absorbing Technique! Congratulations, 22.1kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
24. 524 太 Supreme Lord of the Primordial Wilderness 太荒主宰 An Idle Soul Who Won't Take Advice闲人不听劝Eastern Fantasy577k WordsOngoing His flesh can hold back the vast sea, and a single sword strike can shatter the sun, moon, and stars. With a flick of his finger, the heavens collapse; with a glance, the myriad worlds rise and fall. Born among vast mountain wilderness and raised amid the smoke and mud of ordinary life, an ordinary boy sets out from the mountains. He tempers his body, cultivates his soul, refines his qi, and braves countless dangers and hardships. Rising step by step from humble beginnings, he pushes against the 5.1kReads6.7Score297Shelves

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    Who can I tell about the hardships on the path of cultivation?

25. 525 诛 Zhu Xian II 诛仙贰 How Could the North Wind Have Blown It Away何曾吹落北风中Male-Channel Fanfiction779k WordsCompleted Five hundred years have passed. The glorious era of Zhang Xiaofan, Lu Xueqi, and the others has become legend. In this new age, ancient dangers hidden between heaven and earth are quietly awakening, heralding a catastrophe far worse than anything before. Yun Jinghong, an ordinary boy from Xiaochi Town, has mediocre talent but an unyielding spirit. Drawn into the path of cultivation by fate, he unexpectedly obtains the mysterious ancient sword Jiemie, which holds terrifying power of annihilation 2.5kReads6.6Score286Shelves
26. 526 命 Ten Years Left to Live, Yet I Still Draw My Sword for Shu Mountain 命剩十年，我仍为蜀山拔剑 Farmland in the Peach Blossom Spring桃花源里可耕田Eastern Fantasy512k WordsOngoing The sword cultivators of Mount Shu wield their blades to defend the world. Kunlun, the Celestial Masters, the Puppet Path, and other sects each display their gifts, together ushering in a glorious age of immortal cultivation. Yet beneath this golden age, dark currents surge. The Nether Abyss Palace lies in wait, plotting rebellion. The Nether Clan watches humanity from the Boundless Sea, while fierce and cunning monsters and demons wreak havoc across the land. Schisms within the Daoist sects, ri —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥Found a hidden gem of a fantasy novel! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts] Title: "With Only Ten Years Left to Live, I Still Draw the Sword for Mount Shu" ⚔️ It starts slowly but gets more and more addictive! The spirit of Mount Shu, the intelligence of the protagonists, and the vivid imagery are all top-notch!

27. 527 既 Marry a Dao Companion and Cultivate the Truth: Faithful to the Great Dao and to You 既娶道侣又修真，不负大道不负卿 Overlord Pork Knuckle霸王肘子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world and becoming a low-level rogue cultivator, the protagonist finds that his predecessor was attacked and lay unconscious for three months. Having taken over someone else's body, he is about to be kicked out of the market because he can't renew his lease when the Cultivation Arts System appears! Whatever you know, I know. Whatever you don't know, well, I know that too. In short, I know everything. From then on, the protagonist begins his rise to success 9.1kReads7.8Score478Shelves

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    What do you think of this one?

28. 528 混 God of Chaos! 混沌之神！ The Person Who Loves Me Most最爱我的人Urban260k WordsOngoing [This book is also known as: Nine Revolutions Profound Art | In the later stages, Xin Mo will overpower the Great Sage and Erlang, because he cultivates the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Art.] [An exceptionally long character-growth arc in the early stages] [Every five chapters form a little story arc. I put my heart into every word, and hope you enjoy it!] Civilization has fallen, a new age of chaos has begun, and humanity's darkest impulses spread without end... He emerged from the chaos 7.7kReads—Score651Shelves

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    Beautifully written, with a fantastic premise—a manga-quality novel worth reading! Every sentence is meaningful, with no wasted words or scenes! The subject matter is novel, the logic is meticulous, and the style is stunning!

