Looking for Traditional Fantasy Without an Idiot Plot, Clan Cultivation Is Fine Too 求不无脑传统玄幻 家族修仙都可

1. 1 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1kShelves
2. 2 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 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves
3. 3 开 From the Start, I Became the Temple Master, and Every Disciple Is Terrifying! 开局成为观主，徒弟全是大恐怖！ The Silent Man in Green青衣无言Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Taking Disciples + Invincible + No Female Lead + the Myriad Worlds] He transmigrates into a fantasy world and activates the System, but never expected his disciples to have such terrifying backgrounds. His eldest disciple has an astonishing identity: she's the lord of a forbidden zone, towering above all living beings! His second disciple is the Violet Star Empress, who rules over a vast expanse of stars and commands the star domains of the world! His third disciple is the lord of the extraterr 8.8kReads8.5Score622Shelves

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   These all fit the criteria, and aren't mindless. However, they lack a female lead! ① Transmigration + System + Invincibility + Disciple Recruitment: Although the transmigration comes with a cheat code, this little system seems a bit off, and the protagonist and his disciples seem even more extraordinary… "Who is the player, and who is the pawn?" ② Transmigration + System + Face-Slapping: "People say there is a distinction between good and evil in the world, but I disagree. Good and evil are merely matters of the human heart!" "Who can dominate for eternity? Only I, the Demon God Chen Jun'er!" ③ Transmigration + System + Disciple Recruitment, Sect: Transmigrated as the peak master of Taiyi Peak in the Qingyuan Sect, he begins recruiting disciples and establishing his own sect, from the Xuan Tian Continent to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths… ④ Invincibility + Sect, Disciple Recruitment + Passion: Invincible in every plane, "Above the Nine Heavens, I am the Night Lord," and later even returns to Earth… ⑤ Invincible from the Start! + Travel + Passion: Ten thousand years ago, everyone knew and revered Lu Nanzhuo as the savior of the world. Ten thousand years later, as he travels, he always hears stories about himself. Many people see him as their goal, their idol, their taboo, unaware that the person before them is none other than Lu Nanzhuo. (This story features a time-travel element, a system, a destined villain, and decisive ruthlessness. It includes mind-bending plots, the protagonist is backed by a family that dotes on him (the ancestors are also the sixth son), and he specializes in killing those destined for greatness (those who mess with him will suffer the consequences).

4. 4 开 Demonic God Physique and Chaos Demon Heart from the Start, I'm Invincible 开局魔神体混沌魔心，我无敌了 Passing By, Never Forgetting陌往莫忘Eastern Fantasy396k WordsCompleted [Choice System, powerful constitution from the start, no female lead, no romance, demonic heir, a devilish cultivator with a surprising contrast] After transmigrating to the Heavenly Vault Ancient Realm, Chen Jun is immediately forced by his master to go to his death. His junior brothers and sisters join in, insulting him and listing all his faults. Chen Jun fires right back. His predecessor put up with these people, but he won’t! Then the Choice System binds to him, and Chen Jun chooses to leav 2.3kReads8.2Score203Shelves
5. 5 收 Taking Disciples: The Strongest Master System, a Hundredfold Billionfold Return 收徒：最强师尊系统，亿倍返还 Little Emperor Ming小明帝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Taking disciples + leveling up + invincible + no female lead + System + epic worldbuilding] [The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, strong-willed and free, and bows to no one under heaven.] Ji Xuan transmigrated into another world and awakened the Strongest Master System. To his amazement, every disciple he took in had the potential to become a Great Emperor! In return, he received all sorts of generous rewards. [Ding! Host successfully recruited Huo Ling'er as a disciple. Reward: Sacred-gra 8.9kReads8.3Score722Shelves
6. 6 玄 Xuanhuan: A Billion Years of Cultivation from the Start 玄幻：开局一亿年修为 The Way Is Thus道如是Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Invincible + sect building + taking disciples + thrilling power fantasy] After transmigrating to another world, he awakened a quest System and started with a billion years of cultivation. He founded a sect and recruited the chosen children of destiny far and wide. His words became law, and he could reverse life and death. With a wave of his hand, he could slay the Heavenly Dao and cut down eternity! Above the nine heavens, I am the Night Venerable. Luo Ye: My invincibility begins now! 2.7kReads8.8Score229Shelves
7. 7 本 I’m Already Invincible, So Why Bother Leveling Up? 本尊都无敌了，还升什么级？ Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled “The Supreme Great Venerable” Ten thousand years ago, the Otherworldly Demon Clan invaded the Tianqi Continent. Lu Nanzhuo, the supreme human, led the myriad races against them, then vanished during the great battle. Ten thousand years later, a figure dressed in white emerges from Beixuan Province and wanders the world, invincible every step of the way! He is calm, carefree, and domineering! He roams freely between heaven and earth, invincible throughout the cosmos! He sta 27.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
8. 8 反 Villain: From the Start, Give the Child of Fortune Two Choices 反派：开局给气运之子两条路选择 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Destined villain + domineering + scheming + System + ruthless] Di Juetian transmigrated into the Divine Son of the Di family in the Immortal Realm. He had a noble status, like a true dragon from the highest heavens. He'd thought fate itself favored him, and that he would ascend to the heavens, crush all beneath him through the ages, and rule for eternity! Then the Destined Villain System successfully loaded, shattering Di Juetian's fantasies. At that moment, the fated heroine he'd raised like a 18.9kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
9. 9 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 47.3kReads9.0Score5kShelves

