Looking for Modern, Relatively Realistic Fantasy Cultivation Novels 求现代比较真实的玄幻修真小说

1. 1 开EN Starting as a Jailer, I Represent the Court in Slaying Through the Martial World 开局成狱卒，我代表朝廷杀穿武林 Hua Jiuzhi花九枝Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + body refinement + slaying demons and exorcising evil + dominating the martial world] Ye Kang accidentally transmigrates to a high-martial world where heroes use their martial arts to flout the law, warriors bully ordinary people, and the people live in misery. Ye Kang awakens a Comprehension System and rises from a death prison. Martial arts that take others ten years of hard training to master, he learns in a second, effortlessly. In a world where might makes right, Ye 26.8kReads8.1Score2.2k14d adds
2. 2 九 The Nine Suns Emperor 九阳帝尊 Chang Bajiǔ常八九Eastern Fantasy9.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xuan, the Mad Lord, was one of the Five Emperors and One Madman. After exhausting himself to kill Qionglu, the Demon Emperor and the greatest master under heaven, he was ambushed and killed by his friend, Emperor Zhuoyang. Three hundred years later, he is reborn into a world where everything has changed, but his hatred remains. Lu Xuan points at the statue of Emperor Zhuoyang. “I'll make everyone who wronged me regret every single thing they did!” “Just thinking of me will be a nightmare! Hea 6.4kReads8.3Score75014d adds
3. 3 都 This Is Immortal Magic, Not a Superpower 都市，这是仙术，真不是异能 Little Yu Doesn't Like Fish小雨不爱吃鱼Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation, supernatural abilities, one heroine, sweet romance, comedy, secret realms] One day, Mu Chang'an accidentally rescues a woman in an immortal's abode... Ye Qiushui was once an unparalleled powerhouse from the land of Jiuzhou. After being set up during a battle of dao, she fell into an abyss with no bottom. When she came to, she discovered she was lying in the bed of a strange man?! Ye Qiushui: “You touched me?!” Mu Chang'an: “I was treating your injuries!” A sword hovered at Mu 2.3kReads8.5Score23714d adds

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   These urban fantasy novels with a single female protagonist should fit your requirements. They all have high ratings, guaranteeing quality and good writing. Worth reading.

4. 4 仙 The Immortal Emperor's Retirement Life 仙帝的退休生活 Broken Blade断刃Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Invincible, reborn, no secrets from the family + overpowered hero + one heroine + sweet romance + goofy humor + laid-back daily life The eldest grandson of the Liu family of the old capital was persecuted... No, that’s not right. Let’s start over! As an idle Immortal Emperor, I just want to retire, feed the birds, walk the dog, and spend time with my wife and kid. A thousand-year-old ghost? My brother-in-law is a city inspector in the underworld. Look into it. A hidden sect? My great-grandfather 18.4kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
5. 5 都 Urban: After a Thousand Years of Cultivation, I Return as a Stay-at-Home Dad 都市：修仙一千年，归来当奶爸 A Mangosteen Durian一只山竹榴莲Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban cultivation + doting dad + one female lead + decisive and ruthless + invincible protagonist + comedy + nonstop power fantasy] P.S. New chapters every night at midnight sharp. I promise it gets really exciting later. Give it a few chapters before deciding whether to continue. A thousand years ago, An Ziping was thrown into a river and ended up on the Tianyuan Continent, where he cultivated to become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal Venerable. After an accident sent him back to Earth, he discovered 2.8kReads8.5Score27914d adds
6. 6 修 Cultivation Simulator: From Cannon Fodder to Immortal Supreme of All Time 修仙模拟器：从炮灰到万古仙尊 Gifted Potato天赋异禀的土豆Eastern Fantasy799k WordsCompleted [Simulation + cultivation + multiple heroines] Cheng Qian transmigrates into a book, landing in a male-oriented power fantasy called The Invincible Cultivator: Endless Romance. The sad part is that he becomes a cannon-fodder villain who dies by the sword. All because he spent three years fawning over one of the male protagonist’s harem members. That is the miserable end he gets. Cheng Qian: A simp really can’t get a house... Fortunately, the golden finger every transmigrator needs has arrived! “ 581Reads6.1Score10414d adds

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   After finishing this novel, I recommend my family read *The Devourer of the Master: The Blood-Drinking Banner of Ten Thousand Souls*. It's an incredibly engaging story with a delicate plot and precise word choice, immersing the reader in the scenes described. The writing is sincere and nuanced, with every detail handled skillfully, showcasing the author's dedication. The author skillfully employs various rhetorical devices, making the writing more vivid and demonstrating solid writing skills. The narrative flows smoothly, with a captivating and suspenseful plot that keeps readers hooked. The author's character portrayals are exceptionally detailed, bringing the characters to life through descriptions of their language, actions, and psychology.

