Classic Xuanhuan: First-Rate Writing and Plot, No Female Lead 传统玄幻《第一流》无女主，文笔极佳，剧情一流

1. 1 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 6.8kReads8.5Score453Shelves

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   This is good. The plot and writing are both quite good, and you could say there's no female lead. The female lead, too, chooses to be herself in order to "cultivate the Tao."

2. 2 神 Divine Realm: A Tale of War 神域：烽烟传 Screw Brother螺丝小哥Eastern Fantasy372k WordsOngoing That time in Shajin Village, everyone in the village died. I was the only one who survived. I have carried this blood debt with me ever since. The Mingcang Sacred Sect, Jinliu City, and those immortal sects in the Upper Realm who watched coldly from the sidelines. The road ahead is long. The Spirit Realm is perilous, and the Divine Domain is far away. I don't expect some stroke of luck to fall from the sky and avenge me. I can only rely on my own fists and keep moving forward, one step at a time 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I also want to recommend a fantastic traditional fantasy novel. You absolutely must check it out! There's no other one like it! You can't miss it!

3. 3 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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   These two traditional fantasy novels are excellent, both highly rated, and very well-written. I recommend them to everyone.

4. 4 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
5. 5 疯EN The Mad Scholar's Invincible Sword 疯书生无敌剑 Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing There was once a mad scholar who carried a broken wooden sword everywhere and told everyone he met that he was invincible beneath heaven. The mad scholar’s name was Chen Xun. He wandered the world, falling into madness for three years at a time before regaining his senses, over and over again, in an endless cycle. No one knew where he came from or where he was going. What did he carry upon his shoulders... An ancient curse? A self-imposed path of cultivation? Or perhaps the shackles of a fate he 114.2kReads8.9Score8.3kShelves

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   The first book's protagonist goes insane for up to three years at a time, and after regaining his senses, he's incredibly awesome. The second book, judging by the ratings, is absolutely amazing.

6. 6 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
7. 7 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Seduced the Mighty Ones of the Three Realms 穿书后，我渣了三界大佬 Jiang Lou, Who Loves to Sleep爱睡觉的江楼Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + transmigrate into a book + System + Cultivation + Epic Love Rivals + Male-Male Rivalry + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] Guess why my synopsis disappeared? (╥_╥) Dear readers, please read the story and judge for yourselves. Thank you! 1.7kReads8.9Score277Shelves

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   Very good, all of them are very good.

