Why Do Master-and-Disciple Novels Always Have to Make the Master Flirt With Their Disciple? 为什么收徒文一定要和徒弟搞暧昧

1. 101 陆 Madam Lu Keeps Her Cards Close and Walks Away Unscathed 陆太太她拿稳三分，全身而退 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客18k WordsCompleted Mrs. Lu Keeps Her Cards Close and Makes a Clean Getaway —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 穿 After Becoming the Cannon Fodder in a Torment Novel, I Became Everyone's White Moonlight 穿成虐文炮灰后，我成了所有人的白月光 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客42k WordsCompleted After Becoming a Sacrificial Character in an Angsty Novel, I Became Everyone’s Beloved —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 哑 A Silent Tongue, A Stunning Presence: The Sharp-Tongued System of the Mute Prince 哑舌惊鸿，哑世子的毒舌系统 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客Historical33k WordsCompleted Mute Tongue, Stunning Talent: The Sharp-Tongued System of the Mute Prince —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 法 The Forensic Concubine: The Deposed Empress Rises from the Ashes, and the Tyrant Begs to Reconcile 法医庶女：废后涅槃，暴君跪求复合 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客31k WordsCompleted The Forensic Concubine: The Deposed Empress Rises from the Ashes, and the Tyrant Begs for Reconciliation —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 前 The Final Trial on the Path to Immortality: I Was Bound to a System and Transmigrated 前途道生终极关，我被系统绑定穿越了 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客14k WordsCompleted The Ultimate Trial on the Road to Immortality: I Was Bound to a System and Transmigrated —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 穿 I Became a Cannon-Fodder NPC, So I Turned Around and Took Down the Male Lead Who Transmigrated into a Book 穿成炮灰NPC，我反手干翻穿书男主 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客Historical38k WordsCompleted After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder NPC, I Turned Around and Took Down the Male Lead Who Transmigrated into a Book —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 王 Your Highness, He (She) Only Wants a Divorce: A Straight Man's Guide to Surviving the Inner Palace 王爷，他（她）只想和离——一个直男的深宅生存指南 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客44k WordsCompleted My Lord, He (or She) Only Wants a Divorce: A Straight Man’s Guide to Surviving in the Inner Chambers —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 离 The Day We Divorced, I Was Pregnant with Twins. My Ex Begged Me to Remarry, So I Sent Him to Prison 离婚当天，我怀了双胞胎，前夫跪求复婚被我送进监狱 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客23k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Found Out I Was Having Twins. My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Remarry Him, So I Sent Him to Prison 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 考 An Archaeologist in the Deposed Empress's Body: I Restore Artifacts in the Cold Palace 考古学家穿成废后，我在冷宫修文物 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客19k WordsCompleted An Archaeologist Transmigrates into a Discarded Empress, Restoring Relics in the Cold Palace —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 烬 Ashen Bones: I Waited in His Empire Until I Turned to Ash 烬骨辞：我在他的江山里枯等成灰 A Crane Village Host鹤乡留客Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted Ashen Bones: I Waited Until I Turned to Ash in His Empire —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Awkward laugh]

12. 112 玄 Fantasy World: My Sect Is a Little Too Strong 玄幻，我的宗门有点强 Night Moon, Rain Dream夜月雨梦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Sect Building + Invincible Hero + Feel-Good Story + Passion + Leveling Up + Comedy] After transmigrating to the Jiuxiao Continent, Ling Xiao awakens the Super Sect System. By recruiting children of fortune, he can endlessly improve both himself and his sect. Ancient Sacred Physique, Boundless Fire God Physique, Hongmeng Dao Physique, Myriad Buddha Physique, Undying War God Physique, Heavenly Dao Divine Physique... One invincible child of fortune after another begs to join my sect. Across the Ji 293Reads8.4Score272Shelves
13. 113 开 Nascent Soul Peak Master From the Start, Taking in a Disciple With a Heavenly Spirit Root 开局元婴峰主，收徒天灵根 Shang Junling商君令Eastern Fantasy846k WordsOngoing [Beyond Ordinary Immortal Cultivation + Peerless Prodigies + System + Master and Disciple + No Romance] The master of Taihua Sect’s seventh peak, Miaomiao Peak, is taking on disciples! With his prodigious talent, Zhou Qingchen inherits the position of seventh peak master and opens the mountain to take in disciples, only for a System to arrive! [Congratulations, Host! You have successfully taken on a disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root. Reward: one supreme immortal scripture!] [Congratulatio 1.9kReads8.6Score117Shelves
14. 114 摆 After Twenty Years of Slacking Off, I Come Out of Seclusion to Recruit Eternal Geniuses as Disciples 摆烂二十年，出山收徒万古天骄 How Many Veins a Leaf Has叶有几纹Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (Emperor from the start + System disciple recruitment + invincible + decisive and ruthless + expansive worldbuilding!) (PS: The comic adaptation is now available!) (PS: This book has no teacher-disciple romance. Their relationships are all completely normal!) Qin Tianyang transmigrates to the Xuanchen Continent and becomes the youngest lineage master of Daoji Sect. After twenty years of slacking off and doing sign-ins, he finally becomes an Emperor! Then he unlocks a disciple-recruitment System, 11.6kReads7.9Score639Shelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

