Looking for a No-CP Story With a Very Cautious Protagonist 求主角很苟的书无CP

1. 1 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 492.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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   Highly recommended! No romantic pairing + the ultimate survival king + immortality + humor. The protagonist never seeks revenge on the spot, since the one thing immortals have in abundance is time.

2. 2 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 38.8kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds

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   This book is truly the pinnacle of cunning and scheming; it left me completely bewildered. The beginning was mind-blowing, and combined with the later ascension plot, the ending left me utterly dumbfounded. They're such a bunch of cunning old foxes! If I were in their shoes, I wouldn't survive a single episode. The first 200 chapters focus on the protagonist's time in prison. The character of Ma Liu is exceptionally well-developed; he genuinely moved me to tears. He never got to hear Zhang Wu call him "father," and the ending was incredibly tear-jerking. The author's writing style is very mature and distinctive, reminiscent of traditional martial arts fiction. It contains many beautiful lines and philosophical insights, such as, "Officials have their rules, and prisons have their unspoken rules. This applies to every profession. You can feel pity for these wrongfully convicted prisoners and drink away your sorrows, but you must respect your own livelihood." The author's book depicts many aspects of human nature and principles of conduct, and I personally found it quite enjoyable. The love-hate relationship between Zhang Wu and Lei Dao after Zhang Wu ascended to the upper realm was quite good. It wasn't until the very end that we discovered Zhang Wu, the sixth brother, was still hiding in the lower realm, never having ascended—a truly unexpected twist.

3. 3 长 The Long-Lived Immortal Has a Portable Treasure Pavilion 长生女仙她有随身聚宝阁 Treasures Belong to the World天下归珍Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tomato Novel This is an unconventional cultivation novel, unlike the usual stories about staying hidden to pursue immortality. The protagonist doesn't keep lying low forever, so if you only enjoy stories that all follow the same formula, feel free to move along. But if you'd like to try a different kind of cultivation journey, give this one a chance. [Trickster heroine + reincarnated in the womb + immortal longevity + cultivation + pocket dimension + cautious early game + gradual rise later + Tr 2.5kReads8.6Score30914d adds

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   Highly recommend!

4. 4 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 34.4kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   Both of them actually have no romantic pairings.

5. 5 在 One Heart for Cultivation Amid the Frantic Flirting of Seven Villains 在七个反派的狂撩下一心修仙 Mountain Demon山魅Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted She transmigrated into a book as cannon fodder, and all the male leads want to win her over and get 100% of her favorability! Luo Qingyan was inexplicably hit on by all kinds of powerful men: a twisted senior brother from the immortal sect, a licentious young master of the demon clan, a gorgeous Peacock King, and the mysterious ruler of the Ghost Realm. They pulled out every trick in the book, leaving her utterly baffled. Luo Qingyan: ??? After thinking it over, she suddenly understood. “Good th 20.4kReads9.4Score3k14d adds

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   Hahaha

6. 6 穿 I Accidentally Ascended After Transmigrating 穿越后一不小心飞升了 Just Writing Whatever就随便写写吧Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted Transmigration + cultivation + no romance + ordinary passerby + keeping a low profile + a built-in golden finger Su Yan transmigrates. She opens and closes her eyes while leaning against a willow tree, and suddenly she's somewhere else. Isn't that amazing? “Waaah, waaah…” In the pitch-black dead of night, somewhere out in the wilderness, Su Yan hears sobbing behind her. Her hair stands on end. Tense from head to toe, she stiffly gets up and walks away, arms and legs moving in sync. If you can 3.8kReads9.0Score38414d adds

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   Second viewing... Still great.

7. 7 我 My Master Is So Protective of Me. Dare to Hit Me and See What Happens? 我家师尊超护短，你敢打我试试？ Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No CP + sword cultivator + powerful master] Are sword cultivators unbeatable among those of the same rank? No. The way to go is to take on higher-ranked opponents without breaking a sweat. Competing in talent? An eighth-grade sword bone and an extraordinary bloodline. Competing in backing? Her master can crush the strongest experts across countless realms. No one can match him. Competing in combat strength? Her swordsmanship leaves everyone in the dust. She takes on opponents above her rank wit 2.2kReads9.0Score22914d adds

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   Hmm, these are all pretty good, take a look.