8. 8 疯 The Mad Emperor's Chatty Little Shadow 疯批皇帝的聒噪小尾巴 One Jin of Salted Fish, Five Jin of Salt一斤咸鱼五斤盐Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + HE + sweet romance, no angst (the ending is a little rushed, but bonus chapters have been added)] They say that Zhao Yu, the sixth prince whom everyone could bully, seized the opportunity when the crown prince and the third prince launched a coup, and took the throne for himself. From the day the coup succeeded, he had a talkative “little shadow” by his side. Shen Lin, the youngest son of the wealthy Shen family from Jiangnan, grew up largely left to his own devices. One carele 1.5kReads9.3Score178Shelves
9. 9 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Become Everyone's Darling, Spoiled by a Great Demon Every Day 穿书变成万人迷被大妖天天追着宠 Fu Depei傅得沛Two Male Leads734k WordsOngoing [Multiple male leads + love-triangle drama + beast forms + uke protagonist + one-sided crushes everywhere + one uke, many semes] Ji Jiashu, a male college student, read an online novel and complained that it was weird and improper. The novel retaliated by zapping him with 220 volts of direct current and sending him transmigrating into a book, into a world of strange beasts. To return to reality, he had no choice but to take on the protagonist’s adventures. As a chosen one afraid of being devoure 2.8kReads8.8Score433Shelves
10. 10 人 One Straight Guy, Bullied by Four 人直被四人欺 A Fateful Romance Across Ten Lifetimes十世奇缘Two Male Leads390k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Equally Matched + Energetic, Sunny, Irresistibly Charming Beauty Bottom + Cozy Everyday Life + A Little Imperial Examination + The Top Is Chaste with Everyone] Xiao Lin transmigrated and suddenly regained memories of his past life when he was three. And so, Xiao Lin became Xiao Lin. But the strange thing was, this wasn't actually transmigration. It was a beloved NPC awakening and asking for a wholesome script instead! Xiao Lin: Was I in the script very often before? Assistant: 245Reads8.4Score336Shelves
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cool Beauty Is Always Forced Into Love 快穿：清冷美人总被强制爱 Old Friend from the West Alley西巷故人Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted “We were meant to be together from the start. You can’t escape me.” Two male leads, quick transmigration + sweet romance and a happy ending + memories retained + devoted to each other, now and forever + sickly, obsessive, and possessive A seemingly aloof beauty who is innocent and obedient when it comes to love x a possessive, twisted, and obsessive top Bad news: Chuyang, the most popular Immortal Lord and a divine spirit of the Xianlai Mirror, has been locked away! Good news: The bastard wh 9.3kReads9.3Score810Shelves
12. 12 沉 A Deal That Led to Ruin: I Signed a Contract with the CEO and Was Spoiled Rotten 沉沦交易，与总裁契约后被娇宠了 Ye Niansheng叶念笙Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Complete] + [Both Pure] + [Mutual Pining] + [Age Gap] + [Fatherly Type] + [Devoted, Unconditional Love] + [Sweet Romance] + [Love at First Sight] A defiant, unruly, fatherly top VS a sunny, sweet, adorable bottom “Five million! I’ll buy the purest thing you have.” In the reflection of the car window, the man’s hand was gripping the young man’s chin. “Like… your heartbeat.” The young man yanked off the man’s tie and wrapped it around his bleeding wrist, his voice cool and distant. “Aren’t you ti 323Reads8.8Score106Shelves
13. 13 御 Beast Taming Awakening: The Beast God Chronicles 御兽觉醒之兽神记 Gu Chenyu of Banyue Valley半月谷的谷晨羽Urban453k WordsCompleted In this incomplete world, men and women are somehow reproductively incompatible. Women can cultivate immortality, while men can only transform into beasts. Hell is empty, and devils walk among us. Children born of humans and demons aren't called monstrosities. As the Heavenly Dao gradually mends itself, the protagonist arrives in this world. If he can't cultivate immortality, then he'll become a demon. A Beast God, or a divine beast...? —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 女 A Woman Running a Prison? You Heartless Author, Don’t Do This to Me! 女子监狱长？无良作者别搞我！ Jin Ruhua今入画Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A massive spectacle, a huge production! Dad sends me off to a women’s prison! The author spent thirty years undercover in a women’s prison, pouring heart and soul into this work! My parents couldn’t stand that I didn’t have a partner, so they made up their minds and sent me to work as the warden of a women’s prison! Unfortunately, I’m under the control of the System! Dad, none of this is my fault! If you’re going to blame anyone, blame that unscrupulous author! Author: One day, when I hold power 20.3kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves
15. 15 开 Going Wild with Misinterpretations from the Start, I Turn Out to Be the Evil God 开局疯狂迪化，结尾邪神本人 Dreaming of Dreams戏梦梦Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + mass misinterpretation + no female lead + a few secret identities + a touch of cosmic horror] [The first two chapters set things up; the misinterpretations begin in Chapter Three] Ji Ping sometimes reflects on the past few years of his life. His routine is simple: go home, eat, study books, then take on commissions to make ends meet. Nothing seems particularly wrong with that. At most, he worships a sufficiently benevolent evil god, and as a result, keeps running into all sort 16.2kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    It's super good without a female lead.

16. 16 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    I recommend reading the first book.

