Any Cultivation or Urban Novels That Aren't Stupid? 有没有不无脑的修仙小说或者都市小说

1. 101 茅 The Maoshan Taoist: The Yin Talisman 茅山道士之阴符 Chuan Niuxi川牛膝Mystery230k WordsCompleted My master was an orthodox Maoshan priest, yet he passed down an extremely sinister art called the Yin Talisman. It wasn’t until twenty years after his death that I understood: everything had been part of a grand scheme he set in motion... 11Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   The one that's not brainless has to be this one. It's full of suspense, the protagonist's IQ is online, and it's full of Taoist work. It's worth reading.

2. 102 神 The First-Ever Successor of Shennong 神农第一代传人 Nine-Flavored Dumpling九味圆子Urban550k WordsCompleted Chang Anning unexpectedly obtains a mysterious pocket dimension known as the “Spirit Ruins,” and from then on, his life takes a completely different turn. No womanizing, no brainless wish fulfillment, no toxic content... A heartfelt work by Jiuwei, backed by the author’s reputation. The early stages may have a lot of setup, and the pace may be a little slow. But the middle and later stages are absolutely explosive! 113Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   This definitely fits

3. 103 福 Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Lucky Treasure: Causing Chaos After Coming Down the Mountain 福宝三岁半：下山闹翻天 The Bean Sprouted豆子发芽了Modern Romance3.6M WordsCompleted The Jiang family had waited five generations for a daughter, but she was lost as soon as she was born. The Jiang family went mad with grief and searched frantically for the child. Three years later, Xia Jiu'er's unreliable master hands her a note, dumps her into a strange car, and disappears. By chance, the car takes her to her great-aunt, and the little girl not only saves her great-aunt's life, but also finds her family. The daughter everyone had longed for is finally back. The entire Jiang fa 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
4. 104 玄 The Mystical Heiress Can Read Fortunes and Predict the Future 玄学千金能掐会算 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 35.3kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
5. 105 最 The Strongest Immortal Emperor Reborn in the City 最强仙帝重生都市 Fei Xuanzi非玄子Urban2.5M WordsCompleted The strongest Immortal Emperor, Ye Xuan, perishes alongside his foe in a battle against the heavens, only to return to his youth on Earth. In his previous life, Ye Xuan strode over countless races, yet had no one by his side. In this life, he only wants to erase every regret and once again laugh above the heavens. Anyone who dares stand in his way, kill! Anyone who dares harm his loved ones, kill! Anyone who dares bully the human race, kill! The strongest Immortal Emperor, Ye Xuan, will fight hi 2.1kReads7.1Score182Shelves

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   "Unexpectedly, I was reborn." Standing on the top of the highest peak in Jiangzhou, a young man with fine features looked at the cliff in front of him with a complicated expression. At this moment, he was standing on the edge of the cliff of unknown height, less than one centimeter away. Tianmen Mountain, Ye Xuan will never forget that it was on this mountain that his life completely changed.

6. 106 徒 Disciple, You're Invincible. Go Down the Mountain 徒儿，你无敌了，下山去吧 Yi Nian依念Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [A must-read medical genius novel, with a strong moral compass, tearjerking moments, and a celebration of China.] He enters the city for the first time, armed with extraordinary skills. He can heal the sick and refine medicine... “There’s no illness I, Lin Feiyu, can’t cure. The only question is whether I want to treat the person.” “There’s nothing in this world I can’t do!”, Lin Feiyu This plain synopsis can’t do the story justice. The novel itself is even better. 56.6kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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   Invincible at the start but not brainless

7. 107 黑 The Dark World: Don't Blame Me for Being Ruthless 黑暗世界，别怪我狠 An Imperfect Sky不完全天空Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + martial arts + demons and supernatural horrors + no female lead (This book is dark; do not read if you have a savior complex.) (Please note, the protagonist isn't the type to kill indiscriminately without thinking.) Demons run rampant, horrors block the path, and humanity is so desperate to survive that people willingly let demons raise them like livestock. Zhang Xuan transmigrates into this world and at first just wants to live a decent life. But with Heaven absent and 4.7kReads7.4Score329Shelves