7. 7 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… 1.3kReads8.2Score10614d adds

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   Look at this, it's a plot-driven novel, it's really good...

8. 8 玄 Xuanhuan: Madam, I Could Live Off Your Secret for a Lifetime 玄幻：夫人，你这秘密我吃一辈子 Pretending to Be Serious假装很正经Eastern Fantasy688k WordsCompleted [Simulation, Xuanhuan, Keeping a Low Profile, Plot-Driven, Some Mystery, Female Lead] Chen Shi transmigrated to the Great Wei Divine General’s Estate and spent two and a half years as a servant. At last, he had saved up his first pot of gold and activated the Talent Life Simulator. Spend a certain amount of money to simulate the future. When a simulation ends, he can inherit cultivation, items, and techniques. If he changes the course of reality, he can even gain Fate Points and refresh vario 2.2kReads8.3Score26214d adds

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9. 9 九 Supreme Nine Suns 九阳至尊 Rock Paper Scissors剪刀石头布Urban5.5M WordsCompleted The cultivation world is full of treachery. After an unexpected transmigration, he is reborn as an abandoned son with a miserable past. Fortunately, he encounters Hou Yi's Sun-Shooting Divine Bow and subdues the Nine Suns Furnace. He sweeps through the Eight Gates sects of the Human Realm, returns to the cultivation world, and rises to the peak amid clashing blades, intrigue, and betrayal. Though the path to immortality is endless and every step arduous, his unwavering heart defies the current a 1.9kReads8.8Score38014d adds

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10. 10 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 91.4kReads9.0Score8.9k14d adds
11. 11 佣 The Mercenary King Reborn in a Fantasy World, Slaying His Way Back to Earth 佣兵之王重生玄幻，一路杀回地球 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + no System + cultivation progression + decisive and ruthless] On the boundless Lingwu Continent, martial arts, spiritual cultivation, demonic cultivation, formations, alchemy, artifact crafting, and countless other cultivation paths intertwine to create a dazzling age. Jiang Feng transmigrates and is reborn here. Watch as he grips the Blade of Shura and climbs step by step to the highest heavens, looking down upon all living beings. 4.1kReads8.8Score36814d adds
12. 12 让 I Asked You to Pose as a Taoist Priest, So Why Are You Wearing a Celestial Master's Robe? 让你假扮道士，你怎么披上天师服 Fish Above the Clouds云上鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Hardcore] [Popular Science] [Urban] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Ye Guan cosplayed a mad Daoist priest at an anime convention. His costume was so convincing that people mistook him for a real Daoist and invited him to their company to perform a ritual. Just then, he awakened the True or Fake Celestial Master System. The company wanted a lucky start to business? He invited the Three Gods of Wealth right through the door. But when a video of the ritual was posted online, netizens lau 31.8kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds

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    This is a collection of titles and descriptions related to a fantasy novel series, including "Apocalyptic Female Domination," "Double Male Protagonist," "Online Game," "Urban Cultivation," "Interstellar Science Fiction," "Ancient Romance," "Female CEO," "Older Aunt," "Beautiful Girl," "Yandere," "Master," "Senior Sister," "Junior Sister," and "Many Children, Many Blessings." The first book features a villainous character whose entire stats were seen by the female leads. The second book features a transmigrated villain who lost all his cultivation, but the female lead took him down. The third book features a villain possessed by a landlord—why should this end? The first book, "My Villain Panel Was Seen by the Female Leads," is a fantasy novel featuring two main characters, a female protagonist, and characters from various genres including online games, urban cultivation, interstellar science fiction, ancient romance, female CEO, older woman, beautiful woman, yandere, master, senior sister, junior sister, and many children. The second book, "I Transmigrate into a Book and the Villain Loses His Cultivation, but the Female Lead Takes Him Back," is a third book, "The Villain is Possessed by a Landlord, Why Should It Stop?" (This is repeated three times in the original text.)

