Why Do Urban Novels Always Turn Into Cultivation Stories or End Badly? Any That Don’t Turn to Cultivation Later? 写都市的到后期不是修仙就烂尾有没有到后期不修仙
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A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟,剑棺,瞎剑客
[No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side.
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You Asked Me to Get a Summer Job, Not Slay a Flood Dragon in the Yellow River 让你打个暑假工,你去黄河斩蛟龙
[Strange tales + expert at slaying demons and vanquishing monsters + flashy, funny wish-fulfillment + ruthless, not a self-sacrificing saint] Gu Xuan had just graduated from high school and planned to spend his summer vacation working a part-time job to earn some tuition money. Who could have known that supernatural horrors had already begun to reawaken across the globe, with demons, monsters, and ghosts quietly appearing everywhere? As it happened, Gu Xuan awakened the Immortal and Divine Inher
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- 3 High Martial: You Asked Me to Enlist, and I Became a Five-Star General? 高武:让你参军,成五星大将了? [High martial arts + System + satisfying story + fiery action + dominance + righteous path + decisive killing] Gu Ming transmigrated to a world of high martial arts. Because he had to make ends meet, he couldn’t follow the usual path of taking the college entrance exam and entering a martial arts university for a safe cultivation journey. With no other choice, he embarked on the extremely dangerous path of joining the army, fighting exotic beasts and the myriad races, and surviving one near-deat 24.1kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
- 4 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Open a General Store to Get By 灵气复苏:开个杂货铺混日子 [Spiritual qi revival + System + urban + comedy + no female lead] Tang Bai's three great loves: eating, getting himself into trouble, and making a little pocket money. An unexpected transmigration brings him a general store and sets him on a very different path in life. 16.9kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
- 5 Livestreaming Cultivation Manuals: A Basic Manual Cures Cancer 直播卖功法:一本凡级功法治癌症 The System said that in three years, the evil clans would invade Blue Star, and humanity would be powerless to resist. To make humanity stronger, Chu Yang had to guide people into the age of cultivation. He would start out as a small-time streamer and bring cultivation to everyone! Not enough time? Open the [Temporal Secret Realm], where time flows a hundred times faster, giving everyone plenty of time to cultivate! Not enough resources? Open the [Medicine Garden Secret Realm] and the [Ascension 27.7kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
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Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊
Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here.
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- 7 Reborn in the City as an Immortal Emperor 都市之仙帝重生 The Nine Dust Immortal Emperor, Qin Feng, was ambushed by the Misty Immortal Maiden, the woman he loved. By chance, he was reborn into his youth on Earth, a thousand years in the past. The guiding principle of my life, Qin Jiuchen, is this: my benefactors will receive a hundredfold repayment, and my enemies will suffer for three lifetimes. Having lived again, all I want is to repay kindness and settle grudges as I please, while making up for all the regrets of my previous life... 48.6kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
- 8 After Becoming an Immortal Emperor, I Returned with Unrivaled Power 我成仙帝后,带着无上修为回来了 [Modern cultivation + invincible power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + no hiding one’s identity] Chuzhou, Jiangnan. A celestial phenomenon shattered the city’s peace, rousing its powerful residents. A figure in white stepped out of thin air. “Listen well, all of you. From today onward, I will rule this place.” And so, that day, Chuzhou City gained a new master. Myths descended, and an age of chaos followed. As the only Immortal Emperor in the world, Li Xuan declared, “I’m invincible. Do whatev 31.7kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
- 9 Reborn as the Supreme Immortal Emperor of the City 重生之都市至尊仙帝 In ancient times, humanity rose to prominence. The demon and monster races launched a genocidal war. The battle turned yin and yang upside down and shattered the cycle of reincarnation. The nine layers of heaven on which humanity depended were smashed to pieces. The human Immortal Emperors were wiped out as well! Ten thousand years later, Ye Haotian, a young man from Earth, accidentally stumbled into the legendary immortal realm. But just as he was about to overcome his tribulation and become th 4.1kReads8.7Score452Shelves
