Fellow Cultivators, Recommend Some Traditional Fantasy Classics 🫡🫡🫡 各位道友，求传统经典玄幻🫡🫡🫡

1. 51 修 Cultivation Begins with Being Reborn 修真从重生开始 The Great Kun Swallows the Dark Clouds大鲲吞乌云Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Golden Core rebirth] [No System] [Slow start, strong payoff] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Insight into human nature] [Decisive and ruthless] [A new cultivation system] [A more realistic cultivation world] Chen Xuansheng dies while fighting for an immortal opportunity, but a wisp of his soul unexpectedly returns through reincarnation, and he is reborn! In this life, I will reach the pinnacle of the immortal path! I will forge a peerless legend! I will shatter the darkness of the cultivation 4.1kReads7.2Score271Shelves
2. 52 天 With Unrivaled Talent, All I Want Is to Stay Alive 天赋无敌的我，一心只想苟活 Xi Ruohuang惜若黄Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + Invincible + King of Keeping a Low Profile] Because of his youthful arrogance, Lin Feng paid for it with his life. He arrived in a place called the Nine Provinces Continent and became the useless eldest senior brother of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect. I died after living loudly in my previous life. This time, I want to live quietly. Unfortunately, his master was ambushed by villains, leaving Lin Feng no choice but to reveal a tiny sliver of his talent and shock the w 228.1kReads8.3Score12.9kShelves
3. 53 玄 Xuanhuan: My Senior Brother Is Kind of Divine 玄幻：我的师兄有点神 One Sword to Slay You一剑攘死你Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted “The profound lineage of Heaven and Earth.” “The root from which all energy springs.” “Cultivating through countless tribulations.” “To prove my divine power.” “My name is Su Liang.” “I am a god who walks among mortals.” “Have you ever seen a god?” 23.5kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
4. 54 妖 A Chaotic Age of Demon Warriors: Absorb Beast Blood and Steal Their Talents 妖武乱世：吸纳兽血夺取天赋 I'm Not Ximen Chuixue我不是西门吹雪Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Not a mindless power fantasy + Demons + Ferocious Beasts + Survival Through Caution + Decisive Killing + Evil Spirits + Extreme Path] (The number of foreign beasts he can assimilate increases with his cultivation realm.) After transmigrating into an ancient world in chaos, teeming with demons and ferocious beasts, Lin Sheng started from the very bottom as a slaughterhouse worker. To his delight, he discovered that by absorbing blood, he could assimilate all kinds of foreign beasts into his body 26.5kReads7.6Score2.9kShelves
5. 55 玄 Xuanhuan: Heaven-Defying Talent, Lightning-Fast Cultivation 玄幻：逆天资质，修炼神速 I'll Marry You in This Life此生娶你Eastern Fantasy385k WordsCompleted An invincible power fantasy, battles between prodigies, wars among a hundred nations, decisive and ruthless, crushing every enemy On the Xuanwu Continent, the strong rule. Those with profound cultivation can soar through the skies and burrow beneath the earth, pluck stars and seize the moon, and do anything they please! Gu Hao transmigrates to the Xuanwu Continent and becomes a prodigy of a small clan, only to have his engagement broken off. Determined to become a powerhouse, he vows to become s 224Reads6.1Score—Shelves
6. 56 洪 Honghuang: Starting with the Dragon Clan 洪荒：从龙族开始 Slow on the Uptake后知后觉丶Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [Traditional, Slow-Burn Pacing] [Builds His Own Faction] [Doesn’t Villainize the Six Saints or Hongjun] [All Three Paths] Ao Gan was reborn before the calamity of the Lich War. The dragon clan’s glory had faded into the ashes of the Dragon-Phoenix War. He had planned to keep a low profile until the calamity passed, then get himself a cushy post in the Celestial Court. But the Demon Ancestor’s favor inspired him to make a decision that went against his ancestors’ wishes 4kReads8.1Score215Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, traditional cultivation novel, not a wish-fulfillment story, a bit grievous.

