Traditional Xuanhuan with a Grounded Hero Who Works Hard, Step by Step, Without Plot Armor 传统玄幻，不无脑脚踏实地一步一步奋斗拼搏的主角

1. 1 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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   Traditional fantasy, definitely not mindless, the protagonist is incredibly powerful!!!

2. 2 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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3. 3 地 The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Transformations 地煞七十二变 Wine Priest祭酒Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends each grant a supernatural ability. A mysterious book with a yellow cover sent Li Chang'an back to the ancient world. Every demon he killed earned him a new ability. Painted-skin ghosts, zombie kings, spider demons... one after another fell beneath his sword. Communing with the netherworld, swordsmanship, demon-slaying... one supernatural ability after another emerged from the book. After he wiped out a hundred ghosts and looked around with hi 37.7kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
4. 4 修 The First Great Mess in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一混乱 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted “Sect Master Sun, your sect is now a renowned sword sect in the northern cultivation world. What is your opinion of Dean Xu?” “I often tell people in the know that Dean Xu is my idol. People hunt him down, and he still tries to make friends and strike deals with them. He raises disciples until they reach Foundation Establishment, then stops teaching them and sells them off to other sects. Now his students are everywhere, and his people are all over the place.” “And how do the senior members of 175kReads9.5Score30.6kShelves
5. 5 我 My Days as a Live-In Son-in-Law Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil 我当赘婿斩妖除魔的日子 Chengbei Bingmei城北冰美Eastern Fantasy158k WordsCompleted A chance encounter plunged Chen Fan into mortal danger. He was used in human experiments and nearly turned into a monster. A bizarre stunt he had pulled by chance earlier became his only lifeline. When Chen Fan woke up again, he had lost his memory… Who was he really? Who wanted him dead? This was only the beginning… 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's definitely not mindless.

6. 6 我 My Wife Is a Little Fierce 我家娘子有点凶 Chengbei Bingmei城北冰美Eastern Fantasy242k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Fang Luo transmigrated. When he opened his eyes again, the man who had once been all alone had become a live-in son-in-law. Given a second life, he originally just wanted to lie flat and cherish what he had. But only belatedly did he realize that this world had demons, as well as cultivators. He has no desire to seek immortality. He only wants to live in peace... 981Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 83.9kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves

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8. 8 拓 Pioneering the Wilderness: The Invincible Clan Chief 拓荒：无敌大族长 The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted (War Among the Myriad Races) + (Tribal Warfare) + (Battle of the Gods) + (Blood-Pumping) + (Lighthearted Comedy) This is a mysterious, primordial world. The human tribes here are weak, kept like livestock by the myriad races and treated as lambs for the slaughter. That day, he transmigrated to this world and founded the mightiest tribe. He feasted on the fiercest divine beasts and slew the most ferocious ancient gods, blazing a bloody trail for humanity through the Great Wilderness. Along the wa 18.7kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
9. 9 丹 Pill Emperor, Martial Emperor 丹皇武帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsCompleted A hundred thousand white-clad warriors raise their blades to defend Heaven’s Gate! A million evil spirits carry coffins to wage war on Kunlun! Phoenix coronets and bridal robes, bloodied gowns and withered faces, bone lanterns and bloody candles illuminate the cycle of reincarnation! A thousand years ago, a divine emperor fought his way to supremacy on the battlefield of a hundred clans, founding an eternal divine dynasty and striving for the supreme imperial throne, hoping to establish the Nint 15.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
10. 10 刚 Right After My Divorce, a Powerful Woman Called Me Her Husband 刚离婚，女大佬就叫我老公 Top Scholar of Chang'an长安探花Urban3.1M WordsOngoing I'm a massage therapist, and one of my clients is a bewitchingly beautiful woman. She asks for me every time she comes in, until one day I finally learn that she's the legendary woman… 10.1kReads9.0Score992Shelves
11. 11 道 The World of Dao 道界天下 Nightwalker Moon夜行月Eastern Fantasy24.7M WordsOngoing A mysterious young man emerges from a mysterious village. He has no Daoist heart, no Dao spirit, and no Daoist physique, yet he is determined to seek the Dao. He joins the Wenda Sect and embarks on an utterly unconventional path of cultivation! 38.4kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
12. 12 九EN Nine Star Hegemon Body Art 九星霸体诀 Ordinary Magician平凡魔术师Eastern Fantasy18.7M WordsOngoing Was he an Alchemy Emperor reborn, or had he fused with another soul? Long Chen was a talentless youth whose spiritual root, spiritual blood, and spiritual bone had been stolen. Relying on the divine alchemy techniques in his memories, he cultivates the mysterious Nine-Star Hegemon Body Art, pierces through layer upon layer of mystery, and uncovers a world-shaking plot. He commands the universe in his palm, treads upon the sun and moon, and suppresses evil spirits and wicked gods. Rumor has it in 209.6kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
13. 13 修 Asura Heavenly Emperor 修罗天帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsCompleted Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval struck Thunderclap Ancient City overnight. Qin Ming, the young lord of the city, was sent to Qingyun Sect as a servant, while two hundred thousand residents were driven into the Great Azure Mountain and enslaved. Eight years later, after tempering his spirit and entering the martial path, the unyielding youth awakens as a demon of slaughter and rises against the heavens. Give me a blade, and I can shatter the sky. Give me a sword, and I can point it toward the 27.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
14. 14 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 84.8kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    This is a mind-numbingly absurd novel; you can forget about it while reading. The protagonist transmigrates without a system, is worse off than a beggar, yet no one can defeat him. It's so brainless, yet he still manages to cultivate into an immortal in the end.

