Are There Any Novels Where the Protagonist Accidentally Starts Practicing the Path of Ruthlessness After Suffering Too Much? 有没有那种受到了太多伤害后误打误撞的修练无情道

1. 1 惊 Shocking! After I Cultivated the Way of Ruthlessness, My Master Changed Her Ways 惊！我修无情道后，师尊转性了 Xin Miao昕渺Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reborn + Universally Hated Protagonist + Light Angst and Humor + Regretful Pursuit] Ye Baiyu was reborn, returning to the moment just before he coerced his master. In his past life, his master Yunxiao killed him with two sword strikes, nearly scattering his soul. That was also when he learned he was nothing but cannon fodder meant to make the protagonist shine. No wonder everyone hated him. Now that he had another chance at life, he wouldn’t be so foolish as to waste his feelin 2.5kReads7.9Score166Shelves

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   It's so good! I've already watched it three times.

2. 2 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 16.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   The titles of these two books are self-explanatory [smirk]. The first one is about my Zhao Zhao, who, after a sudden awakening, experiences a surge in cultivation and regains her reputation, becoming invincible [laugh]. My favorite—the second one—is about my awesome senior sister, who hasn't yet faced any competition [kissing emoji].

3. 3 师 My Senior Sister’s Ruthless Dao Is Wild and Unrestrained 师姐的无情道又疯又飒 Frostflower Lemon Duck霜花柠檬鸭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + no romance + leveling up + a low-profile System + ensemble cast] After an otherworldly soul occupied her body for sixty years and wrecked the world, Senior Sister finally returned to her own body and was reborn, bound to a low-profile System. Yun Ci, the exceptionally gifted Senior Sister, entered the Dao through love yet cultivated the merciless path, opening up a new way for the world to attain the Dao. I wield a sword that can cleave all things beneath heaven. When dealing with pe 2.6kReads8.9Score291Shelves
4. 4 万 After the Most Hated One Turns to the Heartless Path 万人嫌转修无情道后 Catnip Addicted to Cats猫薄荷吸猫Two Male Leads419k WordsCompleted Aloof, ascetic sword-saint seme vs. cool, reborn beauty uke. Both are each other’s one and only. Happy ending. A groveling-for-forgiveness arc ahead! 1. The Canglan Sword Venerable, famed for cultivating the Heartless Way, possessing unfathomable powers, and captivating countless male and female cultivators, has returned after disappearing with severe injuries. He has also brought back his betrothed. His betrothed is neither his sword nor a prodigy from one of the great sects, but an obscure bum 2.7kReads6.8Score244Shelves
5. 5 我 I Livestream My Cultivation of the Heartless Path in the Cultivation World 我在修真界直播修无情道 Your House Has Fish你家有鱼Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted After being reunited with her birth family, Su Nielan gets the full package: an engagement, having her spiritual root ripped out, being married off to a useless man, and getting kicked out of the family. One day, while she’s lounging in bed like a contented couch potato, a transparent screen suddenly appears before her eyes, filled with scrolling comments. It turns out her world is just a book. It turns out her useless cultivation partner will soon become the foremost figure in the cultivation w 4kReads9.0Score419Shelves
6. 6 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves
7. 7 婉 No Tortured Romance for Me. This Heroine Cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness! 婉拒虐恋，女主我修无情道的！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted In pursuit of the Great Dao, Shi Ran accepted a trial involving endless cycles of tragic romance. They said that those who followed the ruthless path must first experience love, then be hurt to the depths of their hearts. Only after suffering the utmost torment could they see through love and passion, undergo life and death, and achieve true enlightenment! But Shi Ran thought, if he dies and I live, haven't we both experienced life and death? If I torment the male lead to the limit, can't I see 2.9kReads9.2Score357Shelves
8. 8 她 What Good Are Your Tears Now That She’s Joined the Path of Ruthlessness? 她入无情道后，你们哭瞎眼有何用 A Jiao in the Deep Sea深海有鲛Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [A sect that regrets too late + the path of ruthless cultivation + the true heiress] (Everyone knows demons are evil, but no one knows that heavenly demons exist to punish evildoers. The heroine begins her cultivation as a demon!) In her previous life, Yue Ya was framed for killing her junior sister Ling Rong. Her senior brothers severed the tendons in her hands and feet, and in the end, even her sect leader father struck her dead with a single palm. It turned out she was a heavenly god who had 301Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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   It's a good read. The female lead, Yue Ya, is heartbroken and turns to cultivate the ruthless path, eventually ascending to immortality.