- 10 The Immortal Emperor of the City 都市之修真仙帝 My name is Li Mo, and I’m an Immortal Emperor. You ask what an Immortal Emperor even is? Let me tell you: I’ll beat up the rich young masters you don’t dare touch, and woo the girls you don’t dare pursue. In short, I’ll do what you can do, and I’ll do what you can’t do even more. With a thought, I can shatter the heavens. I look down upon the world. That’s what it means to be an Immortal Emperor. In my previous life, I was set up by my beloved disciple, the Nanhai Fairy. In this life, I swear I’ 1.8kReads8.7Score191Shelves
- 11 The Immortal Emperor's Retirement Life 仙帝的退休生活 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 18.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
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The Primordial Light 原初之光
This is not a power fantasy. This is not a power fantasy. The plot involves multiple layers of metaphor. The first dozen or so chapters lay the groundwork, so the pace is a little slow. I’m new to this, so please be kind. Mysterious symbols have appeared around the world, and they are all exactly alike. These symbols have deep connections to ancient myths. What is the mysterious organization’s goal? Why is it connected to the murder cases of scholars in the scientific community? What is the true
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I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神
The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa
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- 14 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
- 15 EN The House of Dread 诡舍 [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
- 16 I Told You to Cultivate Immortality, Not Wreak Havoc in the Cultivation World! 让你修仙,没让你祸害修仙界啊! [Comedy][Sneaky Schemer][Lighthearted][Absurd][Gets Better the Further You Read] [This book focuses on comedy and fun. The pace is somewhat slow, so please do not read it if that bothers you.] Year 17,863 of the Cultivation Calendar When Emperor Qin Yu became an immortal and ascended, powerful figures from every realm came to see him off. Firecrackers exploded, and everyone had tears in their eyes as they murmured their farewells. Sect Elder: “He's leaving. This scourge is finally leaving. We ca 173.7kReads9.1Score24.1kShelves
- 17 System Cultivation: From the Start, I Get a Top-Grade Sword Spirit Root 系统修仙:开局送我极品剑灵根 [Reborn] + [System] + [Sword Cultivator] + [Slow-Burn Power Fantasy] A modern gaming addict unexpectedly transmigrates to the Immortal-Demon Continent and gains a top-up lottery System. What? A first-purchase gift pack? A ten-pull comes with extra surprises, too! One thought makes me an immortal, one thought makes me a demon. I’ll cultivate both paths at once! With my Dao heart firm, I’ll open the gates of heaven with my sword. From now on, this world answers to me, Li Yang. (If you’re used to i 309Reads—Score103Shelves
- 18 Cultivation: I Join the Demonic Path from the Start 修仙:开局入了魔道 [System] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] + [Violence] The path to immortality is paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. For one general's success, ten thousand bones lie rotting. If Heaven has destined me to become a demon, then I shall become the mightiest demon, lord of all demons. At the end of the demonic path, who stands supreme? The Asura Heavenly Demon slays all immortals. 1kReads7.5Score105Shelves
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Kill One Person, Gain One Year of Life. How Will You Respond? 杀一人增寿一年,阁下如何应对?
A long-life cultivation novel: [Proficiency] [Sign-In] [Family] [Sect] [Immortal Officials] A middle-aged, paunchy man transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a young rogue cultivator. Just as he is worrying about rent, he discovers that he has a Proficiency System, and can also claim a sign-in reward every year. Every time the protagonist kills a demon beast or a cultivator, he gains an extra year of life. From then on, immortality is no longer a dream. In the early days, the protago
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- 20 Xuanhuan: I Simulate Becoming a God While Listening to Music in the Brothel 玄幻:勾栏听曲的我,模拟成神 [Fantasy, simulator, playing it safe, no female lead, exploration and progression; not pure wish fulfillment.] [Important note: In real life, he plays it safe. Most of the story takes place in simulations.] Jiang Yifeng transmigrated as the eldest son of the Jiang Merchant Guild in the Great You Kingdom. He thought this was an ancient society where he could spend his whole life lounging in the pleasure houses, listening to music, and taking it easy. But five years after he transmigrated, a simul 69.8kReads8.4Score8.4kShelves
- 21 My Sacred Body Has Reached Great Perfection, Yet the Heroine Still Frames Me 圣体都大成了,女主竟还诬陷我 He transmigrates into a modern high-martial world centered on women, and from the start the green-tea heroine falsely accuses him of colluding with the myriad races and harming humanity’s young geniuses. Lin Nan: The original owner was an idiot! With a background this powerful, he should have gone around slapping them all. Instead, he tried to debate that green-tea girl and prove his innocence! He even acts high and mighty toward the Lord of the Law Enforcement Hall. Lin Nan: The nerve! How d 1.9kReads8.3Score183Shelves