15. 15 灵EN A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [No System] [Genius Swordsmanship] [Passionate] [Decisive and Ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has a tragic past. The sect says: "We'll protect you." His brothers say: "We'll stay by your side." The sword spirit says: "I... will wait for you." Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his eyes regain their sight. Looking back on the road behind him, all that remains is one sentence: "When the wind blows, I'll walk slowly. When it rains, I'll keep to the side. 439.8kReads9.2Score45.7kShelves

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    Even the first book is incredibly worthwhile 😁

16. 16 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 93.8kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves
17. 17 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
18. 18 凡EN Mortal Bones, Immortal Destiny 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available to buy online) The world's spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade: Heavenly Spiritual Bones. Second grade: Golden Spiritual Bones. Third grade: Mystic Spiritual Bones. Fourth grade: White Spiritual Bones. All the rest are ordinary bones, unfit for cultivation. Xu Taiping is an ordinary man with ordinary bones, yet he swears to prove to the cultivation world that ordinary bones can slay demons, ordinary bones can vanquish evil, and ordinary b 561.4kReads9.3Score72kShelves
19. 19 从 I Began with Sword Training and Became Invincible 从练剑开始无敌世间 A Family with Three Adorable Kids家有萌萌萌娃Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted The sword path has eight realms: Law, Force, Qi, Intent, Heart, Soul, Spirit, and Dao. Below the Realm of Force, all are ordinary mortals. Only cultivators can enter the extraordinary sword path. Yet Li Mu, the most famous sword prodigy in Qin City, could not open his spirit meridians or cultivate. He became the laughingstock of everyone around him. Five years later, in the stillness, Li Mu forged an invincible sword heart. From then on, he rose to the top. An ordinary mortal who stepped onto th 14.9kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
20. 20 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 73.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves
21. 21 诸 The Blade Masters of the Myriad Heavens Empower Me 诸天刀客加持我身 Slender Bamboo Pole竿竹瘦Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted The age’s turmoil belongs to my generation; once I enter the martial world, the years rush by. Empires and ambitions are the stuff of idle talk; nothing compares to getting drunk beneath the human sky. Chen Sheng accidentally transmigrates to another world and becomes a blind boy. He thinks he’ll spend his life playing the erhu and singing for alms to scrape together enough to eat, wasting away ten years. But then he unexpectedly figures out how to use his golden finger. All he has to do is defe 20.6kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
22. 22 仗 Sword in Hand, Wine in Tow, a Dashing Wanderer 仗剑，载酒，惊鸿客 Sweet Potato Monster红薯怪Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Prodigy + no System + Swordsmanship + Lighthearted + Immortality] The fake prodigy: “Life and death don’t matter. If you’ve got a problem, fight me.” The real prodigy: “I want to draw my sword.” “No, you don’t,” said the leaders of the Daoist sects, the Buddhist Venerable, and the Demon Cult Master, trying to talk him down. Across this vast and boundless land, who will determine its fate? I have a sword, its white blade stained red by the mortal world. A vast and magnificent sky stretches a 16.8kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
23. 23 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 46.6kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
24. 24 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 36.3kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
25. 25 剑 Sword Abyss 剑墟 February Qingcheng二月青城Eastern Fantasy5.4M WordsCompleted As countless demons descend upon the world, chaos is about to erupt. A worthless young man accidentally awakens the soul power of the Ruins Realm, and from then on sets out to roam the world with his sword and contend with the geniuses of countless realms. His sword intent endures as he strides across the land, an undefeated legend through the ages. With a sword in hand, he reaches for the Nine Heavens above and breaks into the Netherworld below, conquering another world and bringing every sword 10.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
