Why Are So Many Cultivation Novels These Days About Female Protagonists? 为什么现在的修仙小说很多都是主角都是女的呀？

1. 1 修 Cultivation: My Brother Is the Male Lead! My Brother Is the Villain! 修仙：我哥是男主！我哥是反派！ Zhu Zhi茱枳Ancient Romance463k WordsOngoing [No romance + adored by everyone + genius (all three siblings are geniuses) + feel-good power fantasy] On the brink of death, Yu Qingyuan awakens memories of her past life! Only then does she realize that the world she has lived in for ten years is actually a novel! And Yu Qingyuan herself is the doomed white moonlight who dies young in this male-lead-centered cultivation novel! But she awakens too late. Just as she's about to give up in despair, the "plot" somehow goes off track. Yu Qingyuan, t 1kReads6.9Score10114d adds

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   Because these are female-oriented books, I'm still reading the first one, and the writing style of the second one needs improvement.

2. 2 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 155.8kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds
3. 3 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds

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   It's a male-oriented story, featuring death and rewind, bizarre events, and a prophet.

4. 4 只EN As Long as I Outlive You All, I Can Be Invincible 只要把你们都熬死，我就能无敌 Sour Candy酸宝Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Cultivation is a path toward immortality, but one’s lifespan eventually runs out. That is why cultivators must keep advancing, becoming saints and emperors to extend their lives. Chen Xia, however, was the complete opposite. Ever since he transmigrated, he had been immortal, and he had also gained a stat-allocation System. For every year he lived, he earned one attribute point. And so, a legend arose throughout the Myriad Worlds about an ultimate schemer. “A gentleman’s revenge is never too late 69.6kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds

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   I got tired of male-centric novels before, so lately I've mostly been reading female-centric ones. But these three novels have really good male leads; you might want to give them a try.

5. 5 谁 Who Said You Could Really Cultivate Immortality? 谁让你真修仙了？ Qi Qi Ai柒柒唉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Invincible protagonist] [Comedy] Qin Luo transmigrates to a cultivation world overrun by monsters and demons. To protect himself, he goes to the Longhu Temple to study under a master, only to discover that his teacher is a fake Taoist who makes a living by swindling people. In the first year, his master tells Qin Luo to meditate and cultivate. He gazes within himself and integrates the foundation of the Great Dao. In the second year, his master tells Qin Luo to scrimp and save. H 29.5kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
6. 6 宗EN The Sect Is Recruiting Disciples, and from the Start I Can See Their Attribute Panels 宗门收徒，开局看见属性面板 Golden Beast of Changtu Mountain长涂山的黄金兽Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Taking Disciples + Sect Building + System + Heartwarming + Slow Pace + The Protagonist Has Both Legs and Joins in the Fun.] After transmigrating into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakened a disciple-recruitment System and gained the ability to see his disciples' traits! Starting from scratch, he would build the strongest sect. First Disciple: Li Yingling [Gold Trait: Cultivation Prodigy][Purple Trait: Extraordinary Luck][Blue Trait: Beautiful] Second D 98.7kReads9.0Score10.5k14d adds
7. 7 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 38.1kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds

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   They were all great, I've watched them all.