15. 115 收 Taking Disciples: I’m a Laid-Back Master, but Every Disciple Is a Rebel 收徒，我，咸鱼师尊，徒弟皆逆天 Chen Yifei辰逸飞Eastern Fantasy676k WordsCompleted [System + fiercely protective + ruthless and decisive + lighthearted] After transmigrating into the sole sect master of a declining sect, Lin Zhou wants nothing more than to walk his bird, tease his dog, and laze around until he dies. The sign-in System he’s bound to is certainly powerful, but it hasn’t made a peep in thirty years. All it does is let him check in every day and collect resources. So he quietly stockpiles divine artifacts all over the mountain behind the sect and builds up immense 974Reads6.8Score106Shelves
16. 116 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves

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    No opposite sex, good book

17. 117 修 The Cultivation World's Handsomest Man, Whose Disciples Shock the Heavens 修真第一美男，徒弟个个震惊诸天 Lord Liang Xi凉兮君Eastern Fantasy154k WordsCompleted This is a cringeworthy old work, so don’t take it too seriously... [The cultivation world’s number-one beauty + invincible + every disciple is a prodigy + subordinates defy the heavens] Everyone knows that Master Xuandu of the Taixu Immortal Sect was the first person in a thousand years to ascend to immortality. Countless prodigies admire Master Xuandu, yet few have ever seen his true face. All they know is that he wears white and is a true immortal. After him, an exquisitely handsome man in a b 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one features a protagonist who takes on a large number of apprentices. I highly recommend Jian Yu's *The Enchanting Summoner*. It's a classic. It has family, friendship, and love elements; I've read it many times.

18. 118 魔 The Demon Realm's Prince Takes in Only Deadbeats and Unites the Divine and Demon Worlds 魔界殿下专收废材一统神魔两界 Kissing Fish zyx接吻鱼zyxEastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [Xuanhuan] [Sci-fi] [Beast Taming] [Cultivation] From the start, he has two magical beasts: an Audi and a Mercedes-Benz. He establishes a sect in the human realm, summons a beautiful left guardian at the peak of the Great Emperor realm, and specializes in recruiting the most hopeless disciples. They might be butchers, people without talent or aptitude, or even the souls of the dead. He takes on the world’s number one Cultivation sect head-on and establishes a branch. When dark xenom 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Exactly, I don't like that kind of master-disciple romance either. This one is good, with positive values, humorous dialogue, exciting fight scenes, and a fresh plot.

19. 119 授 Teaching Apprentices Earns Me Ten Thousandfold Rewards, but I Really Can’t Keep Laying Low 授徒万倍返还，为师真的苟不住了 The Boundless Cosmos in a Tiny Space方寸玄宙Eastern Fantasy432k WordsCompleted [System + Taking Disciples + Invincible + Behind the Scenes + Protective of His Own + Feel-Good + Delusion-Inducing] After transmigrating to a fantasy world, Lu Changsheng obtained the [Ten-Thousandfold Rebate System]. As long as he grants his disciples opportunities, he can receive a return worth up to ten thousand times the value! His eldest disciple is a good-for-nothing who was dumped after his engagement was broken off, with his meridians completely shattered? Lu Changsheng: "I'll give you 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🎉🎉 [This is a genuine apprentice-recruiting system novel! A thousandfold return!] This is the only good new book I've read recently, packed with exciting moments and a very novel plot. 🪁 You'd be missing out if you didn't read it, highly recommended! (♡⌂♡)