29. 529 三 Three Feet of Chilling Light 三尺寒芒 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Female-Led Story + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Pocket Dimension + Divine Weapon + Growth and Trials] All the splendor of the world turns to dust; sword on my back, I speak drunkenly of the people's suffering. On the winter solstice, with snow covering the mountains and the forests ablaze with color, Father found me by a little stream outside the village. So he named me Ruoxue. Born dark-skinned and ugly, I endured the world's cold stares and learned that true affection is the warmest thing of 61Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Three main female characters, no romantic pairings, no male lead, sword cultivators, martial arts, evil cultivators, slow-burn, space, Hehuan Sect, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, no time travel, semi-ensemble cast, growth through trials, dual souls, business adventures, countless worlds, epic political intrigue, intelligent characters, super long novel, non-traditional cultivation, this book is not divided into male and female channels, we believe there is something for everyone!

30. 530 开 A Gun from the Start: Settling Scores During the Five Barbarians' Upheaval 开局一把枪：我在五胡乱华平事 Soul from Afar远方的灵魂Historical619k WordsCompleted He transmigrates straight into a deadly trap and is hunted by the Hu cavalry as human livestock. Modern-day SWAT officer Shen Mingjing calmly raises his gun and takes out a man with a single shot, shocking everyone. Just as he congratulates himself on having a powerful golden finger, the System suddenly warns: “Warning: historical correction initiated, ” “The grunt you killed has been automatically replaced with Liu Yao, Emperor of Han-Zhao...” Shen Mingjing’s eyes widen in horror. How is he sup 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend myself [laughs]

31. 531 天 The Heavenly Book: The Imperial Star Descends to the Mortal World, One Sword Proves the Dao 天书：帝星化凡，一剑证道 Master Wuwei Chen Zhifei无为子陈知非Eastern Fantasy723k WordsOngoing [A golden-scaled dragon is no pond-dweller. Soon, the Heavenly Book will descend from the ninth heaven!] What would happen if Dugu Qiubai lived for a thousand years? A Heavenly Book spans a thousand years of China’s history, bringing him into contact with humans, demons, immortals, and Buddhas. (A historical cultivation novel about immortality, featuring Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas that may be difficult for most readers. Not a wish-fulfillment story; slow burn, so read with care.) [Imm 282Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A future masterpiece, a "heavenly book," a book for those with a discerning eye to read. [What][Admiration][Top Post] A novel that combines martial arts, fantasy, swordsmanship, mortal transformation, time travel, the martial world, the imperial court, history, alternate universe, cultivation, Taoism, and suspense—I want it all… No skipping chapters, as doing so might disrupt the plot. Does anyone like this kind of novel? A novel that doesn't fit the "online novel era." A philosophical novel with depth, breadth, and sophistication, but perhaps not appealing to young people. A philosophical work encompassing traditional Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism… From an ordinary mortal to a sword demon, to a sword immortal who attains sainthood and enlightenment. (The author himself studies Buddhism and Taoism, but unlike the typical cultivation novels with their "Qi cultivation, foundation building, and core formation" stages, the author incorporates genuine insights from Zen meditation and enlightenment into the novel. Those with the right affinity and understanding will surely be able to comprehend it.) If you dare to read, I dare to write: The story begins with the [Purple Star descending to earth], set in the Northern Song Dynasty, becoming the Sword Demon Dugu, [encountering the Divine Condor], [slaying the Heavenly Dragon], a mortal's tale of cultivation and immortality: Alternate history: Encounters with various famous historical figures, exploration of historical events, various historical stories and legends, ancient poems and songs. [The Purple Star Emperor, Transformed into Mortals in the Northern Song Dynasty]: Featuring the Condor Heroes, the Heavenly Dragon, the Nameless Sharp Sword, the Purple Soft Sword, the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword, Huang Chang, the Nine Yin Manual, the Dugu Swordplay, Zhou Tong, Yue Fei, Wu Song, Water Margin, Transformation into Mortals and Enlightenment, the Art of Slaying Dragons, Proving the Dao to the World… Includes martial arts, fantasy, history, and fictional cultivation: Fanfiction featuring martial arts characters who have never appeared before, witnessing the Sword Demon Dugu's quest to defeat the world of martial arts. See how the Sword Demon Dugu cultivates his literary skills, the Great Dao of Sword Cultivation… A philosophical work encompassing traditional Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist cultures…