8. 8 师 My Sect Is Full of Great Demons? What a Coincidence, So Am I 师门全是大妖？好巧我也是 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted [Female lead transforms into human form / no romance for now / no saintly heroine] Good news: Bai Jiu has landed in a group-pampering cultivation novel. Bad news: she's a village dog, and she's been brought back to the villains' lair in a sect. The villains' lair is full of great demons. She's terrified every day, trembling at the thought that they might eat her as a snack. Every day, she trembles her fluffy ears and wags her tail, acting cute to stay alive. But she has no idea that her fellow d 10.1kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
9. 9 沙 My Wacky Junior Sister Loves Going Wild, Turning the Cultivation World on Its Head 沙雕师妹爱发癫，另类整顿修仙圈 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Complete] [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Some people transmigrate into a book as a treasure. Some transmigrate as a nobody. Yun Xi transmigrates as a vine. In the original story, she appears in just two chapters as a disposable villain in a hero-saves-the-beauty scene. After she dies, the captivating heroine takes her home, chops her into eighteen pieces, and turns them into eighteen good-luck charms for her eighteen devoted admirers. Yun Xi says, “If you’re maki 55.6kReads8.8Score8.7k14d adds
10. 10 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.9kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
11. 11 缺 One Move from This Shameless Junior Sister, and the Experts of the Nine Provinces Are All Stunned 缺德师妹一出手，九州大佬全麻了 Holding a Lamp Beneath the Moon月下执灯Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Lingyou transmigrates into a novel about a universally adored heroine, only to become the cannon-fodder female supporting character. The original owner was useless at everything and always the first to take the blame. The heroine killed a fellow disciple? The heroine leaked the sect's secret techniques? The heroine was secretly involved with the Demon Clan's holy lord? She got blamed for all of it. In the end, she died horribly amid the cheers of the entire cultivation world! Lu Lingyou says 45.7kReads9.1Score6.7k14d adds
12. 12 百 A Hundred-Meter Greatsword on Her Shoulder, Her Junior Sister Is the Queen of Giving Up 百米大刀肩上扛，师妹她是摆烂王 Sui Yuan岁圆Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Can't get ahead by lying flat + can't win by working myself to the bone + devoted couple + absurd comedy + everyone gets corrupted + ensemble cast] [Money-obsessed heroine VS refined, sickly-sweet male lead] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Nie Baili was reborn all over again! Before transmigrating, she worked herself to the bone, pulling all-nighters every day for a heartless boss. After transmigrating, she pushed the entire cultivation world into a vicious cycle of competition t 8.4kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
13. 13 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 181.6kReads9.5Score23.4k14d adds
14. 14 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
15. 15 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
16. 16 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds
17. 17 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
18. 18 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 31.3kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds
19. 19 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds
20. 20 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
21. 21 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 70kReads9.4Score9.6k14d adds
22. 22 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 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds
23. 23 满 Max-Level Thunder Spirit Root: I Outwork the Entire Cultivation World 满级雷灵根：卷哭修仙界 The Only Way Out没有办法的办法Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Beloved by Everyone + Nontraditional Power Fantasy + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast + System + No Romance] (Original title: Max-Level Lightning Spirit Root: Making the Entire Cultivation World Work Itself to the Bone) (The bonus chapters will include a romantic pairing) (Content warning: The heroine does not have everything go smoothly! This is not a power fantasy where she steamrolls everyone from the start! There are angsty moments. Read without overthinking.) When three-year-old Lin 66.1kReads9.0Score7.9k14d adds
24. 24 亘 The Eternal Emperor 亘古大帝 Chen Hui陈辉Eastern Fantasy10.8M WordsCompleted [A complete epic spanning ten million words, with one heroine, decisive violence, and unstoppable thrills from start to finish] Ten thousand years ago, Lin Yan suppressed the Demon Emperor, only to be betrayed by his brother and saddled with a reputation as a villain for ten thousand years! Now his imperial soul has returned, and his good-for-nothing body has awakened to the power of rebirth! They steal his sacred bones? He'll forge bones that defy heaven! They break off his engagement? He'll ki 6.5kReads8.7Score83914d adds

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    Go to the male-oriented channel, where there are male cultivators 🤭

25. 25 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds
26. 26 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 42.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
27. 27 修 After Cultivating Immortality, My Beauty Hits the Max and I Become Everyone’s Moonlight 修仙后美貌值满点，成了白月光 Scrubbing the Persimmon Skin White柿子皮洗白白Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, stunning beauty heroine VS cold, emotionless male lead, a Sword Venerable born with a sword bone] Lin Yunqing, an ordinary office worker in the modern world, transmigrates after a car accident into a power fantasy novel starring a female lead. But she's neither Bai Susu, the heroine blessed with opportunities at every turn, nor Zhou Yulong, the gifted first-ranked supporting character. She's just a throwaway female character, number who-knows-what, tested at the Taiqing Sect's rec 8.3kReads7.4Score82314d adds

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    However, you can choose single-male-female lead novels, and it seems like there are a lot of junior female leads lately! And every time I search, junior female leads are the most common. ... Ahem, what about the most villainous female supporting characters? The following types are less common (generally, the male lead is someone who's very powerful, like someone who transmigrates or is reborn into an ancient martial arts era, an early period, or someone who's particularly powerful in that era, and then reincarnates, etc., Giving off a similar satisfying feeling to those son-in-law's rise to power novels; basically, either there's no female lead or there are a lot of summaries, face-slapping, satisfying, and showing off). ② This one is good.