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   [Eat melon] [eat melon] [eat melon]

8. 108 末 Possessed by a Monk at the End of the Dharma Age 末法之末被和尚夺舍 Great Yang Cult Leader巨阳教主Urban363k WordsCompleted What? You were supposed to possess a college student, but he possessed you instead? And your cultivation memories got mistaken for a golden finger? At the end of the Dharma Age, gods, immortals, demons, and Buddhas had long since become mere legends. College student Wen Qing was visiting a temple near home when a monk tried to possess him. But something went wrong, and the two fought in his sea of consciousness for twenty years before Wen Qing finally saw daylight again. Just then, the Dharma Ag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 九 Uncle Nine: You're a Taoist, So Why Are You Covered in Dark Arts? 九叔：你一道士，怎么满身邪术？ Old Li Wants Meat老李要吃肉Urban483k WordsOngoing Ning Yu transmigrated to a zombie-infested world. Adopted by an old Daoist priest and entrusted with Qingyuan Temple, he embarked on the path of cultivation. But with the Dharma-Ending Age making cultivation difficult, and his own aptitude nothing special, he had no choice but to take the unorthodox path. Fortunately, the Book of the Underworld appeared. All he had to do was record demons, monsters, ghosts, and spirits to gain spells and divine abilities! But... why were the spells he gained 69Reads8.2Score—Shelves
10. 110 诡 My Ghost Mom Is So Gorgeous! Every Day I Woo Her, My Stats Increase 诡妈好倾城！我每天攻略增加属性 A Ladleful一瓢Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Down-and-out Chu Hao obtains the Life Choice System, which offers professional services for no reward. Complete a task, and you receive a prize. He thought his life was finally about to turn around. But the client who wanted a child wasn’t human, and the System’s generous reward was impossible to earn. He nearly lost his life trying. As he fled, he saw a woman in red standing on a bridge. The System offered him a choice, and he shouted, “Mom, save me!” And so he accepted a ghost as his mothe 50.2kReads8.4Score6.2kShelves
11. 111 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score227.9kShelves

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    These books can pass the time