17. 17 综 Anime Crossover: She Devotes Herself to the Dao 综漫：她一心求道 Ten Branches, Eight Jugs of Wine十枝八酒Female-Channel Fanfiction770k WordsOngoing [Fox Spirit Matchmaker] In progress; no pairing for Ba Ye and Huai Zhu As a Daoist fanatic, she naturally has to stand at the summit. She has always known that she lives to become stronger. [The Outcast] Complete 4kReads8.8Score158Shelves
18. 18 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
19. 19 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

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    Traditional fantasy without a female lead

20. 20 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves
21. 21 帝 The Emperor's Domain 帝域 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted A powerful new novel from Liu Jie San Dao, following The Immortal Martial Emperor and The Eternal Gate! At the end of the Desolate Era, the Xuanwu Emperor fell. He was the last god in the world. In the Age of Chaos, the Great Transformation True Dragon died suddenly. He was the last Immortal King in the world. Eighty thousand years ago, the old Daoist died laughing and crying. He was the last saint in the world. The laws of the Great Dao and the order of fate were full of flaws. The gods fell il 69.2kReads8.6Score8.1kShelves
22. 22 仙 Fairy, Let Me Explain 仙子你听我解释 Beyond Life and Death离境无生灭Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads | seducing the master | no System | comic antics | slice of life, light on the main plot] Before joining Tianxu, I thought cultivating immortality meant slaying demons, carrying a three-foot sword, proving the Dao and attaining eternal life, and living free of grudges. After joining Tianxu, I discovered that every one of my fellow disciples was a brilliant oddball, all the elders were masters of wild antics, and the ultimate destination of cultivation was apparently pure a 60.2kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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    A light read, I've read it five times! It gets better and better as you go on, the quality gets higher and higher, the only downside is that there are frequent revival rounds. A must-read!

23. 23 让 I’ll Show the Cultivation World How to Spell Invincible! 让修仙界知道无敌怎么写！ I'm an Expert我是高人Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Invincible from the start + easy, exhilarating fun + fiercely protective + venerable patriarch master + crushing all opposition] Qin Yuan transmigrates into a powerful secret realm in a fantasy world. His very first task is to take on disciples for a million years! He has taken on hundreds, if not a thousand, and each was carefully selected by the System. He has repaired a disciple’s Supreme Bone, enhanced another’s Double Pupils, and given them the Emperor’s cultivation manual, the Origin of P 15.2kReads8.8Score1kShelves
24. 24 丹EN The Supreme Sage of Alchemy 丹道第一圣 Third Brother of Shituo Ridge狮驼岭老三Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted As a max-level alchemist, is it really that unreasonable to eat pills for every meal? And learning martial arts to become invincible for self-defense makes perfect sense, right? The year's breakout hit [No System, genius protagonist, invincible lead, ensemble cast] 186.8kReads9.3Score22.2kShelves
25. 25 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves
26. 26 葬 Buried Blade 葬刀 Blood Cake血糕Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted There are two knives in my family, one for skinning and one for cutting bones. Grandpa always treasured those battered old knives, burning incense and worshipping them every day. I never understood why. Then one day, I used them to slaughter a fox. Only after disaster struck did I understand what those knives represented... 2.4kReads8.3Score248Shelves
27. 27 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves

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    Looking at it now, it is indeed without a female lead.

28. 28 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
29. 29 十EN Ten Days to the End 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
30. 30 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 138.6kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves

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    There's only this one.

31. 31 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 229.1kReads8.3Score12.9kShelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn and originally wanted to live a low-key life, but with the death of his master, he has no choice but to stand up again.