28. 28 我 After I Left, Why Are You Crying and Begging Me to Come Back? 我走后，为什么又哭着求我回来？ Tell and诉与Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment, the art of cultivating a twisted self, the carefree life of the ultimate archvillain, and the Life Choice System.] Ye Qiu transmigrated! He found himself in a vast, primordial world, during the period of recovery and rebuilding after the great calamity that had struck all races. His father was the Demon King Who Repels the North, one of the Seven Kings of the Frontier. His mother was the sole heir to the Tidehearing Sword Pavilion. His maternal grandfather was the master of 183.4kReads8.7Score21.6k14d adds
29. 29 长 I Look Like Xiao Zhan, but the Dragon-Slaying Hero Aura Doesn’t Work on Me 长得像肖赞龙傲天光环对我失效 Corn Breakdance玉米扒舞Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted No romance, no harem. The protagonist focuses on cultivating immortality, accompanied by friends. There's more friendship, and they grow together. His only golden finger is his good looks. The protagonist respects women, so don't click if you want a harem novel. 7.6kReads8.4Score60314d adds
30. 30 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set During a Famine and Became Invincible Through Cultivation 穿书荒年，我靠修仙无敌了 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space + farming + no romance + wealth + feel-good revenge] [The animated adaptation is now available. If you’re interested, check it out!] Qiao Qi transmigrated into a book and became the vicious female supporting character. The good news: Her medicinal garden space came with her, and she could cultivate and level up to her heart’s content. The bad news: The male lead had just stabbed her to death. ☸ 1. A ridiculously powerful golden finger, a feel-good story, ruthless decisiveness, and ov 45.2kReads9.2Score6k14d adds
31. 31 修 The Cultivation World’s Garbage Siblings 修真界的垃圾兄妹 Liu Xingyi刘星苡Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Body transmigration + modern person in ancient times + no System + comedic wish-fulfillment + pocket dimension The animated comic adaptation, Cultivator Siblings, is now available. Mi Duoyu is a wandering orphan. Ever since she met Mi Fantong, her life, which had already been a raging inferno, has become even hotter and deeper. Every day, she’s either out tricking people for a bite to eat or being chased and yelled at... After years of scrabbling to get by, the two of them have picked up a few s 2.9kReads8.8Score39014d adds
32. 32 激 I Activated a Data Panel to Grind Skills and Seek Immortality 激活数据面板，我刷熟练度觅长生 Fireworks Make New Clothes烟火作新衣Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted (Proficiency system + slow burn + farming + four paths of cultivation + dual cultivation of body and magic + no romance for the heroine) What should you do if you have poor spiritual roots? No problem. I, Luo XinXin, have a proficiency panel. As long as I work hard at grinding, even a low-grade Yellow-rank Spirit-Gathering Art can become a divine-rank technique. When Spirit Rain Art reaches perfection, it unlocks the advanced spell: Heavenly Water Veil. When Geng Metal Art reaches perfection, it 20.4kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds
33. 33 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 15.8kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
34. 34 被 After a Thousand Swords Pierced Her Heart, Her Junior Sister Slays Her Way to Immortality 被万剑穿心后，师妹她靠杀戮成仙 Luo Shi罗什Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Defying Fate + Everyone’s Darling + Revenge + Thunder Spirit Root + Greatest Prodigy] Yan Lang is an ordinary mortal woman and the heroine of an inspirational cultivation novel. She should have soared through the heavens, but after stepping onto the path of cultivation, she was manipulated and framed for half her life. In the end, she dies a brutal death beneath the swords of the immortal sect. Only after her death does she learn that her senior sister is a transmigrator into a boo 27.6kReads9.0Score5.1k14d adds

