Heretical and Demonic Cultivators, Self-Interested Protagonists, No Saintly Behavior, Ruthless and Decisive 邪修魔修，利己主义，不圣母，杀伐果断，

1. 101 血 Blood Staircase: The Eighteen Floors of Death That Never End 血梯：永不下坠的十八层死门 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝6k WordsCompleted The Blood Staircase: Eighteen Levels of Death with No Way Down 4Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 深 Starlight Echoes from the Abyss 深渊回响有星光 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝12k WordsCompleted Starlight Echoes from the Abyss 15Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 深 Sunward Grain in the Abyss 深渊里的向阳禾 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝12k WordsCompleted Sunward Grain in the Abyss 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 转 After Transferring Schools, I Joined My Brothers to Crush the Bullying 转校后，我带兄弟掀翻了校园霸凌 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝13k WordsCompleted After Transferring Schools, I Joined My Friends to Bring Down Campus Bullies 5Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 校 The School Bully’s Love Is the Knife I Kill With 校霸的爱，是我杀人的刀 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝13k WordsCompleted The School Bully's Love Is the Knife I Kill With 7Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 十 The End of Ten Days: Ashes of Reincarnation 十日终焉·轮回烬 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子9k WordsCompleted Ten Days to the End: Ashes of Reincarnation 11Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 两 Two Worlds: I Was Reborn by Backstabbing the Son of Destiny 两界：我靠背刺气运之子重生 Lazy Goat Doesn't Like Mutton懒羊羊不爱吃羊肉Eastern Fantasy227k WordsOngoing [Villain protagonist + multiple heroines + transmigration between two worlds + reborn + fantasy ideas + everyone is smart + ruthless and decisive] The legendary Child of Fortune, Lin Fan, finds a piece of broken jade at a mysterious street stall. It can take people to a fantasy world, where demonic beasts have risen from their protected zones and trampled the glory of five human eras. Only one city, known as the “City of Humanity,” remains, barely surviving while surrounded by countless beasts. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The villain is reborn, plots across two worlds, and amasses a multitude of female protagonists.

8. 108 族 My Entire Clan Was Possessed by Transmigrators, So I Went on a Killing Spree! 族人全被穿越者夺舍，我杀疯了！ The Second Answer Sheet第二张答题卡Eastern Fantasy132k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + anti-cliché + not a mindless power fantasy + no heroine + dark story + proactive protagonist] After three hundred years of slaughter in Qian Cun, he reached the pinnacle of the demonic path. Using a wandering traveler to suppress the source of a divine-grade totem, he reversed time and was reborn. He returns to a hopeless situation from the start: his aptitude is even worse, and the soul-summoning ritual brings a horde of transmigrators from his own clan. Everyone is an 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Other books: The protagonist transmigrates to another world, awakens a cheat-like ability, and proves that youth is not to be underestimated. This book: The natives of another world hold a grand meeting and conduct a "soul-summoning ceremony"—sounds like an awakening, right? In reality, it's a mass summoning of transmigrators to possess their bodies! All the young people of the tribe become vessels for wandering spirits from outer space, while the original owners are completely annihilated. Our protagonist, Zhao Riqiancun, is reborn. In his previous life, he was hunted by transmigrators for 300 years. In this life, he returns to the eve of the soul-summoning ceremony, watching his tribesmen being possessed one by one. He's not only unfazed, but even a little amused—because this is the moment he's been waiting for, the hunt. The most amazing thing is that his genius brother, with "seven-star full aptitude," is also possessed by a transmigrator after the ceremony. The two brothers, one a reborn demon, the other a wandering spirit from outer space, put on an acting show, calling each other "brother" and "younger brother," but actually wanting to smash each other's brains out. This fake brotherhood, I really want to laugh! Traditional fantasy: a useless person endures, aptitude test, academy slaps in the face. This book features a protagonist with only one-star talent, yet he completely disregards cultivation. In his past life, he was a powerful figure in the demonic path, and in this life, he relies on 300 years of killing experience to single-handedly dominate the scene. Encountering an insider at the blacksmith shop? He silences them with a single sword strike. Surrounded by people at the academy? He clears them out. Pretending to be his brother to deceive the Zuo family patriarch? His cunning schemes are masterful! No system! No powerful grandfather! No twists of fate! The protagonist's motto is: Kill. He treats the entire town like lambs to the slaughter; anyone who stands in his way home dies.

9. 109 携 With the God of Wealth’s Treasure in Hand, I Lay Low as a Genius in the Demon Sect 携财神元宝，苟在魔门当天才 The Day After Tomorrow Is the Eighth Day of the Week后天星期八Eastern Fantasy102k WordsOngoing [A mortal's journey to immortality. No System. Read the first ten chapters, and then roast it if you don't like it.] Zhao Yang, a street-stall vendor, transmigrates to the cultivation world carrying a golden ingot belonging to the Martial God of Wealth, and inherits his father's secure job as a prison guard. Who could have guessed that a dying, scruffy old man, unable to pay him for his kindness, would pull out a tattered book called the Eternal Spring Art and offer it in exchange for a meal… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A mutated wind spirit root, a self-created cultivation technique before the demonic cultivator reached the Foundation Establishment stage, given spirit stones by the God of Wealth's golden finger, ruthless and vicious. In the demonic sect, he began cultivating at 15, reached the Foundation Establishment stage at 24, formed the Core Formation stage at 54, and reached the Nascent Soul stage at 114. Fellow Daoists, can I still make it to the end?

