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1. 1 正 A Righteous Side Character? Why Is the Murderous Witch Handing You a Knife? 正道配角？你杀人女魔头为啥递刀 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + schemer + calculating] Chu Xinghe transmigrates into the hapless brother of the Chosen One. The Chosen One shows off and puts on a forced display of power in front of everyone, dragging the Chu family down with him until they are wiped out. Afterward, he even gets together with the woman responsible for it all. What makes Chu Xinghe even angrier is that he awakens a System designed to assist the protagonist: help him win women, seize opportunities, and kill the villainous demoness. Fi 5.4kReads8.4Score339Shelves

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   This is a villain-themed novel, featuring a contrasting yet adorable system that allows the protagonist to assist a chosen one who turns to the side of a villainous female demon. The system is a deceptive agent who infiltrates the female demon's inner circle, eventually causing her to become a twisted and possessive woman who falls in love with him.

2. 2 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 33.8kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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   Just look, it's a five-star review, no further explanation needed.

3. 3 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 215.1kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves

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   How about this one? It's the one I'm currently reading, *Micro-Group Portraits*.

4. 4 最 The Last Sky Fox 最后的天狐 the Qiu Shengthe秋笙Eastern Fantasy159k WordsOngoing [We were young and carefree back then, always thinking the road lay at our feet. We never knew that some paths can’t be changed and offer no choice.] "Traditional Fantasy" "Ensemble Cast" "One Female Lead" Creatures like us are always waiting for a great rain. Even if it may never come, we keep waiting. We need that rain to put out the raging fires in the mountains and save all living beings. We need that rain to find our way home. This is a road I don’t want to take, but I have no other choice. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 5 末 The Martial God Realm of the Apocalypse 末世武神界 Star Dreamed星梦了Sci-Fi & Apocalypse265k WordsCompleted The world underwent a cataclysmic transformation, bringing both disaster and fortune. From then on, all living beings stood as equals, and everyone had a chance to transcend. This world has already endured eight such transformations. Will the ninth raise it to a higher level, or will the endless cycle of upheaval continue? Watch as an ordinary nobody rises from a mundane life to transcendence, and finally ends the endless cycle through his own strength. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 全EN Omnipresent Divinity: I Sacrificed Billions to Become a God 全民神祇：我献祭亿万生灵成神 Flying Watermelon飞翔的大西瓜Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Han Wu transmigrates to a world where anyone can become a god and gains the power to sacrifice lives. He starts with a worthless race of followers, then sacrifices his way to an unbelievable reversal of fate. With no power, influence, or money, he sacrifices his way to the top. As long as he has enough followers, he can grow infinitely stronger through sacrifice, becoming a primary god, the god above all gods! 3.6kReads7.9Score453Shelves
7. 7 仙 The Age of Gods and Immortals: Is My Lesser God the River God? 仙神时代：我的属神叫河神？ Farmer in the Mountains山中种田人Eastern Fantasy424k WordsOngoing [Immortal Emperor Ying Zheng dispatches Meng Tian to command the Sun Fortress of the Epang Palace, crush the myriad races, and extend the Great Wall for hundreds of millions of miles, carving out a vast territory for humanity!] [Martial Emperor Zhu Chongba sends the divine general Chang Yuchun to slaughter a hundred thousand cities of the Demon Yuan, turning them into a proving ground to help the newborn immortal realm grow stronger!] [Divine King Liu Xiu, faced with the encirclement of the myri 281Reads6.5Score—Shelves
8. 8 我 Me: From a Little Mulberry Tree to the World-Piercing Fusang Tree! 我：从小桑树到通天扶桑树！ Jelly Vermicelli果冻粉条Eastern Fantasy610k WordsCompleted When he opened his eyes, he had become a little mulberry tree beside Lanruo Temple. Yan Chixia: “Monster! Stay away from the sacred tree!” “That's right, I am a sacred tree who has attained immortality!” Jiang Bo quickly caught on. The Tree Demon Grandma was dumbfounded. “Wait, why is he a sacred tree while I'm a monster?” [Ding! You plundered and devoured a locust tree with a thousand years of cultivation and gained 1,103 evolution points.] [Ding! You spent 1,000 evolution points, and your spir 1.4kReads8.3Score125Shelves
9. 9 朝 The Imperial Court Sent Me a Wife, and She's the Three-Saint Mother Yang Chan? 朝廷发老婆，竟是三圣母杨婵？ San Hui三辉Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Xiu transmigrates to the Great Shang Dynasty, where the government even provides him with a wife! The only problem is... every woman here has a waist as thick as a millstone, with broad shoulders and a sturdy build. Lin Xiu politely declines. He only wants a quiet, ordinary life, but the village chief still drags him off to pick a wife. This time, however, there’s a woman whom everyone else finds far too slender and beautiful. The village men all shake their heads. “No way. She can’t do any 248Reads8.0Score134Shelves
10. 10 洪 Honghuang: At the Immortal Execution Platform, I Become a Saint by Unlocking Traits 洪荒：人在斩仙台，爆词条成圣 The Sixth White第六白Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the primordial world, Hong Yuan finds himself a disposable executioner at the Celestial Court’s Immortal-Slaying Platform. He’s terrified. The calamity between the shaman and demon clans has just passed, and the primordial world is overrun with demons and monsters. As a lowly cannon-fodder heavenly soldier with no connections or backing, how is he supposed to survive? Just as Hong Yuan despairs, the Great Dao Attribute System activates. Kill a target and get an attribut 10.9kReads8.3Score873Shelves
11. 11 选 I Chose Twenty Years of Humiliation, and Gained an Immortal Spirit Root 选择二十年河东，获得仙灵根 Three Inches of Light三寸光Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no angst + (fake) live-in son-in-law] Xu Nian transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the illegitimate son turned away by a powerful family in Great Yan. He lives with his mother in a remote mountain village. On his twentieth birthday, his wealthy biological father sends people to find him, disrupting Xu Nian and his mother’s peaceful village life. The family even wants Xu Nian to honor an old agreement on their behalf and become a live-in son-in-law! Under the laws of Great 55.1kReads7.2Score4.7kShelves