9. 9 道 The Way Seems to Have No Feelings 道似无情 Snow in Winter and Summer冬夏有雪Two Male Leads912k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] In his previous life, Mo Hengzhi loved his master, Bai Shuangli, with all his heart and courage. But his master was cold and unfeeling, and ascended to immortality just as Mo Hengzhi’s life was nearing its end. While everyone sang Bai Shuangli’s praises, Mo Hengzhi set fire to the little courtyard where he lived in the mortal world and died alone. When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the Qi Refining stage. In his previous life, he had loved without regret. This time, he 5.4kReads9.2Score647Shelves
10. 10 改 After Switching to the Ruthless Dao, I Forge Immortality as a Mortal! 改修无情道后，我以凡人之躯铸长生！ Forest Domain Sea森林域海Eastern Fantasy801k WordsCompleted On the Xuan Cang Continent, immortals reign supreme. An immortal can regard the world with detachment, or live freely within it. An immortal can roam the heavens and earth at will, and can also live forever. I was born an ordinary person, but my heart yearns to become immortal. The path to immortality leaves countless traces. Cultivate the body and keep emotions at bay. Steady the body and calm the mind. Look upon the mortal world without becoming attached. With a mortal's body, I will forge my 153Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Ascended to Immortality Through the Ruthless Sword Dao 穿书后，我凭无情剑道成仙了 Fire Carp火鲤Eastern Fantasy215k WordsCompleted [Zhangjiajie Writing Contest + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Alternate Setting + No Romance + My Own Take on Xianxia + Transmigrate into a Book + Wild Imagination] After waking up, Shen Guzhou transmigrated into a book and became a half-breed of the righteous and demonic factions. He was also the sworn enemy of the original story's overpowered male lead, destined to have his golden core carved out and his soul destroyed according to the plot. But reality was another matter: he had a peerless Heavenl 371Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 自 After Five Hundred Years Bound in a Forbidden Land, You Cry When I Become a Rogue Cultivator 自缚禁地五百年，我当散修你哭啥 Carrot-Flavored Mint Candy萝卜味薄荷糖Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsOngoing [Published] [Immortal Cultivation + Traditional Fantasy + Invincible + No System + Unrelentingly Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Rogue Cultivator] Five hundred years ago, Gu Xiu bound himself to a forbidden sect ground for five hundred years, offering himself as a source of fortune for the sect. Returning at last, he should have been welcomed home in glory. But the world had changed beyond recognition in those five hundred years. His master abandoned him, his senior sisters despised him, an 131.9kReads7.9Score13kShelves

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    He was abused so badly

13. 13 重 Reborn on the Ruthless Path, My Senior Brothers Regret It Too Late 重生无情道，师兄们悔断肠 Bubble Jiao泡泡娇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Qinghuan was too naive, treating her entire sect as her family. In the end, she was framed by a scoundrel and left abandoned by everyone, dying with her name tarnished. In this life, she has seen the truth. Since no one loves her, she’ll change masters and stay away from those who hurt her. She’ll devote herself wholeheartedly to the Path of Ruthlessness! But the senior brothers who had never liked her suddenly panic. Eldest Senior Brother: Qinghuan, I was wrong. Second 210Reads5.4Score—Shelves
14. 14 断 After Cutting Ties, I Stole the Fake Young Master’s Talents 断绝关系后，我掠夺假少爷的天赋 Lu Yuxiao陆宇霄Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yong was the Qin family's real young master, but in his previous life he was abused. The fake young master pretended to be a good younger brother, stole the family affection Qin Yong longed for, brazenly killed him, then used his death to wrest the inheritance from the Qin family's seven sisters and reduce his body to ashes. After being reborn, Qin Yong awakened the “Plunder” talent. The whole family doted on the fake young master and drove Qin Yong out. Qin Yong plundered the fake young mas 1.9kReads6.7Score100Shelves