32. 32 我 I'm Just a Mortal, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the Holy Land's Ancestor? 我一凡人，为啥都叫我圣地老祖？ Silver Vow银色誓言Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Misunderstandings + Light System + Subverting Tropes + Funny and Easygoing] My name is Lin Fan, and I’m in a real fix. I have no cultivation, no schemes, and no connections, yet I’ve suddenly been mistaken for the ancestor of a sacred land and saddled with the fate of all humanity. This plot doesn’t seem right! “Just as expected of the Ancestor. None of us can see through your cultivation!” That’s because I don’t have any cultivation at all! “The Ancestor’s brilliant plans have dealt 66.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
33. 33 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 142.2kReads8.9Score14.3kShelves
34. 34 洪 Honghuang: The Jade Emperor System, Suppressing the Monkey from the Start 洪荒：玉帝系统，开局镇压猴子 Wrathful Vajra 555金刚怒目五五五Eastern Fantasy565k WordsCompleted Zhang Ming transmigrates to the Primordial World and becomes the Jade Emperor’s System, helping him produce son after son. The Jade Emperor goes from barely able to stand to becoming a tyrant. “Hahahahahaha! I, the Jade Emperor Zhang Bairen, have finally become the true Great Heavenly Venerable of the Three Realms!” 36Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 什 What Do You Mean, Cao Cao? I'm a Martial Saint 什么曹贼，我是武圣 Too Many Carbs碳水摄入过多Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Extreme Muscle Power]+ [Ironclad Martial Arts]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Pure Adrenaline] The Great Dao has fallen into ruin, and strange creatures are everywhere. You Chen was reborn as a young man and awakened a martial arts interface. Wind and Thunder Palm, Golden Body Art, Eagle Claw Technique, Blood-Slashing Saber. The martial arts that ordinary people spend their whole lives mastering can be improved instantly through the interface. Who says only ghost tamers can fight strange creatures? 9.7kReads8.0Score650Shelves
36. 36 弑 The Godslayer Boy 弑神少年 Quantum Talisman Lord量子符君Ancient Romance770k WordsCompleted Forge all the gods into iron, using the spine as the key! As the apocalyptic Asura image tears the heavens apart and the countdown to seven days of world-consuming flames scorches the stars, a rust-stained key lies hidden deep within his spine, while the battle hammer in her hand weeps tears of stardust and blood! In an age when rust devours all things and gods sit high upon thrones of bones: ☄️ Yun Xiaoyu, a boy as insignificant as an ant, feels his spine awakening with every kill! Rust stains 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! Come check it out!

37. 37 丹 The Pill God Returns 丹神归来 Nanke Fox Law南科狐律Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted The supreme Alchemy God was ambushed by enemies, his true body destroyed, and reborn against the heavens. Living another life, Wu Chen was destined to rise to power, cultivate the strongest arcane arts, refine the finest pills, wield the mightiest divine weapons, and possess the most beautiful women. In this life, Wu Chen was destined to defy the heavens, slaying gods when he met them and Buddhas when they crossed his path. Beneath the nine heavens, he alone would reign supreme. 4.1kReads8.4Score487Shelves
38. 38 我 I’m the Villain, and I’ll Take Everything 我，反派，掠夺一切 Zhou Jixue周霁雪Eastern Fantasy258k WordsCompleted [Female transmigrates into a male body] [Villain] [Attracted to men and women] [Polished egoist] [All orientations] [Cold-hearted] [Tomato-platform censored version] BG + BL + GL + GB, all included. There may even be some nonhuman characters later on (lecherous grin) ⚠️ Warning: This is not traditional cultivation. Improving one’s cultivation isn’t the main focus. Plot-driven. This is not a righteous cultivation story. This is a dark epic about a predator trampling the favored child of Heaven to 652Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a non-traditional fantasy novel featuring a villainous protagonist and a focus on plot rather than leveling up. Warning: This is a bisexual story with no romantic pairing.

39. 39 鸦 Crow Immortal 鸦仙人 Feng Yijuan封一卷Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Crows cry in the cold night as a young man embarks on the path to immortality. Han Yu curls up in a corner of a dilapidated courtyard, barely clinging to life. Then a crow lands on his shoulder. “Hand over the treasure, boy, and this Daoist will teach you a skill.” The black-robed old Daoist's voice is hoarse. Han Yu hands over his ancestral token of immortal cultivation, but quietly makes a second copy in his palm. From then on, his path to immortality follows one ironclad rule: Anything I've t 84.7kReads8.6Score10.3kShelves

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    They're all good people 😢

40. 40 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 19kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    This fits quite well.