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    Try this one, a fantasy novel with a wildly imaginative plot and a bit of ensemble cast. It's already over 1000 chapters long and definitely worth reading.

12. 12 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    Lin Du, Ye Qiao, Jiang Que

13. 13 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 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves
14. 14 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves
15. 15 四 Chronicles of Demons Across the Four Realms 四方妖魔录 He Wenzhi何问之Eastern Fantasy262k WordsOngoing [Pure-blood Eastern fantasy + starting from zero + no System + no harem + slow burn] The cicadas' song always arrives on cue with a carefree summer day, but the peaceful life young Cheng Lie has always taken for granted is about to quietly change. He was born with “zero spiritual power,” the most useless person in the world. Only when a celestial crane brings calamity and his utopia is reduced to scorched earth does he learn the truth of this world, which is far more terrifying than any demon. F 20Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    🤩This year's dark horse in the fantasy genre! Once you start reading, you'll get more and more hooked. "High IQ" + "Eastern Mystic" + "Slow Burn". Everyone dislikes the boy who was born with zero spiritual power, but he secretly plots to uncover a shocking conspiracy in the immortal realm disguised as compassion.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrating: How I Earned Royalties on Tomato 穿越之我在番茄赚稿费 Morning Light, Evening Shadow晨间暮影Eastern Fantasy334k WordsCompleted Traditional immortal cultivation, but with transmigration, no golden finger, a nobody’s rise to success, and a slow pace. An ensemble cast. The author is a newcomer, so proceed with caution if that bothers you. If you enjoy it, please share your suggestions. A grand ceremony stirs up the world, and a massacre brings to light a secret that has trapped three generations. Amid the chaos, the protagonist Feng Lang is a timid nobody, but the threads of fate quietly ensnare him. The romantic setback h 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll try to salvage this book I wrote myself 😢