12. 112 挖 I Dug a Fishing Pond, and Anglers Across the Country Hailed It as a Sacred Site 挖了个鱼塘，全国钓鱼佬奉为圣地 Lone King's Play孤王戏Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Farming + everyday life + family and village affairs + comedy + development + fishing + no female lead (focused on work). A leisurely pace, starts slow and builds momentum, so dive in without worry. After three years drifting in Beijing, Li Fan unexpectedly obtained a fishing-ground System after a night of drinking at a club. He returned to his hometown, Ligang Village, dug fish ponds, and opened a fishing park. Starting with one small fish pond, Li Fan gradually built his business up step by st 42kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
13. 113 这 This Boss Is So Sneaky, He Takes His Street Stall Everywhere 这老板真苟，摆个地摊还到处走 Selling Egg Burgers!卖鸡蛋汉堡咯Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Random Gourmet Stall is now available on major platforms] [Gourmet] [No romance] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Comfort food] [Cozy] [Healing] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Zhou unexpectedly binds himself to a Random Gourmet System. Every week brings a random location, random food, and different customers. He sells buns at the park entrance, century egg and lean pork congee on a mountaintop, and candied hawthorns outside a school. Every dish is mouthwatering and 70.8kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
14. 114 傲 The Haughty Goddess Falls for Me 傲娇女神爱上我 Mu Zi Who Loves Buckwheat Noodles and Buckwheat Cake爱吃荞麦面扒糕的沐紫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 我 I Still Love You Just the Same 我还是那样喜欢你 Mu Zi Who Loves Buckwheat Noodles and Buckwheat Cake爱吃荞麦面扒糕的沐紫Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted Bai Hao never imagined that the client sitting across from her would be Ding Shuai, her high school classmate, whose confession she once turned down. Forced to work under the same roof, they maintain a professional relationship that's both courteous and distant. But as the days pass, Bai Hao begins to notice some unusual things. First, why does he insist on working at her company when he already has his own independent studio, and why is her desk right across from his office? Then, when she casu —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 青 The Record of the Green Lantern and the Haunted Sword 青灯诡剑录 Mu Zi Who Loves Buckwheat Noodles and Buckwheat Cake爱吃荞麦面扒糕的沐紫22k WordsCompleted Chronicles of the Green Lantern and Strange Sword —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 我 My Love for You Is as Vast as the Galaxy 我对你是银河系级别的喜欢 Mu Zi Who Loves Buckwheat Noodles and Buckwheat Cake爱吃荞麦面扒糕的沐紫Modern Romance89k WordsCompleted They met young and fell in love at first sight, then ran away together and lived carefree. Fate brought them back together, and there was no escaping it. He traveled around the world just for her, then confessed: “I love you so much. It’s a galaxy-sized love!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 来 He Came from the Dog Star 来自汪星的他 Mu Zi Who Loves Buckwheat Noodles and Buckwheat Cake爱吃荞麦面扒糕的沐紫Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted He is a wandering dog from Earth. At the end of his life, the heroine saves him, extending his life by two years. To repay her kindness, he transforms into a human, setting off a string of hilarious mishaps. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 听 I Heard We Got Married 听说我们结婚了 Mu Zi Who Loves Buckwheat Noodles and Buckwheat Cake爱吃荞麦面扒糕的沐紫Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted After returning from a trip abroad, she can't remember how she spent the past five years. She only remembers the people and events from five years ago, the year she fell out with the person she'd secretly loved, and also the year she married and had a child with a “playboy”... Now she's back. Where does her heart belong, and who will receive her love... 24Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 开 From the Start, I Had a God-Tier Hidden Skill! I See Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 83.3kReads8.7Score9.1kShelves

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    After deletion, deletion and deletion, there are only these 5 books.

21. 121 重 Reborn in 1989: Building Bureau 749 from Scratch! 重生89年，从零打造749局！ The Green Hills Remain as Ever青山如故Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [749 Bureau, folk customs, mysteries, demon hunting, ensemble cast, official backing, military] At the end of 1989, snow blanketed the Shenyang Military Region. With the order to disband, the era of Steel Seventh Company came to an end. Ordinary soldiers were discharged and reassigned, while officers were transferred elsewhere. But Li Jingyang, himself an officer, made an unexpected choice. “Chief, I want to establish the 749 Bureau!” Armed with the Demon-Sealing List, he set out to create China 2.2kReads9.0Score160Shelves
22. 122 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 216.6kReads9.3Score20.3kShelves
23. 123 世 World, You Deceived Me! 世界，欺诈我！ Fireworks and Curtain Call烟花与闭幕Mystery251k WordsCompleted Want to know the truth about the world? Come in. I hope you can handle it! [A new system, no tired old tropes, information in its original form, gradual progression, ascension to higher dimensions. Eerie, 16+] [All things are born to nourish humanity; human souls return to the void to repay the heavens. Demons, monsters, ghosts, and gods are all food; take what you will and feast.] The world is deceiving me... “What do you mean?” We're all being devoured by the world. Light deceives our eyes 5.1kReads9.4Score801Shelves
24. 124 大 My Freshman Internship: You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban3.9M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 652.2kReads9.5Score51kShelves

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    Just take a look [eat melon] [eat melon] [eat melon]