7. 57 听 Heard His Senior Brother Was Going Down the Mountain, the Demon Ancestor Practiced Buddhist Teachings All Night 听说师兄要下山，魔祖连夜修佛法 I Just Love Bewitching Women就喜欢妖女Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Huitian is a self-conscious man with no spiritual roots, yet his swordsmanship is divine. From the moment he leaves the mountain, the world knows no peace! Demon Ancestor: “What? He’s going down the mountain? Quick, bring me my kasaya!” Demon Clan: “Damn it, my son’s meat is tender. Hurry and hide him!” Forbidden Grounds: “We’re doing a deep clean today. Tomorrow, everyone must stay silent. Anyone who dares disobey will be thrown onto the mountain.” He demands a title from heaven and earth, 13kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
8. 58 开 Sign-In from the Start for Half-Saint Cultivation, Summoning Two Great Gods and Demons 开局签到半圣修为，召唤两大神魔 Tabby Cat狸花猫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the weakest prince of the dynasty. Xuan Ming plans to give up the fight for the throne and live out his days as a carefree prince. But the late emperor needs to fake his death for a while as he practices a forbidden divine-demon technique. To make it easier to reclaim the throne, he deliberately passes it to the weakest son. The news shocks the court, setting the dynasty in turmoil as undercurrents stir across the land. Just then, the Myriad Realms 48.8kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
9. 59 剑 Wielding My Sword Billions of Times at the Sword Mound, I Marry Li Hanyi! 剑冢挥剑亿万次，迎娶李寒衣！ Mulan Hasn't Resigned木兰未辞Anime Fanfiction553k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted humor + swordsmanship prodigy + one heroine + heroine pursues hero + hard work pays off] Li Jianyi transmigrates into the world of The Blood of Youth, unexpectedly becoming the heir to Sword Heart Mound and awakening the Sword God System. Every swing of his sword makes him stronger! Swing once, and earn a year of hard cultivation! Break through the ninth rank and enter the Vajra Mortal Realm! Swing a hundred times, and earn the returning movement technique, Heavenly Tower Divine St 9kReads8.4Score629Shelves
10. 60 不 Immortal Sword Sovereign 不朽剑尊 Speaking of Martial Arts讲武Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsCompleted On the Nine Heavens Continent, martial souls reign supreme, and the only way to obtain one is through a ceremony to worship the heavens. Yet during the ceremony, young Ye Tian resolutely refused to awaken the powerful martial soul bestowed by heaven. From then on, he was branded a good-for-nothing. But just as Ye Tian despaired, a mysterious stone orb and an immortal Supreme Venerable Art helped him rise against the heavens and awaken an unprecedented Supreme Martial Soul. From then on, he would 5.4kReads8.5Score650Shelves

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    "Let go?" "I won't let go! If you don't grant this disciple's small request, I'll die rather than let go!" Xia Fan cried and sneered, and somehow even produced a rope from somewhere, intending to hang himself around the old man's neck. The old man was so angry that his remnant soul almost collapsed. "In my entire life, I have never seen such a shameless person as you."

11. 61 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 93.4kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    I won't say much more about traditional fantasy novels that aren't mindless or overly satisfying. 👍

12. 62 长 The Immortal’s Long-Lived Tomb 长生仙墓 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Lu Changsheng possesses the Eternal Immortal Body, living forever through the ages, never to die. Over countless years, he has roamed through a myriad of worlds and accumulated boundless experience. He has served as a carefree Immortal Emperor, run a tavern and sold wine, founded a sect as the mysterious and carefree sect leader, and opened a clinic as a master healer who saves lives. He has also wielded a three-foot sword, sweeping across the world with his sword energy as the Azure-Robed Sword 30.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    There's a very old, traditional classic novel called "Man, Demon, and God." It's very old, a collector's item from the last century, haha.