20. 120 能 Whoever Can Strike the Emperor Deserves the Highest Reward 能痛击寡人者受上赏 Qiao Family Storyteller乔家说书人Two Male Leads848k WordsOngoing [Master and disciple + ruler and subject + ensemble cast + secret identities + court politics + silly comedy + no CP (emphasis on this)] Jiang Jibai, a renowned scholar famous throughout the land, had just taken on a young disciple. Picking fights, gambling on cockfights, chasing dogs, climbing onto rooftops to break tiles, making trouble everywhere he went. Scholar Jiang's blood pressure shot up and his mood plummeted. He rolled up his sleeves and gave the boy three beatings a day. Gradually, 20.4kReads9.5Score167Shelves
21. 121 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia737k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5.1kReads—Score616Shelves

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    The righteous path is full of worms, the demonic path is full of madmen; the righteous path has invaded the demonic path! The protagonist, after a lifetime of wandering, discovers he has been aiding and abetting evil! Thus, he spends the rest of his life searching for the truth while seeking redemption. [Already hooked][Already hooked]

22. 122 主 The Protagonist and the Villain Are Both My Disciples 主角和反派都是我徒弟 Master Zhu Jing烛镜居士Eastern Fantasy352k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise. Su Jingming transmigrates to become the Sect Master of Xuancheng Sect and gets bound to a System. He must form bonds with two chosen ones and defeat the villain together with them. But... Why are all three of them children?! [Quest: Earn the chosen one's trust. Reward: Heaven-Rank Heart Method] Su Jingming looks at the filthy, scrawny child and hands him a steamed bun. The child, eyes brimming with tears: “Thank you, Immortal Lo 4.3kReads8.7Score329Shelves

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    This will definitely meet your needs (*^ｰ^)👍 No romance, focus on developing your sect ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧, the plot doesn't drag.

23. 123 气 Harvesting Luck: This Master Is Far Too Cautious 气运收割，这个师尊太谨慎 Little Black Face小脸黑黑Eastern Fantasy84k WordsOngoing Who in the entire cultivation world is better at keeping a low profile than me? Feel-good story + taking disciples + leveling up + decisive violence + comedy + no female lead System, isn’t he a villain? If I take him on as a disciple, won’t I end up opposing that Child of Destiny? Don’t worry, Host. The villain may be unlucky, but his talent is undeniably top-notch. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is acceptable; no female lead and no ambiguous relationships.

24. 124 宗 Sect Rumors: I'm the Heir to a Hidden Power 宗门流言：我是隐世势力传人 Mumu Has Read It幕幕已阅Fantastical Romance531k WordsOngoing This book is also known as: Raising Disciples for Draws and Coasting to Victory in the Cultivation World, A Mere Foundation Establishment? I Have Nascent Soul Puppets Guarding My Path [Slow-paced + nurturing growth + strong and beautiful, without being put through misery + keeping her secret identity + strong female lead + no romance, focused on her career] Bad news: I transmigrated into a cultivation world written for men as a nobody, an outer sect elder with mixed spiritual roots whose cultiva 131.5kReads8.8Score30.3kShelves

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    Nice!!!!!

25. 125 修 Cultivation: Dancing on Graves 修仙：从坟头蹦迪开始 Xin Zhiyao新之尧Eastern Fantasy421k WordsOngoing It all begins when the ancestor leaps out of his grave. He sacrifices himself so that we can live. Watch as I, Lin Tiezhu, rise from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of the myriad worlds, one step at a time. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Leading his apprentices to become powerful

26. 126 长 Longevity Peak Master: All My Disciples Are Sickly Rebels 长生峰主：我的徒弟全是病娇逆徒 Nan Zhu a南竺aEastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing On the Canglan Continent, Changsheng Peak of the Qingyun Sect has long been branded a forbidden zone. The reason is its peak lord, Su Changsheng, a laughingstock whose cultivation has been stuck at the third level of Qi Refining, and his disciples, every one of them a capricious, formidable "madwoman." Su Changsheng binds himself to the God-Tier Disciple-Rearing Rebate System. Only by cultivating his disciples through emotional push and pull and awakening their deepest, most obsessive love can —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The forbidden grounds of Changsheng Peak harbor the most insane disciple in the entire realm! The seemingly weak peak master actually controls everything, and every disciple is a rebellious, yandere madman capable of destroying the world! (All characters are yanderes, emotions are delicate, and it's a sweet and lighthearted story).

27. 127 炼 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining, I’m Already Invincible 炼气十万年，我已经无敌 Ding Chengjin丁程金Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted [Ten Thousand Years at the Qi Refining Realm + Invincible]+ [Reviving His Sect in the Lower Realm]+ [Taking Disciples]+ [Defeating Every Villainous Sect]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Free Travel Between the Human, Immortal, and Demon Realms, as well as the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Timespaces]+ [Protagonist's Halo]+ [An Incredibly Satisfying Power Fantasy] Zuo Xiaoyu had spent a hundred thousand years in the Immortal Realm, stuck at the Qi Refining Realm. One day, he discover 347Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A friend's book; everyone is welcome to listen [currently working on a draft].