- 22 Record of Ascending to Immortality 凡人飞升录 [Classic mortal cultivation | No System | Ruthless and decisive | Master of dirty tricks | Scheming] [Alchemy, artifact crafting, body cultivation, formations, beast taming] [Traditional cultivation realms] This is the story of a master of dirty tricks coming into his own. His arrival will eventually become a mudslide sweeping through the Three Realms. After experiencing the joys of sabotaging others, one demonic cultivator has an epiphany. As a heart-stealing arsonist, he always has fairies sec 63.2kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
- 23 Demon Emperor, You’re Calling Off the Engagement Too? The Nine Dragons’ Coffin Is Headed to Your Door 魔帝你也退婚?九龙拉棺拉到你家 [Demonic Path] + [Ruthless] + [No More Simping] + [Revenge and Face-Slapping Without Delay] + [Bronze Sparrow Terrace]!!! Su Mo transmigrated into a fantasy world and became a Demon Emperor from the start, the only son of the Voidless Demon Emperor. Su Mo discovered that, as the Demon Emperor's son, he'd once been a simp. That was just ridiculous. Su Mo: “What an idiot! With a father this powerful, why simp for anyone? If it were me, I'd have thrown my weight around from the start!” Just th 8.5kReads7.9Score672Shelves
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After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后,天下皆为裙下臣
Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste
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A True Adept in the Age of Declining Dharma 末法真人
From ancient times to the present, across all directions! How hard it is to go from mortal to immortal and attain the Dao! The road ahead is long and far. I shall seek high and low! Across the universe lie the ways of cultivation and the deep bonds of human life. The path of cultivation is so long! Do not dwell on the past or think of the future. Live only in the present! The result of cultivation matters greatly, but the scenery along the way is even more beautiful!
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Urban Cultivation 都市修仙
Do immortals really exist? It's hard to say, but there are certainly people in this world who continually cultivate in pursuit of immortality…
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- 27 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 The God of War is reborn on Earth to make up for the regrets of his past life and stay true to his loved ones and family. But he unexpectedly discovers that the gods have set up a formation beyond the Milky Way, blocking the universe’s spiritual energy, taking the Investiture of the Gods from the Human Emperor, usurping his throne, and enslaving humankind… 425Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 28 Reborn as a Mad Immortal in the City 重生之都市狂仙 I cleave wind and thunder with my sword, blotting out sun and moon; with a single palm, I command the universe and scour the netherworld. There are six billion people in this world, yet I alone dare call myself proud and unrestrained. The Azure Emperor of the Immortal Realm was reborn ten thousand years in the past and descended upon a bustling city, a world of glittering lights and indulgence. Who gets drunk in the embrace of beauties, lost in luxury, and who stays clearheaded, sword in hand, r 8.3kReads8.8Score672Shelves
- 29 A Cultivation Expert in the City 修真强者在都市 After his gold-digging girlfriend cheated on him, an ordinary young man from the city unexpectedly inherited the legacy of a mighty cultivator. From then on, he could summon wind and rain, becoming an immortal among mortals. A renowned traditional medicine doctor? My disciple. A gang boss? My underling. A top power player? My subordinate… With one hand, I turn the clouds and bring in endless wealth; with the other, I summon rain and slap faces. Life is this exhilarating, this satisfying! I leave 22.3kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
- 30 A Cultivation Genius in the City 修真天才混都市 Dao Ancestor Zhang Haoran failed to overcome the Chaos Lightning Tribulation and was reborn at eighteen. His medical skills, magical arts, and X-ray vision ability all awakened, letting him thrive in the modern world with no obstacle in his way. 2.5kReads—Score136Shelves
- 31 Urban Cultivation 都市修仙 After returning from a drinking session with his roommates, Lin Lang wanders onto the hill behind campus and unexpectedly gains the soul of “Lin Sanlang” from the Xuanchen Continent. Lin Lang's soul merges with Lin Sanlang's, and they discover that the world they inhabit is in the “Age of Declining Magic.” As time passes, it begins to enter the “Age of Prosperity”... 231Reads—Score—Shelves
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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!
