Looking for Novels with a Male Lead Who Cultivates the Dao 求男主修道的小说

1. 1 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
2. 2 我 With the Sword in My Hand, I Suppress the Enemies of the World 我以手中剑，镇压世间敌 Sausage-Fried Banana香肠炒香蕉Eastern Fantasy500k WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship] + [Status Panel] + [Almost Invincible] + [Traditional Style] By a twist of fate, Chu Xiao arrived in another world overrun by demons and plagued by chaos. In this perilous world, he carved out an invincible path with the sword in his hand. Everyone marveled at his strength. “How are you so powerful?” Chu Xiao smiled faintly. “I’m this strong simply because I’ve trained hard.” After turning and walking away, he silently added to himself: “Status Panel, give me all the points!” 1.3kReads8.8Score10814d adds
3. 3 修 Cultivation: I Seek Immortality Through Divine Powers 修仙：我以神通觅长生 Jueqing绝勍Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivation] [No System] Good news: As a perk of transmigrating, Chen Changsheng discovers his golden finger during his first cultivation session: the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Powers. Bad news: He can choose only two of the seventy-two powers. After careful thought, Chen Changsheng chooses Ingestion and Radiance. Ingestion is a path to enlightenment: consume all things to increase one’s cultivation. Radiance is a means of protecting the Dao: immune to every spell, it drives away all evi 3.7kReads7.4Score24714d adds

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4. 4 一 The Outcast: A Dao Seeker from the Lu Family 一人之下：吕家求道人 A Thousand Layers in Dreams梦里千重Anime Fanfiction894k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Exceptional talent + Faithful to the original Journey to the West + Seeking the Dao and cultivating] In his first life, Lu Qian was an ordinary man who led a peaceful, uneventful existence. An accident led him to be reborn into the Lu family. He could enter meditation simply by sitting still and attain qi in half a day: his talent was peerless. In this life, Lu Qian had the potential to achieve something extraordinary, and he was determined to make it real! First, he would cult 26.2kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds

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   Seeking the Dao?!

5. 5 一 The Outcast: I Summon the Strongest Across the Myriad Worlds to Crush the Otherworlders! 一人：我请万界强者碾压异人！ Hraisun of Jincheng金城市的赫莱森Male-Channel Fanfiction131k WordsOngoing Zhang Mu transmigrates to a world of extraordinary people and, from the start, binds himself to an incredible Immortal-Summoning System. With the Immortal-Summoning System, Zhang Mu can summon peak experts from another world at will to aid him. Who says spirits must be controlled by the Spirit Binding and Commanding General? That only happens because the summoned immortals and their summoners are far too weak! What Spirit Binding and Commanding General? What Feng Hou Qimen? They’re ridiculously 1Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 6 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

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   Chen Haoyu was hit by a car while saving a girl and remained in a coma for a hundred days. In his dream, he unexpectedly received the inheritance of a carefree hermit from a thousand years ago. Afterward, he became invincible in the city with his physiognomy, medical skills, and traditional Chinese martial arts, embarking on a humorous daily life with a single female lead. Although he does not cultivate immortality or possess high-level martial arts skills, he forges a unique and wonderful path of cultivation in the city.

7. 7 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 557.8kReads9.3Score70.2k14d adds

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   Xu Taiping, a mere mortal, vows to prove to the cultivation world that even mortals can slay demons, exorcise evil spirits, and ascend to immortality! How does Xu Taiping, a young man considered an ordinary mortal, break through the limitations of the cultivation world through his own efforts and perseverance? On his path of cultivation, Xu Taiping experiences various challenges and opportunities. He continuously improves his cultivation, makes friends and enemies, and gradually discovers the secrets of his own origins. Through tireless effort and unwavering faith, he breaks the limitations imposed on mortals by the cultivation world, demonstrating that even mortals can slay demons and exorcise evil spirits.

8. 8 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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   🍅① Is incredibly well-written; this is my favorite book among Tomato's works, along with the previous one. I thought the story of the Taoist master was about to end, but I was still a little reluctant to give up, so I clicked on "Peeing on a Shoe."