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    Who says strong female leads are bad? She's amazing! I love reading stories with strong female leads, and these are some of the best ones I've been reading lately. They're really great! 😘

35. 35 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6k14d adds
36. 36 修 She Rules the Cultivation World, While Her Disciple Turns into a Puppy 修仙界她横着走，徒弟养成哈巴狗 My Orange Cat Weighs Twelve Jin我家橘猫十二斤Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted As his master lay dying, he stroked Gu Gugu's head. “My life's ambition was to mend relations between humanity and the demon race.” “Legend has it that in ancient times, humanity lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning for a member of the demon race, the highest honor they could bestow.” “Gugu, I want you to become someone humanity will lower its flags to half-mast for.” After her master died, Gu Gugu charged alone into the human race's prodigy trial grounds and slaughtered 468 human prodigie 12.3kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    Let's see what fate brings us!

37. 37 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
38. 38 古 A Guide to Official Ranks Throughout History 古今官职诠释 Jiang Jianzhong蒋建中Historical99k WordsCompleted This book takes the 1780 Qing-era Table of Officials Through the Dynasties as its framework, revises it, and compares it with modern civil-service ranks. It omits dynasties that existed for relatively short periods in history or never ruled the whole country, and combines the two Han dynasties into one. It covers ten historical periods: the Three Dynasties, Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. It also adds information on the duties of each listed official post and the history of 18Reads8.1Score314d adds

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    1. Here are the reasons (very subjective): Firstly, the male-centric "overpowered protagonist" trope is getting tiresome, and with the rise of female consciousness, there's a need to tap into the female market. Female "overpowered protagonists" are going down the same path. Secondly, some male "overpowered protagonists" are just poorly written! Even in plain language, you can't just write endless lines like "thirty years east of the river" and "holding the stars in your hand"! Can you at least look up the meaning of classical Chinese? Do you like taking things out of context? Don't force things to be exciting; it'll be awkward if it doesn't ignite. Also, poor writing is one thing, but the plot is bad, and the characters are poorly developed. Writing a complex character isn't just about "evil smiles" and "roaring"; it requires plot development! And the plot? I once read the most outrageous one where the main plot revolved around sex... I... I've had enough. And then there's the prostitution and drug use. While I understand that ancient times were feudal, this can't be too feudal. This is modern times. Your writing is for modern readers. We modern people who have embraced new ideas have freedom of speech. Thirdly, I'm fed up with male authors' descriptions of physical appearance. If you can't write, don't. It's embarrassing. Things like "almond eyes," "peach blossom eyes," "red eyes," "waist-pinching," "giving life," and "charming." I say, some male authors should check if the physical descriptions they write are even human-like. Fourthly, some "dragon-themed" novels are basically just male-centric stories in disguise. What was Lu Xun saying again? "When choosing a wife, it's not about what she is like, but about her father and brother." I've forgotten the exact words, look it up yourself. I advise some male and female authors: if you write about people as people, love will naturally follow. If you write about them as playthings, then it's an unequal relationship between plaything and person, so stop pretending to be pure love. I once read a male "dragon-themed" cultivation novel where the male lead and female lead fell in love after fighting, but the female supporting character also liked the female lead. I was speechless. The development of the male and female leads' relationship was so clichéd, and compared to the female supporting character's open crush, it was utterly uninteresting. Ironically, the female supporting character's open crush on the female lead was much more compelling. She didn't appear much, but she was more memorable than the main characters. The main characters were completely forgettable. How was this written? It's insane! Which couple did this author want me to ship back then? (I say "back then" because I'm now a fan of all kinds of pairings). I still remember it now, which is proof of how speechless I was. So I'm not reading it anymore. —Separation Line— 2. No recommendations for now. However, I've heard that *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality* has a relatively rigorous plot, though I haven't read it. You could give it a try. —Separation Line— 3. I recommend the following books to the author. Learn some literature! Readers' reading levels have all improved; shouldn't you improve yours too? You should also read *A Comprehensive View of Novels*. It's a book by Huanzhu Louzhu, the pioneer of cultivation and martial arts novels. Go read it. Huanzhu Louzhu lived during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China; he respected women. Don't be like that other author who stole the spotlight from women, discarding normal elements and adding feudal dross to novels. Of course, this is just a suggestion. Suggestions are take your pick—here or don't.