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10. 10 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.8kReads9.2Score40.2kShelves

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    I personally think both books are good; they cover swordsmanship, aren't mindless, and the villains aren't NPCs.

11. 11 算 The Art of Strategy 算谋局 Ordinary Old Yang平凡老杨Eastern Fantasy317k WordsOngoing What? The Heavenly Dao is actually my master's clone! My sword spirit can chop the Heavenly Dao down like a chicken. No, no, no, I can do more than that: I can calculate the fate of people, demons, and all living beings. I have another scheme, too: plotting against heaven, earth, and the world. And I have a game to play: the chessboard of heaven and earth, the game of life. Once the piece is down, there's no taking it back. Come play with Daji? Fellow cultivators, please add this to your booksh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 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 93.4kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves
13. 13 兄 Is the Elder Brother No Match for the Younger? Then Come Talk It Out Inside the Human Emperor Banner 兄长不如弟？那就到人皇幡内一叙 I Can Catch Little Fish我会抓小鱼Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Power Trip] [Overpowered System] [Human Emperor Banner] [Multiple Empresses] [Decisive and Ruthless] Xiao Ming transmigrates to a fantasy world, intending to cultivate quietly. But his unscrupulous younger brother frames him, and his parents are so blatantly biased that they force him to confess! He's had enough. No more holding back! He awakens the Overpowered Choice System. In this life, if someone crosses him, he fights back! His younger brother frames him? Xiao Ming brings out the H 32.7kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
14. 14 长 Immortal for Eternity, I Come, I See, I Am Invincible 长生万古，我来我见我无敌 Old Ghost Trapped in the Mountains囚山老鬼Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted There was an old man at the Heavenly Sword Dao Sect who brought back an eleven-year-old mortal boy from the ancient burial grounds of Heaven. From that day on, the world learned what it meant to truly sweep across the ages and be invincible beneath the heavens! The boy, Gu Changsheng, turned his back on all living beings and murmured softly: "If you do not cultivate, seeing me is like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky." "If you do cultivate, seeing me is like a mayfly gazing at the 34.5kReads8.0Score2.2kShelves
15. 15 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 76.5kReads8.2Score5.6kShelves

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    You can try eating it.

16. 16 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Become a Guardian Beast and Am Invincible 玄幻：开局成为守护兽，我无敌了 A Single Thought for All Living Beings一念苍生Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beasts + Evolution + Dragons + No Transformation + Invincibility + Building a Faction] Long Yuan transmigrated into a fantasy world and bound himself to the “Strongest Guardian Beast” System! [Current Mission]: Become the guardian beast of a faction [Mission Rewards]: One bloodline awakening, the top-grade Imperial-tier cultivation technique Azure Sky Dragon Emperor Art, and the top-grade Fifth-Rank cultivation technique Azure Cloud Art [Current Mission]: Go to the faction you prot 17.2kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
17. 17 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 581.6kReads9.4Score60.6kShelves

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    It begins with the funeral procession, burying one close friend, lover, disciple, and master after another. From a mere mortal struggling to survive to a powerful figure guiding others to conquer the world, the story becomes increasingly addictive.

18. 18 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 166.5kReads9.1Score19kShelves

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    If you enjoy traditional fantasy novels, appreciate cultivation systems and character development, and also enjoy a solid plot and a classic cultivation atmosphere, then these books would be a good choice.