26. 26 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
27. 27 我 I, the White-Haired Blind Swordsman, End Ten Thousand Years with My Sword 我，白发瞎子，以剑道断万古 Doesn't Eat Little Piggies不吃小猪猪Eastern Fantasy899k WordsCompleted [Invincible Sword God] + [Blind, White-Haired Youth] + [Unrestrained and Overbearing] + [Unmatched by Thousands] + [Pure Thrills] Chen Tieyi transmigrates to this world and is trapped in a bitterly cold land for a hundred years. He spends a century practicing the sword and another century nurturing it, then leaves the mountain with a sword in hand despite his blindness. I have a sword that can split a mountain, cut a river in two, and subdue demons with a single strike. Sword energy surges three 1.2kReads7.4Score102Shelves
28. 28 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 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7kShelves
29. 29 玄 Xuanhuan: You Said You'd Take It Easy, So How Did You Become a God? 玄幻：说好摆烂你怎么就成神了？ Sleepy Fool睡孬Eastern Fantasy379k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] + [Passionate] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Cultivation Prodigy] + [No Saintly Goodness] Ying Xuanyuan was a university student who planned to return home after graduation and inherit his grandfather's martial arts school. But on the day he arrived, he was horrified to find the school reduced to ashes and his grandfather brutally murdered. All that remained was an ancestral Miao saber. Overwhelmed with grief, he grabbed the saber and killed himself in a fit of despair. Unexpected —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves

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    Needless to say, everyone who's seen it says it's great.

31. 31 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.3kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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    A story where the protagonist relies entirely on himself, plus a little bit of luck, is still a good story.

32. 32 青 Green Lamps and Yellow Scrolls, Comforting a Life Well Lived 青灯黄卷慰平生 Qi Xing Tianxia祁行天下Eastern Fantasy802k WordsCompleted When the Two Poles appear, the world falls into chaos. Qi Fan is an ordinary wage worker from Blue Star. First, a strange spirit takes up residence in his body, then the Two Poles Jade recognizes him as its master. In the end, he has no choice but to leave the planet that raised him and journey to another world. Step by step, he leads his companions in battles against demons and Heaven itself, forging a path to immortality of their own. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hope you like it, please give me some pointers, thank you.

33. 33 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
34. 34 女 The Empress Drove Me Away, Only to Discover I'm Invincible 女帝逼走我后，才发现我无敌天下 Wings in the Wind风中的羽翼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Max Level from the Start + Lighthearted + Empress + Carefree Wanderer] With a single imperial decree, Empress Nangong casts Yu Qing out of the empire like a dog, barring him from ever returning to the capital. His dantian had been destroyed while helping her seize the throne, but she repays him by banishing him forever. What she doesn't know is that when Yu Qing's dantian was destroyed, he gained an invincible System. Nor does she expect the empire to erupt into chaos after he le 25kReads8.0Score1.3kShelves
35. 35 凡 The Mortal Alchemy Immortal 凡人丹仙 Guan Nan冠南Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey, no System, ensemble cast] Chen Ping is an orphan and a cowherd. Thanks to an immortal sect token left by his mother, he is taken to the cultivation world by a disciple of a cultivation family to work as a servant and child bridegroom. He later awakens a bloodline inheritance in the Way of the Elixir, and starts making a home for himself in the cultivation world through alchemy. From then on, he ascends the road to immortality, strides forward to the song of his own making, and 9.6kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    This is grounded in reality; it's not a wish-fulfillment story.

