Farming Novels in the Cultivation World, With Overpowered Leads Who Don't Know It 修仙界种田文 强大不自知

1. 1 老 The Old Ancestress Is Not to Be Trifled With 老祖宗她不好惹 Plain Tea, Gentle Words清茶淡语Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration + Grandmother Story + Farming + No Romance. The heroine is smart. Strongwoman Qiao Xin inexplicably becomes the 36-year-old matriarch of the Qiao family. Overnight, she gains three sons, daughters-in-law, and a bunch of grandchildren. From the start, although all they have is three shabby thatched huts, Qiao Xin says she doesn't have to go through the hardships of marriage or the pain of childbirth. As long as the whole family pulls together, none of it is a problem! But what can 4.4kReads9.1Score45714d adds

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   This is a book that I've only ever heard of, where the protagonist is transmigrated into the body of a grandmother. She has three adopted sons, and her grandmother is only in her thirties when she returns from her misfortune. She's a farming and infrastructure-building maniac, producing sugar, salt, paper, and books, and creating an ancient utopia.

2. 2 带 With a Divine Beast and a Pocket Dimension, I’ll Lead My Whole Clan to Glory 带着空间神兽，带飞全族 A Life Without Sorrow or Joy余生无悲欢Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Feng Jiu was reborn in the womb from the 21st century into the ancient Lin Kun Continent, in Fengjia Village of the Nanli Kingdom. The Feng clan had gone a hundred years without a daughter, so the entire clan doted on her. Her motto was to live however she pleased. In her previous life, she had focused only on learning all kinds of practical skills. This time, she was going to live life on her own terms. Her space was stocked with trillions of supplies, and her clan treate 5.5kReads9.1Score70014d adds

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   The story of the beloved character's past and present lives is a bit off-topic, but it's still quite good.

3. 3 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds

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   Of course, those two books! It's so sad that nobody reads them.

4. 4 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 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
5. 5 你 You Take the Imperial Exams, I Farm: A Paper-Thin Couple Braving the Famine 你科举我种田，塑料夫妻闯荒年 Bai Jiuhuan白久欢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + food + pocket dimension + stockpiling grain + fleeing famine + business + sweet romance + everyday life] After Jiang Qingyue’s soul is mistakenly taken, she receives the ultimate transmigration starter pack. She thought she’d get to live a cheat-powered life, railing against heaven, earth, and everything in between. Instead, she transmigrates into the body of a fat, lazy, greedy, slippery woman and marries a man who hates her to the bone. Song Yan died unjustly in his previous life an 45.6kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds

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   It's not about cultivating immortality, but this farming novel is really good!!!

6. 6 我 Farming in a World of Spiritual Qi Revival 我在灵气复苏的世界种田 Sparrow Hawk雀隼Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The world is changing, and spiritual qi is making a comeback! While everyone else is working hard to cultivate and become kings or sages, Bai Xiaochun is busy growing crops! Have you ever eaten a red chili pepper with medicinal effects comparable to a Blood Bodhi? Have you ever tasted a cabbage with medicinal effects even better than Evergreen Jade? Have you ever seen a ginseng fruit that looks just like a Calabash Brother? Bai Xiaochun: Don't sweat it, these are all basic operations! 121Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The plot is exciting and engaging; you should give it a try.

7. 7 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: Two Golden Fingers from the Start 女配修仙，开局拿到两个金手指 Bingbing Doesn't Eat Pastries饼饼不吃饼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Life Simulator + cultivation + supporting heroine + strong female lead + no romance + fantasy + not a saint + comeback + leveling up + wish fulfillment + transmigrate into a book] Bai Lan transmigrates into a fantasy novel as the cannon-fodder supporting heroine who gives the female lead a golden finger, then disappears from the story. Just as she is fretting over how to escape her short-lived cannon-fodder fate, she binds to a life-simulation golden finger. Now she doesn't have to give away he 7.5kReads8.0Score63214d adds
8. 8 南 The Coffin Maiden of Southern Xinjiang's Cultivation Record 南疆棺女修仙记 Jiang Jiang Jiang江僵姜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP, no CP, no CP, no romance: a female lead who cultivates immortality through corpse control in southern Xinjiang. If someone wrongs her, she gets revenge on the spot instead of bottling it up!!!] After watching a hospital dispute, she somehow transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Luo San is completely unfazed. As long as she's strong enough, anywhere can be home. But when she looks at the little white jade coffin hanging from her waist, she falls silent. She's not a sword cul 2.5kReads8.9Score27214d adds
9. 9 模 Simulator: After Her Fortune Was Stolen, the Cannon Fodder Girl Went on a Rampage 模拟器：气运被偷后炮灰她杀疯了 Bingbing Doesn't Eat Pastries饼饼不吃饼Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Cultivation simulator + powerful female lead + no romance + genius + steady power progression + satisfying power fantasy + comeback] Ling Yun was the eldest daughter of the head of the cultivation family, the Dongfangs. She had the heroine’s script, complete with top-tier luck and maxed-out talent, but was switched at birth and sent to a poor mountain village. There, she became a cannon-fodder character whose luck had been stolen and talent sealed. There was no way she could put up with that! F 3.2kReads8.1Score34214d adds
10. 10 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
11. 11 我 I, the Tragic-Novel Heroine, Hold the Cards to Cultivate Immortality 我，虐文女主，手握卡牌修仙 Mala Fragrant Hot Pot麻辣香香锅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Unrivaled Aptitude + Exceptional Insight + Superb Constitution + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance) Fu Xia is a village child who diligently grows up to the age of seven, only for her parents to sell her to the Spring Pavilion. She senses the danger in advance and escapes. Fortune favors those who help themselves, and she obtains a card-based golden finger, learning that she is the heroine of a tragic romance in a storybook. Fu Xia only wants to cultivate, not be some heroine, so she does eve 1kReads8.3Score10714d adds
12. 12 兽 Beast World Livestream: The Ancient Era's Beloved 兽世直播间：我在远古当团宠 A Bottle Cap一个瓶盖儿Ancient Romance188k WordsCompleted After accidentally transmigrating to the Beast World during an intense livestream, Gao Tiantian discovered that she had gained the ability to understand beast speech and was also bound to a magical livestream room. In this ancient world where the strong prey on the weak, she became the most sought-after “prey.” 1Vn 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Take a look at these two, I think they're pretty good.