28. 128 开 From the Start, the Dragon Banner Leads the Charge: Eight Hundred It Is 开局龙纛前压，八百就八百 Graceful As A Startled Swan翩若惊鸿灬Historical229k WordsOngoing [Alternate World + System + Soul Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + Farming + Conquest + Fun Read] After transmigrating into the body of Chu An, the Great Chu Empire’s Sixth Prince, he wakes up to a hellish start: a raging river behind him and enemy forces surrounding him in front. The original owner was so terrified he dropped dead on the spot! Just as all hope seems lost, the Favorability System activates. One glance is all it takes to see who’s a traitor and who’s a die-hard loyalist! Seeing 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

29. 129 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves
30. 130 签 Sign-In Disciple Recruitment System: Unlocking Heaven-Defying Skills 签到收徒系统，解锁逆天技能 Jin Tianchen锦天辰Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Invincible + System + Comedy + Lighthearted + Ruthless + No Saintly Do-Gooder] Ye Nan transmigrates to the cultivation world and awakens an Apprentice-Recruitment System. Taking on disciples makes him stronger. But three years pass in a flash, and the System shows no sign of life. He hasn’t gained a single disciple, either. To make ends meet, he has no choice but to open a tavern! The daily sign-ins have left Ye Nan completely numb. His room is piled high with all kinds of techniques and treasu 8.6kReads7.7Score725Shelves
31. 131 女 Her Majesty the Empress! 女皇陛下！ Feng Ou冯藕6k WordsCompleted Your Majesty, the Empress! 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one, this one, this one, this one

32. 132 魔 The Witch's Journey 魔女之旅 Feng Ou冯藕6k WordsCompleted The Journey of Elaina 24Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 绑 After I Bound the Rain Skill 绑定下雨技能之后 Feng Ou冯藕6k WordsCompleted After Binding the Rainfall Skill 21Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 当 When the Ancient World Comes to the Modern Day 当古代来到现代 Feng Ou冯藕6k WordsCompleted When the Ancient World Comes to the Modern Day 21Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 穿 I Transmigrated to a World of Stone 穿越得到石头世界 Feng Ou冯藕6k WordsCompleted Transmigrated to a World of Stones 5Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 妖 Surviving Among Demons? I Talk My Way to Immortality! 妖口求生？我靠忽悠证长生！ I Want to Make the Headlines我想上头条Eastern Fantasy142k WordsCompleted When overworked office drone Yang Xiaotian takes one wrong step and transmigrates into a demon clan stronghold, he finds no golden finger waiting to give him an edge. Instead, the mountains are full of brutish demons who settle everything with their fists. The wolf demons believe that might makes right, the bear spirits hold that resources are there for the taking, and even the rabbit demons judge beauty by whether you have wide hips and can bear plenty of offspring. Yet this powerless human man 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥 "Surviving in the Devouring Mouth? I'll Achieve Immortality Through Deception!"⚡️ Office worker Yang Xiaotian is struck by lightning⚡️, and opens his eyes to find himself as monster food? "The meat's been delivered to your door!" 🐯 A burly man's saliva drips, his sharp teeth gleaming! Tied up in a stinking cave🏔️, the game starts in hell mode🔪! Don't panic! Watch how the king of wits deceives a group of demons💬— "Buddy, eat me? That's too small a goal! I can grant you immortality!" Deception is fun for a moment, but constantly deceiving to achieve immortality is incredibly satisfying! 😎 #StartingAsFood #CultivatingImmortalityWithWords #OfficeWorker'sRiseTowardsTheDemonWorld #FantasyBrainstorming> Lightning Tribulation Delivery⚡️×Demon Cave Kidnapping🏔️×Deception to Achieve Immortality💬> Office worker → Food → King of Words → Immortal Boss! 🚀

37. 137 每 One Insider Tip a Day! Make Money from Everything in the World 每天一条信息差！赚遍世界一切钱 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Urban60k WordsOngoing [Urban] [High Martial] [Cultivation] [Myriad Realms] [Feel-good] [Multiple women] [Behind the scenes] [Beast tide] "A story about a perverted old man and a pink-haired little girl?" "The hot policewoman really got stuffed full by me!" "Maid squad, polish this great sword for me!" "A useless husband and his adorable wife!!" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Riding a horse in the spring breeze, I gallop swiftly, and in one night I see all the flowers of Chang'an in bloom.