19. 19 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119.1kReads9.1Score14kShelves
20. 20 帝 The Emperor's Domain 帝域 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted A powerful new novel from Liu Jie San Dao, following The Immortal Martial Emperor and The Eternal Gate! At the end of the Desolate Era, the Xuanwu Emperor fell. He was the last god in the world. In the Age of Chaos, the Great Transformation True Dragon died suddenly. He was the last Immortal King in the world. Eighty thousand years ago, the old Daoist died laughing and crying. He was the last saint in the world. The laws of the Great Dao and the order of fate were full of flaws. The gods fell il 69.2kReads8.6Score8.1kShelves
21. 21 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves

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    Neither of these books is mindless! I don't need to introduce *Yan Yu Lou*; it's a new book on strategy and tactics, read it yourself.

22. 22 长 Longevity: One Life from the Start, and All My Cultivation Depends on Laying Low 长生：开局一条命，修为全靠苟 Zhi Xiaoyuan致校原Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Long-life cultivation, lighthearted and humorous] Everyone says that only by embarking on the path of cultivation can one ascend to the Dao and prove one's immortality. Yet in this vast world, not a single cultivator has ever been known to achieve eternal life. But Jiang Mu reached the end of the cultivation path on the very day he transmigrated: eternal life and immortality. Though born with terrible spiritual aptitude and unable to cultivate, his cultivation level increases with the passage o 13.6kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The protagonist, Jiang Mu, journeys from the ancient times to the end of the Dharma era. With his immortality and unique time-manipulation techniques, he experiences countless ages and witnesses the myriad aspects of life. Although cultivation is difficult, the protagonist accumulates power over time, demonstrating resilience and wisdom. Its unique worldview and novel immortality setting allow readers to experience the protagonist's growth and loneliness throughout endless years, making it a work that combines depth and entertainment.

23. 23 我 I Alone Reap All the Rewards of the Immortal Realm 我一人，薅光仙界羊毛 One Sword, Roaming the Jianghu一剑江湖Eastern Fantasy8.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation and discovered that he could see other people's life profiles and learn about the opportunities they would encounter in the future. A master of playing it safe, he pretended to be an ordinary outer sect disciple and quietly built up his strength. Behind the scenes, he ruthlessly snatched other people's opportunities. You found a top-tier medicinal herb out in the wild? Great, I'll get there first and gladly take it off your hands. You found 24.7kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves

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    You don't need to go through the details; you can tell just by looking at the names. They all remain silent.

24. 24 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 164.4kReads9.1Score17.4kShelves
25. 25 魔 The Demon Path's Crown Prince 魔道太子爷 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yun Fei, and from the start I had a useless meridian constitution, fit only to serve as a furnace. I thought I'd spend my life suffering under the bullying of those stunning immortal aunties... I mean, suffering terribly. I never expected you to ask me to restore the Demon Cult! It's only fair that the Heavenly Jade Saintess works for me, right? There's nothing wrong with a sword genius helping me seize territory, right? As the Demon Cult's leader, I'm entitled to slack off, right? 23.2kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
26. 26 凡 The Mortal Alchemy Immortal 凡人丹仙 Guan Nan冠南Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey, no System, ensemble cast] Chen Ping is an orphan and a cowherd. Thanks to an immortal sect token left by his mother, he is taken to the cultivation world by a disciple of a cultivation family to work as a servant and child bridegroom. He later awakens a bloodline inheritance in the Way of the Elixir, and starts making a home for himself in the cultivation world through alchemy. From then on, he ascends the road to immortality, strides forward to the song of his own making, and 9.3kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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27. 27 模 Simulator: I Became Invincible After Slaughtering My Way Through Qingfeng Stronghold 模拟器：从杀穿清风寨开始无敌 Can't Seem to Stay Disciplined自律不起来Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Simulator] [Inherit Everything] [Somewhat Dark] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Will Stop at Nothing] [No Goody-Goody Protagonist] [Heartwarming] [No Sense of Decency] [Funny] [Feel-Good???] Gu Ming transmigrated. He was a scholar on his way to the capital to take the imperial examinations. Before he even reached the capital, a band of robbers captured him and demanded that he become their chief's husband. Looking at the chief, who stood two meters tall and weighed over three hundred pounds, Gu Ming f 5.4kReads7.8Score440Shelves

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    Most of them are decisive and ruthless, very... Well, I guess you could call it traditional.