41. 41 虫 The Immortal Path of the Insect Emperor 虫皇仙途 The Wind Rises in Chang'an风起长安Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Entire novel written by hand, no AI + spirit insect pets + beast taming + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System + lighthearted comedy + richly developed characters + survival through caution] The lowly servant Ye Lin accidentally awakens the Insect Emperor bloodline and opens the Ancient Insect Emperor Ring. From then on, he has a whole swarm of strange spirit insects at his side. An unfathomable number of ants devour the heavens and consume the earth. A tiny white snake beats 46.1kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
42. 42 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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    I think it perfectly meets your requirements.

43. 43 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves
44. 44 文 The Grandmaster of the Way of Literature 文道祖师 Jiang Wan蒋万Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted [The Way of Letters, no System, traditional fantasy, decisive and ruthless, no-brainer] In this world, people can master literary energy through reading. Those who become scholars can travel between heaven and earth, move mountains and fill seas, and bring things to life with a stroke of the brush. But every book capable of imparting literary energy is monopolized by aristocratic clans and wealthy families. Ordinary people can't afford to read them. Now the court is in turmoil, and the Way of Le 18.7kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    I recommend these traditional fantasy novels; they're pretty good! 👍

45. 45 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

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    The writing style is quite good in my opinion, and the emotional journey of the male and female protagonists is very detailed.

46. 46 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

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    This book is very good.

47. 47 妖 The Long Road to Becoming a Demon: Starting as a Thunderous Evil Tiger 妖路长生：从雷道恶虎开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Female Lead] [Demon Cultivation] [The Demons’ Perspective] [Reborn] [Thunder Arts, Tiger Demon] [Steady Progress] In his previous life, Xuancang lived in an age of ghosts and monsters, but he was born during an era of peace and neglected his cultivation. Then Heaven and Earth underwent a cataclysmic change, and ghosts appeared everywhere. In the end, Xuancang lost a crucial move in the struggle for dominance and had no choice but to perish alongside the Ghost King. Fortunatel 15.9kReads8.0Score2.2kShelves

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    [No System][No Female Lead][Demon Cultivator][Demon Clan Stance][Rebirth][Thunder Magic Tiger Demon][Steady Progress] This story features a demon cultivator whose demon transformation is limited to a tiger-like human form. The beginning focuses on growth, and after tens of thousands of words, the protagonist gains the power of thunder magic, using the demon clan's perspective to carve out his own path in a chaotic world! The three brothers are: one specializing in thunder magic, one in body cultivation, and one in ghost cultivation.

48. 48 混 The Way of Chaos, Immortals, and Demons 混沌仙魔道 Born Auspicious天生嘉祥Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Born with blocked meridians, I refuse to believe fate has the final say... One thought can make you an immortal, another a demon. Whether you become an immortal or a demon depends on a single thought in your heart. Among the myriad paths of the world, the Dao of Chaos reigns supreme. Where the sword points is where the heart longs to go. 689Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy novels do not have systems or time travel; the protagonist advances solely through cultivation.

49. 49 末 Apocalypse: The Flame Rises 末世：薪火崛起 Li Haha Yo梨哈哈哟Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing In the ancient era, emperors and sovereigns vanished into the river of history. The myriad Dao fell into turmoil, the gods of the heavens wailed, and no one could become an emperor. In the Primordial Era, supreme emperors defied Heaven and attained the imperial realm, but their glory was fleeting. In the end, the universe's age of spiritual desolation arrived, the myriad Dao fell silent, and all living beings and cultivators fell into a forced slumber. As the years passed, time buried everything 54.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves

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    He opens his eyes to find himself surrounded by zombies, and even animals have evolved. In this era of spiritual revival, watch how Wang Wei improves himself and opens up a new world.

50. 50 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Became the CEO's Darling Wife 穿书后我成了霸总的小娇妻 Drunk and in Love with the Mortal World醉酒恋红尘Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the CEO’s Darling Wife 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a transmigration novel, a sweet and romantic short story, now complete. It was only released one day ago, and the readership has skyrocketed, with a completion rate exceeding 50%. A high-quality work. The second book is a traditional cultivation fantasy, a new book currently being serialized. Looking forward to your support! 😘😘

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