38. 138 开 Starting by Using a Cube World to Imprison All of Humanity 开局使用魔方世界囚禁全人类 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Urban150k WordsOngoing (Creation, survival, cultivation, the Myriad Worlds, ensemble cast, everyone gets involved, online games, Minecraft, Cube World, 7 Days to Die, Delta Force: Hawk Ops, power fantasy) Chapter 11: All of humanity will be dragged into the Cube World Chapter 51: The protagonist creates a miniature primordial world, giving everyone on Earth a planet so we can watch them fight like crickets Cube World (Tier 1) 1. Every cube block in the Cube is its own world! (The Cube is currently Tier 1 and contains 35Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 我 In My World, I Exploit All of Humanity 我的世界我压榨全人类 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction30k WordsOngoing Reporter: Boss Zhang, all of humanity says you exploit them. What's your response? I shook my head. If I hadn't brought out countless torches and supplies, none of humanity would have survived. So would you rather stay alive, or let me exploit you just a little? Zhang Dian is an MC expert who transmigrated to Blue Star through a Transmutation Table. Then all of humanity on Blue Star was pulled into My World to fight for survival. How will Zhang Dian exploit all of humanity? —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 我 I Told You, I'm Not Some Big Shot 我说了我不是大佬 Drunkard's Flourish醉笔纵横Eastern Fantasy519k WordsCompleted The senior disciple of the Cangwu Holy Land, born with a Supreme Pure Yang Dao Body. Nine years ago, he was ambushed by his fiancée and became entangled with a princess of the Demon Clan. After secluded cultivation, he became the greatest swordsman beneath the Sages, far stronger than his master, yet he deliberately keeps a low profile. All he wants is to quietly protect his daughter, and he refuses to become a “big shot.” Steadfast and deeply devoted, he is fiercely protective of his daughter a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend it! [Laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up][laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up][laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up]

41. 141 收 Accepting a Disciple with a Trash Spirit Root: Master Is Going to Be Poor 收徒废灵根，为师要被吃穷了 Momo Can't Write Books沫沫不会写书Eastern Fantasy199k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted Comedy] [Taking on Disciples and Raising Them] [Cultivation] [Subverting Expectations] Lu Yanchen transmigrates to the cultivation world and binds himself to a disciple-recruitment System. As long as he takes on disciples, he can grow stronger. Full of anticipation, he takes in his first disciple. Five Spiritual Roots, a worthless physique. Lu Yanchen doesn't care. So what if the kid's a little useless? This master has a System. I can afford to raise him! Until the next day 17Reads—Score177Shelves

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    If we don't engage in ambiguity, it's okay.

42. 142 开 Sect Founder from the Start: Building the Supreme Dao Tradition 开局宗门老祖，打造无上道统 Writing Books to Play the Stock Market写书来炒股Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [System, Sect Ancestor, cultivation, no female lead, no suppression of cultivation, rapid advancement, feel-good] From the start, he is the sect ancestor, forging an unsurpassed Dao lineage. The Profound Realm, Qing Province, the State of Chu. Lin Sui, ancestor of the Dao Xuan Sect, one of the State of Chu’s five great sects, awakens the Unsurpassed Dao Lineage System from the start. Based on Lin Sui’s current cultivation level, it returns cultivation improvements and insights to the sect member 79Reads5.3Score136Shelves

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    This is ambiguous.

43. 143 天 Lord of Heaven and Earth: My Sect Reigns Supreme in the Universe 天地之主，我的宗门冠绝寰宇 Lu Lu Changsheng陆陆长生Eastern Fantasy918k WordsOngoing [Easygoing + feel-good power fantasy + sect + disciples + System + no beating around the bush + passionate disciples] Lu Changsheng, a seasoned corporate wage slave from the city, transmigrated to a cultivation world and just wanted to lie flat and live like a carefree slacker. On his twenty-first birthday, the strongest System in all the worlds suddenly appeared. System: "Host, conquer the myriad heavens and become the ruler of the world!" Looking at the invincible summoned character in the beg 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Disciples have their own way of life.