17. 17 七 Seven Days of Possession 七日着魔 Brick Fun砖乐Eastern Fantasy707k WordsOngoing Demons are temptation and desire, chaos and disorder, destruction and upheaval. Demons dwell in the obsessions of all things; anything can become demonic. So long as all things endure, the demonic path will endure. After the protagonist’s corpse lay unclaimed for seven days, he awoke on the seventh day and forged a demonic body. Since Heaven has given me this chance to live again, rather than remain one of the numb masses in this mortal world, I would rather become the one and only primordial de 2.5kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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    Deviating from the conventional path of cultivation, this novel story features a demonic path to enlightenment, vividly depicting the coldness and warmth of human nature. It includes elements of "Human Nature Analysis," "Experienced Writing," and "Numerous Twists and Turns." After seven days of life-or-death transformation, the protagonist sheds worldly constraints and freely roams the world as a demon. #Anti-TypicalFantasy #AncientFantasy #RealisticCultivation

18. 18 朵 Duoqu Gebu 朵曲格布 Wu Zhongwen Xuan武衷文宣Eastern Fantasy155k WordsCompleted 17Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists are destined to be bound together, two originally opposing figures forced to band together for survival. This story combines elements of "Destined Bonds," "Mutual Redemption," and "Joining Hands to Break the Mold." A young master from a noble family is trapped in rigid rules, while a mute girl from a fallen kingdom carries the burden of past grievances. To overcome a calamity requiring sacrifice, they set aside their past grievances and journey together. #FantasyCP #MutualGrowth

19. 19 诡 Strange Phenomena Run Rampant: I Investiture the Gods in Another World 诡异横行：我在异世敕封神明 Long Ge龙戈Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Female Lead] [Relatively Slow-Burn] [Character Growth] Zhang Xuan is from Jibei Province. According to his grandfather, their family is a direct descendant of the Jiangxi Longhu Mountain lineage. His grandfather named him Zhang Xuan, saying he had the talent to attain the Dao. He hoped Zhang Xuan would become a figure like the Celestial Master Zhang Daoling, and that future generations would call him Zhang Daoxuan. But Zhang Xuan scoffed at the idea and didn’t believe a word of i 20.8kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves

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    1. The Investiture of the Gods mode is activated; Zhang Xuan begins his journey to godhood in a world of ghosts and monsters. 2. Fans of the Wasteland era can check this out. 3. In the Wasteland era, he gradually grows invincible, leading his family step by step.

20. 20 兵 War Forces Me to Flee? I Can Summon Peerless Generals 兵灾逼我逃难？我能召唤绝世猛将 Daoist Wick灯芯道人Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lean times + farming family + war and disaster + stockpiling supplies + exchange shop + alternate history + daily life + survival] [An ancient-world take on post-apocalyptic survival] Xu Changshou transmigrates into the body of a six-year-old farm boy. It is a year of famine, and his family has nothing to its name. How will he feed his large family? Fortunately, he has an exchange shop: [Unpolished rice, two copper coins per jin, limit of three jin per day.] [Fattened pork belly, ten copper coi 12.7kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 暴 The Violent Scholar: From Fleeing Famine to Becoming an Earthly Immortal 暴力书生：从逃荒路到陆地神仙 Evergreen Tea Tree茶树长青Historical2.4M WordsCompleted After giving birth to ten beautiful granddaughters, the Zhang family finally had a precious grandson, Zhang Anping! The Zhangs had counted on the clever Zhang Anping to become the top scholar and then the prime minister! But who could have expected that he would be born into a time of chaos, when everyone was fleeing famine? A scholar was useless in a crisis! Still, why were chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep running around everywhere along the escape route? Other families were selling their sons 9.2kReads8.6Score976Shelves
22. 22 玄 In This Fantasy World, Everyone in My Family Has a Golden Finger 玄幻我的家族全员金手指 Chen-Zhu Confucianism陈朱理学Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [System + family clan + mastermind behind the scenes + child of destiny] After twenty years of sign-ins, Su Xun’s golden finger transforms. From then on, he sets his sights on nurturing the clan’s prodigies. A Summoning System, a Rebate System, a Devouring System, an Alchemy System… one System after another appears. What? The Eternal Sacred Land is just a vassal of the Su family? What? The Nine Provinces Merchant Association, with branches all over the world, belongs to the Su family? What? Su M 7kReads8.1Score406Shelves