13. 63 我 I Left My Sect to Cultivate Alone. Why Are You All Crying? 我弃宗散修，你们在哭什么？ A Magic Candy一颗魔法糖果Eastern Fantasy249k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless + Invincible + No System + Exhilarating + Cunning + Expansive Worldbuilding + Slower Pace at First + Gets Even Better and Faster After Chapter 35] I thought that if I gave everything to protect the sect, I would earn at least one word: “worthy.” But I never expected betrayal and ridicule to be waiting for me. My master didn’t love me, my senior sister showed me no affection, and my fellow disciples pushed me into an abyss of eternal torment. They subjected me 255Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    It's really good. The later parts are a bit like Wang Lin's character. You won't know how good it is until you watch it.

14. 64 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 72.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    The pinnacle of fantasy literature, especially the first book. The plot is captivating and concise, a truly enjoyable read. Highly recommended.

15. 65 青 Azure Clouds Bear Me to the Ninth Heaven 青云扶我上九天 Wordsmith码字匠Eastern Fantasy508k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Ye Fan, transmigrates to another world and finds himself in an extremely difficult predicament. His predecessor discovered by chance that he possessed an exceptionally rare spiritual root talent during a test held by the imperial court. In order to seize Ye Fan's gift, the scions of noble families not only destroyed his spiritual roots but also massacred the entire Ye family. Just as Ye Fan chooses to accept his fate, the widely circulated Azure Cloud Art quietly sets his once-o 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll add it to my bookshelf first, and then read it after it reaches 1 million words; the earlier parts are indeed quite good.

16. 66 我 I Watch the World from the Azure Heavens, Smiling as Emperors Rise and Fall 我于青冥观世间，笑看诸帝主沉浮 Silly Silver呆瓜银Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + longevity + great emperors + sacred and divine physiques + double pupils, and more] The world cultivates the Great Dao, walks the road to emperorhood, seeks the Azure Beyond, and pursues immortality. Yet few know my name. They all call me the Lord of the Azure Beyond. My name is Zhou Tian, an immortal who watches from the sidelines. … The ancient beginning of the fully matured Saint Spirit; after a thousand years in hiding, the dragon emerges as an emperor! A single breath of Z 14.4kReads8.8Score843Shelves

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    Most fantasy novels I've read are purely imaginative, but this one is a traditional fantasy. Although the plot is quite cliché, it's still worth reading. It offers a fresh and interesting perspective on the rise of the chosen one.

17. 67 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 205.3kReads9.0Score19.2kShelves

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    I think it looks pretty good.

18. 68 万 The Greatest Sword God of All Time 万古第一剑神 Yu Chujian鱼初见Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted Every time my sword is drawn, blood is spilled. Every enemy I kill is reduced to ash. The battle across the myriad heavens shakes the divine path, and the demonic sword in my hand is still wet with blood! I am the greatest swordsman of all time! 14.1kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is a classic and enjoyable read, with clear logic and a well-paced plot. Highly recommended.

19. 69 只 I Only Know Basic Swordsmanship, Yet I Slay My Way Through Heaven and Earth 只会基础刀法的我杀穿天地 Uncle An Wuer, Who Loves Aged Black Tea爱吃熟红茶的安五叔儿Eastern Fantasy479k WordsOngoing An ordinary modern person transmigrates to a world of cultivation, but has no access to good techniques or resources. With no other choice, he focuses on the fundamentals of swordsmanship. After swinging his long blade a million times, he can cleave mountains and rivers, slay demons when he meets them, and cut down gods when he faces them. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author, new book, traditional fantasy, you can give it a try first.

20. 70 反 Villain: I Kissed My Master by Force Before I Died 反派：临死前，强吻了师尊 Listed in Three Days三天上架Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Master and disciple] [Passionate] [Many love interests] [Decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a novel as the villain, he became bound to a plot System. Once he finished acting out his chapters, he would receive rich rewards and be reborn. As he lay dying, Su Jue looked at his master, reluctant to part with her. She had taken care of him for so long. He had to leave her something. His master hated men most of all, so he would leave her a kiss, something to remember him by forever! Wi 9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    For those without books, come take a look!