13. 13 天 A Genius Shines Wherever They Go 天才在哪都发光 A Bottle Cap一个瓶盖儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A strong female lead with a sharp mind and grand ambitions transmigrates bodily from the primordial world to Earth. At first, she absorbs knowledge on Earth; midway through, she transforms the primordial world; and later, she follows the male lead to the Beast World continent, where she makes her mark! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 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 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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    This story, told from the perspective of an immortal, depicts the protagonist's daily life of farming, spanning multiple cultivation eras. His strength naturally increases over time, yet he always adheres to the principle of "survival," creating a strong sense of contrast. The writing style is humorous, engaging, and easy to read.

15. 15 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 46.6kReads9.4Score4.9k14d adds
16. 16 不 Pick a Fight and Get Punched, This Little Zombie Has Every Right to Be Bold 不服就揍，小丧尸她理直气也壮 Half an Orange Seed半颗橙籽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama "What Kind of Zombie Can Cultivate to Immortality?!" is now streaming (*˘︶˘*)...:*♡ Shi Xiaoxiao was a zombie who had just inherited the throne when a human bomb blasted her into the world of immortal cultivation. She had also gotten smaller, now only half her former size. She'd just eaten an egg when someone captured her. Then, for some inexplicable reason, she took a master and became his personal disciple. Then she discovered there were no zombie underlings here, only humans. 12.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
17. 17 拒 After Rejecting the Rat Race, I Opened a Farm in the Cultivation World 拒绝开卷后，我在修仙界开农场 Loves Fried Rice Cakes爱吃炒米果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book and Cultivate] [Funny Everyday Life] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Running a Farm] [Feel-Good Growth Story with a Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Friendship] Yuan Wu is born into the world of a cultivation novel as an insignificant passerby. On the day she reaches Foundation Establishment at fifteen, the long-dormant System suddenly wakes up and demands that she open a farm in the cultivation world... Faced with this sudden assignment, Yuan Wu would much rather keep sla 2.3kReads9.0Score37014d adds

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    This one is being serialized.

18. 18 开 From the Start, I Activated the Penguin System and Became Invincible 开局激活鹅厂系统我的修为无敌了 Sword Falls, Stars Shine剑落星辰Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fast-Paced Power-Ups] [No Holding Back Realms] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Gentleman Here, Revenge From Dawn to Dusk] The Cang Tian Continent. Qin Shou transmigrates as the young sect master of the Qingyun Sect. After getting caught sneaking a peek at the Grand Elder’s daughter bathing, he awakens the “Goose Factory System” just as he is stripped of his position as heir. What? I can get stronger just by spending money? I’m not strong enough only because I haven’t spent enough? A thousand top-grade 20.9kReads8.3Score3.2k14d adds

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    The protagonist is invincible, there are so many exciting moments, it's a show you won't want to skip pages even if you stay up all night.

19. 19 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.1kReads9.2Score5.5k14d adds
20. 20 管 I Don’t Care If You’re Human or Immortal, Once You Transmigrate, You’re Farming! 管你是人是仙穿越了都给我种田！ be No-Nobe打咩打Two Male Leads933k WordsOngoing ⭕️The rating is new [Dual male leads + transmigrate into the body + pioneering and farming + food + a slight golden finger + an unusual pocket dimension] ⭐️Ji Qingyue & Li Changxiang (Li Erlang), older woman and younger man Why is it that when other people transmigrate, they get a cozy life in a little farmhouse, while I start out in a hellish fight to survive? Other protagonists are working toward a comfortable life, while I’m struggling on the brink of starvation! Other protagonists stand at t 53Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    This novel features two male protagonists, with power struggles but no domestic drama. It's heartwarming, uplifting, and about a naive guy who can't farm and relies on his limited superpowers to survive.

21. 21 我 Farming in the Cold Palace 我在冷宫忙种田 Red Jadeite红翡Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she becomes an unwanted empress discarded in the Cold Palace. What? The palace has stopped providing her with food and clothing? No problem, she has a pocket dimension and plenty of grain. What? The emperor is a greasy, overweight middle-aged man? No problem, she’ll sell steamy little books, save up enough silver, and leave the palace. What? The impossibly handsome man before her is actually the emperor? His handsome face draws closer and closer. “My beloved consort, where 4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    The author's writing style is quite humorous, unlike other palace intrigue novels featuring a strong female and male lead, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, and the female lead's first pot of gold earned by selling the emperor's erotic novels [Note].

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