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    Fantasy fans, come quick! Step into a fantastical and unpredictable fantasy world! Experience the wondrous tales of the immortal race in "Why Did You Stab This Overpowered Family (Su Clan)?"; Embark on a mind-blowing journey with a unique perspective in "Transmigrated into a Tree, a Bunch of Old Men Call Me Willow God." Witness the rise of a sickly youth in "The Number One Sickly Youth in the Cultivation World (Qie Du Wushuang)." There are also forbidden secrets behind the divine child, and the extraordinary encounters of the ancient Zhang family. Whether it's a power struggle or a lighthearted and humorous sect story, it's all here. Each book is a masterpiece of fantasy, taking you on a journey through a fantasy universe interwoven with passion and imagination!

23. 23 长 Longevity: Transmigrated as a Tree, I Built an Immortal Divine Dynasty 长生：穿越成树，我打造不朽神朝 Chuan Yi川易Eastern Fantasy694k WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Low-Key and Cautious] [Plant Protagonist] [Cultivation] [Expanding His Power] [Ensemble Cast] [Schemer] [No Female Lead] [Cunning, Ruthless, Not for the Overly Righteous] After transmigrating into the Great Wilderness as a willow tree, Lin Feng grows stronger by cultivating his forces. From a tiny village to an eternal divine kingdom, from a little beggar to an empress, from a blind man to an unparalleled sword god... Behind each extraordinary individual appears the shadow of a prim 1.7kReads8.7Score139Shelves
24. 24 玄EN Xuanhuan: Invincible, Starting with an Innate Holy Body and Dao Embryo 玄幻：无敌从先天圣体道胚开始 Heartbreaker可破心Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Morally gray protagonist, lots of fights and immortal battles! Vast world + swordsmanship + battle for the path to the throne + invincible power fantasy + overwhelming family backing + fake System + creating a perfect world] After the Battle of the Origin’s Destruction, the Nine Immortal Domains were born. Later, the immeasurable tribulation arrived without warning. The heavens were engulfed in karma, darkness revived, and a world-ending war began, shattering the Immortal Domains. A new era daw 19.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 玄 Xuanhuan: I'm Doomed! How Did I Become Invincible? 玄幻：夭寿了！我怎么就无敌了？ Passing By, Never Forgetting陌往莫忘Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sign-In + Invincibility + Multiple Worlds + System + Divine Son + Prodigy + No Female Lead] Zhang Chen is born in the Beiming Dao Domain. His father was the previous Divine Son of the Ancient Zhang Clan, and his mother was once a monster-level talent on the Prodigy Rankings. From the start, he awakens the Indestructible Hongmeng Physique and is named the clan’s Divine Son! After that... Sign in for the Forgotten Life Blade Art: one slash sends all into reincarnation, where life 22.1kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
26. 26 玄 Fantasy World: My Sect Is a Little Too Strong 玄幻，我的宗门有点强 Night Moon, Rain Dream夜月雨梦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Sect Building + Invincible Hero + Feel-Good Story + Passion + Leveling Up + Comedy] After transmigrating to the Jiuxiao Continent, Ling Xiao awakens the Super Sect System. By recruiting children of fortune, he can endlessly improve both himself and his sect. Ancient Sacred Physique, Boundless Fire God Physique, Hongmeng Dao Physique, Myriad Buddha Physique, Undying War God Physique, Heavenly Dao Divine Physique... One invincible child of fortune after another begs to join my sect. Across the Ji 293Reads8.4Score272Shelves
27. 27 投 I Invest in the Chosen Clan, and My Strength Equals the Entire Clan's 投资天命族人，我实力是全族总和 Sleepy Cat 9睡不醒的猫9Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Clan + Ensemble Cast + Behind the Scenes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Dominant + No Female Lead + No Romantic Tension + No Simping + No Holding Back + Decisive and Ruthless + Even More Exciting Later] Jiang Daoxuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the head of the Jiang clan. He obtains the Strongest Clan System. His strength is tied to the combined strength of the entire clan: the stronger his clan members, the stronger the Host! What's more, investing in clan members 127kReads9.1Score9.7kShelves
28. 28 灵EN Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 59.1kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves
29. 29 玄EN Fantasy: Winning Big—All My Disciples Have Systems 玄幻：赢麻了，我的弟子都有系统 Little Bamboo Meow-Meow小竹子喵喵Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Taking disciples + lighthearted daily life + everyone is a sly schemer + nothing goes by the book] Lu Changzhi transmigrates and finds he can choose a new identity. As a compulsive gambler, he decisively chooses random. The result? He wins so big it’s like Qin Shi Huang touching a live wire: an absolute jackpot. His only limitation is a god-tier disciple-taking System. He never expected its first mission to be… [Detected other Hosts with Systems… Infiltrating… Modifying… Modification complete… 20.9kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
30. 30 玄 Xuanhuan: The Weakest Sect? Its Disciples Beat Up the Ancestor 玄幻：最弱宗门？徒弟吊打老祖 RT Tobacco Little DonkeyRT烟草小毛驴Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Sign-in System]➕ [Taking disciples]➕ [Lighthearted]➕ [Invincible] Chu Fan is unexpectedly reborn, bound to a sign-in System, and made the peak master of Dao One Sect, a sect full of sly schemers. From the start, he has quasi-emperor cultivation and lives a carefree life on Profound Spirit Peak, only needing to sign in once a month. Who could have guessed the System would suddenly assign him a mission to take disciples? Tempted by the enticing rewards, Chu Fan takes in a first disciple with an E 16.6kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
31. 31 团 The Beloved Little Junior Sister Has Unrivaled Medical Skills 团宠小师妹医术超强 Yi Li倚立Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Healing Arts + Beloved by All + Powerful Couple + Happy Ending] Pu Zhi was an obscure young healer at the foot of Qing Mountain. By a twist of fate, she joined the Wu Nian Sect and became a direct disciple. She had the sect leader as her master, along with four senior brothers and a senior sister. Her eldest senior brother, Qin Yue, practiced sword cultivation. An orphan picked up by their master as a child, he seemed unfamiliar with human feelings, but was actually gentle and considerate. Her 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all cultivation novels, with various versions available (1, 5, 6, 12 are highly recommended).