36. 36 帝 The Emperor Rules the Myriad Worlds 帝御万界 Keeping Company with the Bell at Night夜伴钟声Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy, bloodlines, physiques, insights, mysteries, laws, the Great Dao, origins, the Myriad Worlds] The Hongmeng emerges, the Supreme appears, the Divine Realm opens, and the world is transformed. An ancient prophecy is set in motion, unveiling a shocking conspiracy laid down in the Primordial Era. The young Chen Yu rises from humble beginnings. He obtains a spirit pearl, creates extraordinary arts, proves the Great Dao, becomes a Great Emperor, and commands the Myriad Worlds. 1.4kReads7.3Score136Shelves

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    Both books meet the requirements; the protagonist cultivates step by step to become the strongest.

37. 37 吞 Heaven-Swallowing Gourd 吞天葫 Keeping Company with the Bell at Night夜伴钟声Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Hero + Revenge + Survival Through Cunning] Chu Feng, the greatest prodigy of Great Xia, was framed by the crown prince. His martial meridians were ripped out, his dantian shattered, and he was chained up in the Heavenly Prison like a dead dog. Just as he was falling into despair, the Heaven-Swallowing Gourd's spirit awoke and passed on an unrivaled divine art: absorb spiritual energy, devour bloodlines, and refine the soul! With the Heave 14.1kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
38. 38 凡 The Mortal's Immortal Gourd 凡人仙葫 Ximen Woxue西门卧雪Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing Er Gouzi is an honest, hardworking farmer. His greatest dream is to save up enough to buy a few acres, become a small landowner, and marry a buxom, strong-legged wife. Then his life would be perfect. But after an accident leaves him with a gourd and an old swindler talks him into it, he blunders into the path of immortality and gets dragged into conflict. Even so, he never forgets his original goal: he just wants to farm... 232.7kReads9.0Score16.1kShelves

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    These few are alright, you can take a look.