8. 8 白 The White Moonlight Cultivates Immortality: She Kills the Male Lead to Prove Her Ruthless Dao 白月光修仙：她杀男主证无情道 Yi Yi咿伊Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [No CP + strong female lead + the white moonlight from a harem novel awakens + zither cultivator] Only after she died did Lu Fuyue learn that she was merely the male lead’s ill-fated fiancée and white moonlight in a harem novel written for a male lead. The cruel irony was that she died because he chose another woman at a moment of danger. Yet after her death, Mo Qianci regretted it and frantically searched for traces of her in all the women he met. Reborn, Lu Fuyue returned to the moment before 1.5kReads8.6Score21314d adds
9. 9 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.4kReads9.2Score54814d adds
10. 10 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 93.3kReads9.2Score6.7k14d adds

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11. 11 长 Immortal Cultivation for Eternal Life: I Keep a Low Profile, but I Still Have a Temper 长生修仙：我苟，不代表我没脾气 Two Big Roosters两只大公鸡Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted [No System + No Heroine + No Angst + Not a Slice-of-Life Story!] Read at your own risk. Su Bai transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation and gains an immortal physique. Though he can live forever, that does not mean he cannot die. He knows this world is cruel. To survive, he must grow stronger. Simply keeping his head down will not be enough; he has to get his hands on resources. So, after spending a century honing his alchemy skills, Su Bai leaves his original sect and joins Wangyue Sec 1.4kReads8.5Score89814d adds
12. 12 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.3kReads9.5Score23.4k14d adds

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    It's good, no romantic pairing.

13. 13 开 A Trillion in Spending Money from the Start: The Gorgeous Heiress Is a God of Wealth 开局万亿败家资金：神豪她美又飒 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + spendthrift System + befriending rich heirs + multiple handsome men] Many years later, a reporter asked the richest woman in the country, Ming Mei: “May I ask what your secret was to becoming the richest person in the country?” Ming Mei pushed up her sunglasses and said, “Because I’m a spendthrift.” 77.9kReads9.3Score8.5k14d adds

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    Every extravagant purchase is a magnificent turn in destiny; money, like a lively musical note, plays the melody of ascending to the pinnacle. The story is fast-paced, with novel and interesting plots, like dazzling fireworks illuminating the night sky. The writing is witty and lively, like leaping sprites, sketching a picture of luxury and surprise. Immersed in it, you feel like the protagonist, experiencing a dreamlike transformation from ordinary to extraordinary, enjoying boundless joy and exhilaration. 😜💖🌟

14. 14 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 216.4kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds

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    What a pleasant surprise! 🤩🤩🤩 I've always been a big fan of strong female protagonist stories and rarely read those where the female lead grows stronger. This book, however, has a very hardcore plot! The logic is very clear! The characters are also very well-developed! The author is also incredibly witty! Not the kind of cheesy, overused tropes you see on TikTok!! It creates a very relaxed, enjoyable, and funny atmosphere~~😂😂😂

15. 15 时 Across Time and Space: The Rise of a Nobody 时空交错：屌丝上位 A Lone Dream Beneath the Night Sky夜下空独梦Ancient Romance331k WordsOngoing Lin Xiao is an ordinary college student whose life in the real world is far from happy, weighed down by the pressure of daily life and the ridicule of his classmates. By chance, he discovers a mysterious book with blank pages in an old bookstore tucked away in a narrow alley. Ignoring the shopkeeper’s warning, he buys it. When he opens it again, a flash of light pulls him into a parallel world. In this strange new place, he faces challenges and opportunities he never could have imagined. Is this —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's worth watching!