32. 532 一 A Dog Named Wang Meiju Can Actually Cultivate Immortality 一条名叫王美菊的狗竟然会修仙 Brother Sen and Ha Lulu森哥和哈露露Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble fantasy with an Eastern setting + high-concept, multi-threaded storytelling + a rejection of fate + unflinching tragedy + a war epic + moral dilemmas + weighty literary style + vivid imagery + intense emotional tension + multiple perspectives Beneath the Red Lotus is not a wish-fulfillment story. It has none of the play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger tricks, none of the overpowered hero’s unstoppable domination, and none of the harem-collecting fantasies. It is a war epic with “love” as it 775Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    (No harem, no clichés, no invincible characters, no system, no mindless plot, no wish-fulfillment story; plot-driven + slow-burn ensemble cast + Cthulhu elements. Readers beware!) Qin Ziche believed he was the only one destined to be banished by fate. But he was unaware that countless others, hidden in the shadows, were also banished. Each of these individuals, banished by fate, sought their own path to self-salvation. However, as the whispers of the abyss began to spread throughout the world, they discovered that the truth of this world was far more cruel and realistic than they had imagined. Currently at 900,000 words, expected to reach 1 million words next month, with stable daily updates. Readers who are interested can grab a copy! [Shocked]

33. 533 我 I Wish to Burn the Heavens 我欲焚天记 User99119405用户99119405Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Infinite flow. The story takes the Valley of a Hundred Flowers as its starting point, gradually unfolding a vast and chaotic panorama of the Demon Realm. It involves ancient secrets, such as the Azure Emperor of Wood, power struggles among the various demon kings, and the mysteries of the laws governing life, death, and reincarnation. Li Du’s growth and rise will inevitably draw him deeply into the Demon Realm’s power struggles and shape the evolution of its order. From a cripple left for dead 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wang Yu, The Lost Path to Stardom Part 2, welcome to worship!

34. 534 不 Wait, How Can Slaying Gods and Attaining the Dao Also Unify the World? 不是，斩神证道怎么还能一统全球 Hermit Lingyun灵云居士Historical264k WordsOngoing [Simulated rebirth] [Xuanhuan immortality] [Unifying the world] [Changing history] [Witnessing hidden historical moments: the First Emperor’s sigh! This spacetime mission is complete!] [Witnessing hidden historical moments: Zhuge Liang’s regret! This spacetime mission is complete!] [Witnessing hidden historical moments: Zheng He’s crimes! This spacetime mission is complete!] It turns out countless truths have been concealed beneath the recorded history. The West had no scientific innovations 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From mortal to star. (Side note: My personal agenda.) The backlash from the Heavenly Dao over five thousand years of Chinese history—I, Yun Yi, will shoulder it all, slay the heavens to change history, achieve universal harmony, and attain immortality!

35. 535 神 Chronicles of the Cataclysm in Shenzhou 神州浩劫录 Gu Taiyan古太研Eastern Fantasy791k WordsOngoing The boy who left the mountains, Jiang Hen, searches for and joins a cultivation sect, one step at a time… He initially thinks he's a good-for-nothing with five-element spiritual roots, but his cultivation speed is astonishingly fast… What's more, the protagonist comprehends the laws of space while still in the Qi Refining stage… From there, he rises step by step from menial disciple to personal disciple, then from personal disciple to the sect's holy son… 1.3kReads8.2Score107Shelves

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    It probably won't rank well; it's not as good-looking as mine...