39. 39 宝 Pagoda Immortal Fate 宝塔仙缘 Xiao Bu Yu箫不语Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, no System, pocket dimension, medicinal garden, immortal pets] Even an ordinary person can encounter great opportunities. A country boy carrying the Three Treasures Glazed Pagoda is captured by an evil cultivator and forced to serve as a test subject. But a misfortune turns into a blessing, setting him on a bizarre and arduous path to immortality. From then on, he uses the pagoda to grow spirit herbs, raise immortal beasts, refine pills, craft talismans, and cultivate forbidd 126kReads9.2Score14.5kShelves
40. 40 玄 Xuanhuan: I Founded a Sect in the Forbidden Zone and Guarded the Mortal Realm for Ten Thousand Years 玄幻：我立宗门于禁区，镇守人间万年 Two-Blade Mao二刀毛Eastern Fantasy10.2M WordsOngoing “The thing I regret most in my life is founding the Qingshan Sect. Otherwise, how would I have ended up managing so many genius disciples and elders, reclusive experts, ancient secret realms, and rare treasures? It’s just too painful...” “Let’s start with a small goal, like recruiting a billion disciples.” “Securing the right to recruit across an entire continent? I can’t exactly call that easy, or I’d sound too arrogant... Let’s say it’s moderately easy.” Years later, when someone asked Li Qing 1.1kReads7.9Score110Shelves
41. 41 我 I Became a Velociraptor in Ancient Times 我在古代当迅猛龙 Zuo Xie左邪Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Illustrated throughout.) Zhang Yuelu is unexpectedly reborn as a velociraptor. Starting as a tiny hatchling, she struggles to survive in the age of the dinosaurs. Other people who transmigrate get a System, a livestream, or even humans for company. Zhang Yuelu gets nothing. She's surrounded by dinosaurs that can't talk, and in this prehistoric age, the only things she can rely on are her teeth and claws. (The dinosaurs' sizes and the velociraptors' appearance have been tweaked a little, so the 1.3kReads8.7Score115Shelves
42. 42 综 Anime Crossover: I Was Born to Be King, and I'm Sorry 综漫: 生而为王，我很抱歉 Wind Awaits Burial风待葬Anime Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into Kamen Rider Zi-O, Tokiwa Sougo Across all time and space, I am the strongest king. Anyone who dares defy me can get on their knees! I am no longer kind, indecisive, and timid like the Little Devil. Instead, I am composed, cold, decisive, and unconventional, because I was born to be a king: the most benevolent and virtuous... Demon King. Swartz, the Heisei Bosses, Tokiwa Sougo, and even the Demon Kings of other worlds will all be crushed beneath my heel. There is no one who ca 5kReads9.1Score387Shelves
43. 43 铠 Armor Hero: I, the Realm King, Become the Dark Emperor from the Start 铠甲：我，界王，开局黑暗帝皇 Black-Clad Emperor黑衣帝尊Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Chou Jiang: “The three-year term is up. Please, World King, return to your throne.” Black Emperor: “Do a good job. The future belongs to you young people.” The Shadow Realm's Five Great Guardians: “Making this guy the King of the Shadow Realm was the biggest mistake we ever made.” The Armor Hero squad: “Please, just act like a decent human being.” Xiang Yang: “You actually gave me a workbook? I'll get back at you for this!” Wang Tian transmigrates into Armor Hero and catches the eye of Black Emp 4.2kReads9.0Score319Shelves
44. 44 星 Phantom Star Eyes 星目幻影 Words on the Sword观剑语Eastern Fantasy281k WordsCompleted “Since I'm not dead, I'll climb back to the summit once more!” By a stroke of luck, Chu Xin is reborn as a boy after an accident, despite being besieged by more than a dozen Primordial Saint Immortals. Given another chance, he'll protect his grandfather so he won't die because of him, and he'll gain even greater power. An invincible mortal rebirth story. The synopsis can't do it justice, so read the novel. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could check out this novel about living a good life!

45. 45 领EN Lordship: Starting as a Pioneer Knight 领主：从开拓骑士开始 As Long as I'm Happy, Nothing Else Matters快乐就行其他无所谓Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing (Farming and slow burn) At eighteen, when he came of age, Weilin chose to become a pioneer. With aid from his family, he set off for the frontier to develop new territory. Step by step, he would eventually reach the very top. 76.4kReads9.1Score6kShelves

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    These are pretty good. The protagonists rise step by step, they're not mindless, they're constantly scheming for the future and trying every possible way to level up, it's high-energy throughout.

46. 46 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
47. 47 开 The Witch Initiated Me from the Start, So I Applied to Become Her Cultivation Cauldron 开局被魔女开光，我申请成为炉鼎 Tangtang Sixth Young Master糖糖六公子Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 11.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
48. 48 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
49. 49 末 Apocalypse Star Crystals: I Have an Army of Contract Beasts 末日星晶：我有一个契约兽军团 Heaven-Sent 123天降123Sci-Fi & Apocalypse5.9M WordsOngoing [Superpower Evolution] [Egoism] [Reborn] [Dark Humor] [Early Development, Lone Wolf] [Multiple Heroines, Skip if You Mind] A meteor shower descended, and the whole world collapsed into ruin. Most people turned into terrifying monsters, while animals and plants ceased to be resources for the survivors and became hunters instead. The meteor shower also brought star crystals, which could yield extraordinary food, weapons and equipment, evolution potions, and bloodlines with supernatural abilities.. 147.9kReads8.2Score11.7kShelves
50. 50 我 I Slay Demons Among Men 我在人间斩妖邪 The Dream-Chasing Stone逐梦的顽石Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted Ling Chi carries a mysterious Thunder Pearl and transmigrates into a strange world where gods, demons, and monsters coexist. Buried alive from the start, he wields a horse-slaying saber and wipes out his enemies' entire families at the slightest provocation. Every enemy he kills feeds his cultivation. He cultivates fierce thunder arts and follows the demonic path of slaughter. He acts decisively, never dragging things out. When his enemies ascend as entire clans, not one of them gets away. No po 3.1kReads8.8Score218Shelves

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