21. 71 穿 I Transmigrated, and Now I Have to Keep a Low Profile and Cling to a Powerful Patron! 穿越了不仅得苟，还得抱大腿！ Let's Talk It Out有话好说Eastern Fantasy5.0M WordsOngoing [A Somewhat Dark Protagonist + A Very Talkative System + Multiple Heroines: Enter at Your Own Risk] After transmigrating, Mu Chenyi discovered that he was nothing more than an ordinary servant in the Prince Mu's household. Other transmigrators became young masters of powerful clans. Even the less fortunate ones still had some status. He had nothing at all, except for a chatty System. The System even gave him a dual-cultivation technique! What could he do? Keep his head down, but make it count. F 36.4kReads8.7Score2.8kShelves
22. 72 兄 Is the Elder Brother No Match for the Younger? Then Come Talk It Out Inside the Human Emperor Banner 兄长不如弟？那就到人皇幡内一叙 I Can Catch Little Fish我会抓小鱼Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Power Trip] [Overpowered System] [Human Emperor Banner] [Multiple Empresses] [Decisive and Ruthless] Xiao Ming transmigrates to a fantasy world, intending to cultivate quietly. But his unscrupulous younger brother frames him, and his parents are so blatantly biased that they force him to confess! He's had enough. No more holding back! He awakens the Overpowered Choice System. In this life, if someone crosses him, he fights back! His younger brother frames him? Xiao Ming brings out the H 32.7kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
23. 73 反 Villain: I Really Didn’t Mean to Get My Master Pregnant! 反派：我真没想让师尊怀孕啊！ Maple Seventh Month枫七月Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Master] [Empress] [Rebellious Disciple] “Rebellious disciple, rebellious disciple, you’re completely out of your mind!” Faced with his stunning master’s accusations, Chu Xiu shrugs. “Don’t blame your disciple for being heartless. You’re just too alluring, Master. Aren’t villains supposed to do whatever they please and commit every evil imaginable?” In the Firmament Continent, might makes right. After arriving in this world, Chu Xiu came to understand a few things. A 38.3kReads9.1Score3kShelves
24. 74 玄 Xuanhuan: I Only Take Beautiful Women as My Masters 玄幻：我只拜美女为师 The Melon Is Super Sweet香瓜贼甜Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Shangguan Yu transmigrates to the Star River Continent and awakens his golden finger: the Invincible Master-Apprentice System. As long as he takes a powerful expert as his master and completes the missions issued by the System, he’ll receive all sorts of benefits. A Holy Land’s leader? A reclusive rogue cultivator? A sect big shot? Sorry, my masters have to be beautiful women! Much later, Shangguan Yu is not only the Ice Fairy’s beloved disciple, but also the imperial heir of the Supreme Palace. 8.9kReads9.0Score909Shelves
25. 75 变 Turning Trash into Treasure: From the Start, I Find a Fake-Dead Medusa 变废为宝：开局捡到假死美杜莎 I Won't Let You Down in This Lifetime余生不负卿Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Empresses and female emperors + a bevy of beauties + fiery, exhilarating action] Xiao Chen transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens a Turning Trash into Treasure System. He thinks the System is for collecting garbage, only to discover that it's actually specialized in reclaiming empresses and female emperors! His first recovery is Medusa, Queen of the Snakes; his second, the Willow Goddess Empress; his third, the Demon Queen; and his fourth, the Northern Territory's Demon Consort... Every o 22.3kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