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    Everything's alright.

15. 15 你 You Don't Regret Misjudging Me, You're Just Afraid to Die 你们不是后悔误会我，只是怕死了 Riding the Wind and Clouds挽风云Eastern Fantasy243k WordsCompleted Shen Feng ultimately failed to escape the pursuit of the Holy Land’s powerful cultivators and was thrown into an alchemy furnace: “Who would believe that inside the Tianyuan Holy Land, which claims to uphold the righteous path, evil cultivators are treating us like crops ready to be harvested...” In his previous life, to keep his fellow disciples from being slaughtered, Shen Feng risked his life time and again to rescue them and secretly tried to warn them. Instead, he earned a reputation as a n 416Reads7.8Score101Shelves
16. 16 当 By the Time They Came to Their Senses, I Was Already the Strongest Villain 当她们幡然醒悟，我已是最强反派 Heartbreaker可破心Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Villain + System + Regretful Pursuit + Sweet and Angsty + Building a Villain Faction + Yandere + Master and Junior Sisters Turn Dark] Also known as "After Becoming the Strongest Villain, My Master and Junior Sisters Begged Me for Forgiveness" He transmigrates into a fantasy novel, becoming the villainous senior brother who gets crushed by the protagonist and ultimately serves as an experience point dispenser. He plans to change his fate as a villain, get along with his junior sisters who are th 10.9kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
17. 17 和 After Divorcing the Female CEO, I Wound Up in the Arms of a Stunning Doctor 和女总裁离婚后，误入绝色女医怀 Jiang Haochen江浩辰Urban371k WordsCompleted [Complete. The animated adaptation is out. Click the author's profile for the new novel.] Original title: Divorced in the Late Stages of Cancer, Then Everyone Started Loving Me [Everyday life + slow burn + one heroine + no System or golden finger + no turning back + occasional madness] In their four years of marriage, Song Yilang thought he was lucky to have a beautiful wife and a happy family. So he worked himself to the bone, hoping to stand side by side with Lin Su. But when he got cancer and 8.2kReads9.1Score392Shelves

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    First: The male protagonist has stomach cancer and divorces his wife. He then meets the female protagonist, but his ex-wife wants to remarry him. Second: The male protagonist, as the main antagonist, has his memories extracted after being killed by the female protagonists. The female protagonist, after reading them, is filled with regret. Third: Both the male and female protagonists are reborn. When the female protagonists turn back to pursue the male protagonist, he begins cultivating the ruthless path.