36. 536 墨 The Mohists: Slashing the Heavens 墨家之斩天 User99119405用户99119405Urban1.8M WordsOngoing The Narrative Art and Worldbuilding in the Latest Updates of The Abyss The recent chapters of The Abyss (Chapters 433–457) present a complete and compelling story arc, from escaping a deadly underground predicament to making an initial foray into the Cloud Dream Marsh. Through a variety of techniques, the author advances the story, deepens the characters, and gradually lifts the veil on the world. Here is an analysis of the craft behind this arc from the author’s perspective: I. Tight, Layered 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 带 Transmigrating to 1975 with a Pocket Dimension 带着空间穿越1975 Pickled Mustard Greens and Lean Pork Congee榨菜瘦肉粥Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5.4kReads7.2Score356Shelves
38. 538 证 The Heavenly Venerable's Path to Enlightenment Begins by Skimming Players' XP 证道天尊从克扣玩家经验开始 Hermit Lingyun灵云居士Eastern Fantasy121k WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates to the cultivation world, Huang Yang fails to establish his foundation and activates a panel. To his surprise, he discovers that he is the only NPC in the Xuantian Realm who can issue quests to players from Blue Star. He issues quests to put the players to work for him, first skimming their experience points, then siphoning off their health bars, then taking their supernatural abilities, and even becoming their cultivation partner... With the countless benefits he ga —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 玄 The Undying Lord of the Mysterious Yellow Tribulation 玄黄不灭劫主 A Family with Two Beans家有两颗豆Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted At the age of seven, Ling He’s life was turned upside down, and he became a menial servant in a small sect. But an unexpected encounter gradually set him on the path to greatness. After enduring endless trials and tribulations, he cut down every enemy with his sword. For his family, for the peerless beauty he loved, and for the Great Dao in his heart, he pressed onward until he attained the supreme Dao and became the one and only eternal Tribulation Lord of the Great World of Xuanhuang! 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend an obscure book

40. 540 虐 I'm a Pro at Tormenting Saintesses, and the More I Torment Her, the Better She Gets 虐圣女我很刑，我越虐她越行 Director Lu卢导Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing [Demon Lord Takes Charge + Righteous Path Is Dogshit + Dark Sword Cultivator + Building a Faction] [Reverse Tactics + Turning the World Upside Down + Underhanded Violence + Absurd Comedy] [Mo Xie: the Xie means evil, pronounced xie, not the ye in Gan Jiang and Mo Xie] “They want to suffocate me to death, and I'm supposed to beg them to grant me death?” “Am I really that pathetic?” “Can't I have a little dignity?” "Host's [Willpower] to survive with dignity has exceeded the threshold of 100, trig 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's both heart-wrenching and hilarious! [Laughing]

41. 541 我 I Was Born an Immortal Amid Calamity 我本劫中仙 Dreaming of Immortality in Seal Script篆梦仙蜉Eastern Fantasy144k WordsCompleted [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality]+ [Slow-Burn Progression]+ [No System]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [No Good-for-Nothing Protagonist] Beneath Blackstone Ridge, human lives are as worthless as weeds. A young boy crawls out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Only by stepping onto the path of cultivation can he gain the strength to reclaim everything! After pursuing a Daoist priest from place to place, he lunges into Qingxu Temple in desperation and finally learns to draw qi i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of a mortal cultivating immortality, without a system, a slow-burn plot, and a mortal boy from the borderlands pursuing the path to immortality.

42. 542 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy593k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 14.1kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Check out this book! The fighting techniques are spectacular, the characters are complex and their emotions intertwined, with characters possessing normal intelligence. [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Divine Transformation, Fusion...] [Magic Weapons: Magical Artifacts, Spiritual Artifacts, Magic Treasures, Spiritual Treasures... Ranked by the number of restrictions they contain] [Characters have their own emotions, and the fighting is excellent].

43. 543 重 Reborn for Revenge: You Want Me to Be Your Lapdog? I’ll Feed You to the Dogs 重生复仇，让我做舔狗我扔你喂狗 Winter Cattle and Horses冬季牛马Eastern Fantasy530k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Chen Ping'an was betrayed by the person he trusted most and met a tragic end. Reborn in a new life, he returns with a boundless hatred. He awakens the Slaughter System! From then on, anyone who wrongs him will pay a hundredfold! Anyone who harms him will be ground to dust! In this life, he would rather be a demon than a good man, slaughtering his way from obscurity to the highest heavens until every one of his enemies is groveling at his feet! 883Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Kill your way through, grow stronger with each battle. [Makes a face]

44. 544 凡 A Mortal's Immortal Cultivation: The Long Road Ahead 凡人修仙，长路漫漫 The Tireless Little Pig孜孜不倦的小猪Eastern Fantasy275k WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation, no System, no harem) An ordinary village boy embarks on a long journey of cultivation, pursuing the Great Dao and immortality as he advances through Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and beyond... 82Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Mortal cultivation novel

45. 545 七 The Seven-Star Path to Immortality 七星仙途 The Great Dao Heads North大道北行Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The Revised Soul Refining the Seven Stars is a monumental fantasy novel newly conceived and written on the basis of the original Soul Refining the Seven Stars. It depicts a world where soul cultivators, spell cultivators, and body cultivators coexist, while ghosts and monsters roam unchecked. It explores profound truths about divination, reincarnation, and the transformations of the universe, and portrays the conflicts and helplessness that come with pursuing love, hatred, passion, and revenge w 3.8kReads8.9Score350Shelves

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    Amazing! A traditional cultivation system! A high-IQ cultivation novel, without a system!