16. 16 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Novel and Kept My Head Down Until I Became a God 穿进修仙文，苟成神 Chubby Dumpling肥墩墩儿Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted The heroine grows up gradually from just over two years old, so there are plenty of warm, healing moments along the way. She isn’t powerful from the start, so feel free to skip this if that’s not your thing. Writing is hard. If it’s not for you, please move on, and don’t leave nasty comments. Thank you in advance, lovely ladies and handsome gentlemen. After being betrayed and ambushed by those around her, Tiantian’er, a high-level lightning-element ability user in the apocalypse, blew herself 10.2kReads9.2Score94614d adds
17. 17 签 After a Hundred Years of Sign-Ins, Her Laid-Back Secret Identity Was Exposed 签到一百年，她的咸鱼马甲被爆了 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Dan Yao was assigned to grow flowers in Hundred Flowers Valley because of her poor aptitude. Just then, the Lazy Sign-In System activated. As long as she signed in anywhere with spiritual energy, she would receive a reward. Signing in at Hundred Flowers Valley earned her the Seven-Star Sword Art. Signing in at Tianshu Peak earned her the Hundred Flowers Codex. Signing in at the forbidden grounds behind the mountain earned her the ancient divine weapon S 10.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
18. 18 无 Infinite Realms: Surviving Until the End of Time 无限，苟到天荒地老 I Like Adding Chili to Noodles吃面条喜欢加辣Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted Infinite-flow, survival, natural disasters, no romance, no male lead, storage space, stockpiling supplies, keeping a low profile, not a dominant heroine, not a strong female lead. After dying from a heart attack, the heroine, Lin A Jiao, arrives in an infinite survival game. In every instance, she struggles to stay alive amid disasters and human calamity. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 苟 Lying Low Until I Become a Beautiful Immortal 苟到最后美美成仙 Flop Down 10086躺板板10086Ancient Romance141k WordsCompleted A villainess who bullies scumbags, keeps a low profile, loves putting on an act, and stands against the entire world, but still has a bit of a conscience. It should end with no romance, because love is fundamentally unreliable. Only profit is eternal. A cannon-fodder character doomed to die young, hunted all the way by the Demon Venerable? Lu You, who has been reborn and awakened memories of her past life, says: If I don't take him out, I won't be a Lu! She secretly levels up and develops multip —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 修 Cultivation System: She Signs In Her Way to the Top of the Immortal World 修仙系统：她靠签到逆袭仙界最强 One of the Idlers闲人之一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System, beautiful and powerful female lead, unconventional cultivation, multiple worlds collide, no male lead] All the disciples of Jianshi Mountain know that Xia Qinuan, the good-for-nothing cultivator in the medicinal garden, has an incredibly powerful dog named Big Yellow. After watching Big Yellow take down a Nascent Soul cultivator with a single paw, the arrogant male lead starts questioning his whole life: “My talent only comes around once every four thousand years, and I’m still not as g 2.5kReads8.6Score23214d adds
21. 21 想 She Wanted to Be a Couch Potato, but After Cultivating Immortality, She Ascended 想当咸鱼的她修仙后飞升了 A Cub Called An Yi有只叫安艺的崽Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Divine beasts, adorable pets, pocket dimension, incredible luck, doted-on heroine, ascension, sweet romance) Throughout the Immortal Realm, everyone knows Mu Jinyue’s name. They say she has a sharp tongue, loves kicking people, and has a truly awful temper. She’s a tigress no one would dare marry. Her nickname: the Meteor-Fist Violent Woman. From the start, she suffered a gruesome death, leaving no remains behind. After finally coming back to life, she just wanted to coast through her days. But 828Reads9.0Score10514d adds
22. 22 苟 The One Who Lasts to the End Is the Real Big Shot 苟到最后才是大佬 Yu Zhile魚知乐Ancient Romance246k WordsOngoing Qiao Zhining transmigrated into the body of a female cultivator with the same name as her. And that cultivator turned out to have been reborn? Softhearted? Unable to harm mortals? No, no, no! She was only avoiding punishment from the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao’s favorite? A person blessed with great fortune? If they were enemies, then she would steal that fortune. If the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t allow it, then she would rebel against it too. But why is the little fool she picked up so good at h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 我 I Became an Immortal by Lying Low 我凭苟成仙 Cloud-Cleaving Blades of War泼云干戈Ancient Romance244k WordsOngoing Ji Zhihe was an ordinary office worker who had just graduated. One night, while reading a novel, her phone smacked her in the face, and she transmigrated into a cultivation world. Aaaaaah! She still had so many handsome, muscular guys to look at, her paycheck hadn't come