18. 18 众 Betrayed by Every Woman, He Reveals His Memories and the World Weeps 众女背叛，记忆曝光后世人哭泣 Yi Lin忆临Eastern Fantasy734k WordsCompleted Ye Changge, the most powerful villain across the Three Realms, Six Paths, and countless planes. He betrayed his word and killed his mentor. He subdued the Buddha, slaughtered monks across the land, and committed every imaginable evil. With a wave of his hand, he wiped out countless lives and plunged the world into chaos. At last, just as Ye Changge was about to break through, the ten heroines turned against him at the last moment. They joined forces with the Chosen One and powerful figures from 9.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
19. 19 八 All Eight Empresses Betrayed Me: Reborn to Die of Regret 八女帝全背叛，重生悔到肠断 Li3 Feng李3疯Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Wife-Chasing Crematorium]+ [Deep Regret]+ [Ridiculously Satisfying]+ [Absolutely No Reconciliation]+ [Commentary That’ll Make You Die Laughing]+ [Comedy] In his previous life, everyone envied Lu Ye, the Nine-Lives Heavenly Venerable. Not only did he have nine lives, he also had eight stunningly beautiful confidantes. Who could have imagined that when Lu Ye attempted to become a Heavenly Dao Saint, all eight of his confidantes would join forces to strike him down? Nine Heavens Sword 21.8kReads8.9Score2kShelves
20. 20 万 The Family’s Most Hated One Turns to the Heartless Path, and Her Father and Brother Face Their Comeuppance! 万人嫌转修无情道，父子火葬场了！ Jin Yanyan金砚砚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted For the sake of a junior sister who had been in the sect for less than a hundred years, the husband who had been by Ye Fei’s side for years ripped out her golden core in front of the entire sect, subjecting her to endless humiliation! For that junior sister, the child she had carried through a difficult labor and cherished for ten years berated her and sentenced her to a whipping! Both father and son turned their backs on her. Her fellow disciples stood by, and her beloved master looked the othe 860Reads8.4Score103Shelves
21. 21 修 The Junior Sister Who Cultivates the Heartless Path Cuts Off Her Feelings Every Day 修无情道的师妹每天都要斩断情根 The Grass Turns Green草渐青Ancient Romance382k WordsCompleted No CP The day she transmigrated into a book, the System said one thing and then shut down. “The protagonist cultivates the Ruthless Sword Dao. He is both handsome and talented, and everyone loves him, but he must sever his romantic attachments or he’ll suffer qi deviation and meet a tragic end.” To stay alive, Shi Wenyu keeps her distance from the male cultivators in her sect every day and practices her swordsmanship diligently, hoping to attain the Dao and ascend to immortality as soon as possi 565Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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    It's beautiful!

22. 22 改 After I Switched to the Ruthless Dao, the Entire Sect Begged Me to Forgive Them 改修无情道后，全宗门哭着求原谅 Yi Chang意畅Ancient Romance958k WordsCompleted Before she died, Ruomu wanted to repay her master's kindness and earn the love of her master and fellow disciples. She was willing to hide her talent and neglect her cultivation, remaining forever in the Qi Refining stage, just so she could take good care of her sect. No matter how hard she had to work for the sect, she never complained. No matter how much her master looked down on her. No matter how much her junior brothers and sisters despised her. Ruomu never had any regrets. But all she got 128Reads5.8Score—Shelves
23. 23 不 I'm Done Sucking Up! The Little Junior Sister Ran Off with Seven Big Shots 不舔了！小师妹她跟七个大佬跑了 Changdong000长东000Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivating Immortal Cutie + Everyone's Favorite + No Romance + Groveling Chase + Spiritual Energy Dwindling + Lucky Carp] In her previous life, after Chi Yao was brought back to Tianyin Sect, she gave everything she had to everyone around her. In the end, her sect leader father killed her with his own hands beneath the Qiankun Platform, without bothering to find out the truth. Only before she died did Chi Yao learn that, in her parents' eyes, she could never measure up to their adopted daughte 2.6kReads8.8Score450Shelves
24. 24 惨 After Three Miserable Deaths, the Side Character Gives Up, and Everyone Panics 惨死三世，女配摆烂后他们都慌了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Goofy, powerful heroine, satisfying revenge, crematorium arc, redemption for everyone, adored by all) Su Ling transmigrates into a novel about a powerful heroine cultivating immortality, becoming the male lead’s vicious fiancée. In the book, the black-hearted heroine makes a deal with a powerful ghost trapped in a stele, killing people and stealing their treasures wherever she goes. She uses a love curse to bewitch the male lead and his companions, making all five children of fortune fall for 31.5kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    It's a really good read, the female lead is beautiful and vengeful, highly recommended!

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