32. 32 你 You Say Music Cultivators Are Frail, So How Did Junior Sister Become Invincible?! 你说乐修柔弱，师妹怎么无敌了！ Yue Man月漫Ancient Romance981k WordsOngoing [Genius protagonist, practically invincible] Shen Lingsu had planned to focus on her cultivation at her sect's music peak, but her rival suddenly gave up and sent her to the main peak as a personal disciple. Her fellow disciples took Shen Lingsu on a wild ride through the world of personal disciples. They never expected the “gentle and adorable” junior sister to defeat everyone in the cultivation world and turn the Spirit Realm upside down. At first, her rivals were most afraid of her taking out 20.8kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
33. 33 女 While the Heroine and Her Rival Fight, the Little Junior Sister Sobs and Snatches the Prize 女主女配互掐小师妹哭唧唧捡漏 Tomato Wan Chai番茄湾仔Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After a mutated white tiger tricked her into signing a "contract of indentured servitude," the baffled little dumpling Dou Dou suddenly landed in the cultivation world. Her first thought upon arriving: "Find a master to raise me!" - She got into Qingyun Sect thanks to her rare light spiritual root and became the disciple of a master who loved spanking her. Dou Dou angrily set herself a goal: "Ascend on the spot! Beat up my master!" - Her senior apprentice sister was the Chosen One. One sweep of 10.4kReads8.5Score1kShelves
34. 34 小 The Little Villainess Has a Mind of Her Own 小反派她有自己的想法 Luo Shui's Voice洛水声声Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Fake System] + [Everyone’s Darling] + [Also Known As: How Am I Supposed to Save You, My Master?] Probably no romance. The System told Shen Ya, “We’re the villains. Our goal is to apprentice ourselves to the most powerful master, beat up the male lead, kick the female lead, and become the most hated villains in the cultivation world.” Little Shen Ya nodded, then threw her arms around the legs of a passerby with peerless beauty. Along with her brain-addled System, she joined a sma 14kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
35. 35 龙 No One Loves the Dragon Hatchling? The Cannon-Fodder Sect Will Spoil It! 龙崽没人爱？炮灰宗门来宠！ A Xiao Wants to Sleep阿笑想睡觉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Bonus chapters released from time to time. An unequivocally happy ending: don’t imagine a tragic ending that isn’t there. No trolls, and no BL or underage content. [The depressed dragon girl and the cannon-fodder sect save each other; no romance, light ensemble cast, cherished by all, coming-of-age] After dying unexpectedly, Jiang Le, who suffered from depression, transmigrates into a cultivation novel she had read, becoming a half-demon white dragon. A sect takes her in, and she begins a new li 3.3kReads9.1Score658Shelves
36. 36 我 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself 我那夫君柔弱不能自理 Qieqie Rong'an惬惬容安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A Yan died. She had just turned fourteen that year. But five years after her death, she came back to life. Picking at her toes, she thought for a moment and remembered there was one thing she still hadn’t done. So she hurried through the night to Tianyuan, the foremost of the four great sects in the cultivation world, to find a sickly young man named Wen Qingci. Wen Qingci looked at A Yan, who had broken into Tianyuan Sect in the dead of night, beaten a whole group of disciples, and was now spr 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
37. 37 惊 What?! The Hardworking Junior Sister Is a Furry Fan! 惊！内卷小师妹是毛绒控！ Yin Xin Er Yi因心二一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + pocket dimension + no do-gooder heroine + adored by all + ensemble cast elements + two powerful leads, one-to-one romance + lots of golden fingers] (The low rating is due to the small number of ratings.) Gu Yao fell into a black hole. When she woke up, she learned she'd transmigrated again, this time to a cultivation world! Anxious and lost, this helpless, weak super-S-rank psychic had no choice but to grind relentlessly to stay alive. Swordsmanship, talismans, alchemy, body cultivatio 2.4kReads8.8Score353Shelves
38. 38 怎 What Do I Do? The Frail Villain I Raised Became Yandere 怎么办！我养的病弱反派成病娇了 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only love + one-on-one romance + happy ending + aloof, submissive, tea-type yandere male lead + raising a younger man + romance-focused, not a strong female lead] Original title: Help! The Frail Villain I Raised Became a Yandere After her senior brother passed away, Tao Yao spent twelve years searching for Yun Zhuo, as he had requested in his will. At last, she found him at the sect’s disciple-selection ceremony. She took Yun Zhuo in and kept him by her side. Th 4kReads8.8Score476Shelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrated as the Obsessive Male Lead's First Love, His Senior Sister 穿成偏执男主的白月光师姐 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted Yan Qing had spent seven or eight hundred years in a world of cultivation before discovering during her tribulation to reach the Deification stage that she had transmigrated into a master-disciple romance novel and become the male lead's doomed senior sister, his first love. In the novel, the male lead was in love with his senior sister. The first thing Yan Qing did after waking up was test whether her gentle, refined junior brother liked her. Once she confirmed he did not, she went down the mou 8.9kReads9.0Score979Shelves