26. 76 逆 Heaven-Defying Madman: The Ultimate Kept Man 逆天狂徒之超级软饭王 Bro Geek屌丝哥Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted This book moves at a fast pace with no filler. The protagonist is neither wholly good nor wholly evil. [Passionate Fantasy + Peerless Empress + Multiple Heroines + Comedy + Transmigration and Rebirth + Ruthless + the Myriad Worlds] Xiao Ruochen transmigrates to another world, where beauties are enchanting and immortals are like paintings. Gifted with the legendary Samsara Sacred Body, he embarks on all kinds of unconventional paths to defy his masters. 11.3kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
27. 77 双 Twin God-Tier Martial Souls, Shocking the Demon Emperor's Wife! 双生神级武魂，震惊妖帝老婆！ The White Dragon Is No Dragon白龙非龙Eastern Fantasy7.3M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + shocking, passionate action + fairies and demons with unexpected sides + hilarious, outrageous “filial sons”] The thrills never stop after he leaves the mountains, and neither do the schemes. Luo Fanchen, a legendary heartbreaker and “playboy,” transmigrates and is dragged back to a village by his demoness wife from the very start. He awakens two heaven-defying, mysterious martial souls, encounters fairies and demonesses, and pulls one outrageous stunt after another… In this 225.8kReads9.5Score18.5kShelves
28. 78 反 Villain: The Forbidden Female Emperor Is My Master, and I'm Invincible! 反派：禁忌女帝师尊，我无敌了！ Old Minister老臣子Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The Year's Ultimate Wish-Fulfillment Novel + Cunning + Invincible + Teasing His Master] Su Changqing is reborn and transmigrates into a fantasy world. The moment he opens his eyes, his master has failed to break through to the Saint Realm. She has lost all her cultivation and is gravely injured. [Beep! Detected: Host has shown disrespect to his master. Activating the Great Villain System.] [Option One: Accidentally offend your master, immediately kneel and apologize, and beg her forgiveness. Ma 36.6kReads9.1Score4kShelves
29. 79 强 I Take the Protagonist's Elders as My Wives, Who Else Could Be Invincible? 强娶主角长辈，我不无敌谁无敌！ The Huang Family Harem黄家后宫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Villain] + [fast-paced] + [just as you wish] Cao Wenbin transmigrated into a fantasy world and became the holy son of the Cao family! Unfortunately, this was a world made up of a hodgepodge of fantasy novels! Children of fortune were everywhere, and chosen protagonists were as common as dogs! Although the Cao family was the greatest power in the Central Province, one wrong step could spell total defeat! Fortunately, when Cao Wenbin transmigrated, he obtained a divine book. Without it, he really 37.1kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
30. 80 无 The Path Beyond Heaven 无天之路 Lost in Words沉醉在文字Eastern Fantasy415k WordsOngoing What? The sect is destroyed from the start? This is the story of Yu Fanyan and Teng Qing, two young men from a remote mountain village. When an old woman in their village suddenly falls gravely ill and their sect is destroyed from the start, they resolutely embark on the path of cultivation. No female lead, no System, no saintly do-gooder, a coming-of-age journey. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That must be it.