25. 125 明 It’s Clearly a Merit Ledger, Yet They Insist It’s the Human Emperor’s Banner 明明是功德录，非说我这是人皇幡 Stealing Leisure from Boredom无趣偷闲Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [If he doesn’t die, am I supposed to die?] [Monsters feel no pain] [I don’t waste words on people who can’t understand] [A protagonist like Duanmu Yan] After transmigrating to a world of ancient martial arts filled with countless powerful fighters, Shen Zhou acquired the Book of Merit. As long as he did good deeds, he could grow stronger. And so, he set out on a path of good works and merit. [Killed a gambler, successfully helped him kick his gambling habit. Good Deed Poi 9.6kReads8.9Score725Shelves
26. 126 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 141.9kReads8.6Score10.6kShelves
27. 127 神 Mysterious Creatures Awaken, and I’m Designated No. 001 神秘生物复苏，我被编号001 Zhang the Second Generation张二代Urban488k WordsCompleted [No System] [No Female Lead] [Urban Power Fantasy] [No Hiding His Strength] Chen Xiao pressed the wrong elevator button and was killed by the void a thousand times. After countless rebirths, Chen Xiao transmigrated to another world. Mystical creatures were everywhere. Mythical phoenixes reborn in flames, ancient emperors rising from the earth, tentacled monsters ruling the oceans, ruthless, bloodthirsty straw creatures… And Chen Xiao was branded with the number 001. … When the mystical creatures 8kReads8.8Score795Shelves
28. 128 我 I'm Just a Student, So It's Only Natural I Have Trillions in Assets 我一个学生有几万亿资产很合理吧 Tian Huoyan天火炎Urban3.0M WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Ice-Cold Campus Belle Brought Me Water on the First Day of Military Training. Ye Chen downloads a game called “I Earn 3,000 a Month, Yet I'm the World's Richest Man.” In the game, you can buy anything just by paying. [Campus belle delivers water, price: 0.1 yuan] [Ferrari SF90, price: 0.2 yuan] [50-million-yuan detached villa, price: 0.3 yuan] [100-billion-yuan real estate conglomerate, price: 3 yuan] … Curious, Ye Chen purchases the campus belle's water-delivery 83.1kReads9.2Score6.9kShelves
29. 129 尸 The True Immortal of the Corpse Path 尸道真仙 I Drift我飘Eastern Fantasy671k WordsOngoing The flesh is frail. I shall enter the Dao through corpses, attain the Dao, and cultivate immortality. A female corpse in an ancient tomb bit me and formed a blood pact with me. Every day, she has to drink a large mouthful of my vital blood. My body is frail and weak, like a candle flickering in the wind. Even ants struggle to survive. If you want my life, then I shall enter the Corpse Dao, leave reincarnation behind, and transcend the Six Paths. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 飞 A Thousand Shadows in Flight: An Extra Story from The Divine Artifact: Heaven's Eye 飞花千影，神器之天瞳番外篇 Clear Maple and Bright Moon清枫朗月Eastern Fantasy40k WordsCompleted Misfortune is what good fortune depends on, and good fortune is where misfortune lies in wait. Fortune and calamity are intertwined and can turn into one another at any moment. The world is ever-changing, but the Heavenly Dao alone endures, and the cycle of reincarnation never ceases... This story is a side story to the second installment of Divine Artifact: Heavenly Eye. The writing style is a little different from that of the original novel's first installment. I hope fellow readers will enjoy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not brainless, it's not clever, it's not cool, it's just a bit brain-consuming. If you like urban immortality novels, you can't miss this one

31. 131 古 The Young Man and the Ancient Martial Serpent 古武蛟蛇少年 Of the Unknowing无明之Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival + internal cultivation + Classic of Mountains and Seas. Ling Feng, a special forces soldier, strays into a serpent-dragon's territory while pursuing drug lords and is swallowed by the beast. In desperation, he accidentally swallows a strange treasure that looks like the serpent-dragon's inner core... 10.4kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves

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    If you are brainless, wouldn't you become a murderer?