28. 28 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 205.3kReads9.0Score19.2kShelves
29. 29 我 I Stack Buffs in a Strange World! 我在诡异世界叠BUFF！ Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless, multiple Systems, boundless imagination, no-brain fun, extreme-path cultivation] Zhang Yang transmigrates into an eerie world, but the only thing he brings with him is a rather underwhelming BUFF System. But after using the BUFF System to reach the top of this eerie world, he realizes this is only the beginning. The boundless continent beneath his feet is merely an insignificant fragment. When he kills the first reborn person, he discovers that he isn't the only lucky one 2.7kReads7.9Score221Shelves
30. 30 佛 The Fallacious Arguments of the Buddha Corpse 佛尸诡辩 Romance of Dry Bones枯骨浪漫Eastern Fantasy288k WordsOngoing [Madness-Fueled Cultivation] [Xuanhuan] “Boss, what kind of meat are you using for these kebabs? The smell’s a bit off!” “Hmph. They’re two coins apiece. What are you complaining about?” “Why are you being so nasty? It’s not like I won’t pay! And the meat really does taste strange! It wouldn’t happen to be… human flesh, would it?” “Hm?” Zhang Shisi raised an eyebrow and picked up a skewer. “If it’s human flesh, then it tastes just right…” 65Reads8.2Score—Shelves
31. 31 长 Strange Tales of Longevity 长生异闻 Seeking and Discovering寻找发现Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing This is the story of an immortal who asks, amid the endless flow of time: What does it truly mean to live forever? If you haven't followed time to its very end, who can claim to be immortal? (Not a power fantasy, not a saintly protagonist, slow progression) In this book, martial artists already fall under the umbrella of cultivators, and martial cultivation is one branch of cultivation. Without a spiritual root, one's true energy will not undergo a transformation. This is a tale of strange occur 4.7kReads8.4Score260Shelves
32. 32 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 气 Child of Destiny? I'll Send You Straight Into the Human Emperor Banner! 气运之子？为师送你进人皇幡！ Pumpkin Pancake Old Pa南瓜饼老paEastern Fantasy285k WordsCompleted The path of cultivation is one of defying Heaven from the very start. And my disciples actually volunteered to sacrifice themselves to help me survive the tribulation! Zhang Changsheng, dressed in red, was moved to tears. So touching! Truly moving! The disciples tied to the lightning rod: Ancestor, you @#!%￥&! Children of fortune? You mean those heaven-blessed prodigies who break through just by drinking water and gain enlightenment just by walking? If they won’t behave, I’ll stuff every last o 49Reads5.4Score—Shelves
34. 34 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 94.7kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
35. 35 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
36. 36 佛 I, Buddha, Am Truly a Good Person 佛爷我真是好人啊 Jiao Lu Zhi蕉鹿之Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Weak System + No Romance + Slow Progression + More Traditional + Saintly Heroine, Don’t Read If You Dislike It, Thanks] When Shi Ran woke up, he had transmigrated to a strange world. There were no aloof immortals in the heavens, pure as the moon, nor compassionate gods and Buddhas filling the skies. Instead, the world was full of deranged, bizarre cultivators. Here, sacred scriptures were laden with taboo costs, and the slightest misstep in cultivation could mean death and the end of one’s path 476Reads8.7Score161Shelves
37. 37 鬼 Master of Ghostly Fate 鬼命之主 White Little White Cloud白小白云Eastern Fantasy889k WordsOngoing With a useless System and a ruthless Host, Mo Li, born a villain, will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He has always believed in one creed: either be forsaken by everyone or ascend to the very top. 3.2kReads6.7Score255Shelves
38. 38 仙 Immortal Womb, Cursed Body: From Blood-Refining My Entire Clan to Eternal Life 仙胎咒体，从血炼全族走向长生 Fish with Scalded Feet烫脚的鱼Eastern Fantasy842k WordsCompleted [No System + Mortal Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless] A demon with a cursed physique, willing to cast everything aside in pursuit of immortality. He seeks the path to immortality and eternal life, riding the void and commanding the saintly soul. 178Reads6.2Score—Shelves
39. 39 斩 Heaven-Slaying Blade 斩天刀 Mo Yang墨扬Eastern Fantasy7.8M WordsOngoing [High-octane action + ruthless killing + devour everything + invincible blade mastery] Awaken an Overlord Physique from the start, capable of devouring anything! With the Great Desolate Cauldron in hand, refine your enemies in an instant! The vast land becomes a furnace, even absorbing the heavenly tribulations! Absorb, absorb, absorb! Devour, devour, devour! Whoever wins is the one in the right! 24.9kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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41. 41 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