40. 40 妖 The Demon King Tricked Me Into Dating 妖王骗我谈恋爱 Before the Tune Begins未成曲调Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [A romance-averse, goofy and adorably clueless little demon × a self-conquering, aloof and tsundere Demon King] [Everyone's darling + Demon Realm + Mutual devotion + Lighthearted comedy + Sweet romance throughout + Classic of Mountains and Seas] One day, the supreme Demon King of the Demon Realm suddenly began doting on a little parasol tree spirit, smiling every day and even sharing her bed! The demons at the Bureau of Mountain and Sea Affairs, long tormented by the situation, refused to believ 1.4kReads9.4Score148Shelves
41. 41 与 I Became a Big Shot After Making a Pact with a Demon Dragon 与魔龙结契后我成了大佬 Waiting, Ya等吖Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted As a young half-demon, Yan Ning came across a strange pearl. A strange older brother lived inside it. The moment they met, the brother in the pearl said, “Tsk! Your bloodline is a little weak. Fine, a jiao dragon is still a dragon. You’ll have to do.” Then he said, “I can help you save that human cultivator, but you have to make a pact with me and become my demon servant.” To save her mother, little Yan Ning of course agreed. Little Yan Ning was a pretty, trustworthy good girl. To make sure the 389Reads8.4Score102Shelves
42. 42 惊 Shock! I Actually Became the Sister of the Fake Heroine 惊！我竟然成伪女主的妹妹 Yingxi映希Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: A devoted couple, both with no past relationships; a pocket dimension; adorable spirit beasts; an extremely powerful golden finger; dual wood-and-air spiritual roots.) After falling to her death in a restroom, Yun Nuan is reborn as a baby. Later, she discovers that she’s in a cultivation world. Her older sister is the original heroine of a transmigration-into-a-book story, while Yun Nuan is the cannon-fodder little sister who dies young in her sister’s memories. In the book, her sister is 8.4kReads9.0Score827Shelves
43. 43 飞 Ascension Begins with the Primordial Chaos Art 飞升，从天地混沌诀开始 Never Stop永不止步Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted [Traditional cultivation fantasy + decisive and ruthless heroine + mutated dual immortal roots + no transmigration, no System + two heroines] [Includes a space that appears later, spiritual fields, alchemy, formations, talisman-making, and raising spirit insects] The young Yang Che accidentally fell into a cultivator's cave dwelling and obtained the Ancient God Art and a mysterious spiritual herb, the Nine-Leaf Black Sun Fruit! He learned to cultivate spirit herbs, make pills and talismans, set 54.4kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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    🔥 [Traditional Cultivation, Yang Che's Rise to Power, A Legendary Array Master!]🔥 Having suffered abuse since childhood and been sold into servitude in a mine, fate seemed to be cruel to Yang Che. However, an accidental fall led him into the abode of cultivators, where he fortuitously obtained an ancient body-refining technique and the mysterious "Nine-Leaf Ink Sun Fruit"! 🌱 [Spiritual Field Cultivation, Pill Refining, and Weapon Forging]🌱 Yang Che began learning to cultivate spiritual herbs, nurturing vibrant spiritual fields with his own hands. He mastered the art of pill refining, transforming spiritual herbs into pills to aid his cultivation. Simultaneously, he also ventured into the art of weapon forging, crafting powerful magical treasures. 🔮 [Talisman Making and Array Formation, Spirit Insect Raising]🔮 Yang Che was proficient in talisman making and array formation. His drawn talismans could ward off evil and bring good fortune, and his array formations could trap and kill enemies. He also possessed the art of raising spirit insects, making them powerful assistants on his cultivation journey. 🧘‍♂️ [Unwavering Dao Heart, Reversing the Path to Immortality]🧘‍♂️ Facing countless temptations and hardships, Yang Che's Dao heart remained steadfast and unwavering. He endured loneliness, step by step reversing his fate and embarking on the path of immortal cultivation. From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, from Core Formation to Nascent Soul, he constantly broke through his own limits, his strength increasing day by day. 👑 [Pushing Open the Immortal Gate to Ascend to Immortality, the Legend of the Array Master]👑 Ultimately, Yang Che pushed open the Immortal Gate to ascend to immortality, becoming the revered "Array Master." His name spread throughout the cultivation world, becoming a legend in the hearts of countless cultivators. 📚 [Original Title: "Ascension, Starting from the Chaos Technique of Heaven and Earth"]📚 This book was originally titled "Ascension, Starting from the Chaos Technique of Heaven and Earth," also known as "Devouring the Heavenly Immortal Root" and "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting with a Heaven-Defying Immortal Herb." This is a traditional cultivation work, without a system, featuring a single female protagonist and a growth-oriented main character, taking you to experience the charm and mysteries of the cultivation world! 🔥Join Yang Che's cultivation journey and witness his rise to become a talisman master, writing his own legendary chapter! 🔥 #TraditionalCultivation #YangChe'sRise #LegendOfATalismanMaster