32. 132 8 1980: Changing My Fate by Learning Martial Arts 80年：改命从习武开始 The Chubby Guy Who's Always Dieting一直在减肥的胖哥Urban6.2M WordsOngoing Set in an alternate universe during the 1980s, this story follows a boy who grows up in harsh conditions. It all begins with his desire to eat his fill, but once his eyes are opened to the world, he wants to understand it better. This is not a story about being reborn or transmigrating, nor is it a wish-fulfillment novel. It focuses on martial arts, cultivation, and everyday life. A slow-burn, System-free story of daily life and personal growth, if every person’s life is a book, then Sunzei’s st 48.5kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    ## These three books should be more in line with the title. 1.3 Are all about the city. 1 Is about the daily content of Chuanwujia. The author writes it very well. It is not a patchwork of concepts from the east to the west. The writing is very logical. 3 Is a systematic text, but the author has considered many practical factors, such as taxes. How to present system things reasonably, unlike most system articles that give you, and the whole world assumes that you have, 2 cultivators, the protagonist has traveled through time, and brought modern management technology to the world of immortals. Incorporating modern science and technology concepts, it is a relatively novel way of writing in cultivating immortals. The main author is willing to update! There are several chapters a day, sometimes ten chapters.

33. 133 修 Cultivation: Reborn in Another World to Build the Strongest Sect 修仙：重生异界打造最强宗门 Deep Autumn in Baili百里深秋Eastern Fantasy8.6M WordsOngoing [Mortal cultivation + no System + no cheat + relying on skill!] Young scientist Sun Yi transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and became a menial disciple with neither talent nor connections. But using the knowledge, experience, and courage of someone from Earth, he successfully latched onto the sect's most powerful patron. Then he set about reforming the sect and developing all kinds of new technology! [Invented a detection radar]: It can locate all kinds of rare treasures, demon 36.7kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
34. 134 我 My Family Owns Hundreds of Thousands of Acres! 我家的土地有几十万亩！ I'm Your Ninth Brother我是你九弟Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Fresh out of college, Su Mu plans to make the most of his in-demand degree, but somehow ends up getting a system... System: “The city is full of tricks. You'd be better off going back to the countryside. The end goal of hard work is to return to your roots, so skip straight to the finish line and go home. Don't keep wandering far from home.” Su Mu: “Do you even hear yourself? My hometown is practically a desert now. What am I supposed to do there, survive in the wilderness?” System: “Just go bac 9kReads8.0Score494Shelves
35. 135 别 Stop Scrolling, Bro! This Streamer Isn’t Here to Perform 别刷了哥！这主播根本不是卖艺的 Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 158.7kReads9.4Score15.5kShelves

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    Really super pretty.

36. 136 娇 Raising the Great Villain 娇养大反派 Blushing Frog脸红的青蛙Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Urban] + [Cultivation] + [Mythology] + [One Female Lead] My name is Jiang Feng. I was just a taxi driver with a few unusual abilities, until one day I picked up a strange passenger. I wanted her, so I took her home. I never expected her to eat so much that she bankrupted me. And she doesn’t look like a good person, either. I’m wondering if I should throw her out. My name is Yu Huo. I’m the great villain who’s going to destroy the world. But the plan I spent years plotting failed, 2.4kReads8.4Score229Shelves

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    It looks good, and the most important thing is that it is updated four times a day