44. 144 师 Master, Stop Pretending. The Sect Gate Is About to Collapse 师傅别装了，山门都快塌了 Daoist of Mangshan邙山道人Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing On Qingya Mountain stands a ramshackle sect, and within it lives an unreliable master. His name is Shen Changxian. His greatest talent is lounging in a bamboo chair, basking in the sun, drinking tea, slacking off, and acting like an unfathomable master. He cries, “Your master is merely an ordinary, unremarkable cultivator who likes to take it easy,” every day. Yet whenever the sect is about to collapse, his disciples are about to be lost, or enemies come knocking, he can always lazily lift his e 940Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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    [🌸🌸This apprentice-recruiting novel is really good🌸🌸You'll regret it if you don't read it!] You'll find the plot very original and the pacing is tight after reading the first few chapters. If you want to read a high-quality novel, you must read this one! Highly recommended!

45. 145 神 Divine Gambler 神赌 Hard to Rely on When Chronically Ill久病难依Sci-Fi & Apocalypse481k WordsOngoing On October 17, 2029, the world began to collapse after an eclipse that came without warning. Humans randomly mutated into zombies, and civilization fell completely within three days. Lin Yue, an ordinary college student, discovered he had a unique ability amid the apocalyptic disaster: he could copy other people’s powers. Strength enhancement, bursts of speed, danger sense… As long as he touched someone who had awakened, he could make their ability his own. With his high intelligence and judgmen —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please, dads, if this isn't well-written, feel free to leave a few harsh words in the comments. [Heart][heart][heart][bump][bump]

46. 146 我 I’ve Been Possessed for Ninety Thousand Years 我被夺舍九万年 I've Got a Rebellious Streak我这一身反骨啊Eastern Fantasy403k WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and then... I was possessed again. I was possessed for ninety thousand years. So, now that I've finally returned, let's see how I conquer the cultivation world and build a mighty empire. 404Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    Directly reclaiming lost territories, a red-themed cultivation journey pays tribute to fallen heroes, and the encounter of numerous "old sixes" with Chinese-style succubi brings a shock to the cultivation world.

47. 147 签 After a Thousand Years of Sign-Ins, My Master Just Wants to Lay Low Until the End of Time 签到千年，师尊只想苟到天荒地 Drunkard's Flourish醉笔纵横Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible]+ [Master of Underhanded Tricks]+ [Keep a Low Profile]+ [Comedy]+ [Lighthearted] Invincible from the start, Lin Changfeng transmigrates to a fantasy world and binds himself to a sign-in System, earning cultivation rewards and all kinds of peerless treasures every day he signs in. While everyone else is fighting desperately to break through to the next realm, he has already reached the peak of the Great Dao, becoming a reclusive emperor whose strength even he doesn’t know the limits o 66Reads—Score134Shelves

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    I only recommend things that look good. [Laughing][kissing][heart][thumbs up][ ...]

48. 148 民 Republican Era: The Age of Enlightenment 民国：启蒙年代 Why Are There So Many Names?咋啥名都有啊Urban488k WordsOngoing “If we only learn the techniques for building a strong military and a wealthy nation, but not the spirit that makes them strong and wealthy, can we truly become strong and prosperous? In the First Sino-Japanese War, we bought more advanced warships, so why did we still lose? Because the system hadn't changed. In the Hundred Days' Reform, we adopted Japan's system, so why did we still fail? Because people's hearts hadn't changed.” “Material technology, institutions, and people's hearts: three lay —Reads—Score—Shelves

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49. 149 第 The Fourth Calamity: I Open an Academy in Douluo Dalu 第四天灾，我在斗罗开学院 Zhang Xiwang, Who Likes Jin Chaihu喜欢津柴胡的张西望Male-Channel Fanfiction115k WordsOngoing Wei Yu, an Earthling, is killed by a computer and transmigrates to another world, where people possess Battle Spirits. There is no magic here, only wondrous Battle Spirits. With an Academy System, he summons wave after wave of players from the parallel-world Blue Star to become students. Come see how these students work hard to become powerful figures across the continent. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist opens an academy and takes on students; he is lazy and doesn't flirt with his students.

50. 150 开 Debt-Burdened from the Start: The System Returns Tenfold for Every Disciple I Recruit 开局负债系统：收徒十倍返还 Xuantian Feng玄天风Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing Su Che transmigrates to a fantasy continent and, before he can even figure out what is going on, gets bound to a ridiculous [Strongest Master System of All Time]. The beginner quest from the start promises a huge gift package for taking on a disciple. Fail, and he’ll owe 100,000 spirit stones! With the deadline looming and barely enough money to keep from starving, Su Che has no choice but to bluff: “Young lady, I can tell you have extraordinary bones. Would you be willing to join my sect?” He —Reads—Score—Shelves

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