13. 13 一 A Century in a Dream, and I Became a Daoist Celestial Master 一梦百年，我成为了道家天师 Invincible Under Heaven望天无敌手Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Medicine + Traditional Martial Arts + Invincible + One Heroine + Humor + No Cultivation + Not High-Martial] Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and ended up in the hospital. After lying unconscious for a hundred days, he received the legacy of the Carefree Taoist from a thousand years ago in a dream and became a Taoist Celestial Master of his generation. “How can your medical skills be so incredible?” “Sorry, I used the Zhu You healing arts!” “You can tell fortunes 167.8kReads9.1Score15.7k14d adds
14. 14 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 43.1kReads8.9Score3.6k14d adds
15. 15 别 Stop Pretending, Daoist. You’re Cultivating Immortality 别装了，道长你就是在修仙 A Fool's Dream1愚人说梦1Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Lin Han transmigrated into the body of a Taoist priest. From the start, all he had was a rundown temple, until he obtained a live-streaming System for spreading Taoism. Revitalize Taoism and help more people appreciate its wonders to earn all kinds of rewards. He keeps a panda as a pet, tigers act as docile as kittens in his presence, and he sends an eight-hundred-jin wild boar flying with a single palm strike! With a casual wave of his hand, he summons thunder and lightning. Netizens exclai 20.5kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
16. 16 直 Livestream: This Taoist Priest Is Very Scientific 直播：这个道士很科学 Teasing Someone逗某人Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Urban livestreaming, farming, comedy, satisfying read] Lin Yunhe, a top student, inherited the Taoist temple his master left behind and became a Taoist priest. He thought life would be uneventful, but then he awakened a preaching System. He could enter a lottery by earning preaching points. He drew [Beast Taming at Max Level] and recruited a white tiger to guard his home. He drew [Lightness Skill at Max Level], and his sword rang out with astonishing sword energy. He drew [Complete Plant Compen 307Reads8.5Score—14d adds
17. 17 民 Memoirs of a Folk Taoist 民间道士回忆录 Lu Huazhen陆化真Mystery570k WordsOngoing Everyone has a different path to walk at every stage of life. Just as people have periods of misfortune and prosperity, they also have ten-year cycles of good fortune. When your next cycle begins, it will mark a new starting point in your life. A folk Taoist priest is here with his memoirs, offering you a glimpse into authentic folk Taoism. 3.7kReads9.3Score69014d adds
18. 18 道 Twenty Years of Taoist Cultivation: I’m Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain 道观修行二十年：下山直接无敌 The Sacred Way of the Mortal Heart凡心圣道Urban6.1M WordsCompleted He was the last Taoist priest at Little Immortal Temple, skilled in divination, feng shui, martial arts, and medicine. But after one look at a woman in the crowd, fate decreed that he must descend the mountain and settle an old karmic bond with her. 12.4kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
19. 19 武EN Martial Arts Ascendancy: Points Through Observation! 武道封神，观摩即可加点！ Brute Beneath the Paulownia Tree梧桐树下的莽汉Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsOngoing [Congratulations, Host! You watched someone practice martial arts. Insight points +1] [Congratulations, Host! You observed the true essence of martial arts at Cangyun Residence. Insight points +100] [Congratulations, Host! You observed the stone stele at the entrance to the Vermilion Bird Academy. Insight points +300] “Heaven and earth, all things under the sun, every martial artist in the world: all of them can grant me insight. Once I have enough points, what martial art could I possibly f 56.3kReads8.0Score6.6k14d adds
20. 20 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 672.6kReads9.6Score138.4k14d adds
21. 21 开 The Cheat-Wielding Lad Takes the Cultivation World by Storm 开挂小子玩转修仙界 Silly Little Dog Yuanbao元宝小傻狗Eastern Fantasy6.6M WordsOngoing [Funny and lighthearted + Upgrade spirit stones + Refine pills + Humorous cultivation + No System] You rascal, you can upgrade spirit stones and pills? Confess everything and I won’t hit you! Yuan Xiao, a country boy, accidentally saves a divine thief from the immortal realm. With nothing but shameless audacity, he snatches the heaven-defying treasure, the Tianqi Pearl, and becomes a rich cultivator. Making money and upgrading are no problem at all! With two absurd, troublemaking spirit beasts a 45.2kReads9.0Score5.1k14d adds
22. 22 练 Qi Cultivation Art 练气决 loveYunbianlove雲邊178k WordsCompleted The Qi Cultivation Method is a cultivation manual that guides beginners into the mysterious world of qi refinement. Starting with the most basic search for a sense of qi, it gradually delves deeper, explaining in detail the many secrets and techniques involved in qi cultivation. In this book, readers follow carefully designed steps to shut out the noise of the outside world and calm both body and mind. Through specific postures, breathing techniques, and concentration exercises, they learn to s 620Reads7.0Score12914d adds