through yet, and she hadn't eaten the local specialties her parents sent her. How could she transmigrate? She wanted to go home! Home! She'd heard that when you became an immortal, you could break through the void and go whereve 1Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 尽 Though I Kept a Low Profile, I Still Made It to the End 尽管很苟但依旧活到了最后 Ark of Mountains and Seas山海方舟Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted Blurb: Lu Renjia spent nearly twenty years diligently keeping her head down, only to transmigrate and find herself back before liberation. Lu Renjia transmigrated into one of the cannon-fodder junior sisters known as "the biggest obstacle in the male and female leads' romance." Jealous of the heroine's talent, this junior sister repeatedly sabotaged her in secret and recklessly courted death with a cold look in her eyes. It's said she was eventually stabbed to death by another black-hearted "o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 玄 Xuanhuan: I Lie Low in a Village and Become a Great Power 玄幻：我在村子苟成大佬 Mortal World Beneath the Pen笔下凡尘Eastern Fantasy304k WordsCompleted The legendary master of keeping a low profile, Ye Fan, lives in a small mountain village and cultivates discreetly. He has never fallen into a cave and discovered an unparalleled manual, nor has a ring containing an old master fallen from the sky. All he has to do is complete the System's missions, like watering flowers and writing letters for the villagers, to earn all sorts of incredible rewards! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing "Helping Others." You have received the Five Thunder S 15Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 长 The Way of the Long-Lived: This Immortal Just Wants to Keep a Low Profile, So Stop Bothering Me 长生苟道：本仙只想苟别来烦我 Gou Dan苟蛋Eastern Fantasy156k WordsCompleted [Laid-back + survival-minded + cautious + lie flat + crushing the young upstarts + forced to live off others + no heroine + proceed with caution] Li Youran was struck by lightning and sent to the cultivation world, where he inherited an ancient cave dwelling. Don’t tire yourself out reading. The same goes for cultivation: the main thing is to enjoy yourself. Why work yourself to the bone cultivating? Isn’t it better to lie flat? What are girls, anyway? They’d only ruin his mood while he’s lying 15Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 师 Senior Sister, Stop Hiding. You're Already Invincible 师姐别苟了，你都已经无敌了 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Invincible + Cautious] Tang Shi transmigrated to another world, into a realm of immortal cultivation. With poor aptitude, she couldn’t keep up with the ambitious, but she couldn’t even slack off properly. She was tired of it all. Might as well let the world end. If she was lucky, she’d be dead by tomorrow. “Ding! You have been bound to the Retirement System. For every extra day you live, the System will grant the Host a certain amount of cultivation.” Tang Shi: “I suddenly feel lik 7.8kReads8.2Score70314d adds
28. 28 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.7kReads8.7Score38514d adds
29. 29 苟 Biding My Time in the General's Manor 苟在将军府 w Ziwuw子乌Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xia Heng transmigrated into a romance novel she had once relentlessly mocked. Then she discovered that The lovesick heroine had a fortune at her fingertips! The unhinged hero had secured the throne! The background male character was unbeatable! And Xia Heng herself, a sacrificial extra who was supposed to die from the start, was constantly testing the limits of the main cast! Xia Heng: Thanks for asking. I just want to stay alive! 12.4kReads9.0Score97614d adds
30. 30 惹 Mess With Her? Are You Crazy? My Junior Sister Isn’t Really Useless 惹她？疯了！师妹又不是真废材 Thousand Fans千扇Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Strong male and female leads + sweet romance + not a saint] In her previous life, Yun Luan was a “lazy supporting character.” After accidentally pushing the heroine off Soulbreak Cliff, she thought she could rest easy. In the end, the heroine unexpectedly found her path to immortality, then wiped out the entire Yun family. Reborn, Yun Luan decides to start cultivating so she can protect her family. She joins a cultivation sect, but at first the sect pays her little attention because 5.2kReads9.1Score67214d adds
31. 31 手 With Three Systems in Hand, Her Spirit Treasures Are More Than a Little Abundant 手握三个系统，她的灵宝有亿点多 Qing Ruyue卿如月Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible Power Fantasy, Pure Wish Fulfillment, No Romance, The Female Lead Shines on Her Own, No Angst, and She Knows Exactly How Strong She Is] From the start, Tang Yue gets a Sect-Building System. As long as she takes in disciples, grows the sect, and raises its reputation, she can become stronger. Just as Tang Yue is getting ready to go all out, she unexpectedly gets bound to two more Systems. One is a sign-in System, and the other is a rebate System. Both Systems are fiercely competitive. 19.1kReads8.8Score3k14d adds

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