9. 9 我 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 59.9kReads9.0Score4.9k14d adds
10. 10 道 Tales of the Taoist Sect 道门往事 Xia Yi夏忆Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Cha Wenbin holds the ancestral seal of the Maoshan sect and is the last heir to the position of sect leader in the Orthodox Way. He saves people caught between yin and yang, but brings disaster upon himself and suffers Heaven’s punishment. With a chivalrous heart and a mastery of Taoist arts, he rescues the living from the cracks between worlds and guides the dead through the endless hellish roads! Who are the ancient Di people clad in fish scales, the mysterious king brought back to life, and t 24.1kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds
11. 11 我 My Life as a Daoist 我修道的生涯 Peach Blossoms in the Breeze清风拂面桃花开Mystery194k WordsCompleted My name is Li Ming. I became a Taoist priest halfway through life, and I thought that once I had mastered the Taoist arts, I’d enjoy a carefree life with no worries about money. But all sorts of problems I’d never imagined kept cropping up, and I realized this line of work wasn’t as easy as it seemed. In the twenty-first century, people think ghosts and monsters are superstition, but I deal with them every day: zombies, vengeful spirits, onmyoji, practitioners of black magic, parasitic worms, an 23Reads—Score114d adds
12. 12 现 A Cultivator in Modern Society 现代社会的修仙道士 Heaven-Shaking Lion撼天狮子Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Taoist priest, can you do magic?” “Magic? People believe in science these days, young man. You should believe in science.” With that, the Taoist in his robe leaps off a cliff and flies away on his sword, leaving the hiker who had camped in the wilderness staring in stunned disbelief. 14.5kReads8.5Score61214d adds
13. 13 一 The Struggles of a Taoist Priest 一个道士的奋斗 Heartless Courier无情无义送快递Urban504k WordsCompleted [Rookie climbs the ranks + No System + Not a power fantasy + Slow burn] Fan Shengman graduated from Longhu Mountain Taoist Academy with a four-year bachelor's degree. Legend has it that once a Taoist priest receives a celestial register, his name is entered into Heaven's official records and he is appointed an immortal official. By upholding justice, slaying demons, and building merit in the mortal world, he can keep rising through the ranks, eventually earning a place among the immortals. As a 1.8kReads8.9Score13414d adds
14. 14 道 The Daoist Path: Cultivating the Dao to Immortality 道乡之修道成仙 A Smile at Life淡笑人生Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing This book serves as the opening story for other works. It unfolds as a tragedy, with a richly developed world. [No System, no golden finger, one female lead] Opening: The best part “Wind chimes and rain chimes, we were always together. Cruel fate has separated us between life and death.” Jiang Haitao raised his head. Tears streaked his face, yet a strange smile appeared on it as he shouted, “I want to! I forgot you!!” He burst into hysterical laughter. “Ha! Hahaha!! Hahahaha!!” Clutching the yel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 史 The Strongest Daoist in History 史上最强修道士 Baili Canghai百里藏海287k WordsCompleted I cultivate swordsmanship and holy power, and with my innate holy body, I can achieve twice the results with half the effort; I wield the strongest weapon, the Holy Sword of Light, Dilanthel, which can pierce anything; What?! You’re asking if I have a golden finger?! Of course I don’t. But I do know one rather eccentric mentor: Henoros, the Sword Saint of the Golden Age! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 我 I Own a Longevity Temple 我有一座长生观 Lost and Unbothered迷茫无所谓Urban2.1M WordsCompleted I have a Longevity Temple, where one person and one temple keep an entire prison suppressed! But Li Changsheng is in a hurry. Before dying, his master somehow managed to rack up a huge debt. If he doesn't pay it back soon, even the Longevity Temple will be repossessed! Fortunately, the temple suppresses many great demons: a seductive bride ghost, a bewitchingly beautiful six-tailed fox demon, a hulking tiger demon... To pay off the debt as quickly as possible, Li Changsheng has no choice but to 12.7kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    Novels featuring male protagonists cultivating Taoism