23. 23 废 The Immortal Cultivation Path of a Waste Physique 废体修仙路 The Snail That Never Stops Walking不停行走的蜗牛Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Everyone knows I can't practice martial arts, but I'm actually a powerful immortal cultivator...!!!] Because of his constitution, the protagonist Chen Qun can't practice martial arts. By chance, however, he embarks on the path of immortal cultivation. To the astonishment of his family elders, he uses his strength as an immortal cultivator to easily resolve the crisis facing his family, then gradually enters the world of immortal cultivators to explore and make his way... (Note: The stages of cu 24.1kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
24. 24 开 A Furnace from the Start, Slaying Gods Across the Heavens 开局一座炉，屠了满天神 King of the Southern Court南院大王Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted After an ancient war, all the worlds were reduced to ruins, the Great Dao withered, and the sages and immortals vanished. Li Ye, a man from the twenty-first century, transmigrates carrying the universe's most powerful weapon. He cultivates divine and demonic arts, forges an unparalleled divine body, and fights until no one in the world dares call themselves supreme... 8kReads7.7Score71314d adds
25. 25 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.7kReads9.6Score66.9k14d adds
26. 26 大 The Earth God of Great Zhou 大周土地公 Lone Boat Herding Clouds孤舟牧云Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsCompleted [Quality guaranteed across 5 million characters. Feel free to bookmark and enjoy!] He transmigrates into the world of Sword and Fairy and becomes the lowest-ranking Earth God. Relying on the incense offerings of the spirits in the wilderness, such as weasels, foxes, rats, hedgehogs, and snakes, he grows stronger step by step and establishes a clan of immortals. He teaches weasels to lay bricks, foxes to tell stories, rats to mint coins, and pythons to sail the seas... Starting out as an Earth Go 27.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
27. 27 天EN From Death Row to a King’s Equal: Slashing My Way Out of a Nightmare Start 天崩开局，从死囚营砍到并肩王 Big Monk o大和尚oHistorical5.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + invincible + ruthless + the ultimate path] Li Dao is reborn in the Great Qian Dynasty as a third-rank earl. During a palace banquet, he accidentally gets drunk and stumbles into a palace. Just then, his memories of his previous life return, and between the memory confusion and the alcohol, he ruins the virtue of the palace's mistress. In a rage, the emperor sends Li Dao to a death-row camp on the frontier, hoping he'll die beyond the border. Instead, he unexpectedly awakens a “gain sta 156.6kReads9.0Score14.2k14d adds
28. 28 大 The Savage Bandit of the Great Wilderness 大荒悍匪 Golden Bull Fragment金牛断章Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing Everyone knows that the Classic of Mountains and Seas is actually a cookbook. Transmigrate across mountains and seas, and stew a Kunpeng with a phoenix, or cook a Zhujian with a black tortoise. In the demon wasteland, the countless great demons are dangers to everyone else, but Zhang Chu sees them as food. One bite of demon meat doubles his strength. One sip of demon blood sends his cultivation soaring. From then on, Zhang Chu goes farther and farther along the path of cultivating by eating demo 102.9kReads9.0Score7.1k14d adds
29. 29 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score17214d adds

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30. 30 穿 The Ultimate Life After Transmigrating to a World of Immortals and Martial Arts 穿越仙武世界的超爽人生 Can't Help Writing When I'm Out of Books to Read书荒忍不住写Eastern Fantasy313k WordsOngoing If there were a whole new world for you to imagine and describe, how would you build a complete and richly detailed one? Starting a business in the cultivation world is seriously exhausting! Just one cultivation-world iPhone has nearly worn Li Jing out. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Are the books that opened in September modern enough?

31. 31 托 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 110Reads6.8Score12214d adds

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32. 32 买 Buy a Rock and Cultivate Immortality 买个石头去修仙 Jingdong Wanderer京东游侠Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Urban + period setting + immortal cultivation] Thanks to a mysterious stone, high school student Zhao Ming unexpectedly begins his journey of immortal cultivation. While his peers are still studying late into the night, worrying about the cost of dating and fretting over their future careers, he has already become a top tycoon, a miracle doctor, and a big shot in a special government agency. 367Reads9.2Score10214d adds

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    A period-appropriate urban fantasy story, not overly sentimental, not overly sentimental, and ruthless; I hope you enjoy it.

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