37. 137 仙 The Immortal Venerable Returns, and I’m Going to Be Late for School! 仙尊归来，再不上学就迟到了！ Mr. Fox and Miss Cat狐先生与猫小姐Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Just as he was about to overcome his tribulation and ascend, the Immortal Venerable, once a force to be reckoned with in the cultivation world, was struck by a backlash from the lightning tribulation and had his soul thrust into the modern world. He wakes up as a high school student who is about to be late! His spiritual power is sealed and his immortal arts don’t work. Faced with alarm clocks, textbooks, and early-morning classes, the former powerhouse who could turn the clouds with a wave of h 410Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    [Systematic] [Protagonist cultivating immortality] [People with superpowers] [Not a pure love story] "The Ten Thousand Years Immortal Lord chases his eighteen-year-old girlfriend" "They are all reborn, and they have to take the college entrance examination!"" This book is full, so you can enjoy it slowly! When I opened my eyes again, I was surrounded by a familiar yet unfamiliar bedroom. The sunlight filtered through the window sill and sprinkled a bed of broken gold. Lu Yinchuan knew that this was fate giving him a chance to start over. In her previous life, Xu Jingwan died in an accident. On the cold hospital bed, with a pale face, she used her last strength to say to him: "Brother Lu, I like you so much, I like you so much..." That weak but affectionate confession became a regret that he could never get rid of. Now that he was reborn, he transferred to Xu Jingwan's class without stopping. Silently guarding the beautiful figure that made him miss her day and night, the breeze blew by and ruffled her hair, everything was as beautiful as in his memory. In this life, he is determined to make up for the missed time one by one, protect her with all his strength, and let this belated love bloom the most gorgeous flowers on campus.

38. 138 重 Reborn as a Daoist Priest 重生归来当道士 A Kind of Temperature Difference一种温差Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not horror] [Pure imagination] The protagonist, Chen Ming, dies in an accident. As he steps onto the Bridge of Helplessness, on the verge of reincarnation, the bridge suddenly collapses. As Chen Ming falls from the bridge, he accidentally grabs hold of a flower of the other shore and returns with it to his infancy. After being reborn, he can see things ordinary people cannot, and is destined to remain entangled with them. There is an old woman who refuses to reincarnate because she hid gold 4.9kReads7.9Score337Shelves

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    The urban fantasy Taoist novel is not a horror novel.