17. 17 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 185.7kReads9.2Score13.6k14d adds

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18. 18 让 You Asked Me to Pretend to Be a Taoist Priest and Scam People, but I’m the Real Deal! 让你假装道士骗钱，你真会啊！ Elf Vice Sauce精灵副酱Urban113k WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation + Spiritual Qi Revival + Wish Fulfillment + Invincible Protagonist] Li Daoxuan unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world. By day, he delivers takeout, and every so often, he dresses up as a Daoist priest and performs exorcisms for money. He thought he could spend his days in peace! Until... Zhao Laosan: “Master, save me! There’s an evil spirit in my reservoir!” Li Daoxuan: ??????? “What evil spirit? It’s just some unexplained scientific phenomenon. But I’m still going to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 我 I Forge a Path of Cultivation in the Modern World 我在现代开辟出修行路 Here I Come老子到来Urban305k WordsCompleted [Break through the fourth wall and shatter the barrier between reality and illusion] [Can people practice cultivation in the modern age? I’ll tell you: yes. For the details, read the story] [Our world is actually an illusory one. Don’t believe me? Then tell me: why did Newton/Einstein turn to theology in their later years, and why did our Qian Xuesen establish Bureau 749 late in life?] [Are the ancient myths and legends true? Why did the Eastern Heavenly Realm disappear? Who protects all living 1kReads—Score10414d adds
20. 20 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
21. 21 深 Three Hundred Years of Cultivation in the Deep Mountains: The Autobiography of a 340-Year-Old Earth Immortal 深山修道三百年340岁地仙自传 Hermit of Maple Mountain枫山隐士Urban264k WordsOngoing After three hundred years of Taoist cultivation in the mountains, a 340-year-old Earth Immortal records his path to immortality and uncovers the secret of eternal youth. A country bumpkin born in Meishan, Sichuan, has a fortuitous encounter, meets a master, cultivates the truth, achieves eternal life, and remains in the mortal world. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 你 You Took My Taoist Temple, So I Changed Your Era. Fair Enough 你抢我道观，我改你时代，很合理 The Wriggler蛄蛹者Urban129k WordsCompleted The original Host had been dead for three days. Beneath a thousand-year-old pine, a bolt of lightning struck, and he came back to life. “Who am I? Where am I?” After looking through the original Host’s memories, the male protagonist discovers that he had been a Daoist priest. Three years ago, he had left the mountain to travel the world. After two and a half years of experience in the city, he returned. To his surprise, he found that his “home” had been stolen. He even had to buy a ticket to ent 137Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 修 Cultivation Is Really Simple 修道真的很简单 Yun Leizun Who Loves Spicy Peppers爱吃辣椒疙瘩的云雷尊Eastern Fantasy227k WordsCompleted For now, updates are scheduled daily at 6:00 and 18:00, one chapter each time. Are times of prosperity connected to times of turmoil? Are life’s ups and downs tied to the state of the world? How entangled are our past and present lives? What can one truly attain through Taoist cultivation and the pursuit of immortality? Through fate and circumstance, at just the right moment, life is nothing more than a path through countless choices. —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 人 The Taoist Priest of the Mortal World 人间道士 It Is Better to Rely on Yourself Than Others求人不如求己Mystery493k WordsCompleted [Modern, metaphysics, horror, absurdist, ordinary life, multilingual] This is the story of a Taoist priest’s experiences in modern society. Seeing the world as an ordinary person, he uses abilities that science cannot explain to explore the metaphysical yin and yang, as well as the good and evil of the human world. Time, fortune, and fate: either you fight for what you want yourself, or leave it to Heaven to decide. [No System, no cultivation, down-to-earth but never mediocre, realistic] 15Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 修 The Great Daoist 修道大人物 Loves Sichuan Pepper喜欢麻椒Urban215k WordsCompleted This is the story of someone who transmigrates. The protagonist, Xiao Suo, comes from the Cultivation Realm to another world and discovers that he is in a prison. The story begins here… The people he meets and the things he experiences bring both sorrow and laughter… He endures all kinds of hardship, at times lonely, confused, and even despairing… When stronger enemies arrive, he has no choice but to keep moving forward. The path of cultivation is still long… When everything comes to an end… it —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 道 A Daoist's Immortal Cultivation 道士的修仙 Jiang A江阿Eastern Fantasy210k WordsOngoing The Taoist’s Path to Immortality Lin Yu embarks on an adventurous journey to protect the Tianyuan Continent. He endures hardships beyond the borders and in mysterious lands, gaining immense power and treasures. But this draws the covetous attention of evil forces such as the Black Fiend Demon Venerable, and the two sides clash repeatedly, with Lin Yu ultimately victorious. Then the Shadow Empire’s plot comes to light: it seeks to conquer the universe, putting the Tianyuan Continent in danger. Li —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 逆EN Heaven-Defying Evil God [For That Dream of My Youth!] 逆天邪神【为了年少的那一场梦！ Trouble-Free Is Trouble无事是有事Eastern Fantasy280k WordsCompleted On the vast and boundless Tianwu Continent lies a small town forgotten by the world: Yun Yin Town. Lin Yi, the protagonist, is a good-for-nothing young man born with blocked meridians, unable to cultivate. But after unexpectedly obtaining a mysterious jade pendant, he sets out to defy fate and change his destiny. 541Reads—Score10214d adds