39. 39 叶 Ye Qifeng 叶栖风 Riding a Horse to See Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, and Flowers骑马看红橙黄绿青蓝花Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing Clouds call out, urging fate onward; phoenix feathers stir, and beauty furrows her brow. Where dust settles on the Jade Terrace and dreams crumble, none would envy the bright moonlight over Penglai. At the start of the Tianxing era, the Great Yu realm was in turmoil. The old emperor died overnight, and the five-year-old crown prince was rushed to the throne with the Grand Tutor’s support. The Grand Tutor harbored sinister ambitions, the four northern kingdoms watched hungrily, and harsh laws and 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fantasy novel, a good novel

40. 40 修 Cultivating Immortality: The Good-for-Nothing's Rise 修仙之废柴逆袭 Liang Yueqian凉月千Two Male Leads111k WordsCompleted This is a long xianxia novel with two male leads. The protagonist, Su Mu, transmigrates from another world to a place called the Spirit Qi Continent. His family had abused him in his previous life, but he gradually rises to power and takes revenge on those who bullied him. Along the way, he meets the Dao companion who will be with him for life, and together they eventually stand at the pinnacle of the continent. 98Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cultivation with two male protagonists

41. 41 搞 Who Can Cultivate Immortality Without Going Crazy? 搞修仙的谁不疯呢 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Two Male Leads612k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up, so enjoy without worry] [Two male leads + both powerful + transmigration into a book + comedy + one-on-one, both pure] [Sharp-tongued king who’s also genuinely strong, the bottom x a refined gentleman on the surface, but actually possessive and obsessive, the top] Yan Yangsheng transmigrates into a book and discovers he has become the male protagonist. Terrified, he quickly finds an upright, powerful man to cling to. When Yan Yangsheng’s identity 28.1kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds
42. 42 我 With a Cheat-Code Dao Companion, Why Should I Fear Becoming Cannon Fodder? 我有外挂道侣，穿成炮灰又何妨 Dragon Ascension Path升龙道Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Cultivation + Transmigrate into a Book + Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Progression Fantasy] Scheming, stunning, vengeful, and all-capable top × black-hearted businessman from Blue Star who transmigrated [Clever wish fulfillment, lots of foreshadowing, no idiots in the cast] Because of an arranged marriage, Song Chen meets Zhao Ziyi, and they fall in love at first sight. Just after they marry, Zhao Ziyi drops a bombshell: the cultivation world they live in is just a book 3.7kReads9.3Score36814d adds
43. 43 他 After His Tribulation Failed, This Talisman Cultivator Became a Sword Cultivator 他一个符修渡劫失败之后成了剑修 A Yu Doesn't Eat Spicy Food阿鱼不吃辣Two Male Leads497k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] + [Mutual first love] + [Partially feel-good] + [Cool, merciless sword cultivator pursuing the Dao of Severance X carefree junior brother who cultivates talismans] In his previous life, Jiang Yan was the foremost talisman cultivator in the cultivation world. After failing his tribulation, he arrived in a future world where spiritual energy had vanished and cultivation had fallen so far behind that only sword cultivators remained. It took three years of pulling to get a rusty swo 2.3kReads9.0Score41914d adds
44. 44 穿 Transmigrated as the Great Villain of the Cultivation World 穿成修仙界大反派 Seven Star Spirit Pearl七星灵珠Two Male Leads160k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, He Xiaohua became a great demon who terrorized the region and committed every kind of evil. So he began a diligent campaign to clear his name. When the male lead was poisoned, he treated him. When the male lead was struck by a sword, he took the blow for him. Who could have expected that one day he would be struck by a sword and lose all his cultivation? When they met again ten years later, the boy from back then had become a chief disciple capable of standing o 22Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 穿 Transmigrated as Everyone’s