46. 546 万 Pearl of Ten Thousand Beasts 万兽珠 Little Youngest, Mwah老幺么么哒Eastern Fantasy452k WordsCompleted The Immortal Sword ends ten thousand ages; the mortal world buries the path to immortality. The heavens weep blood. A supreme immortal sword, cleaved from the Immortal Realm, shatters the world's very foundations and buries an entire age of immortal cultivation. Spiritual energy runs dry, leaving only vermin struggling to survive in a wasteland. At ten years old, Xu Fan crawls out of the ruins where his parents lie buried and trudges into the Cloud Sword Sect, covered in mud. There, he earns a m 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has unlimited potential; it's bound to be the next blockbuster!

47. 547 神 The Divine Fire Path 神火大道 Among Mulberries and Pus桑间濮上Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Mortal-style cultivation, no female lead, no golden finger Zhuang Yu, a boy from an ordinary fishing village, gets the chance to join the Qingyang Sect, a cultivation sect. There, he obtains a crude cultivation manual called The Divine Fire Ascension Art. Through countless dangers in the cultivation world, he gradually rises from a kind and honest young man to a ruthless overlord in his own right. [Lower Five Realms]: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Trans 6.2kReads8.5Score437Shelves

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    This one is pretty good too. It follows the "ordinary people trope" (a popular tale about ordinary people surviving a mortal's life), with a fresh concept, a captivating and suspenseful plot, and is definitely worth reading. It's much better than those generic, overused novels.

48. 548 破 Breaking the Bag, Defying Fate: Cultivating Immortality with a Mixed Spirit Root 破袋逆灵：杂灵根的修仙 Madman Niu Ba狂徒牛八Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted In a brutally harsh world of cultivation, Zhu Bu'er is an ordinary man who stumbles into the cultivation world. With a mixed spiritual root and a broken sack as his only tool, he scavenges for scraps and rummages through rubbish, forging an unconventional path to immortality. 4.2kReads8.6Score334Shelves

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    I recently discovered a great book, a traditional cultivation novel, everyone come and check it out!

49. 549 开 Death Row Inmate from the Start: My Immortal Palace Levels Up Without Limit 开局死刑犯：我的仙宫无限升级 Descendant of the Yellow Emperor黄帝后裔Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] After being reborn, underground kingpin Huang Yu is framed and sentenced to death. As the lethal injection floods his veins, the dormant Netherworld Immortal Palace, Hall of Reincarnation, awakens within him! A hundred years pass in the immortal palace for every instant in the outside world. Huang Yu returns from years of prison cultivation with the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Art perfected. His Nine Nether Ghost Eyes see through the underworl 1.2kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    A cataclysmic start! Near-death experiences followed by rebirth… Bound to the Underworld and Celestial Palaces… The symbiotic Nine Netherworld Hound! An artificial creation controlled by a hypocrite! A cycle of reincarnation… The Throat of the Devouring Realm! The mystery of the shattered ancient realm… The Judge's Trial! Non-stop excitement… Taking you into a series of dramatic and thrilling plot twists…! Providing you with a thoroughly enjoyable reading experience!!!

50. 550 离 After the Divorce, Dr. Su Caught the Eye of a Powerful Man 离婚后，苏医生被大佬盯上了 A Wild Horse Going Neigh Neigh一匹野马汪汪汪Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted [Season One of the motion comic is now available] [The early chapters focus on family disputes, with more emphasis on her career] [The male lead appears later] [It only gets better as the story goes] She's a cold, sharp cardiothoracic surgeon who wields a scalpel and is divorced with a child. He's a roguishly handsome power player with connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world. It was love at first sight for him, and he won't stop pursuing her. Then there's a gentle, refined yo 56.2kReads8.7Score6.1kShelves

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    It would make a great short video. Divorced women are the most sought-after.

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