31. 81 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
32. 82 洪EN The Primordial Land: Reordering the Leylines 洪荒之我梳理地脉 Mr. Fair公平先生Eastern Fantasy553k WordsCompleted "The Primordial World: Clones, No Ordinary Path" I'm a new writer, and this is my first novel. I just want to write what I want to write, so it'll be a bit long-winded. Stories about the primordial world don't have many details, so I'm adding my own settings and deductions. Some plot threads will be left unresolved because there are twists later on. I have no backlog or outline, and I'm relying entirely on my own brain to plan and organize everything. Let me know if I've missed anything, or I'll 1.8kReads7.4Score112Shelves
33. 83 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 94.7kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves

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    The first book I read was *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*. Yes, I'd read it before, and it was indeed very good. And I never got tired of it. I probably read four or five hundred chapters back then. It's quite close to classic fantasy, and it does have its own "cheat codes," but not a system. The world-building is roughly the same as *A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality*. Very good, highly recommended. 👍

34. 84 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A different kind of fantasy, it will definitely open the door to a new world for you.

35. 85 剑 The Sword Rises in Chaos 剑起混沌 The Fu Family's Eldest Young Master傅家大少爷Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Qin Feng went from a hopeless good-for-nothing unable to cultivate to possessing a Chaos Divine Body with nine martial spirits. After surviving numerous life-and-death battles, he gradually grew stronger and foiled the schemes of the Nether Clan, invaders of the Tianwu Continent. To protect the continent from their depredations, he became the youngest cultivator in its history to reach the Mahayana stage, then successfully survived the tribulation and ascended to the Immortal Realm. Only after 35.8kReads8.3Score3.7kShelves

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    It's here! [Already hooked]

36. 86 得 Attain the Dao and Ascend to Immortality 得道升仙 A Little Bit.一点点.Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Enlightenment] [Supernatural abilities] [Imperial dynasty] At the end of his life, Liu Xiangdong digs a hole in the back hills, intending to bury himself. But instead, he arrives in an age of cultivation at its height. Aristocratic clans, the imperial court, the Hundred Schools of Thought, supreme religious sects. The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Transformations! The Thirty-Six Heavenly Snares! Amid a maze of tangled paths, in an age when human lives are as worthless as grass, he rises above it al 6.8kReads8.5Score476Shelves

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    Classic fantasy romance. The protagonist travels from modern times to a fantasy world, cultivating step by step. Very good, the plot is engaging. You could say it's almost entirely without a female lead, because the female lead also has her own path.

37. 87 没 Without Any Talent for Cultivation, I Have No Choice but to Secretly Become Invincible 没有修炼天赋的我只好偷偷无敌了 Su Chen酥尘Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I'm the Young Master of the Demonic Path. What's the Big Deal About Capturing a Saintess of the Righteous Path?” and “I Have No Talent for Cultivation, So I Can Only Secretly Become Invincible” (No System, one heroine, wish-fulfillment, everyday life, lighthearted, imperial dynasty.) Three thousand years ago, the master of the Bitter Depths Sword, one of the Six Great Divine Weapons, sealed the Sacred Province single-handedly, then vanished without a trace. Three thousand years l 31.5kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves

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    These two books are recommended.

38. 88 道 The Taoist Returns to His Village and Begins His Revenge as a Street Vendor 道士回村，从摆摊开始复仇 Entertaining Through Words以文娱人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + feng shui + talismans + ghost hunting + demon slaying + folk customs + no System + no livestreaming + no cultivation] When his grandfather was young, he gathered herbs in the mountains and once saved a young Taoist priest who had been badly injured. To repay him for saving his life, the young Taoist chose a feng shui site known as “Golden Rooster Brooding Over an Egg” and told his grandfather to build the family home there. Once the house was complete, the Lin family grew rich a 23.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
39. 89 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
40. 90 我 I Have a Disease. Its Name Is Immortality 我有病，病名，长生 Si Lingmu司灵木Eastern Fantasy557k WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Daily life] [Eras] [Not really a System] … I was sick, terribly sick. From that day on, I fell into a deep sleep. I slept for so long, then woke up, then fell asleep again, for longer and longer stretches. … I thought medicine would cure me. But it didn’t. … Later, I fell asleep again. And woke up again. I looked around, bewildered. My family was gone, and so was Nancheng. I had come to a strange place, where immortals and immortal sects existed. … I thought cultivating immortality 8.6kReads9.2Score890Shelves

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    These books are all great (although I haven't read one of them, it doesn't stop me from praising them).