Favorite in the Cultivation World, My Senior Brother Just Wants to Take It Easy 穿成修真界万人迷，师兄只想摆烂 The Clouds Return悠云归Two Male Leads383k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Cultivation Novel + Irresistible Charmer + System + Obsessive Love + Split-Personality Top: Demon Venerable, Demon Lord, Master, Senior Brother, Junior Brother, Childhood Friend, Rivals] Tang Yu, an overworked office worker, is hit by a Rolls-Royce and left in a vegetative state. Then he transmigrates into a book, becoming the senior disciple of the Celestial Clarity Sword Sect’s Qingyin Immortal Venerable. Right from the start, the Demon Venerable kills hi 1.6kReads8.9Score23514d adds
46. 46 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book as the Cultivation World's Most Handsome Man 穿书成修真界第一美男 Dreaming of Your Joy梦君欢Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + Cultivation + Master and Disciple + Redemption + Both Pure] A cool and gentle master x a devoted disciple reborn Shen Tangbei transmigrated into a book, becoming the cold and heartless master of the male lead. In the original story, after taking in the male lead, the Immortal Venerable never looked after him or taught him how to cultivate. He let others bully him, and even joined forces with the sect leader to frame him. The agony of having 65Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 整 There Are Hardly Any Normal People in the Entire Sect 整个宗门没有几个正常人 Depressed for the Rest of My Life抑郁余生Two Male Leads352k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both each other’s only one, 1v1] [If you don’t like it, please don’t leave nasty comments] [After the pursuer makes eye contact with the receiver, he can read his mind] Si Tianshui is a college student who stayed up all night memorizing material for his exams so he wouldn’t fail. To his shock, he dies suddenly and transmigrates to the cultivation world. Transmigration is one thing, but the problem is that he doesn’t even know the plot. He throws his head back and cries, “This is 6.7kReads9.2Score98714d adds
48. 48 和 After Transmigrating Into a Book with My Boyfriend, We Ran Rampant Through the Cultivation World 和男朋友一起穿书后，横行修仙界 Killing Hall杀殿Two Male Leads135k WordsCompleted [Story complete] We thought you were sworn enemies and love rivals, but you became cultivation partners instead??? [Goofy Demon Lord Bottom × Brutal Sword Venerable Top] [Both Transmigrate Into a Book / Cultivation / Equally Matched / Goofy / Sweet Romance / 1v1 Happy Ending] On the very night their confessions succeeded, Shen Yining and He Chengzhu were struck by lightning. Together, they transmigrated into an ancient xianxia novel. One became the supreme sword cultivator destined to save t 332Reads—Score10414d adds
49. 49 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Useless Substitute Tames the Cultivation World 穿书后，废物替身驯服了修真界 Jin Qian Ruyue金戋如月Two Male Leads627k WordsCompleted [Male lead focused, no female lead + master and disciple + from most hated to most adored + 1v1] [Carefree, powerful disciple who plays the pig to eat the tiger vs. seemingly aloof, secretly tsundere and devoted master] Feng Shi transmigrated into a novel from Huashi and became the stand-in for Shen Songhe, the cultivation world's beloved ideal. According to the rumors, Feng Shi was a useless fool, a bootlicking counterfeit with low cultivation, no sense of his place, and the audacity to try to 13.6kReads9.5Score3.7k14d adds
50. 50 穿 I Transmigrated to a Cultivation World, and a Male Disciple of the Hehuan Sect Took Me Along 穿越修仙，合欢宗男弟子被带飞 Xing Ranran兴然然Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted Transmigration + cultivation + double male leads + sweet romance + bottom-focused The protagonist gains a golden finger after he starts cultivating, but it isn’t very powerful. The bottom will only return home once after reaching Foundation Establishment, and won’t go back to help his family after that. He isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, so don’t worry. If you don’t like this part, you can skip it. After dying suddenly, Bai Jinghe transmigrated into a fictional world. From the start, he had two 856Reads8.8Score10814d adds

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