[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
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- 33 Livestream: One Song, "Tears of a Dancer," Leaves Dai Xiaomei Stunned 直播:一首舞女泪,唱懵呆小妹 [Livestreaming + outrageous antics + sign-in rewards + comedy + absurdity + female streamer + female entertainer] Jiang Yun unexpectedly obtains a livestream sign-in System. All he has to do is livestream to receive sign-in rewards! To rack up livestream hours and claim the System’s rewards, he decides to connect with other streamers. His first guest is the popular streamer Dai Xiaomei. Dai Xiaomei: “What talents do you have?” Jiang Yun: “I can sing.” Dai Xiaomei: “Let’s hear it.” Jiang Yun: “On 46.3kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
- 34 I Really Do Have a Soft-Rice-Eating King System 我真有一个软饭王系统 “Over 99 percent of the Host’s cells are dormant. You meet the basic requirements for living off others. Bind the system?” “Yes, yes! Bind it, right away!” Warning: To successfully live off others, you must first learn self-discipline!!! Warning: It’s a soft life, but you’ll still have to work hard. If you don’t like workaholics, don’t open this. Warning: The protagonist will live off lots of people (and animals). If that bothers you, don’t click. 112kReads9.3Score10.2kShelves
- 35 EN I Threaten the Female Lead from the Start, and I'm Set on Being the Villain 开局威胁女主,这个反派我当定了 [Scheming, shameless, hilarious. Pure-love fans, beware] Jiang Che transmigrated into the role of a rich second-generation villain in a modern wish-fulfillment novel, and was bound to a God-Tier Choice System. From the start, he happened to catch the heroine trying to sneak a peek at the exam papers. A villain’s choice was triggered! [Choice One: Pretend you saw nothing] [Choice Two: Shout at her, drawing a crowd] [Choice Three: ...] And so, a perverted supervillain was born. To avoid being 79.7kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
- 36 EN Villain: The Female Lead Overhears My Inner Thoughts and Her Persona Crumbles 反派:女主偷听我心声人设崩了 Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.” 78.8kReads9.4Score7kShelves
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Reborn: Cultivating Immortality in the City 重生之都市修仙
The mighty Li Feng was reborn on Earth, only to face the most fearsome tribulation in history: a woman tribulation. He had been a good boy who drank nothing but pure milk every day. But forced into dealing with the woman tribulation, he had no choice but to sort out the troubles of one innocent young woman, heiress, icy CEO, and lonely married woman after another. The woman tribulation, the road to romance: it was exhausting!
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- 38 Reborn in the City: Cultivating to Immortality 重生之都市修仙 One day, he wakes up to find that he's no longer in the immortal cultivation world he knew. Instead, he's surrounded by bright lights and lavish nightlife... and he's become the castoff son of a wealthy family... Since he's reborn, he'll make this life count! You want to break off the engagement? Sorry, I'm the one who doesn't want you! You want revenge? Too bad, I'm overwhelmingly stronger! Complicated illnesses? No big deal, I have miraculous elixirs! 116Reads7.1Score105Shelves
- 39 Reborn: Urban Cultivation 重生之都市修仙 After drifting through life for over thirty years, Chen Fuluo is reborn in 1998. In his previous life, he amounted to nothing, fading into the crowd as he struggled to make ends meet and was held back by money. He was the quintessential ordinary city dweller! In this life, Chen Hao, an ordinary city dweller, starts a business while cultivating immortality. Using the foresight he gained from being reborn, he rises to the pinnacle of life... 329Reads6.4Score103Shelves
- 40 Reborn as a City Cultivation Expert 重生之都市修仙高手 What? You say a penniless loser can't make a comeback? What if that penniless loser knows magic? An immortal sovereign returns from the immortal realm. In his previous life, they treated him like a lowly ant. In this life, he will make them revere him like a god. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Reborn to Cultivate Immortality in the City 重生都市修真 Betrayed and murdered by a close friend, the cultivator Qi Cai was reincarnated on Earth. When he awakened, he seized an immortal opportunity and embarked on an unconventional path to immortality! Betrayed by the one he loved, bullied by a spoiled young master, and murdered by a close friend! Now that he has set foot on the path of cultivation again, Qi Cai will shake the heavens and earth and turn the world upside down! 6.9kReads7.9Score759Shelves
- 42 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
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Destined Across Three Lifetimes: A Romantic Legacy of Young Love and Marriage 缘定三生,青春婚约的浪漫传承
A sweet promise spanning their youth, sealed by an engagement. Surrounded by the warmth of family and the passion of youth, they keep their vows and write a romantic story together, full of amusing moments from school and everyday life. From Lin Shimin's admiration for Luo Yimo, to their wondrous chance encounters at all kinds of events, and the hilarious, heartwarming episodes that follow, their story is sure to make you smile. The novel has playful banter between best friends, the warm support
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