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    In the Cloud Hidden Town of the Tianwu Continent, Lin Yi, a born good-for-nothing, obtains a mysterious jade pendant. From a forgotten corner, he embarks on a journey to defy fate. This fantasy work features wildly imaginative plots, the humor of a seemingly weak character secretly reaping the benefits, and a cunning protagonist who roams the myriad realms, wielding his sword across the world.

28. 28 妖 Demons Reign Over the Heavens 妖凌诸天 Glacier Squirrel冰川松鼠Eastern Fantasy140k WordsOngoing [Primordial World] + [Character Growth] + [Not Invincible] + [Not Mindless] The Heavenly Dao collapses, the Six Paths crumble, the Immortal Dao fades into obscurity, the Divine Dao withers, and the Demon Dao falls silent. Watch as a little demon defies fate and rises to the top, neither yearning for the Dao nor revering the immortals, dominating the heavens and looking down upon all living beings. The protagonist is determined to restore the ancient glory of the demon race. No female lead, and h —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not bad, the cultivation part is worth watching.

29. 29 我 I Brought All Our Ancestors Back to Life 我把老祖宗们都复活了 Yan Yan Jieran炎炎孑然Urban313k WordsCompleted The spiritual energy of heaven and earth awoke like a slumbering giant beast, transforming all things in the world in countless ways as they were nourished by its aura. Atop Mount Tai, rosy light burst forth as Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, clad in his imperial robes, was reborn with a commanding presence, vowing to unite the Six Kingdoms once more. By the Pei River, auspicious clouds filled the sky as Liu Bang, sword in hand, set his sights on gathering heroes again and taking command of the world. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 长 Longing for You: This Life, I'll Be the One to Find You 长相思之今生换我寻你 Zhong Xiaoyao仲小妖Female-Channel Fanfiction275k WordsCompleted After learning everything Xiang Liu had done, Xiao Yao begged the Queen Mother to give her another chance to find him. But even if she manages to, Xiang Liu has already forgotten her. Can Xiao Yao, through her own efforts, make Xiang Liu fall in love with her again? If you enjoy modern-day Yao-Liu stories, come on in. 132Reads8.8Score—14d adds
31. 31 文 Ode to Civilization 文明的赞歌 Cowardly Yet Cocky怂且嚣张Eastern Fantasy232k WordsCompleted Young Gu Liufeng unexpectedly gains the Creator’s authority, a golden finger. In pursuit of immortality, he embarks on a journey to create civilizations across multiple worlds. The rise and fall of each civilization rests on a single thought from him. Before personally destroying an old civilization, he answers its leader’s three ultimate questions. Yet as his exploration deepens, Gu Liufeng is shocked to discover that the ancient civilization unearthed by archaeologists in the present world, wh 13Reads8.1Score214d adds

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