41. 91 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
42. 92 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7kShelves
43. 93 小 The Little Beggar’s Path to Godhood 小乞丐修神记 The Woodpecker Who Fell in Love with a Tree爱上树的啄木鸟Eastern Fantasy658k WordsOngoing Many years ago, a battle between immortals from different realms broke out! What connection did it have to the three mysterious places on the Li Province Continent? What was so special about the Li Province Continent that people from both the Immortal Realm and the Divine Realm came here... After the destitute youth An Ning became a beggar, he chanced upon a bowl and a stick! By a twist of fate, he joined the Chaoyun Sect, only to discover that the sect had just two members: himself and his mast 18Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I love fantasy, but I don't like the typical "feel-good" novels that everyone recommends. The story needs to have some heart-wrenching moments, it needs to be unconventional.

44. 94 天 Profound God of the Firmament 天穹玄神 Not Fading with the Frost不随冰霜消Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + Decisive and ruthless + Sword cultivation + Contest among prodigies + Unyielding and passionate + Evolving physique] The ancient war among the gods shattered the laws of the world! After endless ages, the wheels of fate quietly turn once more. The Sacred Body, Emperor Body, and Divine Body return to the mortal world. In the realm of radiant light, the Moon Empress shakes the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! In the world shrouded in darkness, the Calamity-Heaven Demon Emperor sch 6.2kReads8.7Score580Shelves

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    These are all pretty good. The second one hides the protagonist's true strength, but the female lead discovers it.

45. 95 摆 I Slacked Off Too Hard, So My Sect Sold Me Off to Marry the Empress 摆烂太狠，我被师门卖给女帝联姻 Nan Mengxuan南梦轩Eastern Fantasy748k WordsCompleted [One heroine + everyday romance + xianxia court politics + mutual devotion + older woman/younger man romance + unrivaled genius] Du Heng is the indolent senior apprentice brother who slacks off every day in his sect. One day, a letter from the eldest princess of the Da Luo Dynasty, who governs in the emperor's stead and is known as the future empress, led the sect leader to hastily sell him off as a marriage-alliance candidate. Du Heng likes peace and quiet and doing nothing, so he was completel 6.1kReads9.1Score536Shelves
46. 96 我 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 237.2kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
47. 97 太 The Great Mystic Prison-Suppressing Scripture 太玄镇狱经 Su Chen酥尘Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Slow Burn] [Lighthearted] [Overwhelming Power] [Slice of Life] [Female Lead] Su Chen, the Third Prince of Great Yan, is regarded as a useless good-for-nothing by the imperial family. Sent alone to Great Xuan as a hostage, he plans to quietly build up his strength at the hostage residence. But the place turns out to be rather different from what he imagined. What do you mean being a hostage is more comfortable than being a prince? What do you mean my maid is actually Great Xuan's elde 53.9kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
48. 98 我 I Came from the Ninth Heaven 我自九天来 Disarmed Veteran卸甲老卒Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing An ensemble cast, political intrigue, passion, and war between nations. The world teems with heroes. Four great dynasties and thousand-year-old clans treat all living things as straw dogs. Though dust stains the young man's clothes, his heart remains fixed on the moon. 25.5kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
49. 99 长 Immortal for Eternity, I Come, I See, I Am Invincible 长生万古，我来我见我无敌 Old Ghost Trapped in the Mountains囚山老鬼Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted There was an old man at the Heavenly Sword Dao Sect who brought back an eleven-year-old mortal boy from the ancient burial grounds of Heaven. From that day on, the world learned what it meant to truly sweep across the ages and be invincible beneath the heavens! The boy, Gu Changsheng, turned his back on all living beings and murmured softly: "If you do not cultivate, seeing me is like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky." "If you do cultivate, seeing me is like a mayfly gazing at the 34.5kReads8.0Score2.2kShelves
50. 100 天 Heavenly Fragrance, National Beauty 天香国色 Liu Aotian柳傲天Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Bai is a tomb raider with ideals and ambition, but he accidentally triggers a trap and transmigrates to ancient times, where he meets a woman of breathtaking beauty. At that very moment, all he wants to do is shout: My wife is the most beautiful woman in the world! 4.8kReads8.2Score552Shelves

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