44. 44 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡人寻仙 Reflect on Myself Three Times三省吾心Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Mortal's journey + no System + no harem + no transmigration] Ye Zhou, a village boy, awakens his spiritual root thanks to a small family-inherited gourd that can change the age of medicinal herbs, and embarks on a long journey of cultivation. Everyone schemes against everyone else, danger lurks everywhere, and affection is as thin as paper. Steadfast determination and a sharp mind are his only supports. Millions of years later, he climbs the road to immortality, survives the tribulation of ligh 5.5kReads8.6Score480Shelves
45. 45 只 All I Can Do Is Grow Vegetables and Cook, Yet I Became Cultivation World's Top-Tier Star 只会种菜做饭，却成了修真界顶流 Mr. Impenetrable不透君Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Hilarious and Heartwarming + Food + Farming + A Touch of Modern Cultivation] She inherited a cultivation legacy, and her innate talents were cooking and growing vegetables. She became the leader of a sect, but living in poverty was the norm. From the start, all she had was a ramshackle building, a patch of wasteland, and half a mountain forest. A leader with no great ambitions and four idle disciples. Sect leader Jiang Tingyun said, “In modern society, spiritual energy has dried up. Cul 23.6kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
46. 46 修 Cultivation: The Max-Level Expert Shocks the Entire Sect 修仙：满级大佬她震惊了全宗门 Puchi Puchi噗叽噗叽Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + deluded misunderstandings + pure thrills + one-on-one, both untouched + powerful heroine] She had barely awakened from an ice coffin when the System stormed off in a rage, leaving her only a little mountain cottage as an inheritance! In an age when cultivators were as common as dogs, Yuan Wan always thought she was just an utterly ordinary good-for-nothing… Until one day, she meddled and rescued a powerful rogue cultivator. As she came into contact with more and more cultivators 536Reads8.6Score101Shelves
47. 47 修 Isn't Cultivation Better? Love-Struck Fools, Back Off! 修炼不香吗？恋爱脑退退退！ Turn Around and Dream Back转身梦回Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Traditional Xianxia] [Strong Female Lead] [Genius Protagonist] Ling Yaohan was an ordinary girl until she was tested and found to possess all five spiritual roots. From that day on, she stepped onto the path of immortality and began her journey in search of the Dao... In this life, all I seek is the Dao. I will let nothing else distract me. A friendly reminder: This novel has no CP, romance, or ambiguous relationships. 7.3kReads9.1Score721Shelves
48. 48 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 138.6kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves

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49. 49 灾 A Calamity Star Is Terrifying? Sorry, I Have High-End Shopping! 灾星恐怖？抱歉，我有高端购物！ Sour Orange橘子酸酸Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, slow-paced, a protagonist who grows, no harem. Read with caution if that bothers you!] When an evil god invades and corrupts the entire solar system, the eight planets become calamity stars, erupting one after another and subjecting human civilization to an unprecedented challenge. After Wang Luoshu discovers that he has been reborn in such a world, he feels as if the sky itself has collapsed. Now, with the Hextech Augment Rune System in hand, can he turn the tide and save a crum 8.1kReads7.3Score674Shelves
50. 50 全 My Whole Family Is Full of Monsters, So I Can Only Cheat 全家都是妖孽，那我只能开挂了 Pure Bones净骨Urban604k WordsOngoing [Loves killing]+ [All the girls love me]+ [An outrageous background]+ [Peerless prodigy]+ [Ensemble cast] A top student who scored 700 on the college entrance exam transmigrated to a high-martial world and became a top-tier young noble. He discovered that everyone in his family except him was a peerless prodigy! His mother: a reborn empress and chairwoman of a top weapons and equipment manufacturing company. His eldest brother: an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, a political heavyweight who dominat 232Reads7.3Score100Shelves

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