42. 42 大 The Great Dao Is the Pinnacle 大道为巅 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is serializing now and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Ning Yuan bears the blood of an emperor and has had his six senses sealed. He ends up stranded in a peerlessly perilous place, but turns misfortune into fortune when the greatest Sword God of all time takes him in. He becomes the Fist Ancestor's disciple, coming and going through the deadly land as if it were deserted, digging for treasures and farming. From then on, he vow 11.7kReads9.2Score961Shelves
43. 43 极 Ultimate Martial Venerable 极限武尊 Ouyang Yun欧阳晕Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted “Martial artists wield tremendous strength. Qi cultivators are unpredictable. Lu Fan is a practitioner of both martial arts and qi cultivation. I was an ordinary man, but fate had other plans. Yin and yang in my left hand, heaven and earth in my right. Above heaven and below heaven, I alone reign supreme!” 14.8kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
44. 44 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
45. 45 玄 Fantasy Villain: The Heroines Are Too Much for You, So Let Their Fathers Handle Them 玄幻反派：女主把握不住，让爹来 Hong Lun鸿轮Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Alternate title: The Villain Clan Leader: You Broke Off My Son’s Engagement, So I’ll Marry You Gu Qian transmigrates into a fantasy novel he was reading. Good news: from the start, he becomes the leader of an immortal family. Bad news: every member of the family is a villain. They casually rip out the bones and gouge out the eyes of the chosen ones, then get wiped out once the protagonists rise to power. They even split earthworms lengthwise! … Cultivation in the universe has reached its peak, 21.7kReads8.8Score12kShelves
46. 46 洪EN Honghuang: Hiding in the Primordial Phoenix's Womb, I Play It Safe and Never Emerge 洪荒：我苟在元凤腹中，稳健不出 Three Feet Off the Ground离地三尺Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Ling Tian transmigrates to the Primordial World and, from the start, chooses to become a fetus in Yuanfeng’s womb, staying safely hidden. “Ding! Don’t be born before the calamity erupts, and you’ll receive the [Chaos Green Lotus Fusion Method]!” “Ding! Stop Yuanfeng from vying for dominion over the world, and you’ll receive the Chaos treasure [Chaos Bead]!” Keep lying low, keep getting stronger! Until one day, Demon Ancestor Luohu launches his conquest, and the Phoenix Clan is on the brink of de 13.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
47. 47 长 The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal Realm 长生剑，红尘仙 Feng Le枫乐Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Steady even in the thick of things, sharp-minded, kind-hearted, skilled in both combat and scholarship.] [Upright values, a conscience, and unmatched strength. Keep a low profile to the extreme, and you can afford to live boldly.] A little Taoist priest who has not yet mastered his skills arrives on the Flowing Cloud Continent. True to his unwavering Taoist convictions, he slays demons, exorcises evil, and upholds justice. This book is also titled The Longevity Sword, the Immortal of the Mortal 27.3kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
48. 48 你 What Can You Martial Artists Do Against Me, a Cultivator? 你们练武的拿什么跟我修仙的斗？ What a Load of Nonsense离了个普Urban1.2M WordsCompleted On the night of Huaxia’s eighty-first sexagenary year, the stars changed. The universe was like a pool of muddy water suddenly purified, and cosmic energy poured down upon Earth, where spiritual energy had long since withered. Ancient legacies gradually reappeared in the world, and the legendary vicious beasts awoke alongside them. When the human body can withstand modern weapons, what kind of sparks will fly between martial artists and technology? The protagonist is practically invincible, 2.9kReads8.8Score249Shelves
49. 49 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 72.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
50. 50 长 Immortal Travel of Longevity 长生仙游 Sleepless at Four in the Morning四更不睡Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted An accident brings Chen Changsheng to a world of immortals and martial arts, but he is surrounded by a curse that lets him live only from dawn to dusk. From then on, he comes back to life for just one day every three years, then falls asleep again, trapped in an endless cycle. Yet because of this, immortals from all walks of life mistake him for a sage who has attained the Dao. By a fortunate twist of fate, he embarks on the path of cultivation, searching desperately for a way to break the mayfl 5.7kReads8.9Score779Shelves

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