39. 139 完 Oh No! A Female Ghost Won’t Leave Me Alone 完犊子！我被女鬼赖上了 Where Mountains and Rivers Lead山河归途Urban437k WordsOngoing After losing his job, the young Su Yu headed to Sichuan with a special purpose in mind. One night, on his way into the city, he came across a young woman looking for a ride. You know how men are, hopeless romantics and all. And then... “Crap! Has a female ghost latched onto me?” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 无 The Invincible Heavenly Emperor 无敌天帝 What Is Immortal and Mortal?何谓仙凡Eastern Fantasy8.2M WordsCompleted A botched ascension sends Ye Fan back to life a hundred years in the past. A prodigy in every field, with an endless array of martial arts techniques, knowledge of everything under the sun, and the power to foresee the future. Now that I am reborn, I shall rule heaven and earth. Those who disobey me will die! Those who refuse to submit will be slain! One word can bring an age of chaos to heel; one sword can cleave the nine heavens. I command divine beasts, forge divine weapons, shatter the void, 21.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
41. 141 妖 The Wicked Cultivator: Abandoned Young Master 妖孽修真弃少 Qing Cang擎苍Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen was once a peerless prodigy, but on his tenth birthday, his clan branded him a sinner. They stripped him of his status, and even his own father abandoned him in the wilderness to fend for himself! Eight years later, the prodigy returns, rising to power with unstoppable force. He tramples everyone beneath his feet and sweeps away every obstacle in his path! He reigns supreme, unrivaled in the city. Find it all in this book! 17.1kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
42. 142 道 The Dao Ancestor 道祖 Feng Xiaobei风小贝Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted The Chu family’s heaven-blessed son was poisoned with a cup of wine when he was young, robbed of his talent and cast out by a great sect! He joined the army and, after six years of trials and triumphs, earned the title of Northern King! When he returns to his homeland, a single word shakes the world and a single thought stirs the winds and clouds. His old enemies are now bones beneath his feet! He wields the Six-Turn Creation Art, growing stronger with every step. He crushes peerless monsters, t 49.6kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
43. 143 黄 A Dream of Huangliang: The Mad Heroine Hates Me to the Bone 黄粱一梦，疯批女主竟恨我入骨 Cowherd Boy of Lonely Mountain孤山放牛娃Eastern Fantasy4.1M WordsOngoing [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Decisive and Ruthless + Cunning and Devious + Invincible Among His Peers] Ye Lingtian transmigrates into a romance-and-intrigue novel as the villainous Third Prince of Great Zhou. From the start, he’s supposed to marry the heroine, Feng Huojun? On their wedding night, the crazy heroine tries to kill me. The reason? She loves me to the point of obsession? As the poison-coated dagger sinks into my heart, I know I’m done for. This villain really doesn’t survive pa 65.9kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
44. 144 消 After Eight Years Away, I Use My Overwhelming Power to Make It Up to My Wife and Child 消失八年，我用惊天权势弥补妻儿 Nine Provinces Sky九州天Urban10.7M WordsCompleted In the seven years he was gone, three tokens appeared in the world. The God of Wealth Token can make its owner richer than an entire nation! The Medical King Token can cure even the world's most incurable diseases! They say that when the final token, the Dark Emperor Token, appears, great upheaval is sure to follow! And Li Xinghun is the sole owner of all three tokens! That day, beneath the world's gaze, he issued the Dark Emperor Token for the sake of his wife and child! That day, three thousan 5.1kReads9.1Score685Shelves
45. 145 高 The Master Returns from the Mountain with Nine Invincible Masters! 高手下山，我有九个无敌师父！ Little Shangshang小殇殇Urban10.6M WordsOngoing [Fiery action + invincible protagonist + senior sister + satisfying face-slapping] Seven years ago, his family was wiped out and he was humiliated. Seven years later, Ye Junlin returns in force, armed with the incredible skills of his masters! You want to compare strength with me? My first master is the Lord of Martial Arts, with cultivation that reaches the divine realm! You want to compare medical skills with me? My second master is a legendary divine physician who can bring the dead back to l 92.8kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
46. 146 超 The Super Son-in-Law 超级上门女婿 Success Together一起成功Urban10.8M WordsOngoing Ye Fan, a useless live-in son-in-law, accidentally inherits the Taiji Scripture and the Stone of Life and Death, setting him on a very different path in life. He saves beautiful women with his medical skills and slays enemies with his martial arts. Not only does he overcome the scorn and ridicule of others and win his wife's heart, he also rises to the pinnacle of the world, looking down on all creation. 185.3kReads9.1Score9.1kShelves
47. 147 鬼 Ghost Eyes: Treasure Hunting Across the World 鬼瞳：寻宝天下 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Hardcore Antiques Appraisal + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead + No Cultivation.) The porcelain he painstakingly copied could fool the experts at the Palace Museum. The objects he carved on a whim could make self-proclaimed masters of the Yangzhou school acknowledge him as their teacher. What others dismissed as rubble, he treasured as priceless, then sold for millions. His name was Zhao Xuan. Blind since childhood, he had chanced upon the legacy of the Heavenly Eye. Finding hidden tr 20.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
48. 148 1 1977: The Cozy Years with My Four Sisters-in-Law 1977：四个小姨子的暖香岁月 Year's End年末Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 37.7kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
49. 149 鬼 The Ghost Emperor in the City 鬼帝在都市 Lonely Burial Companion孤独的陪葬Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Lin Yu was once a good-for-nothing whom everyone could bully. Then, in an accident, he devoured the remnant soul of the Netherworld Ghost Emperor, one of the five great Ghost Emperors of the Ghost Realm. From then on, his timid nature changed, and he began capturing and devouring ghosts to grow stronger. 325Reads—Score101Shelves
50. 150 全 Magic for All: I’m the Only Cultivator 全民魔法师：我是唯一的修仙者 Tan Wuyan谭无颜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The legend of a generation's Divine Emperor comes to an end, and a new story begins. Ye Feng was reborn in a world without cultivators, where magic was revered. On Blue Star, humans and demons were locked in constant war, and humanity fought for survival. After a lifetime of fighting, all he wanted in this life was to quietly be a shut-in. He looked down on magic and secretly cultivated immortality instead, but his cousin, who lived with him, thought he was a good-for-nothing and urged him to st 22.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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