10. 110 龙 A Dragon Kingdom Police Cadet Charges Into Maitira 龙国警校生，勇闯迈提拉 Thousand-Year-Old Stone Monkey千年老石猴Urban137k WordsOngoing [Decisive, not a bleeding heart, self-serving, scheming, highly intelligent, always planning several steps ahead]+ [Everyone is ruthless]+ [No System, no golden finger]+ [No characters acting stupidly, logical]+ [No heroine, female supporting character] Ye Zilu plays by his own rules! This is a logically consistent power fantasy: With his options exhausted in Longguo, Ye Zilu, a graduate of the Longguo Police Academy, ventures into Maitila to survive. After joining the police force, he uses ever 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-serving, ruthless, not a saint, logical, intelligent and emotionally intelligent, strategic and cunning – welcome to follow Ye Zilu and experience a different kind of martial arts world.

11. 111 凡 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: The Purple-Scaled Snake Guides the Way 凡心踏仙紫鳞蛇引道 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy230k WordsOngoing [Mortal’s journey➕no System➕dual cultivation of thunder and gu➕farming and raising gu] A country boy suffers hardship after hardship, then happens upon a thousand-year-old giant serpent by chance. It teaches him a cultivation technique and gives him a priceless treasure, setting him on the path to immortality. Every step tempers his bones; every gu is cultivated with care. Do not assume you were the first to set out; someone else may have left even earlier. Do not blame the road for being rough. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Ordinary People, No System, High IQ, Highly Recommended: Thunder Magic, Gu Control, Beast Taming, Alchemy, Farming, Space] A thousand-year-old giant snake imparts its teachings, and a village boy takes a step onto the path of cultivation. His journey of reversal is full of suspense, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes.

12. 112 开 From the Start, the Young Sect Master Was Wiped Out: A Remnant Soul's Road to Reincarnation and Revenge 开局灭族少宗主，残魂夺舍复仇路 It Was All a Dream原来这是一场梦Eastern Fantasy908k WordsOngoing [Traditional cultivation + mind games + dark themes + gender transformation and marrying into a family + revenge + struggles over human nature + emotional tension + decisive violence] The tone is oppressive, and characters often stoop to low tactics. This is not a mindless power fantasy. The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is slaughtered in a single day. Qin Tian, its young sect leader, carries the blood feud of his annihilated sect and unexpectedly seizes the body of Ji Ling, a female disciple of the 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Currently rated above 9.2. A dark fantasy story combining gender reassignment, cultivation, strategic battles, and emotional turmoil. This work has been revised three times. It explores both righteous and demonic themes. 520,000 Words have been written. It features extensive foreshadowing, making it suitable for both male and female readers. A unique style. You definitely won't regret reading it.

13. 113 开 Hunted from the Start, I Slaughter My Way Through with Demonic Arts 开局被追杀，我修魔功杀疯了 Loves Lettuce and Pork Rib Stew爱吃莴笋炖排骨Eastern Fantasy189k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless | No saintly heroine | Devour to level up | A power trip through the demonic path] Framed by his clan, his dantian destroyed, and hunted for thousands of miles, Su Ye is on the brink of death when he swallows the inner core of a thousand-year-old Nether Wyrm. To survive, he joins the Abyssal Demon Sect and cultivates the supreme ! His master wants to use him as a cultivation vessel? He turns around, kills his master, and seizes his power! His fellow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good novel about demonic cultivation, highly recommended.

14. 114 凡 Mortal Demonic Cultivator: I Have Countless Puppets! 凡魔修仙：我的傀儡千千万！ Daoist of Wanshui Lake万水湖道人Eastern Fantasy119k WordsOngoing [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Puppeteer] [No System] [Pure evil] Qin Shan is evil to the core. His favorite thing is turning people into puppets and making them do his bidding. Whenever he sees the agony on their faces, he gets a real kick out of it! Cultivation clans, cultivation sects, the greater good of a race, Qin Shan couldn’t care less about any of it! He only cares about himself, and whether he can reach the Great Dao! [Stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Vi 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Those with poor mental fortitude or those who are overly compassionate should avoid this.

15. 115 我 How Did I, the Old Ancestor of the Demonic Path, Become the Leader of the Righteous Path?! 我魔道老祖，怎么成正道魁首了！ Long Qiuyuan龙秋源Eastern Fantasy110k WordsOngoing Wei Shan was born into the cultivation world and practiced for hundreds of years, becoming a demonic cultivator at the Spirit Transformation realm, free to cackle wherever he went. Burdened by karma, he dared not face the Spirit Transformation tribulation. To find a way to undo his karma, he went undercover in the Tianxuan Sect and became an enforcement disciple. Unexpectedly, on his very first day, the Heaven’s Justice System activated. [Ding! After searching the Myriad Worlds, the System has f 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Starting as a Demonic Ancestor at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm

16. 116 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves

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    This is a slice-of-life story with multiple female protagonists. The protagonist helps beautiful women solve their problems and cultivates immortality. It's an urban high-martial arts story with "no spiritual energy" cultivation. There's no system, no old man, no rebirth, and no time travel. It's a straightforward, easy way to cultivate immortality. You can fight or kill as you please.

17. 117 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles 238Reads9.0Score161Shelves

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    Even AI is practicing evil cultivation.

18. 118 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: I Found a Cultivation Manual from the Start 凡人修仙：我开局捡到修仙功法 User71208294用户71208294Eastern Fantasy424k WordsCompleted (Traditional Xuanhuan, ruthless and decisive, mortal cultivates immortality, no System, underdog's rise, multiple heroines) Lin Chen, a cowherd boy, suffers constant bullying from a young age. By chance, he obtains a damaged cultivation manual, and from then on steps into the cruel world of immortal cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak. 38Reads6.3Score159Shelves

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